WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2014

Good morning everyone!

Jane: goodness; take care of yourself!

Carol: glad to see you. Good luck with all of your frustrations.

Tori: if you find anything interesting about natural arthritis pain management, you know where to find me.

Sylvia: yay for Spot! He's doing great!

Margaret: amazing eagle photo.

Doing some annoying work today. Have to do a conference call later on. In the meantime try to clean up a bit here and there (stuff is still all over the house because of the renovations).


Hope everyone has a good day.
Cynthia :flowerforyou:

Good morning from Nottingham in the UK, yep the very same Robin Hood/Sherwood Forest Nottingham. I'm 57 and very active.
I cycle around 500 miles a month however bike currently needing repairs so using the car for the next couple of days.
I ride my horse around 5 times a week plus all the walking/heavy work that goes with keeping a horse.
Five times a week I work out for about 40 mins.
Twice a week I have a personal trainer.
Three times a week I go running/walking for 30 mins.

End of Nov we are going away on a hiking holiday for a few days. This is the place where I said earlier (pre-mfp) in the year "I think my hiking days are over", looking forward to seeing how I get on this time.

My goal is to lose 7lb this month.

Morning ladies,

Hope everyone is doing ok.

Was skimming through the posts, how do you all get so many steps in? Yesterday was a good day for me and I was still under 8000 steps. That was with 45 mins on the treadmill and going to Walmart last nite. Jayna - over 11 miles in one day?

Good morning beautiful ladies :flowerforyou:

Welcome to everyone new! It`s so nice to see so many new ladies joining this wonderful group of women!

Margaret I love the eagle photo! He or she looks so majestic !

Joyce I`m so glad things went well with the boyfriend! I am tired of the political ads too ! I think you have a great plan for holiday eating, if it`s nothing special, skip it!


Pat Thanks for the link to the recipes!!!

Terri Hope you enjoy the Kenny Rogers concert, I got to meet him once, what a sweetheart !!!

Rita So nice to see you again!

Sylvia Sounds like you are the proud mom of 3 dogs now!

Vicki Happy (belated) anniversary :flowerforyou:!!!!

Yanniejannie I took my brother for his colonoscopie a week or so ago, he felt compelled to show me the pics of 4 tiny polyps they found…just yuck :sick:! Good for you speaking up about the service and getting a month free of premium channels!!!

Jane Martin Prayers being sent !

Barb DSIL, could mean… dear son in law or dear sister in law, I can usually figure it out from the content of the post. Sometimes with all the abbreviations it gets confusing! NSV means non scale victory, like clothes fitting better, or inches lost, or someone compliments you, etc. etc.! Good for you realizing that you`re making more good choices than bad!

Carol Wow, can`t believe your daughter hasn`t heard from the MRI yet, I would be furious too :mad:!!! I`ve put things in that “safe” place too, they`re still safe, no one has found them, including me :laugh:. I finally turned my heat on Nov.1st too, it was just too cold in the house, couldn`t stand it any longer!

Rori Love your SMART goals!!!

Michele I`m missing summer too…. !!!!

Katla Is your daughter and grandchildren still at your house? Sounds like you had a wonderful Halloween with them! How is DH`s back?

Sharon I don`t like the time change, I just call it “dark thirty” , I was ready to go bed last night at 7:30…! Hope your granddaughter feels better soon!

Cynthia Love the backpack for your friends son! How did he like it? I do annoying work everyday! How are the renovations going? My landscaper finally got in touch with me and they will be planting the week before Thanksgiving, I thought it was going to be done in Oct. The sound system equipment has been ordered but hasn`t come in yet. I`m hoping to be totally finished before Christmas!

Alison I think the D in front of your H should not be dear, or darling :mad:!

It`s 7am already…where does the time go?

Have a wonderful day ladies!

Hugs
DeeDee in chilly but clear NC

Good Morning all....
Off to vote after cleaning up a bit.

Thanks to all who gave their experience on eating the exercise calories. I will record them on site, but not typically try to eat them. Then I think as one said, if I do, I know I have that buffer. Not eating htem typically, makes me feel even more successful!

If I had the time (out of my work day), I'd walk over to the polling place. That'd be sweet! But sadly I don't

Eating out tonight with a friend, then a movie. Looked at the menu already and am prepared. I might have to add some extra protein either before or after.

Sunny, 50s in Minneapolis today. We best enjoy it, I heard a chance of snow this weekend.

Wise choices today for all!

Hi ladies. The "circle of life" has done run me over! My dad died last night after being on hospice for all of 4 hours. My daughter is being induced tomorrow. Visitation Thursday, Funeral on Friday, sleep all weekend I hope! Please know that I am cheering you all on. Take care my friends, Meg from Omaha who also needs to vote today to get rid of all those stupid TV ads!

Happy Tuesday, hope everyone that can gets out to vote. I plan to go on the way home from work this evening. Another bad food day yesterday, I am starting to sound like a broken record. Had to get signed up for health insurance and boy is it confusing. Most doctors will not be in the first teir so will have larger co-pay. So many changes again this year. Only good thing is hospital is putting in acount $1000 to use for co-pays.

Lesley--Hope all goes well with your appointments today.

Yanniejannie--I agree about the pictures from surgery. I asked my doctor last time they gave me the pictures what I was to do with them. Said I could send them in Christmas cards. Somethings I just do not feel the need to share pictures of my insides.

Jane--sending prayers and hugs. Hope you feel better soon. Getting that time of year again.

Joyce--I agree I will be glad when the election is over today. I have been getting several calls a day with recordings about which person to vote for.

Sylvia--glad to hear Spot figured out the door.

Meg--sending you prayers and hugs. Know losing a parent is never easy, no matter how sick they were. Remember to take care of yourself and take it one day at a time.

Well ladies time to get busy. Trying hard not to give in to snacking. Things at work are pretty stressful right now. So many changes and people getting let go. One day at a time. For now atleast my dept is safe, but down the road who knows. Sounds like the sun is to shine up in 60's. I work till 6 pm. With this time change I come to work in the dark and go home in the dark.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

Good afternoon ladies!
Hugs for Jane, Meg, Carol etc. And congrats to all the losers.
Welcome new people! ! ! ! !:flowerforyou:

Today my new, ice blue KitchenAid arrived! :drinker: DH and I celebrated by making a Chocolate Roulade ! It is safely in the freezer for Christmas. :bigsmile:
I am sooooo happy with it. Next thing to make is some bread. I have sent off for the free cookery book and the free ice cream maker. :laugh:

Off to Womens' Institute meeting tonight. It's all about campaigning on womens' issues. Not a barrel of laughs then!

Been doing the Christmas shopping online for the DGC, but I am now officially broke. I took money out of savings for the KitchenAid and for our holiday in February that we had to pay for today. Also paid for yoga with a post dated cheque! ! ! ! I did manage to pay my credit card bill. No money left now until my rental pays up. :sad: I must ring the solicitor about my legacy again - even a small down payment would help.

Got to finish dinner. It's Hairy Bikers again! ! ! :laugh:

Heather in cold Hampshire UK

Here's one of the soup bowls I posted last month. Some of you asked to see it finished. It holds 1 3/4 cups, so it's pretty small, but the right size for an individual soup.



I hope the picture works. We're all pretty new at this system.

Sylvia

Hi ladies,
Thoughts and prayers for all in need.
meg so sorry for your loss, take care

weather dreary dark and rain, but managed to get some work done that needed it, trying to keep busy and not think about needless eating, can use more steps anyway...
best wishes to all welcome to our new ladies
juanita

Sylvia, beautiful! I would buy them!

Oh, WHY does no one (including herself) call me when my Mom is sick for ten days and falls down on the kitchen floor because she's dehydrated, and then refuses to go to the doctor?? Can you hear my head banging against the wall?

Prayers to everyone currently needing them. Congrats to everyone with good news and accomplishments.

Here's mine: In March I bought 3 pairs of work pants, 2 in the size I was wearing, and 1 pair the next size larger, because I was sure this RA would cause me to gain weight. When the larger size was fitting, I planned to take the 1 pair of smaller size that I hadn't yet worn back to the store to exchange for a larger size. Then a few months ago I re-found MFP. I no longer wear the larger size, so I'm happy that I did not exchange the smaller size.

Also, I am excited that the person attending the Kenny Rogers concert with me Friday is my best friend from High School. She lives near the Concert, and we haven't seen each other in several decades.

Now, close the books at work, stop to buy lottery tickets, and vote. Then home to find out how much Papa John's thin mushroom pizza I can eat without going over.

Terri in Milwaukee

Wow! What a difference one hour makes with daylight savings time! Left work, picked up my neighbor who is having chemo and can't drive, went to the polls and came home. It was already dark. ( Oh, and I'm not really fond of winter either!)

Thanks everyone who helped me to decipher the abbreviations! I really appreciate it.

Meg - I'm so sorry about your father. Saying a prayer for you and your family. So excited for you that you will have a new grandchild tomorrow. I wish that it wasn't such a sad time for you!

Thank you, again, to everyone for being so welcoming! You ladies are AWESOME!

Barb from South Louisiana

Did 50 minutes of spinning today. So glad I have those downloadable spinning workouts. Wish I could get more, but the guy who made them has passed away. Tomorrow's plan is to go to yoga and then take the deep water class.

Today was one of those uber-hectic days. Started out by exercising, came home and had breakfast (I have a little something before exercising, but then a bigger breakfast when I get home), put a load of laundry in the wash and then the dryer before leaving, then volunteered at the Green Room, then went and did a bit more work on the ceramic ladybug that I'm working on, went to WalGreen to get Altoids on sale, stopped at this house to buy honey since they have a sign outside that says they're selling it but didn't get an answer at the house. They were probably at work. Came home and made some of the chocolate bran muffins to have in the freezer, went to Mexican Train dominoes, now home. Phew! Haven't been home much today.

Tomorrow after exercise I'll stop at Bi-Lo to get the things on sale. The ceramic place is open at 4 until around 8 so I think I'll go and just do one little thing. Also, I want to stop at the lady's home to get her flash drive with the Downtown Abbey episodes so Vince can copy them to our flash drive.

Heather or anyone else in the England area - is there a typical English food that I can get in the US that's not bad on calories that maybe I can serve?

Kim - I don't think I'd want a 10lb box of apples. I like apples, but I really don't want to be eating them for years and years to come....lol

Sharon - hope gd feels better fast

Went to Mexican Train tonight. Had the parmesan chicken tenders I brought (I thought they needed less breadcrumbs and more cheese), 2 of what appeared to me to be like the cheese sausage meatballs and some pineapple. Had 48oz to drink, tho. Came home and am running the dishwasher.

Alsion - I'm so sorry dh treated you the way he did.

Thursday we're going to lunch with the Newcomers. Do you know that I had to have them email me a copy of their menu? I'm honestly surprised they didn't have it online especially for people who have dietary restrictions.

Rita - that gym sounds really good and not a bad price at all. I just paid my Y membership for the year, a bit over $400. When you say "access to all locations", do you mean out of state, too?

Meg - I'm so so sorry about your dad. Will your daughter be able to get to the funeral? A death isn't exactly something you plan, maybe they can delay her inducement (is that a word) until after the funeral. Wonder if that's even possible?

Joyce - I've really refined the technique of deleting those political messages that I get on the phone.

Sylvia - I knew it was just a matter of time before you owned Spot. Honestly, I doubt anyone is going to call about him, and you are taking such great care of him. Yea that he's using the doggie door on his own. He certainly is comfortable with your houselhold

Heather - congrats on the new Kitchen Aid. I love mine, somtimes I think that I should just keep it out on the counter all the time. But that would just invite me to bake and I am trying to cut back on that.

Sylvia - great soup bowl. How did you get the pic to be such a large size? When I posted the pic of when we got Lexi, only a very small pic posted. To be honest, I was surprised no one commented on how she had to be bandaged up. I remember being thankful that we'd just bought the house and didn't have bedroom furniture, just a mattress on the floor. That she could step up onto, but there was no way she would have been able to jump on a bed.

Cynthia - ((((hugs))))

katla - good thoughts being sent to your hubby

Sounds like the dishwasher needs emptying, then I'll be getting to bed.

Michele in NC