WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2023

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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,288 Member
    I really should type down responses as I go! I had a whole bunch of comments I wanted to post and have forgotten them all. Today is international SLOTH day. Picture in spoiler:
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    For some reason, my iPad all of a sudden, won’t let me size the pictures!

    I have tested for CoVid and negative. We will just have to postpone booster shots for a while. My cold is much milder than DH, who still has a congested sounding cough. There are reasons for that: I take Zinc (for my thyroid-it helped it a lot!), and Vitamin C just to boost my immunity. Because of those, I was sick starting Wednesday afternoon, all day yesterday and feel a bit better today. I had to cancel my computer class yesterday because I don’t want to spread this. A couple more reasons my DH’s cold is dragging on: he smokes a pipe, and drinks rum almost every night. Soooo, I will continue my good habits! (67 days SOBER) YAY me!!

    Sleep type I am mostly a Dolphin but don’t have trouble going to sleep, but feel tired most of the day and hate getting up in the morning. My most productive time is late-morning, early afternoon, so I am a combination of animals! LOL

    Pets as we Age I see myself always having a dog. I can’t have cats because I am allergic to them AND hate dealing with litter boxes!

    I had more, but can’t remember. So have a GREAT day ladies!

    RVRita in Roswell being a sloth for the day!
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,682 Member
    I'm having a SLOTH day and it's wonderful! :D

    Heather UK xxxxxx
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Annie Ask lots of questions! Your health is the most important. I am glad your mom is doing well but you must take care of you!
    Lanette I do wear my fitbit. I average around 6000 steps at work. The counter is only 18ft long. I rarely sit even though I have a stool. I do realize that a lot of steps are missed as my left hand isn't moving even if feet are (ie marching or rocking in place). That is one reason I don't take MFP or Fitbit as set in stone. A companion is not out of the question. You should be living for the healthy you Now! I do believe preparing things for those left is important, but then maybe it is freeing for us after that. I feel you are still healing from caregiver role, but you need to live for now.
    Rita I hope you are feeling a little better.
    Allie You are in a tough position. Hugs!

    Better get back to work. ;)
    Kylia
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,288 Member
    My DH found this yesterday. This is from my Senior year in high school. I am on the right with the black hair! Wow, 1974!

    Rvrita
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,180 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Kim How terrifying to find fire both in front and behind your mom’s property. I, too, vividly remember Loma Prieta
    I was at work at 333 Market Street in San Francisco. As the building started to sway one of our coworkers who’d suffered a disastrous quake as a child ran screaming through the office. My boss grabbed her and hugged her under a desk. After it settled we boarded a bus to go home to the East bay. As it drove up the entrance ramp it stopped as hundreds of people were walking back down the ramp because sections of the Bay Bridge had collapsed. Boss and I then walked to a friend’s apartment in the Castro. On the way, the Marina fires lit the sky. Later that evening everyone else who was camped out in that friend’s apartment had gotten through to their East Bay friends/family but me. Finally got through to a friend who’d been with Joe and assured me he was ok. The friend then drove to our house and found that the quake had knocked our phone off the hook. That, and a little mortar off our chimney was the only damage to our 1890s Queen Anne Victorian cottage that was only a block and a half from the collapsed section of the Nimitz freeway. Bless the person who’d had the brick foundation capped. Hitched a ride with another co-worker the long way around the north bay home the next morning. Commuted by ferry for the following months, too freaked out to take BART under the bay.

    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD x8zcp1ya37k1.gif
    October: Move more: chair yoga, line dance, dailyish PT, play with dogs.
    Fuel better: less sugar, dailyish vitamins.
    Live NOW: dailyish time with Joe, readings. Open heart and mind before mouth.
    2023: Be of good cheer.

    That is beyond scary- I was in Santa Rosa so felt it but no damage.
    That was the very first one I had ever felt
    I am glad everything turned out ok but sure you had nightmares for a long time after that.

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,221 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,566 Member
    edited October 2023
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    Question of the day: Have any of you ever used a personal trainer? If so, would you mind telling about your experience - are you still utilizing what you were taught?

    Lanette B)

    Yes and yes.

    I also trained to be a fitness trainer ... took all the courses, and did some practical work in a couple gyms, but I was also taking my Bachelor of Education at the time, and couldn't fit the number of practical hours in to officially complete the fitness trainer course.


    Machka in Oz

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,180 Member
    Michele- what was on the soba noodles? Were they cold or warm?
    I had them cold when I was in Japan and really liked them. Make them at home once in a while.
    Would like to try new ways.
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,180 Member
    Time to go walk the wetlands- will be nice. 20degrees colder than yesterday. That is great beings there is no shade for the entire hour walk. Sometimes a breeze, sometimes not.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,566 Member
    grandmallie wrote: »
    Machka ,you said gel and acrylic pens?

    Gel pens - I usually get these in discount stores or department stores. I like the metallic and glitter ones but some of the plain ones are nice too.

    Alcohol pens - these are fat pens and often found in art and craft shops.
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    I'll also use Bic and Sharpie pens - especially the fine ones. I pick them up on sale wherever I can find them.


    Machka in Oz


  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,776 Member
    Maybe two bowls worth....😂
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,221 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,637 Member
    edited October 2023
    Evie - Thanks for pointing that out. The employees at Home Depot who cut the plastic roofing panels for me just used the black handled heavy duty shears they had in their toolbelts, they didn't use the saw. Probably what they used to cut strapping. When I got the panels home, Roger and I took similar shears and cut them to fit. Now I'm wondering if the manager at the local HD misunderstood and thought I meant running them through their large saw? Not a biggie. Roger came by yesterday afternoon and if I still need them will run into town with his pickup.

    Barbara - I don't know how I missed your earthquake experience. Just wow! Don't blame you for taking the ferry and avoiding the roadway.

    Lisa and Machka and Michele - neat that you had personal training experience or were personal trainers! We are so lucky to have you in this group. :)

    That ZOE video talked about the benefit of using heavy weights to achieve muscle fatigue (stimulating growth) faster v. lighter weights (easier on the joints) with more reps to achieve similar muscle fatigue. They mentioned doing 30 or 40 reps with the lighter ones ....I was assuming at once.... and I wondered if that's better than doing two or three sets of 8 or 10 reps. Would there be a difference/benefit? Does it matter? The Strong Women Stay Young plan breaks it into sets and also mentions increasing weight gradually until that last set is really a challenge. That's probably good advice. Avoiding injury is paramount for me.

    Lisa - I liked that 3-3-3 idea.

    Machka - good for you learning about dementia right now.

    Dr. Matt sent an email this morning and mentioned the Migrating Motor Complex. I had never heard of it. This is why docs and nutritionists say to wait 3 to 4 hours between meals and don't snack. I thought it was just to keep calories under control. :p Here's more info:

    https://www.ashleysauvehealth.com/post/what-is-your-migrating-motor-complex-how-to-support-yours

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,221 Member
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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,505 Member
    Went to Ollie’s so didn’t get my steps in. I had a 15% off coupon but forgot my phone. I thought they could bring up the coupon at the register but they can’t. So went home and got my phone. Was certainly worth it for $7. I usually get around 7-9,000 steps but I won’t today. Oh well

    Rita – wow!

    Debbie – so happy about your cousin’s daughter. I would say that the soba noodles were warm. Certainly not cold. But they were good. I know she told me there was soy sauce on them.

    Forgot that we usually wash the sheets on Sunday.

    Rosemarie – super big hug

    Made more rice krispie bars for vince, mainly because I have marshmallows I want to use. Also made a crochet towel topper. I’m experimenting with a different pattern. Almost have it down.

    Off to take a shower and then maybe watch some TV.

    Michele NC

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