WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2017
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Sarah - that's a great list of stress-busters. Distraction of any kind helps. My favorite stress-busters are deep breathing, aerobic exercise and to do a small project that I can complete - like clean out a drawer or do an art card.
For deep breathing I use the 7/11 method. I practiced this daily until it became my go-to stress-reliever. Get in touch with how deep breathing feels and you may find yourself seeking this feeling when stressed. I do. I tell myself... just breathe.
--Ginger in Texas
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Hello ladies: I am loving these dry days with or without the sun. The paddocks have dried out enough to feed the horses outside the last couple of days. Our wire fence (2"x4" squares) is filled with horse hair where the horses have been rubbing themselves to get winter hair off. I think I could groom all day and all night and still not get all of the winter hair off my wooly little mammoth. We have three new blueberry bushes planted. Yay! Now we just have to hope our netting works to keep the deer from eating them.
Re - You are so close to onederland. You go girl!
Kim - the Bear Paws are made like athletic shoes and have good support but I think it is a little stiffer and not as cushy as say running shoes in order to provide stability for hiking. Mine are quite comfortable and I often wear them all day.
KJ - Of course he likes his grandma!!! What's not to like about focused attention and unconditional love?
Barbie - Thanks for getting April started and hope Jake gets well soon.
Gloria - Enjoy your time without the kids. Maybe they will appreciate you more after some time away.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA2 -
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Jake is still suffering--enough that he made another appointment with the doctor for tomorrow afternoon. He also decided that he won't be able to go to Seattle on Saturday to see Shen Yun. This is something he really wanted to do. He bought the tickets months ago. Today he told me to ask someone to go with me so the tickets won't go to waste. My friend I love to walk with has agreed to go with me and do the driving, but I am so sad for Jake.
My stress relievers are walking, riding the exercise bike, and meditating.
Barbie from NW Washington4 -
Got my mile in today. 19 min and 20 sec. This is just my first week of training. I'm only walking a mile. Already I am questioning my sanity for wanting to walk a 5K. I have that small voice in the back of my brain telling me I cannot do this. Need to squelch that voice before it gets louder.
Mia in MI4 -
Re: Had a laugh about the "stuff" you have gathered on your desk over seven years - I declutter my desk every month.
Hugs to everyone.
Paula Y.2 -
stats for the day:
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bike ride hm 2 gym- 13.47min, 12.8amph, 2.9mi = 107c
ROWING MACHINE- 45min, 54aw, 7255meters-4.51mi. = 336c
bike ride gym 2 dome train station- 7.01min, 12.2amph, 1.4mi = 45c
jog station 2 wk- 5.03min, 9.45min mi, .5mi = 74c
jog wk 2 sta- 4.25min, 9.14min mi, .4mi = 54c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 21.21min, 7.4amph windy!, 2.6mi = 152c
total cal 7682 -
How did you do with your goals or resolutions for March?
What goals or resolutions have you planned for April?
Activity Breakdown
Walking Distance (km): 110.5
Walking Time (min): 1381.3
Cycling Distance (km): 1002.7
Cycling Time (min): 3231.8
Stairs Climbed Number: 116.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 92.8
Totals
Total Distance (km): 1113.2
Total Distance (miles): 691.7
Total Time (min): 4705.9
Total Time (hr): 78:25:54
First time my husband and I have cycled a 1000 km month since December 2011.
April ... hopefully more of the same.
Oh, and by way of introduction ... I turned 50 in March too.
A little more introduction ...
I'm a long distance cyclist (you might have guessed that already) who has been into long distance cycling for about 23 years now, and cycling in general for 44 years. I also enjoy walking, hiking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, weight lifting, and a bit of swimming ... whenever I get the chance to do those things.
I'm also employed full-time and attend university part-time, slowly working my way to a Master's Degree in IT.
In my spare moments, I enjoy travelling and photography.
I was slender and active most of my life, but in 2009, I moved from Canada to Australia and developed DVT on the flight. That side-lined me for a while! My husband and I got a tandem bicycle and we gradually built up our cycling distances again to the 300 km ride point. Then we decided to take an 8-month break (very stressful work situation ... Victorian bushfire recovery) and travel the world. There's a lot of really good food out there ... and I put on weight. Things were unsettled after we returned to Australia but when they finally settled a bit in early 2015, I joined MFP and lost the weight. In 2016, I started building my cycling distances again ... and here we are.5 -
Argh!!! Almost 9:30pm and I need to get another mile, 17 minutes. And... the bowflex. Have no clue how much of the BowFlex I can do. But... I gotta try.
--Ginger in Texas5 -
Got my mile in today. 19 min and 20 sec. This is just my first week of training. I'm only walking a mile. Already I am questioning my sanity for wanting to walk a 5K. I have that small voice in the back of my brain telling me I cannot do this. Need to squelch that voice before it gets louder.
Mia in MI
You are doing great for your first week of training. You CAN do this, hang in there girl Look at all you have done in the last few years. You've got this too.
Janetr OKC3 -
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mia so impressed, you keep going, think of all the miles you're putting behind you-you can do this. Stay in the now and keep walking!
Woke up way too early! Enjoying my first of two cups of coffee. Yesterday I fell off the wagon and had coffee at 3:00-I believe it affected my better sleep hygiene for the last night. There is definitely a connection for me.
Ginger you are a professional organizer and planner! Keeping all your medical records organized like that is so smart! I have managed to do that in one area, finances and I am grateful I have. I tweak my monthly budget, look over annual goals at least twice a year, it's been incredibly important in our lives.
Barbie good that Jake is going back to the doctor. Sometimes these respiratory things hang on too long
Shen Yun is really beautiful, they come around every year, so he will get to enjoy it with you another time for sure.
So here is my accountability list for the week
*Drink more water
*No coffee after 12
*No food after 7
*Wrist exercises and follow my new lower back stretching DVD
NYKAREN2 -
Bev Sounds like you are on the right track
Tracey Good job keeping it together on a bad day!
Piranacuisine Here's what I do. I don't eat between 7:00 pm and 12:00noon. Then I have two healthy meals and 1 or 2 small snacks. I try to meet my protein target. When I follow this, I am not hungry at night. It is called intermittent fasting and works for me. Everyone here does different things that work for them. You will find your way, don't worry!
Ginger Your dedication to your health is impressive and as a list maker myself, I love everything you are doing. Measuring and evaluating are the keys to success and you obviously know this. Were you a project manager ever?
So got some butternut squash/sweet potato soup on the stove. Trying to get ahead of dinner as I have to work late tonight. I have another meeting with senior people at the hospital regarding my new position.
Will hit the gym over my lunch. Have a great day. Sarah, Ontario4 -
Good news - got the job! I will begin working for them on May 1, and couldn't be more excited. I'll be the Regional Fund Development Manager for the region that offices in El Paso, and the region stretches all over southern New Mexico and West Texas. I will get to work where I choose, and am so looking forward to this.
More later - press day, just had to share!
Lisa in West Texas13 -
Yay Lisa! You'll have to shake a leg. May 1 is just around the corner!
/Penny2 -
Hi all - love only read through PG 2. I'm on a trip in Fayetteville, AR to visit with a dear friend who moved here last summer. Having a wonderful time!!!!!!!!!! She is 79 and having some dementia issues. It is such a joy to be with her, but I'm getting very little sleep. Hope I can stay awake for some site seeing today.
LOVE AND HUGS to you, friends "old" and new
TNToni ( enjoying Arkansas until Thursday)3 -
Went to the gym for weight lifting today, gradual progression upwards with the weight I lift, made veggie slice tonight so I have breakfast sorted for the next few days, 15000 steps today, still need to remember to practice with my heels
Pam in Adelaide5 -
Lisa Congratulations!!!!!!!
Goal is to get my leg exercises prescribed by my Physical Therapist daily.2
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