WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2016

Margaret ~ The bird cages over your plants is a great idea and look so cute as yard art!

Michelle ~ What kind of snake is it? I've never heard of a snake that just hung around.

Miriam ~ It would break my heart to look after a tiny creature like you are doing.

I binged on my DH's cookies last night. They have been here for week and I never thought about opening them. But something took over my good sense last night. Today is a new day!

Carol

Happy Sunday everyone!!

Goals for June
- 125 miles
- 10 days over 10,000 steps
- Log food !!

June will be an interesting month for me. I will be transitioning to retirement. I will be handing over to newbies the responsibilities I have a had for a long time. I really need to practise letting go and keep telling myself.... "the new people will do your job just fine!! "

AND.... grandbaby #4 will arrive !! Yeah!!!

Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

Becca: I'm glad your son is able to help. That is good news. I understand exactly how you feel about taking your lunch to the hospital. It is one more thing to worry about and get ready in advance and you don't need that right now. We're in the Providence system, and the cafeteria there is filled with goodies that are generally on the "no no" list. I learned that when DH had his stroke a few years ago and was reminded this winter when he had a cyst removed and I found myself gobbling up enormous peanutbutter cookies. I did log every bite and swallow. :embarassed:

Nikion991: I have a number of food sensitivities revolving around lactose intolerance and acid reflux. In my world EVERYTHING else is on the okay list. I simply measure the portions and count the calories. It works just fine for me. Portion control is the key to success in my opinion. Good luck on your journey.

ljdw99: Congratulations on your great progress. WTG! :bigsmile:

Miriam: Good luck with the kitten. Your kitten is so cute. He looks like a survivor to me. I hope that I'm right about that. If he does survive it will be because of all of your help and his own inner will to live. You're teaching your daughters such a valuable lesson.

Michele: I am not a fan of snakes either. Do you know what kind it is and whether it is venomous? I shudder just to think about it. The neighbor who used to put snakes in my lawn for the fun of it has moved away, thank goodness. :flowerforyou:

Lillian: Congratulations on your upcoming retirement! WTG!!! :bigsmile:


We're looking at a high of 97 today. I'm so grateful for air conditioning! We also have a nice breeze most of the time & living next to the river keeps it more pleasant here than other parts of town. Have a great day!

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

June Resolutions :
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. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

Ignore my comments about what a healthy newborn kitten should weigh. I am not making much sense due to fatigue.

Good morning all! Happy Sunday!
Miriam- I admire your heart and your ability to care for this little guy! They really tug at your heartstrings! We had a lawn mower incident a couple of years ago and mowed over a nest of baby bunnies. They were all okay (not even touched by the blades) but mama never came back. My son and I waited and watched for two days. Babies were alive but crying and cold when we brought them in the house. They were SO tiny, I thought they were mice when I first saw them. We kept them for about four days, feeding them every two hours, washing and trying to get them to poo...I then took them to a rescue center because I knew I would have a really hard time if one of them died.
Margaret- I love the birdcages! They look so nice! And the bonus that you got them at Goodwill for $5!!!Awesome.
Carol-We are getting rain this weekend also. We needed it. It has been warm (upper 80's) but with the rain not falling the humidity has been UNBEARABLE! Finally rained yesterday (while I was out on my bike ) and continued through the night and this morning. Now the temps have dropped (thank God) and so has the humidity.
Allie- Yea! Tom is looking forward to something! Those are the moments to treasure! I know how a good pain reliever can make or break their moods. Tim also loves Aleve, but doesn't take it much due to the potential damage it could cause. He is on a steroid and also Methotrexate for his RA. The docs are weening him off the steroid and then going to change him over to one of the NSAID's to manage his RA. Tim is really afraid to go off the steroid. For the first time in years he is relatively pain free. Hard to give up something that is working, even when you know the damage it could do in the long term. But really, I am very happy that he is having something to look forward to and bring him some joy. Our men need more joy and I know I live for those moments with mine! P.S. Your comment earlier about maybe the grumpiness happens to men whose names start with T; my husband is a twin, his twin's name is Todd, and he is another grumpyguy. When Todd went through his divorce a few years back, he asked if he could stay with us for a while (we weren't his only option); I told my husband "No freaking way!" I think I would have committed hari-kari if I had had two of them to contend with!
Heather - So nice that you are able to stay connected while you are cruising! LOL! Got a giggle over the row over the creme brulee (was it a creme brulee?) I get like that over food. I don't MEAN to criticize or complain; I feel I am just stating a fact. Perhaps in my mind, I am rationalizing, if I am paying for this food, it had better taste better than what I make at home! Then sometimes I am disappointed when it doesn't.
Penny- Whoot! Great job for you and your daughter!
Love and hugs to all! The rain has let up, I will see if I can get in some bike/walk time. More rain on the radar for today.
Traci- Hope you have made it into town safely! I hope you enjoy your time here. Forecast says sunny through Thursday night! Message me if you have time, and want to get together!

Happy Sunday morning to everyone! Thanks you all for keeping my accountable yesterday without even knowing it. Decided not to overeat because I joined this group, made some friends on here and made my food diary viewable. Accountability!!!!
MIRIAM....what an adorable little kitten! I hope he pulls through!

I am 55 and just found out my cholesterol is 277. I found this site from an article in Women's World and I just joined today. I've been sedentary due to heel spur/plantar fasciitis/other feet and ankle pains! But today I'm motivated to get healthy! I so far did 3 ten-minute sessions on my elliptical machine, a good start. I believe I have a sort of food addiction so logging what I eat will hopefully rein that in! I hope by being accountable on line to others as well as seeing a supportive community will keep to my goals and help others too?!

I am also going to print out that Ali quote. Thanks for posting it! Karen from NY

I spent 5 hours cleaning out our 4-drawer filing cabinet and throwing out old 'stuff'. I think I threw out enough 'stuff' to fill up 3 of them; today I am going to tackle my 2-draw cabinet in my office. Not much coming out of it; but, I will save all my pages of 'tracking' that I have taken with me to my weigh-ins.

Got to try to order some more inks for my printer and have only 1 more bill to pay and get into the mail.

Cracker is still favoring her left leg; this is the leg that she hurt when she ran into the tire of my DYS's truck. He thought he had run over her; but, she would not have survived it, if he had. Then had to take her back because she had a 'stubbed pad'; they cut off the flapping skin, and back to favoring it again; then she split one of her 'middle' toenails and they had to remove it; again by to favoring that foot. She still can 'run as fast as the wind' even with it injured'. Vet said it was the 2 middle toes they put their weight on; and, she'd limp for some time. At first we thought she was just 'playing us'; but, I took her to the vet and found out I was wrong. PetSmart said to give it another week before washing her and getting her 'broken coat' taken back to the soft inner coat like we did last time. And washing her in some soap that made her fresh-smelling clean. We've only washed her one since they did so ... still fresh-smelling. She has my DH wrapped around her legs so much it is so funny. He did not want an 'inside' dog; but, she keeps me company ... especially now that I am on a 'driving restriction'.

We rented a car after my accident because they said they would have my car for a month, easy. Hopefully DH and DOS can pick it up Monday and take that 'stupid' VW Jetta back to the 'rental' place. Not, nearly as nice as my Honda; because just about everything was 'manual'; but, DH said it was probably safer than any of the other cars they were renting out. It's been 'sitting' under the carport and only driven once (by DH) when we went out on a 'date' night. Back to depending on others to cart me around. Need to get the C-pap machine's chip read ... I thought I did it 3 months ago. I guess with The Affordable Care Act; they want to make sure I am using it 5 hours or more a day. I sleep with it and also take my naps with it on. It's quieter than my last one; so quiet it is difficult to tell that it is 'on'.

Talked to my DYS yesterday; said they were going to go through the IVF route; they had just been talking how many times they will try before accepting the fact that DDnL#2's tubes are blocked and if it does not work. MD told them to 'try' it and recommended that, if it did not work the first time, to do it a 2nd; he thinks that, at least, the tubes need to come out pretty soon. No rush. They've put looking for a house on the lake or enough acreage to build a house on where they'll be 1/2-way between each of their places or employment. She said, with her luck; if she did not remove them; she'd come up pregnant at the age of 48. Both are very disappointed. I think DYS called to get some encouragement and just to talk it out. He had left DDnL#2 at home resting, as she had an appointment to do someone's hair for a party. He wants her to ask one of the other ladies in the shop to do it; but, she wants the $$$ she'd make for coming in on a weekend.

Lenora

Miriam that kitten is so tiny and precious looking. She is depending on you and your girls and I know you can do it. the rescue called YOU and they also knew you were up for the task.

Heather, to bad your DH is having some trouble with sea sickness. The one cruise we took, we were fine but the people in room opposite was terribly sea sick and we heard it all. Love your amenities in your suite though. We had an inside room, all we could afford.

Joyce, Indiana

Happy sun.Had a nice day yesterday.Was good to get out.Met the mom`s for breakfast and then went to my son`s.Watched my granddaughters play and just enjoyed grandma day.Best part of the day was finding out Im gonna be a grandma again in Dec.(my dil had had a miscarrige the beginning of the year)
count down for surgery.2 weeks tomorrow.
hugs jane from IL

Great Cycle Challenge USA (raising $ for kids w/cancer)
as far as $$ raised, (i'm not trying to raise money tho) i am 6165th place, in the State of WA i'm 125th place.
as far as miles ridden (the one i'm going for) i am 20th overall in the State. i'm in 3rd place as far as females and they are only 1mi more than me. so far i've ridden 87.5mi, 312.5 to go
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