WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2016

Hoo-boy! Good afternoon and Happy Saturday to all! Slept late and I am suffering the consequences of being off schedule. Sleeping in always feels so good at the time; but woke up with the headache and icky/blah feeling. Moving slow and clumsily. Tylenol-check, coffee-check, walked outside in the sunshine for a quick couple miles-check, feeling good enough to get my day rolling; but I see a nap in my future.
Mary- I am not going to say sorry for your diagnosis. You have been diagnosed! I look at that as a great starting point! You got this! Here is to your health and complete healing!
Allie- Your trip sounds wonderful so far! Hope your visits today go well and your last day on the cape is relaxing!
Welcome Newbies- join in when you can/want! You have probably noticed that some post their work-outs daily, I think most of us come on to touch base and to let go of some stressors in our lives. I think we have all realized that the support from the ladies in this group is priceless!
I wanted to keep this post upbeat; woke up to sad news that my uncle has passed away. He was in a car accident last week. He on his motorcycle, hit from behind. When they had him at hospital scanning for injury; found he was riddled with cancer. He actually came through the accident pretty well, it was the cancer that took him. He passed at his daughter's home with her beside him. He is now with many of the rest of his siblings and parents, (my father included). My heart is aching. Anger about that awful, *kitten*, cancer. But laughter through tears, as I remember my uncle (newly divorced) frequenting the bar I worked at when I was in my early twenties; all of the single ladies wanted an introduction. He was a good looking guy and quite the charmer.
Grocery shopping is my next thing. I think I need another walk also. A walk through the dunes to the beach...
Love and hugs to you all

Good morning. I haven't been checking in much since I started the new job. I've been struggling with the adjustment a bit, but this past week was better. I have been pretty good about getting up at 5:15 and working out for 30 minutes before getting ready. Yesterday, I went to the gym at work for 30 minutes on the treadmill instead. That is a real pain in the butt because I have to shower, but I got done what I needed to get done. A new member joined my team that is an avid walker, so we will start walking at lunch next week. Between the early morning weight workout and the walk, I think I'll be on a good track. I'm going to make this work.

I keep thinking about the comments made by this group when I first took this job:
look at it as a clean slate
be the one that takes the stairs -- doing that
eat away from my desk -- doing that
take breaks -- always take a break by the window in the kitchen in the sunlight
set the one for being healthy -- in process and now I have a walking buddy to help
pass by the cake and doughnuts -- bringing Yogurt Smoothies from Stonyfield for those moments.


I'm done with the P90x3 90 day program. Lost about 7 pounds and some inches. I'm going to switch to Chalean Extreme (some name!) because although I adjusted to P90x, I hurt all the time...just never seemed to completely go away. I did get stronger though.

Anyway, will start trying to check in again in the evenings.

Kimses in MA

Margaret - Thank you for the flowers! Gorgeous!

Today is my lovely DDIL's birthday. I sent her a text - GRATULERER MED DAGEN!
She replied to say she loved the colour of the top I had bought her. (She had told me what she wanted, thank goodness) Tomorrow her two siblings are bringing their children up to her house for an Easter Egg Hunt. The Easter bunny will be knocking on the door. :laugh: Unfortunately the weather could hardly be worse, so they will have to have the hunt indoors. We gave the DGC their chocolates last week as I knew they would be overloaded tomorrow. They loved them. They were large cardboard carrots with small eggs, umbrellas and rabbits inside. They were allowed one chocolate each after dinner. They both chose the umbrellas. Then the carrots went back on the shelf for the next day. :noway: What a gal!

Love Heather UK

Oh, Margaret, so very beautiful. I need to get out and around and see if we have anything like that here in OKC. I doubt they would be this impressive tho. I know we do have a nice botanic gardens but have never visited, perhaps I should.

I bought three of the round cactus like that home from AZ in February. I'll have to leave them in pots so I can bring them in during the winter. I love them.

I can't remember if I already told you about our plans for next winter's (2017) trip, if I have, please forgive me and skip over. We will spend the month of January in Padagonia AZ, just north of the Mexico border then make our way up to Apache Junction, same place we went this January, for the month of February. We're going to Denver the first of May for my daughter's graduation from college and in early to mid-September we will go to MO to visit Mama S. We'll probably take a few short trips to lakes and fishing areas during the summer. Jack has gotten bitten by the fishing bug. Sigh.

Janetr OKC

Mary - "cracked" me up, no pun intended

Janetr OKC

bwcetc wrote: »

Margaret ... Beautiful flowers! I love how you take time to do things that nature your soul.

Mary and Janetr ... Funny!

Margaret ... I typed nurture but was autocorrected to nature ...

margaret we must have just missed each other at macys flower show! We were just there monday picking out a Prom dress for dd, that show was gorgeous, macys featured america the beautiful in all of the displays, fantastic!

kimses so happy that you really embraced positive healthy choices in the new job and u found a walking buddy!

Grateful to be home after a very positive 3 day get away with a purpose. I fit in exercise 2 of the 3 days and chose food wisely for the most part. Now i am taking a much needed nap!

Karen from ny

Pip- nice workout! Kirby must feel pretty good!



Mary from Minnesota

Wow, Pip, and I think I'm doing good to get it up to 3.5 ha ha ha ha

Janetr OKC