WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2012

jb_2011

Hello Monday!

It's a Salad Sistas kind of day, I know that much. And chicken soup. I fixed a large pot of it the other day so it's all ready to go. Chicken and vegs, all cooked together for an hour, cooled and refrigerated, fat skimmed off. I'm anxious to try the sweet potato fries using the corn starch coating, thanks to Fitzy giving the recipe a trial run. Looks like a thumbs up!

A wet morning here, looking like it's going to be a rainy week. Oh well. There are lots of things need doing in the house, and many seeds I need to start in trays for the garden. Hubby and I decided to wait to plant our tomatoes and peppers until next week when the temps are expected to rise again. They're growing happily in gallon pots out in the greenhouse where at least they're protected from the chilly wind.

Gosh was it ever a glorious day yesterday. Sun was shining in the afternoon and we busted buns in the yard and gardens. By 4:30 I was completely worn out and a little sore from spending 2 full days on my feet, working for hours, building, digging, weeding and planting. Great weekend, though, feeling rested this morn. Scale holding steady. Planning to kick it down a notch this week.

Heading upstairs for SWSY routine, I want to get it done before getting busy with everything else. Hope everyone has a wonderful day! Be good, be strong, eat your greens! :flowerforyou:

If you want to be thinner, diminish your dinner. :laugh:

jb

msh0530

Msh0530: We used to live in Fort Nelson, along the Alaska Highway. It’s beautiful country. Glad to hear you are going to take your time along the way.
Hasta pronto,

Nancy

How funny! I just went through Fort Nelson yesterday! On the map, of course, as we are in the planning stage. Right now, in our plans, we are back in the continental US in Whitefish, Montana, and it is probably about the 18th of July. I think the biggest problem with this trip is going to be money, as we can't really afford it, but I don't want to wait until we are so old that we can't physically do it or enjoy it. It's only money, right? Anyway, I keep saying that we may be on the news for robbing banks along the way, and my husband says that will be fine as long as they play some good bluegrass "Bonnie and Clyde" type music in the background for the news story! :laugh:

Is it Friday yet????
No, of course not. It is indeed Monday, the day that I supervise detention. (The good news being that currently, I only have to do Mondays, and there are only 4 left in our school year counting today!) My coworker who works detention with me met me at Subway this morning to pick up lunch for the day together. Kind of our reward for having to do a task that we dislike today.

My sewing day on Saturday was great fun. I started a quilt top for my newest great niece (3 weeks old) in Seattle, who I will get to meet along with her 3 year old brother that I haven't met while we are on our trip. I plan to make him a quilt too. Guess I will be pretty busy this next month!

I had better start pretending to work. See you all later, and hope your Monday is as painless as possible! Mary

yclayton

Happy Monday everyone!:flowerforyou:

Well I really blew it last night….after church some of us decided to go out to dinner, and I really really lost my mind in chilis! I ate a WHOLE avocado burger WITH FRIES! YIKES! But today I am back on track and had the best smoothie for breakfast…am going to try it on my grandson who is 2 and eats NO veggies or fruits. No matter how we try. He just wont. For a while we could get him to eat them in squeezers, but now he refuses those too! Lily was like that for a while, but now she eats tons of veggies and fruits, love them raw!
Nice cool day here, overcast, but hot hot hot weather coming in a few days…may not even make lily’s horse show on Sunday if if is still in the 90s as predicted. The whole point of taking a 4 year old to shows is for her enjoyment and at 90 degrees no one will be happy!
Sorta bummed…my mare is off in her front feet and has been going back and forth with it for about a week. Cant find anything wrong…farrier came and checked shoes etc…guess I will be calling vet…boo.:frown:
Garden is off to good start….tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, onions and peppers in so far…herbs are growing like crazy…dill, rosemary, tarragon, oregano, garlic, chives…my son is starting cilantro and basil for me, ready to put in next week…also need to get some thyme, sage and mint! :bigsmile:

To all you crocheters, knitters and quilters – good luck with all those projects…not for me…I have not the patience to do any of that. I used to do needlepoint but no longer have the patience for that either. Every year I make my grandchildrens Halloween costumes and boy do the bad words fly around here as I don’t like to sew either, but I CAN sew and have you SEEN the flimsy costumes available these days? Yikes! So I do that, but this year I will only have to make a frog costume to go with the princess tiana costume purchased at the bibbity bobbity boutique at Disney. YAY! They are always dressed together, snow white and happy, Cinderella and Gus, tiana and whatever the frogs name is…probably last year lucas will stand for that!

Kackie – that ride does not sound like the thing for him to do! Hope he is feeling better and doesn’t overdo. Love roasted veggies…think I will tell my hubby to put some beets in our garden this year..

Sherry – understand earthquake weather…sounds a bit like hurricane weather….just a feel to the atmosphere….such fun to have the babies isn’t it?

Jane – thinking of you and hoping your hubbys job works out and picks up. It is so totally difficult to live with family….our culture has gone so far past the era when it was the normal thing for multiple generations to live together…I guess there can be benefits, but I bet it wasn’t any easier back then. Except that it was normal. :flowerforyou:

Barbie – so glad jake is better.:flowerforyou:

Kindle users – I never thought I wanted a kindle but my son gave me one for Christmas and I have read over 30 books on it since then! I do like the feel of a ‘real’ book, but the kindle is SO convenient and now that I can check out digitally from the library….its great! Will have to check out these chocolate murder books you all are talking about!

Nancy – life in a wheelchair is tough when you are used to being active:grumble: …several years ago I broke my ankle very badly and was wheelchair and crutch bound…it was the pits. I wasn’t really into exercise at that time but I did so much on the farm that being inactive nearly drove me crazy. The good news was that my upper body strength was good b/c I was used to tossing 50-80 lb bales of hay so I had no trouble with the crutches! I went to the barn and crutched my way up and down the aisle for exercise…wish I had some advice for you but all I can say is enjoy your time to read maybe? I like the leather cover for my kindle as well.

Scompton – baby swans, what fun! I agree about the core strength. My riding trainer says she can see a big difference in my position and riding since I started working out. I like the weights, not a huge fan of cardio but it is a necessary evil, and if I can read while I am doing it, so much the better….so I usually do my cardio at the gym on an elliptical or bike.

Michele – sorry about your crown! Hope it doesn’t interfere too much…you stay so so busy…you are a real inspiration!

Laura – glad you had a good weekend….i need to actually SET some goals for may…I am only 4 pounds from my original goal weight, and when I reach that I will readjust, and set a new goal weight…have to do it in stages or I wont ever stick to it!

Hope everyone has a great Monday…yvonne

katiejarr

Good Monday Morning Ladies :flowerforyou:

Sunny and warm here in La Quinta (Palm Springs)!

Im off to a Job Fair...My General Manager and I are about to pend the next 3 hours interviewing 25 hairstylists!!!!! Wish me luck!!!!!

I hope you all have a beautiful day! I didn't get a chance to exercise this morning so Im hoping to get some time in this afternoon, I must admit when it hits the upper 90's here its hard for me to get motivated to go to the gym :sad: maybe I will go for a swim instead :bigsmile:

Healthy Eating everyone!!!

Love
Kat

jam0525

Hello all,

I did well on my goal of getting back into exercising everyday. Facebook has a walk 30 minutes for 31 days for May challenge which I joined and invited all my Facebook friends that have posted about loosing weight, getting in better shape or wanting to be healthier. As usual, people can talk and then there is following through. lol

My old walking buddy from North Campus (I am off campus now) did accept the challenge, so we are going to meet on Tuesdays after work and walk the 30 minutes together for May.

Jeannie

janemartin02

Happy mon.
My goals are to work up to walking a mile,continue my pt ex and keep going forward with the knee.
Eating somewhat healthy for my birthday and my grand daughter`s this week.
Don`t let my situation and life turn me to food,it doesn`t help.
Taking it one day at a time with life as well as the fitness part.
HUGS
jane

westernjoy

Jane happy birthday to you and your grand daughter. Have fun
Joyce

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: I swiped this information off Mary's birthday list. Some of our most active members have birthdays in May.:bigsmile:


May:
2 gracete
2 janemartin02
4 chicletgirl21
5 Debma1010
6 - smwert
13 lovediets
13 - jberberian
20 mimi7grands
23 - debieanne
25 jam0525
25 wehavethestars
25 - sissygok
26 vickim26
27 - rjadams
30 msh0530

djhobs

Happy Monday! Worked on the garden project yesterday...pulled out a ton of plants (to be transplanted at the camp) . I was only going to get started but then I couldn't stop...4 hours later I treated myself to a cold (light) beer! I wish I had the discipline for a veggie garden..I grow my herbs in pots, they don't get too weedy usually! Lol! Have not been sleeping very well lately..not sure why, maybe tonight will be my night.

Love the farm stories...I grew up raising sheep and probably did not appreciate all the positives it brought to my life. I remember throwing hay bales, probably could not do it now!

Have a good night all!


Jen

exermom

katie - like I said, I have a high tolerance for pain. So to me, it's more discomfort than anything else. Most people would probably consider it pain, but I don't. I'm going to go to the dentist today at 2. Then could have done 12, but I couldn't be asbsolutely sure that I'd be there by 12, so I made it for 2. Thanks for your good thoughts.

fitz - you are doing so so good, I'm very impressed.

Did 15 min of yoga today and then an hour of extremepump. Tomorrow I'll use the stairmaster.

Stopped at the Y and gave them a piece of the tunnel of fudge cake, then went bowling and gave them a piece. Now there's just a little piece for Vince to finish. Made another cake to take to Mexican Train tomorrow night along with some shrimp (I'm not big on cake but I know Vince is). Went to Aldi's, then to Kohl's to get a dishtowel, then to the dentist. They fixed the crown, put more of a permanent adhesive on it. They told me it may be hard to get off when the permanent crown comes in, but I can live with that. Then came home, finished cleaning the railing on our deck (Vince put up rope lights), and made the cake. It stuck to the pan a bit, probably because I left it in the pan for 2 hours and it should only have been in for 1-1/2 hour. Getting ready for tomorrow, exercise and then mahjongg

Pretty nice day here, it started out cloudy, but I would guess it got into the upper 70's

Off to watch DWTS. Hope everyone has a great evening

Michele

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: It's time for me to watch DWTS on the last day of April so I've started the new thread for May :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Here is the link

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/581521-women-ages-50-for-may-2012