WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2019
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I am so far behind toooooo! Well hugs to all that wish'em! I am quietly getting back to my simple routine.
My foods are in a cabinet that's just mine. Many times the meals I fix for husband and eldest son/roommate are things I do not wish, but I can play chef well enough.
I am eating simply again. A protein, some carbs and veggies. My main focus is portion control, and Halloween is gone ( out of the house), so knowing there's no candy is a relief! At least I don't have to hunt around anymore! Ha!
I did have a slip and sip hard cider last night. It was bought last week, so hey at least I waited a week to open it! My son had duty last week, so he couldn't partake. I opened it last night, and he said it was too beery. Well its unfiltered, called Crispins.. Its not really resealable, so I drank it. It was two Stella Artouis steins worth, so anywhooo, life goes on. I am good for another 4 months of abstaining from alcohol.
Tonight, I am fixing breaded pork chops, cornbread stuffing, beef gravy and green beans for the guys. I am having a large salad with tomatoes, some cheese, bacon bits and my Amy's shiitake mushroom dressing. I had a large slice of artisan wheat bread with turkey, pepper Jack cheese for lunch, so eating light for dinner.
Yesterday for lunch, husband and I checked out a restaurant in the mainland for a Thanksgiving dinner option. It has turkey dinner as a dinner option, but found out when we tried to make a reservation, that the Thanksgiving Buffett meal is $35 per person. A bit expensive. I will be making easier meal at home. And cheaper!
💖Rebecca
Whidbey island
Washington
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Hoping to get more active this weekend again ... the medication I was on for the spider bite was supposed to give me energy (that was a side effect), instead I just felt dizzy and blech by the time I got home from work.
It's done now and bite is fading.
I'm planning to spray the bedroom with bug spray on Saturday morning. We're going out for a couple hours so I figure that's a good time to do it. I don't like being there right after I've sprayed.
Machka in Oz3 -
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back to the old grind
stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 8.20min, 143mhr, 11.5amph, 1.59mi= didn't record
apple watch- 66c
treadmill jog- 32.22min, 138ahr, 150mhr, 10.26min mi, 5.7-5.9sp, 5k= 354c
apple watch- 311c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.53min, 140mhr, 15.1amph, 1.48mi= 71c
apple watch- 53c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 17.30min, 144mhr, 10.5amph, 3.05mi= 195c
apple watch- 110c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5.38min, 151mhr, 8.29min mi, .66mi= 77c
apple watch- 60c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.27min, 9.43min mi, 149mhr, .45mi= 63c
apple watch- 53c
Bike ride dome 2 hm- 15.34min, 10.1amph, 150mhr, 2.61mi= 215c
apple watch- 117c
total cal 10413 -
Another day without cookies! I think I broke the habit! Yay!6
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Drac – welcome
M – how in the world can you possibly get MORE active????? I get tired just reading everything you do in one day. Good news about the bite
Had Newcomer bowling today. Talked to the guy who is the treasurer. He was saying that they don’t have ANYONE for the board. His feeling seems to be basically “I really don’t care because come January I am OUT.” Well, this is what happens when you twist people’s arms to do things that they really don’t want to do. I understand the president now was told that she needs to serve two years, one as president and one as past president. Her answer was “no one told me, that’s not going to happen”. I still say that a memo needs to go out to the membership saying that if people don’t step up to do some jobs, the organization will have no recourse but to disband. But I know they won’t. They didn’t have a secretary this past year, and so people will feel “let someone else do it” Oh well, I served my time, so did Vince.
I did bowl tonight, but I think I’m going to get a good night’s sleep. Still have a slight headache.
Michele in NC
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Its 11:53 pm still up. Heart hurts, just crying missing my son. I need therapy, or medication.😢😢😢4
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coastalgosgal wrote: »Its 11:53 pm still up. Heart hurts, just crying missing my son. I need therapy, or medication.😢😢😢
Have you been to see a doctor? I would highly recommend booking an appointment as soon as possible and telling her how you feel.
M in Oz1 -
Hoping to get more active this weekend again ... the medication I was on for the spider bite was supposed to give me energy (that was a side effect), instead I just felt dizzy and blech by the time I got home from work.
It's done now and bite is fading.
I'm planning to spray the bedroom with bug spray on Saturday morning. We're going out for a couple hours so I figure that's a good time to do it. I don't like being there right after I've sprayed.
Machka in Oz
Turns out that the medication may have given me a little bit more energy. I was going to bed at about 1 am for the past 3 nights, and getting about 6:45 of sleep each night. Today is my first day off the medication and by about 3 pm, I was fighting sleep. I'm home now and ready to nap, but I'll stay up a bit. If I nap now, I won't sleep tonight.
And I want to work on my website.
M in Oz2 -
coastalgosgal wrote: »Its 11:53 pm still up. Heart hurts, just crying missing my son. I need therapy, or medication.😢😢😢
Have you been to see a doctor? I would highly recommend booking an appointment as soon as possible and telling her how you feel.
M in Oz
Yep, this just sucks. I will call tomorrow.👍1 -
Beautiful blue sky this morning. I hope a run is in my near future but I think showers may be coming later.
Cooking an IP skinnytaste recipe for dinner which uses Polish sausage, sauerkraut, onion, apple, fresh cabbage and a bit of bacon. I chuck in some juniper berries and caraway. Use white vermouth.
We love it. I put a couple of new potatoes in for DH.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Exercise and BP: not sure about BP , but my heart rate drops back down fairly quickly after exercise. Certainly within minutes. And I can consciously drop it even more by doing slow deep breathing. My Fitbit records my heartbeat, and I monitor it while exercising. Fitbit also records whether your exercise is fat-burning, etc. Very useful.3
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Good morning and TGIF, I’m feeling it this week but in a good way, had a productive busy week. I did skip the last 2 days on the treadmill however, I ate less. I’m back in maintenance weight. I definitely eat more calories when I get all my steps in
I have a three day weekend ahead which gives me a chance to deep clean and prep for hosting thanksgiving. The focus will be on gratitude and simplicity but also recognize how much I enjoy food, planning, prepping and leftovers. Somehow I forget to enjoy the actual meal, this year I will refocus when I feel anxious at that part.
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Yvonne “...better than an hour on the sofa” Thanks! You're right!
Luci in WNC safe travels!
Viv thanks for the kitchen pics, fascinated by other countries appliances, that compact double oven and is that a water heater on the wall?
Michele those Tiger Lily colors will be so warming, just right for a mug of tea! Please let the Prolia peoplel know you're recovering from a reaction to the flu shot. They might want to postpone.
Barbie “...had to wash my dishes in the bathtub” me too in our first house for the months of kitchen reno. And the bathtub was in the basement. Thanks for the reminder to be grateful for my kitchen sink!
Margaret love the Magic Scrap strategy!
Amber congrats on the falling down undies, great NSV!
Flea heartfelt sympathy for your children's issues and what your husband must have suffered. Hope he can straighten out her benefit situation quickly. Good eye!
Welcome vkrenz, drac2you in PA!
Rebecca ((hugs))
Quite a day.Joe's colonoscopy consult went ok after I kvetched to the receptionist TWICE about the long (30 min) wait. Neither of us had had breakfast so went to cafe and pigged out on French toast, linguica and tea with white sugar.Celebrated our new addition with a huge bottle of porter, two bowls of popcorn and 5 halloween candies, so way over calories and under protein. Will do better tomorrow.
We'd both seen a black shelter puppy picture in the paper, and Joe mentioned it so we went to the shelter to see. They were closed 'til noon.
At home, walked Tumble down the lane to the mailbox, off leash at first, then on leash as we got close to the pavement. She walked the best on leash she has since the miraculous day she passed the Canine Good Citizen test.
When we got back, Joe said "Are you ready to go back to the shelter?" I was. He'd said he never wanted another dog, but has been mentioning the possibility more than once lately. Every time I suggest a puppy he said he didn't want to go through the housetraining, chewing up phase. So we went to the shelter and saw three possibilities, a 2 yr old male medium sized lab mix, a 4 month old female pit mix (didn't look that pitty to me and was smallish too) and an 8-10? week old female half GSD/half big black whatever. After talking about it, Joe was interested in the male and I agreed. A compromise I could accept, I wanted a black male to bond with cheddar cheese at the chopping block, and this after all would be Joe's dog. We filled out the application for an overnight test stay, then learned we had to bring Tumble in for a meet and greet before they'd release the dog to us. So we drove back up the mountain, got her and drove back down into town.
Good idea. Tumble did NOT accept the dog. She barked at him and while he was calm and non-responsive she continued to bark and bark and bark and started lunging finally provoking the poor dog into responding. After about 10 minutes of this, I said to the volunteer “I don't think this is going to work” and he and Joe agreed. Joe was ready to give up, to leave, to wait for another male dog to be surrendered, but I stubbornly insisted we try with the shepherd mix pup.
Another miracle. Tumble sniffed her, didn't bark, let her sniff Tumble, growled once as a correction, but generally behaved in an accepting manner. Joe is glad, she'll be a big dog and that's one thing that was important to him. He also said she'll help him get out and be more active like the doctor wants. He may even bring her to dog group with Tumble and me soon as her vaccinations are complete. Her eyes have a little discharge, if it doesn't get any worse, will ask the shelter vet when she goes in on the 16th. But if it starts to change color, off to our vet she goes.
The dogs got along fine in the van on the way home and ok so far in the house, yard and bedroom. I keep the pup on leash while I'm moving around the house, we feed her in the crate, confine her to the master suite while we sleep, take her out 20 mins after feeding and every time one of us has to pee, to give her the idea that outside is where to do her business.
She growls and barks at herself in the mirror, chomps squeaky dollies, tries to tempt Tumble into playing, chews roots and sticks. She explores fearlessly until Tumble grumble/warns her off from getting too close or too rambunctious. She figured out how to jump up onto the couch and the bed almost instantly. It's all new to her, she'd never been outside of the shelter, not even to the grass out front. We don't like the name she came with but haven't seen enough of her personality yet to settle on a new name. . . so introducing “she who is soon to be named”
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for November: get up and do it EVERY day!
Steps=6764, vits=6.5 log=7 CI<CO=5, CI<250<CO=2 Tumble=5 mfp=7 AF=4
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Welcome Newbies to this wonderful supportive group of Ladies!
Pip Adorable picture of you and your doggy! I’m so impressed you would have been first place had you not waited for DH!! I so admire your racing! I used to run in my 20s and loved it. Some day I will find my “Runner’s World” picture (I call it that as I thought it should be a cover - I was so proud). My Daddy ran track and field so we were raised to run.
Michele I hope you are feeling better! My body didn’t like this year’s flu shot either. I don’t get them often, but with grand baby on the way, I thought I’d better be sure I was not going to make her sick! I hope you are okay having the other shot while the first one is bothering you!! Orange should be pretty in your cup. Will enjoy seeing the finished product!
Viv I am looking forward to seeing your new kitchen! I’m hoping ours will get remodeled this year. We have very little counter space and it contributes to my not cooking as much as I should. I am in the process of getting rid of a bunch of clutter so that will free up some space also.
Amber I love that DJHughes sugar free BBQ sauce! I use the Skinny Girl dressings most of the time, or the Ranch powder. (Also, I like the ranch sprinkled on chicken for baking.)
Machka Your veggies look so good! I hope one day we will grow some. I remember as a child pulling the veggies from the ground and eating them in the back yard. So delicious! Also, I think I will ask DH to help me plant an apple tree since NC has great apples. Would love to pick the apple right before eating!
Allie So sorry work has been so bad lately! I hope they either get proper staffing or you find something you are happier with. It is such a drag having so much stress at your job!
Annie Congratulations on another day without cookies!! Terrific success!
Going crazy as I will be seeing children, grandchildren and family in a few hours!!! So much happiness at the thought of all their smiling faces!! It is so hard for me to live so far away from family! Thank God for our youngest living nearby. It is 21 degrees F outside!!! We are definitely in the north!!
Hope everyone has as much fun this weekend as I am planning to have!!
Grandma Luci (headed to MI, from NC)
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Kate UK
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LuciBThinner wrote: »Machka Your veggies look so good! I hope one day we will grow some. I remember as a child pulling the veggies from the ground and eating them in the back yard. So delicious! Also, I think I will ask DH to help me plant an apple tree since NC has great apples. Would love to pick the apple right before eating!
Grandma Luci (headed to MI, from NC)
My husband worked in apple and cherry orchards between 2005 and 2018 (when he had his accident) ... his preference was always apple.
He has taken a number of horticultural courses, including one where he did some grafting which resulted in a pair of apple trees.
This was an apple from last year ... cute, but too small to eat.
This year the trees have a whole lot of possible apples coming on!! Early days yet!
Machka in Oz7
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