Senior Golden Sneakers - February 2011
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Marie,
Glad to read that Jerry's condition is not as bad as was feared, sounds like it is treatable.
Not anytime to respond to other news, except to say, stay safe Phoebe, and hope you are home soon and able to outrun old Man Winter!!
G'night
Barb0 -
Wow, a lot of stuff to read this morning! Everyone is up and at em. Update on my brother, he has a serious case of shingles. Two breakouts, he's miserable but he says he will be ok. (this is short, makes me cry everytime)
Yesterday, I mentioned that I changed my goals with my new weight and they stole 20 calories, I know you said I didn't need them but I found a way to get them back
When I used Thomas English Muffins, I measured the peanut butter and it was exactly one TBS each half. When I switched to Giant brand (cheaper, same nutrition), I didn't measure. This morning, I decided to check. Uh OH!!!! :huh: They take more than two TBS. So, all the days that I ate them, my calorie count was off and it contributed to my ticker standing still.
But, to the point....I figure that now if I measure and I eat it right, I will have those other calories to replace the 20.....:laugh: I'll bet this doesn't work scientifically. :blushing:
Today, I'm having lunch with my friend for my birthday. Looked up all the menu's on line with nutrition info and man, it's hard to eat out. Not so much that they don't have reduced calorie meals but the sodium will choke a horse!!! I'll just do the best I can and deal with it. :ohwell:
I'll probably be back later to bla bla bla :happy: Have a good one and WEIGH & MEASURE. It may tip the scales in your favor!! :drinker:0 -
Happy Wednesday!! Bingo night!! :bigsmile:
:flowerforyou: Marie, never worry about the future, for what you anticipate may never happen, live one day at a time and enjoy each day.
My continued prayers are with Jerry, you and your family, what ever treatment Jerry gets, let's pray it is easy on him and cures him quickly.
How are his spirits?? With you at his side I am sure he doing great, how long did you say you have been married? TO THE SAME MAN!!!
:flowerforyou: Connie, I am curious as to what Marie was asking you, do you mind sharing?
:flowerforyou: Buzz, I am so happy your eyes are better, who recommended this surgery, your eye doctor??
:flowerforyou: Barbie, you never cease to amaze me, no matter how busy, how tired you always get your exercise in daily.
:flowerforyou: Barb, when are you going to retire so that job stops interferring with your social life?
:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, Jeffrey come out and play!!
:flowerforyou: Gayla, I hope you went to the doctor and had your sinus problem taken care of. I'm with Elli, I hate remodeling but the end result is always worth it. Poor Neil, he likes his new home but loves his old home more. I will send him another card to cheer him up.
:flowerforyou: Beth, your training is also interferring with your social life.
:flowerforyou: Phoebe, my son still hasn't found a full load yet but said it should be any day. Probably a good thing since we had all this snow, just doesn't pay the bills very good when you don't have cash coming in.
:flowerforyou: Irene, your positive attitude is very addicting, keep up the good work.
:flowerforyou: Lynn,loved your story about your grandson, keep them coming. I would love to hear him call you Grandmother, none of my six grandchildren ever called me by that name, I am just Grandma.
:flowerforyou: JoAn, have a wonderful trip with your daughter and granddaughter. I just booked a trip to Arizona for long weekend during Spring Break and I am taking my 16 year old granddaughter. She has always danced and could never go anywhere so we are both excited.
:flowerforyou: Maddie, I am sure you are right about the calories and I think that might be one of my problems. I am probably eating more calories than I am recording since I don't weigh my food I just estimate. I even changed the batteries in my scale hoping that is was wrong, but I weighed the same. The scale did move a little today but not enough to make me happy but I will not give up.
:flowerforyou: June, how is it going in your life???
:flowerforyou: Gigi is sitting in the sunshine getting all tan, I am so jealous.
:flowerforyou: Elli, don't get discouraged, we are both in the same situation and I think some of our problem is salt intake , which retains fluid. I notice when I eat food without so much salt ( I don't have high blood pressure so I don't watch salt that much) the weight goes down. I also like a glass of wine or two everyday while making and eating dinner so those are wasted calories. I have maintained pretty good at the weight I am, but as we said our personal goal is what we are striving for. We can do it, we just have to stay focused.
I also read on some of the other boards that sometimes exercising too much can add weight so take a couple of days off. I do that anyway if I am too busy but that didn't help. Another board said if you don't eat enough that will make you gain weight also. You must eat all your calories and the added calories as well. I really want to reach my goal by my first trip the end of March. Let's do this!!
:flowerforyou: Xyla we miss you come join in our fun.
Hope I didn't miss anyone and if I did I apologize, please don't be offended.
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Wow, a lot of stuff to read this morning! Everyone is up and at em. Update on my brother, he has a serious case of shingles. Two breakouts, he's miserable but he says he will be ok. (this is short, makes me cry everytime)
I am so sorry about your brother, I had shingles once and it was just so painful. I will keep him in my prayers and hope they clear up quickly. He carries a heavy burden, may God give him strength. 0 -
Calories are the little *kitten*
that get into your wardrobe at night
and sew your clothes tighter.
MY CLOSET IS INFESTED WITH THE LITTLE ****S!0 -
Goof morning sll,
Sandy Jerry and I have been married 54 years. He is taking all of this OK.
We had more snow last night. They said about 1/2 in. so not too bad. \It is so cold it is sticking to the roads. and we were asked to concever energy. No washing today.a nd I will not use my embroidary machine today. And not be on the PC too much. And not have My TV on. Jerry will have his on , Take his remote away from him he would have a fit. Cut out zll lightd we are not using.
Just wantin to drop in and say Hello. Marie 0 -
Good Wednesday morning everyone. When I was still in the Monday-Friday, 9 to 5 world we called this "hump" day - once you got through the day, the weekend was in sight. How sad that we spend so much of our lives waiting for time to pass instead of relishing the time we have when we have it. JoAnn , you asked how tall we were. I am 5'6". Used to be 5'7" but somewhere between 55 and 69 I lost an inch. And this morning my scale found that pound that I lost to put me in the 160s. So disheartening. Sandy, Marie was asking me about the Snipping Tool that is a Window's accessory. Some time ago I did a couple of posts on how to use it to grab bits and pieces of what you see on your screen and save them as Jpeg images. It is a tool I use so often that I keep it in my active tool bar. Lynn, our youngest grandchild is 12 and since our two youngest sons have never married there probably are no others on the horizon. Our son-in-law's daughter had a baby six months ago so we do have a "step" great grandson but he and his parents are in North Carolina so I only see photos and videos posted on Facebook. Gayla, when we bought this brand new house in 2007, our kids started a pool (betting pool) and placed wagers on how long it would take me to tear out a wall. I've never lived in a house that I haven't remodeled. I fooled them. We didn't tear out any walls but we did finish the lower level to add a fourth bed, third bath, family room and rec room. And I've added storage to the laundry room to serve as a pantry. I lived with dry-wall dust and wood shavings for months.
I've been reading that some of you are wearing heart rate/calorie counter devices and using the calculations to log calories burned. Be careful not to take those calculations at face value. You may be giving yourself credit for calories burned where no credit is due. Our bodies naturally burn calories all day long and My Fitness Pal has already calculated these "sit still" calories into our goals. It is very easy to "double dip" where calories burned from exercise are concerned.
You can see this for yourself with a simple experiment. Start your device, take your heart rate and then sit still for an hour. Watch TV, read a book, surf the net. Be sure to take your heart rate every 15 minutes. At the end of the hour, look at how many calories it says you've burned just sitting still. Keep that number in mind, and the next time the device says you've burned 300 calories doing an hour of housework, subtract the "sit still" calories from the total and that is the "net" amount you should log.
It is snowing here and 16 degrees but the weather man says a warming trend will start tomorrow and we should be in the low 50s by the weekend. Our "average" February temperature is 46 degrees so this has been a really cold and snowy winter by Ozarks standards. We've had more of the white stuff in February than we've had in the last three winters combined.
Take care everyone. Eat good food, think good thoughts and have a good day.0 -
Wow - sure is a lot going on!!!!!
Marie! yippeeeeeeee - SO glad the tumor was caught before it became cancerous! I'm sure the treatment won't be fun, but it will get rid of the dang thing! Wow - 54 years - like Sandy said - to the same man!!!!!!!! That's AWESOME. i love hearing that about people. My 2 best girlfriends have been married 30 years - it makes me happy and have faith in marriage even though i never figured it out. I have high hopes for both my boys. Remember when you used to love our pictures of the snow Marie?!?!?!? Probably after this winter you'll never want to see it again!!!
Buzz - where on LI did you live? I grew up there in Huntington Station. Moved away when i was 18.
JoAnn - your girls week in Orlando sounds like heaven! I sure hope you get to get that new bathing suit!
Gayla - so sorry you couldn't find the lights - you knew it was bound to happen. ugh - shopping and remodeling - i'm happy if i never do either again! Connie - i can't believe you do it again and again. I'm in awe!
Lynn - thank you for sharing your grandson stories! I'm loving having the babies but i'm looking forward to the talking/toddler time too!
Maddie - so sorry about your brother - i hope the shingles go away fast........my friends mom had them last year - just awful.
Sandy - so your son is now driving over the road? Is he an owner/operator or does he work for a company? Thanks for the salt suggestion - that actually could be it. Since i'm eating so little right now i DO find myself salting things more. Yesterday i felt so run down i gave in and ate a little bowl (i measured - 1/2 C) of cereal with fruit and yogurt. Oh God - it was like manna from heaven. SO delicious, and it did make me feel better. Then i went and worked out and had my littlest granddaughter added to my family tattoo. Oh, and i did lose that 1/2 pound this morning. I LOVE your quote about the calories! They SO are and they in my closest as well!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone else! Hope you're all having a great week.
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Marie, I am so glad that your husband's tumor is treatable. Thank goodness you caught it early. I pray that he will tolerate the treatments well and that he will soon be back to full health.
One of the groups that I joined when I joined this one is a month long walking group. I committed to walking 28 miles in February. That is why I have a walking ticker that keeps showing up. I'm glad that I made that commitment because other wise I wouldn't be doing it! I had planned on walking one mile a day, but I missed one day and so walked two miles the next day to make up for it. I've missed a few days since then, so now I just walk two miles every chance I get to make up for the days I miss.
Since today is the 9th, I am a little ahead of schedule.
I hope you all have a great day - I am off to work! :happy:0 -
X That sounds like a good plan. Keep it up. A real good plan. By the way glad to see you here.
Thanks for you concerned about my husband. He is doing great. we are just waiting on the doctor to all to see what we do next. The snow has moved on East of us and the sun is coming out.
Elli. Yes I think I have had enought snow and cold weater. This is our second year in a row to get heavy snow.
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Hey Connie, you are right. I do deduct the be still calories before I post them. I don't know what made it pop in my head but I knew that if I burn 1.2 per minute for nothing, I should subtract them from the something. Everyone may not know that though so I was a good idea to point it out....we have to watch out for each other! :drinker:Good Wednesday morning everyone. When I was still in the Monday-Friday, 9 to 5 world we called this "hump" day - once you got through the day, the weekend was in sight. How sad that we spend so much of our lives waiting for time to pass instead of relishing the time we have when we have it. JoAnn , you asked how tall we were. I am 5'6". Used to be 5'7" but somewhere between 55 and 69 I lost an inch. And this morning my scale found that pound that I lost to put me in the 160s. So disheartening. Sandy, Marie was asking me about the Snipping Tool that is a Window's accessory. Some time ago I did a couple of posts on how to use it to grab bits and pieces of what you see on your screen and save them as Jpeg images. It is a tool I use so often that I keep it in my active tool bar. Lynn, our youngest grandchild is 12 and since our two youngest sons have never married there probably are no others on the horizon. Our son-in-law's daughter had a baby six months ago so we do have a "step" great grandson but he and his parents are in North Carolina so I only see photos and videos posted on Facebook. Gayla, when we bought this brand new house in 2007, our kids started a pool (betting pool) and placed wagers on how long it would take me to tear out a wall. I've never lived in a house that I haven't remodeled. I fooled them. We didn't tear out any walls but we did finish the lower level to add a fourth bed, third bath, family room and rec room. And I've added storage to the laundry room to serve as a pantry. I lived with dry-wall dust and wood shavings for months.
I've been reading that some of you are wearing heart rate/calorie counter devices and using the calculations to log calories burned. Be careful not to take those calculations at face value. You may be giving yourself credit for calories burned where no credit is due. Our bodies naturally burn calories all day long and My Fitness Pal has already calculated these "sit still" calories into our goals. It is very easy to "double dip" where calories burned from exercise are concerned.
You can see this for yourself with a simple experiment. Start your device, take your heart rate and then sit still for an hour. Watch TV, read a book, surf the net. Be sure to take your heart rate every 15 minutes. At the end of the hour, look at how many calories it says you've burned just sitting still. Keep that number in mind, and the next time the device says you've burned 300 calories doing an hour of housework, subtract the "sit still" calories from the total and that is the "net" amount you should log.
It is snowing here and 16 degrees but the weather man says a warming trend will start tomorrow and we should be in the low 50s by the weekend. Our "average" February temperature is 46 degrees so this has been a really cold and snowy winter by Ozarks standards. We've had more of the white stuff in February than we've had in the last three winters combined.
Take care everyone. Eat good food, think good thoughts and have a good day.0 -
:sad: Jake did something to his back with all the packing and carrying boxes so he saw the chiropractor today and got adjusted and for the rest of the day he has to ice his back and rest......in contrast this is my exercise day with line dance in the morning, walking four and a half miles with my friend and then taking the dogs to the dog park with some time on the exercise bike in between.
:flowerforyou: we had an animal adventure this morning. When I brought Sasha to the door after our early morning walk there was a furry creature by the front door and I screamed and the furry creature tried to come in the house with us......Jake heard me and came running and went out and discovered that the furry creature that I was screaming about was a ferret. I walked Brandy and then the ferret appeared at the glass door at the back. Jake put on his heavy gloves and got a cat carrier and captured the ferret, brought it into the house, gave it water and some dog food and left it in the carrier in the guest room with the door shut. The dogs kept sniffing and whining at the door and the cats hid under the bed in our room. After a few phone calls, Jake found out that Petco would take the ferret so he took it over there on the way to the chiropractor. The dogs were sad to see it go, but once it was gone the cats came out from under the bed.
:flowerforyou: xyla, your walking challenge sounds like a great idea :bigsmile: 0 -
Maddie said:
Maddie, my post wasn't directed at any one person but the result of a very interesting conversation with the folks at Sportline after my own device racked up an amazing number of calories while I was sleeping. I figured either I was a sleep exerciser or something was very, very wrong with the monitor.Hey Connie, you are right. I do deduct the be still calories before I post them. I don't know what made it pop in my head but I knew that if I burn 1.2 per minute for nothing, I should subtract them from the something. Everyone may not know that though so I was a good idea to point it out....we have to watch out for each other! :drinker:
Using the monitor my workouts on my exercise bike were racking up about 50 to 60 more calories burned over a 20 or 25 minute period than the charts said they should. I tried the old formula method (For Women: [(0.6309 x heart rate) + (0.09036 x weight) + (0.2017 x age) - 55.0969] x time divided by 4.184) and they were still off by about the same amount. The tech on Sportline's support line said to subtract about 60 calories for a 20 minute workout and gave the explanation I posted. I figured if I didn't know that, there was a chance other folks didn't know it either.
We had such a good dinner tonight. A big box of fresh Lake Michigan whitefish arrived today along with six pounds of lake perch fillets. Such a treat. 0 -
Barbie....That is so funny that you had a ferret invite himself into your house. I thought I was the only one with that adventure. I once opened my back door and in he came. I was a little aprehensive at first, but I picked him up and put him in a carrier. I tried to find an owner with no luck, but I found a good home for him. I don't know how long the poor little thing had been on his own, but he sure was looking for someone with some food. A ferret isn't my favorite pet, but I always want animals to have good homes. I'm in the market for a lazy old cat that isn't too lazy to chase mice.0
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Hello Everyone,
Gayla- it's not all that usual in our area either but I was like you were talking, I wanted to be a Grandmother. So, when I talked to them I called myself Grandmother to the. It was hard for them to say at first. I was Grandmudder, Grandmuvver, Gwandmuver, :laugh: but eventually....in sad way..it became Grandmother....I loved all the other versions too
I hope you are staying warm, Marie. I went to the chiropractor today. When I left it home it was snowing but the roads were relatively clear. (we still had 4 inches on the ground, 23 degrs.) but as time went on the snow was really coming down. When I came out the roads were covered and slick. It's normally a 25 min drive. Part of it is parkway but it took almost an hour. I hadn't drove in snow on slick roads since I haven't worked. My daughter-in-law and 3 year old grandson were with me. He was very excited. A semi passed us and blew snow all in your faces like a blizzard. He was like "what is his deal, he blew snow all over us?" When I returned home, I went into the bathroom to remove my contact...I just wear one...and do you know I forgot to put it in..so I texted my daugter-in-law and told her I thought she would feel better knowing I drove all that way without my contact lense:laugh: :laugh: so I was one old lady out on slick roads without my contact lense...:laugh: :laugh: :glasses:
Maddie ....what was that about your birthday?:huh:
Xyla ...the walking challenge sounds interesting. I could handle a mile a day...most days..
That sounds doable
Phoebe hope you are safe out there.
JoAn --hope you are continuing to heal well.
Barbie --was sorry about Jakes back...was it a pulled muscle? A soak in Epsom Salts..helps soreness.
Connie---wow:flowerforyou: I am impressed with anything mathematical...as that is not my strong point...I would haveto write it down and go to a calculator.
Eli and Sandy---as you can tell my grandchildren are the lights of my life:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Buzz...hope your eyes continue to improve.
Irene---will look forward to more stories.
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IRENE said
I'll bet your local animal shelter would have just the thing. I've always found they have many more cats in need of homes than dogs. For some reason people spay or neuter their dogs more often than they do their cats. And I'll bet you'd give that lucky cat a wonderful home.I'm in the market for a lazy old cat that isn't too lazy to chase mice.0 -
Hi everyone! Dinner is smelling good, chicken breasts with mushrooms, carrots, onions and garlic. I wish I had thrown some peppers in but nearly ready to eat now. I just need to warm up some noodles. The construction continues here. I think I am a little less stuffed up so that is def. Good!
Marie – I hope the doctor gets back to you soon with the plan, I know you must be anxious.:flowerforyou:
Sandy – Your trip sounds wonderful. You have such a special relationship with your granddaughter. I hope one day to have some wonderful grandbabies but that is not my decision! Neil is always thrilled to get a card. He phones me right away to tell me “I got mail”! Thanks for caring.
Barbie – Ouch! I hope Jake is already starting to feel better. A sore back can really take the joy out of life. Sounds like you had your usual busy day.
Barb – So funny trying to feed each dog differently and just like children, it always looks better on someone else’s plate. You are such a good Mama.
Elli – As we (Dave) do this work, I am in awe of you once again. You are a one of a kind my dear! It is such hard work. Your last few pounds will drop one of these days when you don’t expect it.
Phoebe – How long are you on the road? How about if you find some warm air and blow it up North!!:bigsmile:
Xyla – Good for you on the walking challenge. I think that is a great idea.
Connie – It sounds like you made your home very comfortable for you and guests. So are you thinking of knocking a wall out now that you are done the basement?
Gigi – I wish I was cruising with you!!
Maddi – Thinking about your brother and hoping each day gets better. Eating out is difficult. I figure if it is only an occasional thing not to worry. This week it was a few times so I am a little worried. If I gain I will just have the pleasure of taking it off the next week! Ugh.
Lynn – I don’t tend to ask people to be my friends although I rarely decline. I just don’t feel I am good at remembering to check other than this thread. Your grandson sounds so funny.:laugh:
Irene – I hope you have been keeping well.
JoAn – Your Orlando holiday sounds like lots of fun! You deserve it. It will be good motivation to drop a pound or two and get into that new bathing suit. Is your granddaughter well controlled with her conditions? It is so hard when little kids have to deal with health issues.
Buzz – It looked like you are on a dietician’s food plan. I agree with the fruits and vegetables. We are not super big meat eaters here although we have meat at most meals. I try to work in at least one non-meat meal a week.
Jeffrey – Where are you??:glasses: I hope you are doing ok.
I think I have likely forgotten someone and will think of them as soon as I close. I hope you are all well and behaving yourselves!
Take care and keep smiling. Gayla 0 -
:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: Here it is almost 1 AM and what am I doing up so late??? Got stuck trying to uninstall my Adobe Flash and the "SYSTEM" would not give me permission! It stole hours of my time figuring it out, and finally I went back to Adobe and used their links to uninstall everything and simply download the newest version and it worked! Gosh, I get flustered and incoherent when my computer's will becomes stronger than mine...who's carrying the leash here? :ohwell:
GAYLA: I can smell that wonderful chicken right here! YUM. And how brave of you to recount everybody; and you're right, Jeffrey seems to have disappeared! Hope all goes well with him and that marathon isn't his undoing!!!
And remember oldbat from Britain? I've not seen her since I've returned. I thought she was a great addition, and now I'm wondering if we took her for granted because she was so comfortable for us! :noway: ...and yes, my DR finaly sent me to a nutritionist, because his advice to cut my calories just wasn't working. The 1st 14 pounds slid right off, and then I hit the proverbial PLATEAU :sad: ! But I see her on the 17th, and Im sticking with it. I eat no more than 3 oz of any kind of protein at every meal but breakfast, where 2 proteins are just right! I'm now soaking 17 bean soup overnight so I can make a nice barley and bean soup with tons of veggies tomorrow. I'm attempting to get more fiber into my food menus, and beans shoul do it!
LYNN...Grandmudder, Grandmuvver, Gwandmuver, ...so cute, and then ..ouch... all grown up! And thank you, the stitches came out today and it will be about 2 weeks until the swelling and black and blue are all gone! It was not an eyelid lift (Ilearned today). Dr Shriver referred to it as a Ptosis repair, meaning she shortened the muscle that opens the upper lid so I shouldn't step on themt ! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :bigsmile:
CONNIE: your gorgeous creatures are anything BUT rescue hounds! But I agree, even if there are not many ragdoll kitties at shelters, there are dozens of adorable kittens waiting and pleading to find a loving home!
MADDIE, what's with the birthday? Did I miss wishing you a happy one? ANd have you ever had a Doctors Kracker? Crunchy and delicious and I have one about every 2 1/2 weeks or maybe less!
IRENE: I love reading some your adventures, especially Alaska, and thank you for the support! Hope evrything continues to go well from now onward!
BARBIE: do be sure to let us know how that move is going. As much as I miss my friends, they absolutely ador living on "The Peninsula" ... and you sound as if you always make the most of every turn in life! We would miss you too much so don't leave
HERE! :blushing:
Well, my eyes are really closing :yawn: and I'd better wash up before I'm too tired to do that!.
G'nite all,
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I didn't take it personally, I appreciate the info. Now I would like to know what the results of this calculation mean? Is it the actual calories burned? Please cut and paste the instructions regarding taking your resting pulse. For a cheesehead, you sure know a lot!! :drinker:Maddie said:
Maddie, my post wasn't directed at any one person but the result of a very interesting conversation with the folks at Sportline after my own device racked up an amazing number of calories while I was sleeping. I figured either I was a sleep exerciser or something was very, very wrong with the monitor.Hey Connie, you are right. I do deduct the be still calories before I post them. I don't know what made it pop in my head but I knew that if I burn 1.2 per minute for nothing, I should subtract them from the something. Everyone may not know that though so I was a good idea to point it out....we have to watch out for each other! :drinker:
Using the monitor my workouts on my exercise bike were racking up about 50 to 60 more calories burned over a 20 or 25 minute period than the charts said they should. I tried the old formula method (For Women: [(0.6309 x heart rate) + (0.09036 x weight) + (0.2017 x age) - 55.0969] x time divided by 4.184) and they were still off by about the same amount. The tech on Sportline's support line said to subtract about 60 calories for a 20 minute workout and gave the explanation I posted. I figured if I didn't know that, there was a chance other folks didn't know it either. We had such a good dinner tonight. A big box of fresh Lake Michigan whitefish arrived today along with six pounds of lake perch fillets. Such a treat.0 -
Good morning Sneakers!
we have snow but the sun is out and the temp is above freezing.
I'll likely post more later. We think our cat is having problems with his heart. If that is the case, we wont let him suffer.
we will take him tomorrow morning to the vet. Right now he just wants to sleep.
Have a safe day!0 -
Happy Thursday Everyone!! :flowerforyou: I did not win at bingo last night so that was a bummer. :ohwell: I still enjoyed being with my friends so I am blessed.
Our next birthday celebration will be with Maddy on February 13, which is Sunday, after that came Viki who is no longer with us and then Beth on the 24th and Marilyn on the 28th. You can check all birthdays on the Senior Golden Sneakers Birthdays.
Phoebe, are you home now? I am so sorry about your cat, it is so hard when our animals get sick.
Connie and Maddie, I am still a little confused. So if I burn 400 calories on my stationary bike I am not supposed to record all those calories? My bike records all the stats, so I am going by that when burning calories.:glasses:
Buzz, now that you have your eyes in good shape you are a typing whiz. You bring a lot of smiles to our group, who ever said you had a great smile was correct. :bigsmile:
Gayla, your chicken did sound great, how was it? You are so wonderful with those children you take care of, I know that they give you as much happiness as a grandchild would, even if they are only in your life for such a short time. :brokenheart: You would make a terrific GRANDMOTHER so tell those boys to get busy. :laugh:
Xyla, the walking challenge does sound like a great incentive, but until the weather around her warms up, I will be doing inside exercise. :grumble:
Everyone else, I think of you all and hope your day is going well. If you have lost any weight congratulations, if you have gained any weight today is a new day, we are here for support, just ask.
The scale finally made a move downhill, will not record until I am sure but I am happy today. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
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Good Morning all!
Barbie - how's Jake's back? How are you after your marathon Wednesday I don't think you even notice you're working off over 1,000 calories by now!!!!!!!
Phoebe - sorry about your kitty - even when you know it's the right thing, it's still hard.:frown:
Buzz - oh MY - i don't thnk i could stay up that late at all..........WAIT! yes i can! I was playing Rock Band with my sons, dil and her brother and i DID stay up that late!!!!!! Not for computer stuff though - i think i may have thrown it out the window by then:grumble: you're GOOD! I get SO frustrated with computer stuff. Didn't you say you lived on Long Island? where?
Oh Gayla - don't be in awe of me - be in awe of my FRIENDS!!!!!!!! I was mostly the gofer, tile sawer, grouter (THE dirtiest job), wood and wall paper stripper! My FRIENDS were amazing! A husband sure would have come in hand around then - i think i my have actually asked 2 or 3 Home Depot employes to marry me during that year!!!!:blushing:
Irene - i agree with Connie - the shelter is a great place to get cats. Probably not a ragdoll (my Dad and his wife had 2 of those. They were beautiful but so expensive), but a great (neutered!) cat who will love to help you out with the mouse problem! I was having a bad bunny problem (i didn't get to tell Jeffrey about it:ohwell: ) and acquired 4 (some days 3 or 5:huh: ) barn cats that seem to help somewhat. Also my son brings their blue heelers over once or twice a week to patrol the grounds!
Sandy - I "strayed" off my program a little last night - not awful - met a friend for appetizers and drinks - but made it mostly about the conversation. I did have a glass of wine which was pretty tasty! Anyway, i still stayed under my 1,000 calories and i'm down another 1/2 pound this morning. I'm not posting it yet though - like you i don't believe it 'till it stays for a few days!
Going for a visit with baby Kodi this afternoon:bigsmile: after the gym. I'm SO SO lucky and grateful these kids stayed so close! I haven't seen Katalina in almost a month now and i MISS her - she's changing so much every day. Her mom is great about sending me daily pictures - but she won't remember me next time i see her. My S/S is still away in Utah - I'll go to Springs this weekend if he's still not home - if he is i want them to have their "space" to reunite! It's been over 2 weeks - not Iraq, but still not fun!
Have a great Friday eve everyone! the weekend is close!:drinker: elli0 -
Sandy, do you still have as much snow as you did? The pics you posted were amazing. 0
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A lot of posting to catch up with since I went to bed last night. You gals have been busy.
We got a phone call from Jerry new doctor called this morning and he has an appt with him Ssaturday Morning at 8:30 AM And he used the hospitals close by. we were afraid it would be out of our town . so that will be nice. I can drive here if necesaary. He just got back from getting a Haircut. So he is reading.
Buzz I think I need to cook me some beans. My doctor recomend . me to eat a cup a day of beans. I just have not spent the time to cook any.
I have put me on a challange
This week I will increase my water for a week and next week make anther challenge to do something else I love the ideal X of walking a mile a day. What is that link? Can anyone think of some challenge I can do a week at time to get me back on track.
We do have a lot of birthdays this month Don't wont to forget any one.
Elli your family is really growing. used to be just the 3 of you now there are 7 of you. Wonderful family.
Gayla remodeling is a lot of work But well worth it. Messy too.
Valentine coming up Monday What 's your sweetheart Mean to you. Mine means the world to me. i love him more each day. even tho I get peeved off at him at times.
Barbie hope jake back is better. These guys hate to admit they they can't do what they used to do.
Connie is Your husband doing alright.?
Irene is you husband able to eat pretty good now with his new choppers.
Gayla hope Dave survive all this remodeling without any problems.
Phoebe, So sorry to hear about your kitty cat. Maybe it is not as bad as you think,
mattie Barbs, Lynn and Buzz you gals really keeps this thead alive. Well really all of the sneakers are keeping thiis going. Love you all. But Mattie, buzz, Lynn and Barbs reall have a sense of humor.0 -
Maddie said:I didn't take it personally, I appreciate the info. Now I would like to know what the results of this calculation mean? Is it the actual calories burned? Please cut and paste the instructions regarding taking your resting pulse. For a cheesehead, you sure know a lot!! :drinker:
The brain is like a bucket. My problem is, mine is just about full. When I learn new stuff, old stuff (like my kid's names) tends to flow over the side.
Please remember I am not a professional at any of this. I'm just like all of you - trying to figure out why I'm not loosing weight as fast as I think I should be. And the following sounds like a pretty logical explanation to me. Read it - try it for yourself. If I'm all wet, and you can point out the errors in my thinking, please do so.
The simple answer to your question is YES!! - you would subtract your resting calories only if you are relying on a machine to calculate the calories you're burning, like a treadmill, exercise bike, heart rate monitor, etc.
Exercise equipment such as home gyms, pedometers, and pulse monitors are all guessing or estimating calories burned. They use methods that approximate calories burned, sometimes without taking into account that you could be a very lean 6' woman weighing 140 lbs. who has adhered to a weight lifting program (muscle burns more calories than fat) instead of a 4'8" woman who has not been lifting weights but also weighs 140 lbs. Exercise machines that do not factor in whether you are male or female also do not give very accurate estimates of calories burned.
The big problem with using the formula is getting an accurate heart rate reading. You may spend the first ten minutes of your workout at a rate of 90, then go as high as 130 for ten minutes and drop to 110 for the last ten minutes. If you do intervals, it is really hard. So I use the formula to calculate my resting calories burned and then figure out what that number is per minute and subtract from the machine reading.
For Women: [(0.6309 x heart rate) + (0.09036 x weight) + (0.2017 x age) - 55.0969] x time divided by 4.184)
To find out how many calories you body burns at rest you'll need to know your resting heart rate. You can be very still for ten minutes, and then take your pulse. Let's say your resting heart rate is 60. Your weight is 175 pounds and your age is 65.
1) heart rate x 0.6309 (60 x 0.6309 = 37.894)
2) weight x 0.09036 (175 x 0.09036=15.813)
3) age x 0.2017 (65 x 0.2017= 13.1105)
4) Add answers for steps 1 through 3) 37.894+15.813+13.11105 = 66.8175.
5) Subtract 55.0969 from the total in step 4 (66.8175-55.0969=11.7206
6)Multiply the answer from step 5 by the amount of time you are checking - let's say 10 minutes - so 117.206.
7)Divide the answer from step 6 by 4.184 = 28.01.
So, in ten minutes of rest, if you are age 60, weigh 175 pounds and your resting heart rate is 65, you burn 28 calories every ten minutes doing absolutely nothing.
So if you exercise for 10 minutes on a stationary bike, and it says you burned 128 calories in that time, you'd subtract the 28 you would have burned anyway and log the NETamount of 100 calories. The My Fitness Pal site has already calculated those at rest calories for you. If you don't subtract them from your exercise calories you are double dipping. If you are also eating those exercise calories, it would help to explain why weight isn't dropping as fast as you think it should.
I hope the above also answers Sandy's question, too.
Here's another way to look at it. Say someone says they'll pay you $10.00 an hour for doing nothing. Then they say they'll pay you $20.00 an hour for working. If you choose the second option, while you would make $20.00 an hour, you're actually only $10.00 an hour ahead of what you'd have if you do nothing at all. Make sense?0 -
Marie, the walking challenge that I am doing is called "February Walking Challenge" started by NeuroticVirgo. Apparently, they start a new one each month and you just pick the number of miles that you want to walk that month and make a ticker. It is easier for my to walk than it is for some of you because I have a treadmill that I bought years ago and used mostly as a coat hanger!:laugh: However, it is being put to good use now! I do better on things when I have challenged myself but also have an accountability factor. This is working really well for me because it is keeping me motivated to keep walking. I usually don't walk on the weekends because they are too busy, but I make up for it during the week. If anyone is interested in joining the group now, you would just join and pick the number of miles that you want to walk from this day to the end of the month.0
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Elli your family is really growing. used to be just the 3 of you now there are 7 of you. Wonderful family.
Marie - i just love you - how do you keep everything straight?!?!?! yep - my family has gone from 3 to 7! I have a family tattoo that has grown from 3 pieces to 7 so i KNOW it's right:bigsmile:
Connie - you crack me up! My brain is like a bucket too - only i'm pretty sure mine has some holes in it!:embarassed:0 -
http://www.garynorth.com/public/6791.cfm Check out this 88 year old Mayor in Canada!! You go girl!!0
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hi everyone, we are home home home! I will just rest today, and jump into laundry and all the other things to do tomorrow.
If I had been at home on Feb. 1, I would have weighed myself, as this was the first day on my weight loss plan. I kept telling myself to do it when I got home, and here I am, unweighed!! I will get it done.. it will be a guess-timate but it is good enough.
Assuming things go as I expect they will at the vet, I will go to the gym afterward. I know I will cry, but we have been thru this before, and we agree that the pleasure of pets is worth the pain that comes with losing them.
Marie, I'm glad you are close to the doctor for Jerry's treatment, that is a big help, isn't it?
Beans sound good to me too., I'll probably have steamed vegetables. Jim wants potato soup, and its a no no for me right now.
Connie, I got lost at the first set of numbers, so I will not even try to adjust my calories burned! That is interesting, that they are all estimates.. I wondered how they measured them.
Maddie, you are so upbeat, even when you are criticizing yourself, you still make me smile.
Lynn, sorry your roads are bad, I know the feeling. We are loving this sunshine here..hope we see more of it this weekend.
Barb, aren't you glad you live way over there? LOL..I miss Washington and Oregon. We don't get there too often.
Barbie, hope Jake is better by now..we love our chiro. That was so good of you both to help the wayward ferret. Was it a tame one? Maybe someones lost pet. Good to know that Petco took it for you.
Sandy, isn't it too bad we don't know how to market snow into a usable product? LOL.. the possibilities are probably plentiful, but not practical.
Xyla, glad you are posting with us, great on the walking challenge..I finally gave my clothes hanger/treadmill to the boy scouts yard sale!!
Gayla, have you shopped online for your lights? That Sandy is so sweet, isn't she? I'm glad Neil is doing good in both of his homes..why not have two.. lots of people do!!
Gonna peel potatoes,
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My little sweet pea wore me out today. He kept pretending that he was going to sleep and the jumping up laughing and climbing all over me. That went on for about an hour. I only took 150 calories for that but I'll bet it was more like 5,000! He does weigh 20.5 oz. . Here is a picture of that part of my family. Jason, Jen, Mathew and Nate!
I can hardly keep my eyes open tonight. As Marie had said, I thought I was going to take a nap with Nate but he fooled me....man, am I a whiner or what????
My brother says that the medicine is helping his shingles. He finally got some sleep by sleeping on top of everything so nothing would touch his chest. :frown:
We are supposed to get 30's by Saturday and by Sunday, which you all know is my birthday...40's!! What a gift :bigsmile:
I'm going to start taking notes when I'm reading so that I don't forget what I want to say when I'm typing. :huh:0
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