WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2013

Well ladies, Prince Harry managed to elude me (wow, makes me sound like a stalker, doesn’t it?). But by all accounts he also managed to charm everyone he came in contact with. So cool that Laura’s son actually met and spoke with him! Michele mentioned a friend who was obsessed with the royals, and my late Mother was as well. I think that’s why I pay attention to their news and comings and goings, it rubbed off on me a bit.



Cheryl – That is such a HOOT!!! The horses are indeed identical (how cool is that?)

Grandmallie – Good for you for treating yourself to a FitBit. You deserve a reward for your hard work on this health journey

CityJane – Family visits (even when you like them ) can be stressful, be sure to take time for yourself along the way. Enjoy working with your dumbbells, I really do and now that the weight is going down I’m seeing some definition that I’ve not seen in quite some time

Meg – Wow, 8000 steps is terrific! Was it walking up and down the basement stairs checking on the progress (or back and forth to the wine cooler)? My basement is unfinished, concrete floor as my home is 101 years old. Tree roots invade the pipes and we have to snake, the last time DH was on the road and I didn’t catch it until the floor was completely engulfed – yikes!! I’d have been sunk if it were a finished space like yours.

Lucy – Yay for the quick bounce back from your Mother’s Day celebration. Sometimes it seems you CAN have your cake and eat it too! :bigsmile:

Katla – Hope your home improvement dreams can come true. Happy birthday to DH, so glad he’s taking better care of himself and that you both have found what sounds to be such a good MS doctor - - that’s a real gift

Jodi – You really are the cool mom! What a great idea to bring DD’s two friends along. So cool too that you two are working out together, enjoy the beautiful weather. Excellent idea too to give them the cooking lessons, wish I’d learned at that age

Jackie – My best friend did her hair purple several years ago (at age 61), she totally loved it but it faded really fast and stained her towels (watch out , have DD use dark colored ones). Have a blast at the Phillies game

Joyce – Happy dancing with you for busting your plateau! Nowhere to go but down, down, down!!!!!!

Robin – You are stronger than that witch (no offense to any pagans among us)! You can only control you, don’t let her harsh your mellow! :flowerforyou:

YannieJannie – I think your hair would absolutely be wanted as a donation, S&P gals needs wigs too! Glad you like your new ‘do’! I’m with you as far as not being too excited about tick collecting:noway:

Carol – I too would find that photo of DGD a favorite, just adorable (and way to getting her eating healthfully from the start!)

Amanda – So sorry to hear about your Father. Prayers for calm and strength and healing out to you both!

M3x43 – What a workout your lawn sounds like! Be sure to log it, there’s an option in the database. Healing thoughts out to your DS

DeeDee – I too am working on my closets today (plural because they’re small and scattered throughout the house) - - nice to get that project completed. Your garden sounds lovely, hoping the Zyrtec does the trick and nips any gardening side-effects in the bud (pun intended)

Lucy – Awesome news about DH and the new job! Prayers that this is a long-term gig or leads to one! Don’t forget to log your dog walking

Sue – How wonderful that you’re caught up on the transcription! What a relief that must be for you. Hoping your shoulder feels better soon.


Brooke from Colorado

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.”

I'm bushed today:grumble: I have only missed going to the Y 2 days now and have been going for almost 3 weeks. I started out on the recumbant bike. I was doing 6 miles and level 2 and then went to level 4 and do 5 -5 1/2 miles. I do 2 miles and stop and then stop after every mile. Today I had to stop every 1/2 mile and it was an effort to get 5 miles in and I had to take it down to level 2. I don't know if it is the outside heat or not. The Y is quite cool and I have my ice water with me. But I feel like I'm beat up. At least this helps me sleep at night!

All that activity yesterday really paid off. I’m now 1 lb away from my overall goal. :drinker: :drinker: Although I’m now considering tacking on another 2 lbs but we’ll see. So nice to be working out with my DD. We were sore after yesterday and planting today so just did yoga together…felt so good to stretch.

Cooking lessons start in less than an hour. I’ve got my plan for tonight and we should have enough food to feed everyone when we are done.

Amanda – so sorry to hear about your dad – sending healing prayers your way

Katia – congrats on needing new smaller yoga pants – love those NSV. :flowerforyou: Great suggestion about learning to use a Crockpot. I know one of my DD’s housemates has one. She can set it up before going to class and have a great meal when she gets home. Happy b-day to your DH:flowerforyou:

Allisonlane61 – my DD has red coloring a number of her cork screw curls. So glad you and your DD will be doing a bootcamp together – should be fun!:bigsmile:

Joyce – YEAH!!!! Plateau busted:drinker:

CityJane – I love chicken Sag…is it hard to make? Good for you exercising today even though you were feeling low…I love how exercise can make me feel better when I’m stressed or down. Gotta love those endorphins:laugh:

Robin – sorry to hear work is still so tough. Hang in there:grumble:

YannieJannie – congrats on the new haircut…pictures? Safe travels picking up your DD...stay away from the ticks:laugh:

Kathy – what is chair antics?

Dee Dee – flowers are in. Put in some blue hydrangas – hoping they take. Also planted a variety of cherry tomatoes in my deck upside down tomato planter. I need to put some herbs on top of it yet. DH needs to finish rototilling and then I can get in the rest of the veggie garden. I love that the gardens are shaping up at last. Like you I still need to pick up some more stuff. Sorry that your allergies are acting up. My DD was sneezing up a storm too.:sick:

Lucy – so happy about your DH getting that job:drinker:

Brooke – sorry you missed Harry. As always I find your posts so supportive – thank you. Also, love today’s quote!:bigsmile:

Colograndma - what kind of tomatoes? I got a variety of heirlooms I'm trying out this year.:happy:

Well the kids should be here soon - got to go pull the veggies out and set up my cutting boards. Have a great evening. Jodios :flowerforyou: :drinker: :bigsmile:

Had a nice day with my knitting buddies.Still warm,80`s.
Have a good eve.
HUGS

Hi ladies, it was a little tough to find this thread again. Although I've been at mfp for awhile I still don't understand the forums too well.
It's been a stressful week so far, my 4 nieces and nephews are staying with us this week. Juggling all their schedules, my own work schedule, cooking meals for 8 is not easy. I haven't been able to find time to exercise much.
Today I had to be in NYC for the day, it was very productive, found great fabrics for my clients (I'm an interior designer)but I didn't pack food and ended up eating cookies in the show rooms. Ugh!!! On the plus side I was in the building for 5 hours so I did get a lot of walking in!
So now I'm trying to relax a bit and focus on me and try to regroup for tomorrrow before all the kids start to shower.
I enjoy reading everyone's posts...looking forward to getting to know some of you better.

Amanda, My many many thoughts and prayers to your Father, you and your family.
DeeDee and Brooke, Thank you both for you kind words about my DGD.
Peace~N~ Hugs
Carol in WNY
Leaving you with this….
"The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.” ~Andy Rooney

I have decided a FitBit isn't for me. I have read to many things about it here that I just don't think I would understand how to use it. I'm also afraid that my low heart rate would affect how much exercise it would register.

Joyce, in southern Indiana

Hello Rebel,

Greenie here:flowerforyou:

Please don't go under the knife just yet. I know three people already who did, with mixed results, some OK, some not so good.

They don't tell you 'bout the possible side effects that can happen after surgery. Be careful when choosing your health care provider.

And as always,
Be Well!
greenie:flowerforyou:

Hello there - the sun is trying to shine here, but it is still cold for May. We will get a few more things planted this pm. - the dahlia is still languishing in the garage. Last year it seemed to be no more than dusty paper, but I gave it the benefit of the doubt and put it in a pot and watered it, although we were both convinced it was dead. We had the most amazing huge plant, covered in red flowers! My GS learned to say 'fower! ' when he saw its magnificence.

I'm upping the resistance and speed of my workouts a bit and now doing a bit more with my huge 5kg weights. By huge I mean huge in size. I bought cheap ones with free postage so they are not as neat as expensive ones. PLEASE plateau, please go! :sad:

Did a huge shop for our guests yesterday with DH. I have made a start with the catering and will continue today. I like to have everything ready prepared so that I am not in the kitchen much when they are here. I really am trying to keep it simple and flexible, so that I can eat sensibly and they can just keep on stuffing themselves! !!:laugh:
Barbie - yes, I am taking that to heart. - I do not have to be a three star restaurant! My DS and DDIL always say mine is the best bed and breakfast in Hampshire and threaten to put me on trip advisor :laugh: :laugh:
Currently there is a No Knead Bread rising in the kitchen. It's on the internet and is DH' s favourite. Easy peasy and impressive.
Jodios and Michele. - my DD was in the Indian army in WW 2 and I was brought up on curry. I have modified my curries so they are much less greasy, I use hardly any oil. You need a processor. I wizz up onion, garlic and fresh ginger to a puree, fry that in a tiny bit of oil for a while then add a selection of spices and fry those off for a minute or two.. If I am I the mood I grind my own, but I have had good results with a good proprietary blend or paste. Then add the chicken legs, cut in half and minus the skin. Add chicken stock. Fresh is best for sodium levels, but a good bought one will do. Then I grab a huge bundle of fresh spinach and some cilantro if I have it and stuff it in the processor and whizz it to a rough puree. You have to stuff it down a couple of times and do it in batches. Put it in the stew and cook until the chicken is tender. Keep an eye on the seasoning. It is lovely, but you might have to pour off some water when you serve it and blot the bowl! :laugh: I like it with rice and yoghourt and maybe a tomato salsa.
Sorry if that's too much information!

Look after yourselves folks. Off to stretch my bread!