WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2022

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I had fun watching hummingbirds at the sugar water feeders on our windows. It is dark now and the birds are tucked away for the night. <3
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,145 Member
    Yesterday was gorgeously sunny. Today not so much. I'm getting ready for Monday Painters after lunch. I started a painting last session, so hoping to finish it today.

    Good to see my American pals had a fine Mother's Day.

    ☘ Terri
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,950 Member
    edited May 2022
    Hello, my dears,

    Lanette - I loved watching Robin Williams. There are very few actors that I feel connected to, but he was one of them. I loved his work so much that I couldn't bring myself to watch the ones where he was the villain. Glad you got the help you needed with the lights, etc!

    Julie - Good to see you posting!

    RVRita - Loved the rose and the giver. What a sweet thing to do!

    Karen - Good to see you enjoying yourself, dear heart.

    Heather - I'm more than happy to live vicariously through you on your cruises... I look forward to tons of pictures!

    Rebecca - I hate to see you resigned to your youngest's lack of communication, but I hated it when you were grieving over it even more. I'm so sorry. My husband told me once that once age 16 rolls around, children give you permission to parent. When they don't want it, you can't force it.

    Just a question...Is anyone else using the new "Save Draft" button just below the box you post in? It keeps your entire post, and even if you go to another page or leave MFP entirely, it will be waiting for you on your return. I try to push that button after every paragraph and have yet to lose a post since I started using it. Note - this may well be on the website and not on the phone--I don't use the mobile app for posting.

    My daughter and son both called yesterday, which I appreciated very much, and Corey cooked me dinner - baked, stuffed mushrooms. He knows they're my favorite of the things he makes. Insanely good.

    I mailed Kelsey a Mother's Day card and made her cry. She's the first person to call me "Mom." I am ever grateful for my little family's love and respect. It makes the years before I met them seem worth the price for every ounce of pain.

    Third cup of decaf tea uploading now... Weighed myself this morning and I'm 2 pounds lighter than I was May 1. Yay!

    Just a few tea memes below.
    Love,
    Lisa in AR
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  • teklawa1
    teklawa1 Posts: 678 Member
    I got calls from Jack's youngest son and family and my two sons. Jack's daughter texted me at 10Pm last night. I didn't hear from Jack's oldest son but I didn't expect to hear. Feeling fortunate to have heard from 4 out of the 5.

    Lisawhat does Corey put in his stuffed mushrooms. I love stuffed mushrooms.

    Happy Monday to All,
    Betsy in NW WA
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,656 Member
    :)<3:)
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,145 Member
    Morning ladies
    Fed Alfie and will hop in the shower in a little bit,but am in no rush... it sounds like everyone had fun this weekend.. mine was low key..
    I have found that i used to love to go out and be with friends and i still like to do that every once in awhile.. but im also ok just being by myself with Alfie..
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    I dropped my car off for an oil change, so now I'm feeling virtuous even though I'm not actually doing the work. 😊

    I miss my yoga mornings. It's just a video, but the teacher says nice things to me, and makes me happy. Maybe I can start again next Monday.

    I need to come up with a plan to learn the dreaded lunge. It starts with a stationary shallow lunge, holding on to something. But where can I do that? Hmm. Maybe the bathroom sink? Must be careful not to reinjure myself.

    Have a great day!

    Annie in Delaware
    where it's cold but the sun is shining! Yay!
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,950 Member
    edited May 2022
    Betsy - Corey never works to a recipe, and he couldn't tell me how much of anything he puts in it, but the basic ingredients are here:
    Stuffed Mushrooms
    Whole fresh mushrooms, brown or white mushrooms (brown are better), 8 oz, washed gently and stems removed.

    Softened cream cheese - half an 8 oz brick, or more if you're making a lot. (This can be the neufchatel cheese, which is quite a bit lower in calories and tastes exactly the same. The fat-free cream cheese does not work well, unfortunately.)

    Garlic powder to taste

    Onion powder to taste

    Black pepper to taste

    Bacon bits chopped fine (If you decide to skip the bacon, add a dash of kosher salt.)

    Minced chives (unless you're making them for me, in which case forget them)

    Mix the cream cheese and spices and bacon together. Taste the mix and adjust as necessary for your taste. Spoon mixture into mushroom caps, piled up about an inch above the edges of the caps. Place on a baking sheet, and bake at 350 degrees until the cheese mixture is brown and delicious... Start checking at 20 minutes--the time will have to do with how large the mushroom caps are, so it could be as long as 30 minutes.

    The electric folks are here to clean up their mess from last Thursday... That is an industrial wood chipper, and it spits the ground wood directly into the back of the truck. It is just as loud as you think.
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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,950 Member
    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    Good morning ladies!

    I need to come up with a plan to learn the dreaded lunge. It starts with a stationary shallow lunge, holding on to something. But where can I do that? Hmm. Maybe the bathroom sink? Must be careful not to reinjure myself.
    Have a great day!
    Annie in Delaware

    Annie - No offense meant, but why? You are doing a lot of different, wonderful exercises that don't hurt you, why do you want to do something that does? Is there something you do in your daily life where you have to use lunges? I'm absolutely not saying you shouldn't exercise, but I am very much averse to doing exercise that hurts our bodies. I'm not talking about the soreness that well-used muscles feel, I'm talking about the overuse of a joint that isn't up to the use. I used that kind of self-destruction as my excuse for a lot of years, because I would start and then hurt myself and quit.

    There may well be a reason for you to do them that you haven't expressed, and if so, my apologies. Just thought I'd ask.

    Love,
    Lisa in AR
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    edited May 2022
    Annie - Why do you feel you have to do lunges? I never do lunges. I am sure you can be very fit without ever doing a single lunge. You can do all kinds of exercises without hurting your knees, including yoga. Just miss ones out that stress the knee. You can exercise perfectly well in a chair. Stop the lunges! :p

    Heather UK xxxxxx

    Went for my run this morning, then rowed. Done another rowing session this afternoon.
    I am proud of myself for cutting and pasting and editing my new book, WHERE AM I? Should be out soonish! I find this bit very difficult and scary, so just getting to the page is a major achievement.
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 651 Member
    <3
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,554 Member
    Realized this morning that today is the last day of exercise until Sunday...wawa. I really, really need to convince myself to do yoga at night since it isn't strenuous. Now to convince my body

    Michele
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,355 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    Lisa - How funny we both said the same thing to Annie at the same moment! :D

    Kim - Glad your mum's visit passed off without drama. And so happy for your mental health win. :D<3 Hope it doesn't take forever to get organised. You are a daughter beyond price. <3

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,656 Member
    KIM ~ So glad your insurance provider is giving you the benefits you deserve. I am so sorry to hear about your mom's failing health due to all the mess your brother created. Is he still in the home?

    VICKI ~ Sounds like you had a great weekend.

    ANNIE ~ I had to look up "lunge" to see what you were talking about. I have a replaced knee and another knee that needs to be replaced, but, I think I could do a lunge. Just not all the way down to the floor.

    Our son and daughter in law provided us with a very nice Mother's Day dinner Saturday evening. He cooked mouth watering steaks on the grill.

    Carol in GA
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    . My rational for the cost of it all is that we will never be doing it again. And we aren't getting any younger.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    I feel that if it makes one happy, no rationale or justification is necessary. Sounds like a fabulous journey.

    Tina in CA
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    Was awakened by a student I had when subbing this morning. He is a third grader and brought me a single white rose in a water bottle for Mother’s Day. Melted my heart.💕

    RvRita in Roswell, NM

    That is so sweet. Would have made me teary for sure.

    Tina in CA
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,387 Member
    Pg. 21. I’m heading to ENT for allergy testing….AGAIN!


    RvRita
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member
    Heather and Lisa
    Why do I need to do lunges? Very good question. On one side is the fact that my knee is slightly crooked, which no amount of exercise will fix. So maybe I should just give it up.

    On the other hand, I just want my whole knee to be stronger. If this is a weakness, I should try to work on it, no?

    I think I can learn to do lunges if I start off gently enough. Lunges and squats make up a lot of the home bodyweight leg exercises. I want to give lunges one more try before I avoid them altogether. Because I feel challenged.

    But thanks for asking. I'm adjusting my attitude from determination to just exploring. So that's already better.

    Annie in Delaware
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,145 Member
    Well I had all sorts of grandeous ideas for myself today..but im just tired ..so it wont be today.. took Alfie and we went and got Homer out.. and I got my mail.. will put fresh sheets on the bed and hopefully get my vacuumed comforters down to the storage room.. but i feel i need a nap.
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,071 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    edited May 2022
    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    Heather and Lisa
    Why do I need to do lunges? Very good question. On one side is the fact that my knee is slightly crooked, which no amount of exercise will fix. So maybe I should just give it up.

    On the other hand, I just want my whole knee to be stronger. If this is a weakness, I should try to work on it, no?

    I think I can learn to do lunges if I start off gently enough. Lunges and squats make up a lot of the home bodyweight leg exercises. I want to give lunges one more try before I avoid them altogether. Because I feel challenged.

    But thanks for asking. I'm adjusting my attitude from determination to just exploring. So that's already better.

    Annie in Delaware

    If lunges are a weakness you should try to work on it?

    No.

    Just because certain exercises exist doesn't mean we should do them.

    Exercises like lunges need to be done so carefully in order not to do damage. I tend to avoid them for that reason. I also do modified squats rather than traditional ones to avoid hurting my knees.

    Have you seen a sports doctor or physiotherapist about your knee?

    Where does your knee hurt?

    What triggered the pain?

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Annie - I used to have the 'worst knee in the world' and have strengthened it hugely without lunges, or squats. The exercises my physio and the hospital gave me contained neither. I could not even get jn a car seat without manually lifting my knee. Now it functions perfectly for everyday life, as long as I don't overstress or twist it.

    Stand on one leg and raise and lower yourself a bit. I also do small side lifts with the other leg at the same time and raise 2kg weights sideways with my arms. 15
    Clamshells. These were the first ones I was given by the physio. Vital. 20
    Side leg raises lying down. 20 alternate days.
    Bridges. 4 And one leg mini bridges. I do 40 on each leg.

    I do these every day without fail along with all my other exercises. (Rowing, cycling, cross-trainer, press ups, yoga, occasional runs) They have saved my life.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    Those are some of the exercises my physiotherapist and learn to run coach have recommended. :)

    M in Oz

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