WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

I am so excited I got accepted into Hogwarts - a challenge. I was wait listed last term. I am a person that works harder when I have a competition to work with.

I have a great husband who is doing everything for me, I am truly blessed. I didn't know I was only able to pick up a cup of coffee, nothing else. Oops. Because I was sleeping sitting up with my head in the corner, I was slowly pushing air mattress away from the wall. We put a dresser pushed up against one end and a big heavy tv against the the other side. We will c if that works. He hasn't mastered on the art of the ponytail, I have been able to get someone at the gym to put one on for me. I will finally b able to c what I have underneath the bandaid

Sylvia, tiny black yoga pants and tiny jacket is the bomb. You go girl. Hope you feel better soon. And poor Bruno.

Pip - so you take the bandage off yourself? Great stats for only a couple days post- op.

MNMargaret - I think that's way beyond my bucket list too, but what an adventure.

Janetr OKC

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

England lost the rugby - in the last minutes of the game. Poor DH.

Heather x UK

Oh no, hope DH is not too upset so there is not a repeat episode

Janetr

Meg, I totally agree about the bigger clothes being ugly. I used to grumble about it all the time. They would have smaller clothes in all sorts of beautiful colors. Apricot, soft mauve, robins egg blue, teal, but the big stuff only came in primary colors and white. Nobody looks good in primary colors, I think. And the same with styles and patterns. Small clothes got beautiful pattern and colors. Big clothes got what was left over at the tent factory. It's really frustrating. I hated shopping. It's a lot more fun now.

We just got home from rushing Bruno to the PetSmart vet over in Joplin. They gave him a shot for nausea. They wanted to do more testing, but it was closing time, so they agreed it could probably wait till our regular vet opens on Monday. If he gets worse we can take him back tomorrow. For now he's in his crate do he can't eat. They didn't want him to eat till tomorrow, but he can have water. So, we are staying home tonight instead of going back to the lake. I'm a little worried that he might have drunk water from a toilet right after I cleaned it this morning. I flushed them afterward and closed the bathroom doors, do I don't think so, but I can't think of anything else he could have gotten into. I hope it's not that.

Well, I think I'm going to bed early. Have a great night!

Sylvia

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

Good Evening Ladies,

Barbie, I love your pictures. See what you miss by walking in the middle of the night? LOL I feel the same way about all the ladies here. I used to also visit another thread or two but eventually started only coming here. You guys are the best!!!!

MNMargaret, yeppers, I’d say it’s time for you to make a change of choirs. Best get looking ASAP. Sorry about that, but I’m sure you’ll find one to your liking. ((((Hugs))))

Heather, your day sounds wonderful including your walk. A good idea for DH to work off the stress while watching cricket.

Joyce, you do need to get out of the house for a bit just for your own sanity. I am so impressed with all that you do but wish you could get some help. ((((Hugs))))

Becca, beautiful pictures. You mean you aren’t a “tree hugger”???? I hate that innocent animals are harmed by humans weather it’s elk or ducks.

Janetr, I feel the same way about you and all the ladies on here. It is for sure the best thing that has happened to me in this journey. Thank you all.

Meg, I hope Lena didn’t bring home any sickness to share with ya’ll. I agree that most if not all holiday food is anything but diet friendly, but gosh some of it is soooo good!!!

Sylvia, good for you running around the lake in your spiffy, skinny clothes. Don’t ya love it???? Hope you and Bruno will be okay.

Vicki, congrats on getting your house back to yourselves. You are so nice to open your home!!!! I hope it lasts.

Plantlady, welcome back. There are so many new ladies here, so please tell us a little about yourself and sign your posts with the name you want to be called.

Allison, good for you on sitting to read a book. You need to take some time for yourself.

Pip, I’m so happy that you have your guardian angel there with you. Maybe he missed his calling as a nurse? Even looking at your bandage makes me cringe. Glad you are getting along so well.

Mindy, so glad all is okay at work. Get some rest.

Sylvia, I hope Bruno has a good night and is better in the morning.

Tomorrow I have a Chinese Auction for charity at the Women of the Moose. I just hope the items are better than last year because there was really nothing I wanted to bid on. The first one I attended had lots of neat stuff.  Not that I need anything else in my house. My soup that I started yesterday was dinner tonight and it turned out really yummy. Took a few hours to get to sleep last night so I'm off to bed soon.

Sending the best thoughts to all of you and I hope all of you have a healthy and happy 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.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

Did an hour of Kelley Coffee Meyer's Workout today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a pilates Internediate DVD.

Made banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for Lynette and then another batch but this time I used butterscotch chips. I liked the butterscotch better. Now I'm making one of those spinach feta quiches for myself. This not having a microwave really stinks. It's more that I'm used to it. I remember that I wasn't used to a dishwasher and when we remodeled our kitchen in our first house I didn't want one (I was used to not having one). Vince talked me into getting one. When the one in this house broke, I couldn't wait to get the new one.

Cheri - I'm so glad we gave you the push to celebrate with your family. I know that there will be times when you'll think "what in the world was I thinking?" but remember that we are always in your pocket. You can do this!!!

Well, Denise booked her flight down here for Christmas.

Penny - the first year I was on my own, I couldn't even afford to buy garland for my tree so I bought a bag of popcorn and strung that. I thought it looked so pretty that I still do it today. Only this year I'm so far behind doing it. I haven't even started. Usually, by now I have it done. But there was just so much going on with Vince's surgery, all the company and all, that I haven't even started. At least I do have the popcorn popped.

Cathy - no, this isn't a closed group of any sorts. Welcome! Jump right in. Penny is right we are a "close" group. You'll love it here

Cynthia - congrats on your wedding, even if it is belated. The wish is still the same

MNMargaret - what a beautiful idea of adding straw to the manger!

Lisa - did you get one of those credit card readers that take the chip?

terri - your hard work certainly paid off. Congrats! Thanks for posting those pics. Your daughter looks so so happy

Sylvia - oh no! Goodness, you better take care of yourself, you're too important to us here

Mary in MN - "Father, forgive them for they know now what they do (or say)". That lady is probably jealous, I know I love looking at the beautiful colors. If it's too much for her to scroll thru the pictures, I'm surprised that it's not too much for her to read the posts. I'd say pity her

DJ - I've always said that if they want zero population growth, have men have children. Actually, one would tell the other what's in store and we'd have a population deficit!

This is really the only thread I participate in too

Joyce - I agree that Charlie needs to wear something. I remember my father wore a mens depends and there were times when he just couldn't get to the bathroom. How embarassing it must have been for him!

Becca - love your pics of the animals

Meg - now I find just the opposite to be true. I see so many cute things in plus sizes but then when I look in the smaller sizes, they don't have them. So sorry for your friend. It's so hard to lose a loved one -- even if it is a furry loved one, it's loved just the same

Sylvia - hope Bruno gets better fast. That's something else that you don't need to deal with right now. Will we get to see a pic of you in your yoga pants and new jacket?

Pip - it doesn't surprise me one bit that Alison sent you something. That's just her nature to help and make people feel good

Vicki - before I invite them over, first I'll run it by Vince and then Jess. See, Andy was a heroin addict. It looks like he's trying to clean himself up. He's also a medical mess -- no joke. I ran into Amanda in WalMart the other day and she said they'd been to the ER three time since they've been down here and they've been here less than a month. It appears that the optic nerve in Andy is going due to his diabetes and kidney failure (he's on dialysis). He does admit that part of this is his own doing being involved in drugs. Jess said that she has a funny feeling about him, she doesn't trust him. Now that could be because she dated his brother and his bro wasn't all that dependable. She might be transferring her feelings onto Andy. I don't know, I really don't. Guess in a way it's a good thing that his mother moved down here. She can help out because I don't think he'll be able to drive having lost sight in one eye.

I did a body pump DVD the other day and I didn't realize just how much I miss body pump.

Kathy - it's been way too long. Welcome back!

Mindy - they know when they have a good employee. So happy for you

Betty - you couldn't get me in a store in Black Friday if you paid me. Used to be (way back when when everything was 50% off) I would go shopping the day after Christmas, but not now. By Christmas the stores are sold out of everything.

Michele in NC

Hi all,

I'm looking for a group to join. You guys have been together for so long, I'm wondering if you're up for someone new.

I'm a 63 yr. old yoga and meditation teacher with 30 lbs to lose. I've been on this site on and off, but mostly off for the past 3 months. Started back with renewed determination a week ago.

Have been sticking to a healthy 1200/day diet for the entire week and at least half an hour on the stepper every day, some days an hour, in addition to my yoga practice and the classes I teach.

I'd lost 3 lbs. and was feeling great about it and then today it looks like I gained a pound. How does that happen?

My metabolism has been slow all my life. Even when I was doing 8-10 hours of high level aerobics and weight training every week. Losing slowly or plateauing for long lengths of time are familiar to me. But gaining?

Love some input.

Thanks,
Aliza

Mindy, so glad your status at your job is OK. You must be a really good and valid employee for them to do this. Business is just to big these days and they leave out compassion.

Sylvia, you take care my dear. This nuts worries about you. And then Bruno to, poor thing.

Pip,my our shoulder looks fantastic. And I love that flowery thing you have covering up your girls.

Well Charlie ate a fairly decent supper for him at this stGe of he game. For him a month ago it wouldn't have been . But I was proud to see it all go down. He is drinking enough of a variety of good things now, I'm not worried about dehydration. He used to be almost all Diet Coke and an occasional thing like his sugar milk (milk with a LOT of sugar). Now it's OJ, Gatorade, V8, buttermilk and a decent amount of water. If we could just get the blood pressure under control now. He is eating enough it shouldn't be like that now. Before all this happened, he would 'comtrol'his ulcerative colitis with Pepto Bismol, gas X and Lomotil along with his prescription medicine. Now he isn't taking hardly any of his over the counter stuff. So he wants to try to go out tomorrow. I told him he had better be taking that OTC medicines routinely tomorrow if he wants to do that.

I enjoyed my time out with my daughter looking at new phones. Looks like we wil more than likely get a contract this time. I wouldn't mind just going the same route I had always gone and just getting a new home. With the no contract hones, you can get any hen you want, even the new iPhones, you just have to pay for the phone, the whole price! bUt. Would be OKmwith that. Wouldn't get an iPhone. But she can't afford a good phone on he no contract plans. So we will g on a family plan, with just two,so people. Yep, would be cheaper if we had more people. My phone is about 5 years old s am excited to see what I can get. I am ignorant about these plans. We will be getting about 3 GB and I have no idea what that is. Michelle looked at both our phones and the usage we had this month and said 3 GB will,be fine. I Just defer all those questions to her. Bless her heart. She wanted to fix supper for us tonight. So she told me to go sit down and let her take care of everything. So she calls us in and there is a chicken breast and green beans on our plates. I offered to whip up some instant mashed potatoes and some left over gravy or bring out a salad but she wants me o love those things for the meals I fix here at home. So when she left, I reheated a serving of potatoes and gravy I had in refrige with some gravy and got a salad. No wonder she can't keep a boyfriend or husband!

jPyce, Indiana

Joyce- I had to laugh because I could picture you going to the fridge as soon as she left! lol

Mary from Minnesota

Hello, Ladies. I'm back from vacation in British Columbia. I knew I would never get caught up on the posts so I hopped back in on Pg. 58. It was all I could do to keep up with my food journals and some days that didn't happen.

Lillian - Don't fret. You didn't raise them. Aaaah.... Christmas. This year dinner will be at my sister's. She hasn't had Christmas in over 20 years, this should be interesting.

MNMargaret - I love the idea of intentional acts of kindness.

TerriRichardson - Congrats on gaining a new DDIL. They look happy together. You looked very lovely in your wedding finery.

Sylvia - I am sorry that you are still having problems and relieved that you are going to a specialist.
$12 is nothing compared with your pain.
I am glad you were feeling spiffy in your tiny clothes.

Mary from Minnesota - That woman has a problem. Post your photos until the cows come home.
We're all here to support each other. Sheesh! Some people's children.

Becca - Some people are just not willing to understand. They do so much harm by feeding wild animals. Also people don't realize how easily a child can be harmed by an animal of that size. Keep advocating for animals and for children. Love that you are a "tree hugger".

Joyce - You have to take care of yourself. You must refill your own cup or you won't have anything to give. Have you read "Breaking the Vicious Cycle"? It is very interesting.

I've been in B.C. for the past 2 weeks. We were busy grandparenting the 4 year old DGS. His Dad tattooed at the Montreal convention and was joined by his Mom and 14 yr old brother and some friends. They spent a day in Montreal, then headed to New York where they had lots of adventure. We discovered that while we loved it that 12 days in someone else's house is exhausting. My main goal was to get to know him better and bond more fully. Mission accomplished. I discovered that I could navigate Richmond contrary to DH's belief that he would have to drive every where.
We took DGS to Vancouver Island to my niece's wedding in Nanaimo. It was a very intimate wedding. 17 of us including bride and groom. Visited with DBIL, the bride and groom. The next day an old friend drove up to share breakfast with us.
Walks on the wharf, fish off the boats, playing hot wheels, checking on our son's tattoo shop in Steveston, kindergarten tales, parks, playgrounds, hot chocolate, hugs and sticky kisses. It was good. I even got in a visit with my favourite cousin. Due to my DGD's issues she didn't make time for us.....oh, well.
I had a phone visit with my ex sis-in-law (MY sister of the heart). She does so many amazing good works around the world. Next stop for her is Nepal to erect pre fab houses there. She says she feels stronger now than when she was in her 20s. She is definitely one of my heroes.
I missed all of you ladies so much.
Take care all
-Sharon
Grateful to be home in Lethbridge.

Hello ladies and thank you in advance for this group and being here for support! I'm super new to MFP and hope yo gain all the inspiration and courage I need to lose the 30 lbs and get back to feeling great. I am a fit 50+ but meno crept up and here I am... any insight is so appreciated and tips on how to post and participate in this group would be lovely.

Good morning everyone,

Sylvia: how is Bruno today? So glad you feel spiffy in your new clothes.

Pip: Alison's sending out presents?? <antennae up>

Kim: don't have much experience with red lentils; seem to remember they cook a little faster. Maybe the flavor is a little less strong. The quilts must have been beautiful.

Sharon: I watched the movie. A full-blown juice fast wouldn't be for me, but I bought a good juicer and we enjoy the extra vegetables we drink that way.

Thanks for the wedding congrats!

Today I'm taking a test in the online course I'm following, and later I'm turning pages at a Bach concert. I will enjoy that. Nothing else planned; will do my best to stay within my calories..

Hope we all have a good day!


Cynthia :flowerforyou:

CynthiaT60 wrote: »

Today I'm taking a test in the online course I'm following, and later I'm turning pages at a Bach concert. I will enjoy that.

Oooh, Cynthia, what's the course and what's being played at the Bach concert? I'm teaching an online course right now and Bach is my all-time favorite.
/Penny

Mmmm, nice! I've occasionally turned pages for my mother at the organ, and know those two pieces well. Mom and Dad (probably Mom) chose the St. Anne as the processional for their wedding. I haven't sung any of the cantatas, though.