WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2013

Today is my biethday and I am going to have fresh wild halibut for dinner. It was my splurge at the grocery store. I am marinating it in cilantro garlic lime and olive oil. serving it with a cilantro butter and fresh spinach tonight. I am looking forward to it. it is cloudy and rainy today but that is okay because I am with my husband and feeling very loved. Bodi and Ritter are giving me lots of birthday loves too.

Robin, Bodi and Ritter.

Happy birthday robin,dinner sounds yummy.
Today I`m grateful for all the men and women who have risked their lives to keep our country safe.
Thanks,Dad,bob,chad and many more.
HUGS
jane

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..

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

We still have a land line also. And I love my Pandora. I tend to use my cell phone for much more then the actual phone. Browsing, Pandora, address book, calendar, appts, calculator, grocery list. List goes on, even keep an eye on the grandgirls with their instagram. Have to chuckle, I hardly use it as a phone.

Congrats on the weight. So nice to read about everyones accomplishments. How often do you weigh?

Bump to find again. Sue in SD

Thanks for bumping. I was looking all over for this thread! Hi all!!!!! Hope you're having a wonderful Memorial Day with your families!

Robin- Happy Birthday!!!!!! glad your having something wonderful for dinner...
We went down to the shore, but could really get in any walking. I did break down and had a child size cheeseburger and small fries and a diet soda, dont usually have any of that. but still under my limit....It is lovely out and I am thinking of taking the dogs down to the park and get a little exercise...
Hope everyone is enjoying the day, and yes found some sneakers and with coupons was only 21.00 so I have them on and put the orthodics in and off we go

I still weighed 201 today!!!!!!!!!!!!! So maybe my scales have finally decided to be nice to me. Some one asked how often we all weigh. I weigh daily. I know that the 'experts' suggest once a week or even less but I like daily. Now my husband is obsessed with the scales and will weigh several times a day. The Y was closed today and I hadn't gone to the mall with my husband for quite a while so I decided to do that. Plus I was curious to see how my increased endurance would hold out with walking. It wasn't as easy as riding my bike at the Y. But I got in 1.5 miles and walking a mile was really pushing it before I went to the Y. And I walked fast enough that I walked off about 250 calories. I took my headphones and planned on putting on my 80's cardio. As soon as I got in the mall my phone stopped working. So during one my breaks, I took 2, I played with my phone. I took it off wi-fi and just used the phones data plan and it worked just fine. Now my husband refused to walk with me as I tried to do some arm movements along with my walking. So I was a crazy looking 63 year old. My sister gave me a couple of blouses in March for my birthday. I buy my clothes in the womens department and was so happy that I had bought a 1X instead of 2X so that's what she bought. But she bought in the misses department and they didn't fit at all. She offered to take them back but I kept them and have jsut hung them as incentives to get into. So i tried them on yesterday again. I could wear them out, I have seen many women wear things that tight but I want them to fit me real nice.

Joyce, satisfied in Indiana

Hi, Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday! Congrats to all those with such great scale victories this week and all nsv also.

Robin Happy Birthday enjoy your day

I had a great weekend we went camping lots of hiking and walking that would have had me wincing last year but this time just felt good to go at my own pace but join in on the fun. I even lost 1 pound this week so I'm a happy lady!!!

So sorry to hear of some of you that are sick or dealing with sick loved ones take care and thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Well got all my flowers planted today sure hope we are done with frosty nites. is warm here today, better go get some cleaning up done then dinner time

well wishes to all Juanita in sudbury

I'm just getting around on the website but your photo caught my eye. So who is in the pic? Bodi? or Ritter?
We have a Golden Retriever that is 5, she is very, very special to us. Didn't think I could love a pet so much. Her name is Jazz (Jasmine).

Bodi is my yellow. Bodi means blond hair in old gaelic somewhere. Ritter is a chocolate lab. Ritter is a German Chocolate company. Bodi was about 1 and half in this picture. he is almost 4 now. thank you for asking. M fur boys are the loves of my life.( along with my husband and children and grandchildren of course ):laugh:


Robin, Bodi and Ritter.

yardigrass - WTG girl!

DeeDee - that was ever so nice of you to help that girl. Sometimes I will ask a stranger their opinion because I know that they don't have any ulterior motive (like a sales commission). I think Vince might be getting ready to go work outside. Hope he ordered more landscape fabric.

Got up, did about 55 minutes of the LaLoFit DVD (weights). I originally was going to go to the Y and use their weight equipment, but late last night I looked on the web and saw that they didn't open until 8!!! Then I ran to WalMart (forgot to get some greek yogurt, but I put that on my shopping list for the next time I go. I'm so happy they've started carrying the Arctic Zero ice cream. My March, and April, and May goal STILL hasn't been met. Oh well....one day it will

yanniejannie - Memorial Day was called Decoration Day a while ago.

Well, off to work outside.

katla - I will post them, trust me. Right now your daughter is just "considering" moving to IL, it may not happen

Worked outside from 9:30 until abround 5, then took a quick (and I do mean quick) shower just to get some of the dirt off me, then into the pool I went. It is just so relaxing floating and listening to the spillover.

Robin - happy birthday!!!!

Horselovers: We used to live right next to Unionville (BIG TIME horse country). Remember when Barbaro got injured? He went to New Bolton Center which was real close to us. I knew the owner, she went to the Y with me. Anyway, Jessica at the time Barbaro was there was working there, she got to pet him. Even the reporters didn't get to. She knew his vet. Anyway...I digress. I was starting to say that I had a big fear of horses, but living in Kennett Square right next to Unionville, I knew I had to get over it. I took some lessons. The first horse I was on was lame and couldn't run even if he wanted to. The instructor had to keep reminding me to breathe, I was so scared! But I got over it, never did get to where I would let the horse gallop but I didn't mind him cantering.

Did 50 minutes of a LaLoFit DVD today at home. Tomorrow I'll go to the Y and just swim some laps since we have a Newcomer board meeting Wednesday. They're going to have a breakfast for the committee heads. To be honest, I found out what they're serving, and I'll probably have something at home. But that isn't until Wednesday. Anyway, after the Y will go to the post office and then need to stop at the store to get strawberries. One of the gals who plays mahjongg asked for a strawberry shortcake. I've never in my life made whipped cream from scratch. I have this "thing" about buying something premade. So I'll need to make the whipped cream tomorrow since I probably won't have time what with bowling and then mahjongg.

grandmalle - glad you found some sneakers. Don't you just love it when you use coupons?

I take the body test on the Wii and that will tell me if I've gained or lost. But my "official" weigh in is weekly.

Going to make this short since I really would like to just lie down and rest

tigress in GA - your lunch sounds heavenly! So what if the waitress thought you had lost your marbles? One day she might very well wind up doing the same thing. Good for you

Michele in NC

Well, I weighed today and it wasn't near as bad as I thought it would be!!! I thought for sure I had gained some weight but ended up losing 1.5 pounds. I'm still farther away from my goal weight than I wanted to be at this point, but I'm not getting any closer to where I was so I'll take it.

cityjaneLondo, that was such a nice surprise! What do you normally cook for your 3 course gourmet meals?

jmkmomm, hooray! Those new tops will be fitting perfectly in no time!

grandmallie, I LOVE quality time with the hubby. Enjoy it!!! Seriously missing mine right now. He's on another business trip and I almost always go with him but we decided I needed an extra week to just relax and get better.

meyllisa, good for you! Camping and hiking is something that I wish we did more of. The fresh air is great for you.

Yardtigress, that made me smile! I carry balsamic vinegar (25 years old) with me when we dine out. Much better to know what your calories are and to not get sabotaged with the bottled stuff.

rjadams, our daughter-in-law was here in March. I was going to the store and asked her if she wanted anything. She asked for a Hershey's bar. I told her that Hershey's was not chocolate (IMHO) and can home with an assortment of Ritter bars. She said she's never eating Hershey's again. Yummy stuff!

exermom, a weights DVD? How does that work? Do you have to have all the weights already at home or do you use household things?

colograndma, I miss visiting the cemeteries on Memorial day when we are here. When we lived in the Netherlands, we would visit the American Military cemetery on Memorial Day but they don't have one here in Norway.

barbiecat , I keep telling myself that I need to get a pedometer and start recording my steps. Do you still try for 10,000 or do you try for more (or less) now that you are at your goal weight?

tiarapants, I'm so sorry to hear that! My father had several strokes before he passed away and my MIL had one several years ago. I know how hard it is on them and you. Prayers and hugs going out to you.

Have a great day everyone!

Joy

Good morning!

Well, the damage from yesterday's cookout isn't too bad. The challenge now is not letting it morph into a week long binge! How did everyone else do over the holiday?

Robin - Happy Birthday!

Amanda - Praying for your dad.

Hope everyone else is healthy. Good luck with your goals for the week!

New Luna: I weigh every day, too. I find it encouraging and motivating. Not everyone feels encouraged through the inevitable ups and downs that daily tracking reveals, though. People have to do what works for them.:flowerforyou:

Liz from Halifax: It sounds as though you’ve raised good kids. What a blessing! I’m sorry your sister is having a hard time.:flowerforyou:

Connie in CO: We’ve been using drip systems for a long time. They are wonderful! They don’t waste water, and they deliver to the plants perfectly. I have mine set up to automatically fertilize, too. Enjoy your lovely raised beds. As to meddling in the kids’ business…I try to be a listening post and then vent to DH—or all of you. Some times it is very hard to keep my opinion to myself, and once in a while I wonder whether I should be more open in expressing my opinions to my kids. Advice welcome.:bigsmile:

Amanda: I’m sorry your dad has had another stroke. Since my husband had his stroke, every headache makes me worry. The stroke stole vision from DH’s right side, and we were told that is a rare location in the brain for a stroke, and one of the least disabling. We count our blessings. I hope your dad recovers and has no additional strokes.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

DeeDee: Thanks for the good wishes for my daughter. I hope she is able to make a good decision. Add me to your good wishes list. I need to try to think unselfishly where this is concerned and it is hard to see her choose things that take her farther and farther away from us.


Today we have a fairly busy day. I have yoga, which is always a good way to start the day, and DH has a physical therapy appointment. This PT is really helping him in positive and noticeable ways. :bigsmile: Then we need to go to the hearing aide store. The new ones are working so well that we’ll be buying them, and the woman mentioned a no interest payment plan. I’d rather do that than take the money from savings. We’ll have some appointments to shuffle for the time I’m going to be in CO babysitting. My SIL is delighted that DH will be staying with her for a few days, so everything is going in a positive direction. Our son called yesterday and it was wonderful to have a chance to talk to him. :bigsmile: He has a few more weeks of training on the east coast and then will be home again. He and his wife will finally get to go on their honeymoon while I’m babysitting in CO.

Enjoy your day.:flowerforyou:

Katla in NW Oregon

Hi ladies. I think I am back! As I said on my homepage, no more company, no holidays, no trips, no more flooding in the basement, and dad is doing better, so NO more excuses! I can't believe how the month has flown by me.

I got all my chapters for the textbook in so now it's just a waiting game to get manuscript pages back. I'm caught up on one project, nearly so on another, and next week I will concentrate on a new test bank I took on (a small one but it pays really well!)

Hopefully dad will go back to the home today or more likely tomorrow.

I can't begin to catch up, but did want to say JOY: I'm glad you are feeling better and ROBIN: happy belated birthday!

Take care all...goal for the day is 6000 steps and the danged water!

Happy tues.More rain today.
HUGS
jane