WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2025

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,467 Member

    Afternoon all

    Well slept well last night ,took 5mg melatonin gummy..I woke up at 8 am was awake for about 1/2 hr and fell back asleep until 1 pm so I got about 14 hrs sleep.

    It's overcast and 69 degrees I have list a couple of lbs this week which makes me happy,would love to get down into the 140s by my birthday

  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,936 Member

    MFP Weekly Check-In for June 9, 2025

    Debbie in Napa Valley CA - another week staying the same.

    Rita in Roswell NM - Down 2.8 pounds this week. I need to continue watching my portions. That is the trick for me! 

    Barbara on the Southern Oregon Coast - Average WT down to 132.0 from 132.5 yippee! Average steps dipped down to 6146 from last week's 7331, boo hiss. Ps@2s habit still solid. AF days 100% first week in June, will wonders never cease?

    Blew it yesterday with a can of Mac & Jacks.  Usually drink AF beer at home, was surprised at how strong the African Amber Ale was. Whoo!

    Sue in WA - Still at 232 for the week. Weight went down a couple of pounds but went back up with a high sodium meal yesterday. I really struggled trying to get protein in this week. Only met my goal on one day. Only went to YM one day last week, spent too much time waiting for plumber to get water heater installed. Sue in WA

    Lanette in SW WA – Weight has slipped over desired range, likely due to after supper snacking on salty stuff – nuts mostly. I went back over notes I took when on the diabetes prevention program last year, was reminded that a couple 14 – 16 hour “fasts” per week really helped with weight loss even if I went a little overboard the night before. Average daily steps 8772 – up a lot from last week due to mowing, yardwork, carrying water for flowers and veggie plants. Walking at sunrise every morning on the little private road about ¾ mile in 15 minutes. Still walking with weights 2 or 3 times a day after meals, carrying 10# for a lap most days.

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,522 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48646107#Comment_48646107

    great to see you post. You have been missed

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,886 Member
    edited June 9

    stats for the day-


    Walk w/family- 1hr 54min 13sec, 12672steps, 2.65ap, 43elev, 79ahr, 94mhr, 5.26mi= 538c
    Strava app= 638c
    ROUVY home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 33min 58sec, 90aw, gear27, 35.6amph, 94ahr, 110mhr, 55.82mi= 442c
    Strava app- 485c
    ROUVY stats- 1hr 33minn58sec, 90aw, 48arpm, 35.6amph, 55.82mi= 485c
    ROUVY home spin bike- strava stats- 37.33min, 384elev, 130aw, gears27&37, 20.3amph, 113ahr, 149mhr, 12.70mi= 255c
    Strava app- 280c
    ROUVY stats- 37.33min, 385.4elev, 130aw, 55arpm, 20.4amph, 12.71mi= 280c
    Walk kids- 5.54min, 600steps, .21mi= 33c
    Strava app= 26c

    Total cal 1268

    2158.85 miles ahead


    961961

  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,624 Member

    😀❤️ Annie, It's so good to see you again. I've missed you. I hope you'll keep coming back.

    🎵 Barbie in NW WA

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,410 Member
    edited June 10

    Awe, I have no sense of smell!🙃😥😥. When I got there it was a bit past blooming, so the fields were not as white. Very pretty. Hers are the most neatest fields as others have huge weeds periodically growing.😁

    Rebecca Whidbey Wa

  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 3,396 Member

    Kim dropped in by text, asked me to send y'all her love and thank you for all your good wishes! Says her double vision is gone, but vision not quite back to normal. Feeling better, though, and spirits are rising. She'll call me in the next few days.

    If there is anything I could encourage people to do, proved both by Kim and Annie, too, (Hi, Annie, welcome home! )is to please maintain at least one MFP person who can contact you in some other way, whether it's FB or Messenger, or phone or email or some other way.

    We care about you and worry when folks disappear. No judgment, no pressure , honestly! Just want to know you're ok.

    Love y'all,

    Lisa

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,410 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48645793#Comment_48645793

    Awe Mo, you are too kind! 13 lbs lighter is making my joints feel better! Plus not eating sugar, (well less than 30 grams a day) is helping my complexion and joints too. My meals are a bit underwhelming but they're doing the trick. I don't do my fantastical meals anymore, but I am doing what I need to do.

    Your care for your patients is so admirable. You are a true godsend for them.💖

    Rebecca Whidbey Wa

  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,732 Member

    Trying to get caught up. Know that each and every one of you are in my mind.

    Tracey – so very sorry

    Kim – continuing to whoosh good thoughts to you. Thank you, Lisa, for keeping us updated

    Did horrible on food over the weekend. S only likes foods that are high in fat, etc. Well...back to the drawing board. There weren’t many people there this year. It felt like an ISI reunion (that’s the division of Mars, Inc. that Vince worked for. Most of the people there had worked for him at one time or another). Jess came there(Colby had to work) and drove part of the way. Found out that Colby isn’t really happy in his new position. But he realizes there isn’t much he can do.

    Bowling in a few

    Mo – all you do for those babies amazes me.

    Lynn – the time between dinner and bedtime is my downfall. What I do many times is go to another area of the house and work on a craft or a jigsaw puzzle. What I’ve also done is allot some calories for a snack – like an apple.

    Evelyn – good luck to you Thursday

    Annie – you don’t know how much you’ve been missed. We have all been worried. Thanks for letting us know that you’re OK.

    Michele

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,886 Member

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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,410 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48646254#Comment_48646254

    Oh I am so glad your grand nephew got that opportunity!

    I think it was a one shot visit for the sailors in medical hold status. Many are there for mental health issues then there's a guy with a heel problem, and my son with Crohn's. So it was a way out of cleaning which is what the Navy has them doing to keep them busy.

    Rebecca Whidbey Wa

  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 4,410 Member

    Welcome back Annie, you were missed!💖

    Rebecca Whidbey WA

  • Poerava14
    Poerava14 Posts: 1,125 Member

    Good to see you back, Annie! ☺☺☺

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 13,188 Member

    Hi Annie! 😄 Sorry about the boot, but it sounds as if you are trucking along OK. 💝

    Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • mcmillonmail
    mcmillonmail Posts: 252 Member
    edited June 10

    Hi ladies, I am back.

    It's late. I left my home to run some light errands. I took Rose with me because she had been chomping at the bit to go "bye-bye." So, we went to the post office because Stitch Fix didn't believe I needed a smaller size and sent me clothes that were cute but too big and expensive. I kept the red top that fit pretty well. Then, I had to go to Old Navy to return some dresses because they were also too big. One T-shirt I gave to my patient because it was a kid's size. I buy clothes and stuff for the kids anyway. Then, I got to gossip with my neighbor. She told me about her professional family. My kids or young adults are still trying to be adults, or at least they think they are. My son always loved to read; that was always his joy. He also loves TV shows. So, he doesn't want to work in the medical field because that stresses him out. He wants to write books and write for TV, but AI is taking over. They are using artificial intelligence to automate jobs. So, who knows what direction he will go? He does like his teaching gig. DD and her future husband (her projection, not mine.) They need to buckle down and obtain certification in their area of interest. Julia loves caring for people, while future SIL likes construction and even cuts his hair to look more "Professional." I say, get certified in a trade for job security. I need someone handy in the family. DH hires people to cut the grass. Without a job, he needs to cut that out. I suppose that's why I need to move, so that will no longer be an issue. My neighbor thinks I should become a nurse practitioner, but I only plan to work for 8-10 more years. If my new job covers the cost of my education, I may consider it. I love being at the bedside more.

    Rebecca, you mentioned peach tea. That has been my obsession lately. I love it! I sweeten it with a Sunkist sugar-free peach drink mix packet and a sugar-free Welch's peach/strawberry drink mix; it's so good. I also love orange spice tea, and I use orange drink mix to sweeten it. It is sugar-free, so it tastes great and doesn't spike my blood sugar. Moreover, I am getting my fluids in. Tea relaxes me; I usually like creamer in my tea with Sweet N Low. Peppermint tea is also good.

    I made an omelet with one egg and 1/8 cup of egg whites. My co-worker suggested it, and I loved it. I added some Pico de Gallo to it, along with spinach, onion, and half a serving of cheese. It was so good and filling that I was full till dinner. I am ready to have pool time soon.

    Lisa, good for you for listening to the universe. Let "Egg" teach you how to relax.😛 I get relaxed just watching cats.

    Barbara, this is a great way to incorporate physical activity into your busy schedule. Have you ever done water exercise? It demands less on your joints.

    Debbie, perhaps you could convert your DS's old room into a bedroom and den for DH. Then, turn your bedroom into a cozy space and add a chair for reading and crafts (if you enjoy doing that). Then enjoy your peace. I prefer being in my bedroom to downstairs. I have two desks, one for my computer and another for coloring and scrapbooking. Downstairs, I have a puzzle in progress. DH was a little disturbed by my decor and rearranged things, but I put them back where they were. I work out downstairs, too. I tend to snack less in my room—just a thought.

    Annie, I just read your post, and I feel like crying. I'm so glad you're okay and back. I was so worried about you. I agree with Lisa that we should reach out to someone in our MFP group.

    Now, I am wondering how Vicki in Nebraska is doing with her new job. I hope all is well with her.

    Have a nice day tomorrow, ladies. I have to see my shrink in the morning.

    XO,

    Mo in Mississippi

  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,467 Member

    Well another all nighters jiminy crickets

    Oh well I'll try and get some sleep eventually..

    Annie so great to see you posting again,we were worried..

    Alot of you are Facebook and messenger friends ,and I will pass my # to a few of you.. if something should happen to me ,I've instructed my kids to open my phone to contact you all.. my son would probably be a better choice ..but ya never know.. I was able to keep ya'll in the loop through 2 open heart surgeries and a kidney transplant.. let's pray im done with hospital's and surgeries for awhile..

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,929 Member

    😍

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,886 Member

    welcome back Annie


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  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 3,396 Member
    edited June 10

    Hey kidlings,

    Waiting just until 7 a.m. so the little grocery store with gas pumps will be open - I'll road the little tractor down and fill up the tank. Easier to drive it than deal with five-gallon jugs filled with diesel fuel in my little car!

    Then more brush hauling - talked it over with Corey, and with a little paracord and some combined Alaskan/Texan ingenuity, I'm pretty sure I can figure out how to haul some big tree limbs with it. 😹😲🐈‍⬛

    Hmm… I wonder if my orthotics will fit in my rubber boots? 😲😹😂🤷🏻‍♀️

    Oh - and Barbie, well done when you get those fence panels cleaned the way you want them. Don't you love it when a plan works? 🥰

    Later, babies…
    Love,
    Lisa in AR

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,206 Member

    @sh0tzz99 … sorry about your husband's situation. But glad to hear you've lost some weight!

    @Snowflake1968 … sorry about your kids and your daughter's friend. A lot going on.

    @1948CWB … I wouldn't be able to handle my life without my anti-depressants. I'd be having a complete meltdown at least once a week.

    Are you able to do something about the cause of crying?

    With stress, I have learned that there are heaps of ways to cope with stress, but the only thing that seems to work for me is doing something about the cause of the stress.

    @bwcetc … are you sure you had to keep the mattress for 30 days … or did you have to return it within 30 days? Although that said, I did come across one place that offers a Comfort Guarantee, "Under the Comfort Guarantee, mattresses are only able to be exchanged after they have been slept on (with an approved mattress protector) for 30 nights and before 60 nights (inclusive) from the date of purchase".

    I'd probably prop it up in the garage and go purchase something else.

    I know the two twin bed thing may sound a bit odd, but the bed looks like a king-sized bed and acts like a king-sized bed. The only way you'd know it was two twin beds if is you slept right in the middle of the bed. You might feel a bit of an edge.

    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,206 Member

    Quiet Time: When I get home after work … and before I start all the "home" jobs I need to do in the evenings, I take Rhody for a walk outside. Lately, it's been pitch black so I've been standing out there staring up at the stars … while Rhody looks for his girlfriend.

    I kind of need that quiet time after work.

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    Salt: When I cut way back in 2015 (and lost weight), I craved salt. We all need a certain amount of salt in our diets and by cutting back, I was eating a lot of food without salt. So I started eating salted cottage cheese with a dill pickle or two. That was enough for me.

    Funny thing was that a few months later, we had a trip to Canada, and I decided to buy and eat a bag of potato chips because I was on a diet break. I could hardly get through it … so incredibly salty!!! 🤢

    Today I did cottage cheese with a few olives.

    For crunch, I eat seeds.

    Eating in the evenings: We usually have dinner between about 6:30 and 7:30 pm. Today, I had my swimming lesson after work and then friends dropped by to pick something up, and we didn't end up eating dinner till about 8:30 pm. Then do a whole bunch of stuff and try to go to bed by midnight … so there isn't really time to be hungry after dinner.

    Occasionally, however, I will have a thin slice of cheese, a small handful of seeds, or spoonful of raw honey.

    Decluttering and Minimal Living: In 2004, I went through all my stuff and gave away or threw out at least a third of it. I quit my job, gave up my apartment, and put what remained into storage. Then I spent the next 3 months cycling around Australia. When I returned to Canada, I went to university and got my Bachelor of Education.

    In 2009, I got everything out of storage, went through all my stuff and gave away or threw out at least a third of it. I got it down to 300 cubic feet. That's like a room that's 8 feet tall (standard room height), with a length of 8.5 feet and a width of 4.4 feet. Like maybe a bathroom. All my stuff would have fit in a bathroom. I moved to Australia with a bicycle in a box and a suitcase. About a year later, my 300 cubic feet of stuff followed me. In that year, my brand new husband and I lived in a cabin at the back of the property where he worked, at least 2 km from "the grid". Rustic! A bushfire had come through and had taken all the other options, including the place he had set up for my arrival.

    In 2012, everything went into storage again so that we could tour the world (several countries) with our bicycles. The picture below shows everything we had with us for the 8 months on the road. Well, almost 8 months. We borrowed my parents van for the 6-week US portion of the trip.

    Mine is the blue bicycle.

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    And last year, when we moved into our current house, we got rid of quite a bit of stuff. It's amazing how it accumulates when you sit still for a bit!

    Even so, I spent this past weekend starting to go through the garage where a lot of things got dumped when we moved. I'm hoping even more stuff will go.

    I also emptied out the fridge … one large bag of "dead" food.

    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 26,206 Member
    edited June 10
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48646046#Comment_48646046

    We have the same or similar … and the recyclable stuff goes into the "Tip Shops" for sale if it is good enough or elsewhere to be recycled.

    @minicooper452 … nice cards!

    @Anniesquats100 … welcome back!

    Today

    Worked from home and then swimming. Still working on putting all the pieces together.

    Machka in Oz

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