WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019
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Wow, an awesome community. I am such an intermittent logger, blogger. Job search definitely saps motivation. After applying for two jobs everyday when I wake up, I often have no energy left. I have GOT to start taking hikes again to reward myself, esp now that weather has cooled to autumn. Just need to avoid hunters!
Still bouncing between same 3 lb range for several weeks. Want to lose 2 more lbs this month so I can start next 3 lb push.
Took out all my fall & winter skirts & most still fit. Still would love to lose 4 inches off waist.... then I’d be back in some of my best clothes!
In general, loving life despite strugges with discouragement.
Word for Oct—“slow down.”. (okay, two words).
Strength & courage to you amazing women.
VTRebeccaNJ
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Ginny I got PT for knee issues related to tight leg muscles. It helped me. It also helped to be careful with the shoes I wear and that they have arch support. When my knee was at it's worst I did the exercises in a pool and that helped too.3
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Regarding dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease), I just recently came across the information that there is a link between high homocysteine levels and dementia. You can read more about it in this article:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836397/
This is particularly interesting (and worrying) to me because in conjunction with my genetic disorder MTHFR, I have a naturally high homocysteine level. Since that was discovered (during 2 weeks in hospital with DVT in 2009), I have been on the Vit Bs and Folic Acid and my homocysteine level has come down a bit.
I knew that MTHFR + a high homocysteine level put me at risk for cardiovascular issues, but didn't know it also put me at risk for dementia!
But the reason I came across that information is because I was looking up information on the relationship between brain injury and dementia. The jury is out on that and I image that is because it is very hard to tell.
Is the reason why my husband has shown me around the garden 3 days in a row, each time as though it was my first time seeing it, because of his brain injury ... or is he starting to develop dementia? I'm not even sure the neurologists could tell.
But meanwhile we do what we can ...
https://www.dementia.org.au/about-dementia/dementia-research/reduction-and-prevention
https://www.dementia.org.au/information/risk-factors
https://yourbrainmatters.org.au/5-simple-steps
And the WHO's (World Health Organisation) guidelines on preventing dementia ...
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/who-releases-new-guidelines-on-preventing-dementia
These include:- Physical activity
- Stop smoking
- Eat a health diet (they suggest a Mediterranean-type diet)
- Stop drinking alcohol
They also suggest that keeping the brain active, maintaining a "normal" weight, and managing cholesterol and blood pressure, but these seem to be slightly less important than those first four things.
Machka in Oz1 -
Question about taxes --I've read several of you are working on taxes at different times (and I think none of the ones doing that are in the US). I guess I am just so used to us doing ours January - April 15 I never thought about different ways of doing them. Do the other countries just have a different time frame? Does everyone in a given place have the same deadline or does it vary? Just got me curious.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
In Canada the deadline is April 30.
In Australia the deadline is October 31, but they seem to be pretty relaxed about that here. That seems to be a preferred guideline.
So ... I've had my past 6 years taxes done in time for this October 31. I'm all caught up for now.
M in Oz1 -
Tuesdays are my weekly check in days. I lost only 1 pound this week, but that was enough to push my over all total to 25.4 lbs lost all together for my 18 weeks. I can definitely see some changes in how my clothes are fitting for sure. And wouldn't you know that just before my daughter's wedding back in April when we needed extra space, I got rid of all my old skinnier clothes. Probably not my best decision. I walked my six miles today, kind of a struggle motivation wise, but got it done. So, for the day today, I had over 300 calories left thanks to a lighter than usual lunch and lots of good walking calories. I need to be doing that more often. Overall, pretty happy with my day. Only two weeks until the new horse, Nemo, arrives. I really want to reach my goal and use riding him as a reward and a new exercise for phase two, but still have 9 pounds to go and I don't know if I can wait that long. Daughter coming home the next two weekends in a row, so that is always good. Doing some tutoring for a second and a third grade which was fun, but I really need to find an official job. That is my biggest stress right now, but gotta admit, I don't think I would be doing as well on my lifestyle changes if I were working. So, always a bright side I guess.3
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Matchka thanks for combining all our answers to the hobbies challenge! Interesting variety but a lot of commonality too!
RV Rita enjoying the morning 60’s then afternoon 90’s here at Bottomless Lakes!
It is an interesting variety but with commonality ... and a lot of creativity out there.
Future Hobbies: At some point, when I've got some time, I'd like to continue learning languages and piano.
I've got some French and a tiny bit of a few other languages but would really like to become as close to fluent in French as I can ... and I'd like to learn the basics in Mandarin.
Way, way back when I got to Grade 3 piano (Royal Conservatory of Music), but stopped there. I keep thinking I'd like to get a piano and continue.
Machka in Oz
I love languages too. There’s a part of me that wants to learn Russian. Mandarin is fun if you can hear the tones. I think being musical helped...maybe!!
Connie in KY3 -
Aggh!!! I was typing away and all of a sudden the page was gone. Frustrating! Laptops can be so annoying - lol! (Certainly had nothing to do with how I was holding it when it slipped!)
Thanks for the support on my pain...just got a bit out of hand. Back to my "sane" way of coping. My glasses arrived in the mail today (which I had hoped would solve my vision crisis...no such luck, so back to square one)
Michele Hope all goes well with the bridge...seems like a long time to wait for the appointment! I imagine most of it will be taking impressions. Don't know if you have to have new crown work done depending on how it broke.
Rachel Welcome! and best of luck on the new eating system. Hope it works well for you. Be sure to pay attention to portion size and types of food so you are able to maintain when you stop the program. I've known others who have done really well with that kind of program to get the initial weight off, then they just have to learn to eat the same way when they finish losing.
Alzheimer's Scary how many things can result in the disease, not to mention no particular reason as mentioned earlier. I was diagnosed early onset, which was changed to head injury because it improved (and of course Alzheimer's doesn't improve). It has been a big fear since the injury because my grandmother and Daddy both died from it and there is definitely a genetic link. DH and I have discussed since I am concerned he could end up having to make decisions for me later. Of course, you never know. I could end up caring for him...we will see what God has planned...
Hoping to get some rest tonight! Love the pictures, Lisa!
Luci in WNC2 -
The possibility of one of us having to care for the other is precisely why I'm actively getting our affairs in order.
And for us it's not just a possibility any more.1 -
Interesting reading about the dosctors and mis diagnosis. I was taking medication for migraine but it was getting worse. I also ended up very depressed and struggled to function. A second Dr recognised the peri menopause symptons (i dont have periods due to having womb lining removed) and put me on tibolone. I am back to normal except im left with all the gained weight from the depression.
This leads to my question, is it harder in the 50s to loose weight or is it a myth? I am doing everything i did on WW but the weight loss is so slow or non existent and i give up. I went 30 cal over yesterday so I got my exercise bike out and peddled like mad while watching tele
Love autumn (fall) and the colours on the trees and hedgerows. Makes driving to work more enjoyable.
KimUK2 -
VTRebeccaNJ - Welcome to a great group of ladies! We're glad you're here, come back often and share how you're doing at your own comfort level.
I'm not sure who seemed a little shaken to know that Alzheimer's may just be a flip of the coin, but it does seem that way for both Alzheimer's and dementia. None of the experts seem to genuinely know if any of the things that are being touted as "preventing" either one of them are actually working or not.
But for me, that's kind of a motivator. To me, life in general is a throw of the dice, with Machka's husband's traumatic brain injury being a prime example. His life and hers changed in moments, without warning. But... on both sides of that flip of the coin, I'd rather if my husband has to deal with my cheese slipping off my cracker, he won't also be dealing with physical, preventable health issues as well. And if I have to deal with his cheese similarly departing his cracker, I'll need to be healthy, as well.
Part of what I'm fighting is that, by the time my mother was my current age, she'd had two heart attacks and an angioplasty to open up a vein to her heart. She was only 51 when she had her first heart attack. Quite a bit of hers was stress, but part was genetic (her father had a quadruple bypass at 60 years old), and part was probably her diet. She died of a stroke at 72. I hope to avoid all of that, if humanly possible.
Down off my soapbox. Time to get it together and go to the gym...
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR3 -
I have my affairs in order, i always have since I saw my 20 yr old cousin on life support and her family having to make the decision to take her off.. I don't want to put anyone in that position.. I hope I die of old age.. but being on my own there is no one to take of me ,so I have named my DD as my executor as she has it together, my older son bless him wouldn't know the first thing to do.. and she is also my ex husbands too. alot to be on her shoulders..
the wake was small as i knew it would be .. Tom's brother Glenn who didn't ever come to see Buddy until the day before he passed is part of a motorcycle club and all his brothers showed up.. but other than that it was a few friends and mostly family.. Tom wanted me in the receiving line, but I did not feel comfortable there...so I sat with Elena..
today will be tough for me,the wake I can handle ,its the burying part that hurts especially when it is a military funeral. I cried my eyes out at dads. and I know I will do the same with DFIL..8 -
Sending strength and love Allie
NYKAREN3 -
KimUK - Yes it is harder to lose weight as we age because our muscles deteriorate. Muscles are big calorie burners, so it is important to keep strengthening your muscles. Weight training is a very important part of weight loss. This can be actual weights, or body weight exercises. Core muscles also need to be strengthened as in Pilates, or Yoga. Mary on this thread does kettlebell swings which pretty much cover everything! Cardio is important, but our bones and muscles need constant attention.
I feel like NYKAREN, that the feeling of being fit is worth all the effort and time.
I agree with Lisa, that the roll of the dice is out of our control, but every day fitness and good habits make a huge difference to our quality of life. Apart from that you can only hope ....... plus live life to the full while you can.
(((HUGS))) for Allie during this testing time.
A new lightweight anorak should be arriving today. My old one let the rain in on Sunday. I calculated it was 18 years old and the waterproofing had perished.
Going to walk over to the fish market at some point. Need various bits for DH's birthday tomorrow. But we can't both go out at the same time because of the delivery.
I had a long period of wakefulness last night because I was so excited about the next cruise. :sad: Lost about 3 hours sleep, but I am enjoying my biography of Susan Sontag.
My stupid little brain is still on the cruise. I'm always like this. :-(
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Allie... my heart goes out to you. Military funerals are particularly heart-wrenching, and for someone you loved and cared for every day, it's even harder. Keep us in your pocket, dear heart.
Love,
Lisa in AR3 -
Thinking of you today, Allie.
SueBDew in TX1 -
Love you ladies xoxox2
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Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes
Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
Goal: More than September!!
Tuesday, 1 October 2019 … 6.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 2 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 2 October 2019 … 5.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 3 flights of stairs
Thursday, 3 October 2019 … 8.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 15 flights of stairs
Friday, 4 October 2019 … 1.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 16 flights of stairs
Saturday, 5 October 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 20.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 6 October 2019 … 3.7 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 2.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 7 October 2019 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 14 flights of stairs + pilates!
Tuesday, 8 October 2019 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 9 October 2019 … 6.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 3 flights of stairs
Thursday, 10 October 2019 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Friday, 11 October 2019 … 1.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Saturday, 12 October 2019 … 6.5 km walking + 20.5 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Sunday, 13 October 2019 … 0.0 km walking + 15.5 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
Monday, 14 October 2019 … 3.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs + pilates!
Tuesday, 15 October 2019 … 5.4 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 16 October 2019 … 7.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 6 flights of stairs
2019 Monthly October
Walking Distance (km): 63.9
Walking Time (min): 798.3
Cycling Distance (km): 56.0
Cycling Time (min): 232.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 71.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 56.8
Rowing Distance (km): 2.6
Rowing Time (min): 17.0
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 60.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 122.4
Total Distance (miles): 76.1
Total Time (min): 1164.1
Total Time (hr): 19:24:030 -
VTRebeccaNJ - Welcome to a great group of ladies! We're glad you're here, come back often and share how you're doing at your own comfort level.
I'm not sure who seemed a little shaken to know that Alzheimer's may just be a flip of the coin, but it does seem that way for both Alzheimer's and dementia. None of the experts seem to genuinely know if any of the things that are being touted as "preventing" either one of them are actually working or not.
But for me, that's kind of a motivator. To me, life in general is a throw of the dice, with Machka's husband's traumatic brain injury being a prime example. His life and hers changed in moments, without warning. But... on both sides of that flip of the coin, I'd rather if my husband has to deal with my cheese slipping off my cracker, he won't also be dealing with physical, preventable health issues as well. And if I have to deal with his cheese similarly departing his cracker, I'll need to be healthy, as well.
Part of what I'm fighting is that, by the time my mother was my current age, she'd had two heart attacks and an angioplasty to open up a vein to her heart. She was only 51 when she had her first heart attack. Quite a bit of hers was stress, but part was genetic (her father had a quadruple bypass at 60 years old), and part was probably her diet. She died of a stroke at 72. I hope to avoid all of that, if humanly possible.
Down off my soapbox. Time to get it together and go to the gym...
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
Absolutely!!
The fitter you are, the better your chances ... or at least, things can be easier.
The fact that my husband was so fit when he had his accident is one of the things Drs say contributed to the amount of recovery he has had.
When he had his big seizure a few months ago, I caught him and lowered him to the ground. I'm glad I had the strength to do that! I'm also glad he's only just over the border into "overweight" and not any heavier!
But even things like being able to stand up off the toilet. We thought we might have to figure something out in the way of handles (and since we rent, that's not a simple idea), but even though he lost a lot of leg and core strength lying in bed for 3 months, he started with a lot of leg and core strength, and he regained quite a bit relatively quickly after.
And happily, his Drs are pleased with his health in general which takes a certain amount of pressure off.
With me, I fear the thought that something might happen to me ... what would he do? So I'll be going for a complete physical soon. I've started making a list of things I want to ask about. And I keep trying to increase my fitness level.
It just makes sense to be fit.
Machka in Oz2 -
Did Bob Harper’s Body Rev DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Lower Body and Total Body DVD
Couldn’t sleep last night – hot flash time. So I tried using MFP on my new tablet. I couldn’t figure out how to add a food. I think I figured it out. Has anyone else had a problem? What did you do?
Does anyone know of a website where they give you the calorie count. Skinnytaste does but they no longer have where you can search for low cal recipes, it looks like they took that search out in favor of a search for keto recipes
Luci – they took the impression when I went there to do the “band aid” fix until I decided to have the bridge put in. The reason it is so long out is because (fortunately) I’m not in any pain and the MD is booked. I think he had an opening one day this week but it was at a time when I had a previous commitment. They said that a bit of the tooth came off. Not sure if I’ll need another crown. What they did was they took the impression then cut off the crown from the bridge so that they could put it over where the tooth had been ground down for the crown (did that make sense?)
Allie – you are strong, you’ll get thru this. I know how hard it was for me when my father had the military funeral. Thinking good thoughts for you.
Will probably go to the Green Room (tomorrow is my day to volunteer). This one lady will be there…she’s a super nice person but she hasn’t been there in over a year. I know she feels a bit apprehensive about the changes and I know she would feel more comfortable with me there.
Michele in NC
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