WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2013

Hello ladies!! Well, I made it back from my trip. The worst part was the driving.....Memphis at 5pm rush hour, Birmingham AL at any hour, and going straight through Atlanta. Boy it's good to be back home!!

I read that if you exercise before breakfast that it revs up your metabolism all day! So I just did 15 minutes in the elliptical (got a hip cramp) and will do another 15 later today. then I had a protein shake with frozen mixed fruit in it and Greek yogurt. We will see if this jump starts my weight loss again.. I lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks and then nothing since Wed. so I will try to mix it up.

Back to work tomorrow after my lumpectomy and being off for 2.5 weeks. we will see if my resolve to exercise every day holds up.

Susan in cold rainy Ontario

Just got back from a trip to see my Dad in MD. (we live on the Gulf Coast). I had fretted over food choices while traveling but must admit it was not as hard as I thought.
In fact, it was nice to break out of my normal circle of friends and family routine at home to get ideas in exercising and diet choices.
I am impressed with the food diary. I'm still learning the site but

So, I am back home and attempting to change up some habits. One is exercise. Picked up a Tai Chi DVD to get myself moving. I would prefer to do Yoga in a class setting (no where to take a class presently and wasn't sure of a good DVD). Anyone have a suggestion on a good beginner Yoga DVD?

Blessings always to our Vets and their families but more so this Memorial weekend.

Sue in TX: I do better with cold than 100’s, too. Luckily, I live in an area that rarely reaches 100. When it does, I stay inside my air-conditioned house. My military son is recently married. Any advice I can pass on to his wife?:flowerforyou:

Connie in CO: Any idea what started the fire? I worry about CO fires since my daughter lives there. Last summer was horrid. The Colorado Springs fire came within less than a half mile of my son’s townhouse. Since he isn’t stationed there any more, he’d like to part with it. He’s lucky to have a stable renter.:flowerforyou:

Michele: I think anyone who volunteers for an hour of shoveling river rocks deserves a bit of pool time. :laugh: I hope she turns out to be a nice woman. It sounds like you and Vince have worked out a good system for moving rock.:flowerforyou:

Robin: Your weekend sounds great, although it is clear your weather is better than ours. Yesterday was actually pretty nice and today is trying to make up its mind.:flowerforyou:

Joyce: You sound like a champion. I’m impressed with how much exercise you got in walking the dog and yourself. WTG!:bigsmile:

Gail in ATL: I agree with you about the wonderfully positive nature of this group. It is a blessing.

Heather: I’m curious about pork in cider stew. Is it quite sweet? Are the leeks part of the stew or a side dish?:huh:

M: Words fail me. Your life is so busy; I don’t know how you’re keeping it up. Take care.:flowerforyou:



Yesterday we had a nicer day after cold rain. I was able to walk the dog and visit with neighbors. My neighbor ladies tell me it is time to buy smaller jeans, so I’ll go to the store one of these days and try some on. On the other hand, they told me to buy skin-tight pants and a push up bra.:blushing: :noway: I’m not sure their advice is in my best interest. New bras in a smaller size may be in order, but my boobies do NOT hang down to my belly button! :grumble: It was all in fun and I'm neither insulted nor mad at them. We decided to go to a new pizza place nearby and found two couples that live close by already there, so we joined them. I had too much pizza and am up over a pound today, but I think that is likely water. :drinker: :drinker: DH has lower blood pressure this morning, which is totally counter intuitive considering all the salt in pizza. I’m sure we’ll go back there from time to time. They advertise gluten free pizza, but I gather they’re buying pre-made crusts and they haven’t arrived yet.

Have a great weekend!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Katla in currently overcast NW Oregon

Hi to all. Cool and cloudy here. All four of the baby robins are gone now. We see them hopping around after the parents in the backyard.

Dad is somewhat better although very confused and hallucinating. He was sitting up in a chair yesterday. I think he'll go back to the home Tuesday.

That's all from me. I read the posts, but no energy to respond. I think the dog's surgery, the flood, the week long visit by relatives, and dad's injury have done me in! take care, meg

My advice to military wives, Your husband has no control over orders from the higher ups, don't take it out on him. And a GI party is cleaning not really a party at all. The military is like that, phrases like Fun Run, sure it wasn't fun, running never is. But you will meet lots of nice people and make friends that last forever.

Happy sun.Cool weather here with rain off and on.
HUGS

Yanni I never could get anyone to understand why I would ever stick with a Tracfone. I just told them that I paid about $100/year to maintain it and I had a phone I could call anyone at anytime. I still have a land line which is my main phone. But I have found that the new cell phone is fun. There are several games I play all the time, plus my Pandora anytime I want it. It took me so long to text anyone on my TracFone now I have my talk to text and it's quick. The games are fun, I know I always have coverage since with the tracfone I didn't. So to me it's worth it.

Well I don't know whether to trust my scales or not but I got up today weighing 201!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy dance. We'll have to see tomorrow. But I havn't seen that number for a long, long time

Joyce

Uh-oh..........think I might have accidently mis-led a bit on that last post(?); I was never in the military; dh was. Army first, then some college, then Navy. I met and married him during his Navy days. As for advice; well, honestly, I will say he NEVER brought the job politics home and that still makes me happy; esp. when I would hear what some of the other women were told. I wanted a June wedding; ended up getting married in Dec. because he was in a teaching position at the time and that time on the teaching sched. coupled with his rotation afforded him the ability to take the necessary leave. You learn to stay back from women who go out too much when their dh's are gone. You learn make friends fast and then have them leave, or you leave them. Husbands leave and you cope and learn to like coping. You learn the importance of "Power of Attorney" and wills much earlier than non-military spouses. You learn to volunteer (a lot). If you want to have a baby, you plan it for when he has "shore duty".....certainly not a guarantee he'll be there but the best you can do. Be ready not to have him at home at all on "duty" nights---one of three to one of five, which means he's gone 24hrs. even when on shore duty. It ain't easy, but it's not all awful either. When retirement time came up, I was the one who urged him to stay in one more tour. I guess my best advice is: be flexible.

Meg: rest up, we'll be here

Moxie: welcome back

yanniejannie.......enjoying a VERY lazy day

Too late for an edit......meant to say gone for 48hrs., not 24 on my earlier post.
yanniejannie