WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2021

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  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    UpDate: Ends up we will not have the grands on Friday as DnL's night out got canceled. I may have to take the grand girl to meet and greet next Friday. It will be the first time she has been in school without her brother since she was in PreK. Her brother will be at their mom's school. The other grandma who lives very near will be on a mission trip to Tanzania so will not be available.

    Flea ~ You will look lovely with your new look.

    Michele ~ I had to look up towel topper as I had no idea what they were. We use so many dish towels that we would need a dozen.

    Carol in GA





  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,298 Member
    kizanne2 wrote: »
    Did you know that you make 80% of the cholesterol in your body?
    That is why low carb, higher fat most the time lowers cholesterol. If you eat healthy fats your body just makes less.

    Here's a clip from Harvard

    Fats and Cholesterol
    When it comes to dietary fat, what matters most is the type of fat you eat. Contrary to past dietary advice promoting low-fat diets, newer research shows that healthy fats are necessary and beneficial for health.

    This is a big part of Keto and LCHF ( low carb high fat). That is my new way of eating. I love this woe. ( not a diet!)

    RvRita
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Kim –- I hope this new chapter in your life brings you happiness and joy. :heart:

    Rebecca -– Athena is a charmer!!! :bigsmile:

    KJ -– You are likely the best daycare provider anywhere. I am always impressed and delighted with the fun things you do with the children in your care. :star::star::star:

    Barbara –- Thanks you for your good wishes. :flowerforyou:

    Flea –- Your photo is lovely. I hope that all goes well for you. :heart:

    Sue –- I am glad your cataract surgery went well. I hope you have a speedy recovery. :star:

    Machka -- The health club where I take yoga classes has stationary bikes with screens similar to the one you posted. They also have stationary bikes that don’t have active screens but face windows into the outdoor pool. I have a terra-tryke in the garage that i can ride any time. It is on front wheel blocks and a rear wheel roller. :star:

    Kylia – Thanks for the birthday wishes. :bigsmile:

    Karen in VA – I love the dancing birthday cartoon. :smiley:

    Carol in VA – Taking your granddaughter to “meet and greet” at her new school may turn out very well for both of you. One-on-one time with Grandma may be a treat for both of you. :flowerforyou:

    Barbara – Thank you for the happy birthday message. :bigsmile:


    Today is my birthday, and I am 71. I am healthy and happy. I feel blessed with good health, a great husband, wonderful adult children, healthy grandchildren, and many friends, including my MPF friends. :heart:

    Katla in NW Oregon
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,182 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: BP,

    Debbie, wow for the planting and waterline work, :love: the “hello Dad” story. True that.
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    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    July: leaner/stronger/kinder than June.
    daily: sit with Joe: 19, weigh/wii: 19/0/0; steps>6701=7354, vits=16.5, log=19, CI<CO=17, CI<250<CO=17, Tumble=12, Shadow=15, mfp=18, outside=22, up hill=18, clean 10=7.
    wkly: Sun: Mon: Tue:LD=. Wed:TC=2 PW=1. Thurs: Fri:TC=3. Sat:PW=3. rX x4=3.
    wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/30:141.5 5/31:142.4 6/30:141.5 7/4: 140.7 7/11: 142.9 grr! 7/18: 141.8 7/25: 7/31:
    mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=, 21 plan=, waist=42.0
    bonus: AF=11 play= sew=
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW

    This is the old antique corn planter I used-no idea how old it is but it works(needs a few minor repairs but did the job)

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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Hi Gals,

    Welcome to the newbies, and cheers to all of the regulars…

    Rebecca – Athena pictures are delightful.

    Heather – I have no idea if this is available in your area but here there are folks that build and maintain social media accounts for small businesses and artists (all media). I also am not sure how much that service costs. But it might be something to look into.

    Happy Birthday to Katla and a bunch of others I missed.

    Smiles, Kim in Northern California
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,244 Member
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,298 Member
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    Turkey vulture on my morning walk!

    RvRita
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,787 Member
    Thank you Carol, it was a long time coming huh! Next month I am planning on taking a train down to my sisters, then get a ride from middle to sons apartment to stay 4 days, then probably bus it home.😁💖
    Rebecca
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,787 Member
    Peach1948 wrote: »
    Kim ~ I admire your attitude about changing chapters in life. I am at the age (almost 73) when I think about what will inevitably change in my life in the next years.

    Rebecca ~ Love the Athena pictures and so glad you had bonding time with that lovely little girl.

    My grandson and granddaughter are coming Friday to spend the night. They are 11 and almost 10 and have only spent the night a couple of times when necessary. This time will be so Mom can have a night out with friends before her school starts again on Monday and Dad will be working. Kind of worried about how to keep them from being totally bored with us old people. They are getting their first phones this week so that might help.

    Carol in GA

    I would make a big batch of messy cookies with them. If its chocolate chip, you could get trail mix, or special flavored chips to add. They could each mix their own, spoon it out and then eat them with a big glass of milk and a fun movie. Don't let them be on their phones.👍😁💖
    Rebecca
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,001 Member
    edited July 2021
    Rebecca - It’s great to hear that you have had such a good time with Athena and family.

    Katla - it’s annoying when wool isn’t as good as you think it’s going to be. It just makes things so much more difficult.

    Happy birthday to you and Karen
    Flea and Julie- my heart goes out to you daily. Dealing with your health/cancer issues must be a trial. (((Hugs))) to you both.

    The last for five days I’ve been much busier than I expected. We’ve been doing a lot of work in the garden and keeping plants watered is quite difficult as the weather is still dry and hot. Nothing like the temperatures you have nothing more than low 20s centigrade. But we’re just not used to those temperatures.

    Still moseying along following my new habits. It’s been over two years now that I’ve been In maintenance, and I think I just have to accept that I have reached my optimal weight. At least that’s what it says on my SmartBMI assessment this morning.

    I’m working on flexibility and improving muscle tone. I expect it will have an effect eventually.

    @Faetta - it’s good to see you posting here again

    Heather - I am impressed by what you have done so far to market your memoir. You’re doing a grand job on it.

    Welcome to our new folk.
    Love to everyone.
    Some photos of a visit to a local stately home
    ☘️ Terri
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,690 Member
    Rebecca - I am over the moon for you. Next time you see her she will carry on as if she saw you yesterday. :D<3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,038 Member
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  • kizanne2
    kizanne2 Posts: 123 Member
    edited July 2021
    Katla - Happy Birthday and what a wonderful surprise.
    KJ A few minutes can so easily turn into hours for me. Hope you had fun.
    Rebecca you look like you are having fun!
    Barbie - so jealous. I need to get some zucchini planted
    Carol - Don't we all with chocolate milk shakes were a weight loss tool :)
    Heather - I know what you mean on the social media. I have a sponsorship for my seahorses and I need to get back to the plugging.
    You can do it! Post your link and I'll sign up to boost your numbers
    Annie You are so consistant loggin 757 days.
    Allie - I had spinning at one point and it was actually low blood pressure. I hope yours is nothing serious
    Debbie even more jealous of your rows of planted anything.
    Sue hope your eye settle down soon. Glad you don't have to do chores
    Machka Looks fun. Need to get a hobby like biking but the seat always hurts my bum.
    Kim I'm a shortie and any extra weight shows on me. Of course I have so much extra weight it would show on anyone.
    Pip- Kirby is sweet.
    Michele you are so consistant about the exercise. I need to get there.
    Rita - I love my Low Carb ketosis eating. It isn't really keto. It isn't quite LCHF. I saw it as a trend called healthy keto. I eat less than 50 grams net carbs but lots and lots of veggies and the fat is just natural like in cheese or on a good cut of meat.
    Vicki - Sorry the new girl didn't work. Finding good help is so hard. But happy news with the baby!
    So the Low carb ketosis diet with intermittent fasting is working well for my main goal of lowering triglycerides without meds. And to counteract Insulin Resistance to avoid Type 2 diabetes.

    I have been taking a few non-prescription things like niacin to bring tri's down which was helping. Last week I quit the Niacin and my numbers still look good, I included some background for scale. I started Low carb ketosis on 6/26
    Before this I was eating 'healthy' mostly low fat with veggies. So chicken, green beans and sweet potato with no butter or oil would have been dinner. Overnight oats with flax would have been breakfast. Or a 180 calorie frozen breakfast sandwich. I was eating fewer calories and losing less weight than 'they' say I should. And if I ate anywhere near maintenance calories I gained.
    Before I got hungry a lot, had cravings. Now I eat when I'm hungry but less hungry and fewer cravings.

    Date...............Weight ..............Total Choles..........Tri
    10/10/20.......198.1...................136................. 311
    6/24/21....... 204.2.....................196...................235
    Day I started LC
    6/26/21..........207
    7/2/21..............202.1.............. 175.....................120
    7/8/21..............201.2..............194.....................116
    7/20/21.............200.5..............160...................123 So fairly happy today.

    Today at work was quite a day. I stress ate. I knew I was doing it but still ended the day near 1500 calories. I am hoping to find the strength to do a little mild exercise before bed to knock 100 calories or so off that total.

    I did had 54 net carbs so that is too many. I'll check ketosis tomorrow.


    I am thankful for my husband. He is a great and wonderful soulmate who brings me coffee in the mornings.
    I am thankful for my house. It's messy but mine and allows me an escape from the world. All my favorite things are inside it.
    I am thankful for my job. They may ask ridiculous impossible things sometimes but I get to work from home and help children who need it. My pay is low but higher than most people in the world.
    I am thankful for reading and finding reliable information about insulin resistance and low carb healthy keto. It has given me hope of a healthy future that I didn't think was going to happen.
    I am thankful for my yard. While I have fallen down on the garden right now, it still has some raised beds waiting for me. It has Grapefruit, Orange, Lemon, Fig, Persimmon, Pindo Palm, Mulberry, Peach and Loquat that I don't have to do anything and still get fruit :)
    I am thankful for my hobbies as they are a great creative outlet. Raising baby seahorses is fun.


    Goal: Stop stress eating. Don't quit my job.


    Kiz
    North Florida
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,787 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Rebecca - I am over the moon for you. Next time you see her she will carry on as if she saw you yesterday. :D<3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    I am hoping that's the case!💖. I told son, I don't want any special treatment, I hope I can make some great meals for them, watch Athena as they maybe go out to eat. But immerse myself into Athenas world.👍
    Rebecca
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,515 Member
    Did Denise Austin’s Power Zone DVD then went for my aerobic walk. The plan for tomorrow is to do (maybe just a part) Gilad’s 45/45 split Fat Burning Workout DVD

    Rebecca – sorry, but that picture of you with Athena – well, she’s just the center of the picture, she’s so adorable. You know, I had to go back and look at the picture of you! Glad you had such a wonderful trip!

    Counted the collection money at the church then the lady I count with and I went out to lunch. I’d never been to this place and she didn’t even know it was there! It wasn’t real expensive, but I was glad to see that they had grilled things. I was thinking that they only had deep fried since the place is called “Dixie Chick”. Had a grilled chicken sandwich, lettuce, tomato, no mayo and instead of the french fries, had applesauce. Just water to drink.

    Right now I’m making a loaf of sourdough bread for the new neighbors. Maybe later today I’ll work on the towel for them. Then, to find a time when they are home, or that I’m reasonably sure they are home.

    Carol GA – You know, they take me about an hour/towel to make.

    I know when ordering online with WalMart you can request “no substitution” so I would think you could do that with Instacart, too.

    Barbara – the reason I really don’t want to drive into Hickory for the mahjongg is not so much that I wouldn’t have to drive at night, but I just can’t justify driving that distance for only a few games. And, to be honest, I really like going to ceramics. I can’t do as much now that they have reduced hours.

    Happy birthday Katla, you spring chicken, you. What a wonderful birthday call you had!

    Vicki – so happy for you all

    Went for my evening walk then played mahjongg by the pool. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice so I’ll probably go in the pool and the WHY traps need to be cleaned, they catch EVERYTHING I love reconnecting with high school friends.

    Kiz – even tho you went over calories, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if you saw a loss. Sometimes our bodies need to be “fooled”. If they keep doing the same thing (at or below calories) it gets used to that. By mixing it up, it fools the body.

    Michele NC
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,084 Member
    Well ladies
    Just back from our riverfront park, had a blast with my girlfriends ,the name of the band was Locomotion and they played all the old stuff,earth wind and fire,kc and the sunshine band,the jackson 5 ,we were jàmmin.. only thing is i sat to long in my chair and had to hold onto the picnic table to haul myself up..
    They are power washing the condo complex starting tomorrow at 7:30 in the morning.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,190 Member
    :)Allie, If you enjoy listening to music at the park, you would probably enjoy listening to music at home while you do chores. YouTube has practically every song you can think of. Listening to music has gotten me through many tough times/

    <3 Barbie in NW WA
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,284 Member
    Allie sounds like a great outing!

    I have to get up early and drop off my car for an oil change. It needs the registration renewed with an inspection. I just hope I don't need new tires yet.

    My diet is not going well. I am trying to use up the food we bought for my sister's visit, but it leaves me unsatisfied then I get into the cookies at night.

    Annie in Delaware
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    💙❤️❤️💙
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,588 Member
    kizanne2 wrote: »
    Machka Looks fun. Need to get a hobby like biking but the seat always hurts my bum.

    Kiz
    North Florida

    Bicycle saddles can be changed.
    The bicycle set up also goes a long way toward comfort.

    I also don't entirely "sit" on the saddle. If you've got reasonably strong legs and core, you can distribute your weight between your feet and bum. That helps with comfort too. :)


    Machka in Oz

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