WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014

After my daily bike ride I spent the whole afternoon at the movie theater and actually saw three movies in a row. I have never done that before . But there were three movies I wanted to see and they happened to be all one after the other at the same multiplex.

For those who are interested I saw

The hundred Foot Journey with Helen Mirren.
This was my first choice and turned out to the best. It is a delicious little comedy about an Indian family settling in a French village and opening a restaurant across the street from a French restaurant with one Michelin star. The owner of the French restaurant is played by Helen Mirren and the father of the Indian family is played by Om Puri. These two senior actors really carry the movie and are first feuding with each other than end up liking each other. Of course it is all about food and I could not decide if I wanted to eat in the French or the Indian restaurant, as I love both cuisines very much. But I got quite homesick for some of the French food I grew up with.


The second movie I saw was

A Most Wanted Man with Philip Seymour Hoffman who played a German spy in a John Le Carre story.
I liked the movie because it was very realistic and lacked all kind of gun fire or explosions or car chases . But it seemed a little bit long.


After the two movies I was really ready to go home but ran into an acquaintance who was headed for movie no. 3

And So It Goes

And so I went with her. Well, I was certainly the target audience for this movie with the main actors Diane Keaton and Michael Douglas my age. But I really did not enjoy this movie. It is a story about a grumpy, old, mean , racist real estate agent who in the course of the movie turns into a kind and loving and caring person. The story was completely unbelievable and the attempts on humor were embarrassing and forced. Like Michael Douglas helping to deliver a black baby, or yelling at a little boy for being naked or shooting a dog with a paint gun.

Any woman who would fall in love with this guy must be brain amputated or desperate or after his money. So Diane Keaton in this role did not look so good.

While in the first movie the relationship which developed in-between two people in their sixties was believable , in the third movie it was not.


I have to catch up on everybody's posts and will reply to them later.

Anne (did I remember correctly?) - thanks so much for your reviews of the movies. Makes it so much easier to decide if I want to see the movie or not

Well, since I can't figure out how to post a pic on this thread, I put the pics of the pool on my page. You can see them by clicking on my avatar. It looks like for some reason one of the photos got posted twice. Does anyone know how I can delete that one?

Michele in NC

Tere

I also thought that you were very gracious with your neighbors about the dog. I was bitten a few months ago by a neighbor's dog. Not a neighbor I knew though. I was riding my bike and two big poodles who were off the leash ran into my bike so I had to stop. I like dogs and did not want to hurt them by running over them. But one of them bit me in the thigh. The lady owner of the dogs was standing on the sidewalk on the other side of the street doing nothing. I yelled that the dog had bitten me and she responded that her dogs did not bite. I yelled back that I am bleeding and she should put her dogs on a leash. She finally came over and controlled her dogs but insisted that her dogs did not bite. Her argument was that she had grandchildren and she would not have dogs who bite. And that my wound was from the bike. I asked her for her name and she would not give it to me. I nearly hit her I was so angry. She finally realized that she might have to do something and offered to get something to clean my wound, the blood was running down my leg.. So I saw which house she was living in. When she came back the cotton she wanted to clean my wound with looked so dirty that I passed. I drove home and called animal control and gave them the address. It turned out that the dogs had been reported twice before for biting. They took the dogs from her for two weeks. I did not sue her, because I think there is too much suing going on in this country, but I hope she learned her lesson.

Unfortunately now I am really afraid of dogs when I am on my bike and I force all owners to put their dogs on a leash and am extremely careful around dogs even if they are on a leash.


Carol in NC

I am convinced that much of the problem we are dealing with has to do with hormones. And I am trying to find out what causes it. I already buy only eggs and chicken which have not been fed with extra hormones, but I suspect that the problem may be also in the dairy products. It may also be that we are reacting to the genetically modified food we are eating now.
I found out that I feel best when I am at a very low weight, i.e. my lowest ideal weight which is somewhere in=between 110 and 115 pounds. Only to maintain this weight I can practically eat nothing and have to go on my endless bike rides every day. The moment I start slacking I pile on the pounds.
I am physically more active in my old age than I ever was before and I am eliminating more and more food in order to find the culprit. I do not know how long I can keep that up.


Michele

I never use much sugar or I use honey to make ice cream or sorbets..

When you use very ripe lemons you do not need so much sugar. But you have to use sugar not any of the artificial sweeteners they are poison.

Ingredienti: Per 8 persone
2 lb lemons
2 cups water
½ lb sugar (too much in my opinion)
2 egg whites, (optional)
Preparazione:
Prepare a simple syrup with the water, sugar and thinly-sliced lemon peel. Boil for 5-6 minutes, then cool completely. Filter the syrup and add the filtered juice from the lemons.
If you have a ice cream maker, add the sorbet base to the machine and run the machine until the sorbet has reached your desired consistency.
Otherwise, put the mixture into a bowl and place in the freezer for 10 minutes. Then remove and use a whisk to break apart the ice crystals. Return to the freezer for 10 minutes and repeat, taking care to stir the sorbet from time to time to avoid ice crystals forming.
If you want a fluffier sorbet, you can add two egg whites, whipped to form stiff peaks, when the mixture begins to solidify. Fold in the egg whites carefully using the whisk from the bottom up.


It is the most refreshing thing .

Anne in the Mojave desert

Hi Everyone: I'm Arlene and I live in South Surrey, British Columbia. I am 74 and have been fighting a weight battle since I had my first baby in 1961. Quitting smoking, having a hysterectomy and just becoming more sedentary all helped put me in this position. I joined Weight Watchers 2 years ago and am enjoying the weekly meetings and even enjoy keeping the eating and exercise records.:laugh:

This is my first look at this group and I am pleased by the support you all have for one another. You all are very motivating and I am pleased to become a part of this caring group.

I've just found this thread and I'm really thankful i did because it's just so full of positive thoughts and vibes.Hi to everyone, I'm Helen and I'm 55, married to the love of my life John and living near the North East Coast of England about 8 miles from our biggest city Newcastle Upon Tyne.
I have 2 cats, Misty, a grey tabby and a real princess, and Greedy Benny, a bit of a wuss whose scared of his own shadow but much loved despite this.
I've battled with my weight I think since I was a teenager and topped the scales at my heaviest towards the end of last year. I had to have surgery on my back to fuse a couple of discs so decided to loose the weight once that was done so here I am.
I go to the gym 4 times a week where I do my circut with weights and 45 mins on the treadmill, I enjoy my exercise. I make jewellery from seed beads in my spare time (off loom) and that's me in a nitshell.
It's great to meet everyone on here and if it's O.K. with you I'll check in again every day.

Heather,thank you for your insightful post.Thank you very much.
It has taken me many moons to get to the point of eating too much at a meal without using it as an excuse to say" what's the use?"& just go off on another eating spree.Looking back it"s easy to see every diet was just an excuse to give myself permission to eat what I wanted.
Better late than never,it finally makes sense .Don't Let The Perfect Be The Enemy Of The Good.....How true that is.Sent your post around to several ppl & saved it.For me,it will be read often.

Mimi - I think you need a bit of the motto from The Happiness Project. Barbie and I both find it very helpful. I have made it my goal and motto for the year. It has changed my life more than anything.

DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.

The saying comes from Voltaire who got it from someone else.

Life doesn't have to be black or white. Most of us just muddle along doing the best we can. One meal, one mouthful, one day is not going to make any difference in the long run. It is the general direction that counts, over the long term.
Yesterdsy I went way over my calories for lunch. I then ate too much cheese for my snack. A few years ago that would have destryed me and I would have spent the rest of the day pigging out. Yesterday I managed to come in 1 calorie under. Even if I hadn't it wouldn't have been the end of the world.
Too high an expectation of yourself leads to shame and self reproach and then to giving up. Self compassion and laughing at oneself leads to resilience and giving it another go. No one is perfect and there is nothing wrong with enjoying yourself at a party. Especially if you kept the overall calories down. I would count that as a huge NSV! Congratulations!
You are doing so well and it is so great to have a forum like this where you can put it out there. Yesterday I only managed becsuse I confessed on here in time and that helped me pull myself together. We need each other.
My very best wishes to you. Be kind to yourself.

Lots of love Heather UK

K in NEGA,

The line at the top of my post about satisfaction came from Gloria in Metro Detroit--so thanks to Gloria for encouraging me!

Let's stay this course! It will definitely be for the better!

It’s Saturday! My goal for the day is to finally make it to the water aerobics class at the gym finally! I went a couple of times a couple of years ago and enjoyed it. I am feeling anxious because I won’t know the routines and will feel like I’m making a fool of myself and won’t be able to keep up.:embarassed: I’m telling you this because I need to face the fear and get over it! So I’m telling myself “Nothing beats a failure but a try”.

Katla: Thank goodness I didn’t get bit. Storm was the recipient of the bite. So I just have a nasty looking bruise from my knee almost to my ankle.:ohwell:

Carol: Great Vibes for you!:flowerforyou: Sorry to hear about your experience with the poodles. I owned standard poodles for years. In the past I’ve had a pit bull dog, a mutt, and now a Doberman. I loved the poodles the most. They were the most intelligent but also the most aggressive of them all. I would not let people pet them much less let them run off leash. I think they are so beautiful that people believe they are poof-poof dogs even their owners. I always understood they are hunting dogs and the reasons behind the beautiful cuts.

DeeDee: I have enjoyed your house journey. Hopefully I’ll be doing the same thing next Fall.

K: Glad things went well for you.

GrandMallie: Wish I could chop mine (belly jelly roll) off too! :laugh:

Strassenkoeni: Thanks for the movie reviews! I wanted to see And So It Goes but won’t waste my time or money!

Heather: Just wanted to let you know that I satisfy my chocolate cravings vicariously through your postings! :blushing:

Tere in Richmond VA

Good Morning Friends,

Welcome newcomers :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou::flowerforyou:

Anne thanks for the movie reviews. I love Indian food. My mom was born in India to missionary parents in 1918. That is what got me to try it . Now going to an Indian restaurant is my first choice.

Anne I wanted to tell you again how stunning your garden is. You are truly an artist.

Jane may you be settled soon. Know this is not an easy time for you.

Heather I agree it OK not to think you have to skinny minni when you are older. I also agree doing so kind of strength exercise be it weights, gardening, or heavy duty cleaning around the home is important. Having a strength especially in your core helps with posture and balance. Both posture and balance make a tremendous difference as we age.

I see the difference in my parents. My dad kept himself moving until the end. He would exercise in bed and walk their driveway as other exercise got more difficult. I see him standing straight and tall until the end. My mom on the other hand chooses to sit unless pushed. Now she is feeble as a result.

Today I will log my food and exercise to help me maintain my weight.

2014 word: contentment
MNMargaret

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