WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2017

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  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,211 Member
    edited January 2017
    :)Marcelyn, I am so impressed at your completing the half marathon. I walk a lot--between 10 and 20 thousand steps a day but my walks are at most, two and half hours long. What you accomplished is worthy of high praise.

    :)Heather, you and your husband look fabulous in the photo---especially considering that you have been ill and he has been sad for much of your vacation.

    <3 Barbie
  • ydailey
    ydailey Posts: 516 Member
    Good morning (barely!) -

    I had a bunch of pages to catch up, so I did a lot of skimming.

    Grace - I hope your daughter is feeling better by now. It sounds like a scary and exhausting experience for everyone!

    Lisa - Sounds like you are a seed, just waiting for spring! That's a cozy place to be.

    Tracie - I miss coffee with friends too. Since we moved here it's a much bigger deal to get together with my women friends in Austin, and I don't know anybody here. I never really was good at making new friends, and it's only gotten harder as I age.

    Joyce - I don't know, red countertops could be cute depending on the style of your kitchen! Mine are yucky yellow and I can't wait to ditch them, but for now we have to focus on sprucing up Philip's office and the bathroom next to it because that's where he'll see clients.

    DrKatieBug & Janet - There was a "LuLaRoe expo" here this weekend, out at the exposition center! Thank goodness I had other commitments and couldn't go, so my credit card is safe.

    Heather - Oh, no, so sorry to hear about your setback! This is not the kind of memorable vacation we were wishing you!

    Barbie - Bess is beautiful! Congratulations! My dogs both love to sleep behind my chair. It's a rolling office chair, which makes things interesting when I need to move.


    I was a bad, bad girl this weekend. It seems like one disappointment on the scale just took away all my enthusiasm for logging and exercising. I know better than that, and today I'm back with the program.

    I've got to schedule a checkup with my doctor before she'll refill my prescriptions. Was really hoping to lose a little more weight before I had to do that, but it is what it is. I'll just have to buck up and own the fact that I'm heavier than when she saw me last. She is not going to be pleased.

    -Yvonne in TX
  • GloworminWA
    GloworminWA Posts: 704 Member
    Hellllllllloooooooo Becca!
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Gotu52: The waffles were delish & I'm up a couple of pounds today. :embarassed: It will come right off when you get back on track. :wink:

    Heather: You and DH look happy at Chac-Mool. Did the place feel haunted? I'm guessing it did not, based on your happy faces. :flowerforyou:

    Alison: I am encouraged by your posts lately. You seem to be doing the right things to protect yourself and your future. Stay strong! :star:


    Yoga was a no-show on the part of teachers today so I had to be satisfied with the efforts on the recumbent bike. :sad: I learned that the athletic club has a facebook site where they post class cancellations. I'll be able to look it up in the future and save myself a drive when there won't be a class. I'll probably go out and ride my own bike in the garage a bit later just to burn calories.

    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

    "So many of us believe in perfection, which ruins everything else, because the perfect is not only the enemy of the good; it's also the enemy of the realistic, the possible and the fun."
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,288 Member
    Marcelynh wrote: »
    Morning all. Up and at it this morning. Headed to the museum with my daughter and her three kids. Dinosaur day.

    The half marathon went well. SUPER slow. I was walking with a friend who had never done one, and never walked farther than six miles. She had jelly legs the last mile or two but she made it. I decided that walking a half-marathon at the slow pace we did (20 minute miles) is a LOT harder than running one in 2 1/2 hours. Seriously. Running it gets it over and walking takes forever and involves a lot more steps!

    This was my second half in two weeks and my 7th overall. I was considering doing one in three weeks in Galveston but it's just too close to my daughter's due date and I need to be around for kid duty when the baby decides to arrive.

    For everyone that thinks they can't do a half.... you can. Just start with a mile and work your way up. Pay an entrance fee for a race 6 - 10 months away and if you are like me you are too cheap to not run it and lose your money so you go ahead and do it. Putting money in the game always is a motivator. lol

    Marcelyn
    Headed to see the triceratop and brontosaurus

    For that matter, for anyone who thinks they can't do a full (if u have runned a half) u can. Mind over matter
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Yvonne in TX - DrKatieBug & Janet - There was a "LuLaRoe expo" here this weekend, out at the exposition center! Thank goodness I had other commitments and couldn't go, so my credit card is safe.

    Wow, I'll have to keep my eyes open and see if they have one here. I'd love to go :)

    Janetr OKC
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
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  • gotu52
    gotu52 Posts: 315 Member
    Greetings, had my training session today and we throw in planks at the end:
    Plank1 - 65 seconds
    Plank 2 - 50 seconds
    Plank 3 - 35 seconds

    I am working towards doing all 3 at 1 minute. This was the best I have done so far. Feeling great and positive and wishing all of you the same!

    <3 Sarah, Ontario, Canada
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,288 Member
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  • choklityum
    choklityum Posts: 35 Member
    IremiaRe wrote: »
    choklityum wrote: »
    Thanks for the welcomes! Is anybody dealing with high cholesterol - what numbers do you consider the most important to track? Has anyone set custom amounts in Premium?

    Hi Paula!

    I had high cholesterol numbers a year ago... I was able to show a "dramatic" improvement in a six month period by doing two things:

    1) Take fish oil! I take two 1200 mg fish oil caps a day - when my numbers were out of whack, I was taking three.
    2) EXERCISE - even basic walking will help. Regular exercise assists in generating whatever controls cholesterol in your body.

    Since your body produces the stuff - you can't really reduce it much just by changing your diet - but, increasing the "good" cholesterol (fish oil) helps and exercise really helps.

    I imagine losing a little weight was a contributing factor - but the exercise and fish oil were the biggies.

    Good luck!

    Re in TX

    Thanks so much, Re! I'll be buying fish oil caps tonight!!! And I am getting walking in at work - I listen to music when I have to get, sort, and deliver mail around the building. Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, and Depeche Mode are all good for faster BPM songs, so I get at least 20 min of fast-paced walking in every day. It takes me at least 5 minutes to get from my car to my office and vice versa, so another 10 there. Wednesdays I get to Zumba after work (at work) in a free class led by a student - it's a blast! I need to make myself get on the treadmill at home. If I walk at a pace that lets me read at the same time, I may be able to walk for a couple of hours at a time! LOL
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Marni, what are your dogs sniffing/eating?

    Heather, although it is a lovely place you are at, the beach is gorgeous, so so sorry you are still feeling bad. I'm glad they have a doctor that is readily available. I feel for you on the long flight home. Can you take a sedative?

    Heather, Bess is adorable. Did he fly there or was it a coordinated drive? He will get more comfortable with you. Sasha looks like she is letting Bess know where SHE belongs.

    Had my physical therapy today and did real well, she added several more exercises for me. After next Monday's treatment she will evaluate as to whether I need PT anymore. I need to let her know that the one thing I may need help on is being able to stand in the choir and sing.

    Joyce, Indiana
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Heather ~ Love your view. My DH and I love to just sit on a balcony and gaze at the ocean and all the people. You are so fortunate.

    Barbie ~ You, Jake, and Bess :) So glad she is adjusting and know she will be such an asset to your home and she will be love beyond belief.

    Good wishes to all! I've read but can't remember everything.

    Carol
  • choklityum
    choklityum Posts: 35 Member
    Oh, holy carp! I can't keep up with you girls when it comes to posting!!! I was trying to catch up, but that's just not going to happen. Sorry... :( For those who've been hitting or surpassing their goals - awesome! For those - like me - who aren't quite making it, "just keep swimming"! Tomorrow's another day to get it right. Anyone who wants to friend me for mutual support, please feel free to send a request!

    As for a name, feel free to call me Paula. If you want to append a location, "in IA" will work.

    It's that time of day for me to jet - work day's over and I have to get home and get ready for tonight's Boy Scout meeting. Yeah, I'm insane; I'm an Assistant Scoutmaster. :p

    Have a great night everyone!!!
  • megblair1
    megblair1 Posts: 1,226 Member
    How is everyone doing? Things are looking up here but I still don't know what happened to last week! One thing cool...I get to have a wellness coach paid for by work! I suggested coaching and they are letting me be the guinea pig to see if it is worth the investment. Waiting for a tech from the gas company to come out and check my outdoor valves...looks like one may have been damaged in the weather. Take care all Meg from Omaha where Benny is perky today.
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Meg - good deal, that should be very beneficial. You'll have to keep us updated. Glad Benny is perky.

    Janetr okc
  • Sunnygirl_2015
    Sunnygirl_2015 Posts: 184 Member
    Weight loss is my own private hell. So greatful to have you lovely ladies to pull me up o:)

    <3 Rosie in So Cal
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,262 Member
    edited January 2017
    Paula so sorry about Caleb.

    Heather glad you are feeling better.

    I had a nice Kindergarten class today. Tomorrow I volunteer at the Nature Center again.

    :heart: Margaret

  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    KatieBug lovin it. :)

    Janetr okc
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Saw the Doctor this morning to discuss BP Meds. She said she was impressed with my weight loss and lifestyle changes. She suggested I discontinue one of the meds for a month and if that goes ok then stop the other one. Have to get cholesterol tested in April so have doubled my dose of fish oil as per RE's advice

    No gym this morning due to Dr app so did 40 min Jessica Smith vid and went out this afternoon for a brisk 45 min walk DH thinks I'm mad. Did a 15 min kettlebell routine yesterday and my arms and legs are so sore today but that's good isn't it!!!

    HEATHER you both look great and temple is fabulous as is your view

    PAULA you are so brave being a scoutmaster sorry my idea of hell, I don't really do other people's kids awful I know. I'm ok with babies though so I'm not all bad

    Kate UK
  • IremiaRe
    IremiaRe Posts: 801 Member
    edited January 2017
    Hello Luxurious Lasses!

    It’s another glorious week of the Summer Challenge... This week, I was actually able to post a loss... Whoot!

    STARTING WEIGHT: 212
    CURRENT WEIGHT: 211
    TOTAL LBS LOST OR GAINED (THIS WEEK) : -1
    TOTAL LBS LOST OR GAINED (ALL WEEKS): -1
    GOAL WEIGHT: 188
    TOTAL LBS AWAY FROM GOAL: 23

    The loss is, as always, entirely due to the fact that I was able to exercise again. *whew*

    Not only have I been able to work on the elliptical – but, I have discovered the local “Natatorium” in my little town. I swear, we have an AWESOME parks and recs department, here. DH and I became members of the Natatorium (DH looked it up – it means “Indoor Pool.” Apparently the Greeks invented them.) and with that membership we also get access to every other rec center in the city. So, DH can go have lunch at the Senior Center while I am at work – if he feels like getting on his bad motor-scooter and riding... (He has a three-wheel bike – so his balance isn’t an issue.) or we can use any of the gym facilities in any of the 3 rec centers – and of course, I can swim for free. I swam laps on both Saturday and Sunday. I don’t imagine I will be breaking any speed records – but, I chugged back and forth in the lap lanes for 30 minutes and I could really feel the burn Saturday night in my butt and waist. That has to be a good thing, right?

    I had forgotten how much I enjoy swimming... unlike the Dreadmill or even my beloved elliptical, the swimming doesn’t bore me half to death. Probably because I have to think about things like breathing and coordinating my legs and my arms. Plus, if I do start to feel “meh” about the stroke I am doing, I can just do a different one... which requires different focus on the breathing and coordination. I found that it was not terribly difficult to do 30-35 minutes of laps. Alas, the time factor for drying off and changing does prohibit me swimming much during the week – however – I may be able to do some of that after my Physical Therapy is done. Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days I have the most time available – so, I will give it a try after the PT is past. I really do feel fantastic once I am done... even if I am strongly reminded that gravity is not a nice lady.

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    DJ – No worries, Sugar. I will gladly take my Birthday wishes after the fact... :p :]

    Lenora – Based on my finances – I expect I will probably drop at my desk, someday – but, such is life.

    Barbie – So happy you have found Bess! I hope she is a wonderful companion for Sasha. Love the new Profile pic!

    Heather – Arrrrrgggggghhhhh! Sorry, Love. I hope you feel better, soon. Sorry about the “upgrade.” Do earplugs help, at all? And here’s the Silver Lining... you don’t have to worry about gaining weight on this trip, do you? ((Hugs!!)) Loving the pictures!

    Michele – If the sizing is small – then it’s a double NSV! LOL. And I am a fan of Pizza – I will never give it up. As I said, it has some nutritional value... the Cinnabon? Not so much.

    Grace – Hope your Daughter is ok.

    Sherry – I only use my tablet for reading at the gym... I suppose it would do a lot more stuff – but, I just use my PC for most things... Hope you are doing ok. Any news on the creep getting his just desserts? OMG – the Minions “getting lucky” cartoon is spot on... LOL.

    Karen/VA – Thanks! <3

    Rita - **HUGS**

    Katla – Thanks! I don’t know why I suddenly decided that I could get my *kitten* together and keep on plan – but, I have – and I am never going back. Besides – I have a lot of people telling me how well I am doing – so that is always a plus. DH keeps mentioning my new curves – my friends keep telling me how proud they are... and for the first time in all our years of marriage, I don’t feel like DH is trying to sabotage me by offering me food at every turn. I think he must be more secure, now – that I am not trying to lose weight so I can run off with the mailman or something. :D

    TNToni – You know I will... Hope you survived picture day, intact.

    Marni – Happy Belated Birthday! 52 is going to be a very good year for us Januarians, I think... Great pictures!

    Cheri – Whoot! Smaller jeans rock – and having the hubs appreciate it is double-bonus points!

    Lanette – Thanks – always glad to provide some entertainment.

    Sharon – They call it Intermittent Fasting – there are all kinds of threads about it. I do the “IF” eating plan – especially since I reduced my CICO calculation to “Sedentary.” It helps me stay on task – as I am not consuming calories 24/7 but only during certain hours of the day – I can eat more of them at each meal (I do 2 meals at the most.) It works for me – I have never been in love with Breakfast, anyway. I eat between 2 and 10p – give or take. On the weekends, I generally fast until dinner – since I end up eating out – or eating things like Mexican Food or Pizza – which are calorie dense. It works for me – but, you will have to see if it works for you... And yes – one major change at a time is a good thing. During the “fast” hours – you drink water, and other sugar-free beverages.

    Chris – Size 4!!! Vanity Sizing or not - you are an inspiration... I might wear the darned pants with the tag on and hanging out! LOL. Rock those size fours!

    Lisa – 2 lbs! Hurray! Work that Placebo effect! LOL. Hope the Synthroid is really working. Gosh, it’s been a while since I read Little Women... must be time to crack that one open, again. My older Sister gave me the whole set of books when I was something like 13 or 14... I ripped through them, then... but – that’s been a minute or two...LOL.

    Janet
    – Oh Honey... I love the sugar free ones... sorry you got the wrong stuff! Who did you order from? I know World Market in TX carries them – maybe you could do an exchange with a local store? Or a not so local store? Worth an ask. *hugs!*

    Gloria – you will have to let me know how the whole Knee experience goes...

    Joyce – Hurray for the new stove! So glad you are feeling a little stronger.

    Marcelyn – YOU ROCK!! I would have to walk the half... no two ways about it. These knees do not run. But, I would consider walking one.

    Allie – Stay Strong... you are only asking for what is yours, by right. Mediation is the first step... doesn’t sound like Himself is going to be agreeable – but hey, you never know. Perhaps after he get’s some legal advice and discovers that he can’t change anything – he will just concede.

    Leigh – Fortunately, the pain is largely reduced by the Cortisone shot that I received – and I am able to resume my exercise! Whoot! Glad you survived the cheese-laden food... Gratz on the scale movement!

    KJ – Don’t be too upset when some of those pounds come back... your empty innards will refill... and that will mean a pound or two of those will come back.

    Paula – you can do it! You don’t have to be a saint, you just have to keep the calories between the lines... you can be a saint, later – after you have the calories under control. (Hugs!) **If you can have your treadmill face the TV – and choose some regular show that you watch as “walk time” it might work... Good luck! But – just the walking at the office will help. It’s the regular exercise plus the fish oil that does the trick.

    Lillian – Enjoy the trip...

    Sarah – GRATZ on the plank times... I have let my plank efforts go by the way-side... I am going to have to get back to it!

    Kate - The fish-oil worked for me... Hope you get good results, too!

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    OMG! I made it through 180+ posts... Sorry I couldn’t respond to everyone – but there are only so many hours in the day. Love you all!

    Hugs for Everybody!

    Re in TX
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  • oceanmelody
    oceanmelody Posts: 481 Member
    Gee whiz, so many posts! About all I retain in my brain is that Barbie is in doggie bliss, Allie is standing strong and Heather is still trying to make a go of it in Mexico. Also most people are doing much better than me at exercising and losing weight. Welcome newbies!
    Betty
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,211 Member
    :)Joyce, Bess flew to Seattle on a commercial airline flight. She rode in a crate in the baggage compartment that was heated and pressurized. Another dog came from the same rescue on the same flight. The woman who coordinated met that dog and drove him two hours north to the Canadian border to meet his new owner who came over from Vancouver, BC to pick him up. Bess and Sasha are finding their way with each other. This morning I walked them together for over an hour. After lunch Bess got in bed with Sasha, Bernie, Jake, and me and we took a nap. Bess chose the spot between our pillows with her head on my pillow.

    :)Paula, every one of us has had ups and downs. I believe that as long as I keep coming back here I am a winner because every day I am encouraged and inspired by all of you to keep going on the path to health. If I counted on my local friends to keep me on track, they'd say "Oh don't worry about it, you deserve a_________ today (fill in the blank with any sort of million calorie treat who can think of.")

    :)Re I'm glad you found swimming as a way to exercise and not hurt your knee. Changing clothes has always been the big reason I don't swim or do water aerobics but If I needed to be gentle on my knees, I'd change my tune in a big hurry.

    :) Time to get back on the exercise bike and watch some more figure skating.

    <3 Barbie from chilly NW Washington

  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Becca – We’ve missed you, hope you are, at least, lurking!

    Re – Louis would probably go ‘nuts’ if he retired; but, he would like to slow down significantly. But, he has ‘nip-ups’ on those times he has to drive me to Macon, GA to see my MD. That particular MD is one that I ‘refuse’ to go to anywhere around this area (or that is ‘Phoebe’ owned).

    Not particularly thrilled with the Neurologist I go to. I liked the one whose place he took. He only works a couple of days a week. This last time was the first time that he seems to spend some time with me; he ordered a MRI and some bloodwork (to make sure I have enough seizure medication in my system). I had told the nurse to make sure my GP got a copy of the results. This was the end of December. Went to see GP on Thursday, and, guess what, he did not have it. So I signed an ‘authorization’ so he could get it and then call and tell me the results. I told my PsycheMD, today what the Neurologist’s nurse had told me. He was ‘shocked’ to hear it because I have not said anything about it and he did not see it. He truly thinks that she had to have me mixed up with another patient. I sure as hell hope so. I’ll hear from him this next week. Even ‘if’ it is his nurse; she will be far more ‘tactful’. That is the ‘only’ time I have called my Neurologist’s office and actually gotten to talk to the nurse at the time I call. Usually, I have to live name, number, DOB, why I am calling; and, I ‘might’ get a call 5 days later. Maybe she only works the days that he does. I know they tell you NOT to call a 2nd time. Apparently, it has something to do with how they pull the files out for the MD. Gee, just pull the ones off the top, take the one with the call and put it back, then put the top back on it. Gee, I can remember putting files in the ‘inbox’ to my boss; have someone call and restack them after pulling the file out. Oh well. Not a lot to choose from. Only 2 Neurologists in Albany (and one of them is only 2 or 3 days a week).

    Paula – Thanks! I try to help with ideas, how to bookmark the new month, welcome the ‘newbies’ (even though lately I have not been too great at that). I know the ladies that have been on this site have made me feel welcome.

    I’ve eaten this past weekend, like it was my ‘last meal’. I don’t know what is going on; one thing, today meet 4 HS classmates and their hubbies. We do this every time I have to go to Macon. Great group of ladies and the hubbies all get along. Jackie told me that he really enjoyed the jokes I sent to Nancy. I laughed and told him that sometimes I really, really have to ‘think’ about what I send to certain people.

    So welcome to all the ‘newbies’! Heather, I am so glad to see that you have been able to get up and go see something on your vacation. Nice view off the balcony, even ‘if’ it is too noisy. The sea view would be nice.
    Not much happening. Ate Mexican Sunday night; but, I did cut it in ½ and I will eat the leftovers tomorrow. Today was a near bust … food and company too good not to sit there and eat it all. Can’t really cut it in ½ and bring it home, unless we took a cooler.
    Hoping to hit the plateau and break through it. This weekend, I did a real change-up. Just hope the scales I weigh on next Tuesday won’t be ‘in synch’ with the ones I weighed on today. LOL!!! I’ll burst into tears. I don’t get upset there because I have just eaten when I get there. Louis was ‘so proud’ of me, I did not ‘buy’ something when we went to Bass Pro Shop; but, I did started my Christmas shopping and bought a cute pillow for my DYS and his wife for their ‘lake house’.

    I am ready for some warm weather!!!! Warm, like in ‘pool weather’! This ‘indoor’ exercise routine sort of ‘suxs’! I’d rather be ‘in the pool’.

    Have a GREAT rest of the week!

    Lenora
  • mikesmom1983
    mikesmom1983 Posts: 582 Member
    Good evening Ladies.

    I bought an under the desk stationary bike so I could get some exercise at work but unfortunately my desk is too low and I kept hitting my knees. I bought it home and just spent the last 30 minutes cycling while catching up on the posts. Every little bit of exercise helps.

    Re, I was telling a friend last night that I was going to wear those size 4's with the tags hanging out! We think the same.

    Gotta bounce, love to all.

    Chris in MA
  • sherryminchagain
    sherryminchagain Posts: 86 Member
    Hey now....

    Just a quick note....yay, no more shelter! I found a couple close to my age with a spare room that they will let me have rent free until I can get my ssd and my section 8, then I will probably get an apartment close by. They are really nice people and say they would love to have me there, especially after I told them about this shelter and me falling on the ice on the property here and that they refused to take me to the hospital. They don't want me staying here another day so the male half is picking me and my stuff up in about an hour while she is still at work. I am so very grateful to these people for getting me out of here, this place is driving me crazy! In trade for the room I will be doing a little house cleaning for them, which I am more than happy to do. I may not be able to post for a few days while I get settled in and learn the routine, but will try to post as soon as I can. Wish me luck ya'll!

    Sherry in "Columbia River Gorge"
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