WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2024
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Carol – both Vince and I eat the Cheerios. Plus, I keep some (when they’re on sale) in my pantry. With the preservatives, they last quite a while
Lisa – I couldn’t believe it either when I had to date things at BK. I was shocked it was already Dec. 30. Where did the time go??? When Vince retired, I remember at one point I said to him “just go downstairs”. Retirement was hard on him, he was showing me how to run the dishwasher! I could only think “I’ve done this for 23 years, don’t you think by now I’ve figured out how to run it?”
After work took some boxes to the soup kitchen. See, BK throws out these boxes they get their tomatoes in. The boxes are double walled, has handles, stack nicely. Not sure what the soup kitchen does with them, but I give some to them. I also asked Lynette if she wanted some for the move and she said she did. I told her I’d give that one to the soup kitchen since she wasn’t moving for quite a while.
Now getting the pork loin ready to make later today. Perhaps after I brown it, I’ll go for my walk and then clean the stove so I just have to bake the pork.
Deb – I wish our WalMart had deals like yours. The one WalMart Neighborhood Store does have better prices on things on sale, tho
Yesterday at bowling one of the ladies on my team (my neighbor) said that she was looking for Lego’s and since we have a lot, I’ll give them to her since no one uses them. Vince won’t be too happy since we have to take everything out of the closet to get them, but that’s too bad. Since we don’t have bowling tomorrow night, I told him we should do it then because afterwards we’ll be taking down the outside decorations.
Tracey – all the videos I’ve seen show them rolling up the puzzle, but not with all the pieces. I’m wondering if you can roll up the pieces as long as the mat is large. I’m also wondering if I can just put the mat on top of the puzzle so the cats won’t get at it. Guess I’ll just have to try. Michaela is so adorable
Well, this year we don’t have to worry about taking down the christmas tree….lol
Allie – Dehlia must be taking lessons from sMiles!
Remember I told you that I told Vince that since Yoda is getting chunky, they only need moist food twice a day and he was very insistent that they need the moisture and should get the moist food three times/day. Well, Jess told him they only need it twice/day. Since she's a vet, guess what's happening? Do I know anything? No!
Happy New Year!
Well, off to my walk
Michele NC5 -
Fabulous, Flea!!!
My pre-packaged M&S meal was rather good. If I had any criticism, it would be a little too salty, but it was tasty. I will buy the mussels again, but maybe the ones in the cream sauce, to tame the salt. The hollandaise was better than I expected. All in all, a success.
I've recorded 4 episodes of 'Archie' to watch tonight. A biography of Cary Grant. We will probably go to bed before midnight, but I won't attempt to get to sleep as there's always a lot of fireworks going off. Usually we stay up for the London fireworks and Big Ben on the TV, but I don't think we can be bothered.
I can read my Barbara Pym. 
Love to all. May you all have the 2025 you want. Happy New Year.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Last night was a fun zumba class- we will skip January while Lyn is in the Philippines
She did requests for songs and all were very fast paced. Between walking MIL's dog and class, I ended the day with 13,000 steps.
This morning I got up, got al our cats fed and taken care of then went to MIL's to walk the dog and pick up the chicken and ribs I had stored in her fridge.
Four of the five chickens(left one for dh to share with the dog-he is super spoiled and not eating much with MIL not there), deboned and the bones simmering with veggies for stock.
Two racks of ribs with two kinds of dry rub(Montreal brown sugar bourbon and the other is Montreal BBQ)- Usually use bottled sauce on the ribs but dh wants dry rub this time- In the oven, low and slow.
When they are done, a batch of brownies go in then salmon.
Everyone can choose what they want to eat- ribs, salmon, or both.
Dh won't be staying up- he has to go into work at midnight tonight- worked last night too.
Nice that he is getting hours but that is only because no one else wants to work. He heard that of the 5 that were supposed to be working tonight, the other 4 are all calling in sick so he will be the only one doing the price changes
Not sure what son and his girlfriend have planned- they may just stay here and watch movies in his room like any other night.
Dh is at Kaiser with his mom. The place she is staying was supposed to transport her to Kaiser for her appointment- Last message from him was they still hadn't shown up and it was 10 min after her appointment time. I am assuming they did show up beings Ihaven't heard from him for half an hour.
he just messaged me as I was typing that last part- they did finally get there. Lied about why they were late- said he would fill me in when he gets home. The driver told him what really was going on. Should be interesting.
Need to go to Walmart again- forgot the dry catfood for half the cats(bedroom cats get urinary track because of one of the boys, the kitchen ones get the indoor food- those are two of the places we feed so that is why I call them that. We also have the catio cats who were strays that we got fixed and now they stay in there, the feral one isn't happy but at least she is warmer and safe. Then we have the front cats- the strays that he feeds by the garage in 3 places.
Going to have my tea and enjoy the quiet while it lasts.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
Where it is chilly but so sunny and pretty.5 -
Flea ~ Your Florida vacation looks like fun!
Allie & Tracey ~ Your grand children are such heart warming blessing. Love seeing all the photos you share.
Lisa ~ I hope your two grands get home to their mom safely and that she will not be stuck with paying the bill her ex tried to stick her with.
This is a log post and probably too much information but this is how our 2024 Year ended!When I got up at 6 AM, my DH said we had to go to the ER because he had been up all night unable to breathe well. He had gone to the walk in clinic right after TG and was told he had bronchitis. Then he went to the walk in clinic again on Sunday and they said he had fluid on his lungs which indicated a heart problem. Got to the hospital ER at 6:30 AM and they immediately gave him an EKG'. Got him into a room and they were drawing blood and arranging for an IV hook up. Suddenly he says that he is in terrible pain with his chest so they gave him another EKG. Turns out that he had suffered a heart attack while lying right there. He was whisked off the to get a catheterization. The dr finally came out from the procedure and said that he had two blocked arteries and they had put in two stents. This was due to the two stents he had had put in years ago had stopped working. Now he is in ICU and just praying for a good recovery. The blessing is that he was in the hospital when the heart attack happened. If he had been at home, he probably would have passed away.
Wishing all of you a happy New Years Eve if you celebrate and wishing for a great 2025!
Carol in GA
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Oh, Carol, the incredible good fortune of being where he needed to be to survive a massive heart attack is just staggering. Hope it all continues well. Thinking about you both as the New Year turns.7
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 40min 7sec, 11946steps, 71elev, 2.95ap, 78ahr, 96mhr, 5mi= 491c
Strava app= 606c
Walk to store and bk w/kirby- 1hr 43min 40sec, 12356steps, 29elev, 2.96ap, 80ahr, 96mhr, 5.20mi= 484c
Strava app = 630c
Total cal 975
Barbiecat you are in my thoughts
Happy new year to all that have already gotten there
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Remember I told you that I told Vince that since Yoda is getting chunky, they only need moist food twice a day and he was very insistent that they need the moisture and should get the moist food three times/day. Well, Jess told him they only need it twice/day. Since she's a vet, guess what's happening? Do I know anything? No!
Happy New Year!
Well, off to my walk
Michele NC[/quote]
I wish dh would listen to someone about the cats. I feed them canned/moist food morning and night. If he walks in the bedroom or kitchen(two of the places we feed)they all act like they are starving so he gives them more. There is dry food if they are hungry.
Just got another order from Chewy- we went through the whole order from a few weeks ago. We go through a minimum of 11 cans a day- I am sure it is more because of the extra feedings, including the strays out front that I had forgotten about- 10 cans that I put out each day plus what ever he puts out.
He needs to keep working part time, just to feed and do litter box stuff for the cats!
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Yes I am lucky stopped by this afternoon to see the kids ,Kyle Cousin Becky who Tracy is close to was there.. was good to see her,and the Miles was thrilled to have me there.. and Aunt Becky..
He wanted to come to grandma's house,and he had to give me hugs and kisses before I left..
I will be watch Delia through March 5 days a week starting January 6th..
Happy New Year to all.. Im having a cup of hot cocoa .. and im tucked in watching T.V.
And SMiles is out for the night 🌙
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I leave my outdoor Christmas lights on until the end of January because it gets dark so early here this time of year. We just got out of four days of fog too!
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Carol- sorry you are going through this, thankfully he was there at the hospital. Praying for a quick and total recovery4
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HAPPY NEW YEAR from the UK.
So sorry Carol for all your troubles. It sounds like an awful time. I hope the new stents will fix things. Sending my best wishes.
My love to you all.
Fireworks going off all over the place!
Heather UK xxxxxxxx in 20255 -
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That is very scary, Carol. I will be praying for a full recovery and praising that he was in the hospital.
Take care.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR6 -
Carol: Oh my! My thoughts and prayers for your DH and for you. I hope your DH's recovery goes well.
Heather: Happy New Year! Everything I know about Singapore is from Crazy Rich Asians. The picture of the pool looks inviting!
Lisa: i absolutely agree! It is all about systems! And priorities. I am finding I want to clean the house first thing in the morning instead of exercise. For years I exercised. I feel so much better knowing I have worked on my home!
Ginny: I have only walked abour 4x this month. The Dutchman State Park sounds like fun! I need to use my blue tooth headphones more when I walk.
Machka: Truly you and your husband live in a beautiful place! I hope to read more non-fiction this year!
Heidi: Welcome!
Rebecca: I admire your goal of going to the gym. I find it time consuming and have drifted away from the gym! Maybe if I had a particular exercise class I planned to take!
RVRita: Hope all goes well with the therapist and kidney doctor!
Tracey: Wonderful that the girls are doing so well and the family!
Rori: Glad your left foot is healing!
Kylia: The cookies sound delicious!
Barbie: I have done similar. I have metal shelves where I put the dry goods. I seldom use my cabinets.
Michele: Your experience at CVS reminded me of my experience today. I needed to put a new SIM card into my phone. I did look at a utube video on this and yes I could do it....but I have other tasks that are a bigger priority. So I went to the Verizon store. The Customer Rep there was abrasive and judgmental and close to rude. i stayed quiet and calm. I even thought to myself, she really is a pretty lady and also I like her nails. But she remained abrasive. i had my credit card out to pay the store. And in the last 30 seconds, she told me to put the credit card away. I wished her Happy New Year and she wished me Happy New Year back. A little twist there that I didn't expect!
Grandmallie: Dehlia and Miles are happy children! They are a delight!
Terri: Enjoy your granddaughter!
Dr. Katiebug: I hate filing! I hope your surgery goes well!
Tina: Sounds like 2025 will be a wonderful travel year!
Well I will be going to sleep in 90 minutes! Happy New Year to each and everyone of you! I have enjoyed reading your 2024 posts and look forward to 2025.
Cas from Clutterbug had a guest on who talked about having a North Star. My North Star this year will be knitting and writing! I hope for 3 days a week in the house.
I plan to have the organizer back a couple of more times to declutter and embrace minimalism. Much has been decluttered in 2024.
I have a couple of more episodes of A Gentleman in Moscow to watch and did read the book and have enjoyed the tv adaption.
I canceled some life insurance I no longer need and didn't want to pay the premium. Well...surprise..it had a little cash value! Not much...but enough to remove the Acorn stair lyft from the stairs, put hardwood stairs in I hope and have a carpet runner. I am waiting on a
quote. So a little end of year/start of year home project that I did not expect! The stair lyft is bolted into the carpet, so I have to do something to replace the carpet if I want to remove the stair lyft. I would never use the stair lyft by myself in the
home. I would move.
Happy New Year!
Rosemarie from GA
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Carol, what a scary time for you and your husband. I will be thinking good thoughts for you. I gave the dogs some calming meds to help them through the likely fireworks tonight. I haven't been sleeping well the last few nights so being awake with them won't feel strange.
Daughter is going home tomorrow. She offered to stay longer if I needed her, but she needs to be with her family for support and familiarity. I have friends here and lots of things to do. One step at a time. The new thread is ready. Here is the link:
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Carol- Thinking of you and your hubby,the stents will help...and thank goodness ya'll were at the hospital..2
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Carol, how scary! Prayers.
Still did not do my filing except for my DS’s car title in the supposedly fireproof “bug-out bag.” That was the most important thing. Maybe tomorrow. I did get to the UPS store to send a Christmas return but of course it was closed. Oh, well.
I finished the “Bible in a year” plan I started on Jan 1, 2024. It’s the first time I actually made it through. I usually get behind somewhere around Leviticus and quit. I ended the year weighing less than I started. So, overall, I’ll take the win. I think my word was persevere - not really a word of the year kind of person - but that one works for me so I think I’ll keep it.
I need to go take my vitamins. My habits are not as ingrained as I would like, so I had the ones I felt most important actually printed in my planner for 2025:
Devotion
Movement (right now, because of my knee, this will be 4500 steps and 8/10 frequency hours)
Log food in MFP
Take my vitamins
Nighttime routine (wash face, moisturize, brush teeth)
I had a box at the bottom of each day’s schedule which says “workout” so that I can keep up with that, too. It will probably just say PT for a while until the knee heels, but we shall see.
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Hello Everyone,
I gave Rose meds because the fireworks and gunshots were making her nervous. She is sleeping behind my chair. Rose will stay with me, but currently, she will alternate between DS's room and mine to hang out while he is visiting. I will send DS out on January 17th. We discussed graduate school after he graduates, but no decision has been made. There is plenty of time. DH and I ensured he understood that he would pay for grad school if he decided to go.
Barbie, you are in my thoughts. We are here for you as you start a new year without Jake, and I know it is hard. Continue to care for yourself through your grief. I am sending you hugs.
We all should take care of ourselves. Exercising makes me happy. Let's do the things that make us happy and benefit our health. I forgot if Carol or Lanette reminded me that I didn't want to need a bedpan.
Happy New Year, Everyone. This Year is the first New Year's Eve I have been home in 16 years. I usually work and buy all the non-alcoholic bubbly, passing the hats and bubbly to our live-in patients. We would have a New Year's Eve party and everything.
I wish us all a healthy, safe, and wonderful Year.
XO,
Mo in Mississippi
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Carol, I Just read what happened, and you are correct; if he were at home, the results would not have been good. It happened so fast. I hope DH has a speedy recovery and takes it easy—hugs to you.
XO,
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Happy new year all!2
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Rosemarie2972 wrote: »Carol: Oh my! My thoughts and prayers for your DH and for you. I hope your DH's recovery goes well.
Heather: Happy New Year! Everything I know about Singapore is from Crazy Rich Asians. The picture of the pool looks inviting!
Lisa: i absolutely agree! It is all about systems! And priorities. I am finding I want to clean the house first thing in the morning instead of exercise. For years I exercised. I feel so much better knowing I have worked on my home!
Ginny: I have only walked abour 4x this month. The Dutchman State Park sounds like fun! I need to use my blue tooth headphones more when I walk.
Machka: Truly you and your husband live in a beautiful place! I hope to read more non-fiction this year!
Heidi: Welcome!
Rebecca: I admire your goal of going to the gym. I find it time consuming and have drifted away from the gym! Maybe if I had a particular exercise class I planned to take!
RVRita: Hope all goes well with the therapist and kidney doctor!
Tracey: Wonderful that the girls are doing so well and the family!
Rori: Glad your left foot is healing!
Kylia: The cookies sound delicious!
Barbie: I have done similar. I have metal shelves where I put the dry goods. I seldom use my cabinets.
Michele: Your experience at CVS reminded me of my experience today. I needed to put a new SIM card into my phone. I did look at a utube video on this and yes I could do it....but I have other tasks that are a bigger priority. So I went to the Verizon store. The Customer Rep there was abrasive and judgmental and close to rude. i stayed quiet and calm. I even thought to myself, she really is a pretty lady and also I like her nails. But she remained abrasive. i had my credit card out to pay the store. And in the last 30 seconds, she told me to put the credit card away. I wished her Happy New Year and she wished me Happy New Year back. A little twist there that I didn't expect!
Grandmallie: Dehlia and Miles are happy children! They are a delight!
Terri: Enjoy your granddaughter!
Dr. Katiebug: I hate filing! I hope your surgery goes well!
Tina: Sounds like 2025 will be a wonderful travel year!
Well I will be going to sleep in 90 minutes! Happy New Year to each and everyone of you! I have enjoyed reading your 2024 posts and look forward to 2025.
Cas from Clutterbug had a guest on who talked about having a North Star. My North Star this year will be knitting and writing! I hope for 3 days a week in the house.
I plan to have the organizer back a couple of more times to declutter and embrace minimalism. Much has been decluttered in 2024.
I have a couple of more episodes of A Gentleman in Moscow to watch and did read the book and have enjoyed the tv adaption.
I canceled some life insurance I no longer need and didn't want to pay the premium. Well...surprise..it had a little cash value! Not much...but enough to remove the Acorn stair lyft from the stairs, put hardwood stairs in I hope and have a carpet runner. I am waiting on a
quote. So a little end of year/start of year home project that I did not expect! The stair lyft is bolted into the carpet, so I have to do something to replace the carpet if I want to remove the stair lyft. I would never use the stair lyft by myself in the
home. I would move.
Happy New Year!
Rosemarie from GA
I figure its only an hour or two out of my day. Husband is usually already back by the time I get up. So either I be a slug and sleep, or I gotta he up early to go with him. He says he doesn't have a lot of fun going but he says he has to do it. So both of us are swallowing that sour pill and attending. It does make me feel better.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Hi folks.
General Ethos/Recap:6th January is my 10th anniversary on MFP
I did have a streak of 3200+ until MFP removed the newsfeed earlier this year, when it reset to zero.
SW: 227 lbs
UGW: 140 lbs
Aug 2017: maintaining < 155 lbs
Continued to drop slowly
Nov 2019: maintaining < 140
Dec 2025: in maintenance < 140 lbs
December & 2024 Review
🔹Solid Habits maintained in December 👌
💎 Reduced weight to prep for Christmas 👌
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🔹2025 Focus:
My aim is to maintain health and fitness by developing/consolidating supportive Solid Habits. Trying to keep joints as flexible as possible as wear and tear takes its toll.
🔹Consolidation of habits 👌
🔹Maintenance Range130 < 140 👌
Current Stats:
- Terri, in Northern Ireland: age 78
- 5’2”
- Working on strength/stamina/flexibility
- All my stats are in the normal range for my age/height.
- Weight < 140
- Fat% < 22%
- Muscle% > 27%
- CI < CO
- Steps > 5,500
- Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily
- Active hours > 6 daily
Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; limit ‘empty’ snacks
Exercise:
🔹5,500+ Steps daily
🔹50 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹Communicate
🔹Create/adapt positive habits
🔹Puzzles/Art/Craft/Write/Read
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be more than
2 lbs a day for no apparent reason. - A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
☘️Terri0
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