WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR FEBRUARY 2018

barbiecat

Podcasts, I have several podcasts that I listen to regularly. My favorites are "10% Happier" with Dan Harris and "Happier" with Gretchen Rubin. They are both available in many places. Ask me for help, if you can't find them easily. There are over 100 episodes of each of these and I've listened to all except the last few that are loaded on my phone now, waiting for me. They are pleasant to listen to and have added a lot to the quality of my life.

Barbie from drizzly NW Washington

suebdew

coastalgosgal

To those of you that need hugs..
(((((((((((((((((Hugs!!!))))))))))))))))

Husband had pizza tonight, and I had a bowl of oatmeal with walnuts and a drizzle of syrup. We are like the Ying/Yang with eating. So opposite of each other! I made him Hamburger Helper beef pasta the other night with canned corn. You would've thought I had cooked the best meal ever. He ate pretty much the whole pan. I had cereal that night. No desire for beef noodle. Now I only put in 1/4th of a lb of hamburger so at least what he ate was mostly noodles and salty beef sauce.


We are invincible! We are stronger than we realize!
Becca
Your #1 fan in
Oregon

Katla49

Sue in WA: I am so sorry for the loss of your horse and for your DH's post knee surgery misery. I hope he cooperates with whatever physical therapy his doctor suggests & heals quickly and completely. Happy 70th Birthday!!! :bigsmile:

Wesseg AKA Cheryl: Welcome back! I am sorry about the loss of your horse. I hope you'll be able to find one that suits you & are able to find a good home for the one you have now. :flowerforyou:

Becca: I'm glad that you found a good doctor who takes good care of you. :flowerforyou:


We are on the east side of the country visiting DS & DDIL, and our wonderful baby grandson. I am beginning to get tired and will be glad to go home in a few days. I'll post as I can, but it may not be regular until we get home.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

February 2018 Resolutions:

1: Log every bite and swallow;
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on strength and stamina.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least 3 glasses of water a day.
5. Monitor sleep. Average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

coastalgosgal

Katla,
Hugs neighbor!
Becca

coastalgosgal

auntiebk

Thank you Barbie. So grateful to you and for you!

January grades:

B: Mindful
D- If it makes you feel better, DO IT. (and the corollary of course ;} )
This month:
A=Download mindful app, take the free training, read one recommended book
F=hang up or purge the art.
Weekly:
C-Try a new veggie recipe.
F-Strength,
A-line dance & Tai Chi twice.
F-Walk 5 times
Daily:
D-Max 20 mins per pc session,
D-plan meals,
A-take supplements,
D-play with Tumble,
A-log

A+ Bonus= Alcohol Free on line dance days started mid-month.

Maybe too many, too scattered. Want to reinforce the good habits started and focus on the most important next, so:

2018 word: Mindful
2018 guideline: If it makes you feel better, DO IT (and the corollary of course ;} )
Feb strategies
This month: Hang up or purge the art.
Weekly: walk 5 times, SWSY 3 times, T'ai Chi twice, AF line dance twice.
Daily: Meditate, max 20 mins per pc session, take supplements, log

Wendy, What a shock. So glad to hear the prayers for Georgia meant the surgeon was able to save the tube. Hugs to her for the grieving process. Hope you can take some time to recoup for yourself.
Sue in Troutdale prayers too for you walking that delicate rope. You're right about goals, logging is the key for most of us.
Yvonne grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup is one of my cold weather faves too. When I'm sick it's I cut squares of peanut butter-spread-whole-wheat toast to float in the tomato soup. Sniff, cack, do I feel a little feverish?
Sue in TX "See you next year" are the sweetest words an MD can say!

Will have to catch up on Feb postings next pc session ;}
Mindful hugs to all,
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.

spikeyhair

Kate UK

Machka9

langman22 wrote: »

Machka, wish we lived closer as I’d have you help me take pics for my website. You make me exhausted just reading about what you have to do.

I'm a bit exhausted too. I'll be glad when I hand this project in on Sunday at 11:55 pm. But then I'll need to start studying for the final exam. This course that had a level of difficulty I wasn't prepared for ... calculus + learning a whole new programming language!! And I'll need to know some of that on the exam.


I have dabbled a little bit in taking photos of jewellery, and I'd like to play with it a bit more if I get a spare moment.







And I was experimenting with getting that sparkle (the rays!) off the stone in this ring ...





Machka in Oz

klanders30

Morning lovely ladies, well I got my delayed opening due to icy roads, I may even carpool to my afternoon meetings so I have no need to get behind the wheel.

I’m suffering from some “impostor syndrome” mostly in my dreams. I’m having anxiety about my March concert with the youth orchestra—my work with the kids , the rehearsing is all going well, just not in my noggin’

I’m dragging my feet writing my bio for the program notes, also have to write synopsis for each piece for the program—I have a deadline and today’s micro action is to write the titles and the composers birth/death dates on a piece of paper—if more gets written then the micro action will have done the trick.

When I’m frozen from procrastination or anxiety—I find the tiniest action helps, the other trick is I imagine how I will feel after the big event is over and I’m no longer in the “hot seat”. For me-anticipation of an event is always more difficult than the actual event.

Stay strong ladies, NYKAREN

Peach1948

cityjaneLondon

NYKAREN - I have to do micro actions all the time with my writing, even to the point of telling myself, "I know how to pick up a piece of paper". I am always reluctant and occasionally fearful. You are doing the right thing and it will soon be done and beautifully done.

I am nearing the end of my paper editing and will soon have to drag out my steam laptop again. I hate that, but, little by little it gets done. I know how to open my laptop. :laugh:

Terry - Are you getting any help with your anxiety? A counsellor? A good book that addresses the problem? A podcast? My DH suffers from unnamed anxiety, but there is often an original trigger, even if it seems irrelevant. If I am anxious, or depressed, I usually know why and it is often something I am trying to avoid. I do find books very useful if you can find the right one. I have loads on my Kindle.

Might colour my roots this p m.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

SophieRosieMom

Janetr, Lisa, and others who have been lost weight in January - congrats! What a good way to start off the new year!

Heather - it will be interesting to see how the Saturday house viewing goes now that the pricing strategy has changed. Hoping for the best for you!!

I tried the link Rye provided for Michael Moseley. Sadly, I can't get it to play since I'm not in the UK according to my laptop. DRAT! A couple months ago I found a Silver Sneakers link on how to measure fitness with some of the tests mentioned like sit to stand, etc. Here's the link- https://www.silversneakers.com/blog/fitness-test/: I didn't try all of them but did OK on the ones I did try like sit to stand and the 5# arm curls.

Joyce - lady, take care of yourself!!! How can we get you to take your pills at the right times? ((HUGS)))

Cheryl - how heartbreaking about your horse. I often wonder why things like that happen. Hope you can find one that suits you. I do love the photo of you with your replacement horse in that field, reminds me so much of where I grew up.

Becca - cute photo, but then I think ALL of your photos are cute. You are so photogenic! Your doc sounds wonderful, hope you guys can get the bladder thing tweaked. I try to cut off all liquids at suppertime - I generally have to get up once at night. Here's something I never realized - I don't often get thirsty unless I eat a salty meal such as Chinese or Mexican food. Maybe I get enough liquid with my coffee and tea and water-containing food, but our doc told us a couple weeks ago that as we get older, our thirst mechanism doesn't work that well anymore. Hence all of the elderly people who die during heat waves! They don't realize they are dehydrated.

Sue in WA -- oh my goodness!! When it rains it pours. Your DH sounds so much like mine. I'm excited for you with the new puppy coming. I think poodle crosses are the best dogs ever and hopefully will brighten your DH's mood and get him to doing his PT. And, belated Happy Birthday!

I somehow tweaked a nerve in my back and it causes zinging pain around my ribcage on my left side from time to time. If I stand up straight it doesn't hurt. Tylenol helps and so do stretches. My DH thinks it's due to my strength training which I've been doing the same way for 8 months. I think not. I think it's time I turned the mattress!

Heard sad news yesterday - my former housecleaner's house burned down. She had to leave so quickly, didn't have a chance to grab her phone. This is a reminder to me to NOT store my computer backups in the house or at least have a duplicate elsewhere, perhaps my DH's shop.

Have a good Friday!

Lanette
SW WA State

Katla49

We went to a car show in Washington DC yesterday & I discovered my beloved VW has been discontinued. I suspect that will impact its value. It still works just fine. I am happy to see my DS, DDIL, and new baby grandson, but I'm ready to go home.

dcglobalgirl

Good morning!

My name is Rachel and I was hoping I could join you all. I turned 50 this year and I definitely have a whole different metabolism than I did when I tried to lose when when I was younger.

A little background on me: I live in Guatemala, where I work full time for the US government. I have two amazing daughters, 11 and 6, and I'm a single mom.

All my life, I've gone up and down but, unfortunately, over the years, the arc of my weight has gone up so that when I weighed myself after Christmas and a three week visit from my parents I was at an all time (except for pregnancy) high of 205. I contacted a trainer and they have given me food guidelines and come twice a week for workout sessions (mostly calisthenics). I love cardio and hate strength and flexibility training, even though I know that both of those are essential for me as I get older so it's good to have someone force me to move my body in different ways. They also insist that I photograph all my meals and send it to them by what'sapp. That's been very helpful.

I've been cheating on their food rules by not cutting out diet coke and allowing myself a little chocolate after lunch and dinner each day. So far since Sunday, I've worked out every day (usually just 30 minutes on my elliptical at home) and stayed under MFP calories every day. It's weird though because I lost 4 pounds the first two days and then have stayed the same. It seems weird to me to be under my MFP calories and not see any motion on the scale. I know I shouldn't weigh myself every day but it helps to keep me focused.

Anyway, I welcome any suggestions and look forward to getting to know all of you!

Best,
Rachel

langman22

Hi all you wonderful ladies,

Machka, you know how hard it is to take pictures of jewelry and have the jewelry stand out. I’m trying to take pictures with a white background and no prop as I’ve been doing some readying on the subject and pretty much everyone says to take photos that way. Your jewelry is supposed to stand out and be the focal point. Also, they say to show the jewelry in different angles so that customers can see the whole piece. Going to cut another hole in my light box on the top and then I will have light from three sides. That should help with the shadows. Learning something new every day. I’m going to make a necklace next. I’ll try to load an example.

Heather, I do suffer from depression and have been on medication for years which helps tremendously. But, every once and a while I feel anxious. I’ve been really trying to analyze myself to try and figure out where this is coming from. I think I’ve been increasingly anxious these last few months because my birthday is coming up and I’m one year closer to retirement. Although I’m excited about retiring, I’m also scared about it. I’ve done everything I can to reassure myself that I am in a good financial place to retire in 3 years. Probably won’t get rid of all the worry until I actually retire and prove that I can do it. Also, thinking about starting a small jewelry business has me nervous as well. I know if I gather as much info as I can on both subjects will help with the anxiety. I do know that the way I’ve been eating is not going to help, but just gets me upset about one more thing. So I’m going to concentrate on the moment, gather info where I can and start concentrating on tracking and staying within calories.

Sue, a new puppy will give your DH something else to focus on. Tell him from me, I had both knees replaced at the same time, that PT is crucial. I tell everyone who is having the surgery to be faithful to their PT. Otherwise, you won’t get back a good range of motion. It’s painful but worth it in the long run.

Katla, I’m a homebody so I always look forward to going home whenever I travel.

((Lanette))

Terry in VT

langman22

My next project

cynhkr1300

Ann262 wrote: »

Hi ladies! I am a 57 year old woman who would like to join up with you. I was here for a bit last year. The hard thing is keeping up with all the posts!

I am having a really hard time getting motivated to stay on track. My weight is at an all time high for me. I really want to turn that around! Sugar is my addiction!

Hi Ann, I'm brand-new to this thread, so we're kind of in the same boat, there. So many posts here already, so I won't try to respond to each personally, but I'm sending best wishes to everyone on the thread! Ann and I are also in the same boat when she says "sugar is my addiction" -- if I allow myself to have a sweet treat in the house, oftentimes I can't stop eating it until it's gone.

The first half of January this year, for me, was devoted to recovering from pneumonia. But a couple weeks ago I was able to resume my barbell training program, and resume logging my food intake on myfitnesspal. So far in two weeks I lost a pound of body weight, but according to my Tanita scale there were 2 lbs of fat lost and 1 lb of lean mass gained. I'm happy with that. I had not lifted anything heavier than 20 lbs in about 15 years, but now I can squat with 40 lbs on my back and deadlift 44 lbs (having started out by just doing the movements with only body weight and no bar, back in December). My goals for February are to continue training 3 times a week, add a couple pounds to the bar each time I train, and continue healthy eating of ~1800 calories per day. My new motto is "stronger than yesterday."
Almost forgot to add - I am Amy, in Arizona, USA, age 59.

pipcd34

cityjaneLondon

WELCOME new ladies!

Well, just after I last posted I decided to do my Day 3 Week 5 run. I haven't got time tomorrow and the weather is unpredictable, so I went for it! It went fine. 5 mins walking, 20 mins running, 5 mins walking. My knee was feeling it, but just a minor grumble, no pain. Sooooooo delighted!
So week 6 starts on Sunday. :bigsmile:

Lanette - we now have two viewings on Saturday! :noway:

I'm waiting to hear from my cancer friend about Monday, another reason why it was better to run today. She hasn't yet told me what time she wants me. It usually means she is having a wobble. She has closed the support group we had on WhatsApp as she didn't want her illness to be the focus of our friendship with her. I have texted her and hope everything is ok. At least I now have lots of phone numbers.

I am now 53% fluent in Swedish. It's a bit like losing weight, you get a great percentage at the beginning and then it slows to a mere trickle, even when you are putting in the time. :laugh: Keep on trucking!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx