WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2015

Happy Wednesday ! ! !

Sylvia – I totally agree with the picture. My “yarn closet” is practically full to the top with buckets of yarn, fabric, thread, etc.

Carol NC – I have never eaten from a food truck either. I hope you had an enjoyable experience. Nice job on all those steps.

TnToni – Glad you are “back on track”. Memorial Day certainly can be tough when it comes to loss and reflection. Very romantic story. Congrats on keeping up the exercise level.

Pip – yes, too fast for shifting gears into reverse. All he had to do was drive 2 more miles, and drop off DS at my work, because that is where we lift. I just can’t imagine how DH ever had the initiative to work-out and lift weights during his late teens and early 20’s to make him good enough to play AAA baseball ?!?!? Instead DH brought home pizza, I only ate my 2 slices of thin crust, and I brought DS into the room for his push-ups, and for us to do planks together. I’m still at 60 seconds front and 40 seconds each side, so it was super easy for him, but better than nothing. However, another baseball Mom texted me yesterday, and she will be scheduling weight lifting sessions with my DS, so I can probably convince her to drive both of them to my work in exchange for free access and training. Now, if I only had someone to physically get into my face to help keep me motivated. Don’t get me wrong – you all do a wonderful job, and the thought of keeping my joints as loose as possible for as long as possible, and still being around and mobile to see my DS graduate, those are all motivation as well, but I wish I had someone to get right in my face when I am not at work.

Mary in MN – thanks for the 5x5 suggestion, but since DS is only 14, he has a personal trainer that writes his programs specifically for his growing changes and his sports. I was even corrected yesterday when I mentioned that I don’t see the pectoral development on him that I see on some other kids on his teams. Based on things you have mentioned, his program isn’t too much different, in that he does 3-5 sets of every lift, and adds a little weight with each set. He does most of it behind me while I ride the bike, but he does the crunches in front of me, and holds a 50 pound weight on his chest for those, so I know he is strong (and has a killer 6-pak if I do say so myself).

Joyce – I hear your pain regarding the Amusement Park. Here’s what I would do (and I seriously mean me, in the exact situation, so take it with a grain of salt): Get 2 scooters, and skip the waterpark part of the trip, and see the shows that only you and DH would enjoy. In advance, make plans to meet up as a group, like meals, or between shows to go on the other rides that everyone will enjoy, etc. Would DH get the UC work done even if money were not an issue? I know my DH is so tight with his money that he squeaks when he walks (and he rarely admits any health issues). You all can make this as much fun as you wish. // On a slightly side note: there was a year that my Mom had a broken pelvis, and needed to be cared for 24 hours a day at home, in order to have MediCare still available for a Rehab Home after the surgery. DS Birthday fell during that time, so we scheduled his party to be in the front yard, with multiple kiddie pools and sprinklers and sidewalk chalk, anything creative and cheap that I could think of at the time. Not to mention unlimited ice cream, hot dogs, and lemonaide. DS was turning 10, so he was certain his party would be the most boring ever. Well, every boy had the time of their life, because I just let them be crazy, and be boys. My Mom, who would pass away 2 months later, also had the best time ever, because she could sit in her wheelchair, pushed up to the window, and watch these boys act like typical boys. She felt like she was part of the party, and that’s really all I could ask for – Mom and Son both having a memorable time, together yet separate.

Kalona – Congrats on the loss.

Italy – that’s a lot of kids making food in your kitchen. I hope they help with the cleaning after. I hate cleaning.

Allison – The walk with hubby sounds wonderful. I am envious.

Katla – a few years back I bought a Duplex with my Mom and Dad. This way we were in the same building, but also had our own homes. It came in really handy when she broke her hip, then pelvis, and needed 24 hour care. Now, my Dad enjoys having a place of his own but so close to us at the same time. It can really be a struggle for me, since Dad and DH have different opinions on how to care for a home, but it’s nice to know if something happens, I am close by. We mostly act like we live far apart, but have the convenience of doing things together when we wish. The whole thing did have to happen at the right time, as prior to the purchase, I would NOT have wanted to live so close. // I’m glad the washcloths look like flip flops, because that was my goal, and I don’t like patterns. DD wants one in pink, but I don’t have pink cotton, so I think I’m going to try acrylic yarn for the straps of the flip flop and see if that works.

Jules – how sad about missing the exam. That is WAY too much money to just throw away. I hope the situation works out soon. I certainly hope you can avoid the smoke, and enjoy the pinot and the walk. I hope your weather is as good or better than ours right now.

Janet – Isn’t it wonderful that we can all do what works for us, and everyone is right ?!?!? The mere thought of exercising for an entire hour straight is exhausting to me. Plus, just not an option with my RA most days. But getting up for a few minutes every hour or so is definitely do-able. Thank YOU for being motivating. Thank you for being you ! ! !

I got DS out of the house in time for me to work-out this morning; 15 minutes on the bike. I will do another 10 on the hand bike during lunch, and do my planks at home. If we take DS and other boys to the batting cages, I will walk in place as much as possible. I also prepared my mushrooms and onions for breakfast tomorrow and Friday, so all I have to do is add the eggs, then microwave when I get to work.

Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

Well, we finally rolled our new van into the garage at about 12:15 am! We got up to the car dealer about 6:00pm last night and it took till about 10:00pm to get the paperwork done, then two hours to drive home. I HATE car shopping. We searched online and found the one we thought we wanted, then went to the dealer. Once there we "negotiated" the best deal we could and were quite happy with the numbers. They "gave" us about $5,000 in rebates/incentives which brought the price down to where we wanted it. That was just great. Then, the salesman turned us over to the man in the finance office to do the paperwork. That was where it got ugly.

This guy was desperately trying to sell us a "mantenance plan" that was about $6,000! We kept saying no, and he kept dropping the price, and trying to scare us about how much things would cost to repair. After about an hour of badgering, the price was down to about $1,700. The way he presented it, we were meant to assume that it was somthing from Chrysler, but when I asked directly, he said it was a third party company. I whipped out my ipad and googled it, and found that the Better Business Bureau called it a scam, and said that it has five different aliases, the two owners of the company have gone to jail for 5 years and 4 years each (but somehow the company keeps on going), and over a thousand complaints have been filed against it for fraud. So, after I googled it, the guy stopped pushing and we were done pretty quickly after that. I had been thinking that this was a good reputable dealer (if there is such a thing), but then I found out otherwise.

Hubby did the test drive and drove it home, so the first time I got to drive it was this morning. He had to back it out of the garage for me. It seems so much bigger than the old one, and I was scared I'd hit the door frame getting it out. It drives nicely and seems comfortable. Now I can't wait to take the kids somewhere fun! The old van wasn't safe on the highway at all. It did zero to 60 in about 5 miles. This isn't a fancy van, and doesn't have as many bells and whistles as my old van, but it should be fine for what I need. I can carry the kids and the dogs and load it with stuff for craft fairs. That's all I need.

The bad news is that I didn't get to exercise yesterday and I ate restaurant food, so this morning my weight was up 2 pounds. Hopefully salt and water.

Now, I'm trying to finish up some drafting. Then go to the grocery store. I'm hoping the kids will come over tonight for dinner.

Well, I have to get back to work. Have a great day!

Sylvia

my heart rate monitor is connected to my iphone on the app that I use and the app tells me what I burned. I never go by the what the machine says or MFP, I go by my heart rate monitor reading. if I went by the machines, it would say I would b burning like 2000 a day!

Hello everyone! I just got back from the eye doctor and he is having trouble getting me a prescription for contacts that works for me. Most of the time I have a hard time reading. I feel like I wasted the whole morning. I will do my exercise first then I have to get out and mow the lawn. We have had a lot of rain and I was unable to mow because of the grass being so wet. I notice a lot of people count yardwork and gardening as exercise. So I should be able to get an hour and a half worth of extra calories to eat! Which probably amounts to an apple or an orange.

Karla - it is nice to get a visit from old friends. When my DH retires we are planning on getting a pull behind camper and travel during the winter.

Jules - that is too bad about the money you lost by not being able to take that exam. Have a great night and relax. You deserve it.

PIP-you have quite the running agenda! It is nice to see that you enjoy it with your whole family. Your kids (furry) probably enjoy spending the time with you.

Janet-we are about 20 minutes away from our old house to our new. The new one is going to save my DH travel time and gas money. Great job on losing 11 pounds!

Carey - I hope you get rain soon!

Terri - I like how you fit in your exercise throughout the day. Your DS exercise program does sound similar to mine. It's nice that you can work out side-by-side. I would still consider that quality time.

Lisa-I think that the best time to find a solution to a problem is while we are sleeping. The only problem with me is, I have a hard time falling to sleep because of prepping for that solution. I am glad that you are able to get some writing done. Your quilt is beautiful.

Sylvia-next time I am looking for a vehicle I will take you with me! I hope you enjoy your new van. You will lose that extra 2 pound really quickly.

Have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

I could go on and on about how great my job is (and complain, too, but that's just a fact of life). But one of the best parts, besides being able to use the Fitness Center on my lunch, is when my co-workers or other people working out start praising or cheering for me. It really helps me want to be there, even when I have pain, and don't really want to be there. Today was a little boring, because I can't see the TV from the last row, I haven't loaded my new mp3 player, and I didn't like the radio station that was on at the time. But when my Physical Therapist started chanting my name, it made it all worth doing.

Chris - Welcome back.

Hugs All Around ! ! !

Terri

Happy Wednesday. Sounds like another beautiful day. So far I am only working until 3pm so hoping to get home and maybe get something done in the yard. DH wants to go riding the motorcycle when he gets off. See what the weather is like. My eating yesterday was better then been in weeks. Happy about that.

Carol--Sounds like you got to see a lot on your first day.

Meg--I saw pictures on the news and FB about the funeral. How sad for her family.

Mary--Sounds like you are getting a lot done for your sale. Pray it goes well for you.

Janet--I have never heard of that choice in tickets, interesting.

Joyce--Sending HUGs. We have a summer swimming day where our DD and family from Beatrice come and the DGC close. Also DH's ex lives with the DD and so she comes. Well last year I decided I was going in the water with the DGC and not sit on the side with her. They are making plans for this year and I am going in the water again.

Lisa H--I love the quilt. Going to be very nice.

Sylvia--Glad you got your new van and like it. I hate when they keep trying to sell you something and keep pushing. Good for you for showing them you could not be pushed around.

Well ladies time to get some work done. Looks like it is beautiful outside, but chances of rain around 5pm.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

What a fabulous group, just reading through your posts has motivated me. I choose not to be fat, and will remind myself daily now. Am doing really well with food but the exercise is another matter, so far today only 6000 steps and at 8.30pm after a huge day at work, I won't get many more in.
So, my goals for the next few days with a work schedule which is mad will be
Log all food
Do the 10000 steps even if it means getting up at 5am
Tell myself daily that I want to be slim more than I want that cake or gin
Bearwood in berkshire, uk

Yanniejannie - Welcome back! I missed you. We all need a break from time to time.

Mary from Minnesota

YannieJannie ... We will definitely cheer one another on! Glad to see you back!

Tonight I made spiralized zucchini with garlic shrimp. I really liked it. Now to get it into the database since I have leftovers.

Beth in WNY

Thursday morning and woke to VERY heavy rain. Hope it stops so I can walk Blaize this afternoon or drag out the Wii.
Did my Wii boxing before breakfast and thinking Jillian's Shred and Jeannette's Circuit B
Food = 1483
Stan is supposed to go fishing at Stanley, his gear ready so expect he will go
My daughter, Karen, is going into Frankston Hospital Friday to have cancer removed and any lymph nodes nearby, then radiation. Hope all goes well.
We have a rain water tank and we filter our water before use for drinking, only water we have
Lesley in Tasmania

Greetings to all. Finally! A lovely day here. It was in the 80s and sunny. But more rain is coming. Not much going on today for me; did some garden work after I got home from a short day at work. Fed the birds. We have our annual nests in the back on a pergola rail and in the front in a hanging basket. I don’t mind the one in the back but the one in the front bothers me because I’m afraid to water it for fear of drowning the birds.

Annr: you are right; lots of those people are looney! I am a complete morning person and am awake at 4, but too dang lazy to get out of bed. I wish I could get there. I struggle to make a 9:00 water aerobics class in the summer!

Michele: sorry to hear Vince may need another ablation. We do lots here and I know they can be long!

Janet: sounds like a speed trap!

Joyce: I am so sorry about the dilemma with the water park!!!!!

Kal900 good weight loss!

Italy: why are you cleaning after everyone else makes food? Send them to my house! I’ll get them in order for ya!  (ps you don’t know me well; I am the mean mom!)

Katla: what a fun visit with people who sound so interesting!

Lillian: glad you are better but don’t over do!

Jules: so sorry about the missed exam! My office days are pretty sedentary so I have to make up walking to do; when I copy or print I walk around my square, I go for a 10” walk after lunch, park far away, etc.

Pip: which sleeves did you get? I got copperwear from Bed, Bath, and Beyond and they are ok, but to keep them up on my knee, I put an ACE wrap underneath them.

Janet: good news on the weight loss…probably lots of sodium!

Carey: thanks for the thoughts!

Lhannon: beautiful fabric work!

Sylvia: so smart of you to google that maintenance plan! Congrats on the new car!

Mary: I have bifocal contacts with the outer ring all the way around being near vision and far vision is the bigger, center part. They not only come in the exact prescription, but then you can “tweak” them to high, medium, low something-or-other. I went from medium to high and they are fabulous! I can send you the name of them if you want.

Vicki: I hope you got that ride in while the weather is cooperating!

Yanniejannie: that’s a ton of posts to try to read! :O You were missed!

Bearwood: I think I said welcome yesterday but if not, welcome now!

Bkrimpet: glad the bike is set better for you

Well the hubster and I are going for a walk in a couple of minutes. I’m behind in my step count for the day so walking was my choice for exercise! See you all tomorrow. Take care my friends, Meg from Omaha.

stats for the day, believe it or not, i didn't push the bike ride:
ride hm 2 gym- 12.49min, 13.8amph, 2.9mi = 75c
spin- 40min, 86ar, 77aw, 9-11g, 9.8mi = 245c
ride gym 2 dome- 6.26min, 12.7amph, 1.3mi = 58c
ride wk 2 tan - 59.03min, 11/3amph, 11.1mi = 461c
wide tan 2 hm - 6.12min, 10.1amph, 1mi = 62c
total cal 901

Quick check in. Rough day today. We had to put out 15 year old cat to sleep. He's been sick for a while with renal failure but it got to the point where we knew he was not himself and was uncomfortable. We know it was the tight decision, but it was not easy. RIP Sebastian.

Todays TOPS meeting went really well! I was down 1.75 lbs, so I was happy about that. We had about 37 people attend losses were 35 lbs/gains were 21 so we were in "the blue" and so that was postive. I had made a posterboard that had 189 squares for people to sign if they lost, plus the bell to ring for people to cheer you. When the poster is all filled up, then the leader opens up the envelope in the back that has a number. That person gets their dues paid for the next month. (We are all about the incentives!) Our accordin lady was the program, and so we sang some TOPS songs.... (my favorite to the tune of "Clemintine" was "No More Eatsa Little Pizza"...I am a singer so I harmonized kind of like on Hee Haw hahahaha). A friend brought me more tomato plants so I will plant them tomorrow afternoon after swimming. I brought 4 lonely looking radishes, because one of my other friends gave me the seeds and so I put them in a tupperware container labeled, "To My Fran, grown with love!"
On the way home I stopped at my garden and picked more of my huge spinach leaves! I made some wild rice flavored with some chicken stock, a tsp of bacon bits, and olive oil (plus ceyanne pepper), and the fresh spinach. Love cooking like that! I feel like I should live in Tuscany in a villa.... My dream is that STING the singer will invite me over to stay and sing with him for a wee bit. My dream sadly doesn't know what to do with his wife, (but that is beside the matter)......
So I will continue this kind of eating, lots of spices to fuel my tastebuds, lots of veggies to chop, saute', and munch on. Some pasta, Dave's Killer bread, and Tillamook yogurt with fresh fruit.
I have thrown out my granola bars. I agree it was a fun thing to make, but having 30 bars in your frig is too much of a tempation for me. Because I made them with Gharidelli chocolate pieces it made them squares of heaven, but eating too many made my insides cranky.
Presently my 16 yr old is over at a seniors house down the street doing a video project that they are partners on. She is a senior....and a girl, so I will quiz him when he gets home...
@lhannon062709 I was about to throw something at the tv today when I watched the show. It was very emotional, but alot of it staged. Maybe the emotions were real and all, but the writers do help them say what needs to be said.
@megblair1 I am so glad to meet a fellow lazy soul sister! I guess if we whine, and struggle BUT still go and swim or exercise its all good!

Dr. Katie: