WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016

Quick question -- do any of you use a real heart rate monitor? (not the kind that are on treadmills that you hold on to). I have one with the chest strap that you have to wet down and a watch. I haven't used it in years and am thinking I might fire it up again.
1 bad overeating day this week and the rest right on track. Weight didn't budge. I think the lesson in there is one bad day can undo a weeks worth of solid food planning and exercise.

Michele love the welcome sign.

This last week I have been getting my materials together to renew my teaching license for five years. I had to take an online course to complete one of the requirements. They added an EL (English Learner) requirement. I found a course for $30 online, so working on that and not having much time to respond here.

((((Hugs)))) to all who need them.

Margaret

well here I am parked in bed with the doggies a cup of tea and had some dry cheerios.. maybe this is what I need, is a down day..will at least get dressed.

kimses2 wrote: »

Quick question -- do any of you use a real heart rate monitor? (not the kind that are on treadmills that you hold on to). I have one with the chest strap that you have to wet down and a watch. I haven't used it in years and am thinking I might fire it up again.
1 bad overeating day this week and the rest right on track. Weight didn't budge. I think the lesson in there is one bad day can undo a weeks worth of solid food planning and exercise.

A chest strap with a watch is all I use. Mine is Garmin brand and a little over a year old. I had to change the battery a few months ago and the strap has stretched some like bra straps do. I'm so used to it now I sometimes forget I have it on have napped in it! It doesn't work for swimming but I wore it during a mini tri swim and it didn't hurt it.

Lynn in NC

Good Morning! Newbie here! I've been lurking a few days, reading through the board, getting to know folks.
I lost a total of 75 pounds more than a decade ago, and kept it all gone for a really long time. I was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma at the end of 2013, and treatment included several surgeries, seven months of chemo and a year of recovery. I'm still here and Dancing with NED (No Evidence of Disease = Remission), but I've gathered about 15 extra pounds during the journey.

It's so hard to get the weight off this time around! Age, collateral damage from chemo, instantaneous menopause..the stars and planets aren't aligned correctly, whatever...it's only coming off in ounces, not pounds! I'm looking for some encouragement and a rallying of kindred spirits!

Michele The welcome sign is beautiful! I used to do that but on a much smaller scale and not near as much detail. We definitely need to meet up since you are so close to me.

Recently I started doing adult coloring books with color pencils and trying to learn new techniques from youtube instead of just using my elementary coloring style of outlining and then coloring a solid color. So far it is very relaxing.

I skipped my swimming this morning to stay off the early morning icy roads driving into uptown. Instead I rode with my husband to the local Y for some treadmill running. Only 20 minutes verses an hour but I am glad I did not flake out all together. I hope everyone has a lovely day and stays warm.

Lynn in NC

Good morning everyone! It snowed a little here last night but the roads were still better than yesterday so I didn't have any trouble getting the kids to school. Once I dropped them off, I realized that I was having some strong pressure in my chest. I drove the three blocks to the Y and parked, then called hubby. He said "did you take your nitro?" Duh! I didn't even think of that. Seriously, where is my brain these days? So, I took the nitro and sat quietly in the van for a few minutes. Hubby arrived shortly after and fussed over me for a while. I told him it was better (even though it wasn't) and I went inside and tried to stroll around for a little while, then tried the bike for a couple of minutes. Still no better, so I came to the studio to sit and drink tea. I think that did the trick. It feels some better. My left arm was not involved this time, so I think that's probably good. Normally my angina comes with arm pain and weakness. This time it was just pressure in the chest, pain when I took a breath and some lightheadedness. So, all the way over here I was thinking about if I wanted to go to the hospital or not, and which hospital would I go to. The one here in town is bad, but the Joplin hospital is 30 miles away. Hmmm. Glad I don't have to decide today.

I checked the kiln when I got here and it still has not finished the firing from yesterday afternoon. I was hoping to get that fish platter glazed and back in the kiln today, but it looks like that's not going to happen.

Grits, what kind of kiln is your big one? There are oodles of videos on you-tube about firing kilns, so you might see if you can figure it out. Is it computer controlled or does it need cones? I can help you if you give me more information. The colors I used are slips (thinned clay mixed with colorants) so the color of it unfired is not what it will be fired. The reds always bleach out at the higher temperatures, leaving sort of a pink, if anything at all. All those slips are intermixable though. It's always a surprise to see what comes out of the kiln compared to what went in. Sometimes its a good surprise and sometimes a bad one.

Michele, your fishy sign is just adorable! I love the big red lips! I can tell you are a finesse painter. Such precision! I'm a lot sloppier.

Well, I think I'll try working for a little while and see how I feel. Have a great day everybody!

Sylvia

kimses2 wrote: »

Quick question -- do any of you use a real heart rate monitor? (not the kind that are on treadmills that you hold on to). I have one with the chest strap that you have to wet down and a watch. I haven't used it in years and am thinking I might fire it up again.
1 bad overeating day this week and the rest right on track. Weight didn't budge. I think the lesson in there is one bad day can undo a weeks worth of solid food planning and exercise.

I have always used a real hrm. Because I ride outside, I need to know how many calories that I am burning. The machines only give u a general idea, a range. If I were to use what the machines said, I would be burning a whole lot more calories. I have worn out too many polar watches so I am now using one that is connected to my iPhone, the app is called wahoo, u put on the chest strap and connects w/the Bluetooth. I use it everyday and so far so good. It is good cuz u can program it to show if u r in your fat burning mode, in your target zone or in cardio zone. U have to know what your resting heart rate is to program it.

Thanks for the info on the HR monitors. That sounds very interesting, Pip
I have a Polar and used it this morning. I was surprised by the reading.
30 min Accelerate (P90x3) which is like calisthenics. 300 cal.
30 elliptical. 200 cal
I would have thought it was the opposite.
It's good to have the numbers. I think I need to put a little more energy into the elliptical!

Oh my goodness! Haven't been on since page 46 and I'm 580 posts behind again! My bad!

Just wanted to pop on and say hello. My knee is getting a little better each day. I still can't wait until I'm allowed to talk a long walk or hop in the treadmill, but I am now allowed to ride bicycle so might go to gym and do that tonight.

I had my yearly follow up with the Cardiologist this morning. I was diagnosed with heart failure 2 years ago, due to heart damage from the chemotherapy. I am really excited to say that today I was told that everything is back to normal and she is changing my diagnosis from Heart Failure to Prevention of Heart Failure and I just need to follow up once a year! I'm so excited! I'm no longer considered in heart failure and that is an awesome feeling.

I have to teach a class now, so have to go but I've been thinking of you all and hope everyone is well!!!

Hugs,
Tracie in Green Bay

Weigh in tomorrow morning - hoping for success!

Does anyone know how to calculate calories burned by shovelling snow? I'm pretty sure that is going to be my workout routine for the weekend.

Good morning ladies! I was up early this morning and went swimming with my friend and DS I L. Did my exercises and I'm going to take the dog for a walk.

Stronglifts Workout

Squats-1X5X 65/75/85/95/105/115/120, 5X5X 122
Sumo squats-5X5X107
0HP-1X5X 45/50/55, 3X5X 60, 2X5X 55
DL-1X5X 150

Swimming freestyle-40 minutes

I went swimming before my weightlifting and I really did not have any energy for lifting. I will not do that again! The OHP is still difficult to lift the 60 pounds without losing my form. I had to deload The last two sets to 55 pounds.

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota

[b]barbiecat[/b] wrote: »

Lenora, a fasting blood test is one that is done when you have had nothing to eat for 12 hours...this test was ordered by the neurologist to see if he can find why I have pain in my legs along with tingling and a slight numbness....a lot of things have been ruled out already (diabetes, thyroid,) but I'm not sure what this test (or actually 10 of them) will be for....interestingly, the medicine that was prescribed by my doctor (and approved by the neurologist) is Gabapentin which was originally prescribed for seizures but turned out to be good for nerve pain.

I take Dilantin, and 2 strengths of Lamictal; and one that is a seizure med; Geodon - that along with my Seroquel for 'bipolar disorder' acts like an anti/anxiety-depression pill. I'm allergic to a lot of medications or the interact with them, so I can't really take too much OTC meds.

I've only had one or two EEG's; and, I might ask my MD when I go back in March, since I have not had one in a year if he thinks it'd be a good idea to have another one. I sleep with a C-pap and unfortunately, sometimes I pull the mask off. The last time they sent me a new chin guard, I found it doesn't really fit; but, I need to try putting it on under the C-pap strap; I also haft to have another night guard made for my TMJ and that also helps keep my mask on; because it keeps my mouth shut. LOL! Maybe [no pun intended].

Carol in NC - My DYS went on an online dating service and found 2 or 3 women that he had interest in. One, he wasn't sexually attracted and then one night about 1:30am she came to his house. She had to have walked 2.5 miles to his house in the pitch dark because the gate to the place was locked. They talked for a while; and he slept on the sofa and the next day she asked him 'if he was gay'. LOL! They did not see one another although DYS said they could have been 'friends'. One other one he did not take any interest in, she was a party girl and at the age of 36 (at the time) he no longer cared about 'hanging out in a bar'. Then he met one that he dated for 8 months and we thought was pretty serious; but, she had a 6-year-old boy that slept in the bed with her and was a sissy - did not want to do anything like going to a water park. DYS offered him $25 if he'd go down the slide with him hanging on. No go! Then she made an ultimatum because she wanted him to build a house in town (before there was any real talk about marriage. She drew a line in the sand; and, he drew his; and neither of them crossed over. He said later that every time they went out of town, she was sick the entire time. Then he met DDnL#2 and it 'hit him like a ton of bricks' which I had told him it would do, when the 'right one' came along. They dated a year before he asked her to marry him. She has a 10-year-old daughter who likes to do things with him. Both of them 'love' hunting and fishing. Someone had tried to get the hooked up together before he actually met her and she had not wanted to be 'set up' with another 'blind date'. Both of them are now 38. I don't know if they will have any children of their own; but, they are trying. I don't know if they are even 'able'. She's be going to a specialist and apparently nothing is keeping her from getting PG; she will just have to have a stitch or two place on her cervix. DYS said that he was probably going to go have to have testing done of him, if she doesn't get pregnant soon. She started taking a fertility pill; but, when he hair started coming out, she said she just had to go off it. She couldn't have her hair falling out since she is a cosmetologist. I don't know if there are any other medications she can take at this point. I hesitate to ask either one of them about it. She's also said that they would wait until she was 4 months along before they told anybody.

Pip - I had rotator cuff on my right shoulder twice. Both times it was because of a bad fall. When it rains it hurts and is a little stiff; but, I haven't called yet about getting a shot in it. Not the most pleasant thing to have, so I take Tylenol and a medication that relaxes my muscles and as long as they works I will hold off the shot. The 2nd time I had it, I had a nurse come to my house to do it, because I was a driving restriction from having a seizure. I 'hated' this woman because she'd call and tell me she was on the way; but, never told me how long that would be. When she showed up at 5:15pm I told her that my husband was home and she insisted anyway. I finally called the place and told them I did not want her to come anymore and wanted to have a change in PTs because the MD had not released me. I actually got a very good one who came from Lee Co., she even gave me things such as a pulley to help with the overhead workout and some 'silly putty-like' stuff to get my grip back. She was surprised that it had not already been given to me. I really liked her; but, after 4 weeks she was going on vacation and then I got a man. I liked him, too; and, I told him what had happened with the first lady. He said they had had a lot of complaints about her. Unfortunately, she did the assessments. She even discharged before the MD had said I no longer needed PT; but, by that time I was off the driving restriction and he said if I still needed it I could come there to his office. Your injury seems to be a lot worse than either of my rotator cuff injuries, even the first one where he had to suck out a piece of bone which was why I was having a frozen shoulder.

Tracy - that is wonderful news!

celtikgirl - I'd check MFP for 'cardio' and go with that for exercise. I know I looked around a lot for doing a 'hula hoop' and I found it finally under something that I really was surprised it was under. But, I knew it had to have something because it is not the easiest thing to do.

Donna - Cracker thinks she is a "lap dog' but she is about 20 lbs. and is a little too big for that; but, she will still climb up into my lap and the other night she 'jumped' into DH's - it surprised so much although he had seen her climb up into mine. I will hold her for a few minutes; and tell her she is too big to crawl up in my lap, too big to be a 'lap dog'. She'll be laying on her back and cuts her eyes up at me with this 'poor little puppy dog eyes'. When DH fusses at her for something, she runs to her bed by my chair and hides her nose in the corner of it. Sometimes when she is asleep she is on her back, and she likes to lay down on her back to throw up her toys in the air and catch them. DH thinks she would enjoy a Frisbee. When she is told to get into her bed; she will sometimes stretch out with only her feet in the bed, like she is 'in the bed' if some part of her is touching it. All we have to do is say. EEEttthh EEEttthh and she will get back into it and then 'talk to me' as if I am going to give in and let her out. She rarely barks at me, she just talks with a lot of intonations and facial expressions. She is hysterical watching her.

Lenora I had a good laugh picturing Cracker with 'her feet in the bed'. Eventually I will get another dog. BUT the deposit to have one is $450 + $10 a month rent. All of the rentals say they are "Pet Friendly" but then make it almost impossible for normal person to take their pets. BTW same thing for a cat.