WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2019
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You’d think if it’s a popular item they’d get their rear in gear order larger quantities!
They get me riled up. Sams Club hitting it hard Daughter coming home from the Navy she loves to snack.Plus family near by has up pick stuff up for them too especially my Mother-in-law so hubby can get large bags y take them to her to cook for the older grandkids.
Went way over my calories Hubby cane hone with McDonald’s for him y me after a rough time putting JR to sleep. I do not regret eating it either.Been good well sometimes you need a meal together as a couple full of junk food once a month.
Amber Tx.4 -
My father and me cycling ... 4 years ago ...
Machka in Oz
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Sunday again already! Up and busy, this morning. Physio done. Did 25 mins of TaiChi/Yoga, and Oh boy! am I rusty. Food logged for the day. All I have to do now is stick to the plan. 😂 😂 😂 (I had a bit of a splurge yesterday. Under goal, but poor choices.)
Waiting for DYD to bring her dog round. They are going to Germany for a week to visit DDiL's 95 year old grandma, who is very ill. (Stomach cancer). We are looking after their dog.
Off to visit DED and family after lunch.
Have a Blessed Sunday. 🕊 May your God go with you. 💖
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I am up having my tea and have 2 loads of laundry in...get it done early.. then go feed my DFIL and clean out my car and probably go out with my dear friend Doris.. for lunch...3
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Sunday -- First ride on a relatively flat southern route since April 2017.
It was challenging because it is one of the longer rides we've done since my husband's accident and also one of the hillier ones ... despite the relative flatness of the route. However, it was a nice ride in some different scenery.
Chilly day with high of 10C and cooling down to 8C with a "Feels Like" temp of 6C the whole time. A bit overcast and light winds.
Distance: 30.48km
Elevation: 293m
Moving Time: 1:52:46
Elapsed Time: 1:59:54
Speed: Avg: 16.2km/h | Max: 37.8km/h
https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/
Machka in Oz11 -
Lovely day ahead, the usual work week prep and time spent in the garden on another glorious day.
For me the best 2 strategies for avoiding trigger foods like sugar treats or salty crunch snacks that sabotage my plan:
1. Keep it out of the house
2. Stay well fed on filling, healthy foods, like fiber rich foods and proteins.
An occasional treat like a wonderful ice cream shared with someone you love is an occasional and well enjoyed experience, and it’s special cause it’s not every day.
Speaking of which DH and I stopped at a new Mediterranean restaurant very spontaneously after visiting with MIL. It had outdoor seating which led to lots of people watching. I ordered beet salad, which was just beets with herbs and lemon juice yummy, even DH ate it-woah!
NYKAREN7 -
Max coming over soon. DH has activities planned.
He is intending to invent a new board game with him. I expect there will be something outdoors as well, but this morning the grandkids were running the Junior Parkrun, so he deserves a sit down!
I've put my face on for the first time in a few days. I always feel better with it on.
Kate UK - That's a lovely photo of you both. Love the hair colour.
DH ordered a fedora on the day he bought the pork pie and the panama. It has now come in, so he will pick it up next week. We are going to have to get some designated hat hooks for all these hats! I think Brighton has gone to his head, he would never have worn these in Hampshire! :laugh:
I had to laugh yesterday. He ordered a new big umbrella from Amazon because the old one he had ( for free) was getting tatty and wasn't strong enough to resist the wind along the seafront. He ordered an extra strong one. I asked what colour it was. He said 'rainbow'. !!!!!!!!!!!!! I made a joke about having to watch who he got into conversation with as they might get the wrong idea. He obviously hadn't thought of that. ( Believe me I am far from homophobic, I just am very familiar with the gay pride symbol) Anyway it arrived today and it is beautiful rainbow colours.He really is entering into the Brighton spirit! The hat, the umbrella!
I've had emails from both my old friends from my old house. Both hope to visit in the summer. I miss them.Some of you may remember my very active friend who dropped the knife on her foot and severed a tendon. It was getting better, and she was walking normally, but has now developed an abscess. She is very worried as she has lots of trips abroad booked for the summer. Plus a cruise in November with her 92 year old father. Waiting to see an orthopaedic foot surgeon. A rare bird indeed.
My other friend may visit in her RV with her husband who is 81. They've been travelling all over the south.
My Portsmouth friend is coming over probably on the 1st. Looking forward to seeing her very much.
I'm missing having regular friends to visit. Nothing I like more than an intimate chat with a BFF.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx5 -
morning again ladies~
Heather sounds like you guys will have a fun afternoon, and its so wonderful to hear your DH is getting into all the festivities that a shore town has to offer..
I plan on going up to the cottage on July 3rd ,but if my SIL is there I don;t want to have to deal with her bombastic remarks so we shall see..
my friend Jay well thats another story.. heard from my dear friend(his wife)that they took the tube out and breathing on his own , he awake but still very confused from all the meds,which is expected..his heart is better ,but they found spots on his spleen and they dont know what they are and he is still in renal failure .. so we shall see what happens..it's not a good situation either way as he has multiple myeloma.. 42 yrs old with 2 boys 17 and 15.. please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers
I was supposed to go out with my friend Doris today but found out that DFIL family coming to see him so , sorta have to be there.. so I will call and we will go out weds afternoon..5 -
Morning, afternoon and evening, all...
Allie, thinking about you and your friends. I'm sorry the news is not good so far.
Thank you all for your comments on getting old, or not, as the case may be. Proved a point I've tried to make to others on other subjects before. Perception IS reality, in the personal sense of the word. Also proves out the old maxim, "You're only as old as you feel."
Rain has stopped, but will start again about 10 a.m. and keep raining until tomorrow. Which is unfortunate, as we didn't get the lawn mowed yesterday. We ended up going into town to have Corey's birthday brunch and, in the end, didn't get to eat until nearly 3 p.m... we went to a car dealership and traded in my 2013 SUV for a 2014 VW Passat with a turbo diesel and two years' warranty. The SUV was starting to have mechanical issues. No matter what your perception is, vehicles have their own aging issues, I'm afraid.
I'd told Corey the brakes were soft, particularly at stop lights, and he said it was just normal aging for a vehicle. So I had him drive it into town, and once he did, he said he was pretty sure the brake booster would need to be replaced. Even when you're married to the mechanic, they always assume you don't know what you're talking about!That said, I wouldn't know a brake booster from my left elbow, but it pushed him over the line to "let's look at trading it in." Looked it up this morning, and it would have been about $1,000 to fix, which explained his reaction. And, in the end, we (OK, I) talked them into upping the trade-in value to cover the tax/title fees. Corey doesn't ever negotiate... I always figure it's worth asking.
Now we've got two vehicles without any worries mechanically for a few years.
And his work gave him a Visa gift card for his birthday, which completely paid for our very late brunch, including the tip, so there's that.
I've got a painting going, finally got the background blocked in this week, and need to start the next layer of paint. Can't get outside, might as well do something creative!
Love y 'all!
Lisa in AR7 -
Was pleased and surprised Dr. could see Joe at 1pm Friday. At first the Dr. seemed puzzled about the pneumonia diagnosis, no fever, no chills, no coughing, until he listened to Joe's chest and asked him to breathe deeply. That's when a few coughs struggled past Joe's iron firm control. This worries me as it will be hard for the mucus to break up if Joe won't take enough fluids or cough it up. Dr. prescribed two antibiotics, but could only pick one up, the other won't be in until late Monday afternoon. If he's not better when the antibiotics are done, Dr. will order a second CT chest scan.
Okie, Margaret, Rori and all thanks for your concern.
NYKaren DH and food choices, when Dr. was commending Joe for weight loss (and associated BP and A1c reduction) he looked at me and said "Good Work!" "Nope! He does his own cooking, has switched to rice and veggies for breakfast and has quit buying chocolate donuts. He's done this himself." Both Joe and Dr. positively beamed with pride.
Lanette your DH and mine could be brothers from another mother. So when Joe woke me at midnight asking to go to hospital I knew it was serious. "virtual frying pan" Heck I've got a real cast iron skillet you could brandish to get your DH moving toward care.
beadowl agree with the final part of your "rant", except that I somehow doubt the company would even try to back track from an offer made to a guy... just sayin' . :brokenheart: for the theft of your pom, can only hope s/he made a delightful Christmas present for some poor child.
Tracey con VERY gratulations on the swimming accomplishments AND Hooray for the new position within walking distance and flexible about time off needed for the wedding. What will you be doing for them?
KJ Hooray for YS's full time forklift driving job! Benefits? Union? The as for looking old, I was carded at 30 for buying beer, until the cashier looked up and said "Never mind my dear, I didn't see your face." :sick:
Machka that purring kitten vid/sound is soooo soothing. Thank you!
Lisa and Carol count me in on the throw up my hands when I fail at one of the too many, do better with fewer, and would like to be 40 pounds lighter." Exactly.
Michele, Colby is right there are not many good job opportunities in Idaho, depending on his skill set. There are some tech jobs, but for regular folks it's pretty grim. Many young people work two or three part time jobs each just to pay for rent (high in the Boise area) and food. Right to work state, few full time jobs with benefits, low minimum wage, it's tough especially on young families. Your Gardening Faith made me snort my water!
allie ((hugs))
Amber thanks for the video. Wish we had a similar vegetarian, Indian, volunteer-run, pay what you can restaurant here. I'd volunteer AND eat there for sure!
Julie in France What a great week. So glad so many helpful thesis directors have appeared to help. Brava for all the other progress you made.
Lisa "speaking longingly of assisted living... in is 40's" not a good fit indeed! "Labels are for pickle jars, not people" True that!
Machka stunning pics of the boats in the water. What a lovely ride that must have been. At 69 I am old enough to be retired, on medicare and social security, but honestly do not "feel old" for the most part. OK yes, my knees sometimes say otherwise, but that was true in my 40s as wellBy your standards I have 11 years of youth to enjoy. Thanks!
Janet ((hugs)) and prayers for your sister, your friend and for you. Safe travels home before the tornado storms.
Katla offered Joe tea, (including several herbal varieties) reminding him the nurse said "plenty of fluids." Rejected with a resounding "don't want to pee all night." :} "I link 'old' with infirmity, inactivity & lethargy. All of those things are at least partially under our own control. Making healthy choices is important in my opinion, and can lead to being heathier, feeling better and happier. I will turn 70 on my next birthday. I don’t feel old at all" Ditto what you said. Bingo.
Heather two pounds? Brava! Would you share your tandoori chicken kebabs recipe? Pork and cider stew sounds yummy too, but alas no IP here... yet..."When I was 62 I felt 85. Fat. Unfit. Now I am 69 I feel 45. True." Inspiring!
pip Happy 17 years! HOTCHA!
Sharon Thursday he refused offers of tea, broth, soup, anything. Friday he made himself a pot of tea. Yesterday he wolfed down a bowl of raw veggies and dip, then later polished off a bowl of strawberries. That trike ride sounds like fun
Karen in VA, The Father's Day video you shared, made my heart happy.
Kate love your happy smiles, know it's not just 'cuz of the beer.
SueBDew golf ON!
Rebecca Puppy/Baby pic almost as cute as Grandma holding sleeping baby pics.
Terri 11 years younger in body than calendar? Brava!
Dana hooray for baggy jeans falling off!
Belated Welcome @bootcampgirl54 (ORJulie) and @nbbaby (Sharon in MB), @bowmanias (Susan in CO) and @PJFinSJ (Patti in CA). Just jump right in, don't wait til July, NOW is the time
Welcome @askrukowski. I've been eating raw almonds to curb the sweet cravings. 1/2 oz, one at a time
Joe's pain gets a little less as his voice gets a little stronger each day. V. hopeful and grateful to you all.
Lighter, lovelies!Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
Meditate 8/30, knee exercises 9/30, 60 g protein 20/30, vits+rx 17/30, play with Tumble 8/30, AF 18/30, steps: Thur=4193, Fri=5961. Sat=5261
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for June might be equilibrium.
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Going to be busy today JR scratched his knee has a bandage so he says he can’t walk now needs to be wrapped up like a baby. Lol he’s my attention hog he will be like this for hours or all day. My Daughter would have yanked off the bandage saying get this junk off of me walk away or sniffle cuddle a few seconds forget why she’s upset run off mid cry. She eats spicy 🌶 food at 2 said yum.He finds a spicy chip dropped on the floor eats it hiding in a corner then starts yelling Why Why Why??? So his name may be Emilio JR but don’t think he will be eating spicy Spanish dishes ever lol 😂. But both kids hate meat 🥩I’m a meat lover so gotta cook separate dishes for us forever ♾. JR hates fruit 🍎 we have a yard with nut y fruit trees wouldn’t you know.
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Posted in Feb 2019, Feb 2018 and Sept 2017 ...Machka9 wrote:
This is my "normal" ...
My week day ...
No breakfast
10:30 am snack - cheese & crackers
12:30 pm snack - banana
2:00 pm lunch - chicken, rice, steamed veggies or occasionally LaZuppa soup, noodles, and steamed veg
3:30 pm snack - yogurt
4:45 pm snack - apple, mandarin or some other fruit
6 pm snack - cottage cheese, raw veggies, whole wheat crackers
7:30 pm dinner - steamed veggies & ... whatever else my husband makes
9:30 pm snack - yogurt, sometimes with added fruit
11 pm snack - toast with nutella & honey ... sometimes without the nutella ... sometimes with cheese instead of either the nutella or honey
12:30 am snack - McVities digestive biscuit with chocolate coating or a few cheese crackers if I still have the calories for them.
Whether I eat large meals or not, I get ravenously hungry about 1.5 hours later. I can pack away a massive dinner, and be prowling around the kitchen 1.5 hours later. Therefore, I feel so much more comfortable if I just keep the food coming on a regular basis ... but keep everything on the small side.
My larger "meals" are the 2 pm lunch and the 7:30 pm dinner but it is rare that either one will go over 500 cal. The rest of my snacks are usually somewhere around the 100 cal point.
That's the "diet" I used to drop 25 kg, and is something I've more or less stuck with. Anytime I need to lose a little bit of weight again, I will tighten that up and start weighing things again to ensure I stay just under my calorie limit.
In there, you'll see that dinners are "steamed veggies & ... whatever else my husband makes".
That's usually steamed veggies and a small frozen dinner with less calories than a Weight Watchers meal. Our grocery store had a reasonable collection of them ... we get 3 or 4 different kinds: cottage pie, lasagne, other pastas, etc.
Or perhaps a LaZuppa or other soup for 2 which he thickens with brown rice, shredded chicken, and steamed veggies. Or there are these great Indian meal packages which is prepared much like the soup, with rice, chicken and steamed veggies added. Both make a nice big bowl of dinner that's really tasty.
Sometimes he'll do baked potatoes with light cheese, shredded teriyaki chicken, and salad.
Sometimes he'll do tacos. I've figured out which shells are the lowest calorie shells, then he does chicken mince, light cheese, and raw veggies.
If I dig out the slow cooker, I can make 2 or 3 meals with chicken mince and veg and a packet of spice and stuff ... there are packets you can get to add to slow cooker meals, or just add your own spice. And I usually have a can of light coconut milk and a can of chickpeas which I can toss in.
Once a week or so, we'll go out to Zambreros for a burrito (I do need to put in a little bit extra exercise for that!) or to Subway, and I get a 6" tuna sub with most of the veggies.
We're busy people so we generally go with whatever is easiest ... and then pad it out with lots of veggies.
I'll also add that I would eat more eggs ... would love to do a couple boiled eggs on toast for dinner some nights ... but sadly, eggs and my gallbladder just simply do not get along. I might be able to manage the 2 boiled eggs on toast one night ... but it would be a couple months before I could do it again.But if you can tolerate eggs, they're great! Low cal, filling, easy ...
Now, having said that, it has changed slightly because my husband is home these days, we're eating dinner at about 6:45 pm, so I'm not having the 6 pm snack. But I occasionally have another crackers & cheese just before going home.
I'm also not eating as much fruit because I simply haven't had time to get to the fruit market. I used to go there at lunch, but my lunches are not my own anymore, they're taken up with doctor's appointments and other appointments concerning my husband's situation, and my own health. At some point, I'm hoping to actually have a lunch where I can get some fruit. But I do eat grapes at home in the evenings ... any time we walk down to our little local grocery shop, I try to get a bag of grapes.
And since my husband has come out of the hospital a really weird thing has happened ... he wants to eat at the table. We've been married 10 years, and just about the only time we eat at the table has been if we've gone out to a restaurant. We have done it occasionally at home ... maybe for 3 or 4 days in a row, and then we drift back to eating wherever. But we've had dinner at the table since July now. It seems really awkward to me, but it seems to be what he wants to do.
See for me, eating is such a secondary thing that I'd rather be doing something more important while eating ... like my filing or answering cycling club emails or whatever.
And it has changed again over the last several weeks. My appetite has diminished to the point where I don't feel hungry to eat anything all morning, and sometimes I struggle to get through dinner. I've also reduced or eliminated other snacks. And yes, I am slowly dropping weight.
No breakfast
12:00 pm snack - banana
2:40 pm lunch - chicken, rice, steamed veggies or occasionally LaZuppa soup, noodles, and steamed veg
3:45 pm snack - yogurt
4:45 pm snack - apple, mandarin or some other fruit ... or lately, nothing at all.
6:30 pm dinner - steamed veggies & ... whatever else my husband makes
8:00 pm snack - yogurt, sometimes with added fruit
11 pm snack - a few crackers
Machka in Oz
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Karen in NY - my husband wants ice cream almost nightly. I have been buying kinds I don’t like so I don’t have it. Yesterday though, I bought a kind I do like and had one very small cone of it.
Heather - I miss my friends too. I miss the days where people stopped in for a visit and a chat without it being a big planning session. Now most of my friends text to see if it’s ok to call! I hate it.
Lisa - I find my brother and grandfather were the same about vehicles, I know when something doesn’t feel right, you should look into it for me. 9/10 I was right.
Barbara - I hope Joe is on the mend! I will be performing all accounting functions at the nursing home. Accounts payable and receivable, trusts and petty cash. Funnily enough I think that one thing that got me the position was I knew DOS. I also understand a bit of the process on the resident end as my Mom is in a nursing home.
Machka - thanks for sharing your meal strategy. I may have to look at that closer.
Yesterday I knocked out a huge chunk of my to do list for the shower. If I keep at it today I may get it all done a week ahead of time! It’s going to be a busy week and I want to stay ahead of it if I can.
I have something going on every evening except Tuesday right now.
Down to less than a week for my MIL to arrive. I’m so excited, she is one of my favourite women, I am so blessed to have her. The running joke in the family has always been that if anything happened to Rodg and I, I would get his parents in the divorce settlement.
I am off to make some breakfast and then get crafting again.
Tracey enjoying a rare sunny day in Edmonton6 -
Oh my dear sweet friend Jennifer.. she just said I want to curl up in a ball and cry for a day.. gosh it Su--ks when you cant be there physically or help at all.. I just continue to pray2
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Pip: Happy Anniversary! Give Bullwinkle a hug from me.
Terri N Ireland: Congratulations on your good health! :bigsmile:
Dana in AR: Congratulations on your NSV—Going down a whole size is proof of success. WTG!!!:flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
Michele: I hope that you can get into a routine that satisfies you for bone density. I’m quite satisfied taking alondrate once a week. An MRI a few years ago showed that my bone density has improved. I was hoping to simply hold my own, but results are better than I thought possible. :bigsmile: (Alondrate is inexpensive but it gets the job done well for me.)
Machka: Congrats on cycling with your dad. What a great memory! Great ride Sunday, too. You’re a lucky woman.
NYKaren: Great to see your post. I like your strategies for avoiding trigger foods. WTG! :flowerforyou:
Heather: My mom used to “put her face on.” I just live with what I’ve got. My skin doesn’t like makeup. :ohwell: It does like sunscreen in the summertime, though.
I’m not sure what I’ll do today. It is cool and overcast outside. DH is still in bed, & I’m not sure how he’s feeling. I’ve had my weekly bone density med & can finally have coffee and think about breakfast. Considering going out to the stable for Arrow time.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Katla thanks for the congratulations. Helps me keep going. Only 7 pounds to original goal, but May aim for another 10. Whatever my body wants! Lol! I love the way I’m eating now. I’ve made it my lifestyle!
Jr’smomlateinlife have you ever tried the precooked bacon available? Keeps a long time and small pkgs.
RV Rita on pg 69 now3 -
klanders30 wrote: »Gorgeous day on tap. Will garden and visit MIL today. Deep breath the end of the school year is imminent
Doc says I have to lower my cholesterolso no more whole milk yogurt for me
I will take a break from yogurt for a while before I experiment with lower fat or even soy substitutes.
NYKAREN
I lowered my cholesterol and got off meds by doing low card high fat (not strict KETO) for a natural way to lower, read labels and eliminate grains and sugar. Substitute nut flours and Stevia (sugar alcohols work too but more expensive). Please don’t take offense. This is simply what worked for me. Wouldn’t hurt. I fixed my glucose and H1C numbers within 3 months too!
RV Rita on pg. 70 now
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NYKAREN - What Rita wrote reminded me - I started eating oat bran, cooked in no-added-sugar vanilla almond milk every morning, and dropped my cholesterol 40 points. While it is carbs, it's not wheat carbs, so it doesn't upset my system so much. One of the few good habits I've been able to incorporate for more than a year and stick with it. It's kind of like cream of wheat, with a little more body. Takes about 9 minutes in the microwave, and it's pretty yummy.
Lisa in AR3 -
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x1. weigh in
✔️2. log all
maybe 3. 30 min exercise
✔️✔️✔️✔️4. five minutes meditation
x 5. Take care of at least 3 shorter (1 pagish) writing or administrative task/bill, (union work doesn't count)
x6. At least 15 min cleaning
x7. At least 5 min day filing
x8. average 1100 calories net
• Overall Feeling : good but very tired
• Log all: yes
• Exercise : 1 slow walking
• 1100 calories net average : 95 over at 6:30pm
•3 Short term writing/admin per week: only 1?
•cleaning : no
•filing: no
Grateful :
1.nice day
2.organic farm stand open at 8 this morning, helpful for picnic stuff in a pinch.
3. nap3
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