WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2020

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,090 Member
    Morning Ladies~
    I am having my tea and will go get Dan and Homer and then come home and do some cleaning, Home Depot is coming Saterday to install a washer /dryer combo that I got , it goes in a closet so I wont be going tromping down to the laundry room..
    today is Faith's 86th birthday.. Sherri the other caregiver is working today and bringing her a cupcake and i will stop up with a balloon.. I told Jean that I thought she might have a UTI , but dont know what she will do about it..
    Sean still up in N.H. and I had a couple of my girlfriends stop by up at there house Saterday we sat out on the front porch, and its very embarrassing to have people show up to an unmowed lawn and crap everywhere... Jean does no housework and only cooks once in awhile in the fall and winter when she cant escape .. Sean does cook, but he isnt home so, Sherri and I are left to make lunches and breakfasts, but she eats basically the same thing for that and ,atkins frozen dinners with a salad at night
    Jean gets home from work gives Faith her pills and a quick dinner and goes to bed and plays on her phone,,, there is not any interaction much with her mom at all...its sad to see..
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited August 2020
    To do today
    :
    1) Walk done at least 35 min, moderate-leisurely pace. :)
    2) 15 minutes cleaning/tidying,not yet :o
    3) check a thing about new driver's licence done:)
    4) 5 push-ups done :) (my arms are so un-exercised, I gave myself the goal this week of ONE push up per week, just to get me started. Without training I can't get to 10.)
    5) track food so far so good:) : breakfast: 10 g. of cereal, protein powder, 200 g soy yogurt, 100 g soy milk, (both unsweetened). 100 ml carrot juice (or less) A smidgen of unsweetened cranberry juice and about half cup of kombucha mixed (reminds me vaguely of Seabreeze cocktail). lunch: smoked tofu, 100 g unsweetened apple sauce.
    6) Buy jazz CD from friend's musician significant other to offer to a jazz-loving friend who still collects CDs who I'll see next weekend. appointment planned for between 6 +7pm
    7) 1 hour on writing work. not yet:o
    8) 5 minutes filing or paperwork. not yet:o

    keeping bar pretty low
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited August 2020
    calories in, calories out

    I read online yesterday that an average use of calories for a woman post menopause is 1300, for average weight.That seems a little low for an average, and probably is the net. so to lose 1000 average or so, is needed to lose less than a pound a week. I should surely be under average weight at 5'2". I would guess I burn about 1300 a day including exercise or maybe slightly more but not much more. I still have not gotten used to the much lower calorie requirement.

    Last time(s) I lost well and relatively easily, I was jogging regularly: a great calorie-burner and metabolism-booster. Not possible now due to knees and feet, which are doing well with nice walks, but I can't push em.

    I've been going for walks daily -more than one when on vacation, but that's it. that must keep lower body and trunk in some shape but doesn't do much for arms. I don't pump arms when walking in the city streets, or anything. it looks conspicuous, though it is good for arms.

    I'm gonna keep aiming to exercise arms at home, and keep aiming to keep calories down to 1000.So far I just forget or don't get to the 1st and the 2nd is just hard for me at present.

    I tried skipping breakfast the other day and felt totally out of sorts, and off-kilter later in the day.

    I should possibly aim for 900 per day net, (other than highly active days) to have some splurge days/meals (like a piece of pie or an occasional indulgent dessert). (a must for me).

    gym/virus
    I saw the gym is open again but I'm not sure it's a great idea to join. In France people are required to wear masks in all inside shared spaces (stores, schools, etc), and on many shopping streets and parks with busy pedestrian traffic.
    In the gym the mask is required when moving around space but not on machines. Understandable as it would be rough in terms of breathing in one's CO2 but the huffing can't be great for keeping COVID to oneself. Here many young people are tested positive forCOVID recently but with no symptoms. COVID test is required for any or most plane travel now, so many unsymptomatic people are getting tested: so more positives.
    [spoiler/]
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,598 Member
    bananasandoranges wrote: »
    Going to bed here at 10pm would be quite early, especially in late spring, when it stays light out till 10:30pm: good for long evenings. Though friends in the country do tend on average to go to bed earlier.

    That's a good point.

    I spent 11 years up in northern Alberta where the sun set at 10:40 pm and civil twilight ended at 11:40 pm in the summer. Even as a teenager, it felt odd to go to bed before 11 pm, while it was still somewhat light out!

    For a couple years during that time, I worked a 3 pm to 11 pm shift and loved it. Best shift ever!

    My husband at the time worked 4 pm to midnight ... or on weekends, 4 pm to 2 am ... or when the oil riggers were in town, 4 pm to 4 am. I'd go over to the place he worked after my shift. If he was off at midnight, we and some other friends who worked the same shifts would head over to the local pool hall to play pool until 2 am or so. Or if we had a day off the next day, we'd go to our place to watch videos or play long board games until 2 am or 3 am or occasionally till about 6 am when we'd go out for breakfast.

    Those kind of hours just worked for me. :smiley:

    And it has been a battle ever since when I've had to be up and at work or uni somewhere between 8 and 9:30 am. I am just not cut out for those early mornings.


    Sort of like France, evening get-togethers don't start early. My cycling national committee meetings are from 8 pm - 10 pm. My local club meetings go from 7-9 pm. The Brain Injury Association will have their meetings a little earlier ... 6-8 pm or so.

    The symphony or plays start at 7 or 8 and go to 10 or 11. If we take the bus, it might be midnight before we get home.

    If we're going out to dinner with friends, we'd make reservations for 7 or 7:30 pm most likely. However, if we're going ourselves, we'll try to go a little bit earlier like 6 pm (when the restaurant opens) just to avoid the peak hours later in the evening.


    And many times, for months at a time, over the years I've taken evening classes that usually run 6-9 or 7-10.

    I've just gotten used to doing stuff in the evenings so that I can't be rolling up the sidewalks and lowering the blinds at an early hour.


    M in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,699 Member
    I bit the bullet and cancelled tomorrow's pizza meet up. :'( The expected wind is 50 miles an hour! I don't think they will be opening the big French doors. :o The family and au pair are still going, but we are not sitting indoors yet.
    We have arranged a Zoom with the kids for DH'S quizzes on Wednesday at 4. It will be after my girlfriends. :D And we have pledged to go over to their garden when the weather improves.
    They were very understanding. <3

    Cooking Chinese Chicken in Black Bean Sauce tonight. Green beans.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,255 Member
    :heart:
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Prayers and Good thoughts for those in the fire areas and storm areas.

    Carol in GA
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,195 Member
    <3
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK ❤️
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Thinking about our friends too near the fire...

    After I finished making Corey's lunch and shoving it in the refrigerator at about 3 a.m., went back to bed, and ended up getting what's turned out to be my usual - a total of about six and a half hours.

    My posterior is still ouchy, but not nearly as bad as it was last night, so I'm assuming the sciatic nerve has calmed down quite a bit. Nonetheless, still eggshelling it a bit. Did get one small load of laundry out to the line, going to go gingerly get on the elliptical, and then get the other load out on the line.

    We've been watching the Eco-Challenge on Amazon Prime, an incredible race across Fiji, more than 400 miles long, running, hiking, swimming in 58-degree water, mountain biking, climbing, rappelling, paddle boarding, and paddling outriggers both on the open ocean and calmer waters. Serious issues with both heatstroke in the lowlands and hypothermia in the mountains. However, almost without exception, they all said they feel like they are most alive when they're out there going through hell--most didn't even enter to win, merely to finish.

    I watched open-mouthed, but have zero urge to do anything remotely similar. Not because of my age - I think the oldest one was 68 - but because I never had a yen to hurt myself to make myself feel alive.

    I can hurt myself by tripping over the carpet. This does not make me feel alive, just clumsy.

    I marvel at the human spirit on a constant and ongoing basis. What makes you feel most alive?

    Later, y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,289 Member
    I weighed myself for the first time since Christmas. Bad news. I gained 15 pounds. Well, today is another day. The good news is I can do two minutes on my ministepper. Maybe time to increase that. I get little aches from it, but they move around and come and go. Maybe more stretching.

    Annie in Delaware
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,255 Member
    Thought I posted yesterday’s stats

    Walk 2 farmers market w/family- 53.05min, 93mhr, 2.44mi= 356c
    Apple Watch- 276c
    Zwift bike trainer- 47.35min, 162mhr, 19.3amph, 15.33mi= 634c
    Apple Watch-= 425c

    990 cal total
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,305 Member
    :)
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Kim: I hope you can cool off enough to rest, and that the air quality in your area is improving. :flowerforyou:

    Sue in WA: I’ll second Lisa’s comments. I hope you travel safely and are able to bring your mom home. :heart:

    Lisa: Insomnia is no fun. I know you put your waking time to good use, but I hope you’ll get some healing sleep soon. :star:

    Lanette: I’m curious about your dehydrated apples and would love to hear more about them. I have a great dehydrator and have used it for herbs, mostly. The herbs include chocolate mint leaves, parsley, and chives. I've never tried apples. :flowerforyou:

    Allie: Happy 86th to Faith. :smiley:

    Heather: I hope that Storm Francis will not do extensive damage, and the businesses will be able to reopen quickly. :star:


    I have no big plans for the day so far, but my intention is to have a little fun along the way.


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    edited August 2020
    Wishing I had a magic wand to change things!
    From a friend near the Bay Area this morning.
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    Hoping all of you in hurricane country are safe. It looks like big brother Marco will tag team his little sister Laura and meet for a double whammy on the Gulf coast. Big brother hurricane Marco is having a bad influence on his little sister, tropical storm, Laura.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I am currently feeling lucky because our air quality is okay. Keeping my fingers crossed that it stays okay. I hope our friends in California are able to find ways to stay healthy & cope with the smoke. :flowerforyou:
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,195 Member
    :)Lisa, I love reading about people who have accomplished amazing things (climb Mt. Everest, swim from Florida to Cuba, run super marathons) but I have no yearning to do any of those things. What inspires me is the focus to train to achieve. I feel most alive when I am learning and accomplishing something. What I learn and what I accomplish may be minor in the eyes of others, but it energizes me.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Dilation in progress!!! Pressures good!!

    Oh no, I just realized I forgot to put on a bra!
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,805 Member
    I feel most alive when I am deep into my fast. Right now I'm in hour 20, and I know my body is cleaning house. My refeed will be at noon! I'm excited about that! I have been only keeping my eating window open two hours which still gives me time to nurse a cup of coffee.
    Hugs to yas!
    💖Rebecca
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Treading a little carefully:
    Elliptical - 69 min, 462 cals
    Yardwork - 61 min, 439 cals
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Tracey--I agree that all this stuff going on, it feels like life is out of control. I know I want to eat all the time lately. I agree her hiring her son is not right.
    Allie--Sorry to hear Homer is not doing well. You are taking such loving care of him. Our pug Jake was ill most the night. Kept waking us up to go outside and had several accidents in the house. He is home resting right now and have someone checking on him.
    Meg--great to see you post. Been looking for you and glad to hear the news. Hope things can settle down.
    Peachy--she looks so grown up.
    Machka--Happy anniversary!! Hope you have a special day.
    I am at the bottom of page 88, but out of time. I have a web meeting at one. In the mean time all out in coming and out going calls are not working. Started last evening around 5. Sure not good for a hospital, it is us and another hospital about 50 miles from here. Interesting for sure.

    Blessings, Vicki G NE <3
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,699 Member
    Faye - Get a taxi! <3

    Alive! :o So many things. Dancing for sure. :D Playing with the grandchildren. <3 A great art gallery on a quiet day. Great architecture and design. Talking a foreign language. :p Intimate chat with friends. <3
    I feel alive so often. I love learning things. New information excites me. Cruises make me feel alive. City breaks. A good writing morning. :D

    Today, on that subject, my old university friend rang me unexpectedly. :D<3 Lovely chat for about an hour. Amazing how friendships can last so long, even at a distance. Time stands still. <3

    Dinner was heavenly! :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member

    Oh no I wore my shorter jeans and haven’t shaved for weeks!
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited August 2020
    Meg: I’m repeating myself, but I am so glad to see you posting again! You have been missed. :heart:

    Heather: “Alive” is a great word that suits you well. :flowerforyou:

    DeliaFaye: You’ve had quite a day so far. I hope your visit with the doctor goes well. :star:

    To all of our friends in California: I hope your home is far from flames and you have clean air inside your home so that you are able to breathe well enough. :heart:

    I’ve ordered a new set of gaskets for my glass canning jars. I use them to store dried herbs. Some have had no gasket in years, but the dried herbs do okay, anyway. I had a couple with old rubber gaskets that are no longer useful. :noway: I ordered new, silicon gaskets for all of them. While I was at it, I ordered a new Audubon Society Field Guide to Fish in the Columbia River. I keep noticing a large whitish fish in the shallows by my house & want to know what it is. I know some things it isn’t—It isn’t salmon, or sturgeon, or trout.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,043 Member
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