WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2018
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Thanks to everyone who sent me messages. I’m feeling better than this morning. Took a shower. You have no idea how difficult that is. But I have a shower chair so that helps. There must have been a small hole in the plastic bag I put my foot in as my cast got a little wet.
Decided to have oatmeal with raisins and cinnamon for breakfast and that tasted good. Had soup and fruit for lunch. DH is making pork chops for supper.
Also got out my jump rings and finished the necklace I started. The one that combines old and new. I’m pleased with the way it turned out. Also worked on a small necklace for my daughter to celebrate her last week of classes next week. I’ve attached a picture of the old/new necklace. In case you are wondering they background is a pink blanket I draped over my knee. Also a picture of my couch buddie.
I did some leg lifts and sit ups and will continue to do that. Each day adding something.
Thanks ladies,
Terry in VT
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Terry - I like the jewelry but I LOVE the dog!
Barbie - I hope that time and the steroids are helping you get some relief.
Rebecca - I would have smacked my husband for scaring me!
Rye - I hope your anxiety is manageable and you are able to enjoy your visit. My Mom has a sister that she doesn't speak to. I speak to her (my Aunt). I told them both that I didn't want to hear anything about the other one, that I wasn't getting in the middle and it wasn't my issue. That has worked for many years now.
Heather - I hope you get some answers soon on the house. I too need to go through all the paper in my house and purge a BUNCH! Maybe after I read about you doing it for a while longer, I'll get inspired to do the same!
It is TTOM for me, and I all I am wanting to do is eat!! Theoretically, that isn't a problem. I really could stand to gain a few lbs. In practice, much harder for me to do. If I don't log, I can eat anything and everything in sight. If I am logging, I tend to stick to my normal foods in not much larger quantities. For instance, last weekend we went to Lupe Tortilla's for beef fajitas. I ate the steak, a bit of guacamole and charro beans (I would have had grilled asparagus, but they forgot to put the order in so they brought it to go and I had it the next night with my salad). When we went there a few weeks ago, I wasn't logging for 4 days and I ate chips and queso (a normal serving), 1/2 a tortilla (they have huge tortilla's, I've always split them in half) and some cheese and sour cream on my fajita. I ate reasonable amounts of anything I wanted for the four days and after about a week of eating my normal way again, I was back at the weight I started at. This should tell me that I can eat what I want (within reason) and end up back where I want to be, heck below where I want to be. I think I am going to have to not log for a bit and just weigh myself to make sure I am staying on track to try to gain a few lbs. I think part of my holdup is that I like having some play room in case we go somewhere for a weekend or something. I don't know, I'm weird.
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Okie: I don't understand what you are saying. Are you trying to gain weight because you are too thin? Or, or you at the best weight for you and don't want to gain?0
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Peach - I need to gain a few lbs. I am about 5 lbs under the bottom of my maintenance range. While I know that I need to gain, I am finding it very hard to put that into action.
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Okie: If you feel well at the weight you are in and feel like you look great, I would not worry about it.
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Morning Sisters, it's Day 5 of my second fast. I am still a couple pounds away from my Happy Place so will try to hold on a little longer but I'll see how I go today.
Kellie, there is a lot of things to interest kids of all ages here. LOL. I am the biggest kid of all.
Lisa, it's a very good idea to not drive more than four hours at a time. Driving when you are tired is a recipe for disaster. The act of focusing and keeping your eyes on the road and traffic is very tiring and add that on top of bad sleep and a stressful day...well, I probably wouldn't even try to drive four hours.
Rye, I feel for you! Family stress and husband's friends stress, not much to look forward to. I think you are going to just have to quietly nurture yourself. When you've had a gutsful of being social, you will have to excuse yourself and take yourself for some time out. Sit in your car and nap, or read a magazine. Tell your husband you want him to drop you off at the local swimming pool for some exercise. You have a right to some fun on your break, you work hard too, so stand up for yourself and schedule in Me Time. Being in New Zealand, I have had to socialize solely with my husband's family and friends, so I know a lot of what you have to go through. I have learned to make up an excuse and take a break from them all. We have spent nearly every Christmas with people I have nothing in common with who purposely try to make me feel small or simply ignore me. I have learned to either drive a separate vehicle so I can leave when I've had enough, or put my bike on the truck so I can take off on that, or arrive late on purpose so I don't have to spend so many hours with them etc. It's harder for you since you can't just drive off if you feel like it. Protect yourself!
Pip, you've been so stressed at work, that's probably why you got sick. Look after yourself with lemon and honey drinks and chewable vit C and as much early to bed rest as you can manage.
Terry, I have been thinking about you a lot and wondering how your are. That necklace is truly special.
Lenora, I do not put up with any painful or invasive medical exams either. Good on you for letting the doctors know they can't treat you like a piece of meat.
Have a great day everyone!
Wendy 2 -
Heard today after DH rang them AGAIN that the title deeds and fixtures and fittings are at last with our solicitors. After they've checked them through for any problems they will send them on to us, so we should get them to sign sometime next week. DH told them he was not at all amused that they don't keep their promises to ring us back.
So it's some kind of progress. I think we are too far down the line to sack them as they have all the paperwork done for our sale. We will report back to our agents and maybe on some kind of feedback system.
Decluttering de-stresses me and makes me feel I am doing something. As well as boxes of paper I also got my old dolls out, the ones I wrote about in my memoir. I'm not getting rid of those and have a lot of doll's clothes as well. Also I found some seminal clothes from my past. The shirt I made for myself to have my three babies in. The dress I met my first husband in. The rugby shirt of his I wore to a party. Keeping those for now. All those things are in a nice wicker basket.
What I am getting rid of is my grandmother’s embroidery and crochet lace collection. She didn't make it, just bought it. I have put it on Freecycle and have had two replies. The first reply was from a pensioner's crafting club, so I'm pleased it's going to a good home. The lace pieces are lovely.
I can imagine lovely cushions or quilts, but I'm too lazy to make them.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Wendy: Your MIL reminds me of my own, who passed away many years ago. She was horrid to me from the day I married her son until she was very ill and having hospice care at home. The last time I saw her, I'd taken her DGD over for a visit. It was during that trip that she apologized to me. A few weeks later DMIL passed away. I sincerely doubt that you've earned poor treatment from your MIL, and sympathize. :flowerforyou:
Heather: Finally! Forward motion on your new home. YAY!!!
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Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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well I am home from work. and in jammies.. watching tv2
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Katla, thanks for understanding. MIL from Hell is bad enough, but I haven't even mentioned SIL, married to my husband's only sibling. She is pretty much my exact opposite and her house is so "perfect" that you can't even relax in it for fear you might spill a drop of wine or get a speck of dust on something. She is totally self-absorbed and uninterested in me, my children or my life, so after I have made an effort to ask about her life, that's it for our conversation. LOL I just end up drinking wine until I'm sick. Better to make an excuse and leave early! Glad we only see them once a year usually, that's enough! The boredom kills me and I really want to go ride my horse or walk my dog or read a book or ANYTHING but sit there listening to them discuss things that have absolutely no relevance to me. PASS. Wendy 4
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.51min, 12.1amph, 141mhr, 1.5mi= 101c
TREADMILL walk- 50min, 94ahr, 114mhr, 0-5incline, 3.0-3.5sp, 2.78mi= 257c
apple watch- 274c
ride gym 2 dome- 6.36min, 13.4amph, 132mhr, 1.4mi= 83c
apple watch- 59c
walk sta 2 wk- 10min, 119mhr, .5mi= 63c
apple watch- 550c
walk wk 2 sumn sta- 61c
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bike ride dome 2 hm- 20.41min, 7.5amph, 25mi= 184c
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Did a DVD for the rebounder. The plan for tomorrow is to do Bernadette Giorgi’s Just “B” Live foam Roller DVD. This is a new one for me and I’ve always wanted it so I’m excited to try it.
There is a cat who evidently is someone’s pet who came by. Very friendly. We tried to trim his/her nails, but this must be an outdoor cat because it got VERY upset. Guess it never got its nails trimmed before. Now we don’t see it anywhere around. Vince fed it some of our dry cat food and I gave it water. Guess if we see it the next few days we’ll put out something to let its owner know that its OK and that we don’t have a problem with it being here
Terry - welcome back! I’m so sorry for everything you’ve gone thru. I can understand your feeling. Think about how pleased you dh will be once you’ve lost the weight. You CAN do this and we’ll be right by your side every step of the way
KJ – wishing the best for you. I’m glad you’re getting this looked at
Debra – you’re doing great! Tell us what evofit is. Never heard of it
Lil… - prayers
Pip – get better soon. You know your body better than anyone else.
One time we stayed at a hotel that didn’t have a fitness room. That is one thing that I really missed. I can live without a refrig or microwave, but I really missed the fitness room
KJ one time we gave up our seats on the airplane and in return got 5 free round trip tickets to anywhere in the lower 49. That doesn’t happen today!
Lenora – I’ve already mentioned to the instructor that music would be great, but nothing’s been done. Told her how it really helped me. Maybe it’s time to mention it again. Loki has been doing this (peeing on the bed) even if for weeks there hasn’t been another cat here. No, it’s not that it’s the introduction of another cat and he’s “marking his territory”. I’m mainly looking for something that will deter him from peeing on the bed (actually, any of the cats, at one time we thought it was Lexi who was peeing). It’s ONLY on the beds, but never on our bed.
Terry – what beautiful jewelry you make
Okie – I’ll be more than happy to give you a few of my pounds
Michele in NC
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Carol, I don't like social gatherings at all and avoid as many of them as possible. We eat our big meal at noon and have enjoyed that. I hope it continues to work well for you.
Lenora, I deactivated my Facebook account in June and haven't missed it at all. I've received some good e mails jokes from you and have enjoyed them a lot.
Terry in VT, I'm glad to see you back and hope that this is the beginning of a new life for you. Sometimes it takes a huge lightning bolt to get the process started. Stick with us so we can encourage and support you.
Heather, I'm glad to see that there is a bit of progress in the paperwork for your move. When we were waiting for news on our last house sale, I got busy like you did with de-cluttering and the time passed, things were discarded, and the sale happened.
Family, I have no family and Jake's family is many states away so we have no family events to deal with. I feel fortunate to not have that to worry about. Jake speaks to his brothers and his grown children on the phone from time to time, but I'm not involved.
I'm still not moving as well as I want to. I'll take Prednisone for two more days and then report to my doctor for further direction. Barbie from NW Washington
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Machka: It sounds like a very rough week. I hope the weekend gives you a breather and a chance to rest.
I had a bit of a meltdown on Wednesday.
That day, my husband had a bad turn in the morning, and his homecare worker called the ambulance. Fortunately, he was more-or-less OK. Then I wondered why I hadn't heard from my mother all day, and when I finally did she informed me that my 97 year old grandmother had a bad fall and was in hospital. She's not OK ... she has begun deteriorating rather quickly and now needs 24-hour care so they've got to find a new place for her or get 24-hour home care. I wish I could be there to help ... given that I've just been through the whole process of investigating all that for my husband, but Canada is a long way away so I'll have to leave it up to them.
Then, right in the midst of all this, I had 2 of the organisations involved in my husband's care wanting to have in-person meetings with me ... which we did eventually set up ... but when I offered 3 suggested times to one organisation and they responded back with "can't you be more flexible?", I kinda lost it on them.
I work full-time (I said), my employers would actually like me to show up during the day sometimes. I've got 2 projects with imminent deadlines at work. And I'm trying to fit in another meeting regarding my husband, a dental appointment for my broken tooth which I haven't been able to squeeze in anywhere, and a couple other appointments for me which won't likely happen for a while because there is simply no time. And you want me to be more flexible???
They picked one of the 3 times I offered them.
Anyway ... today looks like a lovely late winter day. So I think we're going to attempt to go to the beach where I will jog and my husband will sit and/or walk.
Machka in Oz
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Good for you, Machka.
Safely at Okahoma hotel. Home in 3 hours drive tomorrow. One week at home, then back on the road...
Lisa6 -
Suki's actual owner. Lucky gal, but they make a sweet team.
Rebecca5 -
I saw this and bwahaha'ed.
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Rebecca - Love that!
Did my run early this morning. Headed up hill to the pub , turned around and ran down hill to the other pub, then back up hill to home. 5k.
I listened to two Soul Music BBC podcasts - The Star Spangled Banner and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Both excellent. Is anyone else listening to them? I get back just before the end of the second one (they are each 28 minutes) so it gives me time to water my arugula and geraniums while it finishes.
Waiting for the man who takes the books and CDs to arrive. The pensioner craft group lady is coming tomorrow to collect my embroidery etc.
Done all my exercises and weights apart from 50 calories of cycling. I'm always surprised how tired my arms are while rowing after a run, but I do swing my arms a lot.
Sometimes I can hardly believe I'm doing all this at my age.
Barbie - It's not so much that I just need patience, it's more that I'm worried that the longer it goes on, the more likely it is that the chain will break down. Remember, the five people involved in the chain all have to exchange on the same day and later complete likewise. (Once exchange has happened it is usually a cert, but anything can happen.) If our buyer's buyer drops out, for example, it would mess the whole thing up. I am keen to get exchange over. Then it's just all hands to the pump to organise completion. Situations where the outcome is not in your hands are more stressful, but I am feeling a bit calmer now they have located the documents.
The man from Oxfam has been for the collection. :drinker:
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Today was a nice day. The sun shone. The temperature reached 14C ... and my husband and I went to the beach.
He walked about 1.6 km while I ran, then we walked together.
I walked 0.9 km and ran 2 km.
Run Distance: 2.07 km
Elevation: 16m
Moving Time: 15:25
Elapsed Time: 15:43
Pace: 7:25/km
A bit later, we both rode our trainers (bicycles on trainers). I set my husband up with Zwift, and he was off and riding. He did the new Innsbruck loop ... 27 min. While he was doing that, I was trying to set up my Zwift, but it just didn't want to connect for a while. Eventually, I got there ...
Distance: 18.27 km
Elevation: 155 m
Moving Time: 46:22
Elapsed Time: 46:22
......................... Avg ............. Max
Speed ............. 23.6 km/h ...... 59.8 km/h
Heart Rate ...... 123 bpm ........ 153 bpm
Cadence ......... 73 .................. 127
Power ............. 91 W .............. 262 W
On our beach ...
With my HOKA ONE ONE running shoes ...
My husband ... upright! But taking a little break.
Machka in Oz14 -
Michelle I was going to ask if you had plastic covers on the mattresses. For whatever reason, all my cats would pee on plastic when I was growing up. Bean bag chairs, mattress covers, even plastic drop clothes. I hope the spray works for you.0
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Morning ladies
Didn't get alot of sleep,that's what I get for having ice tea after 6
Supposed to go to a pig roast this afternoon after work.but it's supposed to be raining..so will probably not go,but taking my DD and DGD to see the Lion King tonight.
I can't wait to watch my granddaughters face as she watches it.i saw it 10 yrs ago and it was phenomenal....3 -
Good Saturday! Am caught up reading, but no time to comment. Grandson's first football game after work yoday.
Hugs! Prayers! Congratulations!
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Rebecca Is Suki a Bengal cat? She is beautiful.
Heather The success you are having with getting rid of things in a satisfying manner is inspiring. I like that so many things are going to someone who specifically wants them, rather than just to a thrift shop where they may lay neglected and unappreciated, or to the dump. I can hardly imagine who would want books and CDs. Who did you get to take them? And I am encouraged about all the doilies and embroidery I have - crafting clubs, of course! We don't have an active Freecycle group here, but we do have a local "Hoarders" group that sells barters gives buys donates things to nearby people, so maybe I will try that out with something to give away as a dry run before I really jump into it.
Heather, are you in contact with Penny? It seems like a long time.
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KetoneKaren wrote: »Heather, are you in contact with Penny? It seems like a long time.
Karen in Virginia
I was just thinking of her today too ... wondering how she was.
I actually started thinking of her exactly a week ago ... we had gotten ourselves settled at the symphony when the people next to us came in and one whipped out a photo book ... of the far north at a time of year when the sun only came up for an hour or so a day. They were saying it was brighter than you'd expect ... the moonlight, I suppose.
M in Oz
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Trying to do a bit more in August.
Wednesday, 1 August 2018 ... 1.4 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Thursday, 2 August 2018 ... 2.2 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Friday, 3 August 2018 ... 0.8 km walking + 10.2 km cycling indoors with Zwift + only 2 flights of stairs
Saturday, 4 August 2018 0.9 km walking + 2 km running + 18.27 km cycling indoors with Zwift
2018 Monthly August
Walking Distance (km): 7.3
Walking Time (min): 91.3
Cycling Distance (km): 28.5
Cycling Time (min): 69.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 12.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 9.6
Totals
Total Distance (km): 35.8
Total Distance (miles): 22.2
Total Time (min): 169.9
Total Time (hr): 2:49:511
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