WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2016

Barbie, Thanks! Congrats on your 50 lb loss

Ugh, All my post didn't print. Congrats to maintaining too! Too much to rewrite, until tomorrow good night all!

Y'all are so amazing, and I'm so glad I have you in my life! Thanks for missing me.

The boy child and wife leave in the morning, and will be so happy/sad to see them go. My husband and I live such quiet lives with each other and don't even realize it until someone comes to stay. And, not to put too fine a point on it, there are few who are invited. Waking up with someone else in the house, even if you don't see them until noon, spins things in some interesting ways.

I've actually held four pounds at bay from these first three weeks of February, and hope to add a couple more to the total by the end of the month--but am pretty much doing nothing but running every other day. My eating habits have been fairly horrible. The fact that I've taken even an ounce off is certainly not due to sticking to an eating plan.

Have an article to write for the paper this morning, and then more scribbling to do, as I've only been able to fit a little bit of the for-money writing around this visit. Hopefully will have some downtime and alone time while I'm spending Monday-Thursday in town, and time to write to y'all. Miss you!

Lisa in windy, but warm, West Texas.

The ickys are gone today thank goodness. Taking the boys to see Lucy the dog today. DG#2 still cries some nights for her - just breaks my heart. Still have not found my scale but feel like I have been losing as the my waist on my pants is getting looser. I'm going to walk across the street Monday or go to the Y for an aqua aerobics class and weigh myself.

I thought i had turned on a 3 hr meditation music site on my laptop yesterday to see if it would help me sleep but instead it turned out to be a 9hr one - slept like a baby. I'm going to do this every night from now on!

Have a happy and healthy day everyone and don't forget to smile even if it's forced!

Gloria

pipcd34 wrote: »

grits - i'm not getting rid of it because it's taking up too much room, it doesn't take any room actually. it's not rusty at all, it's in mint condition. we aren't selling it, we are donating it back. we are slowly starting to get rid of stuff so we won't be overwhelmed when we do get to the point of moving when we retire. selling the old bug, getting rid of one of his bikes, all part of the slow process.

Pip that is really a nice thing to do - donating the bike back

Lillian

Busy weekend ... curling and still working on cleaning out my mom's house. Finally over the flu bug but DH still has his hanging on!! About that - yes DH's have their own ideas on how to cure themselves... they don't seem to like to take their spouses advice - I think that is so their cold can hang on for another week and they can complain about it!! - Good grief just do what I did and get over it!!

Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

RonFrances8 wrote: »

Proud momma of three.... Hubby and I are empty nesters. One out, two away at college. Things are changing, still getting use to this transition in our lives. My mom stays with us half the year she's in her nineties. Yes, my profile picture is of "Brutus the dog" he's my walking buddy. Frances is my first name. This thread seems to be more of a group of friends just talking about their daily lives. Are most of you maintaining or trying to lose? Thanks, Fran from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fran, I'm one of those who is trying to lose. I lost 132 pounds in about 2 years, but recently regained about 20, so now my new goal is 50 pounds to lose. I live in Pittsburg, too, but it's in Kansas. I bet you are colder there than we are. It's nice that your mom lives with you half the year. Does she live with another sibling the rest of the time? I love Brutus! Is he a boxer? I have a dog named Bruno and one named Spot. Those are mixed breeds. Then one named Molly who is a whippet.

Yes, we are a big bunch of friends who talk about their daily lives. It seems very important to have people in our lives who know us, understand us, and support us as we go about getting healthy. Many of us have never had that before. Everything that touches our lives impacts our weight loss/gain/maintenance. We talk about what we eat and the exercise that we do, but we also talk about the events in our lives and how it makes us feel. We report our successes, and our failures. We laugh and cry together. We root for one another, and dispense kicks to the pants when necessary. We talk about our various illnesses and injuries and the challenges they cause - making exercise difficult. Someone will likely have a suggestion, but everyone will sympathize. Speaking for myself, the ladies on this thread have truly saved my life. No kidding.

Sylvia

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

Good Morning Ladies,

Kay, I think that thing with husbands asking “cleaning questions” must be something in their DNA! And yes, sometimes we do forget to turn off a light but my DH always has to make a comment about how happy Ready Kilowatt will be. Grrrrr And why any spot on the floor is something I’m supposed to be able to identify, like I purposely put it there? Does DH not think some of the spots could be caused by him? Okay, I’ll stop now but want you to know I feel the same way. He’s lucky I love him or sometimes I might not be so nice about his comments.

Katla, I’ll bet that fall put a scare in you! So glad you didn’t do more damage to the wrist. I hope your fanny heals before the next ride.

Joyce, I didn’t realize that Charlie’s diet was that screwed up! I knew you said he didn’t eat good foods but good grief. No wonder he can’t get his bowels straightened out. I’m sure it’s not so fun for you to go out to eat with him. I thought of you, actually him, yesterday when DH and I went to lunch. He was having the call often and I sat at the table alone for a while. At least it’s not a normal occurrence for my DH. I really feel for you. ((((Hugs))))

Kim, it’s not like you have pizza often so as long as you enjoyed it and logged it, good for you. That was very nice to help your friend with the garage sale. They can be a lot of work at times.

Lisa, I know what you mean about having guests in the house. Other than my DD it is very disruptive for us to have guests. A friend in FL told me yesterday that she might come to visit for a week this summer. No, she wasn’t invited but I guess she things we are good enough friends to invite herself. She is the one that came last year and invited another friend of ours from Charlotte. That was a 4 day visit so I paid for a 3 bedroom condo on the beach for us to stay in. DH was thrilled to not have them both staying here. I wouldn’t even mind her visit for two or three days but I think a week is too much. I do like her but she is very negative and not the kind of person I want to be around too much. Ok, rant over. Can someone call the broom squad?

Heather, I know you are a happy kind of tired after spending that time with the grands. They are just so, so cute! I do hope the company offers your son a permanent job if it’s something he likes. I’d be a nervous wreck not knowing if I’d have a job in a month.

Gloria, congrats on the loose pants waist, no matter what the scale says. That is great that you found such a healthy sleep aide. You are so right about the smile….it makes the day go better.

Sylvia, you described our group of ladies so well. I feel so strongly about all of you that it made me get a tear in my eye just reading. And it is just amazing how the things that go on in our lives can and do affect our health and our weight.

Penny, congrats on finishing that editing job. Gosh I’ll bet some of the things you edit can really be boring. Sending you sunny thoughts and best wishes for crossing more things off that list.

to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

Time to go cut my hair and get my shower. DH and I may go out and run errands this afternoon. I’m making a chicken pot pie for dinner. I rarely cook that but DH loves them so that’s the menu.

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

morning peeps

lillymay- thanks :0)

it's 9:09am, just came downstairs (gym opens at 9amPST on sundays) and kirby says i don't think we're gong to the gym but do work outside to get stuff off of the grass. there's a dog house that has been outside and our dogs have never used it cuz they aren't outside dogs. i kept is just incase some stray cat or other critter got too cold and needed a place to hang out and stay dry. it was painted like the colors of the house, and was here when we bought the place, just never moved it. going to put it up front and put a free sign on it. someone will take it.

i have been refraining from taking pics to show you. want to show you the grand finale! almost done. when kirby was telling kirby about kevin (neighbor) thoughts on the gate, i'm glad he told me. he said the bottom part solid, the top part pickets to match the rest of the white picket fence we have in the front. i veto'd the solid bottom part UNLESS the rest of the front part was going to be the same. the compromise is picket, no solid and the front fence won't be white anymore, will just be stained so it will ALL be the same uniformed wood. kirby is sooooo happy on how it is coming out. i'm happy he's happy.

type to ya later.

country music aint what it used to be. i don't listen to country but that was a nice song. i won't buy it, but it was a nice song. exercising has kinda ruined my music listening experience. i listen to it and think, that's a good running song (i run to the beat of the music) or a good spin or rowing song. i couldn't do anything to that song lololol

. yard is getting there

Rori – Sorry you’ve been sick; get well soon!

DamitJanit – Losing my days that I had tracked started over for me when I could not get Internet service. Someone told me how to get the days back. Can’t remember who it was. Sorry; but, it can be done. I think that most of us who have a retirement account, or savings have found that we’ve had to go to it a lot more than we thought we would. After the market fell a few years ago; we’ve not been able to get ours back up to a point that the interest earned would help much; but, we’re trying. Seems like whenever we get a little knot here or there; something breaks down and we end up having to replace it. But, at least we do have the money to go to. If it weren’t for my BC/BS’s paying for most of my drugs; my check and possibly a huge chunk of DH’s would go to pay for it all. My Seroquel at 400mg 2x a day is only about $15; the 800mg (brand name only) is a lot higher … $95 for a 3 month supply. It is off the charts at the pharmacy in town that we use. Something like $1200. If I did not have such a good insurance plan that I COBRA’ed when I retired; I’d be in a Hell of a mess.

I know if we needed ‘help’ with our bills, our DYS would make sure we did not have to go without something we need. DOS, with 3 girls, one in college, could not do anything other than just check on us and maybe buy a few groceries for us.

Katla and Sylvia – I have a pair of pull on jeans that I wear when I am painting. I swear they must be a pair of my old pregnancy jeans. They come up over my belly (thankfully it is getting smaller); but, they still come up under my bra. Not very comfortable now; but, still good for when I am in my studio.
At Thanksgiving, I go along with the “Julia Child’s” philosophy about eating. I try to do so when we go to Louisiana; but, that is difficult to do – both DYS and DDnL#2 are great cooks.

JKL – I am a huge country music fan (and especially of Tim McGraw). The first time I heard this on the radio … I cried like a baby. My DH is one who is ‘humble and kind’. I listen to the lyrics more than the music; some, I wonder why this or that artist is actually singing it. Another one I like is “Missing You” by John Waite and Allison Krauss. I ‘think’ it is on her album ‘One Hundred Miles or More’. A lot of good songs on it. Comes as a DVD/CD – enjoy watching her sing so effortlessly.

DH is washing my car! What a wonderful surprise. He’s taking me out to eat later on this PM. Got to think about what I want to eat (and bring home at least ½ of it for tomorrow’s lunch or supper). Got to take him to his Urologist’s office for bloodwork for the procedure they’ll be doing next week. He’ll be ‘put to sleep’ for the same procedure I will be having the middle of the month … without being put to sleep. He’s in one of his ‘moaning and groaning’ spells today. I’m still going to be surprised if he isn’t passing ‘kidney stones’. MD did not mention that as a possibility; if I get a chance to ask I will ask if they are going to check on that, too.


Lenora