WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2015

Bought new Asics running shoes for my walks. My KwSiss have bit the dust
Lesley in Tasmania

Hello all!

Soon the taxi will be arriving to take us to the hospital. I have some reading matter, some writing materials and a snack to take with me. If there is any time while DH is under I will nip out to town for some bits and pieces. We woke up very early so had everything done by 8.50, including 1 hr 45 mins exercise!

DSIL rang to wish him luck. She will arrive around 11 pm tonight. Must get a small snack ready for her as she is driving for two hours straight from work.

Michele - hope Vince's heart rhythms get sorted. :flowerforyou:

Mary - the new house sounds fab!

Dreamwriter - hope the kidneys etc turn out ok. My ex had the same thing, but it was ok.

Joyce - I've managed to put some colourless varnish on my nails. Better than nothing!

I've kept my weight at target through the holiday and family visit, but I've put back my two safety pounds. I can't complain, but I will have to be careful in York with my girlfriends. I expect we will walk a lot and the hotel has a small pool. I really can hardly believe my weight has stayed down, but I do 600 cals exercise every morning. The two days the DGC were here I couldn't do that, but I ran around after them and went for a walk. I am relieved, I must say. Still, I would like my safety pounds back! :laugh:

Love to all. I will check back in this evening.

Heather, in Hampshire, UK

morning ladies~
slept well... Heather~ keeping your DH in my prayers..
well I have about 15 packages in the freezer which is nice.. going to be upper 80s today will close the house up.. the day after a holiday is crazy at a dentist office so it will be like that today working 9:30-6 so long day.. seems that we worked all weekend long.. guess that is a good thing, but I want to be with my DSIL and Faith up at the lake.. or with my DB at Hampton at the cottage.. but alas I have to work..
I am hoping once the kitchen gets done that we can take a break from all this craziness..

Good morning everyone

I think I slept better. Used the inhaler last night when I got home. I think it is working, coughing up the phlegm. Which is good according to the doctor. Still home from work for a couple days. It isn't bronchitis it is a viral chest infection.

Stopped at a greenhouse on the way home and picked up plants to plant 3 of my planters. So will try and get them planted today. It is still supposed to be hot and windy today - forecasting thunderstorms for this afternoon. I must remember to take it slow and easy so that my coughing doesn't flare up.

Sharon - (((hugs))) thinking of you,

Take care everyone
Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

Just wanted to say hi. I had a great weekend.

Is there a way to "bookmark" this thread so that I can easily find it? My concern is that I will lose track of it and never find it again.

Here is a picture of the washcloths/ coasters I crocheted over the weekend for DD. the one is white with purple and the other is green and white. I started a post on my computer but have gone to lunch so will finish it after my workout

I would like to join your group.

I just started with MFP and Fitbit to track my eating, exercising. I started last week on the 21st and here it is, 5 days later and I am already down 4.5 pounds! I would say that this is the most success I have had in this century! I recently retired and am ready to make the last part of my life BETTER for me! My goal is to lose weight (I have 100+ to lose) and become more active (my job was a sit down job at a computer for the last 15 years). At this time, my initial goal is just to track my food, be more conscious of what I put in my mouth and the health benefits (or not) of what I eat; get moving (Fitbit will encourage me I think) and gain some fitness overall. I have teenie tiny goals - I will lose 15 pounds by the time my oldest grandson turns 4 - July 27. I want my goals broken down into something achievable in the short term and not have to look at my overall goal of 100+ pounds - eeks - that does not sound doable. But...15 pounds at a time, yeah, I can do that. Since I have been sedentary for so many years (due to my job as well as my weight) my initial fitness goal is to first get to 5,000 steps each day and work up from there.

Any and all encouragement is welcome.

Leanne - Western Washington

Terri ~ your wash rags/coasters are so cute. Love the idea of flip flops.

Happy Tuesday ! ! !

Carey – Thanks for the Inspiration. Sometimes I forget “positive talk” for myself, even though I’m good at giving it to others.

Carol/Peach – Hooray for the Jewelry.

Sylvia – I hate to hear stories of “bully” salesmen. I’m so sorry you had that experience. I hope you sore throat feels better soon.

Annr – Helicopter Nudist Mom is hilarious ! ! ! Thanks for continuing to share such an interesting part of your life.

Michele – Hugs for DH and his heart trouble.

Beth – a hearty welcome to your son. I hope MFP is a success for everyone in your family (and for everyone here in general ) !

Joyce – Hugs for your DH and his UC.

Allison – I feel your pain regarding being busy around a Holiday. The 3 days before, everyone calls for the simplest of symptoms, because they don’t want to be sick for the Holiday. Then for 2 days or longer after, because they either got sick or injured over the weekend. It amazes me how every person who calls thinks they are the only person to call. The absolute next opening we have here isn’t until Wednesday, and they literally ask me “what am I supposed to do until then?” I offer you HUGE hugs for tolerance (and accept them back).

Ihannon – Very nice plan for moving. The people whom I work with do the same thing for me, and I appreciate it a LOT !

Well, DS not making the baseball team has lit a fire under everybody's caboose. DH is planning to bring him to lift weights whenever the weather isn't good enough for the batting cages. I told them they can come any/every night at the time I finish work, because it would also give me another excuse to exercise a little more. They are also going to work on his pitching skills and speed (weighted balls). DS admits that he never gave the coach an opportunity to see him play an outfield position, so he will remember to play multiple positions at next year's try-outs.

I did great over the weekend, including plenty of extra time on the exercise bike while DS and a friend did some weight lifting. Then last night I was unable to sleep, so I did a bit of grazing, so my weight has stayed the same. Now, back to clean eating (except for the absolutely delicious sliced chicken I got from the Deli recently).

I know there was more I planned on typing, but leaving for lunch made my brain empty, so . . .

Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee (where it is raining again and 63 degrees)

Hello ladies: Still working on packing up the house. Cat to vet today to check on tick bite that will not heal and to get advice on sedation for move to WA. We have an old dog kennel that we have fixed up with a small litter pan and a cushion for traveling. We will let her loose only in the motel at night. Dog will go in on Friday to get yearly shots and checked over before we move. It seems like I have packed and packed and there is still so much crap in this house. I would love to just get rid of it all and start over at the new place but that is not financially feasible.

Heather - Wishing DH well and a speedy recovery.

Sylvia - Sorry about the salesmen. Hope you find the car you are looking for. Keep the jokes coming, I need those laughs.

Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue who will not be in SD much longer.

skkuehn - where in Washington are you moving to. i'm in Washington, by seattle (Tacoma)

Hi everyone! Thank you for all the good wishes for DH. It means a lot. :flowerforyou:

We are back home and he is feeling OK. It was impossible to stay with him as they are very strict about that, so I had to hang around in Winchester for 6 hours. I spent a lot of time at my favourite restaurant having 3 starters, queen scallops, mussels and snails. I had no bread and did not soak up the garlic butter. I had a glass of blanc de blanc. I reckon all that for 500 cals. I rang the hospitsl at 5pm, but he had only just come out, so I ended up having 8 oysters at another place. 150 cals. As I had done my 600 exercise and walked around for 1 hour 40 minutes, I think I burnt it off. I have just had my evening mesl of prawns and squid. Do you think I like seafood? ? ? ? ? :laugh:

DH is savouring a cup of tea and will soon have a cake - vanilla slice. His sister is coming earlier than expected and will be here at 9pm, so she will need feeding. I can make a scratch meal for her. All seems well.

Tomorrow morning I must do some exercise before I pack and get to the train station. Hope I have time. I will have to leave the sister to get her own breakfast I think and just get DH's. We are always awake really early; she somewhat later. I hope to do a lot of walking in York and will try out the pool, though I think it is a bit small.

I went walking round Winchester to look at houses and apartments. Found a couple of perfect places, but I doubt DH will want to move. I am happy where I am, but would not want to stay there if anything happened to DH or maybe when I am old. It is soooooooo expensive there, especially if you want parking. I love it though. There is something very special about an old cathedral city. That kind of architecture lifts my spirits as much as beautiful countryside does.


Hope Lilian, Cynthia feel better soon. :flowerforyou:

Bye for now, a relieved Heather in Hampshire. UK

Heather - I think you really like seafood!!

Today's joke:



A man appeared before St. Peter at the pearly gates. "Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked.

Well, I can think of one thing," the man offered. " On a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of high-testosterone bikers, who were threatening a young woman.

I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen. "So, I approached the largest and most heavily tattooed biker and smacked him on the head, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and threw it on the ground." I yelled, "Now, back off!! Or you'll answer to me!"

St. Peter was impressed: "When did this happen?"

"Just a couple of minutes ago"

Well Good Morning. I started reading and catching up yesterday and then we lost our power and I lost my post. So starting again today.
It was a nice weekend. I loved having 4 days off in a row. We went out to my mom's on Friday. Did get a lot done while there and brought home things she wanted us to have. One is her cedar chest. She has had that since she was in high school. So last evening DH and I went thru what was in there and put some of our things in. It was a good weekend and so glad we went. Changed my picture to one we took of my two sisters, mom, brother and I.
Weigh in this morning was not good. I have to get back on track and log everything. No excuses.
Friday before we left they had called and told DH the motorcycle was fixed. So we went to Columbus and picked it up. Yesterday we took several rides and sure enjoyed that.

Sharon--Sending prayers and hugs.

Mary--Hope you are doing well on the down sizing. This last weekend when we were cleaning out mom's garage. My dad was a closet horder. There was so much JUNK in the attic. And of course there was not just one of most things but several. Makes me want to keep cleaning and getting rid of stuff at our house. I so have to get into the spare room and get cleaning. It is almost to the point you can not see the floor. I realize that most of it will be gone next month as we have all the sign in stuff and packets for our CMA rally. They are planning on 2500 so I have all that in there and I still have to add things to each packet, so will start doing that in the evenings. Rally starts June 5th, so best get busy.

Toni--Glad to hear your mamogram went well. I think part of the reason they are not as painful is because they do them in 3-D and it gets a good picture.
Congrates on getting the Y job.

Heather--Sorry to hear about your friends. Sending hugs and prayers for all of you. Sounds like you are enjoying the time with the grandbabies. I am glad to hear DS didn't realize what was going on until they were there. What a cutie!!

Cynthia--Sure hope you feel better soon. Glad to hear it is not whooping cough.

Meg--It sounds like it would be neat to see all the blue. I feel for the family and the baby. I am thinking it will be a very large funeral. I think all the things they are doing for the family is a good thing. I hope they keep it up as the child and the other children need to remember what a speical person she was.

Sylvia--Glad you got your sleep and weight is down. Enjoyed you bike picture.

Carol--Hope all goes as planned with your trip.

Mary--I agree. God has something better for you. Good to hear about your house. Sounds like a great place.

Kim--Sounds like your yard is going to be beautiful

Rori--Sending a big HUG!!

pip--Your nails sound cute. I have some purple with glitter and love to wear that. Just saw the pictures. love the color. Happy B-lated Birthday! Your ring is beautiful. My wedding ring is a band and then at 10 & 20 he got me the rings with little diamonds and they are on each side. I love it and it is personal.

Allison--Vent all you need to, you do so much, we are here for you.

Sue--good to see you post. Pray all goes well with your move.

Katla--Glad you enjoyed your time on the boat.

Michele--Love the Christmas tree skirt. Bet they will enjoy them.

Teri--You are very talented also.

Once again I am caught up. Hope you all have a great rest of the day. I am working a couple hours longer today as person following me called in. So will end up being a long day. A friend was in the hospital so at lunch DH and I went and bought some flowers. Well when he was ready to take them up to her room found out she had checked out about 20 minutes before. So will take them by her house on the way home from work. Then not alot planned for the rest of the evening as work tomorrow. Over the weekend DGD and I started doing squats. I am up to 50 a day. She is 7 and did a lot more. I can really tell it in my legs so that is one thing I will do this evening. DH did some with me last evening. He found out they are not as easy as he thought.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE