WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2015

Evening Ladies!
My thoughts are scattered and for that I apologize. I'm just going to type and see what comes of it. I managed to take piggy for a walk yesterday though my inertia screamed at me all day "start tommooorrrooooowwww". But I've said that for how long. I swear I never would have made it without realizing I would have to be accountable with all of you (forgiven of course but still it bothered me enuf to dawn my reflective vest and go). The vest was needed BC I had procrastinated till dark. Same argument w myself tonight...with my convenient excuse that it's wiinnddyyy and wet. I don't melt! This time I braved it and took both girls at once. This can be tricky at times BC they are both big and too excited to walk calmly by my side. I think that will improve as a daily walk becomes routine. Anyway Winny Pig can't make it very far she isn't old but 110 pounds of short stocky English Lab. About thirty pounds overweight, plus a couple of years ago she had a knee rebuilt and has always been stiff since. I think that will improve too w weight loss, excersize and I started them on glucosamine last week. Anyway her round trip is about 2500 steps. Technically I didn't meet my 5000 step goal but I'll take it for now. I'm already drumming up the excuse that I work a full day tomorrow and surely I don't need to add to my pain by walking the dog(s)? Why do I agonize over this? I love it when I get out there! I hiked 2000 miles on the Appalachian Trail after college! Walking used to be my THING! Idk but I did love the walk and am proud of myself for going.
As far as holidays go, I'm glad the topic came up (last week I know I'm behind). The last few years have been awful. My family always had huge celebrations of thirty plus at my parents (which is now my house). They were good times though lots of work. Then my parents got critically ill and our downstairs was transformed into a hospice ward for about five years so no get together so just quiet visits. Culminating in my sister dropping dead Dec 23 three years ago (also my Dads bday) and my mum dying Dec 12 two years ago. That year we had no Christmas. No tree no meal no church service and no presents. I was in a really bad place. Last year I rallied a bit. We had Tday and Xmas meals with just my kids and we included their Dad as he was alone. Few presents but a brand new nice quality fake tree. Better. This year a third of my downstairs is home to my two excersize machines leaving much too small of a place to resume the Clan gatherings..they have all gotten old enough to have their own homes anyway...when I brought it up to one of my extra kids last night..he said their foster mother didn't do holidays and they haven't had a Tday. I can't let that stand. Soooo counting seating/space I have tight room for ten. Myself my ex? My daughter, four extra kids their grandmother my old friend and her two sons. I'm going to run it by my daughter as I know the majority of the work (all will have to participate in prep and cleanup) will fall on Melly and me. If she's good with it I think I'm going to go for it. It's a huge undertaking for me but Heather (happy bday by the way!) has inspired me.. Wish me luck! Any thoughts? Will post menu next week.

Heather....your pic was lovely! Happy Birthday Officially!

Terri. Your poem about violence was beautiful and poignant. Thank you.

Katla and Cheryl. Love the horse talk and pics. I have decided to fit in horse lessons once a week come April if I weigh 200 or less..currently I am 241.

JanetR. Way to go PT Poster Girl!

Sylvia. Please take care of yourself...could the worry about your GD have your "stomach in knots?" Not trying to pun...especially about such a serious issue..it just seems that there is a lot of truth in old fashioned sayings don't you think?

Azurekat Welcome and I could NEVER stick to ONE fry!

Joyce. Congrats on your loss! Your story about Charlie singing you More made me misty! My Dad sang my Mum little luv ditties every day until he couldn't speak. They were so in love.

So many other well wishes, condolences and welcomes lurking in my clouded memory..it's been to long since I have commented about any of you. Thanks for putting up with me and my lengthy post.

Mindy

Beth - we bought this generator when we lived in PA. We moved it to NC thinking that NC probably gets lots of ice storms. But we really don't. Actually, we haven't used this generator in the 8 years we've lived here. To be honest, I don't even know if it works!

Karen - welcome! You've come to a great place

Just got back from seeing "Minions". To be honest, there were some parts that I thought were on the boring side. Vince really enjoyed it. The music is definitely for adults (things we listened to in the 60's and 70's)

Did an hour of a DVD called "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme". It's aerobic, I wasn't crazy about it. It was to the music by (how is it spelled?) Bzorn. The plan for tomorrow is to do an advanced Strength DVD

katla - I was going to suggest you take a pic with you to your hairdresser, but I guess I'm too late! Glad you got it cut the way you wanted.

Carol in NC and DeeDee and DJ and anyone else in Joaquin's path - stay safe

Becca - I love mushrooms, too. Portobella when they're on sale make a good sandwich. Right now the baby bella are on sale and I have to make something for Mexican Train Tuesday so I'll make these stuffed mushrooms (which Vince won't eat, but that's OK)

Went to the eye MD today. No change which surprised me since there wasn't any change last year either. Then they installed the new microwave. Now to get used to it.

Joyce - congrats on that NSV!!!! Glad the MRI was normal

terri in Milwaukee - great find on the Fage. You only bought 12??? I got Pepsi 2 liter today for 79 cents and got 8 (that's all the store had)

janemartin - so sorry for you. Sending virtual chicken soup your way

Sylvia - sure do hope you're better real soon. You have absolutely nothing to apologize for. You're honest with yourself and us. I would probably feel the exact same way if I was in your position.

Heather - happy birthday. Lovely pic, you look so fantastic and so does your bro and his wife.

Becca - love your goal about not stressing out about your sons coming for a visit. What will be, will be.

Lisa - Kim was saying that if the owner/GM/whoever said you weren't doing a good job, just let him loose on us. Well, to be honest, I don't think they WANT to be let loose on us....lol

Kim - I don't mind cooking on my birthday, at least this way I get what I want and what's within my calorie allotment

Irish Terri - maybe I missed something (not new, really). Did you make that picture? It's fantastic

Lisa - so sorry you won't be able to keep the cats. There isn't some sort of medicine that dh can take?

Vicki - good job on the fitbit! WTG girl! You rock

Mindy - congrats on getting that walk in. You have every right to be proud of yourself, we are that's for sure. So sorry about your sister and mom. You can do the Tday. Can't wait to see your menu

Michele in NC

Love all the kitty pics! They really put a smile on my face.

My tummy has started feeling better now. I managed to eat a bowl of cream of wheat and it's staying down. So, my little crisis is over and no visit to the emergency room was required. My appointment with the specialist is on November 10th. I'm taking notes about when these things happen, what I ate before, how it feels and where it hurts, etc, so I can tell the new doc more than...my tummy hurts.

stats for the day:
spin - 45min, 88ar, 98aw, 10-14g, 19.5mi = 557c
walk - 9.57min, 3.9amph, .6mi = 105c
662cal

Rori - Mars is absolutely adorable!

Cheri - your daughter's cats are amazing, too.

Sylvia - so glad you're feeling better. So cute gingerbread house!

Beth - big congrats on not getting those Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. You know, if it had been me, I probably would have bought them but then donated them to the soup kitchen since I don't care for RPBC.

Michele in NC

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

Good Evening Ladies,

Liz, what kind of freezer meals are you looking for? Do you mean something you can cook and freeze or store bought? Many of the ladies in here have wonderful ideas on many things food related.

Joyce, what a wonderful NSV! That had to be nice. I don’t know what kind of weird MS you have, but it has to be good that the MRI was negative. With all that you have been going through you are still thinking of others. You are a very special lady. (((Hugs)))

Rori, a big congrats on your loss with all that traveling. Good for you!!!! Wish your travels brought you to the SC coast sometime. Well not right now while we are having floods.

Joyce, wonderful new on your loss. I hope it wasn’t just from stress, but a loss is a loss no matter. Congrats.

Lindy, welcome to a great place for support and information. Please tell us a bit more about yourself to help us get to know you. Also we ask that you sign each post with the name you want to be called and a location, general or specific. Come often. This thing works.

Irish Terri, love the poem.

Allison, that is so sweet to cook for your Dad to take to church. It would be nice if you delivered it and got to visit.

Rosie, have a marvelous time with your friend. How special to have a friend for that many years that you can go through life’s trials and tribulations with. I had a very, very close friend for over 10 years that went into a deep depression and cut me out of her life. I’ve tried numerous times to reconnect but she won’t have it. I feel like I’ve been in morning for 10 years now and miss her terribly.

Janetr, welcome home. Why am I not surprised that you are their “poster child” and got to go home early? So glad all is going well and will keep sending good thoughts and prayers your way.

Lillian, why don’t you stop and eat when you travel alone? Do you take food with you or just skip meals??? Inquiring minds want to know.

Heather, again, Happy, Happy Birthday!!! On the subject of DH’s niece and his party, why in the world would someone want to go someplace they are not invited and not wanted???? I can’t even imagine! If her parents are so worried about her, maybe they need to stay home with her. (Ok, I know that was really snotty, but I can get that way when I get my dander up.) I’ sure it will work out. You just have a great day today.

Barbie, I love your list about the hook! Was this from a school for fish???

Chris, I used to go watch my parents square dance when I was a kid and loved it. Have fun. Congrats on your loss and I agree in not wanting to derail it.

Pip, that is one problem with the pain killers. Ya kinda have a choice of “do I want to be in pain and able to poop” or “do I want to go without pain and poop?” The stool softeners will work eventually. Lol Glad you are healing.

DrKatie, good advice for those that need it. And good for you in getting to the place you are in now.

Sylvia, great score at the garage sales. Have a fun trip to Lawrence.

Jane, sorry to hear you are under the weather.  Sending healing thoughts your way.

Sylvia, sorry the gut monster attacked. Hope it left quickly. I don’t think your comments had anything to do with the discussion about the school shootings. No need to apologize.

MNMargaret, glad the funeral went well.

Heather, so glad you had a good day. Lovely picture and I love that smile on your face!

Vicki, great NSV! Enjoy your days off and I hope you get everything done on your list.

Mindy, your holiday plans sound fantastic. I’m sure everyone would enjoy it.

Michele NC, congrats on the microwave. I know you are happy to finally have it in.

Poerava, I love the picture of Mars. I’ll bet he can take you on some fun walks.

Cheri, pretty grand cats you have. Thanks for sharing.

Sylvia, love, love, love the Gingerbread House!!! Glad tummy got better.

Beth, way to go on saying NO! Keep it up.

Wow, it has rained all day long and is really pouring down now. On the news I saw where a number of areas are flooding with streets closed. Ocean Blvd. is under water in lots of places so people can’t get out of the ocean front resorts. It looks like it will only get worse the next two days. Other than our back yard being soaked with a shallow lake now in it, we are fine. No street flooding here.

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

Heather: Beautiful photo, & you look gorgeous! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Rori: Mars is a handsome fellow.

Mindy: Horseback riding lessons are what triggered the level of determination I needed to lose weight. DH gave me riding lessons as a birthday present. I developed bursitis in my left knee posting during a riding lesson because I was too heavy for the knee to handle the load pushing my chubby self out of the saddle repeatedly while posting. I found MFP and started losing weight before I finished that round of lessons and then it was a long time before I counted myself healthy enough to try riding lessons again. I'm taking them now and loving every minute. :bigsmile:

Sylvia: You're smart to keep notes to share with your doctor on your next visit. Maybe you'll be able to discover a pattern and find a way to deal with it. I love your gingerbread house.

Beth: WTG!!!!! Deciding not to buy that candy is a HUGE NSV! :flowerforyou:


We invited neighbors over to play Mexican Train this evening and had a lovely time. I hope we'll do it again. I'm willing to host if they're willing to play again. :bigsmile: Riding lesson in the morning and son is coming our way. Yay!

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

October Goals :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

Morning ladies~
Tom is off for bloodwork has a Dr's appt this weds, I did drop a note off to his dr last week telling him he has been off for quite awhile now and as his physician maybe he could get to the bottom of it.. cant hurt to ask...
have dads birthday cake in the oven,load of laundry in the dryer and another in the wash..
will go take care of DFIL and then out to take care of Faith Sean and Jean should be home this afternoon, so that will end my watch ...
new pellet stove will be here between 12-2 today...
Cold and rainy here the temp is only about 45 degrees, so we already have the heat on in the house.. he isnt worried about me, he doesnt want the dogs to get cold

Janetr ... I've never been able to take oral pain medication due to the nausea. Hoping you don't need the meds too long!!

Alison ... Hoping you can have a good day. It's cold and dreary here too. Not expected to get above 45 and the furnace is definitely on.

DH and I picked the apples from our one lone apple tree. It's a Fireside. Huge apples! We don't spray and end up getting what the deer and our black lab miss. The lab has learned how to pull on branches to knock off the apples. The critters left us about a bushel this year ...

Off to breakfast with s friend visiting from Nashville. A little garage sale-ing and the apple peeling!

Have a good day!

Beth

Wow, it has rained all day long and is really pouring down now. On the news I saw where a number of areas are flooding with streets closed. Ocean Blvd. is under water in lots of places so people can’t get out of the ocean front resorts. It looks like it will only get worse the next two days. Other than our back yard being soaked with a shallow lake now in it, we are fine. No street flooding here.

I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day.


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Stay safe and dry Janet!

The weather shifting to cold and wet always affects my eating, so I am going to try to be more mindful, cooking hearty things with lentils may help. Is it too early to worry about Halloween candy? Is this borrowing trouble, our neighborhood is very big on Halloween. My plan is to buy halloween candy I would never eat, you know the sour/hard/sticky candy that the kids love. I will not bring chocolate candy into the house, but I am not going to hand out pencils or stickers!

Karen from NY

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

Lillian, why don’t you stop and eat when you travel alone? Do you take food with you or just skip meals??? Inquiring minds want to know.

DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

yesterday I had my serving of almonds and an apple and drank water every time I got in the car. I don't normally get to the city by myself - so when I do I like to go to stores that DH doesn't enjoy going to. Sitting down in a restaurant wastes precious time and I had a long list of places to go. Kind of annoys me when DH asked last night when I got home what I did all day in the city - and I point blank told him - I went to all the stores I wanted to because I could. He knew exactly what I meant and he didn't say anymore. He doesn't like to look around stores unless there is something he is looking for... well some new chain stores opened up and I wanted to go to them so I did.

So sad about the shooting in Oregon, so sad.

Heather - happy belated birthday. You looked so relaxed in the picture.

Will need to find little gloves for my walk today, it is overcast and windy. I think our warm weather is gone for another year.


Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

Heather - Happy Birthday, I believe it was The 2nd and I missed it. I loved the picture. Thanks for sharing. Mine is very close behind, I will be 66 Nov. 5th.

Happy Saturday ! ! !

The clinic is open today, and not very busy, so I hope to get plenty of work done. I was able to arrive early and rode the bike for 15 minutes. I may also have enough energy to ride a little after work, too.

Michele – yes, they only had 11 cherry fage, and I don’t know if I like pomegranate, so I bought all 11 of the cherry and 1 pomegranate. They officially expire today, but I don’t care.

Beth – what a great NSV. Peanut butter cups are one of my favorites.

Heather – I see this Birthday party no different than a wedding; You invite those people that you want in attendance, and if someone can’t attend, they do NOT get to choose a replacement. You DH should enjoy his party, not worry about anything so trivial. Hugs !

Liz – Proud of you and your 20 minute walk. Baby steps. You can do this ! ! !

Lilian – my DH and I are quite similar to your description. He hates shopping, except in and out of the grocery store or WallieWorld. I like experiencing new things, and finding unadvertised deals. We shop both together and separate depending on the needs of the excursion. Sometimes I make him go places with me because “you can’t know you don’t like something if you haven’t ever tried it”. Yet sometimes it is not worth the frustration of his boring attitude. Being unafraid of being alone is very important to me. Keep up the great work ! ! !

Most of this weekend’s plans have been changed. I will go to the grocery store alone again, which will be good because I can take my time and bargain shop. DH and DS are staying late at bowling, because another boy and his Dad want some private lessons (who in their right mind would turn down $20 for an hour of watching and correcting?) . But then they have to hustle home to watch the Minnesota Twins on TV, because today is a “pivotal game”. Then DH wants a haircut. DSiL and DBiL are not coming this weekend, so we will watch DH's nephew at the University Bowling match for just a short time later tonight. Tomorrow is still a bowling tournament for DS. Since he won last weekend, there is less stress, so he is just bowling for scholarship money, fun, and practice.

Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee