WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2015

Cynthia - looooove border collies!

All the other top teams drew, so Watford are going up to the Premiership! ! ! ! ! ! ! :drinker:
DH broke open a bottle of wine to celebrate. I suppose I'll have to drink it then. :ohwell: :drinker:

Heather UK. With a deliriously happy DH.

I have a question about this app: If I don't exercise in a particular day I accumulate "burned calories" for steps throughout the day. However, if I input a particular exercise and burn, say, 200 calories I get no credit for my steps. Does anyone know why or if I can change it? Thanks!

Just a quick pop in to say hello... hope you're all having an awesome weekend. I'm in a readathon of all things http://24hourreadathon.com/2015/04/25/ (still many hours left for anyone who wants to participate). Kind of fun with people from all over the world in on it.

So glad you all liked the hummingbird picture so I'll share one more from last year (this is with our son who isn't as patient and still as me). Can you believe we had a little hummer yesterday manage to get his beak caught in the screen? When I opened the door though, that was incentive enough for him to free himself. I should have taken a pic, but I was worried and didn't want him to get stressed.

Have a great day all... I'm back to the books!
Selena
Utah

Hi,Michele. Have you tried to Google,painted pottery turtles? They have a lot,you might find some ideas. Pat

Well I am lying in bed relaxing.went to the car show.for about an hour. Wonderful cars,good friends but music to loud.and I had to pee didn't want to use a porta potty.so stopped home and went .then I have been craving Sicilian pizza.so I got 2 slices and came home got the dogs outside and now in jammies...Tom just arrived at the house..bless his heart he will go out and have something to eat and get a few groceries...
Found a Groupon for the air museum and we will go tomorrow afternoon

Katla- your spin seat should be at around your hip bone when you're standing beside it. when u r peddling, your leg should never be fully extended, if it is, you can hyper extend your leg and hurt yourself. on the down stroke when pedaling, you should have a slight bend at your knee.

when you pedal fast, your butt shouldn't be bouncing up and down as you pedal, you could use to make it a bit harder, that's what we call free-wheeling it. you don't want it so hard that you can't pedal a full stroke and keep it going. if your bike has an rpm meter on it, you don't want to go below 65rpm, if you are, then u have the gear too hard for you. hope that helps.

i just got home. been running around since this morning. i didn't do as much cardio as i normally do. did more floor exercises this time.

stats for the day:
Rowing machine- 20min, 283aw 5592meters (think machine needs 2b re calibrated)
Floor-other- roll-ups 3sts of 15, hamst leg lifts 3sts 45 (ea leg)1min plank 3sts, squats 3sts toes/down, toe squats, 1-30sec 1-35sec 1-1.30min
Rope pull -15min 86ftpmin 1586ft lvl7 midset

Sunday here and my rest and re-feed day. Just had Stan's bacon and eggs Sunday Brunch. We are taking Blaize for a run out and walk.
I read Tom's book again yesterday and plugged the P/F/C into my spread sheet, I can eat between 1600 and 1900 cals. Today is 1721. Protein is low as usual for Sunday and Carb's high. 2 Carman protein bar for lunch argh.
I did the 10 minutes of Bob's Ripped Core yesterday and need to go onto his 1 hour one.
One thing I learned from Tom is SUNDAY is FAMILY time. Time to re-feed and enjoy the day. Only exercise 6 days a week as muscles need to REST.
So for May 98 day challenge: Food = 1600 to 1900, protein 160 to 213 g, carbs 100 to 120 g, fat 53 to 63 g. Need to sort food out and keep to it, train 6 days a week and LOSE FAT%
Lesley in Tasmania

I just wrote a very long post, responding to everyone and I lost it all! I went to another tab to look up trumpet creeper and when I came back my post was gone!

Jannie, it's not a trumpet vine/creeper. We have those too. This one has a bunch of very long narrow delicate tubes - bright red - arranged in sort of a circle around the stem. Very strange plant.
Update: I think I found it.
http://www.greatgardenplants.com/flowering-vines/trumpet-honeysuckle/lonicera-major-wheeler?utm_source=GOOGLE&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=CELL55CA-W&kpid=lonmw1q&gclid=CjwKEAjw9uypBRD5pMDYtsKxvXcSJACcb9AYVmMsv8JdGEiFD5mbB9o0bt-qC4d0SoNVWBPtankuzhoCLTbw_wcB

Good night everyone!

Sylvia

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.

Good Evening Ladies,

Barbie, I think it’s great that Jake is taking his eating plan so seriously. Especially if you get to benefit from it. 

Yannie, so glad Gemma got to go to the dog park. I’m sure she is sorry that she was a bad girl, even if she didn’t know that she was when she ran.

Carol, you add that pizza to your log!!! If you are going to enjoy it, you should at least log it. Lol

Michele, I saw a red/white/blue turtle on line and it looked great. I think you’d like that. Talking about “knee slapping”, we went with a group to see A Tuna Christmas one year and it was the funniest play I have ever seen. We were all crying, we were laughing so hard. If any of you ever get a chance to see it, don’t miss it. Dang you must be in great shape for a stair stepper to not phase you. You go girl!

Toni, I think it would be fantastic if we could all meet up someplace. I know I would love to meet everyone. Maybe Vegas would be a somewhat central location for the US ladies. And a fun place too. Sorry, there is not a central location for the worldly members of the losers. Kim you would have to come so you could cook for us. 

Yannie, I’m looking at your post at 1 am. What time did you finally get to sleep? I’m like you in that I stayed in touch with my HS friends that were friends and the rest can stay in the past.

Mary, your DH is the family cook and owned his own restaurant? How cool. DH does probably ½ of the cooking here but much of it is what I taught him or is self-learned. No gourmet but not bad. Glad you had a good date night. Aren’t they fun? We are lucky to have very special hubbies. Be sure to include in the transport to Kim’s cooking.

Joyce, you are rockin’ those scales. Woo Hoo!!! Send me some of what you are doing/eating! But I’m happy with my ½ pound since yesterday. Gosh you have lots of dishes, and those from Grands aren’t something you want to get rid of. Glad you are getting the other cabinet. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were a transport and we could all just flit around visiting. Retirement offers the time for more travel but not necessarily the money for travel.

Mary, talking about being up late?? Your post was after 2 am, and even if that was Eastern time, you are still up late. Do you always stay up so late?

Allison, if the doc won’t write you a scrip, call me and I’ll help you knock him around. If he’s really big, we can get Pip to pedal over and help us. So sorry for your infection. What a pain in the ……oh no, you said bladder.

Gilly, it’s nice to get to visit new places. At least you are lucky that there are so many different places within a relatively short distance, when you do want to venture outside your country. Here we definitely have lots of areas within the US that I haven’t been but some are so far away, I might as well be going to a foreign country. I do love getting to know all of you that live different places.

Barbie, sorry you lost your day to yourself, but sounds like it will be a very nice day. If I went to bed at 7:30 I’d be lying there thinking “I want to go to sleep, I want to go to sleep”, for hours. Your pre-dawn walks sound nice but a bit spooky at the same time.

Heather, you are right about your advertising. Every little bit helps. While DH is glued to the TV with his cricket, you might get even more done. I am anxiously awaiting my book that should arrive today.

NMMargaret, your evening sounds lovely. I hope you have a great time.

Sylvia, is there someone to help keep an eye on your son while you are in Spain? I know you will worry about him. I had to laugh because when plants are too big, we cut them back and it just encourages growth. When they aren’t doing much, we cut them back to encourage growth and half the time they die. Go figure. I love those plants with the red flowers. Glad the hummers do too.

MMinMD, wow wee, I guess you did push past a plateau. Fantastic progress. Way to go. Sure wish I could post that. You have to be so proud!!!

Chris, great move on the jeans. And especially the size! Don’t you just love days like that?

Mary, have you had any showings on the house? Hopefully it will pick up now that the weather is getting nicer.

Heather, you are so talented. Writing, cooking and who knows what else? I just got my book in the mail. Only read the first page an so far so good.  When we are flitting around the world in our “transporter” I’ll bring it so you can autograph it for me.

Carol, sorry you didn’t get to sleep until late, but know the little ones enjoyed it.

Heather, I’m sitting here smiling and so happy for your DH. Have a drink for me.

Yannie, sorry about your dear friend. Where do you think she went? Do you know for sure that she found out? What a sad situation.

Linda, I wonder if you didn’t exercise, what would you and hubby do together? Is he one that just looks for something to complain about? If you did it even before you married, I can’t imagine him being so upset about it, but maybe it’s just that he feels neglected while you are doing something for yourself. I remember when I was reading all the time, DH let me know that he felt neglected when I always had my head in a book. It wasn't that he didn't want me to read but he just felt alone, even when my body was at home. I started making a special effort to spend time with him and really be with him. Maybe that would help. I wish I had a better suggestion for you but other than a gun but I don’t. Good luck.

Allison, I’m with you on a Port a Potty. I will do just about anything to not have to use one. We went to Atlanta one day when the Olympics was there and I had no choice, but that’s the only time I can remember in 30 years.

Mary, that is just the pits about your phone. I agree, they should have some record of who talked to you. Good luck.

Valerie, welcome. We have a few here from NC. I lived in Charlotte for 17 years before moving to Myrtle Beach. We have a few walkaholics here too, so you will fit right in. This is a great place for motivation. Come often. A big congrats on that 36 lbs. Way to go.

Michele, why would we need a vehicle when we will have the transporter. It can take us anywhere that a vehicle could. Right? LOL I don’t know how you find time to exercise and bake and all the things you do. I’m duly impressed, my friend.

I had a lovely lunch with my other BFF today. She has so many family problems that it is sometimes exhausting to be with her, but my heart goes out to her. Tomorrow we have installation of officers and then home for a few days. I’m tired and may not be awake long, but I want to get started on Heather’s book that I got today. Pip, I’ll save all the dirty words for you.

I hope all you special ladies have a terrific day.

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

Hello gals,
I have quickly read through 40+ posts and didn't take notes.

Was it Kim who asked where I went to high school? I grew up in central Kansas. Went to HS there. I moved to TN after I married a southern guy in 1981. I have a sister in Kansas that I visit once a year now. She has metastatic breast cancer. I would go more often if I could afford it. Janet is right that retirement brings the time to travel but not the $$$. I think our reunion will be in the Fall of '17 so I might do 2 visits that year.

Cindy and Joyce - congrats on the great progress!

Katla - take care of those knees! and Alison - hope you are better soon. Pizza sounds delish!

Heather - glad hubby is happy. My DH just about can't watch his favorite teams because he gets upset with them when they don't do well. He totally internalizes his frustration. Our NFL team has been so pitiful the last 2 years we haven't even wanted to watch them.

Sylvia - Can't you just work on the transporter while you are doing your drafting jobs? We are all here for inspiration!

Janet - never been to Vegas. Sounds fun. I think Sylvia's seems the most central location for us US girls. How about it Sylvia? After you return from Madrid we all show up at your studio for some fun with clay! I could sneak on up to Hutch to see my sis. Maybe I could ride double and Pip would take me there on her bike!

Time for bed. This was the first of my 6 straight days.

TNToni

I'm another one who didn't sleep well last night so will be a short post. Well for me it will be short.

Mary Minnesota, i have never watched a single episode of Rd. Who but most of my family does. I am also a member of another forum and several of them are in the UK so it is a big discussion there. My SIL is a huge Dr Who nut, So my other daughter bought him a Tardis cookie jar. In a town close to theirs a small small town grocery store has a Tardis in it. A lot of people go there just to get their picture. Last eyar for Halloween, they all went as Dr. Who characters.

Cynthia, I absolutely love that pond, the yard and the house. I could just spend hours sitting there listening to the quiet.

Heather, I guess I was sleeping while reading and I missed where you were going. I tried to google Lincoln, UK and chandeliers and all I got was some shop that sold them. I have never watched Master Chef. So will this man who is a single dad have to give up that kind of life to have his own show or go on tour. I hope it is a monetary prize.

MMinMD, the slow and steady wins the race. We are not a BIggest Loser show here. You're doing wonderful

Jane, how are you and your Mom doing today???

Selena, great picture of your son or is it son in law? He looks very intense.

Sylvia, If you find a remedy to those ants, please let me know. I can tell where those buggars are coming from. But they are getting smart now. They used to come from the sliding door to our deck and come in the room right to the cat food bowl or any food they can find, or just to look. But now they are coming from the door, then going right along the wall instead of out onto the floor. Then they go right along the edge of the breakfast bar. When I am spraying them, they go up the wall.My husband thinks that when he eats his peanut butter and jelly on a spoon that he can just put the spoon in the sink. My daughter uses borax but for the life of me I can not find it in the store. Last year she gave me these little pods that have borax in them. She uses them with complete success. Well in my house they just walked over them to get to the food. I have tried the cinnamon with no luck, powdered sugar/baking soda mix with no results. That is supposed to make their bodies explode! I guess the chalk line is next.

Valerie, welcome. 36 pounds since starting in December!!!! You are a strong woman. When I think of all the times huge amounts of food are offered, given during that time. Christmas, New Years eve, Valentines Day, Easter. That's a lot of temptation. And you have surpassed the 1/2 point in your goal. Good job.

Well no weight loss for me today. But that's OK. I know I shouldn't be weighing every day anyway. I have been riding my recumbent bike about 7 miles (according to the bike, not fitbit) everyday this week. But today I was so sore, add that to sleeping terribly this week and I barely got a mile in. About bedtime now. Were supposed to have very heavy storms here today. I think Illinois and Kentucky got the worst and it bypassed us.

Joyce, Indiana

Mary from Minn.~ it is a very fattening pizza ,but by gosh it was delish.. it is a very thick crust pizza...
I know I am just gaining and gaining.. I have to really get back in the swing of it.. while all of you are eating right ,I am slacking and just eating whatever I want and it shows..
I know y'all love me the way I am,but I have to get on the stick and get it together..
Tom made it down there around 6:30 last night.. just talked to him and it is already 81 degrees there.. where here it is 32
I asked what he was going to do today and first he is going for a walk... it is just a beautiful place down there and so when we are down there we walk 2-3 miles in the morning .. and for a man that doesnt ever sit still I think . he might just relax today and go to the pool at least I hope so.. he so deserves it at almost 63 he gets up every morning at 2 a.m. and gets home at 3;30 does his stuff around the house and in bed by 7 pm.. 5 days a week. and with the bathroom reno it has been non stop..
so with driving for 2 full days I sure hope he rests up.. he can fly back if he wants,he has the ticket. but think he will drive back again..
I am picking my dad up around noon and we are going to the air museum.. I hope this will be a fun day.. should be because he is such an airlplane buff.. will charge up my camera and take some pictures.. then maybe go out to an early dinner..
going to check on my DFIL and then stop to see my DB,DSIL will be taking care of Faith in the morning as they going up to New Hampshire overnight..

Hi girls!

Just watching the London Marathon. Need a bucket of tissues, I find it so emotional. A national heroine and world record holder Paula Radcliffe was running a swangsong race as she is retiring. Teary! I also love watching all the ordinary runners who are doing it for charity.

DH is at cricket. I gave him a lift and went on to my favourite food/clothes store. M&S. Bought lovely breads, fish and fruit. They had no sesame bagels so baked some specially for me and then came to find me with them! Service! They do a delicious German rye bread.

Joyce - it was Gilly who was going to Lincoln. I have been there before. It was the cathedral I was talking sbout. Magnificent!
I don't know what the Masterchef champion is going to do. He wants a professional career in food. The top chefs were falling over themselves to praise his talents. Certainly hard to combine with family life. His youngest is only 6.

Mary - Watford is not MY team! ! ! :noway: My team is Arsenal, near where we lived for 40 years. My DS#2 is a diehard fan.
It was lovely yesterday because people were texting and telephoning DH. He is still a happy bunny!

Janet - DH goes to cricket at the county ground. He is a member. Matches last 4 days! Test matches (international) last 5 days. :ohwell: It's a bit cloudy today, but dry.

Yanniejannie - so often people split up or have affairs after a traumatic thing like that. I suppose they just want some relief from the pain. Very sad. I expect, like me with my cancer friend, you wish she could have felt able to confide in you and turn to you. I know I want to be of help to my friend and it was good to have a long chat with her the other day. She was upset that the hospital didn't break the bad news to her more tactfully. The consultant, who looked about 10, said it was "an incremental step down". When she questioned that bit of jargon the doctor was very defensive. Luckily she is going on holiday to Dubai on Thursday for a few days. The son who is getting married in September is working out how soon they can start trying for a baby so that it won't "show" on the wedding day. My friend is mixed race, her son is black and his fiancée is Asian hindu. It's going to be a grand Hindu wedding! ! ! ! !

Might try and make whale, a crab and an octopus today for the cake decorations. :bigsmile:

Lots of love, Heather x UK