WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2019
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Barbara - Happy birthday, but almost too late for the day! Hope it was lovely.
Up at nearly midnight for the second night in a row--but fell over for a three-hour nap earlier today, so sleepless now. Will stay up for a bit, and once I get chilly, I'll be able to sleep again. May wake up to snow on the ground, if the weather forecast is right.
Woke up from a dream that had me gritting my teeth, that my husband had finally unpacked a box that we brought with us in the move, and found a pit bull puppy in there. The unreality of dreams being what they are - we've been in the house for six months, but the puppy just yawned, peed on everything in the box and then started wandering around the house. Flick to a few hours later, and I see water running down the walls in the living room. Turns out the puppy had chewed through the water heater hose, and the entire upstairs was flooded, like six inches deep in water. This house, by the way, does not HAVE an upstairs, it's one level. I'll just draw a curtain on it there, it wasn't pretty, and I did not wake up soon enough.
My subconscious is pretty darned disturbing on occasion.
Love y'all,
Going to go find something boring to read before I go back to bed.
Lisa in AR7 -
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Belated happy birthday wishes Barbara
Still catching up, chat soon
Viv York UK1 -
Thank you all for the kind birthday greetings!
Okie "deceitful little suckers" true that!!!
Machka delighted you and DH have such a beautiful place to walk in. Restorative! Oooh I LOVE those emerald cut aquamarines! power to... reconcile enemies and make them friends... safe and prosperous passage through stormy seas... reawaken love of married couples" I'll take 'em all! Thank you very much
Barbie "give yourself 'credit' for... practices that will add to your success on your journey to health". Thank YOU. I needed to hear that!
Janet in E.MO, (((hugs))).
Margaret your winter pic made me shudder in remembrance. Low-cal peeps and summer reminder pics made me smile!
Lanette 40th anniversary of my 29th SWSY and ankle weights, thought that since I dance I could do the SWSY leg lift hip strengthening exercises easily. Strapped on the ol' ankle weights and "whaaaat" Could barely lift leg an inch. Stripped 'em off and struggled to complete the first set of 10 lifts. Am now up to both sets, unweighted. Baby steps.
Karen in BC Congrats for making your February goal.
pip love Love LOVE the smiles in your family pics!
Meg welcome back! Have you tried the "just one thing" or 5 minute rule? When I'm feeling down on myself, inactivity only makes me feel worse. If I get up and prep the next meals' veggies, or dance 500 steps, or walk Tumble around the yard, I feel better. Hard to do when you're down, but... Love you!
Kim "automatic like brushing teeth" Brilliant!
Karen in VA, [gag] indeed. I just compared Thrivent with AARP/United Health Care. Figured since the AARP base would be the biggest, the ecomomies of scale would make it least cost. Thrivent came in lower, but doesn't offer gym membership. Don't remember if AARP did or not. OR, you could check with an independent insurance broker as Lanette? did. They'd know who offers the best deal in your area. The hardest part is picking the coverage you want, balancing premium cost vs out of pocket if health deteriorates.
Katla homeless, poor counties, tax, more on this tomorrow.
bourdon1966 congrats on the 4 lbs and twice weekly gym! Remind us what you'd like to be called and your general locale?
Michele, ditto what Barbie said. Have been SMH about the baby shower for awhile. I fill the 30 minutes after taking Actonel with veg prep for the day, folding laundry, checking in here... Recently read the label and the longer you can wait to eat, the more effective the Actonel will be. BUT when I complained about the heartburn my DR overrode the instructions and said "Open your stomach by eating a tiny piece of bread (I choose about 20g banana), and taking your cod liver oil" If you don't do CLO, then a teaspoon of coconut oil would be a good preventative.
Yvonne eyes-green-with-envy looking forward to pics of mini-orchard/berry patch in your new greenhouse.
Kylia did you video your DGD's dance ? "Keep your chins up" All 3 of mine?
Lisa Yikes! What a dream! :...did not wake up soon enough" Amen sister. Many's the time back when I worked that I rejoiced to wake up and have to go to the office. It was SO much better than dreamland.
Welcome skf1201 "not a fan of ice" me neither, that's why we left Idaho
Soo... yes it was a lovely day, T'ai Chi followed by a massage, then leftover pizza from bday celebration and watching TV with Joe. A gentle victory. I'd wanted Joe to take me to our local steakhouse for my birthday and was being quite pi$$y about it. Their earliest seating is at 5 and if Joe eats after 2 he suffers terrible GERD. Joe offered a couple of compromise locations but wanted to avoid the Friday crowds so we went to Wild Rivers Pizza on Thursday. We both ate so much salad, we had pizza for two more meals to take home! One of the things that helped me get over it was Barbie's choosing not to use food for entertainment. Nor do I want to make him sick. Finally remembered/realized that it would not be the leisurely communicative meal I wanted. Joe is not a social eater, he eats quickly to refuel then wants to leave. At last was truly able to accept Joe's compromise... but dang it! It sure took me long enough!
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD who is SUCH a spoiled only child!
walk one more step 2/31, 60 g protein 2/31, rx/vits 2/31, meditate 2/31, knee exercises 2/31, SWSY 0/8, play with Tumble 2/31, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 2/31.
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD!
03/2 LT:Dog group-Y, MT: Financials to Aaron-Y ST: call Pat-Y
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What a great group.5
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CAROL,Don’t you hate when someone tries to “help”,or maybe that’s just me.DH pretty much leaves the kitchen alone & never,ever goes into places where I keep paper,money etc. To this day he & DDs will hand my purse to me without opening it. It works both ways.
Woke up to find plastic storage containers on the kitchen table. DH had decided to go through all my containers and rearrange them. The ones on the table had no mates. I told DH that I appreciated what he had done but I am sure it won't last long as I tend to just throw them into the cabinet. This was before 6 AM.”
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SPIKEYHAIR........Your ring is very pretty. So nice you have been able to keep it. My Mom’s jewelery,wedding rings & costume jewelery was stolen at the nursing home.Our fault for not knowing before it happened.
MARI, Nice to meet you. Was going to sugest seated exercise,but someone already did. Do what you are able to do,even if it’s just more steps inside,move your arms as you can.Also,most libraries have a lot of exercise books,many with pictures.....or look up on line.
It’s 6 am,been awake since 3:15. Been sorting saved papers & magazines. Have a couple bags ready for trash. Time to visit with DH for a few,then get the day started. Pat or Trish
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Glad you got your head around enjoying your birthday meal, Barbara. Personally I would have chosen someone else to go with! After all, it's your birthday! ! He could just have sat there and had a glass of water while you enjoyed a great steak. Once in France my DH was being over precious about other people's cigarette smoke in the outside spaces. My favourite thing in all the world is to sit under an umbrella and enjoy a seafood meal. I did not wish to listen to his sniffing and tutting! So I went on my own. I really enjoyed a multi tiered seafood platter, delicious wine, and talked to the table of French people next to me. No one was smoking. I prefer my own company to someone who doesn't want to be there. In fact he was prepared to come for my sake, and had even put his best shirt on, but I told him I knew he wouldn't be able to stop sniffing and sent him home. :laugh:
Change in the weather! We had record breaking temps in February, with many days over 70° . Amazing and wonderful. Now we are back to rain and wind. Brrr! But nothing like your snow and ice. I'm sure you are all mightily fed up with it.
Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx2 -
Woke up without feeling dizzy, hooray. I suppose I am finally on the mend from this lousy cold
Yesterday I was a slug, very down in the dumps. Today I fell like my old self again, making plans, puttering as I like to do
Have a big student concert today then off to the grocery store where I’m sure I will be surrounded by frantic shoppers before the big snow storm. I am anticipating another day off tomorrow but will still prepare as if I were going to go in to work
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Once in France my DH was being over precious about other people's cigarette smoke in the outside spaces. My favourite thing in all the world is to sit under an umbrella and enjoy a seafood meal. I did not wish to listen to his sniffing and tutting! So I went on my own. I really enjoyed a multi tiered seafood platter, delicious wine, and talked to the table of French people next to me. No one was smoking. I prefer my own company to someone who doesn't want to be there. In fact he was prepared to come for my sake, and had even put his best shirt on, but I told him I knew he wouldn't be able to stop sniffing and sent him home. :laugh:
Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx
This just cracked me up this morning! Thanks for sharing!
Beth
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Who was talking about the phenomenon of "whoosh".. when weight plateaus and then takes a 3-5 pound drop? I can't remember. But this morning I had my "whoosh!" Down 3 pounds. I've been doing my "plan" right and have been watching the scale bounce for over 2-1/2 weeks now. We'll see if this holds, but, for today, it makes me quite happy! Allie ... I didn't think it was going to happen and like you was questioning my "diet" decisions ... you hang in there!9
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Michele, I walk my dogs for 30 minutes after taking Actonel with at least 8 ounces of water. Between getting dressed, dog walking, and the time it takes me to fix my breakfast, it is about 45 minutes before I eat. I walk briskly through part of the dog walk and bend briefly to put on my shoes or pick up dog p**p and that doesn't seem to be a problem.
Barbara, I hate going to restaurants and Jake loves them so he goes out to eat with friends. Maybe that would be a good choice for you. It doesn't sound like going out to eat with your husband is much fun.
Heather, I enjoyed reading what you had to say about going out to eat without your husband rather than have him be cranky through the meal.
NYKaren, so glad to hear that you are feeling better.
Barbie from NW WA
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HeatherUK- I was laughing so hard! I totally understand! I am learning. I offer for him to join me for some things, but secretly hope he doesn't join.
Niece held Aubrey yesterday. Progress!
Brother visited with our Aunt yesterday. She is still confused, but doing better.
Have to head to grocery-yuck! Wouldn't go but am really out of milk, bread, yogurt, and veggies.
Have a safe day and
"Chins" was because of speaking to the group not an individual-lol! So Barbara made me laugh! I hadn't thought of it that way
Welcome, hugs, and do one more thing today!
Kylia in yes winter is still here Ohio4 -
Happy Belated Birthday Barbara. Glad you were able to go out for pizza. Go out with your girlfriends for steak.
Meg- I’ve missed you so much. You know we all think of you and wish the very best for you. Be your own best friend. Help yourself by taking baby steps. We all have those times…well, most of us… where we self-sabotage our plan. Every day is a new beginning accept it and go forward with a renewed determination. Just for today, or just for this hour. You are an amazing woman and you can succeed.
Have to get ready for church still yucky weather
Suebdew in TX7 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Barbie: Thank you for keeping us going.
I have read all the post on February thread. I really enjoy all the comments and advice you proffer. However, I seem destined to be playing catch-up 😂
I give thanks each morning that I find myself still on this mortal coil. Sure, I have aches and pains, and events don’t always go as I would like them to go, but relatively speaking, life is better than the alternative.
Word for 2019 is CHOICE with a different word chosen for each month.
The word for February was PROGRESSION
I did make some progress on my quest for more toned muscles. However, it meant that the scale stalled.
February Goals:- log food/stay under goal ✅
- 9000 steps a day✅
- 60+ minutes intentional exercise daily✅
- Lose 5 lbs ❌ 1.5lbs down.
- Complete Weeks 2-5 of 10 week Boditrax course ✅(Week 5 completed on Friday)
I am working on accepting that there are trade-offs that we have to make from time to time.
March Goals- Log food/stay under goal
- 9000 steps a day
- 60+ minutes intentional exercise daily
- Weigh less at the end than now
- Complete Weeks 6-10 of 10 week Boditrax course
☘️ Irish Terri6 -
Barbara: Happy Birthday! :flowerforyou:
Michele: Families go nuts with a first baby shower and I don’t think that means you should spend a ridiculous amount on a cake. Good luck finding something pretty that will be big enough to feed the guests who are there.
Yvonne: Good luck with your plants. We had a frost last night, but I wouldn’t call it a hard frost because the hummingbird feeders didn’t freeze. They are mounted on our windows via suction cups and the house helps keep them warm. :flowerforyou:
skf1201: Welcome to a great group!
Heather: We had a hard frost last night. We haven’t had much frost at all this year despite snow right across the river in WA. I hope this isn’t a horrible year for bugs. :grumble:
Our DDIL lost her old dog yesterday. Sampson was the “cupid” that brought her together with our son. We will always be grateful for his romantic assistance and will remember him fondly. He was a very old dog and had been on dialysis for more than a year. She rescued him from a dog shelter many years ago and saved him because he was on death row. He saved her from loneliness and enriched her life.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Just saw this group, love the spinning kitty Barbie. I just joined a women's running group, we had our second group run yesterday. It is so comfortable to run with other women and connect about life and running. Feeling grateful in 2019.5
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Ksullivanpdx - I joined my Women's run group about 5 years ago and the friendships and life-style changes made a huge difference to my well-being. Glad for you - ENJOY!!2
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