WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014

We are at the college, had terrific rain last ho7r of trip. Took DD to dinner at a place I have wanted to go for the four years she has been here. Decided to eat within reason but not count this weekend.

Janemartin...sorry about your friend, cancer is the worst. May you make some Good memories with her.

Heather....welcome home, you were missed!!!!

Hello and best to everyone else, I don,t do well on the ipad, I did read everything.

Yanniejannie

Thanks for the welcome back girls! It's great to be back and in touch again.:flowerforyou:

We enjoyed our stay in Brittany. Lovely little village and the house is very near a small lake which I could walk round to burn off the calories. There was also an old railway track, lined with beautuful spring flowers that we could walk on for miles. The weather was showery until the last day so you had to make sure you had an umbrella with you. A short drive away there was a really large lake with great walking trails and we did that a couple of times. Lovely. The French are very good at making the most of their natural resources. They have a lot of civic pride and like to improve their leisure facilities.
We visited Carnac, which is a very important Bronze Age site with huge numbers of aligned stones. Amazing. This is a special interest of mine and I have always wanted to see it. Then we drove along a tiny spit of land with the sea on both sides out to the "almost island" of Quiberon and had superb crepes.
Another day we went to a local market, something I always love doing. I had a conversation with an old lady in the queue for the butcher's stall. She told me that every day she went for a walk along the canal. My favourite sort of day is going out in the morning to the grocer, the baker and the butcher and having a conversation in each of them. The bread was fabulous - our favourite was a large slab of rye crusted sour dough. I cooked rabbit in cider, guinea fowl and made pate with the liver and bean soup with the bones, sausages and lentils, Dover Sole from the market, and fillet steak and chips on the last night. It melted in the mouth. On Sunday we went for lunch at the local Michelin starred place and had a long and tasty feast. Pre dessert, dessert and post dessert! ! ! ! :laugh:
We went to an old monastery in the rain and watched a bit of French news on the tv. We read the local papers and found that their local football team had won the cup! Huge celebrations! I think we would go again as the house was warm and comfortable and had several bedrooms and two toilets. And two large sofas. These things matter, especially as you get older! Main drawback was a too small fridge.:blushing: :laugh:

Now I am not going to weigh myself until Sunday. I know I have eaten too much and drank much too much. The cider in Brittany is delicious. I calculate that it will take about a week of being careful to lose what I've gained.
Today I did 450 cals cardio and 21 mins strength training so I will get back on track. Fish tonight. On Sunday it's the christening, so it's all systems go for the cake today and tomorrow. I got them out of the freezer last night. First thing is to make the butter icing filling. Needless to say I will only be having a taste of the cake.:laugh:

Hugs and love to those who are having a hard time. I have caught hints of some big troubles.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Lots of love, Heather in sunny and beautiful Hampshire UK

Thanks for the kind words of... support....hugs....prayers...Michele; Kim; Vicki; Cindy; Katla; DeeDee; Margaret- Glad you liked the flowers...You all on here are great friends....I appreciate you all ;
Welcome to all the Newbies...NenaC - in our hometown community that we moved from..seems like there is somebody each month who has cancer or passes on because of it...my DH friends wife just passed away last week ....Lynn & Krys...Beachbaby- my weight likes to trick me..will go up up then lose one up while the other one holds on with crazy glue :grumble:

Jane - sending soothing hugs ; Gail - so sorry about your eye condition...I hope it can be fixed! ; Debra - been there...wanting ice cream badly :noway: ; Beth - I pray your sons migraines go away..they are very debilitating...20 botox shots sounds like a lot! ; Joyce - yes..they want us to pick something and then they do as they want..so..so..frustrating :grumble: ; Heather - Glad you had a fantastic trip!!

I have had a sad week..was to get my one GS over for a sleep over but I ended up having to get up before the birds to have an x-ray of my stomach so my Dr could have the results tomorrow at my appointment...not my regular doc but needed to see one quickly as I have been having Diarrhea since Saturday night....so she wanted an x-ray done because my stomach was so sore when she poked it...one of my DS died from bowel cancer that went to her liver...and my DS last august died from cancer also...so the doc just wants to make sure it isn't that or something else.....I swear our lives are never dull ..but this makes it hard to go somewhere without backup supplies
We had good news yesterday..our DD was accepted on her boyfriends medical plan...this is great because of her health issues { only one kidney}...the meds she takes cost her around $$700.00...a month..she has been working 2 jobs to be able to pay for it...hopefully now she will leave the one...I was so happy I cried but for joy!!

Time for me to get some things done before the appointment...you all have a Fantastic Sunny Friday

Liz fr Halifax NS

Lynn: Welcome. Where are you from? It is fun knowing. Motivation comes from within, but this group is fabulous at encouraging a person stay motivated. I hope you stick around. :flowerforyou:

Heather: I’m happy that you had a good time in France.:flowerforyou:

Jill: Congratulations on the good blood work and weight loss. When your doctor is happy, you know you’re on the right track!:bigsmile: :drinker:

Debra: I buy Endangered Species 72 percent dark chocolate in individually wrapped 50 calorie squares. When my local store stopped carrying it I started to get it from the internet. I can have a treat and stay on track, without eating more than one. Perhaps you’ll be able to find something that you can enjoy. For the most part, I’d suggest you eat an apple.:flowerforyou:

Joyce: there is NO WAY that I could stay in a place where I didn’t have access to a bathroom in the night. :noway: You may want to keep looking. Good luck.:flowerforyou:

Sue in SD: Isn’t it nice for your horse that she has a cute butt. :laugh: I wonder whether she felt flattered.:flowerforyou:

Beth in W NY: I hope the treatments succeed in helping your son to feel better. :flowerforyou:

Barbie: It is wonderful to know you’re enjoying everyday life. I think it is both a gift and a choice. You’re a wise and lucky woman.:flowerforyou:

Sylvia: Congratulations on your slim and svelt feet.:flowerforyou:

Renny: Congratulations on winning tickets to Fed Up. I have never forgotten to put on a bra since I started wearing one. The “girls” have diminished in size significantly with the weight loss, but I don’t mind at all, and I still need a bra. A side benefit is that I have far fewer back aches.:flowerforyou:

Liz from Halifax: Please remember to let us know how the doctor appointment goes. Hugs.:flowerforyou:



Life has been busy and good. Yesterday was DH’s birthday. We had breakfast out and he heard from both of our kids and our DDIL. I got him some new pants and DS & DDIL sent him an electronic card shuffler. It works very well. One of my neighbors wants to start going to yoga with me in a week or two. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: She has a conflict until then. Yesterday I washed the boat using a power washer. I now hurt almost everywhere, which is why I’m up at 4 am. If anyone is looking for a good way to burn lots of calories I can recommend power washing.


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.

Good Morning Beautiful Ladies!

The retirement party was wonderful. Of course I went over my calories. My two friends in the HR group I worked with did a terrific job of putting the event together, complete with a champagne toast and a tiara! It was so nice to see some of my former coworkers.

We are heading to garden nurseries so I need to go and get showered and dressed. I hope all of you have a beautiful day.

Hugs and prayers for all,

Cindy in OK

Hello to all: Having kind of a blue day. My DD is leaving today after being here for a little over a week. It was so nice to have her here but all good things must come to an end and if we can get moved after I retire we will be closer and I can see her more often.

She told me yesterday was "national chocolate chip day" so we made chocolate chip cookie dough oatmeal last night. Ate it this morning and it was very good. Something new for breakfast and it has 11 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber for 314 calories.

Heather - Glad you made it home safely and that you had a good trip.

Joyce - Good luck with finding that vacation home.

Yikes! Hoping the boy with the migraines gets some relief. I cannot imagine 20 injections.

Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in SD

Been a busy day & I finally have gotten to check in here.

I have finished my errands and now am going to start on laundry & the house.

Busy weekend with DD wedding shower tomorrow. Picked up the little toasting glasses at the Dollar Tree this morning. We still have some left from my son's wedding last summer so I didn't buy as many as I think I need. Hopefully they will have the rest I need.

Well off to the races, just hope I can stay motivated to get this house straight. I cleaned houses when we were homeschooling the kids. Why is it so much easier to clean someone else's home than your own.

Have a great weekend if I don't get to check back in.

Cindy

Saving my place:bigsmile:

spent the day at the hospital while dad had his pacemaker replaced. It was just a very long and tiring day so I'll say hi and goodnight and see you tomorrow. Meg