WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2015
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The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
the elimination diet:
"Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry.
Then watch your health, and life, improve."
Dr. Charles, CoachMD
This was supposed to be a rest day today bu tbesides walking the dogs, I took a long walk with a friend and rode the exercise bike a lot in the afternoon while watching TV with Jake.
Heather, I can't see your author page on Amazon but maybe it's not ready for the public to view yet. Humility is about staying right sized. It is difficult to find the balance between tooting your own horn and hiding your light under a bucket. Saying who you are so your readers can know you without making yourself look more impressive than you are is important. I am reading a series of books now and all I know about the author is that she has written a bunch of books and seems to be living somewhere different in the same region of the US every time she writes a new book. I'd love to know more about her but she has shared very little.
To weigh in on the question about two spaces at the end of a sentence. That's what I was taught when I was in high school in the 1960's. It is interesting to note that when I write a text on my phone, the phone adds a period if I leave two spaces and sets me up for a capital letter for the next word so there is some place in the modern world that thinks there should be two spaces at the end of a sentence.
Michele, I disabled the notification feature on MFP that tells all my friends when I complete my food for the day. If you want to see my food diary, click on my name under my picture on my post and it will take you to my profile page where you can click on "View Diary".26,000 steps today--three hours of dog walking, two hours on the exercise bike
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 
My word for 2015 is "now"---I won't wallow in the past or waste time worrying about the future
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Ok, today went well. I got the apartment all cleaned up, except for shampooing the carpets. That delight will be tomorrow. I had a little too much help today, with all three kids following me upstairs. Hubby brought over some burgers for lunch for the kids, but forgot to get anything for me! So I didn't have any lunch today.
Then I took the step grandson to his concert. I have to say, that went very well. It was on the college campus where hubby works. They made a mistake and told the kids to be there an extra hour early so hubby invited us to come to his office and he would give Austin a tour of his labs. Austin is kind of a nerd, so he liked that a lot. The concert went well, and the kids played beautifully. I took a video, which my son put onto youtube so his mom and real-dad could see it. He was so incredibly glad to have someone come to watch him play. He kept thanking me, and when I took him home he gave me the biggest hug. He's such a good kid.
My son was feeling a little better today, but he still needs to take it easy. I'm trying to convince him to see a different doctor. The one he has now just doesn't seem to be helping. There has GOT to be more that can be done.
We went to Walmart to look at computers and cameras. Hubby wants a smaller, lightweight computer that will pack easily for our trip but still has a keyboard and runs windows. Both our laptops are very heavy, and my ipad won't run Microsoft Office, and he hates it anyway. I'm pushing him to get a new camera because the one he has is old and big. It's one of the first Sony DSLR cameras that came out, so it must be more than 10 years old. The viewfinder has quit view finding. It only has a measly 6 megapixels and only 10x zoom. I think a new smaller camera would be good for the trip to Spain.
I made low salt chicken burritos tonight with my homemade salt free salsa. Yummy!
Well, I'm going to bed early tonight. I'm best!
Good night ladies!
Sylvia
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So today was great! I'm exhausted with waking three dogs for 2 hours. Dog duty in the yard. You know the one with the scoop and bucket. Played with the pups. Awesome grillin with rib eye steak grilled mushrooms and onions. Tossed salad with home made vinagrette. Ice coffee for dessert and still was able to manage to stay just under 1200 calories for the day! 3 weeks ago this would have been unthinkable. I'm finding its getting easier to stay on course. My husband told me today that he can tell the weight is coming off and that I look good! Goes live that man of mine.0
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hello....been using the app about a week and half...learning the ropes...looking 50 in the eye next week so thought this thread would work for me now! I have a long road ahead to me to goal. Making it about so much more than weight loss...so nice to see many that are farther on their journey leading the way.0
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Did an hour of Bob Harper's Inside Out DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a belly dance DVD. I don't know, I might change that up. See, I have "trigger finger" on my left thumb. I've gone for the cortisone shot twice now, and this second one didn't help at all. I go to the MD next week. I'm thinking that I'll have to get the operation where they make a small slit and cut the sheath. That'll mean that for about 2 weeks I can't go in the water swimming, I'm sure I'll have a hard time holding weights etc., so maybe for now I'll do a bosu workout (since there are places where I have to hold onto the bar) and do the belly dancing when I can't hold on to things because of the stitches. I've aready decided that I can do some tai chi videos and walking ones.
katla - "Forever" is on ABC on Tuesdays at 10. Here's a bit of synopsis: Dr. Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) is a New York City medical examiner who studies the dead for criminal cases, and to solve the mystery of his own immortality. Since his first death 200 years ago while working as a doctor in the African slave trade, Morgan disappears almost immediately each time he dies, and returns to life naked in a nearby body of water. Having also stopped aging, Morgan's long life has given him broad knowledge and remarkable observation skills which impress most people he encounters, including NYPD Detective Jo Martinez (Alana de la Garza). Flashbacks depict events from Morgan's life, during which he has fought in wars and been married, dissected, and hanged for heresy; when he has been exposed, Morgan has fled to somewhere else in the world. Only antiquarian Abe (Judd Hirsch), whom Morgan and former wife Abigail found as a newborn in a German concentration camp during World War II, knows that he is immortal. Morgan is stalked by a murderer, "Adam", who has learned his secret, and claims to have had the same "curse" for 2,000 years.
naiomi - wonderful NSV's. Is that pic of Fenway Park? Boy, I remember going there when I was in college
Heather - loved the reviews of your books. Can't wait for it to come out. Congrats on winning!
Alison - those stretched out pages are a real pain. Try viewing them in Chrome. For some reason, they aren't stretched out in Chrome.
Made chicken for later in the week now have a banana chocolate chip bread in the oven for Vince. I'll probably wind up freezing that.
catcamx - welcome! What a handsome boy there in your pic
Sylvia - I can see why you got out of bed as soon as Molly passed gas....so funny. I'm constantly amazed at how big your heart is
Cut the grass, I used the push behind mower, then put the Paver Sand down on the front sidewalk.
Carey - wonderful NSV's. Doesn't it just make you feel wonderful? What an incentive to keep going. Wish Bryan was like ds#2....<sigh>. How hartwarming, thanks for sharing
Janet - I can't wait for the skinny/straight leg style to be out and boot leg/flare style of legs to come back in. I can't wear skinny legs, so it really limits the pants I can get. When we go to FL, we drive right thru. Then again, it's only 10 hours. But when we lived in PA, we always spent the night in Statesville. I think the only time we didn't was bc (before children) when we had the dog.
Vince says that RIGHT NOW weather.com is calling for rain tomorrow. If that happens, I'll make the apple pie. Hope I peeled enough apples.
toni - even tho there's nothing you can do about the closing, I'm sure it helps people to get it off their chests. Sorry you are the "receiver" tho. The Green Room is the local community theater. Went to go see "trip to Bountiful" tonight with some other gals. We knew one of the ladies in the show. She was very good. We had dinner at this restaurant before the show. At first I was going to order the grilled chicken, but then I wasn't very hungry so I just ordered two sides of veggies. Green beans and the other was a veg medley of zucchini, squash, carrots, some onion. Just water to drink.
Alison - I've found it hard to go "cold turkey" giving up sweets. I seemed to do better when I just cut back on them and before you know it, I wanted less and less.
Sylvia - loved the commandment joke! thanks
Welcome to everyone new.
Michele in NC0 -
mollywhippet wrote: »This is today's joke:
A man who was just married was flying to the Florida Keys for a business trip. His new bride was to accompany him the next day. When he got there he E-mailed his wife to let her know he made it there safely.
When he sent the E-mail he miss-typed the address. In Boston, a grieving widow, whose husband has recently passed away, receives the E-mail. She reads it, screams, and faints.
Hearing her grandmother’s cry, the widow's 18-year-old granddaughter runs into the living room to see the computer on with a message. It reads:
Dear love,
Just got here. Preparing for your arrival tomorrow. Can't wait to see you.
Love,
Your Husband
P.S. Sure is hot down here.
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Peachstategal - I've been using a basic FitBit Zip for a couple of years. The first one I got from BestBuy as a gift, and when it failed had to deal with the FitBit customer service to get it replaced - it was a big hassle. Then I lost that one going through airport security late last spring. Boy, was I annoyed! At that point Kohl's began selling them, so I got a new one since they have such great return policies. Then that one started behaving oddly, even with a new battery. Kohl's immediately replaced it with a new one, no problems / no questions at all, so I would recommend getting it at Kohl's. I believe they are the same price everywhere. If you have a Kohl's discount % it does not apply to the FitBit, but you can use that Kohl's cash against the purchase price.
I cut all the irises that were in full bloom in my yard this afternoon in anticipation of the coming rain. There must be 30 of them in the house and I sent a bunch next door. Smells great!! The buds will survive the rain just fine, but I didn't want to waste the blooms.
Gail, metro ATL0 -
Marking my place. :flowerforyou:0
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catman, welcome! You sure have a cutie sitting on your lap. Tell us about him, got any more like him?
Sylvia, your son one day will realize that he is going to have to accept help if not for himself but for his children. I can't remember if he takes the infusions or not. If he does then he may have to take some harsh talking to, some tough love from a Mom who loves him. Does he realize that to be on one of those infusions that someone who has the same disease he has and has been taking them has to die. And if he doesn't take care of himself, there is the next person in line who would sure love to take the infusion. By accepting help he is buying time with his children. Hi lungs, what function he has left in them, need to be babies, pampered as much as he can.
DrKatiebug, I set it up last night in probably 2 minutes. It was easy peasy!
Thisis where I found Heather's info http://www.amazon.co.uk/Heather-Eyles/e/B001K8FOKC It shows her picture, a short bio and a list of her books. It doesn't mention the new book.
Pip, my son in law has a deal through Amazon that I can buy from them but if I put his name, in the code they provided him, that he gets a percentage of any sales of his books. It's a great deal for him. I'm sure he doesn't get that much but every little bit helps.
Michele, looks like you did a cut copy paste on the ghist of the show Forever. Covers it pretty well. I guess I missed a show because I didn't know Abe was not Dr. Morgan's biological child.
Gail, where I live I could have gone on 3 different corners to get my Fit bit, on one corner is Best Buy, the purchase price would have gone toward reward points but I don't buy much there. Across the street is Kohls and I also bought something else last night so I got $20 Kohl's cash and it goes to Reward points, on the other corner is Target which you just pay for it and all you get is the Fit bit. So I went to Kohl's!
I forgot to go to the fashion show today. I got all involved in watching the golf match. For the few of you here that keep up with golf, we have a local course, Victoria, that hosts a tournament on the Web.com tour. It's a tougher course than most and they really enjoy it. I have always heard them say how much they give to local charities and they really do. If I purchased a 4 day ticket for The Victoria National, I could request the whole ticket price to go to a charity of my choice, well the ones offered. I would have it all go the the local MS society here in town. So they don't give a portion of the ticket price, they give the whole thing.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Good Evening,
drkatiebug I agree with on what a great group this is. I rarely respond to any of the other sites. I found sometimes those who responded would be very negative the opposite of what I believe helping each other to be our most healthy selves is about.
Today I took a painting I found in my mom's house to be reframed. It is so old the work of art was falling out of it and the matting was faded to a stained beige. The matting was also creating stains on the picture. The woman who helped me was wonderful. She recognized the frame as a hobnail frame. The frame is not is mint condition but that is part of its appeal. She loves things vintage and we had the best time figuring out new matting for it both color and style. She wanted to stop all her other work and work on it immediately. I could tell she knew what she was doing because she wanted to keep as much integrity to the original framing as she could.
It is a watercolor of daffodils painted in 1891 by a little known artist. She was able to show me what it will look like when it is finished. To take something old and broken and turn it into something truly beautiful made my day. I should have gotten a picture of the before so I could show you its remarkable make over. It will be ready in about a week.
MNMargaret
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I have a FitBit Charge HR and love it. No need to update on computer results there at a touch.
"Sweet Blaize" huh he would swim every day if we let him
Drove and hour to Latrobe and to a park so we could walk Blaize. Not done that walk since Mildred. He really enjoyed it but was eyeing up the water, drat him. He was only a little sick when Stan whizzed round a corner and Blaize fell about in back of car
Rack of lamb in oven, vegies ready to cook, pancake mix made and blueberries thawing.
I love the smell of iris and grow them here
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Joyce - You are a genius! I have no idea how to do a link, but I guess I'll have to learn fast! My new novel will probably be available at the end of the week. My proof copy arrives by post on Tuesday. If I have no changes then it can go live. If I need to change things they have to approve it all over again.
Janet - it is pretty much sorted out now. Some people I had worked with on educational texts had somehow got linked with me on the search engine. The boffins at Amazon, who must be in India by their names, answered a flurry of emails from me with great patience. Amazing, as the books are nearly all remaindered. (Not much money for them ). I am sad that The Trouble With Herbert, one of my favourites, only still exists in an edition with a boring cover. The original cover was like Herbert Saves The Day, the sequel. But I think the Author Page looks ok now.
Bit of gardening today. My peas never came up, so will be resowing those. Still no rain.
For dinner I will be using some of the left overs from last night's slow cooked lamb shoulder, which was heavenly. Going to make a curry with chickpeas, mushrooms, frozen peas and spinach from the garden. I will have to freeze the rest of the lamb for another day as their is masses of it!
Nice to have DH back. He is going to show me his photos of the venue, but I think he has a pretty good idea of where to put everyone now. It's almost as bad as a wedding! I am going to think about decorations and table settings. I made him measure the table which seats 26 - 28! ! !
A couple of old friends have been communicating with me, which gives me a nice warm feeling. Love old friends who know you so well, inside and outside, for better, for worse.
Love to all. Heather, in still sunny Hampshire UK
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Joyce, thanks for the link to find Heather's bio.
Heather, you are so multi-talented! Plays, books, stage productions, etc. (followed by being a wonderful chef).
Gail, I will check out the fit bit at Kohl's and compare it to what Costco is selling. Thanks for the help. Maybe if I get one it would motivate me to move more.
Margaret, it is wonderful to be able to restore vintage or antique pieces to show their beauty.
Michelle, we love "Forever."
Rain, Rain and more Rain here today!
Carol ~ GA
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Joyce, thanks for the link to Heather's author page on Amazon. Heather, your bio was perfect....informative but not too much and the picture is fabulous.
The sun will be shining today so anything I do outside will be great. Some friends arrived from out of town yesterday and we'll be meeting them for Chinese food this afternoon.....bad on sodium, but good on taste, and the conversation will be great. Now it's time for some pre-dawn dog walking. Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
Hi everyone!
Alison: your eating plan sounds really good. I should nudge myself a little more in that direction (besides the meat, which I don’t eat).
Katla: thanks for sharing your story. I need all the inspiration I can get and I am impressed by your decisions to concentrate on yourself.
Katie, Katla and others: agree with not sharing ALL information everywhere. That’s why I don’t post my full name or location, for example.
Carol: “unknown green leafy thing”, lol. Did it say anything on the package? I’m curious!
I finally got a good night’s sleep; the first in a few weeks. Gives me enough physical energy to do some cooking and some extra housework, and mental energy to look forwards. Hope it stays that way for a while.
Hope we all have a good day!
Cynthia :flowerforyou:
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Joyce, my son IS on infusions, and takes them regularly, along with the rest of his meds, but nothing seems to be helping. In fact, he's getting worse. This stuff is synthetic. Medicare refused to pay for the natural one. He was on the natural one for a while, before they made him switch, and I thought it seemed to be helping, but he says it was no better. I don't understand what you said about him taking his infusions means someone else has to die.
Leslie, Blaize sounds like a fun little dog. I love dogs who swim.
I guess the carpet cleaning is on hold for today. The elevator is out again, and no way can I carry that thing up six flights of stairs.
I got a huge surprise yesterday. For weeks the toilet in "my" bathroom wasn't working. I had to use the shower sprayer to fill the tank every time I used it. Well, yesterday while I was cleaning the apartment, hubby was here fixing my toilet! I discovered it when I was going to bed last night. What a nice surprise! He even hung a new picture behind it! One of his photos of a spider web covered with beads of dew. It's beautiful! That was because he broke the picture that had been hanging there. I hated that picture anyway.
Gotta go make breakfast.
Sylvia
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morning sweet friends~
my my everyone is so busy..
I am always busy lol... got up at 5:15 dressed and hopped out the door and did the grocery shopping.. I was a bit off this morning when it comes to shopping.but oh well.. came home and put it away, have pot roast in the crock pot.. DH is busy trying to finish up the bathroom.. got him some nibbles to take with him.. he is leaving work on friday 11:00 am. and will probably get as far as Virginia or a bit farther the the first day, then he will take the next day to drive through but wont get there probably until around 6pm, so long day, and he knows if gets a little tired to stop at a rest area and take a nap...
forgot to ice my heel so will do that it is bothering me, and I will be damned if I will get my heel operated on.. once we get the bathroom done will post a picture for y'all0 -
Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.
Good Morning Ladies,
Sylvia, so glad the concert was a huge success. I’m just so happy for that boy, that he has you and your DH in his life. He is one lucky guy. DH had chicken burritos last night and I had his leftovers minus the tortilla. What’s on the menu tonight? Oh yes, it’s Catfish done the southern way. Cornmeal and all. Yum yum
Barbie, where do you change the notification settings? Even more important, how do I keep from getting all those notifications of others on my phone? Geez I went to settings Auto News Feeds and “unchecked” those, so I’ll see what that does. I just love having all of you OSP’s in my life. (official smart person)
Loralou, ain’t it great wen our Men actually give us a weight compliment? Woo hoo Keep it up!
Trailgirl, welcome. You will find this group is definitely as much if not more about health as it is weight loss. I know that for me, the weight loss is important for my health. When I started this life long journey, what I didn’t know was that these ladies would have such an influence on me and that I would actually start exercising, too. Hell, I didn’t know that I “could” exercise when I started. Come often and you will get lots of support and information. Please join in and tell us a little more about yourself.
Michele, why can’t you wear the skinny leg pants? I never thought I could but now have two pair and actually think they look good. Not that my legs are actually skinny, but the pants look so much better than I expected. Great explanation of “Forever”. I’ve seen it a few times but it is not on my radar for some reason.
Gail, I’ll bet your house not only smells great but is beautiful with all the irises in there.
Joyce, thanks for the link to Heather’s info. That didn’t come up when I did my search, only the books. We have so many impressive women in here. I hate that you forgot to go to the style show. I was looking forward to hearing about it. Oh well. Hope you enjoyed the golf.
MNMargaret, I know what you mean about some other forums and groups on MFP. I was visiting one for a while and the owner gave such condescending responses that it was a total turnoff. I rarely even peek in to other groups on here anymore. I love all these ladies. Good move on your painting and how wonderful that you found someone that will do it justice.
Heather, you have to be getting excited with the book so close to totally finished. I know I’m excited for you! This upcoming shindig sounds pretty elaborate. How many people are you expecting? I trust we will see pictures?
Barbie, I hope you have a wonderful day out in the sunshine.
Sylvia, congrats, not only for the working toilet but also the new picture. Don’t the little things just make your day?
Allison, I can’t wait for the picture of the new bathroom. Glad the finish is in sight.
Welcome to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.
I slept great last night and feel so much better today. (well, except for my back) Will try to get a few things done around the house today. I need to get the Good Will boxes out of the guest room and to DHs car. Then he can take them whenever he wants. I just want them out of the house. I’ve been without bran muffins for a few days so made a new batch this morning. I wanted them for breakfast. Now that I know the real calorie count for them, I’ll try not to eat so many at a time, but I really, really, really like them.
I hope you all have a happy and healthy day.
Thought for the day.
Ask yourself if what you’re doing today
is getting you closer to where you want to be
tomorrow
Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Weighed myself this morning and gained the one pound I had lost. I know it's the big picture I need to look at, but it's disappointing because I felt so good about yesterday. At church this morning breakfast abounds and hard to turn away. I took a small portion of "something" that looked good, but quickly tossed it when I realized it was some type of cream cheese brownie! Looked more like a wholesome egg/wheat casserole. That's what I get for not putting my glasses on first.
I will try harder to quit making excuses and just get back to exercising. I know it will make a difference, not only to burn calories and increase my metabolism, but it also helps my desire to make good choices.
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Margaret: I’m so glad that you found a framer who loves her work, and knows how to preserve things that are special.
Lesley: It sounds like you had a wonderful time waking in the park at Latrobe. I share your love of iris, but don’t have space for them. I bought what I thought was a miniature iris at a local nursery several years ago. It produced tiny blooms, but the plant was enormous. I had it removed from my flowerbed because of lack of space there and transplanted on a riprap ledge below our lawn. It is thriving and occasional flooding doesn’t seem to bother it at all..
Heather: I followed the link that Joyce provided to your page at Amazon. It is wonderful and you look fabulous! This climate change we’re all experiencing is very worrisome. It seems that Northern California weather has moved to Oregon and Washington and we’re beginning to experience drought conditions. You, too? I read somewhere that the Gulf Stream is weakening and England’s mild weather may be compromised. Yikes! I hope not. Old friends are a gift. I had breakfast with three of mine a few weeks ago and it was wonderful.
Sylvia: My daughter called in professional carpet cleaner last fall just before the baby was born. They did a good job, and the cost was less than $50 more than renting all the equipment and doing it herself. I think it was closer to $30 more. Your son’s health situation is difficult and worrisome. I wonder if he has made legal provisions for his children if his health gets so bad that he can’t care for them. When ours were still in elementary school we wrote a will that identified our niece as their legal guardian in a worse case scenario. They’re adults now, so it never had to be called into play, thank goodness. My daughter will likely have her kids cared for by her husband's younger brother, which breaks my heart. He lives in Chicago and it would be very difficult for us to see them. She loves DDIL, and that may be a possibility. I'm likely worrying for no good reason. I certainly hope it will never be necessary. On another note, the kids are also worrying about who will have custody of me.
Forever fans: I haven’t seen it. The show I watched at DS & DDIL’s is called Ever After. It is a continuation of the Sleeping Beauty story into modern times.
Last night we met our sailing friends at a Mexican Restaurant in a nearby town. Two couples went down river in their boats and tied up at the city docks, and many of us drove. We had a good turnout. It was great to see our friends and we had a lovely time, but I over ate. I wasn’t the only one, but I was the only one who counts calories and keeps track. :ohwell: Some of our friends are edging beyond “pleasantly plump.” They’re in their late forties and early to mid fifties. That is the time of my life when I put on the most weight due to stress. I see them and think they’re probably facing their stresses the best way they know how. I would instantly refer a friend to MFP if they asked for help because I think it is great. I don't bring it up.
Barbie: I downloaded Younger Next Year for Women. It was available in Kindle format through our library system. I'm working my way through it and I'm on Chapter 8.
Sunshine and breezes so far this morning but it is still cold outside. I plan to spend a chunk of the day washing our sailboat, and then going for a ride in DH’s fishing boat.
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
April Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back
strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
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Hi Everyone,
Catcamx3 Welcome
Lillymay2 I admire you for being able to reach the 20K mark on a regular basis.
BarbiecatNot a rest day at all, unless you have a different definition of rest. Lol
Mollywhippet Sounds like you made Austin's day.
Lauralougreat keep it up. Bonus when someone you love notices.
ExermommI knew in a woman who was a classmate in grad school who grew up in Lebanon while her parents were missionaries there. She put herself through school dancing for a nearby Greek resturant as a belly dancer. Yes the pic was from Fenway. DH company will ask workers if they would like to use the company tickets upon occasion. By the time they get to us, it is usually a day where rain in forecast. However Friday was clear & sunny by game time.
Gardengail The iris sound delightful.
Yesterday afternoon DH and I got home after a day out for a ride. I had horrible pain on my right side. I took some sleeve and lay down w/a heating pad. The pain is less but still present. It goes around from under my right breadt to my back and shoulder. It also hurts if I try to take a deep breath. I also have begun coughing occasionally.
This is so hard. I had been getting steadily better for a few months. This week ends w/our annual convention. I am chairing a meeting in Friday, giving a workshop on Saturday and have been on the planing committee for honoring my boss upon his retirement. Which will close out the convention on Saturday. I will go to the dr. tomorrow if this persists.
Naiomi2015 from 53F and sunny Massachusetts
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Janet - the "shindig" isn't until October! But a lot to organise. At the moment it's 26 people for a long weekend in a self catering group of houses in the Cotswolds. It's called Middle Stanley if you want to google it. DH says it is not as smart as the photos, but in a lovely setting with a tennis court and lakes. It's not my idea of a great birthday, but he wants his family and friends around him. He is an adopted child and has struggled to feel he totally belongs, so I think it's an important rite of passage.
DH's sister's boyfriend, who went with them to inspect the venue, was attacked recently on the top floor of a multi storey car park at night. He was chopped on the back of the neck, went down, then kicked really badly, smashing his glasses and hurting him. They got his wallet and used one of his cards before he could report it, but the bank have covered it. He is a lovely gentle guy, who stopped when the two men asked him for a light. He didn't tell DH , but his sister did. She says he feels stupid and it has knocked his confidence. He is around 64.
Could happen to anyone IMHO.
Heard on the news today that a combination of Omega 3 and B vitamins can help a lot with Alzheimers. This is new research. Worth a try. I have taken cod liver oil for years and eat a lot of salmon. They didn't specify which B vitamins, but vegetarians could check that out.
Love Heather with a tidy garden in Hampshire UK 0 -
Naiomi, the dogs don't know what a rest day is so they want to walk even if I think I might want to lie around and do nothing. When I hurt my back last year and my knee a few years ago and the chiropractor suggested that I rest more, someone told me that I'd need a seatbelt to keep me in a chair. Janet, you did the right thing to change your automatic news feeds. There's no way that I know of to change the news feeds from others. I have a lot of friends so I get a lot of stuff. Some in interesting, some, not so much. Katla, I couldn't possibly keep up with what is suggested in "Younger Next Year for Women" but it inspired and encouraged to do more.
Cynthia, I agree about not sharing personal information but the reason we suggest in this thread that you share a name (not necessarily your real one) and a location (in general, not specific) is to make it friendlier so we can call each other by a friendly easy to remember name and the location helps to understand things like why someone's flowers are blooming (they live in the south of the US) and mine don't even have buds (I live in NW Washington) or why it's fall for Lesley (she lives in Tasmania) or why Heather travels by train so easily to exotic sounding locations (she lives closer than I do).
Jake is gone for a few hours so I'll spend part of the time with all of you, then do my weight training followed by a few household chores that seem to go better when I'm alone. The dogs took me for an extremely long walk this morning, so perhaps they'll sleep for awhile not want to go out again until just before lunchtime.Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 0 -
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Naiomi please take care of you. Sounds like you had too much your plate that did not help with being sick. It might be walking pneumonia or pleurisy both need to be check out be a doctor before they get any worse.
Sylvia continued prayers for your son. Never easy to plan for the worst case scenario; it is done out of love for those you leave behind.
Heather enjoyed seeing your children books. As part of the process to teach children to write during a workshop we wrote a children's book. It is amazing how much thought goes into every word you write and rewrite. You will hopefully inspire me to look into getting my book published someday.
We had a wonderful acapella guest choir today in church. MNMargaret
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Barbie: Yes, I understand the explanation about names/places, and it's perfectly logical. Nevertheless, I am choosing my own privacy. Still love you all, though, as I hope you know.
Margaret: haven't heard "walking pneumonia" for years! My brother and I had it when we were kids.
Scary news here. Yesterday evening some kids set fire to the piled-up bales of straw (ready to be used for bedding) at the farm where I board my horse. My horse wasn't in danger (there are four groups of stalls and the straw wasn't near hers), but several others, including the mother and foal in the picture I posted a couple of weeks ago, could have been. The guy that runs the farm kept hosing down the stalls until the firemen came, and a neighbor farmer came and helped pull the straw apart with a machine so the firemen could get it wet as fast as possible. Ultimately no buildings were damaged and no people or animals hurt. I made some brownies for him as a thank-you for handling the situation so well.
In case anyone has ever wondered why there are no locks on horses' stalls: this is the reason. You have to be able to get them out if necessary.
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afternoon my friends~
just sitting down for a few minutes.. I have been running around since 5:30.. DH fed, dogs, fed..DH lunch all set for tomorrow, have hot dogs out for him but it is supposed to rain tomorrow so ,he will have to wait a day and I will have to figure something else out...went to see DFIL this afternoon he polished off all his lunch,bought him some chocolate chip cookies, I should have made some but have been to busy and another box of wheaties..
I did buy some chex mix for myself for snacks, but came home and put it all in little snack bags .. that way I dont go overboard..
I am tired ,but if I nap now wont sleep tonight... Tom just put some grout sealer on, we have to wait an hr, then put on another coat and wipe the excess off the tile... then I think we will get the toilet in and towel rack and TP holder, and then for the time being think it will be done!!!! whooo hooo
DB got bit by a tick and he hasnt been feeling well so I am hoping he doesnt have Lyme disease ,Lord he doesnt need that on top of everything else...0 -
Thank you everyone .... my 1 pound to go could take awhile. If I eat...I have to walk.
I haven't thought of a reward - perhaps I need more scrapbooking supplies...really Lil
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The days are longer now..so if I could just get home from work in time I can get some quality time in with my dog.
Oh yes and DH too... but only during commercials.
I didn't get my 10,000 steps in yesterday, DM's taxes have to be done by April 30th. So I hope we have everything so I
can leave it at the accountants tomorrow.
Painted two doors for downstairs then walked home from the other shop - so that is 2 miles. Now I will go take my dog for a walk.
Salad is ready for bbq at friends place.
Take care everyone - have a nice Sunday
Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan0 -
Getting the summer bikes ready for tomorrow!!!0
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