WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2014
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Hi Tigress in GAOne of my outside kitties brought me a bird as a gift. He's been bringing my moles, for the last month. I tell him he's a good kitty and then throw them out once he leaves. One time the possum that comes at night took the mole:sick:
I had a similar experience with our cat: I was in a terrible wreck, both legs crushed - My hospital bed was in our dining room - our cat could open the sliding screen door with is claws. He brought everything in the house for me - and of course I could not get out of bed to do anything about it. I would have to call out to the guys to come take care of my "presents". I think it is so interesting that animals clue in to us so well.
Reba
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Sandy – Wow, I have never shattered a tooth, sounds painful – take care:sick:
Vicki – I am with you on a weeknight gig – now I own my own business and can adjust my hours, but before I would not have gone more than probably a 30 min drive each way on a work day – especially if I had to go home then back out.. Often once I was home; I was out of my car until morning. :happy:
Barbie – What a busy time! I hate it when the internet (and host company) decide to leave my world! We are so dependent on it ! best wishes to Jake.
DeeDee – glad the day was better – and how great that in addition to a remodel you are getting tons of extra steps!
Alison – it sounds like a really busy day planned, that must mean (I hope) you are feeling better.
YaannieJannie – So when you have been to the concert you will have to give a full report! The price of tickets is why his concert is still on my bucket list.
JB --- wonders of Wednesday – I am starting to scan for your posts everyday for a new poem! Love them.
Heather – I want to come to your house for dinner- that sounds so yummy!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Brenda – congrats on bye, bye, 1 more pound:drinker:
Katla – I have also lost my glasses like that; but I can’t drive without them so I wander around feeling everything – hoping to feel them and not step on them.
Stow62 - enjoy! :drinker:
Jane – did your DGD do locks of love with her hair? I did it a couple of times – it is a great thing; and so nice to start when you are young!
Another beautiful day, Levi and I did our morning walk and have to get working!
So tonight I will be going to my Mom's house - I love her, but don't like her, it is a long and difficult subject, but she has invited me to cocktails at her house with some of her friends and then for me to take her out to dinner (yes you read that right she invited me to pay for her dinner; she can easily afford it ) She dreams these things up periodically and I only agree occasionally. So it will be tough calorie wise. She is not very supportive - she tells me I am fat and ugly, but will serve drinks and fattening appetizers and then want to eat out at her favorite greasy spoon. So I did tell her I would pay for dinner; but I was picking the place - I'll pick somewhere she likes, but that has a choice or two that will work for me. not quite sure how I'll handle the drinks - as drinking a lot makes the evening easier to get through without being prickly, and over sensitive. So if around 4pm PST anyone has any extra patience and will power please send it my way! :bigsmile:
Kim in Sunny and warm (80's) N. Cal0 -
Sounds like we have some ladies going through some trials and some have a lot of victories. I think it's the kind of roller coaster ride we all go through. One of my favorite Bible verses '...this to shall pass'.
Wednesday is my weigh in date, well official. I weigh daily. If I wore dentures they would be on the floor. Finally saw the 175s. 175.6!!!!! Last night I stood in front of the mirror looking at my quite flat 'girls' and wondered what in the world they would look like if they had a lift in them. I tried holding them up in my hands and they kind of looked stupid. So I tried to raise them up from pulling on the muscle above, still didn't work. So I guess I'll just live with flat ladies. I am noticing that the irritation under my upper chest roll is much better. I think it's because the roll is so much smaller that the skin underneath isn't as warm and moist. Now the lower belly roll or the apron still feels humongous when I pick it up. I am still not able to imagine in my mind what I would look like without it. I do do these self evaluations in front of the mirror when I am alone in the house and I know that Charlie won't be seeing it. But it's an improvement since a year ago I wouldn't even have done it. I hardly even saw it myself. Would quickly dress myself and never really look at myself unclothed.
Love you guys. I dream many times of what it would be like to actually sit down and have a cup of tea and have our chat in person.
Joyce, Indiana the sun is out and my taxes are now done and paid!0 -
Kim - I feel for you. I didn't LOVE my mother until she was over 80 and had a triple bypass. Most of my adult life I either tolerated her or hated her. She condoned the abuse by my father out of cowardice and was the worst, most selfish grandmother. However, I am glad that I mellowed towards her as she became more helpless and really did love her by the end. No one else in the family liked her much either, though she did have some loyal friends. I just felt for her in her old age - getting old sucks.:ohwell:
For all of you who would like to come to dinner - I wish you could! I texted my brother and late this afternoon he rang me to say he didn't think he could make it after all. His wife's father is dying and they are trying to set up arrangements for him to come home to die. Bit short notice - if you ask me I think he had forgotten all about it - again. I feel sorry for DSIL, but her father really doesn't deserve all the love and affection thry are giving him. He is a neglectful, alcoholic, racist b*****d in everyone's opinion.
They will let me know by 8pm if they can come, but I'm not holding out much hope.
Oh well, most of it is still in the freezer and we can eat the fruit. The only problem is the cheese - my absolute favoutite and I was counting on my brother to demolish the lot!:laugh:
Bye for now, Heather UK
Welcome back Barbie. I was beginning to wonder where you were!0 -
We lived on farms growing up, but somehow we never ate our animals. At least if we did the folks never told us. I had sheep in 4H and mine won a blue ribbon one year. His name was Baby, and I raised him from a newborn when his mom rejected him (he was one of triplets). When I sold him at the fair I cried all the way home, and my dad finally convinced me that the guy who bought him wanted Baby to help eat the grass on his farm so it wouldn't get too tall.
My sister and her husband have a small farm and one year they raised a calf named Zorro. He was a sweet guy who always came to greet me when I drove up. He was as tame as a pet dog. Then one day I didn't see Zorro, but didn't think too much of it till I was sitting in my sister's kitchen talking and she opened the freezer. It was stacked with white packages marked "Zorro". I cried and cried.
Here's the joke of the day:
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A truck driver is driving along on the freeway. A sign comes up that reads “Low Bridge Ahead.” Before he knows it, the bridge is right ahead of him and he gets stuck under it. Cars are backed up for miles. Finally, a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks around to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, “Got stuck, huh?” The truck driver says, “No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of gas.”
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Sylvia0 -
Beautiful day today but windy. Walked at lunch and had a head wind all the way back to work! Just wanted to stop by and say I am still here.
Rita from Sunny, Windy CT0 -
Sylvia, thank you for a much needed laugh!!
I will share with my hubby tonight!!0 -
Update - DB is coming for lunch after all without his wife after I suggested it ( he never, ever does this!) with the two kids aged 15 and 12. I don't think he could resist the chocolate fondue and the Epoisse. He was moaning down the phone!:laugh:
DS got hopeful we could take the Epoisse up to him on Friday, but I had to disappoint him!:laugh: He is going to cook Dim Sum for us with chilli dip and stir fried broccoli.
So, all is in order and I wont be left with loads of food!:bigsmile:
Heather UK0 -
Hello to all: Thanks to those of you who responded to the whipped cottage cheese question. I looked online and the only two brands I could find were Knudson and Friendship and neither one is sold in this area so I think I will try the blender idea that several suggested. It can't hurt.
Beautiful day here today. Choir practice tonight. Did Water Works class this morning and then a massage later. Ahhhh!
Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in SD0 -
Hello again beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
I have a moment or two before I run out the door again!
Heather I can be on my way to your house tonight:laugh: !!! Oh my gosh, your menu sounds fantastic
!!! I would help you eat the cheese, and I`ll bring some really good wine:bigsmile: !!! You know I`m not sure I`ve had what I would really call a fantastic meal since my mom passed away, 12 years ago!!! She was a fantastic cook...I did not take after her:noway: :sad: :laugh: ! I`m sure your brother will enjoy every bite!!!
Carol in NC I heard on the news that here in Winston Salem, the police dept. is having a gun buy back program this weekend. I don`t know if they take guns from other counties or not, but you might want to check it out, just in case! I can understand your anger and frustration
! I`m wishing you the best of luck in dealing with it:flowerforyou: !!!
I spent about an hour and a half in Home Depot today:noway: , concrete floors and high heels don`t mix very well:frown: , I walked about 5000 steps just in there:noway: . My feet still hurt!!! I have this strange fascination with mops:huh: , I love mops, I love to mop my floor, it`s like therapy for me, so I got drawn in the mop aisle, and looked at and studied each mop:laugh: , I found one I think I might like after I wear out the 3 I already have . When hubby was alive he was like this with countertops, he was always wiping off the countertops, so between the two of us, the floors and countertops were always clean:bigsmile: , I could use a little more fascination with a sponge for the countertops:laugh: .
Time for me to take Ms. Dog out for another little walk, she`s prancing around here and I really don`t want to get the mop out to clean a pee spot !
Have a wonderful evening everyone!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee0 -
Night everybody; I finally had two "green" days in a row after faffing around for a while. Hope I can continue the green!
Cynthia :flowerforyou:0 -
Just got in from the ortho.Got a cortisone shot,he ordered an inflammatory drug ,pt and most of all loose wt.
Sever arthritis,but no tears.
Thanks for the love and support.
HUGS
jane0 -
Bump0
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Did 50 minutes of Jillian Michael's Burn Fat Boost Metabolism DVD today. Tomorrow I'm planning to do the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD.
dt - I never thought of using whipped cottge cheese for a dip. Thanks for telling me about it.
Tere - hope you do make it to the gym. That would be awesome.
Still having trouble with my Lenten sacrifice of not eating after dinner. Well, I know inside that I'm trying my hardest, it just isn't working. Maybe I'll give it a try again and hopefully it'll work that time.
anamika - I always have to stop and do the weight conversion. See, the equipment they have when I take the extremepump class has the weights in kilos, so I have to do the conversion to find out what weight I'm using. It would be so nice if the US would go to the metric system, but I don't think it'll happen. I believe they tried it once and people just weren't accepting of it. You're so welcome for the info about the bioimpedience things. Guess they're better than nothing, but I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock in the number it came back with. Just something to keep in the back of your mind. Like I never pay attention to the number of calories that the machines (tm, etc) say I burn. There are too many variables. A heavier person will (natch) burn more calories, a man will burn more calories, you're burning more calories when you sprint than when you recover. These machines assume you're going at a steady state all the time. Oh well.....
DeeDee - didn't you go boss those guys the other day? How'd it go? I'd love to have a landscape person to give me ideas, but at this point I'm afraid that the landscape guys are called Michele and Vince. Oh, no, a new hot water heater. Bummer! How nice that you're making those room for you grandkids. That's so nice of you. Have fun on your walk
This a.m. before exercising I put a load of laundry in the wash, just put it in the dryer.
Liz - hope all went well at the doc's
yanniejannie - have fun on your date. What day are you going?
Heather - how lovely of you to give those kids a dinner. And loving to cook certainly gives you a good reason. Many times we have had Ken & Lynette over for dinner mainly because I had a new recipe that I wanted to try out. Haven't done that in a while. No real reason, just things keep coming up
katla - about your glasses, doesn't it always work out that way? You can't find something because it's right in front of you. Frustrates me to no end
Sylvia - glad you're feeling better. I love leftovers, too. The good part is that I have less that I need to cook
MeriLeMay - welcome! I love your pic. Eating in the evening is my downfall, too (at least one of them)
Well, we had the Newcomer general meeting today. Yes, we did have more people come to the meeting. However, many of them left after the officer talked about the K9 unit. Most of the people who signed up for the lunch did come. I'm sure they'll view this as a success. To me, tho the goal was to increase attendance . But there were only 2 or 3 people who normally don't come to the meetings who stayed for lunch. So in that respect, I don't think it was that successful.
Michele in NC0 -
well ,yes my kidneys are feeling better, I got a huge 78 ounce jug with a straw that I have filled up with ice water and I drink at least one a day.. so I am floating.. walked over 13,000 steps today..
I will get to the gym in the morning, I will NOT buy any more clothes,even the ones I have feel tight:grumble:
tomorrow is haircut, think I might go shorter, Jamie Lee Curtis short , and then from there have to race down to the convelecent home for intake meeting, then over to DH work and to the credit union to sign papers.. so no resting for me..
But I am going to roll my sorry butt out of bed and get to the gym tomorrow morning.. no more of this foolin around. onward and upward0 -
I'm trying to just drink water tonight as I can't chew gum cause I haven't called the dentist yet. No workout for me tonight as I'm home with another migraine.
I do have to say that I'm not sore at all after the Zumba class last night but DD could hardly move this morning :laugh: She wasn't pleased, she hates to be outdone by Mom :happy:
I'm off to lay down. Have a great night all
Sandy in ON 0 -
Well I feel pretty good after my massage. I stopped at the store to pick up a couple of fresh articokes and the few they had looked yucky. They may get some more in on Friday the guy didn't know. I'll got to earth fare tomorrow and see what they have.
Reba-when I had surgery and I couldn't lift more than 5 lbs my cat at the time jumped on the bed and crawled up to the pillow so I could kiss her. I knew when I was healed because I woke up with her standing on my stomach meowing for breakfast. Fur children got to love em.
Kim- I felt the same way about my mom, loved her, but didn't like her. When she died last November she still could make me feel guilty. I'm just getting over it.
I've been reading the gun debate, since we live in GA we have guns. I have a permit to carry mine. In GA they check your back ground, medical records, and are very through. When the kids were little the guns were in a gun safe, rifles had the bolts removed(they won't fire that way). And we taught our kids to shoot, and that they are not toys. We live out in the country and we have 1 cop for the town(497 people in town) so we protect ourselves. If you don't like them and it's your house, insist he get a gun safe for it or remove it from your house you should feel uncomfortable in your own house.
Tigress in GA0 -
Hi Ladies, My name is Mary and I recently joined MFP. I am 53 and live in Ohio. The past 6 weeks have been life changing for me. I had a heart attack in January and what a wake up call. I quit smoking, started eating properly and started walking. I feel good and motivated. I have had two failed spinal fusion surgeries and live with chronic pain. I have not exercised in years until I found Leslie Sansome walk at home videos. I could barely do a mile when I started 6 weeks ago and I am now doing 4 miles every morning, I am losing weight and getting stronger and my hope is that my back may actually feel better.
April goals are to lose 3-4 lbs and increase my walking to 5 miles daily.0 -
:flowerforyou: Wednesday---slept later than usual---walked the dogs longer than usual---no regular line dance class in the morning----went to a different line dance class in the afternoon----finished reading the posts---23,000 steps
:brokenheart: The line dance teacher I’m subbing for went to the hospital on Sunday with blood clots in her lungs and one leg. She will probably be out of ICU tomorrow. Her daughter flew up from Arizona to be with her and her husband’s daughter came over from Seattle to stay with him because he needs a bit of care (he’s 94 and unsteady on his feet).
:flowerforyou: The regular Thursday line dance teacher went out of town for a few days so I’ll be teaching her class tomorrow. It’s a more intermediate class than the one I teach on Friday’s so it will be a challenge.
:flowerforyou: Between a few days of rest, a bit of light exercise, a visit to the chiropractor, and a positive attitude, Jake is feeling much better and was able to take care of some of his chores today……yippee:bigsmile:
:bigsmile: DeeDee, wow, 16,000 is a great step count especially since a lot of them are on the stairs.
:flowerforyou: Anamika, don’t take the body fat measurement too seriously…..just keep on doing what you're doing and add some heavier weights to your routine and one day at a time, things will work out in your favor.
:flowerforyou: Gloria, I looked to see if your diary was open to see if I could make any suggestions about changing the food in your 1200 calories…..sometimes what you eat makes a difference….I’m sorry you’re feeling so discouraged
:flowerforyou: Kim, I feel for you……I had many troubled adventures with my mother regarding my weight…..she was a constant “opportunity for spiritual growth”
:flowerforyou: Joyce, congrats on getting your taxes done.
:flowerforyou: Heather, your meal sounds awesome
:flowerforyou: Sandy, congrats on your success at Zumba. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 0 -
Good evening ladies,
Jane, awesome news! So glad there are no tears.
Sylvia, Poor Zorro! My Mom had a little black steer she actually named Hamburger. I think he was the turning point for me to stay away from the white packages in the freezer.
Mary, welcome, you have support here!
Sandy, hope you feel better!
Dee, your poor feet! I need to go buy a new mop, back to Home Depot.
Have a wonderful evening everyone! Sleep well.
Cindy in OK0 -
Hi, all! It's been another busy day here. Glad that many of you are feeling better!
Sandy - take care of that tooth! It's extra "no fun" when there is an infection.
I think I need to clarify something about the gun thing...Unless he has flatout lied to me, the handgun is also an air/pellet gun--it just looks like a real handgun--but I feel that it is unsafe for him to have it out in public and, as far as I know, there is no shooting range for pellet guns. The two rifle type BB/pellet guns look exactly what they are because of their size. I grew up with guns and see rifles and shotguns as tools for hunting rather than weapons of destruction. I was actually a pretty good target shooter as a teen. My real concern is for his safety since it could easily be perceived that the handgun is real and that others (including police) would act first and talk later. Also, for those who've not heard me talk about him, he is 17-years-old, 6'3", and fully bearded so he looks ten years older than he is. :noway:
DeeDee - I am amazed that you wore heels to Home Depot to begin with! My knees don't allow heels anymore. That doesn't entirely make me sad, because it gives me a very legitimate reason to not make my feet hurt. :laugh:
Oh, I don't know if I mentioned it here, but Sears/Kmart has a thing where you can link your Fitbit to your Shop Your Way rewards card and earn points. I have walked out of Kmart with so many almost free things over the past two weeks. In fact, I walked out with an 18 roll pack of toilet paper tonight that WAS free! I need to remember to go there to get detergent, TP, paper towels, cat food, etc. and get the savings. When I checked out tonight, I had $27 worth of points to use--mostly because of linking my Fitbit.
I guess I'd better go pick up the boy child from work. Thank goodness he gets off at 9 p.m. tonight instead of 10 p.m. like last night. I'm ready to go to bed NOW!
Have a good rest of the evening!
Carol in NC0 -
Hi girls! I see have 5 pages or so to catch up on so I won’t be commenting to everyone! I’d be up all night! I stayed home from work today and worked on the dreaded test bank. Still haven’t heard back from the editor about extending the deadline. Also went to walmart for the household shopping and saw dad in the nursing home. I was gorgeous here today, in the low 80s! I went for a walk instead of the usual Wednesday swimming.
Jane hope you had a great birthday! Later…..OMG how funny. I thought it was you and not the temp!!!!
Joyce: hope you got some good rest!
Anamika: sounds like your training routine is great
Alison: what an awful experience…I’m so sorry
DeeDee :so sorry about the flood! We had two in a row in the basement and I’m worried about turning the outside water on again this year; the line going outside has broken inside the house twice.
Barb: what a beautiful dog! What kind is he/she? Looks kind of like a pit…my hubby used to raise them. What great dogs.
Carol: yikes! What a shock! Be careful! I hope you get peace of mind soon about the gun
Loretta: welcome!
Mollywhippet: love the joke especially because we are going camping this summer and I am terrified of seeing a bear nearby!
Sue: whipped cottage cheese? Never heard of it, but it sounds more reasonable that what I first read….”fried whipped cottage cheese!”
Sandy: yikes! A broken molar. I hope you get it fixed soon
Ok I’m falling asleep so I need to get in bed. I don’t know why but every night about 8:30 I am just keeling over. I also have a hurting foot. Don’t know what’s wrong with it but the top of my left foot is hot and hurts like crazy. Not swollen or red, but there is a tendon across the top you can feel….like a tight wire. I don’t remember hurting it, so it is kind of odd. OK, off to sleep! Take care everyone! Meg from spring-y Omaha0 -
Good evening ladies!! This is the first time since I returned from NC that I have had time to check in. Work is crazy, especially after being out for a few days and vacation starting next week.
My trip to hear my daughter's presentation was absolutely wonderful!! We had a great time just catching up. It was so nice to see her interacting with her peers and her mentoring professor. Duke has a beautiful campus and the weather was fabulous! I was sitting out in the sunshine on a very warm day while my DH was in cold rainy- and at one point- snowy weather. I took pictures of the daffodils and flowering shrubs to prove to everyone up here that spring does exist and will eventually get here. I get to go back in mid May for her graduation.
We ate well and walked a lot. I was actually down a pound when I got home.
I will work on backing up and reading all the posts. It may take me until the end of next week- thankfully I will be off work and will have the time!
Congrats to all with successes and hugs to all who are struggling.
Deb A from CNY0 -
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Sue in TX0 -
Hi All;
I know I said I wouldn't be logging on for a few days but just popped in to see what everyone is up to. Busy week for me I managed to do couple of Km on the treadmill on Monday but that is it until Friday now. Yesterday was our Genealogy Meeting, tonight was Lent supper and Service at church, tomorrow I tutor a 7 year old for about an hour... it will be too late after that to do a walk so Friday will be my next chance. The Weekend we map the wiring as best we can so we have an idea of what we will be up against with rewiring the house. We will also be pulling down the old ceiling in the mainfloor bathroom, original lathe and plaster so we are going to have quite a mess, but it will give us the view of the wiring and the mess that the plumbing from upstairs is in. Sunday will be Sunday School and then Divine Service. A busy week-end i log demolition as light housework for calorie burning.
Not happy as I'm back up by 2 lbs again this week... to be expected though as I ran out of Lactalose so a bit bloated and nasty constipation... that's the trouble with taking codeine on a regular dosage it can play havoc with the constitution. Hopefully in a few days I will be back on track.
Hope everyone is doing OK. Keep up the good work and never give up ladies.
Ronnie in PA, Saskatchewan0 -
Joyce: My mom also used to say, “this too shall pass.” I think she used it as a message of endurance. I’d love for all of us to chat in person. What a neat idea that would be. We’re scattered everywhere and it is unlikely that we’ll ever be able to do it except for a lucky few. Being here is the next best thing.:flowerforyou:
Heather: I’m happy your brother will be able to visit after all. You can enjoy your cheese treat together.:drinker: :flowerforyou:
Sylvia: I read your joke to DH and he laughed out loud. Thanks!:bigsmile:
Rita: I’m glad you’re still here! I hope you’re feeling better about things than you were a couple of weeks ago.:flowerforyou:
Jane: We’re here to support you in your efforts. I’m so sorry about the arthritis, but impressed with your “no tears” attitude.:flowerforyou:
Alison: I’m happy that your kidneys are feeling better. You sound like you’re working your way through the stress you’ve been under lately. I hope so.:flowerforyou:
Yardtigress: My dad kept his shotguns in his closet. I always knew where they were and never worried about it. DH & I had guns, too, but they made our kids nervous so we got a gun safe. That took so much stress out of the house. I know from experience that gun safes can help a family feel more secure when there are guns in the home.:flowerforyou:
PinkyPan: Welcome!:flowerforyou:
Barbie: I’m so sorry that your friend the line dance teacher is having such a tough challenge right now. Between her health and that of her DH, things must be very difficult. :flowerforyou:
Carol: Sending good thoughts for your son’s safety. Handgun “look-alikes” are not toys to fool around with in public. I agree that it is possible that people might feel threatened and that can lead to misunderstandings and worse.:flowerforyou:
DebA: I’m happy that you had a good time with your daughter. Enjoy your vacation.:flowerforyou:
We had a busy day and I’m tired. We took the boat out for a ride and the engine seemed to get better the longer we ran it. The cleaner that my husband is adding to the gas seems to be doing a great job getting the carbon and other junk cleaned out of the engine. We have a company coming out to clean and service our gas fireplace. I’m hoping they can solve the problem we’re having without our having to spend 10 thousand dollars on a replacement fireplace plus remodel our living room to make a new mantle and hearth, and also put in a new stove pipe. All of this is what our furnace company recommended. No way we’re doing that without looking for reasonable alternatives, including doing without a fireplace.:noway: I hope it doesn’t come to that.
Katla in overcast 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
April Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Move more: cardio at least 3 days a week and strength training when able.
3. Find a way to have fun at least once every day.
4. Water: Pay attention to water intake and drink frequently during the day.0 -
Heather – thanks for sharing, sometimes it feels lonely and as if you are ungrateful when you don’t love your family. My mom is a very vital 85 year old; she is raising a 15 year old her DGS – plans on teaching him to drive this summer. Her DS (father of the GS she is raising) is verbally and physically abusive to her and to me and she believes we deserve it as we are JUST women. She has gotten more accepting of me a unmarried career woman as she has gotten older but…. There is a lot of hurt under that bridge. :grumble:
Glad to hear your brother is coming for dinner! With that menu he was being foolish to miss it. :bigsmile:
Jane – sending more hugs your way – you are headed in the right direction!
Sandy – hope that migraine is gone by tomorrow!
Mary – welcome ! Congrats on how far you have already come!
Carol – I was wondering just how old your son was – at that age they do really look like adults - we had the exact thing you are afraid of happen here – here is the link to the story; maybe it will help your son understand that you are not just a overprotective crazy mom
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sonoma-County-Deputies-Shoot-Kill-Boy-With-Toy-Assault-Rifle-228927441.html
I have been considering getting a fitbit; but they are pricy – for my buget – but maybe with the sears gig it could pay for itself :happy:
Deb – welcome back; glad it was such a good visit.
So my time with Mom, I did really good on food and booze - I kept thinking of you all and knew you were sending my extra strength! Thanks - I got there before everyone else - and her first comment was well you are looking fat!:frown: I just said thank you - I mean whats ya gonna say to that crap? I am lower than I have been in 15 years - not where I need to get but really! Her friends were all interested in what was up with me, although one kept asking why I wasn't married? I told her the first time I just had not found anyone, the 3rd time in 2 hours she asked it dawned on me she was dealing with some dementia - Mom did not warn me... :huh: we talked about it after and she knew but thought it would be good for me to figure it out on my own... My mother is weird. Dinner was another challenge she really wanted a sandwich - and there is a new deli - I think ok, that can fit in my plan - Deli NOT - it was a grilled cheese place; all they served was grilled cheese and a salad with grilled cheese croutons! Too crazy!!! I had a 1/2 sandwich and a side salad - hold the croutons! It worked out fine, and it was cheap :laugh: I paid for both our meals for $9.73 liking that!
Tomorrow is another day - Mom will come here for Easter; but there will be a bunch of others here too, so that is easier.
Smiles Kim in N. CAL0 -
Got our car in the shop today. This was the car we drove last Thursday to see oldest daughter and drove through torrential down pour and we went through a really bad patch of water and the car started shaking a lot afterwards. The engine light was flashing and the manual said to have the catalytic converter checked. So had it taken care of today. Was only the ignition switch and also spark plugs needed to be replaced. So was relieved we didn't have to pay out the huge amount of money on a 2000 model car. Also it took some of the sting out of ow much we had to pay in our state taxes. I don't know how much longer we will be able to keep this van. It is 7 passenger extended length which we wanted for when we go on vacation. Also we use it when we go to daughter's house since there are 4 of them and 2 of us when we go anywhere. So with the van we don't have to take 2 cars. Plus it has a luggage rack on top. We can really pile that car up when we go. When our other daughter goes on vacation we have to take 2 cars since that's a total of 7 people but up until now 4 of those people were pretty big. My SIL is a bean pole and of course the grand daughters are small. Poor oldest grand daughter, she will be one of those teenage girls that have very little figure, just tall and very slender. The younger one is to active to ever have a problem!!! But they take after their Dad. And our youngest daughter doesn't have any kids and traveling in a very crowded car with 1 very rambunxious 7 year old can be challenging. And youngest daughter smokes and she needs to have a smoke break. If she smoked at a rest stop and then got in a crowded car it would be pretty bad. And with the two cars. I can rent a scooter and put it in the back of the van and then use all of the space in her car for luggage. Michelle likes some pretty loud music that I don't care for and my SIL does to. So they look kind of strange driving together, our daughter and then my other daughter's husband but it works. It gives him a break from my husbands constant complaining about drivers, government, gas prices, incompetent people and since he is skinny he is tuck in the back seat with his two girls and has to take care of doling out snacks, toys, breaking up arguements, etc.
Well that was a long dissertation about nothing!!!! For you new ladies, I am known to sometimes ramble on in my own mind.
I was so excited to see that 175 this morning I am almost afraid that it won't be there tomorrow morning. I have hit so many plateaus and with MFP setting my calories at 1200 it's hard sometimes to get enough calories in to lose the weight. When I started this journey I was sure expecting it to not take this long. When I think of an 80 pound weight loss, at 2 pounds/month, that's 40 months. I guess I have 11 months left. So I guess that puts me at my 65th birthday next March!!!! What a birthday present. I did buy me something tonight. I haven't worn a belt in a long time. But these size 12 jeans are loose around the middle but the thighs still need the size 12. So I bought a belt. It's not that beautiful but it's not a plain one at all. It's a Walmart special!!!! Brown leather with kind of a lace pattern punched out throughout.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Hi, all,
I finally googled schmierkase and found out that it just means "cottage cheese" so I guess it didn't have anything to do with it being smooth. A friend told me that she used to find it under the Breakstone brand but not recently. Actually, I'm in total shock that I spelled it right after all these years...........probably haven't seen the stuff since I was 6. Thanks, Tigress for the translation help.
Gloria..........Sorry your loss is not showing up on the scale; but you ARE gaining ground in overall fitness and good health!
Kim.........It's kind of strange---I know this concert would have excited me soooo much more when I was in my 20's or even 30's; but back then I never would have spent the money on the ticket.
jb............neat poem!!
Sylvia..............loved the joke!
Cindy...........I have started using ground flax on my oatmeal; never heard of "flax eggs"
Heather...........Please include me at your table!!! YUM!!! Even your menus make me drool.
Went to a meeting for a group I volunteer with that happened to be held in a horse barn. Can't go there w/o taking treats. Wouldn't you know it; feeding the last horse the last treat----the big devil bit me!!! my finger is half numb since; hope the feeling comes back tomorrow.
I have one of those air handguns..........DH got it for me to use to chase squirrels from the bird feeder.........I just raise the window and fire it out the kitchen window.......certainly no danger of me hitting one of them with that thing but it does scare them away (for a few minutes, anyway). I would never carry it in public.........it does look like a "real" gun. I keep it under the sink; no little kids around here.
Another late night..........going to go back to bed shortly. Have a foot massage and a lunch tomorrow to look forward to.
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic0 -
:flowerforyou: Phew just read about five pages - lovely to catch up with you all :laugh: :laugh:
:ohwell: Trouble is - now I need to get ready for work. I'll try and get back here tonight when I get home from work. (I didn't even get an interview for the part time job I applied for) :ohwell:
:flowerforyou: Have a Happy Thursday.
Viv York UK0
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