WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2019

bananasandoranges

@grandmallie sorry yesterday was so bad and glad also they are usually better. I haven't followed why will you be demoted and have hours cut? is that legal? they can just do whatever they want with no justification? you seem to have the right words to give appetite.

@klanders30 keen is an unusual word. what is that about ? social is nice. great job on the grace confidence and positivity, and embracing change ! yes I've had receipts fade too.

@barbiecat Interesting about jeopardy. I have never watched it. so I looked it up on youtube for this guy on a roll. it's impressive to know so much about so many things.

it's in low 80s, not extremely humid, I like it alright. summer weather feels like good times to me.

once I got my 4 pages done today I kind of zoned out to some degree. went for walk to café, got a coffee and to pick up a couple of things. I was hankering for pastries so bought a store bought fruit salad. I NEVER do that. it wasn't worth it. too pricey and to high calories for what it is and not as fresh as just fruit. plus they put some cheap orange and apple slices in the bottom: sneaky. I bought a veggie salad too. I can save it for tomorrow I guess as I'm already 88 calories over today and I've been up as of late.

my tiny friend D (shorter than me but similar weight at present - usually I'm a little lighter but this past year or so as she rightly commented - she had never seen me with a belly before ) was surprised when I told her I have to have 1100 net to lose slowly, but she didn't doubt it. she's long struggled to lose or even to keep from gaining.

super-challenging ! not out of the woods.

JRsLateInLifeMom

Yes Terri Tejas Spanish is Texas lol sorry I slipped out of English a minute.Got a Spaniard last name .

Yes hand full at my age everyone has grandkids yet My Daughter in the Navy (20’s no plan on marriage or kids yet )
Son 2yrs old he’s a picky eating hyper cuddle bug. Potty Training

Between them was 2 losses so see my survivors as my miracles. Raised her as an only child now can do the same for him even tho he has a sister but she’s not in the home she’s on a ship talking over a iPhone video screen lol. 1 on 1 time easier this far apart but chasing a running streaker is not lol.

Sincerely Amber Texas.
Oh my Roses looking good this year.

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

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fanncy0626

May Goals
1. Log food daily
2. Exercise daily
3. Journal daily
4. Eat mostly Keto
I was successful at everything except for journaling daily. I have been so busy that has gone by the wayside. I will continue with the same goals for the month of June. I think that these four goals are the key to my success. I am just adding a fifth that I do most of the time anyway. However, I believe it is an extremely important element to my success. I just weighed myself and found out that for the month of May I lost 4.6 pounds. I am 0.6 of a pound below maintenance!!

June Goals
1. Log food daily
2. Exercise daily
3. Journal daily
4. Eat mostly Keto
5. 19:5 intermittent fasting

Kettlebell Workout

Goblet squats-2X5X40, 1X5X45
Russian kettle bell swing-10X7X40, 3X7X45

I’m continuing to transition to the 45 pound kettle bell. I am adding an extra set with the 45 pound after three sets at 40 pounds. I feel that I am getting stronger.

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota/ Arizona

bwcetc

Amber ...welcome and thanks for sharing your photos! Your little boy is a cutie! We just like having a name because we're too lazy to type out the screen name .. but you sign your posts any way you like!

Barbie ... thanks for moving us into June!

May Goals:
1. Time restricted eating -- 19/5. 100%
2. Log. 10%
3. New recipe/new food item each month. Yes
4. Journal each day. 100%
5. Declutter one area of home for 15 minutes each day. 50%
6. Clean kitchen/sink before bed. 75%
7. Consistency in kettlebell workouts. 25%

June Goals: The same. I lost 2 pounds this month. I tried to rely on 19/5 without logging and I'm thinking I need to continue to log and weigh my food ... although it is good to see that I still lost without doing those things. My goal is 1 pound per week and since January have averaged 1.09 pounds. But I would like to see a greater loss this month.

Beth near Buffalo, NY

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Prayers going up for all of you facing the raging rivers in the middle section of the country.

Katla49

Amber Tejas: We sign our posts with whatever name we have chosen. Mine is a combination, some letters from my first name, followed by letters from my last name. Others use different naming strategies.

Lanette: We bought CBD treats for our dog at a local shop and they were very expensive, so we looked for another option. We bought CBD oil at a pet store in the next town over and put drops onto dog cookies he’s loved for ages. The premade cookies were very expensive, and the ounce bottle of Holistic Hound Full Spectrum Hemp Oil is working very well at a much lower cost. It is manufactured in Berkley, CA. I put drops of it onto cookies we already buy for him. The vet prescribed medicine for back pain that is much more expensive and not as successful. We haven’t given him one of the vet’s pills since we started using the CBD oil. The dog is not in pain now and we are happy. He weighs about 32 pounds, give or take. The brand they sold us is called Holistic Hound Full Spectrum Hemp Oil.

Heather: Our temperature for today will be slightly cooler than yours, 77 degrees Fahrenheit is the predicted high. I like it! :bigsmile:


This is a gorgeous day and I plan to go outside and enjoy it. The best moment so far was watching an Osprey dive into the river in front of our house and come out with a fish in its talons to feed its family. He/she shook his or her feathers in flight and went straight across the river to the nest.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

GodMomKim

Hi Gals,

Machka – so I liked the idea of emergency numbers in a list on the fridge that I did it here… So after you wean yourself and DH off the list I guess you should come to CA and get me off it too… What a stupid request!

As for my calendar if I don’t have it I could completely melt down… I made a mammogram appointment and the first one they have is in October no possible way I would remember that without it on the calendar!

Rebecca – great !!! I’m so glad you’ll meet your granddaughter

Rita – you’ve done great

Terri – “
@kevrit 👍🏻 Good goals! I hope you get that bowel issue sorted. My bathers are still okay, but I reckon I may need a new cossie soon, as they are on the verge of loose.” so I got caught by 2 words in your post – bather and cossie tried to look them up and both seem to mean what we would call a swim suit/bathing suit…. But then the sentence doesn’t make sense… so I’m guessing the American – Irish dictionary is wrong.

Katla - I have been wondering if CBD would help Levi with the anxiety he suffers with, most of the time all is fine, but loud noises (fireworks) and other animals wind him up - I live in an area with a lot of illegal fireworks, and not just on 4th of July (US independence day) but also for other cultural holidays. CBD for humans is under studied, and even less for our pets…

Heather – so glad you are finding new things you are liking about living in Hove… I am always surprised to remember that you don’t have screens on your windows. The bugs stay out at my house due to the screens.

Kim from N. California

klanders30

I just like the sound of the word keen, means sharp or incisive so I thought it would be a powerful word for this year! So far I have been keen about journaling and taking good care of myself! NYKAREN

GodMomKim

NYKaren - Keen is cool! reminds me of younger days when I was keen of all sorts of things.

coastalgosgal

Happy June! Thanks Barbie, our fearless leader.💖. Love all that you do!
This month its adapt, adjust, and acclimate!
Leaving in a Greyhound bus to Vancouver WA. Six hours of travel. Planning on living very minimalistic. One bag, bare essentials. Want to be able to pick up and stay at MILs, or middle sisters. The thought of spreading stuff around is a quick recipe to misplacing stuff!
I want to expand my son's food preparation repertoire. My DIL isn't the cook in the mix, so it falls on my young son. He saw a video of scary cow treatment, so he has shunned all steak, but he isn't really a vegan. I am hoping to give him some more choices in life.👍. I should be fun!

I am beyond excited to meet Athena Rose!
I am kinda nervous to not be exercising every day, but I will take lots of walks. I don't want to be intrusive though. If they wish some space I will give it to them. I don't want to be the troublesome mother inlaw!

Today I'm making two batches of spaghetti sauce. One batch for tonight with Italian meatballs. Another for homemade lasagna. I know my husband and son will tv dinners it more often than not.
Well my neighbor is moving and has a garage sale going. Going to go over and check it out.👍
Have a great rest of the weekend!
💖Rebecca

Poerava14

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate dementia? Latest saga is a long one in the spoiler below. Thanks in advance for letting me vent.

Yesterday was my long awaited Reiki/massage therapy appointment. Reminded DH umpteen times what time I was leaving and what time I could be expected back. He went out for a walk with the cat, and one hour later, still wasn't back. Not entirely unusual as Mars the Leash Loving cat hasn't had his usual amount of time outdoors due to my limited mobility. It was a beautiful day, and I thought he was taking DH on either a long walk, or a long sit under a shady tree. I left a note, a sandwich and a reminder about where I was going.

Came out of my session feeling great. Then noticed 4 voicemails all left while I was in zen mode. Messages from Deputy Sheriff Taylor. HOLY *kitten*! DH somehow got separated from Mars, was disoriented in a distant side of our condominium complex, and was spotted by a neighbor trying to let himself into someone else's unit, all the while swearing "this is my place". Fortunately, he wasn't combative.

Sheriff looked up DH's name and address, and calmly walked him back to our place. Checked with neighbor next door who vouched for DH. They got inside and saw the note, sandwich and his picture on the wall, which further enforced their decision that they had the right home. The voicemails were to let me know they got him home, but the cat was still missing. I raced home, got inside, and there was DH calmly sweeping the floor, completely oblivious to anything that had happened. No recall! Just before I was heading out the door to find Mars, the neighbor who found DH knocked on our door and said "I think your cat is on my deck". Yep, same neighbor that called the Sheriff for DH, also had my bratty cat happily licking down a bowl of milk and plate of chicken. Huge relief, followed by heart to heart with DH. Not an easy conversation, as there are some keywords that will shut him down. But, I did remind him that this week he has been up at weird hours and showing symptoms of burnout. He even forgot my name one evening. Don't know if I made any impression. He still pretty much denies anything is wrong, which seems to be a typical symptom (go figure!). I know the memory care facilities around here have long waiting lists, so this month I'll start fact-finding. I hate, hate, hate dementia.

And, just to close out this little saga, Deputy Sheriff Taylor came to our door to speak to me in person. His version of the accounts left me feeling very sad.

Rita: You look gorgeous! The Southwest and Keto certainly agree with you.

Rebecca: My heart dances thinking of you meeting Athena Rose.

Okay, gotta sign off and get off the recliner. Stay well, and keep moving friends.

Rori
SMILING in the
Colorado Foothills

KetoneKaren

Rori. No words. (((hugs))) and (((hugs))) and (((hugs)))

klanders30

Hugs from me to Rori Take it one step at a time, even if DH has had a bad week, it is important to line up more support and care for the future. Stay rested yourself as best you can. (((( ))))
NYKAREN

grandmallie

Oh Rori- Bless you dear friend .. I see dementia every day and to be the spouse of someone slipping away mind wise is just so darn hard to watch.. I will keep both of you dear dears in my prayers. Xoxox..
I am sitting waiting for DFIL and the poor lady at next table crying ,so sad to watch.. old age and what comes with it is cruel cruel beast..

JRsLateInLifeMom

Hate Dementia too Rori my father has had that plus a work related brain injury for years seeing them say cat when their reaching for the spoon is hard. Took care of a mother-in-law with it too she ran out of the house if I was giving my then 4yr old daughter a bath (now 20) she would be in her birthday suit. Hoping you have some sort of support it’s hard to get sometimes. Do you have Hospice Care y meals on wheels they were helpful.
Sincerely Amber Texas
Think I’ll stick with Amber Texas many can’t pronounce my last name unless their Hispanic ..my son goes by JR writing his full name would eat up a page lol.

cityjaneLondon

Sending love Rori

Heather UK xxxxxxx

barbiecat

Rori, How difficult for both of you.

JRsLateInLifeMom

Local churches sometimes help too even if it’s sending some folks out to cut a yard it helps.
Amber Texas

evie1958

Rori, I have no words either......{{{{HUGS}}}}
Rebecca, so excited for you to meet your granddaughter!
Allie, hoping that the chat you have with your boss is fruitful and that he manages to find someone (part-time!!) to help you and Mary out. Also glad that you and Mary are managing to co-exist. Although I guess it's hard to be picking at someone when you're so darn busy! (In other words, it seems Mary has enough to do, she doesn't need to be dreaming up ways to be a pain!)
Heather, my house would be full of bugs without screens on all opening surfaces! Some still manage to sneak in when we are going in or out, or if the screen on the door to the deck isn't "just so". It's just one of those magnetic screens, it's got a tension pole at the top to hold it in the door way. It's not perfect, but it definitely helps!
Barbie, thanks for starting us off right for June!
Lisa, happy to hear that you are starting to feel better! The property sounds like it's coming along quite nicely too!
Well, my lone goal for May was to end up lighter than when I started. I weighed myself on May 8, then again on May 28 and I am down 1.2 lbs. I will make June's goal the same. I do need to log more consistently, it just seems so much like work sometimes!
Many more comments I want to make, but I'm so far behind on commenting now, it just seems silly to try! Please know that I do read all of your posts and I do feel appropriately sad and happy for all of you!
Hugs to those who need them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island