WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016

Beth sorry you've got the crud, drink tea, stay in bed as much as you can! Take care.

Janet no question about it, I would stay in AZ as long as possible! We are looking at some SNOW in midatlantic and AZ sounds just about right to me.

So my plan for Snowmageddon is to clean and organize a few closets, shovel the snow and perhaps bake a lot for DH. I am stocked up with good food, not junk, and plan on eating my way through the freezer and pantry for the next two weeks, so I have no plans for grocery shopping for 2 whole weekends. We'll see how that goes!

Stay safe travelling folks to all of us mid-atlantic folks, esp. D.C., Baltimore and Phila!

Karen from NY

AngelaPea -

AngelaPea wrote: »

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!

Welcome aboard! You've been through rough times these past couple years. It is so discouraging when you do everything right and see the scale register a .2 loss. I've seen that more than once. It's hard to hang on to motivation when that happens. However, those small losses eventually add up to a pound and that danged scale is headed in the right direction. Take your measurements. Log how you feel after climbing stairs, walking, jogging, riding a bike, dancing, etc. How do you feel first thing in the morning or last thing at night?

What I am saying is track your progress beyond the scale. Loser clothes, more energy and increased stamina can add to the motivation to keep going when the scale isn't budging.

Keep going. You can do this!

Mia in MI

I'm pleased with my progress thus far. I am 52. In September of 2015, I weighed 164.5, and at my new average weight of 157.5, I've managed to lose seven pounds, which is pretty good!

I was talking to my daughter last night, and we were discussing our driver's licenses, and I realized that I need to get my driver's license renewed this year. It's hard to believe I'm going on four years, because back in 2012, I was getting ready to have right hip replacement surgery.

I used the recovery period following the sugery to practice careful eating management, and I actually got down to 152, which is only seven pounds heavier than my wedding day weight of 145.00. I'd like to get to 145, so we'll see.
Frustratingly, after I started getting more active again, the weight crept up! Until I was back at 167.5.

So as some of you have said, I'm taking baby steps.

Hi everyone --
Well, as I thought was going to happen, I lost my job yesterday. No fault of my own but it was a startup and they misidentified the skill set needed. I'm ok with it though. I knew it was coming and oddly, it's kind of a relief to have it done and over with. I was prepared. So now I have time on my hands to spend on getting fit! I did get mugged by some cookies last night. They pinned me down and jumped into my mouth.
I slept until 9:30 and it's 11:30 and I haven't had breakfast yet.
Feeling disorganzied at the moment. Will be back later.

Kimses in MA

Janetr - Love the bracelet and ring. The colors are beautiful.

Kimses ~ So sorry to hear about you losing your job but glad you were prepared. Wishing you much luck in finding one that you love.

Carol

Michele: Your fish welcome sign is delightful. The colors came out bright and cheerful. :flowerforyou:

Becca: Sorry that your neighbors woke you. Kim has an excellent idea, but your DH would need to play along.

Barbie: Tell us if the voodoo doll backrub works. If it does, I'm making one too.

janetr: Enjoy your stay in AZ. The Zuni jewelry is beautiful.

Ellen: We have a 24 hour fitness place here in town and I was a member for a while before I retired. It is clean and well managed, but I didn't like being there alone at night or in the early am. At the time, DH and I bought a trainer for our bike so we could ride in the garage at our convenience. We still have the trainer, but it isn't set up right now. I wish you good luck finding your best solution.

Heather: Would a root canal save your tooth? The tooth essentially becomes a placeholder, but the nerve is removed so there is no pain. It seems to work okay for molars. :flowerforyou: Lovely photo of your DGK & DH.

Grits: Snow is relatively predictable and survivable. Tornadoes deal out a random destruction and violence that can't be predicted. I'm so glad we live in an area where they are very rare. They scare me. :noway:

Kimses: If getting mugged by cookies is the worst of it, you've done a good job handling the job situation. Don't let the cookies make a habit of it, though. You seem to have a very positive attitude.



Yoga today! I need to get dressed and go. Had a lovely phone call from DSIL and now I'm a bit behind with my morning routine.


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

January 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.

Katla - the tooth was root filled many, many years ago, but the dentist did not manage to fill the whole root space and left a little pocket at the bottom. It is this space which grumbles from time to time. I have fought off having major work done for years, but I feel I have come to the end of the line.

Love Heather UK

Kimses
So very sorry to hear about the job loss. I hope you find something fulfilling quickly.

Mia in MI
YAHOOOO on the downgrade from the cardioligist!

Tracie in Green Bay
LOL...I'd like to be dismissed by my oncologist, too! She just shifted me down to visiting once every four months. She said I could schedule more often if I missed her. Seriously...I saw her every week for almost a year, then once a month, then every other month.

It's so cold here in North Texas today! Sun is shining brightly, skies are deep blue, and the wind must be funneling straight from Canada! It's supposed to be back in the 60s by Sunday, so we're planning a bike ride for that afternoon.

Have a marvelous day, Everyone!

AngelaPea
Hudson Oaks, Texas

Kimses - Sorry to hear about your job loss. Take advantage of your free time to do what you want and need to do.

AngelPea - Congratulations on having to see the oncologist less.

Heather - Beautiful grandbabies.

I figure the blizzard that is bearing down on us is going to fizzle. The schools closed in advance of a flake and I hear that the library where I used to work was closing at 2, again before a flake. Sure signs of a fizzle. Neither the school systems nor the library are known for this. LOL

In the meantime, the fiber is ready for spinning, the yarn is ready for knitting, and I'm ready for a nap.

Stay safe and warm to everyone else who is waiting for the storm.

Bonnie in Maryland

:flowerforyou:

Hi gals,

Janetr – beautiful jewelry –

Ellen – good for you to keep trying different ways to fit it all in.. What do you do for work, could you fit some walking in during a break/lunch?

Alison – so just take next Saturday as a sick/vacation/I’m off day… the troll could work. I have to admit that I love trolls when I was a kid, and I had an orange haired super ugly troll and every time I think of your work troll I picture the orange haired troll of my youth.

Heather – sounds like a delightful day!

Kimese – love the mugged by cookies! Sorry to hear about the job, hope a better option is right around the corner.


So one of my new years ideas, was to eat a meal with you all each day, it would mean I would catch up at least once a day and because I get caught up in reading maybe I would not eat so fast, and it seems to be working… usually it is lunch as it was today.

I made part of the Kohlrabi into slaw yesterday to go with salmon for dinner it was ok, I found lots of references to just eating it raw or using it to dip. I will try that with the other ½ of it. I think I’ll like that better.

I’ve been watching storm tracker, and it looks like as of right now the mid atlantic is having snow, but not a crazy amount… time will tell … take care all!

Kim from N. California another rainy day

Kimses, sorry about the job. You know the saying, if God shuts a door, he opens a window...

Janet, love the jewelry. great idea to stay where it is warm!

Heather, love the picture and I LOVE the unisex clothing. That is one of my pet peeves about clothing here in the US now for kids. It is all "girl" or "boy" embracing all the stereotypes those labels bear. It makes parents of second children buy all new if the second is a different gender, which is why the stores do it. It is really ridiculous!

Mia, I am so glad that you were fired by your heart doc.

Carol, you make me hungry with your cooking! Heather does too, especially all her curries. I used to love to cook, but 15 years married to a man who criticized everything I made, and did, stole all the fun out. I really don't enjoy it anymore. Although I do have to admit, it isn't as much as a chore now that my son is coming for dinner occasionally!

Hope everyone who is under the weather is feeling better. Those of us, like me, that struggle with depression, I hope the longer days are lifting your mood like they are mine. Sorry for all who have losses. When I read your posts, my heart goes out to each and every one of you, even when I am not responding to each one.

Gloria, I am crushed about your grandson's losing their dog. I like the idea of volunteering at the shelter- it helps the dogs there by socializing them and getting them accustomed to being around kids, and it helps the volunteers too! Most shelters don't require formal training or scheduling, you can just stop in and offer to walk a dog. Or love on the cats. We do it informally a lot, but are too busy to schedule it in.

Speaking of being busy, my life is going to be getting a bit more busy. My neighbor stopped by this morning in tears. His son, one of my oldest daughter's friends and classmate, is failing in school. This kid has Asperger's and the school just is not able to teach him the way he needs to learn (darn teaching for the tests!). He cannot begin to imagine how his son would react to being held back, especially since it would mean losing my daughter as a classmate. I had similar experiences and frustrations (like the teachers not even knowing the kid had an IEP-Individual Education Plan!). So the two of us put our heads together and came up with a plan to help out Evan. He is going to come over five days a week to do his math homework with Emily. She is a wonderful teacher. He will also hang out and play in this less chaotic than home environment- the type of focused play Emily likes so it builds his ability to focus. If his teacher sends any other worksheets home with Emily for him to do, I will work with him. I am going to get him a scholarship for Tae Kwon Do so he learns some discipline and focus there, as well as being successful at something and spending time with Emily and other good kids. He is going to go to church and sunday school with us- he knows the sunday school teacher already since she volunteers at the school. Again, he will be able to practice focusing with out the pressure, and he will also be successful and have fun with kids his own age. (His younger brother, the age of my younger daughter, 8, is very ADHD and probably Oppositional Defiant Disorder too.) Emily and I will help him with any catch up he needs this summer. And dad and mom will stop grounding him for weeks at a time especially for things related to school. Hopefully we can all work together to get him back on track. He is a great kid and adores my girls, as does his brother. There is a toddler brother as well, who so far isn't showing any dysfunction. Wish us luck!

Kisses - So sorry about the loss of your job. I hope you find one that you really love.

Bonnie - I hope the blizzard does fizzle out for you. We have 8" so far and it's still coming down fast! State of Emergency has been declared already. Praying the power stays on.

Miriam - Bless you for helping your neighbor's son! Only positive things can come from helping others.

It's not a good thing to be snowed in. All I can think about is cooking and baking! Expecting up to 2 feet of snow by tomorrow evening! I'm so ready for spring!

Donna in snowy WV