WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014
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Oh for goodness sake, I'm SO behind, as in 9 pages:ohwell:
Busy week, some internet service provider issues and, quite honestly, if I put the Hay Day pipe down, I'd have more time to be here.
Have been sticking with the program, just not logging, reading chatting. Going to do better with that next week. Will try to skim later.
Hope everyone is well and sticking with their plan.
xo- Gloria in jungle like Metro Detroit0 -
Good Morning Ladies!
Just wanted to share my first call this morning! DD called and said "Mom I need some help!":sad: I said to myself what now and said to her with a frown on my face "What's up daughter.":explode: She said "I need some clothes to wear to work". I mentally started pinching shopping money from the budget.:bigsmile: Oh Thank God!:happy: Things are looking up. I don't even care what kind of job it is as long as it is legitimate!:bigsmile:
Tere in RVA0 -
Tere~ Goodwill, Salvation Army, Savers.... all sorts of good finds... good luck.. I get those calls too.
on my second cup of tea, load of laundry in the dryer, will take the puppies for a walk around the block, and then off to work..0 -
Good afternoon!:flowerforyou:
Everyone having a rest. DGD asleep. I dozed off for 10 minutes.
Thankyou all for your comments on my pic. He so enjoyed cutting them out and decorating them, but I overstretched myself that morning. Luckily I now have the other half of the uncooked dough in the freezer for another time.
DS rang in the evening to say he was having a wonderful time in Rome. "We're not supposed to be able to do this sort of thing any more and we are very, very grateful and they couldn't be in better hands."
His one year brewery party is on the Sunday, just after we get back from Cornwall. I wasn't going to go, but I have heard that DS#1, the one that is severely depressed, says he is coming. I feel I will have to make the effort if he is there. It is a 6 hour round trip, for a couple of hours being there, but I haven't seen him since Christmas and he is terrible at communicating. The only trouble is if I make the effort to go up there and DS#1 doesn't turn up I will be fed up. :noway:
Interesting info about the casserole. It is definitely a wet stew for us. A cassoulet is a specific French dish involving white beans, sausages, pork and usually presrved duck or goose. We would call a lasagne a "one dish" meal or a "baked" dish. I don't have any suggestions for Michele other than the tofu and non dairy milks that others have mentioned. You can get gluten free pasta for the other problem. Personally I would make something entirely different. Google dairy and gluten free savoury baked dishes. How about baked, not fried, falafel and hummus? (skinnytaste.com probably have suggestions if you look down their side bar)
Got to wake the baby up now!
Hesther in cloudy but warm Hampshire UK0 -
Good morning friends! I think I'm back on the horse. It's just barely 9am and I already walked my 10,000 steps. It feels so good! I walked the kids to school then came to the studio, turned on the AC, grabbed a water bottle and hit the rails-to-trails. The only problem is that now I'm so sweaty I need another shower. My feet are not itching one little bit. They don't look great, but I don't care about that.
I tried to sync my fitbit but can't get it to sync for some reason. Uusally I do it with my ipad and I didn't bring that to work with me this morning.
Km, maybe you could come up with some kind of name that makes you happy, like CaliforniaDreamer, or FairyGodMother or something fun. Or something to do with your work or some other interest. Something that lifts your spirits every time you log in.
Heather, those cookies were adorable, as was the pic of the little guy. He's a doll!
Tere, good news about the daughter getting a job. Have fun finding clothes!
Well, I have a ton of drafting work to do so I'd better get busy. Have a fantastic day!
Sylvia0 -
Heather - a baked dish! that is what you would call it, I knew my British friends had a name for it when they lived here... I love the idea for falafals.... Michelle I will hunt up the recipe I have for that too.
Someone mentioned that there was not lactose in yogurt and cheese, and that is not right, it may be different and easier to digest for some, but it is still there
And Michelle you mentioned an egg substitute; which is fine, but there is no lactose in eggs - it is only in milk and milk products (cheese, yogurt, ice cream, butter)
Sylvia - fairygodmother is fun.... you ladies are the only ones I want (need) to find me and I think when I change it over the one time everything will come with me.... But I am still open to suggestions...
Kim in N. Cal0 -
Hello, ladies!
Kim,
How about LovingKim?
You need to love yourself before anything.
So I went to that party last night and I did dance a lot, so it's not a total loss from the cardio point of view. I had a few pretzels sticks and a small handful of peanuts and a couple light beers, but managed to stay away from cake and cookies.
Just checking in, got to get some work done here.
Happy Friday all!0 -
Good morning! I wanted to do a quick check in before I head out of town this afternoon. I am going to visit my parents (LOOOONNNGGG overdue) which I also call The Land of No Internet. :laugh: I will use the app on my phone to log, but won't try to read the posts until I get back on Sunday.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks $24 for a hamburger steak is ridiculous! Although I don't keep my grocery bill down to quite $24 per week, I do spend only between $30-35 on average. I buy very little meat, mostly fruits and veggies, so that keeps the bill down. I spent a little more last week because I did buy meat. I also get pretty much everything I need at Aldi, which is very cheap, except for bread, because all of theirs is way too processed and high in calories for me, and my Greek yogurt. I also find that their milk lasts longer than the regular grocery store milk so that saves me some.
I'm taking a class on Coursera that began on Monday called Fiction in Relationship. I am behind on it, but think I can catch up. I was dreading the first reading assignment because it is such an old (and French) novel, but I'm actually quite enjoying it! I will catch up on the lectures this coming week. I'm also enjoying telling folks that I am taking an online class at Brown! :bigsmile:
Well, I had more to say and some personal comments, but I've been interrupted so many times that I've forgotten! :grumble:
Brenda - I did want to say "You're welcome!" in response to your comment on being open with depression. There are several of us here who struggle with depression so please feel free to talk about it. Sometimes we have good advice and sometimes we don't, but we do care.
Rita - If you're out there lurking, please let us know how you are doing!!
Off to get more work done...
Carol in hot and muggy NC0 -
You all are awesome!!!!!!!
Good morning ladies,
I wish I could get more personable with everyone, hopefully eventually I can but I'm still
in a fog which makes it hard to comprehend what I read. I hope I'm making sense, anyway
I do want to to thank everyone for your concern and comments, they have been very uplifting.
My depression is improving. I have been suffering from clinical depression for over 18 years
but have been able to lessen the dosage of some of my meds last year mostly because it was
causing wght gain and minor health issues. I was doing well until things beyond my control
started happening not once but 3 times since December. I have an appointment with my
Dr tues so I'll see what he thinks I should do. Plus Monday my husband is having a colonoscopy,
He's been having issues with his stomach. Most of what I'm dealing with now is not about my clinical
Depression but about things beyond my control. Does this make sense? I think I better stop now, thanks for
letting me get these emotions out of my head.:ohwell:
Brenda from Md0 -
Hello Lades!
I hope all of you have a wonderful Friday. Today I did 35 minutes on the treadmill. I'm still maintaining the 14 pound loss. I have been pushing it some by having bread and wine in the evening. So far, so good.
Michele, I would check into some vegan recipes. The Happy Herbivore web site has a lot of choices. I think they would all be lactose free.
Kim, I would research strong, beautiful women in history for some username ideas. You are both strong and beautiful through and through.
Cynthia, hugs. Thinking of you.
Brenda, hugs. It is hard to process things we can't control. I keep reminding myself that there is nothing I can control but my reaction and thoughts. Those I can choose.
Carol, enjoy your visit with your parents.
Heather, adorable pic!
Barbie, I'm enjoying The Happiness Project. Thanks!
Welcome all new ladies!
Hugs to all I missed.
Cindy in OK0 -
I'm drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water a day, cut out salty high calorie salad dressings and added two 45 minute sessions of exercise every day except Sunday.
Dropped 4 pounds overnight! Yes, most of that is water but it's gone anyhow!!:drinker:0 -
Just popping in to post today's joke, but wanted to say to Brenda that we really feel for you and hope things start looking up very soon. Please keep posting to tell us how you are doing.
Here's the joke:
:happy:
Q: What's the definition of mixed emotions?
A: When you see your mother-in-law backing off a cliff in your brand new car.
:laugh:
Sylvia0 -
Hi again,
I forgot to mention that I uploaded the photo of my Grandmother that I am drawing now to my profile page. I think this was taken in the late 1950's or maybe 1960's. She was born in 1899 and has dark hair in the photo. She is wearing saddle shoes and they were popular at that time. I am improvising on the barn a bit as I can't make out a lot of detail in the shadows, but I do have her and the cow done and am pleased. I have about 27 hours in and estimate that I am about 60 per cent complete. It's funny that this photo has been on my shelf for years and I have seen so many new things in it I never noticed before.
I will let you know when I post the finished drawing.
Hugs,
Cindy in OK0 -
Sylvia, love the joke!0
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I'm late today. Went up town for coffee and was gone like two hours doing this and that. Got my vegetables for a meat ball stew. Grandkids wanted spaghetti and meat balls. I told them that's not good for gramma's diet. So they settled for stew. Only because they like making the meat balls.
Didn't get much sleep last night tired today so it's going to be a good long nap I hope. Hopefully I can settle in with the CPAP machine.
I took down a few notes and read from where I left off last night but just to tired to concentrate right now.
See you all lighter
Linda In Northern Ontario.0 -
Hey, all,
Can't remember who mentioned this. I also saw where the latest ebola patient went to Omaha. Not sure why he went there, although I'm sure they are more than competent to care for him. To me, it would just make more sense to keep using the facilities in Atlanta; where they are already experienced and proven successful in treating this specific illness. Makes me wonder if the point is to prepare other hospital staffs for an influx. The head of the CDC has made the statement that the window is closing on the opportunity to contain this outbreak. Quotes from people at WHO are also sounding increasingly alarmed. Africa is, to be blunt, losing the battle.
In the local news here, the mosquitoes are out to get us. Significant sharp increases in the sentinal chickens showing EEE (Eastern Equine Encaphalitis) and West Nile Virus in the mosquitoes...............neither of which one wants to get.
Tried to go to the gym today.......I really did...........was running late and not one parking spot open when I got there, so I settled for some grocery shoping
not quite the same.
Tere...........Hope you got that needed rest. YAY for both your dad's kindness when you were in need and your DD's job. Last summer we had very good luck at a consignment store getting my DD a business casual wardrobe she needed for an internship.
Brenda in Md..............Yay for better days......inch by inch, you can do it! We are all here for you.
Anne.............Enjoyed reading your thoughts on the various religions/various diet books relationship!
Diane...........oooooooohhh--love creamed spinach!
Kim.........The manicotti recipe looks wonderful!!! A name? How about a tie in to your activities/life? Kimdigs, Kimcooks, Kimsews, KimLovesLevi, etc, etc............wow, you are busy!
Cindy...........That's a great picture of your grandmother! You are doing wonderful with maintenance!!!
Heather........Since it will be such a long day between travel time and the party, could you stay over just one night?
"Letting yesterday affect today will only destroy the excitement of tomorrow." Michele Cruz-Rosado
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic.........hot and quite humid0 -
Cindy - love the photo! Aren't those old photos so evocative!
Heather UK0 -
Cindy
You are quite the artist. Beautiful work.
Well today looks and feels like it will be a beautiful day.
See you all lighter
Linda in Northern Ontario0 -
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Yannijannie, I was wondering about an article I read about using the Nebraska hospital. This article said that the hospital has the largest special isolation unit of its kind. It kind of made me wonder if they are using the largest because they expect more to come in. Just made me wonder.
Allison, I am not needing any slimming tea. Nature is doing it on it's own today. Might have to tweek the fiber/stool softener a bit. It is no longer doing a pretty good job. It's either nothing or a bunch lately. Not my idea of fun.
Did I mention that I sure miss having my NBC:sad: :sad: :sad: I wish Directv and our local NBC affilliate would get the contract settled. Just glad I can get my programs on my iPad. so sitting here watching golf and watching TV on my tiny iPad
Joyce, Indiana Only 5 weeks until vacation in Florida. On the beach!!!!0 -
Greetings from Omaha where once again it is soggy! We got about ½ “ of rain last night. There was an article in the paper about how all this rain has taken NE all the way from exceptional drought to a few areas of moderate drought and a few places where it is abnormally dry. Quite the change!
I went to low impact aerobics this morning! I am so proud of myself for not just rolling over and not going. It was a blast. I have about 6 more weeks where I can take Fridays off so I hope to take advantage of this. My lipid panel yesterday from the employee health screen was great.
Well Omaha has its very own Ebola patient. There are only 4 biocontainment units in the country, and the biggest one is here, so after the 2 others went to Emory, this third one came here. Apparently he got in around 6 a.m. and was driven to the hospital with police and fire escort. Nothing like drawing attention to the poor guy!
DH’s little chat with DD#1 and the BF went pretty well last night. The bf was totally surprised that we knew about his drinking being the main reason he didn’t show up to stuff…too hung over. He did agree to call the neighbors to apologize for them having to take the furniture over themselves. So we will see how it all works out.
MA: I too find it interesting to hear what is going on in the other’s lives, especially those living abroad.
Tere: yes electrolysis would definitely work for you and those pesky curly, ingrown hairs!
Yanniejannie: well we got the car and it will do the job for a few years while DD finishes high school and college. I do hate to see
the old infiniti go however!
Linda: hope that wii did smile!
Brenda: so glad to hear today was better
Sylvia: many of my students do end up at that specific hospital which is where I worked for 19 years prior to going to the college where I work now. There are lots of people all up in arms about an Ebola patient coming here…they are ignorant and think now everyone here will get it…but I am pretty proud that we have the ability to care for him here.
Margaret: that’s the problem with those books….they all are inconclusive and contradict each other LOL
Diane: I’ll have to read that man’s story
Kim my mom was a horrible cook but one thing she made that was good was stuffed manicotti! I’ve seen your picture …how about prettykim?
Alison I so hate it when I drink too late at night and am up all night!
Well I’m sure I have missed some of you but it’s time to defrost the freezer. Can’t wait to see what’s buried in there! Take care, Meg from Omaha0 -
evening everyone~
well TGIF even though I have to work tomorrow...
My DF is going to drive me crazy:noway: now I got 3 voicemails on my phone this morning 2 from my son,one from my DSIL, that my dads car, which supposedly was fixed, he ended up broken down on the on ramp to the interstate last night.. my DB had to go get him... honest to God I dont know what we are going to do... I think the good Lord is trying to tell him to give up the darn keys and stop driving...
I am at my wits end..
and at least I will give you ladies a laugh , my DFIL was quite frisky yesterday and asked one of the nurses to sit on his lap:ohwell:
she said Otto you know that is not aloud, so she had her hair down and he was petting her hair :laugh:
oh dear oh dear... if its not one thing its another
well going to cruise the internet for a bit.. no WIFI so still plugged in and sharing space with the DH0 -
Just popping back in to share my granddaughters good news. She was chosen as one of 15 to be in a choral group in the city school system. They are from all the 5th and 6th grades in town and will meet at the middle school for practice, so she gets to ride a bus with the others. She auditioned and they gave her the news today. She is so happy! Singing is her favorite thing to do, and she has some self esteem problems because of her weight, so this will give her a nice boost. I'm so proud of her for even trying! She really does sing like a sweet little angel.
Sylvia0 -
TGIF~~got my lab results.The thyroid and glucose is good.The cholesterol is up.
Bummed.Having trouble loosing,not gaining,but not loosing.
HUGS
jane0 -
Not sure where this will land as I'm on the 3rd page. Laser work went ok,a bit shorter than 1 st eye. Have to go in Thurs for exam.Need new glasses,then,fingers crossed....no more eye probs :noway: Thanks for the good wishes.
Meg,it's a mix of age & hormones keeping the kids riled up.Sometimes I think they like living that way & the more it drives parents batty,the better they like it.:sad: At least she got the baby furniture....very nice of the neighbors.
Peace in the home is a wonderful thing,Hope you can get thru the turmoil.
Today it was 92* & very humid,but looking for a cool spell ...aaah it sounds wonderful. Bought a frozen turkey breast,so all set for lower temps.I'm craving a big pot of beef-veggie soup.Used to bake a lot,but that went the way of the other goodies.
Will catch up tomor. Have a great wk end everybody. Pat0 -
I did a nice brisk 70 minute walk tonight. I wish it didn't get dark so early.
Soon I'm going to have to start going to the y and walk on the treadmill:sad:
Have a Good weekend everyone.
Brenda from Md0 -
Greetings from the desert. Escaped to the movies again today. Saw a movie called “The Giver” with Jeff Bridges and Merryl Streep. The movie is based on a dystopian novel I have not read yet , but will now.
Overall the movie looked good, but as a big fan of dystopian literature I suspect that the book is better than the movie. But the portrayal on screen of a future world where everybody is happy and the whole life is regulated by the government was quite interesting though like always in the movie, not really shown in enough details.
Sylvia
Congratulations for your granddaughter. I hope you can help her with her weight problems so that her self-esteem gets better..
You are my hero because you walk your grandkids to school. Every day when I ride by the zillions of parents who chauffeur their kids to school I think of you and your walking with your grandkids and picking up the trash.
One of our TV channels here has a program where you can nominate an outstanding citizen, who does good things for the community, I would certainly nominate you if you would live here.
Meg
Please send some rain my way. I have not seen rain in a long time. Even if it rains here, it always seems to happen in a different part of town.
Try not to get sucked into the drama the parents- to- be are creating. Keep your clear head and stick to your rules. They need rules, they have no idea what they are facing.
Carol
I was struggling with your class Fiction in Relationship, maybe it is Relationships in fiction? Would you mind telling me the name of the French novel? I am always looking for something new to read , as I grew up with French I probably read it already and may even own it..
Monika
So you think you can dance? I remember long time ago I went to a dance hall in Lubbock , Texas, and brought a whole group of German tourists with me. They loved it. And I organized that they got a quick lesson in two step. I was never good at it, I do not follow directions well.
Brenda
I struggle with depression. I had horrible side effects from anti depressants and do not go near them any more. Weight gain was only one of them. I have a feeling that they just throw these anti depressants at you and wait until they find one which sticks. I have not met one person yet, who did not have undesirable side effects and many say that they do not really work. Therapy would be so much better, but nobody seems to pay for it.
Everybody, keep up the steps, the planks, the downward facing dogs and have fun..
Anne in the Mojave oven.0 -
Just a quick pop on. Just in from a quick grocery store trip; I know it seems like I live there. The moon is almost full and beautiful tonight!!!!
Sylvia................Ahhhhh...........How fabulous for your DGD!!!! Kudos to her!!! That is a major accomplishment; hope she enjoys every minute of it!
Anne........The Giver was on DD's list of possibles when we picked a movie the other day...........maybe next time. I've seen Jeff Bridges on a few talk shows promoting it.
patcoh...........Glad your eye procedure went well.
G'nite,
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic0 -
:flowerforyou: We weathered our late night and agreed to never do that again. We had a wonderful day that included a beautiful ferry ride in the morning and another in the dark at 10:30PM along with dinner at a great Mexican restaurant (spinach burrito for me, spinach enchiladas for Jake), and fun at the eventwe attended. A good friend came to our house after she got off work and spent the evening and slept in our guest room so the dogs wouldn’t be alone. Jake did all the driving---he likes it that way. I slept part of the way back. Got to bed at midnight and got up at 4 AM so I’d have time for long dog walks before going to teach my line dance class. We’ve relaxed all afternoon and will go to bed extra early tonight. It has been my experience that when I have to do something, I can find the energy and then when it’s over I’ll collapse and get rested.
:flowerforyou: Jake finally got a call today from the doctor’s office about the test he had done on August 25. They found some changes in his heart but he won’t be going to see the doctor until October 20 so it’s not too big a deal. We have to see the doctor in Seattle so it will be another travel adventure with lunch at the Asian Restaurant.
:flowerforyou: Kim, if you go to “Settings” on the home page, there is a choice of “change user name”…..it just changes the name but keeps your whole profile……you can only do It once…..i changed my name shortly after I joined….I’ve seen women with negative names change to positive ones (like from “always fatty” to “beautiful me”)….how about Kim with a positive adjective like happy or creative or awesome?
:bigsmile: Cindy, I’m glad you are enjoying “The Happiness Project”……lately I’ve been reading Gretchen Rubin’s blog which repeats a lot of things she’s said in her books.
:flowerforyou: Squatch, after having Mexican restaurant food yesterday, my weight went up two pounds overnight. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
:bigsmile: 23,000 steps today ----an awesome line dance class---day five on the plank challenge
My word for 2014 is “mindful”0 -
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