WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2022

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  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    Happy New Year to all, and thanks Barbie for the new thread!

    Annie in Delaware
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,260 Member
    edited January 2022
    Thinking "Light" a good word for 2022. Finding those lights that will lead me to make the right choices towards good health. Sometimes the light does hide behind a cloud like in my favorite photo from 2021. It still strikes me how much beauty that light created. Beauty in the ordinary becomes extra ordinary.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,279 Member
    Stat for the day-

    New Year’s Day walk w/family- 2hrs 53min 19sec, 245elev, 3 .44ap, 24221steps, 94ahr, 111mhr, 10.04mi= 970c
    Strava app = 1212c
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,279 Member
    Ppppp
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,954 Member
    Machka - that’s quite interesting. My Grandmother always said when you quit learning is when your brain dies. She said it more eloquently than that, but it made sense.
    I don’t know how you find the time or energy to do all of the research and such, I find it difficult after work to try to continue doing a lot that requires brain work.

    Heather - you make the ordinary magical. I so admire you.

    Barbara - I need to find the tape measure too. I’m a little scared.

    Lisa - it sounds like we did. When my DH and I were first married he kept saying “you want better than that” in whatever it may be, furniture, living space whatever. I kept saying over and over all I want is heat, hot water and no rodents or bugs. He never saw my parents house the way it was when I was young. Dad had put some work into it over the years. The year I was married they actually built an addition that had electric heat and put in a bathtub and hot water heater.

    Ginny - nice to see you!

    We didn’t have any fireworks that I heard last night. I’m glad only because I love viewing them and get frustrated when I can’t see them. I don’t have any pets or anything to worry about.

    Welcome to Paula, Alexandra and Ann and Maryann

    Kylia - I have suffered with depression several times, it’s good that your husband understands and is trying to help. Have you talked to your doctor about it as well?

    Heather - sorry your day didn’t go as well as you would have expected. It sounds like a nap will help for sure.

    Rita - nice words from your ex DIL.

    Margaret - beautiful photo and painting. Pine cones are tough you did a great job.

    Kelly - your new Grandson is as precious as the other two. I love your self-care word.

    I contacted my Mom’s first cousin to ask if she knew why my Grandmother had to have a hysterectomy later in life. She wasn’t sure and no longer has her Mother’s diaries to look. I found out she is recovering from Stage 3 breast cancer. I’m not sure exactly how old she is, I think around 76-77. Both of her daughters battled it in 2016. It was nice to hear from her.

    I slept in until 1030 this morning and then had a nap from 130-3. I am so tired.

    I have invited our eldest daughter and her family for supper tomorrow so that we can celebrate Michaela’s 6th birthday a day early. I need to go buy a cake in the morning.

    Tracey in Edmonton, it’s Finally only -8!
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,048 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,619 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »

    Later, we might go for another bicycle ride. :)


    M in Oz

    We did!

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    M in Oz

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,053 Member
    Barbie:
    Thank you for keeping this wonderful group of ladies together into a new year.

    2022 WOTY: CONSOLIDATE
    I am focusing on consolidating the habits I have developed.

    ☘️ Terri
    #fourseasonsinoneday
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    Morning ladies
    Today is my sons 37th birthday, cant even believe it.. It will be a quiet day I dont think he celebrates he used to throw hinself a party at a local restaurant up until a few years ago,but with this crazy stuff going on.. we are all just staying put..
    His present from me for Christmas and Birthday was the car.
    Today I'll get my lazy butt up and hop in the shower and put fresh sheets on the bed.
    Maybe go look for some nice flowers for Elena's birthday she will be 60 on Tuesday.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,619 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    NOW...for the new year introduction:
    My name is Kelly, but am called KJ by many. I am 55, 5'8 tall and weigh 260. This is the heaviest I have ever been. I am an "emotional" eater who never had a weight issue prior to menopause. Then the weight really started hanging around. At about age 45, I began to gain weight. In the past ten years, I have gained over 100 pounds. Yikes! My DH and I have been married for almost 33 years. We have three children. Our DOS will be 35 in February and lives locally, our DD is 32, married with three sons and lives in Texas, our DYS is 28 and currently living with us. I am a childcare provider (27 years) and care for up to 12 children each day (Monday-Friday) from 7:30 am -5:30 pm. My husband helps me with this career. He took his retirement/buy out six years ago, when his job was outsourced. I am not naturally an athletic person. My favorite past time is reading. If I had my way, I would read to the detriment of everything else; so, I don't read much. Activities that I enjoy, that I have to actually make myself do, lately, is walking/hiking outside, swimming, paddleboarding/kayaking. At one time I was a regular rollerskater. I am thinking of getting on skates again. DH thinks this is a bad idea due to my "advancing age". lol When he (or others) says things like that to me, it makes me set my jaw and do it just to spite them. So...we shall see...

    Thanks Kelly!

    My New Year Introduction:

    My online name for 2 decades now is Machka. It is the Serbo-Croatian word for female cat. One portion of my family is Serbian and I love cats. :) I'm 54, 5'6" tall and now weigh 4 kg lighter than my highest weight.

    I have been slim, somewhat muscular and fit most of my life. I have edged up toward the top end of my normal BMI range 2 or 3 times throughout the years, but then in 2014 I edged over the top end of my normal BMI range into overweight. In February 2015, I joined MFP and by Christmas I had lost 25 kg dropping to my late-teens and early-30s weight.

    My main sport is cycling, especially long distance cycling. My husband and I met while cycling a 1200 km event in France with a 90 hour time limit (including all breaks) in 2003 called the Paris-Brest-Paris. We developed our relationship while cycling long distance events around the world and finally married in 2008 in Canada. I'm Canadian and he's Australian. In 2009 I moved to Australia. That's a story in itself which I may tell later.

    Once I had lost the weight in 2015, my husband and I started making plans to cycle the 2019 Paris-Brest-Paris. We were cycling all sorts of long distance events in training, and in March 2018 had cycled a 300 km distance as a pre-qualifier.

    2 weeks later my husband had a workplace accident which resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury. He was in a coma for 3 weeks and in hospital for a total of 100 days, then in rehab for another 4 months. He has made a "remarkable" recovery given the severity of the injury, but he'll never fully recover.

    During the early months and even into years after his injury, I gained weight because my focus was on working full time (in data), finishing my Master's degree, and of course, caring for my husband.

    By the end of 2020, I had graduated with my Master's degree and I had hit new heights with my weight! But I'm happy to say I have lost 4 kg in 2021 and have been more active.

    In fact, both my husband and I were more active in 2021. Various things I've read, including the current book I'm reading which I've mentioned earlier in this thread, emphasise the importance of exercise to the brain.

    2021 was kind of a regrouping year for me. Figuring out where I was after all the intensity. We'll see how 2022 goes. So far, it's a combination of relaxing and exercise ... perfect!

    Machka in Oz
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,532 Member


    Wow! I kind of like this going in later because I get to exercise, even started to get dinner ready, made the last of the ribs for tomorrow, cleaned up. The bad part is that I won’t get home until probably around 2. Oh well...it’s only this one time.

    Worked, then helped Vince bring in about 80% of the decorations. Just the lights, extension cords, “fence” need to come in. We wanted to get them in before it started to rain which it’s predicted for today (and it is raining now). Went to church where I lectored.

    Flea – happy anniversary!

    Alexandra – welcome and happy belated birthday

    Sue WA – I’m pretty sure there’s a book about hygge

    M – my neighbor was in charge of the volunteers for their chili & pottery fundraiser. Just recently I spoke to her about Connections and she said that basically it is closed down. So, unfortunately, I can’t accompany Jerry to Connections.

    Ginny OH – congrats on continuing the Nonsmoking

    Paula – I like your feeling of “be kind, especially to yourself” Welcome!

    Peterboro- welcome

    Made more of the lime bars for tomorrow. I’ll probably send some home with Ken & Lynette. Ordered my new mahjongg card which will be sent in April. I’m getting sort-of tired of this card.

    Sunday here: Oops, forgot to post last night. Oh well… Did Firm Complete Aerobics and Weight Training DVD (another new one). Work tomorrow but bowling in the afternoon then ceramics at night

    kylia – lovely family

    After exercise cut up the lime bars I made for tonight then made more chocolate bran muffins. Peeled the potatoes for tonight.

    Allie – happy birthday to Dan. That was very nice of you to get him a car

    barbie – when I would walk, I used to listen to a certain radio station. Then, when in early November they started with the Christmas music (it wasn’t even Thanksgiving) I changed to listening to audiobooks and really enjoyed it.

    Better post this before I forget again...lol

    Welcome to anyone I may have missed

    Michele NC
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    :)

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