WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY

Hello Everyone,

Welcome newbies!!

To the one who posted about the twenty-something calling her "old"--my answer would have been what my mom, who just turned 95, always says, "Growing old sucks, but it beats the alternative!!!":noway: :laugh: :laugh:

I 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.

Well, so long for now.

Barb

Sally, hang in there. The scale sometimes takes a day (or a week) to catch up.

Barbie, cleaning house COUNTS! I have a feeling you don’t dally around with the dust cloth!

Barb, good luck with the smart phone. I’m very tempted to get one although, every time I use my daughter’s, I want to throw it out the window. My fingers don’t do well with a touch pad. :noway: I like the sound of the GPS though and there have been SO many times when I’ve needed to look up an address or a phone number when I’m on the road.

Your recipe for pico de gallo sounds good. My DD puts chunks of avocado in it (a good fat! ), which tastes even more amazing.

Robin, sounds like DH is in your good graces – and with good reason! Have fun at the premiere.

I had a spell of atrial fibrillation for a few hours last night. I absolutely hate it. Kept me up half the night. :yawn: I've been doing much better with the a-fib since losing weight and I take meds that usually keep it under control. Seems like I go through a spell of it once a year or so. It makes me feel exhausted. That used to the status quo but not anymore - and I want to keep it that way!

Happy Valentine's Day (almost)! :smooched: :smooched: :smooched:

Linda...
Welcome..what courage to make such a big move. Wonderful that you are following your "travel loving" heart! It must be such an experience to build a new life in such a different place. What a great leap you are making.

I've only been in this group for a couple of weeks but I really like the sense of connection here. Good luck!

Hello Barb! :bigsmile:

My babies were the biggest angst of my moving here.

When the opportunity arose, the first thing I did was get on the internet to see if my puppies could make the trip, if not that was a deal breaker.

They have no rabies here. No problems, my babies are well taken care of. Well, at least you think that until Bahrain makes you have a USDA Vet certify your dogs. Thank the powers that be that our Vet was USDA certified. After she does the exam and paperwork, there is only a ten day period where all that is sent to the Texas State Department to be certified, then back to the Vet, and then the dog has to be on the plane. Not one day over and time counts even the weekends. Thank goodness for FedEx.

My husband came to Bahrain in October. I arrived at the end of November. I had surgery, handled the movers, etc. All that seemed small compared to the fact that my dogs had never been in kennels much less a plane. I was a basket case. I took a month to train them, a little at a time. They made the trip with no problems. I think it made it easier for them because the kids came over about three weeks after their arrival. I think it was good for them and the kids.

Pets here are not as revered as in the the states. Usually dogs like mine are trained to be attack and guard dogs here. My dogs are my pups and they would protect me, but their nature is sweet. People here are so afraid of them. Very much so, the culture just doesn't understand "pets"

But I have found a great kennel, who actually raise German Shepherds for the King and trains them, and they understand that dogs are pets. The have German Shepherds of their own, and are big in the pet rescue here. I spoke with Pauline today and she is going to get me involved with that. It is sad because a great many expats will just leave their pets behind when they leave. :sad: I just couldn't imagine.

So many stray cats here also, but people seem to be nicer to them because The Prophet Mohammad loved cats.

Shayla, get on that scale. Sometimes a reality check is what we need. It is what it is.

After the scale, let it go. Focus. Move on, you have the skills and know what it takes be eat clean and be healthy. We are human and we all slide. And the good thing tho is that we know we want better for ourselves, and heck....we deserve it.

Know you are awesome, know you are worth the best life offers, and know you can do this and there are people here for you!

Linda

Hi ildi, I'm new here also,

This seems like a great thread and the women here seems great. Hope to hear more from you.

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Hello Ildi and welcome! I am fairly new to this, too. This thread helps me get motivated!

This seems like a great group. I just joined MFP today. It was recommended to me by a woman in my water areobics class I have to give her a big thank you. I need to lose at least 50 lbs. I started over in January like lot's of other people but I have just been playing around at eating well. Sometimes I eat very healthy for breakfast and lunch and then when I get home from work just want comfort food so I have a little of this and a little of that not a lot but enough to keep me from losing. My biggest thing is on friday night I seem to think I deserve to eat what ever I want because I made it thru the week. Friday's are hard. Anyway my goal for the rest of Feb is to keep careful track of what I am eating. My first grandaughter was born in Oct and I want to be able to play with her this summer and for many summers to come.

Hello ladies, thank you for all your responses to my last post. I have been well up until Tuesday 8th. I got out of my truck and blew a disc.:noway: I did not know how bad it was at the time, I worked all day expecting the pain to go away (like it usually did before), however I left work came home and went to bed with it. Next morning I called to my sister at 4am to call 911. So a few days in our local Hotel Hospital soaking in the fluoresent lights, having my meals delivered, and being spoiled by nurses and doctors, and of course the payment of a few pokes, pressure wraps, keeping my temperature in balance. Was nice, a break from work, so much so that I felt like I was playing hookie. Staff from both jobs found me though and gave me smiles and best wishes to boot. :drinker:

I'm home now, and feeling much better, a little sore if I stand or sit too long. Found my sisters Pilates book and it starts off with the very basics of rebuilding spine,muscle and strength from the core. This is my rehab for the next few months.
I will be working with modified hours from now on, so I will no doubt get a chance to really spend some time here and pick up on some pieces. I really miss talking to everyone and need to get back into things.

Time is ticking away and i want to make supper for my sis and I so i had better get going, I have forgotten to cook, she has spoiled me so:embarassed:

Love to you all , keep at it, be true to yourself.

Marilyn

okay here are some pix. first is me and my daughter, second is some of the flower work I did and third is the bride and groom with all the parents (moms, dads, step moms and step dads. the one lone guy on my left side with the blonde hair is my second husband the dark haired guy i am leaning on is my DH. the big guy at the bottom is my first.

Welcome to everyone who's new. This (MFP and, especially, this thread) is a wonderful place for motivation and support.

Robin, wow! You and your daughter both look awesome. You look elegant in your beautiful dress And the flowers are stunning - princess stuff.

What she said! (And the iris look open to me.)

Hello everyone!

I'm soon to be 52 and am serious about getting off this extra 100lbs I've been carrying around for about 30 years now. In order to do that I'm looking for others who are on a similar journey to share encouragement and support!

Glad to have found you!

I was a great week of workouts for me...I hope that scale confers

Meant to post some of these earlier,

@ barbiecat I completely get your "if it works, don't fix it" and I never leave home without my pedometer!

@ weaklink109 my family loves “breakfast for dinner” & those leftover veggies make a brilliant omelet

@ tiarapants it’s really commendable that you’re at target w/ such a significant surgery next month. Hope you have some time to just be good to yourself. I can’t wait ‘til I see the “downsides of losing so much weight” hopefully it’ll help with these horrible hot flashes.

@ auntiebk Line, Scottish Country and Zumba dance classes…? Wow, I wanna be your friend! We’ll hit all your hot spots & head over to Fredericksburg and Wimberley, by me, for some grub/brew and shopping! As for the Zumba Wii, love it…much more of a workout than most classes, ‘cause no one’s watching! 2 yrs & childhood of Zumba/Latin dance under my belt

@ Hopeful53 FL in Sept…fun-fun. It may feel very hot to you w/such mild UK temps…mid-80s isn’t bad, but I’m a Texas gal and that’s perfect weather by us. It’s the thunderstorms to watch for….but I love those, too. You’re right, you’ll feel much better if you start now. I’d love to drop 20 by then, too!

@ jam0525 Hope your DS is on the mend, prayers for you all. Love your 2011 healthy picks! My daughter is a mushroom connoisseur, wish the boys were, too.

@ MacMadame crazy, but I never thought of mixing the rice/pastas together…Thx. The coke allowance is slowly taking effect….the 2 youngest prefer to save, but the big kid spends every last dime on the poison! DH is forbidden to buy anything but free or zero. At least the kid(s) hates anything but the original

@ joylaut Your grandkids are beautiful & you look so very young…talking about not looking your age!

And Michele, I'm trying everything and anything to make certain I don't over-do any one thing...thanks for reminding me to take everything into consideration concerning my workouts....slowly getting there.

Hope everyone has a great start of the week :flowerforyou:
mj