WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2022
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Maybe it's progress that I am still stuffed from last night's cookie binge. I feel like I could skip dinner but then again it's only quarter to two.
Annie in Delaware2 -
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Carmine home and im back home,took a test and will check in a minute,im sure its negative,but im just relaxing and might take another nap,Dan came down and took my garbage out..his Tablet finally bit the dust and I bought a bigger one a year or so ago that has windows 10 on it.. i am still using my old trusty,and have a newer dell .. that i bought..so im set .. gave him tablet one...
So far from what i see on the test its negative
Well im going to rest a bit2 -
Allie ~ I was wondering if there was a school bus Carmine could catch to go back and forth to school...or is it too snowy? My 10 yr old granddaughter rides the bus home alone every afternoon. When I was teaching in a different district my son got himself on the bus every morning when he was in 5th grade. I know around here the busses are plentiful.
Carol in GA5 -
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Stats for the day-
walk w/yogi- 1hr 25min 11sec, 33elev, 3.54ap, 92ahr, 122mhr, 5.11mi= 515c
Strava app = 617c
Zwift home bike trainer- Strava stats- 33.07min, 131elev, 97aw, 18.2amph, 135ahr, 154mhr, 10.04mi= 293c
Strava app = 183c
Zwift stats- 33.09min, 131elev, 86aw, 67arpm, 18.10amph, 10.0mi 183c
Total cal 8083 -
Hmm. I eat 4oz of boiled skinless boneless chicken breast most every day, and I was counting it as 100 calories. Don't know where I found that, but today it looks closer to 185. Maybe I need to check my numbers as well as my portion sizes.
Annie in Delaware3 -
Thanks ladies. Well, it appears our vacation may be cancelled. The Mister tested positive on a home test today. He went to get a PCR, but we won't get results till tomorrow at the earliest. This means our trip is cancelled. He tested negative 3 times, but it seems to have gotten worse last night again. I tested negative, but I suspect that won't last long. We haven't slept in the same room since last weekend because he was already sick with something, but since he tested negative, we didn't really worry too much about being together otherwise. We were already in self quarantine because of the trip, so this really stinks.
At least it takes the pressure of doing 2 weeks worth of work in advance off me. Silver lining.
He's functioning. It's basically a cold for him, so far.
Tina in CA11 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »TINA I think sometimes switching off from family can be great. it depends on families situations, and so on. I bet you are in great shape w 1.5 h exercise per day even if it hasn't shown up on the scale.
You'd think I'd be in shape, huh? I guess being "in shape" is a personal thing. I sure don't feel or look in shape.
Tina in CA4 -
Oooh son took me to a sushi place yesterday and it was so yummy! He ordered sweet and sour chicken, and I ordered teriyaki salmon, then we both ordered crab and cream cheese sushi rolls, then gyoza. We only had half of the main meals, all of the sushi rolls, and half of the gyoza. It was glorious! We paced yourselves. The meal was from a high end place so $90 worth if goodness. He didn't even bat an eye on the price. We took it home to eat. He's a good kid.
Today I had a teriyaki salmon rice bowl.👍I cut up the gyoza with kitchen scissors, and put an ice cube of chicken stock in the middle and microwaved it. Heaven!
Have a good day all!
Rebecca
Whidbey
WA
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Evening ladies
Carol,they live about 3/4 of a mile as the crow flies from school but its cold and they aren't a morning person so mom has been taking her..and picking her up.. now that she has friends sometimes she walks but in the cold its mostly rides.. I dont want Tracy to have to bundle up poor Miles and bring him.out in the cold..
Test is negative which i knew it would be..
I actually got my tax papers together and my accountant / insurance person came and picked them up..I'll gladly pay someone to to figure that all out for me5 -
Good evening all:
Allie-glad your test is negative but I would still keep an eye on it-it seems like when you test can make a difference (test today, negative, test tomorrow positive).
Julie-I've only tested three times since covid began. The first time I was a test dummy for health department staff who were getting ready to start mass testing (I knew I would be negative then, but it was something to do that felt like helping), second time was last June/July when I went to my first out of town 2 day meeting. Got email of exposure at lunch (t was negative) and then after I got back from Phoenix at Christmas I felt poorly-negative. I have three tests on hand.
$10,000? possible add a sun room off my dining room?
Going to go inflate the exercise ball I received. Used one at gym the other day for wall squats and it felt wonderful on my back. Gives me several other exercise options. Who knew at 67 would feel excited about exercise equipment?!
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio3 -
Good evening all:
Allie-glad your test is negative but I would still keep an eye on it-it seems like when you test can make a difference (test today, negative, test tomorrow positive).
Julie-I've only tested three times since covid began. The first time I was a test dummy for health department staff who were getting ready to start mass testing (I knew I would be negative then, but it was something to do that felt like helping), second time was last June/July when I went to my first out of town 2 day meeting. Got email of exposure at lunch (t was negative) and then after I got back from Phoenix at Christmas I felt poorly-negative. I have three tests on hand.
$10,000? possible add a sun room off my dining room?
Going to go inflate the exercise ball I received. Used one at gym the other day for wall squats and it felt wonderful on my back. Gives me several other exercise options. Who knew at 67 would feel excited about exercise equipment?!
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
My husband has an exercise ball, but the thing scares me to death! All I see is me sitting on it, and it shooting out and cracking into husbands computer there. 😂😂
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Rebecca ,thats sounds exactly like something I would do lol
Honestly i have been staying in and not going anywhere shopping ,only to Tracys and dropping Carmine off..
Like I said tomorrow ill do my taxi service and then park the go in the lower lot and stay in for the weekend2 -
I've always been afraid of the resistance bands snapping off and hurting something. Or the kettlebell swinging out of control. Or dropping a dumbbell on my face. Fear makes me careful.
Annie in Delaware, where the snow is expected tomorrow night.1 -
Allie ~ I was wondering if there was a school bus Carmine could catch to go back and forth to school...or is it too snowy? My 10 yr old granddaughter rides the bus home alone every afternoon. When I was teaching in a different district my son got himself on the bus every morning when he was in 5th grade. I know around here the busses are plentiful.
Carol in GA
There are school buses here in Tassie, but for reasons I don't understand, it seems most of the parents drive their kids and drop them off. We live near a school and between 8 am and 9 am it's a nightmare out there as parents dash to the school in their cars to drop their kids off. In the afternoons it is a bit better but between about 2:30 and 3:15 they descend on the school like seagulls on chips.
M in Oz2 -
Anniesquats100 wrote: »Hmm. I eat 4oz of boiled skinless boneless chicken breast most every day, and I was counting it as 100 calories. Don't know where I found that, but today it looks closer to 185. Maybe I need to check my numbers as well as my portion sizes.
Annie in Delaware
Depends on how you are preparing it1 -
Betsy – (((HUGS)))
Now making cabbage soup mainly because I had a head of cabbage in the refrigerator and I wanted to use it up before it went bad
Barbara – now today have no problem with my feet. Go figure. Last night I did cut my toenails, but somehow I doubt that had anything to do with it. But all’s fine now
Heather – thank you for reminding me that Valentine’s Day is coming up. I need to get some cards for the kids to mail. Usually I had to take them with us, but I won’t have to this year. Update: got them
Allie – please take care. You are #1. Remember...you won’t be any good to anyone else if you get sick, so take care. Do you maybe have some sort of “run” for Homer so that you can tie him outside to go to the bathroom while you stand inside? That’s what Denise does for her dog.
Vince got a call from the vet today. Clyde’s red blood cell count is down and the vet thinks it might be a tumor. Clyde is supposed to go to see the vet for a test. Vince is quite upset. I’m upset but I do feel sorry for him but also feel “he’s a pet, I love him, but at the end of the day, he’s a pet” To Vince, he’s more like a child. I was saying “let’s wait for the test to see exactly what we’re dealing with”. As expected, Vince is preparing for the worse.
Tina – I’m so sorry your trip is canceled. Bummer. Double bummer that dh tested positive
Michele NC3 -
Thanks ladies. Well, it appears our vacation may be cancelled. The Mister tested positive on a home test today. He went to get a PCR, but we won't get results till tomorrow at the earliest. This means our trip is cancelled. He tested negative 3 times, but it seems to have gotten worse last night again. I tested negative, but I suspect that won't last long. We haven't slept in the same room since last weekend because he was already sick with something, but since he tested negative, we didn't really worry too much about being together otherwise. We were already in self quarantine because of the trip, so this really stinks.
At least it takes the pressure of doing 2 weeks worth of work in advance off me. Silver lining.
He's functioning. It's basically a cold for him, so far.
Tina in CA
I'm sorry, Tina. That is very disappointing. I hope the illness is mild and passes quickly.
Flea
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Allie ~ I was wondering if there was a school bus Carmine could catch to go back and forth to school...or is it too snowy? My 10 yr old granddaughter rides the bus home alone every afternoon. When I was teaching in a different district my son got himself on the bus every morning when he was in 5th grade. I know around here the busses are plentiful.
Carol in GA
There are school buses here in Tassie, but for reasons I don't understand, it seems most of the parents drive their kids and drop them off. We live near a school and between 8 am and 9 am it's a nightmare out there as parents dash to the school in their cars to drop their kids off. In the afternoons it is a bit better but between about 2:30 and 3:15 they descend on the school like seagulls on chips.
M in Oz
Here, if you live within one mile of the school, you don't get bus service. Which is fine on mild weather days, but is not comfortable in torrential rain or severe cold. My 15 year old usually rode his bike to school when he was in elementary school except when the weather was not favorable.
We just make the cut for bus to the high school. Our stop is just three blocks from the last stop before they arrive at the school.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR1 -
Hi Gals,
So to the scratch cooks in our group… got a question potato leek soup… I like potatoes, I like leeks, I believe I have had flavorful potato leek soup and a couple of times each winter I think potatoes and leeks are at an ok price, I’ll make potato leek soup, I try yet another recipe and am disappointed in the lack of flavor.
I then go to my spice cupboard and sometimes can “fix” it but it ends up with a Mexican flair or an Indian flair or something that is ok but not flavorful potato leek. For dinner tonight I finished this winter’s boring pot of soup. Before I finally accept that I can not make a good potato leek soup does anyone have a recipe to share? Just a warning, I am not in general a good soup maker, I can make many many other things, but soup is a bit of a mystery to me.
Machka – so this is probably the weirdest question and one I could google… but so much more fun to just ask… I get that when it is our warm season (summer) it is your cold season and the reverse is also true, but what do you call your warm season? And your cold season? So I guess what I am asking is in the English speaking countries is January always part of winter and the weather is different depending on where you are or is January called winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere. Just one of many weird things my mind gets wondering about..
Tina – Sorry to hear about your vacation cancelation.
Rebecca and Michele – I have never been on one of those large exercise ball, but look at them and figure I could easily fall off and hurt myself or something else as it goes flying across the room. LOL
$10,000 I would go to a home improvement store probably Lowes and get a dishwasher, a new refrigerator (mine is 27 years old), insulation for my roof, and a bunch of other stuff. It would be fun.
Someone asked about January successes I have 2 one is most days I have spent 1.5-2 hours working in my garden and it is looking better than it usually does in January. And the other is I have incorporated a lot (for me) of “play” time, I have had dinner with friends (one at a time) 3 different times, I spent a whole day with my godson Ben when he was in town, and I went to the zoo last night (pictures and the story tomorrow).
Thinking of you all, and hoping for a happy healthy day
Smiles Kim in N. California
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Accountability:Chose well: Joe, readings, BP, mfp50+, CI<CIO, CI<250<CO, steps >7400, active 4.0
Bonus: 142.6, veg prep
Workin’ on it: H20x5
Happier January 2022
27: Challenge your negative thoughts and look for the upside.
28: Ask other people about things they’ve enjoyed recently.
Beach stroll with Joe and the dogs, lovely way to start the day. A little chilly in the breezy shade, but glorious sunshine, blue sky and sea. Worth the disruption in morning routine. Again, no regrets.
Recorded Jeopardy walking to make step goals, was a little sad to see Amy Schneider’s 40 day streak broken. I’d grown to like her.
Walking/riding bike to school story (some have heard this before.) Shortly after we moved to Boise Idaho, a story appeared in the newspaper. Seems a father was following his daughter, he in his car, she on her bike, as she rode to school. Suddenly a woman’s car cut in between them, she lept out and asked the child “Is that man bothering you?” Testament to the family friendly culture of Idaho. The father was following/accompanying her because in Southern California (from where they’d just moved) that was the only safe way for kids to bike to school.
Heather what’s in your slimming, spicy, oriental soup? If its fish or seafood, don’t tell me :sick:
Thanks, Barbie! Hope that sore arm eases soon.
Annie I too have a weakness for cookies. Sometimes more protein helps me to moderate intake, so today I googled “protein cookies” and found a peanut butter protein powder chocolate chip recipe to try
Vicki in a way it may be a good thing that that contractor no showed… before he started work.
Pip
Yogi in his pool.
Tina sorry to hear about your vacation and your Mister’s positive test.
Rebeca turn about is fair play, you’ve been cooking for your son for a loooong time.
Ginny “…excited about exercise equipment…” :laughing:
Michele hoping Vince can find a way to switch his worries to positive thoughts for Clyde.
Katla fingers Xd for the pup. Had poodles as a child and loved them. Smart, trainable, and real clowns, but do not let them off leash where there are ducks in a pond…
Kim do you boil the potatoes in stock (chicken or veg)? Do you sautee the leeks before adding them in? If all else fails, stir a little sour cream in just before serving
From Happier January:
So, ladies, what things have you enjoyed recently?
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
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Allie ~ I was wondering if there was a school bus Carmine could catch to go back and forth to school...or is it too snowy? My 10 yr old granddaughter rides the bus home alone every afternoon. When I was teaching in a different district my son got himself on the bus every morning when he was in 5th grade. I know around here the busses are plentiful.
Carol in GA
There are school buses here in Tassie, but for reasons I don't understand, it seems most of the parents drive their kids and drop them off. We live near a school and between 8 am and 9 am it's a nightmare out there as parents dash to the school in their cars to drop their kids off. In the afternoons it is a bit better but between about 2:30 and 3:15 they descend on the school like seagulls on chips.
M in Oz
Covid! Parents don't want their kids on the bus.2 -
I can't believe kids aren't walking to school if it's under a mile. Everybody walks or cycles. That would be hugely frowned upon in Hove.
No one takes senior kids. Lashing rain and storms, maybe. 
Tina - So sorry! We are in the same countdown for March. In a way I wish we would get it now! DH invited friends over for early March and I was cross. First I said they couldn't come, then that I will only have them here if they do a test that morning. You are supposed to do the test first thing before eating or drinking anything.
Schoolchildren are the ones most likely to give you covid.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Tina: That’s rotten luck. Hope the mister has a mild dose, with no complications.1
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Machka – so this is probably the weirdest question and one I could google… but so much more fun to just ask… I get that when it is our warm season (summer) it is your cold season and the reverse is also true, but what do you call your warm season? And your cold season? So I guess what I am asking is in the English speaking countries is January always part of winter and the weather is different depending on where you are or is January called winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere. Just one of many weird things my mind gets wondering about..
Smiles Kim in N. California
Down here in Tasmania ...
December 1 - February 28: Summer
March 1 - May 31: Autumn
June 1 - August 31: Winter
September 1 - November 30: Spring
In certain states on the mainland, it's the same.
As you go further north, the definitions become a little fuzzier and slightly different because there's monsoon/rainy season (summer-ish) and dry season (winter-ish). It's monsoon/rainy season up there now. Occasionally the monsoon is big enough we get "wisps" of it down here.
So yes, it's January here and it is summer.
And we've been affected by the monsoons way up north with a bit of heat and humidity just recently. It has been super muggy this past week.
Machka in Oz
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fanncy0626 wrote: »Allie ~ I was wondering if there was a school bus Carmine could catch to go back and forth to school...or is it too snowy? My 10 yr old granddaughter rides the bus home alone every afternoon. When I was teaching in a different district my son got himself on the bus every morning when he was in 5th grade. I know around here the busses are plentiful.
Carol in GA
There are school buses here in Tassie, but for reasons I don't understand, it seems most of the parents drive their kids and drop them off. We live near a school and between 8 am and 9 am it's a nightmare out there as parents dash to the school in their cars to drop their kids off. In the afternoons it is a bit better but between about 2:30 and 3:15 they descend on the school like seagulls on chips.
M in Oz
Covid! Parents don't want their kids on the bus.
They've done it since we moved in back in 2014, and probably earlier. It's definitely not a recent thing.
I have to take the bus!
M in Oz0
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