WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2013

Just another manic Monday…..

What a crazy weekend! Saturday was just beautiful and we finally finished power washing our deck. I scrubbed all of the railings, which get green algae on the bottoms…eewww! No matter what I do, it always comes back the next year. Anyhoo…what a difference! It looks great. Now we have to have a party (DH says maybe Labor Day). The weather this year hasn’t exactly been cooperative. Either we are having severe rainstorms or excessive heat! :huh:

Speaking of weather….we had torrential downpours on Sunday, and I mean torrential! My SIL planned a BBQ for the family July birthdays (3 of them) and because the rain came in pockets, she grilled when it stopped. The sun would come out for a bit, and then….BOOM….thunder, lightning and heavy downpours would start again! Philly had a record rainfall total of over 8” in a few hours. It was just CRAZY!:noway: We gave Milo two benedril before we left to calm him down because he has major anxiety issues and gets so scared when there is thunder. He was hiding under the table when we got home, and no amount of coaxing could get him outside for a walk even when things calmed down. Poor thing is just a big 100 pound furry baby!:laugh:

Still haven’t caught up with the posts, but just wanted to check in. Mondays are payroll day so I must get to it!:grumble:

Welcome to all of the newcomers. You will feel the love and support of all who post on this thread.

GOALS FOR JULY:
Consistent logging (Pretty good except on vacations)
Drink at least 9 glasses of water a day (90%)
Find an exercise class I enjoy (NOT YET!!!)
RUNNING OUTDOORS (Yep)
LOWER SODIUM FOODS (NOPE, but working on it!)
STOP OBSESSING ABOUT FOOD (Hmmmmm…..)

Congrats to all on their success, and (((hugs))) to all who are struggling. Hang in…..it gets better!

Hugs,
Lucy in DE. :bigsmile:

Hi All! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I had made some notes, but that was over a week ago! I've been keeping up on reading, but do find it hard to keep up on responding. So my goal today is just to write something about me and to keep my foot in the door!

Saturday my husband and I helped my nephew and his family move from Camden, NJ to Philadelphia. They have 2 babies - a 27 month old and a 14 month old, and a 3rd on the way (due early Dec)! I got the impression it's starting to dawn on them what they've taken on, having 3 children so close together, and will (hopefully) wait a bit before having more (which, apparently, they do want). At least I got my exercise in, although I also ate - a lot.

Yesterday, though, I stayed in and did nothing. I have depression and anxiety and I find that after an event where I have to socialize, the next day I really can't do much of anything. I am on medication and in therapy, but I get rather despondent at times, as it seems that, overall, I'm getting worse as I get older rather than better. Other times I'm optimistic, however, and today is one of those days!

The binge eating has continued, but I'm hopeful that today is a new start. I finally went walking/running again this morning - I'm on week 5 of Couch to 5k. This is something I really want to complete. I've never been able to run - always got very winded very quickly. Even in HS, when I took a little mini-class called "Run, Run, Run" I couldn't get up to running a mile. But there was no real program - we all just ran around a track as far/fast as we could. I love c25k!

I continue to derive inspiration from you all, you lovely and strong women! My thoughts are with you, those who are suffering, those who are celebrating.

Kate in Brooklyn, NY

Greetings from cool and misty Omaha! We finally are getting a LITTLE rain, not much, but it’s a nice change.
Saturday we went out with friends for Mexican and I was happy that I limited my chip intake to 12 chips and only had 2 margaritas and NO wine at their house playing cards. Usually card playing with them entails LOTS of wine.:drinker:

Yesterday we never did get out to the bike trail, so I ended up doing calisthenics during the ads between innings on the baseball game! It wasn’t much of a burn, but it was something anyway. Baby bird Peter has died….Benny found him on the deck and promptly gave him to DD#2 who got home from the mission trip safe and sound. We had a record low last night (50!) so maybe he got too cold. I baked 8 loaves of zucchini bread (all from one zuc! :glasses: ) and froze it. Today I will vacuum seal it. I used plain yogurt for most of the oil and Truvia baking blend so that calorie count won’t be too high!

Our brisket was amazing. DH took his first bite of it and burst out laughing in sheer happiness LOL.:laugh: It was only his second attempt at smoking and OMG was it good. It was all I could do to only eat 4 ounces!

I’ve been to water aerobics and enjoyed my favorite thing in the morning…reading the paper with my coffee then a little snooze with various animals on top of me! It’s one of those cool grey days that just lends itself to sleeping. We have slept with the windows open for the last 3 nights.

Yannie jannie: I hope by now your headache is gone!

Jodios: have a safe and fun trip. Watch out for Flossie the storm.

Sandy not gaining is a victory in itself!

Michele: oh no water in the basement! How are you going to tackle that problem? Oh, and congrats on the weight loss but sorry it came about due to stress.

Terri: those lazy days are the best, aren’t they?

Joyce: what a great outcome for your sister!

DeeDee: hope the boys were compliant…I know your hair wasn’t! :bigsmile: LOL

M: what is your favorite cooking magazine?

Grandmallie: your shopping list sounds very healthy….I can’t afford a lot at Whole Foods either (or Trader Joes for that matter)

Pat: isn’t that great that your binge was something not bad and you logged it? I wonder about the same things in our food that you do. I can’t afford organic; around here it’s nearly double the price of non-organic, but we do have lots of meat brands that don’t have antibiotics or steroids, etc in the meat and I do get that. All those chemicals are a double edged sword; we would not have nearly the amount of food we do without them. I try to eat “clean” by not eating much processed foods.

Heather: I think you should say it again. That story was hilarious!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: And it’s a better excuse for almost anything that “my dog ate it”!!!!!

Critter Sue: yay for the smaller tops. I’m worried about the old man (18 year-old cat). He had lab work done Saturday and I’m holding my breath because I don’t want to give him daily fluids if he is in renal failure. UGH I hate that.

Lila; what a funny mental image of those eyes staring down at you from inside the grapes!

Vicki: enjoy the cooler weather at your end of Nebraska!

Barbie: stunning lily!

Deb: glad you had a nice visit

Cindy: let us know how the bid on the house goes!

Robin: we are all excited for you too. It is so nice to hear about someone who likes her job!

Bj: nice to see you again!

Lucy: I have been hearing about all the rain up your way. Stay safe!

Kate: couch to 5K sounds intriguing! Is it a special plan with increasing activity?

Well I should get some work done on the books. Tonight I am looking forward to leftover brisket! I may have to eat some of my exercise calories back and get 6 ounces today! I also need to highlight my hair...coloring is a 2-day process for me! Take care all, Meg from Omaha.:drinker:

Good afternoon dear ladies. I went to the Y today!!!!!!:happy: :happy: I rode 4 miles and then worked on one strength machine. The doctor has told me to take it easy going back and only do the strength exercises 3 times a week, once back into it and do as much cardio as I feel like I can. My sister also belongs to the Y but we are there at different times. But she was there today:happy: Even though we both live n the same town we don't see each other that often. She is so self focused it is hard to be with her. But I still love her and my internet is her only frequent way to keep up with the rest of the family. Her husband has a computer but she has always felt like she would never know how to operate it. He doesn't feel comfortable in giving me the wi-fi password so I can take my laptop over there:grumble: So she has to come over here. We live in a bilevel and has so many injuries that she frequently has restrictions. I had a little insight into why she falls so often. She got to the Y today at 10:30, on the way she ate one of the prepackaged bowls of Honey Not Cheerios. She ate it dry. Then she did 2 different Silver Sneakers aerobics water classes and she stays after and walks several miles in the pool. I got there at 1 PM and she was walking. When I finished at 1:30 she was just then finishing. And all of this excersize of one dry cup of Honey Nut Cheerios. We sat out in the car talking for about 30 minutes and then she was heading off to Walmart. Still not eating anything.

Well I could talk all day long about my sister's problems but then I would feel like I am my sister so I won't.

My blood sugar was 98 again this morning. I just don't understand it.

I just love the idea of buying an old farmhouse. But I would want it already renovated! I love the charm, the history but not the work in getting it modernized. Plus I like living close to shopping centers!!!!

See you later, Joyce, Indiana

Getting very close to 500 posts so I'll be short. Still struggling but reading your posts gives me hope that I can get back on track. I'll finish my second round of antibotics for this UTI on Wednesday and hopefully be done with it. Thinking of you all and hanging on for dear life!
Sue in Tx

Evening everyone;

this day went well calorie and exercise wise.

We went to the bank this afternoon and were assured we would not have a problem getting the loan we would need. we can put 50% down finance the rest and my husband says we could pay that back in 3 years time. Now we just need to make the offer and see if the owners will take what we are willing to pay. We'll see what happens and if God is willing then the little farm house will be just right for our son.

Well one day at the time as my MIL used to say. Its hard to believe she has been gone almost 3 years.

Hope you all have a good evening.

I'll check back in tomorrow.

Cindy

Deb - the most damage were two empty boxes that got water and the floor in my exercise room. Not sure if that's rouined or not, time will just tell. If it is, I'm not sure what kind of floor to get. Tile can be hard on the joints.

Vacuumed out the pool today, got about 80% of the dirt. The water is green now (as opposed to brown). Tomorrow we'll probably run the robotic cleaner. This red clay is discoloring the sides of the pool, not sure how we're going to handle that. I know Vince is VERY frustrated and he's so afraid that we'll get another storm and more dirt in the pool. I highly doubt we'll have another storm like this one was. We did go to look at riverrock at another place today, but I'm still not sure that it'll match. If it weren't for that one spot that needed it, I wouldn't have a problem because we need it behind the equipment pad and behind the old retaining wall. It wouldn't matter if that didn't match exactly, but not matching in this one spot would stand out like a sore thumb.

Did 20 minutes of yoga today then took the extreme pump class. Tomorrow I'll do a Leslie Sansone 5 Mile walk DVD

Cindy - I do hope you get that farmhouse. How exciting!

ServPro is supposed to be here tomorrow. Don't know what time. I usually go to a mahjongg game on Monday nights, but I think I'll skip it tonight and get the books out of the bookcases for them. Just in case they're here at 9 in the morning, I'd like to have everything done.

DeeDee - yea for sunshine!!!! The sky is so blue here right now.

Robin - you sound so much better. I'm so happy

Pat - yesterday wasn't real bad weather-wise, it was Saturday that was the horrible rain. Newton got something like 6 inches. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if the flooring in the exercise room is rouined or not.

Lucy in DE - someone on here mentioned the Wet & Forget item, I used that on my deck and it took the green (mold?) stuff away. Now there's this black(mildew?) on the deck, but I think that'll just take longer and longer to disintigrate. Honestly, I was skeptical at first about the stuff, but it really does work well. I used to have to clean my railings on the deck (about 20') with a toothbrush to get all the green mold off at least once/year. Now I can just spray this stuff on and the mold goes away. Sounds like you got the rain we had on Saturday. Don't you just wish they'd make foods without so much sodium? I know one time I went to buy applesauce and thought "hey, I'll try the WalMart brand" Then I looked at the ingredients! I was shocked to see that it contained apples and SALT. Guess the salt is in there for a flavor enhancer. I just put it back and got Mott's Natural which had only apples in it.

Lila - Honestly, I don't think the Mastercook program is any faster than MFP's recipe. I used this before MFP had that, or at least before I knew that MFP had it.

Kate - I had my first children two 2 years apart and the third 16 months after the second. To be honest, I found it easier to have them close in age. Yes, it's a hassle at first, but in the end it really was easier. In sports the older one was in one league while the two younger ones were in another. It was just diaper-changing-assembly-line. The older one could have, say, the small Legos but the younger ones couldn't. To me, it was harder to have them further apart in age.

One branch (the one that I don't go to much) is closed right now due to water damage.

Anyone know how the corn crops have been?

Kathy - thanks for the quote

Michele in NC

Hello, all. Figured I’d better get caught up before the next iteration of this message board gets started. Tried vegetarian soy chorizo scrambled with eggs this morning & was pleasantly surprised since I’ve always been leery of soy. So much healthier but it still satisfied my Mexican food craving. I’ll have to look for other soy food options that I can hide.

Cindy – prayers that the offer was accepted so your son gets that little farm house.

Jane – I love the ‘red robin’ story, we have way too many blue jays here: haven’t seen a cardinal since I lived back east.

Sue – hoping for great results on that second round of antibiotics.

Terri – hope they’re getting those fires under control.

Barb – I haven’t yet commented on your sweater before & after photos. How inspiring it must be to look at the before you & it must give even more joy to wearing that sweater. I just read about the Isagenix program after reading your post. I just don’t find shakes satisfying, ah, well. Love the Baryshnikov quote.

Vicki – happy dancing with you about your blood work!

Joyce – good for you getting to the Y and easing back in per instructions.

Kathy – I should print out the Martha Washington quote. I try and embrace that philosophy but there are days when it’s a real struggle.

Meg – great job with the chips & margaritas, I’d never be able to do that ;-b I love when I take some reading time and my 15 yr. old cat, Hobbs, noses his way under my hand.

yanniejannie – “almost to my 2nd elephant!” – huh? Hope you get enough rain to get the humidity out of the air.

Kate – let me know how the C25K is going, I’m a little afraid to try it. I never was a runner and I think I want to be a oneder before trying it. I understand your need to recuperate from large group settings. Exactly how I feel! I need my quiet time, with a book preferably. Trying to change that into quiet time while on the treadmill at the gym.

Lila – so glad it was a wonderful morning for you.

Lucy – your poor 100 lb. baby, Milo. I live right by an army base so my animals are generally accustomed to loud noise (artillery). Still, on the 4th of July my cat, Hobbs, found a spot in the kitchen to hide out.

Heather – It may take the rest of his life to live down the “naked son story.”

Pat – no, you’re not being Chicken Little. I think we all have questions about the foods we eat that we didn’t used to consider. I try and stay with unprocessed, but I won’t claim that that’s an absolute for me. I don’t have time to grow everything I want to eat myself and it’s not feasible economically for me to stick with organic. I do the best I can and that’s all that any of us can do.

Robin – way to get that positive energy going! Go you!

DeeDee – great compliment! I feel pretty wimpy with my 3 lb. weights, but, hey, I started with kidney bean cans (~1 lb.)

Gail – good luck with the birds, mine are so noisy! Cannot wait till they fly off and I can let DH cover the chimney with a bird guard.

Michele – good luck with the basement, river rock, and all.

Anyone I've missed, sorry, but I couldn't read back through everything. Sending out positive thoughts to you all.

Janie, Pacific NW

Greetings from very stormy Maui. It is thundering, lightening, very very windy and pouring outside. :noway: I'm a bit freaked out and my DH is sound asleep next to me (he can sleep through any thing!!!). :laugh: Thank goodness Tropical Storm Flossie lost some of her power before she hit us - I can't imagine how much worse it could be.
We ended up doing an extra long work out in the fitness center because the rain started down in torrential sheets and we wanted to wait until it calmed down a bit before we went out into it (we are about a 5 minute walk from the fitness center). It rained off and on all day and we did get out for an early dinner, but when we decided to try and get a walk in along the beach it started raining again. It got a lot worse for awhile (complete with flickering lights and thunder that rattled our windows). Ahhh paradise. At least the weather has Flossie moving out tomorrow so hopefully we'll start to get to enjoy our vacation soon.

Dee Dee - what a great compliment. FYI I'm starting a strength training challenge when I get back. You can join us and start to use those new dumb bells

Heather - LOL

Robin - you sound so much happier!

Michelle - hope your basement is all cleaned up

Oh oh...lights are flickering again. I need to plug my laptop in since I'm almost out of power. Hopefully I'll be posting again from sun shiny Hawaii :glasses: :glasses: :glasses:

Jodios