WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2016

Gloria- Great job on the wall push-ups! I'm just getting ready to start my exercise.

Kimses - congratulations on your new job! Also, on your commitment to exercise!

Lillian- hope all your results turn out well!

Allison - i'm sorry that you had a rough time sleeping!

KJLaMore - at least you know those push-ups are working! I was a little sore to in my shoulder. I'm not used to doing them. Great job!

Kim- it was the best time ever with the little puppies! Maybe if you brought your dog to in obedience class he would get used to other dogs and not nip at them. That is one of the main reasons I brought mine because he loves to bite. Maybe he just wants to bite me!

Good morning ladies I am just getting up. I took care of the puppy and now it's time to take care of me. I will be doing my kettle bell swings and for the push-up challenge 7X 10 today.

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota

Good morning everyone! I slept a little better last night. Didn't wake up till about 3:30 with some medium-level hip pain, so it wasn't as bad as it had been. I have not walked in the last two days though, so I wonder if it's the medicine making my hips feel better, or if it's the exercise that is causing the pain in the first place. I do know that the new meds are giving me a headache and some shortness of breath. Hopefully those will diminish soon.

I've been studying my "script" for the talk tonight, and I think it's going to be OK. I whittled it down to two pages of bullet points, with pretty big print so I can see it easily. If I feel like it, I can add other stuff from memory along the way. It's stuff I know well, so hopefully I won't draw a blank. We've had about 40 people say they are coming for sure, but the invitation was out there in cyberspace for all the world to see, so there's no telling how many we will really have.

My DGD#2 is having a school program tonight at the same time, and I can't go to both. Her dad said that he will take her and take video for me to see later. I hope that works out. He has made plans like this before and then has a breathing fit and can't do it, or has to leave early. I do feel bad about missing it though. She is not very understanding about stuff like that. When I pick them up from school I will have to explain it to her. Not looking forward to that.

Hubby is coming to the studio for lunch today. I like that. There is a round table and some chairs out in the gallery where we can sit and have a nice quiet lunch, just the two of us. I brought stuff from home to make burritos. (lean beef, low salt salsa, smaller size whole-wheat tortillas, fake cheese)

Well, I think I'll clean up a little bit before lunch. Have a great day!

Sylvia

Kimses - Hooray! Great news! :flowerforyou:

Had another automated call from the bank. :sad: I rang them in the end. Apparently there has been some fraudulent activity on that website. All sorted now, but what a bother. At least the credit card co just sent a text. But it comes to something when you can't even book a hotel room without the Spanish Inquisition.

Watched Troll Hunter. Great fun, but my Norwegian was not up to it. Thank goodness for subtitles.

Banana bread pleased DH. I checked it early as I could smell it was done and it was definitely cooked. Good job I didn't leave it the extra ten minutes.

Sylvia - Good luck for tonight! I used to talk in public a lot, but was always terrified beforehand. Most people are. It was always fine though.

Love to all. Heather UK

Kim - I love, love, love the tent in the garage. It looks so inviting. So since I am commenting on the pictures you know I am several pages behind in my reading. I hope that when I come across your post on how the dinner went that it was a great success. You certainly put a lot of effort into making a pleasant environment for your guests.

Mia in MI

Have a wonderful day everyone! Terrible weather yesterday - much better today!

Cathy (from Canada)

Sylvia: Too bad the school program conflicts with your gallery event. I hope your DS is able to go and see his daughter. It will mean a lot to her.

Mia: Nice to see you again. Long time, no see.


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

1X10 - One set of pushups done already - could feel the ones I did yesterday in my muscles as I was doing them - being mindful of form and breathing! Did not sleep well at all last night - even with my meditation music. DGS#1 has hallucinations when he has a fever. He woke up last night and needed me to come into his room because he said there was a bomb outside and he was pulling up the blinds to look. Finally got him back to sleep but I could not get into a position that my arms wouldn't fall asleep. Glad I have the doc appt tomorrow.

I made a delicious chicken, veggie, rice stew for dinner yesterday. I'll be having that for lunch today. Making turkey, feta, curry burgers for dinner. Think I'll use the naan I have in the freezer to put them in rather than go to the store for sandwich thins which I usually use.

Speaking of stores - when I moved out of Lacey 5yrs ago they had plastic & paper bags in stores. Well not anymore. They banned plastic bags so if you don't take your own bags with you you have to pay $.05 for a paper bag. I am now doing much better at remembering to take them with me - and then actually take them into the store . I miss getting plastic bags as I use them to line waste paper baskets, clean the litter box, etc. All the extras I would take to the library, food bank, clothing bank, etc.

Won't be getting to my free Tai Chi for Beginners class today as I now have two sick kids home. On top of them being sick we are all suffering from seasonal allergies after the winds we've had recently.

Kimses congratulations on the new job! They are lucky to get you!

Sylvia I'm concerned about the new meds making you short of breath - I would definitely let your doctor know about that.

I got a text from one of my sisters in CA this morning telling me that my mom is not doing well. She goes to visit with her every Wed and said that Mom fell 8 or 9 times yesterday. She is in a retirement community and the doctor is going in to see her today and do some blood work. Please add her to your prayer list.

Off to do another set of pushups. Plan is to do 1 set an hour or 2 if I feel so inclined. AND smile while doing them!

Gloria

Mary - I can feel my 9 kg dumbbells today. My waist is telling me something around my back. :ohwell:
I used to be able go do 30 full push ups in one go. Then I took it down to 20. Haven't done them for ages with so many other things to do. Might try tomorrow.
I have a lot of upper body strength, even if my hips and knees are rubbish. At high school I was in the District sports for Shot Put and not too bad at Javelin. I couldn't even get a single point in sprinting or hurdles.
Michele - I don't know what it's called, but you raise one leg up on a support, rest that same side arm on it, lean forward and use the opposite arm to swing a weight backwards. :ohwell:

The bank have twice rung my mobile with a survey as to how to rate their service today 1-10. :sad: :sad:

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Heather UK

Kimses - Wonderful news regarding the new job. I know that is a weight off your shoulders. Congrats, hope it works out well and you are happy there.

Gloria - will remember your Mom, sending good thots for you all. What age is she?

I don't know if you all remember me saying that when I returned from AZ I had a letter in the mail saying my family doctor has passed away unexpectedly....well today I saw the new doctor for the first time. A young woman and I really liked her. I had never seen her before so she had not seen me heavier but she kept telling me how good I look. Her nurse told me I didn't look 66. I think maybe they were trying to score points I discussed with her starting weight resistance training and she was gung ho for it. She gave me info to bring home and some recommended beginning exercises with weights. Also scheduled a mammogram for me, ugh. Haven't had one in 3 years so guess I must do it. Oh and I was down 3 lbs since I was there the week before Christmas with shingles.

Janetr OKC

well wonders never cease~ Tom said thanks for dinner, it was great....HOT spicy friend chicken and HOT mashed potatoes.. and a big glass of milk.. another thing that thrills him are fresh sheets on the bed and after last night with all the racket from the wind and rain , It will feel wonderful..

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


Good Evening Ladies,

Allie, who was having the chest pains??? You or Tom?

Binkwinky, welcome. You will find this a great place for support and information. When I started here, I put all the foods I like in the data base to find the calorie content. From there I immediately deleted some food from my diet and knew which foods I could eat more of to keep from getting hungry. Good luck.

Jazzypdx, welcome to you as well. Please sign each post with the name you want to be called. Come often and join right in.

Heather, so glad you heard from your DS #1. And how true that we never stop worrying!

Terri, I hate to hear that you are still in such pain. Maybe the wine workout would help?

Cheri, good for you on “finally” getting the medical condition taken care of. I don’t know why we think a problem will go away on its own? Silly us. Hope the other appointments go well.

Miriam, I’m with you on the meds. I think our whole bodies operate better when we aren’t in too much pain.

Heather, you have made great improvements to your life in the past three years and I had forgotten about some of them. Thanks for sharing as it is always inspiring. ((((Hugs))))

Carol,GA, I am not the exercise enthusiast that some of these ladies are but reading about what they do does give me the desire to do a bit more than my norm. Look, Janetr is even going to give weights a try. Go girls!!!

Gloria, the wall push-ups are how I started and in a pretty short time I moved to the dresser. That is a low as I have gotten so far. I figure anything I do is better than the nothing that I do.

KJ, it sounds like you have a great workout routine. Way to go!!

Sylvia, you will do great at your meeting. Just speak from your heart on how enthused you are about this project. That is terrible about Bo. Would they give him away if they don’t even feed him? Stories like that just break my heart!!

Barbie, I have to say I’m surprised and impressed at the amount of weight you lift. After all, you are just a wee little thing. So many impressive women here and I have to keep reminding myself of your ages. Most of you are younger than me but still not spring chicks. Lol I agree on loving feeling sore from a workout.

MicheleNC, I hope you and Vince get your schedules worked out so you can get in what you want.

Kat, welcome. This is a great place for support and information. Join right in and come often. Good for you on the half marathon! Don’t worry about the cute pictures and fancy tickers. Just tell us what’s on your mind and some of us will respond. Glad to have you.

Joyce, great that Charlie has had some daytime relief. I’m right beside you in following Allie to catch her if she needs us. We are here for any support we can give.

Heather, sometimes the simple things just “aren’t”. Glad you can still get the hotel reservation. I like your new Norwegian phrase!

Kimses, a huge CONGRATS on the new job. I’m glad you have a few days before you begin. Start going to bed earlier and getting up earlier a little each day.

Gloria, sending prayers and good thoughts for your Mom. Cute kitty doing push-ups.

Janetr, glad you like your new doc. Congrats on the loss!!!

Allie, thank goodness for small favors. I wasn’t sure that Tom knew the words “thank you”.

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.

I had lunch with a friend today and then went to get my nails done. On the way home I stopped at Hamricks to get a new Humming Bird feeder that was on sale. Of course while I was there I had to look at the clothes. DH mentioned recently that I only wear black pants and now that I’m not working I could wear colors, so I bought some navy pants and a cool patch work style top to match. He liked it. I have finally caught up with reading although some of it was rather speedy. Glad none of you had really terrible weather yesterday. You are always in my thoughts as I go through my day.

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

Mary - just a fly-by because it has been a crazy day. I have done 3 sets of 10 pushups so far, and will try super hard to do more before I head to bed in a few hours.

Hugs !

I lost weight in 2004, about 45 lbs, and swore I would never gain it back, but I did. Then in Oct. 2012, a Dr.'s appointment was my motivation to lose again! My Doctor told me that if I didn't lose wait, I would probably become diabetic. It was the motivation I needed. At the time I weighed 289. I have lost 75 lbs. It took me from Oct. 2012 to March 2015. I want to lose more, but I've reached a plateau and still trying to get past that. I am determined NEVER to gain back the weight I've lost. I've created a 'Vision Board' to help with that. It includes a lot of motivational quotes and a couple of pictures of me at my heaviest, also a couple since I have lost weight. I look and feel so much better! So far, since March last year, I have kept the weight off, but not lost any more. My goal for 2016 is to change that and get to my goal weight!

drkatiebug - I was over by about 150 calories. I'm short, so it adds ups. (The teacher I subbed for today had a sticker that reads "I'm short and I intend to stay that way." I loved it!)

Kimses - Congratulations on the new job! I understand your concern/stress over figuring out when to exercise. I go through that on the days that I work and it is one of the things that worries me for when I am able to find a "real" job (other than substitute teaching.)

Kristan

Thank you, Ladies. I was cracking up reading through the comments. There is definitely a lot of wisdom here.
- walk past the snack table
- find times of the day where time is being wasted and use it for myself
- start going to bed early now so I'm not in shock when I have to do it for real
- keep an eye out for opportunities to exercise and they will show up

I feel very positive about this change. Having had a little time away from my last job now I realized that although there were some good people there, there were some really mean people there too and somehow that was tolerated. I'm looking forward to joining a new team. I know a few people at this new company and they seem to like it. (Sylvia, I do Software Support Account Management).

I really hope this is my last hurrah before retirement. And at this company I doubt I'm the oldest one like I was at the previous company (30 employees at the previous company vs. 77,000 at the new one!)

Kimses in MA