WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2014
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Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday!!! Sunny, hot, and humid here.
Volunteered at the run/picnic last night; my table registered 136 runnners and the other table did even more so we were very well-attended.........expecting 600+ at next weeks run.......running into major problems with people bringing so many friends and family and not being honest and paying the "food fee" and just eating so early (we set the food up as soon as registration is done, when the runners are out on the course) and taking so much that there's nothing left for the course marshals and slower runners........last night a whole h.s. cross country team which volunteered to act as marshals did not get ANY pizza; unacceptable!!!! DD and I got there at 3:30pm and didn't leave until almost 9. She helped with registration and then ran. We serve watermelon (this am my wrist is sore from slicing!!!!) , bananas, and pizza and they are meant for runners, volunteers, and those who pay a $2.00 fee.........not exactly a hefty fee!!! We need a better system..........
Someone ( NOT me!!!) spilled the beans and the DJ announced DD's birthday and had everyone sing to her; you can imagine how embarrassed she was!!! How things change---when she turned 16 one of the Tues. races fell on her bday and I took brownies for 300 and she thought it was great..............
Kim...........Looking forward to your tv spot! Break a leg!!
Heather........What a sweet new picture; he sure looks like he's concentrating on what you are doing!. Hope you get those errands finished off today. DGD sounds just soooooooo adorable; I'm sure I'd be holding her all the time I could too---enjoy!!!
Sylvia...........LOVED the Bill Gates joke; told it several times last night and it went over very well.
Mimi............Yep.........."Dr's orders" that's the way to go
perfect excuse!!!
Joyce............Yes, I too remember the "fudge bargain" of last year.............
Michele.......Your drizzly weather has not come east enough to reach me............
Cynthia............Poor doggy!!!
Patty............Congrats on the five lbs. down!!!!
Carol..........Boy-child..........been there; felt like I was pushing a rock up a hill at times..........
Liz..........So nice to see you on the thread!!! Love your graphic!
Hi to everyone I skipped!
Stay Strong!!!
yanniejannie0 -
Happy Wednesday. :drinker: So far not starting out well. Having problems with one of the clinics we answer for. They are to turn on the phones at 8 am, at 8:30 I am still getting their calls and people are not happy. So called the manager and she is to be finding out what is going on. I had a bad evening last night and not sure why. Ended up eating little white donuts. Felt terrible when I went to bed, but today is a new day and I have to get back on track. We waited until 9 to take the dogs for their walk. It had cooled off some and alittle breeze, so was a nice walk. That helped with over eating some.:sad: :mad:
Pat--hope the eye doctor can take care of what is going on easy and quick. A lady I work with got some fruit from Sams and they called her last Monday evening about the recall. Well like she said it had been a week and she had eaten one and it tasted bad. Threw the rest away. I am so glad for the local farmers market as know where and who it is from.
Cynthia--hope puppy is feeling better. Glad they were able to take care of him right away.
Allison--congrates on the 2 pounds loss. One day at a time.:flowerforyou:
Patty--congrates on your 5 pound loss.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Liz--I sure hope the doctor can get it figured out soon.
It is my 8 hour day so planning to walk home. So far been an ok food day. Have to keep it up. Going to enjoy the walk home and talk with God. Hope you all are having a good day. Enjoy.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE 0 -
Happy Wednesday. :drinker: So far not starting out well. Having problems with one of the clinics we answer for. They are to turn on the phones at 8 am, at 8:30 I am still getting their calls and people are not happy. So called the manager and she is to be finding out what is going on. I had a bad evening last night and not sure why. Ended up eating little white donuts. Felt terrible when I went to bed, but today is a new day and I have to get back on track. We waited until 9 to take the dogs for their walk. It had cooled off some and alittle breeze, so was a nice walk. That helped with over eating some.:sad: :mad:
"Pat--hope the eye doctor can take care of what is going on easy and quick. A lady I work with got some fruit from Sams and they called her last Monday evening about the recall. Well like she said it had been a week and she had eaten one and it tasted bad. Threw the rest away. I am so glad for the local farmers market as know where and who it is from."
Vicki in Neb,thank you. Dr's clerk called this morn,said they could see me next Wed. Told her no way I would wait that long,so have appt tomorrow.I much prefer my eye Dr from our hometown,but that is 65 miles each way.Have been doing most of the driving since DH started having medical probs.
Our DD,her DH's & Grson leave Friday for Nashville,then on to Pigeon Forge. They rent a cabin in the mtns every summer & always invite us.It's my fav place by far,but DH said he just didn't want to go.He means the world to me,so not a problem. Think I was an ole mountain gal back somewhere.They are like home ....sun coming up or sunset. A sight to behold.
My peaches came from Lucky's store this yr & so delicious,but who knows what grower? Seem we hear more & more food :explode: recalls.Doubt that will ever get better. Carol.....Our younger DD was one of those teens who knew it all. I remember.....after getting on her about something,her standard reply was "I know" & my reply was "then why do I need to tell you?" Grrrr:grumble: Would have traded her for anybody at times.She grew up,regardless of me .....married,2 kids & a nurse.Liked by most everyone & has never caused us any worry since she got over knowing it all. Keep the faith. He will be fine,tho your gut may never be the same :laugh:
Of all places,DH wanted to go for lunch at McDonalds.He seldom mentions any certain place. I ate the meat (?) on 1/2 bun & had unsweet tea.Then we had a small cone each.Was looking at their nutro site & the cone has more fat than most of their sandwiches.
If I have much for lunch,don't care for having supper,so that will be fruit,salad or a protein bar.
Jabber,Jabber is me......You all have a great day.0 -
Happy Hump day!!
Went to Violet`s swim class,a little chilly for the pool-70
Tomorrow is our appt with the trailer.
HUGS to all
jane0 -
Hello and good luck to one and all. I'm sure I was here yesterday on page 13 now on I don't know maybe 16 just to much to read and to little time. Tops night tonight but I haven't been there in about a month so don't really know if I'm up or down but I do know this 5 days of dieting 5 days of smiles from the wii. Have to love it.
See you all lighter
Linda in Northern Ontario.0 -
It's me again Lost 2.6 at tops. So that's alright not much but i'll take it.
Linda in Northern Ontario.0 -
Cheers to all those pounds coming off:drinker: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spent the day working in the yard. Mowing ,clipping the hedge and throwing Japanese Beetles into soapy water, then cutting off damaged areas. They leave a scent behind where they feed that invites their relatives and friends to the fiesta.
Still recovering from our 94 degree day with 75% humidity we had on Monday. That was the day our shower was replaced. Fortunately he finished early afternoon before the major blast of heat hit.
Today I will do yard word, so tomorrow I can sit and enjoy our yard.
2014 word: contentment.
Another picture from the garden tour MNMargaret 0 -
:flowerforyou: I am planning to spend 30 minutes with you before calling my cousin who has complained a lot every time I’ve called her and responded to any suggestion I make by saying “Yes, but…….” I need positive solution-seeking thoughts in my head and heart.
:flowerforyou: Mimi, I often eat something before I go to an event where a meal will be served so I’m not too hungry and then can easily skip the bread, potato, rice, pasta, sauces, desserts, etc.
:flowerforyou: Heather, you are right on----saying “doctor’s orders” is a great way to shut down the food pushers.
:flowerforyou: Joyce, I can’t imagine that there would be anything at Holiday World that would be safe for me to eat…..good luck
:flowerforyou: Cathy in NS, I don’t have a fitbit, but I have a pedometer and it encourages me to walk more because I love to see the numbers go up.
:brokenheart: Cynthia, sorry to hear about your dog’s tooth troubles and glad to hear that the vet could take care of it right away.:bigsmile:
:flowerforyou: Patty, I feel so frustrated about my friends who say they want to lose weight but aren’t open to suggestion and don’t want to give up food as a friend, entertainment, and reward.
:flowerforyou: Carol in NC, the only way I can stay away from those foods where I might grab the whole bag, is to keep them out of my house....thus there is no yogurt, cereal, peanut butter, and many other “goodies” in my house.
:flowerforyou: Linda in Ontario, I went to a TOPS meeting with a friend a few years ago and it seemed like a very friendly and supportive atmosphere.
:flowerforyou: I finished reading the posts and am feeling very positive. You all make my day better. I walked the dogs in the (much needed) rain this morning then went to line dance class where I heard an endless repetition of someone’s horrible weekend and how she still hadn’t recovered from how bad it was, blah blah, blah. She’s the sort who never stands up for herself then enjoys the attention of telling everyone how “put-upon” she is by all the trials and tribulations. I was very happy to come home to my sweet hubby, dogs, and cat. The dogs and I had another great walk in still more rain. Barbie from beautiful (rainy) NW Washington
:bigsmile: 23,000 steps today
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Vicki...........hope your phone problems got straightened out.
Lin............Hmmmmmm...2.6 loss---I'd take it!!!! Congratulations!
Pat...........Love your lilly pic!!!
Realized today that my beautiful loaded cherry tomatoes are not going to be red; they are turning yellow-orange; not what I bought at all, must have been labeled incorrectly............that's just soooooooo wrong.......
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..........We have been waiting (and waiting) for DD to get an appt. at college, so we can go on a little vacation to Pa., just going to head up I- 81 afterward
see relatives and camp a bit.........she was wait-listed at a good # for this years vet school class, which is great but means she won't get picked up this year and needs to re-apply for next year and go through it all again
getting picked for an interview, then, if that happens, all the hopes, all the stress, all the waiting, etc. Well, they offer an interview to those not picked up who are going to re-apply so you can receive constructive criticism on where you were lacking. So..........she sent an email requesting this follow up to the person who sent the letter offering the interviews; this person replied to say she was forwarding it to the person who does the actual interview...............OK, after waiting over 2 weeks and hearing from no one, DD called the person she spoke with who gave her the interview persons phone and said to just call. Well, after calling and getting "full mailbox" for days, this woman finally answered today and told DD that she only replied to emails sent directly to her, not forwarded ones and to send another one................so DD sent one directly to her this afternoon. I am soooooooo livid and frustrated...........arghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! One step forward and two back!!!!!!
Grinding my teeth and trying not to stuff my face,
yanniejannie0 -
Cynthia – wow! Sorry to hear about furbaby, but so glad you brought him along.
Heather – glad to hear you have another entertaining opportunity !
You have such fun with the grandbabies! Love the stories.. “Graberoo”
Patty – don’t think your hair could make you look like a clown! :laugh: Congrats with the 5lbs!!!!
Alison – great job on weight loss!!! Glad you caught yourself and did not fall down the stairs
Carol – great job with a repercussion for your son.
Yanniejannie – hmm, maybe a handstamp if you pay for food, and no hand stamp no plate?
That college’s system is just plain stupid!
Jane – thinking of you with the trailer? Isn’t it a mobile home?
Linda – 2.6 lbs is excellent!
So someone asked what I am making with the kids, so this week is Advanced baking, we did croissants - 2 kinds one the "real" ones and one recipe called "quick" which makes a nice bread/roll product that is shaped like a croissant, a multi-grain yeast bread with a biga for rising, meringue cookies, thumbprint cookies, deep fried yeasted doughnuts, cake pops, hand pies, funnel cake, and a special request for fudge.
Now talk about a challenge to not do any more than a taste to critique these goodies...The class was planned and advertised before I started here so for next year I will probably make some different choices.
Kim from N. California0 -
I'm in the terminal killing time till the boarding area opens up and we can go thru security. I've been walking around the terminal getting some steps.
Katla, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the term " Mrs Cranky Pants". I'm going to put that on a mug.
Sylvia0 -
Greetings from Omaha. The weather was nice today; not too hot, not too humid. We had a 2 hour power outage last night but fortunately the air came back on prior to going to bed!!! Mainly today we went through all the vacation photos, all the photos on the computer, AND gathered up 11 rolls of old film that need to be developed. I need a scrapbook intervention!
I did go see dad today, He took one look at me and said I looked like I was coming off a 3-day drunk! I guess I look as exhausted as I feel!
Gloria: our main computer needs a new hard drive too. It goes in tomorrow for a major upgrade.
Cathy: your cat looks a lot like mine do! Hope you find some common ground with activities for hubby!
DrKatie: good job being active at your conference!
Michele: I think you and I are old timers here!
Katla: get some rest!
Lesley: did you mean to say you “seasoled” the garden? If so what is that?
Joyce: I am sure if you look closely, you will find that your AARP bag has NO room for fudge. Not even a teeny bit! LOL
Kim; good choice getting salad instead of mashed potatoes. I am not a potato fan so the couple times we went somewhere that had fries with lunch I always got the salad and had some great ones!
Cynthia: so sorry your doggie had a sore mouth but I am glad it is taken care of now.
Patty: congratulations on your loss!
Alison: so glad you weren’t injured!
Liz: glad you are back here! Hope your visit with the specialist gives you information!
Vicki: hope you get some good walks in with it being a bit cooler now
Jane: keeping my fingers crossed about the trailer
Lin: congrats on your loss!
Barbie: those kind of people drive me crazy!!!
Yanniejannie: wow that is frustrating!!!
Well that’s about it for me. Need to go stretch my back; all that bumping around on the trails gave me a back ache that goes down my leg into my ankle. Time for the back stuff again! Take care. Meg from Omaha where it was actually very nice today0 -
Did an hour of Kelly Coffee Meyer 30 Minutes to Fitness DVD. Actually, there's two workouts and I did both of them (just skipped the stretching after the first one) along with the bonus ab section. Tomorrow the plan is to do a LaLoFit DVD (weights)
Joyce - when I made the cupcakes for Jess yesterday, the directions for the fondant said to put a layer of buttercream frosting first on the cake (probably to hold the fondant in place). The container said "vanilla flavored" so I thought it was white. Well, it was tinted orange! That's what I get for buying Halloween icing. I know that it won't go bad so I got it on sale. Have fun at your lunch. Sounds like you picked a great place.
Kim - how I WISH there was a "get thin" button. I know Vince is waiting for "Vitamin E" -- the "E" standing for exercise....lol I agree with you. I am a much more independent person because of the fact that my mother died when I was young and I didn't have someone else to depend on to make sure I had enough shampoo, I packed the things I needed, etc. I was responsible for those types of things. Lexi will be in the hospital until, they estimate, this Thursday. Then she comes home and for two weeks when I clean the litter box, I have to wear latex gloves, she can only have minimal contact with us (she can't sit in our laps for hours and hours), I need to put the litter aside for a month (I'd forgotten that part). After two weeks, I can put that litter in the garbage, but the used litter from the first two weeks she was home I have to hold onto for another two weeks before I can put it in the garbage. They gave her the injection yesterday and I went there last night and she still wasn't eating. If she doesn't eat, they'll give her sub-q fluids. Sounds like you had a great dinner
Update on Lexi: I took the egg yolks there last night and they said today that she ate them up and had a can of Friskies. We're going to pick her up tomorrow at 5. I know Vince wishes it was earlier in the day, but that can't be helped.
Have a Newcomer board meeting then senior bowling. I already have my water and carrots in the car to take to bowling since we'll probably go straight to bowling from the meeting.
Patty - what a loss. What's your secret? When I start to let flour and sugar back, I feel sluggist, too. I can have A LITTLE flour (white bread or something like that) but not much or else I feel like I want to go to sleep. Sugar just makes me feel "yuk". Why I can't seem to say "no" to fat and sugar is beyond me. But I can tell you that lately I don't want as much.
Alison - so glad you caught yourself!
Carol in NC - have fun at your lunch
barbie - from the pic you posted, I'd say that yoga is working for you
Went to the Newcomers board meeting, then to WalMart since the bowling alley didn't open yet, then to senior bowling (they put my refrigerated items in their refrig while I bowled), then home and made these "lasagna cupcakes" to take to a social for Newcomers this weekend. I just realized that our pool social is only a week away.
Michele in NC0 -
bump..bump..bump..
Gail metro ATL0 -
:grumble: Someone put out a bowl of jelly beans by the printer at work yesterday (with a Costco bag beside it in case the bowl runs out). Today I broke down and had some. Why?! I have no idea why. I don't even like jelly beans, they do not call to me, I do not even like the taste. :noway: Chocolates of great quality, now that would be a different story.
Little grand baby and my other grand babies are my heart. Tomorrow morning will be last time I get to drive toddler to day care. After that, he will be staying home with his mom, while she is off on maternity leave. Toddler will be in pre-school in the fall. Time flies. I intend to treasure each moment as much as I can.
It was a cloudy rainy day today, but alas, not enough rain for the ground. DH played golf with a friend. Do you know that he can remember every single shot of his game? And he says he also remembers his co-player's shots. What IS that?!
I will be watching Extant with Halle Barry tonight. First of all, I love her; secondly, the show is intriguingly mysterious. Just the way I like it.
Best to all of my Vitamin F friends, where ever you are at.
Renny
Vancouver Island, BC0 -
Yanni, I think that reviewer needs to have her own work critiqued.
Well there were only 3 of us today at lunch but one of them leads such an interesting life she keeps us interested for hours. She and her daughter own a goat farm. They raise them and show them. They routinely take national champ. One of them went for $2200!!! I never know what she is doing when I call her. The other day she was down milking the goats. They pastueirze the milk and have been able to isolate this one thing in the milk or whatever that can cause them to get arthritis. So they don't do stud fees or anything because they don't want to contaminate their herd. They make goat cheese, yogurt and about anything else they can make out of the milk. She is going to have us out to her house for our lunch in October. Hopefully there will be some babies we can feed. When they show these goats at the competitions they even have to personally clip every hair on the udders. Ouch, those Mommas must be very patient.
But we had a good time. Neither one had ever been to Smiling Moose deli. I didn't know that Wednesday is free cookie day. You get it with the purchase of a large salad of any kind or a large salad. I had the salad. And yes I dd eat the cookie. YUM!
Going to be pretty cool tomorrow, sweater weather and if you go to the county fair it's sweatshirt weather.
Congrats all in the weight loss!!!
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Just popping in to relay my biggest NSV to date. I FIT IN THE PLANE SEAT AND DIDNT NEED A BELT EXTENDER! It had about 8" of seat belt to spare. You can't imagine how happy I was! We have not travelled by plane in a few years because it was so uncomfortable and humiliating to try to fit in the seats. And I fit comfortably, too. Even with the arm rests down.
Don't get me wrong, the seats are still uncomfortable, but no more so than they are for the other people.
We have about 90 minutes in Phoenix, then off to Portland.
Happy day!
Sylvia0 -
SEASOL is a natural spray I use as we are totally organic here. The garden is always full of birds, butterflies and bees. It becomes easier as the years pass. The birds eat the bugs and fruit and veg healthy as.
Only walked today. NO frost this morning, so had breakfast, showered and dressed and Mildred beagle and I went for our 2 mile walk, she is MUCH happier now thank goodness.
Afternoon at hairdressers for re-colour and trim and feel good again now.
Putting on pounds again since I went back to my weights but BF% same as last week, all LBM.
green shoots on all spring flowers and buds on trees, Spring nearly here again0 -
Good morning everyone!
Patty: congratulations on the 5 pounds! :flowerforyou:
Sylvia: safe trip! I missed what you are going to do: is it vacation? Maybe you should sell the “Mrs. Cranky Pants” mugs! :bigsmile: Yay for the plane seat! We’re flying next week and I’m looking forward to seeing how the belt fits. Last time I flew it juuuuuust fit.
Alison: so glad you didn’t fall! :flowerforyou:
Carol: sorry about the stress. Seeing your old friend should balance it all out a bit! :flowerforyou:
Joyce: my brother and I were “latch key kids” after a certain age and turned out OK. My mom was a teacher and she came home about an hour or so after we did. The neighbors would have been available if there had been any emergency. Thinking back, this might have been a reason I started comfort eating. I remember going through the kitchen cupboards looking for things to eat (I mean, not the healthy snack we were supposed to eat).
Linda: congratulations on your loss! :flowerforyou:
Kim: wishing you energy for the kids and the cooking.
Michele: good luck with Lexi. I was considering the radioactive treatment for Charlie, but it turned out to be a non-issue since he had the sudden kidney failure (not related) and had to be put to sleep in May. (I’m still sad.)
What is the lemon water thing?
Feeling shaky this morning from lack of sleep. We went to bed late and at 6:30 a.m. my guy woke me up out of a deep sleep to let me know my dog was restless, walking around, panting a bit and whining a little. :frown: First thing I thought was that he (the dog) might have belly trouble, so I threw on clothes and took him out. Didn't notice anything unusual. Pushed on the spot on his jaw where the molar was removed, but he didn't flinch, so it doesn't seem like he has pain there. Gave him a small amount of food and went back to bed, but it was hard to get back to sleep. Finally got back to sleep and got woken up by people cutting down a tree at the school behind my house. :explode: I will keep an eye on my buddy and if he seems unusual during the day I may take him in to be looked at. Better safe than sorry.
Had a bunch of stuff planned for today; wonder whether that will all work out, what with watching the dog and lack of sleep.
Wishing everyone a good day! :flowerforyou:
Cynthia0 -
Good Morning All,
So glad it's Thursday, it is sad to live for the week-end but I do. This Saturday is my DGS's party but nothing else is going on, I plan to get some good work out's in, some cleaning and some yard work if weather permits. I did get the yard mowed last night but that's about it.
Many years ago, back in the late seventies I had a friend who was beat, raped and set on fire by a man, she lived, I really don't know how but she did. She had over 80% of her body burnt, lost part of her hand and endured over 30 operations. The man was a stranger who had picked her up hitchhiking. He has spent the last 36 yrs in prison and is up for parole. THe girl( now woman) has started a petition to keep him in prison. I signed it. There wasn't any mention of how he has done in the past 36 yrs but the amount of rage he showed when he attacked her was beyond description. He actually tried to set her on fire and when it continued to go out he beat her till she passed out, went to the gas station and came back and poured it over her and lit her on fire again. I can't imagine letting him out but who knows what will happen. In some ways my friend has been in a kind of prison ever since he did this to her, she has had to relive it, fear his release, and endure physical and mental pain for all those years. Makes me crazy every time I start thinking about it.
Not this week-end but the following Saturday my twin DGD's and I are volunteering for the Color Run. It is a 5k where you run and get multi-colors of powder sprinkled over you. This is the first time I've volunteered but it looks like a blast. I'm looking forward to it.
I guess I better get to work,
K, I have to work on the remembering part too. I also have to work on not rewarding myself for a 5 lb weight loss with food.
Carol NC, I know just what you’re saying about those old habits. Once you start BOOM! A bag is gone.
Kim, Those bake goods would really be a challenge to stay away from, Congrats on that.
Joyce IN, How interesting to raise goats and be able to produce your own products. Sounds like a lot of work though.
Wishing love, happiness and great health to all today,
God Bless
Patty, Cincinnati OH0
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