WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2018

grandmallie

Lisa ~ so excited for you about the house....cant wait to see pictures of the progress you make...
I am awake sort of ...the dog barks and hops on me and then I get up and get dressed and he goes back to sleep.. I could have slept another hour ugh....
I am sitting have my tea. and then have to get moving... I have my granddaughter today...and trying to figure out what to do with her today. might take her to the park...where she can play ..maybe bring a picnic lunch..

klanders30

Barbie ooh, so sorry, back pain is lousy, but moving gently is the way to go and keep icing. I've sometimes used a back wrap/support, I think the compression and warmth actually helps, you're right to not do anything sudden or extreme like weed pulling. I love the feeling of getting rid of old (and toxic) clutter. I'm tackling bits and pieces almost every day.

Rori those pics are stunning, glad DH is appreciating the clearer vision, and you all are having a good visit with DB.

Lisa every pound lost will help you heal quicker, this is a very awesome motivation, you've got this.

DH and I are booking hotels for our big adventure in 3 weeks, it's getting real , I'm hitting the gym every day to keep up my fitness level so i can handle the plane and all the walking/touring we are expecting to do. Still plenty to tackle on my project list, today I paint outdoor handrails. But first, off for a long walk with bff.

NYKAREN

cityjaneLondon

So sorry to hear about the wedding troubles! Poor sister!!!!!! Hope she gets out in time.

Rori - Great photos. Glad you bonded with your brother.

Barbie - Hoping for great progress for Jake.

Lisa - Can't wait to hear about the closing.

Busy right now at Edie"s show, but will post later

Love Heather UK XXXXXX

Machka9

The last couple days ...

Thu, 19/07/2018 ... Zwift - Slow Flat Ride ... 32:23 ... 13.39 km ... 65 m

Fri, 20/07/2018 ... Zwift - Couple Loops of the Flat Loop ... 50:42 ... 21.27 km ... 122 m


Plus walking and a little bit of stair climbing.


Me in green on Zwift ...





Machka in Oz

okiewoman510

Good morning Ladies -

Lisa - Best of luck today at closing!

Barbie - Prayers continue for Jake. I hope your back feels better soon!

If it is OK to say, I had a great time when I went to my friends hometown for the funeral of his mother. I flew in and used Uber to get to the hotel, no car rental, yeah!! I was just getting ready to request an Uber to the visitation when my friends in laws got to the hotel and drove me. They also drove me to the funeral service. I had several people notice my weight loss and complement me. I told my husband when I talked to him that if I was needing an ego boost, that was the place to be. The service was mostly upbeat and a nice send off to a great lady. I had to laugh, they had put up photos of her throughout her life. Her grandson (my friends grown son) pulled me over to one of the photo boards and said look, you made the board! After the luncheon at her favorite restaurant, I went to her apt with her daughter, my friend and his wife and we packed for a few hours. It is a very small apt and you couldn't tell we made any progress. We went back to the daughters house and visited for a while before they dropped me at my hotel late in the evening. While the occasion to be there was a sad one, it was nice to get to see and visit with everyone.

I had an interesting conversation with my friend while I was there. We were discussing my weight (not in a bad way) after he called me skinny. I told him that that sounded weird, that my name and skinny didn't go together. I told him that my mind didn't compute that I had lost weight. In my mind, I'm still obese. He said, oh no, we can't go there. I told him no, I didn't mean I still think I need to lose weight. I can see the weight loss when I look in the mirror, my mind just still thinks obese first.

I weighed on Wednesday morning after I got back Tuesday evening and I was up 12 lbs, yes, twelve, to the very top of my maintenance range. We know that I didn't gain 12 lbs of fat, so I didn't panic. I had been actively trying to gain since I had weighed in last Friday at an all time low, too, too low. When I weighed yesterday, I was down 4 lbs. When I weighed this morning, down another 2.4. I'm going to guess the water is off now and I might stabilize about here, which is a bit under my maintenance range, but not scary low and in an underweight BMI.

Welcome to the new ladies, high fives to those with accomplishments and hugs to those that need them.

Okie in the TX Hill Country - who needs to mow the big yard but it still has debris and equipment spread all over it from the landscape guys who haven't finished the job yet. If they don't come finish today, I will pick up what I can tonight and mow tomorrow.

1948Peachy

cityjaneLondon

Edie at her show. She is the one in the middle with bear's ears.
Afterwards they each let loose a white dove to symbolise flying away to big school. Plus a party. And a graduation certificate.
Don't remember all that fuss in my day!!!!!!

Love Heather UK XXXXXX

margaretturk

Our neighbors came over to thank us for helping yesterday. We agreed to share important numbers, so if there is an emergency we will have them. It is so great to have wonderful neighbors on that side of our house again. It has gone through a series of owners that really depreciated the value of the home. Now it is looking good.

Rori gorgeous!

Cathy thanks for the recap. It that kind of input that is keeping me on track. Part of the importance of fat in our diets is for Vitamins that are fat soluble. Without the fat our bodies cannot make use of the vitamins. That to me is the irony of adding Vit D to skim milk. The Vit D is not as available to our bodies because the fat is taken out of the milk. My DH teases me about eating avocados because of their high fat content. He is an example of how well that anti fat campaign worked. It is still ingrained in our culture.

I am currently reading Formerly Known As Food. It goes into the history of why and how processed food is so widely accepted. She too talks about how the low fat diet was such a disaster. She talks about how the food companies make it so you identify being an American with their products. She talks about going into clients homes and they think they are eating well when they have organic chips, crackers, cookies, mac and cheese. Her attitude is it is just a more expensive version of food that does not nourish you. It is one of the more depressing books I have read on the subject of food because it really shows how profit has come at the expense of our health. There are voices speaking out. They are hard to hear amongst the misinformation and media blitz. It is sad when children tease a child for bringing a healthy lunch to school because it doesn't contain brand name chips and fruit juice.

Another example a friend of mine who has a extensive vegetable garden brought a wonderful salad with all her fresh veggies in it to a church dinner to help families who are homeless. They rejected her salad for more familiar foods that are processed. I hear that and think canary in the coal mine.

My own personal struggle is both our sons are caught in the processed food mill. I did tell one of them the one thing I wish I could go back when you were growing up was to teach you how to eat more nourishing food. Now it is up to them to make the change when they are ready.

Margaret

grandmallie

I am stuck eating bad, stuff and have to get back on track.. Pips boot would help. and everyone else for that matter... going to go through paperwork today.

KetoneKaren

Margaret What are the best sources of naturally occurring vitamin D in food?

Karen in Virginia

Machka9

KetoneKaren wrote: »

Margaret What are the best sources of naturally occurring vitamin D in food?

Karen in Virginia

The best source of naturally occurring Vitamin D is ... sunshine!



M in Oz

margaretturk

Karen When I looked it up they said salmon, herring, cod liver oil, egg yolks, mushrooms. There are fortified foods, but as I mentioned if you choose them make sure you add some fat. Probably true for mushrooms too. I like to cook mine in butter or coconut oil. Still best to get some sunshine if possible.( In agreement with M in Oz ). I know if you take a supplement D3 is best. I guess you can actually sometimes get too much. As a culture we are more on the deficient side. Especially living up here in the North we get even less of the kind of light you need to get your needed Vit D especially in the winter. I know you can have your levels tested. Some on here mentioned that. They also mentioned they had to pay for the test which does not seem right to me.

Allie think does this food nourish me and help me feel strong. If not find foods that do. The irony is it is easy to overeat on the foods that don't nourish because you keep eating them trying to satisfy your body. They cannot do that. It is much more difficult to over do on nourishing food because they will satisfy. Again come down to want it/ need it. You decide what is going to help you more in the long run.

Margaret

megblair1

Greetings. I'm still here...I guess...sort of? I am just really frustrated that time just flies by and I get nothing done. I'm beginning to feel a little worthless.

I've looked at all your great photos and have loved them! Thank you everyone for sharing!

For $300 I learned that you should NOT put LED light bulbs in a ceiling fan light if they are on a dimmer, or if the ceiling fan was made for a dimmer. Blew one out and had to have it rebuilt for heaven's sake. There are special LEDs for that but they are specifically marked DIMMER light. I guess I'm less DUMBER now

OK all take care. Meg from Omaha

SophieRosieMom

Margaret - it was likely me who mentioned testing for Vitamin D3 levels. From my prior experience (10 - 15 yrs ago) insurance didn't want to pay for the test which was several hundred dollars unless a person had suspicion of low levels due to corticosteroids (being on prednisone for long periods of time for example) or a diagnosis of osteopenia.

Sadly, by that time it is too late in my opinion. Our new doc who doesn't take insurance can get the test done for $40 which I gladly pay out of my own pocket every couple years. Even at supplementing at 5000 IU/day I am in the lower end of adequate. I didn't go out in the sun for years due to being on tetracycline for rosacea.

To me, this Vitamin D3 test should be covered as preventative care like mammograms and colon cancer screenings. I consider it even higher priority since there's been research indicating it aids in cancer prevention.

I see Vitamin D3 is added to the whole organic milk I buy. D2 is added to the Hemp Milk we use.

Cathy - thank you for the link to the first episode of "The Real Skinny on Fat". I watched most of the 2nd episode - fast forwarded through parts of it, I cannot sit still for 2 hours (hurts my back). I thought it was good and worth the time. I liked the information that a person doesn't have to fast all the time to retune the body into burning fat... I think Mosley's idea of low carb a couple days a week then Mediterranean the other days has a lot of merit.

Lisa - before I forget... I know you are in the middle of walk through and closing today - congrats! When you get a chance, I'd like your opinion on that little exercise peddler you got when you lived out east. Do you still use it? And even if you don't, would you recommend it? I don't have room for a recumbent bike but would like to have something easy to story that might also boost my cardio a little. Did it do that for you? Thanks in advance. Good for you on your weight loss journey and knee replacement. A good goal!

OK I am out of here for most of the day. Allergy shots, errands, shopping, lunch with good friend. Catch you later!

Lanette
Cool and cloudy SW WA State

KetoneKaren

Margaret I looked Vit D up, too. Looks like wild-caught fatty fish, egg yolks from pastured eggs, & some organ meats, butter from pastured cows. It's not really easy to get enough Vit D without sunshine or supplements/fortified foods, is it?

Karen in Virginia

janetr7476

Lanette wrote "Lisa - before I forget... I know you are in the middle of walk through and closing today - congrats! When you get a chance, I'd like your opinion on that little exercise peddler you got when you lived out east. Do you still use it? And even if you don't, would you recommend it? I don't have room for a recumbent bike but would like to have something easy to story that might also boost my cardio a little. Did it do that for you?"

I'm not Lisa, but several years ago when I weighed around 280# and both knees were bone on bone, doc would not do replacement cuz of my weight. I couldn't walk because of my knees, catch 22. My doctor recommended the little pedaler. I still use it, I ordered a second nicer one with tension adjustment, etc. You get the same amount of work out, cardio and calorie burn as a regular recumbent bike. I will be using mine in a bit after kettlebell workout. We will be reaching 109° here today making it way too hot to use my treadmill in our garage. They are inexpensive and well worth it. I researched online before purchasing the second one.

Hope this was of some help.

Janetr OKC

KJLaMore

Hey all! Just jumping on really fast. I have been following Rita's (Kevrit) RV journeys on facebook. They are currently at Cathedral Gorge State Park (Nevada, I think). Anyway, their RV park experienced a flash flood yesterday. Water and currents were fast and looked to be at least two feet high where they were. They are fine, just literally, stuck in the mud. They are without power/internet and waiting for the road/emergency crews to come and clear the mud so that they can leave.
Her facebook page is Two Bounding in the Cuckoo's nest. She is updating when she has service.

Hugs to all! KJ

Katla49

Rita: Your canyon pics are gorgeous. Unfortunately, I look at them and think, where are the snakes hiding? I'm a really paranoid woman when it comes to snakes. :ohwell:

NYKaren: Glad you like the Mark Twain quotation.

Margaret: I'm glad your DH knew how to get though a locked door. He saved the day for the poor child who was locked inside the house alone.

Lanette: We have composite decking. It doesn't warp, doesn't rot and doesn't need to be painted. DH thinks the brand is trex. As Karen said, it appears to be a mix of sawdust and recycled plastic. It has been out in the weather for four or five years and is going strong. I just power washed it the other day and it is good to go for a year or two. We had ours screwed down, not nailed down. I would recommend that installation. :flowerforyou: I'll look for the Real Skinny on Fat. DH also has MS and treats it with a pill. Not cheap, but effective at slowing the progression of the disease. Sometimes it seems to halt the progression of the symptoms, and other times it seems to slow them. He would be worse off without the meds.

Sue in WA: Sending good thoughts for your sister. I hope she is able to come to the wedding.

Becca: I am so glad you home and doing well.

Barbie: Prayers for Jake's health. I hope you and Jake get good neighbors on both sides! :bigsmile:

Rori: I love the photos of the canyon and the jewelry.

(((Meg:))) No name calling. You are not dumb, but you are in a situation that is challenging. :flowerforyou:


I plan to go to yoga today. DH wants to take the RV to our storage unit and work on tracing the electrical problems in the bedroom. We're also going to fix the last bedroom curtain. Busy and pleasant work.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

pipcd34

1948Peachy

DH went to garage sales this morning and came home with a 60's HOBE rhinestone bracelet for $3 and a Links of London Sterling silver charm bracelet for about the same. Now if he could only sell them. I am stealing the HOBE bracelet from him. LOL