Senior Golden Sneakers.....April...We are all young at hear

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Birdie, Happy Birthday a little late........I know you've been tired, overworked, and stressed so i hope you were able to fit some sort of appropriate celebration :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Marie, thank you for starting the new thread

:flowerforyou: Elli, I am impressed by your going to hot yoga five times this week.....it sounds like you're really focused now.

:flowerforyou: Gayla, congratulations on your anniversary.......what good tips do you have to nurture a marriage and make it last that long ?

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, this nice spring weather will be just what you need for all your great exercise.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, sorry to hear that Daisy had digestive troubles...i hope she's all better now (and cleaned up:laugh: )

:flowerforyou: Irene, welcome back......we missed you

:flowerforyou: Barb, how is the job hunting going? how is mom doing? and are you getting enough rest? give those sweet dogs a hug for me.

Barbie

Hi All,
I hope everyone is doing well and things are going great in your respective worlds. Things here are going well I will be in Texas in May for my son’s graduation from High School. I am excited as soon as he graduates he is considered 100% legally emancipated and I will not have to worry about drama from his dad about him moving out. (My son moved out in January due to step momma drama) He will be heading to Sam Houston State University in the fall...I am proud of him overcoming all the mess the ex and his wife created for him and sticking it out and school and graduating in the top 15 or so percent.
Things in Virginia are beginning to heat up I slept with the windows open last night and it was wonderful of course waking up to 50 degree weather… not so much.
I ran my half marathon 2 weeks ago and did OK and ran a 5K last weekend and did well…let’s hope that carries over to the 8 Miler this weekend.

Marie - How is the weather there? It better be good I have so many plans for when I get there I want Braums so BAD

Gayla – Happy Anniversary very excited for you congrats!!! How are things with Neil?

Jeffrey – How is your training going? The job Hunt? I am signing up for a Triathlon in August and have 4 crazy friends to join me! This could go well or horribly wrong...I vote that it goes well

Sandy – How is the poor puppy? Better I hope

Barbie – Happy REALLY Late birthday I hope it was one of the best for you

Barb – How have you been doing ? I need to get on here more

Elli – I am impressed Yoga 5X a week I would be asleep at work it is so relaxing and so good for you! I barely make it once a month!

Vliberty - How are things going for you?

Anyone I forgot I apologize I am once again way behind. You people type too fast for me!!! Training the first week of March and no break til this weekend is pretty much my excuse but I have missed talking with you all.
Beth

So I just found out that I am pregnant again!!! APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Thanks for posting the new thread for April Marie. We appreciate you so much, always with kind words and lots of encouragement!!

Daisy is now on an antibiotic along with lots of other over the counter stuff. Her fecal came back negative, so the doctor said it could be a virus. He said to try this antibiotic for two weeks even if she feels better and if it doesn't help her we will do more tests.
The odd thing is that the groomer just told me that her dog has had diarrhea for a week, which makes me think Daisy caught something from him. I told the doctor and he said if so, this medicine will knock it out of her. It is so sad to see her feeling bad, I hope she gets well soon. :sad:

I have my meeting today so I have to keep this short, but wanted to wish you all a wonderful day.

Sandy

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Just a quick drop in to say hello! I am heading out for 30 mile ride here is just a few minutes! I will issue a report this evening!

Enjoy this beautiful God Given Day!

Jeffrey

Hi Everybody, :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
March goals: *do yoga *maintain my weight * redouble my efforts to nurture my marriage
I did well with my March goals:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: ……I finally found what was blocking me from doing yoga and added it a few days a week to my exercise routine…..I maintained my new weight and lost another pound in spite of a trip out of town and my birthday……..and found some new things to do so that Jake and I spent more meaningful time with each other

My goals for April

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“Pooga” “Poolates” regular walks with Jake

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all family related activities

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I’d make a goal for the cats but as long as they get fed twice a day, let in and out when they ask, and get the litter box cleaned, they don’t want much more from me.

My wish for April is that all of you will continue to stay focused on your goals and find the success and motivation that you want.

:flowerforyou: Beth, it sounds like things are going great for your son.....going to college will be a fabulous and well-earned adventure for him.........glad to hear you're still running and doing well.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, that was a great April Fool's joke......sorry Daisy is still sick

:flowerforyou: Irene, sorry to hear that you're feeling down....any exercise you do is better than none...slow and steady wins the race......never, never, never give up

:flowerforyou: The accountant has finished our taxes and they are on their way back to us to be proofread before being submitted......she always does a great job so I'm sure they're fine, but I'll read through them anyway and hope that I don't find any problems.
hugs Barbie

Good Evening Everyone!

Just finished my chicken chili for supper. Great! With skim milk! LOL I rode the bike today, 32.3 miles! The first 19 were into the wind which was blowing about 25 mph. Tough ride! I got home and then did my legs and back workout then the 350 ab crunches. I am tired but all would up mentally! LOL Going to run on the pavement tomorrow and it is also karate day. So that is fun!

Beth my training is progressing. I am swimming 450 yds for time about 9 minutes now. then I do about 550 more for breathing drills. Those days I run or bike too. I have not backed off the strength training yet but I will before the first "A" race. My running stinks, 4 mile in about 37 min. My biking is decent. 14 miles is usually about 38 min. I think I can trim it down by maybe 4 or 5 min. I hope to be in the front part of the rear end group! LOL Let me know if you have any training tips. Where is your tri at? What distance?

Sandy I bet your dog did get sick at the place. Our cats got sick from a vet trip. I was mad about that too.

Marie you sound wonderful! Makes me smile! Maybe I will ride to Texas someday! (I will need to pack a lunch!)

Irene don't get mad. Stressing over it will make it worse. Just relax and do what you need to do. what you know to do! It will happen. there are some nice articles on the web that deal with Zen training and exercise. It is kind of my new thing now to help me get through the pain in my left knee and it seems to help. It is just mind training. But what ever you do or however you end up is fine with me and I am sure, with the rest of the gang here. Be happy and positive and focus on what is good. don't try to rush weight loss, it just does not work and if some weight does come off, it almost always comes right back. Slow, steady, and postive wins the race everytime! I believe in you!

Anyone I missed, I am sorry! But I think of everyone here daily!

By the way, Joe the Cat got into the Jelly Bellies again! Dumb cat! (he seems to be a little partial to the blue ones) Maybe the Easter Kitty will bring him some of his own!

Take care and I will talk to you all again tomorrow. Sam is coming home tomorrow with her new boyfriend! Dad is excited to see her!

Night!

Jeffrey

Hi All... I am excited about this Sprint tri in August...I am however not so thrilled with my friend wanting me to do one in open ocean...I am way too scared to even think about that one.

Marie - Dang Skippy I am talking about Braums Ice Cream I am soooooo going in buying a twirl waffle cone with frozen yogurt YUMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYY...I miss things in Texas I used to have that for lunch when I didnt want to eat a "real" lunch Braums was less than 10 minutes away! Of course I never gained weight then either LOL

Jeffrey - I just got a book called Slow Fat Athlete...I heard its funny... I am going to read it and see what it has to say
My run times will be up starting next week I am done with long runs for a while (anything over 6.2 is a long run)
the race I am doing is the PinkPower Race in Midlothian Virginia (near Richmond)

Barbie - So glad you made your March goals. I have decided that I am not going to stress the weight issue any more...I am going to concentrate on the working out running and now swimming and everything else will fall into place.

V- everyone has a bad day we still listen no matter what rant away and smile later

I am off to a meeting so I can once again deal with egotistical men who think I know nothing ...Just for that I am wearing the horrid pink hard hat...I need some ugly sticker to put on it next
Beth

Jeffrey and Beth running..............................look at them go!!!!!!

Good evening all!

Sam is on the way home and is about an hour away as I write. We went to church tonight and then out for supper. I think today I finally ran into something that really got me. I was doing "all out" interval sprints and I did 3.5 miles worth. and I HURT! LOL Basically you run as fast as you can for 100 yds then walk for 100yds then do it again. By the time I got headed home I was about a mile away and the legs would just barely jog. I hit a max! I will work on it more next week. Beautiful day here. This morning I mowed and bagged the lawn again. It looks pretty good.

Barbie hope the glasses work out.

Sandy I will not work him over too bad! I liked the graphic!

Beth I will check out the book. Congrats on the shadow! I am very proud of you. Check out this web site www.beginnertriathlete.com It has a lot of good stuff for free on it. Have you started swimming yet? Did you have any suggestions for my workout regime?

Gayla I hope Neil keeps feeling better.

Marie are you staying home for Easter?

Have a great evening everyone!

Jeffrey

Hello All,

I am sitting here with Bradley snoozing next to me in the chair. Pepper finally relocated so I can post instead of just surfing.

Our weather has been abysmal for several days, with brief periods of sunshine. Most of the time it has been windy and rainy. During the church service I attended at noon on Friday, it hailed like crazy and 10 minutes later when we got ready to leave, the sun was shining. The saying around here is "if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes," and that certainly is true lately.

Easter dinner will be at my mom and dad's with me doing the cooking. About two weeks ago, I invited my friend Rosemary to join us for dinner, since her husband has to work in the afternoon and evening on Sunday. She originally declined, so I invited my platonic friend/neighbor who recently got the French Bulldog from the folks that gave me Pepper. He accepted, and then Rosemary told me Friday she can come after all.

So now I have a table that will seat 4 comfortably, and five diners, but since my mom has been eating most meals in her recliner so she can sit on the heating pad, she has no objections to being there for our meal. The living and dining area is one big room, so it's not like she will be isolated from the rest of us.:bigsmile:

She is doing much better. I am SOO glad I jumped up and down until I got her assigned to a new primary care doctor. I think he is going to work out very well, and she seems much more upbeat than she had for the past several weeks. It must be noticeable, since even my dad, who isn't prone to notice such things, said she was smiling for the first time he could remember in quite a while.

We are having deviled eggs, courtesy of Rosemary, boneless Australian lamb roast (thank you Costco!!) , potatoes topped with cheddar cheese, French green beans (ala Trader Joes), with slivered almonds and a little Applewood Smoked bacon (thanks Trader Joe's, again) Waldorf salad ( ala Costco), and a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting :devil: which my neighbor suggested I get while at Costco, so he could pay me for it and save a himself trip. I also made sure their is a bottle of Cabernet/Shiraz for the "cook"--have to keep up my strength, you know.:bigsmile:

I must tell you a funny about him. We went to Olive Garden last weekend, and had their soup and salad combination. When he discovered it was "all you can eat" he went for the soup with great enthusiasm. When he got to bowl #4, I told him, I apparently SHOULD have said a'll you "should" eat, rather than all you "could.":laugh: :laugh: He joked about how Olive Garden would probably change their policy thanks to him!!

I had a yummy salmon dinner last night with my other good friend, Thomy, along with a big salad and stir fried veggies. We managed to visit for about two hours without any interruptions from her hubby, who was in bed early due to having to be up by 3am for work--better him than me:laugh: --and no interruptions from her son, who was at a party, or her niece who was at work. It was nice to kick back and reminisce. Though we have known one another for almost 7 years, we both learned some "history" about each other that we didn't know.

Barbiecat-- You asked about my "job hunting"--I am going to take online courses to re-activate my life insurance license and then Thomy and I will be working together. Rosemary has decided to take the plunge as well, though she will be taking a slower approach as she plans to keep her current job until the end of the summer. Thomy and I both have worked in the industry before, and neither of us have any other employment holding us back.

I also gave myself an early birthday present. I have been wanting to get some home gym equipment for strength training for some time, and it had to be something that would not take up a lot of space but still provide a wide variety of exercise options. I also wanted equipment that I could use regardless of whether I am having balance issues, as I sometimes still do since my fall.

I considered a Pilates machine, but decided against it because the ones I saw required more space than I have available. I had done some research on the Total Gym, and I liked the idea but not the price needed to get a new one equipped as I thought it needed to be. Pretty much gave up on the idea, unless I could find a used one.

Thanks to being up late last night, I solved my problem. QVC had an anniversary edition with every attachment I had in mind and a couple that are new to the machine, and it was less than $350, and set up to bill payments to my credit card. It is scheduled to arrive on the anniversary date of my joining MFP, April 13th. So now maybe by Memorial Day I can be in those size 12 jeans that I bought in January, that I was SUPPOSED to be wearing by my birthday (next week).

Well, I have to get moving, or the day will be a total loss.

Happy Easter to all, and to all a "good bite."

Barb