WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2019

Machka9

Thank you to everyone for your stories!

okiewoman510

Who Am I?

I am Okie, a born and raised Oklahoma girl that has lived in Texas for a LONG time. I am 51 and have been married for 31 years this month. We have no children and sadly, no fur baby. We lost our fur baby almost 3 years ago and I still miss him terribly. I figure since I miss him and not just having a dog, it isn't time to get another one yet. I take every opportunity to play with my neighbors and friends dogs. My hub travels a lot for work. I am semi-retired and work a few hours a week from home. This allows me to travel with the hub when I can since I can work from wherever we are. Not having a dog makes this much easier too. I don't feel guilty leaving a dog in the kennel (where I know they get the best care, he was always happy to go there, but I still felt guilty). We lived in the Houston area for 25 years and moved to the edge of the Texas Hill Country about 6 years ago when the hub switched jobs. I have been overweight most of my adult life. I met my goal (plus some) early in 2018 but have gained a few too many pounds back so I am working on getting those back off. I got lazy and was eating mindlessly too often and it shows. Some of the regain will stay, I like having boobs again , but I would also like my pants to fit. There has to be a happy medium. I am working to find it.

That's me in a nutshell.

pipcd34

Machka9

Friday evening to be specific.

Lots to do this weekend:
- try to finish Part 1 of big assignment
- try to finish small assignment
- vote
- shopping ... cement blocks, soil, daffodil bulbs, and perhaps new winter/rain jackets
- grocery order
- cycling ... if the weather is OK. Rowing and walking if it isn't so good.
- and there's some work I need to do with our cycling club. Given that I'm the president now and still the communications officer, and will be hosting/running an event in less than a month ... I really should have a look at what needs to be done, at least.

This evening I've been working madly on Part 1 of the big assignment. Making progress. It's a Business plan/profile/case study.

I also hope to get some rest to see if I can shake the last bit of this flu.


Machka in Oz

klanders30

stressful morning and then walked into another "cake and bagel laden donut buffet in the staff room, AGAIN. Made my self a cup of strong coffee and sang "walk on by" by Dionne Warwick, (remember that tune?!?!) as I left sipping my hot beverage. NSV for the day.

NYKAREN

pipcd34

stats for yesterday:

bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.02min, 13.5amph, 132mhr, 1.58mi= 58c
apple watch- 67c
TREADMILL jog- 30min, 3.5-5.0incl, 5.3sp, 149mhr, 2.87mi= 324c
apple watch- 334c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 4.32min, 134mhr, PERSONAL BEST- 19.5amph, MAX SPEED 42.5MPH, 1.47mi= 57c
apple watch- 43c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 13.56min, 13.1amph, 143mhr,3.03mi= 141c
apple watch- 119c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5.14min, 145mhr, 10.04min mi.52mi= 65c
apple watch- 57c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.17min, 9.21, .45mi= 70c
apple watch- 74c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 17.43,min, 8.8amph, 2.60mi= 213c
apple watch- 139

total cal 920

cityjaneLondon

Good going NYKAREN. Sometimes it helps me if I imagine this group cheering me on. Today I went for my run because I told you all I would. Lovely day. DH walked alongside me until I turned round the toilets to come home. He is walking into town to buy me an anniversary gift. I bought his card from our local flower shop on the way home.

I've been reading a book called A Year of Living Danishly, which was very good. (We are doing four or five Danish stops on our cruise in the autumn, so it's research ). I'm now reading her next book which is called, Leap Year. The author is Helen Russell. This one is about how to make changes in your life. I'm currently enjoying the chapter on relationships and marriage. Lots of good advice. She writes in a very light style. Any one who is feeling a bit stuck might enjoy both those books.

Actually I did live for a month in Jutland, Denmark, in the early 90s. I won a Gulbenkian scholarship for studying some communal arts, in my case performance style theatre, and lived with a theatre group who were doing far out experimental theatre. It was all communal living, including rotas for cleaning the toilets. I didn't see a lot of Denmark though.
(The second month of my scholarship I spent in Mexico City, studying indigenous dance rituals :laugh: )
I had produced my own theatre piece the year before, based on the Danish company's work. I had studied with them in Wales. It was called Odin Teatre. My piece I wrote, hired the actors, and produced and directed it myself. It ran for three weeks in a studio theatre in Greenwich.
I can hardly believe I did all that now! It was very testing, but I survived. My sons were 15 and 13, so a lot of the strain fell on my then husband. My company I called Singing Brink, and the "play/performance" was called Song Of Myself. The subject was Lou Andrea Salome, a Russian/German writer and psychoanalyst. A student and friend of Freud. (Google her)

Gosh it all seems a long time ago and another life, a bit like Lisa's carnival.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

KetoneKaren

klanders30 wrote: »

stressful morning and then walked into another "cake and bagel laden donut buffet in the staff room, AGAIN. Made my self a cup of strong coffee and sang "walk on by" by Dionne Warwick, (remember that tune?!?!) as I left sipping my hot beverage. NSV for the day.

NYKAREN

NYKAREN
Yay you! I have to pretend the goodies are contaminated with Salmonella. Otherwise I go back and get a bite later. It's really awful to have food in the break room.

Karen in Virginia

pipcd34

stress is coming back big time at work again. geez. I CAN'T WAIT for my vacation

suebdew

barbiecat

NYKAREN, awesome job walking on by the treats

Pip, sorry that there's more stress at work.

Heather, I put a hold on "The Year of Living Danishly". It sounds great.

Katla49

AKdogpile: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. Post often.

Hap2go: Welcome!

Felicia & Margaret: You both have a full and challenging lives. I can sympathize and admire both of you for your steadfast support of your family members.

Michele: We have pyrethrin on order. I couldn’t find it locally. I am frustrated that it is not already here. :grumble:


Who am I? I am Katla. I was the only child of older parents. My mom had two miscarriages before I was born. It was my job to be healthy. I’ve taken that to heart and do my best in that quarter.

My mom and dad were lifelong chain smokers and were rude about it. I grew up hating my parents’ cigarette smoking. After I married I wouldn’t allow cigarettes in my home. They thought I was being mean to them. Smoking was a primary cause of poor health and ultimately caused their deaths.

My DH is a celiac, diabetic, and also has MS. He is also gluten free, and it helps. He is working hard on figuring out how to enjoy life and stay healthy at the same time. We have four grandchildren. Our oldest granddaughter also has diabetes.

I feel very lucky that my health is good. I work at it. I exercise, take yoga regularly and ride my friend’s horse when I can.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

efricke1

Hello all!

Who am I?
I'm Elizabeth and I live in Decatur, GA, which is really part of Atlanta. I just turned 55. I grew up in the Los Angeles area (Northridge, if you know LA) and my dad still lives there. I have a sister who is my best friend and lives in Toronto. I married the love of my life almost 4 years ago. It took us a while to find each other! We have two cats, Linus and Lucy(that's Lucy in my profile pic), and a 10 month old corgi named Pippin. I somehow ended up in university administration and have been at Emory for almost 22 years.

I've always struggled with having to lose 10-20 pounds. My mom passed away suddenly in Sept. 2017 and the weight crept on through having to manage things and grief. I was up to 171 (I'm 5'3"), eating poorly and not exercising. I had tried a lot of things in the past, but read something about MFP and decided to try it. I had been steadfastly against counting calories, but gave it a try. I met my first goal (30 pounds) very recently and am going for 5 more. Which, of course, are being incredible difficult to get rid of! I walk at least 10K steps most days, work out with a personal trainer 2 days a week, and am, for the first time in my life, starting to run.

I read this board most days and want to get better about posting too, so people can get to know me.

May goals:
Lose that blasted 5 pounds!
Post every day on MFP
Cook dinner at least 1x a week
Start meditating again

That's all for now!
Elizabeth GA

fanncy0626

Good morning ladies!

Kettlebell Workout

22x7x40 (22 sets of seven swings at 40 pounds)

I am just getting over my second cold of the season! I have applied as a substitute teacher while my husband is farming. I have to go fill out the paperwork today. I may only work a day here or there but it will break up the monotony. My husband works from 8:00am till 9:00pm if not later! The only day he has off is Sunday. We may head up to Winnipeg Canada one of those Sundays. I definitely need to keep myself busy. It’s a little chilly here. As soon as it warms up there is a huge swimming pool and frisbee golf course out my back door as well as a walking path. And of course I have a lot of playtime with Shep!

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota/Arizona

AKdogpile

Hi ladies! I'm sticking pretty close to my goals so far, though I went over by 100-ish calories one day recently. It helps me a lot to know that other people can see what I'm doing/eating.

In a few minutes, I'll be going on my first bicycle ride in about 2-3 years. And more importanrly, my first since the 2 knees were replaced. I'm excited and scared at the same time.

I just set small goals for now, so I can achieve them and stay motivated. I am way out of shape, but not as bad as I thought.

Have a great day!

Barb

OregonMother

exermom wrote: »

Felicia – “ABOUT” 14 years. You mean you don’t know 

Ha! 14 years and 4 months and 3 days!

OregonMother

auntiebk wrote: »

Barbie we lived in Ukiah from 1959 til I went to Cal in 1968.

That is so interesting. I was at my son's track meet in Colton yesterday afternoon, and a family had baseball caps with the names of businesses on them -- but under each business name was "Ukiah, Oregon." I had never heard of it before, and now, two days in a row.

Strange world.

Felicia -- who also had never heard of Colton, Oregon until I plugged it into my GPS yesterday
Willamette Valley, Oregon

coastalgosgal

These "Who Am I" segments are so intetesting, I might just copy pertinent info down.💖 Just so I can know who's who, who's where, and what's what. Would you object? It wouldn't be anything I would save online. I am old-fashioned so it might just be an index card to be filed with what you're interested in. It makes chatting so much more personal.

Who is Rebecca?

I am from Gresham, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, currently living in Whidbey island off Washington state. I am married going on 35 years to a retired Navy Chief. I am going to be 57 in June. We have 3 sons, eldest active duty son, we are roommates with, here in the island. Our middle son is married soon to become a daddy on the 10th of this month! Eeek, I'm really excited! My youngest son is active Navy in Japan, doing the same rate job that my husband did.💖. He is my baby and I miss him so much! He's been gone since November, and he has 4 years over there. Hopefully he can come home next Christmas!

My husband had a complete liver transplant back in 2014, so he is retired, and I pretty much retired too, to care for him. Now that he's better, we are just lazy happy. There were many years he was sick, so we are just making up for lost time. My weight loss journey started when I was a child. Living on a farm, with access to so much healthy food, you'd think I would have been not overweight, but I had Betty Crocker for a mother. Still, no excuse I realize she did the best she could.

I was pretty normal weight when I first married, but being a sailors wife was pretty lonely, and we were stationed in Japan. Whatever I looked like, I felt as big as a house! I was a fat American in a sea of small people. I think I also used my fat as a barrier from society. Living on a base and a carrier would come back, it was 5000 guys all interested in you, opening doors etc. I felt conspicuous, and it was unsettling. In 2009 I did let silly Jenny Craig tell me how to eat, and I lost 70 lbs. I went from 265- 195 lbs, but sadly I didn't lose the weight in my head. My husband was getting sicker by then, eldest was going into the Navy, and it was many things I had no control over. Again just excuses I realize.

Presently I am 242, but I feel ok. I would love to get to 195 again. I remember what it felt like. I also have a morbid reason. One of the things to do when you're old is to plan what you wish to happen when you pass on. I found a company, that will accept bodies for medical purposes. They come get you, use you, and cremate you on their dime. They will return your ashes to your family or scatter them at sea. I was told you can't be too obese to qualify. Kind of a weird reason to lose weight huh? It is definitely not motivating me.

Love ya all!
💖Rebecca

Snowflake1968

Carol - When my Grandmother went into the hospital and we found out she wouldn't be able to go home, they kept her at the hospital until a bed opened up in the nursing home, is that how it works there as well? You and Lisa both did so well with your knee surgeries. If I ever need one, you two will be my role models.

Kim - I like thrift store shopping too, when I went for jeans the other day I looked at the thrift store first. They didn't have any in the size I needed in the style I liked. I will be going there for some business clothes if I get this job, they had a good selection.

Michele - Denise is due this month isn't she? Is that why you are going there?

Heather - I think you are a tremendous Granny you just needed to be closer to enjoy it. Is there something in the Canesten that affects women over 65? That makes no sense to me why they won't sell it to you at a pharmacy. Interesting facts about obesity and poorer regions. I have often said that there must be a link. It is much more economical to eat processed foods than it is to eat fresh. I think it also has to do with education and how people are taught to cook.

Karen in VA - I totally agree with you, I bet that your childhood trauma did have an effect on your relationship with food. I am forever telling the people in my family to not force the kids to clean their plates. They know when they are hungry and when they are full and they should be allowed to stop. The problem is they say they are full and before the table is cleared are asking for a snack sometimes. So it's just that they don't want what was served. I don't know how to fix that part.

Lisa - Enjoy your day off, you deserve it!

Viv - Hugs to you. I am finding the time it takes me to read and comment is taking up a lot of my day as well. I know once I start working I won't be able to comment as much.

Karen in NY - "Just Walk on By", I love it. I will now have that song stuck in my head all day.

I am so loving all of the stories, Machka thanks so much for suggesting it.

I started my third set of swim lessons last night, this one is stroke improvement. I learned a lot in just the first night and the instructor really pushed me so my heart rate was up the whole time. It was great.

I didn't have the chat I was expecting yesterday from the lady about the job, as a matter of fact I have not even had a response to my email which is very strange. I hope she is OK, she has been very quick in responding for over two weeks so I am a little concerned.

Today I am going to go into my craft room and make some cards for Mothers Day for my MIL and Mom. I should get them in the mail this weekend.

I am watching the snow fall yet again today. It is supposed to rain all weekend and then next week we are finally supposed to get some nice weather. I hope that the forecast is accurate.

Have a great day everyone,
Tracey in Edmonton

pipcd34

Yyyy