Senior Golden Sneakers -March 2011

CALIECAT

addie I thouht we had a new member till i got to you post. Smart ideal.I will be out of pocket most of the day. got to make a quick run to the store and Kathie will be by to take us to the hospital to see Alice. Which is a long way. from here. I will be on later. take care All!!!!!!!!!!!Marie

californiagramma

good job Maddie glad you told us about your name change I am trying to get back in the swing of things after vacation anybody have any good tips.

Grandee47

Checking in. Have an eye doctor appt. Got a walk in this morning so I'm off to a good start. I'm going to the grocery store after the dr appt and I'm shopping for natural foods. I've been eating too many processed foods. Was up a pound this morning. Official weigh in is Sunday AM so I'd like that pound to be gone. My hubby has only one more week (week after next) in Memphis, so we'll get him signed up on Sunday. He wants to lose 10-15 pounds.


So glad you found this thread, CG......it's wonderful!

Grandee47

Just received an email from church. Our missionary friends, the Colbournes, are in the area worst hit east of Tokyo. Please pray for them.

Sandydur

Good Morning Sneakers!! Will be back later, my DIL gave me a certificate for a massage this morning, so I will be back later.
Enjoy your day and keep those from the East in your prayers and thoughts today.

fancyladyJeri

Good Morning All,

Hope you are all having a fabulous day.

That earthquake and tsunami is scary stuff. Hope none of you on the West Coast are affected.

Having lots of fun this weekend with the Grandkids. We took them to Boston Pizza for supper. Lucky for me and my weight loss efforts, the only gluten free, dairy free, egg free item in the menu was grilled salmon, steamed vegetables, and a side salad. You really can't go wrong with that. Well, okay I had a glass of wine,, but even with that there was no problem. I'm down another 1/2 lb this am. My goal is getting closer and closer.

I'm also trying really hard to get in 30 minutes of exercise each day. I listen to my self hypnosis CDs almost every night. So far, so good.

Have a wonderful Friday.

Jeri

tlp8rb

By the way...I have forsythia bushes blooming now and snow flurries predicted tonight:noway:

I wish I could send you some forsythia blooms and daffodils, Sandy.

Here is some Forsythia for everyone. Most awesome sight!

tlp8rb

Maddie said:

Confession: I found myself starting to binge in the evenings. This is what I was doing before I came here. The food is different but the action is the same. Especially when I don't feel well...it's pity me food. I'll be sitting there trying to decide which snack to have and I think that I decide but after I have it I think I was wrong so I have another and maybe another. I'm so glad that I saw myself doing it and I'm nipping it in the bud! You know the saying, "Onwards and Upwards", well not on this site.....it's 'ONWARDS AND DOWNWARDS'......Woo Hoo!

Oh, Maddie - this is my biggest demon! I'm not a good sleeper and often wake at 1:00 or 2:00 am and then am up all night - eating! Last night I didn't fall asleep until 5:30 am - and then had to wake at 7:00 to go to my husband's doctor appointment with him. I'm afraid I ate an entire bag (3 servings) of 100 calorie a serving snack crackers. And then a handful of baked Gorgonzola crackers. It's making me CRACKERS! Thank goodness I had a killer workout day and almost 600 extra calories when I finished logging my real meals but this has got to stop.

tlp8rb

I want to share some good news with everyone. A fellow MFP poster who lives in nearby West Plains joined the site 90 days ago at 441 pounds. He is now down 53.4 lbs and has reduced his BMI by 7.2 points, his waist size by 7.25" and his neck size by 2.5". It's a daunting task when you start out that size and he is to be congratulated for his effort. His user name is Tomhusker so if you're so inclined, do a search for his 90 Day Progress Report post and congratulate him.

lyn54

:flowerforyou: Hi Everyone,

It's a sad day for the people of Japan today. Hawaii has flooding. There is a tour group from this area (probably more than one) over there. My DIL's mother talked to her friend. They arrived there last evening. They were in bed about 2 hours when they were told to go up to the 17th floor. They are coming back home. No taxis are out, nor buses..they will have to walk to the airport. Flooding everywhere they can see.

I have changed my user name. I have learned that when you google the username...your posts on your home pages are open to the public. :noway: So I hoped it would help to change the username. I have protested on the tech forum. It might help if everyone did.

I hope all of you on the West coast such as Barbie and others that I may have not remembered, are okay.

I'll check back on the posts later.

lyn54

Maddie brought up a subject this morning about our privacy on here. We all know we are on a public forum here. We know when you look at someone's profile page, you can see their friends, their pics and somtimes their diary. However, their activity on their Home page is not open to viewing unless you are a friend. What I didn't realize until Maddie brought it to my attention, was that when someone Googles(Bings) or whaterver, they can see your Home Page activity, UNLESS you are logged off. I thought you might want to know that UNLESS you are logged off that is open to the public.

lyn54

:happy: Connie,
That Forsythia bush is beautiful!!! A bright spot to a sad feeling day.

I had a joke I was going to post this morning but I will wait.

delraybuzz

JACKIE: LOVE rhubarb and seldom see it in markets! Maybe there is frozen rhubarb , in which case I stew it with
strawberries. Use to adore strawberry rhubarb pie, but I guess it's a no-no!

MADDIE:

Confession: I found myself starting to binge in the evenings

Oh my goodness; you made me aware that's what's going on with me, too!:frown: This site and all of us are so helpful in ways we may never realize! You
work on it, and so will I, Babe!!!

CAGRAMMA: Hi there; I think we haven't met yet. Have you a nickname or ID I may have missed? Hope your
vacation was a good one, and that you are NOT near the coastline in CA!!! At least for today!!!

DEE: We hope your friends are safe. Dreadfully strong Quake! So glad my son has left Hawaii, as he was right on water!

SANDY: Lucky you; I will have only a pedicure massage, but it's a bit of heaven , too

JERI: Good for you on that 30-minutes-a-day exercise! I think that's the secret to steady loss!

CONNIE: OMG---your forsythia is GORGEOUS! Thanks for the memory! None in Florida and as for
crackers: I ate several fistfuls yesterday, which shocked me! DOWNFALL- - - !

LYNN: you, too? Isn't this an invasion of privacy? I hate Facebook because it's SO available to snoops!

BARBIE...Are you in danger on your peninsula? We saw pictures of a ship caught in a whirlpool somewhare in the Pacific
How ghastly this quake and tsunami are! I think SANDY was right when she advised me to live in the present!
We should NEVER put anything off to the future!

MARIE...wishes for Alice's return to health, and Jerry, likewise, and you have the strength to keep on being
their Rock of Gibralter!!!:flowerforyou:

GIGI...If you're with us...SEE? Perfect weather for you, even if it's only 63 degrees! Enjoy your visit:drinker:

Everyone...enjoy every day as if it's our last!!!
Buzz

oldtyke

My thoughts are with all the people in Japan who have lost loved ones. It makes all our worries seem trivial.

sixtysomething88

Happy Friday to you! You look like a vibrant senior. I'm going to be 64 in May and my goal is to be fit and vibrant well into my 80's.

maeadair

Hello Sneakers,
I just got a ford Taurus, not brand new, because they ended up totaling my Vue (RIP RED, I will miss you) after the 'fender bender' . I am not pleased at all. The damage was only the front right corner/fender and right light assembly, but, they say Saturn's are "devalued" since they are no longer in business and they have a hard time getting parts; therefore they totaled it!:sad: The lady who backed out into the road in front of me received $4,800 for a minor scratch and dent her husband repaired. Go figure!
I can not lament( or I should not.... just very irritated !)

Sorry I have been so long but my work schedule has been full, plus was down with sinus infection. This is a very prolific group with a lot to catch up on. Please forgive me if I miss some.


BARB: Glad they had your wallet. I think most of us would be in a tizzy at the thought of losing ours.

JUDI: Love the recipe thank you. I hope you enjoy Percy. I have a lot of birds and squirrels in my yard. My dear old neighbor has fed them for over 30 years. He is now in a Nursing Home and the animals are still coming/looking for food. I dig up so many old rotten peanuts that the squirrels have buried every year when tilling my garden.
Way to go, doing 30D shred.

SANDY: Indeed that is one lucky granddaughter. Hope you did catch it on tape. OOPS I see the pic, Nice!
Shrove Tuesday was always pancake day here. And meatless Fridays were 'Prince spaghetti' days ( spaghetti and meatless sauce).

MARIE: It is very nice to have Xyla helping you with your menus. :happy:
Glad you will be able to get plants in. We usually have to wait til after Memorial day (end of May - for non US sneakers)which means a short growing season compared to many of you folks. Already started eggplant and peppers in doors.
Sorry to hear about your daughter and grand daughter. Uterine cancer is not as bad as it used to be ; they have come a long way in treatments. Prayers for her/you.
Hope your granddaughter finds the strength with support to get out of that relationship.
Take a few cleansing breaths when you begin to feel overwhelmed...deep breathe in thru nose and slowly let out thru pursed lips/repeat 3-4 x's and feel the tension release.
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PHOEBE: You will have tell us if the weeds wave back....LOL. Stay safe on the roads. Maybe you can find local farmer's markets along your travel routes. I try to do a small few raised beds in my back yard and supplement from my brothers larger garden and farmer's markets. There is nothing like fresh fruits and veggies. Yes, finally rested (slept for close to 12 hours only up to pee). Then worked extra this week...12.5 hrs./14 hrs/12hrs/13 hrs last nite. Today trying to stay up to flip back to days til Tues and back to overnights.

JUDY: Sorry to hear things are so tenuous in your neck of the woods. Glad you are safe and can still log in.

MARILYN: My son says 'we are not dieting, we started a life style change, a journey to better health!'

CONNIE: Glad to hear your friends are doing ok. Scouting history helped again. The relief to get a bath/shower and clean clothes, what a gift!
We had a W.T. Grant's loved the place. At least they could not see his blushing face thru the radio. Also had 'The Boston Store, Woolworth's, Kresge's, and a J.J.Newbury. Loved going to Grant's and getting a hot dog and fries with a root beer float... that was a special treat 1-2x/yr. as a youngster.
Also remember licking the green stamps dad got with gassing up the car. Mom used them to get camping gear.

GAYLA: Vent away. Sounds like the girl was a bit 'snarky' and that is not ok in her position. Sounds like she needs to learn what 'support person' means. It is hard as a mom to give up the day to day control to another care giver, But no matter what Neil will always have Mom in his corner.

BUZZ: Cute chap stick story...LOL

JERI: welcome. Losing weight on a cruise! You were dedicated. I do a walking Program with discs by Leslie Sansone ( goes in DVD/TV) and find it enjoyable. She gets you doing a 12 min.mile or 5mph rate and it mixes things up a little vs boring straight walking indoors. Oh, cystitis is very uncomfortable, I feel for you and hope you got some Pyridium (or something similar) to ease that discomfort.

ELLE: The 30 hrs was not straight work... I worked 14, went shopping (cause was just told the nite before about the baby shower), then to the baby shower, then took my 92 yr old mom for groceries/home unpacked shopping and visited a little, then home to unwind and bed. My 'flip days' can be 20 - 28 hrs awake so I can do things in the "real world". Being an overnight worker can be challenging. That is why you see days without me on here (sneakers) I just do general logging.
Elle we plant our garlic in late fall and let it winter over in the ground. I will be starting lettuce, onion sets, some squashes in a week or two indoors to transplant after June 1st.

GIGI: Sorry to hear of all you woes with your mom. Hope you get good news Wed.

JACKIE: Sorry to hear of your computer crash.... I lost one a couple yrs ago ( due to son's error) and was devastated, lost all my pics and songs. Hope you were able to salvage the important things.

MADDIE: Hope you are feeling better by now ( just reading 3/7/11 post ...trying to catch up ). Even when under the weather you take time to make us laugh,...bless you.
Good luck with the "munchies", they seem to come with the steroids for me each time (also asthmatic). It is hard to lose when on Antibiotics and steroids to say nothing of no breath to exercise with. You do still need to get your minimum calories for basic metabolic functions and for getting better.

LYNN: I too am trying not to leave anyone out, but apologize if I mess up.
Migraines are hard to get over, and the medications for them cam make you feel 'fuzzy' for the whole next day I have found. Hope you do not have them often.
ArtiChokes...LOL...LOL...LOL

BARB: Cute proposal. It is nice to have the laughs.

IRENE: It was nice that you got to have time with your siblings. I think it is great that you are keeping a family history/journal. Generations will cherish it.

BARBIE: Sounds like was a delicious 'doggie bag'.

Well just finished thru 3/8/11 and have been on here over 4 1/2 hours.... time to take a break. Sorry I did not get fully caught up:ohwell:
This is getting so long no one will want to read any of it...LOL

Going to go get some food then laundry is calling to me..

Hope all have a good day/night/week (in case I do not get back for awhile.)

MAE :-)

lyn54

Hi Mae,
I read your post.

You did a good job of addressing all of us:flowerforyou:

Everything is quiet on here today. I would joke and 'stuff" but I feel like it's a day to be quiet out of respect...so ...

I have beautiful sunshine here...am so blessed. It's 50 degrees and a beautiful day.

Has anyone heard anything from Marie, yet?

CALIECAT

Sixty something

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Happy Friday to you! You look like a vibrant senior. I'm going to be 64 in May and my goal is to be fit and vibrant well into my 80's.
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Hello sixty something I haven ' any ideal how to address you give us a name so we can chat. Nicname or something just so it is short
But did want to welcome you to our group. looking forward to getting to know you. You came to the right place. How did you find us so quick? Be looking to hear from you a lot Marie

tlp8rb

Lynn said:

Maddie brought up a subject this morning about our privacy on here. We all know we are on a public forum here. We know when you look at someone's profile page, you can see their friends, their pics and somtimes their diary. However, their activity on their Home page is not open to viewing unless you are a friend. What I didn't realize until Maddie brought it to my attention, was that when someone Googles(Bings) or whaterver, they can see your Home Page activity, UNLESS you are logged off. I thought you might want to know that UNLESS you are logged off that is open to the public.

Seemed strange to me so I checked and Lynn is absolutely right. If you are signed in at the time someone Googles your MFP user name, they will find your Home page here on MFP. Imagine my surprise when it also found all sorts of other things I had completely forgotten about like a storage folder on the server at an internet service provider I haven't used in almost four years. I took a look inside and here's what I found.

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Any one know who the fellow with me might be? If you're about my age, you should.

tlp8rb

Let's take this privacy issue a step further. If I'm logged in at MFP, and I'm listed as your friend on your home page, someone who Googles my user name can also see YOUR home page.

I think this needs to be brought to the attention of the folks in control.

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PS: Note, If you decide to change your user name, keep in mind you can do so only once. I changed my user name to something I've never used anywhere else. Hope I can remember who I am. I'll still sign my posts with my real name.

CALIECAT

Hey I am back. good report from Alice. Everything turn out fine. and no cemo or radiavtion. he did find her Blood augar running high. need to go to the doctor to get it check out. I am so relieve. Thanks for all of your support. You all have been just. great. Now to get Jerry problems solve.

Dee let us know about your friends in Japan.


All of our dear freinds on the West Coast Stay alert and get out of harms way.
I am going to go and propped my legs up snd watch TV. Chat with you all tomorrow

LUV2CRUZ

Lynn said:

Maddie brought up a subject this morning about our privacy on here. We all know we are on a public forum here. We know when you look at someone's profile page, you can see their friends, their pics and somtimes their diary. However, their activity on their Home page is not open to viewing unless you are a friend. What I didn't realize until Maddie brought it to my attention, was that when someone Googles(Bings) or whaterver, they can see your Home Page activity, UNLESS you are logged off. I thought you might want to know that UNLESS you are logged off that is open to the public.

Seemed strange to me so I checked and Lynn is absolutely right. If you are signed in at the time someone Googles your MFP user name, they will find your Home page here on MFP. Imagine my surprise when it also found all sorts of other things I had completely forgotten about like a storage folder on the server at an internet service provider I haven't used in almost four years. I took a look inside and here's what I found.

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Any one know who the fellow with me might be? If you're about my age, you should.

I give up!! Who is it????

lyn54

Good Evening,

Marie I am so glad things went well for you.

We have a newbie but I am not on my notebook to remember your name. Welcome.

I am including a joke in this post. I was reminded by Maddie that we all need laughter every day.

I had one of the worst case of shingles most anyone has heard of. There are others who have had bad ones but no one I have met or heard of that has had worse. Maddie's brother is recovering from them. Others on here have had them too. I thought we could have a good laugh at shingles.

Bubba had shingles.

Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should appreciate this! Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line?

Here's what happened to Bubba:

Bubba walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said: 'Shingles.' So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat.

Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles' So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining room.

A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said, 'Shingles.' So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.

An hour later the doctor came in and found Bubba sitting patiently in the nude and asked Bubba what he had.

Bubba said, 'Shingles.' The doctor asked, 'Where?'

Bubba said, 'Outside on the truck. Where do you want me to unload 'em??' :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

judz46

Good morning to all you recycled teenagers!!

Loved that joke Lynn..Jake had a bad case of shingles when doing his exams last year..stress can trigger them can't they? One of the guys going on the trip with my husband had to pull out due to having them in his eyes....very painful.

I heard from a friend in Japan who is OK but says it was really terrifying - she hadn't been in a large earthquake before - we had a tsunami warning for all of NZ but it hasn't come to anything serious thank goodness.

Hope you on the East Coast are all OK. It' certainly a worry with what's going on in the world.

Glad your daughter is OK Marie.

I think we may have agreed to the terms and conditions when joining MPF - who always reads the small print? Not good though.

Well, I'm going to make the most of the sunshine - will check back later..

Grandee47

:happy: Marie, that's wonderful news!!!!!

:ohwell: Lynn, I tend to stay logged on all the time. Guess I'd best change that habit!

Haven't heard anything about our friends. Will report in as soon as I know anything.

:glasses: Had my eye appt. and I do have a visceral (sp?) detachment. Otherwise my eyes are in good shape. Have to go back in 8 weeks unless the floaters get worse or flashing lights appear. Thanks for your concern. I wouldn't have treated it as seriously if you hadn't warned me.

I had a good eating and exercise day so I'm a :happy: camper tonight. It feels good.

My eyes and head hurt from the drops they put in my eyes, so I'm cutting this short.

Keep those jokes coming!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

marlouise

Hello ladies, did a bit of food posting today, nothing on there except for the raw vegetables is what the real food is I have eaten, I really don't like eating something that I did not, however maybe with luck it will balance out in calories to the amounts I have here.
Did my exercises today and they went well, I am getting better I think.

Rain and more rain, lots of snow has melted, my sis says more to come from the west.

Someone here has friends in Tokyo, I'm sending <<<<healing vibes, calm vibes and hopes>>>>>> my prayers will include them tonight.

That is it for the night gals, I'm tired and it is getting on the evening.

Good Night all.

Marilyn

delraybuzz

MAE...actually, I bet I was not the only one to read and enjoy your long post! It certainly takes ambition to catch up with this lightening thread, eh? Glad to see you back.

SS88. I need a name to associate with your nice introduction! I'm sure you'll remain vibrant into your 80s; just look at MARIE, and I don't know about fit (ouch!) but I attempt a bit of vibrant when awake :ohwell:

oldtyke...I know I should know it, but my memory fades fast sometime! What is your name? We all agree about your sentiments re the quake...MAJOR!!!:sad:

LYN... miss your humor, but you are so sensitive to the earth and its inhabitants! Bless you OK...just read
your Bubba story...Hah-hah...I feel better already :bigsmile:

CONNIE:...scary information you discovered! Don't chang e the dog pics or I'll never remember your new ID!!!
OK, I give up (and I'm MUCH older than you!:bigsmile: ) WHO IS HE???

MARIE: Hooray for news about Alice. To be followed by good news about Jerry!!! Please??? Now take care of yourself !

JUDY, thank goodness you escaped a tsunami! NZ had enough already! Enjoy that sun...

Feet up, loved my pedicure, will watch a Netflix movie tonight...who cares which one!!! CONNIE. WHO IS IT?

luv, Buzz

barbiecat

Hi Sandy,

I was so busy and self involved yesterday that I didn't even read any of the posts or remember that it was your birthday, so please accept my belated best wishes.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
hugs to you :flowerforyou:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Thanks, Lynn, for sending me a message to see if I was OK......at first I didn't understand why someone would be concerned just because I didn't post for a day and then when I read through all the Golden Sneakers postings, I realized that you were concerned because of all the tsunami warnings along the Pacific Coast.......they did put out some warnings here but all is fine......we are actually at the top of the Olympic Peninsula rather far from the Pacific Ocean and we live a mile or so from the coast and a bit above sea level so I haven't really been concerned about tsunami danger but, of course, you all don't know that......so thank you for your concern.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Marie, you have gotten some good suggestions from others so all I will add is to take life one day at a time and walk through Jerry's treatment as it comes........I'm glad to hear that the news about Alice is positive.....enough is enough.

:flowerforyou: we have been busy with meetings and appointments including the eye doctor yesterday.....I always worry about that one because my mother had glaucoma, but all my results were good :bigsmile:


:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I am loving all the jokes and made Jake come in and let me read some of them so he could laugh too.

:flowerforyou: we'll be at another all day meeting tomorrow an hour and half away with a catered lunch so lots of sitting and lots of calories.

tlp8rb

Feet up, loved my pedicure, will watch a Netflix movie tonight...who cares which one!!! CONNIE. WHO IS IT?

luv, Buzz

Not my husband but my friend, Dion DiMucci. Some of you might remember him... Dion and the Belmonts? (Runaround Sue, A Teenager in Love, I Wonder Why). The how and why of our friendship is a story for another day. He's a great guy. Not doing much music these days but spending a lot of time ministering to the inmates in prisons in New York and Boca Raton, Florida. Being Italian-American, he has a strong Roman Catholic faith (wasn't always so).