WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2020

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,212 Member
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    Well, all has become clear about the furious and costly activity getting the pebbles off the seafront on Friday. It is the Brighton Half Marathon this morning, and that is part of the route.
    Unfortunately last night was excessively windy, with terrific gusts, so I suspect some of the pebbles are back! I can't see how they are going to run this morning unless it calms down suddenly. The youth run has been postponed for another day, but, as far as I can see on the website the main race is still going ahead. It passes by us two blocks away on the seafront, but, with the wind and rain, I don't think we will be cheering them on. In gusts it's as bad as the recent named storms.
    Last year my son and DDIL completed the half marathon. We had the kids for the night and went down to support them. It was a glorious, sunny, warm day! February was a heatwave last year.
    Here's hoping the wind subsides. :o:|

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,098 Member
    edited February 2020
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    Good morning all. Still reading back posts. Yesterday was cold, and blustery with frequent downpours, but this morning is clear so far. My prunus purpurea is covered in tiny pink blossom and the magnolia buds are beginning to blush. Snowdrops and other early spring bulbs are in flower.

    It's odd to think that final week of February is upon us already!

    Rebecca: I so agree. I love reading about all our antics. It's amazing that modern technology has made this possible.
    Allie: Your adventure is inspiring. Looking forward to seeing a picture or two.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,212 Member
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    The winners were nearly 5 minutes slower than last year. Kudos to them for doing it at all! There were 12,000 runners.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,877 Member
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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
    Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 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
    Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
    Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
    Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes
    Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles = 32 hours 49 minutes

    Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes is the number to beat!

    Saturday, 1 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 12.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 2 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 16.6 km cycling + 1.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 3 February 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 28 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 4 February 2020 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 26 flights of stairs + Pilates
    Wednesday, 5 February 2020 … 4.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 27 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 6 February 2020 … 3.6 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 32 flights of stairs
    Friday, 7 February 2020 … 2.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 30 flights of stairs

    Saturday, 8 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 20.9 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 9 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 13.7 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 10 February 2020 … 3.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 11 February 2020 … 3.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 19 flights of stairs + Pilates
    Wednesday, 12 February 2020 … 2.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 36 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 13 February 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 27 flights of stairs
    Friday, 14 February 2020 … 3.1 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 36 flights of stairs

    Saturday, 15 February 2020 … 1.3 km walking + 14.3 km cycling + 2.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 16 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 21.4 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 17 February 2020 … 7.3 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 31 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 18 February 2020 … 2.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 32 flights of stairs + Pilates
    Wednesday, 19 February 2020 … 0.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 40 flights of stairs
    Thursday, 20 February 2020 … 1.5 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Friday, 21 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs

    Saturday, 22 February 2020 … 2.0 km walking + 16.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 23 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 25.6 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs


    2020 Monthly February
    Walking Distance (km): 45.1
    Walking Time (min): 559.9
    Cycling Distance (km): 140.9
    Cycling Time (min): 501.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 364.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 291.2
    Rowing Distance (km): 4.2
    Rowing Time (min): 26.0
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 60.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 190.2
    Total Distance (miles): 118.2
    Total Time (min): 1438.1
    Total Time (hr): 23:58:05

    Machka in Oz
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
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    Hello one and all.

    Lanette – Again, thank you for the link. It’s very interesting and contained a lot of good information, especially about the results of the gut microbe transplant. I think I mentioned there was a podcast on NPR regarding our microbes and how little is actually known about the right mix and how each one of us is different and may require different balances. It also mentions how quick people are to jump on a fix-all and do more damage to their systems than the intention of the product. It’s a long listen (9-minutes).
    https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/764815498/the-probiotics-heist


    Rebecca – This link came up in my MFP feed and it made me think of you. https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/8-delicious-noodle-dishes-with-up-to-50-grams-of-protein/

    Katla – Would love to see some pics of your new do!

    Barbara – Reading your Friday To Do list made me glad I am still working! Glad Joe and you were able to enjoy the impromptu picnic. During my teen years I worked at Burger King and still crave them from time-to-time. I am also happy you are relived the at-home test will put the matter to rest with Joe.

    Karen – Barefoot in the snow! I am so spoiled here in Florida I got chills just thinking about it.

    Ginny – Congratulations with the checkup and your vitals. Hopefully the antibiotic kicks in and you start feeling better. When I am eating out or at functions I take pictures of my plate and record later. It helps me remember my intake and makes tracking easier (even if it's bad). :smile:

    Kylia – People stink! I swear if those who thought so long and hard about how to take advantage of others put their minds to being better the world would be a much nicer place.

    Terri – I agree. Last week of February!!

    Avoiding the Office Germs – It seems my preventive trick worked or it could be mind over matter. Making and eating the homemade chicken soup seemed to keep me nice and healthy. The sick ones are all still trading the “cold” while I remain in the clear. I think I will be making a vitamin loaded vegetable-based soup this week.

    Office PITB Situations – Since I have been working for quite some time at the same company I know who responds and who does not. When I have a project dependent upon receiving information in order to get my job done I set a reminder for both myself and the receiver of the email I am sending. I put the follow up date way before I actually need the information. If I receive the information prior to the reminder I remove the flags when I send a thank you. If I do not get the information from the true procrastinators when the reminder pops up I forward the original email to them and adjust the flag three days ahead. If I have to follow up a third time I do the same thing and copy their manager and mine. I have found when I practice this regularly people begin to realize they need to respond to my emails or they are going to have pesky reminders popping up all of the time. I am down to one person for which I must set reminders and have found they are just awful time managers. For those I work closely with I have mentored them and now all have monthly Excel to do lists for weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports. The lists contain the information needed, to whom it goes to, and what day/week/month it’s due each quarter.

    It is off to the races for me. I hope everyone is having or has had a great day.

    Hugs to all and prayers for those in need.
    SuziQ - SFL
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
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    I haven't posted my stats in a while. My February goal was to average 6k steps a day and I am holding true there. Next month I will aim for the same with at least half being at a healthy rate (100+ steps / minute).

    The weight continues to drop. I am still ahead of my younger self. The week of February 16th I was off the rails, but am now back on track. Key: WW = WeightWatchers
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  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
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    o:)
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,491 Member
    edited February 2020
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    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: invest 10 mins cleaning Master Guest Bd, dog group.
    Bonus: 1 load laundry, 53 minutes of other cleaning!
    Get to do: invest 10 mins cleaning Kitchen/Laundry, carry over 10 mins cleaning Office, church, “Almost Maine”, board meeting minutes, voicemail Doug about Win10 update and iCloud install, bake bran muffins, call Carolyn D. Monday BB&B, drop off paperwork at Dr, Denise’s house for email, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48. Tuesday Shadow to Mini Pet Mart to shop for crate, line dance. March: get Shingrix vaccine, follow up for DEXA scan appt. Reward: inventory seeds, plan garden, order replenishments.

    Karen in VA I can see your mom shining out from your face. :heart:
    Evelyn and Tracey thanks for your take on Canadian food safety.
    Evelyn what a shock to lose your BFF so suddenly and so young. ((hugs))
    Tracey how perceptive your Grandfather was! Seems to me the farmers have been brainwashed by the postwar chemical industry to buy unneeded “…cides” just as the medical community is now being brainwashed by the pharmaceutical industry, all to create demand/market for their products. Kind of like bankers talking farmers into big loans for equipment, then when things take a downturn, acquiring family farmland and selling it to agribiz. Just mho.
    Barbie “find it and fix it” perfectly describes most all of our meals, as Joe and I eat at significantly different times.
    Diana in W Sweden, best early birthday wishes and con VERY gratulations on the new person you’re becoming!
    SuziQ Love your email reminder flags approach. Sounds like you’ve been able to coach all but one procrastinator into organized time management. What a gift!
    LuciB no need to apologize for being ecstatically content with your life. I resemble that remark :laugh: If no gentle/chair yoga near you, you might check out “Better Bones and Balance” videos on youtube. I’m taking such a class and I can tell it’s helping. I can now slip on gravel and not go down. Good thing as both wrist are tired of being broken ;) 18 hrs, yikes! Yes, please break that drive up. With your pain how could you cope if your DH was disabled by DVT/PEs? Iris’ smile is almost as cute as Rebecca's Athena Rose's toes! :smiley:

    A question just came to me (ala Machka): Nicknames, did you have any as a child? Did you love ‘em or hate ‘em?

    Challenge today will be getting in some steps. 4K is my normal range, the past 3 days have been 6K twice, once 11K. It felt good! Today will be a lot of sitting (church, theatre) so need to get my butt UP and dance around the house or scoot the dogs down to the lane quick. Oh I know, I’ll march while listening to the podcast SuziQ recommended. Thanks!

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    February: better than January.
    daily: steps=6612  vits=17.5 log=22 CI<CO=16 CI<250<CO=13 Tumble 5/10=14 mfp=22 outside=16 clean 10 mins=14 up hill=19
    wkly: BB&B x3=8, rx=4 dance=6 pack walk=4
    mnthly: board mtg=1 grant= review 20for20=1

  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
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    Found a recipe for meat y cheese only pizza no carbs.Use aluminum foil he says.Found it interesting that it worked! Can of chicken heated to dry it 5minutes 350* mix with cheese y a egg 🥚 shape into a crust 10 minutes 500* take out put cheese y pepperoni 🍕 on top back in oven 6-10 min 500* then ready to eat. Suprised it worked!
    https://youtu.be/rxz8WYRiBKM

    Amber Tx
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
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    Amber ~ That crustless pizza was interesting!
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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    Barbie: I have a convert app that includes temperatures. The one I have now is not as easy to use as I would like. :grumble: However, I can see that it is 45 F here and that equals 7.222 C. Somehow it seems like 45 ought to be warmer than 7.2222. Instead, they’re the same. Bottom line is that I need a jacket to be comfortable outside this morning. :wink:

    Barbara: I’m sorry that your DH is so inflexible about eating out. I wonder why he doesn’t want to leave the dogs home alone for an hour or two. Have they caused damage or torn things up in the past? We used to go out to eat more often, especially for breakfast. DH’s dietary issues have eliminated going out for breakfast as a possibility. I think he could order food that he can eat and avoid wheat products, but he isn’t willing to give it a try. He is wise to be cautious. Eating the wrong thing can result in nasty tummy troubles. :ohwell:

    Amber in TX: Congratulations on your progress with weight loss. WTG!!! :flowerforyou:

    Heather: I agree with your sentiment. Maintenance is NOT for wimps. :noway:

    Allie: Have fun on your adventure!!! :bigsmile:

    Machka: Good news that the RTW girl won’t be at the big appointments. :flowerforyou:

    Tracey in Edmonton: I have a friend who grew up on a wheat farm in Eastern Washington State. They used crop dusters to spray the fields for weeds, and her dad would be out there on the fields while the crops were being dusted. He died from cancer caused by the chemicals they sprayed. I can’t help but wonder how much of that poison was left in the wheat flour when it was packaged and sold to consumers. :cry:

    Sue in WA: Congrats on all your maintenance and improvements! I hope the pool reopens soon. :heart:

    Barbie: I flew to see DD relatively recently. I found it very stressful. DH did all the booking and went the lower cost route, which resulted in layovers and plane changes. :grumble: I’ve decided that I want direct flights only in the future. He refuses to fly at all. :noway:

    Dianastarkekman: Congrats on taking charge of what you will eat! It is impowering and gives you the ability to make good choices. :bigsmile:

    LuciBThinner: DH hasn’t been going to chair yoga as he should. He has an upcoming appointment with the doctor. I’m hoping she'll give him a needed nudge. :grumble:


    I have a riding lesson this morning. YAY!!!

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
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    Carol- I thought it was interesting too ! Never heard of a pizza without some type of gluten free or regular flour! Was the weirdest thing I ever seen.Sounds delicious tho in a way.

    Amber Tx

    JR now a mama boy think he’s shunning Daddy lol. How dare you visit grandma without me! Lol Grandma has a cold you bet it was without him.
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,342 Member
    edited February 2020
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    Happy Sunday ladies! Last Sunday in February! <3

    Barbara AHMOD     - Tickled to hear you and Joe spent some quality time together a few days ago. My DH looks at the outside world like Joe does.... if he were to actually say "let's go do something" I'd question his sanity, lol. He too worries about leaving the dogs alone. I also need to go through my seed stash... still not ready to get things started for a few weeks.

    SuziQ     - thanks for sharing that podcast about probiotics, interesting info there. I accessed Greenmedinfo.com and did a search on probiotics. Over 1000 abstacts popped up! I didn't read through them, but it appears a lot of scientific research has been done. The podcast did have good advice about not just buying the most expensive with the most strains.

    I decided to pull "Wild Fermentation" by Sandor Katz off my bookshelf. Think I'll give kefir a try. I agree, our gut microbiomes are so complex! I am curious about how our ancestry might enter into it. Being 100% German, my gut gets along well with sauerkraut, fermented dairy (buttermilk, yogurt) etc. And potato salad = resistant starch which gut microbes love! Cold cooked starch veggies, pasta and noodle dishes. I'm glad to oblige. B)

    After my digestive problems in December, I chose a rather inexpensive pre/probiotic that helped restore balance. Getting better all the time. NEWS FLASH.... blood/poo tests came back no infection....everything is back to normal.

    I finally tried some Chickpea Pasta made by Barilla. I give it a thumbs up! Texture a bit different than wheat pasta, but not bad at all. Like that it has fiber and protein.

    OK ladies, sun is out so maybe I can grab a few steps between showers. Have a fabulous day! <3

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,342 Member
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    coastalgosgal wrote: »
    Congrats Lanette, on your clean Bill of health!🙏🎉👑🎵🎶💖
    I bought some pasta noodles made out of sweet potato, I still need to try them! Kinda fell off the omad bus, but I found my ticket again and am back on.👍
    Have a great day friends!
    💖Rebecca
    Whidbey island
    Washington

    Rebecca!     One of my favorite take-out meals is Jap Chae - a Korean dish with the sweet potato noodles, a kind of sweet/hot sesame dressing, veggies and shiitake mushrooms.

    The Asian restaurant in town where I'd buy them went out of business. :( After 50 years... the grandkids didn't want to keep it open.

    Do you recall where you bought the noodles?

    No worries on the OMAD bus. It's OK to take detours. B)<3

    Lanette
    SW WA State

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