WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019

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  • Romwriter57
    Romwriter57 Posts: 10 Member
    @sh0tzz99 Olives! I forgot I have a ton of those. I do track calories, too. and try to keep under the suggested limit for my height/weight/activity level. I'm also an avid cook, so thanks for the recipe link - going there in just a bit.

    Thanks for all the tips. Good ones. I know what you mean about good shoes. I've have had plantar fasciitis and bone spurs, so walking is a sometimes-ok, sometimes-not thing. I've never ridden a bike, tho. May have to give that a whirl and shop for one of those cute beach cruiser ones.

    CB in TX
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,355 Member
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  • gingerbeericecold
    gingerbeericecold Posts: 23 Member
    Hey all. I'll start signing my entries with my name. :p I go by Kathleen.
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,554 Member
    Shelly - welcome to a great group

    looks like I'm going to have to skip exercise tomorrow. Vince wants to go to the Hallmark Ornament debut and wants to leave at 7:15. I just don't see where I'm going to have the time. But Sunday I'll do a yoga, pilates and cardio fusion DVD

    Michele in NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,355 Member
    Stats for the day
    no gym workout.

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 8.21min, 135mhr, 11.4amph, 1.58mi= 86c
    apple watch- 92c
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.43min, 129mhr, 15.7amph, 1.49mi= 56c
    apple watch- 56c
    bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 16.15min, 139mhr, 11.2amph, 3.02mi= 162c
    apple watch- 150c
    jog sta 2 wrk- 5.22min, 146mhr, 9.59min mi, .53mi= 70c
    apple watch- 61c
    jog wrk 2 sta- 4.15min, 9.16min mi, .45mi= didn’t record
    apple watch- 60c
    bike ride dome 2 hm- 21.15min, 7.3amph, 150mhr, 2.57mi= 238c
    apple watch- 219c

    Total cal 677
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,145 Member
    Night night ladies I'm tuckered had a blast and more fun tomorrow..
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • Romwriter57
    Romwriter57 Posts: 10 Member
    Hi, @Shellys_Start and welcome. I'm new here too. Just got here today.

    Wishing you best of luck with your weight loss endeavors. You can do this! We're all struggling to reach goals.

    CB in TX
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    Machka – I just went ah ha! When you mentioned that one of the early carers for your DH was someone who clicked with your way of doing things… could you reach out to her about doing side work to help with your filing etc…

    Kim from N. California

    No, unfortunately when she left she went to the mainland. She's somewhere up near the NSW/Queensland border now, I think, in a live-in carer position. If she had stayed even a month or two longer, I would have got her (and my husband) going on the filing!


    M in Oz
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,554 Member
    M - I can't seem to upload the Word file. I even changed it to a pdf, MFP won't allow me to post it.

    Michele in NC



  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M - I can't seem to upload the Word file. I even changed it to a pdf, MFP won't allow me to post it.

    Michele in NC

    Where do you want to upload the file to?

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    Romwriter57 - Exercise at home is my thing too. I also hate the gym and live where the weather is mild most of the year. I have a little "home gym" with adjustable dumbbells that go from 5 pounds to 25 pounds (we have heavier ones too, for the mister). I also have some smaller, non-adjustable dumbbells. I have mats for floor work, bands, and I use my body weight a lot. We have a bench too. It's all very compact and does the job very well.

    I also walk/run and ride a bike. We go for hikes on weekends sometimes or even just walk to/from dinner for a little extra calorie burn.

    Tina in CA

    Us too! :)

    Because of my husband's situation, we invested in an indoor setup including treadmill, rowing machine, and bicycles on trainers with Zwift.

    But we had a small bench and both adjustable and non-adjustable weights. We've recently picked up bands too because they create a workout similar to what we're doing in our pilates classes.

    And we go outside whenever possible to cycle, walk/run/hike, etc.


    This is an early version of our home gym ... it's more extensive and done up nicer now. :)

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    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    exermom wrote: »
    M - I can't seem to upload the Word file. I even changed it to a pdf, MFP won't allow me to post it.

    Michele in NC

    Where do you want to upload the file to?

    If you are trying to post something in this thread, you can only post images (or videos). Use Snipping Tool to "take a picture" of whatever it is, and post that.


    M in Oz
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Well kind of like those dump cakes I see online. I guess more like a coffee cake. I suppose I need to research this a bit more!
    💖Rebecca
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    A short tutorial ... :)
    Machka9 wrote: »
    For @exermom (Michele in NC) and others ...

    You can use Quick Tools to populate a week or more ahead (called "pre-logging"). I often do this because I eat very similar things each day. Pre-logging helps me stay within my calories because I can choose to not eat something I've prelogged if I don't have enough calories for it ... or I can choose to have something extra if I do! :)

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    Have a play with the different menu options and settings as well. :)

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    After using several other similar tools, from my experience, MFP is the best I've seen. Yes, it has some issues, but overall, it is pretty good. And I like that the foods aren't all USA.

    I eat the same thing for lunch most days, so I used the Quick Tools to select Remember Meal and saved it as M's Lunch.

    When I go over to My Meals, I can see it there. I cannot select one item or delete one item from here.

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    But I go back to Food Diary and click Add Food under Lunch and then go to Meals to find M's Lunch. I select it.

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    It appears under Lunch with little red dots beside each food item. I can click those dots to delete a particular food item if I didn't eat it at that particular lunch. I can also Add Foods to add in something different. So if you've got a usual meal or recipe with multiple items, and one day you substituted a couple items, this would be a quick way to make that change for this particular meal. If you ate it over two days, you can copy one day to the next.

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    Using features like these, I spend maybe 5 minutes a day logging my food. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,619 Member
    Oof! Somehow forgot that line dancing was tonight. Wiped myself out walking Tumble for and hour down and back UP the lane. When the “Line Dancing” alarm went off, had to admit I was too pooped to go. Fooey!

    Sh0tzz99/Tina in CA Brava. “adulting is really hard” you're right! Still struggling with the inner whiny child. ;}
    Welcome Claire from TX, “log every drop” Bingo.
    Lanette Big ditto what you said about Lisa's romatic story.
    Karen in VA likewise :heart: the gifts of service your partner gives.
    NYKaren “thermostat wars” hahahahahaha!
    Barbie “going to the hardware store looking for lemonade “ laughing out loud!!!
    Lisa stumbled reading “. they don't change. I honestly do not believe they can. “ Depends on the change. Can Joe empathize with me while I'm processing? Nope, never gonna happen. Does Joe now hear me when I say our secret words and take time to process before digging in his heels on a hard fast no? Sometimes. IF I give him time. Occasionally he'll even use the “C” (compromise) word. Those are BIG changes. Thanks in part to counseling, mostly because in fact he really does love me, amazing as that is. LOVE the adult “timeout chairs”
    Rori, alas I never lived in S.California but hope to visit Greeley Colorado in the next few years for a Skye Terrier specialty.
    Katla criticism instead of empathy stinks. Does your DH know there are consequences for that “gift”?
    Beth “secretly changed...” hahahahahaha
    Machka “part time wife” oh yeah.
    Kay con VERY grats on retiring the mortgage. Well done!
    SuziQ “One small change in method can lead to lasting results “ so true that. So glad you and Charlie developed those skills, makes your loss all the harder.
    Sharon “Huevos divorciada” LOL!
    Amber praying the meds work fast. Can't imagine being in your situation, needing to be in hospital but unable to leave JR with anyone else.
    Rebecca it sounds yummy. Could you maybe grind up some oats in the blender, stir in with the chopped walnuts to make a crumble topping? Maybe the walnuts would provide the needed oil, otherwise, just a dab of butter or avocado oil for browning?
    Welcome Romwriter in the TX Hill Country. The best exercise is the one you like, for me it's dancing. Tons of line dancing “how to's” on you tube. But for the fatigue you might try restorative yoga. Don't olives pack a big sodium punch? Oh well, the water weight comes off quickly. Prayers for your complete recovery.
    Welcome Shelly in NB
    Kathleen I'm awed by your activity level, and your little pooch keeps up? What a powerful duo!
    Miakoda Which kind of terrier is Miss Merriwether? She's a beaut!
    Machka thanks for the My Meals tutorial, that will save me a lot of time!

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for October: get up and do it!
    Steps=7016 :) vits=4 log=4 CI<250<CO=3 Tumble=3 mfp=4 AF=3
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,554 Member
    Don’t ask me why, but I woke up early today so I did an extreme strength DVD. I honestly didn’t think I’d have time to exercise so this was a nice surprise. The plan for tomorrow is to do a yoga, pilates, cardio fusion DVD.

    M – you wanted to see my food diary for a day and I’m trying to post it here for you to see, but I can’t seem to get it in here. I enjoy using the bands since they work the muscles not only on the eccentric part of the move but also on the concentric part. How do you copy an item to a date a week away? When I go to “quick tools”, it’ll just let me copy something the next few days (2 or 3). I have used the “save meal” for just one item, like an apple. Then I have a list of one item that I use frequently. One of the things that I’m not happy about is it’ll put something in the list like “AllRecipes Pork Tenderloin”, I would rather it say “Pork Tenderloin, Allrecipes”. But, really, it’s not that big a deal. I see what you’re doing as far as copying. Sometimes I’ll eat something one day, not the next, but then have it the next. Well, like you say, MFP isn’t perfect.

    It looks like it really has cooled down. There are just so many things I’d like to get done now that it’s cooler. But I don’t know if we will, especially since Steve will be here on Wednesday (it’s supposed to be nice that day). But I couldn’t say “no” to him, it’s nice enough of him to come here.

    Michele in NC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M – you wanted to see my food diary for a day and I’m trying to post it here for you to see, but I can’t seem to get it in here.

    Use Snipping Tool to capture the image, copy and paste it here. As I have done with my examples.

    exermom wrote: »
    How do you copy an item to a date a week away? When I go to “quick tools”, it’ll just let me copy something the next few days (2 or 3).

    Copy it as far out as you can (I can copy things out to Tuesday 8 October, 3 days away). Then go to Tuesday 8 October, and copy it 3 more days into the future, etc.

    Or go to a date within a week in the future, click Quick Tools and select Copy From Date

    exermom wrote: »
    I have used the “save meal” for just one item, like an apple. Then I have a list of one item that I use frequently.

    Is that faster than just using Recent for single items?

    exermom wrote: »
    Sometimes I’ll eat something one day, not the next, but then have it the next.

    You can enter a meal, then copy it to a date 2 days in the future. Or as mentioned, go to the date 2 days in the future and use Copy From Date.


    M in Oz

  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,411 Member
    Been MIA first week of the month (and end of last). Catching up from being gone to conference. Busy week at work. Almost have a major plan revision finished. Have to get it finalized this weekend. Have a bunch of emails to work on.

    Caught up on reading through posts. This group is terrific for the variety of topics that get addressed-something for everything. In terms of spouses/partners-I found relationship with husband changed over the years0we went through different phases. I got to the point where I decided if I was going to stay, then I needed to find a way to take care of myself, which I did. I am glad I did. While it wasn't perfect marriage (what ones really are?), we built life together and had two wonderful sons. If I hadn't been in that relationship, I wouldn't have what I have now. I do think his emotional distance that I learned to cope with (and learned to read what he did that he thought was supportive), made transition to widow a bit easier, if that makes sense.

    One of my sons is currently in a relationship with a woman who is divorced from a woman. They seem to be getting along quite well. I think we will continue to see changes from the world I was brought up in (and on many of these things, it is just that they a publicly acknowledged now). All I want is for my sons (and everyone really) to be in relationship that meets their needs in a healthy way and brings them more joy than sorrow. Have no idea if I will every be in any sort of romantic relationship again, but not worrying about-if it happens it will.

    Well, my Saturday morning first treat of the day was to catch up on reading this thread. Going to get a quick breakfast and make grocery list-think I want to make some soup today since we have cooler weather finally. Need to get the house cleaned--with work this week everything is a mess--you'd think there was more than just me living here! Also taking a longer walk outside today since the temperatures are so nice.

    Hope everyone enjoys today. Good thoughts to those who are struggling. Hit one goal today and give yourself credit for it!

    Ginny in Ohio
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,701 Member
    It's Saturday!

    SuziQ - That letter writing to Charlie - what a great way to have the time to express thoughts and feelings to your partner. I'm sure you miss him terribly. Hope things go smoothly at work so you get a least a little of the weekend to yourself.

    Sharon near Seattle - yes, fall is really here, isn't it? You asked about the Trumpet vine - I received it in June as I recall, and knowing nothing about it other than it came from California, plopped it into a container to see how it behaved its first year. With the deer and bunnies we have, plus extremes in heat and cold, we have a lot of perennials in containers so we can move them if need be. Not sure Miss Trumpet will ever be in the ground here. Glad to hear yours is doing so well.

    Kathleen - what a cute dog and hiking companion - where did you say you were from again? Did you post the photos of the train tracks? The state and local groups have created "rails to trails" on an old railbed, either with pavement (great for hikers and bicycles) or crushed rock. I think the idea was to have the trail go from south of Olympia WA to the coast. It crosses several rivers.

    Tina in CA & Romwriter     - I appreciate the conversation about snacks and workouts. Always looking for ideas!

    Romwriter     - I'm doing strength training a la "Strong Women Stay Young" (book by Miriam Nelson plus some online information on it) using light dumbbells and ankle weights. And yes, walking is always good. Fat grams - avocados are one of my favorites. Love your Sophie by the way. I can see the cocker and cavalier in her. Adorable! <3

    Connie in KY - I think you have the absolutely perfect situation for raising your daughter. She's an amazing young woman.

    Karen in VA     - Thank you for the updates on Josephine. I sure hope her cancer is the more treatable kind.

    Love all the dog and cat pictures! Our fur babies are so important to us.

    Welcome new ladies! Please sign each post (at least for a while) with what you want to be called and a location - even state will do, especially if posting photos of your area. Helps us keep everyone straight. Thank you! ;)

    Looks like the battery in this PC is crapping out so will close for now. :s

    Make it a fabulous weekend, ladies. <3

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
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    Starting tomorrow ...

    Sunrise: 6:36 am
    Sunset: 7:22 pm
    Civil Twilight: 7:52 pm (that's when the last hint of light disappears).

    So good!! We'll have our evenings back. :):):)

    Walking, cycling, running and maybe eventually even a bit of canoeing!!!



    Machka in Oz

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