WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2017
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Well didn't really feel like making a salad, so I just ate everything separately!
Wrapped the lettuce around my turkey, with the cranberries and pumpkin seeds tucked inside with a dot of dressing. It was a fun meal!
Becca
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Pip, You Rock!
Allie, Hugs friend. Know you are stronger than you can even imagine. Know that this process will leave you feeling empowered. Some things I have noticed since you and I became friends: You sound stronger within your self when your life isn't inter mingled with Tom. He limits your potential. You, my friend are stronger than him. Throughout this process, you will prevail, and he will become more disillusioned. These are just observations but know we all care bout' YOU!!
Luv ya!
Becca
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A pic of our old RV, that was parked across the street, ( before the bank took it). Found this on my manager's Facebook page so I saved it! Elk seem to like the RV!
Becca3 -
Played second dAy of tournament today. Completely wiped me out. Will be back tomorrow.
SueBDew in TX3 -
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Good evening!
I'll be so glad to see the doctor tomorrow! This cold/virus/crud is getting old!
Felicia Yes! I have had this cold for 10 days!
My daughter gave me some iris rhizomes to plant when I left Cheyenne. I want to get outside to plant them and I have other projects to do too.
At least I put fresh sheets on the bed and got the towels folded up. I have 2 dozen kitchen towels and I put 2 fresh towels out every night after I finish cleaning up the dinner dishes. They were getting in short supply!
Lenora I like Fixer Upper too. I saw Clint pulling out that ship lap! OMG! I would like to put some in my house, but it may be too modern? It's all drywall. Maybe a wall in the dining room. I love the fresh white. My husband, not so much so we agreed on light tan to repainted the interior.
I love all your stories!
Becca I love your food pictures! I used to take pictures of food when DH and would go out and at home too. I have a picture for you using a spirilizer for zucchini.
Have a good evening!
Dana in Arkansas
Zucchini with pesto sauce
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Lanette - they are lovable little dogs. Mine is very grey from old age I think - he's 10.
Katla - I bought a new Equinox last fall. DH came with me to test drive vehicles, but I did everything else myself. I made it quite clear to the salesman that he was dealing with me and not my husband. I knew what I wanted in a vehicle. I really like my Equinox. It's a 4 cylinder with air conditioning and remote start. I drives good in the city and on the highway and is great on gas. DH thought I should buy a Jeep Cherokee, but didn;t like it s much as the Equinox and the price was much better too.
Allie: I know what you are going through. My ex cheated on me, not once, but with several women (I found out after the divorce). I was stress eating before my divorce and lost a bunch of weight when it was over. But losing the mental weight of my ex and his actions had so much of a positive effect on my wellbeing. You are so strong and can do this. I will be thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers. Hugs.
Hugs everyone. Take care of yourselves.
Paula Y.6 -
Thanks, Barbie.
I'm from northern BC Canada. I've lost weight off and on over the years...currently off and needing to watch my blood sugar. I'm an admin assistant in a school and have one more year until retirement. I make jewelry and art and plan to immerse myself deeper after retirement. I'm a mom, grandma and a significant other.
June goals -
Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week
Keep track of carb intake
Drink at least 2 litres of water per day
Make 60 pairs of earrings, 5 necklaces, and 5 bracelets (shows in the fall)
I look forward to getting to know all of you.
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LizAnna: We always make room for a new friend. Welcome to a great group. Tell us a bit about yourself. :flowerforyou:
It has been a good day. I have my car back, we got DH's car washed but it still needs some attention, and we had a lovely evening on the deck. I had a conversation with DD on the phone and she'd like us to visit her in Illinois in September. That might be just right for us. I hope we can make it work. We're planning on a road trip. We want to visit friends in Montana and see natonal parks along our way. Mount Rushmore is on our list.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
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Kate UK2
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Morning Ladies~ thanks for all the love.. slept like cr-p last night, so got up when Tom left and went through his credit card receipts, amazing what you can find... hmmm he sent flowers to her in Jan. bought the concert tickets in March and gee made reservations at a nice inn in New Hampshire for the weekend,,,, took pictures of all of that with my phone and will go to walgreens and get them printed out... more for the arsenal... this can"t be over soon enough5
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Morning everyone!
We were planning to go to Brussels at the end of the month to meet up with friends from Oregon, but they cancelled this morning because of family medical problems. Fortunately, we had not yet booked our transportation, so will only be out the hotel deposit. My DH asked if I wanted to go anyway, but I told him that high tourist season is not the time I really want to go. Plus, this way, my weight loss progress will not be thrown off again. I really want to lose another 30 or 40 pounds by the end of November, which is when I need to apply for my supplemental health insurance.
Kate: You DH is definitely a pearl.
Mary: Having a deductible that high is terrible! I really don't understand health care in the USA.
Chris: Congratulations on the weight loss!
Lanette: The garden tour sounds like fun! I love rhododendrons!
Karenontario: Welcome to the group!
Louise in Vegas: The smoked salt on the watermelon sounds tasty! I like to serve goat cheese on watermelon, but had not thought of salt! Congratulations on the loss!
Lenora: Your elephant comment made me laugh!
Becca: The salad looks lovely! What an amazing strawberry!
Vicki: Don't be discouraged! Weight really does bounce around. If you have an Iphone or ipad, you could try using HappyScale. It calculates your moving average, so the bounces up and down don't seem quite so important. Something similar must exist for android and the PC.
Allie: Sending you virtual hugs! His downfall will be the fact that he underestimates you!
Liz-Anna: Welcome to the group! What a pretty name!
Ginger: Your zone system for cleaning is encouraging me to do the same!
Cheri in TX: Thanks for the book recommendation!
Leigh in France4 -
With three days of school left went to IEP meeting last night on a beautiful day for an hour and a half in an enclosed room with seven other adults plus his parents, so they could have a new IEP when he goes to a new school next year. He is in the process of another med change. so who knows how he will be when he shows up next year. The special ed teacher reverted to her disrespectful self. When I made the comment that the other children have learned to ignore his non-stop talking and his trying to engage other students when I am teaching a lesson. The ignoring takes away his audience. Her comment was I don't know it I like the fact he is being ignored. I don't think she realized she made a fool of herself.
Unfortunately they told the parents what they wanted to hear rather than the truth and tried to white wash his extreme behavior for their benefit. The person who loses the most is their child. Lord give me patience. Three more days.
Margaret8 -
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Margaret three more days.......you will get there...........2
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Good morning ladies,
I've been out of town a lot during the month of May and I expect that to continue while I get my acreage setup to move to. Wanted to pop in and share my results for May. Loss of 4 lbs and 11 inches - it's only taken 2.5 years but I'm finally on the downward trend. Here's hoping it stays that way!
Love all the pics of the babies and grands - it's great to see how well you all are doing! Those of you having challenges are in my thoughts and prayers - Toni, Allie, Mary
Goal for June - Eat fewer meals out
I thought I'd share my thought for the day:
“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” – C.S Lewis
Carey - Northern Alberta8 -
Hi guys,
I am still hanging around. Just don't get a lot of time to post, but I enjoy reading everything especially the monthly goals and food suggestions. The weather here in Iowa has been very lovely the last several days. Wish it would stay like this all summer... My son and DH, bless their hearts, seemed to think I needed a fauncier water bottle, so I got a Yeti. Pretty sure my old one would have been fine, but this one sure does keep my water cold though...anyway, it has inspired me to drink a lot more water because it is always there and always cold. So here are my June goals:
1. Drink at least 80 ounces of water per day, that is just under three of my new water bottle. They say a person should drink half their body weight in ounces of water, so I am going to try.
2. I have done better laying off the candy, will continue to do so. Around my office, everyone has dishes of chocolates on their desk. I tell myself that they are probably stale now anyway, so that helps.
3. Continue journaling my calories even when I know I will be over my daily goal.
4. Increase my treadmill to 60 minutes every weekday.
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Good morning ladies! I was so excited this morning when I lost the 1.6 pounds that I gained over vacation. I am now only 1 pound from my goal weight of 125 pounds. Not too worried about getting to that weight. I am more concerned about being able to do a recomposition and replace lost fat with muscle. That will be a new experience for me. I also will be attempting to increase my weight lift amounts.
Allie - i'm glad that you have ammunition now that you can use. I am so sorry that you have been treated this way! I would actually go with a friend to where he is going and walk up to him and take pictures! But I have a vengeful spirit sometimes! (((Hugs)))
Carey- congratulations on your weight-loss! You're doing amazing! Great thought for the day! Thanks for sharing.
Margaret - three more days you can do it! It is beautiful weather here and very nice to be outside. Enjoy your time!
Stronglift Workout A
Squats-1X5X 45/55/65, 5X5X 75
BP-1X5X 45/55, 5X5X 65
BR-1X5X 65
Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squats-3X5X 35
Russian kettle bell swing-10X7X 35
May Move Your *kitten* Challenge
I am going to mow the rest of the lawn today. I will take a walk to total around 5 miles.
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Mary - epson salt didn't really take the itching away from me for long. It was only a temporary fix. Maybe it was the amount? I admit that I didn't put a lot of salt in the water. How much do you usually use? I soaked for an hour in baking soda. I put a lot in since we have a lot from the pool. I'm happy for you that it worked.
katla - I find it ever so helpful to be here, even tho I am on maintenance. It's so easy to overestimate or have a lot of good-for-you foods that are high in calories (like avocado). Like I'm surprised how many calories there are in bananas and sweet potatoes!
Heather - here's hoping your dh gets better fast
karen - welcome! You sound so upbeat, and that's so good
Dana - here's hoping you get better real fast. There's the plaster of paris handprint of Vince's from when he was real young hanging in the bathroom at the condo. I usually donate stuff to the Salvation Army mainly because I can't be bothered pricing things and then having a garage sale. Your pic about "behind every successful woman" is so appropriate for here.
Louise - what are otter pops? I have made (I need to make more) "pops". I take a 32oz container of greek yogurt, a 12 oz can of OJ concentrate, thaw the concentrate (do not reconstitute it), mix the two together and pour into pop molds. Each pop is about 90 calories.
Lenora - our first cat got skunked. He would lay somewhere and then move because he couldn't stand the smell. He didn't realize that the smell was coming from him.....lol We tried the tomato juice, it didn't really work. The vet did give us this stuff to pour on him and it took the skunk smell away. I think that was the only time he ever willingly let us soak him down....lol
Jessica was looking for a car around here. She took a few for road tests. I think she scared the c*** out of some of the car salesmen. she wanted to see the pickup on the car so she'd really rev it up. I have a GPS in my car and honestly, I wish I didn't, only because it would be pretty expensive to constantly update it. I have a GPS on my phone for newer locations.
Did an hour of Transform Your Body by Brooke Burke DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Jillian Michael's Shed and Shred DVD
Sarah - you know what they say about cooking with wine: "never cook with something that you wouldn't drink". And how would you know if you'd drink it or not if you didn't try it????
Gained some weight at the bowling party, but have gotten it off. Was pleased to see that this morning. Hope it continues
barbie - I'm starting to take a cue from you, I'm trying posting in the morning.
Yesterday I soaked, then made Vince a chocolate cake which I'll keep in the freezer for when I need it. I'd forgotten that I wanted to make him jello to see if what I want to do for the pool party will work. Wish I had some sort of cookie so I could see if that crumbled.Then we went to Lowe's Hardware to get more straw but cut the lawn. I, as usual, ran the walk behind and weed wacker. Had dinner. I'm going to make the tie blankets for the kids for christmas (I'll just send the one I have to Bryan), so got one of them ready. I only have to make 3 this year and I know they go fast. Hopefully, if we go to FL in July I can do it down there.
Allie - I think your suspicions are spot on. Why don't you try confronting Tom with the fact that he has the concert tickets for the same weekend. See what he says. You can even offer to go to the concert with him. <Like that's going to happen> You go girl taking those pictures! Boy, when this is all over, are you ever going to make out!
Liz-Ann - we ALWAYS have room for another...or two....or three......
Felicia - when I read in Hints from Heloise today "Oregon can safely say that 99 percent of all hazelnuts in the US are grown in the Willamette Valley", I immediately thought of you
Decided on our meals for next week and my exercise for next week. Now to log the foods here.
I'm thinking that I want to get a box of teddy grahams (I'm sure Vince won't have a problem finishing them) and candy (I'll donate the rest to the soup kitchen...or maybe keep them for the pool party if they'll stay) just to see if the teddy grahams will get soft and sink
Becca - doesn't Allie sound stronger? I'm so glad she's taking steps forward. Love, love, love your food pics. You do so much
katla - I need to wash my car. I did a few months ago, but it's starting to get dirty. I do want to wait for a cool day, tho.
Carey - great loss!
Michele in NC
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