WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR FEBRUARY 2018

Machka9

My husband and I had a good week of cycling!!

Last Sunday we cycled a 200 km randonnee (215.5 km!!) ... a timed long distance event.

Then between Tuesday and today we cycled the Great Victorian Rail Trail as a cycling tour:
https://www.greatvictorianrailtrail.com.au/

We did a bit extra on the Wednesday so all up, we cycled 312.4 on that cycling tour.

In total: 527.9 km in a week!!


I'll probably do a bit of a write-up about the tour in coming days ... with photos!!


Machka in Oz

cityjaneLondon

Machka -

The Skype session was as chaotic as normal with Bea trying to grab the laptop and everybody trying to get next to the screen. Their parents have at last told them that we are hoping to move down there. Before they didn't tell them as they didn't want them to be disappointed. We are looking forward to having a couple of hours with them on Monday.

Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx

cityjaneLondon

For the new people, these are the terrors we are hoping to move near to.



Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

klanders30

Hi from NY! Long day of travel (I was ill on the plane) but happy to arrive home to our very own bed.

klanders30

A few more from Pompeii and the Naples museum. DH felt the tour could have lasted 2 days there but we only had an afternoon. The statue is Eros, and the theater in Pompeii as well as a cast (skeleton is inside).

klanders30

Okay last group of pics! The apt pic is for all of us to dream of having a pied a terre in Rome!!

KJLaMore

Good morning all! Just a quick check in before I hobble out the door and on my way to usual Saturday shopping/errands.
Dana-I agree with the others on consulting an attorney. If anything to give you peace of mind, if nothing else comes from it. Sending you lots of love and hugs.
Machka- Love the tour link! You and your DH have racked up some impressive mileage! congrats!
Karen NY- Oh the sculpture! Thanks so much for sharing!
Heather- LOL! I can just imagine the kids all scrambling for "face" time with you and your DH! Love the pic of them; they look adorable!
Allie- Many places like to have a cache of applications on hand for when a position opens up. Perhaps, the owners/managers know a position will be opening, but the employee you talked to does not have this information. Chin up!

I am looking for photos of my SIL's horsehair jewelry. I know she stopped advertising on etsy a few years back. She has three teenagers she is trying to keep up with and a full time job, so she has shelved it for a while. I have one of her basic necklaces. I will try to get a picture of it today, and post it later.

Gotta get busy! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

csofled

Peach1948

Katla49

Kay: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. I've never belonged to WW but have a neighbor who transformed herself. Their system is not logical to me, and counting calories is something I understand better than "points." Some of the ladies here have also been TOPS members. :flowerforyou:

Shasha: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. We were competitive sailors in our past, and then were cruisers for many years. We enjoyed it very much. We sailed a Lightning when we were competing. We had lots of fun but were never in first place. Our son sails a Lightning on the East Coast during the season DH has MS and doesn't even want to be on the docks these days so our current boat sits unused... :ohwell:

Heather: Happy house hunting! :flowerforyou:

I deleted Olympics from my TV recorder last night. It had filled nearly 90% of the capacity of my recorder and bumped out all of my favorite shows. I love summer Olympics and winter sports is not either of our interests. It is good to have my regular programming available again.

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

beckyobryan153

Hi Ladies,
Thank you to everyone for your support and advice.(and all the hugs, too) I know that it will come off, but It's so hard to get below that certain weight. Once I get below that, I shouldn't have a problem. Well, off to do laundry.
Becky

auntiebk

Allie how disappointing! Fingers X'd the next opportunity will be the right one.
Mary in Az Safe travels! Thanks but alas not following keto plan ;} Lord knows I am beyond menopause and thankfully bloodwork shows not even pre diabetic. Also thankfully tobacco free since 1999 yay me! No cancer treatments, pine nuts. Have been taking Zarelto since Sept, but the bitter taste just started 2 weeks ago. Maybe GERD, maybe sinus, will try to be more observant. Not painful, just annoying.
Terry can't claim stress breath but now I know I should have bought those sugar free cinnamon altoids
Heather saw a "brain games" episode that demonstrated women generally see more shadings in colors than men can, maybe it's the same with smells. Know I can detect (usually yucky) scents that Joe doesn't. Those terrors look terribly cute! How exciting!
Sue "Bloom where you are planted" beautiful!
Dana in AR, taxes ugh. We had to make a last minute quarterly estimated payment of $1500 the first year because I failed to have tax withheld from IRA distributions. Changed that up in a hurry, even though it meant less disposable income monthly.
Evie sweeping salt, now that's a new way to burn!
Karen in VA good reminder about contributing to IRAs to reduce tax burden... IF you have the $$$
pip ice biking?!?
Barbie congrats to your students on their engagement! Guess their love kept them warm despite no heat in the building
Welcome Sasha! Think Kim is in N Calif
NYKaren thanks for the pics. Most compelling is the cast, so sad, so telling.
Becky my wii weight can fluctuate wildly, even as much as 4 lbs either way. Like the others said, take it in stride, watch the general trend, and measure when needed for a little lift.

Pouring down rain so no beach trip with pooches this morning. Instead will finish taxes, yuck. Would almost rather walk in the downpour.

Mindful hugs to all,
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.

pipcd34

yo peeps

it's so fun riding while it's snowing... u feel so alive

exermom

Did Cathe Friedrich's Travel Fit DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a yoga DVD. Not sure yet which one, tho

After exercise, bought gas so I'm full for Monday (boo), went to CVS to get a paper and this cough medicine for Vince, then to the bank to get money for me for Mon (double boo), then to the ceramics place to see if just in case Noreen had these cleaning items but she didn't.

It's beautiful here today, perfect for sitting by the pool. Then again, any day when it isn't raining is a good day to lay by the pool....lol

Cheryl - congrats on the new Fitbit! that's wonderful What awesome pics

Sasha - welcome! Be sure to bookmark this site.

Joyce - (playing Pomp and Cirumstance)

NYKaren - fantastic pictures. Thanks so much for sharing

katla - I honestly never understood WW either. I must say, tho, that of all the "diets" out there, to me this is the most reasonable. Everything has calories. I could never undersand how something could be "free". But they do emphasize fruits and veges and, really, nothing is off limits. It's portion control, so to me that makes the most sense

Barbara - new Olympic sport -- ice biking

Michele in FL who is off to the pool

kevrit

KayKallsen52 wrote: »

Anyone a WW member??

I am Kay. I lost 30 pounds on it, lost my job so had to stop then gained 20 of it back. Took a year to gain it back. Recently rejoined and have lost 10 of the 20 gain. I come here b/c of the support and great people. I actually log on both MFP and WW to compare.

RV Rita in Columbia NM

grandmallie

Morning ladies
At work until 1 then to dad's..auction place coming to check out antiques and collectables...we have so much to get out of there and what ever we sell has to go to attorney.

barbiecat

Sasha and I walked in brief flurry of hail this morning...the snow was earlier when I was out with both dogs.

margaretturk

bwcetc

Good morning!

KarenNY ... love seeing the photos! Glad you had a good time!

Heather ... your little "terrors" are a cute bunch!

Kay ... I've been on and off WW over the years, but not recently. Calorie counting is easier for me and this idea that there is such a thing as a "free" food doesn't make sense. I like MFP and it's basic premise of CICO as it is not a diet ... just a way to monitor your own chosen food choices.

So we viewed our first "accessible" apartment this morning ... in a senior community as they accept any age if a disability is present. The apartment was ok, but will be too small (800 sq ft) for two wheelchair users. It was newly carpeted, which most of us would consider a plus, but we would have to resurface as my son's roommate uses a manual chair and would never be able to maneuver his chair on carpet. Bathroom was doable but also small. All in all, it was a start. We'll keep it as an option, but it would be a pretty big step down from his current location. We looked at the senior building as there are already safety measures in place due to the ages of the general population, but I suspect these two guys are going to want something a little more contemporary.

I have managed two days of staying within calorie limits and have had two days where I've gone over but still have that .... "you would weigh in 5 weeks" thing showing a loss.

So today is another "one day."

Beth near Buffalo

kevrit