WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2021
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Hi! I'm glad I found this group! Hoping to achieve my goals with the help of a nice and understanding community of women my age.
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Rebecca – September weather is lovely here today. Back in teaching days I would be very busy getting my classroom organized and lessons outlined before classes began. I have been retired for a while and I can enjoy the nice weather without cleaning the classroom, organizing seating, & writing lesson plans . . .. :bigsmile:
Carol in GA – I hope you’re able to get your computer up and running. I’m glad you were able to post today. :flowerforyou:
Renaedar – Welcome to a great group. Post often and get acquainted.
Pip- Happy 3450 days in a row of logging! I am amazed by your accomplishments. :flowerforyou:
Katla in NW Oregon
I am kinda the same about September, but instead of organizing and cleaning a classroom, I was having the boys try on clothes, getting their school supplies in order, and cleaning out their play rooms of toys not used. 😁👍💖. Its nice to see the hustle and bustle from a distance and appreciating the calmness of our lives now.
Rebecca
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Whidislander wrote: »This month my goals are simple. Walk the path of an OMADer. Eating between 12 noon and 4 pm. Today husband is having his main meal with me at noon too. Chicken with rice. Then he has something light in the dinner hour. He lost 7 lbs the month of August because he ate like that. (Men). They can change brands of toothpaste and lose weight!
Cheers to us this month! May we conquer whatever tasks, and goals we set!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington
That's how I grew up eating - main meal at noon, something light around 6 pm - and my family (mother, father, brother and me) were slender little rails.
There is a theory that if you eat your main meal earlier (like noonish), instead of sitting down and relaxing in the evening before going to bed like we might do with a late dinner, we tend to be more active through the afternoon and might burn it off more efficiently. It might also provide more energy for the afternoon activities.
I don't know if that's true or not - it's a theory.
These days, the number of calories I consume at lunch and the number I consume at dinner aren't hugely different, usually.
M in Oz
My choir director ate his main meal in the morning, then a snack in the evening. He had more energy than any other adult I knew. He had a ZIP about him, and he lived to a ripe old age of 90.
I know with me I just feel better when I go to bed kinda empty. I sleep deeper, like my body sucks at multi tasking, so either it processes food, or it sleeps, but do both, forget about it!
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD, on the good side, men can gain weight as quick as we can! Yep my sister got quite a loyal dog. Has to be by her every minute. Sadly Bernese mountain dogs don't have as long a life as most dogs. I think they are already pondering getting another for Tucker to pal with.
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington
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Lisa ... kudos to Kelsey for knowing just what to do and doing it well!
Allie ... how are you today? Any storm damage?
Welcome ... to the new ladies!
So I've seen the orthopedic doctor. Leg is healing. Needing surgery is unlikely. But I do have a blood clot in another part of the leg. The calf pain is not a clot, but on blood thinners.
Beth near Buffalo8 -
Carol - I am so sorry that your son has been diagnosed with the Covid virus. I hope he stays as safe as possible and you and other family members do not get the virus. Have you been vaccinated? If not, I hope you will get vaccinated ASAP. Sending prayers for your son & the whole family. 😘❤️😘❤️0
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Katla ~ Thanks! All of us who were at the birthday party have been vaccinated. I hope Son's symptoms will be mild. My only worry is that he is a smoker.
Carol in GA5 -
Beth - we were spared here in town..
But in the state one of the troopers on duty got swept away in his car and taken to the hospital where he later passed,and we had a small cooperate plane crash into a building in a town outside of hartford nobody in building hurt,dont know about people in plane..
Homer isnt enjoying coming here anymore.is getting very skitterish and jumps off the bed and walks around and goes and scratches at the door.. think my days of doing doggie day care are coming to a close unless i go over there and let him out to potty.
Im worried about Tracy ,she still has 4 months to go and she is very tired .. I dont know how much on her feet she is ,I know she has to show patients to the rooms and then probably clean rooms and do the paperwork and receipts..get prescriptions and pet food ready for clients..
She gets to work before 8 and doesnt get home sometimes until close to 6:30-7 pm usually it is only,M,T,W,F but im worried that the larger she gets tbe more strain it will be for her and she is worried about the money not coming in.
If she has to go on bedrest then what.. again something ,I dont have control over ,but the poor girl has anxiety enough.
I keep her in my prayers daily.. as I do my son. I worry about him too. I havent heard from him and he tunes out and that gets me nervous..3 -
Did an extreme strength DVD then walked on the treadmill for 20 minutes. The plan for tomorrow is to use the stairstepper.
After exercise went to Publix to get a paper then home. The guy to measure for the storm door was here so we went to Lowe’s to get the paint and then WalMart for a few things since we were there. Vince needed things for the cats.
Came home and painted. Well, actually, vince painted while I taped since two people really can’t paint at the same time
Now making a meatloaf for us to have then will probably go in the pool
Went to this thrift store and they had an IP for $30. Unfortunately, I had one down here but it looked brand new. I’m going to check there for a food processor. It may be more expensive, but it will probably be a good one.
Ginny – I’ve had CPR certification for years. However, this year the gal who does it at the hospital was busy giving vaccines so I had to let it lapse.
Vicki – have fun!
Judy – happy early birthday. Welcome!
Lenore – welcome
Carol GA – so sorry about your son
Lina – welcome! This is a great place to be for everything from commiserating to sharing accomplishments.
For anyone who doubts: miracles DO happen. Vince is going for a walk. Please pick me up off the floor
Beth – glad surgery isn’t needed
Off to get ready for he pool, then when Vince gets back I’ll go in as soon as the meatloaf comes out of the oven.
Michele in FL now4 -
Lisa - Good job Kelsey!!! My nephew recently did CPR on a client at his work without success, either way it is stressful, calling home (and me) was critical for Ben, as I am sure it was for Kelsey to talk to you and Corey. There are times in life where we are responsible for someone else, but doing CPR is one time you have someone else's life in your hands.
Kim in N. California1 -
Lisa, lucky for that man that your daughter showed up when she did, or that story would have had a totally different ending! She demonstrated good leadership and has obviously had good training.
Machka, thank you so much for reminding me of the two stretches! The inner thigh stretch I've been doing a lot, but lately my hip has been bothering me and the quad stretches haven't helped (usual cause of my hip pain is tight quads). I tried the other stretch you showed and my hip feels so much better now! I do have to remember to incorporate that into my routine.
Allie, do stay safe! I hope that your daughter and son in law can find some help for Taliah. I wonder is it possible that she's being bullied? That seems to be happening so much these days, not quite sure why kids think that's cool....
Rebecca, your sister's dog just looks like such a sweetheart!
As usual, many more I wanted to comment on, but it's getting late and the memory grows dim.... lol.
Two days of tracking my food and managing to stay under calories, just under, but that's okay.
Our new bed is not as comfy as I had hoped it would be, although the salesman did warn us that it needed a good month to get broken in. I hope I don't break before it does.... I must be patient, not my strong suit.
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island
my mom felt the same way about her bed at first but after about a week, she started to really like it. Now she is so happy she bought it.1 -
Whidislander wrote: »Whidislander wrote: »This month my goals are simple. Walk the path of an OMADer. Eating between 12 noon and 4 pm. Today husband is having his main meal with me at noon too. Chicken with rice. Then he has something light in the dinner hour. He lost 7 lbs the month of August because he ate like that. (Men). They can change brands of toothpaste and lose weight!
Cheers to us this month! May we conquer whatever tasks, and goals we set!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington
That's how I grew up eating - main meal at noon, something light around 6 pm - and my family (mother, father, brother and me) were slender little rails.
There is a theory that if you eat your main meal earlier (like noonish), instead of sitting down and relaxing in the evening before going to bed like we might do with a late dinner, we tend to be more active through the afternoon and might burn it off more efficiently. It might also provide more energy for the afternoon activities.
I don't know if that's true or not - it's a theory.
These days, the number of calories I consume at lunch and the number I consume at dinner aren't hugely different, usually.
M in Oz
My choir director ate his main meal in the morning, then a snack in the evening. He had more energy than any other adult I knew. He had a ZIP about him, and he lived to a ripe old age of 90.
I know with me I just feel better when I go to bed kinda empty. I sleep deeper, like my body sucks at multi tasking, so either it processes food, or it sleeps, but do both, forget about it!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington
I am just the opposite of you- I can NOT sleep if I am hungry. I will either lay there or wake up felling so hungry that I have to get something, even if it is a few crackers or, my go to, is a spoon full of peanut butter. Do that and then can go back to sleep.0 -
Phew! Tired.
Painter still painting. He will finish tomorrow lunchtime, just before my son arrives in the afternoon. I will take pics.
The Singing Zoom went on a long time. For the first part the WiFi was terrible and I had to guess most of it, but the leader tweaked something and then it was better. I felt a bit weird singing with the painter in the house, but I closed the doors between us.
Soon after we had a girlfriend Zoom. Had a report on a daughter’s wedding.
Finished the day with making a mushroom risotto.
DH was late home because the cricket match was on a knife edge. They ended up with a draw.
Had a Pernod.
Left DH watching England playing football and I'm relaxing in the bedroom watching my programmes.
Tomorrow I have to do a bit of bed making, cleaning etc for my son. I've decided to make a chicken and spinach and lentil curry. Mum's special, he calls it.
Might not get much editing done. I'm going to walk the 30 mins to the station to meet him.
Excited and nervous because it's 20 months since I've seen him.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx6 -
Stats for the day-
Walk w/family 1/2 way, jog back solo- 56.18min, 24elev, 4/22ap, 104ahr, 158mhr, 3.98mi+ 391c
Strava app= 48c
Zwift home spin bike- 3hrs 13min 59sec, 514elev, 129aw, 62arpm, 109ahr, 142mhr, 21.14amph, 65.1mi= 1092c
Zwift app= 1441c
Total cal 1483
Got about 150 miles to catch 1st place if he doesn’t ride anymore.1 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »Whidislander wrote: »Whidislander wrote: »This month my goals are simple. Walk the path of an OMADer. Eating between 12 noon and 4 pm. Today husband is having his main meal with me at noon too. Chicken with rice. Then he has something light in the dinner hour. He lost 7 lbs the month of August because he ate like that. (Men). They can change brands of toothpaste and lose weight!
Cheers to us this month! May we conquer whatever tasks, and goals we set!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington
That's how I grew up eating - main meal at noon, something light around 6 pm - and my family (mother, father, brother and me) were slender little rails.
There is a theory that if you eat your main meal earlier (like noonish), instead of sitting down and relaxing in the evening before going to bed like we might do with a late dinner, we tend to be more active through the afternoon and might burn it off more efficiently. It might also provide more energy for the afternoon activities.
I don't know if that's true or not - it's a theory.
These days, the number of calories I consume at lunch and the number I consume at dinner aren't hugely different, usually.
M in Oz
My choir director ate his main meal in the morning, then a snack in the evening. He had more energy than any other adult I knew. He had a ZIP about him, and he lived to a ripe old age of 90.
I know with me I just feel better when I go to bed kinda empty. I sleep deeper, like my body sucks at multi tasking, so either it processes food, or it sleeps, but do both, forget about it!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington
I am just the opposite of you- I can NOT sleep if I am hungry. I will either lay there or wake up felling so hungry that I have to get something, even if it is a few crackers or, my go to, is a spoon full of peanut butter. Do that and then can go back to sleep.
I read up on autophagy, and my empty feeling takes on a whole new meaning! By the time I wake up my body has started to "recycle" bits and pieces in my system. Its like I'm a self cleaning oven! So that alone helps me get over the hunger pangs I feel. Each person is unique, and you do what works for you.👍💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington3 -
Well Tracy and Kyle had the meeting with the counselor she said Kyle did most of the talking but she said it went well,I asked if it there is anything i can do havent heard anything.havent heard from dan either but he might still be at work.
Usually this is the weekend we would have gone up to the cottage for the labor day weekend.but its not to be.. I get a text once in awhile from Sean and thats about it Saterday he turns 56.. without dad here and with covid I think its just not gonna happen,so glad ill have those couple days up the road from there anyway.. going out with the girls for a little bit in a few minutes for dinner..1 -
I had a lovely horseback riding lesson with Henry. We did two circles at a trot, one lousy, then one beautiful. His trot was a little fast in this gorgeous weather, so I had some practice at slowing him down. I had a lot of fun.
Next is cooking dinner for my parents, then dumbbells.
Annie in Delaware3 -
Thanks Barbie. As usual, I'm a bit behind. 😂0
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Thanks Barbie. As usual, I'm a bit behind. 😂
I wanna bitty behind too. That's why I'm here.😁😂👍💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington4 -
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Carol in GA-sorry your son is positive. Being careful is a good idea. I believe he could have been contagious 2-3 days before symptoms so if he had no way of knowing, and has been vaccinated, not much else he could have done.
Beth-good news that no surgery is done-sorry you have a clot to worry about.
Michele in Fl- I have been CPR certified off and on over the years. Not certified in the compression only method but have read about it and would feel comfortable using if I was the only one available.
Heather UK-I understand the nerves in seeing your son. I had not seen my Arizona kids since Christmas 2019 when I flew out in July this year-I was racing off the plane.
Rebecca- I treasure your sense of humor!
Full day at work today. First day in over a week without a sinus headache so that is great. Went for an hour walk after dinner. Am doing a much better job tracking food since quitting smoking. Put on jeans this am that definitely feel better-I will get the 10 lbs off before the New Year (hopefully sooner but I won't beat myself up.
Need to go get bed made before the Ohio State game comes on-I love football!
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
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Ginny- go Buckeyes....
Im back from a nice night out...im tired
But the fresh air is wonderful , well my friends had there baby. Easton he is a cutie,so there is a Asher and an Easton.3 -
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Hugs Ginny!0
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I do many of these, or variations of these, at least once a week, often more. I do one similar to the legs against the wall on my pilates reformer machine ... love that one!! Then I follow up with a variation of the frog pose and happy baby.
I do bridges (several repeats and variations) because they're supposed to be good for running.
The first three are good for stretching out the hips and lower back a bit.
And the child's pose is relaxing.
M in Oz6 -
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Barbara, a month does seem a long time to break in a bed, but we do have a 100 night comfort guarantee, so if after 90 days we're not happy, we can get a different bed. I'm pretty sure this one is going to work for us, I can feel a bit of give every now and then, lol. And we have used their guarantee before, all we had to pay was the delivery charge, which was only about $50, if I remember correctly.
Heather, I hope you have a wonderful visit with your son! I haven't seen our younger son for two years now, seems like forever tho..... Probably won't see him until next spring and that depends on Covid numbers....
Well, looks like this is going to be a really quick pop-in as that's all I can remember....
Eating kind of fell off the rails a bit today, and I haven't tracked dinner yet. I really should do that, if only to see how bad the damage is. Other than that, it was a good day.
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island2
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