WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2019

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  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Katla, I hear you on trying to do what's best for husband. I think honestly, if I wish to see Athena it will be busing down there and home, like I did in June. Husband does not like to travel far from home. Holiday traveling is just not fun in general because of the lousy weather. 💖
    Rebecca
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Rita I think that might be a male praying mantis exhibiting mating behavior. Not absolutely sure...
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Weight Loss Isn’t numbers for everyone. Some folks the numbers go up,some down, y some stay the same but their body changes! Measurements are key your neck can go down an inch,face slim,y back stop looking like it needs a bra yet numbers may stay the same or go up. Your exercise to healthier eating can cause muscle gain easily in some but not in others.Another person works their buns off to get the muscles you easily get. My diets been for 2 1/2yrs I’ve lost only 30lbs but I’m eating healthier y exercising differently recently finally my measurements have moved 0.5-1inch! My double chin is gone face looking younger y more.Seeing changes even if scales a creeping.
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,348 Member
    stats for the day:

    lateral machine- 15min, 73ar, lvl7, 131ar, 152mhr, 1.8mi= 163c
    Apple Watch= 145c
    arm/chin up assist machine- 17.43min 4sets of 10 ea, 131ahr,152mhr, 55#assist, 8diff floor exercises= 1790c
    Apple Watch- 152c
    jump/skip, exercises- 10.30min, 139ah, 158mhr r= 140c
    Apple Watch= 124c
    outside walking, Apple Watch only- 2.5mi = 103c

    total cal 585
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Praying Mantis comes in different colors even purple ones. 2300-2500 species catalogued so far.They match their surroundings some change colors some stay the same find Bush to tree that matches them. Some look like leaves 🍁 Different breeds different colors.The males are smaller. I want to see a purple lotus mantis someday if I can. Also want to see this one white breed that can change colors to match everything it touches! A bug enthusiast dream come true I’ll tell you what that’s what zoos should carry instead of spiders 🕷!
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,549 Member
    Did an hour of training games on the Wii. The plan for tomorrow is to do one segment of 10 Minute Solution Slim and Sculpt Pilates then take the extremepump class

    How very very true it is what Barbie says “you need to plan”. Usually I have my breakfast all planned out. Didn’t last night, was too busy and then tired. Well, I’m paying for it now. I was so hungry that I had toast with cream cheese on it. I guess today is a wash but I AM going to try being more mindful.

    Barbara – good for you turning away from those elephant ears

    Am making a meatloaf for us to have next week and realized that I’d bought twice as much meat. Well…I’m just going to make two meatloaves. That much less that I have to make. Then I’ll have to make cookies for Vince and it’s about time to take some to the gal who lets me go to the Y for free.

    Katla – oh, trust me, one of my tenants is that it’s a mortal sin to pass a rest area and not stop in to use it…lol

    AnnieD – I even bring my own food to a ball park. Interestingly, the AA team’s ballfield that’s near here is quite strict about bringing in outside food. The first time I did it I used a cooler figuring they woudn’t be real strict. Hey, even Daytona Speedway isn't. But they were. So I told them I needed the food for “medicinal” purposes. Yea, right. Ever since then I’ve used my “going to the movies” pocketbook. It’s not fashionable at all, but it’s big and fits my food and water. Works for me.

    Sharon – how wonderful!

    Meg – I admit that I’ve never gotten distracted driving when I’ve been drinking water. I do have a large cup and refill it only at rest stops (I usually bring extra bottles of water with me because many times the water fountains at rest stops aren’t working). I may have some dried fruit if I’m sitting in traffic or at a light, but not while I’m driving.

    Michele in NC
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,409 Member
    Quite the variety of topics today--praying mantis (yes, he does look a bit strange, but they are unique little critters).

    Empty nest at the holidays-my youngest still comes for Thanksgiving (cooks the meal with me) and Christmas, see the steps at some point, face time with others, I just figure it out now holiday by holiday.

    Avoiding the temptations and potlucks-those are never ending at my work. We are having a lunch for my admin assistant who is returning from honeymoon (they had small, private wedding). Menu is stuff like coney dogs, pasta, chili and some unknown side dishes. I am brining the hot dogs-got all beef and I know the calories. Figure I can have one of those and a bit of chili and am taking my preplanned snacks. I am getting to be pretty good at not letting others shame me into eating, but finding something reasonable so I can join in. Like someone else says, at times I will have just a bite of different things. Easy for me to turn down carbs in the middle of the day--I get too sluggish in the afternoon.

    Had restful Sunday. Got in a couple of walks, rest of meal prep done, house tidied up. Feel ready for the work week.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,348 Member
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    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,977 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,619 Member
    Kate mfp is giving me fits on my iphone, suddenly logs me out mid-diary entry, then takes its own sweet time letting me log back in. Foo. Laptop ok so far.
    Karen in Va, had lots of nosy questions and unasked for opinions...but will accept the statement that the inlaws love the grands and want what's best for them. At worst you'll have an excuse to visit France, hope they live where it's warm and not in the city.
    Machka your pics of that beach are deceptively beautiful, hard to remember that it's winter and chilly.
    Tracey that is exactly why we won't call fish and game. In Oregon "habituated" wildlife is not relocated, it is destroyed.
    Sharon hurrah for fewer meds!!!
    KJ caterpillars like babies that don't cry or have smelly diapers. LOL!
    Kim ((hugs)) Sounds like your abuser has terrorized your family into excluding you. Hope you can forgive them when he's finally gone.

    Couldn't make myself start the goop project, procrastinated in the hot tub instead. Tomorrow!

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    will update these later too, haven't been keeping up on my metrics. Meditate 0/31, knee exercises 0/31, CO>CI 5/31, vits+rx 3/31, play with Tumble 2/31, AF 2/31, steps: Tues:5770, Wed:3425 :{ Thur: 5949 so far
    Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for July: consistency.
  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,979 Member
    Michele, you wouldn’t get a distracted driver ticket for drinking water while driving unless you broke another law in conjunction with it. If you were speeding, or if you rear-ended somebody. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I think most people can take a drink of water without breaking another law at the same time.

    On the other hand, if I can see a police car, I’m gonna wait to drink my water! No point in tempting fate.
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Depends on your state cops 👮 drinking coffee next to our truck while I sip water at the light just tops the hat wave 👋 keeps going. Of course I’ve also seen an older cop 🚓 asleep 😴 in his cruiser in the shade Daughter me just giggled as we drove by.

    Kim NC- Some churches offer a Christmas meal for those without families to be able to eat as a group.It’s not a religious event just eating with others our age groups y up who’s lonely.Check into it Their a real hoot used to take Daughter go to help in their kitchens. I knew folks who took a cruise 🚢 to trip on Christmas for themselves went to events to meet others like singles cruise to hitting a play of the nut cracker. I celebrate December 24th Christmas Day to us y 23rd is New Years. We sleep in on the 25th.
    I knew a Woman in my Dominos group back in the day (played train) who would come back in January flashing her pictures of train trips to cruises even out of country trips visited everything she wanted to see she would sign up for snorkeling to other group events the hotels had.So we froze our buns off she was sitting in another country sipping wine 🍷 in vineyards to snorkeling with singles groups. She even brought someone home with her their still married now lol started off as singles group to travel buddy to friend for years then married. Lol he had been forced to go on a singles vacation by his family he ended up with a wife from it. Told him he should have Read the fine print in the brochure lol 😂. He was great at dominos too good. Lol they met trying out a shuffle board type looking court.
    She had the same issue as some of us abusive family to avoid during certain holidays y not wanting to be alone. He also used to hang out with friends. Christmas Birding Tours are a big deal a lot of folks get together for these my one Aunt y Uncle attend every year.

    Amber Tx
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited July 2019
    Barbara We do have some worries about the grandchildren moving to France. It's OK to opine and ask snoopy questions, fire away. You are very astute...

    Kim, it hurts my heart that after all of these years, you don't have a Christmas haven. :'(

    Karen in Virginia
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,778 Member
    Hi all!
    Going to be in a rush today with my visitor arriving. I'm mainly looking forward to it. :D I hope to get the main cooked this morning and get a walk in by the sea this evening with her if the weather is kind.
    Tomorrow I will be very nervous, but so will all the others. It will be fine. Deep breath.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    HEATHER hope you enjoy your friend's visit and the reunion.

    Christmas as some of you know DH and I spend 3 weeks in Benidorm Spain. We love it, the family all accept it and we hopefully we will carry on while we are able to travel.

    Still knitting socks but no sewing on the go. I am missing it but really don't need any more clothes. Don't think I'd have the patience for quilting

    Kate UK <3
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,139 Member
    up early having my tea, fed the birds and Alfie and will watch Joyce then, hop in the shower..
    well i returned the cable boxes but still can't get mine running ,so have to have someone come out again tomorrow and get them going.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Sue Thanks so much for Frosty Paws recipe.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,139 Member
    edited July 2019
    Sue did you post the frosty paws recipe? would love it.. ill go back in the posts to see if I can find it.. found it thanks
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,681 Member
    edited July 2019
    Christmas -- my husband and I will likely spend another quiet Christmas together. We did that last year (and several other years since I moved to Australia) and it's great. :) We travel somewhere interesting. We do a lot of cycling and/or hiking. We sleep in and relax. We try out the local restaurants. :)

    I've had Christmases with my family, my first husband's family, the few remaining people in my husband's family, and the occasional friend. They've all been somewhere on the scale of all right with some degree of stress or another thrown in. But I think I've enjoyed "just the two of us" Christmases the most.

    I don't have a clue what we'll do this coming Christmas ... way too far away. I'm hoping it will be mostly just us and maybe, just maybe, my husband might be up to a trip to the mainland.


    House & Location -- we really like the location we're in. :) We've thought of moving closer to the city, but we'd miss our current proximity to the beach and the relative quiet. Although it is getting noisier out here too.

    And since we rent, the basic colour scheme was here when we got here and so it stays. It's not our choice. However, it was one of the "selling features" for me when we were looking at places to rent!! I really liked the colour scheme and knew that our things would more or less fit. :)


    Kitchen -- we keep our dishes and food in the pantry ... nowhere else to put them.


    Today -- such a mad dash this morning!! I slept in, raced through getting dressed, broke a hanger and ended up with cardigans everywhere, and dashed out the door without my backpack. First time I think I've ever forgotten my backpack! Fortunately, my husband saw it and grabbed it for me.

    Also fortunately, we made it to pilates just in the nick of time. Our physiotherapist increased the intensity of my exercises, which is good, and I spent a bit more time work on abs today.

    Then it was a quick walk across town to the local Epilepsy association where we spent about 2 hours in a personal information session on epilepsy -- an overview, a discussion of the types of seizures, first aid information specific to seizures, tips, etc. It was good.

    And then my husband took the bus home and I went to work where I'm busily trying to get several things sorted by the end of the month.

    Now I've got website and homework/uni things to do.


    Machka in Oz
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,348 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,696 Member
    Happy Monday, Peeps!

    Sue – that Frosty Paws recipe looks good and I MIGHT share some with the dogs, lol. So neat you have a little building with a bathroom and heat, wow! I can commiserate with your friend who has cat allergies. Even with the allergy shots I still take over the counter antihistamines at times.

    Karen in VA – Seems like today, many folks figure Facebook is the way to broadcast news, personal and otherwise. I’ve been a little miffed at finding out family stuff this way, then decided Facebook is a great place to wish people “Happy Birthday” without having to stick a card (with an expected check) in the mail. >:)

    RVRita – if I haven’t mentioned already, your stats and story are so inspirational. In fact, I have spent the past couple days going thru “The Diet Doctor” website and learning more about Keto. Decided to give the “moderate” category a whirl for a little while – it’s actually much like I’d already been eating minus a slice of toast for breakfast and my usual bean dish. B)

    Kelly – I was thrilled for you spending a few days with the girls. Good way to recharge your batteries, that’s for sure. <3

    WA State has a “distracted driving law” – like what Kay said. If you are committing another infraction and they see you were eating or doing something to take attention from eyes on the road, they can pile on with the fines. I think cellphone and texting are still verboten. Drinking water or any beverage probably won’t get a person in trouble – if it’s spilled in your lap and you mop it up, not noticing the stoplight ahead is red, that’s another story.

    Plastic sacks – we go through at lot of them at our house – they line all of our little wastebaskets in the house. So if they are banned, we’ll have to figure out something else… buy them I guess. I do have the woven sacks, just need to remember to take them into the store. And toss them in the washer now and then. Extra plastic bags are taken to the food bank and thrift store, and our Solid Waste facility does take them for recycling.

    Still reading and catching up. Make it a great day, ladies! <3

    Lanette
    Up super early in SW WA State
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,305 Member
    Ladies thanks for all the kind advice. Yesterday I skipped dinner. I feel better about the whole thing today. I start PT on my hip today, so that is a move toward more exercise. And I get another chance next weekend. If I can get away from the fried chicken I can balance the rest. I can do this, but there will be setbacks.

    Annie in Delaware
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Breakfast—-Oats with peaches and sliced almonds—soo yummy!

    I’m off to the docs office to see if I have kidney infection :s

    Otherwise, a hot humid day on tap. I’ve scheduled a clothing/linen pickup from SA and have thrown down the challenge to Rachel and DH-a deadline should help them sort and toss out the clutter, we’ll see ;)

    NYKAREN
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    edited July 2019
    Machka y LisaAR- Lol 😂 I’m the person who talks to you in line lol. Hubby,son, y Daughter are the introverts.Im also the one who holds you hostage in a conversation at the Doctors office.Hubby met me online (Christian Mingle Dating Site) .I spent $100 for a year membership got locked out took months to figure that I could call the company to get back in lol.Logged on Day before Valentines.He logged in paid a $20 month membership read profiles (one that actually reads!) bam asked me out for Valentines). I had never had Valentines ever with any body other than my Aunt,Uncle,Mom, Dad,Cousin,Kids before Yes I was married before him so that shows what a loser I let go was. He sent me a smile 😃 (looked exactly like this took a picture with my phone got it in our album just knew he was the one first time I ever had that feeling). We ended up seeing the crowds he looked nervous 😬 so I said his dream words...maybe we can get it to go. He was instantly smitten 🥰 lol.

    Grandmallie-If you can’t find her recipe I posted links to them also .I don’t know how to do the repost bubble thingy or I’d post hers again for you.

    Today fish 🐠 for lunch y corn bread muffin with salad 🥗. That’s the plan to execute
    SW195
    CW 164.2

    Got JRs weight up definitely a growth spurt.Now maintain for him again.

    Amber Tx
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,778 Member
    The weather forecast for tomorrow is not good. Rain for a lot of the day. :'( Boo! Just makes everything more difficult with travelling, walking about etc. Plus the hostess has a lovely garden, I'm told. :s
    Not fond of umbrellas, raincoats etc. Might have to get a taxi to the station if DH won't give us a lift. He might. ;)

    House tidy and clean. Bed made. Flowers arranged. Table laid. Main course cooked. Prosecco chilling. (She is a gin and tonic girl, so I also have that ) Just waiting to hear what train she has caught so I can walk to meet her.

    I am a social introvert. Enjoy some kinds of company in small doses. Very small doses. Then I have to retreat. How forward I am in making contact very much depends on my mood. I can be very, very antisocial and often want to keep myself to myself. Sometimes people think I am an outrageous extrovert. It all depends on my mood.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

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