WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2017

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Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

Julianna here in historic southern Maryland. Today's plan includes weight training biceps and chest, and 25 minutes of cardio. Now it's out there! I could use help with accountability, please. Fueling-up with Fiber One and yogurt, 3 ounces of lean chopped sirloin, crisp salad, handful of black olives stuffed with cheese. Keeping hunger at bay and easing the soreness by sipping GAT "Muscle Martini" . God Bless Ya'll Real Good.

Grace – You only punished your DH, if you ate the last 4 pieces of Almond Roca & a Godiva truffle. Hey, I would have come over and eaten at your house, too. I didn’t do so great this weekend either. French toast on Saturday (more than I needed), yogurt with berries, at least 3 Halos, big hot dog w/bun, and my normal protein bar at night … about 1/3rd over my caloric intake; my exercise was ‘washing’ Cracker who had come in after following Louis everywhere (like his shadow) – out into the yard, when it was still raining a little. OMGoodness … she smelled so doggy! After washing her, had to wash the bathroom rugs, the clothes I had on, her bed and crate pad, and then take a long, hot shower afterwards. Today, I will wash the tiles and bathtub with vinegar & water to try to get the room to smell differently. Washing a dog, which easily took me 30 minutes (if not a little longer) shoved me way over the limit [I ate just about anything that I looked at] and the exercise did not help much. Don’t beat yourself up about it. We all do it at some point ... sometimes several times.

Marnie – I type, because it is relaxing to me; but, I do worry about posting what is 4 pages on my Word processing program. LOL! Not that my ‘stories’ would be interesting to others; but, it helps me feel a bit better that I still have ‘some’ memories. I had a MRI done back in December; and, after 3 weeks of not getting a call about it, I called the Neurologist’s office and got upset because his PA (who has about as much of a bedside manner as he does) told me, ‘oh yeah, you have mild age-related dementia’ (and something else); but, cannot remember what it was as I was ‘upset’ about the first diagnosis. I asked her to send the results to my GP (who I will see on Thursday); he will be honest and tell me what it really means. I’m only almost 66 (in March) … was NOT prepared for that. To hear that about my 75-year-old husband didn't surprise me.

Sharon – Both of my sons are very good cooks; and, they also have been washing their own clothes since they were about 8-10; or 9-11 … I got tired of picking up (or finding) clothes in the laundry basket that had not been ‘on their bodies’ any longer than an hour. DYS was the worst! But, his wife does not have to wash his nasty clothes, he does. He is a Wildlife Biologist and manages a ‘hunting preserve’ and when it is not weekends during hunting season, he is out doing something messy all the rest of the time. From the end of January through about the first of July … things do slow down a little for him. Not this year, however! They are putting in a ‘duck pond’ but he isn’t the one putting it in, it has to have a well; and, he has to be there to oversee it.

Leigh – Thankfully, it looks like the rest of the week will be free of storms; but, we will have a day or two of ‘gusty winds’. I wanted to go help; but, Louis does not want me to drive, especially after having another ‘dizzy spell’ this morning. I’ve been keeping up with my BP daily and when it drops down to 70-ish … I get dizzy. I’m not so sure I have felt better since being put on HBP meds; but, it has dropped down from 85 – 90.

Louis is of “French” descent … his great-grandfather was 1st generation American. His grandfather did not learn how to speak English (nor how to ‘read’ and ‘write’) until he was an adult … probably in his late 40’s or early 50’s. I touched on that in my post earlier to Margaret. My in-laws were the first couple to be married in the Catholic Church at the entrance into the Dixie Crystal Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, GA (right outside of Savannah, GA).

Lisa – I bought my first pair of size 10 jeans … they are made of that stretchy denim; but, they are not my favorite slacks/jeans. I do wear leggings, yoga pants, or skinny jeans with long tops. I really hate tops that are ‘normal’ length … mainly because it seems if I have one, Louis is going to ‘help’ me by putting all my clothes in the dryer. Now, thankfully, he will just tell me to ‘empty my clothes’ so he can wash his ‘work clothes’ (and towels).

Oh, I’ve got to clean out the freezer today. DYS is coming home Thursday passing through while going to a “Man’s Weekend” with some of his college friends. And maybe a few of his HS friends as well.

Sarah – I only get weighed in at my MD’s office (every other Tuesday) … I stay away from my scales at home. I want to throw them against the wall; but would not want to ‘try to explain’ that to Louis. They are not consistent and they weigh ‘heavy’. At least for me.

We (more correctly – Albany, GA) made the National news. This is the 2nd time in 3 weeks that it has been ‘slammed’ with really, really bad storms. Straight winds or tornadoes. It is BAD! Hit our old neighborhood (not so much the house we lived in – only 1 tree down and it had fallen down away from the house); but, other friends in neighborhood, just a couple of blocks away) had trees down, some in their houses. That one occurred at night. There are ‘tornado warning’ towers, around town that when they go off, can be heard for at least a mile in all directions. Yesterday 11 people in the area, lost their lives and they have areas they have not even checked; because of downed trees and live wires, 4 were in Albany. Weather Alert channel telling everybody living in a trailer to get out and go to a safe place. There is a tornado warning tower for our old neighborhood that's about a mile away, as the crow flies. When it went off on 1/2/17 - people heeded its warning. There was a ‘big’ trailer park in East Albany – probably 200 trailers in it, if I had to guess. - that got hit yesterday afternoon. Lots of military people live there because it is close to the MCLB. Story on TV (pictures taken by their city/county commissioner) was pitiful … with people milling around or walking down the street, some in a daze. Someone posted on FB that a 4-year-old and a 2-month-old were missing. I don't know if that is true; but 3 men and a woman lost their lives in the Albany area. It hit several towns in its path. I have ‘not’ heard that on TV – so it could be ‘fake news’. So many, all over the country, are having unusual storms. We really are not in a 'tornado' alley kind of 'expect' tornadoes and have shelters or basements to go into. Jenn called her Mother; she was in the path cone; but Trey kept telling her that she was not in its direct path and unless it changed course would be mile from it. I'm not sure if it made her feel better or not. Her little house is built along the lines of being a trailer, it just isn't one.

Put that on top of a picture posted on FB about one of the Women’s March with a banner that really upset me really wanted me to ‘ask’ … WTH were they ‘thinking’? I know that it did not represent all the women in the March; but, it was BAD! I commented on it because a friend had shared it; but, I was NOT about to share it because all it would show is how many times it was seen with the ‘hits’ it got or the number of times it was ‘shared’. Would not differentiate the ‘negative’ remarks from the ‘agreed with’ remarks. Really made me ‘feel sorry’ for the 2 (one was a man, hairy legs, bad wig, and socks on) carrying it. The woman was also made up to conceal her real identity, I'm sure. I sure would not have wanted to be standing near them when (or if) that ‘bolt of lightning’ hit! All I can say is … at least I won’t have to ‘answer’ for it when I pass on. They have 'free will' like the rest of us ... but it was just plain out blasphemy.

Louis poured out our rain gauge after it got 4” in it … in about 2 hours; and, that was before the 2nd line of storms hit. Kids came down twice yesterday.


Lenora

It's me again. I don't know why but it left off half my post. Oh well. And I forgot to sign off.

Grace in Texas

spikeyhair wrote: »

Confused - exercised this morning calories burned

MFP 403
Gym machines 385
FitBit. 283

Which figure should I use

Kate UK

I would have used the Fitbit personally UNLESS your hands wee on the heart rate sensors for the ENTIRE time. I never use MFP or the machines, I go just by my hrm

Charleen- there is the help site that you can go to in the can reset your streak for you.

Stronglift Rest Day

Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squat-6X5X 30
Russian kettle bell swing-44X7X 30

40lbs loss by May 27th Challenge
Fitness Test
Push-ups-4X 15
Sit ups-4X 15
Jumping jacks-4X 15



Mary from Minnesota

katla = was it you that commented on my hair on the pic of us? that was when it was short. i miss it alot. it was a wash and go style which is what i need since i have a helmet on my head 5 days a week. i grew it out because i had a couple of comments from 2 family members telling me that i looked like my mom, that's all i needed to hear to grow it out.

PIP ~ You looked great with short hair!

Kate UK

Charleen, bless your heart for saying the page number for Lisa's quilt pic!! Lisa, it's amazing--and with all those panels being different sizes, I can see why it was hard to piece. Great job!

Today the scale punished me for the two or three loose days I had toward the end of last week. And, based on the discussion about mfp being high on burned calorie estimates, guess I'll have to either adjust or eat back less. Neither option sounds appealing. I'm going to wait and record weight tomorrow... that big loss I had the first week certainly isn't repeating itself. Can't help feeling a little down.

Lenora, the same front that caused y'all's trouble came thru here last night. Had a tornado up by west palm, rain and gusts here. Thankfully no damage.

Off to Coral Springs to deliver paperwork to the HOA mgt company...

Nancy D in breezy Delray Beach

[b]Katla[/b] - I did not mean to say that people deserve to be treated with 'respect' until they prove us wrong, just wasn't thinking and omitted it. I was also taught to say, 'yes sir', 'no sir', 'yes m'ham', 'no m'ham', 'please', and 'thank you', as well as 'excuse me' (in some cultures it is ('pardon me'). especially 'if' that person is older than I am. But, out of habit I say it to anybody who is doing something for me. If I get good service somewhere a tip is somewhat expected, I always leave the % you would pay for whichever meal you are eating. The least I leave for good service is $2. A $1 tip is what I leave, if the service was 'horrible'. That was just the way I was brought up. When I said what I said, it was because the 'younger generation' don't seem to do any of it. Eight years ago, I had someone say, 'aren't we blessed' now that we elected 'our new POTUS'. I did not and still don't agree; but, if that is what he felt he certainly had the right to say it to me. I had the right to disagree. The present POTUS 'might not' have been my first choice; but, he is the new POTUS and we are 'expected' to, at least, respect the 'office/position' he is in. You still have the 'right' to march in protest - as long as you don't bring harm to another person or to property or a business belonging to someone else. This election was probably the most hotly fought one; but, like the last time, we should move on (giving him a chance to prove himself). To put on our 'big girl/boy panties/pants' and move on from here. We still had the right to protest; but, I cannot remember much, if any, being done before ... except during the Vietnam War.

I'd much rather get a 'yes' or a 'no' instead of a 'yeah' and 'nah'; or an 'excuse me' or 'pardon me' instead of a 'huh'. "Gee, I'm sorry, ... I did not realize you had a hearing problem." I was also brought up to 'write out thank you notes' to anybody who had given me a present of any type. Now, people 'thank' people on FB or in an email, if at all. Sorry that just does not get it (for me, at least). The younger generation ... mostly the age of a lot of our grandchildren, or even a lot of women on this site don't do it. Some, just a generation down, don't do it. My Mother used to say, 'you can't a "buy" class; that is something you "learn/earn" (either through your own doing), or because you were taught better'. But, you are no 'better' or 'worse' than anybody you meet, no matter what race, ethnicity, religious, or even their 'sexual' leanings/background'. I might not understand it - but; I have had friends and family members that were 'gay' or 'lesbian' and never thought anything about who that person is because of the way they have treated me. I definitely do not understand 'transgender'. I think just about everybody has their own 'political' beliefs'. I know this site is NOT meant to be the place for expressing them. I try not to; but, I will send a PM to someone if I have something to say to them that has in some way 'offended' me. I did that once; only to have that person 'post' then entire PM on this 'site'. It made me mad and it upset me that people 'took sides'; then, someone posted how to 'block' another user. It was already something that was 'divisive' and posting 'instructions' on 'how to block' someone ... well; all I can say is - It WORKS! Just like FB. Sure, I would 'like' to see what they have posted because it would make what others post back to them make more sense. But, I just skim over those comments ... not interested that much.

I can remember when my DYS was going to put an engagement ring on his (now) wife. I told him that he needed to 'ask her Daddy for her hand in marriage' before putting a ring on her finger. He told me, 'she's an adult with a child'. Even so, 'that is his daughter.' I did not know if he would do it - He did ... and was told 'sure, as long as you promise never to hurt her'. He was impressed, she was 'surprised and impressed'. That, alone, made her realize that he was brought up in the same manner that she was and that was important to both of them. He gave it to her while they were on a 'hunting expedition' and he took it back so that her daughter would see him 'ask to marry him'. Her daughter walked her down the aisle and they 'joined as a family'. All 3 of them said their "I do's."

I know a lot of ladies here marched in the "Women's March" ... they have their 'right' under the Constitution and Bill of Rights; and, I would like to think that none of you made the banner that was posted on another site; it was so far 'offensive' I am surprised that someone did not 'rip it out of their hands' and burn it along with someone's bra. It offended me; not because of any female rights; but, it certainly 'offended' me as a Christian. "If" we are 'in a mess' ... it isn't because of Mary and that alone would make me want to defund Planned Parenthood. That isn't the only place to obtain 'free' birth control - you can get it at most Health Departments run by the county or parish or borough in which you live. We always went to the Health Department to get all of our 'vaccinations'. That is, up to this point, my last 'political' statement - I won't promise that I will 'stop' completely; but, next time I will remind myself to 'put it in a PM to that person'. I will 'banter' back and forth or agree with any woman that has something to say to me in a PM and would never post a PM sent to me.

Lenora

Nancy D- don't worry at this point in time. Did you take your measurements? That is an excellent way of showing the results of your increased workout level. I do not eat very many calories back from exercise when I am trying to lose weight. For the reasons that people say that the calories burned are estimated high. As well as, everybody works out at a different intensity. To be successful I try to remember that 80% of weight loss depends on what I put into my mouth. I can gain up to 2-3 pounds of water weight just by eating too much salt. Hang in there and don't let the scale scare you. When I am attempting to lose weight I weigh myself every day. You as well as I know different things that will make the scale go up or down. If you are weightlifting our bodies repairing of the muscles cause water retention. And, don't forget about hormones. Even if you are postmenopausal like me my hormones fluctuate once a month. That is when I will get an occasional hot flash or two every day! I weight will also fluctuate up during that time. You are doing fantastic!


Lenora - I agree with you about sending a PM to someone if you disagree with something that somebody says on here. Thanks for your honesty! The truth is, I really thought that by posting what I did about supporting the president that the people that were posting about protesting would realize just by that small statement that people may disagree with the protest. I do not believe in abortion! I have seen firsthand the destruction that that can cause to the woman having the abortion. There are people here that have only seen negative behavior from protesters. In Minnesota here there have been so many protests lately by BLM protesters that have shut down our freeways, police headquarters, and people have destroyed other people's property, and physically attacked people. When I watched the news the night before they were showing video and talking about riots and The destruction of property.



Mary from Minnesota