WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2016

KATE UK - I feel my body looks ok when it is covered, although my rear is a bit flat , but I just HATE the texture. Luckily, I am not a beach lover, so my exposure is limited to getting in and out of water and I'm soon covered. I have awful thighs. For Mexico next January I have bought full length trousers and top to guard from the sun when I am swimming/snorkeling. I think I would be banned from the beaches in the South of France! Have a great trip! We are off to Spain in a week, but there won't be any beaches.

I am trying out a new recipe today from Yotam Ottolenghi, an Israeli guy who has several restaurants and writes in our newspaper. His food is normally fantastic, but complicated, with a strong Middle Eastern bias. This is a chicken recipe that is very simple, so I'm giving it a go. The chicken is marinating right now. DH jointed it for me - not a favourite job.
We had a food delivery this morning, including the chicken, which is organic, free range and on special offer. I have now discovered I have five packets of 2 duck legs in my freezer. :ohwell:

I've done my machines, but the delivery arrived before I could do my kettlebell swinging. Got to get to it now. I do find it very hard work. That means it's doing me good, yes? I also "forgot" to do my hand grip exercises this week. Funny how we can avoid the uncomfortable. :ohwell:

Barbie - Thank you for explaining your operation. I love all that medical stuff. I once thought I wanted to be a surgeon, but I know I haven't got the physical stamina, let alone a strong bladder. :laugh:
I will be thinking of you all day Tuesday.

Heather UK

Barbie: Your Iris' are planted. Congratulations! You'll be able to enjoy beautiful flowers in the spring. It seems like your list of things to do before surgery is shrinking and you'll be able to focus on healing. I probably mentioned that my DH had a surgery that sounds like it may be similar to what you're having. It was an amazing success for him. I hope your results are also an amazing success.

DJ: My husband isn't upset with me, but I'm a bit sad because he won't even consider coming along to support our daughter through childbirth. That means I'll be worrying about him constantly while I'm gone. Luckily we have good neighbors and he can turn to them if he needs help. :ohwell:

KJ: I live in Halloweentown. One scene was shot at my next-door neighbor's front door. Many others were shot about a block away in our Courthouse Square. This year we'll have a parade October first and various activities all month long. It is good for local business and fun for the people who live here. It also draws tourists all month and that is a boost for the local economy. :bigsmile:

Lisa in WTX: I am glad you're safely home. :flowerforyou:


I have a riding lesson today! YAYYYYYYYYY! I'm planning to put the concept of a partial lease on hold until after DD's baby is born. It doesn't make sense to me to get halfway started, leave for a couple of weeks, and then come back to things. I'd like to start and go on with some consistency. I have lots of plans, and then things happen that aren't in the plan. And that's the way it goes...

Have a great day!

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

Stronglift Rest Day

Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squat- 3X5X 40
Russian kettle bell swing-19 X7X 40
Week four, day one of transitioning from the 35-40 pound kettle bell.

Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge
3 miles

Mary from Minnesota

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(((Barbie))) Your are not obsessing! You have every right to be concerned.

Barbie love the idea of dancing in the aisles. I went to a luncheon and the entertainment was a singing group a friend of ours is in. Always a pleasure to listen to passionate singing groups.

Margaret

Barbie~ would loved to have watched you dance in the aisle....
Well I am home, Took Taliah out to Pumpkintown, she had a ball, then she got cranky with me because we missed one thing before we left, so she was snippy the rest of the way home.. sorta like her grandfather I guess...
He is ornery as they come today.. so I am staying out of the way...

My chicken dish was wonderful. I love it when you find a new dish with a completely new taste/flavour combo. That was mainly due to the sumac and za'atar. The only problem was the quarters of chicken were a little large and unwieldy to eat politely. I think I might choose to cook bone in chicken thighs that way next time. We have the legs left over for tomorrow night. Hooray! Definitely a dish I might do for visitors like my brother. With a huge helping of broccoli I clocked myself 300 calories. Nice!

I have to shop tomorrow for a couple more vests and t shirts. The ones I had, and which have now been consigned to the bin, we're very smelly as I wear them for exercise. Even after washing them twice they were not fresh. Need some for Spain. I don't wear a bra, so a tight vest holds me together. :laugh:

My DDIL is asking me what areas I am thinking about moving to. I'm very uncertain. It partly depends on how much this house is worth. It's always a compromise between size and location.

Love Heather UK

Barbiecat – I need to dig up my bulbs and separate the ones that are growing on top of each other; I dread starting this because it means I will have to be out there, all day, doing it and separating them. I’m not sure what to do with them other than replanting them immediately. The bed needs to be tilled and some fertilized potting soil in there as well. I need to look what to do with them in my Southern Living book to figure out when to start on them.

Joyce – What that curling up of the denim jacket is because the lining wasn’t washed before it was put in. Not unusual if it is lined with something like flannel (cotton). I don’t know if you sew or not, or if it is worth taking it to a tailor and having him remove the stitching and re-stitching it so it won’t curl up. I’ve had the same thing happen to me; but, I did not want to go to the trouble of taking it to the tailor; and, I did not wear it outside, except at home. I agree that, in most restaurants, it is usually too cold in it; but, that is because they need to keep the cooks cool, too. But, I know it can be done; by anybody who can sew (a friend?).

I wash my jeans inside out, too, so they won’t pill. But, if they have something on them, I pre-treat them.

Michele – I sometimes have the problem of ‘muffin tops’ when I wear something that is buckled around my waist; but, what really upsets me is when I wear my leggings or ‘skinny’ jeans and pull them up around my waist like they should be; an hour later they have crawled down to the area right under my tummy and above the pubic area. GGrrrr. But, I wear long tops over them ... to cover my butt, more than anything. I still have not gotten used to tucking anything in yet. I am sure it is because I don’t ‘exercise’ that part as much. I need to get back to using my hula hoop. Mine is made for an adult; because the ones you buy in the store are too light and made for children.

If you can't find one at a 'gym' somewhere, you can make one. To make one for an adult; take some black tubing (the kind you’d buy if you were going to run a sprinkler system (1/2 - 3/4th inch across); also get a double ended connecter end. You will need at least 5’ of the tubing so it will be big enough around and it usually takes that much for the ends to match. When you go to swing it around, it give you enough room to do it. I put about ½ cup of water into it before connecting it; that is for the weight. Then I buy a couple of rolls of colorful duct tape and wrap it all the way around. It will be fairly heavy; but, then put it around your waist and your feet about the width of your shoulder; but, one in front of the other. Throw it around to start the swing and rock back and forth to keep it up. If you haven’t done any hula hooping, you might only do a few turns at the time. With practice, you can work up to a # of times it rolls around, or for a specific time. That is what I have found tones my core muscles the quickest. The tape is needed to keep them ends from coming apart. But, don't be surprised if you get bruises on either side of your body; but, they'll go away. I just have not done mine yet, this year - but will start on it because I hate my ‘muffin top’ as well.

You also need to tract those extra bites of food while eating; I sometimes know that I am going to eat more and I think to myself … so what will it matter if I don’t add this to my food intake, well, it is only hurting myself.

Mary from Minnesota – Love the frog bench. Love it! I’ve seen trees that were damaged in a storm be transformed like this before (on my decorating shows).

Barbie – If you are having any ‘issues’ about the surgery, since you have never had any … talk to your MD and tell him what they are. Don't feel silly about it either. It's possible they might decide (whatever the surgery is for) to put it off until you are comfortable with it. I know my Daddy was scheduled for surgery for the repair of an aneurysm; but, he decide to wait until after Christmas so he could have a Christmas with all 3 girls and 6 grandchildren coming. Of course, it that aneurysm had burst; he would not have a Christmas at all. After the surgery, Mother told the MD that he had had reservations about it, too. The MD said that he wished he had known that ahead of time and he probably would not have done it. I think I remember you saying this was for a ‘frozen’ shoulder. You’ll do well; it can’t be as serious as trying to repair an aneurysm… I know the ‘fear’, my DH had to have a minor procedure; and, they put him to sleep to do it, the first time. The next time, he was fully awake; that won’t ever happen again. I had my rotator cuff repaired twice (once after a fall; and, once after a seizure) … I wasn’t comfortable with my first OrthoMD; so I changed to one who had the reputation of doing shoulders. The first one had replaced my DBnL’s knee(s) … and he has had problems with them ever since. I just did not want this particular OrthoMD to operate. I’m glad that I did not have him do it; he was the one who, the first thing out of his mouth, was to operate. The 2nd one, did a LOT more x-rays than the first one. My shoulder was freezing up because of a bone chip from my shoulder. It would have never improved if I had not had the surgery; but, I had ALL my questions answered and I was comfortable with it. First time, they kept me overnight in the hospital because of my BP ‘spiking and falling below what is considered save’. The 2nd time I had it done in his office as an ‘in-patient and went home that day with a padded sling on, that I had to wear day-and-night. Then PT for about 2 months. The 2nd time, I was on a 'driving restriction' so they came to my house to do it. Not something I would ever do again. The lady bragged all the time, and she would go to other places in my house, because she liked it. I had not offered to give her a tour of it, she just did so thinking that my bed might be a better place to do it; when all I really needed was the table in the den. And she would call saying she was 'on her way' and would be over an hour to get there ... usually about the time DH came home and wanted to have his 'peace and quiet'. I finally called and said that I wanted someone else to come I liked them much better and they gave me an actually nurse once or twice.

Going on 'date night'. If the new "Cheddars" is not crammed full of people; we'll try it; if it is, we'll go to "Mellow Mushroom" DH has been having a hankering for pizza.

Lenora

Thanks for the explanation Lenora. I do have a sewing machine but it has been so long since I have used it I'm sure if I can even thread it. And I know I don't have the needle to go through denim and the heavy lining. Yet I did make a jeans quilt a long time ago.

Was going to respond to some one on the previous page and have forgotten! Oh, I think it was about going without anti inflammatories. Yep, I know what you mean. August 22nd of next year. Can't wait. This pain I have when I put my chin down to my chest and to the left is a little worse but I have been seeing my PCP at least once a month and I am tired of it. Plus I can't take anti inflammatories or if , heaven forbid, something that needs surgery I can't do that either. So It is Tylenol and heating pad for me.

For the next two days I take my sister to the doctor since her car isn't drivable after she backed into my neighbors mail box and knocked out her back window. But on Thursday we go out and it is just for us!

Joyce, Indiana

another little burn, walked to the store and back:
walk to store n back- 29.31min, 3amph, 110mhr, 78ahr, 1.4mi = 108c

Gee I'm tired! Got everything done that needed to be done today. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes in the oven for the dh and dys. I think I will go to bed after dinner. DH always does clean up after meals. Maybe I can get my kid to carry me to my room and tuck me in; just like in the book I used to read him "I'll Love you Forever". See you all in the a.m. (insert yawning emoji here.)

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

Good Evening Ladies,

Marcelyn, sorry you have had to endure the pain. Sending good thoughts for your surgery.

KJ, it sounds like the bachelor party was a success. I think it’s sweet that the guys were making sure you were okay on your walk.

Mary, cool bench. Where do you plan to put it??

Allie, cute picture….funny face and all.

Joyce, I have a machine but the tension is so messed up that I can’t get it adjusted. I checked with a shop that could fix it but it would cost almost $100. I just don’t think I would use it enough to spend that.

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.
Not much going on here so just sending love and good thoughts to all of you and I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy 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

Did 1 hr of a Crunch Fat Blaster DVD. It's actually a 30 minute tape but I did it twice. The plan for tomorrow is to do the last segment of 10 Minute Solution Tone Trouble Zone DVD, hold my plank, than take the extremepump class

DJ - many is the time when I don't feel like exercising, but I never once regret it when I'm finished. I always always feel so much better after I do. to me, when I do water aerobics, I love the feel of the resistance of the water against my skin. Only it reminds me that I have way too much flab.

KJ - Vince always said that if Cream reunited he was going to see them. So when they reunited, even tho it was in England, guess who flew to England to see them?

Mary - I googled a HFLC diet. Really, the only carbs that I eat (that the site says to avoid) are potatoes (I usually eat sweet potatoes, sometimes white but not all that often), sweets (because it's hard to cut out sugar in processed foods like ketchup, I'm not a big fan of sugar by itself. I don't have a lot of cookies as a rule). I may have brown rice, but I can't remember the last time I had white rice. But it doesn't make any mention of fruits and veges. Actually, one site says that you can eat all the veges that grow above the ground that you'd like to eat. Neat bench. There is this one guy at ceramics who is known as "the frog guy". He loves frogs. How cool would it be if I could get him a bench like that?

Lisa - welcome home!!!

Later this afternoon we're supposed to go to the Green Room to see the production of West Side Story then have dinner at this one restaurant.

Saw the production. It was phenomenal. I knew how great it was since I saw the first act at the dress rehearsal, but the entire show! Just had the vegetable and tofu soup, it was a bit on the spicy side. Had a spring roll and only water to drink (no, Mary, I didn't have the noodles in the soup)

barbie - you are NOT obsessing. I think each of us would do the exact same thing. That sounds so much like you -- dancing in the aisle. I believe you would do something like that

Lenora - that is so neat how you made the hula hoop. I haven't done hula hooping for a long time. I used to do it on the Wii. At one point my knee was bothering me and I was thinking that it was because of that. Maybe I was wrong. I'm going to have to try the hula hooping again

Did a load of laundry and put up the Halloween shower curtain. Just kept the regular curtain up and put this in front of that. Then swept the bathroom floor downstairs, still should probably wash the floor.

Michele in NC