WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2017

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  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Rori - August might work as well. Just let us know! We are planning to go to Chicago on the 19th and then into Wisconsin on the 23rd so if you're around those areas let me know! I'm sorry you're not feeling very well! Great job on the weight loss! You do really well with being on the road as often as you are.

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • DanaReel180
    DanaReel180 Posts: 463 Member
    edited May 2017
    I weighed in with my PJ shorties on with NO slippers or shoes and I lost 1.8 lbs. since last week. Woohoo!
    I didn’t do much today other than go grocery shopping. When I got back home I had a phone call to remind me of my Mammo-squeeze and Bone-density tests. It’s a good thing, because I didn’t remember at all. I had it in my phone but I guess I didn’t set the reminder correctly. I have to write myself up for that digression!

    Lenora: I designed the ring with the help of a jeweler, Sarah, in Meridian, Idaho. I know that sounds strange since I live in Arkansas but my best friend used to work for Sarah when they both lived in Boise. Sarah and I conversed on the phone and text messaged with pictures and diagrams from her CAD program. Then she makes the wax casting from the computer generated design. I wish I could make jewelry like that! I make simple bead bracelets! She does fantastic work and has clients all over the US and the UK.

    All: There might have been some mistake about “Mother’s” ring. In the US a Mother’s ring has stones in it that represents the children’s birth month. That is why I have amethyst and aquamarine around my diamond. I have 3 children, Feb., March and Dec.

    Becca: I love the pictures of the kitchens! My kind of places! And the old rotary phone brings back memories for sure. 4-party lines and waiting until they were free to dial out. Wow! Now we all have our own phones. I have to shave my legs and pits! Even though I have fine blonde hair, I couldn’t stand the feel of it. I would be self-conscious I guess! -- You looked way too young to get married!

    Machka: I love how you and your DH met and were married! That must have been scary to move to the opposite end of the earth! I met my husband in Austin, Texas, and we were 35 miles apart. I had moved from Grand Junction, Colorado, after my divorce and was staying with my mother until I found work and moved to Austin. Initially we met online but Bob asked me to marry him only 3 months after we met in person December 2003. I still had to fly back to Colorado for the final divorce in court. But once I left, I was a free woman! We were married in July 2004. We chose a funky Mexican restaurant that we were always at to be married in. They had a party room in the back and had 35 friends and family come. We had a good time with a band and sit down Mexican dinner all for about $1000. Menopause: I never was nauseous. I lived in the Palm Springs, Calif., area and it was hot anyway. The summers were unbearable!

    Joyce: It sounds like you had a magical romance, and there’s a lot to be said about being married 45 years. Congratulations!

    Heather: Sorry you lost your cleaning help. Maybe after the shock of losing her dad she’ll give you a call, or you could call her to see how she’s doing. You said your cleaning help was married? Is her husband moving in with her mother too? Maybe she’ll come back. I hope your party is a success! DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF!!

    Beth: Your college boy sounds like my kids. One time when I was a single mother, my oldest daughter pulled out a porterhouse steak and was cooking it up for a snack after high school! I had to sit her down and explain that was for the family dinners, not snacks!! With three kids at home in junior and high school I spent a lot of time cooking economical dinners. She’s had an eating problem early on… She’s going to have a gastric bypass in October. Maybe I was the problem?

    I here thunder coming off from west. We are supposed to have another storm tomorrow. Maybe it’s coming early?

    Have a good evening y’all,
    Dana in Arkansas

    My mom, she's 88 but she won't talk to me. She use to live with us...
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  • DamitJanit
    DamitJanit Posts: 1,315 Member
    Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

    Good Evening My Dear Friends,

    Dana, what a cute picture of Dolly. Great teeth, btw.

    MicheleNC, great that you found someone to paint the names on the tray. I’ve never made stuffed cabbage but I like the whole leaf so can’t see cutting out the rib.

    Beth, good for you on not gaining while eating on the road.

    Dana, I can’t imagine having bodies like those two girls at any age. Wow is all I can say.

    Yvonne, thanks. My DD’s great dane mix is such a beautiful boy. I’ll get a picture sometime soon. He’s not as tall as I expected. He has been an inside dog with her, sleeping in her bed, etc, and here he has to stay outside with Maggie, our Black Lab mix. It is being an adjustment, to say the least. He is such a sweet boy, too.

    Joyce, I hope you get to go somewhere more exciting than Bob Evans for Mother’s Day. You deserve it.

    Katla, my DH prefers iceberg and I prefer Romaine also. I think it’s so cool that you can see the river from your house.

    Heather, sorry to hear about your housecleaner. Is there not a service you can call for this time with company coming? (later) Glad to see you found someone and I hope this showing is “The One”.

    MicheleNC, I must be weird. I like the ribs on cabbage and also on Romaine lettuce. What can I say? LOL

    Lanette, that is interesting how you met your DH. I love hearing about all the different things that go on in everyone’s lives.

    Dana, any time you have a question you don’t need to ask Google…..just ask us here. We love to give answers. But its good to know that NSV is known by Google. Your new/old ring is beautiful.

    Sharon, Happy Birthday. I hope it was a good one. blowing-birthday-cake.gif

    Lisa, glad you got to observe your boss. It always makes it easier to see someone else do it first as far as I’m concerned.

    With my DD here I have fallen behind again. I’m just enjoying spending a lot of time with her. I do think of all of you and will confess that my eating has not been as good with her here. That will change soon.

    pretty-pink-welcome-smiley-emoticon.gifto all the Newbies. 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.
    Sending love, good thoughts and sunshine to all of you.

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    DJ
    Myrtle Beach, SC
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Dana- sorry to hear that your mom will not talk to you. That is not abnormal at that age or stage in life. Mine was like that for two years and now she talks to me. She has no idea why she wasn't talking to me before and I don't care. I know it is because of some dementia.

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,251 Member
    :)Katla, I don't have any advice about buying a recumbent exercise bike except what someone else already told you....get an expensive, high quality one. The one I have was inexpensive and a part broke almost immediately. The company sent a new part and that made it work for awhile, then something else went wrong. Now I can ride it at a single resistance but not change any of the settings and the computer that showed speed, distance, resistance, calories burned, etc. doesn't work at all.

    :) I had a cleaner who worked for me at one time and I loved coming home to a clean house. Now that we have dogs, the logistics of having someone come and clean seems overwhelming. Besides, we don't have the money for it, so I haven't pursued the idea. One of my favorite stories about my mother is that when my sister graduated from high school, my mother went back to work so she could earn enough money to hire a house cleaner and also buy nice clothes to wear to work.

    :) Jake has been getting more and more upset since the election. He seeks out things to read about all the things the President is doing that upset him. He is so prone to stress and it seems that he is seeking things to stress him out even more. Because of his many health problems, he is especially troubled about what might happen to his health insurance and that puts even more stress on his already damaged heart. He rebuffs anything I say to try to help him relax. And then, all stressed out about national events, he snaps at me for no reason.

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    17,000 steps
    170 minutes walking Sasha and Bess
    166 minutes riding the exercise bike
    line dance class


    <3 Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
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    The substitute for stress eating

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,356 Member
    stats for the day:

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 12.56min. 13.7amph, 130mhr, 2.9mi = 107c
    apple watch- 97c
    day 18-Plyometrics exercises- 18min, 3sets of 10each, squats, burpees, running stationary lunges, single leg toe touches, ceiling to fl toe touch single leg, 131mhr = 112c
    apple watch- 103c
    SPIN CLASS- 27min, 83ar, 89aw, 10-14g, 127ahr, 148mhr, 11.1mi = 239c
    apple watch- 244c
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.23min, 13.2amph, 135mhr, 1.4mi = 70c
    apple watch- 51c
    bike ride from puyallup 2 sumn station- 15.05min, 12.1amph, 156mhr, 120ahr, 3mi = 151c
    apple iwatch- 125c
    jog station 2 wk- 4.53min, 9.38min mi, 130ahr, 149mhr, .5mi = 59c
    apple watch- 55c
    jog wk 2 sta- 4.28min, 9.27min mi, 179mhr, .4mi= 67c
    apple watch- 59c
    bike ride puy sta 2 hm- 54min, 10.9amph, 153mhr, 130ahr, 9.8mi = 508c
    Apple Watch- 439c

    total cal 1313
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    barbie so sorry to hear Jake is stressing out. <3
  • pyanko7
    pyanko7 Posts: 153 Member
    Sharon & Yvonne - Happy Birthday. It's my DH birthday also. Took him out for supper tonight and we will have a big birthday party on Saturday night, as his sister will be here.

    Hugs to everyone!
    Paula Y
  • MyDailyPursuit
    MyDailyPursuit Posts: 29 Member
    edited May 2017
    Oh my, how does everyone stay on top of the messages. LOL I am gone for a bit and return to find I am behind by 3 or 4 pages. You are all amazing!

    Paula Y I am in SW Ontario.

    I was surprised to read that more than a few of us met our DHs online, I did too, almost 20 yrs ago...

    Edited to add...... Jenn from Canada
  • itmeansflower
    itmeansflower Posts: 29 Member
    Hello all!

    "We" were talking about how y'all met your husbands. I met DH on Yahoo!'s dating site too. I think I really impressed him, my saying "I could merge into heavy traffic!"

    Dana - I love that! The thing that impressed my husband was that I not only watched the "Twilight Zone", but that I could name my favorite episodes, LOL! My all time fav is "Two", with Elizabeth Montgomery & Charles Bronson.
    -I really like your mother's ring, btw. I worked in (very) fine jewelry for 20 years, so I can tell you that it's a unique and lovely piece! (Many mother's rings just don't work out that well, so congrats!)

    Yoga class went well. It was at a yoga studio, a very nice, serene space, and was specially for plus-size women. I kept up pretty well, though at the end I had a headache. I'm not sure if it was from all the concentration, or maybe that I needed dinner. Or both. But I'm glad I went, and I will go again. I wasn't overly sore today, just a bit in the shoulders. So a definite victory! :smiley:

    Have a good night, everyone!

    Claudia in Seattle
  • MartiB856
    MartiB856 Posts: 85 Member
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Lauren in LA: Welcome! :flowerforyou:

    Cheri in College Station TX: Congratulations on your weight loss. WTG!!!!! :bigsmile:

    Lanette: I take Turmeric/Curcumin every morning with good results. :flowerforyou:

    Mary: I keep you and all medical researchers working on Lyme's Disease in my prayers. :heart:

    Cheri: I love your photos with your DH. The two of you are a cute couple. :bigsmile:

    Barbie: Thanks for your comments on exercise bikes. I tend to look for cheap and that is usually not the best way to make a good choice. :embarassed: I'm not any happier with the President than Jake. Let him know he isn't alone in his concerns. :noway:


    I bought two new fuchsias today and they are hanging in their new spots. One is at the corner of our deck and the other is just outside of the kitchen window. They make me and the hummingbirds happy. I still have feeders out for the hummingbirds, too.

    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."
  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 610 Member
    Lisa - it sounds like a great first full meeting day.

    Machka -Jasper is such a magical place and you both look so happy.

    Carol - We were on a party line also. 2 longs, 2 shorts was our ring.

    Cheri - It is looking like Texas does agree with you. 21 lbs down can be quite an achievement.

    Yvonne - Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday , dear Yvonne. happy birthday to you.

    Time to elevate the ankle.

    will write more soon
    -Sharon in Alberta
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK <3
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,146 Member
    morning ladies~
    Just shy of 8 hrs of sleep..
    from what I hear about this insurance debockle.. I will be scre-ed . when everything goes the way its gonna go the people in there 50-60's will be paying huge huge premiums.. which I will not be able to afford.. and with a pre-existing condition no help.. so I will probably be paying a fine and living with no insurance.. but right now I cant worry about that. have to put it in Gods hands..today is my day off, but have errands to run and to get Taliah on the bus.. so will try and catch up later..
  • DanaReel180
    DanaReel180 Posts: 463 Member
    edited May 2017
    Good morning!

    Machka I would love to see your shed you lived in. Sounds like an adventure! I love our rustic decor but never had to live in a rustic environment.

    Barbie We have Humana Advantage insurance and have a zero copay. But I don't believe that the Cadillac tax that Obama had written in will be removed by Trump. So we may have to pay an extra tax on our Federal taxes. However taxes over all will be reduced. I think there are people that try to stir up trouble by rioting and destroying property to get noticed in the national news. That's their agenda and the media doesn't help. They are on Trumps back 24/7!
    We had 8 years of executive orders on Friday afternoons that we don't even know how many there were! They were on Friday for a purpose. The media never covered those that took our liberties. Don't get me started!! I really don't want to talk politics on this group.

    I have my Mammogram and bone density tests this morning and we have a storm rolling in. Weatherman says severe risk for bad weather. Wind and hail but low risk for tornadoes.

    Have a good day!
    Dana in Arkansas
    Bob and me at our reception in Austin, Texas, 7/24/04
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  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Stronglift Rest Day

    Kettlebell Swing
    Goblet squats-6X5X 35
    Russian kettle bell swing-28X10X 35

    40lbs loss by May 27 Challenge
    30 push-ups

    May Move Your *kitten* Challenge
    I will take at least one walk today.

    Move More Sit Less Challenge
    I am still setting up my garage sale!

    Keto/LC 4 Week Challenge April 23rd - May 20th
    Day 19/28 I am focusing on drinking enough water and staying with in carbs and calories!

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,293 Member
    Sharon Happy Birthday! :flowerforyou:

    Rori I am in for August too. Mary and Gayle hopefully we can still meet up in June after this temporary job is over. Like any job there are highlights and low lights. People that make it easier, people that make it harder, and those who do their job and I do mine. Now that the Kindergarten concert is over and they are settling down I think I will quite enjoy it.

    :heart: Margaret
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Margaret - I'd love to meet up in June with you and Gayle! That would be a lot of fun. When it gets closer you pick a day and we'll meet up! I'm glad that you are enjoying your job!

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,689 Member
    Machka I would love to see your shed you lived in. Sounds like an adventure! I love our rustic decor but never had to live in a rustic environment.

    The set of photos is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157619719051119
    It was called the "Love Shack" before we got there, and it stuck. :)

    And the scenery around the "Love Shack": https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157623277367498

    And the first half or so of the photos here are my baking in our fireplace: https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157621039458509
    I made cakes, cookies, pizza, muffins, a trifle, pies and pastries.


    Many of the photos show the place in something of a state of construction as we tried to make the place more habitable ... this is one of the less construction-y photos:
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    Machka - You are a tougher woman than I am... Glad you got the DVT issues resolved, and so glad your new husband got you to the hospital in time. Very scary stuff. Loved your wedding pics, as well... Australia is one of the few countries I would still love to visit--I was based in Europe while still married to the US Air Force, so satisfied most of my need to travel. Australia has always intrigued me, though.

    Australia always intrigued me too ... and I really like it here. :)

    I have spent quite a bit of time in Europe too and wouldn't mind going there to live for a year or two, but meanwhile we'll stay here.
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Does anyone know where Ginger in TX has been? We haven't heard from her in a few weeks.

    Janetr okc.
  • HealthyLifestyleG525
    HealthyLifestyleG525 Posts: 64 Member
    Hi Beautiful Ladies

    Just got back from a walk with Terrell (the black lab). Saw a mother duck and 9-10 tiny ducklings. They must have been newly hatched. So sweet. She was not happy to see the dog and was trying to hide her brood behind the bushes. The dog didn't see the ducks but he heard the quacking and was certainly very curious. In case you're wondering, we live in the suburbs not the city, so ducklings and even more commonly baby geese are often seen in the spring.

    I have been under the weather the last few days. Still trying to recover from the upper respiratory that I got last Monday. Doctor changed my diabetes medication to a new once-a-week injectable. So far the side effects have been tolerable except for yesterday I was really nauseated and had a migraine. Don't know if that's from the medicine or just a coincidence.

    I took my first shot on Saturday and have been vaguely nauseated since then, kind of like minor morning sickness. Can't eat very much at one time or my stomach hurts - one side effect is your stomach empties more slowly. I have barely been able to get in 1100 - 1300 calories per day. Yesterday I pushed myself to eat more at dinner and it was not a good thing. You would think the weight would be pouring off but it's only slowly inching down. Maybe because I haven't felt up to exercising for a few days. The medicine also causes major constipation!

    I am going to see the nutritionist on Tuesday and will see what she has to say about everything. The good news is that my blood sugar is down markedly, not to normal but certainly much lower than I've seen since I was diagnosed. I don't know if that is due to the medicine, not eating very much, or having an easier time keeping my carb intake in check.

    I am getting very behind in my work from not feeling well enough to push myself! That and the fact that I took yesterday off to go to my best friend's mother's funeral. They are Greek Orthodox so we had a visitation at the church, then the funeral service, then prayers graveside (at a Greek monastery across state line), then a meal prepared by the Greek nuns. It was a most-of-the-day affair. My friend was very appreciative of the support however.

    Hope you all have a lovely day!
    Renee from Chicagoland
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited May 2017
    Barbie: I can understand your mom going back to work so that she could afford nice clothes to wear to work. Work friendships and relationships are very important to many people. One of my neighbors who is retired has taken a part time job at the county. It is only a few hours a week, but it gets her out of the house and puts her mind into active mode. She seems to like it. :flowerforyou: I'm sorry that Jake seems to be in a funk. Good luck. :heart:

    Helen: Why do you have a one year deadline to get all the weight off? I've found that this system works really well, but it is not speedy. It took me about 2 years to lose 70 pounds. Maintaining the loss is a challenge, and the reason I'm still here. :smiley:


    We're taking our cars in to VW today to get work done. DH's car will be worked on and mine will be evaluated for work on another day. I am hopeful that we'll be able to get home soon enough to go to my haircut appointment. I have enough doubt that I may call and postpone for another 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

  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,702 Member
    edited May 2017
    Happy Thursday Peeps!

    Just a quick check in and commentary for right now...

    Yvonne, hope you had a great birthday!

    It’s so much fun hearing the “love stories” – wouldn’t it be neat to be able to bottle the “in love” feeling and take a pill now and then to instantly relive that excitement? The wedding and house photos are wonderful. <3

    My take on politics in general, feel free to skip...

    Barbie, my DH sounds a little like Jake. He too got riled up at times. When his cussing at the TV would get too tiresome I’d move to the kitchen with the laptop or go for a walk/work in the garden. Sounds like you do the same.

    My DH is unable to be very active so spent a lot of time in front of the TV, or on the internet, especially in the wet winter months. I tended to agree with him politically but enough was enough already.

    Things are much better since we no longer watch any local or national news or political comment shows other than Bloomberg at our house which is mostly about companies… the commentary is from analysts around the world and is nothing like what you watch on CNN.

    Some day, I will tell my story about helping rewrite the WAC (Washington Administrative Code) for the E911 state excise tax fifteen years ago, and because of that experience I have a basic distrust of politics, politicians on both sides of the spectrum, legislatures and the media. Maybe it’s my ENTJ personality. I know our elected officials try to do a good job but the real work is done behind the scenes by lobbyists, advisors and aides with agendas. Deals are made. So being upset with an elected official, especially at the state and federal level, is often misplaced. Hard to convince other people of that, I know.

    I have a friend who’s a Tai Chi instructor and nothing seems to rattle him. He says both parties are basically the same and get their work done by drawing our attention to “sparkly things”. I think there’s some merit to that.

    I do know that most of the things I worry about when it comes to political promises or speculation (about anything, really) never comes to pass. Sometimes something better or worse (unintended consequences) slaps us upside the head but worrying won’t do any good. I found that talking this out with DH would help calm him down.

    So, here’s a thought that is applicable to just about anything we run up against:

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    On another note, I overdid it yesterday and this morning could barely crawl out of bed. Couldn’t bend over to get the dog’s dish! Well, I took that curcumin pill with coffee and within 15 minutes, it was 90% better. If this is a publicly traded company, I’m buying stock.

    OK peeps, more later.

    Lanette
    SW WA State where it’s wet and cool.
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