WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2022
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Winter came back to Ohio with a vengance! Down to 27*F, last night's low was 45*F. I am curled in bed with weighted blanket, comforter, and warm teddy bear!
I will take your advice on exercise and stay with intro for awhile.
Kylia in Ohio trying to get warm1 -
Tracked again today. I know it will take a while to get back to find a balance- Last night I was under 1000 so had a little maple pecan fudge I made.
Today, even with a piece of fudge, I am at 850. Trying to level at 1100(supposed to be 1200 but keep it a little under just in case I am not tracking exactly right, like when there are 4-5 different calories for the same thing). Before bed, I will get it up but not up to 1200.
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dlfk202000 wrote: »Kylia- I love that you are friends with your ex. I consider mine my best friend. We were Jr. high sweethearts- had no kids and lost touch for 25 yrs but reconnected and text every day.
Kim- we just drove through Fairfield twice today- went up to Vacaville to the Asian market up there. Where did you have lunch? We don't eat out very much, well, I don't, dh goes out often with his friends. They were at Applebee's last night. We did go to a little Mexican place in Fairfield on Thursday(had a coupon so wanted to try it- wasn't impressed)
Debbie
Napa Valley CA
Oooh in Vacaville there's a Chinese place in a little strip mall on Nuttree and Elmira. There's a gym there too. It was on the end with the gym on left side of complex and their restaurant on the other! The gal there used to give me bag of fortune cookies to send to my eldest Navy son. I used to visit with them, nice people. I was the gal from "Fresh & Easy store" I was the stores sample lady on the pretty pink bike. Golly, I miss that town!
Rebecca (homesick for Vacaville)😔3 -
Barbara- flushing toilet and electricity are quite important. I agree I need those as well.
Heather - thank you. I really need to get this stuff written. It is on my must do list for 2022.
Lisa - I always enjoy the quiet when the Grands go home too.
Kylia - I think it’s good you track your hours. I can’t walk more than 10 minutes yet without being in pain and out of breath.
I had a relatively quiet day today. I went this morning to get some things for Michaela’s birthday dinner. At her request we had pancakes and bacon. I bought a couple of decorations and a small single layer cake. I also bought her 8 pairs of pink and purple panties. She was so excited to open them. She was shocked to see the balloons I bought for her. The one with no balloons in the picture is when she first spotted them.
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As you know, my husband and I were long distance cyclists till his accident.
Since his accident, the longest we've cycled is about 53 km, and we did do one ride of at least 50 km every month in 2021.
Today we decided to go longer!! Today we cycled 64.47 km! We both started to get tired toward the end, but we did it!
Machka in Oz
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Good morning! I had a very dream-filled night, including my first boyfriend, Oprah, and introducing my YS to my YS's family and himself. Go figure! I woke up half an hour later than usual.
Hope to have a normal day, although it is a Bank Holiday here. Going to play a bit more with my book.
We have the girls tomorrow for around 4 hours because it is an 'inset' day, (teacher training). I hope we will do some art and Edie will finish her decoupage rabbit she started well before covid.
Salmon with fennel and leek in crême fraiche for dinner. Yum. Egg sandwiches for lunch. Double yum.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Accountability:Chose well: Joe, 143.1, wii, readings, osteo back, BP, livestream church, dogs to powerline, steps >7400, CI<CO, mfp50+, H20x8
Bonus: budget and bequest committee FaceTimes, veg prep
Workin’ on it: Not sure I like new, tweaked spreadsheet, may revert.
Happier January 2022
3: do a kind act for someone to brighten their day: call S doggoneit!
Didn’t give myself that manicure, but did enjoy 20 mins in the hot tub. Aaah.
Welcome @dtsylist in WA! We’re looking forward to getting to know you, too!
Julie your New Years celebration sounds lovely, right down to the tisane after glow
Kylia tracking your and SIL’s time will bring you clarity. Does it have to be secret? Could there be a common/public/visible time tracker to bring clarity to your DH and SIL too?
Debbie beautiful speckled limas, yum!
Maryann in UK, thanks for the pic, those pooches.
Tracey the birthday princess pics.
Machka congrats on the longer ride. Your and your DH’s smiles say it all.
Heather glad your decision has brought you relief. Good luck with the CEO.
Fierce winds brought change in weather. Temps tonight are 20F warmer than last night. All the hail is melted from the powerline meadow.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
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Good morning ladies:
Well, I return to work this morning after bit over two weeks off. I admit, this cold morning I could just stay at home. Will ease into it-will leave this pm to go to my gym. Someone referenced maybe working part-time to work my way to retirement. My boss and I have discussed that, but I don't want a part-time salary!. Since I have nearly 15 weeks vacation on the books at any time, I started using three or so hours a week to get to gym three afternoons a week so I will continue that compromise.
Glad to hear all survived the holidays. Yesterday met my Step son and family for a dinner at BW3 (I was down towards Kylia at the Fairfield Mall. It was a pleasant visit. Fitting in gift exchange with them and with my youngest son before leaving for Phoenix was adding stress for all of us. Went to Jake's last Thursday for lunch (he was on shut down) and then Tony last night. We all agreed it was still Christmas and we all appreciated the "less stress" present we gave each other.
Off to the shower and start the day. Didn't get salad made for lunch last night so may just take some soup and easy stuff. Will get back on track tonight.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio2 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »The fireworks weren't too bad here, probably because right about midnight the rain came, and torrentially. I was fine with that.
I slept well, and as I don't have any appointments today I let myself wake up naturally at 8:30. Nyx, my black girl cat, is very velcro this morning. She woolsucked on the fur blanket on my bed while I got dressed and is now asleep across my lap. That won't last because I have things to do today. Including getting my tea and my morning meds.
Today I have rice to premake for future Asian dishes. I put it up in 2 ounce packets so when I get it out I get exactly a serving, no more, no less. It's a bit fiddly to do, but I do like the convenience later. I also need to slice some steak and freeze it in marinade for beef with pea pods/broccoli/pepper steak type dishes. And I need to make more pico de gallo as Boyfriend ate the last of it on his tacos.
I am also going to make orange streusel sweet bread for when I am incapacitated. I had the streusel left over and want to use it up. It's pecan streusel, so I can't just use it with anything. But orange and pecan are compatible. I'll probably make it in muffin cups instead of a loaf.
Today's meals are chicken patty sandwiches, when people wake up and want food, and later on I'll make beef stroganoff. Boyfriend will have his on sliced zucchini instead of noodles.
I need to make garlic bread but not until tomorrow as I have a very good recipe that requires a cold oven start. So it needs to be its own day's work.
Otherwise, there's laundry to do and of course cats who require reassurance that they are, in fact the most silky, sweet, wonderful cat that ever was. (laugh)
This is Nyx. Yes, she's sitting on the instructions. She's helpful like that.
Alexandra in Indianapolis IN
Your Nyx should meet our Rhody!
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Welcome to all the newcomers to this Thread!
It is a fast moving thread ... miss a few days and there could be several pages to read. But only if you want. Many of us skim.
Feel free to jump into conversations whenever you like. There are usually several conversations going on at once.
We talk about all sorts of things: exercise, diet, and various aspects of our lives.
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Morning ladies
Woke up and fed Alfie and did my pill box,geesh thats a job in itself.
Tracy going for PCR test today im sure she will be fine.. its coming down to the wire2 -
I’m new to this community thing on MFP, so I am thrilled that I have located you guys. I am 56, retired teacher. I live in Young Harris, GA and am spending three months in New Smyrna Beach, FL. I am new to the “one word” idea and am still trying to decide what my word for the year should be. I’ve considered light, balance, or renewed…to name a few.
Karleen
New Smyrna Beach, FL4 -
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Trying to stay chill while we're CHILLIN' in MN.
Last day of Christmas vaca with the grands and we're all back to school tomorrow.
Carla in Lakeville, MN3 -
Hi Karleen! Welcome and keep coming to visit us. I am a 73 yr old retired teacher from Cherokee County Schools!
Annie, I admire your zeal in starting the year off with exercise and good eating habits.
Rebecca, your Navy son looks so young. I hope you will be able to see him soon for a visit. I also admire your adherence to interval fasting. Sounds like you are doing great.
Welcome to all who visiting for the first time,
Carol in GA
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Thank you Carol!
I did my two minutes of elliptical and some yoga. Yay! I was planning on three minutes but my knee isn't ready. The yoga was strenuous for me, too. I did advance to day 2.
Plus I'm getting used to life without cookies and less chocolate. Yesterday we finished the last of the Christmas chocolate. Ever better!
We have a beautiful snowstorm here. I'm not going anywhere. I may shovel a bit later.
Welcome to the new ladies!
Annie in Delaware3 -
Going for a bone scan this morning then a haircut. Yesterday did some groceries, stopped at Dunkin donut to get a gift card for DS birthday, car wash, stopped at storage unit for an item, then Subway protein bowl for lunch/ dinner. Ate at 3 pm so counted for both.
Only 2 weeks to my trip to TN! Can’t wait!
RvRita in Roswell NM4 -
Hello, my dears, on this first Monday of the New Year,
Overdid it with the grands here over the last four days, so I'm chair bound at the moment. (●'◡'●) There are worse things. Starting over again today with five minutes of stretching and strength (in the chair) and five minutes on the elliptical but not until the afternoon. Don't plan on doing any wandering outside, because it's 18 degrees out there... It was 11 degrees when I got up (-12 C)!
Finished the season finale of Yellowstone, and it feels like a weight has been lifted off for some odd reason. I am trying so hard not to commit to anything except getting my health back and caring for my husband and my home that even a featherweight pressure to do anything else feels like some kind of psychological burden. I'm pretty sure a shrink would have lots of fun with that, but I have no intentions of seeing one anytime soon, so hey, I'm fine.
I've been on and off the phone all morning, with my best friend and my sister and my daughter. My sis asked me to give her number to my daughter, saying "I may not know how to be married, but I sure know how to be divorced!" She divorced her 4th husband a year ago...
Allie - thinking about Tracy and you this week, hope it all goes really well.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa5 -
Yesterday we took down our Christmas decorations in the snow. We put our tree in the garage to help it transition to outdoor temperatures. Today there are a few traces of snow and the outside temps are a bit warmer. I’ll be moving the tree to its regular spot in the yard in the next few minutes.
Katla2 -
The 🌲 is back outside. Temps are moderate and the tree should be happy.
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Good Morning! I'm new to any kind of discussion group, but your thread caught my eye! What a fun group of ladies. I'm excited to read and learn more from you as we begin 2022. Hard to believe we are starting this year.
A little about me! Although I've had the MFP app for several years, I've never really used it. I'm trying to figure out a better way to stay focused on my health. I live/work in Texas and Tennessee--lots of commuting back and forth. It's a long story, but our family makes it work, and Delta Airlines helps me go back and forth! I'll share more on that later. I'm hoping to start some exciting empty nesting years with my husband of almost 30 years in the next year as my oldest daughter gets married and youngest daughter heads off to college. As we start to transition to these fun years, I really need to focus on my health, and MFP seemed to be a good place to start. Your messages might be the thing that keeps me coming back. I've already picked up some good ideas. Thanks much!
Sandy in Texas (and Tennessee some days)6 -
Ive gained nearly a stone in last 9 months, so last week started my exercise workout again and cut down on calories. Couple of lbs down and started some weights today as well, so hopefully get rid of those pesky pounds. I eat when anything upsets me, last week DH was ill and of course while he was in bed I comfort eat but got back on the wagon the next day.
Hi newcomers you’ve come to the right place.
I’m 76 years old, married for 56 yrs, 2 grown kids and 3 grown grands. We live in Liverpool NW England. I was a librarian in the education system, qualified in my late 40s and retired at 65. Love knitting, sewing, reading and technology. DH and I enjoy going out for a drink, socialising a couple of times a week. The ladies on here are so interesting and supportive. Before Covid would go on holiday a few times each year.
Kate UK ❤️6 -
grandmallie wrote: »Morning ladies
Woke up and fed Alfie and did my pill box,geesh thats a job in itself.
Tracy going for PCR test today im sure she will be fine.. its coming down to the wire
I hear ya! This is all Lee takes!
Sometimes its just amazing to ponder I have filled this thing weekly since 2014! We do what we must do though! Hugs friend!
Rebecca
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