WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018

Halelujah! A few days ago Joe asked me to get the address of the eye Dr, our MD recommended on his "homework" sheet. Of course I read the whole thing. Turns out Joe is supposed to eat the same 1 C of raw celery that I am. SO... instead of TELLING Joe what to do, I prepped a bowl of raw celery, cauliflower and carrots equivalent to 4 oz celery with a little cup of dip. Said "I saw your homework has same "eat a cup of celery every day" as mine. I'll prep yours when I prep mine. I eat mine at the end of the day, but you can eat yours whenever you want. To my amazement, he took it, said "Thank You" and ate it right away! At 06:45! Soooo much better than nagging

Machka Scone recipe, YUM. And lots of great mixing/baking tips. Will have to get out my calculator tho', degrees C, cm apart, etc Looked at the veggie Scampi but since I do not like tomatoes or zucchini, I'll pass. I really don't like most vegetables cooked, prefer them raw. The only "new" veggie recipe I've tried so far this month was Garlicky Roasted Mushrooms and it was delish! Today will adapt the chickpea curry recipe and that will make 2 "One bit at a time" Amen sister. That and NYKaren's/Barbie's micro actions get/keep me going.
Heather "still struggle with drinking just one glass of alcohol. None is fine, so I do that most nights with my AF beer." I'm struggling as you can imagine, but my new regime is no alcohol on days when I go out. So far I'm 3 for 3. Triangular scones, aha, that's what I'll do. Forgive me but I love currant scones ;} Your savoury scones sound yummy too! "Cut up each chocolate chip individually"? :noway:
pip such satisfied smiles in the sheraton pic. Oooh the golden, what a love!
Rita being called back for additional tests IS worrying. Please do not give up! Like Lanette said, your walks out in that beautiful clear fresh air are the best. We try because it matters, we matter... even when we can't see it... just my 2 cents.
Lanette you're a mind reader, Looked at pip's pic and thought now THERE are two satisfied smiles
Joyce holding good thoughts for your Dr appt today.
Sharron Brava for the 5 miles!
Terry "its fun" that's work at its best!
Becca Oww your poor hubs! Thanks for finding humor to share with us in the midst of all your worries. Holy Sodium Shamoly indeed. When I go over on salt I can count on at least 2 lb gain the next day. Coddled eggs? yuck :sick:
Vickie "...the only steps around our house..." Brilliant!
Barbie your line dance teaching might feel self interested, but it is a valuable volunteer service. And slug is NEVER a word I think of in conjunction with you! Look forward to having healthy practices become habits.
Rye Looked up potassium in walnuts and 1 c has 353 mg but its cals would never fit into my allowance ;}
Evie "brushed my teeth instead" Well done!
Penny do you eat all 500 g veggies raw? They must be horribly expensive/hard to get at the North Pole?
Allie heart filled with "good advice" for you but nothing I can say will change anything. ((hugs)) from one who's been there.
Kelly love your stone jar visual! Do you do any therapeutic exercises for your knee?

Ack blew WAY past the 20 mins, time to break fast and dash to T'ai Chi.

Mindful and WARM Hugs to all,
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.

Happy Belly Laugh Day!

"Belly Laugh Day is a day for having a good chuckle at anything at all. Did you know that laughter has been known to cause the tissue lining our blood vessels to expand and increase blood flow? This in turn makes you feel more positive, boosts your immune system and generally just makes us feel happier! Let’s get people laughing anywhere and everywhere!"

Karen - Wednesday is my weigh day so I stepped on the scale today for the first time in a month. The news wasn't as bad as I'd feared - I only gained a pound during my time away. I put the quinoa bowls on the list for another dinner this week!

Terry - My mother-in-law has a recipe for rhubarb bread pudding that's absolutely fabulous! Probably a good thing I can get my hands on the stuff very often...

Rita - Most of the time I don't enjoy exercise but afterwards I feel good about having done it. I've started reading a lot about loving yourself, and one of the things suggested was to think about "showing you love yourself." That's been pretty helpful, so at night before I go to sleep I take a minute to consciously think about the things I did to show myself some love that day.

Becca - Hey, pat yourself on the back for Day 2! I'm sorry you and your husband are going through all that. Hope the medical team has some options that will make things easier for you both. Oh, and about the soup... I have yet to find a canned soup that both tastes good to me and has a reasonable sodium content. Yikes is right! Next winter I think maybe I'll try making big batches of soup early in the season and freezing them in smaller portions.

Vicki - I've met a lot of CMA folks in my travels. Nice people.

Heather - I keep a bar of 85% chocolate in my desk drawer for "emergencies." Every now and then if I'm having a particularly challenging day, I'll break off a square and take a minute for deep breathing and chocolate.

Allie - One of the things my cousin (who lost his dad early last year) said to me was that you think you've got to hurry and get all that stuff done. His advice was not to hurry - to remember there's time to deal with all that stuff. We are lucky that Dad had everything pretty much in order and readily accessible, but it's still going to take a lot of time to sort through everything related to the estate.


I'm just trying to keep it together this week, and plan ahead for the weekend when I have to go back to Houston. We've got to dig into the box of financial paperwork and get contact info so I can start calling and pulling together a list of assets. We're still waiting on the death certificates so that's about all I can do right now. I also have to find the title to Dad's car, which I apparently absent-mindedly set down somewhere and it got packed up with his stuff in the storage unit. Sheesh...

Hope you all get a good belly laugh today!

-Yvonne in TX

Barbara - Having visited Penny in her Arctic fastness, and, having been taken by her on a tour of the town, I can assure you that they have a lovely supermarket with LOADS of lovely fresh stuff. Longyearbyen is very civilised with every shopping delight and café you can think of. They also have an Olympic sized pool. She is not at all deprived. The cost of living is high, but it is also on the mainland of Norway. They have to have "tickets" to buy alcohol though, but not wine I think, as the miners who were the original inhabitants of the town, we're not considered to be tempted by wine. :laugh: I may have misremembered that. She gave us a bottle of their locally brewed beer to give to my son, who is a brewer.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Hi beautiful ladies,

Ithree1eight, my DH lost a lot of weight when he was in Spain for 9 months. He ate a Mediterranean diet.

Machka, love the saying. I love your approach by week. Makes sense. “ How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” Good job with the candy too. Have you seen a regular dr about your knees and foot?

Evelyn, fingers crossed that your weight in goes well.

Katla, when you go to hire a cleaner, you could ask for references.

Evelyn, you should be proud of yourself. Good job staying away from food and brushing your teeth instead.

Heather, you can get low sodium V8. Not sure how much lower it is. I usually get that. When I did the 8 week course with a nutritionist she recommended the tart cherry just for inflammation.

Allie, we all grieve in our way at our own time. You will go through the grieving process when you are ready. ((Hugs to all of you who have lost someone recently).

Lisa, I’m stressed just reading what you must do! Breath girl!

Kelley, hope your knee feels better soon. Could you do another baby on a short-term trial basis?

Allie, check with the town clerk or probate court. as they may have a copy of your dad’s will as it needs to be filed.

Pip, your furry friend is cute.

Rye, Check with y our local United Way as some organizations have work that can be done at home.

Rita, good luck at the dr.

Leamlass1, welcome to the group. Sounds like you know what needs to be done which I think is half the battle. For me, I started with really small steps where I knew I could succeed. That way I started on a positive note. Then slowly added things. I started in May of last year and am only now starting to add exercise. I’ve lost 40lbs. Some days are good and some aren’t but you just keep plugging along.

Yvonne, I like “Happy Belly Laugh Day”. We all could use some belly laughs. Only a pound is great while you were away. It’s so much harder to stay on track with you are away. ((Hugs as you work to get everything in order for your dad))

Well going to try something new at work today. We have a gym but I sweat so much that putting my clothes back on and going back to work is miserable. So I’ve decided to try walking in the isles around the corporation. We aren’t that big so will have to do a few laps and stairs. Hopefully, I’ll enjoy it and not feel too embarrassed passing by people a few times. They will probably think I just nuts. I’ll let you know how it goes. Still doing the kettlebells and yes my thighs and butt still hurt.

Terry in VT

Barbie, for some strange reason, when I think of adjectives to describe you, slug does not come to mind.

Rye, do not take lightly the importance and impact of just being a friend to someone in need can have, even if it is an online friend that you are there for when needed. There are many, many ways we can be contributing members of society. Everyone must find their own path.

Allie, hugs and prayers continue for you.

It is amazing and sad that so many of you are struggling with husband’s health issues and/or issues of your own. Sometimes I think the husband issues are even harder than our own because we can’t control how they choose to manage their health. My thoughts are with all of you as well.

Finally, we have someone else coming to give us an estimate for redoing our bathrooms. We’ve been dealing with this since October. Apparently, the good folks are booked solid. They have enough new construction jobs that they aren’t interested in remodels. Maybe this one will work out.

Later, my friends!