WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2023
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Latestarter2018 wrote: »Hi All - I’m joining in today. 😊
Sarah from Auckland New Zealand
Hi!
I'm Machka from Tasmania (Australia)0 -
ACTIVE APRIL
1. Commit to being more active this month starting today. Yes!
2. Spend as much time as possible outdoors today. Yes!
3. Listen to your body and be grateful for what it can do. Yes! I can garden, which requires all sorts of body motion, and cycle.
4. Eat healthy and natural food today and drinks lots of water. Yes! Ate my usual food and drank lots of water up till about 8 pm. We won't talk about what happened after that.
5. Turn a regular activity into a playful game today. Hmmm ... Walking around the shops? Climbing stairs?6. Do a body-scan meditation and really notice how your body feels
7. Get natural light early in the day. Dim the lights in the evening
8. give your body a boost by laughing or making someone laugh
9. Turn your housework or chores into a fun form of exercise
10. Have a day with less screen time and more movement
11. Set yourself an exercise goal or sign up to an activity challenge
12. Move as much as possible, even if you’re stuck inside
13. Make sleep a priority and go to bed in good time
14. Relax your body & mind with yoga, tai chi or meditation.
15. Get active by singing today (even if you think you can’t sing)
16. Go exploring around your local area and notice new things
17. Be active outside. Dig up weeds or plant some seeds
18. Try a new online exercise, activity or dance class.
19. Spend less time sitting today. Get up and move more often.
20. Focus on eating ‘a rainbow of multi-colored vegetables today.
21. Regularly pause to stretch and breathe during the day.
22. Enjoy moving to your favorite music. Really go for it.
23. Go out and do an errand for a loved one or neighbor.
24. Get active in nature. Feed the birds or go wild-life spotting.
25. Have a ‘no screens’ night and take time to recharge yourself.
26. Take an extra break in your day and walk outside for 15 minutes
27. Find a fun exercise to do while waiting for the kettle to boil (or pan of water.)
28. Meet a friend outside for a walk and a chat.
29. Become an activist for a cause you really believe in
30. Make time to run, swim, dance, cycle or stretch today
Machka in Oz
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Walking around shops.
Walking up and down 17 flights of 20 stairs.
Work - hours of webinars. 🥱
Beekeeping Club - Zoom meeting for 1 hour this evening.
I tried to get a haircut at lunch but the place was too busy.
Machka in Oz
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Welcome Sarah from NZ!
Went for my run. Lovely.
Picked up a few groceries on the way back, plus a chicken to poach in the IP for Easter with the family. I'm doing a buffet lunch. DH will be organising the Easter Egg Hunt. I've ordered the mugs to paint for the kids' present and I've just found some gorgeous paper table decorations to put on our plates for lunch as place markers. I was keen to avoid plastic as DDIL (and me) are keen conservationists.
A fox sat on our front garden plants last night and crushed all the hyacinths and daffodils. Boo!
It also left a present the night before on our door mat. The area is teeming with them.
I've been enjoying listening to a good podcast about sex and the importance of communication. Enjoying putting 'communication ' into practice.
I'm going to listen to a few more. :laugh:
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Good morning,
Electrical heart doctor this morning. Storms coming in. Migraine. Need to try new medicine but concerned since have to drive. Just taking old for now.
Yesterday was an "off" day. I felt like someone knocked my stack of blocks all over the place. Nothing worked right or smoothly. Computers acted up at work, then mine (main) wouldn't open program. Called California company to fix. 15 mins later we were back up and running. Relaxed in evening after picking up stuffs around house. Not much, but still distracting. Spoke with girlfriend on phone while coloring. Okay.....she talked, I listened. I also bought season ticket for theater in Cincinnati with oldest daughter. I am excited for that! I may not make all the shows, but will then give my ticket to granddaughter. Was able to get a seat next to daughter's season tickets.
Terry-love the painting!
I know there was more but brain not working. Have a great day. Will keep you posted about what ❤️ doctor says.
Much love and thankfulness for all of you!
Stay safe in the paths of the storms!
Kylia in Ohio5 -
Mary I put all my ingredients into the crockpot at the start. Once you start cooking it is best not to take the cover off.1
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Betsy in NW WA0 -
Where I walk at lunch sometimes ...
A local view ...
Machka in Oz7 -
For Lanette ...
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Lucy vet update 2.0:
Got her bloodwork back from the vet, she called saying she isn’t anemic and everything came back normal. Now she can get her back on the antibiotics. Whew! She is back to walking her 6 miles, no stroller for her.7 -
Miles out like a light,
Kidney dr this afternoon ..
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Lisa ... I had to think about your comment on my perceived "failure" to reach my March goals. The rational part of my brain knows that any weight loss should be considered a success. And that's what I really try to focus on. But there's a part of me ... regardless of practicality or reality, Machka, that wants things to be easy and quick. Those 7 pounds came on fast, I wanted them to leave just as quickly. I've since settled in to accepting that they will be slow to lose. Thank you, both, for your input.
Allie ... I'm thinking of Carmine/Taliah and the upcoming date.
Beth near Buffalo
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Lisa ... I had to think about your comment on my perceived "failure" to reach my March goals. The rational part of my brain knows that any weight loss should be considered a success. And that's what I really try to focus on. But there's a part of me ... regardless of practicality or reality, Machka, that wants things to be easy and quick. Those 7 pounds came on fast, I wanted them to leave just as quickly. I've since settled in to accepting that they will be slow to lose. Thank you, both, for your input.
Beth near Buffalo
I hear you! I gained weight in the first couple of weeks of March while we were on holiday. Some of it has come off which is great but I wish the whole lot would disappear!
It's scary how easy it is to put on weight!
M in Oz
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Yay Lucy!
Annie in Delaware0 -
My BP is ALL over the place! This morning it was 91/61. Now at doctor's 144/72. This is crazy! Waiting on Dr now.5
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Good morning, afternoon, or evening, all, as the case may be,
Beth - Thanks for taking it as meant. I hate watching friends beat themselves up over "failures." I ate my way up to 300 pounds doing that. Every time I "failed,' I would eat more, because the despair of ever losing all that was only soothed by more food.
Allie - Love the hair and glasses - check back in and let us know what the kidney doctor says, please. Hope it's all good. Hope Carmine's date is good, too. Love the pictures of Miles - he seems like a sunny little guy.
Kylia - Hope it's good news from the cardio.
Heather - Easter sounds like fun! Your son's comment about seeing you in the bakery when you moved closer is funny--we deliberately chose a city an hour away from where our son moved, because we were pretty sure he would move in with us if we moved closer. Big decisions rest on some unexpected factors, in the end.
Machka - Your surroundings are so beautiful...
Sarah in NZ - Welcome, hope you return often!
Terri - I may have said this already - but your painting is so beautiful.
Pip - So glad Lucy's results were good! If you think of it, I would appreciate it if you would post your link for donations for your MS ride one more timme. My sister-in-law has MS, and it's a very good cause.
The brain fog has been really bad the last few days, all I want to do is sleep. So I do. Slept for nearly 11 hours last night, and woke up with a few working brain cells. I read everything y'all post, and indeed, may have replied to some and completely forgot doing so.
The tornado watch/warning is still in effect until noon, but the weather has already moved East. It still looks pretty rough for some people north and east of us - Kylia, KJ, Ginny? Hope everyone stays safe. We were honestly never in the middle of it. We got a little mild rain after Corey headed for work at 5:30 a.m., no winds. He and I talked about it at length on his "Good morning" call. Once the weather weasels have said it's going to be bad, they can't back down, even though their forecast is completely shot to smithereens. They choose to be incorrect and keep everyone safe, even if they do look incompetent. Understandable.
Woke up to a waiting text from my daughter from 9:45 last night, as they landed in bright sunshine in Hawaii. Trying not to think about how long it will be until we see the grandkids again. We got to see them more in these last few years, with them up in Kansas, than we ever have, so we got spoiled. The old joke is, "If the Army thought you needed a family, they would have issued you one." Ah well.
Time to go rustle up some breakfast. Lanette - regarding eating times. I usually eat breakfast around 8:30 am, and then I eat about 300 calories every two hours during the day--10:30 am, between 12:30 and 1, then a snack about 3 pm. Corey gets home around 5, and we usually eat about 6 pm or 6:30. If you slap an IF hour plan on that, I'd be about a 14/10, I guess. Even the thought of "fasting" makes me head for the kitchen and make myself something to eat.
Time to quit babbling,
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
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My BP is ALL over the place! This morning it was 91/61. Now at doctor's 144/72. This is crazy! Waiting on Dr now.
Mine usually sits around your higher BP when I'm relaxed these days. Actually, it's usually about 145/85. Fortunately, 2 or 3 GPs have told me that's normal.
When I'm stressed/upset, it soars!
In the pre-accident days, it was your lower number.
Oh also, look up White Coat Syndrome while you wait for the doctor. It is very normal to have a higher BP at the doctor's than at home. That's why they send you home and get you to record your BP at home twice a day for a couple weeks.
M in Oz
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Yesterday was a very, very nice day. I stayed up way too late with DH watching old Westerns. This morning brought rain, and I’m short on rest. I’m debating between reading a library book that I checked out yesterday or taking a nap— 😴
Katla in Illinois5 -
Good morning, Ladies
Welcome Sarah....I'm sure you will enjoy the group.
Machka, what a lovely place to walk.
Off for a mammo this morning and will pick up a few items to add to my Easter dinner. Just need a few fresh veggies for my veggie tray and also some raspberries. The two younger grandchildren love raspberries and always ask for them when visiting so try to make sure I have some on hand.
Joy3 -
myvt9v4crh wrote: »Yesterday was a very, very nice day. I stayed up way too late with DH watching old Westerns. This morning brought rain, and I’m short on rest. I’m debating between reading a library book that I checked out yesterday or taking a nap— 😴
Katla in Illinois
I am glad you were able to go to the library.1
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