WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR FEBRUARY 2018

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  • ladylaura777
    ladylaura777 Posts: 68 Member
    edited February 2018
    Its odd how half my post did not - post -
    ~ Laura from snow country
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    ladylaura777 wrote: »
    Its odd how half my post did not - post -
    ~ Laura from snow contry

    If you were posting using your phone, and tried to include a smiley, you'll lose your post from that point on. It's a glitch in the system.

    M in Oz

  • ladylaura777
    ladylaura777 Posts: 68 Member
    Thanks M from oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    One week till I start my next semester! Or more specifically, 9 days. I don't feel ready, but whatever, the semester starts whether I'm ready or not.

    Meanwhile, I'm trying to catch up on a few things at work.

    Machka in Oz
  • wildhorsewendy
    wildhorsewendy Posts: 563 Member
    Jeri Lynn, sorry to hear you are having marriage problems which definitely are so stressful it will be affecting your health and weight. Men are difficult beasts to train! Hope you can come to a decision or find a solution to your problems sooner, rather than later. <3 Wendy
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    lhscapil wrote: »
    Kerri - welcome! Glad you found us. Please report in whenever you feel the need, and make your posts as long as you need. <3B) You have been through so much - kudos for analyzing where you need to be and how to get there. Stay warm (maybe menopause is helping with that B) )

    Dana - so happy to see you back! :) Doesn't surprise me that your mom and sis pulled a fast one with the inheritance, from what you said before they were, shall I say, unstable? Glad you are able to put that behind you now. How is your back doing, by the way?

    Heather - even tho my doc said keep exercise to a minimum to let my foot heal, I miss cardio and wonder if the elliptical might be OK. When I go to the gym, it seems they are the most popular piece of equipment. I will check it out.

    Because of the cold weather next week, DH was able to move his doc appointment to March 2nd. According to Accuweather, we should be back up to 38 at night and 50 during the day. Much better than the low of 17 expected next Tuesday morning.

    I did my shopping run this morning. There's a checker at one of the grocery stores who never smiles, and always looks on the verge of tears. A couple years ago she had a black eye. :'( So, I decided my project today would be to try to make her smile. I was the only one in her line and we had the opportunity to make small talk - I managed to get her to joke about something and she actually told me "have a nice day" three times as I picked up my grocery bags. (By the way, I don't blame her for not being cheerful all the time, considering some of the nasty customers that go through these lines! Good gravy!)

    I am not saying this to pat myself on the back, but to say I think I got more pleasure out of it than she did. I remember the days I'd have at work when I was feeling depressed or angry about something, and a customer would take the time to smile and say something silly which cheered me right up.

    Margaret    , I think the "be kind" comment you made this morning was resonating in my subconscious. Thank you for the reminder.

    Lanette
    SW WA State

    That's a great attitude to have, to make people happy! When I worked at a grocery store, I asked y manager if I could hug customers. He said by all means, so I did! I would ask them if they got their 5 a day. They would ask 5 what. I would answer 5 hugs a day more optimal health! So then if they asked if I was giving them, and I'd say, "I'm the sample lady, of course I do"! It was a great job, and I was great at it!
    I bet you made that gals day. Put hope, when she was feeling hopeless.
    Hugs!
    Becca
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Feb 2016: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    Feb 2017: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min

    So for February, I'll go for something in that range ... somewhere between 2016 and 2017. Or maybe more, we'll see how February plays out.

    Really busy with work and university the first 8 days of Feb, so it's not likely that I'll rack up the big numbers then ... but I've got a bit of a break after that ... :)

    Feb 1 - 7.9 km walking (98 min) + 4 flights of 20 stairs (3 min)
    Feb 2 - 3.2 km walking (40 min) + 4 flights of 20 stairs (3 min)
    Feb 3 - 32.24 km cycling (100 min)
    Feb 4 - 29.25 km cycling (90 min)
    Feb 5 - 7.3 km walking (90 min) + 5 flights of 20 stairs (4 min)
    Feb 6 - 7 km walking (85 min) + 4 flights of 20 stairs (3 min)
    Feb 7 - 2.2 km walking (25 min) + 8 flights of 20 stairs (6 min)
    Feb 8 - 4.6 km walking (55 min)
    Feb 9 - 2 km walking (25 min) + 4 flights of 20 stairs (3 min)
    Feb 10 - 4 km walking (50 min)
    Feb 11 - 101.57 km cycling (350 min) + 0.8 km walking (10 min)
    Feb 12 - 45.53 km cycling (140 min)
    Feb 13 - 5.3 km walking (66 min) + 4 flights of 20 stairs (3 min)
    Feb 14 - 1.8 km walking (22 min) + 4 flights of 20 stairs (3 min)
    Feb 15 - 1.8 km walking (22 min) + 4 flights of 20 stairs (3 min)

    **Kind of eased up the last couple days. Very busy (as usual?) but sometimes you just feel like you need a little bit of a break.**


    2018 Monthly February
    Walking Distance (km): 47.9
    Walking Time (min): 598.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 208.6
    Cycling Time (min): 688.0
    Flights of Stairs Climbed Number: 41.0
    Flights of Stairs Climbed Time (min): 32.8
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 0.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 256.5
    Total Distance (miles): 159.4
    Total Time (min): 1319.5
    Total Time (hr): 21:59:30
  • wildhorsewendy
    wildhorsewendy Posts: 563 Member
    Sunkist796 wrote: »
    Wendy - I try to swim 2000m three times a week and it is all arms becuase my only knee is a slightly bum knee at the moment. The hubby is an ex-olympian (Montreal summer games) for swimming so I have the perfect coach! I haven't been able to get into the gym because ever time I do...I pick up a bug. I love Hot Yoga and try to go at least once a month. I am trying to get my laps in because I have a wheelchair marathon to do in June....want to beat my last time (3h46m). My food plan is simply eat as much WHOLE FOOD as I can and stay slighly below my calorie level (1800).

    It is a horrible struggle about weight gains or losses.....either way changes how my socket fits which then determines my activity level. I have been slowly switching to wheelchair sports....next week I am trying out Sit-Ball (volleyball but your butt never leaves the floor) which I am all excited because I played ball all through school and into university.

    What an eye-opener. I have two wardrobes, my fat me clothes and my skinny me clothes but having socket fit problems would be a whole nuther problemo. I guess it would motivate you to set a goal weight and then maintain it, just so your leg fits right. No yo-yo weight gains and losses allowed. I suppose your good leg must be under stress as it is probably taking the lion's share of weight and balancing. You sound like a pragmatic person who accepts the hand life deals you and makes the most of what you've got, focusing on what you can do, instead of stewing over what you can't. Everybody has limitations in life, some physically, some mentally. You sound pretty good mentally and that's huge, isn't it? <3 wendy
  • lessjl
    lessjl Posts: 20 Member
    thank you too Wendy and big hugs to Patty!
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    edited February 2018
    BrendaEldridge wrote: »
    I just came across this group and feel the love here. February Goals: Get in more exercise and continue to discover more ways to eat healthier.

    Hey, Brenda, Welcome, you found a terrific group of women here. Tell us a bit more about your self and the name you want to go by. I used Brenda assuming that was your name :)

    Janetr OKC
  • knjiuv
    knjiuv Posts: 61 Member
    Kayla, thank you so much. I will check it out. My son in law is also a big apple tech person so he he is a person I can go to. I talk to my daughter almost every day when she is on her drive home from work. She and her DH can practice what you are saying and she can walk me through it.

    Am really enjoying the figure skating tonight. I am so proud of the OAR! Also so proud of the team from Israel. This nation is so misunderstood and I just love how the skaters have done. One of them even skated to one of the songs from Fiddler on the roof!

    Started the Lyrica that PM and sure did sleep well I went out to eat with my sis today fo my birthday lunch and it wa a very large meal that was brought to me. Very large in carbs also so took over half home. But I did have a piece of carrot cake. When I eat cake I like to leave the best for last which is the frosting. So I put the deliciousness on its side and start with the bottom layer. This was a triple layer. But I dig out the cake only and don't dare eat even a tiny amount of frosting. Then I start with the second layer and do the same and then the top. So at the end I am left with a shell of three slices of cream cheese frosting. Then I have analyze what is the thickest layer of frosting. So I starte again with the lowest making my way to the top then the end frosting. Oh was it good. So I may eat the other half tomorrow or giv it to Charlie. And she gave me a nice gift card from Kohls for my gift. Oh, my bday isn't until March 3 rd but this was the Only time we could get together. And we always talk and talk, it is so good. She asked if there was anywhere else I wanted to go. I know now we should have gone out the cemetery. We haven't been there for awhile. My nephew that had the heart attack usually goes out there and 'talks' to Dad and I guess we have just gotten used to that. We have. Oh our parents and a sister there.

    Anyway, because of going out to lunch I didn't take that first day time dose of Lyrica. So tomorrow I will take it and be under the close supervision of my husband. I wore my big heavy fuzzy winter glove to bed last night. It is a double layer and the inside layer is just warm fuzz. When I took it off y hand was so nice and warm. And my morning blood pressure 148/70. So that proves that it is the pain that raises my B/P. So I wore it out to lunch with my sis. She asked me if o was going to wear it inside and I said I would if needed.

    I hope tomorrow when we 'talk' I am not loopy! Joyce, Indiana
  • KarenUK56
    KarenUK56 Posts: 143 Member
    Sunkist796 wrote: »
    late to the show but anyone who knows me....knows that I am also 15 minutes late....and since it is the 15th today...it works! LOL

    I am going to be 50 in August. I am proud of that number. It also looks like I will be retiring at some point this year. I am a police officer and 6 years ago started my journey into the work of bone cancer. The type I had was called a Giant Cell tumor, benign but also a lot of junk they could not identify. Thankfully no chemo or radiation, which was my choice. Lot's of surgeries to save the leg and kill the tumor but didn't work out. I opted to chop it off and the date was Feb 19th, 2014.

    The following 2 years was more medications and medications to treat the side effects of the primary medications and then it was more medications to treat the side effects of the second medications.....and then I slowly weaned off by using alternative methods...essential oils, massage therapy, acupuncture and other Eastern medicines. I am mostly med free now but the body has not fully recovered from the onslaught. I am being watched for liver and kidney issues and always looking for that recurrence (high risk factor as well)...my medical team and I joke that I am eventually going to die from the low-level radiation directed at my lungs than the original tumor!

    I went from a healthy 175lbs woman (I ran 5 miles every day, walked 5 miles every day, and bike 12-50 miles a day - yes INSANE! I also had a big husky that NEEDED the activity more than I did) to my all time low of 135 lbs (drugs will do that) and now sitting at 190lbs. The new ideal weight should still be the 175lbs but minus the 15lbs for the missing leg = 160lbs. A combination of illness, medications, missing leg, ill-fitting sockets, and MENOPAUSE have created the perfect storm that I am trying to ride it out or find calmer waters.

    My endurance levels are still weak. I have now realized that I can not exercise the same way that I use to. I also need those 9+ hours of sleep or I suffer for several days afterwards.

    The goals are to keep getting closer to what my Garmin tells me to do. My current step count is only 3,661 for today. Last week it was 2,800!! I swim 4x a week but have to get walking! Good thing for my underground parkade!! It's flippin' cold outside right now! My fake leg is only rated for -10c and its' currently -22c!!

    I like being held accountable. I like reporting in.

    The goal for the rest of February is to keep track of my meals. Keep the step count moving upwards!

    Sorry for the long post!
    Kerri from Canada

    Hello Kerri and welcome:-
    I am also a newbie although I was lurking for well over a year before I plucked up the courage to join in. The ladies on here are such a friendly bunch that I feel as if I know them personally! I'm sorry that you've had so much to deal with but you seem very positive. I'm sure all the other ladies will make you very welcome, I just wanted to get this post on before I go out.
    All the best
    Karen UK x
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Welcome newbies, this group of women are inspiring and supportive

    Hugs for all who are having problems, physical or otherwise

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