WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2013

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

Just marking my place.......

Best wishes.

Lin in Central Iowa

Bump for later

Marking my spot. BBL

Good morning ladies!!

Today's weather sounds like the perfect summer day for me!! Mid 70's, mostly sunny. We will be spending most of it with friends in kayaks on a beautiful lake in the Adirondack mountains. It doesn't get any better than this!!

Michele- Glad there wasn't more damage. My SIL lost everything in their basement a few months ago after a heavy storm. Their basement is totally finished with their bedroom and family room. I agree that tile floors would be hard to exercise on.

I just looked at the clock and must get going!! Can't be late for our meet-up with friends!

Have a great day!!

Deb A in CNY

“A smile is the cheapest way to improve your looks.”


Brooke from Colorado

oh, I lost my last post. I didn't see the "continued at this topic" link. Oh well......

jodios - a good friend of mine lives in Hawaii and she's telling me all about the bad weather. Stay safe. Oh, we had another loss due to the water in the basement. Vince had a cardboard cutout of the M&M race car driver and that got ruined. Do hope you get to enjoy yourself. You know what they say "it's always darkest before the sun"

Polly - good for you recording EVERYTHING, even the bad. That helps so much. Someone (I don't remember who) once said on here that if you don't, you're only kidding yourself. Welcome to a great group

Helen - I know what you mean about being ready to get back home. I so enjoyed going to Europe, but, honestly, I was ready to come home and get back in my routine. I'm washing the darks from our trip right now. With all this rain and us being on a septic, I've been careful

Did an hour of Leslie Sansone 5 Mile Walk DVD today. Tomorrow is yoga and then deep water. One of the branches of the Y is closed due to water damage. Fortunately, that's not the branch that I go to very much, really not at all.

Brooke - thanks for the quote

I washed and am now letting the grapes that I'll take to senior bowling tomorrow dry.

Need to post this so that I have my place marked.

I got some over-ripe bananas yesterday. I think I'll go peel them and freeze them

Michele from NC

I know I sound like a broken record but I feel so blessed that I have this thread of lovely women to keep coming back to again and again! I love sharing my ups and downs with you all and hearing about your lives and offering my support and encouragement to all of you!! All of you keep me motivated! :flowerforyou: On that note, I'm happy to report that unofficially (it's not my weigh-in day til Thurs,), I'm a half pound shy of being at the weight I was before vacation!! :happy: NSV-Realized at the pool yesterday that I desperately need a smaller swimsuit. This one is very baggy now, although part of that is just being stretched out of shape from constant washing I'm sure. Started last year at the pool with a 2X, then down to a 16W, now hopefully a 14! I do have one pair of stretchy 14 jeans now. The nice thing about the job that I'm starting tomorrow, is that I can wear jeans. I just have to buy a few nice tops today. At least I'll get some walking in at the mall. :laugh: Everything is going great right now but I've been kind of down the last few days. Not sure why. Maybe missing loved ones who left this world too soon or missing relationships that have fallen apart (esp. how things ended with my stepdaughter) but I know it's not healthy to dwell on past conflicts. Just putting one foot in front of the other and thanking God for all the good in my life. Hugs to all!

Kathy in cloudy IL

Hello to all: Not having to wear the sling as much and finally getting caught up on my transcription. DH is going to be out of town Thursday through Sunday and I am looking forward to a few days by myself. It will be quiet around the house with just me and the pets. My best friend is coming on Friday and we are going out to lunch and to see my horse. That will be a good day. It has been cooler here in SD and I have really enjoyed it. Just wish I had been able to ride my horse. Oh well time is passing and soon I will start PT and there will be an end in sight to this recovery. Been thinking about August goals already.

Liz - Enjoy all the time you can get with your sister.

Pat - I loved your philosopher post. It seemed to me to hit right on the button. Thanks.

Jodios- Hope Hawaiian weather improves for you.

Healing angels to those who need them and congratulations to all with victories. Sue in SD

Hello Ladies – well our heat wave has finally broken. Our air conditioner has been off for a week. Last night it got down to the 60’s so made for perfect sleeping weather. Had a wonderful weekend, spent the day at the beach on Saturday and on Sunday me and hubby went for brunch and then to a craft show.

Went overboard on Saturday, we went to Red Robin and I had the clams and fries, MFP had the calories at 1400 (for one meal!!), but that was the only day I went over the calorie goal. Otherwise, the week has been good on my step and workout goals. Hard to believe the month on July is nearly gone!!!

Today is a picture perfect day, would be a good day to play hooky from work.

Heather – a possible recommendation for you while in Rome is Hostaria Antica Roma, you’d have to take a taxi but we’ve been there twice and it is one of my favorites. The owner is great and the food is wonderful. I will also have to try your recommendation of the zucchini muffins.
Amanda – congratulations on the wonderful news of your daughter’s pregnancy.
Rori – hope you are feeling better and getting your energy back.
Sandy – I always try (key word is try) to get my workouts in before work. I like knowing that I have that under my belt and no matter what they day throws my way getting my workout is done.
Janemartin – congratulations on hubby’s new job.
Barbie – thanks so much for sharing your progress in pictures, you’ve made great strides in a years time!!! Beautiful picture of the lilly.
Grandmallie – I know its hard not to get frustrated with the scale. I am in a similar boat. I feel I am doing everything right, but I am hardly getting any southern movement. Keep at it, one day at a time!!!
Jodios – good luck in riding out the storm, hopefully you don’t get any damage.

Be well,
Suzy