WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2019

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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,663 Member
    SuebDew - what great birthday photos! Great looking family B) Now your secret is revealed though... how in the world are you 80 YOA? :D Are you sure it's not your 60th? Your DH (I presume he's that nifty white haired gentleman standing next to you) is a gem. <3 I bet that pup is keeping you young!

    Mary     - thank you for sharing those videos about the science of weight loss. Amazing! I had no idea that body fat has it's own chemical makeup. The part in the first video where he poured dry ice over the balloon was particularly illustrative. B)

    Tracey     - Ah, the wedding is over! You and your daughter are the cutest. Love the dress! Both of them, lol.

    Viv - how worrisome about your mom's hearing. Glad the Police showed up and called you and that it was a faulty alarm. My hearing isn't that good - plus I sleep with a little fan running and normally have earbuds in at night, my DH conks out thoroughly. Having a little dog that keys in on unusual noises is a plus... if we could get a smoke alarm that sounds like a door bell, the whole neighborhood would wake up. :p

    Lisa - congrats on cutting the cord! Sounds like you have all of the TV information you need.

    Janetr - is this group a great resource or what? Your blood test results made me dig out my last one... seems I'm low normal on just about everything. Now I'm curious and will find the results from a decade back later today and see if there's a trend.

    Time to get the dogs up. Make it a super Monday! <3

    Lanette
    Cool SW WA State
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Suebdew ~ Loved seeing the photos of your party...you all looked so happy and pretty.

    Tracey ~ What a beautiful bride and bride's mom. Hope you all had a wonderful wedding day!

    Rita ~ So sorry to hear about your fainting spell. There's no way I would want to go to a festival on such a hot day. I hate the heat.

    Viv ~ Glad your mom was safe and the police did the responsible thing to check on her.

    Workout ~ Sorry, I don't know your posting name. Those fish don't look so small to me.

    Kelly ~ Happy 30th anniversary!

    Son's family stopped by on their way home from church yesterday. The pastor they have loved for so many years is retiring. They got back from Daytona Beach Saturday night and found out their black lab/rottweiler mix had chewed up their king sized mattress. Had to buy a topper until they can replace. This dog has chewed up a leather sofa and matching chair. The consensus is that she will be crated the next time they are not at home. Anyway, they were all tanned and really enjoyed some good sea food.

    Other than that, we had a very quiet weekend...I have gotten where I hate Saturday and Sunday as they seem to crawl by.

    Carol in GA

  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    Yesterday I learned that if I eat steak on Sunday instead of the overnight oats for lunch, then I need to have peas for fiber fullness. Otherwise I get too hungry and it all goes downhill. So many of the touted fiber rich foods have 4 g per serving, but peas have 10g per cup. Although that is a lot of peas.

    As you can guess, I was hungry and ate a few things before finding a bowl of bran flakes. But I am still winning the war, just very very slowly.
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,663 Member
    Carol - I've been thinking of you and your sore knee. Are you still going to the gym? After tomorrow I'll be getting allergy shots every other week so may stop in and do a Silver Sneakers class. I have to be in town anyhow on Tuesdays to pick up my CSA produce box.

    I'm having mixed feelings about the weekly produce box... last year my garden was so unproductive - seems like the only tomatoes that set were the cherry type (I like to have some large ones to make into sauce). Onions didn't turn out, you name it. So now that I've signed up and paid for the weekly boxes throughout the summer, guess who has the best garden ever? LOL! That's the way it goes. But I'm getting many things that I don't normally grow - and it's encouraging me to cook and explore new recipes (Beth, does this sound familiar?) and I know the veggies are organic and fresh and yummy so it's not a complete wash.

    The farmer is kind of dingy - last week's box was pretty feeble.... I mentioned it and she exclaimed she forgot to put in the lettuce. I sent her an email this morning asking her what's going to be in tomorrow's box, maybe that will spark her memory. Sigh.

    RVRita     - goodness, I hope you are doing better today.

    Kelly - I too wish you a Happy Anniversary. <3 Very excited for Lauren and family to arrive! Hope the weather cooperates - I bet you get some "lake breeze" that keeps things on the more comfortable side? (I'm still thinking of Rita baking in that HEAT, lol.) Is Tim's RA stable/ in remission?

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,209 Member
    :)Tracey, the wedding day photo looks awesome. You have worked so hard to make this day special.
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    Thank you Connie for your answer about accountability friends!
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,282 Member
    bigdaddylovesbabymomma wrote: »
    So stoked for my wife today. She bought her first size 2 tiny shorts today. Its been over 25 years since she last fit in them before our 2 girls. She has been a beast at the gym and really been crushing it. I quit training everyone else and just focus on her and its soo paying off for the both of us. Its brought us closer together as a couple. For all you ladies I stongly advise your hubbies to get involved. Everyone wins!

    beat you to it. my hubby and i have been riding (bicycle) to work every morning on our commute for years and when it's his day off, he goes to the gym with me (at 4:30) :0)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,620 Member
    suebdew wrote: »
    A couple of my puppy got in there. My son, middle daughter and baby daughter gave the party with the youngest Lisa doing the planning and DH writing the checks. What a day!

    Nice photos ... and you do not look 80!


    Machka in Oz
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Kelly. Happy 30th Anniversary! m0703.gif
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,620 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    Put up an antenna to get the local digital channels today and it worked quite well, so "cut the cord" today, as so many people are doing... which is not quite accurate, considering it was satellite TV... :smiley: but got rid of it, thereby saving the equivalent of two mortgage payments a year for TV service. With the antenna, we get a few local stations for local news, and a number of PBS stations.
    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR

    That's pretty much all we've had for the last decade. It's actually a bit overwhelming when we go to North America and stay in a hotel!

    Usually, one or two evenings a week there's nothing interesting on our limited number of channels, so we either just turn it off and listen to music, or if it is early in the evening, we might pop in a DVD.

    I've got the whole series of Phyrne Fisher, half the series of Dr Blake, most of West Wing, a season of Dad's Army, a season of Fraser, and a small collection of movies on DVD.

    All that is enough to keep us entertained. :)


    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,620 Member
    1948Peachy wrote: »
    Lanette ~ I am rethinking the gym. I went twice last week and walked on the treadmill and used the elliptical (barely). My knees were aching all weekend and I have started icing them good. I get so out of breath and weak feeling that I think when I go back to my internist I am going to ask for a stress test. I am doing the recommended exercises at home for my knees.

    Carol

    That sounds like a good idea ... I hope you're going back to your internist soon!
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    I am in that stage too - where I can barely use the gym. It barely makes sense to go if I can only do half a mile on the treadmill. I don't know where to draw the line.
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,663 Member
    1948Peachy wrote: »
    Lanette ~ I am rethinking the gym. I went twice last week and walked on the treadmill and used the elliptical (barely). My knees were aching all weekend and I have started icing them good. I get so out of breath and weak feeling that I think when I go back to my internist I am going to ask for a stress test. I am doing the recommended exercises at home for my knees.

    Carol

    Carol     - good idea getting your ticker checked out! <3

    Are you able to walk around your neighborhood at your own pace?

    A drawback I've seen with the gym is that it tends to make some us overdo it and be more prone to injury, especially if we're new at it. So I let the kids on the treadmills beside me chug along, sweat dripping, max incline. I "mosy" and get my 20 or 30 minutes in.

    Good luck. Hope your "other knee" isn't complaining too badly today! <3

    Lanette
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
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    Connie KY- Well I would have told that So called frenemy “Yes I ate so do you that’s what foods for...your point?” . Sounds like she was jealous of you on the first place I’d tell them goodbye 👋 show the door use my grandmother (over 90+yrs old now) “Let the door hit ya where the Good Lord Split Ya!” Lol Im turning into my grandma 👵 y I love it! Sheesh food diary 📔 doesn’t mean we all can’t in a blue moon 🌝 go to family weddings y out with the kids! I’ve had days I was right on the dot hubby brought home something walking in proud like He slayed y cooked it himself I ate half of it sending my calories soaring.If someone not picked it y posted a foto of it in the morning They wouldn’t like me anymore! I say it’s none of her/his business if you splurge or not once in a blue moon 🌙 Darn Diet Police 🚔 need to get a job or hobby! frenemy nice to the face but enemy who’s mad about your progress behind your back.Sounds to me like they got personality issues need a personality diet to loose the stick up their Yoo-hoo!
    Block frenemies online/IRL move on you won’t remember them tomorrow but they’ll remember you!
    Amber Tx


  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    I’ll pray for you Vickie for safe driving y strength for such a tough journey.
    Amber Tx

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,718 Member
    Safe travels Vicki <3<3<3

    Love Heather UK XXXXXX
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
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  • Workoutahloic50
    Workoutahloic50 Posts: 391 Member
    Amber-I’m with you on Barbie man!Mayeb he’s happy,Hopefully she’s happy being a size 2.As an adult,I was in XS,but that was in my 30s.
    Debby In Va
  • vickyracine
    vickyracine Posts: 6 Member
    edited July 2019
    Here's to the start of a new week! Planning on getting back into the habit of getting to the gym and walking the dog. I was doing so well, then had some family stresses get in the way.

    Vicky Central Wisconsin
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Meg: Congrats on your wonderful dinner with friends! :bigsmile:

    Sue in TX: Happy 80th! Love the photos! You are absolutely gorgeous. :heart:

    BigDaddy: It is great to see a man so proud of his wife. WTG!!!

    Rita: I hope you’re feeling better. :flowerforyou:

    Viv: I’m glad your mum was okay. Hearing exam seems like a very good idea for her. :flowerforyou:

    Lanette: We get nearly all our produce at the grocery store, but this time of year the farm stores on Sauvie Island are open and I love to go there. :smiley:

    Kelly: Happy Anniversary!!! :heart:

    Carol: I am in full agreement with you about heat. Warm is fine, but roasting is not. :noway: I like the 80’s F just fine, but after the thermometer hits 90F I’m ready to hide inside with the benefit of an air conditioner. :star:
    I think medical advice about the gym is an excellent idea. Does your gym have recumbent electronic bikes? I use the ones at my gym all the time, and I get plenty of exercise without putting too much weight on my knees. I can set the difficulty and choose my length of time. The ones at the gum has an adjustable, comfortable seat with a back.


    We are home from the county park and had a quiet and pleasant week there. I didn’t have the ability to post here due to the lack of internet connectivity in the park. Trying to do that on my phone is beyond my skill/patience. I logged every bite and swallow on my phone and it was all recorded with MFP. This is our second year at this particular county park and I think I’d like to go to a different place next year and try something new. I logged every bite and swallow on my phone, so I haven’t broken my “streak.”

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,718 Member
    edited July 2019
    My son got home finally much later than he said. I had fed the older ones with toast! :D
    My bright idea was to go to the fish and chip shop and buy two large cod. I had a small sample of chips to eat while they were cooking it. I took the fish home on the bus and ate mine straightaway. For DH I put some oven chips on and warmed up the fish in the oven. He got home and it all worked out fine. The only criticism he made was that he has had two days without veggies! Well, I was intending a curry with spinach and peas. ;)
    Pleased to have been of help. <3
    I dropped a card in to next door thanking her for the lift to the school.
    Tomorrow I will be getting ready for visitors on Wednesday. Last day of cricket. :*

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • b4leaving
    b4leaving Posts: 90 Member
    edited July 2019
    Tracey - yay! the bride looked beautiful and so do you! I hope the day was amazing. Was definitely missing your posts around here. *hugs*

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