Senior Golden Sneakers............November

Lafla

Hi Marie. Not sure what I said but thought I better clarify it. We are not going across the pond . . . Yet! We are just going across the border to the US. We are planning a trip to the Canadian Maritimes next summer but have to check with my in-laws to make sure that they will be home in Prince Edward Island before we book anything. I am still dealing with this darn foot pain. I will see the podiatrist before we leave. I hope he will have some suggestions as I don't plan to spend a week in the hotel!

Jackie -- sorry I missed you earlier. I will jot down David Nicholls book. I have several library books out at the moment but I do like to have suggestions. It is interesting to me that in my head I visualize the story and the movie rarely lives up to the book. I can still remember my first adult book, Raintree County. Oh, how I loved it. I often think I should reread it but how sad would that be if after all these years I thought it was lame! Yeah for public libraries!

Take care and keep smiling. Gayla

Swissmiss

:flowerforyou: Marie, we are all here to help you. I have to say, I have been encouraged by your bean meals. So healthy to have a low fat protein. I think that I will try that. Do you have a good recipe for chili that would delite me?

:flowerforyou: Hey Jackie, the fish soup is a diabetic diet item? I have found those diets to be wonderful. I love 55 pounds on it.

:flowerforyou: Maddie, I was curious about the cramps because my husband gets terrible ones. He isn't on any medication, though. What he does for them is eat a banana and drink some milk. This seems to help. I really need to go to a medical site and research it.

:flowerforyou: Phoebe, you have brought up a good topic. Does anyone have any idea, recipes, etc. for the holidays. Just what can we do to stay on track. For those who will be having time off of work (meaning those who work outside the home), we may have extra time to exercise. That is what I am hoping to do.

pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA

From taste of home, This is a link to some recipe makeovers.


http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Holiday---Celebration-Recipes/Thanksgiving-Recipes/Thanksgiving-Makeover-Recipes?pmcode=ILKDL01T&_mid=2306542&_rid=2306542.917032.30645

Pretty good recipes too.

Maddie, I take 100 mg of co q 10. You and I shop at the same place.

jackie, Bruiser calls our address his as well. He is always lurking. We will try to trap him at Christmas time off.
of course, your Jasper may have been waiting for you to offer him a reasonable explanation. You know how sensible cats can be.

Marie, yum! Those veggies sound great.

Swissmiss

:flowerforyou: Thanks Phoebe. Taste of Home..great. My husband buys anything with their name on it. Hope that he will buy recipe makeovers.:laugh:

No more time to post. Short lunch today. Very busy. Later.

Sandydur

Happy Friday!! :bigsmile: The sun is shining, temperature not too bad and my sister is having a good day. I am grateful!!
Our spa day was great except when my darling DIL asked if I wanted to join her she told me she had gift certificates and groupon savers. I figured I would have to give my tips for my services but didn't expect it when she used most of the gift certificates for herself and I ended up paying $200 plus I bought lunch. Yikes there is a lot of different things I could have done with that money but do have to admit it relieved a lot of stress.
My ex MIL who is 95 just called me and said she cannot get on the Internet so I told her I would come and help her this afternoon.
This happens all the time and it is always something silly but her kids don't seem to have the patience with her as I do.
Tomorrow is my sister's birthday but I don't want to go near her because I have a scratchy throat and her immune system is weakened so until I feel 100% I will stay away and she told me she doesn't want to see me. :laugh: She said it with love knowing she could get sick from any bad germs.:explode: You are all wonderful people and I appreciate you so much for always being here and listening, Thank You.

Phoebe, your kittens sound like so much fun and you are such a good mom. I don't think everyone realizes what a great person you are with all that you do for everyone. Sending Katie a package in Africa not even knowing her was just so kind. Offering to send my sister cards to cheer her up, how amazing is that. Like Irene you are an angel on earth and I am so happy you are in my life.

Becky, I don't think there is anything to keep you on track except yourself. :bigsmile: The holidays are hard for all of us and if we learned to eat in moderation and still exercise I think that would be a big help. Practice what I preach because I am good on preaching just not on myself. :laugh:

Gayla, a vacation sounds wonderful, Cheryl and I are hoping to go on one with Marisa and Bryanna on their school break in March.
I hope to also to Minnesota to see my older granddaughter before she goes to the Netherlands to be an Au Pair for a year and to Arizona to see my son and get warm when it is freezing here in January. Of course everything depends on my sister so I have to take it one day at a time. Neil sounds like he is doing well and adjusting well, I am so happy for him.

Marie, glad you are getting back on that horse that you fell off, it happens to most of us, but getting back to basics is what counts.

Maddie, my husband takes lipitor and before they adjusted it he had severe leg cramps. Also does your husband smoke because that can also produce leg cramps due to circulation. Just my opinion.

Jackie, we have a fireplace suspended from the ceiling in our finished basement. It was here when I met my husband over 33 years ago but still is very modern.

Shirley, have fun on your trip to Cambridge, it is always nice when you don't have to pay.

Cajunlady, welcome to our group, hope you stay with us and let us get to know you. I am not sure what I would do without this group in both diet and exercise and just for being there when needed.

I did manage to lose two of those extra pounds that sneaked back but still have two to go and like Becky I would like to lose a couple of extra after that to try and get through the holidays.

Have a wonderful day dear friends.

6cookys

H e l l o Seniors,

I have been missing in action. My husband has me coming and going. Also my quilt guild is raffeling a beautiful big queen size quilt and I took it to our senior citizens luncheon and sold $100.00 worth of tickets there. My husband bought some tickets too.

My friend and husband just had birhtdays so I have spent time taking them out for their birthdays. On my husbands birthday the phone rang off the hook. At one time he was on the landline talking and his cell phone rang then my cell phone rang, we just started laughing. He got about a dozen calls. All the kids called and grandkids and family.

I am watching the horses next door and they are running around and chasing each other. It's windy here so that is probably making them act goofy.

I am going to make a pot of chicken soup for dinner today as my hubby has a cold. He is acting like a baby right now. You would think he was going to die from the cold. Oh well, he is worth the trouble.

Today my day went like this, got up early and took hubby's car in to get new tires. Met friends in town for coffee. Stopped a the casino and won $70.00 and he won $20.00, so that was nice. I will use my money for christmas presents for the kids.
Then came home read the newspaper, and mail. Made a nice ground chicken patty for lunch for hubby and I had tofu and veggies and egg whites. He dosen't like tofu and I do. Then I cleaned up some paperwork and filed things away. When I get off the computer I will sew a little. Then make soup.

Gayla, I read the help in 5 days, just couldn't put it down. Then I gave the book to my daughter and told her to pass it down to someone else. This way I feel the money for the book was well spent.

Have a great day and will try and get back tomorrow.
Chris

Sandydur

Again a little risque but oh so funny!!

A little old lady was walking down the street dragging two large plastic garbage bags behind her. One of the bags was ripped, and every once in a while a $20 fell out onto the sidewalk.

Noticing this, a policeman stopped her, and said, "Ma'am, there are $20 bills falling out of that bag."

"Oh, really? Darn it!" said the little old lady. "I'd better go back and see if I can find them. Thanks for telling me, officer."

"Well, now, not so fast," said the cop. "Where did you get all that money? You didn't steal it, did you?"

"Oh, no, no", said the old lady. "You see, my back yard is right next to a Golf course. A lot of Golfers come and pee through a knot hole in my fence, Right into my flower garden. It used to really tick me off. Kills the flowers, you know. Then I thought, 'why not make the best of it?' So, now, I stand behind the fence by the knot hole, real quiet, with my hedge clippers. Every time some guy sticks his thing through my fence, I surprise him, grab hold of it and say, 'O.K., buddy! Give me $20, or off it comes.' "

"Well, that seems only fair," said the cop, laughing. "OK. Good luck! Oh, by the way, what's in the other bag?"

"Not everybody pays."

phyljen

Hi Everyone,
I have been MIA for the whole month of October.
Thanks Sandy for sending me the link so I could get back in touch with all my friends.
Phyllis

Shirley61

Good morning Lovlies:

Just finished 35 mins walking and stripped our bed sheets and packed for overnight.
Leaving at 1:00pm for the hotel and Christmas dinner with hubby's coworkers.
I don't know a soul. That's what happens when you work at home like he does.
The social interaction isn't there. Anyway I hope to have a good time.

See you all when I get back and have a wonderful weekend.

Maddie: Thanks for the tip on the Coenzyme Q10. I have taken that in the past. I had a test done
yesterday to see if anything else is going on. I am not on the Cholesterol meds right now until
we find out about the cramping. My doctor already told me about the CQ10.

CALIECAT

Cute joke Sandy.

And I do know how special Phoebe is. I got some lovely flowers from UPS yesterday from all of hose eight kitties. Thank Phoebe You are one in a million. Luv Ya. I have known her for right around 8 years now and she is just as sweet now as she was then.

Gayla I have known for the same amount of time. Is still the most adorable friend as she always have been. I am truely bless by there loving ways.

I am also blessed to have You Sneakers around to talk to. You are the best. I know I am not on as much now as I used to be. And I am so bless to have sandy here to keep us going. She is quite a gal. I pick us a good leader. Don't you think so ?

Barbiecat have walk enough to reach Texas by now. With Jake dragging along? Our lovely couple.

6cookys

Good afternoon sneakers,

To my surprise I woke up to a little snow on the ground. I don't like the cold ( then why do I live in Montana?) but the snow sure is pretty.
My day today: I woke up with a miserable back ache, it started yesterday and it's just starting to go away. I haven't done much exercise so I don't make it worse. Tonight I may do a little. For some reason while I was hurting so much my appetite was horrible, I wanted to eat everything in sight. I did eat a little too much, it could have been worse.

I went to town for some more fabric, ( like I don't have enough), to make some placemats and napkins for Christmas presents. I also bought more fabric for the back of the king size quilt I am making. This quilt is adding up in money.

We went to costco and only had 3 nibbles, bought talapia and haddock. We filled up the car with gas and we decided to stop at the casino again and I won $35.00 and hubby won $10.00, not bad for putting in $5.00. So with yesterdays winnings I have $100.00 for Christmas. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose.

Phoebe, be careful driving.

Marie, its always nice to hear from you.

Sandy, keep up the funny jokes.

To everyone esle have a marvelous day.
Chris:flowerforyou:

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I have been busy

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my best friend flew up from California on Thursday and I have been spending a lot of time with her. She's staying in a hotel (she's allergic to cats and would be miserable in our house) and she's not an early riser so I've had time in the morning for my regular dog walking. My friend came to line dance with me yesterday and was a really good sport about trying the dances. She's an excellent, experienced tennis player so she has the coordination and the stamina for dancing but learning the steps was a challenge coming to only one class. I thought she and I would be walking a lot but she says it's too cold for her here so we've been staying indoors and I've turned up the heat to accommodate her.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: I haven't been posting my food because I don't have much time on the computer and searching for restaurant food takes a lot of time. I've eaten a few things that I haven't eaten in ages (tuna/cheddar melt, corn bread, sweet potato fries) yum yum. Fortunately she's a light eater during the day so I've stuck to my Isagenix shakes and bars during the day and restaurants only in the evening.

:bigsmile: there's snow in the mountains but temperatures in the low 30's in the morning here.:bigsmile:

marlouise

Hi ladies, how are you all doing??? Been very busy. My sister is moving to her own place soon so we have been packing, cleaning out things and would you know it finding things we thought lost. :laugh: Anyway, I'm still fasting, taking supplements after my fast to give the body needed nutrients without the bulk of food at the moment, then after a bit having a good salad with protein in it. My body has cleaned itself up very well. Just trying to be patient to get the rest off in good time. Once I have my home to my self again I may get back into the very early morning workout.

Hope all is well here, I shall be posting again soon. Love to all, best of luck too!!

Marilyn

delraybuzz

Lost in Cyberspace again...my last post explaining I had just posted several recipes in our recipe board....all low sodium, and all from my favorite recipe email ...try to get onto his website, as MFP would not let me post his address to request being put on his email list.

www.lowsodiumcooking.com/free/AboutMe.htm
Low Sodium Cooking Logo, Low Sodium Cooking Name ... So, you ask, who is this **** Logue and what in the world does he think he's doing here? ...
Ask to be put on his mailing list, Low Sodium Cooking Newsletter
I'll try to post it here, but if it ends up showing stars, I'll try to follow up somehow! He's planning to send a menu and recipes for Thanksgiving shortly, and I noticed someone asked about holiday cooking.
****@lowsodiumcooking is the address, just add the dot com!

Buzz

delraybuzz

stymied again! Add the name **** in front of that email ! Hope it works!

Buzz

CALIECAT

http://www.lowsodiumcooking.com/free/Newsletter.htm Here is the site for Buzz low sodium she found.Thank you buzz. You are a darling.n ow to go back and read it.

Sandydur

*** @LowSodiumCooking.com

I tried Buzz but this site must have a dirty mind since it won't let us put in the nickname for Richard. Starts with a D and ends with a K, the middle letters are IC. Does everyone understand??

That is the best I can do Buzz.

pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA

Well, we are in AL. Tonight for delivery in the morning. Then we are supposed to go home to run around like chcikens to get a couple of things done. Then we leave on Monday. We need to work, but we sure get homesick when we dont get our.
Marie, and Sandy, thank you for your kind words, but I am not an angel, lol!

Hi Phyllis! Hope you are well, and just busy.
And Marilyn, you've been fasting a long time, glad it is working for you.

Buzz, thank you for the link to the recipes, I love reading recipes, especially makeovers.
There are so many good recipes and cookbooks, I was collecting cookbooks, but I got too many, so I stopped. I like really old cookbooks, I bought several at a bookstore. For some reason, they jar memories and give me a good feeling. I think it is the old photos and even the typeface used.

Hope you all have a great Sunday

pinkperil

Happy Sunday everyone. I'm just passing the computer on my way to make a quick cup of tea before heading back out into my garden to continue tidying and pruning. This morning I was laying paving slabs to create steps through a gate into the bottom of my neighbours garden so we can look after each others hens without the risk of a broken neck this winter!!:bigsmile: Had a quick read through of everyone's posts and will check back just as soon as I have a moment..

Jackie:drinker: .

Swissmiss

:flowerforyou: Jackie, good for you. You are staying so active. How many eggs to you get a day from your hens? I used to have Orpintons (not spelled right). They hold the record for laying the most in one year.

:flowerforyou: Phoebe, have a safe trip back.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, I am so laughing !!!! This site also will not allow any religious threads. I am have no idea what you and buzz are talking about. :laugh:

I made crepes for breakfast today. Wow, can't imagine all those calories. I did get a lot done today. All the laundry washed and hung up in the basement (alas...my clothes dryer is broken again). I even gave the dog a bath.

katcoleesp

Good Morning LADIES!!!
I am only 53, almost 54, can I join the Senior Sneakers!!!!!!

fancyladyJeri

Good Morning LADIES!!!
I am only 53, almost 54, can I join the Senior Sneakers!!!!!!

Of course, welcome to the group.

pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA

Hi Kat(?), welcome and feel free to post away!
Hi to you too Jeri, hope you are well, I imagine you feel a bit tired and maybe even 'sun'
burned?

We are in for a long day today, but we will go home tomorrow for a couple of days.
Jackie, be careful with those stones, dont drop one on your foot!
becky, crepes sound fine for breakfast to me, if you will cook tthem, lol or lets go to IHOP!
Buzz, I like the low sodium website, and didnt have any problems signing up for the newsletter. I like that there are good recommendations for seasonings and such.
take care

6cookys

Good afternoon seniors and welcome Kat.

My cold is getting worse but I refuse to let it get the best of me. I am not whining like my DH was doing with his cold. You would have thought he was dieing. Sun is shinning and I may take a short walk. My back is feeling a lot better, I must have done too much last week.

My day today: I had a nice breakfast of tofu, egg whites, and spinach, with homemade salsa on it. Then I had tea and read the paper, I didn't find any sales that I need.

Went to town for vegetables and fruit. We eat so many I have to go every 3-4 days to restock. When we got home from the store, I decided to clean the fridge top to bottom. It looks so clean. Then we had a salad for lunch and both of us could not finish it so we have it to go with dinner now. I then decided to clean the bathroom top to bottom and it sure feels clean in there. The two of us don't make a mess but the dust keeps coming.
DH stripped the bed and started the laundry. I will help him make the bed and fold the laundry.

I am going to have a cup of tea and sew again. If I sew a little every day my projects will get done.

Dinner is pork, 1/2 baked potato, and sm salad. This cold has my appetite down...............yea.

Have a wonderful day.
Chris

delraybuzz

OMG, I lost a huge post that I finally found the time to write! :noway: :sick:
I thanked everyone from Sandy to Marie (what are you planning for your birthday?) and Phoebe (do you love Cook's Illustrated, too?) and welcomed Kat warmly from all of us, and Phyllis, glad you're back, and Jackie, always working at something, and Becky (now you understand?) and Jeri, Irene, and everyone working hard at being well...including Chris and her back! And Barbie, you'll understand my shorthand in this boo-hoo make-up post, as I've run out of time for a change! Computers, can't live with them, can't live without them! And I really screw it up when I lose a post for a change. Please forgive me for this abbreviated edition and hope I remembered everyone, but that darn Halfzeimer's lurks, ya know!
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Buzz

phyljen

HI SNEAKERS,

Today is the first day of the Moslem holiday over here in Egypt. This is the one where they slaughter an animal. So my husband had a sheep killed and so I was up to my elbows cutting up meat. Well he actually helped cut it up this year and I was happy about that because I hate to touch meat! I did cook some lamb ribs and they turned out quite good for my first attempt.

Most of the afternoon I worked on writing report card comments. I have a couple more days off for this holiday though so that is good. I am can enjoy more time out of the classroom.

Chris, you really were in the cleaning mood. WOW I am impressed.

Buzz and Phoebie, Thanks for the welcome back. Glad to get back in touch with everyone.

I have thought it was Saturday all day today for some reason. When I have a few days off from school I forget what day it is and don't go to bed as early either.
well ahve a good day everyone. Phyllis

CALIECAT

Hello Phyllis Wow I would not like your job is putting that meat up Ugg!!


Kat you are so welcome to our group. Please let us know something about you. You know the usally things like do you have any pets, How many kids? How long you been married. , etc. We are also very nosie. When is your birthday.? So glad to have you aaround.

a little about me. I am almost the oldest one here But Buzz beat me out a couple years. I veen married for 56 years, I am 81 years old or soon will be. I have 3 grown children and Will be a Great great grandma in January.6 grandkids great grandkids 4 Now working on my first great great and he will be a Boy. Isn't it amazing they can tell what they will be months before they are born.

Be looking forward to hearing more from you Well I don't see any typo errors but with my eye sight you may fine some.

Marie

Now it is time to cook Jerry his chicken and dumplings I will have 1/2 cup along with some veggies Well really lots of vegies.

delraybuzz

In my lost post, I was going to mention I plan to make steak diane tonight, but don't have mushrooms, onion or even brandy. So we'll run out to the local market and hope for the best.,, I also mentioned what I love about Cooks Illustrated are the tips they work so hard to test. I never knew the best way to roast a standing rib is at 200 until it is pnk all the way through, and then put the pan on top of the stove and brown the fat so it looks better! The entire roast is medium rare using this method. Trivia, but useful for the holiday meal! We're off shopping on a late Sunday afternoon :noway:
Buzz

fancyladyJeri

I sit here all pooped out. Fatigue has caught up with me but I know it won't be here for long. I have too much stuff to do. LOL. I am now finished with my radiation treatments.  Whoooo Hoooo.

Calgary has a bit of snow and it is cold, but then what can we expect. The morning of my last treatment we had to go out on snowy slippery streets. Thank fully it was only the one time as we have a couple of big hills to navigate with lots of traffic. 

But I AM DONE.  No more of that. The people at the Cancer Clinic were so nice. 

We went out to visit one of our dd's this morning and their sweet little guy. Aren't kids great.

Here's our youngest granddaughter at Hallowe'en. .


Photo Share by FancyLady, on Flickr

CALIECAT

How adorable !That is just to to cute.

Yippie your treatment is all over with. I am so glad. Sounds like bad weaher is already there. We have been a little cooler than usally. . it gets a little chilly at night but the days warm up nicely. Have a geat night and a wonderful day tomorrow......Marie