WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013

Hi everyone!
Wessecg I just love horses n riding one used to be my fave activity, despite a couple of tumbles….
Your horse reminds me of some I have ridden….. Sultan,he was the first time I went out of the riding school and galloped like the wind.
Then there was Prince, so regal in its bearing, all of us ladies in the riding club would try to reach the earliest to bag him for the ride 
You have gone through quite a bit……. But here u r a new day and a new journey !
Yanniejannie how innocent n sweet kids can be! How’s the foot?
Katla Wow! Great going….. please share some more tips, I need to shed 10 kgs but am hovering here since the last year.Kudos to you.
I was very glad to know u managed your hubby’s emergency as well as you did. He’s a lucky guy. Why do men always act tough?
Meg so glad to know u r doing well. I would be proud of a daughter like that too and crowing about it from the rooftops. Bless her.
Michelle whats the secret of your never ending energy? After reading each of your posts I feel charged up to attack my chores 
Linda wish u a very Happy Birthday!
Robin the grand kids are such dolls 
Sylvia your dog is so cute. And u have such a knack of narrating all his adventures. He must have thought he would be rewarded for getting the giraffe n his bowl out in the front yard…. Maybe he was playing marooned on a lost island

The first change I made this week was to exercise everyday, however little time I had. Now have to stick to it. I am saying no to sweets, mostly successful. Biggest difficulty is to get over the host feeling bad..... Guess have to practice hard and be ready with a strategy.
Have a great sunday everyone.
Anamika from Mumbai

Really, really, REALLY didn't feel like gymming this morning. Oooohhhhhh, so tired. But I got up and at it and completed it all, even if a bit on the slow side. Even did some strength training afterwards. Not bad for a Sunday morning!
It's always hard when I take an antihistamine to help me sleep. Takes ages to wear off.

I think I'm ready to drop another lb. Everyone hold their breath for me. You will be able to hear the clang across the world when it drops. It's hovering on the brink.:laugh:

My DDIL asked me if I was going to lose any more. I said 3 more lbs. Really I think it will be 7 to take me to 60 lost. 3 will be 4 stone, which is a nice round figure, but so is 60!!! :laugh: . If I can get into the nine stones it will be the first time since 1989!:bigsmile:
I think some people are worried I am aiming to go too low, but my BMI will still be very healthy. They are just not used to seeing me look like a gym bunny!!:laugh: With my clothes on I do think I look quite good, but naked is a whole different story! I have to keep telling myself I am 64. A year sgo I felt 74, now I feel 34!:drinker: :bigsmile:

I looked up some partridge recipes, but I have asked DH to cook them. I just have had enough planning and cooking. I have done nearly all the cooking in the last year and a half as I can keep a check on the calories, but he can't go too wrong with a game bird. Very lean. The bacon it's wrapped in will be greasy, but I shall not have potatoes, just veg.
Going to pull the carrots we have been growing in a crate all season. Hope they are good - when it was hot we had to water them every day.

Going to plan our trip to London in January for my friend's 60th party. As we are not having an 'exotic' trip in Feb I want to make a special couple of days of it. Nice hotel, posh meal out, gallery trips etc. I have 2 for 1 vouchers for exhibitions, so must get organised. Even though I lived there for 40 years I still love London and there is always a wonderful exhibition to go to. Flashing the cash at my favourite restaurant, with the best service in the world, is always a treat, but you do have to book months ahead! I will try not to feel guilty about the money by telling myself we are not going to Sri Lanka, which is what I really wanted to do. This is the last time I am going along with DH's feelings though or I will get very resentful and that is NOT GOOD!
I am still up for NYC for my 65th next October. Should have my ex's money by then!!:bigsmile: Soon as New Year is over I will start planning.

Love to all. Sun and showers here, but still nice and warm.

Heather in Hampshire UK

Bump til after church. Been away too long and need to reconnect. Happy Sunday
Sue in TX

Happy sun.Still having issues with hip pain.Opted to stay home and rest and skip walking to church.
Barbie.this was the 1st time my cholesterol was up,so that is why I opted to do more with diet and exercise.
Hope everyone has a good day.
HUGS
jane (FR IL)

Thank you for all the lovely compliments.. Sometimes I wish I could inspire myself as much as I seem to inspire others!

My dress turned out to be fine so I took home the 12 and got a refund on the 14. M&S sizes are big so I guess that is a US size 10. I have rarely been that size since my teens. I will wear it with thick tights and boots. And some kind of necklace.
Unfortunately as we were coming out of our drive the daughter of next door backed out of their drive in a rush and banged into our wheel arch area. Some body damage. Of course she said that daddy would sort it so we have left it for now, but daddy hasn't come round yet. He may try to pay us off without an insurance claim, but it will be a body work job and a hired car while it is being repaired. What a hassle. Just because some kid wasn't looking where she was going.

Cooked some beetroot this pm so I'm looking forward to my salad with whole grains tomorrow. I've just ordered five more from Amazon, along with ten packets of the porcini mushrooms. They are ready cooked so I just add them to an omelette or stir them into some half fat creme fraiche for an instant sauce. Magic! They went out of stock so now they are back I ordered a lot!

Bye for now folks,
Heather UK

afternoon ladies,
Linda- Happy Belated Birthday!!!
well I went grocery shopping this morning,came home put that away, baked some cookies for the DH,got burgers made and in the freezer, bless the DH , he finished the lawn, im getting dinner together.. my neck and shoulders are very sore so maybe will get out the heating pad...
I start getting antsy if there are to many people in a store so I got out just in time... I didnt get to the gym today, and have only gotten about 4,000 steps in so far, I am beat from traveling and soreness and all..
I did spend 75.00 at walmart on myself though, bought some polar fleece yoga pants, 2 bright lighweight hoodies for when I walk early morning and another pair of work out pants that match one of the hoodies,, and a fleece nightgown for fall/winter the others I had were 2 x- all the stuff I bought today was 12-14 , what a difference

Blessed Sunday Morning, Ladies- I missed church this morning because I woke up with such a nasty headache. I went back to sleep, and the second wake-up was better, but I had missed singing with the choir. Oh, I might be in trouble w/ the other sopranos..

I did not have a good day yesterday. I was overly-critical of myself, other people, my projects, and my eating was totally out of control. I am not sure why I was such a mess, but I will be trying to figure it out so I don't have to repeat it!

I have two cleaning projects that I have been putting off that really need to get done. I have to pull my refrigerator and stove out of their cubbyholes and clean behind them, and I have to go out and clean out the extra freezer in the storage room. Yuck! Nasty! Icky! :sick: I want to win the Lottery and hire someone to do both of these jobs!!! Ok- I am done whining now. I have to make room in the extra freezer because I volunteered to store some of the turkeys the church needs to buy for the community dinner. It seems as though the industrial sized freezers at the church are not large enough when three different groups at church all decide to do fund raisers and missions that require accumulating frozen foods during the same month of the year! Communication would be a good thing! :laugh:

Mom- Welcome! I only have 1 cat at the moment, but my son tells everyone that he knows I will eventually turn into the Crazy Cat Lady w/ 40 cats & he Does Not want to have to clean out the litter boxes! :bigsmile:


Linda- You are right, my Guardian Angel was working overtime to keep me from falling. I think God gives some of us (can you say "Klutz") a couple of extra G.A.'s because He knows we are going to need them! Is it your birthday? Happy Birthday! :flowerforyou: The Gold is in the Grandkids and all of your memories..... The Golden Years are what we make of them, I believe, but a little real gold (coins, bonds, stocks, necklaces, whatever!) would surely be fun to have at our age, wouldn't it! :laugh:
Have fun at your party. Glad you met your goal of seeing numbers in the One-derfuls!

Renny- Congratulations on your chip trail run! :flowerforyou:

Grandmallie- Welcome Home! :flowerforyou: Glad you enjoyed your vacation. Now, don't work yourself sick trying to catch up with everything to do around the house! Tell Hubby to take care of himself and get better soon!

Sylvia- Giraffe? What am I missing? :huh:

Ok- Time to go and do something efficient and productive. Have a great day, Ladies.

Pat (Phoo in Az)

We went into Portland this morning so DH could take his cell phone into the genius bar at Apple, and the drive in was cold and foggy. We encountered roadblocks everywhere we turned one we arrived in Portland. Today was evidently the Leukemia Run. I wish they’d post alternate routes when they close off a bunch of roads. :grumble: The last time we went in for a Genius visit it was the Portland Marathon. The marathon route was a LOT less disruptive. We eventually found our way there but were late. It took the genius about 10 minutes to teach DH how to fix the problem he was having with his phone. We love the Genius bar folks. And we eventually found our way home. Now the sun is out and the day is promising to be a good one. :bigsmile: DH is still working on the boat in the driveway. He’s completely redoing the wiring before trying to start the engine. He believes his older brother wired it, may he rest in peace. The amazing thing is that it worked for years with that rat’s nest of wire. When DH finishes with it, it will be good for another 40 years and it will be easy for the next person to understand the wiring system. (NOT me, of course.)



Sylvia: On the same Dr Oz page as you. A little over a year ago he was promoting green coffee extract tablets for weight loss, and I tried it. I lost weight, but was chronically tired and spent a lot of time in the bathroom. It was a diuretic and the weight loss lasted until I drank water. The next thing he was advocating was a raspberry product. I think the man is for sale to the highest offer and recklessly promotes useless items to the public.:devil:

Grandmallie: Buying smaller clothes is the best NSV ever in my book. It is VERY motivating. Congratulations!:flowerforyou:


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

October goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
3. Drink at least 4 glasses of water daily.

BUMP