WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2014

Lesley - there seem to be a lot of fat dieticians! Rather knocks your confidence in them. :ohwell:

Good morning everyone! Just waiting for the grandchildren to arrive. ETA 25 mins. Going to switch on my twinkly lights in a minute and my flashing Santa earrings! I'm as prepared as I can be as I know it will be all systems go once they are here and I wont be able to think straight!

Hope everyone is coping with the "fun".! ! ! ! !!! :laugh:

I must say I am already looking forward to our quiet Christmas Day. :bigsmile:

Hope to get them out into the fresh air at some point.

Love to all, Heather in Hampshire UK


I'm holding on to my weight, but today will go pear shaped I am sure! :bigsmile:

Finally got the new curtains in my office room. You can't see it (it was hard to get the lighting right for curtains AND floor), but the carpeting is kind of bordeaux red (dark wine red). The curtains are relatively thin, so they let some light through, and there are bordeaux lines and more or less transparent lines in them.
(Gotta look for a ceiling lamp, haha.)

Yanniejannie: I do look outside; it's good for the eyes when you're "computering" a lot!
How nice to have the Messiah tradition. And how nice that you don't call it "The Messiah", as most do.

morning ladies~
hope all is well and everyone is enjoying family and friends,
we are hosting a dinner party tonight for 2 sets of neighbors, we have been invited to there house 2 years in a row ,so now it is our turn...I am baking a small ham making au gratin potatoes, have cole slaw here, and will make a regular salad, they drink red wine, so will buy some of that, and pick up a nice dessert.I will eat some salad and maybe a slice of ham...and drink water...
well I am sweating bullets the humidity down here is wow-its the air you can wear,but I will take it over snow any day of the week...have laundry in the dryer,DH out for his walk, I will go in a bit...then off to breakfast and grocery shopping for today.. telling DH to stay in the car.. going Shopping with him can turn into a nightmare

Monica - I lived in Sioux Falls, SD for about 3 years. My younger son was born at McKennan hospital there. I worked at the University of SD Medical School. Great place.

Younger son is using my car today so drove me to work and will pick me up. I usually run home for lunch but today I'll walk around the pond a couple of times instead.

Happy Tuesday to everyone!

Diana in Northeast Indiana

Hi all! I have no idea when I posted last or even read. Whirlwind of activity in getting the closing done and working at getting everything packed and moved on top of the usual year-end horrors of working at a church is in full force. I hope everyone is well. I will try to catch up reading at some point.

Carol in rainy NC

DamitJanit wrote: »

I see the name of this group is WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2014. This is a great group, so where will I find you when January 2015 arrives? I like to plan ahead. lol I wish you all a very Merry Christmas (or holiday of your choice) and a very Happy, Healthy and trim New Year.
Janet in Myrtle Beach, SC

FIRSTLY: I love your name, "damitjanit" lololol.. there's a lady that will create new room for jan/2015. and I also LOVE the addition (or the holiday of your choice), I don't know you but you crack me up already....

there was someone that commented on my rowing stats. our machine does have a variable setting (1-10) but I always keep it on the hardest, 10.

and to the person who commented on my son Floyd, actually, my alarm clock is my husband, I just caught Floyd doing that one day to me, (had to be my day off) lololol...

have a good day all

Sylvia: glad you're feeling better about your hair. I hope they did the "fixing" for free!

"It's the Day before the Night before Christmas - and I'm busy, busy, busy being good." Or at least trying, but even though every lady who works in my Clinic is in the same weight loss contest, they all brought cookies. I only had 1, my favorite, now I'm done. I brought lots of veggies to eat today.

Vicki - your DSD and everyone in the family is in my prayers (this loss could bother people you wouldn't expect). In fact, everyone who experienced any loss is in my prayers.

Rori - I am so curious about monk fruit. Where might I find it, in what form, etc. Most artificial sweeteners bother my intestines and give me headaches, and honey is expensive around here.

Sylvia - I hope you get a nice haircut soon, and that the one you have now grows out quickly for you.

My Dad decided that my Christmas Eve and Day are not going to be as quiet as I had hoped, but bless him for caring about me. My Sister is coming around 2:00pm tomorrow with her significant other (live-in boyfriend for almost 20 years, so I usually just call him her husband). They are bringing meat and cheese tray, and my Dad is making desserts. I will make a vegetable tray. Then on Christmas Day, my Dad is making Prime Rib and brussel sprouts for noon, then we are going to a movie at 1:30pm (I absolutely can not sit through a movie without popcorn, but luckily I am still satisfied if I avoid the butter).

Hugs for everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

Jan ... I think I too would walk by a dog ... no matter how cute ... that was tagged "eats walls!" Hope you feel better soon.

Diana ... I was moved to tears that a stranger honored your son with a monetary gift. There are still patriotic people who appreciate what your son and others do for this country. Count me as one of them.

Sylvia... I just got a haircut I don't like ... it will grow!

I don't like Stevia either ... aftertaste ... but I read that means you're either using too much or have a poor quality product. I don't know which brand is considered quality.

Cynthia ... beautiful window! I like the drapes very much.

Taking a quick breather and then finishing up some paperwork and trying to decide what to make for dinner.. DH and younger son true to their word have done the laundry, straightened up and vacuumed!

I was down in the dumps earlier ...trying very hard to snap out of it ... I don't want my bad mood to ruin my family's day.Eating right today should help.

Beth

Today's joke of the day was a re-run, so I surfed for a couple of new ones:



A weeping woman bursts into her hypnotherapist’s office and declares, “Doctor, I have been faithful to my husband for 15 years, but yesterday 
I broke that trust and had an affair! The guilt is killing me. I just want to forget that it ever happened!”

The hypnotherapist shakes his head. “Not again …”



When I stepped on the scale at 
my doctor’s office, I was surprised 
to see that I weighed 144 pounds.

“Why don’t you just take off 
that last four?” I joked to the nurse’s 
aide as she made a notation on 
my chart.

A few moments later, my doctor came in and flipped through the chart.

“I see you’ve lost weight,” he said. “You’re down to 14 pounds.”



Lenny tells the psychiatrist, “Every time I get into bed, I think there’s somebody under it.”

“Come to me three times a week for two years, and I’ll cure your fears,” says the shrink. “And I’ll charge you only $200 a visit.”

Lenny says he’ll think about it. Six months later, he runs into the doctor, who asks why he never came back. “For $200 a visit?” says Lenny. “A bartender cured me for $10.”

“Is that so! How?”

“He told me to cut the legs off the bed.”



My husband went to the cardiologist after experiencing symptoms of a heart attack. "I had taken our cat to the vet," he told the nurse, "and while I was there, my chest got tight, and I had trouble breathing. Later, my left arm began aching."

The nurse was clearly concerned. "So," she asked, "how was the cat?"

Oh, Sylvia........You've outdone yourself!!!! 14 pounds??? Spit my tea out........ Glad you were able to get your hair fixed.

Janet........damitjanit---yeah, I love it!!!! Lived in Charleston for 3 and a half yrs. and would have happily stayed there forever.

Teri.........Yum!! Prime rib; lucky!

Rori............Congrats on your loss of inches!!

Beth ........Yay for the help you are getting from family!

Had a 2hr. nap; my voice is coming and going now but feel passable......out for some errands to see how that goes.

yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic

Ron, I've only been at this for 2 months and have lost 24 pounds and maybe gained 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches?? The funny thing is, my pants are loser and I can wear clothes I couldn't wear before. I guess I'll stick to the scale or find someone else to take my measurements.

I took a friend to lunch for her birthday, which is tomorrow. I went wayyyy overboard on what I ordered but have to say it was so good. Only salad for me tonight. I'll also try to double up on my exercise tomorrow. Sometimes it's just nice to have a real treat and mine won't be wasted on sweets. DamitJanit<

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Meat and potatoes kind of gal.
Merry, Merry from Janet at Myrtle Beach, SC

Beth: thanks! I'm getting used to them. Very "busy" when they're closed...

Did an hour of HIIT today. The plan for tomorrow is to just swim some laps at the pool

Lesley - I don't understand what part the pharmacist plays in all this. Maybe the pharmacist over there has different duties than the pharmacists over here. Can you explain, please?

Cynthia - I like the thin courtains. Great going!

terri - I just bought a jar of honey from the guy down the street from me. You can see the beehives in his backyard. Can't get too much more local than that!

Jessica's bf is going to take the train here Christmas day, he won't get in until around 6. So change dinner plans. We'll have a big Christmas dinner on Friday. Fortunately, the food stores will be open because I don't have room in my refrigerator for the roast for Thursday and then a ham for Friday.

Denise was concerned (to me overly, I think she was looking for a way not to bring Melanie) that Melanie just got her distemper shot and was too letharic so if she gave her the sedative to get on the plane, denise was afraid something would happen to Melanie. so Jess offered to drive to PA, get Melanie, then drive down here. I was going to have her help prepare the food for tomorrow during the day tomorrow, but after that great act of hers I couldn't ask her to cook tomorrow too so I did as much prep as I could. I peeled the potatoes, got the catfish ready to bake, made the seafood chowder, the salmon, the cod, the whiting, made a shrimp orzo salad, made flounder, made more of the 7 layer bars (Denise BETTER eat them! She told me she likes them). I know that there's no way I can log accurately because I had to taste this and that to be sure there was enough spice, etc.

Going to leave around 7 to pick Denise up from the airport.

Michele in NC