WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2105

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

Good Evening Ladies,

Katla, enjoy that breakfast and Kudos for learning how to order it the way you want and need.

Cheri, fingers crossed for your hubby. Hope there are new adventures ahead for you. And yep, we’ll be with you wherever you go.

Meg, you are probably the only one that noticed the year on this month’s thread. Very observant. Gosh, my problem is I love my G&T. I do think the lime makes it though. Do you put lime in yours? If you don’t like it, stop drinking it. It’s not like that vodka is calorie free. Lol

Allison, my heart goes out to you. I have often wondered why ya’ll were doing the renovations with things the way they are. I will keep you both in my prayers and hope that you just concentrate on you. Hopefully he will find some peace and resolution. (((((((Hugs)))))))

Jane, what precious children. How can you keep your hands off of them?

Fiddle, I agree that some body parts are just hard to adjust the way we want. My tummy is actually flatter than I expected it to ever be, but that roll of loose skin below it, is pretty upsetting. Not that I would do it, but I was surprised to hear that a bariatric doctor said he wouldn’t do skin removal surgery on someone over 65. I’ll be anxious to hear how you like Windows 10. I can’t decide if I want to upgrade or not. Such decisions.

Monday is our anniversary and DH was going to take me out to a new restaurant for dinner. I have a Women of the Moose meeting so we decided to go out on Tuesday. I did look up the menu and didn’t find it to my liking. Just too gourmet and upscale. So we have decided on a steak place that I really like. Since it’s one thing we’ve never done on our Anniversary, we decided to go to the beach that morning. I like making a celebration last longer than one day.

I hope each of you has a wonderful and successful month.

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.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

janetr7476 wrote: »

Alison - our thots are with you. I know this is a very hard time. You have LOTS of shoulders here to cry on and/or vent or whatever. (((Hugs)))

yeah

Allison, do you really think Tom would go with you to the new swanky gym? It might back fire on you. U[date, I am glad at least he could verbalize his feelings with you. They must have been stewing in his heart for a long time and just boiled up more and more each day. I agree with the others. He now has to make a decision and you can only give it up to God that Tom will make the best decision for himself. I am glad he is going to stay long enough to get the kitchen finished. Although it sounds like since he has broken down, he may not have the desire to finish it now.

Chris, over what period of time have you lost the 40 pounds? Congrats on it. I tried to set 20 pound increments and soon realized that I needed smaller ones.

Janetr, have they thought of Hospice care? It is not a death sentence but a celebration of life. You can not be on any life saving treatment in hospice though. Is there anyone you can call to get an update? I know when my Mom was so ill and in hospice, I started a family list on my facebook personal messaging. I would update everyone a couple of times a day and it really helped people who lived out of town keep up to date and it saved a lot of phone calls that the story can get changed as it is passed along. My brother is a chaplain in a inpatient hospice and he said it was such a lifesaver to him top have my messages twice a day that he had his hospice buy computers for the lounge area for the families to use.

Heather, you have carpet in your bathroom???? Yech! Yes, it needs to be changed. I have seen the vinyl tiles that look like hardwood and they look very nice. Oh, there is that cute little boy again. I see he gets his good lucks from his Dad! Only 2 a little over 2 hours to get to Paris!!!! It takes us over 3 hours to get to our oldest daughters house. and we drive down and back in one day. It would be so wonderful to take one day trips to all those beautiful areas.

Gayle, my niece married a man who has been blind since birth. He has a Masters in communication but has been unable to get anyone who will hire him. So he works very part time at home on a computer taking calls from companies needing freight hauled and he arranges semi transportation. He has a wonderful speaking andsinging voice and did a lot of radio work in college.

Gilly, you know we need some pictures of that baby!

Carol NC, my usual steps for this past year have been in the 1500 range. Yep, you read that right. And I wonder why I have gained weight. So I am very glad to say I got close to 7000 in today.

Kibbly, glad you finally decided to chime in and write about yourself. Welcome.

Miriam, it must e chaos in your house. Not all of the kids and animals live in your house at one time do they???? I know you have your adopted youngsters. Are the grown ups still living at home?

Penny, I know it is nice to have traditions, especially when it involves Grandparents. But how would your family thin if you had a measuring cup at your plate and measured an appropriate portion after Grandfather put it on your plate. Plus, you don't have to eat it all.

DJ, whe I am at a picnic that is having smores, I have one and use half the chocolate and am fortunate enough that so far no one has used those ginormous marshmellows. A pessimistic husband isn't a little tiring, It is a lot of tiring. But I do love him and tell him I love his. I compliment him when he is dressed especially nice or suggest that he wear a particular pair of pants that I know look really good and at least gives a little hint that his butt isn't that flat. He is very thoughtful at times, maybe a bit to much. He loves for people to agree with him and is very insulted when they don't and works real hard to try to change your mind. Like the other night we went to Denny's. Usually we are a little chilly when we eat out and bring a sweater. Well I forgot one but I know he keeps 3 levels of heaviness in the car at all times. So he said he would go out and get one for me. I told him that the temp was OK. Again I said OK and he again told me tht it wasn't anything or him to get it. He got upset that I wouldn't take him up on the offer. He did that to his Mom a lot. He might like to go to a different place than she did or want a Three Muskateer instead of a Snickers, But he would ask her 4 times if she didn't want to change her mind. Us females do have a mind and we do have the right to our own opinion. About the Windows 10. I belong to another forum, I admit it yes I do. But they have the same close knit family atmosphere like we do except there are a couple of men. So I asked this exact question and it was mainly a negative response. Some were willing to try it but wanting everyone else to work out the bugs first. I will keep what I have.

Chris, exciting about your husbands potential new job and a move. I do not like packing up a house though. Mary in Minnesota could help you!

Pip, what kind of job does Kirby have? You know sometimes pain does serve a purpose to let us know when to cut back on what we are doing.

Meg, Oh the visual of the steak knife boinging back and forth in your cleavage. Was that poor waiter so embarrassed he couldn't wait on you anymore?

Barbie, Meg was probably reading so carefuly after she wrote she had walked 20 inches. I just saw what you wrote. I don't think I will be around to post in 2105. I wonder what kind of technology we will be using in 2105?

Well tonight I made myself get up and walk the circuit in the upstairs everytime there was a commercial. Do you know how often there are commercials during Wheel of Fortune??? I was so glad to get a 1 hour show after that. made me exhausted. But also made me drink a lot of water. I can really tell how out of shape I am as far as exercising. It's going to take a bit but I really need to get back to the Y. I will continue to walk here in the house and riding my bike here. But I need to get back to somewhere that I am part of a group and it gives me more accountability.

Well tomorrow is the day I sing a duet in our choir special and then sing in a ladies trio. The music committee sets the calendar up 3 months in advance. This ladies trio was supposed to be a duet but the song they chose didn't sound right without the third voice. And it was supposed to be for last week but the soprano had to be out of town and we traded with some one so we could do it this week. And the song with the duo I volunteered to do it. I have been wanting to start back in doing a solo but the kind of music the choir does as a group usually calls for a different voice than mine. So this song is just right for me. We are a small church with about 15 people in the choir and I feel conspicuous 'hogging' the special music.

Can I freeze Greek Yogurt???? A regular size carton is 4 cups and I use 1 cup a night. I don't like my yogurt sitting in the fridge. I think it looses its thickness.

Joyce, Indiana

Walked to the library, sat and read for a while, then to the gym, where I read on the recumbent bike for 40 minutes, and on the treadmill for 30. And, dangit, didn't write down the recumbent stats from the machine. Got credited for a bit over 600 calories. Had KFC grilled breast, big size green beans, regular coleslaw, a biscuit and a cookie, and was still under 1200 calories.

Recumbent bike weirdness - after a while, a couple of toes on my left foot went numb.

Why does Fitbit think I should be walking 5 miles a day? Is that the average mileage for 10k steps? I've got short legs - my height's all in my back. 11,795 steps got me 3.64 miles.

My weight's been stoogin' around this week. I hit 152 on July 20, then moved up to 154.5 and just crept back down to 152.5.
BUT it's 15 lbs since May 22. That's 3" less at waist and hips, down to 33 and 39. Thigh down 1.3", to 19.2. Which all translates into size 16 to size 12. It's 2.5" less at shoulders, to 40, and 3" less at chest, to 35. I wore a blouse yesterday that didn't button last year. (Though a bit of shopping today forced me to realize that I'm still a L top, rather than medium. Butat least no longer XL.) Even my neck is down, though only 3/8 of an inch.

July resolutions:
EXERCISE
--Walking: at least 7,500 steps a day - um, nope. Made it 4 days each of the past 2 weeks, 5 days week before that, 3 days the week of july 5-11.
At least 10,000 steps at least 4 days a week. Er, no. Managed that one week of the 4.
Hit 15,000 steps at some point in the month. Did it.
--Jogging: Get from a max of 6 minutes to a max of 10 minutes at a time. (Donno if I'll hit this one, but it's worth trying.) - didn't make it. Developed my first shin splints and went to walking.
--Get up early enough to get in some walking outside before the mirror steps. (This one is HARD.) - very rarely.
FOOD
--Keep logging (Fitbit's doing the steps). - check.
Stay within calorie budget. Ummmm, mostly. Went slightly over 4 days, waaaay over one.
Watch sodium and sugar. went over sodium 5x, over sugar, um, lots. 18 days.
NON-WEIGHT:
--Freewrite 15 minutes first thing on waking. (I've got the notebook. Put it in the headboard last night. Forgot this morning.) did well for a few weeks, not well past 2 weeks.
--Get in more time at OEDILF and Books & Writers. Got in a bit more.

August resolutions: Since I clearly need more work on them, I'll go with a repeat of the above
EXERCISE
--Walking:
At least 7,500 steps a day
At least 10,000 steps at least 4 days a week. Hit 15,000 steps at least one day.
--Jogging: Get from a max of 8 minutes to a max of 10 minutes at a time.
--Get up early enough to get in some walking outside before the mirror steps.
--Strength training: at least 2x a week.
FOOD
--Keep logging (Fitbit's doing the steps). - Stay within calorie budget.
Watch sodium and sugar.
WATER
Try to remember only to sip after 8 pm, and see if that'll keep my bladder from waking me up at odd hours. Even ones, too.
NON-WEIGHT:
--Freewrite 15 minutes first thing on waking.
--Get in more time at OEDILF and Books & Writers.

Barbie - thanks again!
Cool about the pot luck companion!
(I've been known to bring raw veggie platters to pot lucks. Or strawberries with vanilla Greek yogurt for dipping.
Proofreading reminds me of the resume received by an online acquaintance who was an editor for a megacorp. Experience inclulded "poofreading."
28thousand steps! That's astounding! <doffing hat>

JanetR - I'm so sorry about your sister and brother-in-law. They're in my thoughts.

Sylvia - very cool about the multicooker!

FPJ - Which weightloss goal did you choose that got you the 1200 calorie cap?

Curly girl - Your goals look good, and congratss on being so close to goal! What's your job, if you don't mid answering? (If you do, just ignore me.) Do you commute by car, bus or train?

Joan- Congrats on the 13 pounds! Yeah, I got moving (and tracking) after a long plateau.

Joyce - aaargh. Charlie does have some good points, right? <wry smle>
Larry's a pessimist and depressive, but tells me and others that he's proud of me.
Well done on the stepping!
You can freeze greek yogurt, but the texture will change.
http://canyoufreeze.com/greek-yogurt/
I've never noticed it thinning out over 4 days. Or even a week. If anything, it thickens a bit, with a little pool of whey at the top.
If it's flavored, you could make Greek yogurt popsicles.

Michele in NC: I got in about 1200 of Thursday's 13,150 steps walking in place while brushing, flossing and showering. Did another 400 and 600 walking around the hall during a few off-minutes at work. another 2000 to 3000 during my lunch half-hour. Walking from the office to the ferry landing was another 2500 or so, and I had Larry drop me off at the gym for the rest. Spent 30 minutes on the recumbent bike and 30-plus on the treadmill.
Sounds like you're going top-drawer on the caricaturist.
Do you really want big ceramics near the pool? I'd be worried about them breaking. IIRC, Sylvia's are some distance away.

peep - what Michele said, both about the marathon and the pain pills. Glad Kirby had something that helped.

JoniCalif - way to go! And welcome!

Chris in MA - you've done great! Especially "another year older but feel 2 decades younger." Yaaay!
AND 40 POUNDS! <cartwheels>

Karen OK - welcome! Your goals look excellent.

Katla - you're doing really well!

Shani - welcome! Does your husband usually get home at the same time? You could walk around the neighborhood and time it to that. Or if his arrival home varies, could he call your cell when he's 15 minutes out?

Cheryl in TX = welcome! Could you become the break room veggie supplier?

Lisa - 3/31 over is great! So is 3ounds down,nad teh running. I think all the restaurant work is a reasonable reason for crunchlessness.

Allison - I hoe the parking lot's safe at 3:30a. Hoep things calm down at work.
Just read about Tom. Oh, dear.

Heather - Yay for the vinyl order.
Boy, 1 degree C in July is a reminder of just how much farther north y'all are.
Well done on your cheese abstention!
Anent end of life, Larry knows I want to be a cadaver. And yeah, I know med students make jokes. If I could, I'd have a limerick implanted somewhere they'd find it. Perhaps

Coffin up for an urn? Jeeze Louise!
Perennial care? Waste of fees.
Can the solemn palaver —
Ship out my cadaver,
A cut-up for future MDs.


Gayle - way to go on the van food!

Miriam - <doffing hat>

NCCarol - Congratulations on the safeafter-darkwalking.And it's not at all ridiculous to be proudof the highest total since surgery.

Kibbly - welcome, and congrats on increasing your walks!

Linda IA - well dne on the goals, AND on the 3 inches off your hips!

Char316 - good start! Logging food helped me a lot.

DrKatie - good luck on the apartment!

Anamika - even though I wasn't around for you earlier, welcome back!

Penny - way to go on the veggies and exercise! About taking what you get at the table - could you save part of the serving for lunch the next day?

Terri - goals without dates makes all hte sense in hte world.

Katla - yaay on figuring a breakfast out that fits your health!

Cheri - best of luck on the job offer! Keep up those PT headache exercises!

Meg Blair - I lived in Santa Rosa when it and I were both much smaller. I still remember the address: 3015 McGowan Drive. There was a huge black walnut tree in the back yard.
If you really don't like G&T with sugar-free tonic, drink something else for the same number of calories. If you don't like it, why bother?

Feeling exhausted. Catch you later.

Go Mary! ! ! ! ! !

My friend texted me to say she has a voucher for Loch Fyne, a seafood chain. I like it and usually have oysters and mussels there so it's lowcal. Outside seating under umbrellas.

JanetM - that was a record temp for a July night. EVER. I wouldn't like you to think we were normally that cold! :noway:

Nice outside today. I will take my sunhat.

Hugs for ALISON and janetr.

Sharon - ouuufff! I can imagine! You have been doing so much.

Love Heather, putting on her face and her bright pants for Portsmouth.

Heather UK

Back in before I dash to say I am back at target weight. Now to lose my "safety pound". I have had NO cheese for two days! :drinker:

morning dear friends~
as you can imagine I didn't sleep wonderfully last night and woke up at 3:30 this morning, messed around on the computer for awhile and got up and started cooking..
will go see DFIL and then I will probably go over to the gym,have to drop my son off at work at 11, then I dont know what I will do..
maybe will take a trip to the shore by myself, but Ct beaches arent really were I want to be, would rather be up in Hampton or maybe at the Cape...
Gave Tom a suggestion weather he follows through is up to him, told him to go speak with his GP and maybe get a mild anti-depressant ,he has had highs and lows as you all know for months now.. told him it would take a month or so but would even him out to where he could make a half way decent decision on what he wants in the future. and left it at that.
thank you all for letting me vent..and I pray that this will work out over time.. I have had enough stress in my life to last me a lifetime and then some

Damnit Janit,
Sure, my name is Mame. Don't have much to say and the format is uncomfortable at first, I will begin to share soon. My daughter is visiting for the next week. She and her fiancé will stay at the cottage on shaw pond and I will take a day to stretch out on the beach. Good thing I have the confidence borne of loosing eight pounds to fortify my composure while wearing a bathing suit all day.
It seems like there is a reason to look good around every corner. There is a meeting with old friends, a gig, a day on the beach, a party, an interview... You really have to remain ever vigilant with regard to proper diet. Gotta be in shape for that next challenge.
Heather,
It's a long shot. I believe in long shots. See if your man will go with you. Do you like the idea of his company? The trip would be better with him on it? Then I am betting on you. Don't let these men fool you. They have hearts, big sloppy hearts. You can touch that heart. It can be done.
Mame

It has been a day already
went to see DFIL , and first thing he said was I see the pain in the *kitten* is here and she brought a helper.. well being in the state of mind I am ,couldn't handle that so told Tom to take care of his father and I went out and sat on the front porch..
i have made mac and cheese,oatmeal butterscotch squares, and cherry nut bread, gonna try and catch a quick nap before picking up my son,
Tom asked if I wanted to go to the shore with him, dont know if I am up for that today or not..
will see

Hi All,
Im enjoying your responses and I fit the qualifications....I'm 63 and need to lose.
August goals:
Weight down by 5 lbs
Sweat with exercise at least 3 times a week
Get the most out of my Colorado visit with grandchildren
Go through chest of drawers
Clean up a third of the basement

Mary Anne in the Catskills of NY

Alison, my thoughts and prayers are with you in your struggles

Joyce, the adult son is staying with me ONLY until he finds an apartment. It is hard to find apartments that take housing assistance. We looked at one yesterday that would be ideal in many ways but it was not move in ready and so it scared him off- the fear he would be getting in to the same situation of a landlord that did not properly maintain the building (leaking radiator ruining the wall, wet carpet by the bathroom possibly from an overflowing toilet, smoke detector hanging down). I know the landlord and do not think that is the situation but it upset him. Three of my cats are indoor/ outdoor cats since they were older strays that I had neutered and vaccinated but are not happy staying inside. I do have a large Victorian house with many window perches, bookshelves to perch on, etc. so it isn't like the cats are underfoot like dogs would be. And it being summer, the girls and I are outside a lot. If my son is still here this winter it may start to feel a bit snug.

Sudafed is pseudoephedrine. Ephidrine is a form of speed. So the warning that it may cause drowsiness is that in someone that has ADHD, where a stimulant will actually slow the brain chaos, it will cause drowsiness. In all the rest of us it has the opposite effect, like taking speed, of energizing and lowering appetite BUT the effects do wear off and one is hungrier afterwards. That is why diet pills, usually a stimulant, don't work. The rebound hunger is worse. My middle son has ADHD and as a child, if I gave him a cola, he would take a nap. We didn't drink soda pop normally, but when we went out for lunch I would let them have a cola. Even at 9 or 10, he would fall asleep after drinking it. When he was in his teens the doctor tried him on de><edrine, another form of speed, and he slept constantly for two weeks until we took him off it. I could barely keep him awake to feed him. Luckily it was winter break.

pipcd34 wrote: »

thanks for all your concern fellow peeps.

the pain is really down right now. so i'm good. kinda like an annoying neck ache that you can't get rid of cuz you went to sleep wrong ? i am doing good...

i wish i had friends that had some cool drugs or i would hit them up. unfortunately, kirby having access to ALL the drugs is too honest and won't share the hospital drugs. :0(.. i guess that's a good thing if he wants to keep his job. :0/

You live in Washington where marijuana is legal. It is an excellent pain killer, but unwise before driving or riding a bike. It would allow you to rest at night. Probably not a good choice first thing in the morning. :noway: DH has a prescription for medical MJ and rarely needs to use it, but it is a real blessing when needed. :flowerforyou:

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Good morning ladies-
Newbie to this thread. I'm a recently retired teacher, and have decided to shed these pounds that I've put on in my last several years of teaching.

My goals for August are:
To prep my meals at home (except for our retired gals' monthly luncheon)
To swim 4X a week
To do water aerobics 4x a week
To rethink, plan, declutter and reorganize my kitchen for easier home meal prepping


I live within walking distance of so many fabulous restaurants, that's it's tempting to walk to my fav bistro, but...for August, I'm going to take control of my formerly neglected kitchen.