WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2013
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Sending prayers to all who were touched by the Boston tragedy. It is too horrible to imagine. It seems like we are glued to our TV's watching these types of catastrophic events play out way too much in today's world. Let us hope and pray that we can unite to put an end to these evil deeds.0
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It appears everyone who went up to run from the club I volunteer with is OK per reports from friends and a local running store. TV is off; simply can't watch any longer. My thoughts are with the injured and their families......what a horrible, horrible thing..........0
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Hello ladies!
I haven't posted for awhile and my goodness- so many pages! I have given up on reading everything!
I see there has been loss and some trials that are being dealt with. To you ladies I send my positive thoughts and prayers
Congrats to everyone who is achieving their personal goals :happy: Keep it up! You're doing great!
The situation in Boston is heartbreaking :brokenheart: I can't make sense of the violence against innocent people that is so prevalent in our society anymore. Prayers to all those involved.
My DH and I (and Buddy the dog) went hiking a couple of weekends ago to a place about 50 minutes north of the city. It was so GREAT to be outside in the sunshine and away from the concrete! It does seem there are many places like this you can get to easily. We have been in NYC for only two years and this summer will probably be one of exploring areas like this. I know I would like to try to get into hiking. DH is very excited about this! He was the Scoutmaster for our son's BS troop and they used to do a lot of hiking. Should be fun!
I bought a HR monitor to use while I work out. I would like to keep my HR in the "fat burning" range as much as possible while I work out. We'll see what happens. If it helps get rid of my fat faster, woo hoo
The weather here has been pretty nice the past couple of days. The cherry trees are blooming so beautifully :flowerforyou:
Blue skies and sunshine makes me feel happier!
Eating healthier certainly does change your taste for some things. I had calories left the other night and decided to have two Girl Scout cookies with my tea. I didn't enjoy them at all :sick: They tasted fake to me. I am going to say that is a good thing!
Will sign off for now.
Everyone have a good evening!
Keep doing positive things
Lora in NYC0 -
Sounds like you will have a nice vacation in Alaska. that is on my bucket list! Good luck in the weight loss. 0
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Hi my name is Patti, i am a starter not very good at keeping up with this computer age stuff but it sure beats going to weight watchers or over eaters! I work with a wonderful inspiring woman who has lost 60 -70 punds and just loves this sight.
I live in NY and no not a big city, just a nice country setting.
I have lost 32 pounds with a goal of 40 by may 3rd. That is unlikely at this point but I am determined to get in better shape. The trick will be to stay on track. My next goal will be to get another 30 pounds elimated. Smaller goals one rotten exersise at a time. Truth be told I hate to work out and know I must:yawn:
Good luck to all my over 50 soon to be friends. By the way to the person who is done with kemo God bless you!0 -
Hi Liz,
I had some Aunts who played it on line. I am not sure where it was though, you might want to google it.0 -
Bumping for later. I've been consumed by work and travel. Eating, exercise, and other good habits went underground for 10 days, but glad to be back on track now.
Rori
in snowy Colorado Foothills0 -
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Jake is home safely and we are all happy to be together again. Barbie 0 -
Keeping things short:
I am saddened by today’s events in Boston and can only pray for all the victims and their families. I’m at a complete loss of words. I find it all so heart wrenching and way too difficult to understand.
Janemartin- happy to hear you have found a possibility, good luck with the appointment.:bigsmile:
Jodios- I don’t think you ever get over losing a parent, but memories can really bring you peace. :flowerforyou:
I also love Lindt dark chocolate with sea salt!
Cheryl - Your DD is Stunning! I hope you are feeling better and your test went well.
Meg – I hope some how your DD gets the message.:frown:
Lucy – I was mainly walking and pricing a few things for a baby gift.
Michele in NC – I have the same DVS’s , Leslie’s are quite the workout aren’t they? :smokin:
I say Keep the deck , mine is wood and I have to re-stain it every year! So much for the 15 year stain that only lasts for one! I would love to replace it with composite, maybe someday.
Barbie- Happy to hear your Jake is home!:bigsmile:
Peace ~N~ Hugs
Carol in WNY0 -
@DeeDee we are adding a composite deck to our home. We have several friends with them they like it and love the zero maintenance. Also we think the ones we have seen look pretty good.
Liz from Idaho
We had ours changed over to a composite about 2 summers ago. It isn't maintenance free, but it is MUCH easier because all you have to do is wash it.:bigsmile: No staining or painting. Yay!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: It is holding up fine. Be sure that they do a good job with running support beams under it. The composite boards can sag. :grumble: Our support stringers are 12" apart and we have no sagging so far. :bigsmile: They had to add stringers when they installed our new deck. Enjoy!:flowerforyou:0 -
:flowerforyou: Spent too long reading and logging, but just wanted to say how sad I am to hear about the bombs in Boston.
I hope any loved ones are safe if they were in the area at the time.
:flowerforyou: Barbie glad Jake is home again.
8:00 a.m. I'm late, - still feeling a bit tired, so taking longer to do most things, and not got back to exercising just yet but I'm back on the doggy walk :bigsmile: and walking at lunch time, so I'm getting there. I've been left with a nasty cold sore on my lip :grumble:
Must dash - have a good day my vit F friends 0 -
Good morning ladies
No time to read or post today, but wanted to say hi and wish you all a good Tuesday.
Love to all.
Amanda x0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
No time to post this morning, just popping in to say hello!
Have a great day!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in sunny again NC0 -
Morning ladies,
It is just horrible this tragedy in Boston,I pray for all the victims ,the ones who have passed away and the ones hurt...
I can only imagine what the people there must have felt..
This world is going to Hell in a hand basket.. It pain's me to have our grandchildren growing up in this kind of world....
I went to the gym today and did the bike,and machines...
I hope everyone can make it through the day with grace and dignity.. and remember to tell the people you love, I love you~because we just never know what this world will bring :flowerforyou:0 -
I hope everyone can make it through the day with grace and dignity.. and remember to tell the people you love, I love you~because we just never know what this world will bring :flowerforyou:
Well said, grandmallie. Your words of advice are wise, and I'm reminded to tell those I love frequently that they are loved and very dear.
Katla0 -
Love and thoughts to Boston. I'm sure we all feel even more connected to them because of the fitness community.
A small NSV for me today. I was looking in the mirror before heading off to yoga and was amazed to see two vertical lines down either side of my stomach. Just a light dent, but could it be the beginning of abs?!!!! I am still technically overweight, but have been stationary rowing for a few years now, but have never seen under the fat. Here's to the next 8 lbs I have to lose to get to 'normal' BMI !
All sounds so trivial compared to the news, but I think we have to celebrate the small things.0 -
Good morning everyone - just a quick pop-by to say hello. I made myself work out yesterday even though I didn't want to, and then I made a yummy vegetable soup to try to wash the weekend away with. I had a great time shopping with my sister on Sunday for her mother-of-the-bride dress - and we were successful! She's going to be lovely.
It's been an emotional roller-coaster this week - a FB acquaintance lost her son unexpectedly - he was born with many issues as one-half of twins (his brother didn't make it) but had been doing terrific, learned to walk and communicate, was just zipping along at five and half years, had a little stuffy nose so she decided to keep him home and have the doctor take a look for allergies, no big deal. By the end of the day he had had three full cardiac arrests in the ER and was brain dead. Absolutely heartbreaking. He was declared dead on her birthday - and while they were taking him to the operating room to try to harvest his organs, Boston happened. Another friend lost her dear friend while talking to her on the phone - they were just having a normal conversation, then the friend said she wasn't feeling well; by the time the other friend got there four minutes later she had died from diabetic shock. Life is such an unexpected gift.
And on that cheery note, treasure your day.
M.0 -
Good Tuesday morning to the terrific pals today!
Patti - welcome, you will love this thread, even though it is hard to keep up with all the members, there is so much going on!
To all - Even those above the border are grieving for the families who suffered in Boston, don't forget that two thousand of those runners are from Canada and more from other countries too. The community strength of the Marathon and its positive outcomes stretches well beyond the city and country borders.....so many run for research and disease causes, for health and social issues. This hurts everyone, and yet I know that the strength of community and the positive social impact of this event will never be diminished!
Well, we had ONE day of summer, and then the rain blew back in.. :sad: . raining .cats and dogs....and my dog is NOT impressed. He does not hate rain, he hates being held in the back hall while he dries off! :laugh:
I have three main focusses this week - get my marking done; get my walking in every day; and, eat clean!
I have a harder time finding a food with fat that I can add to breakfast....does anyone add an oil or something to their smoothies?
Also, I just bought a bottle of Camelina oil that is high in omegas....has anyone else found or used this?
Trying to keep Barbie's saying in mind today...keep what I WANT MOST , which is a leaner healthy body, over what i at the MOMENT!
Best to all, BJ SWOntario0 -
Jodios – YES!!! I knew I was right that bowling is NOT a sport - - activity, yes but sport, no (and I too can’t imagine watching it on TV, nor can I watch poker – yes, really, poker!).
JB in Portland – “mental and emotional indigestion” what a brilliant description!
Lucy – no apologies necessary for “the rant”, we’re here to listen and support (and rant too, when indicated)
Jmkmomm – walking on an incline is a great way to work your thighs (and buns too)!
Rori – Welcome back, hope your conference in San Diego was a smashing success. Did you get to connect with any MFP gals while you were there?
CityJaneLondon – Wow, that’s a wonderful NSV – your dedication is paying off and you’re right to celebrate the small things! :flowerforyou:
M. – Yikes, what a day you dealt with. You are so right that we need to treasure each day.
BJ – try adding avocado to your smoothies, it has “good” fats and adds no discernable flavor
Brooke from Colorado
“We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there too.” - - Kristin Nartz 0 -
Well the sun is shining today and massive cleanup in going on here but we are supposed to have more rain and snow and maybe more ice tonight and tomorrow. Boo! I will go out to see my horse this afternoon and take advantage of the sun we do have.
Lora - I agree with you about the GS cookies. My DGD is a girl scout and of course we had to buy some but I agree they did not taste real good, kind of waxy. I put the rest in the freezer and she can eat them when she is here this summer.
I am glad to see all the comments about the composite decking as we need to rebuild our back porch and were thinking we might go with the composite but I was not sure it was worth the increased price.
Prayers and healing angels to all in Boston. Congratulations to all with successes. Sue in SD0 -
Good Day everyone!
It was a Fire drill day in Cairo. For some reason the alarm system kiept going off so we had atwo fire drills within 15 minutes of each other. It was a riot trying to keep the kids quiet during the second drill. They knew it was just a fake but they took the first one much more seriously than the second. I didn't know whether to disrupt the class again and go back outside with the kids or to just stay in the building and know that nothing was really wrong. something is crazy with our system so the alarm kept going off. Finally they just turned it off the rest of the day.
I have not tried running with a stick but when I get near dogs I always slow down and that seems to keep them from attacking me. Once a pakc of dogs started to run after me and it scared me to death. That is why I usually run on the school track even if it is boring going in circles.
So sad about the Boston Bombing and those that were hurt or lost famliy. CRAZY people. Need to just find something to do with thier time and quit making trouble. It is so sad.
Well hope all is well with you and yours today.
Phyllis0 -
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I think this is going to be a 'sick' day for me today. I can't pin point what it is. I know I am sniffing and sneezing a lot but that isn't very unusual for me. I slept terrible last night and I am really, really tired. So whether it is MS or not, I haven't eaten anything today except drinking my water0
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I think this is going to be a 'sick' day for me today. I can't pin point what it is. I know I am sniffing and sneezing a lot but that isn't very unusual for me. I slept terrible last night and I am really, really tired. So whether it is MS or not, I haven't eaten anything today except drinking my water
I am so sorry you're having a bad day. One of the frustrating things about MS is that it is hard to know whether you're coming down with something viral or simply having a bad day. DH thought his sudden "blind eye" was caused by MS and it took me over 24 hours to get him to go to the emergency room for his stroke. Yes, it was a stroke, not MS. (If he'd gone in right away they might have been able to save his right side sight. There is a "golden hour" in stroke treatment; if you catch it early enough, sometimes it can be reversed.) His MS symptoms seem to be highly responsive to weather conditions. He feels better when the sun is shining. He had a great day yesterday, and is off on a good track today. I hope you feel better soon.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
Good Tuesday morning to the terrific pals today!
Patti - welcome, you will love this thread, even though it is hard to keep up with all the members, there is so much going on!
To all - Even those above the border are grieving for the families who suffered in Boston, don't forget that two thousand of those runners are from Canada and more from other countries too. The community strength of the Marathon and its positive outcomes stretches well beyond the city and country borders.....so many run for research and disease causes, for health and social issues. This hurts everyone, and yet I know that the strength of community and the positive social impact of this event will never be diminished!
Well, we had ONE day of summer, and then the rain blew back in.. :sad: . raining .cats and dogs....and my dog is NOT impressed. He does not hate rain, he hates being held in the back hall while he dries off! :laugh:
I have three main focusses this week - get my marking done; get my walking in every day; and, eat clean!
I have a harder time finding a food with fat that I can add to breakfast....does anyone add an oil or something to their smoothies?
Also, I just bought a bottle of Camelina oil that is high in omegas....has anyone else found or used this?
Trying to keep Barbie's saying in mind today...keep what I WANT MOST , which is a leaner healthy body, over what i at the MOMENT!
Best to all, BJ SWOntario
BJ, I make an AB&B smoothie frequently: a scoop of protein powder, 1/2 of a banana, a tablespoon of almond butter, sometimes some ground flax seed (which is something you can add to all smoothies for a little extra fat and lots of nutrition), ice and water. You can add a spoonful of greek yogurt for extra creaminess if you want - but I like mine pretty much just like that. This is an easy one to make "green" too by throwing in a handful of spinach as the flavors hide any spinach flavor.0 -
cheryl - Love the ecard! :laugh: may be just what I need today! 0
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Glad I could help :drinker:0
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Hi ladies. I had a long chat with my fitness buddy today. We have both been doing very badly on both eating and exercise. So we decided to start fresh. Instead of weighing on Friday (which tends to really depress both of us and then we eat more) we are going for a walk together during that time. We threw away our old tracking sheets and will start fresh Friday. Not that we are going to try to be bad until then, we just both felt having a “start new” date would help us. We’ll see.
The Boston bombing was too horrible to put into words. Prayers to all in Boston, all who were there, and all the first responders and first aid volunteers who helped.
I had an odd phone call yesterday from a cousin I haven’t seen since I was a child and haven’t talked to in years. He called to say he found my phone number in a pile of stuff and wanted to know if I knew his brother in law (David) died in November. (no I did not). Then he says “you know I lost my sister (David’s wife) at the beginning of the month. (NO I did not!). Then he says “you know my brother Vernon Jr. fell over dead of a heart attack about 6 months ago (OMG NO I DID NOT). THEN he says “Did you know my wife Sally fell about 6 weeks ago and broke her neck?”
Holy cow! I didn’t know that one either. Fortunately it is a stable fracture and she is wearing a brace and is able to walk and function. But OMG what a list of things to tell someone! I got off the phone and just shook my head. Wow. I didn’t know any of these people very well, probably hadn’t seen Vernon Jr in 30 years and I’m not sure I ever met Frances Ruth and David (she was my cousin; the sister to the one who called), or maybe just once. But she did call me when my mamma died which I thought was sweet. I wouldn’t have thought a thing about it if I didn’t hear from her since I hardly knew her.
Glenda Hope you get unburied soon! It is supposed to be spring!
Lucy: my ranting and shrieking is fairly well controlled on Zoloft!
Mary: welcome to our group. I hope you find your way in resolving your issues.
Yanniejannie: I have heard that too about runners. Very trusting; just leave their things around and no one takes them. I’m
sure you have caught your fair share of backpacks and will think twice now! I was a swimmer all up through college and we were the opposite. Never let anything out of our sight!
Michele: I was thinking (did I tell you all that DD#2 supposedly has friends who want her to come live with them?) that her doing that might be a good lesson. They will tire of her not contributing anything to the household and not paying rent, and then she will discover that we aren’t the only ones who will expect her to do things. Hmmmmm
Liz: I don’t really think this daughter has that sense of entitlement; but DD#2 sure does. This is the one with all the cognitive issues and I seriously think she doesn’t understand much of what goes on around her.
Lora: I agree about the taste of things changing as we get used to healthier choices. There are so many things (mostly sweets which I don’t really like anyway) that I really don’t appreciate anymore.
Patti: welcome to our group!
Barbie: I am sure you are so happy to have your sweetie home!!!
Grandmallie: well said! Thank you for reminding us
Cityjane: great nsv!
M: oh my goodness, I’m so sorry for your losses! You are right…we need to treasure each day.
Brooke: hahaha I keep telling DH that bowling is not a sport! Now I can quote you too!
Phyllis: do you have lots of dog packs there?
Carol: AMEN! Just what I needed!
Jmkmomm: hope you feel better soon.
Well ladies, I must run. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll have more time. Take care to all Meg in kinda-nice Omaha0 -
You are singing my song. :bigsmile: :blushing:0 -
Profile pic is me three years ago after I was successful on MFP. Its my St Maarten motivation. That was at 50 I can do it again at 53.
Today was a bad day at work. The B was the worst. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. 0
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