WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014
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Good Morning Everyone!
No time to post today but sending hugs and positive thoughts to all of you.
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Cindy in OK0 -
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Good morning, everyone! I've been reading without posting much, but following along. How nice to meet all of the newcomers here and keep up with everyone else.
Work continues to be super busy ... the 12-hour days my DH calls 'half days'.
That I find it engaging is helpful. In a way, it will balance a bit the next two weeks since I have the eye surgery/recovery this week, then two vacation days before and after the Memorial holiday. (Though I expect some working remotely, even so.) Working out and/or walking is what has gone from my days and I miss it.
Hope everyone has a terrific day--
Gail, metro ATL0 -
Morning!
Exercise done, 2 loads of laundry going:
Nest clean up the kitchen and then out to the garden.
Hope everyone has a good day!
Cindy0 -
Hello everyone. Just a quick note before I go pick up the dogs. Got a shock on the scale this morning. I was actually DOWN a pound! Yippee!
More later.
Sylvia0 -
I've checked into insurance for my personal training and it's going to cost me almost $200 for the year. I sure hope I get enough people interested in taking the class so I can at least make back my investment.
Cyclingbonnie, Prayers for your Mom and you.
Patty Cincinnati OH
Patty I pay 306 dollars a year for a combination of liability insurance and a license to play music for my line dance class. The first year I bought the insurance I was only filling in for other teachers and worried that I wouldn't make enough money to cover the cost. For me, the dancing is about fun and personal growth and I wasn't really looking at it as a source of income, so I looked at the insurance/license cost the way my hubby spends money on fishing and hunting licenses and hardly ever does either.
:flowerforyou: I hope your personal training classes turn out to be a great success. I know how hard you've worked to prepare. Barbie 0 -
Good Morning,
The fake posting is down, only one guy still trying to Paypal me money for the non existent golf cart. Hopefully he finally understood there is, and never was, any golf cart for sale. :ohwell: Always surprises me how many crazy people there are mixed in with the rest of us.
My not so sick, but clearly not feeling well, little boy scammed a sick day out of me, just to screw up my day. I told him no video games and he didn't argue so I figured he really didn't feel well enough to go to school. He's just not "sick enough" to lay still and quietly...I know that sounds bad but I still have 40 eye pillows staring me down and a long list of other things to do.
Did my T25 and a few minutes on the exercise bike. Going to try to get a little more exercise in today. Dryer stopped tumbling last night, waiting for that rip off artist to show up.
Catch up with ya'll more later. Wishing all a happy, fun and successful day!
xo- Gloria in sultry and stormy Metro Detroit0 -
Well, it did in fact happen as predicted. We went from winter straight to summer. Not that I'm complaining... it's not that summer came too soon, but rather winter overstayed its welcome! That being said, I finally got out yesterday to trim those holly bushes... and then put down the mulch. For some reason DH and I decided we would do it this year and not pay someone else....hmmm, maybe I should rethink that! haha! I love it that my fitbit says I didn't have any "active" minutes, but my heart was racing and I thought I was going to pass out with all the lifting, cutting, bagging, and spreading. Took a wild guess when I went to log my "exercise"!!
Such a great week for us as our baby graduates from University of Virginia this weekend. We'll be in Charlottesville for the weekend and I will try to keep walking and eating right.... must. stay. away. from. wine! haha!
Hope you are all enjoying your spring wherever you may be.
Have a happy day!
xoxo
Tammy in Va Beach :flowerforyou:0 -
Yanniejannie: You are a wonderful mom and I’m sure your DD appreciates the help and support.:flowerforyou:
Gloria: Sorry about your negative Craigslist person. :grumble: Love the “more than just lip service” lip balms. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Perhaps we should send one to every member of Congress plus State and local officials, too.
Brenda: I’ve had similar issues lately. I can understand your feelings. :flowerforyou:
Nina in TX: Welcome.:flowerforyou:
Cyclingbonnie: Good luck with your MIL. Stop by when you can or when you really need to vent.:flowerforyou:
Debra: A spin bike is a wonderful idea. :drinker: If it can help you move more and improve your health it will earn its space in your home. Where are you from?:flowerforyou:
DebA in CYN: Congratulations on a good trip and wonderful graduation celebration for your DD!:flowerforyou:
Meg in Omaha: I’m sending hugs and sympathy. My kids drove me nuts until they hit their late twenties. You know from my posts that they still worry me from time to time. It is a mom’s lot in life to worry about her kids and I’m sure my mom never quit worrying about me.:flowerforyou:
Michele: I’m not surprised that most of the folks at bowling wanted the less healthy food choices. I’m glad you had veggies there that you could enjoy. Sneak in some healthy dips and you might get some of them to accidentally eat “health food.” Congratulations on the insurance company finally coming through for Vince’s medical treatment in France.:flowerforyou:
DeeDee: You’ll be forced to avoid dishwashing for a few days. Think of the alternatives! We once had friends who never washed dishes. :noway: They put the dirty ones into dishpans under the sink and bought new sets. Obviously, there came a point where nothing would fit under the sink. Then they’d move all the dirty dishes to the bathtub to wash. Guess what happened to the marriage. Not a pretty tale.:frown:
Tammy in in VA Beach: Congratulations on your baby’s graduation from college!:bigsmile:
We have another gorgeous day today and I’m looking forward to yoga. I hope a miracle happens and the class is continued, but I’m not confident. I can go to the evening session if it comes to that, but it isn’t convenient so it will be a last resort.
Enjoy your day!
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
May Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least two glasses of water daily.0 -
Happy Tues.
Have a good one
jane0 -
Hi again everyone! Well, it's official. The vacation is over. I'm back at my drafting desk working. The dogs are home sleeping after a frenzy of happy dancing. Hubby is at his office, tying up loose ends from the end of the semester.
Does anybody have a Fitbit Flex? I'm wanting to get a fitness band of some kind and that is the one I'm looking at. That seems to be what I need to keep me motivated. I love tech toys. I don't have an I'Phone or a Samsung smartphone, which I read is all it syncs with, only a 3-year-old droidX that is so old nothing supports it anymore. I do have an iPad with wi-fi. I'm afraid I won't be able to see the data on my dinosaur devices. I like the idea of a band rather than a clip on. I'd lose that for sure. Anybody have suggestions? I especially want one that tracks sleep. And one that syncs with fittness pal, of course.
I'm going to add 100 calories to my plan. I went over on calories every day while we were on our trip and I came back 1.4 pounds lighter, so I'm thinking I wasn't getting enough food at 1200 calories. So my new goal will be 1300. We'll see how that goes.
Today's joke of the day was a pretty funny one:
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A young executive was leaving the office late one evening when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Listen," said the CEO, "this is a very sensitive and important document here, and my secretary has gone for the night. Can you make this thing work for me?"
"Certainly," said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.
"Excellent, excellent!" said the CEO, as his paper disappeared inside the machine. "I just need one copy..."
:laugh:
Have a great Monday!
Sylvia0 -
Sylvia - I have a Fitbit Flex and I love it! Before I got a smartphone, I synced the old fashioned way--with my computer and a dongle! I will admit that the phone is more fun because it is an immediate gratification thing, but the computer was fine. I would think that it would sync with an iPad if it syncs with an iPhone, but I'm not up to date on all of the new gadgets. (I know I can't afford them, so I don't look!) Do iPads, have USB ports? If so, I would think that a dongle would work with that.
Good afternoon everyone! I feel slightly more alive than I did yesterday. I made it to my eye doctor appointment this morning and am now at work. I'm not sure if my vision changed or not, he never really said. He did give me a new contact to try which seems to be working fine. I see the big guns eye doctor next week (my retina specialist) and I'm a bit worried about that one. It always makes me nervous because I'm afraid he's going to see something wrong that I've failed to notice and act on. On the other hand, I may get down on my hands and knees and beg for cataract surgery so that I can see with both eyes instead of having to wear a contact in one eye and so that I can see to drive at night without so much difficulty.
My brain is still too full of snot (you just had to have that bit of information!) to think clearly but I know that some folks are having a rough time and you're in my thoughts even though I can't think of names right now.
Alison - I saw herons at the beach over the weekend and they made me think of you.
I cooked and ate fresh fish both nights we were at the beach. It was so incredibly awesome!! I don't know of any place around here to get fresh stuff but I am on a search. It was fun to visit the fishmonger(?) and see what was on their board for the day and to choose local catches. My son has discovered that he actually loves shrimp that have not been fried! I sauteed them in a little butter/canola oil and a tiny bit of salt. He inhaled a full pound on his own! He still refused to try the fish. It was nice to sit down at the table to eat and know that he could eat anything on the table if he wished because 90% of it was fresh foods and the remainder was food that didn't contain gluten, even if he was picky about what he would try. It's so unusual to sit down with both children with a meal that all of us can eat.
I guess I ought to get back to work. I'll try to check back in later when my brain is more cooperative.
Carol in Nc0 -
I've been busy out in the yard today and am pooped! Did some tilling and planting
I changed my profile picture to the rhododendron that is out by our driveway. It is loaded with flowers.0 -
Sylvia I have a fit bit. I have it synced to my computer, laptop, I pad and my android smart phone. WOW, I think I have to many electronics. It sinks fine, I am prompted by my phone to do routine updates on the fit bit when they come out. But I can view anything on my phone that I can on my computer. NFP suggests that you not enter any food on the fit bit app, just MFP. Congrats on the weight loss during vacation. That's hard to do
My Sunday School class has its monthly lunches. Today it was at a local retirement home, not a nursing home but simply retirement. I joked with my husband before I left that with my luck they would have liver and onions for lunch. Sure enough that was on the menu but they also had chicken breast with some kind of sauce, think it was called terragon and noodles and brussell sprouts. I have never had brussell sprouts. I think I may have tried them once and didn't like them. So I ate about half of them, mainly because I knew I needed the vegetable. I didn't eat the noodles. But first they served the warm home made poppy seed rolls. Ohhh they were so good. I guess I should say it was so good. there were some left over but I didn't take it. For desert they had a very simple about 1/2 cup of tapioca pudding with about a teaspoon of whipped cream on top. I scooped off the whipped cream. But the fellowship was good. It also reminded me of when Mom lived in the retirement home and they gave us such generous hospitality when the family was there and also in the rehab place after she broke her hip. We knew then she had terminal cancer and only had a few months to live and the entire family was together which only happens at Christmas. So we used the conference room several times to have a family meal. So it brought back bittersweet memories.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Hey Ladies!:flowerforyou:
I've missed you and just wanted to stop by. Lots of life going on with me - my son was hospitalized Thursday night:ohwell: ; DD is having lots and lots of drama :sad: :grumble: :brokenheart: :sad: and the SO had the Mother's Day blues missing his Mom:sad: . I have a boss on vacation and an auditor from the Office of the Inspector General coupled with a couple of non-motivated coworkers:grumble: .
Hopefully things will ease up in a couple of days.
I'll be back on top of things!:happy:
Tere0 -
Good afternoon,
I had an interesting day. The school I subbed for had a powwow today. At the end the teachers all were asked to get up and dance. I love to dance so I joined right in to the fun of it all. I also played a game on a radio show today. I didn't win but it was on my bucket list to at least get to play. The prize was tickets to a lady Gaga concert. Oh well at least I tried. So quite a different kind of day for me.
Margaret
Today I danced at a powwow so tomorrow I wake to a healthier me.
2014 word: contentment0 -
evening ladies~
Sylvia I have a fit bit flex and love it, yes with my smartphone I sync and like the instant gratification..
Had an AHA moment ya know what ? veggies dont have alot of calories and fill you up... DUH:huh:
so filled myself up and was still under , even with a small piece of carrot cake:embarassed:
got out early and race walked again today... I am enjoying that sometimes more than the gym, so I will see how it goes and maybe will do this for awhile..
I was reading the obituaries this morning and found out my eye Dr passed away at 48 yrs old :sad:
I guess he had been fighting cancer but I didnt know it...so sad he left 4 kids under 16...
Tere - sorry life has you stressed out at the moment.. as they say This to shall pass..
sending love and hugs to everyone who needs it . 0 -
Hello my lovely friends. I stayed home today and worked on the test bank. Got one and about ¾ of another chapter done. Hooray! I’ll be done this weekend. My brother and sister in law are coming tomorrow. That will be nice; we only see them about twice a year. This will be short, so I apologize in advance!
Michele: you are always so busy!
DeeDee: you can’t be a flower girl if you are drooling in your back yard (She knows what I mean LOL)
Katla: I guess you’re right about those dang kids!
Sylvia: I have a fitbit but now can’t find it! I have looked for over a week. I know it’s here somewhere but it’s driving me crazy.
Carol: fresh fish! How wonderful
Sorry girls this is short. I am running out of time with lots to do yet today. Hugs to everyone! Take care Meg from Omaha, where it was beautiful today.0 -
Hi, everyone,
I'm home and on my usual computer. Early night tonight, had about 4hrs. sleep last night, then the drive home. Brought a bunch of DD's "stuff" along. DD took her last exam today, she's getting there schoolwise and healthwise. I have about a 36 hr turnaround until DH and I go back for graduation..............we'll be at one about an hour south of Tammy's graduation. DD has a job inerview tomorrow, one I'm not thrilled about; more about that another time, maybe nothing will come of it. Fingers crossed.
Tomorrow Gwen has a dr. appointment, then I have to get caught up on some errands and get my hair cut. Going to do a little more laundry, then hit the hay.
Brenda...............Very sorry about your pain and heartache with your DD and family moving so far away; I'd be in pieces too.
I know I wanted to comment more but my brain is fogged with exhaustion and I have a headache.
G'nite, sleep tight!
yanniejannie0 -
Hi all,
I logged for the last few days; but didn't get over here - just no time! So read the last 3 days just now:bigsmile: Wow everyone has been busy - I only made a few notes - Happy Belated Mom's Day - it sounded like there were alot of kid visits/calls good meals and some quiet time... I had mom here for 2 days then my friend Karen for 2 days - we had a great time - way too much wine; but lots of walks and good conversation... I only weigh in on Friday - so in a couple of days I'll see how I did.
Katla – Facebook was a great idea!!!
Joyce – so glad you are ok through the storms! Why not try Zumba? Often classes will let you join in to one class to try it..and then if you don’t think it will work you never have to go back.
Sylvia – I do mine in the micro too… I leave it in the husk, put it in for 4 min per ear (I have done up to 4 at a time) after it is cooked I cut the bottom end off grab the top with all the silk and “squeeze” the corn out the bottom no silk left on it and perfect everytime….
Renny – what a nice thing to do for your DD
Carol – hope you feel better!
Meg – take care with all the weather!!
Brenda – take care ! thinking of you – maybe you can make a plan to get to CO a few times a year to help with the missing - And skype! I love skype!!
Welcome Nina
smiles Kim in N. Cal0
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