Senior Golden Sneakers - February 2011

Hey Welcome Mikee, Looking foward to chating with you. Glad you found us

Previously mikee4u wrote: Hi I made a mis-stake on my profile ,how do i change the gender???? help???smile

I don't know if this question was before or after Buzz.....what is the answer?

Hello Ladies,:flowerforyou:
I am in the process of implementing the use of the Notebook...This useful tool was taught to me by one: Buzz
Hear ! HEar!! KUDOS to BUZZ!:flowerforyou:

Irene --I hope Mariah is better..that is so scary when the little ones have to be took to the ER. I don't know about your
Er's but at ours, you are usually there A.WHile!
Glad your diabetes didn't damage your eyes.

Barb -for you and the other night-owls like me, when it gets too bad I take melatonin. I get the 2.5 or 3 grams and take
two..it really works.

Pam -I am relatively new on here but I really don't feel you have neglected us. We all have personal lives and sometimes they
take precedence over everything else. Your brother needed you. Maddie and I, as all others on here know how
important brothers and other family members are. :flowerforyou: They come first. You have had a lot "to say Grace over.." that is a meaphor we use in my "neck of the woods"
I hope your son-in-law finds a job soon..that is maximum stress. It's great to hear from you! By the way, I love the handle
Old Bat...that made me remember you while you were gone..I kept wondering where the old bat had gone to>:bigsmile:

Phoebe glad your are home safe and so sorry about your cat, Pudge. :brokenheart: I don't know if you can test argnine levels. I just had a lot of people (people I didn't even know) who had shingles would tell me about things and I consulted naturpathics, holistic doctors, medical doctors. I was sent to a university special hospital, as well. The foods are one thing they all agreed on. My family did a lot of research to help me kick it. I scared them.


Eli-sounds like the guy on the treadmill was incentive enough to stay on there..:happy:

Sandy I hope you enjoy ur girls night out! It sounded like you did Happy Saturday to you:flowerforyou:

Gayla- how is your nephew? have you heard anymore? I was 20 when I had my first son and 24 when I had my second. I found out after that, that I had endometriosis. I couldn't have children by the time I was 25. If I hadn't had my 2 sons at an early age, I wouldn't have them. I had a hysterectomy by the time I was 29. Sometimes, things work out for a reason, we can't understand at the time. :flowerforyou:

Xyla-thanks for the info on the walking challenge...that will be my March goal. I believe I can do that..thanks! Also, if you would remind us..that would be great. I am like Sandy, I might not remember.:happy:

Okay Buzz - I have cooked pintos and northern beans all my life, I knew people soaked them sometimes but that really helps
with the "gas"?:huh:

Judz46- How is your program doing? Is MFP helping you? I know it has really helped me to post my diary. It took awhile
before I was really comfortable to post much..but uh...I do now!:laugh:

Barb- glad Jake's back is better.:flowerforyou: The ferret story was sort of like a fairy tale for children..hmm that would make a good
one to tell my grandchildren. I make up stories all the time. They love it. I have actually considered writing children's books.

Maddie-I may not be on here to post tomorrow. I love all your funny "sayings", jokes and stories. Your family is lovely.
but most of all :flowerforyou: ol` HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU :O... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MADDIE ..HAPPY BIRT:O DAY TO YOUUU:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: UUUUUU!

Marie-I am hoping that things go well with Jerry. The crocheting and quilting you do are very good stress relievers.
I am glad you have those. And us!

Janet--Where did you go? Do you read the posts?

I have been stuck, like Buzz said she was, since December. I posted on my home page...the steroids are causing what I have gained to just stick like glue. I have gained and I did lose what I gained during December. Since the last of December..it's jus sitting there. I change the calories, I change what I eat, I change my excercises..I've tried different times of the day...I am :drinker: drinking a lot more water. I haven't given up ...:noway: This site and reading all that you other ladies deal with, helps me with that...It helps anyone to know they aren't alone.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:


My Maddie had a 4 year birthday today. She is my only granddaughter. The mother of her and the 6-year old grandson is a photographer. The 6 year old's little girlfriend was coming for an pic appt. The 6year-old thought Maddie would embarass him. She and her Dad came here. We did a lot of stuff in 3 hours. Puzzles, games, water color painting, singing, playing guitars. cooked cheesy eggs, wheat toast, and she had to have a thmoothie(she has a lisp ). She played a cd of Alvin and Chipmunks Christmas Carols...(yeah, I know it's Valentines Day Weekend) and she sang them to the "top of her lungs." :laugh: It's a blast when they come...my husband says it''s a 3-ring circus..but I love it!

Have a great weekend everyone.

I have been stuck, like Buzz said she was, since December. I posted on my home page...the steroids are causing what I have gained to just stick like glue. I have gained and I did lose what I gained during December. Since the last of December..it's jus sitting there. I change the calories, I change what I eat, I change my excercises..I've tried different times of the day...I am drinking a lot more water. I haven't given up ... This site and reading all that you other ladies deal with, helps me with that...It helps anyone to know they aren't alone.

LYNN: I've just started adding more fiber daily, and that's what the bean soup was all about! I read that upping protein to 30% of daily intake, and trying to get 35 g of fiber evry day makes the fat come off more quickly! I'll try it for awhile.. It said have beans in some form every day! Probably put out by a BEAN company!!!:laugh: :explode:
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: LYNN said:

Okay Buzz - I have cooked pintos and northern beans all my life, I knew people soaked them sometimes but that really helps
with the "gas"?

:explode: :noway: :laugh:
YES!!! I've been eating beans for 2 days now...NO GAS!!! SOAK OVERNIGHT!!!
Buzz

PHOEBE: So sorry about Pudge. Pets are SO loving, and I know your kitty had a
wonderful life with you!:sad:
SANDY: Are you sure you're still a pisces? I heard they've changed the signs
around since they discovered the earth has turned more than previously
thought! :ohwell: So all of a sudden we are a different signs unless it's that new
unpronounceable one! (I was such a comfortable Cancer, darn!) :grumble:
LYNN: How delightful! Another Maddie Birthday! which reminds me.....
MADDIE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY luv, :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: and many more
love you all, too
Buzz

Irene said:

It looks like we may have gotten all the mice. Skip isn’t staking out the utility room like he did, so I’m hoping there aren’t any for him to hear.

You don't have to live in an old house to have a problem with mice. Our house is only three years old but we sit in the middle of 60 acres of meadow. When the mice can't find food to eat out doors, they seem to find a way to get in the house. I think they may be coming in our dog door but I can't prove that. I've tried several different kinds of traps including humane traps and sticky boards. I've also put bait out in the garage where the dogs aren't likely to find it. Every time I think I have eradicated the little beasts I find evidence of one or two more.

They're as hard to get rid of as the pounds.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I didn't do much formal exercise today but burned a lot of calories cleaning house all day so it will look great when the Realtor comes tomorrow to take pictures......I did take a bit of a break and take the dogs to the dog park before it started to rain. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Hello Sneakers,

Welcome Mike and any other newbies that I might have overlooked!!

In keeping with all the food ideas that are floating around here, FYII started making my own pico de gallo, and now I can't imagine using the ready made version of it from the grocery produce department. I use roma tomatoes, sweet onion, green and red peppers, a little English cucumber to make it interesting, lots of cilantro, a dash of pepper, and a little bit of jalapeño pepper.--Delicious with baked chips, and wonderful to cook with too. I did some Dover sole fillets with some of the pico on it last night and they were wonderful.

I decided to take the plunge and join the ranks of the smartphone users, and I picked up one of the FREE Android phones that were available Friday and Saturday at T-Mobile Retail locations. If you are slapping your forehead, and saying "Why didn't I get in on that?" It is not too late. The T-Mobile website has the same deal going at least through Sunday (today), or maybe until the end of Monday--can't recall with out looking.

I found the MFP app and convinced it to load, so that will be handy, but I didn't have the patience to try and post from the phone, so I got on here, caught up on my reading, and here I am.

My Sprint contract doesn't expire until May, but I recently learned of a Motorola phone called the "Defy" that is waterproof, dustproof, and more forgiving about being dropped than most phones. It also has something they call "gorilla glass" on the touch screen display. I have a habit of dropping my phone, and those who have been around MFP since 2009 may recall that I once put my phone through the washing machine!!! I don't plan on doing that with this one, but from what I have read about this unit, if coffee gets spilled on it, or it gets dropped into water, it is more forgiving than most phones.

I had pretty much decided I would get one when I could leave Sprint, but then this T-Mobile deal came up, so I investigated and found out it would only cost me $50 to end my Sprint contract. By taking advantage of the T-Mobile promo, I could save myself almost $400 by not having to buy the phone, so I zipped over to the T-Mobile outlet in our nearby shopping mall and signed my life away. I figure that $50 termination fee is less than I would have to pay to get a phone if I wait until May, and now I have the ability to go on the web to look up phone numbers, and the GPS navigation that this comes with means I don't have to buy myself a GPS--one less thing to not be able to leave in the car.

There is one part of SW Washington that Sprint has no coverage in, and it is a big pain for me every time I am there, as I have to drive about 10 miles down the peninsula to have mobile phone service. T-Mobile and Verizon both cover that area, but Verizon would have cost me more in service costs and they don't have the phone I wanted to get.

I considered the I-phone, but the one thing I don't like about it is the battery is not removable, so when it has to be replaced, you have to send the phone to Apple to get it done. I always have two batteries, so one is always charged, in case I run out of power during the day. This new phone actually has a usb charger, besides the usual household one, so that will come in handy.

Anyway, I spent the evening figuring everything out, and I was surprised at how easily everything is to figure out. I think the time I spent fiddling with my friend's I-phone made figuring out the navigation much easier.

Marie, Sorry you still have to wait longer to find out the details of Jerry's treatments.

Gayla, I'm glad Neil is settling in to his new home. That has to be a big load off you and Dave to know he is well-cared for and likes his surroundings.

Irene, Take care of yourself. I hope the rain that they are promising us for the next few days will pass you by, as you already had your share of snow this season.

I can't remember what else I might have intended to say, so

BFN

Barb