WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2014

Hi everybody, just a quick note. What with getting up at 4:15 am yesterday, two flights and then having dinner with Mom and getting out to the B&B, we were on the go for about 24 hours. Slept for 10. I discovered Fitbit and MFP don't pick up the new time zone from the iPhone, so the times for sleep etc. are screwed up and so are the numbers for today. Changed the time zones on the sites today and we'll see what happens. I'm not going to worry about it too much. My goal is just not to gain weight during vacation.
Haven't read everything; just wishing everyone the best.

Cynthia :flowerforyou:

Hi, everybody!

Last night was a bit too much after being down with that cold; six hours on my feet just about had me crawling into the house. DD and I also stopped on the way home to pick up some home grown tomatoes from one of the gym's regular guys who had called me earlier in the day with the offer............well, I thought they would be picked---oh, no---he says, "You need fresh"

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so, there we were out picking tomatoes at 10pm with flashlights....lol! His neighbors must have thought we were crazy; I kept an eye out for critters!!! Anyway, I just had the most wonderful bacon and tomato sandwich.........yummy!!!!!

Heather............I read your paragraph about your DH's books to DD and she was very interested in his books! I got a speech on what an absolutely fabulous guy King Alfred was and all he did

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apparently she's a fan! She showed me a pic of the relic too. I know she took several courses on England's very early days up through the middle ages. So, maybe she'll be boosting book sales a bit.

Patty..............Wow, you are going to have one long day on Saturday............have fun!

Rita.........Sorry to hear what a difficult time you are having........(((Hugs))))

Vicki............Huge amount of stress for you to carry;.......(((Hugs))) for you too!

Becky...........I've always wanted to see the Keys, but never got past Orlando.

Joyce............OMG, You are a hoot......elephant poop???? Good luck with your 4wk. test!

Cynthia......Glad you reached your destination safely.......How long are you here for?

janemartin...............Got everything crossed alongside you!!!! Hoping!

Hi to everyone else, gotta run,
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic

I'm resurfacing from the wedding festivities, family get-togethers, a birthday lunch with my sister, etc., etc., etc.! I have read some (but not all by any means) of your posts. I wish I could do a brain dump of all the responses that, unfortunately, remain in my head. I am thinking of you!

I have to admit, once again, that family stuff does my eating in. Urgh. The only good thing is that, after a few days absence, I'm back to MFP and feeling good about it. No-added-sugar was tough. No gluten was not a big deal. Overall calories, let's not talk about that!

I'm not sure about the solution but I'm glad to be back and on track again.

Talk to you more later. Thinking about you all.

Mimi

Did 55 minutes of yoga today and then an hour of deep water.

Vince's arm is a bit swollen and since it's such a nice day today, we're going to cut the grass and not go bowling. I've asked her if we couldn't have 3 people on a team just for the summer. The reason is because "we have people with breathing problems and it just goes too fast for them". I say, put three people on a team and they just go slower. There are people at the other bowling alley who have breathing problems, and they still have 3 people on a team.

Tomorrow the plan is to do Jillian Michael's Shred it With Weights DVD

Heather - I do hope we have a good turnout for the social, but truthfully, I'm not building my hopes up. Last year's at the end of August seemed to do better. The kids are back in school so people are back from vacations. Also, weather.com is calling for a 40% chance of rain. Of course, the other day Vince looked at weather.com, it said "for Newton expect clear skies for the next 6 hours" He literally got up from his office, went into the garage...and it was pouring! What will be will be, I'm not about to stress over it.

After exercising stopped at WalMart to get Vince his milk. I was there the other day but didn't get the milk since I got the shrimp for the salad and I'm defrosting that in the refrig and I knew that would take up a lot of room. So I waited until he'd finished the gallon of milk before I bought another one.

Patty - happy birthday to your SIL and DS

Barabara - welcome back

Rita - hope you feel better real soon

Vicki - wow, do you have a lot on your plate! You're wise not to take sides with your brother. That never works out. What a shame about that guy at your work

kayzoola - big big congrats!!!

Joyce - my compression stockings are beige

Jane - I have everything crossed for you

Kim - For some reason, right now I seem to only like the silken tofu. It must be the consistency of the others. The manicotti recipe you posted is basically like mine.

Tomorrow is Vince's first cataract surgery. Everyone tells me that there's nothing to worry about, but I know that he's still concerned. If it were me, I'd probably be scared s***less. No matter what, its your eyes. We need to be there at 9:30. For breakfast, since he does not like even the smell of eggs, I'm going to have eggs so he's not at all tempted.

One of our neighbors left a watermelon in our garage. That was so thoughtful of them. What we'll probably do is the next really nice day I'll try that watermelon salad and have them over to go in the pool.

Helped Vince with the grass then in the pool for a bit then went to Aldi.

Michele in NC

Quick post as we lose satellite again. WILD weather here. Dragged out Wii and did Gold's boxing and WiiFitPlus. NO chance of a walk.
Making Marion;s Kitchen Thai massaman curry for lunch, simmering now
Lesley in Takone

bump...
Gail, metro ATL

:flowerforyou: Barbara from Idaho, I am so happy to see you again…..are you still line dancing?

Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington
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You remembered, thank You! Yes still line dancing but only once a week, and usually can't get away from work early enough to get more than an hour or hour and a half of the class. Our teacher has invited Dancin' Dean (from New York state) to teach a workshop Sept 6 and I'm sooo looking forward to it.

Scottish country dancing is on break for the summer, only one class a month. :huh:

But something new has been added, Joe and I take an hour's Tai Chi class in the Botanical Garden every Saturday morning. I'm thrilled Joe seems to enjoy it and wants to continue as long as the weather permits. This and an occasional stroll with the pups through the park are treasured times together. Feels like we're starting to reconnect in ways we haven't for a long time.

Glad to be back and to see so many familiar names, Michelle, Meg, Reb, Jane, JB, Joyce, Kackie, Katla, Gail, Linda, Viv and could it be? Mary SMVQ is that you???

Hugs,

Barbara, the SW Idaho AHMOD who wants to feel good NOW.

Just for now: let anger remind to transform judging thoughts, be kinder than necessary, trust.
Today: Log like Mary MSH, every bite lick or sip whether over, under or sidewise!
July: pull up my big girl panties, get out that measuring tape and step back on the scale.
2014: Focus on the important stuff

Good morning from Hampshire UK.

DH has just gone off with his friend to the last day of the cricket. A test match lasts five days. Their attendance wasn't scheduled, but England are on the verge of winning against India, so it was a last minute decision. They haven't won much recently! ! !:laugh:

Katla - I hope your DH's pain isn't something serious. Best wishes coming your way!

The reference for The Morning Gift is

amazon.co.uk/dp/1500663162

His first two books were really cheap on Kindle, but for some reason Amazon has set this at a higher price. The pb is also available.

Rita - good to see you! I used to suffer regularly with severe depression so I have every sympathy. My DS#1 also has it right now. As you know, it does go away eventually, and for some reason I haven't had an episode since I met DH. Recently over here some very public figures have "come out" about their struggles with depression, including very unlikely people. My son, who has won awards for his coaching, bills himself as "black dog" - a coach with depression. It's good that people are more willing to talk about it. I must say it ruled my life for most of my life and I thought that was who I really was. Hugs to you.:flowerforyou:

Barbara - welcome back!:flowerforyou:

Kay - how fantastic to get to your goal! Have you read Strong Women Stay Young? I ordered a very cheap second hand copy from Amazon and it came from the USA! Strength and weight training have transformed my shape. The texture still leaves a bit to be desired, but as Katla says, I am not 25 any more, though I am fitter than I was then.:laugh:

I'm going to try a new recipe today using some of my prolific zucchini.:bigsmile: It's served with tagliatelli, but I will prepare the sauce and eat mine with shritaki noodles and make DH'S with the pasta. I got it from BBC Good food and found loads of zucchini recipes there. We call them courgette. I am going to try the courgette chocolate cake with hazlenuts for the freezer. Got to use up those pesky zucchini! !:laugh: Our French beans have also been fantastic thiis year and sooooo delicious! The runner beans (string?) haven't liked the heat and are not doing at all well. That happened last year, but they started producing later on when the weather cooled off. The chard is fantastic, the kale and salads all spotty and eaten.
Last night's pork stew was fabulous and we have another helping in the freezer. I froze some tarragon for use out of season and today will melt down some sorrel for use in sauces in the winter. I love sorrel with fish or in an omelette. I love sour and sharp flavours.

Beth - I have an excellent recipe for a hot sauce made with chillies and red peppers. The red peppers come from a jar so they may have sulphites, so you would have to check. You could blister and roast your own peppers - it would be a drag, but you could freeze the resulting sauce in ice cube trays and just take out what you need. It is Nigella 's Jumbo sauce. Freezes perfectly. I use it as a dip with crudités and pittas for guests who like a bit of fire! If you can't find it online I will post it.

I'm sorry if I've forgotten anyone. Really tired today. I dragged myself through my exercising with zero enthusiasm as I didn't sleep well, but managed 541 cals.

Love Heather in sunny and dry Hampshire UK

Edit - Beth it is on line, Nigella's Jumbo Chilli Sauce recipe. You might have to look up exactly how to blister and roast the fresh red peppers. They say putting them in a pladtic bag after blistering helps the skin rub off, but I have never done it, I always use the jars.

Bump!
Just now making it to this part of the thread, but no time to actually read it. I'll catch up later, just in time for the August thread.