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

Hi everyone! We have sunshine today. I slept longer than usual and am more tired than usual, not sure what is up with that. Neil is a little grumpy but not too bad. He hasn't been out of bed today as his foot feels so much better when it is elevated. I just found a movie that he likes and he is due for Tylenol so life is good. I will change his dressing after the Tylenol and hope to see some improvement. My friends' husband gets out of hospital today after a quad. bypass. I think I will make a big pot of Tomato Barley soup and take some over to them. It is both healthy and comforting.

Jeffrey -- Glad to hear from you and here is a cyber hug coming to you and your family. I sure wish I could be at the finishing line of your race. I know you will do great.

Irene -- Have a good holiday!

Marie -- I hope I am not responsible for that snow!!! You are right though, spring will be coming soon.

Sandy -- You have offered some good advice. Enjoy your walks this week.

Kelly -- Welcome here. These folks will give you all the support you need to get your exercise program going. You can do this!

Barbie -- so glad that Jake is feeling better. I hope you get to enjoy some sunshine together today.

Take care everyone and keep smiling. Gayla

Wow, Marie you got a lot of snow!!! We had some but it just covered the grass, didn't stick on the sidewalks. :happy:

Bryanna and her dance team swept the competition again and Bryanna looked beautiful.

Today is dinner at the step sons, but before that I think I need a nap. Got up to go to Mass but didn't home until late last night, so I am very tired. :yawn:

Have a good Sunday!!

Good afternoon everyone!

Sounds like everyone is busy and on track! It has been a good day for a change! LOL No new developments. I got my chores done and then went for my swim workout. Swam 1000 yards and 450 for time 12 minutes 2 seconds today. That is about 2.5 minutes less than last Friday. I am getting more comfortable in the water now and my skills are returning. I am actually starting to think that I might complete this triathlon! LOL I still have my plyometric workout tonight, sot the abuse is not over for the day yet! Tomorrow is bike and run then arms and shoulder workout.

It is a crappy day here! Light rain, cold and windy. Tomorrow is supposed to be better. I did get a new pair of running shoes. This is my first pair of "running" shoes. I had been using cross trainers. They feel like I am running on pillows! What a difference! I think they will help the old knee out by taking out some of the road shock.

Joe the cat and I finished off the left over potato soup for lunch and now I have to find something for supper. I have the dishes done and the laundry caught up. Vacuumed the carpet and swept the kitchen. I am in good shape when the boss gets home!

Hope you all have a great day! By the way, Diane (SIL) is my wife's, brother's wife. Her husband and Day are brother and sister. Just to clairfy/

Talk at you later!

Jeffrey

Hi everyone from sunny Saskatchewan. It hasn't been terribly sunny inside but I think about 50% better than yesterday. It has put Dave in a foul mood which doesn't help any. I think I need some women to live with!! I was supposed to meet some people who I used to work with a few years ago and have dinner tonight. They meet every 2 months and I promised them I would join them now that I am retired. So far I have missed two, not a good record. I didn't thing leaving Neil and Dave alone would be a happy evening for them.

I am making soup and bread for dinner. It smells good and is so healthy. I should post the recipe if I haven't already. I will try to remember to do that later. Neil is calling me to watch something on TV and I should join him while he is happy.

Take care and keep smiling. Thanks so much for your support. Gayla

Here is the url for the soup recipe, I make it often. You will note that the recipe does not call for salt but a do add just a bit. I am trying to decrease my salt so feel good about this.
http://www.recipezaar.com/Tomato-and-Barley-Soup-280466

Yahoo! We have smiles in this house today. I seem to have the pain under control and the infection is clearing up, still a ways to go but so much better. He does want the pins out but that is a good month away. I have just taken some bread out of the oven to take to my friends along with a pot of soup. The bread recipe isn't my favorite but it is good and quick. It really is kind of a cross between bisquits and bread and personally is would prefer one or the other. I decided to go with this one because it is a little healthier with the oatmeal and I didn't have molasses for my oatmeal bread recipe I would use otherwise. I hope they enjoy it. My friend doesn't really enjoy cooking so I am hoping it is a treat. My Mom used to make the most amazing baking powder bisquits. Mine are decent but not as good as I remember hers being.

Being housebound I really have nothing to share, except, it is snowing!! I better get ready for my outing including a trip to the store. I am planning on making a chicken pot pie for dinner. I know it isn't diet friendly but today I am going with comfort and everyone likes it.

Take care and keep smiling. gayla

Good Evening All!

We had a quiet day here again! Say Amen! I had one of the best workout days I have ever had today. I started with a 4 mile run then I rested for 120 seconds then got on the bike and rode 14 miles. After that I did my P90X strength work out (sholders and arms) then the Ab ripper (339 crunches) This old man is tired! But I made it! Swimming, biking and yoga tomorrow and evening church, Lent Service.

I fixed Day and I supper tonight. Baked sweet potato, peas, and sirloin. About 650 calories. I figure that I am at a negative 3600 today. Whoo Hoo! My body fat percentage is decreasing too! I am very happy about that!

Diane is holding her own right now and doing as well as can be expected.

Good luck at the casino Marie!

Sandy the first triathlon is the end of June and if I have the time I am scheduling one every 2 weeks through September. Pretty ambitious. I may have to re-think that schedule depending on how fast my body will recover from each race. I am still looking at the one in Chicago in August.

I hope you are all well!

Jeffrey

hey Gayla! When is the next cruise?

ohfercrying outLOUD!

Jeffrey - minus 3600 calories?!?!?!? Aren't you the one who told me to USE all my exercise calories?!?!?

Tobyzgirl - 500 calories in a day:noway: OMG - i don't think i'd make it all day!!!!!!!

Here i was thinking i was doing good 'cause i've done yoga 3 nights in a row now!:laugh:

Don't worry Marie - i'm not sending any snow your way! As a matter of fact ours is meling pretty quick. I WISH i could send you the mud!!!!!!:laugh:

Gayla - so glad to hear Neil is HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barbie - thanks for keeping us updated on Barb. Sorry you won't get to see her.

Hey Sandy - sounds like you're keeping busy. Always a good thing. Seems like when i stay busy i tend to eat less.

This afternoon my dil goes for her 20 week ultrasound. THey're hoping they'll find out the sex of the baby! I have a coupon for Babies R Us so i'm headed over there if they find out!!!!!!!!!!!! Teeny little baby clothes!!!!!!!!!!! and shoes!!!!!!!!!!!:bigsmile: oh i'm excited!!!!!!!!!!!

I managed to lose the 2 pounds i put ON over the weekend. Yikes - i'm on such a see saw right now!:embarassed: I feel much better though so hopefully i'll keep losing now! Crazy, this journey we've all taken on!!!!!!!!

love you guys. elli

:flowerforyou: I roasted a turkey yesterday to serve to friends (the ones that always invite us to dinner). I made stuffing, gravy, and green beans, and they brought a salad. I sent them home with all the stuffing and gravy and half of the leftover turkey. Today I am making soup with the turkey carcass and vegetables and will freeze most of the soup for later. I ate carefully all day and measured my portions and skipped my bedtime snack and stayed under my calories for the day.

Jake is on the golf course today for the first time in many months and I am so happy for him (and happy for me to have the house to myself for a few hours.

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I hate when he's gone overnight, but love to be alone for a few hours during the day.) :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, I love hearing about your workout schedule and so happy to hear how you're gaining the strength and endurance you need for the race in June. Glad to hear there's some peace in your life.

:flowerforyou: Gayla, I'm glad there's some peace in your life too. Being this far north ( and you're farther north than I am) it's frustrating to hear about stuff growing in everyone's yard when it's still so cold where we are

:flowerforyou: Marie, I hope we'll see a photo of your new hairstyle.

:flowerforyou: Elli, I hope there's such great news from the ultrasound that you'll relax and keep on losing the weight you've been fighting with for so long.....I have a friend whose first grandchild is due any day and they don't know the sex, but my friend has been knitting pink girlie sweaters anyway:laugh: You're much smarter to not buy until you know whether to buy girl stuff or boy stuff.

:flowerforyou: tobysjrzgrl---I'm with Elli, wondering if you're getting enough nutrition....I'm glad to hear about hear about your good weather......I don't want to be guilty of stereotyping, but do you grow sunflowers in your yard? I remember all the sunflowers from when we drove across Kansas two years ago......I had a t-shirt from Kansas with sunflowers on it and it broke my heart to give it away because it was too big after I lost weight.

:flowerforyou: Between the soup I'm making and the business client scheduled to come over this afternoon, I'm not taking the dogs to the dog park.....they don't understand and keep looking longingly at me.

:flowerforyou: Sandy there was a sheepdog at the park yesterday who looked a lot like the picture of Daisy. She played with a pug and and a spaniel while Brandy and Sasha watched and barked.

:flowerforyou: I can't leave the house now, so I'll get on the exercise bike until my client arrives or Jake comes home'
hugs Barbie

Believe me, I'm not trying to not eat. I just can't get in all the calories I'm supposed to. Plus with 30-40 minute exercise every am I'm behind the 8 ball. I hear chocolate is high in calories - just teasing. I'm trying to find something I like that is low or no carbs to bulk up my calorie intake. Any suggestions???

Peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter

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those are my calorie filled protein, low carb treats that I have on days that I burn a lot of calories---I add them to my Isagenix shake or spread them on an apple. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Good Noon Time Everyone!

Quiet again here! Whoo Hoo! had a decent workout yesterday. Swam about 800 yards and did my 2 hours of yoga. I feel real good today. The knee has been some better. I did not hurt after the yoga which is a postive development. I am going to run outside if it quits raining and bike 25 miles on the spinner bike. Tonight I have my legs and back strength workout with crunches after that. So I should be in some pain later! LOL

Elli - Yep I am still working out like crazy. I am getting closer to ready for the triathlons. And it gives me something to do until I can get outside to garden. I really don't mind the workouts too much. It gives me new challenges and goals. Keeps me motivated. My weight is dropping more and so is my body fat percentage, which is really my key indicator now. I am going this summer to have what is called a VO-2 max workup done at Indiana University. It measures the "acid" in the blood during and after workouts and the Oxygen recovery of the body. It will be a very very accurate indicator of my fitness level. The results will give me the data that I will apply to my training. It will tell me what zone to train in for the optimum results. Heartrate vs recovery rate. I can then adjust my diet to get the proper, exact fueling that I need. I have really gotten into this stuff! LOL And congrats on the grand daughter!

Tobysjrzgrl - Elli and Barbie gave you some great suggestions. Remember though that carbs give your body fuel. Balance your intake.

Gayla- hang in there kid!

Marie how did you do at the Casino?

Sandy whats new in the Windy City?

Everyone have a great day!

Jeffrey

Thanks for the suggestions. Barbiecat, where can I get Almond or Cashew butter??? Health food store?? I looked in my regular market. With the LapBand, I have trouble with nuts so I think the butter is better. (sounds like a commercial).

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Good Evening All!

I got another rejection from a job that I had gone through 2 steps of hiring process. I had a great phone interview and then they set up a proctored math test. 50 algebra questions in 16 minutes. They told me that no one got past 28. I took the test last week. I got 46 out of the 50 with 100% accuracy. I was a math minor in college. So it was BS on the rejection. I think that my age killed the next interview. I can't prove it but what else could it be? Anyway enough of my vent! Thank you all for reading! I helps me a lot. I am pissed! Now I am over it! I am going to try to get into retail and start completely over. Maybe someone will want a guy that has only missed 7 days of work in 43 years! I don't require insurance, and I don't have child care issues. I am in good shape! I have great references and am very well trained. I speak Mandrin Chinese. I have good table manners and don't talk with my mouth full! ROFLMAO Now I am truly better!

I had a great workout. 23.5 miles on the bike, 15 second rest and ran 4 miles. Then did my 350 crunches and 1 hour of legs and back strength training. I am tried but really on an endorphin high!

Everything else is great and life is good! Day is off tomorrow so I will have her company. She talks more than the cats! LOL Going to do swim drills and karate tomorrow. Saturday is my off day and I am looking forward to it!

Take care all my friends! Have great night!

Jeffrey