WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014

Hi all from a gorgeous day in Omaha. We watched the NE game which was very close but we won. Then DH and I went for a walk and ended up walking about 75 minutes! I am melting! We also defrosted the freezer and now need to go put stuff back in or throw it away.

Alison: do you think it’s time to report dad to the drivers’ license people? Personally I think your DFIL is pretty cute!

Silvia: great news! What a funny story about the mouse. I’d look up the burn as “hysteria”!

Jane; good news on the thyroid and glucose. Two out of three is a victory to me!

Pat: so glad the eye surgeries have gone well. Man I hope DD doesn’t drop her baby off here for days! That would result in another cps call. They were here last night and I so hope things work out for them. BF seems like a nice guy, but immature and not ready to be a father.

Anne: hoping you get some heat relief soon! Yes, DH did set down some rules for both of them the other day which they both
seemed to accept

Barbie: glad to hear Jake’s heart was doing well enough that he doesn’t have to rush right in

Michele: a victory giving Lance the insulin!

Joyce: did we cause all this family drama when we were younger? Somehow I don’t think so!

Mimi: it is fun to meet sister mfp-ers! I don’t have real advice about mom; if she’s capable of making her own decisions, you just have to support her and keep trying to get her to see the sensible solution. Maybe you can get her to the doc on Monday, which is better than never. Of course if you think your mom is not able to make good decisions I would call your local area agency on aging and get their advice.

MA hooray for any weight loss!

Vanessa; ;welcome to the group. I love the pic!

Amanda: I’m so sorry your medical woes are continuing. Sending you healing hugs and prayers

Cynthia: healing hugs for puppy and you too!

Heather: that’s a good exhausted, isn’t it?

Lin: I’m happy to hear you slept well.

Redsheila: welcome aboard!

Sue: hope all your medical tests turn out well

Cindy: pizza and wine! Oh yum!

Yanniejannie: that soup sounds delish and it sounds like you had a nice relaxing day

Beth: isn’t that change of weather delightful?

Well I have recovered from my walk so it’s time to tackle the food. There are some scary looking things out there, so I’m sure I will be tossing a lot. I’m glad we got the vacuum sealer; most of the icky food is from prior to that. Enjoy the rest of the day! Take care, Meg from autumnal Omaha

Hello ladies!
This morning DH and I went mall walking with friends. We walked for an hour, then hit the bookstore. Bookstores for me are like cocaine to an addict. Seriously. On the way home he wanted to go out for lunch..for soup and salad. And we did. It was good. But, when I logged it into MFP, one of the soups had 3000mg of sodium. I was shocked. I'm glad I didn't eat the whole bowl.
After we came home I decided to do some laundry. I had a box of old clothes to sort through. I washed them and hung them out to dry. They look so tiny on the line. I'm thinking, did I really wear those? I have some pretty plaid shorts and a couple of blue chambray dresses that will make a lovely summer quilt. There are several dresses that I will keep. I'll be able to wear them soon.

Kim - I looked at your profile and have some other name suggestions:
Kimbroidery, Levi'smom SweetKim, Kimstitches, Inthegarden, Kim'sGarden, CaliKim, SheGardens, KimNLevi, LuckyLevi. (because of the photo). Your name should be about YOU. Just play with words you like, places, names, something will come to you.
BTW, that's a wonderful photo of you and Mimi!

Cynthia, hugs to you and your puppy.

Amanda - Give yourself time to heal.
Sylvia - you always brighten my day!

Welcome to all the new ladies! Tell us a little about yourselves so we can get to know you.
Diane in TX

Jane from NY, welcome! You can definitely do this without surgery! Lots of people do, including me. Just set yourself a good plan, log your food and get some exercise. Even walking helps, if you can do that. I found that getting a fitbit made a huge difference in my motivation. And keep coming back to us for moral support and advice. We are just full of it! :bigsmile:

Diane, I'm that way about art supply stores! A total junkie. All my old clothes look so BIG that I wonder if I ever wore it. Never thought of making quilts out of them. Hmmm. Just what I need. A new hobby.

Meg, I looked for "hysteria", but no luck. I tried "screaming, running in circles, and jumping up and down", but nothing there either. Drat. I don't think I was ready to be a parent when it happened to me either. I think it made me grow up. And my mother used to tell people I was "difficult". So I suspect there may have been some drama there.

Well, we are out at the lake now. I brought ground turkey and a sweet potato for my dinner, and hubby has half a sub from yesterday. We have no other food here and it's 30 miles to go get any, so we will have to be good whether we like it or not. Hubby says he wants to lose weight. We'll see how serious he is. Heehee.

Here is the joke of the day:

:happy:

Never criticize someone unless you walk a mile in his or her shoes, and then when you criticize them you'll be a mile away and have their shoes!

:laugh:

Sylvia, in cool, beautiful southeast Kansas!

Found the perfect dress after 6 hours.Went to 1 mall and wasted our time.2nd mall,2 nd dress,success,1 happy mom.
good night all
HUGS
jane

Did an hour of Jari Love Ripped and Chiseled DVD today. Tomorrow I'm planning to do Denise Austin's Belly Fat Blaster DVD.

After exercising had breakfast then went to the farmer's market. The man didn't have any more red okra. He SAID he'd have more next week, but we shall see. Did buy a butternut squash, haven't had that in a while. Also got some radishes, haven't had that in a while either. Came home and made the chocolate chip cookies for when Jess is here this weekend. I thought this recipe sounded so good, but I wasn't impressed with it. The recipe says to refrigerate the dough, but I've found that many times that wasn't needed. Well, for this recipe it certainly is. Oh well....they have good flavor. Saved some of the chocolate chips so that I can make a batch of the black bean brownies for me. Also marinated salmon and will broil that when I'm finished making the cookies. Also cut up more of the watermelon. We need to finish that up.

retireesouth - your name has me curious. Where south did you retire to?

I think I may have hit on this time's solution to giving Lance his insulin. What I did was I put a filled syringe in a lunchbox with a freeze thing. My plan was that when he usually rubs up against me as I go to the bathroom, I'd sneak it into him then. Well, that didn't work, so I did my usual. I went back to bed. In no time at all he junped up on the bed. Like yesterday and the day before he let me hug him. As I was hugging him, I reached into the pocket of my robe, took out the syringe, then gave him his insulin. Then I opened the bedroom door. Wow! This seems to have worked.

Yesterday Vince was telling me how he jumped up on his lap while he was sitting at his desk and then later in the day Vince was in the bedroom petting Shadow and Lance. Loki came in. In the past they'd hiss at him, however, the past time I was there Loki came in the bedroom and even Shadow just watched his every move. Well, this time Vince said that Lance actually jumped off the bed and went nose-to-nose with Loki. Who knows? Maybe one day they'll actually be buds.

I don't think I'm going to change my name. I think mine fits me, what do you think? Exermom -- that's me, someone who likes to exercise.

Lesley - I do so love reading your posts and how different your life is from mine.

mimi - thanks so much for the lovely pic of you and Kim. She IS just lovely. Yes, Kim, you need to change your name to something like "lovelykim". Oh, did you ever get my friend request? I know I've sent it to you a few times

I know what I'm going to do! I was going to make some more of the fudge for when Jessica gets here but use extra sugar. Well, I'll use a few of those chocolate chips for some of the black bean brownies. Yup, that'll work. As I recall, you don't use a whole lot of the chips. Vince didn't like that, but it doesn't bother me. So I'll use the rest of the chips in the fudge. Now I just have to wait for him to finish this batch of fudge.

MA - woohoo on the loss. How big is that ball that you're sitting on? When you're sitting on it, your knees should be at a 90 degree angle. The "Y" is the YMCA. One of the good features of it (that I can see) is that if you are a member at home then go away on vacation, most times you can use the "Y" where you are on the AWAY (Always Welcome At the Y) program. Now I know when I go to visit Jess for some reason I don't think they take part in the AWAY program so I have to pay a $5 guest fee. However, when we go down to FL, I can use their Y for something like 5 times for free. The "Y" is a chain, it's even in foreign countries, not just the US

Vanessa - welcome! LOVE your pic. One of our cats is very girly-girly. There are (fake) diamonds on her collar and when she broke it, we couldn't find one like it so Vince actually ordered one off the Internet!

Alison - silly as this sounds, the Wii was saying one time how you should have easily digestible foods before going to sleep, like tofu or applesauce. So many nights I do have the cocoa/tofu mixture or one of those individual cups of no sugar added applesauce, and I find that most times the next day the Wii will show a loss, sometimes a small one but a loss just the same. Of course, those times when it shows a gain certainly cancel out those losses

Amanda - take care of yourself, and don't forget to eat. Even if you don't feel like it, have a little something (yogurt is pretty smooth). You need food to help your body recover

Cynthia - so glad your doggie is doing better!

Sylvia - if the grandkids ride their bikes to school (great that they want to), is there someplace where they can lock up their bikes during the day? Doesn't it feel good when clothes are too big? You go girl!

Anne - I always seem to have problems posting pics here, so what I do is add them in my library here (you know, when you click on the person's avatar, you get all their pics)

redsheila - we'd love for you to join us.

Well, the sun came out just now, so as soon as the salmon cools down a bit, I'll wrap it up for dinner this week and put the rest in the freezer then maybe go out in the pool for a bit.

Sue in TX - yes, I read on the internet that Off The Wall is made by Bioguard. I also saw where it's sold at a pool store fairly close to here, which is good. I was afraid that I'd have to order a large quantity. At the store I can probably get a smaller amount. Boy, you have a busy week ahead of you. Hope everything goes well for you

Cindy in OK - I have the solution to not getting your nails dirty when you clean the house....just don't clean...lol

yanniejannie - I've been playing mahjongg now for about 3 years and I'm just now starting to get things down. There are still people much better than I am, some people try to get every hand on their card, I'm not there yet and probably never will. And I still make really stupid mistakes. You'll get there. Never give up! I don't seem to be able to figure out what hand someone is playing, some people can but not me.

Sylvia - Vince still to this day (this must have happened about 20 years ago) talks about how I was convinced (and still am) that this huge mouse ran across our stairs in our second home. It was probably a field mouse, but to me it could have been an elephant.

Just came out of the pool, fed the cats moist food, got salads ready for dinner, now I need to go change to get ready for church. I'm lectoring tonight.

Cindy - pizza and wine -- takes me back to my college days

Jane - welcome. Stop in often and you'll get more support than you'll know what to do with. So sorry to hear about your health problems. Don't get discouraged, the weight will come off but very slowly. But off it WILL come off.

jane - that's wonderful that you found the dress so soon

Pretty Kim - you go girl going past Carl Jr.'s

brendybren - welcome! Boy, you sure have increased you walking. That's great

Michele in NC

Welcome Brendy, you have such a beautiful smile.

YMCA I believe stands for Young mens christian association.It started out as a safe place for men to stay and evolved from their. Now it is YMCA and YWCA as far as a place to stay. Most cities just have the YMCA and it is not a place to stay but is still based on Christian values and is a place to exercise, in various ways whether on machines, play basketball, volleyball, classes of many different kinds. Most have a swimming pool and offer swim lessons and water related classes.

Joyce, Indiana

For some reason, Kim, I especially like the name KimmyKimKim that somebody suggested to be funny. That's probably because my grandchildren call me Granna Kay Kay and my niece calls me Aunt kay Kay.

I changed my user name from healtnydr2be to drkatiebug because the first, although meant to be inspiring just reminded me that being healthy was a continuous work in progress for me and I was moving too slowly for it to make me happy. My new name reminds me that at least I was successful with the quest for a doctorate at 50, even if I didn't get skinny in the process.

I've been busting my butt de cluttering and organizing over the last three days. We're having a family feud get together at my house tomorrow to watch the Falcons Saints game. My sister, her son and fiancé, and her daughter are here from New Orleans. It should be a fun time. We are having taco bar with margarita pie for dessert. I'm going to stick to the chicken, black bean, corn, salsa stuff. My DH, who is a Vikings fan, is hoping for a tie since there's no way both teams can lose! My brother and his family are coming as well as my daughter and her family. They are all Falcons fans. I will probably retire to the sunroom and play with the grand babies. Technically I will support the Falcons, but it is football and I can't get too excited.

Kay from NEGA

Woke Sunday morning feeling far more human again after a good sleep.
Stan made Sunday Brunch of bacon, eggs, hash browns and tomatoes. Sunday is my rest and re-feed day. Then we drove along the coast to Ulverstone, 3/4 hour and walked the dog along the river for 30 minutes. Stopped for our ice cream treat and then another drive in the countryside.
Back home and roasting pork, potatoes and pumpkin for dinner, along with pancakes and strawberries.
Need to cut my LONG nails tonight and get back into training tomorrow, Long nails NOT conducive to lifting weights sigh! Plus a soak in the bath tonight
Then shopping tomorrow too

I had flu 3 weeks ago, then thought OK and trained,for a week then it rebounded with a vengeance this week. I cannot tolerate the flu jab I react badly like having flu that doctor advised against it. We live rurally and only go to town once a week for shopping. THAT will teach me

Lesley in Tasmania

Good morning everyone!

Just some random things I remembered skimming through the posts: strength to people with scary health issues (theirs or a loved one's). Kim: don't see your Fitbit on the photo.
Mice: I think they're cute! Now spiders are another matter. :noway:

My dog is continuing to recover from the operation (abscess behind his eye). It's a slow process, but he's improving. We don't know anything about his sight yet; the eye is more or less sutured shut, so it's hard to tell whether he can see at all (the abscess would have put pressure on the optic nerve, so there's always the possibility that it's damaged). The drain and the sutures should be out around Wednesday, so I hope I'll have something good to report then. (His other eye is blind, so this is a pretty big deal.)

This morning he presented me with a stick, so at least that's a sign he's feeling a bit better. Of course we did not play with it. For my fellow dog people: there's no way to prove that this is what happened, but apparently this kind of abscess is very often caused by a wound in the mouth from a stick. My dog did (does) have an actual hole in the roof of his mouth, behind his last upper molar. There were also two loose lower teeth (they were pulled during the abscess operation). I knew playing with sticks could be dangerous, but thought the risk was minimal since I always threw them sideways (not overhand) and not right to him, so if they bounced they wouldn't hit him wrong. Also, he doesn't chew sticks; he just fetches them. But he has been very seriously ill and I am not going to throw sticks anymore, whether a stick caused this or not. We'll take a tennis ball with us or the rubber "stick" I have but keep forgetting. So my point is, please think long and hard about playing with sticks. It's hard to deny them when they love doing it, and I never thought it would happen to us, but...it can.

In other news, the bit of renovation we're doing (yeah, this is a totally stress-free month :huh: ) is hitting some milestones. The kitchen is done (that was just a new laminate floor and a new cupboard with countertop). One of the 4 rooms we're fixing up has been painted and the new carpeting will be put in tomorrow. This week is the start of replacing three windows.

No job news yet. It's starting to p*** me off.

Thanks for the good wishes; keep 'em coming!

Hope everyone has a good day.
Cynthia :flowerforyou:

P.S. Jane, how is your housing situation?

Amanda, sleep as much as you need to! Feel better soon. :flowerforyou:

morning ladies~ sorry I am late checking in, got up and went for a 3 mile walk and then stopped and talked to a neighbor.. DH out working on the chain link fence again, baked off a few dozen cookies for DFIL and DH..
took pork chops out of the freezer, and am going to grill asparagus with it tonight...
hope all is well with everyone...:drinker:

Good afternoon from Cornwall!:flowerforyou: It took us 5 and a bit hours to get here including a short stop to buy food.
Very glad I was not driving as I kept micro napping.:noway: I tried my best to keep talking to DH to help him stay awake.
I woke up early and got going on the packing before anyone else was up. We left at 9 am.
We are settling in to our friends' house, but it is a bit strange - it's an eco house, heated by some wooden pellet system. We have to add pellets occasionally and hoover it out on Thursday. Also have to water the greenhouse, feed two cats and the wild birds and ducks! ! ! ! :ohwell: They have watering to do.:happy:

Barbie- I had the very most fattening things on the menu that I have not had for well over 2 years.:happy: :embarassed: I will rein back a bit for the holiday, but intend to eat to TDEE and sort out anything gained when I get home. I will be better behaved when I have slept properly.:noway: Tonight we will have the meatballs I brought in tomato sauce with green cauliflower. DH can have pasta as well, I will have a few threads.:bigsmile: We hope to do a lot of walking, but for the moment we are just collapsed on chairs in the living room.:bigsmile: Will have to feed the cats and water the tomatoes. :ohwell:
R & R is definitely my priority!

Love to all. Heather in fabulous Cornwall UK

Hello all. I'm back after a 3 month down time which did not serve me well. Spent way too many lazy summer days eating burgers and beer/wine. Would love to join this group. Thanks

Hi everyone!
I would like to join this group. I had a mild concussion about 5 weeks ago and couldn't exercise, go to the gym, etc and I gained back the 7 pounds that I had lost prior to that! :-(
I should lose about 20 pounds which includes the 7 that I regained!
Looking forward to being part of this great group of 50+ women.
Cheers!