WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER

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good evening everyone. Just wanted to send warm wished to everyone who is dealing with ill and/or difficult family and pets...

I'm dealing with a 5 pound weight gain after being sick for 3 weeks. Recording my food was a bust, exercise was almost non-existant... H2O was about the only thing that stayed the course... today I've gotten back to recording everything and I'm going to get on the treadmill for at least 30 minutes as soon as I'm done here. this being sick was for the birds! My DD started doing hot yoga and I'm dieing to try it with her but I think I need to give my lungs a little bit more time to get back to normal after my bout of pnumonia.

bcmallwalker... you just joined! WELCOME! feel free to post as often as you wish... the ladies here are super supportive and always have great advise.

Just follow the "thread" on the Message Boards under MY TOPICS. :flowerforyou: I'm new too. Barbiecat, Birdie and all the ladies are super supportive!

Okay, I am so nervous. I had a wonderful day today. My youngest son was 30, today. We celebrated with my siblings(families) my mom, stepdad, my other son, and my daugter-in-laws. It goes without saying that my grandchldren were there.
We went to Red Lobster. It was delish!:drinker:
We then visited an apple orchard and pumpkin patch. It was very warm today for October. Of course, they had fried apple pies, caramel apples, ice cream, apple slushies and all that "stuff."
Everyone else had the same idea! It was packed! (no:noway: I didn't eat any of that stuff) We had a wonderful time. However, it comes a time at the end of the day when grandkids, adults and everyone is hot, tired and it's time to go home!:happy:
That was all good!

But...then...we were on our way home and by the side of road was a new pick-up truck pulled over. We passed by going the speed limit. There was a man(father, dad?:devil: who knows:frown: ) outside the truck (king cab with a back door -you know what kind i am talking about) with a leather belt doubled hitting a child as hard and fast as he could. I couldn't see how big the child was but I am almost sure it was in car seat. There was more than one child in the back. By the time we went back to try to get a license plate he had gone.:mad: He probably realized he was seen. I honestly thought I was going to throw up.
So, I can't get that off my mind. I have been praying that since I couldn't stop him that God would help the children.
If you believe in prayer, please pray for those children. I have a wonderful life now. One that I have worked very hard to have but let's just say that I identify with those chilren.:sad:
So BirdieM, do you have any encouraging things to say. I am struggling tonight. I am chewing so much gum, my jaws hurt just trying not to "fall off the wagon."
Anyone else that want to join in this...

good morning ladies,
I weighed in this morning. after a week of being so good and exercising nothing. but I am not discouraged. I will just keep on going. mallwalker 70 pounds wow. that is awesome. you can lose the rest. just post on here and listen to the advice of these wonderful ladies. they keep you motivated. Lynn how awful. I can only imagine how that feels. sometimes we see babies or children standing in moving cars and I always try to call but not always successful. now these children are in your prayers and God will listen and help them. I was spanked as a child (not abused) We dont really spank the grandchildren. there are other ways to correct, but to beat a baby in a car seat with a belt. what could they have possibly done in the car seat to warrant that. I hope you feel better about it. Just put it in God's hands and he will take it from you and let you relax about it. Hope you all have a good day.
Vicki M

Lynn- You did good by turning around. He knew he was caught and probably stopped because of you. You didn't fix the mess but you stopped that one time.

Robin- My vet told me to give the dogs/cats children's pedialite to keep them from getting dehydrated when they got old. I just use to put it in their water bowl. They liked the orange and refused the other two flavors I tried. Good luck.

Today is Bosses Day, so we will get nothing done at work and will have way too much food around. This year's theme is sports so it will be all that junk you get at ball parks and stadiums. Not like last year's soup kitchen. lol

Have a great day all,

Jeannie

Thanks to everyone for their post. :flowerforyou: Lot of motivation, and it is always good to know I wasn't the only one that didn't do what they should have done. I did overeat this weekend, but got back on track yesterday afternoon. Wishing everyone a great week and my prayers are with each of you.

Marilyn chin up! Hope Monday’s a better day.:flowerforyou:

Jeannie, nice picture on you and your parents!:happy: Must have been a lovely day! They’re so lucky to have you....like the kiddies....and the dogs....I’m tired just thinking about all you do! :noway: God Bless!!!:flowerforyou:

Welcome bcmallwalker! :flowerforyou: Pretty impressive that you’ve already lost 70 pounds! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Congratulations! When you posted you made yourself part of the thread and can now go right to it under Community...My Topics!

Missjo...I’m sorry that you’ve been so sick! :frown: I wouldn’t worry about the 5 pounds or the exercising until you are strong enough! You don’t want to have a relapse! :noway: Be kind and gentle as well as patient during this time and gradually get back into the swing of things. Sending hugs!

Rebel, glad you had a nice time. :bigsmile: Sounds wonderful! I agree that to gain just a couple of pounds is good.:flowerforyou: I’ve heard that some people gain 10 pounds on a cruise! Yikes!:noway:
I’m sorry about your aunt!:frown: There’s nothing you could have done. :ohwell: Mom sounds special!
(Good luck on the job interview):flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Lynn, I’m glad you had a nice time Sunday, and you should be very proud that you didn’t eat all those tempting treats!!!:flowerforyou:
The story about the man hitting the child... made me sick to my stomach, too:sick: !! It makes me soooooo mad:mad: to see someone hurting a person who can’t defend themselves!:explode: What a coward!!!!:mad: It’s too bad you couldn’t get the information to report him but I know you tried! Those poor dears!!! I pray that he gets caught and stops abusing them!!! I agree with Jeannie, that you probably stopped him by turning around! Hope you scared the c--- out of him! There’s really not much else you can do..... but pray for them all! Sometimes there just aren’t any answers to such situations. :brokenheart: They are simply tragic! .I wish there were.....I’m just sorry that you related to it.:frown: ...so sad!"Let go....and Let God" as they say.
Prayers and hugs for you too!

I had a very good day but then at 9 PM, after a glass of wine....I just picked up some Ritz crackers....and extra fruit.... lost my focus:embarassed: ...and went over my calories for the day! :noway: You might say I fell on my fanny:embarassed: ...on my path!:laugh: This morning all the negative thoughts started up:devil: .....and I just told them to “shut up” & made up my mind to have a great TODAY, :bigsmile: Then I got on my the treadmill for 80 minutes! :bigsmile: We all fall.:ohwell: ....even when we seem to be stable.....sometimes....especially when we seem to be stable. It’s all progress when you don’t let the falling discourage you.:drinker: After all...none of us are God....we’re all human! That what makes us winners! as well as empathetic towards one another!

VikkiJ, I agree that how we channel a hurt can make us stronger or can be destructive. So sad.:frown:

VickiM, you’re a winner....you don’t let slips get you down! That’s the spirit. We might get knocked down....but we don’t get knocked out!!!:flowerforyou:

Robin, very sorry about what you’re going through with Kiera. :frown: Hang in there! I’m glad she’s doing better today!

Michele, I love the King and I!!!!:happy: Great music! You’re so busy! Kudos for being involve with a soup kitchen. Such a noble cause! :flowerforyou: Sounds like your life is full enough without getting involved in anything else.....if you know what I mean.:laugh:

Glyndam welcome to our world!!! It’s what you do with the slips that counts. Seems like your on the right track...path!!!:flowerforyou:

Today is going to be a great day!!!! I hope it is for everyone!!!

Sending hugs to Laura!

BirdieM

Thanks everyone for making me feel welcome. I am enjoying reading the posts and learning a little about all of you. :happy:

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone

:flowerforyou: Marilyn hope you feel better soon.

:flowerforyou: Rebel hope it all goes well for your job interview

:flowerforyou: Lynn what a horrible thing to happen, especially as you’d had such a good day. But as everyone has said maybe the man realised he had been spotted by you and stopped.

:flowerforyou: Robin glad to hear Kiera is feeling a bit brighter today. Our cat Wiz is only just getting back to normal (I don’t want to jinx him) but we were really worried about him - he looked so ill. Mind you we were feeding him on cooked chicken to tempt him to eat, and now he seems to expect it all the time.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Hope Kiera continues to improve.

:flowerforyou: Jeanie I’m so glad your friend found good homes for her pets. I can only imagine the heartbreak at having to find new homes for them, it can’t have been easy for her. I’m sure she is grateful to you, even though she didn’t need to use your kind offer of a home for the ones she couldn’t place.

:sick: Well I am starting with a cold, DH caught it first and gave it to DD and now it seems they have given the bug to me. I’m not too bad at the moment, but I can feel the tickle of a cough starting and I’m getting snuffly. I suppose it’s that time of year, lots of colds and coughs about.

:noway: I’ve just noticed the time, better get DD up and get the doggies walked before it gets any later, when the mornings were lighter we were out of the door before 6.00 a.m. now it’s getting more like 6.30 a.m. before we get organised. I’m not a fan of dark mornings.

Take care everyone and welcome to any newcomers to this thread.

Viv

Amanda - regarding sitting....lol You know, if I just sit, many times I fall asleep! But I do sit when I'm crocheting or x-stitching.

We have a "mini-retreat" at the Y today at the board meeting. We had one last year, any suggestion I made (even ones that didn't cost a cent) was not even thought of any more. So I'm not hoping for anything much. But evidentally they are still pressing to allow alcohol. I have every intention of speaking my mind. I'm 120% against it mainly because to me it goes against the Y's mission statement. Hopefully, the new CEO will be there, if so I'll introduce myself and tell him how I moved from one of the top ten Y's in the nation in member satisfaction. My UNDERSTANDING is that he wants to improve member satisfaction. Of course, that could be just words. Then I'm going to another branch of the Y and do incline intervals on the treadmill. Tomorrow....water aerobics.

Looks like we're going to be able to sell ds's car. My understanding is that in NC you have to have the title to the car notarized before you can sell it. Is that so? We've only sold cars in PA and there you didn't have to have the title notarized.

Honestly, I can't seem to get myself under control. Every day for the last few days, I've gone over on my calories. Not by much -- usually only about 100 calories. But I would like to try to "save" some up because this weekend my cousin from CA is coming to VA to visit her sister. They're having a birthday party for her. I made her a x-stitch bookmark that I'm putting in the card and I think I'll take some appetizers with me. I guess I can take them in a cooler. But I know that they'll have birthday cake there and probably some other things too. It's funny in a way, Jessica is concerned that she can't get there at exactly 1:00. As Vince told her "this is mom's family and you KNOW that there'll be food all day. Now if you get there at 9:00 at night, we'll probably be gone. But if you can't get there until 3:00, don't worry, there'll be lots of food". He's right!

I like to say that you're as old as you feel and I feel 39 (I just don't mention the days when I feel 69)

I'm thankful for my wonderful family -- 2 of my 3 kids are independent (well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad), Vince is an angel (at times).

Gotta get to that meeting. Have a great day everyone.

Michele

Hello all,

Viv hit on something about the days getting shorter. It is very common for people to get depressed and down on things when the days shorten. I learned about this with my Dad. Every year without fail his depression surfaces again this time of year. It's the lack of sunshine. So let's not let the coming winter get us down and off track. I'm not kidding when I say this, the doctor recommended a cup of hot cocoa for times like these. We just need to be sure that ours is the low fat, low sugar stuff and an 8 oz cup instead of a 24 oz cup. Hot cocoa does have medicinal value. Even more so with a shot of baileys in it.

Have a great day all and enjoy the sunshine while we can.

Jeannie

PS: Michelle - good luck with the Y. I can't imagine allowing alcohol at a place like that.

good morning ladies.

happy to report continued improvement in Kiera.:happy: I am doing okay with my food and exercise and water like I planned. DH is home sick with a little stuffy nose. (men:noway: )

So I am very very grateful for my DH and my children and my dogs. I couldn't survive without them. But I am also grateful for the roof over my head, my incredibly hot sports car, the internet and this group of wonderful women.

So regarding "The King and I" That was actually my first professional production with a Civic Light Opera in 1987. Our Anna was Nancy Dussault (from Too Close for Comfort) and our King was Robert Ito (he was Sam on Qunincy). the woman who played Tuptim went on to be Christine in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and in the LA production of PHantom with Michael Crawford. I was so nervous. No one had ever paid me to do musical theatre before and I thought I was way out of my league. :noway: I had so much fun and my family was so proud. I went on to do 15 other productions with the civic light opera over the years I was acting in LA. Such good memories. My favorite was Showboat with Donald O'Connor but that is a story for another time.

I hope you all have a wonderful day today.

Down 2.6 yesterday morning :happy: & another 2 this morning (obviously of fluke of some sort) It was a challenging weekend, eating out Saturday night & having company for dinner Sunday night. Made sure I got a good workout in both days. Yesterday morning I had to cut time at the gym short because I had a platelet donation appt. at 6 a.m. It was my 107 donation. It's always a challenge because the snacks are fruit, AWESOME cookies & pretzels. I typically go with pretzels, but each bag is 2.5 servings & it's not unusual for me to go through 2 bags during the 2 hours. This morning I drank 3 bottles of water, a couple cups of coffee, & (this is big for me) only 1 serving of pretzels! Also, if you aren't already a blood donor please consider being one, it's such an easy thing to do and you can provide a chance at life for so many. I like to do platelets because I can donate more often :happy: & get get snacks & a movie brought to me in bed :happy: Needless to say THAT doesn't happen at home :laugh: Would like to start posting more but I'm almost finished with the sweater I'm making for my grandson & MN is beginning to turn on us----Brrrrrr! Also need to go through the pics I took of him on Sunday.

oops I think my post went in the quote box...sorry:blushing: