WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2014

:flowerforyou: Happy Monday,

Cold and light snow here in Denver todat.

No time to read and catch up on the posts maybe tomorrow.

The weekend was very productive. Finished getting all the boxes and our outdoor table & chairs from the storage unit. Got our roll top desk put back together, put the family room basement together and now it's just the boxes that are in the garage that need to be brought in and unloaded. Maybe by next weekend I will be able to get my car in the garage again.

Forgot to put my pediometer on this weekend:grumble: and it would have been great to know how many steps I took going out to the garage, getting a box and bringing it in and taking it either up or down stairs. Who needs a stair master when you have all those stairs to go up and down all day long

Hoping everyone had a good weekend. I didn't open up MFP all weekend but I was careful to drink plenty of water and tried to keep the calories in line. Got up this morning and headed straight to the bike so I've gotten off to a good start to this week.

Dinner in the crockpot so we can eat right away and start moving more boxes.

Drink plenty of water and let's keep moving.

Laura80111 in Colorado

As you can see from the length of this post, I started off with great intentions! I've had to skim the last page, though, as I've run out of time.

Hubby came home yesterday with two fresh giant King Salmon – complete fish with the heads and tails that he had ordered from a fish market in Seattle. We had quite an adventure trying to figure out how to cut it up, and made quite a mess of it. We finally googled it. It looks pretty bad, but was totally delicious and I now have a LOT of it in my freezer.

The scale finally decided to move again, and I was down another 2 lbs. Hooray! :drinker: :drinker: My body is odd, in that it likes to hold weight and then make a good drop every 2-3 weeks if I’ve been on track. This pattern has been consistent through several diet centers, etc., so I try not to get discouraged in between drops.

Heather – It sounds like you had a wonderful party! So glad everything went well and you enjoyed it.

Alison – How awful that you FIL is having to live like that, in unsanitary conditions and without dignity. Is there anywhere else that he could go?

Katia – An RV is a huge expense and lifestyle commitment. If you aren’t totally sure, I’d wait and rent one first before buying. You'll have to let us know what you decide... it does sound exciting!

Sylvia – Non-leaking pipes are a good thing! So jealous that you got to see the eagle. Your dinner sounded great! Wow about the custody case. I can’t imagine any judge in his/her right mind giving custody to that mother. :brokenheart:

Barbie – My hubby drives almost everywhere that we go together, too. He doesn’t like my driving and comments almost the entire time, so that I want to leave him by the side of the road. :grumble: He only lets me drive when he’s been drinking. I’m sorry for the loss of your friend.

Connie – A lost wax casting class – do you make jewelry?

Margaret – The ice sculptures sound amazing. I love things like that! Thanks for sharing your elder driving experience with me. Does your DH like to play soccer, or just watch it? My hubby plays it three times a week, and has for his entire life.

Joyce – Have you tried changing your Fitbit’s battery? It sounds like a wonderful, secure childhood. I don’t mind the smell of coffee, but can’t drink it even with a ton of sugar. It’s truly abhorrent to me. I do slightly better with hot tea if it has a ton of sugar (so I don’t usually touch it). My brother’s wedding video has a lovely scene with me choking big time on the tea during the Chinese Tea Ceremony part of his wedding. (He is married to a Chinese Malaysian girl and had two ceremonies – Taoist and Christian. I took the kids and went to Kuala Lumpur for the wedding).

Michele – The VA also makes the appointments without consulting you, and sends a letter saying when they are, so that you can’t say anything without a huge hassle. This is how all of my Dad’s appointments are made, and they usually fall on top of something else that I’ve scheduled.


Meg – What an awful RV experience! The refrigerator sounded just disgusting.

Vicki – You deserve to be spoiled! The hair color and nails sound like a great pick-me-up. Maybe we are indeed “shoe twins!” I hope that yours like to log steps, so that mine will, too! :bigsmile:

Eileen – Glad that your DS and family are all okay. It sounds like a very scary accident.

Laura – It sounds like you’re putting a big dent in the boxes! Here’s hoping your garage is clear before the next snow storm.

Jane in Colorado

Colograndma: I found a place about 45 miles from here to look at the Trail Manors. We’ll be more than half way there later in the week for an appointment, and will go on out and look at them. DH isn’t enthused but I’m curious. We'll at least know what we're talking about. Thanks for the idea.:flowerforyou:

Edraper: I’m glad your family survived the motorcycle hitting them. Scarey, indeed.:flowerforyou:

Rita: Stay focused. You are probably the best person around to deal with technology goofs.:flowerforyou:

Laura: Our friends are SeaHawks fans. I suggested a seafood spread for the game. Salmon, coconut shrimp, cracked crab… I don’t know if they’ll do it, but they sure liked the idea. :bigsmile: What would a Denver menu include, in addition to omlettes?:huh:

Jane in CO: I’m doing my best to stall on the RV. I think the boat is enough, but DH wants to be more comfortable traveling. We’ll see. I agree with you about the expense and lifestyle commitment.:flowerforyou:



Today is a low energy day for me. I’m still trying to regain some spunk after my round of cold/flu. It still seems to have a hold on me. Darn it. I’m better but still no energy.:ohwell:

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison


January goals:

1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Focus on fitness: daily cardio plus strength training a minimum of twice a week.
3. Water: According to an article a friend posted on facebook, drinking water at certain times maximizes its effectiveness on the body. So I’ll try to follow these recommendations:

* 2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
* 1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
* 1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
* 1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack

Hello everyone! I'm new here and not really sure how the community works. You'll have to guide me along for a day or ten! Do I search for this group/topic when I want to check in? Is this a place where we can share our lives and support each other in the journey? It looks like it
I've been a bit discouraged as my weight hasn't budged at all. Perhaps I need a more reliable scale. Any recommendations? I decided to check my measurements and seem to have gone down a bit. I do find it a challenge to take my own measurements I must say!
Here's to the beginning of the end of January!..We're expecting -45 tomorrow morning...:sad: Winter though art a heartless ### :grumble:

Hi gals. Very cold and windy today. Work was ok, I gave the new students their first test. Then the scanner wouldn’t work so no grading! I got an email after I got home that it was fixed, so I guess that’s my priority for the morning. I didn’t go to water class tonight; I have a little GI distress and my legs ache. DH stayed home today with the same, only he was much worse. So I thought I’d take it easy today. I did get my hair and nails done yesterday so I don’t look so “hag-ish” today!

Today I am grateful for all my great coworkers.

Teral: cute pic!

Vicki: do you mean shellac? I love it but only do it a couple of times a quarter…too expensive for me! Stay warm out there! Great NSV!!!

Connie: we are planning a jeep trip to CO in the summer to a ghost town and some places with trails. Please make it warm up somewhat!!!

Jeri: eagle watching while cooking? Now that sounds wonderful

Katla: hoping you feel better soon!

Brenda: I too want fast results. It has taken me 1 ½ years to lose just under 32 pounds. I have learned to be ok with that because I am not willing to cut my calories more to lose faster. I am trying to do this through small “do-able” changes that aren’t too drastic, because that is what I have failed at before.

Kay: welcome back!

Michele: I’m glad to hear you are calling the doctor about the bleeding. You need to take care of yourself. Usually chicken spices are poultry seasoning, paprika, garlic salt or garlic powder, and seasoned pepper. She puts it right on the skin. I first put a tiny bit of oil on the skin, then the spices. I hate to say it but I love crispy chicken skin. We don’t have it often so it’s a treat for me.

Yanniejannie: I’m jealous of your weather!

Alison: so glad Sean is home and recovering in his own environment! As long as the alcohol stays away from that environment which I will pray for.

Heather: your possible trip to Scotland sounds grand. I’m Scottish by heritage and always have wanted to go there

DeeDee: my weekend totally dissolved too!

Sylvia: all I can say is WHAT????? How could any judge grant someone like that custody????? Even partial custody is too much.

Kevrit: 220,000 calories! Wow I’m making some pecan pies to send LOL

Eileen: so glad everyone is ok after the crash. How scary!

Viv: hope you never find that third thing to go wrong!

Laura: I’ll be rooting for Denver too

Jane: fresh salmon sounds delightful!

Jenero; welcome aboard. I use a digital weight watchers scale at work. They purchased it at Kmart. You can search for us under community, my topics, and this will pop up. Barbie starts a new thread every month and when we hit 500 posts.

Well I’m off to read a book. Right now I’m working on Cardinal of the Kremlin or something like that by Tom Clancy. It’s older but I’ve not read it. Good night all and stay warm! Meg from freezing Omaha

"The scale finally decided to move again, and I was down another 2 lbs. Hooray! My body is odd, in that it likes to hold weight and then make a good drop every 2-3 weeks if I’ve been on track. This pattern has been consistent through several diet centers, etc., so I try not to get discouraged in between drops. "

Jane,that is my losing pattern,tho I only lose a pd usually.This body loves the pounds & fights me over every ounce:grumble:



Sylvia,how scary to worry about the custody of your Grkids.Good thoughts that all goes well. I'd rather have a shorter date,less time to stew about it.

Alison,you amaze me with all you are able to do.I will only say the woman caring for your FIL needs to be locked up


Barbie,count your blessings. My DH can sleep while I drive.Maybe it's pay back,as I refused to drive any of our RVs :bigsmile:

Expecting wind chills of -25-35 tonight & same tomorrow night.The gas man came to inspect our fire place. All is well,so thankful it will be a heating source if electric ever goes out.

Used a soup recipe today from Skinny Taste .....didn't care for it.Was just bleh,even tho I followed directions & added more spices.Seems the food I am used to always tastes best? Oh,well.....just another perk of these mature years !

Everyone in the mid west,keep warm & keep at it. One day at a time.....we WILL do it ! Pat in Ohio

Hello again! It's been a pretty good day, although I never quite made it to rehab. I went to get my hair cut at 3:00 and she didn't finish till 4:30. It was just a cut and style, but she was taking her sweet time. I like it though. Just hope I can do it myself the way she did. My son talked to his attorney who thinks he will be able to limit her to supervised visitation, which is fine with him. So I feel a lot better about things. Tomorrow I get to pick up my grandson at 10:00 and play with him till time to take him to preschool at noon. We will do lunch, just the two of us, which is always fun. My son is taking the girls to their therapist appointments tomorrow so I get the little guy. He makes me laugh so much!

Janero, welcome! I got a digital scale on Amazon that was about $22 and had free shipping. I like it because it reads to one decimal place which helps my motivation. When the pounds aren't coming off at least I can see the ounces coming off. I weigh every day although some people don't weigh that often. It helps me to be sure I'm going the right direction. I've seen similar scales at local stores though. Sears had a weight watchers scale for $19 at christmastime. I thought that was a strange choice for a gift idea. Where do you live?

Meg, I just love your posts. I look forward to them. When I think about checking out this thread I always hope Meg has posted. I hope you and hubby are feeling better soon.

Sylvia

Alison - you deseve that sleep!

Called the insurance about the reclast. Now the insurance tells me that as of Jan 1 it no longer has to be precertified. Now why wasn't I told this before? Well, I'm going to call again, this time I'll probably speak to someone else and see if they say the same thing. I also called the MD's office about that bleeding and I have an appt tomorrow at 1:45, which works out since I work at the Green Room from 10-12:30. Lynette called and asked me to make her a cake. So I made a pineapple angelfood cake. It's one of my go-to recipes. Also, I had some boxed angel food cake mix that I wanted to use up. We finished the packages to send to Bryan so we'll probably take them to the post office later today.

Took the packages to the post office then left the cake for Lynette. Tonight I play mahjongg.

Sylvia - how sweet of your gd to say! Warmed my heart. I'm so sorry about your son's predicament. Unfortunately, the courts seem to side with the biological mother, regardless. Why, that I really don't know. But supervised visitation sounds very possible. What a hassle!

When entering foods here, does anyone use the "meal"s? I've been trying using them and I have some questions.

Jan - when my father died, I remeber that the paper had a standard form that they used. They'd ask certain questions and just include the information that you give in answer to those questions. I coudn't put in anything else. Now down here you can, but not by him.

Eileen - that is so scary about the motorcycle driver.

gmom - I used to "homeschool" my kids, too, on days when they were home. Also, I would do it over the summer. Not every day of the week, but a few times/week during the summer.

Jane in CO - your adventure of cutting up the salmon reminded me of when Jessica was in college, her major was biology, and she had to dissect a shark. So right there on my dining room table was dissected shark, eyes in one spot, guts in another. It was...ummmm...interesting.

katla - I'm curious as to what you think of that RV, be sure to let us know. A seafood theme for food for the Superbowl sounds so neat. Wish I'd have thought of it.

jenero - we're glad to have ya. Yes, this is a plce where you can vent and everything else, express joys sorrows, and share accomplishments (and downfalls). Check in regularly for lots of encouragement. -45...wow, where do you live?

Sandy - glad you like that cookbook. I find it really neat.

NCCarol - *I* don't want snow. Guess I'd live with cold but no snow for me. Maybe it'll snow by you, but please keep it. I don't want it

Sylvia - we didn't realize this at first, but Amazon used to have free shipping on orders over $25, but right before Christmas they upped it to free shipping on orders over $35. Amazon is going to start charging sales tax in NC Feb. 1 so yesterday Vince ordered TurboTax. Amazingly, it came in the mail today. Much to his dismay....lol that means he has no reason not to start on the taxes....lol

The previous owner of the house got something in the mail from the bank, it looked important so I called him. I always make something for him & his boys so I made some cookies (antoher box mix that I wanted to use up, plus the sprinkles)

Am planning to do some elliptical on the AMT. I know that it's harder working on that AMT machine because you need to use your arms more. I'm not planning to do any HIIT, just plain elliptical. Then I volunteer at the Green Room. then have the MD appt.

barbie - one of Vince's medications we used to get quite cheaply at WalMart, but the last time he got it filled, the price was up. Seems that they had to eliminate some of the meds from the list of ones they only charge $4 for and his was one of them.

Michele in NC

Good morning ladies

Saw my doctor yesterday and she has given me a whole list of things that I am to try to introduce into my diet. She's also made an appointment for me to see a dietician on Friday. Will let you know how that goes.

On Sunday my darling granddaughter did her first stint on the runway. She was modelling at a wedding show. Apparently she stole the show (no surprise!) and was confident enough to do twirls. At the end of the show she stood on the edge of the stage blowing kisses to her twin brother who was waving like a loon and giggling. Those three year olds are so magical!

Bogged down with work today, so must go.

Love to all.
Amanda x

Good cold morning. We are at -16'.........high today 4',so will be home with gas fireplace keeping us warm.So
Glad the electric stayed on.:smooched: Schools are closed of course.Looking for snow later this wk.
I would move to Fl,but never happen as I hate the heat worse than cold.:grumble::grumble:

" Well I am up to date. I think I am glad I am at work this afternoon as DH came for lunch and last evening we bought one of those fake fireplace unit that you can put your tv on. When I left for work this morning he had all the parts out of the box and all over the floor. Sounds like him and DS were working on it all morning. I just hope it is done when I get off work and he will be relaxing. He is to go over to the Vets home this afternoon as our CMA group is doing Bingo with the residents. We try and do that acouple times a year and have a good time. It is funny as most the guys in our group wear the leather when they ride and some of the female residents get so excited. "

How are you liking your fireplace? So nice of your group to help out at the Vets home.So many elderly homes are forgotten,as
If we won't all be in their shoes one day. Ok,will take my soap box & make another mug of tea. Pat in frozen Ohio