WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2023

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  • myvt9v4crh
    myvt9v4crh Posts: 391 Member
    edited April 2023
    I’m waking up to a sunny morning and looking forward to my first cup of coffee of the day. It looks like a sunny Sunday. 🌞

    Katla in Illinois
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,153 Member
    Morning ladies
    Im awake and Alfie is curled up under the covers just where he likes to be lol
    Going to get bills paid today and get some stuff picked up for Dan to throw out.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,361 Member
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  • Joy1580vb
    Joy1580vb Posts: 464 Member
    Morning, Ladies. Just finished breakfast and relaxing over my second cup of coffee. Days are getting nicer and nicer. Still lots of snow but it is slowly going. Allergies act up a little this time of year from snow mold so will be glad when all the melting is done. Quiet day today. Busy making cabbage rolls yesterday to serve for our Easter gathering. Nice big casserole cooked and now in the freezer. Snitched a few to go with our supper last night and they were pretty tasty so happy with that. Hope everyone enjoys their Sunday.

    Joy
  • myvt9v4crh
    myvt9v4crh Posts: 391 Member
    edited April 2023
    I had a delicious breakfast but it was way to rich for my digestive system. 😳 I visited DH for a bit & am back in my place.

    The sun is shining & that lifts my spirits. ☀️

    Katla
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,706 Member
    Good morning ladies! <3

    Annie - sounds like things are A-OK with the roofers. The fact that they don't require an up front deposit they can abscond with is a good sign they aren't scammers. One thing I like about FB is that on the local groups, if someone has a bad experience with a contractor, it gets posted. There are many things I don't like about FB but this is a plus.

    I agree, that "Wendie" plan does sound a little like intermittent fasting.

    About fasting & eating breakfast & three meals a day.....

    I went down another fasting rabbit hole yesterday. Dr. Valter Longo, who was featured with Dr. Michael Mosley in the Eat, Fast and Live Longer BBC documentary, is saying in recent interviews that according to his research, a person should never skip breakfast. Folks who skip breakfast don't live as long as folks who skip dinner (supper) when fasting. (He does get kind of wiggly and says part of this may be due to genetics - some people are just programmed to live longer no matter how they eat.) Longo also advises seniors not to fast longer than 12 hours.

    I ran across others who said similar, even Dr. Jason Fung, who admits skipping supper is not practical however, and he personally skips breakfast - doesn't eat until late morning. His push is for the insulin drop to mediate insulin resistance and healing by eating in a smaller window.

    My parents and grandparents always ate breakfast. Three meals a day, hardly ever snacking as I recall.
    Farmers needed energy to get going in the morning, and they were hungry when they first got up. As I've mentioned, females in my family gained weight around the middle as they aged, but it didn't seem detrimental as they lived into their late 80's - mid 90's. They ate a lot of dairy, meat and eggs since those foods were readily available = mega protein.

    I had a pretty high protein supper yesterday, stopped eating at 4 and was fine - no hunger during the night. Got up at 4 this morning and by 5, I was hungry and ready for breakfast. So 13 hours "fasting". I managed about 20 gm of protein.

    I'm curious - as a general rule, do you ladies eat breakfast? Three meals a day? Which meal is your biggest - lunch? supper? In whatever schedule you are using, are you dropping the weight you want to? Happily maintaining whatever weight you feel best at (or within that pesky 5 lbs?) :D If you are doing time restricted eating, do you find skipping breakfast or skipping supper works better?

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State


  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,394 Member
    April 2023 Action for Happiness

    Word of the year: Appreciate : today I appreciate home grown herbs and veggies.
    Exercise goals added
    Yoga 10 mins 3 times a week 1/15-(100%,100%,80%)
    Walk 7,000 every day 1/30 (84%,86%,94%)
    6 min -2x a day start April 1 2/60
    Arm weights twice a week /10 (100%, 60%hurt my elbow, hurt my shoulder 30%)
    Meditation: daily. 1/30 (82%(started Feb)94%)

    1. cut back drinking and limit to 2 days a week. 0/8–(100%,100%,0%)
    2. Average 7,000 steps a week. (7,700,100%-9851,100%—9526,100%)
    3. Update budget every 2 weeks 0/2 —(100%,100%,100%)
    4. Contact close family every week (4x) 16/158/ —(100%,100%,100%)
    5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)26/64–(100%,100%,100%)
    6. Weigh less last day of month compared to first until I reach 140. Start at 178.6,176,174.2,173.4(100%,100%)
    7. Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week. 1/20-(100%,88%,100)
    8. Read 12 books at least this year. 12/12 (100%,100%,100%)
    9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR——3/12—(100%.100%,100%)
    10. Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)$25+$25+$71+700(100%,100%,100)
    Decided that if I do more than stated I will not grade higher than 100% 2/5/23

    January Met —100%
    February met —-90%
    March met met —-90%
    April met
    May met
    June met
    July met — met
    August met
    September met
    October met —
    November met—
    December met—

    ACTIVE APRIL
    1. Commit to being more active this month starting today. I commit to this by adding the exercises from the 6 minute book for over 60’s.
    2. Spend as much time as possible outdoors today. Easy! LOL
    3. Listen to your body and be grateful for what it can do.
    4. Eat healthy and natural food today and drinks lots of water.
    5. Tureen a regular activity into a playful game today.
    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

    RVRita
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,693 Member
    edited April 2023
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    Good morning ladies! <3

    Annie - sounds like things are A-OK with the roofers. The fact that they don't require an up front deposit they can abscond with is a good sign they aren't scammers. One thing I like about FB is that on the local groups, if someone has a bad experience with a contractor, it gets posted. There are many things I don't like about FB but this is a plus.

    I agree, that "Wendie" plan does sound a little like intermittent fasting.

    About fasting & eating breakfast & three meals a day.....

    I went down another fasting rabbit hole yesterday. Dr. Valter Longo, who was featured with Dr. Michael Mosley in the Eat, Fast and Live Longer BBC documentary, is saying in recent interviews that according to his research, a person should never skip breakfast. Folks who skip breakfast don't live as long as folks who skip dinner (supper) when fasting. (He does get kind of wiggly and says part of this may be due to genetics - some people are just programmed to live longer no matter how they eat.) Longo also advises seniors not to fast longer than 12 hours.

    I ran across others who said similar, even Dr. Jason Fung, who admits skipping supper is not practical however, and he personally skips breakfast - doesn't eat until late morning. His push is for the insulin drop to mediate insulin resistance and healing by eating in a smaller window.

    My parents and grandparents always ate breakfast. Three meals a day, hardly ever snacking as I recall.
    Farmers needed energy to get going in the morning, and they were hungry when they first got up. As I've mentioned, females in my family gained weight around the middle as they aged, but it didn't seem detrimental as they lived into their late 80's - mid 90's. They ate a lot of dairy, meat and eggs since those foods were readily available = mega protein.

    I had a pretty high protein supper yesterday, stopped eating at 4 and was fine - no hunger during the night. Got up at 4 this morning and by 5, I was hungry and ready for breakfast. So 13 hours "fasting". I managed about 20 gm of protein.

    I'm curious - as a general rule, do you ladies eat breakfast? Three meals a day? Which meal is your biggest - lunch? supper? In whatever schedule you are using, are you dropping the weight you want to? Happily maintaining whatever weight you feel best at (or within that pesky 5 lbs?) :D If you are doing time restricted eating, do you find skipping breakfast or skipping supper works better?

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State


    I rarely eat breakfast and haven't for decades. The last time I remember eating breakfast regularly was probably in my late teens.

    I have been slim and fit most of my life.

    I had gained a bit of weight putting me into the overweight range by the end of 2014. In early 2015, I joined MFP and lost 25 kg that year ... and rarely ate breakfast as usual.

    I kept the weight off till about mid-2018 after my husband's accident.

    I am simply not at all hungry in the morning. It is very rare that I eat before 11 am and usually only when I have an early bicycle ride.

    Also, on the occasions when I have eaten breakfast it's like a switch is turned on and I am starving hungry all day. I am significantly less hungry when I don't eat breakfast.

    I eat 2 meals a day. Dinner is a bit larger than lunch.

    M in Oz
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 653 Member
    (((hugs))) to those who need them.

    Don't ever be sorry for venting, Kim. That's what we're here for. I'm sure you're hurting. Like you said, we were A LOT younger when we had babies and were getting up all night. And your mom is in a very vulnerable spot for a very "fiesty" person, so this is not fun for her either. I'm sure she's lashing out even more than usual. May not even realize it.

    Rita, that just pains me to think of all the girls who were told the same thing as you when we were young! SO glad you did it by yourself. What a wonderful accomplishment.

    Jeb looks kinda like a two-year-old toddler, Tracey! LOL... sort of adorable in a mischievious kind of way.

    A flamingo pool float, Margaret?!? Oh yeah! That says it all. GEEZ, we are DONE with winter here. Did you lose power or trees or branches? Neighbor did, but they didn't hit our garage, thankfully. Hopefully, he'll notice them before we have to tell him as they're out in his backyard and he doesn't spend much time back there. But they're SPREAD across 1/4 of ours. Oh yeah, they were HUGE!!! And now most of that snow is off the trees. Poof!

    2. Spend as much time as possible outdoors today... today was supposed to be beautiful for outdoors, not turing out that way, maybe later though, CAN'T WAIT FOR "real" SPRING in MN.
    Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,557 Member

    Did Denise Austin’s Cardio Workout and then the Body & Soul Total Body Workout DVDs. Took a walk around the block and then to WalMart for a few things especially Vince’s bananas. Sometimes my pedometer doesn’t count the steps. Like it says I only took 770 steps. There is NO WAY. Around the block is easily 4,000. Oh well…. I know that I’m going to do a lot of walking since we need to cut the grass. Senior bowling tomorrow

    katla – I’m so happy for you that you can do the yoga!!! That makes you feel better, too, doesn’t it?

    Tracey – I talked to Vince last night and told him that I was looking forward to going to Bristol. I told him the amount I showed in my paperwork and he said that it sounded right that the reason he didn’t get the tickets for Bristol is because he was concerned about the money. I know that the excavating will be around $1, 700 more so that’ll leave me a balance of about $5,000. The tickets and a hotel should come to around $2,000 (and that’s being generous) so he agrees that we probably will be able to do it. He’s just concerned about any unforseen expenses. Love the mugs

    Finished the xstitch for Jess and texted a pic to a friend at the condo. She’ll show M. See, I showed M the one I’d done and made a huge error that I couldn’t fix so I had to start from scratch. L can show her the finished product. I still need to iron it and frame it.

    Lanette – I usually eat 2-3 meals/day. Sometimes I skip lunch and just snack. I’m really trying not having anything to eat after dinner. Most days I do succeed. Last night I didn’t really but had only popcorn. Vince likes to have a big dinner. As it is, I many times cook two separate meals, one that he’ll eat and one for me. I’d like to have a lighter dinner, honestly, but I’m really not crazy about cooking 3 separate meals

    Off to cut the grass (oh, heart be still)

    Michele NC
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,706 Member
    Mary - I think it was you who asked about ACV (apple cider vinegar). I just ran across a video by Jason Fung where he explains how drinking or eating something acidic helps with weight loss when eating a starchy carb like white rice or bread. I always like reading some of the science behind what works.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et0GY94ebBQ

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

    PS - thanks to Machka, Rita and Barbie (so far :) ) for sharing your meal schedules.
  • Joy1580vb
    Joy1580vb Posts: 464 Member
    edited April 2023
    Heather, happy to read that the marathon went well. I'm a bit antisocial too. I like people but in small doses. Just as a side note, my mother was born in England (Kent area). Served in the British forces as a spotter on the guns. Met my father who was a Canadian serving in the army (WW2). Got married after the war and immigrated to Canada.

    I'm a 3 meal person and have always been. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with one small snack in the evening.

    Joy
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member

    Lanette, as to my meals,
    On a normal day I eat breakfast at 8am, snack at 9:30, lunch at 11 am and dinner at 2 pm. Or you could say I skip dinner. Calories are pretty evenly spread, if you count morning snack with breakfast.

    I have a routine with my dog when we get up. I eat breakfast almost before I'm awake. The routine is so habitual that I don't know what would happen if I skipped breakfast.

    Annie in Delaware
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,259 Member
    :) I am extremely non social. I don't like having people at the house except my friend who walks with Bessie and me most mornings and comes to dance every Friday and once a month to cut Jake's hair. The pandemic made it easy for me to stay home and not invite other people to our house. My friend who walks with me on Sundays meets me in the driveway.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,708 Member
    Hi Gals,
    Joy – this is a complete long shot - But when I was a young teen there was a young woman and her husband (boyfriend?) from Canada who stopped to visit my family – some how my dad and I believe the husband were related. The woman’s name was Joy and I thought it was a best name. And this couple was so interesting they had sailed from Canada to South America and were then traveling back home to canada via the pacific coast when they stopped by our home. Any chance you are the Joy?
    Kim in N. California
  • Rosemarie2972
    Rosemarie2972 Posts: 500 Member
    Annie: My husband loved opera. I enjoyed it for about 2 hours and then it got long for my attention span. Always best to know the plot ahead of time, I feel. Then if gets muddled you know what is happening.

    I am a 3 meal a day, 2 snacks a day person. I try to stay at 1200 calories but have not lost weight. I feel I need to be more active, but sometimes my energy level or the tasks of the day interfere with this! I am about to do a 2 mile step video at 5 pm at night...a time when I usually sluggish. We'll see how this goes!

    I did a spiritual writing group by zoom this morning and have texted a couple of friends, but have been alone all day. The day does get long. I did live alone for five years in my 20's. I suppose I will get use to it again. There are certainly plenty of tasks to do... a lot of sorting that needs to be done!!!
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,074 Member
    Lanette - I always eat breakfast usually later in the morning after I have been out to feed critters. I mostly do a light lunch about 1:30 or 2 and then my largest meal is in the evening about 6 after my DD gets home from work. We eat together then and I do not eat after dinner before going to bed. This works for me to lose about 1/2 pound per week if I watch my portions. I get into trouble when I start snacking in between meals especially in the afternoons.

    Relaxing day today, went to church then home. It snowed this morning but is sunny just now. Have been doing some reading. Will get litter boxes cleaned and goat shed cleaned out and get my indoor plants watered. Steak and roasted baby golds for dinner with green beans.

    Everyone take care, Sue in WA
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,411 Member
    Lanette-I'm breakfast, lunch, dinner and some days small snack mid morning and afternoon (afternoon is helpful if I want to walk before dinner-get jittery without it). My day time snacks are something like a mandarin orange or apple or a 70 calorie yogurt cup. I also like skinny rice bars. I do like a single serve bag of popcorn while watching tv in the evening and save 100 calories for that.

    Rosemarie-I think you will get used to it. The way I knew I was really used to it was when I noticed, at some point, that if people came over to my house for more than 2 hours I would find myself thinking it was time for them to go! Of course, I am still working so there is socialization there, but most of the day I am in my office by myself (or I wouldn't get any work done!).

    Ginny in Ohio
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    edited April 2023
    Lanette I think you already know that I do intermittent fasting. My window is generally five hours 19:5. I also generally eat one big meal with snacks following in the evening. I love to sit and watch some TV and generally have dinner and a movie! You have to know what works for you. This works for me. This is a lifestyle that I cannot live with. I am never hungry in the morning. I don’t care if I die a couple of years early!! Generally the last years aren’t usually as healthy anyhow! This is not written in stone. This is my lifestyle, and I like special occasions and don’t deny myself. I follow the same people that you have been talking about and that’s where I have learned a lot of information about fasting and apple cider vinegar. Good luck to you!

    Also, anybody that is interested in getting rid of the creepy skin on your arms and legs the bone broth is doing wonders!!

    💕 Mary from Arizona/Minnesota
  • Rosemarie2972
    Rosemarie2972 Posts: 500 Member
    Rebecca: Your DH wants a huge house and all live together. I don't know .....maybe some land and a separate residence on the land. Or maybe when you are older living with your son. But while everyone is active and healthy, it seems to me it would be chaotic. But thats just my opinion.

    Best,
    Rosemarie from Georgia

  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    Thanks Barbie for getting April started.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,153 Member
    Evening ladies
    Well got stuff cleaned up in the living room and kitchen,have the dishwasher going.
    Dan stopped to take out the garbage .
  • Joy1580vb
    Joy1580vb Posts: 464 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    Hi Gals,
    Joy – this is a complete long shot - But when I was a young teen there was a young woman and her husband (boyfriend?) from Canada who stopped to visit my family – some how my dad and I believe the husband were related. The woman’s name was Joy and I thought it was a best name. And this couple was so interesting they had sailed from Canada to South America and were then traveling back home to canada via the pacific coast when they stopped by our home. Any chance you are the Joy?
    Kim in N. California
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    Hi Gals,
    Joy – this is a complete long shot - But when I was a young teen there was a young woman and her husband (boyfriend?) from Canada who stopped to visit my family – some how my dad and I believe the husband were related. The woman’s name was Joy and I thought it was a best name. And this couple was so interesting they had sailed from Canada to South America and were then traveling back home to canada via the pacific coast when they stopped by our home. Any chance you are the Joy?
    Kim in N. California

    No Kim it wasn’t me but it does sound like an interesting couple. I’m 72 and my husband 73 and there is no way he would get on a boat in the ocean but I certainly would love to!

    Joy
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,708 Member
    Joy -This would have been when you were in your 20's!!! LOL

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