WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2020
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Beth: Your produce contains so many of my favorites. No wonder you are enjoying it!
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Yesterday baby Lilliana had some immunizations and was feeling wimpy. Our oldest granddaughter had the day off school because of the primaries, so she came over to pamper Lilly:
Karen in Virginia
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Lanette ... I enjoyed the link to gut biomes and fasting. Thank you.
I just broke a 44 hour extended fast with Miso Soup (thought of Rebecca while making it). I have never made miso soup before ... could not have even told you where the tofu was in the grocery store. And nori? What the heck! Anyways, I am now fully educated and can report that a ladle full of soup has filled my stomach. May even need a nap.
It is snowing here today. So ready for spring and envious of your bird feeding stories. Birds are far and few between at the moment.
Beth near Buffalo
Beth - glad you enjoyed the info! I thought of you and wondered how you were doing... 44 hour fast - congrats!
That produce box is spectacular. Great that you get to pick the produce. I'm not going to do the box thing again but am looking forward to the neighborhood organic farmer setting up her cart on Saturday mornings. I think she starts in May. We are all chomping at the bit.
Hopefully your snow will be gone by then!
I'm finding it's easier and easier to extend my fast... now I'm at 18 hours and really not very hungry at that. Part of the key for me is making sure I have high protein/high fat before closing my window to make sure I'm not hungry at night, and I think I've found some foods that satisfy. My latest is a bowl of high protein cereal drowned in a cup of whole milk.
I'm still logging on MFP to make sure I am getting enough protein and fiber. That info on the gut biomes has me planning to add plenty of resistant starch into my diet. Cold pizza counts, right? Well, maybe....
Lanette
Sunny SW WA State
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I have been reading faithfully everyday but haven't had much time to respond.
I finally finished with all of my dental work last night. I had put off going to the dentist for so many years that I needed a lot of work. Dentists sure have changed since I went. Not nearly as painful as I remember. I have had 4 fillings, a complete cleaning and a crown since November. I am so thankful for the benefits I have.
Today Rodg went and finally had his two teeth that were so infected removed. He had a total of 7 rounds of antibiotics while waiting for the doctor to give him the medical clearance to have the dental work completed.
He has taken control of his health and his fitness and I'm so proud of him. I don't know how much weight he has lost, but I am sure noticing a difference in his clothes and physique. His blood pressure has been in the normal range for almost 2 months now. He had been walking 10kms 4 days, then off for 1 day, repeat, but about 3 weeks ago the doctor cleared him to start using the weight machines. He now follows a weight routine that takes about 45 minutes and has cut his walking back to 5kms. I need to get on board with him as I am being a slug lately.
We have had a lot of talks at work about the Coronavirus and we are just practicing our regular infection control routines.
Our Administrator who assisted in creating our province's health authority's infection control procedures says:
Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly
Don't touch your eyes
Cover your mouth if you sneeze or cough
Keep a 6ft social distance, masks do not stop everything
and Heather I'm sorry, but she says stay away from cruises
We have been extremely fortunate so far and have not been on Outbreak this season at work.
I saw this Meme last night and thought it said it all:
Wash your hands like you’ve been chopping jalapeños and you have to remove your contact lenses.
Tracey in Edmonton
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My Daughter states under Stare if Emergency by their Mayor https://apple.news/A_WhbKs2IStGlwuMjP14H_A
They have been told no one is to leave the base at all.So their stuck on ship 🚢 or base. So no Walmart for groceries for her anymore.
Hopefully this will be over in April to give everyone time to prepare before Fall hits again with flus to colds this comes back.
Amber Tx
Kept food down today met my goal 🥅. So happy. JR attacked food today maybe he getting ready for a growth spurt.4 -
My line dance friend and her husband just cancelled their cruise. She is a sort of negative person who always seems to feel that she has more than her fair share of bad luck. I think that anyone who can afford to go on a cruise is already way ahead of me in the luck department. Last year they went to Kauai for two weeks to celebrate their anniversary and complained because of some turbulence on the plane and some rainy weather.
I watched some Tai Chi videos on YouTube to help me decide if that's something I'd like to learn. So far, I think it would be good for me and something I could learn and do in my living room. We went to the grocery store this morning and it seemed less crowded than usual. There was a sign posted that said that out of fairness to all customers, sales of cold and flu meds and disinfectant products would be limited per customer. It was sunny this afternoon so Jake and I both pulled weeds. Slow and steady wins the race.
Barbie in NW WA 6 -
Did 32 minutes of HIIT (just wanted to see if I could go beyond 30 minutes). The plan for tomorrow is to take the Power Hour class
M – please take care of yourself. We don’t need you falling down
Went out to dinner at this place we haven’t been to in years and years. Last time I was there all they had was pasta and everything deep fried. At least now they have some things broiled . Still a lot of deep fried things, but at least they have some broiled. The gal misheard me, I wanted tomatoes and she thought I said potatoes, but I got a baked potato. Tried a little of this butter flavored spread they had, not very good. I also tried a tiny bit of the sour cream, didn’t like it. Came home and did one load of laundry of a blanket and some towels.
Cleaned the mirrors, counters, glass on the tables, vacuumed. Tomorrow I’ll wash the floors (boo). But I do want to lay in the sun tomorrow one last time. Besides, it's supposed to be in the 90's
After exercise stopped at one store, got some plums, apples and nectarines. Also, needed a roll of quarters for the wash. Washing a blanket and some towels right now. Evidently, I put too much in the washing machine so they came out really soaked. Not sure how long they’ll take in the dryer
Missing my Instant Pot. If ever someone is selling even a small one because they’re getting a larger one, I’ll scoop it up for down here. Also going to look for an inexpensive food processor for down here. To use it once/year I certainly don’t need something real good
Michele in FL but not for long
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym, windy!- 7.46min, 134mhr, 12.1amph, 1.56mi= 62c
apple watch- 68c
0 RUNNER- 30min, 10.13min mi, lvl8-9, 11h, 107c, 40l, 132mhr, 2.96mi= 179c
apple watch- 206c
arm ski machine- 10min, 47aw, 122mhr, 105ahr, 15511meters or .96mi= 58c
apple watch- 65c
bike ride gym 2 dome, windy!- 5.29min, 129mhr, 16.1amph, 1.47mi= 39c
apple watch- 49c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station, windy- 16.29min, 139mhr, 11amph, 3.01mi= 134c
apple watch- 109c
Jog sta 2 wrk- 5.39min, 10.13min mi, 146mhr, .55mi= 59c
apple watch- 59c
Jog wrk 2 sta- 4.20min, 9.32min mi, 153mhr, .45mi= 55c
apple watch- 59c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 18.17min, 8.4amph, 152mhr, 2.56mi= 175c
apple watch- 150c
total cal 7612 -
auntiebk I got your donation in the mail!! thank you so much!!!2
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Barbie NW WA- Definitely anyone be who can get a vacation is lucky 🍀. I worked for decades didn’t even get to use my incured vacation time until I was in my mid 30’s. When I finally managed to get a small vacation I usually just did a Stay-cation or town over for a little something.
Amber Tx
Night everyone long day but only 1 item in the mail before JRs birthday 🎁 to go. Hubby decided will celebrate a week after his Birthday so hopefully stuff will die down or will know what we should do. Probably stay home y celebrate with my Dad or if it’s safer go to a empty restaurant at an odd hour. Hubby thinking 10:30am go eat . Will see3 -
51.2 mm of rain where we live.
31.6 mm of rain in Hobart.
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Machka in Oz3 -
Lanette ... I enjoyed the link to gut biomes and fasting. Thank you.
I just broke a 44 hour extended fast with Miso Soup (thought of Rebecca while making it). I have never made miso soup before ... could not have even told you where the tofu was in the grocery store. And nori? What the heck! Anyways, I am now fully educated and can report that a ladle full of soup has filled my stomach. May even need a nap.
It is snowing here today. So ready for spring and envious of your bird feeding stories. Birds are far and few between at the moment.
Beth near Buffalo
Yummo! I love udon soup too. I am not a fan of tofu, but I love to put a cut up baby bok choy bunch, and some nori, and a soft boiled egg in my soup!💖. Slurp on Beth!💖2 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »I have been reading faithfully everyday but haven't had much time to respond.
I finally finished with all of my dental work last night. I had put off going to the dentist for so many years that I needed a lot of work. Dentists sure have changed since I went. Not nearly as painful as I remember. I have had 4 fillings, a complete cleaning and a crown since November. I am so thankful for the benefits I have.
Today Rodg went and finally had his two teeth that were so infected removed. He had a total of 7 rounds of antibiotics while waiting for the doctor to give him the medical clearance to have the dental work completed.
He has taken control of his health and his fitness and I'm so proud of him. I don't know how much weight he has lost, but I am sure noticing a difference in his clothes and physique. His blood pressure has been in the normal range for almost 2 months now. He had been walking 10kms 4 days, then off for 1 day, repeat, but about 3 weeks ago the doctor cleared him to start using the weight machines. He now follows a weight routine that takes about 45 minutes and has cut his walking back to 5kms. I need to get on board with him as I am being a slug lately.
We have had a lot of talks at work about the Coronavirus and we are just practicing our regular infection control routines.
Our Administrator who assisted in creating our province's health authority's infection control procedures says:
Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly
Don't touch your eyes
Cover your mouth if you sneeze or cough
Keep a 6ft social distance, masks do not stop everything
and Heather I'm sorry, but she says stay away from cruises
We have been extremely fortunate so far and have not been on Outbreak this season at work.
I saw this Meme last night and thought it said it all:
Wash your hands like you’ve been chopping jalapeños and you have to remove your contact lenses.
Tracey in Edmonton
Funny Tracy about the washing hands deal. That reminded me about a funny thing my middle sister did. I was in college and I was driving around with her one weekend. She had a habit of putting her contacts in as she was driving. So her one eye was giving her grief so she had the contact in her mouth, (To re-wet it). I said something funny (go figure), and she laughed, her contact went on the inside upper roof of her mouth! We pulled over and she got it out and put it in her eyeball. We continue on and she's complaining she stilI can't see! We pull over and she takes out her contact from the eye that's giving her trouble and in her hand were two contacts! Confused she's like what? She had put a contact in the eye that already had a contact in it! DOH!💖
😂😂
💖Rebecca5 -
I need to be like Suki in the sun on a beach somewhere🍍🌴🌴🌞🌞🌅
💖Rebecca5 -
Lol!
💖Rebecca6 -
Rebecca - that’s funny! I never wore contacts I couldn’t handle putting things in my eye. I bet that would cause a lot of blurred vision!2
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Hello everyone.
I have been scanning - not enough time to reply. But will soon.
Just a quick laugh for everyone. My favorite Easter candy is malted eggs. I have been trying to justify why I should partake and remembered malt is a very nutritious product. It has a ton of benefits from supporting gut health and being a sugar alternative. It is also known to boost moods.
I bought 5 bags last year. I still have 2 left. I bought 2 more to add to my collection! I eat a serving whenever I go to the movies or for a treat. I just always try to stay within my calorie goal.
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Morning ladies, still catching up. It is a lovely sunny day here which makes a nice change from all the rain. I wonder if spring is finally on its way.
Karen in VA The Ross sisters were very bendy even when young I was never that flexible.
Rita so sad about the tornado and the devastation it has caused. Glad your family are safe.
Beth glad your son is safe.
Been busy with the kitchen, almost finished now, but my helper (DS) has gone off to visit his Auntie and see his cousins this week. I was going to paint the tiles on Monday, but mum wanted me to help her with a few things. She's still in a lot of pain with her arthritis and sciatica. Called the doc again and he told her to up her Gabapentin tablets to 3 x 3 times a day. Poor thing she's taking so many tablets, mind you she keeps a good track of them all, I think I'd forget what I'd taken.
I've started taking Rhubarb complex tablets. It is supposed to help with bloating and many other things. I have noticed that it has helped the bloating and the regulating of bowel movements (sorry TMI) but not seen any improvement in my complextion or nails. Nor has it helped me lose weight, but I do feel less sluggish, so will keep taking them for now.
Well time is getting on, I'd better get over to mums, she's had some mail she want me to look at, something about a new tax code - her pension is getting taxed or something.
Love to all
Viv UK3 -
fanncy0626 wrote: »Hello everyone.
I have been scanning - not enough time to reply. But will soon.
Just a quick laugh for everyone. My favorite Easter candy is malted eggs. I have been trying to justify why I should partake and remembered malt is a very nutritious product. It has a ton of benefits from supporting gut health and being a sugar alternative. It is also known to boost moods.
I bought 5 bags last year. I still have 2 left. I bought 2 more to add to my collection! I eat a serving whenever I go to the movies or for a treat. I just always try to stay within my calorie goal.
Mary from Arizona/Minnesota
Mary,
I admire your self-control. If I had 5 bags in the house they would be gone in 5 weeks. 3 -
Viv - It's still raining down south.
The guys came to clean our gutters today. They were all garbed up in head to toe waterproofs.
Looked like something from a film! DH had spotted them in the street, cleaning some other house, so he spoke to them. They had a professional looking van and Checkatrade registering. The guy showed him his live video camera in his phone which shows them what they are doing. Our house is three stories high and has an extension and dormers, so lots of gutters with moss galore and a couple of plants growing out of them. 
There are also pigeon spikes, which made it all more difficult.
Anyway, it was done in an hour and DH is going to pay in cash. I was a bit surprised that an outfit like theirs would fiddle the books, but it seems very prevalent. Our aerial man did the same.
We have a broken clip very high up, which will require a professional, and a cracked gutter low down enough for DH to glue back together. Glad it's done.
As for holidays. I think I got it from my mother, but holidays have always been top priority for me, even if they are really inexpensive, like a friend's house swap, or an old caravan on a farm. My mother saved all year and planned them, and looked forward to them enormously. We first went camping in Europe in 1961, long before it was the normal thing. We took all our own food, so it cost very little! I've been the same. For years I felt I was only authentically me when I was on holiday. This was who I was. I planned it, saved for it, going without a lot of stuff like new clothes or furniture, learnt the language, anticipated it, and remembered it for ever. Opening myself up to new experiences and living a different life is hugely important to me. I can't think of anything more boring than just sitting on a beach. I want to embrace the different, challenge my old preconceptions, learn, learn, learn. I always immerse myself so much in the new, that it takes me ages to adjust once I come home. I'm still reliving it all days, weeks later often.
I have found that even one night away can give that boost and a break from the norm.
I haven't cancelled the cruise yet. I guess I am hoping that the cruise company will take it upon themselves, or be advised by the government, to cancel the trips themselves. In that case we would get a refund. If they don't do that and we have to 'amend' the booking, we still have two weeks to do that. We would have to pick one of the same, or more, value before Jan 31st 2021. I am hoping they will cancel, of course, as I would prefer to book for next spring. Two weeks is a long time for this virus. I expect it to spread exponentially in the next two weeks.
Cooking pigs cheeks for dinner.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
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Good morning all! Happy Thursday!
How funny that someone posted a pic of the malted milk (Robins eggs) candies! I was just looking at them at the store this past weekend. I didn't buy any, although I seriously was considering it. Those and black jelly beans are my favorite Easter candies. My younger sister and I would lick one of those Robin's eggs and then "paint" lipstick on our lips. A lovely 70s frosted lip! lol I still do this as an adult, because is there any other way to eat these?
Barbie- I have been doing about 20 minutes of yoga each day and am thinking of switching that up to Tai-Chi, as well! I think Lanette has taken a Tai-Chi class or has been doing it on her own. ?? It looks so strong, focused and calming to me. I think I would like it. My DH falls into the "negative nancy" area when it comes to talking about our vacations. He always talks about the "bad". Weather, traffic, food, people...whereas I talk about the fun/good stuff. I don't really care what the weather is like when I travel, I am just happy that I am traveling somewhere. My days of lounging on a beach are long gone. I just don't have the patience for it. It looks nice when I see pics of other people doing it; but I always feel like I am missing something by just lying there, doing nothing. lol
Heather- I wonder if your cruise ship company feels a little more "secure" in the knowledge that they don't have the amount of people on board as the bigger cruises. Maybe it cuts their chances down for having a passenger with any viruses? But, I am with you in waiting until the last possible minute to cancel. Why cancel before necessary?
Karen VA- Aaaaah! Your two granddaughters! So sweet!
Barbara-Happy belated birthday! (I think my brain said it a while ago and I forgot to write it!)
Beth, Katiebug, Rita, Carol- So glad your loved ones, in the Nashville area, are fine! Special hug, Rita, to your daughter's husband/boyfriend. I can't even imagine having a job of "search/recovery" during events like this.
Welcome new ladies!
Kiddos arriving shortly; gotta fly! love and hugs to all who need or want them. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)1 -
Happy Thursday,
I had typed a response, Sara came in, tablet moved, poof! Gone!
The gist was I am comiiting to 10 minutes of dance today. I am tired of being tired! My food is good. Water is good. Just leaves health or exercise.....I can change exercise, so that is next. I am able bodied and thankful. I curled up in bed at 9 last night with a magazine. Barely stayed awake until then.
Sara to groomers this morning, work, and no plans this evening. Hoping to complete a few things at work today.
Thank you ladies for being inspiring, strong, sharing and caring!
Kylia
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Watching a little tv ,took Danto work,went and took care of Homer and working 9:30-4 today...then going to the Elks tonight with Trudy and Susan for eggplant parm...1
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Still pouring with rain...........
DH has to go out to get the gutter man's cash. He's gone in search of his waterproof pants upstairs.
When will it stop raining?
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2
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