WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2018
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Margaret & Lenora ~ Our first home was cedar and we have been overcome with carpenter bees for years. They always come back. After spraying, DH filled the holes with steel wool. Our renters haven't complained lately.
Carol in GA0 -
Morning all!
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Good morning!!
Temperature supposed to hit 90°F today! I think that’s a record temperature for Hot Springs. Maybe I’ll go garden in the nude this morning, ha ha! Not! Not my cup of tea!
I just hate my legs and big ugly knees. I have my paternal grandmother’s knees. Good ole German/Swiss stock and Danish on my mom’s side. I always was the tallest biggest girl in school, but I was on swim team and lived for swimming and diving.
Ginger So sorry for the loss of your cousin. I remember that song!
Cousins are such a big part of ones life when young. I have nine 1st cousins and were all close when we were kids. We don’t see each other but thru Facebook but we still love each other very much!
Machka Continuing prayers for your DH. Sorry to hear he was upset, but I’m sure it’s frustrating for him. Be safe in the storms.
Rebecca Congratulations on your 10 lb loss! Woo hoo!!! Way to go girlfriend!!
I need to track better. I’ve been off and on lately. When I track I do good when I don’t track I really mess up. If I plan ahead and get enough protein I feel satisfied and don’t crave sweets or over eat. So if I know that, what happens to my brain to choose the wrong food or go for carb-filled foods?
The last time I was at the doctor, my record showed 38% body fat which is obese. It’s not a scientific number, just based on height and weight.
Good news! My neurosurgeon’s office called yesterday and since I’m feeling really well since my last injection I can cancel the next two coming up. The nurse said that I only could have three a year so they would suggest cancelling so I can use the other two this year if needed. Yeah Yeah Yeah!!!
It’s been 2 years (4/11/16) since my back surgery. It’s been a hard road but it’s so much better.
We’re going to get more mulch today to fill in around shrubs out front. I don’t know where it goes. I guess the squirrels scatter it around.
Goal for today:
Track meals
Eat more protein
Drink more water
Stay away from salty foods
Garden
Get a new battery for my Garmin vivofit!
(If I get downtown)
Have a Fantastic Friday!
Dana in Arkansas
Yesterday’s lunch with a virgin cranberryappletini!
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Speaking of nudity ...
Have any of you been to an Onsen in Japan?
I have. It's an experience!!
I also lived in a very remote, rural area for about a year and would tan topless just as we used to do when there used to be tanning salons.
M in Oz5 -
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Barbie - Thank you so much for your kind words and understanding!
Tanning Salons - I wasn't ever a big user, but before I got married I did hit the tanning bed several times and I did go topless for that
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Okie2 -
At the moment, my husband is missing most of the last 8-ish months. It's kind of hard to tell exactly where his memory stops because on the odd occasion, he'll recall something more recent.
Prior to 8-ish months, he remembers pieces.
Now yesterday and today were an adventure.
"They" predicted 40-80 mm of rain from a low pressure system that was supposed to pass over the area. On Thursday (yesterday), it rained all day and by the time I went home, there had been about 25 mm of rain which is quite a decent rainfall for this area. The average rainfall for the month of May here is 45 mm ... so 25 mm between 9 am and 7 pm is a decent chunk of that.
Shortly after I got home, it really started to rain in earnest ... like being in the midst of Niagara Falls! 48 mm dropped in 1 hour!! That's a month's worth of rain here in 1 hour.
By the time 24 hours was up 129.2 mm (5 inches) of rain had fallen.
While all that rain was falling, we also had a massive thunderstorm that lasted about 2 hours. Tasmania rarely gets thunderstorms, so to have one that just went on and on was incredible. And it lodged itself right over the house for about half an hour. At one point, I was walking down the hallway when it appeared that the entire front room lit up (and I had all the curtains pulled), and before I could even process that, the thunder cracked and set the whole house shaking ... me included!
The wind and ocean were roaring as well. No sleep till about 2:30 am when things finally died off to a somewhat more normal pouring rain and howling wind.
And meanwhile, I was watching videos being posted on Facebook of streets in the middle of Hobart becoming roaring rivers and taking cars away ... and the university I attend being inundated.
The thing that concerned me was that the streets which were becoming roaring rivers were right around the hospital where my husband is. I kept checking every couple hours through the night to see whether or not the hospital was being evacuated.
Roaring River Roads
https://www.facebook.com/themercury.com.au/videos/10156450876973408/
Today, travel to the city was not advised, and my employer contacted me and told me to stay home. But the hospital called me twice (two different specialists) and asked that I come in because it was all business as usual there, and all of a sudden that had all kinds of questions for me.
I mentioned that I wasn't in yet because of the weather event and got "well, we came in!" <<sigh>>
Anyway, I managed to get into the hospital, and one of the things my husband and I did was to go for a walk ... 100 metres or maybe a bit more on the floor where he is!! He did really well. 11 -
Heather: I've also quit drinking alcohol. I'm feeling better and the weight that was creeping up is coming back off. I think my cognition has also improved. I'm glad that it is working out this way for me, and that I was smart enough to follow your lead.
I've become a big fan of sparkling water with a bit of lime juice in it. It is very refreshing and looks festive in a glass. :bigsmile:
Lanette: I need to give you a big thank you for suggesting sublingual Liquid B Complex with B12. I noticed a change for the better with the first dose and it continues to help. My brain is much happier & functioning better.
Jackie: We have an electronic flying bug zapper that looks like a tennis racket. We use it on yellow jackets. In late summer we have also put out yellow jacket traps in years past. Honeybees and bumblebees are welcome at our house. :flowerforyou:
Our dog has a vet appointment for a checkup today. He is doing well 90% of the time, but yips from pain once in awhile. After all the stress of his slipped disk during the winter, it is important for us to keep him in good health. Unfortunately, I have to miss yoga with my favorite teacher today. :ohwell:
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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Machka- that video is amazing! I cannot believe that much rain in that amount of time. I'm glad that you made it to the hospital to be with your husband. Happy that you were able to walk with him. 1
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Feeling a little better this morning. Started on some OTC meds until I get in to the doc. I don't remember the last time I had a UTI. Years. I don't know what brought this on. But drinking unsweetened cranberry juice.
Felicia
Willamette Valley, Oregon4 -
I am officially down 70 pounds! I lost another 8/10 of a pound this morning! I have lost over 1/3 of my previous body weight! I can't imagine where that 70 pounds used to be!
Today I am going to prep the inside of the RV for bug bombing while we are in San Diego visiting the baby and the twins. I killed a black widow spider in the bedroom The other day and not sure if it was a brown recluse spider in the storage compartment but hopefully I will kill them while we are gone. So, I will be bagging up all of my clothes so as not to get stained by the chemicals in the fumigation process. I also need to cover and bag up dishes and glasses, countertops and electronics. I don't want to bring any hitchhikers back to Minnesota!
Kettlebell Workout
Goblet Squats 3x5x40
Russian Kettlebell Swing 17x7x40
Still swinging the 40 pound kettle bell. I have to say it is extremely heavy still. Almost to the point of me not wanting to do the work out! I keep telling myself it's going to get easier but swinging a 40 pound Kettlebell is a lot of work! Love it though! We will be bringing our kettle bells with us to San Diego. I don't know if you remember that my husband dislocated and broke his arm but he is back to swinging the 30 pound kettle bell as part of his rehabilitation.
Have a great day everyone!
Mary from Arizona12 -
For the first time ever I had to give up on my run today. I managed just over half an hour, but my back and legs were aching and I was quite light headed. When we were doing our exercises this morning I had to pause half way through the elliptical because my legs were so tired and I was a bit dizzy. I'm probably incubating some bug or other. Grrrrrrrrrr!
Going to have a short nap now.
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx7 -
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Yeah! 1/2 pound down.
Just check in’ in!
Dana in AR KEN SAW! 5 -
Happy Friday ladies!
I enjoyed hearing all of the "bad neighbor" comments. Mrs. Kravitz and all that, lol. I will say DH and I "peeped" through the blinds when our new neighbors moved in and still do - lots of action over there.
I also prefer to remain covered up in public. I took low-dose tetracycline for year (rosacea) so had to keep out of the sun because of that. I'll wear shorts around our place when it gets hot but always jeans when I head into town. And always a hat when I'm outside. At this latitude I am not sure if we get enough sun to make much difference on the Vitamin D even with legs and arms exposed all day.
Dana, what a sweet thing to do for Rebecca! You gals rock!
Mary - down 70 lbs.... you are awesome!! Do you mind telling your story of what motivated you to get on the path to fitness?
Machka - your DH's journey is so fascinating. Your weather is something else. We had similar in December 2007. Mother nature does what she wants.
Wendy - I just started to read "How Not to Die" by Dr. Greger. WOW. I might have to buy it!
Katla - thanks for mentioning that Shingles shot. I will check into it. Dinner with your old friends sounded fabulous. How great it is to catch up on the news with your favorite people!
It's starting to be a busy here - the guy redoing our deck just left and now waiting on the chimney sweep plus need to plant some tomatoes.
Have a wonderful day!
Lanette
Sunny SW WA State
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Kate UK 1
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Lanette The top picture is the picture that I looked at after it was taken and was in total shock because I did not even see myself getting this big! The rest is part of my success story update.fanncy0626 wrote: »October 2014 north of 190!
May 2015 135 pounds size 5-7
Stronglifts and Kettlebell not sure what I weigh last weight 139 in June. First size 0!
I use to do 3-4 hours of cardio type workouts a day before I discovered heavy lifting and I am basically lazy so it was a no brainier for me! Cardio is waaaay too much work for results that can be attained with weight lifting and Kettlebell with a lot less work and time.
This is the thread that got me on the road to weight lifting and kicked 24 hours of cardio to the curb!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky#latest
Every other day I swing the Kettlebell for 25 minutes. It really is only 20 seconds per minute of work time. Which really amounts to 8 minutes and 20 seconds total work time. On my Stronglifts days which I alternate every other day, I combine lifting with Kettlebell swings. It takes around an hour and 10 minutes for workout A and an hour for workout B. I do 22sets , a lift and a Kettlebell swing for workout A, work time of 30 seconds X 22 = 11 minutes of actual work. The rest is setting up weights and rest time. Workout B is 30 seconds X 19 = 9 1/2 minutes of actual work. Plus lifting heavy gets my heart rate up and the muscle/strength training has an after burn of calories due to muscle repair.
http://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/workout-tips/lift-heavy-lose-more-fat
So, in reality I really only workout at the most 8-11 minutes each day!
By the way I'm turning 59 in November!
Mary from Arizona9 -
I am really 2.5lbs lighter than what I updated my profile to. I don’t change it until I see the permanent loss for at least 2-3weeks7
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Pip- great job! You have always been an inspiration to everyone on here!
I never wait to update especially when I am eating a keto diet and working at losing weight. For one thing, on this diet I can almost guarantee that the scale is going to continue to head downward. I weigh myself every day and I like to see how different foods affect the scale weight. I also update the gains as well as the losses. 5 -
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I just wanted to add that sometimes when you see a number on the scale that you never thought you would hit you want to scream and shout it from the rooftops! It just tells you that your hard work dedication and sacrifices have paid off! 6
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Sounds like a lot of you need hugs so I'm sending you all one. Take care my friends.
Terry in VT5 -
My lunch today! Turkey, spinach, tomato, and 1 oz of brie cheese, all on Wasa crisp bread.
Went shopping today and bought fat free Greek yogurt with protein, cottage cheese, pink salmon and albacore tuna pouches, tempura shrimp, chocolate granola clusters, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers and the brie cheese. Yummy things huh?!!!
Happy healthy dance!
Rebecca
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So, I'm making a small pan of lasagna this afternoon. Didn't plan to have any, so I'm nibbling on a baby bell light cheese ball, and a walnut! Then for dinner it's my yogurt, and 2 T of peanut butter on half a piece of 22 grain bread. Alrighty, messy lasagna sounds more entertaining, but I will eat like the slim, svelte, person inside me wishes to.
Good job everyone!
Rebecca
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Hello Ladies!
Machka ... I can tell you are feeling better about your husband as your posts look more like they did with links and useful information for others! So happy for you! But that rain was something else...
Congratulations! ... to all of you that are losing!
Kay ... have been thinking of you during this difficult week ...
So I am able to cross off another routine test ... my first colonoscopy yesterday ... just 5 years late. The surgery staff thought I must be there for polyps as I'm 55 ... when I told them it was my first they actually did a happy dance! Lol! All is well and I don't have to do that for another 10 years.
Since recommitting to my healthy eating goals (4/25) I have lost 8 pounds and that was before the exam. I figure today's weight doesn't really count (an additional 4 pounds) since that will come back as I rehydrate and eat.
Busy weekend ahead.
Beth near Buffalo
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just sitting down after running all day , did laundry , made up bed, sent out paperwork for the mortgage.. took the boys for a couple of walks, and fed my DFIL.. now I am trying a TRULY spiked and sparking , it is light and refreshing...
working tomorrow and it will be rainy..3 -
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