Senior Golden Sneakers ~~~March~~~Welcome all young and old

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Welcome home, Gayla, and thank you for the great narrative of your cruise......it sounds a balance of rest and fun....I'm so glad Neil had a good time with only one "bump" in the road....a lot of people have trouble with hot tubs. I've never had Cuban food so you'll have to tell us about the recipes you find and what you're cooking.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, you're right that I have trouble taking time off from exercising but last night I lay down in the hide-a-bed and watched TV instead of riding the exercise bike or doing some other sort of exercise. I'm feeling much better today after going to bed at 9:30 and getting up at 7:15.......I still have a bit of a cough but nothing like how dragged out I felt yesterday....I hope you have fun at Bingo:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, I'm sorry to hear about your job coming to an end......I'll wish you the good luck that I didn't wish to Sandy that you'll find something you like really soon.,,,glad to hear that you got a good report from the doctor.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Marie, you haven't reported on your menu lately......what are you eating these days?

:flowerforyou: Barb, my head isn't too stuffed up so I should be fine on the plane....we went to Port Angeles today for Jake to look for Skechers Shape Ups shoes for himself

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they didn't have his size but he loved the feeling of walking in the next larger size.........the store we went to had several kinds of jeans in size four so I finally found pants that fit......I am so excited especially since I am off to see some people I haven't seen in years.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: We're taking our computer with us this weekend and we'll be staying in a hotel with free wireless internet in the rooms so I'll be logging food and exercise and keeping in touch with you.
hugs Barbie

Hi All,

I am using my parents' pc to post as I came over after work. My mom's sister up in BC passed away on Tuesday, so I was going to come over anyway to see mom. Mom happened to overdue it exercising, so I came over to swap out the sheets on the bed, and of course caught her already having stripped the bed to "save" me time:ohwell: After I threatened to tie her to her chair, she agreed to sit down and let me do what I came over to do:bigsmile:

The dogs are here, and since mom is using her walker, they are providing comic relief. They haven't figured out yet that it is best to move to one side when the walker is advancing upon you. They just back up....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Maybe next time.

Barbie--Glad you are feeling better, and so nice to find pants that fit "in the neighborhood" instead of miles away.

Gayla--

Your cruise sounds wonderful. :drinker: :drinker: You should write travelogues!!!:flowerforyou:

I have to go as I have things to do yet before I go home.

Barb

Happy March everyone. Just read through the posts. OML. Everybody seems to have a life but me. Maybe I'll have an amusing Hospital story after my knee surgery. Hopfully not their reaction to the rear view from the johnny coat while I'm walking down the hall. Did you know that those things have a new name. They are called "ICU" coats!!!!

Jeffrey - I have a question. I've been doing the 10 minute island jog on the wii and I get sharp pains in between my shoulders. What am I doing wrong..

Keep well everyone.
Toby

Hi everyone! I have been MIA because I’ve been out of work with Bronchitis that won’t seem to leave me.:frown: I am going back to work Monday but wanted to drop in to say hi!

I haven’t had the energy or the motivation to go online and track,:yawn: however I have been careful about my food choices. Today is the first day I feel like doing anything but I get tired easily.:ohwell:
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I haven’t exercised for over a week (again) but my weight has stayed the same.:bigsmile:

To cheer myself up, I tried on clothes from last summer! OMG!:noway: I can’t believe how big they are! :blushing: :blushing: They’re not ever wearable!:laugh: Some of them were too tight to wear…..and now they look like someone else’s clothes! I tried on some of the clothes I wore 17 years ago, and many of them are fitting! Can you believe how big the shoulder pads were back then???? :laugh: :laugh: Needless to say….I can’t wear some as they are just outdated!:noway:

I hope everyone is well! I haven’t read the posts yet, just wanted to post so I’m on the March thread.
God Bless!
BirdieM

Birdie - REST! my friend who works with me and her husband both had bronchitis and sinus infections. he missed 2 weeks of work, she missed about 10 days. And they were on all sorts of medicine! It takes AWHILE! Be kind to yourself. have fun with those clothes! That is the BEST!

Hi everyone! Today was my work day followed by a night out with the girls, dinner and a play. It was warm in the theater and I had to work at staying awake even though the play was very good.

Marie -- Sounds like you are enjoying your menu. What a nice added bonus that your blood sugar is so controlled. Way to go!

Birdie -- Sorry you are not feeling well. Dave, too, has a terrible cough. I thought he was going to cough up a lung last night but he said he felt a bit better today so didn't call the Dr. Bronchitis is not nice!! Get well soon.

Elli -- How nice to enjoy yoga with your dil. I have a picture of my dil doing yoga on the beach. How she got in that position I will never know. I hope you get to enjoy a family cruise one day.

Toby -- I hope your surgery goes well. I think I missed the date, is it soon?

Barb -- Have you healed from your fall?

Barbie -- I hope you are feeling better and that you enjoy your trip.

Jeffrey -- I trust you are behaving yourself!!

Sandy -- Way to go on your win. You really are the luckiest person I know. I should have brought you to bingo with us as Neil really wanted to win. These new fancy things they have where it keeps track of your cards for you is really amazing. They likely have been around for awhile but new to me. The only bingo I usually do is working at them to raise money for sports for the kids! I forgot to mention that my kids entered a Texas Hold'em tournament on the ship (not sure if it is a tournament but for lack of a better word that is what I will call it). Our oldest came in 3rd and won a few hundred dollars which was very nice.

Take care all and keep smiling. Gayla

My weigh in day is Friday so I though I'd share. I lost 5 lbs this week. Don't be a hater, I really only lost 1.5 lbs because I didn't tell you all that I gained 3.5 last week. My Bad!!!! I really bumped up the wii last week and I think I was retaining water weight.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

My Knee surgery is May 11th, Right after I come back from ElPaso.

I just learned something I would like to share. I took BENICAR for several years to protect my kidneys from diabetes. It is a tier 2 prescription (costly) so I asked the Doctor if there was something in tier 1 that I could take instead. She prescribed LISINOPRIL (a fraction of the Benicar cost). I developed a horrible continual cough . It was so bad I didn't want to go out into public. It woke me up several thimes at night. Finally, after months of this misery I asked the druggist if any of my medictions could be at fault. He said many people have this reaction to lisinopril. To make a long story short, I went back on Benicar a couple of weeks ago and all the symptoms are now gone. It doesn't affect everyone the same; my husband takes lisinopril with no ill effects. Just thought I would pass this along.

May take a little trip to Oregon next week. We have a house for sale there that needs a little TLC.

Enjoyed all the posts. You are a great bunch! God Bless! Irene

Uh, no Jeffrey, I still haven't received my share of your winnings, so no splitting with you. :laugh: I agree with Ellie, brutal and fun hardly belong in the same sentence. Are you a good swimmer, how many miles do you have to swim? You really make our generation look great, keep up the good work!!!

Elli, all you need is a little motivation to get back on track and with your DIL going with you to yoga that seems a step in the right direction. I found that when I wasn't posting food and guesstimating that was the wrong thing to do. I now post all my food even if I am above calories, it keeps me honest and shows me how to eat healthy. Mind you, I do end up eating some things that I shouldn't (why can't I be like Barbie) but it does keep me focused. :drinker:

Irene, it is funny how some medicines affect us differently. The doctor just gave my husband a new med that knocked all his energy out of him. I asked him to stop taking it and start exercising again and I can see the difference in one day. Sometimes these doctors think a little pill can cure anything. :grumble: Say hello to my son when you go to Oregon, he lives near Portland.



Great job on the weight loss Toby, whether 1..5 pounds or five pounds it is wonderful. :flowerforyou: You made me remember that I have to make an appointment with my knee doctor. My left knee is bothering me and I would like to go back for those series of shots he gives me every year. I will need a knee replacement one day, but I am stalling for as long as possible. :noway:

Hope all those that are under the weather have a better day today. The sun is shining here and it is going to be in the 40's. Yeah!! :flowerforyou:

Now just in case you didn't notice I lost another pound also lost an inch in my waist and my hips. Hip Hip Hooray!!!


Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Sandy

Just popping in to say goodnight all (or good morning). I hope you have a great Saturday! Gayla

Hi All,

Beautiful sunny day today, I think I might take Daisy to the dog park even though I just had her groomed yesterday. :ohwell: She loves it so much and she has such a great time.

I just did about 90 minutes of exercise so I have gained some extra calories today. I have been doing pretty good with staying under my daily count. I really feel better and I can tell that I am finally getting to where I want to be. :bigsmile:

Hope you have a great weekend and will check in later.

Sandy

Hi everyone! Oh, what a lazy day I have had. Neil and his buddy went out and Dave and I watched some curling. He tried to get my camera card (for lack of a better word although I know there is one) to transfer the pictures to my computer. It will not work but it works on his computer. He finally rigged something up to get them to transfer, now I will have to see if I can send any on!

Irene -- Don't sweat a bad decision. You know what to do and you are strong, I know you will find your way back to your program. You have done so well. The donut shop sounds amazing and would be a downfall for me as well.

Marie -- I, too, wonder about Debra and haven't heard from her for quite some time. I think I will drop her a line today. I love that you are enjoying your diet. That is what makes all the difference. Did I tell you that Neil goes in for surgery on Tuesday? I think I did but didn't want to look back and lose the post. He is pumped for a quick and good recovery and I so hope he isn't disappointed.

Sandy -- The pic. of your granddaughter at the wheel is wonderful. I can remember that day so well myself or the day I actually got my drivers liscence. My Dad died and there was no other driver in the house. My Mom never had good enough vision to drive and my older sister was moving to Toronto to go to University. I was sixteen and it was me or sell the car so I took up the challenge. I love when one persons' present reminds another of their past. I hope your granddaughter enjoys learning to drive.

Take care everyone and keep smiling. Gayla

ed. Wonder of wonders, I did post some pics but they are so tiny it is hard to get much of a look. Is there some way to caption them? The one of the hot tub is Gregg and Sasha in the forefront and Quinn and Marg. behind, Neil is standing beside.

Just stopping by to say hi and admire all your little dogs! :flowerforyou:
Not sure how many of you might remember me, but I do remember Marie, Phoebe, and Jeffrey!

I've been battling a cold the past couple days, but I've still been doing a little but of exercise to keep in shape (hey, round is a shape! :laugh: ), because I had an event I had been training for this morning! I participated in the Fight For Air Climb for the American Lung Association - climbing 30 flights of stairs, or 60, or 90! I had signed up for 60, and I wasn't going to let a pesky little cold stop me - I had a medal waiting for me when I finished! (everyone got one :bigsmile: )

The little old lady (no offense to anyone!!) that was behind me (we had to line up in order of our bib numbers, and the starts were staggered out so there were constantly people going up, and then you got to ride down the elevator) had to have been in her 70s, and asked if I had done this before - I said no, and asked her - apparently she's been doing this for 25 years!! :noway: And it showed, too - in no time, she had passed me, taking the steps 2 at a time!! I was all, :noway: in between huffing and puffing myself. :laugh: But, she is definitely an inspiration - she make it look easy! :drinker:

Anyway, now I can hopefully take it easy and rest up and recover. I hope you are all having wonderful weekends!

ok, i give up! sorry for the double post. Thanks for the info. Marie, not sure why it isn't working for me.
Goodnight, my friend. Gayla:yawn: