Senior Golden Sneakers - November 2010
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Sandy - Congratulations on meeting your goal. I have no doubt you will surpass it.
You have no idea how much I would love to tag along on your Christmas shopping expedition. The closest town to where we live is about 12,000 people and the only shopping opportunity is Walmart. On top of that, the Christmas gift lists that came this year were all eerily similar - everyone wants gift cards.Add in the fact that my husband's pending open heart surgery has us in financial limbo and the holidays are colored in pastels this year instead of vivid reds and greens.
Phew. My mood matches the weather today. After a glorious week of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s, the past few days have been chilly, gray and wet. The rain is welcome - the months since June have been bone-shaking dry - as I'm trying to grow grass.
We just learned that our (American Field Service exchange student) son is coming to visit us over New Years. Paulo was a senior in high school then and it's been more than 20-years since we've seen him. He is an award-winning film director and producer in Curitiba, Brazil. We will meet his wife, Nicki, and son, Gustavo for the first time. His English is excellent if a bit rusty but neither his wife or son speak anything but Portuguese. I found a site online that teaches the language and I'm going to try to brush up. Funny, I can read a good deal of written Portuguese but the spoken language is another matter.
We also found out last night that our friends have a deer for us. We'll have to pay for processing (about $80) but it will add about 90 pounds of lean, read meat to our diet. If you like Venison, that's good news. If you don't, I guess it wouldn't be. We do, a taste developed from years of living "up north." I just have to figure out how to get it all in our already filled freezer! I wish now I hadn't sold the little chest freezer we had when we moved here.
Gosh - MFP is getting like Facebook. First thing I check in the morning. Hope everyone has a lovely day.0 -
Good Thursday morning to all.
Sandy I am so proud of you. you are a great gal.
I don't do any Christmas anymore Just buy gift cards. and thst is what I like to received too for I can get what I like.
Connie how excited to have out of state visters You sure have got around pretty good in your lifetime. I have hardly been out of Texas.When will your husband have his surgery? Our prayers will be with him.
I plan on another day of being on track with my eating. I am doing like Sandy "one day at a time" or rather one meal at a time. i am making hamburger chili for tonight. with some red beans. No snacks unless my blood sugar get to low. I do have the problems of gettin my insulin and my food at a happy medium But I am working on it. I think the class yesterday has help me.
Hello to all of you.
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Congratulations Sandy! I have a long way to go to get to my big goal but I am inching toward my interim goal and hope to make it by the end of the month - if Thanksgiving doesn't get me!
Christmas shopping is all done but now I have lots of wrapping to do. I don't like to wrap so I will be doing a couple each night. I still have wrapping paper left from a day after Christmas spree at the Container Store 4 years ago!
Congratulations to Connie on the pound lost as well. Do you by any chance live in Hot Springs? My sister lives in the village and loves it.
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Congratulations to Connie on the pound lost as well. Do you by any chance live in Hot Springs? My sister lives in the village and loves it.
Janette, we live in a rural area of south central Missouri north of the city of West Plains. We're about a half hour drive from Mammoth Springs, Arkansas. We've been meaning to take a road trip to Hot Springs and Eureka Springs but just haven't gotten to it. I do all the driving these days and I try to do as much of that in daylight as I can. Our travel plans are always tempered by our dogs. I won't board them, and we've had a problem finding a reliable dog/house "sitter". I think that's been solved for now so we may be able to take a trip or two after my husband is back on his feet.
He will have a triple bypass on November 30. He's never had an operation in his life. In 50 years he's been in the hospital only once before until this October when he went in for diagnostic tests. That was six years ago. He had a heart attack. The surgery is on a Tuesday and he thinks he'll be ready to go to a Christmas party the following Saturday. He is delusional.
Been Googling low calorie Thanksgiving menus all afternoon. I've found a few things I think I can adapt. There will be eight of us at the table as I learned some friends were going to be alone that day and I've invited them.0 -
Hi to you all from snowy Saskatchewan. I started out to work this morning but visibility was poor and then the truck in front of me started skidding around. I turned around and went home. I called the program manager and she agreed I should stay home. I will go in Monday instead. The highway on stormy days is the only bad thing about living out of the city. It looks to me like the snow is decreasing but I don't think I will go out to dinner tonight as planned. I also had to cancel my chiropractor appointment. Today is really the first day that my back feels almost normal. An emphasis on the almost! It gives me hope.
Marie -- Neil gets driven to work by one of the group home employees. It works well for me and he is happy with it. He manipulated his way out of going to church last night. I don't care as long as it doesn't involve me! He said he was tired and likely was after his first day back to work.
Sandy -- Way to go, girlfriend!! You really do inspire me as you worked away like the little engine that could.
Connie -- I understand your mood being a bit grey. I hope that your husband does, indeed, have a quick recovery. Like you, I expect Saturday will not be a good day for a party. It sounds like you are getting the Thanksgiving meal under control!
Janette -- Good job on the Christmas shopping! I have a few things but have a long way to go. I am thinking of getting some short term memberships at a fitness place for my kids. I just have to figure out if they will use them before I spend money on them. I know my dil would as she is a bit of an exercise junkie but my sons could use a little push!!
Hope everyone is well. Take care and keep smiling. Gayla
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:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: there may be snow this weekend but today Jake was outside pruning roses and I was pulling weeds :bigsmile:
:flowerforyou: Sandy, congratulations on reaching your goal...I knew you could do it
:flowerforyou: Connie, congratulations on another pound lost...they go away one at a time until suddenly you're at your goal.....never, never, never give up....Jake and I will be thinking healing thoughts for your husband when he has his surgery and wishing him a speedy recovery
:flowerforyou: Gayla, glad your back is better and sorry that you had to miss your chiropractor appointment...glad Neil is back to work....that's bound to improve his spirits.
:flowerforyou: Janette, congratulations on getting your shopping done.....planning ahead is so smart
:flowerforyou: Marie, your chili sounds yummy. I hope things continue to go well for you
I've been having an ongoing problem with the bill from when Jake sliced his thumb in February and the billing people haven't called me back after four phone messages.....finally today I got them on the phone, had a productive conversation, found out how backed up they are, and was told not to worry about it that they'd contact the insurance again to get things settled.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
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Here is my boy Sammy
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Marie, loving your boy Sammy!! Also a big fan of Maxine and I have the same problem.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Barbie, not sure I could have done it without you, you are such an inspiration and you gave me such encouragement, thank you!!
You all have been so supportive and even though I have reached my goal I can't give up and have learned a new life style. I am proud of my accomplishment and will be here for each of you while you reach your own goal. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Gayla, I am happy Neil went back to work and hope each day brings better health. At my meeting today someone said they can't understand why God lets bad things happen, I in return said He doesn't, he gave us free will and it is up to us to make our own happiness. There always seems to be a reason for things we don't understand, but there is a reason. I know that doesn't apply to bad health, but for some reason these things happen and we have to accept them. Something good seems to come from something bad.
Hope I didn't go over the edge there. 
Connie, your husband is having his surgery on my son's birthday and he has brought me happiness so only good things should come from his surgery. :bigsmile: As an extra bonus your husband will be added to my prayers as will the rest of your family. Tell him there will be other Christmas parties and he should just take it easy and have you spoil him.:drinker:
Have a good night everyone!!0 -
We just decided that we’re going to the movies for Thanksgiving since we had two huge turkey dinners last week and we’re going out to dinner on Saturday after Thanksgiving…….what are you all doing?
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Barbiecat
We are going to Alice for Thanksgiving. I am to make a blackberry cobbler per my husband request and make the dressing. I love making it in the crock pot.
My son will be here Monday for the week. Looking forward to that.
Got to get busy and get dress for we are making a run to the store this morning. [ If i CAN FIND A NOCE BLACKBERRY COBBLER IN THE FROZEN FOOD i will get it and not have to make one.
Photobucket change things up the other day and made it easier for me to post pictures. Now I got to learn how to get my pictures transfer to there . Hence the pictures.
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Happy Friday!!
We are going to go the Country Club for turkey dinner with my son and his girl. If my son from Arizona gets his plates for his truck in time he will also be joining us. We may also go by my DIL's sister for dessert unless the boys want to come back to my house to chill and play some games. The rest of my family is out of town, so Holidays are quiet. 
My older granddaughter just called and said is off from school and would like to come to my house. I also have to pick the 5 year old up from school at 2:30. We will have dinner and then her mother won some tickets to see some kids show and asked if I would take her so she and her husband could have date night. Since I don't know how to say no, I am going. :blushing:
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Dropping in to say hi!:happy: I can't believe it's time to be talking about the holidays! I will be having Thansgiving at my house but one of my daughters (married) switches off with her in-laws every other year. So this year she will go there and over my house for dessert. My other married daughter, her hubby and 2 kids will be coming. :bigsmile: We will have a total of just 8 people for dinner! When you grow up in a family of 15 people.....8 seem like nothing!:laugh:
Congratulations Sandy on reaching your goal!:flowerforyou: Mary are you still getting dizzy? Lovely pictures of the beautiful dogs! Marie I like the cartoon:laugh:
Since I've been lurking in the background....I haven't quite caught up on the posts!:noway:
Even so....just sending out good wishes for everyone this Thanksgiving Day. I feel blessed in so many ways....and this thread is one of the many things I am truly thankful for!:flowerforyou:
God Bless!!!!
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Helloo Lovely Ladies,:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I think I will just lurk but I can't stand it, I have to "talk" to you, too. When I was in school, I always did get in trouble for talking. My teachers would write a note on my report card...She would get all E's except she talks too much.. At that time the grading was e's, s', and so on. You all, make it sound fun to interact with you. :bigsmile: and here goes the other thing: I am sick and don't have anything else to do...:laugh:
I went Christmas shopping last friday and way-over-did myself. So, I have a bronchitis/sinus/virus. I have been in all week and I'm like Marie's cartoon. I'm on-line and can't get off. :laugh:
So, I'm afraid you are stuck with me a few more hours..:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Flowers are always good persuasion tools.:bigsmile:
I am going to travel about 35 miles to my cousin's for Thanksgiving. My children go to their in-laws on Thanksgiving and I get to have Christmas Day so I don't quibble about it. Fair is Fair:bigsmile: There will be about 30+ people there. Wonderful southern cooking(Paula Deen style), which I will have to refrain from some of it. Yumm..Yumm..
I am somewhat apprehensive but I know I have all my pals on here to help me get back on the "straight and narrow."
I have about 3/4 of my Christmas shopping done. DH has been antsy since I have been sick so he has been upstairs wrapping. I don't know if I want to see the results but at least it is done.:laugh:
Connie- my father-in-law, 5 of my uncles and my mother-in-law have had this surgery. They all did really well. I wish the same for yours. I have to say, I don't see him going to a party in a week??:noway:
Sandy: the grandkids will keep you "hopping." I was a little sad that I missed my grandson's Thanksgiving dinner at school..not for the food but for him:ohwell: Hope you get to enjoy yours today.:happy:
Marie-I loved the cartoon! That's me! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Barbie and Birdie...can't get rid of me:laugh:
To all the rest -I enjoyed the war stories, pet stories, and just 'every-day" life. I wish good things for all
I probably missed several of you. I hope, being new on here, will excuse me for a time.
Happy Thanksgiving!0 -
:flowerforyou: I love hearing about everyone's plans for Thanksgiving. I have always been part of a small family so Thanksgiving was always a small group.....:flowerforyou: a few times we joined with another family but usually it was just us.....a few times my mother tried inviting someone who had no place to go but even then, the group was small......after my father died we started the custom of going out to dinner...I liked the ease and no dishes to wash, but I missed all the turkey leftovers......Jake and I have alternated between going to a restaurant, going to the movies, and cooking a turkey and all the trimmings for just the two of us.....last year we had Thanksgiving with the family of a friend who had come up to Washington to visit his mom about two hours from here......there was a huge four generation crowd and it was fun and challenging to learn everybody's name and keep them all straight.
snow is forecast for here this weekend.....I took the dogs to the dog park just before it started to drizzle and we had the park to ourselves.
:flowerforyou: Lynn, it's good to have you join this small, fun, and friendly group :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAYLA!!0 -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRRRTHHDAY DEAR GAYLA,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOUUUUU!:flowerforyou:
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Flowers for a lovely lady. and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker:
MAY YOU HAVE A LOVELY DAY. . HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAYLA SENDING MY LOVE TO YOU
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BARBIE AS EXPECTED i HAVE ORDER ANOTHER DIET BOOK. iT IS CALL THE PLAN D DIET. iT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING BACK TO BASIC, eATING UNPROCEESSED FOODS I should get my book Tuesday. It is about eating clean and . What you are on. process no sugared of any kind. nor diet pepsi. Oh me what am i GETTING INTO?????. Marie
Gayla this is for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
Happy birthday, Gayla. Not a year older but a year better - that's my motto at least.
Speaking of books, yesterday I was at a garage sale and picked up three for fifty cents each. 1) Bob Greene's The Best Life Diet; 2) Suzanne Somers' Eat Great, Lose Weight; and 3) Suzanne Somers' Eat, Cheat and Melt the Fat Away.
I probably won't read any of them but will certainly look at the recipes. I already know that many of the ingredients in the Bob Greene book are not available around here. I think these authors think everyone lives in big cities like Chicago, We have exactly two supermarkets, a Walmart and an Aldi. Things like farro and quinoa are not on the shelves much less calamata olives. The recipes in the Suzanne Somers books are more do-able (never sure how to spell that word), but don't give any per serving nutritional information - not even calories I'll have to plug the ingredients into the MFP recipie calculator to come up with some numbers.
I have read some of her other books and I know she frowns on calorie counting, preferring instead to different levels of different kinds of food. She says protein/fats and veggies at one meal then carbs and veggies at another with three hours between the switch.
No wonder we all get so confused.
Have a good weekend, all. I have two big dogs who need baths, floors that need scrubbing and need to get fresh linens on all the beds. I think I'll wear off a pound at least!0 -
Happy Birthday Gayla,
Happy Birthday to you:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Happy Birthday dear friend, Have a wonderful Birthday 0 -
Happy Birthday Gayla!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :happy: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAYLA :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:
How DO we get photos on here, anyway? Happy happy day, Gayla, and so pleased to see your back is better, and Neil is doing so much better as well!
BirdieM- I've been way in the background, too, barely lurking and I guess in my case it's due to slowing down. Just not getting necessary stuff done in good time, so less time online! :ohwell:
Sandy, as usual, you seem so ontop of things and beautifully organized; can I borrow some of that?
Marie, controlling the darn sugar is such a pain, but keeps your organs in good shape, so you are doing the right thing brushing up with the class. My DH went from 67 yesterday to 368 by evening! Always a struggle, but a worthwhile one! :grumble:
Janette, my fingers are also crossed about making it through THE BIG FEAST !!! :flowerforyou: good luck!
Connie, aren't you the generous one planning on extra guests while you have so much on your mind! And here's to an easy November 30th and a quick recovery so Christmas won't be delusionary! We'll be with ya...:flowerforyou:
Barbie, these screwed up bills take so much telephone time they drive me crazy
If they finally straighten out it seems worth it, but I remember when one call was usually enough! Those days are long gone!
Lynn, glad to meet you but sorry for the bronchitis :flowerforyou: fell better real soon!
Where have I been this past couple of weeks? I come on the site to record my Daily Food and that's as far as I seem to get. The darn eyes just blur over! Was it Sandy who got the Crystalenses, too? I love them and hate them, but in truth, I was so nearsighted all my life (glasses from age 8 on!) I should not complain. My sight was so clear and perfect in the days following cataract surgery, but they have become less stable in the past year, and occasionally really blurred! They spoiled me in the beginning :ohwell: So I try to follow the posts and then there are too many to keep up with and I'm so sorry, as I feel I know you all by now, except when I meet new people as I did today!
Anyway, My new nutritionist anf MFP seem to be setting me straight on what makes my body respond, as I believed I'd never lose another pound, and here it is, down almost 10 pounds! I can see my toes again! :bigsmile: :blushing:
Can somebody instruct me on how to add photos and such to replies? I don't see the icons to click!
Have a great weekend, and I send you all greetings and hope I did not miss a single one (blame it on Halfzeimers if I did :laugh: )0 -
Mistake: I was trying to post a clipart and failed and I can't just delete this post :noway: :blushing: :yawn:0
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happy birthday, Gayla
This has been a busy day......we went to a wedding----the bride is a good friend of mine, a single mother for many years and she found a wonderful man at her church who gets along well with her teenage daughter....I am so happy for them...the minister said wonderful words and at the end they took individual candles and used them to light a single candle to symbolize their union.....the reception was nice and we knew a lot of people but the food wasn't too exciting so Jake said we needed to go out to the Thai restaurant for a real meal
it was yummy but full of sodium......
:flowerforyou: there was some light snow this morning and I drove in it to a craft fair but it stopped by 11 AM and I was able to take the dogs to the dog park and then after the wedding and the Thai restaurant I worked in the yard for an hour before it got dark.
:flowerforyou: Marie, the best diet is the one you'll stick to so I guess you just haven't found the best one for you......we love our Isagenix shakes for some of our meals and clean (non-processed foods) eating for everything else....we were lucky to find something that works for us.
:flowerforyou: Buzz, the only way I know to put a photo in my positing is to use Photo Bucket. It's not too complicated but it took me awhile to figure it out.
:flowerforyou: I spent a lot of time on the exercise bike trying to get enough exercise calories to balance all the food I ate today :laugh:0 -
Thank you all for the birthday greetings! I enjoyed a wonderful day. My kids were here cooking dinner in the afternoon. They did make a wonderful meal for us followed by birthday cake and ice cream. Neil had so many good belly laughs and even managed to get out a few audible words. We played games and then worked on a jigsaw puzzle that the kids got when they were in Vegas. It is a hard one but I do love to do them. Dave got me a gorgeous new watch, that I picked out. I think I mentioned it the other day. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get it undone so I will have to sleep with it on. I know many people do but I like to take my watch off at night. I will get it figured out tomorrow. Right now I am pooped and ready to hit the hay.
Thanks again for thinking of me. I can't thank you enough for helping me through such a dark time. You are my unmet but very good friends. Take care and keep smiling. 61 year old Gayla! 0 -
Buzz here is a link that might help you.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/26580-photo-help
They just change photo bucke up and I am just now learning it. And don't know how to put it into words to help you
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Happy Sunday!!
Buzz, it is a little difficult to explain but if you go to photobucket.com and create an account, you can upload a picture from your computer or if you prefer use one of theirs. Once the picture is uploaded to your photo bucket, you can click on it and under it there will be a html code for you to copy. (Highlight the code then right click and click on copy). Come here and right click and click on paste. Change the brackets and the img to lower case on both the front and end of the code, making sure you use include the / sign at the end. I think Connie has a easier site to use and if so she can explain it to you.
The little dogs and things that Barbie has shared with us can be found at http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons-animals-001.php#instructions There you find a smiley that you like, left click on the smiley you like, then click Ctrol and C at the same time to copy the code and then come here and click Ctrol and V for the smiley to appear.
Hope that helps or if someone else has an easier explanation please feel free to share.
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Don't know if I can post this turkey recipe, but it's the perfect answer to overly rich birds! I tried entering it in recipes tab, but it kept saying it was already entered! :noway: I could not find it!
Roast Turkey With Fresh Herbs
Description
As a dieter, be sure to choose the tasty and moist white meat, and don’t forget to remove the skin from your portion before eating.
Makes 8 (6-ounce) servings, with leftovers
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 3 1/2 hours
Ingredients
1 turkey (12 to 14 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 small halved orange, apple, and/or onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons dry white wine or lower-sodium chicken broth
Instructions
Position rack in the lower third of oven and heat oven to 450°F.
Rinse turkey under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside of bird with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Insert orange, apple, and/or onion halves into cavity of bird. Tuck wings under and tie legs together with kitchen twine. Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan.
Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, parsley, and thyme in a small bowl. Slide your hand under skin of turkey breast to loosen skin. Rub turkey breast under skin with 1 tablespoon of the oil. Spread herb mixture over breast and press skin back down on top.
Transfer turkey to oven and roast for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, baste with 1 tablespoon of the remaining oil and 1 tablespoon of the wine. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and roast for 30 minutes more; baste with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining 2 tablespoons wine.
Continue to roast, basting every 30 minutes with accumulated pan juices, until a meat thermometer reads 180°F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh (1 1/2 to 2 hours more).
Remove turkey from oven, cover loosely with foil, and allow bird to rest for 20 minutes before carving. Remove and discard orange halves, carve bird, and serve.
Nutritional information
Per (6-ounce) serving (without skin):
250 calories
8 g fat (1.5 g sat)
0 g carbohydrate
38 g protein
0 g fiber
260 mg sodium0 -
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