WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

Mia I am near Port Huron, Michigan
Maryann

My husband got put on Invokana for diabetes and lost about 40 pounds
Maryann

mparker1216 wrote: »

Pip[/b. I've missed everything about your bike ride. Where are you riding? How long, etc?
Maryann/Michigan

I do a bike ride for MS every year. i'm in Washington. it's a 2 day ride. starts at the Skagit valley fairgrounds, go thru Mt Vernon, over to Fidalgo Island, to Whidbey Island and back. we will be having lunch at deception pass. we usually do the 80 mi on day one but decided to do the 60 instead. (very hilly). on day two,, doing 72mi ride over chuckanut mountain, hits close to Bellingham and back.

afternoon ladies~
well went and fed DFIL he has been roaming the halls until all hours of the morning, and he slept until 2 pm yesterday..
but still eating like a horse
from there went and talked to my SIL she took dad and her mom up to the cottage and I will go saterday...
then went grocery shopping, was going to go also to Sam's but decided to just get what I needed at one store..
just sat down a few minutes ago, put stuff away, and put a roast in the crock pot. and put stuff together for lunches.. everytime I shop I always make individual servings..
did a load of laundry and now have 2 dogs on my lap. but will have to move them in a few minutes

Hello Friends,
My thoughts are so scattered I haven't posted BC of it. Finally a day at home w no one else here to collect myself! Well, my girls are here. Big big LOL about the Winny the pooh explosion! (Btw my dogs name is Whinny). Had my first day at work Monday. It went really well, love all the people. We sat about half the day and stood at the register or walked around the store the other half. Saying that, when I got home I barely made it to the fridge for a water and a couple of baby bells before laying on the floor in exhaustion. I REALLY REALLY want this to work but not sure how my back is gonna make it through an eight hour shift three days in a row standing the whole time. Planning today for the best outcome I can by having the house in order and groceries stocked, meals prepared ahead of time so I don't have to do anything except get to work and recover from work. Advil is my friend. Towanda
All of you gals amaze me with your get up and go and the grace with which you handle situations. I look forward to reading your posts and wish everyone here a healthy, safe and enjoyable September.
Mindy from Boston

Hi Gayle,
She's 2 years out of college & this is her first full time teaching position. It's too bad she had to move so far to get a position, but you do what you need to do. She's close enough we can visit for a weekend.

Annie/Pa

Thanks, Barbie! That would be good.

NSV - non scale victory....like your clothes are looser, someone complimented you've lost weight, etc. I had one - I could cross my legs again!

Barbie I'm thrilled to find you still keeping this thread going!!! I've been away for a few years, but have often missed the support and encouragement of so many of you. I had a few surgeries and just never got back in the groove until now.

I'm on a leave of absence from teaching this year to focus on my son's health. He is 19 and was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. After a few months of caregiving an understandably angry young man, and an otherwise blank year stretching out ahead of me, I'm ready to carve out time again for my own health and fitness. This morning I set out a new weekly schedule for myself.

Goals for September:
1. Log everything I eat.
2. Walk 5 times a week for at least 30 min.
3. Stick to my daily calorie goals.
4. Drink at least 4 glasses of water/day.
5. Create something every day.
6. Play!

Polly

news peeps - I scheduled a tentative app. for surgery on the 24th. she will call back 2c if it's confirmed.!

Happy Thursday ! ! !

Pip – Yay for California, congratulate Kirby for me. My DH is so tight he squeaks when he walks. Go Kirby Go ! ! ! Enjoy

Becca – Nice job on the NSV of your swimming suit.

Beth – so sorry your son learned the hard way about packing pies. My pet-peeve at grocery stores is when they put my produce in the same bag as my raw meat.

NCCarol – Nice work with the hand bike and those PT exercises. You will be back to normal REAL soon. Way to keep motivated ! ! ! ROFL about dropping your phone on your face. I thought I was the only one.

DJ – As soon as you mentioned I should have found a way to get a cake to DD I remembered the 3-2-1 cake, so I just texted her the instructions. I’m also working on DH to spend some time in Wisconsin Dells this weekend. It is only a 2 hour drive from our house, I can get a room at a waterpark (Mt. Olympus) for $50, and he and DS want to go “home” to get some bowling balls drilled anyway, so that is just another 2 hours north of The Dells. Super Plan ! ! ! What better Rx for a broken heart than sun and water with Mom, brother, and step-dad ?!?!? I hope we are able to do that, because it should be a win/win/win/win for our family.

Maryann – congrats on the NSV of fitting into the Capris ! ! !

Polly – Hugs and Prayers for your son.

I think the Pixies are all running amok again today because my computer is being crabby again. Not responding, timing out in just a matter of minutes, etc. (and the patients and schedules are crazy, too)

I am so excited about last evenings Big Lots purchases. I found Bear Naked Granola, and it has very few fat grams, so I will measure and use it in my yogurt instead of the frosted flakes. I was actually hoping I would wake up hungry with a hot flash last night just so I could have some, but I’m pleased to say I slept through the night (much better than midnight heat and eat). But the trip in general was frustrating. I bought way too many heavy items, and couldn’t handle the walk back to the bowling alley, so DH had to pick me up. DS did well bowling though. His average last night was 181. Plus, DH started changing his approach, so now he has a shin-splint, so we will add a few exercises to his evening tonight after supper. DH goes bowling alone tonight, so I can make healthy food that will get eaten. Yay !!! for hungry teenager that enjoys healthy food in addition to the junk his dad makes for him.

I picked up my Heart/Joan Jett concert tickets last evening, and they are "nose-bleed" seats, so I'm pretty bummed about that. Hopefully it is not a sold out concert, so I can stand up and dance. My Dad wants to go, and he doesn't care if I act stupid (at least he doesn't try to stop me). He plans on taking me out for Steak that evening. That sounds like a fair trade, since it will be my Birthday that day. If he drives I might even enjoy an adult beverage.

Time to get back to work.

Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

mparker1216 wrote: »

Mary I was in Minnesota a few weeks ago. New Hope.

I use to live in New Hope!

Vickil57 wrote: »

Good Thursday dear friends. It is going to be another HOT one. I am working my short shift 7-3 and then DH and I are going to the State Fair. Going to meet my cousin and his family and also friends from our CMA group. Looking forward to the concert and a good time. Didn't go for a walk last evening as way to hot. Planning on a lot of walking this evening at the fair.
Vicki GRANDISLAND--NE

Have fun at the Fair!

pwrfl1 wrote: »

Thank you Mary and Barbie! Uhh

Mary, we are neighbors !!! Lol. Well if you consider Bemidji close enough ! Small world eh?

My DH's daughter, husband and their 2 boys live there! We shop there all of the time. My DH lived there 7 years ago and he works with the cooks at the school district.

Mary from Minnesota

We came home from the lake this afternoon. It was beautiful again this morning. Its very hot here at home this afternoon. I'll now start cooking and freezing food now to take on our MO trip. We leave a week from today. It will be nice to visit with his Mom and brother. We haven't seen them for 2 1/2 years. They have not seen me, but have seen pics, since my 125# weight loss. I did not sleep well in the new motor home the two nights we were out. I'll do better as I get used to it. Jack is napping so think I may go lay down on the sofa myself. I don't do that very often cuz I for sure don't sleep at night if I nap much during the day.

Jack and I too need to see about a will, POA and living will. His daughter was asking over the weekend about "what she will get". Irritated me so badly. I wanted to say what you GET is a loving, caring father. Why would you even want to consider some other situation. The have believed their mother tho, thinking Jack has a pile of gold some where. Man are they going to be surprised lol

Janetr OKC

pipcd34 wrote: »

news peeps - I scheduled a tentative app. for surgery on the 24th. she will call back 2c if it's confirmed.!

Yeah! You will be so happy when you are able to get back to your normal routine, pain free!

bkrimpet wrote: »

It only took 3 weeks but the scale finally moved 1/2 pound. I think I might be the slowest loser on here!
Down 15 since I joined MFP, though.

Awesome! sometimes when the scale doesn't move and you are doing everything right it could be you are building muscle and losing inches.

Mary from Minnesota

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