WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2105

I have done some emotional healing this month so stopped doing anything that felt like a chore. I enjoy this site but don't want it to become a chore. When I fell that it is something I "have" to do, I stop for a while. I did better this month than last on my goals but still have not lost any weight. I hope I will be more apt to post next month. This is the best thread I have ever found. More next time.

Pipcd34: I don’t blame you for quitting the “Women’s Group.” Oftentimes well-meaning people make big mistakes in situations like that unless there is some professional supervision. I think of it as a pseudo therapy group. I would avoid them, too. I suspect you’ll do a great job in your spin class. :flowerforyou:

Janit: Parsnips taste like carrots with a hint of turnip. My mom used to cut parsnips into strips and fry them. They tasted great to me. I think she sprinkled mine with cinnamon sugar, and I STILL would eat almost anything with cinnamon sugar on it. We’ve used them in Chinese style stir-fry dishes, and I often use parsnips in soup. They don't dominate the flavor of the soup unless you put too many in. They’re quite nutritious. Thanks for the great cartoon. I think you did a great job at Denny’s.

Sylvia: I love the bicycle story/joke.

Cindy in S MD: You’ve had a stunningly successful first month. Congratulations!

Selena: You’re wise for someone so young. It took me a decade longer to wise up and start to take care of myself.

DeeDee: I love the new picture! Thanks for mentioning DH and the gym. I went in for my classes today, and he came in on his own later and did his exercise routine. I am so pleased. I hope it becomes a habit.

Rita: Thanks for stopping by. Post when you can.



DS is coming for the weekend. He plans to get his boat out of the storage unit and take it in for bottom paint. We’ve been paying to store the thing for him for about four years. Maybe more. I hope he’ll eventually take it home and get some use out of it. It will likely come back to the storage unit with the new paint on the bottom for the next little while. We’d be thrilled if he’d take it home, but I doubt that will happen right away.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon


“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison


February Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep.

Hi my dear friends. I am trying to recover from the 2 worst days I have ever had at work in my life....drama, drama, drama. I just not have had the energy to do more than sleep when I get home!

Interesting news to report....that expensive blood test we did on Benny that got shipped out to Nashville then iced in at Fed Ex does show he has atypical Cushings disease...which explains why he pees about every 4 hours! Just in time; yesterday he piddled into a power strip, which knocked out the power to an entire floor of our house. Can't believe he didn't electrocute himself! Our carpets are saved! So, more tomorrow; lots of drama again today and hectic, craziness....but now all is well, but I need a nap! Take care all Meg from sunny Omaha

Saturday here and weigh/tape/BF% for Tom. Total weight same as last week BUT lost 0.38 Kg fat and gained 0.38 KG lean and lost 3.5 inches in a week. Happy with that.
Have done Wii boxing and soon to do Jeannette's Bikini boot-camp 1.
Food = 1802 cals.
Making beef bourguignon in crock pot for dinner, Chinese yum cha for lunch

Yesterday we thoroughly cleaned the lounge room, vacced and shampooed carpet, walls washed, curtains washed and re-hung. Cleaning leather lounge suit this afternoon.

Yesterday I walked round garden and our tracks and SO quiet without Mildred beagle. I am sleeping much better now at least and NOT crying now even at her grave.

I stopped seeing "Mrs Nasty Pants" 2 months ago and I feel MORE centred and in control now. She really is toxic and feel sorry for her husband who we both like

Lesley in Tasmania

Good evening,

Sylvia love the jokes. Always up for a good laugh.

Selena loved what Heather said 52 years young. Happy Birthday. :flowerforyou:

Yanniejannie thanks for your support.

Deedee OH MY! It looks like Minnesota. I am glad the garden pictures cheered you up.

Loved those llamas running wild. Hope it was not too stressful for them.

My vote on the dress is gold and white. Why that became such a topic is interesting. I like what woman said it we like to be right. Sometimes I need to remind myself do I want to be right or happy. One of the many self help books I have read talked about that. It is not always possible to be both.

I loved what Leonard Nimoy said In my heart Is a seed of a tree Which will be me . He also wrote a poem about how about: The wonderful moments in life are like a garden in that the way they live on is through our memories. He had a poets soul and I know it now.

I can't remember who was having dishwasher problems. We just spent the day fixing ours. We had a repairman come out and suggested it was time for a new one. It is fifteen years old. DH decided to take it apart after watching a U-tube video suggesting the problem may be there is too much junk in the part by the garbage disposal of the dishwasher. Sure enough we found chicken bones, pitastios shells, cherry pits, and some avocado skin. All foods of course I like to eat. After a good afternoon of taking it apart and putting it back together it appears to be working again. There was no water coming out on the top rack. Unfortunately my DH has been sick for a of week now. Partly because of the dishwasher not working I am not feeling the best today.

The plus is I do not have much appetite.

The first thing I recommend if you do decide to take yours apart is to take pictures before you take it apart. That would have saved us at least an hour in time and frustration. I also recommend when you are dealing with the small screws inside the dishwasher to lay down paper towels in case the screws fall when you are taking them out or replacing them. Fortunately that did not happen, but I could see it happening if we did not take precautions.

2015 word: Strength

Just because you see the hook does not mean you need to bite.

MNMargaret

Traumatic day at work today. I over-did carbs again this evening. This weekend, my words are savor and control. My knees already feel better, a little spongy and tight, but that is a good sign. Yes, cortisone. He also removed a tiny cyst from between my eyes. That was "funny", because I am 5'2" and the Doc is 6'4", so his hands are bigger than my head. It was comforting to have him cradle my head and do a procedure on my face at the same time. I already took my night-time meds, so I need to head to bed, before I can't get there on my own and DH has to carry me. haha !!!

Good Night and Hugs to Everyone! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

Allison, I am the type of person that kind of lets things flow right off of me. I refuse to let some one else have power over me. You letting your co-worker get the best of you is letting her have that power.

Sylvia, that repairman is scary. To think he had that much fire power in a cache. I agree with the others, I wouldn't have gotten into a conversation about it with him. But i also would not have ever let him in my house again. Youa re right, he is a bigot to the nth degree. Just down right scary.

Happy birthday Selena, mine is next week on the 3rd. But I'll be 65. Don't feel it, don'w look like it and proud of it. My youngest daughter still loves to have me go to haunted houses at Halloween just because I have so much fun. I remember one of the first I went to and I thought all those figures that looked like humans were just props. So when I came up to one of them I kind of cupped a feel of him, well you know where. I very quickly found out that he wasn't a prop. Maybe that's why the people at haunted houses don't scare me. I know they are just people.

Cindy, I would say you had a wonderful month! Congratulations.

Getting up quite early for me tomorrow, 8:30 AM!!!! Going to leave to go see daughter and family outside of Lexington, Ky. Oldest grand daughter is in a musical tomorrow evening. I am really upset at he director. I know it is a volunteer job for her. She is the music teacher for the high school and volunteers to do things with the middle school. But hse kept putting off when the performance date is for the musical. Then changed the day and time of it 3 times. I know there may have been extenuating circumstances with all the snow and they are having the middle school musical in the high school. So the whole story may never be known to the parents. But she just seems very disorganized, and Trinity has her for 4 more years and this woman gives Trinity vocal and piano lessons. Trinity wants a career on Broadway so this woman is helping to mold Trinity in her chosen profession. I know a 13 year old really doesn't know what she wants to do but still this woman is molding kids into a very disorganized way of thinking. I saw the newspaper clipping on face book and my dear young grand daughter has developed a bit more since we last saw her 2 months ago. I was always real proud of her that she was a preteen and not showing any sings of low self esteem that she was a tall beanpole! But she is quite lovely, naturally wavy hair, tall, beautiful legs. She is on the track team and does cross country. She isn't good at it but the reason the coach loves to have her on the team is how motivational she is, especially to those other kids at the back of the track.

Sun has been out today and melted quite a bit more snow and ice. We live in a bi-level and the sun is behind us so our front yard is always the last to melt. Some of the yards around us still looks like a glisteny ice rink.

Joyce, Indiana

Barbiecat- no offense taken. :0)

Wow! Feb flew away! Glad to share am down nearly 2 kgs approx 4 lbs. The secret trick : started on vit D sachets once a week. Yoga is back in my life. Remember to deep breathe a couple of times daily.
Best wishes to all. Unfortunately no time even to skim, so just glanced through this page.
Anamika from Mumbai

Hi there, today, as I have blogged about, I was told my son's brain tumor is growing again. Type of tumor that could not be completely taken out through his brain surgery three years ago. I screwed up tonight, and did some emotional eating, I am only my third day in, and was and still am so gung ho, then this news came along and slapped me in the face. My main rant is : 'F' cancer, I hate you! As for my journey, I am not going to continue beating myself up, as I don't have control over cancer (in my heart of hearts i'd love to beat it down till it was dead) but I am learning to have control over what I eat and/or drink (had a glass of merlot and a piece of meat lovers pizza) so today is a new day, its 12:35 am, having trouble sleeping, so thought I would pop in and rant, sorry for the book If any of you are praying women/families, please say one for my son, if not send positive thoughts our way for a second...... thank you and thanks for the welcomes!

Abbstinator

Abby - will definitely send prayers for your son. Best wishes for your on going struggle

Gilly, Suffolk

Prayers and good wishes for all of you who are going through difficult times.

absinator so sorry about your son. Prayers.

Mary my son went through a divorce. Prayers to you and your daughter.

MNMargaret

Good morning ladies!

Thanks for the well wishes. I didn't sleep last night thinking about my DD I'm hoping they will seek counseling.

Off to DGS basketball tournament! That is such a fun time! Everyone have a great day!

Mary from Minnesota