WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2015

Happy tues.Unpacking,de clutter and organizing.Got the bedroom done for now,still have totes fro old house.Got rid of 1 garbage bag of junk.Do I really need tiny pieces of yarn and 25 old bags.Feel like im accomplishing something,by not putting the same clutter in drawers to deal with later,It`s amazing how much more room I have.It`s gonna take longer to unpack,but I`ve save stuff for 50+ years and just keep bring my stuff to each move.
Haven`t been online a lot,but try to read the posts in between.Hope everyone is ok.
Hugs to all
Jane

Good morning,
Trying to catch up with all the posts. My vertigo seems to be getting a little better, but now I'm coming down with some sort of flu. I think I picked it up from the folks.

Thought for the day: The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. - Lucille Ball

Carey - Edmonton

terri_mom wrote: »

Something you will rarely hear me say, but today is true:

It's a tequila sunrise kind of day.

COUNT ME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry ladies, I’ve been on travel and then had visitors the last week, so missed lots of posts! Hope you are all doing great and enjoying spring. Can’t wait to get some gardening/yard work in.

I didn’t log food during these last several days of craziness (yes bad me, I need to get myself to do that), but I did recently get a fit bit, and managed to walk a lot at least. Last Saturday I walked 16500 steps! From the Verizon Center in DC (Caps game), to the tidal basin (view the Cherry blossoms, which was pretty much impossible in the crowds), then over to Georgetown for drinks on the water front and then Italian dinner.

I’ve logged 45 miles since April 2; avg of 8200 steps per day, so just a little short of my 10k steps per day goal. I’m earning Fitbit calorie adjustments of between 250 and 750 cals per day.

I love the daily stats that many of you post. Regular movement is my next step now that I mostly have my eating under control.

Here’s my stats for yesterday:
2831 cals
10031 steps
27 floors climbed (there’s a big hill between my house and dock which I went up and down several times yesterday. We took our guests for a boat ride, and afterwards my DH managed to drop his glasses off the dock. He is quite blind and needs them, so he put on a wetsuit, hopped in the water and promptly jumped back out – water still 55 deg. So he scrambled around with a net and found them with minutes to go before he had to leave for a flight. Much scrambling around up and down the hill to get this done ☺).

My daughter from San Diego is in town for the rest of the week, we are both looking forward to some good healthy meals now that the rest of our visitors are gone!

Cindy in SoMD

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Just realised I am in the grip of a binge. :ohwell: Triggered by stress, DH's absence, and alcohol. Enough! ! ! ! Cheese, chocolate. Haven't done this in a long, long while. DH is upstairs watching soccer. Over it now. Forgive myself.

Heather x x x

Just checking in -- skimmed many, many pages trying to catch up! Well, I spent several days before Easter in NM for my sister's funeral, flew home Saturday, cleaned house, did laundry also, then sang at church Sunday & had company over for Easter dinner, then went back to work & spent the week trying to catch up on the days out (including last Saturday), then church again & house chores Sunday. Back to work Monday, with out-of-town overnight guests after work yesterday. I'm ready for no priorities for a couple of weeks!

Will try to be more regular in my reading and logging again.

I did enjoy the real-deal, genuine sopaipillas in NM, though!! Delicious. There was a lot of eating out there and I think I had Hatch green chili with almost every meal.

Seem to have lost my exercise initiative again, so have to get that back on track again.

Hope ya'll have a good night.

Gail, metro ATL

Wednesday
Lost power from 3.30 to 7.30pm yesterday so could not cook. Went to Chinese in Somerset, not too happy but oh well. Cals OK at 1697. Could not do second walk with dog as all BLACK down here.
Food today = 1879, training = 517 cals
Jillian's Burn fat boost metabolism, Jeannette's SA Cardio sculpt and Blast belly, walk dog for training
Blaize was good in car, no sick either time and slept really well again.
Lesley Tasmania

Cilantro … maybe someone already mentioned this … but our feelings about cilantro come from our DNA. There actually is genetic coding in each of us that determines whether we love or hate it! And there seems to be no middle ground.

Sharon … so sorry that you have to go through this with your husband … Hugs to you!

Kim … I’ve retrieved interesting things out of our pool … one year a dead opossum! Most of the time mice and snakes.

Oh Margaret … hugs to you too!

Heather … so glad husband didn’t break a tooth! And glad he liked the future surgeon too. And yay on pressing that final send button!!

DrKatiebug … anytime I fill for our pastor (I only do teaching … not preaching duties) I am also exhausted. This tells me that you put a lot of time and effort into your responsibilities. Be sure and “refill” you this week!

Sylvia … definitely continue to shop for a new doctor! He was out after three strikes … but missing on a medication with your health is the clincher! If you can’t trust your doctor to order what’s best for you, then what good is he??

Joyce … glad your husband’s exam went well … but you guys are scaring me about retirement!

Barbie … paying property taxes adds to your joy of home ownership? At first I thought you were being sarcastic … but knowing your uplifting look on life, I suspect you really do enjoy this ritual.

Katla … hope you’re feeling well soon.

Beth in Maine … your dinner sounds easy and good! A perfect combination!

Alison … keeping my fingers crossed with your application.

Lesley … sounds like Blaize is settling in.

Today was busy, but good. Went to the gym … by myself … which had not been my intent … and felt good about it. Kept the calories under control and ate better than I have been. Need to string a couple of these days together.

Beth in WNY

Well, I fought the binge and the binge won today. Around 800 calories over today even with 11,000 steps. However, as soon as the binge was done (I ate a massive amount of cake at work), I made up my mind that I was back on track immediately. I did end up eating a bowl of Protein Cheerios for dinner because my stomach was growling and I have enough trouble sleeping without adding growlies to the mix.

After work, I picked up my daughter and we went to the old house and picked up a few things that had been missed in the moving process. Someone had cut my chain link fence---only heaven knows why--the gate is not locked! My yard had been messed with (I can't say taken care of) and whoever it was trimmed bushes that didn't need to be trimmed and completely cut down a large unusual hydrangea at the end of the house. My next door neighbors said they almost went out and told them to stop destroying my bushes. I wish they had! There will be a hearing about the foreclosure tomorrow. I don't know if I will have access to the house after that.

I can't put my finger on what is causing it but the depression has hit me again over the past couple of days. Today was very dark.

Best wishes to everyone!

Carol in NC