WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2020

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,356 Member
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  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,251 Member
    :)MaryBeth from Ohio, your grandchildren are darling. That's great motivation to get healthier. Motivation goes only so far which is why you need this thread. Come back here every day and you will get support and encouragement from women who are traveling the same road. You'll also hear about our eating and exercise so you can find a plan that works for you. The best eating and exercise plan is the one that you'll stick to. Another great thing about this thread is that no one criticizes anyone's eating or exercise choices. I eat almost the same food every day, others eat interesting and exotic foods and are always on the lookout for interesting foods or recipes. I have a strict schedule of walking, dancing, and riding my exercise bike. Others do other kinds of active things. Ask questions and tell us more about you.

    :) I went out with the dogs extra early for the after breakfast walk in case the cable tech came early (no call yet). The podcast I'm listening to today is about patience which is a terrific topic considering that the cable tech will come some time between 8 AM and 8 PM. Whenever it is, I'll be grateful.

    :) Yesterday I put the bag with the facemasks in the car because "there's no place we would need them that didn't require travel by car to get there". This morning I moved them back into the house since we'll want to wear masks when the cable tech is here.

    :)Kim, bravo to you for stepping up to help your co-workers. Your generosity of spirit inspires me.

    :) I, too, refuse to listen to negative stuff and upsetting news. Unfortunately, my husband hasn't quite been able to cut himself off entirely, so he occasionally makes remarks about something that is going on in order to express his frustration and I try to not let it upset me. I don't read or watch the news and I don't do any social media. All my podcast listening is either about happiness, meditation, or food.
    81824br5uyrfrsr.gif Barbie from NW WA
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    michèle, barbara and suzi, thanks.
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    SuziQ belated happy birthday!
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    Barbara, the beach stroll sounds great.
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    Rebecca, sorry yesterday didn't got well food-wise.

    I got test to see if i had antibodies but no (95% accurate). Some say 12% of people in Paris area were got contaminated (and probably a bit more in Paris itself. I had 2 possible COVID diagnoses by GP, one in mid march (light cough), one in early April (fever and stomach flu symptoms), but apparently i didn't get it. it would have been nice to have possible immunity. i know immunity is not sure. i don't feel well today, headache and slight nausea, queezy.

    no classes till september or maybe october- classes may be postponed somewhat. its possible that our classes be online next fall. that would not be great. the idea of almost always being home or alone for 4 months is not enchanting for me.

    i could apply for some jobs in a short window about a week now since i got my qualification but i have very little chance of succeeding this year for various reasons. i was planning to just knuckle down and work (a week full time probably) on 2 applications, knowing that brushing up my profile could also help for other jobs where i have a better chance of success.

    but my motivation is around ankle level (french expression: very low). i'm having a hard time taking care of even more straightforward basic things.

    it just seems like the next years are going to be almost totally alone, physically, and to some degree socially. it's really upsetting.
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,834 Member
    SuziQ ... Happy Belated Birthday! I think the hose reel is a perfect gift to yourself! One of my favorite purchases was a vacuum that had a retractable hose. While it turned out the vacuum wasn't that great, nothing gave me more pleasure than watching the cord put itself away!

    Rebecca ... You are definitely worth prepping food for, but also give yourself grace for having an "off" day as well.

    Bananas ... Forgive me, I don't remember if you have family in France.

    So New York has extended its "stay-at-home" order until June 15th, but some counties in NY are allowed to being opening today. Sadly, my county has not yet met the criteria to open. When it does, I will cautiously reenter society and be taking precautions.

    Beth near Buffalo


  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    edited May 2020
    Jaxgma - Welcome! My grandchildren are also one of the lights of my life. I hope to see them in person, at a safe distance, tomorrow. My heart aches to have them near. :'( I'm not normally a hugger, but I really miss them being around me.

    I WhatsApped my York friend and she was coherent in reply. It's very frustrating for her as she has had the virus already. She has a sister I hope she will be able to visit soon. If she manages to travel south we will meet up.

    Looking forward to tomorrow. I feel so much for Edie who is a people person and is missing us. <3 I love that girl soooooo much it hurts. I feel her pain. <3:/<3 The intimacy of face to face is irreplaceable.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Jaxsgma
    Jaxsgma Posts: 55 Member
    cityjaneLondon - I know how it is not to be able to hug the grandchildren :'( ,

    My eldest granddaughter is graduating from middle school next week and they are having a drive up graduation, only the parents are allowed to be there :( . But hopefully soon I will get to spend time with them.

    Looking forward in working with everyone on here with our weight loss. Thanks for getting back to me.

    Jaxsgma
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    SuziQ: Happy Birthday to you!!! I’ll pass your good birthday wishes onto DH when he wakes up from his nap. :star:

    Lisa in AR: Keeping my fingers crossed that your morning meeting is a positive one that benefits you. :heart:

    Barbie: I still carry a polio vaccination scar on my left shoulder from childhood vaccination. Decades later it was advised to get shingrix vaccinations because I’d had chicken pox in childhood. I took mine but DH refused to take his. I think it was foolish of him, but he’s an adult and makes his own choices. Shingles is a terrible and painful illness. My aunt had it while she was in the process of passing away. It was terrible for her. :sad:

    Jaxsgma: Welcome! :star:

    Terri: I love your photos. You’ve made remarkable changes and now look healthy and beautiful. (Your smile was always beautiful.) :heart:


    Today is DH’s Birthday. He is 73. I’ve made meatloaf to put in the freezer for future meals and my next goal for the day is to make him a birthday cake. When the dishwasher finishes I’ll have access to my mixer and will start on the cake. Gluten Free chocolate cake is headed his way unless he chooses gluten free pumpkin cake instead.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,356 Member
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  • Jaxsgma
    Jaxsgma Posts: 55 Member
    pipcd - Thank you :)
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    KATLA ~ Happy Birthday to Your DH! :)
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,556 Member
    Did Karen Voit Get Fit DVD. Low impact, but it probably will be good at the condo. The plan for tomorrow is to do Kathy Smith’s Stretch & Flex DVD

    Luci – being in NC I totally and completely agree with your rant (at least the first paragraph). As it is now, I won’t see PJ until September. That’ll be one year since I’ve seen him! You certainly know how to make my heart stop. In a way, I wish I would get pictures of PJ, not always having to ask for them. I sometimes get them if I ask for them. Otherwise, I don’t. All those grandchildren pictures make me cry, they are so precious

    Soup kitchen today!

    M – thanks for the info about searching. Now I just have to spend the time doing it.

    As far as gaining: Basically, I’m staying the same. But I do admit that it’s HARD. Probably because I’m not exercising as hard.

    Barbie – we can comingle our recyclables. The only bad thing is that they pick up the recyclables only every 2 weeks. Some weeks our recycling is so full. But it’s very seldom that our garbage is so full that I need to put it out every week. Most weeks I don’t even bother.

    Does anyone know if there’s a way to make it where you can make an even greater seal around the nose of a mask that’s already made? I have some where the gal put in a pipe cleaner that you remove when you wash the mask but I have some others that I like but I wish I could somehow get the seal around the nose to be tighter.

    M – for variety, that’s why I do so many different DVD’s. Some are lower impact, some focus more on weights, some more on aerobics, some focus on aerobic intervals, some focus on aerobic endurance. Something different. When you do that same thing all the time, your muscles get used to that activity and are no longer efficient.

    Thinking of Rori

    SuziQ – good for you getting rid of all the clothes that are too big for you. I got rid of most of them, but I do have to admit that I kept a few “too big” pairs of pants, mainly for working outside. I want them bigger so that I can easily put something in the pocket. But other than that, most of the things that I have that were too big/small for me went out.

    Notreadytoquite – welcome!

    SuziQ – you will never regret getting that hose roller. I know that I wanted the spillover and spa when we got the pool. It added so much but Vince kept saying that I’d really regret it if we didn’t get it, and I would have.

    Jess just posted this:


    Fashionably late update, as per the norm: We have successfully completed our 2nd year in vet school and boy, was it interesting.
    The semester started off rocky as I was struggling mentally/emotionally. It took some reminding from close friends and family to bring me out of the dark spot and back into the light. So for them, I’ll always be thankful. Remember peeps, it’s not quantity - but QUALITY of friendships.
    After dusting myself off from my hump, I set a personal goal for myself - to make Dean’s list. (Iowa state only has Dean’s list - not president’s). To find out if I made this goal - contact me.
    I also decided to branch out and get to know more people in my class and be more involved. The people I got to know are amazing and I’m glad I took that step. I also had the BEST surgery, shelter med, and clin path groups to work with!
    The semester was certainly interesting with the transition to online. I’ve been comfortable working online before (ya know, because of all the gaming) but I truly did miss the personal contact and roaming the school halls between classes to get exercise. Oh, and Shadow was no motivational help at all when we moved to online.
    Because of stress (and poor monitoring on my part) both Shadow and I are the heaviest we’ve ever been so this summer is our “summer of transformation”. I started Tone It Up again and she’s learning to leash walk. We have successfully been losing weight since.
    Thanks to everyone who made our semester amazing. This coming semester our Nebraska students join our class and I can’t wait to introduce myself and help them as well.

    I promised Denise that I wouldn’t comment on any of hers or Jess’ posts, it hurts Denise. So I’m posting here. I’m very proud of Jess. Oh, she did make Dean’s list

    Barbie – I’m the same as you, I find it very hard to indulge in something for myself. I was brought up by my grandparents where everything was used and reused. It’s hard for me to break myself out of that habit. When I’m making something with butter, I still to this day scrape the butter wrapper and remember my grandmother saying “we paid for that butter”.

    Went to the soup kitchen. They gave the people a pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw and fries. I help mainly getting the bags ready. I tried asking if they needed help earlier since I can go earlier – nope. I also asked if they needed help bagging on another day (ANYTHING to get out), nope. Oh well…I just joked “so you’re not going to help me with my boredom, huh”

    Made turkey burgers to put in the freezer for another day. Many times I will have one for breakfast (stop laughing!). Also, fried the ground beef for the beef stroganoff we’ll probably have when Steve is here. Figure I’ll get as much done ahead of time as I can. Plus, it gives me something to do.

    I’m thinking tonight I’ll walk down to Food Lion, buy milk, and make some more yogurt.

    Mary Beth – welcome! You know it that April was 5 months long, May will probably be only 4 since some things are starting to open up here.

    I’d like to be a proxy thin mint cookie eater. Sounds good to me

    Terri – awesome pictures

    Rebecca – can you guess what my first thought was when you said “Athenia likes grass”?

    Katla – happy birthday to your dh

    Michele NC
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member
    Ugh. Went on a short walk and now my legs are sore. I am so out of shape! My endurance is so poor. I suppose the good news is that I have no injury limitations so far. My hip and my knee did well. But boy do I have miles to go!

    Annie in Delaware still on lockdown
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    edited May 2020
    MICHELE ~ Congrats to Jess for making the dean's list and for working on her weight. :)

    Folks, I have gained 5 lbs during these last couple of months. I think some of it is due to my not pushing a shopping cart around any of the Super stores and an iota of exercise at home. I have tried walking 1/2 a mile several time this week but it leaves me out of breath. Of course, my love of wine does not help! :'(:s:#

    Welcome to all the new posters! Please sign your post with a name that is easy to type and a place where you live in the world.

    Carol in GA
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Hello, and welcome to everyone who is new.

    Thank you so much for all the support this morning, both on this thread and off. You are genuinely such a bright spot in my life, ladies.

    So, the story of this morning's meeting... skip it if you like, I'm not bothered.
    For those who don't know, I write grants for Girls Scouts, and have for the last three years. I've been at this council for the last half of that time.

    The first thing noted was that, in order to set me up for success, they were going to invest in a subscription to a grantmaker site that gives insights into the various foundations. Something I was told a year and a half ago was not in the budget - so I've been doing it the hard way all this time, seeking out and finding each foundation and doing all the legwork myself. Using a handsaw when a power saw was needed, in all truth.

    Then the discussions got into the esoterics. I will now be reaching out to foundations before and after grants instead of them just receiving a canned thank you letter when they give us a grant. I never understood why I was told not to, but I was when I first got here, so I left it alone.

    Effectively I'm finally beginning to get the tools I need and the permissions I need in order to do my job. There will be numbers tied to all this - how many letters sent, how many foundations lined up, how many case files I put together for re-use, etc. etc. etc. But the numbers were not revealed to me today, although I did ask. Whatever they are, I will be expected to achieve them in the next 90 days.

    Me being me, I also asked what would happen if I don't succeed, and the question kind of boggled them. They genuinely didn't have an answer. Kinda weird.

    Actually, all in all, very weird. Overall positive, I guess. I have no issues with any of the things they're requesting. My worst fear was that they would want me cold-calling donors or foundations, and just the thought of it makes me sweat.

    Nonetheless, this was overkill. They could have also just gone over my goals with me and modified them as necessary to get me going the directions they want me to go. This was kind of like using a brick to swat a fly on your forehead. Effective in one way, quite painful in another. Definitely gets your attention--but at what cost?

    So... the thunder is truly rolling here, and the skies are completely dark. Not tornado watching or anything, just noisy as all get-out.

    I'm going to go do something rational like read a book or something.

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,892 Member
    edited May 2020
    Michele NC, bwahaha! It is WA state where she lives so....💖. On a downside, my middle son texted me and said they were all in wife's car in a turn lane and got rear ended! It was slick so the driver said she slid into them. It wrecked her car, but sons car which was bigger had minor damage. Still, it was hard to hear when your kids get into accidents.💖. This morning he texted me that his insurance covered everything including getting a new car seat. He had called the manufacturer and they informed him that with every accident, the car seats should be replaced. No one was hurt, but I told him he, his wife and Athena should all be checked out.👍

    Texted my youngest because he was online as I was logging off at 9 pm. I thanked him for contacting us all thru video chat, and texted him that I hoped his cough was getting better. I usually text and then find it answered later, but he clicked on right away.💖. He said this past week he had been dealing with fever and headaches. He was out on bed rest for two days and banned from visiting the mess desk to eat. He had his food delivered to him. One meal was hot dogs without buns or ketchup. He texted last night that his fever was gone, as well as the headache. Also, he had been tested, and all reports clear. So that's good, but I still worry for him. He doesn't have the best track record healthwise. From the get go in boot camp, getting pneumonia before his A school started. Poor kid.💖. We just ache when we know our kids are hurting.💖

    Today I ate the potato skin, some freshly made coleslaw, and a bagel with avocado and cheese. I am nursing a coffee. Not a lot of protein, but filling. The red onions chopped in my coleslaw hopefully won't talk to me later...
    💖Rebecca
  • Jaxsgma
    Jaxsgma Posts: 55 Member
    edited May 2020
    1948Peachy - Jaxsgma from Cincinnati, Ohio (aka MaryBeth) Came back to MFP Wednesday after being gone for 4 months for family reasons. Im back now and ready to get on my weight loss journey!
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    edited May 2020
    Rebecca - Oh don't we worry ourselves about our grown children! :o
    I remember when my son was in South America and I hadn't heard from him in 10 days. My whole body hummed. Really hummed. It was a constant thrumming, especially when I tried to sleep.
    Eventually he emailed me to say everything was fine.
    When he got home he told us he had almost been shot/kidnapped by guerrillas and his coach set on fire. :o He had hid in a tree all night in fear of his life.
    Our DNA is connected to our kids. Visceral.
    So happy you heard from him. He sounds fine now. :D<3
    Love to you, Mum of three boys.

    Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,356 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,356 Member
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    pipcd - Thank you :)

    I don’t know what I did but you’re welcome

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