WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2017

coastalgosgal · June 2017

Olivia is just the sweetest pea ever!!!

DanaReel180 · June 2017

The satellite tv went out and now comes the rain!! Another storm!

Have a great Saturday!

PS: You can call me DANNA if you like. That's how it's pronouced since there's two of us now!!

DANNA in ARKANSAS
Bridge over the Mississippi at Vicksburg

alexxstarnes · June 2017

My daughter in the front is one of the reasons why I am trying to do all this. I want to be around when she has babies.

MartiB856 · June 2017

gotu52 · June 2017

Thanks everyone for the anniversary wishes!

Just completed my first big bike ride - 3 hours. And it is true that wearing bike shorts is better than the seat covers. All my parts are good! My arms and legs are sore and I know I will pay tomorrow but this felt great!

Have a great Saturday everyone!

Sarah

KJLaMore · June 2017

Barbie- The Gretchen Rubin quote about thinking of yourself as a toddler, struck a chord with me! Often when assessing the moods of the kids, I need to stop and reevaluate the situation. Are THEY crabby? Or am I the crabby one and they are responding to it? Or am I crabby and their normal childish antics are making me crabbier. Kelly the toddler needs a full eight hours of sleep each day, she also needs coffee in the morning, and some type of challenging physical activity each day and mental stimulation at least once or twice a week. Otherwise I do become The Crabby Toddler.

Today has been pretty much a wash! It has been one of those days where I have run into nearly every one I know, while I ran errands, then DYS, who is coaching today, asked me to pick up some lunch for him and bring it to the ball field, so... two gyros to go and I ate with him and watched the kids. Then my older sis, who is also a new/first time grandma as of a month ago, called me. She lives in Florida and is having the opposite type of grandma (or in her case Ya-ya) experience, as her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter are all living with her. So she is in constant ya-ya mode, where as I am a yearning grandma, dependent on technology. THEN...my DD called me and we chatted for a while. Joaquin was waking from nap while we talked and I could hear him cry. The infant cry is almost gone. He is now beginning to sound more like he is crying "Mmmmmaaaaa!" LOL! So, now here it is; almost 3:30. I got the shopping, bank and errands run. I got my challenge exercises done and my walk in. I got my floors and bathrooms cleaned and dishes run through the dishwasher (but not put away), and other than getting the lawn sprinkled; I got nothing else done in the yard. Ah well, c'est la vie. It will still be there tomorrow.
Happy Anniversary Sarah- Wow! A three hour bike ride your first time out this spring?! LOL! Some one's butt is going to be sore tomorrow!

(I do this every year, too, so I know what I am talking about!)
Alex- Beautiful girl and our family (and ourselves) are the BEST reason to want to get/be healthier! ((hugs))

ttfn KJ

pipcd34 · June 2017

stat for the day:
hip still a work in progress, getting better

other- skip/sidestep/scissors - 60min, 155mhr, = 452c, hr not always measuring right
Apple Watch= 500c

Katla49 · June 2017

Barbie: The toddler approach to self-care is an excellent one, and very similar to the HALT approach I use. They both offer practical things to do to help yourself feel better now and avoid over-eating.

Alexxstarnes: Your own good health is an amazing gift to your children. It is great that you're working on being healthy. :flowerforyou:

KJ: My daughter and grandkids live with their other grandma. I know a bit of how you might be feeling. She has a huge home with loads of bedrooms. We live in a two-bedroom townhouse. We can't compete with the big house, and we really can't afford to support a family of five in addition to ourselves. If she lived within a couple of states away things would be better, but she lives in Illinois and that is not an easy commute, or even an easy flight.

Pip: I'm glad you're making some progress with the hip. (((HUGS)))

I told everyone that I wouldn't be planting a tomato this year. Lo and behold, a tomato planted itself and is visible in my garden. I'm letting it stay for now.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" -Audrey Hepburn

pipcd34 · June 2017

12 years ago I gave birth to my girlie, bullwinkle. Rocky is gone, when it's her time to go, I'll b crushed, it will b an end of an era, rocky and bullwinkle no more. Happy bdayyyyyyyy girlie!!!!!!
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pipcd34 · June 2017

Rocky and bullwinkle, when Floyd and yogi were not part of the family yet

gotu52 · June 2017

Thanks KJ I am already feeling it. I forgot to include my pics. My daughter came with me:

Sarah

Peach1948 · June 2017

Great pics Sarah!

Vickil57 · June 2017

Well summer weather is here. Going to be up in the 90's the next couple days. I am working today, but tomorrow DH and I are planning to ride the motorcycle to North Platte about 125 miles to meet some friends for church. Looking forward to some relaxing time.

Lenora--I do read your posts and have learned a lot and also made me do some thinking. Thank you for being so willing to share.

Mary--I do hope you feel better really soon.

Allie--You can and are doing this. Remember we are right here anytime you need.

Peach--Cute grand children. Love the green, bright and cheery.

Sharon--I do not find the pictures boring, I think of them as a way to get to know each other. Thanks for sharing.

Well ladies take care and remember One day at a time.
Blessings, Vicki Grand Island, NE

cityjaneLondon · June 2017

I always treat myself as a toddler. I am very demanding. Everything has to be just right. :laugh: I need the right food at the right time every day. I need things to be just the way I want them. Most people know what I'm like and generally go along with it.
The only person I tiptoe around is my DDIL because she is even more demanding than I am and I depend on her for the grandchildren.

My toddler self does require quite a bit of upkeep, but I make sure my needs are met.

I am very kind to me.

I've just booked a hotel for a couple of nights in Brighton for the last weekend in July. I don't know if the family are going to be in town that weekend, but I thought I would book it anyway and just enjoy the break. That weekend is when our local music festival takes place in our village and you can hear the music (especially the bass) from over the fields for two days.

We always go away.

This year I didn't want to go far because we go on our cruise the following Friday! ! ! If we decide we don't want to do it after all we can always cancel up until the last three days. If the family are there we can spend some time with them. If not, we can use their house for parking and go and play tourists.

The little apartment I had my eye on is booked up as are many nice hotels. This one ranks at no 8 in trip advisor.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Katla49 · June 2017

bwcetc · June 2017

My MIL's solution to most child behavior problems was "they need their *kitten* smacked!" Beth the Toddler needs that occasionally too!

Seriously though, the toddler approach is very accurate. And I like the HALT strategy as well.

I've been giving some thought to the conversations that have been taking place the last couple of days or so and my abysmal failure during the past few months ... ok, year really ... and this is what I've decided to work towards in June...

1. I am going to track and log every bite. I've opened up my diary again. When I keep it closed, I let myself sneak.

2. I am going to stay within the calorie goal MFP has assigned. I lost 72 pounds the first time this way. Then I started doing low carb or low gluten or whatever and when I "failed" ... say by having a slice of bread on a day I wasn't supposed to ... I seemed to take nose dives. So back to what first worked. This is not to say that there isn't value for me in staying low carb/gluten, but I need some success right now without added restrictions.

3. I will take walks with my husband when he is able, but for now I'm not setting exercise goals. My knees are a debacle and I need to get some weight off of them before exposing them to more stress. Now understand, my job is very physical and I only set my activity level to lightly active with MFP. I will increase exercise as my knees feel better. I may even go to the gym that I haven't stepped foot in for over 18 months!

4. I will schedule all of the medical appointments I have been ignoring.

Beth near Buffalo

coastalgosgal · June 2017

Hello ladies! Took a 30 minute walk around Astoria, while my guys were at the barber shop. Look what I found!

I belong to a Facebook group called Astoria Rocks. There are painted rocks hidden all over the city. You pick up a rock, you can keep it, hide it, or paint some to hide yourself. And there are some amazing artists! Its a fun thing. Many will post a pic of the rock, give a vague looking pic on where its at, or some kind of clue. On the back of the rocks you put Astoria Rocks with the Facebook symbol. Its neat to see the happy kids finding treasures. Many local kids have painting parties, when go out and find places to hide them!

Becca

skuehn48 · June 2017

klanders30 · June 2017

beth you've got this!!! Keep logging and doing what's right for you.

NYKAREN

grandmallie · June 2017

evening ladies~productive afternoon.. cleaned my room and the stuff I have boxed I put in the spare room downstairs for when I move.I did go out to dinner with Tom to a seafood place, I had baked scrod, salad and steamed zuchini.. didnt eat it all and brought some home..
when I bought my bed, it has one of the thick mattresses, well the cheap mattress pad I bought and sheets keeping popping off and it was driving me mad... so I went to Bed Bath and Beyond and got myself a good Mattress Pad, good Sheet set and a bedspread set.. I guess you get what you pay for and thanks to the 20% coupons ,you can use one per item... I got 118.00 dollars off my bill but still spent 248 and change.. but everything fits and is super comfortable .. so I am hoping this lasts me a long long time

WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2017

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