WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018
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I try to walk each day - I don't huff and puff by any means, but walk at a fairly good clip. And do strength training every other day, including some jumping jacks. I generally work up a sweat by the end of the workout. I'd like to do something to get my blood really pumping (high intensity) on the off days. Suggestions - running in place? More jumping jacks?
Climbing stairs
Hiking uphill
Running outside
Cycling ... especially intervals or cycling uphill
Join a netball team and play netball with them once a week (netball is really popular here in Australia), so if it isn't popular where you are, perhaps another team might work
Zumba or other classes at the gym
Skipping/jumping rope
Cross-country skiing
Snowshoeing
Here you go ... here's a list of sports. Maybe one of them will appeal to you.
Obviously some on that list won't burn that many calories (card games) but others will.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
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Today, after making the jam, I got out for a hilly 39.2 km bicycle ride! It was good! But since I've come in, my feet have been freezing. It was chilly and damp (high humidity and a tiny bit of drizzle), so maybe I got a little chilled.
Machka in Oz
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Yeah! I’ve finally decided on a name for a jewelry business. There is no other website or e-mail with this name and I will own it. DH is setting up the email and website address in my name. Now I just have to create a website and take pictures of my jewelry.
The name will be “Speaking in Rings”.
I’m so happy to have finally made a decision. Also, I just have to do a few more tweeks to the design of my business card and I can have them printed. Right now the S in the word speaking is one of my bracelets shaped like an S.
Terry
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Regarding coffee ... I drink 1-4 cups before 4 pm each day. Black.
Regarding salad dressing and other sauces ... don't care for them. However, I don't mind so much when I prepare something in the slow cooker with a sauce like I did today.
Regarding gluten ... I love gluten-free chocolate cake. Mmmmmm!! But other than that, no. And in fact, prior to joining MFP and starting to lose weight, I hardly ever ate bread. Didn't really like it. Within weeks of joining MFP, I started craving bread something fierce. So I started eating bread. Now I have 1-2 slices a day.
Regarding housecleaners ... still thinking about getting one. We're loving our gardener! He's come by twice now and it is so good to come home to a neat yard.
Machka in Oz1 -
Alanna Collen - 10% Human.
Another 'gut' book worth looking at.
On another note - mental hygiene. I like Barbie's quote. What value does this add to my life?
Too many of us, myself included, often hang on to things that are no longer serving us, through a misplaced sense of commitment or fear of change. That includes people, hobbies, jobs and routines as well as physical objects. Often they hold us back and drag us down and drain our energy. And often they are adding little value to our lives.
Just this week at yoga we finished the session with a visualisation of climbing a mountain and then writing down something we wanted to shed, or leave behind us, and then we burnt it on a fire on top of the mountain. My word was RELUCTANCE. Then we faced the view and the wind and received a new word. The word I received was EMBRACE.
I have done that visualisation again at a few sticky moments this week and it has been a great help to me. I am ready to bring new things into my life.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx7 -
Heather~ you are right..
I have so much on my plate right now that I can't see the whole picture...but meditation is such a good idea, I started doing it and stopped, now that I live on my own(sort of )I am going to pick it up again..
I am up showered and ready for work.. lil Alfie is passed out on my bed will leave him there and hope he doesnt wreck anything before I get home... he has been pretty good so far..5 -
Allie - Alfie's such a cutie, saw the pics. Thinking about you and your dad.
Trying not to worry about the fact that we're living in a military family that will literally not get a paycheck at end of month if they don't get the government shutdown straightened out. Trying not to worry about the closing on the warehouse next week. Trying not to worry about the fact that our daughter is out in the field all next week, so we have sole responsibility for the grandkids for the first extended period of time. So many, many things I cannot change right now. So, am taking my own advice, borrowed from "What Mentally Strong People Don't Do," that I wrote about this morning:- Decide what’s within your control.
- Decide what’s not within your control, but that you can affect.
- Name what you’re worrying about.
- Decide what’s unhelpful thinking and what will actually help.
- Decide what you can do and write it out.
- Create phrases for yourself to remind yourself what you can do.
So, while we can, Corey and I are going to go down to the beach this morning, around Wilmington or Myrtle Beach somewhere, get a hotel room for the night and just be ourselves, not "Gramma and Pa" for one night. I think it will be enormously good for us, and bring us back to the family in the right frame of mind, instead of grim determination for survival. There is so much joy in this situation, but it can easily get buried under the day-to-day, nitnoid stuff.
Love y'all,
Lisa in NC9 -
Lisa, I think you are wise to take a day with your DH.1
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Good evening friends. Played 9 holes of golf. It was cold and windy so didn’t finish 18. Went to dentist for cleaning and checkup Monday. Today bit into a honey graham cracker and broke a tooth. What the heck. Monday everything looked good and healthy.
Lisa- also holding my breath for the closing.
Katla-I think of you when I go to yoga. I am hoping for that good feeling but right now it is a bit hard. I know I need more practice.
Allie- Allie is soooo cute. I know he is a lot of company for you.
Better get off computer.
Sue
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That’s crazy about your tooth.0 -
grandmallie wrote: »Heather~ you are right..
I have so much on my plate right now that I can't see the whole picture...but meditation is such a good idea, I started doing it and stopped, now that I live on my own(sort of )I am going to pick it up again..
I am up showered and ready for work.. lil Alfie is passed out on my bed will leave him there and hope he doesnt wreck anything before I get home... he has been pretty good so far..
Little fur face is so sweet. I can see why everyone loves him. I agree with Heather.1 -
I try to walk each day - I don't huff and puff by any means, but walk at a fairly good clip. And do strength training every other day, including some jumping jacks. I generally work up a sweat by the end of the workout. I'd like to do something to get my blood really pumping (high intensity) on the off days. Suggestions - running in place? More jumping jacks?
Climbing stairs
Hiking uphill
Running outside
Cycling ... especially intervals or cycling uphill
Join a netball team and play netball with them once a week (netball is really popular here in Australia), so if it isn't popular where you are, perhaps another team might work
Zumba or other classes at the gym
Skipping/jumping rope
Cross-country skiing
Snowshoeing
Here you go ... here's a list of sports. Maybe one of them will appeal to you.
Obviously some on that list won't burn that many calories (card games) but others will.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
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Today, after making the jam, I got out for a hilly 39.2 km bicycle ride! It was good! But since I've come in, my feet have been freezing. It was chilly and damp (high humidity and a tiny bit of drizzle), so maybe I got a little chilled.
Machka in Oz
That’s great that you made the jam. I’m sure it will be wonderful. It’s a lot of work. I can remember my mother making it.0 -
Lisa - I've provided a link to another list of what mentally strong people don't do in the 50+ group you created in November. We are not allowed to create links here.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx1 -
Hi ladies, thanks for all the comments on the business name. My plan is to have everything in place so that when I retire maybe making jewelry will supplement my income. Also, so many people have asked me if I have a website. They have even asked DD when they have seen her wearing a piece.
DD is off with her father to Montreal to see a car show. They are both into cars and she use to be a mechanic. It will be good to be just DH and I. Going to go out to lunch then check to see if any of my jewelry sold at the jewelry store I have it in. Fingers crossed that I sold at least one piece. Property taxes are due soon and I don’t have much saved yet.
Thinking of Valentines Day coming up and what I can get DH. Think I’ll make him the hamburger green bean pie he loves . Certainly not the healthiest thing to eat but he loves it and I haven’t made it for him in ages.
Well time to get up and get going.
Terry in VT where it supposed to hit 40 today.5 -
Katla - Terry Wahls had a remarkable recovery from MS according to the Broken Brain interview-I kind of wanted to see her walk
But even arresting the progression of a disease like that is a win. I looked her up on the internet. She does private consultations including testing, etc. for $7997 and less. Whew! But I think the tips given by her and others were very good and like you said, it's validation that you're doing things right for your health.
Regarding the price of cleaners - the going rate around here is from $17 to $25 per hour, depending on whether the cleaners bring their own products, vacuums, etc. A $17 per hour one might want a 4 or 5 hour minimum, whereas a more expensive one might only have a 3 hour minimum.
Lanette
Chilly SW WA State3 -
I try to walk each day - I don't huff and puff by any means, but walk at a fairly good clip. And do strength training every other day, including some jumping jacks. I generally work up a sweat by the end of the workout. I'd like to do something to get my blood really pumping (high intensity) on the off days. Suggestions - running in place? More jumping jacks?
Climbing stairs
Hiking uphill
Running outside
Cycling ... especially intervals or cycling uphill
Join a netball team and play netball with them once a week (netball is really popular here in Australia), so if it isn't popular where you are, perhaps another team might work
Zumba or other classes at the gym
Skipping/jumping rope
Cross-country skiing
Snowshoeing
Here you go ... here's a list of sports. Maybe one of them will appeal to you.
Obviously some on that list won't burn that many calories (card games) but others will.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
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Today, after making the jam, I got out for a hilly 39.2 km bicycle ride! It was good! But since I've come in, my feet have been freezing. It was chilly and damp (high humidity and a tiny bit of drizzle), so maybe I got a little chilled.
Machka in Oz
That’s great that you made the jam. I’m sure it will be wonderful. It’s a lot of work. I can remember my mother making it.
It was more work than the recipe suggested, mainly because cutting the cherries takes so much time. But as freezer jam, there's none of the boiling jars and wax stuff and all that business.
Once I had the cherries cut (6 cups of them, without pits!), I added the lemon juice, half the sugar they suggested, let it sit for 10 min. While waiting I boiled a kettle and poured boiling water into my containers to rinse them. Then I popped the fruit into the microwave for about 6 minutes. Meanwhile brought the pectin to a boil, then added the fruit, boiled for 4 min, did the set test which worked, and ladled into containers.
It's all sitting for 24 hours now to set ... and I'm impatient at this point because it doesn't look like it is setting as quickly as I think it should, but it has only been 8 hours, not 24.
If it hasn't set by 24 hours, apparently I'm to add more sugar and reboil it. I'd rather not do that, so I'm hoping it is reasonably solid by then. And then most of it goes in the freezer, and we use and refrigerate one container.
Tomorrow, I'm planning to make scones for the very first time. Trouble is ... my husband has made them on a number of occasions (although not for a long time), so the pressure is on!!
Machka in Oz6 -
I was at work from 9 to 5, teaching, prepping, and grading papers, but I still got in 9,500 steps. My commitment to 2018 is to continue living without sugar, to eat healthy, and to walk/jog/workout 6 days a week. Knowing I am fitter at 70 than in my 40s is no excuse to slack off.
Gloriously green, though rainy, Seattle, WA Welcome. When I was still teaching, I read something in one of my professional journals that changed my life. I found most of the professional suggestions overwhelming but one person said that she came home from work every day, changed her shoes and went for a walk for an hour. I started doing that immediately and continued that practice until I retired. Now I walk in the morning and routinely get a lot of steps before I take my shower and prepare for the day. I hope you'll keep coming back and join in the the conversation.
Barbie from NW Washington 3 -
community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/123702-women-ages-50
This is the link to the group where Heather posted the great article about what mentally strong people don't do. It is worth your time to read the article and think about whether any of it would be useful to you. 3 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Lisa - I've provided a link to another list of what mentally strong people don't do in the 50+ group you created in November. We are not allowed to create links here.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
I just googled mentally strong people and a number of sites popped up. They might not be the same as your list. I imagine they contain much of the same info. I have learned to include some of the points on the lists. I do feel my life is better for practicing some of these ideas. Margaret
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Did Jari Love Get Ripped 1000 DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Body By Bethany DVD
Put chicken in the crockpot for us to have later in the week. Also did a load of laundry and have it in the dryer right now.
Wendy - Major sure knows who to charm!!! That was very nice of you to help those ladies try to find their keys even if you weren't successful. I certainly agree with those ladies -- you DO look like you're in your 20's
M - To be honest, I'm wondering why you couldn't make the jam without any of the sugar. The fruit is sweet enough. I'll be interested to see if you need to add the sugar to have it set up properly. I hope not. Maybe more of the sugar/pectin????
Regarding coffee - has anyone tried using those individual coffee filters that you get in a hotel in a Mister Coffee. I'm not a coffee drinker (neither is Vince) so we wouldn't be able to tell if it was good or not. How does it turn out? Denise won't drink decaf but most Newcomers only want decaf. This way I can have both
Allie - while we were shoveling snow, I thought of you and how you used to shovel all the time and now you don't have to shovel at all.
Guess I should go to Aldi today. I won't be able to go Monday (when I usually go after exercise) since I need to pick up a platter of an antipasto. I had no idea whatsoever what went into one, so I just ordered it. We have a Newcomer "Destination Dinner" Monday night (what a weird time to have one) which we're going to.
Michele in NC
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Hello ladies. I have a job! I haven't worked for four years since I had a stroke. I will be supervising and chatting with children aged 4-11 years. The Welsh government have a Breakfast Club scheme, initially set up to provide a healthy breakfast for children from poorer families who would otherwise have none. It is free to all in Wales and used by a lot of working mothers. I will help serve cereal and toast and then spend time with the children until school begins. I have 7 grandchildren so am used to little ones and looking forward to it. It will mean an early start Monday to Friday, I will have to get up at 6am in order to be ready and to walk to the school for 8am. It will be extra money for me as I don't have any income. I sold my house, divorced my husband and have just enough money to live on from my share of the proceeds of sale until I receive the state pension in 5 years time.
Hope this is not too long and boring for you all!
All the best
Karen UK16
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