WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR FEBRUARY 2018

pipcd34

stats for the day:

bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.32min, 142mhr, 11.8amph. 1.4mi= 91c
apple watch- 73c
SPIN- 47min, 92ar, 96aw, 130ahr, 152mhr, 11.2mi = 408c
apple watch- 375c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.35min, 15.8amph, 135mhr, 1.5mi= 64c
apple watch- 48c
Bike ride puy 2 sumn sta- 15.29min, 11.8amph, 146mhr, 3mi= 153c
apple watch- 115c
jog sta 2 wk- 5.03min, 9.51min mi, 151mhr .5mi= 62c
apple watch- 51c
jog wk 2 sta- 4.58min, 9.43min mi, 153mhr, .5mi= 73c
apple watch- 58c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 18.11min, 8.6amph, 156mhr, 2.6mi= 203c
apple watch- 154c

total cal 1143

Machka9

When it comes to cycling (my main sport), I calculate calories burned as 100 calories for every 5 km. This matches what Strava gives me quite closely and is easy to calculate when I'm out there on the bicycle.

So at a brisk (for me) pace of 20 km/h ... yes, I'm slow!! ... I burn about 400 calories per hour while cycling.

And therefore, at 100 cal/5 km ... if I go for a 50 km ride on the weekend, I will have burned 1000 calories which is great because it means I can eat something extra after the ride.

All that said, I struggle with maintenance because of my long rides (150+ km). I find those rides easier if I eat quite a bit the day before, and then eat whatever I want to eat during the ride, and then eat whatever I want to eat after the ride and possibly also for the next day. My body seems to know what it needs so "whatever I want to eat" are things that provide me with energy and recovery material.

For example, once I'm into a ride, I will start craving salty protein which is exactly what I need then and also immediately after the ride. The next day, I often crave large quantities of 100% pure fruit juice ... and sometimes I want that on the ride as well. I suspect I'm after the carbs and Vit C.

However, when I've got long events every couple weeks, I go into a yo-yo thing with my weight. For 2 weeks I eat in deficit and lose a kilogram or so. Great! Then I do a long ride, and gain 3 kg. Not to worry, some of that is water weight and by the following Wednesday I'm down 2 kg. But now I'm back to where I was. So I eat in deficit for a couple weeks and maybe lose a kilogram ... and repeat. And my weight just keeps bobbing up and down without really going anywhere.

I do find it easier to lose weight after the heavy cycling season ... so I've just got to be patient.

BTW - I've tried to eat less surrounding and during my long rides, but my performance really suffers and I'm as crabby and irritable as can be. It's just better to let my body decide for about 3 days.

And now I'm off for a brisk walk!


Machka in Oz

Marcelynh

So has anyone traveled with a small dog on an airplane? I know we need to have an airline certified carrier that can fit under the seat, notify the airline in advance and pay the "pet fee". Is there anything else I really need to know? We are hoping to get my father-in-law to come visit but he won't come without his dog. She's really what has kept him going after the death of his wife. She's not a certified emotional support dog though so she needs to travel as a pet. I won't scam the system and get a fake vest and certificate because I think that's dishonest and hurts the people who really need their animals in that way.

She's a tiny little thing and really sweet but how do you handle them on the plane? Always keep them in the carrier? And before the flight, is there a way to see if the departing airport has a "doggie bathroom" that you can get to inside security? It's going to be a huge issue getting through security anyway with false knees, wheelchair etc we don't want to have to do that more than once and need to have plenty of time to get Dad through it all.

Thanks,
Marcelyn

suebdew

Exciting news for Cheri and Heather, Lots of plans to be made if the sales come through.
Went to a new class at the Y today and really enjoyed it. I like the classes more than the machines. Played bridge this afternoon so had a busy day.
Sue - I just love your puppy. That’s the kind I will get when we can’t travel anymore. Did you get her from a breeder?
DJ- good to hear from you again. You are one busy lady.

SueBDew in TX

wildhorsewendy

Hi Sisters, I have a little headache as I am trying to wean off caffeine again. I'm just having a green tea today and then hope tomorrow I can go free of anything. I spent the afternoon with the hives but I got up early and did an Hour run and half hour walk in a new forest area that I've just discovered. Jock ran with me today. I did a shop for the week on my way home from my run.

I have decided to follow Ernestine Shepherd's diet as much as I can. I have been struggling and changing direction too often and I need to plan ahead and make the same meals so it becomes a routine. Ernie eats a lot to fuel her ten mile runs and her work outs. (She's my hero role model, 80 years old and still hot, strong and healthy) She does eat chicken and turkey though and I don't (I have pet chickens and it makes me sick to think of eating chicken! Be like eating dog to me.) So I will substitute shrimp and mushrooms for the chicken meals. She eats a green veggie at most meals (asparagus, broccoli, spinach, green beans) and a lot of egg whites. She also has brown rice, porridge and sweet potatoes and tuna, walnuts and pineapple. So I have stocked up on all of the above and am starting off on a new foot.

She eats five meals a day and drinks 16 oz water after each meal. That will be hard for me as I am not a big water drinker. I will flavour it with lemon, ginger, red bush tea to help get it down. I am HOPING that by eating often and drinking more that I will replace my constant cravings for sugar. I am going to go make up a big batch of brown rice that i can keep in the fridge for the week as well as bake the sweet potatoes. I will need to have food made up to take with me to work as we don't have much of a kitchen there.

I had to tell off two of the employees for leaving the front gate open again today. I had my horses grazing in the driveway area and there was nothing to stop them from getting onto the main highway. FRICK! I was busy making queens and when I saw that they had left the gate open I had to climb over a five wire fence in my bee suit to close it. I was ANNOYED!

I will go put the rice on and do some kettlebell swinging.
Wendy

kymarai

I forgot that I need to take notes when I read your posts! Lots of exciting news and shares. Have a day driving and sitting in class tomorrow,so getting ready for bed. Will try to hit high points though. Prayers for those with health issues going on in their lives. You are on the best track you can be on if you are on this site. Congratulations on the new houses. That is exciting!
I have plucked eyebrows since I was 13. At 55, I pluck the big strays. The small greys and the mustache I leave to my hairdresser to wax.
Things are in an uproar at work. I work with my husband and his sister in the family business. My son in law has worked there the last two years. We will just say, that it really isn't the easiest place to work. He is getting ready to start a new job soon. Better pay, better benefits, more respect. I am happy for him, sad for me.
I am determined to get back to my goal weight. I loved the 2 years I was close, but then got lazy. I am close to my February goal. Weigh in is on Wednesday and I am .3 away from goal for February.

Marcelyn- I agree with the companion dog stuffs. The problem is that people abuse the rights to do certain things which makes it bad for those that need it. I have never flown with a pet before. I would have to buy seats for my big girls! I hope it works out okay for you.

Good night ladies!

Kylia in Ohio where the sun actually shined today!

skuehn48

Marcelyn, DD just brought our puppy from Denver to Seattle 3 weeks ago. We bought a soft-sided carrier. It was a Sherpa brand carrier which came with a guaranteed on board certificate so they would pay if airline rejected due to the carrier. You need to find out from the airline you are using what size is allowed. Go to the airport web site to find pet relief area located inside security. Most major airports have them. There may be one outside the airport too to use before or just after the flight. You will need a health certificate from the vet not more than 30 days old. The dog has to stay in the carrier during the flight. You might want to put a piece of clothing of your father's in with her if you think she might be anxious. You may not use drugs to calm an animal on the plane but you could use Bach's Rescue Remedy. It is a herbal calming agent. DD was able to open the front door of the carrier part way during the flight to pet the dog and give her some ice cubes when she was hot. She traveled extremely well.

SueBDew - She is a labradoodle. I got her from my best friend who bred her dog to get a puppy for her grandkids.
She was surprised with 10 puppies. I recently lost my standard poodle so was looking for another dog.

Sue in WA

barbiecat

I am very excited for Cheri and Heather for their upcoming new homes. It has been almost seven years since we moved to our current home and I still remember clearly the joy and excitement of finding a buyer for the house we had and finding the house we could afford that was in the right neighborhood and had the features we wanted. Best wishes on your upcoming adventures.

About physical therapy--when Jake had P.T. for the first time, he came home saying that they should arrest the physical therapist for inflicting so much pain on him. I remember my physical therapy after my surgery. The sessions weren't bad but the exercises at home were more painful than the aftermath of the surgery, but I am grateful because I am now walking and dancing with a straight back on no pain.

Barbie from beautiful momentarily dry NW Washington

Machka9

wildhorsewendy wrote: »

She eats five meals a day and drinks 16 oz water after each meal. That will be hard for me as I am not a big water drinker. I will flavour it with lemon, ginger, red bush tea to help get it down. I am HOPING that by eating often and drinking more that I will replace my constant cravings for sugar. I am going to go make up a big batch of brown rice that i can keep in the fridge for the week ...

I didn't used to be a water drinker either, but now I keep a bottle in the fridge at work so that it is nice and cold, and I've got a large glass on my desk.

As soon as I arrive at work, I have a black coffee and a glass of water (about 750 ml). I drink both while working and it takes about an hour to go through them, but I find that both are refreshing and energising first thing in the morning. Yesterday, for example, I went to university first and didn't get to work until about 11:30 am. I had about 2 swallows of water before university, but it wasn't enough. By the time I got to work, I felt so dehydrated, headachy, and tired. A black coffee and 750 ml of cold water later and I was feeling much better.

Then I go for a walk at lunch and when I come back in, I make my lunch to eat at my desk and pour another 750 ml of cold water. Because I'm usually warm after the walk, I go through that quite quickly.

And then, later in the afternoon when I'm feeling draggy and sleepy, I'll have another 750 ml glass of water. And sometimes also another coffee as well. That gets me through to the end of the day.

If I don't do that, not only do I feel like I'm dragging myself around, but also my joints ache, my skin feels sensitive, and my feet cramp. So that's a big incentive to keep up with at least those 3 glasses of water a day (about 2 litres).


Regarding the rice ... be very, very careful with storing it. I used to think that rice could be kept for a long time in the fridge, and even a long time just on the counter.

Then in 2006, I was on a long distance cycling event and pulled into one of the controls (rest stops) relatively early on in the ride ... maybe about 12 hours in. There they had a big batch of fried rice. Great! I love fried rice, and it goes down well on long rides. So I had a heaping plate of it and then some extra. My soon-to-be husband had about half a plate and so did another guy who was riding about our pace as well.

Not long after, I started to feel ... off. Unsettled and not well. I chalked it up to the long ride ... sometimes I feel that way on these long rides. We rolled into another control and I tried to have a bit of soup, but had trouble getting it down. I was really starting to feel quite nauseated. And then the vomiting started ... and it was impressive. I got to the point where I couldn't even be bothered to get off the bicycle anymore. I'd stop, lean over and blah into the ditch, and just keep moving. Every 10 or 15 minutes all night long. It was a very long and memorable night. Middlebury Gap on the east coast US will never be the same again.

About 24 hours after eating the rice, I started feeling better, but I had ridden 24 hours with almost no food and I was completely out of energy and out of time (these are timed events), and I couldn't go on.


The culprit was Bacillus cereus in the fried rice. The people at that rest stop had acquired the fried rice from the local Chinese place much earlier in the day when the first riders came through, and had left it sitting out. So because I'm slower, I didn't eat it until it had been sitting out about 6 hours.

My husband and the other guy were mildly affected, but because I ate so much more of it than they did, and I'm smaller, it hit me hard.


I still love rice, but ever since then, I've been really cautious around it. So ... be careful!! I wouldn't wish Bacillus cereus on anyone!

http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghealth/factbuster/stories/2009/01/27/2475255.htm
http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/S_T/Safe-cooling-of-cooked-rice


Machka in Oz

ryenday

Had a long talk with DH tonight. A very good but painful talk. This weekend with friends, well it was a bit of a nightmare for me. We won’t be going back, that seems clear.

He probably will, we spent the weekend with his best friend and her husband, and it was fine, even fun for DH. It was a very different experience for me.

I’m left torn, coming somewhat between DH and his friends. Because, honestly, if I won’t go down to visit them, he will do so much less frequently by himself. I hate to have that effect, but I have to stand up for myself and not put myself in that position again.

I’m being vague and only wish to say that their behavior to me was thoughtless, insensitive and rude most of the weekend. And I kinda blew my top this evening at home, and poor hubby had to hold my hand and listen. He’s good at that:)

Sigh. Feeling determined but also feeling guilty that it will effect DH’s friendship.

I’m not very good at social interactions on the intermediate level. Pretty good at the intimate and superficial levels, but really mess up the ‘just friendly’ level.

Rye, back at home in TX, but having great difficulty sleeping.

coastalgosgal

I need more beads!!!
Is it possible to be too bead laden, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, but with a smoking hot body?? I need to test this theory!
Becca

knjiuv

I remember when my mOm had had her should've repaired and I had to assist because I was her therapist at home. She past out the first time they did it! I'm glad by the time she went home she was tolerating the much better. I also did my sisters first knee replacement. I tell toy, when you do those excersises, it Is a bonding time because your loved one has to have complete trust in you.

Now, my sister. They called her today. They say they tried to call her 3 times Friday and never got her. My sister denies her phone ringing from them. But her surgery is cancelled until she has a stres test. Earliest she can get that is May 31st! I encouraged her to see if she can get on their cancellation list. She doesn't understand how that can happen but stress tests can be cancelled for one reason or another. But she says she won't call. I also talked to her about MFP and she said she wants to stick with WW. She says she wants some one accountable to. I told her about the bonds made here, you post goals one month, next month you post how you do. Now I don't do that but I know Barbie does encourage that. So she doesn't want to come here. And that is OK. I told her about how DJ and Pip kick our butt when needed but she said she wants a physical boot. So I told her about Pips big concrete looking boot but she wants some one to lean on, to hug or cry with. So I guess I don't have to worry about talking about my sister here.

Eyebrow. Nope, never have plucked, never needed to. I guess I have good genes. Charlie has relatives that are Native American and his Dad's hair showed it. Michelle's eye brows also did. She also has very thick hair but I still did at her age. But she does pluck her eye brows. I bought one of those things sold on TV that looks like a lipstick tube for my chin hairs.mit is wonderful. Not when I actually plucked them, they wouldn't come back for awhile. But with this lipstick thingy, you have to use it almost every day. But it is very easy. And it's easy to empty it. It also comes with a brush to help empty it. Before I bought it, I had my bonding time with Michelle when she would do it for me. I can't ever imagine doing that with my Mother. It's just not something that would be brought up. It's private.

Speaking of selling a home, Mom lived in an area that surrounded our midtown University. We have another big one but its way out on the west side. University of Evansville has been here for a long time. They had always been looking for houses to buy around the university for visiting proffesers or student housing. So there were many times they knocked on her door or called her asking if she wanted to sell her house. So the time came that she knew she would soon be needing to move into assistive living and she called them and asked if they were still interested. So she sold it and then told them that she would like to rent it at the same cost of her mortgage until she needed to move. They couldn't have possession until she was ready to move. And they did this. Dad never even let use a check book while they were married. She knew nothing of the homes expenses. So after he died she did this crash course of looking into th expenses, now to use a check book, etc. I wish Dad could have seen the kind of business woman that Mom actually was. If so maybe she could have taken a big load off of his shoulders. When she went into assistive living, it was this beautiful old antique building. They eventually had to shut it down due to the big business assistive living places that moved into town. So this big building has remained empty. On the news tonight they said some one had bought it and wanted to restore it to its beauty.

Well my pinky finger decided to wake up today. I hope it doesn't go through the feeling so cold it's frozen that the thumb and index finger do. I can easily hold my thumb and index finger together to warm them up. But you put the pinky in there and it gets awkward. But if the next finger joins in the re-awakening, then it will really be awkward to hold all those fingers together. All that is left to not be held closely is e middle finger.

My blood pressure is doing really well. I take several that are once a day and I take so,e at lunch others at bedtime. But I have one that is four times a day. I am to hold it if the upper number is less than 130. So I am usually taking this medicine only once or twice a day now. I see my doctor on the 13th and I hope he will be pleased.

Well m fingers are getting cold typing on my iPad so I will bid you girls good night. Hearer and Cheri, I hope you can sleep tonight. I also need to be a referee with my kitties.

Joyce, Indiana

KetoneKaren

Well, now I'm all disappointed that you don't burn off a hundred calories walking a mile, LOL!

Just goes to show you that exercise is not an efficient way to lose weight. I have never counted exercise calories into my equation. Of course it's important to exercise for many reasons, but it isn't an efficient weight loss strategy. I do like Jazzercise & walking. Also biking & swimming, though have done neither of those for a long time. There was a time many years ago when I did a different activity every day, using various machines, pool, walking, running, etc. I was in pretty good shape in those days. It took about 2 weeks to rotate through the various activities. I never got hurt, and was always stronger the next time I got on the rowing machine, or into the pool, etc., even if it had been a couple of weeks since last doing that activity.



Karen in Virginia

ladylaura777

Greetings everyone
Lanette
Thanks for the link! I had a lot of fun with it.

It is really good for removing wrinkles!

I went out for dinner tonight at a buffet and was able to make great choices to stay on track. They even had a slice of plain angel food cake! I am going to make my May goal at this rate - I'm pretty psyched
Thanks for all the encouragement ladies!

~ Laura, on the right track

Machka9

KetoneKaren wrote: »

Well, now I'm all disappointed that you don't burn off a hundred calories walking a mile, LOL!

Just goes to show you that exercise is not an efficient way to lose weight. I have never counted exercise calories into my equation. Of course it's important to exercise for many reasons, but it isn't an efficient weight loss strategy. I do like Jazzercise & walking. Also biking & swimming, though have done neither of those for a long time. There was a time many years ago when I did a different activity every day, using various machines, pool, walking, running, etc. I was in pretty good shape in those days. It took about 2 weeks to rotate through the various activities. I never got hurt, and was always stronger the next time I got on the rowing machine, or into the pool, etc., even if it had been a couple of weeks since last doing that activity.



Karen in Virginia

It is ... if you do enough of it.

For many years, I struggled to say within my normal BMI range. I kept dropping into "underweight" even though I felt like I was eating myself out of house and home.

In those years, I was cycling approx. 10,000 km a years plus walking a whole lot plus weightlifting plus a bit of cross country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter.

I would spend the winter deliberately putting on 20 lbs ... and come summer I'd be exercising so much, I drop the 20 lbs and then some.

But I was cycling 10-20 hours just on the weekend during those summers, plus a couple hours a day during the week.

However, these days I have trouble going over 50 hours a month so the weight isn't dropping off like it used to.

You can include exercise but unfortunately we don't burn as much as we might hope. And this is one of the reasons why we suggest eating only half your exercise calories back.


M in Oz

dreamwriter

NYKaren - You Rock! Losing a pound while on vacation is a feat. It sounds like you did a lot of walking. Looking forward to your photos.

KJ - The teenager texted me about his guitar lesson and to talk books.

Lisa - I'm glad your talk got rid of some tension.
Congratulations on the weight loss. This Dukan Diet seems to be working for you.

Beth - Congratulations on your weight loss.

Cheri - Doing the Happy Dance for you. It must be so exciting to have found your new home.

Rye - I had my eyebrow waxed once. "They" said it wouldn't hurt. "They" were wrong. I had my eyebrow micro-bladed. It is time for a touch up but I'm not wanting the pain of the temporary Grouch Marx look

Heather - Exciting New! Fingers crossed here.
Love that dance party!

Okie - thank you. I'm taking some new forms to the Doc tomorrow. I am still unsure as to which avenue it would be best to pursue.

Sue - That is one cute puppy?
Does your DH usually complain? Sometimes it seems as if the men in our lives just won't take proper care of themselves.

Becca - Yes, that was pretty much the extent of Greysyn's communication yesterday. He texted me today to tell about guitar lesson and ask if I had read the "Art of War" Should I have?

Pat - I'm sorry you were in hospital.

Felt a fraud at work. I did the minimum. Not much walking the sales floor as it worsens the pain.
Went to Alberta Works and got more forms. Doctor appointment tomorrow. My stomach is turning over, I hate asking Doctor to fill out forms. Sure hoping that she believes I deserve to be not working and can help me get to that. Jheri will come with me if she has her art all ready to go. There is a new flower on the easel and I am in love with that.

Stopped at my sister's. I gave in to her request. Oh well.

Didn't get a thing accomplished this afternoon/evening.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Sharon in Lethbridge loving the warmer temperature.

LisaInAR

Insomnia's just annoying when you're all caught up with work... So I'm playing... This is how mine turned out.



Lisa in NC

cityjaneLondon

Loving the looking younger app.

I slept well last night because I was exhausted and I took a Nytol. Woke up to a sunny day. Yoga this morning. We are expecting snow this week - most of the country already has it - but we are a long way south and a bit west of the worst of it. It's coming from Siberia. :bigsmile:

Now it's a waiting game. The estate agents will be chatting and the vendors will be considering our offer. They are busy today so don't expect to hear. We may have to go up another £5,000
Our problem is that every penny over the number we have left after selling our house has to come out of savings. DH is prepared to part with some of his and I can contribute a bit, but every penny means less to spend on enjoying ourselves! I know we are very lucky, believe me, but we still have to count the pennies. When it's actual cash, as opposed to sunk value in the house, it feels worse. I really want that house.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

klanders30

Lanette my DH sent me the pics of Rome in the snow! How fun to see all of the sites we were just at, covered in snow. We feel lucky that our travel home wasn't interrupted by this freak storm but wouldn't it have been fun to hang out watching clergy throwing snowballs in St. Peter's square?!?! I'm still working on getting our pictures on the computer so I can post more shots, DH is more of the photog, me I just wander around trying to soak up the surroundings.

Speaking of self-portraits and apps for airbrushing away the wrinkles, well, no such thing for my Head Shot that was needed for my upcoming concert. I just had the pic taken with bags under my eyes from jet lag and my hair in need of a dyejob--I chose the best of about 10 takes, I just don't have the patience or foresight to fix it and said, print the best one, I can't look anymore. Ah well, concert is this coming Sunday and that will be it for this side gig--I am so over the whole experience!

Excited for all you househunters, I am a real lookie-louie when it comes to new homes, stressful yet exciting, best of luck for those close to closing deals and those still on the hunt

NYKAREN

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