WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2014

Hi all,

Last night was a great success. Everyone had a fun time! Had friends over afterwards and goofed off until after midnight, so I've been running a "quart low" all day.

Planted broc, cabbage, cauliflower seedlings in the garden today, plus a flat of pansies in the front yard. Absolutely gorgeous, sunny day. I was dressed too warm while gardening, my feet especially, still wearing winter socks. :huh:

I'm about to chop swiss chard for steaming....I love it like that, but I've also made quiche with it which is fantastic. Swiss cheese and a pinch of nutmeg helps

Take good care.:flowerforyou:

jb in Portland

bump....

Did an hour of these challenges that I got on another forum today. Tomorrow I'm planning to do some balance games on the Wii.

Vince is at a train show, so I made him chocolate chip cookies, these zucchini apple muffins (where I substituted the oil with silken tofu - you can't tell the difference) then some fish for later in the week.

It's absolutely gorgeous here today. Have the porch open for the cats who love it out there

Lucy - I forgot to tell you, some years ago Vince came back from FL and told me that it was going to be his parent's 50th anniversary that year, so we made all the plane reservations, etc. etc. Turns out that it was their 49th anniversary. We had surprised them for their 49th. Don't ask me how a CPA can make this kind of mistake. They had a plaque on their porch that said the year their house was established. You take that year, minus it from the current year, and you get how many years they were married. But you know something, they never in a million years expected us for their 49th. So I think having the party in October will be just grand

Kim - I find chard to be a bit on the bitter side, especially if you're not used to it. I would use mine in soups (kind of like spinach)

Cynthis - impressive loss!

DeeDee - I don't take the Sudafed at any particular time, just when I notice that my sinuses are acting up. Fortunately, I don't use it a whole lot, but this winter has been something else!

Can't believe that 30 years ago today I was in the hospital giving birth!

boohoohoo - I finished the last grapefruit yesterday that I brought back from Florida. They were SOOOOOO good

DeeDee - wasn't there someone on here who used to post all the birthdays? You and me both are so bad about reading and then falling asleep with the book in my hand. I do that with the TV, too. I turn it on and then proceed to go to sleep

Cynthia - I don't know if they've changed Sudafed's formula. For years and years, really ever since I've taken it, it's always kept me wiidddeeee awake. That and it makes me want to drink, drink, drink. Yesterday I didn't have any lunch but at mahjongg I had 102oz of iced tea (unsweetened)

Cindy - the color of the kitchen sounds really lovely. You must post pics when you're done.

katla - happy anniversary! Glad to hear your heart is fine. But that acid reflux!

Sue in SD - whoo hoo on those measurements! I've heard the same thing about exercise (doing the same thing your body adjusts). Honestly, I think the main reason I change things up is because I get bored so easily! So it really works out. I do try to do the deep water class at least once/week and the extremepump at least once/week. But other than that, I'm not really committed to doing something all the time. I do shoot for at least 3 days of cardio of some sort (one being the deep water) and 2 to 3 days of weight training of some sort (one being the extremepump class)

jluna - welcome! I so agree with you, it's amazing how much we can do that a 20 or 30 something can't.

Eileen - hope you feel better fast.

Eileen - Connor is soooo adorable (but I bet I don't have to tell you that). Thanks for sharing the pic with us

alison - have fun with your friend

Joyce - I love going to Jason's Deli. You do have to watch, they have some very good (calorie-wise) items on their menu, but other things...watch out! Yet, their food is very good, they have gluten free things and a vegetarian menu. As I recall, nothing they serve contains HFCS.

Gloria - so sorry you had a bad experience with that other group...but on the other hand, not sorry because that incident confirmed why it's so great here.

Sue in TX - prayers for your brother. Please be sure to take care of yourself.

Michele in NC

black bean brownies - not bad; but not right

Morning everyone; hope everyone does one nice/fun thing today. :flowerforyou:

Cynthia

Barbie - A Very Happy Birthday for Tuesday! Like others I don't want to forget!
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I had to smile at your mistype. You said , don't let the perfect be the enemy of the best.
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.
Amazingly, as I normally type this thread on my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, when I start typing the capitals the string of words comes up all by itself. I love that! All I have to do is prod each word as it flashes up. :laugh: I love that my tablet has my resolution ingrained in it. :bigsmile: Of all maxims that has been the most help to me.
I also have an old fashioned Kindle that you have to click a switch to turn the page. No skittering pages, but it does not have an internal light. I bought one to clip on it for hotel room reading in the dead of night. When we had our power cuts the light was a life saver.:bigsmile:
My weight is still up a lb because of my weekend in Scotland. Another week should see the back of it.
Hairy Dieters Marsala Chicken today. Basically a spatchcocked chicken rubbed in Indian spices and roasted. Served with minty yoghourt. I have lots of purple sprouting broccoli in the veg patch to go with it. There will be chicken over for lunch tomorrow.
This week I have got to get myself to the hospital for a walk in X ray on my knee. That is a short train journey, then a walk or bus ride. Might go tomorrow, but probably Wednesday.
We are going up to London to see the grandchildren on April 11th. Hooray! Staying for dinner cooked by my gourmet son and catching a later train. Can't wait!:bigsmile:
Love to all, Heather in sunny and soon to be chilly Hampshire UK

Yanniejannie - I have just been looking up the Voltaire quotes you mentioned. What he said was
le mieux est l'ennemie du bien, translanslated from the Italian, "il meglio". This is actually "the better". So a correct translation woukd be, the better is the enemy of the good, or better is the enemy of good. Still works, but I prefer the version from The Happiness Project! :laugh:

101 lost WOW I just have to say that is an amazing job. How long has it taken you ?

morning chica's~
up and had my lemon water, load of laundry washed and dried, made the DH ,eggs, bacon,home fries,toast and O.J.,also made my SIL dad a cake that is cooling right now, he is recouping at a convelecent home and he has been wanting this cake for awhile and my SIL is not a big baker,so I am making it... going to make homemade cream cheese frosting for it too.
me im having yogurt and tea~ whoo hooo
after we get done with all that we will go down to see my FIL he is about 45-minutes away will see when they will discharge him, and if it is tomorrow then, I would like to know which nursing home they send him too and would like to be there when he gets there...
I have to work 12:30 -5 tomorrow so depending on what time he gets to where he is going I might have to go after work
all I know is he is gonna me madder than a wet hen .... hopefully that will pass
of course I read in the paper this morning that 4 nursing homes in the state got fined for leaving patients unattended.thank goodness it isnt any of the ones I am looking at, but still gets me peeved

Happy Sunday morning ladies,

Barbie, happy birthday on Tueday! Hope you have a wonderful day and coming year. :flowerforyou:

DeeDee, so glad you like the color, I spent a lot of time looking too.. Everything should be done by Wednesday. Tomorrow the tile goes in. I'm am so excited, DH suggested getting new stainless steel frig and dishwasher too! The stove is stainless/black top. He said he will help me post pics, I am not a techie. I am so blessed to have him.

Yanniejannie, so glad you got a day to relax a bit.

Sue, so sorry about your brother.

Prayers to all in need.

Cindy in OK

Good Morning,

Deedee and others who commented about other forums agree about the snarkers on other sites.:drinker:

Sue prayers:flowerforyou:

Gloria glad you are taking care of you. I find the time after extreme stress I am vulnerable. I liken it to a pressure cooker. Now the pressure is off. I need to let the steam off slowly. When you are under extreme stress you do not always have the time to take care like you need to. That is why while I am in this extremely stressful time I took a day for me and am eating little sugar and lots of fruits and vegetables, trying to get my sleep, and exercising. It is helping me weather this crisis much better.

Barbie great advice for the newcomers to not feel like you have to respond to all. For me when I have time I do try to respond to as many as possible because I do appreciate those who do. It helps me catch up on important points in our sister’s lives. When I do not have as much time I respond to those point I make a connection to at this time. This is a great forum for support and ideas on weight loss, getting and staying healthy. It is also a great place just to get support for the issues we face as those of us who are 50 plus of age.
Happy Birthday Tuesday! :flowerforyou: Barbie I am right there with you in enjoying my own company. I think that is one reason I picked contentment as my word of the year.

Yes I too feel the pain of those of us living in the cold belt. We are getting our new furnace Tuesday. Old Betsy, our furnace of 50 years served us well in the coldest winter we have had in 30 years. I have gone around and taken all the pictures off the walls. I learned the hard way when we had other major work done. When they do this kind of work things can fall off the wall and break. I also have learned to clean after they come not before. :laugh:

Eileen darling picture.

Katia Happy Anniversary.:flowerforyou:

Took my own advice and made some cucumber soup for breakfast. I have a bit of a sore throat, so no church today. I enjoyed yesterday. Went to see Divergent. I felt I needed a story where the heroine over comes impossible odds. I then did find a great swimsuit a Target for $28 with a coupon. Beat out the $50 suit on sale at Kohl’s. Took myself to Panera for lunch. I had the chicken noodle soup, half a sandwich and an apple for my side. Felt much better emotionally because of such a great day! I have had a challenging two weeks.

Sandy with my new suit I hope to be joining you in the water once I am over this cold.

Cucumber soup: 2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth, half a cucumber sliced, stalk of celery, half cup onion, teaspoon fresh ginger, two cloves garlic, tablespoon fresh cilantro, pepper, no salt because broth has enough, cabbage if you have it, spinach if you have it, fourth teaspoon turmeric if you have it. Great to have if you are getting a cold or have a cold. Also great as an anti-inflammatory meal. Restrict sugar consumption if you can.

Goal:
To take care of myself today, so I have a healthier tomorrow.
To eat lightly today to keep my cold at bay.

2014 word: contentment

Good morning! It's another beautiful morning here. Sunny and chilly now but expected to make it into the 50's. Not bad. The scale was kind to me this morning, saying 200.2! I'm SO CLOSE to Onederland! I actually weighed myself, then waited another hour and weighed again, because sometimes I'm a little lower after my second trip to the bathroom, but no luck today. Oh well, maybe a couple more days because I never seem to lose two days in a row.

Kempt-ken, I'm not sure if it was me you were asking, but my ticker read 101, so maybe it was me. It has taken me about a year to lose that much. I have 55 pounds to go, then I'll see how I feel. I recently changed my goal from 155 to 145 just so I can get into the "normal" range, but I might try to go a little lower than that. The loss has slowed down to a crawl now, but that's ok too. At least it's still going in the right direction. How about you? How much are you trying to lose?

Gloria, I'm another one who doesn't care for some of the other threads because those people can be so mean. Barbie has made such a nice safe cocoon for us here. It's really great to just relax and take a deep breath among people who understand, support, and don't judge. I look at some of the other threads and have commented a few times when I thought I had something to offer but sometimes found myself getting criticized and even ridiculed for saying it, so now I mostly keep my mouth shut.

It may be just me, but I find young people today are often just plain mean. Thursday at the Y I was made fun of by a gang of teenage girls who were mocking the loose skin on my neck. They didn't care if I saw them do it either. When I was a teenager I never did stuff like that, but of course I do remember some mean girls at school, so maybe I just have selective amnesia.

I've put a London broil in the crock pot to make burrito filling for tonight's supper. I saw a recipe somewhere, but can't remember where. You use 2 pounds of London broil, one package of taco seasoning (I'm trying Katla's recipe for seasoning), two teaspoons of vinegar, a chopped onion and a can of green chilies in the crock pot, then shred it with forks like pulled pork. It sounds so good. Hubby can add his own salt. I'll have mine on corn tortillas but got flour for him. I'm planning to try making cabbage steaks too. Never done that before. Hubby is afraid it will stink up the house. :huh:

Today I'm taking the kids a chest of drawers I wasn't using at the lake. It has a couple of runners under one drawer that had come loose, so I'm gluing and clamping them this morning. And I'm going to take them a bunch of stickers to decorate it. I was going to paint it but it's really shiny laminate material, so it would be hard to make paint stick. Stickers should be fun. It's not a fancy piece, so why not! I'm taking the kids swimming at the Y later today. That will be fun.

Well, I've gotta go. Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

Sylvia

Had another nice long walk with DH yesterday. Today is yard work. I have my eye on an enormous overgrown pyracantha. Hopefully, by the end of the day it will be a neat, manageable bush, and the trimmings hauled off to the composting landfill. I already tackled the quince, and it fought back, nearly poking out an eye and my jugular, so wish me luck.

I made banana-blueberry muffins this morning with gluten-free flour. They were crust-covered rubber! :laugh: Maybe next time, I should use a recipe!

Got to suit up. The pyracantha awaits.
Kayzoola (PNW USA)

Happy Sunday all!

Thought I would check on my March goals and update progress so far.

March goals - Continue more vegetables - so far so good
Drink 8-10 glasses water a day - most every day
50 min cardio twice a week - and sometimes 60!!
Lose 2-3 pounds - 2 down, need to lose another 1-2
Work out 3 times a week - with DH's support have done this so far
Up my weights in strength training - Done and still doing. All weights are up at least 10%, some a fair amount more. Seated planks now 1 1/2 minutes each (5 total)

Barbie - have a wonderful birthday Tuesday!! :flowerforyou: I'm another one who is comfortable by myself. Do like company as well.

Jill in western MA

One of the things I enjoy reading in this forum is the helpful quotes. Not sure where it originated, but here is one I have been absorbing for a while about plateaus:

"When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway to your goal. And maintenance is a lifelong plateau, so a bit of rehearsal for maintenance isn't the worst thing in the world."

Have a great Sunday!

Renny