WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014

Hello, lovely ladies, here I am, notebook by my side, to try and say hi to (almost) everyone).

I had a pretty good day yesterday, the week has been good so far. Made it to the gym every morning before 5 (I always wonder all the way there if I am really doing this, but next week will get better). Kept a calorie deficit, drank up, walked and moved a lot and - didn't lose a single ounce. Hard not to feel cheated, but it's like somebody super-glued my scale at 165.8.
Oh menopause and so, how I hate you! Give me back my "normal" hormones, let me be bloated and *****y for a few days a month, but EVERY day is too much!

Carol -
Question first: How many points do you need to get something "nice", like say a treadmill, and how attainable is this goal. I checked out the web, but it shows how many points you can get for what - and most expire after only 7 days. So my feeling is that it is similar to Every Move, where you can earn points, the rewards are ridiculous and they convert your points to donations to a charity of their choice after a week and you can start over.

Anne -
I have to try that recipe, thanks for sharing!
You are one active lady, amazing! And yes, I guess pretty much any sport gets expensive the more you want to really get better at it and like it.
We need a photo of the new hair cut please!

Meg -
Tricycle sounds like a good idea! I had an aunt that never in her life managed to ride a bike without landing in the nearest bush. A tricycle would have helped!

Kim -
Congrats on the Fitbit, I hope you have tons of fun with it. Keep me posted what reward program you find that you like, I may sign up with you.

Barbie -
Glad all went ok with the tests, hope the results come back great!

Heather -
Your GBabie pics and stories are too cute, keep them coming!

Juanita -
Welcome back! Have a great day you too!

Sue -
Glad you had fun. You can totally lose the 8 lbs by the end of October! Welcome back on track!


All-
Have a great day, will check in later - having "a day of those" at work.:explode: ...


:-):drinker: Mon :flowerforyou:

Monika - I don't know that you could ever get enough rewards points to get something as big as a treadmill. The points do expire but I also get my prescriptions at Kmart and, combined, I've had up to $18 at a time. If you're looking to buy a treadmill, maybe you could use your points for basics that you would buy anyway and put the savings into a special account to save up for the bigger ticket item.

Kim - Thanks for the information about achievement.com. I will check it out. I'm all about free stuff!!

Edit: And, that would be achievemint.com!

Went to the doctor yesterday to get the results of the MRI on my shoulder. I have frozen shoulder, a tear in my rotator cuff, and a tear in my labrum ( didn't even know what that was!). She gave me a cortisone shot in my shoulder and said that it is imperative that I do my exercises to avoid surgery. So, I did them this morning - all 45 minutes of them. Then went for my usual walk. The shoulder injuries are all from my fall in January. I wish I had mentioned it to my wrist doctor sooner. I kept telling the physical therapist about it, but I guess she was the wrong one to tell.

More later. I read everyone's posts, but no time to reply.

Good afternoon my fair and wonderful ladies. Speaking of birthdays, our wedding anniversary is coming up next week on the 2nd. 42 years. Not always the most romantic and loving but he is my friend, companion and wonderful grandpa to our grand kids. He is evolving to be a better man and father all the time. He says the key to our long marriage is compromise.

Heather, I loved your description about your day with your grandkids. I could just see me on the floor with my precious ones. They sound so precious. Beth, never apologize for venting here about anything. Most of us have been there and appreciate what you are going through. Let us be your sounding board any time you feel like you need it.

Well Mr. Sandman missed our house again last night. So I finished a book I had on my Nook and started another one. My Mom started all of girls, even her 2 daughter in laws on reading the Amish fiction. It is good clean reading, easy to keep up with and just generally feel good reading. I also like my good crime drama reading, medical thrillers like all the Robin Cooke books. They are too expensive to buy on the Nook. I know I could go to the library but many times I forget to take them back in time. I need a cure for my procrastination. My insomnia made me miss a phone call from my daughter that lives In Lexington Ky. I sure wish they had the money to have regular phone service but they don't. Well they do but have other priorities and phone isn't one of them. Both their phones and iPad are reliant to free wifi. I just hope I don't have to get hold of her in an emergency.

Joyce, Indiana

I had a gain today no surprise. So I'm 15.6 lbs from my goal, I was so hoping to have met it by Friday this week. For some reason the system wouldn't let me update my weight for today. I'll try again tomorrow.

Hi, everyone,

Have read the posts; just blah today, not much to say. Took ham and bean soup to Gin; my friend with lung ca...........she seems to be holding her own. Looked at the race sched. and volunteered for timing/finish line for city h.s. cross country and some fall races for the running club. Coughing not too bad, but I'm feeling a bit dizzy, short of breath and lightheaded today---just kind of off kilter............no reason I can come up with. Not a feeling I like. It was the worst when I was at Gin's.........maybe it was just too hot in there.

Meg.........Hope your evening is peaceful and restorative. ((Hugs))

Best to all,
yanniejannie

Woke to sunny Thursday. Stan left at 6am to go fly fishing, home around lunch time.
Got up at 7.30am and did Gold's boxing before breakfast, Just about to do Bob's Pure burn pure strength for 30 minutes. Doggy walk after lunch.
Appled for $900 advance on pension so can pay rates on Monday in full and pay off electric plus extra. Getting budget back on track.
Washed clothes in basket and wil tidy house.
Feeling much better now.
Lesley in Tasmania

I have to rant about something.
This morning just as I went out the door to go on my bike ride, I caught a news item with half an ear, which upset me. So this evening I checked the story and here it is:

PHOENIX – "All right, full auto," the firing-range instructor tells a 9-year-old girl. She braces the Uzi submachine gun and opens fire at a black-silhouette target. But the recoil wrenches the fully automatic weapon upward, and the instructor is shot in the head and killed.
The death has set off a powerful debate over youngsters and guns, with many people wondering what sort of parents would let a child handle an Uzi.

Insttructor Charles Vacca, 39, was standing next to the girl Monday at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in White Hills, Arizona, about 25 miles south of Las Vegas, when she squeezed the trigger.


Well, I grew up in Europe and I lack all understanding for the need to own a gun. But that aside, why in the world would you train a nine year old girl to shoot an Uzi????

On my daily bike ride I ride by a few of these shooting ranges and hate the sight of them.


Anne, the little old lady on a road bike

Kim - an anrticle in *Fitness* magazine says that if you link your fibit, mapMyRun, or myFitness Pal, you "can splurge at Sears, Lands End or Kmart". Not sure how this happens. But I linked anyway, can't hurt?

Beth - I'm so so sorry to hear about your son. Healing thoughts being sent his way

SueColumbia - first off, welcome back! Yes, I think 8 lbs by the end of October is definitely doable. Who knows? May very well even be more than 8.

Carol - when you go to KMart, how do they know how much you should get off? How do you know how much you will be getting off? I'm so sorry you're not feeling well. I'm the same way. Vince knows that if I'm in my pajamas or in bed after 7a.m., then I'm SICK. The buyer for our house in PA came from the open house, too.

Got the results of my mammogram and all is well. Now aren't Vince and I just the couple? His polyps from his colonoscopy were fine and my mammo is fine. What more can you ask for? lol How wonderful that the dietician was so helpful! Bet lots of good things happen because of it

drkatiebug - DO THOSE EXERCISES!!!!!!

jane - happy birthday to your son.

Our weather was just gorgeous today. Went to Newcomer board meeting, then to Aldi, then Vince needed something so stopped at Office Depot, home, then the bowling alley to set up for Newcomer bowling to start on Thursdays and for me to get this whole wheat panko that this one lady got for me, then to the Crowne Plaza to see about getting the room for our magic show. Honestly, we put a hold on the room for that date (the 13th of March), Vince made up a spreadsheet showing how much it'll cost, etc. Want to get all my ducks in a row before presenting this to the Board. After the Board meeting since we were at the library, I got a library card (I'm thinking that when we go to FL in Feb. I usually like to get audiobooks to have in the car, so I'll get some from there too) and reserved the conference room for our next Board meeting. I didn't realize that all along I could have been reserving that room! I was told that you had to be a resident of Hickory (I'm outside the city limits of Newton) but in reality you only need to be a resident of Catawba County.

Joyce - happy early anniversary. How many years will it be? I love Robin Cooke's books, too

Meg - *passing you an oar* Big time hugs from NC

Alison - so sorry to hear about your friend. So...I bet you're going to be doing something for her. That's the kind of person you are. lol I wrote that before I read about the chop suey

yanniejannie - feel better fast

Tomorrow some of the ladies in my neighborhood are coming over to go swimming (or maybe just sit around the pool). That reminds me that I need to put water in the fridge

Cindy in OK - post some pics so we can oooo and ahhhhh. It's normal to feel grief for a lost pet. After having lost our share of cats, I still feel grief every once in a while for them. That's normal.

Leslie - that's the DVD that I'm planning to do tomorrow! (The Bob Harper one)

Sylvia - how scary!!!! Absolutely, tell her probation officer.

Michele in NC

Hello Friends ~

Sorry so many feeling down with the blahs today. I have been working hard to clear my desk of work tasks so I can take off on vacation and completely unplug from electronic leashes. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yesterday I worked out to JessicaSmithTV.com “Strength in Stillness”. This has been my favorite workout to supplement the weekly strength training I do with my trainer, Rose. I’ve been strength training for almost a year and can feel such a difference in my body, my posture, the way I move and how my clothes fit. Best investment of time and energy I’ve made all year.

I am absolutely sick about the news of the 9 year old girl with an uzi. No words…. :explode: :grumble: :noway:

Barbie: Hearing about the micro-chipped cat being reunited with its family is the best news of the week for me. Mars lets me clip one or two nails at a time during rest periods on our daily walks. It took a long time and many attempts while wearing ski gloves to get him to this point. Holding good thoughts for the results of Jake’s tests.

Anne: I’m learning a lot from you about sport of biking. Have added your chile relleno recipe to my pile of recipes to try. Looks delish.

CynthiaT60: I send you prayers for serenity and restoration of health for your fur baby.

Scparke2: Sorry you are in pain. Be gentle with yourself until you know more clearly what’s going on with your body.

Beth: How frustrating about your son and his demanding boss. I hope the headaches subside and eventually go away for good.

SueColumbia: Welcome home and welcome back to this thread. I think you have done remarkably well sticking to a healthy eating regime while be away for so long.

Carol: Three cheers for the UNC dietician and her respectful and helpful attitude. Now be sure to take care of you!

DrKatiebug: I tore my rotator cuff in a fall 7 years ago. Shaking my head that your physical therapist never treated it. My PT was amazing, and quite honestly today I have absolutely no residual effects of that injury. May your healing be swift and complete.

Meg: Chin up. Tomorrow is another day. Praying you wake up to rainbows and happier times.

Cindy in OK: When it comes to fur babies, menopause or no menopause, I’m easily touched to my core. There is no shame in grieving for your lost loved one. I’m tearing up typing this.

Stay well, stay strong, ladies.

Rori in the Colorado Foothills
Word for 2014 = Release

Hello blahblah and not so blahblah ladies ,

After a terrific bike ride this morning, I was really fast for a change:happy: , I decided against cleaning my house:drinker: and finally made it into the movies.

Saw that Woody Allen movie" Magic in the Moonlight' and loved it as much as last year's "Blue Jasmine".

And obviously everybody else in the theater did too as there was lots of applause at the end. Collin Firth was great and Emma Stone too.. And the rest of the cast as always in Woody's movies was outstanding.

What an intelligent and thought provoking movie. I am a big fan of the 1920s and as the movie plays in this time period, it was an added bonus for me. Also the soundtrack was like in all of his movies superb. And the scenery and the costumes too. I think I have to see it again to get all nuances. It will certainly go on my must-own list.

Probably because we are nearly the same age I can so relate to his movies. We sort of think alike, and I admire him for putting out a great movie every year. I always look forward to August.


Carol

I crossed myself like a Bretzel, hoping that your house sells.

Michele
Great news with your mammogram. I had for years so lumpy breasts that I really hated the checkups. Miraculously the lumps disappeared after menopause.
We have an excellent public library here. For example they have a huge choice of exercise DVDs, so before I buy one, I always check them out at the library.


Rose

Sorry to hear about your sister. Yeah, I feel the same way about the 110 Fahrenheit days, I am so tired of the summer.

Barbie

I had to laugh when you wrote about counting backwards by three to fall asleep. When I was a child and I did not want to sleep, my father always gave me counting backwards tasks. I always did them and showed up again in the living room to get my next task. He had to become quite inventive to make it so long and difficult so that I would finally fall asleep. Obviously I was always a night owl, but at least then I slept all morning or day if I could.

Anne the little old lady on the road bike

Joyce, early congrats on your anniversary!!! Does your library have e-reader check out? We do, you log your device and then check out (download) the book and when your check out time is over the book “disappears” off the e-reader.. so no late charges!

Meg – what is COPS? How sad!!! Enjoy your wine

YannieJannie – hope you feel better, and the dizzy could be sinus moved to your ears….

Cindy – you are not crazy sometimes the darnest things open up grief/sadness flood gates…:ohwell: .

Sylvia - a restraining order is just a piece of paper BUT it will alert her probation officer! This has to be done…

Anne – I heard the same news report and had the same reaction, but was not typing my reaction and used some colorful language to describe the parents. :explode:

Rose – welcome, we are a supportive community and you can do this, and maybe be a good influence on the kids too.

Carol – everything is crossed!!!:bigsmile:

So first full day of fitbit, and 12,186 steps.. I have a long way to go to catch Barbie:laugh: :laugh:

My mom is 85 and is the youngest of her friends, one of her friends Pat has been a friend since before I was born and has been a horrible driver the entire time. Pat is 90 and is an awful driver.. wrong side of the road, weaves, gets lost... about 50% is because she is almost blind (macular degeneration and glaucoma - not sure about spelling) and 50% because of senior dementia. After a lot of talking I got my mom to talk to Pat's daughter, who laughed it off. So Pat's b-day was last week and she had to go to renew her drivers license, and the eye doctor wrote her a letter saying it was ok that she did not pass the eye test at the DMV. (DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles). The DMV honored the letter and re-issued the license. I am appalled. So I wrote a letter to the eye doctor, anonymously, telling him that this was a very bad decision. I want to alert everyone I can think of that this woman should not have a license but don't know where to call/write. She lives near a school and over the summer got the car stuck on the front lawn of the school - her hubby came and got her out of that jam, and she is just lucky that the police have not yet caught her. I just don't want anyone injured .....:grumble: :noway: :noway: :explode: :grumble: :noway:


August goals :
Stretch 5 minutes a day xxxx
Walk 45 minutes a day 25 times
Do Heather’s abc balance 1 time a week 3 weeks done

Kim from N. California

morning ladies~
been up since midnight:grumble: to much going through my head....
today is my unpaid day off of work,but busy just the same...
I did join achivemint~ thanks Kim.... hey I will take anything at this point...
Joyce~ I love the amish novels also,though I havent read much lately..
I did receive the 300.00 card from insurance company, and as I was tossing and turning this morning, I figure I will use some of it for Goodwill monday,I had cash set aside,but might use that for a few groceries for me.. I have found that I like the ezeikel 4.9 products, and will pick some of those up for myself, and some asparagus to grill and some rye tortilla's
even with all this walking I am not really losing any weight.. maybe I have to drowned myself in water to get the weight moving, or maybe the prednisone is working its way out of my system..
I have a 1:15 appt this afternoon to give blood, and before that will go get my ticket for the pumpkintown prom..
my dear friends lost there mom about 8 yrs ago to breast cancer so they take over a restaurant in there town and do raffles and raise money for there moms foundation.. they have raised over 250.000 that they have shared with 2 area local hospitals for cancer research..
DH will be in florida ,so I am going solo.. should be a good time.. then to see my DFIL and make the chop suey and take it to my friend.. going to put it in microwavable pans, so that they can have one now and freeze one when they need something quick.
sitting here listening to the summer crickets, just love the sound..:happy:

Good morning everyone!:flowerforyou:

Scparke - I hope you find out what is ailing you. Could you ask for a general check up at the doctor. You might need a blood test for thyroid levels etc. Meanwhile log every single bite.:flowerforyou:

Michele - I really admire all the work you do for your community.:flowerforyou:

Beth - I really hope the Botox has the desired effect.:flowerforyou: You do have your hands full with your boys.:brokenheart:

Anne - thanks for the recipe. I have clipboarded it. I will have to find some mild chillies for my DH,! ! ! ! :laugh:

Carol- Hope your sinus clears up. So debilitating! My son suffers from sinus. So do I occasionally. Crossing fingers for the house viewing.

Katie -Ouch for the shoulder! You must be a real trooper to put up with it for so long.:flowerforyou:

Joyce- Happy 42nd Anniversary! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I have bought myself a 65 today badge that I will wear proudly in New York on the day.:laugh:

Meg- oooooohhhhhhh Big hugs! ((((((((((( )))))))))))

Yanniejannie- I wish you health!:flowerforyou:

Sylvia- I have been worrying about your post. It sounds a serious worry. Yes to police and the probation officer. Do the kids' school know about her? My novelist's mind is going haywire.

Anne- the shooting was on our main news.:brokenheart:

Rose- I send my best wishes to your sister. I had breast cancer 7 years ago and I am so far free of the disease. Good luck with the weight. Log, log, log. :flowerforyou:

Kim - I would report the doctor to the medical council. It is a criminal offence I'm sure. Also tell the police about the driver. Think how you would feel if she ran a child over! At least you will know you have done your best. Anonymous is good. We have an anonymous phone line for reporting crimes and such like. Or a letter to the local police. We need people like you in the community.:flowerforyou:

Well, I typed another 2, 000 words yesterday. Got a couple of phone calls to make today. The people who are supposed to be threading my necklace haven't made any progress so I am going to take it back. Also have to reschedule a mammogram. I will try to get a bit of gardening and harvesting in. DH has been picking tons of plums and freezing them.

Love from Heather in sunny Hampshire UK