WOMEN AGES 50+FOR MAY 2024

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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,046 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,609 Member
    LisaSkuraton wrote: »
    First time posting in the community so I don’t know if I’m doing it right. Would love to have a newsfeed so we know who is comments on who’s post like Twitter or Threads but….im starting yet another time to lose weight. I’ll be 56 next month and not happy with what I see in the mirror

    Welcome here. I'm a year older than you.

    The community is set up in a traditional forum style and this thread (Women Ages 50+ For May), is like a group of ladies getting together for coffee to discuss various aspects of wellbeing. It's fast moving and conversations go all over the place. :)

    Don't feel like you need to read or reply to everything. Just jump in where you like.

    If you want to address a particular person, you can do one of the following:
    - click Quote at the bottom of a person's post, like I just did with yours.
    - call you by name, like LisaS - I see your post!
    - use the at symbol to send you a notification as such @LisaSkuraton

    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,609 Member
    edited May 27
    exermom wrote: »
    Did you know that the US is the only place on the planet that has tornadoes?

    Michele NC

    I'm not sure where you found that, but it's not true.

    Canada gets lots of tornadoes! And some quite destructive ones too. Living in Manitoba, I saw several.

    Australia gets tornadoes.
    http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/severe-weather-knowledge-centre/tornadoes.shtml
    "Australia experiences 30–80 tornadoes each year, according to the Allen Research Group. It's likely more, as tornadoes in remote regions may not be reported."

    Looks like November is our big month for tornadoes, but the most recent one may have occurred on 10 May 2024 ... although there may have been more since.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_climatology
    "Tornadoes have been recorded on all continents except Antarctica. They are most common in the middle latitudes where conditions are often favorable for convective storm development. The United States has the most tornadoes of any country, as well as the strongest and most violent tornadoes. A large portion of these tornadoes form in an area of the central United States popularly known as Tornado Alley. Canada experiences the second most tornadoes. Ontario and the prairie provinces see the highest frequency. Other areas of the world that have frequent tornadoes include significant portions of Europe, South Africa, Philippines, Bangladesh, parts of Argentina, Uruguay, and southern and southeastern Brazil, northern Mexico, eastern and western Australia, New Zealand, and far eastern Asia."


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,609 Member
    OregonMother wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    @auntiebk ... sleepers are railway ties. We bought 8 of them from the local hardware store and brought them to our new home for the shed.


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    M in Oz

    Ha! Thanks for clarifying, I was totally visualizing you and your husband trying to put a sleeper sofa on the top of your car.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley Oregon

    We have a sofa bed ... but will probably be getting rid of it. That would be some feat trying to put it on the roof of our car!!

    These 8 sleepers were over 25 kg (55 lbs) each because they'd been out in the rain. They weren't that heavy to carry normally but lifting them was an effort!

    It's how I lift weights these days. :)

    M in Oz

  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,891 Member
    edited May 27
    Allie - Sounds like a nice, peaceful Sunday gathering.

    Flea - Love the waterfall! Thanks for that. One of the things I loved about Oregon was short hikes to beautiful places.

    @LisaSkuraton - Welcome! Come back and join us often, from another Lisa. If you let us know about where you are (like I'm Lisa in AR) it will help us get to know you. Chime in where you're comfortable, but don't feel you have to respond to everyone.

    Welcome to everyone who's new, we gab a lot, but truly one of the most supportive and welcoming places I've ever found on the Internet. We are all simply trying to get or stay healthy and this has been a lifeline and a safe place for many of us for years. Barbie will post a link to a new thread for June, as she does each month, and it's a lovely way to get a clean, fresh start surrounded by loving, chattering friends talking to you and to each other every month.

    My usually busy Monday is stretching out in front of me - chores like setting up my meds for the week, laundry, and mowing the yard. It's supposed to be hot enough and dry enough to put some of the laundry out on the line, but I don't want to do that until I'm done mowing, don't want to blow grass clippings all over my clean towels.

    Want to get at least one quilt panel finished, which will leave only three left to get done. Once those are done, I can start binding them together. Put a deadline for myself of my niece's birthday, August 17, to finish it. Didn't tell anyone else, though, in case I blow that completely--and would REALLY like to be done with it before the end of June, so I can stop thinking about it...

    Since it won't be light for a couple hours, I want to make some progress on another watercolor piece I'm working on. I'm getting around the "no painting until I'm done with the quilt," self-directive by using watercolor pencils! 👀🎨🖼️🖌️🙄😄.

    And... Corey's finishing up his ablutions and about to head out for the day, so I can start making noise with laundry and such things. Hope it's a good day for everyone.

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,609 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,094 Member
    Afternoon all
    Boy last night,was rough..i think overdid with the veggies and fruits,was up alot last night visiting the littest room in the house.
    Didn't sleep well at all..and not feeling 100% today ,windy and showery today..
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,604 Member
    Pip ~ Your patio looks lovely with the painted pots and plants. You have a good eye for decorating.

    Flea ~ Loved looking at the photograph of the canyon.

    Carol in GA
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,657 Member
    MFP Weekly Check-In 5-27-24

    Debbie in Napa Valley, CA - Weighed Sunday morning- 149.0. Down 2.2lbs. Haven't lost that much in MONTHS. So much nicer to see than a gain or a .2 loss for the week. Back in the 140's- it has been a LONG time since I was there. Heading in the right direction.

    Sue in WA State - Missed water exercise Tuesday morning due to appointment with sleep doc, but otherwise did well with exercise this week. Holding steady on weight. Did better on water consumption, averaged 56 or more oz per day. Joined the gut biome plan here on MFP. It is just 7 days of info and tips. Have finished day 4. Trying to increase fiber and water, cut down sugar.

    Rita in Roswell, NM - Not a good week weight wise. Extra exercise and eating made my weight go up. My script for Jardiance is ready, I just have to pay for it. I hope it helps. I really need to get a handle on this!

    Evelyn on Vancouver Island - I’m finally back on the wagon! Again…. lol After a few rough months I managed to eke out a bit of a loss and I am ending May weighing less than I ended March. I was back at the gym on Saturday and walked with a friend on Sunday but stayed up too late and was coughing too much so skipped the gym today but did do a bit of a workout at home. Baby steps!

    Lanette SW WA State – weight holding steady in desired range. Working on increasing water intake and going to the gym at least once per week. Surprised and happy to discover a couple pairs of jeans I couldn’t pull above my knees 6 months ago can now be pulled all the way up over my hips and even zipped…. NOT real comfortable and no sitting down in them but heading in the right direction.


  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,264 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family- 2hrs 4min 42sec, 81elev, 2.96ap, 79ahr, 99mhr, 6.16mi= 608c
    Strava app = 755c
    Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 39min 21sec, 863elev, 100aw, 15.3amph, gear27, 15.3amph, 100ahr, 126mhr, 25.30mi= 594c
    Strava app= 567c
    Zwift stats- 1hr 39min 22sec, 864elev, 99aw, 50arpm, 15.28amph, 25.3mi= 567c
    Walk to store and back- 13.05min, 2.82ap, .63mi= 76c
    Strava app= 77c

    Total cal 1278. Another long ride
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,094 Member
    Getting closer Heather..to feeling so much better..
    I took a nap and had some tuna salad I made..no bread..
    I don't think it was the Trulicity..i might have overdid it on the fruit and veggies...yesterday..
    Today was a duvet day..
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    Flea….wonderful news!! So very happy for you!!

    Vicki … praying for you as you mourn the loss of your dear friend… hugs.

    Beth
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,657 Member
    bwcetc wrote: »
    Flea….wonderful news!! So very happy for you!!

    Vicki … praying for you as you mourn the loss of your dear friend… hugs.

    Beth

    Beth - I was just thinking of you.

    I've started to read "Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters" by Charan Ranganath. He describes how infants learn to hear and understand syllables and language - how the neurons in their brains "cast votes" when they hear the sounds "bath" and "path", and the winning votes learn to connect "bath" with bathing. Eventually the votes for "path" are discarded and the votes for "bath" are strengthened.

    (Our brains remain plastic as we age, so I also wonder how memory works and doesn't work as we near the age where we can't function well if our memory isn't so good. And what works to keep the spark thriving. I saw the author in a YouTube interview with Dr. Chatterjee. Had to order the book from the library and go down that rabbit hole. :p )

    I am wondering how your implant is doing, and if the neurons in you brain are doing some scurrying around in a similar fashion now that they are dealing with sound again. ;):p

    How's your mom?

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
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  • skuehn48
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  • Machka9
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  • Machka9
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    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    Machka thanks for that calm discussion of lack of insight. I have to remember that it isn't personal, and that helps. My mom was so different.

    Margaret thank you too. It helps to know I'm not alone with these challenges. I'm reluctant to put up the door chime because that will be the end of my sleeping through the night. He gets up in the early morning to get the newspaper then goes back to sleep.

    Lanette yes he is getting worse. More restless. I would like to wean him off of the caffeine, maybe eventually...and congrats on going to the gym! It's tough to start, and get the right stuff in the right places. You are doing a great job, building a habit!

    Annie in Delaware

    In the brain injury community we have a little saying:

    "If you've seen one brain injury ... you've seen one brain injury."

    When it comes to brains, they're all different.

    Of course, there are a few commonalities, but you just never know.


    M in Oz



  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,609 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M – I thought Vince read that in one of his “uncle John” books. Me bad. Maybe it was him asking me which continent didn’t get tornadoes. Thanks for calling me out on that.

    Michele NC

    That would be Antarctica!

    Machka in Oz

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