WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014

Well ladies I am home from vacation and had a great time. Not surprised my weight is up this week, but not going to get upset as getting back on track. We traveled over 1600 miles and did alot of walking. I also went thru Custer cave. It was interesting and I and one other lady were not sure we could do it, but I did. Nothing like living with 7 other people for a week to get to know alot about them. It was alot of fun.
Then back home to the mess. DH's sister moved up here while we were gone. Her husband has been the one staying with us. Anyway she came up and they found a house and got moved in. So the watching of the dogs was not the best and had somethings to take care of when we got home. Then she dicided her husband is not buying the trike. That upset me as he called us Tuesday morning and told us he had gotten his money and he would have the $4000 waiting for us. We were counting on that to pay the motorcycle repair. I guess I should not be surprised as once DSIL got here she went thur his money in just acouple days. So we will figure it out as always. Not going to let it take away the good time we had.
I am going to work at catching up, but will take me awhile. So taking it from here. I really missed all of you and I never was near a computer and cell phone did not have a signal most the time.
Hugs and prayers for all of you and sure glad to be home.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

Lesley - sounds like you guys are recovering financially from the damage; and I agree with hubby on the card; there need to repercussions and a clear message about the damage she caused.

Amanda – patience, friend…. :flowerforyou:

Alison – so glad your DGD has you to talk to – that behavior is child abuse and needs to be reported period… if Ainsley’s dad won’t – you can.

Heather – thanks for responding about the chickpeas, I have done other dried beans and knew those needed to be cooked but wasn’t sure about the chickpeas….

Lesleychev - we have 2 lesleys! Having a pedometer or fitbit or.. something to tell you how much you are walking is interesting and fun… I am walking more because of mine!

Brenda – missed you, we are good listeners when you are ready…. Sending ((((HUGS))))))))

Vicki – glad to hear you had a great time…I hate it when a pet sitter is not “on it” those are our kids you are messing with! You will work through the finances… but what a drag.

Tere – a regular routine helps – good luck for this fall!


September goals:
Stretch 5 minutes 8 times
Walk 100 miles -6.55 = 93.45 to go
Do 4 errands walking (from home or a 15 minute walk from the place the car is parked)
Do Heather’s abc balance 2 time a week


Kim from N. California

Hello, everyone. I am 51 and would love to join. I am just recovering from surgery on my left elbow
(one week ago today) so, other than walking, I am currently unable to do much exercising. My username is misleading as, when I joined, my boy/girl twins were still teenagers. They are now 21. I live in Vermont and my name is Karen. Typing one handed is slow and difficult so, until I get this splint off, I won't be doing too much. You all sound like a wonderful group of women and
I hope I can join you.

Joyce, I think today's joke is for you:

:happy:

People say that there is no difference between ‘finished’ and ‘complete’.

I say there is.....

Marry the right person, and you’re ‘complete’

Marry the wrong person, and you’re ‘finished’


:laugh:

Michele and Kim - I am not 100 % sure but I think if you are making falafels (one of my favourite things) then you don't cook the chick peas, just soak them. Perhaps that is where the confusion arose.:flowerforyou:
I never eat falafels these days, partly because DH isn't mad about them and because they are deep fried. I understand you can bake them, which would be better. I used to go to an Israeli café in London which did fabulous falafels with hummus, salad, pitta and a hot chilli sauce. My idea of heaven, but mega fattening!

DH back in a few minutes and then I've got to put my face on and get out of the door.:laugh: I got 2, 000 words typed today. It's so strange revisiting the world I created 30 years ago.:embarassed: :noway:

Love Heather, expecting some good weather for the next few days in Hampshire UK

Hello to all you lovely ladies - I can't believe how many pages I've had to scroll through and it's only the second of September!

Back to school now - it feels like only yesterday when we broke up six weeks ago! This time I'm part time so it lovely to leave at 1.30pm!

I realise why the six weeks have flown past - my son, home from uni has been learning to drive. He passed his driving test last week and has taken over main use of my little yellow car! We have spent so many hours preparing him for it. That's where a lot of time has gone , but it has been so worth it. He also got himself a holiday job to be able to save for his planned trip to the USA next summer! He is a basketball coach and ref and wants to spend time in the home of basketball - it is such a minority sport here. Once he sets his mind on something he usually achieves it - so USA watch out!

We have had a really busy summer with the Dog Display Team - helping out at charity and school fayres, or demonstrating at open days. Last Saturday we were at our local MOD open day and Sunday at a local church's fun in the park - a very long and busy weekend, but really rewarding - we spoke to so many people about dog training, obedience and agility. My doodles loved it - they so enjoy interacting with people, especially children. Only two more events and then we have the autumn and winter to re-choreograph our routine for next year!

Last week our local Salvation Army church building was a victim of arson. It's so sad to see the shell of a building that has been used for the benefit of the community. Sunday evening they held an open air service next to the burnt out shell - they will not be stopped from doing good works. My usual dog walk goes past their building - the footpath has now been closed off for at least 3 weeks - it means a diversion - a sad reason for more steps on my fitbit.

My dad aged 85 has finally sold his car - he's had one for 65 years - so it's been a wrench for him. He now has a mobility scooter and is loving the independence and freedom it has given him. He has not been out on his own for over 18 months. Earlier this year he had a major op, without anaesthetic, to seal tears in his blood vessels in his kidney. From being hours away from death and being given the last rites, he has been making a steady recovery and is now independent again! Amazing. :happy:

Healing prayers to those of you (and your pets) who need support and a high five to those with victories this week. Have a great September. I'll try to post more often so that I'm keeping up with the thread. :flowerforyou:

MA in UK

Yes Sounds like you are doing what you need to do. I can relate and hang in there. Thats what I did also. I have to use prepared foods and set up my meals in advance. A lot of people have told me that this is expensive, but I need the structure and when I go to the store I usually can find several on sale. I don't trust myself yet to monitor my eating plan so this works for me. After trying 100 diets this has worked for me. Not for everyone but I plan my meals in advance and stick to them no matter what. I am getting used to it now. I also eat fruit with the meal and bread. I don't look at it as dieting I look at it as a controlled eating plan. :happy: :flowerforyou: take care

OK, back for part two. Lunch was a Lean Cuisine which looked better in the grocery store than it tasted.

Meg............Vent away, any time!

Sylvia...........Glad you have a proper diagnosis and medication.

Kayak..........Welcome back! Hope you come to a decision you are happy with on your retirement; I can tell you I love it!

Pen2U..........I smiled when I read your suggested tobacco treatment. My DD was stung by a bee many years ago when she was at a sitters and they cut open a cigarette, moistened the tobacco and put it on the site. The sitter was a Scottish woman who said it was a home remedy from Scotland! I think Am. Indian sounds much more likely as the source of that one!

Kim.........BTW, I don't wear those shorts in public! I have sympathy for your DGD, have been awfully homesick at times in my life.

Lesley..........What are "council rates"? I'd be torn over the card thing too.

Vicki and Tere..............Welcome back from vacation!!!

Brenda..........I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time emotionally.

OK here are my aims for Sept:

At least 5 to 7,000 steps/day
Eat more fish, at least once a week
Log more regularly
Live in the present.......big tendency to live in "what if I had"' land.
Get back to goal weight.
Speak to more people in public, just conversation; I get so intent on the errand or whatever that I tune out the people around me.

Today I chatted with a woman in a tee shirt I admired and learned that Pepsi was first made New Bern, NC, just a little trivia I didn't know.

"What day is it?"
"It's today," squeaked Piglet.
"My favorite day." said Pooh.

yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic

Good afternoon again beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Michele Did you cook the chickpeas, or just soak them? My mom soaked them overnight and then cooked them all day, hers were always delicious!

Pen2u My dad used to use a remedy very similar to what you posted when my brothers or I would get a bee sting. I remember it looked just gross, but the sting would be gone:happy: !

Welcome :flowerforyou: Madonna, Scoutit, idivadi, twinteensmom, sunshine30wal! Hope you`ll pop in often and chat!

Joyce You had me giggling about “your ladies” not being distinguishable from your abdomen:laugh: . I`m sure they are distinguishable now!

Kim Oh I hate when my plans are total opposite of everyone else`s !!! I`m looking forward to you posting the eggplant recipe…..yum!

Alison I can`t believe someone would punch a kid in the face, I would report them immediately! Congrats on the medium scrubs fitting!!!!

Heather Hope you have fun at the beer talk and tasting!

Brenda We`re here when you`re ready:flowerforyou: ! Sending you hugs!

Vicki So glad you had an enjoyable time on vacation!!! Sounds like the D in DSIL might not mean “dear”, I can`t believe they didn’t continue to take care of your fur babies !

Tere So good to see you again!!!

Cynthia Sending more good thoughts and best wishes for you and your fur baby:flowerforyou: !

MA What part of the country is your son coming to? Basketball is a big sport over here, it`s not my favorite and my friends think I`m crazy. I`m more of a baseball and football girl! Wow, your dad has been through a lot, I`m so glad he`s doing better and enjoying his independence:flowerforyou: !

Anniebr I`m glad you had a good day yesterday, I hope you`re having another good day today:flowerforyou: ! When you think about the past, know that there is nothing you can change from the past, but you can learn from it. One of my favorite sayings “it is what is it, and now I deal with it the best way I know how”. Taking care of yourself is the best thing you can do!

Margaret I love your profile pic!!! Sounds like you had a fun time at the fair! I love dining outside when the weather is nice!

Yanniejannie I love that quote too!!!! Maybe one of my goals should be not talking to so many strangers; I tend to chat with everyone, at the gas station, grocery store, Starbucks, on the track, etc. etc. , I can say I`ve met a lot of nice people that way:happy: !


I just got off the phone from my landscaper, for some reason I though he was coming this month to plant shrubs and stuff, he`s coming the middle of Oct. , he said they tend to do better when it`s not so hot. So….I have some time to have my house to myself, inside and out:bigsmile: !!! A couple of the painters came by today to do a little touch up work, Noel wanted to to bite them again:noway: ….what a dog! I had my brother and police officer friend here moving furniture upstairs for me, I finally have the “great room” for the grandgirls finished!!! I still need to buy a TV to put there, but that can happen whenever, I`m waiting for the table top to be finished, they painted it Lipstick red for me, the girls will love it! Now that the house is mostly finished I can concentrate once again on getting this weight to move in a downward way. I`ve actually maintained over the summer, and while I`ve been mindful of what I was eating:happy: , the foods were not very healthy:frown: . Since I`ve had this long break I`m hoping my body will decide to let some more go!

I will try to pop in more often now too! I`ve kept up reading everyone’s posts, just didn`t have time to sit and type. Now maybe I`ll have a little more time!

Have a great evening ladies!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee in still hot and humid NC

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Did an hour of a workout that I found in *Fitness* magazine. Admitted today I didn't work as hard because I needed to figure out what the intensities should be (the workout just says "easy pace", etc) and the times. Now I think I have that down for the elliptical. This can probably also be done on the stationary bike, I'll have to figure that out. Tomorrow I'm planning to do some yoga and then take the deep water class.

Madonna - welcome, great NSV

scoutit - welcome back. Can you take in snacks to the office?

Joyce - that was nice of Michelle to show you the video to help reinforce the fact that you've come a long way, baby!!!

idivadi - welcome. Tell us more about yourself. Oh, yes, everyone here is going thru the same things, so we certainly can relate. And our experiences are different from when we were in our 20's and 30's, so you're in a great place. Good luck on your step challenge. Let us know how its going

Lesley - sometimes it's good to take a break from hard training and just do something moderate. At least I'm hoping that I'll see a loss since I didn't do hard training today.

Amanda - give yourself time to heal, it'll be worth it in the end. The last thing you want to do is make matters worse. I know how hard it is to have to be sedentary. When I broke the bone in my foot a few years ago, I thought I'd go absolutely crazy.

katla - I believe you once said to me that you were lactose intolerant. Can you give me an idea of a casserole that you can have?

Heather - I didn't know that you needed to cook the beans after you soaked them! How do you cook them in a pressure cooker? I'm wondering if it's like when I make hard boiled eggs in the pressure cooker. Update: Heather - were all the skins supposed to fall off? Some of them did, some of them I was able to take off. They are softer and for my purposes (in my salad) they'll be fine. But should I have cooked them longer?

Brenda from MD - when you're ready to talk, we're ready to listen. So glad you joined us!

Vicki - welcome back. Glad you had such a nice vacation. So sorry to hear about the bike.

Tere - so glad to see you back! Good goals

Sylvia - glad you got a firm diagnosis. No fun, I had p.i. once and I remember what a pain in the **** it was. But at least you know what you're dealing with

Karen - how funny. We would love to have you! Sorry about your elbow, hope it heals quickly for you

sunshine - welcome! Waiting with baited breath to find out more about you

Exercised, came home and had some breakfast (I usually have a piece of fruit before I exercise so that I have something on my stomach), went in the pool, then went to play mahjongg, then to Lowes Foods then home for dinner.

Heather - I would think that if you are making falafels, you would cook the chickpeas. That would give it a better consistency.

Cynthia - words can't even begin to experess how I feel for you and your furbaby. Our cats are sending good thoughts (so am I)

MA in UK - that's horrible about the church! Your dad sounds like one truly amazing man

Annie - you have lots of support here. I can't seem to plan all of my meals, but I do usually plan my breakfast for the next day and my dinner that day, at least the meat portion.

DeeDee - I love sardines. Was it REALLY humid by you? It wasn't by me. Just hot, hot, hot (so I got lots of pool time) At first I just soaked my chickpeas, then when Heather said they needed to be cooked, I put them in the pressure cooker. I think they actually needed to be in there for longer, but they did soften up, enough for me in my salad. That's interesting that your mom cooked hers all day. I bet you could cook them in a crockpot (that at least would save on the electricity). I've asked Vince to walk around the neighborhood with me and he answered "can't we ride our bikes because I know you and you'll stop to talk to everyone" And he's right! One of the things that I liked about NC was when Bryan was at Elon, I went shopping to cook some things for him. People in the grocery store actually talked to you! In PA, if you had a heart attack in line, they'd just step right over you to get checked out. But down here I got all sorts of questions "what school does you son go to, what's he studying, what are you making" and so on.

8of10 - welcome!

Going to take a shower, then maybe sit out by the pool a bit to let my hair dry, then spend some time with Lance and Shadow.

Michele in NC
who managed to sneak the insulin into Lance this morning

I'm new here. 59 years old from Varina, Va. I'm losing weight because I feel miserable. I have spent my entire life fighting being overweight. Want to lose slow, get exercise and enjoy life not fearing food but living peaceful with it. :flowerforyou:
What does bump mean? I'm bump if its good. Lol

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Cynthia, I'm hugging my dogs tonight because I can't hug yours. The poor thing! Please keep us updated.

I had to think about the suggestion to use tobacco to treat the itch. I wouldn't even know how to buy tobacco, being sort of a militant non-smoker myself. But I did briefly consider trying, till the doctor got involved. I did, however, rub a used banana peel on my feet because I read it online. Hubby laughed at that, and said somebody just posted that as a joke, to see if anybody was dumb enough to try it. Well, I was, and it didn't work.

I got my meds and one of them is indeed prednisone. The other is something they said they called Blue Goo. It's a combination of a steroid, diphenhydramine, and lidocaine, in a blue tinted gel. Miracle stuff! It does help the itch, which nothing else did, so I'm much happier tonight than I was this morning. I did stay home all day though, mostly because I couldn't wear shoes. Even my flip flops hurt. But I did manage to do a lot of laundry, including my running shoes, hoping to avoid any more spread. And I also made a half batch of naan in my George Foreman grill. It was pretty good. I had one piece. Hubby has been eating it and likes it. I was experimenting, looking for something fun to make with the kids one of these days.

Well, I think I'm going to bed early. Goodnight all.

Sylvia

Well still coughing like a horse lol Bought cough medicine from chemist yesterday (he told me which one as I am on asthma meds. Also Olive leaf spray. Sunny this morning so washed our bed sheets and the dog's doona cover. remade beds and cleaned house.
Just walking the dog today and food cals lower at 1816, all good
I had Linda McCartney's vegetarian sausages with baked potato with sour cream and chives for lunch. Sausages tasted good.

Lesley..........What are "council rates"?
We pay the Council Rates every year for the upkeep of Wynyard and Somerset, $613 a year. We were paying over $1500 a year in Victoria, We have a septic tank and rainwater tank for house and bore water for garden. Happy with that. Our Council is good and repair roads in good time, clean pavements and put flowers in gardens. The 2 towns are really pretty and police on the ball. Plus we have good shops.

Lesley in Tasmania