WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2019

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  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,284 Member
    :)Sara, I have never set weight loss goals because I have no control over my weight, but I have made plans/resolutions to do things like drink more water, walk more, change how I eat, etc. I have a step counter and I love the feeling of "getting credit" for the walking that I do.

    :) My life is usually so simple and laid back but today I had to get up extra early to walk the dogs for two hours, eat breakfast, get dressed and help Jake take the dog to the groomer, then go to the dentist. Now I am home to do the things I normally do (ride the exercise bike and watch some favorite TV shows).
    Rho97070 wrote: »
    I'll typically post in the evening, but this morning's scale showed I dropped 1.3lbs so had to do a shout out! Yippee!

    :)Congratulations

    <3Heather, sorry about your injury.

    <3 Barbie from NW WA
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    DonnaL: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. Best advice: Let MFP select your allowed calories based on your current weight and health. As you lose weight MFP will reduce your allowed calories. It is slow and steady progress and it works. Stop by here often to give support to others and get support, yourself. :flowerforyou:

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited September 2019
    AZTeri2016 wrote: »
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Lanette Glad the rash is better. Are you less grumpy? ;)

    _____

    Today was the 1st day of school. Grandson seems relaxed about it, to my surprise. He did his Reading benchmarks today; Math benchmarks are tomorrow. Then we'll get into a groove and settle in for the duration...got my fingers crossed for this to be a good year.

    For those of you who are new-ish, I am Learning Coach for my 13-year-old grandson, who is in a public online school program. He was finally diagnosed with autism this summer, after years of missed diagnoses and much hurt & misery. Last year was his first year of online school; it was better for him. The goal this year is to bolster his confidence, line up resources, get IEP in place, etc., and have him back in brick & mortar school for 9th grade next fall. He needs the socialization and practice of getting along, tolerating frustrations, etc. I wish we could do the academics separately and just use school as a social training ground. I hate for school to interfere with his academic progress. That sounds a little weird, LOL!!! I would like for him to be able to go to school for about 3 or 4 half days a week and continue his academic work online. It'll never happen.


    Karen in Virginia

    I would suggest exploring the options and seeing if there are any hybrid schools in your area. My daughter worked at one for a couple of years. The children are only in school 2 days a week, the rest of the time they are home. It's classical education so the school days included math, Latin, Logic classes. Parents and teachers work closely together on curriculum and social interactions.



    Arizona Teri Your suggestion prompted me to do some exploring online and I discovered that, though there are no schools nearby with the classical education you describe, our county schools do offer students the option to take 2 classes at home each semester! If there is a reason to warrant it, more can be approved. I am betting we can make this work. You have no idea how relieved I am. Thank you sooooooo much!!!

    I am also excited to realize that my granddaughter, now 10, will be able to take her PE/Health online when she gets to high school because she is on a swim team! Not waste her time doing PE in school when she's already a year-round athlete.

    ________

    Grandson got his Math benchmark testing done this morning. Benchmark testing is stressful because the level of difficulty increases as the test progresses until the student starts missing a lot of questions. The tests are designed to stratify students so they end up in the correct academic level. Learning coaches cannot help at all. He finished, then wanted to watch a video and build cars online instead of doing more work. I told him that I didn't want to spend my time with him trying to corral him back into doing school work. I told him what time it was and when I needed to leave and advised him that whatever we didn't get accomplished I would just leave with a note for his mom to work on when she got home from work. He bargained for 10 more minutes of goof-off time and then got the rest of his work done without a meltdown or further distractions. I was amazed at how well that worked. 2 options. Gotta remember that.
    ________

    Barbara Did you see this?
    https://www.wsls.com/video/salem-woman-uses-skeleton-to-scare-bears-away-from-her-trashcans-video

    Heather Ouch! You might end up with black eyes in a few days due to the blood under the skin following gravity. Then people really will think he hit you. :#B)

    Rhonda Congratulations!

    Lisa That is beyond exciting. Wowza! Big money at stake, keeping my fingers crossed.

    Yvonne I adore Macadamia nuts. My favorite kind of nut. And I am SUPER impressed with your catio.

    Katla Yes! Grandson is online at home again for this year (8th grade).

    Karen in Virginia
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Rita Glad you husband's surgery is behind you. Take a breather. (((hugs)))
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,204 Member
    edited September 2019
    Heather: Ouch! I hope you iced it. I find that helps when I have an argument with an immovable object! (Usually a cupboard door I have not closed!)
    Karen: Good call on the bargaining with DGS. options give them choices, so they feel in control.
    Rita: Good news about your DH coming through surgery.

    I was locked out of the site this afternoon. So glad it was only temporary.
    Groceries bought and stowed, hair coiffured. Dance class tomorrow morning, Shakespeare Study Group after lunch.

    Enjoy the rest of your day. It’s bedtime here.

    ☘️ Terri
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    Rita I'm so happy to hear your husband is doing well. 💜
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    edited September 2019
    Rita, so pleased it was good results...

    Lisa
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,092 Member
    Waiting for DGD. She is at hs swim team practice. She does online home school and participates in swim team and water polo to fulfill PE requirements. She is a hs freshman this year.

    Rita - Glad DH is doing well.

    Heather - I agree with ice suggestions.

    I have endoscopy tomorrow morning so need to do ish eating before 7 pm. Checking to see if ulcers are healing.

    Welcome to all those who are new.

    Everyone take care Sue in WA
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Barbara that other link is broken. hopefully this one will work:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdAOvzrydBI
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,743 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Satire chicken ... I read it as Satay Chicken. :D Tastes good, but something I can't eat because of the peanuts. I don't have an allergy exactly, but I get immensely bloated and uncomfortable when I eat peanuts, peas, soybeans and occasionally other legumes.

    Eggs ... also something I can't eat. I like eggs. I can eat them in food (like cake) and can occasionally eat one. But more than that and my gallbladder torments me for hours.

    Milk is another one that is a no-go for me.

    I would love to drop meat from my diet most of my time, but I'd have trouble getting protein without a little bit of chicken once in a while. I don't seem to digest protein very well.


    M in Oz
    JRsLateInLifeMom wrote: »
    Machka- How well do you absorb vitamins? They have protein cereals high calorie but can make it your breakfast or lunch. I’d cut meat out if It hurts just stick with reduced fat received beans,peanut butter,tofu Chinese soups,tofu dogs (hot dog),soy,
    almond butter,to nuts 🥜. Have you thought about studying vegan/Vegetarian diet plans? Might be one that fits Daughter a Pescatarian. Bean with rice is a complete source separate worthless.potatoe with almond butter a good source. Kale,broccoli,mushrooms. Protein shake? Theirs vegan ones no milk! Lots of options but got to try them see if your insides throw it back or love the choices.

    I've leaned toward vegetarian ever since I left home at 17/18 (mid 1980s) ... semi-vegetarian.

    I can't eat peanuts and peanut butter and need to limit soybeans, soy, tofu, and most legumes.
    I can't eat eggs very often ... like maybe once a year.
    I have to be careful with dairy ... some is OK, some is not.
    I have to be careful with tree nuts.
    I have to be careful with red meat.

    Knowing that, I've settled on a diet that works for me :) ... but it is rather restrictive which can be a bit frustrating and disappointing. :/

    Before long bicycle rides (centuries (100 miles in one day) and longer), eating 2-3 boiled eggs on toast works really well to give me the energy for the first couple hours. And I might feel all right the first time I try that in a year. But if I try it again a couple weeks later, I'll be miserable. So I've had to come up with other ideas.

    After a long bicycle ride, I love to eat salted almonds and cashews ... but my digestive system doesn't love them. So I eat just a few, and almonds seem better than cashews. I'd like to eat peanuts then, but that would be disastrous!

    I make a nice spaghetti with tofu instead of ground meat ... you'd hardly know it was tofu, but then discovered that I was feeling just as unsettled eating that as I was eating it with ground beef. Tofu = soy = legumes.

    But in general, I'm reasonably happy with my little bit of chicken for protein.


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,743 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Machka: Thank you for the September blessing. :heart:

    Machka: I had to have my gallbladder removed due to gallstones. I actually only had one stone and it was the size of a robin’s egg. Looking back, I think that fatty foods were likely to trigger an attack. If that is a correct assumption you might do okay with egg whites and feed the yolks to your compost bin. In your situation, I’d seek out a doctor for medical advice/treatment. :heart:

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    Drs just tell me ... "well don't eat eggs then!"

    They've sent me for ultrasounds but nothing shows up. My mother had a similar situation and nothing showed up on ultrasounds for her either. Finally they took her gallbladder out anyway and discovered it was full of little polyps. I've mentioned that to doctors but so far they ignore me.

    Oh well ... as long as I don't eat eggs, I'm mostly OK. Although I did notice that the meal we had at the Indian restaurant (I had Saag Paneer and we had Samosas for appetizers) for our anniversary kind of set things off too.


    M in Oz
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    Eggs are my favorite food. If I couldn't have them, I would be very sad indeed. I have no food restrictions that I'm aware of. I'm sorry that some of you have to deal with that.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,408 Member
    stats for the day:

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.55min, 11.6amph, 122mhr, 1.58mi= 69c
    apple watch- 61c
    ELIPTICAL- 40min, 142mhr, 5104 strides, 10-13incl, 5-7resist, 3.62mi= 215c
    apple watch- 258c
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 4.55min, 17.5amph, 126mhr, 1.43mi= 52c
    apple watch- 49c
    bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 13.44min, 13.2amph, 141mhr, 3.02mi= 138c
    apple watch- 112c
    jog station 2 wrk- 5.05min, 146mhr, 10.05min mi, .50mi= 62c
    apple watch- 55c
    jog wrk 2 sta- 4.08min, 9.14min mi, 146mhr, .44mi= 61c
    Apple watch- 62c
    bike ride dome 2 hm-18.29min, 8.3amph, 143mhr, 2.54mi= 179c
    apple watch- 144c

    total cal 819
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,569 Member
    Going to take the water class today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a body pump DVD since the gym where I usually take the extremepump class was closed Monday (not like I was here anyway)

    I can’t get over how much weight I gained those few days I was at Denise’s! Well, the only type of food she has is junk food. Next time, I bring my own food – that’s IT. I don’t know what I had that was super salty, but my ankles are swollen!

    On the way home Vince wanted to stop at a Burger King. I swear, the only time I’ve ever seen a bathroom so smelly and so dirty was at a gas station. When we go to a fast food place, I usually have food with me

    Karen in VA – congrats on passing. Tell me more about the recertification.

    Deb in VA – my heart goes out to your daughter losing those pics. But I’m so glad she has you

    Need to skim as I need to catch up for a few days

    You know, I got this Pack & Play thing at the Salvation Army for $2.99. Then I found a new one for $15.99 so I got that and took the first one to Denise and told her that it was given to me. I totally disinfected it, you could smell the disinfectant when they opened it. I saw it outside on the trash cans so I told Denise that if she wanted to throw it out, that’s OK with me. She was so adamant about how she didn’t, she wanted to keep it. If she ever knew it came from the Salvation Army!!!!

    One night Pete wanted to go to his mom’s for burgers and hot dogs. I had to ask Denise if they were having anything else because I’d get sick if I had hamburgers and I can’t remember the last time I had a hot dog. So I went to the store and got some veggie burgers for me. Maybe that’s where all the salt came from??? Not that great, but that’s what Pete wanted. I seem to remember looking at the sodium content of the veggie burgers and it wasn’t real bad.

    Luci in NC – One thing Vince thought was quite interesting after he’d had the first eye done but not the second one was how white the newspaper was! If he closed the eye that was done, the paper was yellow. He found that interesting.

    Welcome everyone new!

    Bananas – I am the same way when it comes to fruit. Put it in front of me and watch it disappear! Denise had 2 cans of mandarin oranges, guess who ate both cans?

    KJ – feel better

    Pip – one time I found a fair amount of money in a grocery store. I gave it in at the desk and gave them my phone number. If I’d ever lost that much money and it was returned to me, I would certainly have called the person thanking them. Never got a call. Now I wonder if one of the workers at the store kept the money. The next time I found a decent amount of money, I gave the store my phone number and said if someone asked for it, tell them to call me. Never got a call. So I just donated the money to the church.

    Dana – thanks for the update about Lenora. I hope she’s OK with this hurricane.

    Speaking of the hurricane – this lady who was behind me when we made a pit stop on the way home asked me where I was going. When I told her “NC” and asked where she’s going she said “we’re getting evacuated from NC” So I told her we were at the foothills of the mountains. Calling for great weather the next few days.

    I have been getting up at 6 for so long that many is the time when I get up without an alarm clock

    Linda – A friend of ours had ALS and it was absolutely horrible. My deepest sympathies

    Marianne – I’m so glad they were able to remove the tumor

    Deb VA – thanks for asking about us. We’re at the foothills of the mountains so we aren’t going to be impacted by Dorian. Actually, the last time a hurricane came here was Hurricane Hugo and that was something like 20+ years ago.

    Janetr – congrats. When is the newest addition due?

    Barbie – I’m so sorry about your cousin. You did her a great service by calling

    I know this sounds really really weird, but it honestly works temporarily. If you have an itch, put your blowdryer on it and hold it there as long as you can stand it. The heat from the blowdryer breaks up the histamines and you get temporary relief.

    Boy, are we a chatty bunch. I’m really having to skim

    Lanette – so glad you can drive. Bet you are too.

    Before Vince had the ablation, any time he went to the hospital, regardless of whether it was for something unrelated to his heart, he was always put on the ccu floor

    I was looking at chlorine resistant bathing suits for the fun of it. They seemed to be around $100. I know I didn’t pay that much. Today in water class I found out that my bathing suit is at least 10 years old. The other one much be about 7 years old.

    Kim – congrats on your recertification. Thankfully, I’ve never needed mine. But I’ve had it for over 15 years

    Donna – pretty soon you’ll find out which foods area calorie dense and which ones aren’t

    Rita – so glad to hear dh came thru his surgery

    Picked up my Bashful tonight. I’ll post a pic of him tomorrow

    Michele in NC
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Karen- Tempted to see if a Halloween decorations would work on raccoons lol got 4 more now he found some buddies! Probably females.

    Hi new Gals - I found to help with my low calories the site set for me also 1200 ... I started buying lower calorie items! Chicken looked on the back bought one with less. Sugarfree G Hughes bbq sauce to Walden farms Sugarfree chipotle dressing . Crystal light to homemade teas .Even making Sugarfree pudding y jellos buying Sugarfree low cal ice cream fudge cicles. More low cal veggies y fruit to egg whites in the carton.
    Regular eggs to meat getting the cage free y no additives. Make the changes that fit you. Not easy but will all get there.

    Machka- Maybe look into supplements for proteins.That way you can cut down on the amount of what hurts you.

    Amber Tx
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,712 Member
    :)
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,712 Member

    Hi Gals,

    Yvonne – I love macadamia nuts!

    Today was another 2 hour each way drive, but as I knew where I was going this time it felt more relaxed, we did ice breaker games and then took a 5 mile hike. The kitchen at this camp makes great food, but pretty small portions, we had pizza for lunch 2 3x3 inch squares of vegie pizza with a thin crust and an apple, a banana or an orange. It was great pizza, but I needed/wanted more or a salad too. I left after lunch to come back and work the business. As the afternoon and rest of the week is stuff for leading programs; which I do not do. As I left camp I realized I was really hungry still so while debating what I should have I succumbed to googling ice cream places near me. I went to this place called Mariannes which I had never heard of but I understand has a great reputation. They had tons of flavors and I asked if they had black licorice; and they did!!!!!!!!!!! Ok I know this is a bit weird, but it is my favorite flavor of ice cream. My dad and I would drive miles in the summer to a little spot that always had it. So I had a cup and bought a pint. It is amazing.

    Kim from N. California
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Kim What are the odds of you going to an ice cream store with an unusual flavor like licorice? I have never eaten licorice ice cream. I would like to try it! I'm glad your training is over & you are safely home.

    Karen in Virginia
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,743 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    They had tons of flavors and I asked if they had black licorice; and they did!!!!!!!!!!! Ok I know this is a bit weird, but it is my favorite flavor of ice cream. My dad and I would drive miles in the summer to a little spot that always had it. So I had a cup and bought a pint. It is amazing.

    Kim from N. California

    A long time ago, one of my favourites used to be Tiger ice cream ... black licorice and orange!! :)


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,743 Member
    Hmmm ... big low pressure system moving in on little Tasmania. Maybe that explains the headaches recently. BOM is predicting as much as 100 mm of rain over the weekend.


    https://www.windy.com/?-39.923,147.384,5

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    Machka in Oz
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,204 Member
    edited September 2019
    Good morning/afternoon/evening, all.
    skuehn48 wrote: »
    I have endoscopy tomorrow morning so need to do ish eating before 7 pm. Checking to see if ulcers are healing.
    Fingers crossed for a good result.

    dandl1986 wrote: »
    each day is a new challenge! I went out to start my walk I made it six laps and then got pretty shaky (I had eaten breakfast and lunch, but I felt my blood sugar was just not right). I went home, had a snack and then went out again, I made it to 4.5 miles before it got just too dark to see, so I came home and finished on the elliptical, so I did get my 5 miles and I did stay within my calorie limits, but my new goal is to have 150 calories a day left over at the end of the day (or in other words not eat back all my exercise calories), I had 64 left over. still trying to manage those exercise calories so they are the bonus I want them to be and not just more food eaten. Hard to do for me! 1200 calories just is not a lot!
    Everyone is different. If you are doing that sort of exercise, you may need to eat more of those extra calories. Your body was telling you to fuel that walking. I always carry a healthy snack, so that I can deal with those shaky moments.

    I have Dance Class this morning, and Shakespeare Study Group after lunch.

    It’s wet and windy outside, and the plants in the garden have taken a bit of a battering last night. I will pick the gladioli and put them in a vase before we go out. DH is hoping to tidy the rest of it up this afternoon.

    To all the new gals: You are heartily welcomed. Drop in often, comment when the spirit moves you. Compassionate support is always available here.

    (((Hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 to those grieving or in need. Also for those in the path of Dorian.

    💠 LIVE! 💠 LAUGH! 💠 LEARN! 💠

    ☘️ Terri
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Rita glad your DH is safely out of surgery. New mesh?

    NYKAREN
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