WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2018

Did Preventions 400 Calorie Fix DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Denise Austin Quick Burn Cardio DVD since we have a Newcomer general meeting.

M – the people across the street from us moved to Australia. Not sure exactly where, maybe Jess knows. I’ll ask her when she gets home. Speaking of Jess, I have a feeling that Colby won’t be coming down to meet her at the airport. I know she will most likely want to go to Reston to visit her friends, but I’m sure she doesn’t want to stay at Colby’s because the guy he’s living with smokes. In a way, it's sad to me if he doesn't come. It's as if he's saying "I won't go out of my way for you, you go out of your way for me". To me, that doesn't make for a good relationship. She doesn’t want Shadow to be there, either, although she hasn’t told Colby yet. I suspect he’s liking not having her (Shadow). To us, it’s no problem. We have 4, what’s one more? We just put her on the same schedule as our cats. I feed her moist food (so I can mix her Cosequin with it) when I feed our cats. Her nails get clipped at the same time as our cats. And so on….. Happy birthday to your hubby! Did he remember it was his birthday or did someone have to remind him. How great that he followed a recipe! My hubby doesn’t like the Microsoft products, either

Went in my pool then took Shadow to the vet. She’s lost a pound. That made Jess happy, she’s been trying to get Shadow to lose weight.

Penny –how very neat to have a bird fly in your room and then fly out. I always find your descriptions of the happenings in your area so very enthralling

KJ – whenever there’s a change in the barometric pressure (like when we go to FL), I ALWAYS can count on getting a headache. Now it’s at the point where I get the headache and it goes away as soon as I get acclimated to the weather. Used to be that it would take me weeks, and by then we were usually at home.

Heather – so happy for you that things are moving along. I have some rollout shelves for the small area between our washer and dryer. Just enough for laundry detergent.

Got good news and bad news about my car. Seems the TCM they installed is bad so they need to get another one. The good news is that it won’t cost us to have them install it.

Made a shrimp orzo salad to take to the bowling party Thurs. I’m not crazy about the party. The lady who is hosting it decided to have it during the day. That’s the day of the Newcomer lunch and I would have liked to go. I think she feels that since we’re retired, we can do it just about any time. I honestly would have preferred it in the evening. Especially since it’s so hot right now. But we’ll manage. It’s really not a big thing, and we should be there since we run the bowling (well, Vince does with some assistance from me). I'm pretty sure that one of the guys still works

Love seeing pics of Kidd Kirby

Cathy – welcome! I’m sure you’ll meet your goals. You’ve come to a good place for motivation and support.

Gwyn….. from Memphis - welcome! I can’t be bothered to remember your whole name (lol) so you need to give us one that you’d like to be called.

Got a friend request from a “smurf8080” but when I looked at their person’s profile it’s listed as being a male. I don’t think we need to be friends. I did respond asking “where do we know each other from?”. This is the only forum that I’m on here at MFP. His response was to send another friend request. If he can’t answer my question in a few days (I’m curious as to what he will answer with), I’m just going to delete the friend request.

Made some cupcakes for when Jess is here. I tried this one new recipe, usually recipes from this one site come out good, but these didn’t, so Vince will get them. Put some icing on some of the worst looking ones, froze the rest. Then made another batch. Will probably make icing Friday so I’ll have it to ice those cupcakes.

It was funny…I iced a cake the other day and used canned icing (that I wanted to use up). Vince said the icing tasted “weird”. I just told him “you’re getting used to the good homemade stuff”.

Jess called tonight. She’s applying for the loan for her next semester and needed to ask Vince some questions. Then she thanked us for paying for her undergrad degree. I guess now she sees people who not only are incurring the debt from this program, but they also have debt from their undergrad schooling. It just made me feel good that she is thankful. Wish Denise would see what she got and what she could have had but decided against it.

I’m grateful for my home, my pool, and especially my wonderful husband. He’s very smart (book smart). He’s always figuring things out. We may not be millionaires, but we aren’t in a position of where we have a hard time affording even the simplest things in life. That’s something that I don’t have to worry about. I know that for some people that’s a big thing. We have decent health insurance (admitted, it was better before Vince retired and it’ll probably decline once we need to go on Medicare) I’m also grateful for all the wonderful ladies on here to whom I can open up to and they don’t judge me.

Michele in NC

Penny Simple pleasures: The little kiss on the cheek my 9 year old granddaughter gives me when we say goodbye. The eagerness with which my 12 year old grandson shows me his latest Matchbox car or Lego creation. The feel of my Coton's fur & his steadfast loyalty. Thunderstorms and the wonderful ozone-y smell of the charged air. The blessed sound of silence when I get in my car after work. The view of the pond from my back deck. The taste of a juicy fresh peach. Standing in the garden eating hot tomatoes from the vine. The deliciousness of a rare good night's sleep. The smell of my peppermint soap. Music. The clean Velux blanket thoughtfully folded on my recliner waiting for me late at night when I get home from a long shift at work, courtesy of my partner. Mourning Doves early in the morning. The heavenly smell of my 2 baby grandchildren after their baths. My funny little Yorkies comically vying for my attention. Pachelbel's Chickens. The ability to read. Carolina shag. Looking at shells. Sea glass. Nebraska sunrises. The prehistoric squawk of the Great Blue Heron who lives around here.

Thank you for asking this question.

I needed to be reminded of these things.

Karen in Virginia

Morning ladies
Well since I spoke with you last I have lost 2 people within 24 he's..my dear DFIL cousin Ed was eating breakfast,started shaking and the ambulance came and he didn't make it to the hospital he was 72...then just looked on Facebook and saw another friend of mine passed away she was 55 yrs old.. haven't gotten the details yet.ughh.

I am truly grateful for everything in my life.. I have a job ,my health, my puppy, wonderful friends and family..a wonderful place to live.. and food on the table...

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes

Trying to do a bit more in August.

Wednesday, 1 August 2018 ... 1.4 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Thursday, 2 August 2018 ... 2.2 km walking + 6 flights of stairs
Friday, 3 August 2018 ... 0.8 km walking + 10.2 km cycling indoors with Zwift + only 2 flights of stairs
Saturday, 4 August 2018 0.9 km walking + 2 km running + 18.27 km cycling indoors with Zwift

Sunday, 5 August 2018 ... 1 km walking + 2 km running + 21.63 km cycling indoors with Zwift
Monday, 6 August 2018 ... 5.8 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Tuesday, 7 August 2018 ... 2.3 km walking + 4 flights of stairs
Wednesday, 8 August 2018 ... 6.6 km walking + 4 flights of stairs


2018 Monthly August
Walking Distance (km): 25.0
Walking Time (min): 312.5
Cycling Distance (km): 50.1
Cycling Time (min): 116.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 24.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 19.2


Totals
Total Distance (km): 75.1
Total Distance (miles): 46.7
Total Time (min): 447.7
Total Time (hr): 7:27:42

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Today's walk was the longest one I've done in 2 months! And mostly with a heavy backpack. And not on flat terrain.

I had to walk to the university and back up (and I do mean up) to the road where I can catch a bus because I needed to pick up my graduation gown, sash and cap.

Graduation this weekend!


Machka in Oz

Morning ladies...just checked back into MFP after a hiatus and a big weight gain...turned 50 in February and my body hates me...had lost 55 lbs (211 to 155) 3 years ago and put 45 back on 8( Getting back into shape (by the grace of God) and need support. I homeschool our children and we are pretty active but I found my diet has been horrible and weight does not seem to come off nearly as easy as it did 3 years ago. Hope to make some supportive MFP friends and kick this weight off!

Ryenday: I love your gratitudes. They are so positive and powerful. :flowerforyou:

Machka: At this point, it seems that your DH's survival is a miracle. I hope there are many more miracles for his future and yours. You are amazing and courageous. Happy upcoming graduation!!! I hope you'll share a photo of yourself in your graduation gown.

Michele: We have Medicare plus supplemental health insurance. It is worth every penny we spend on it. DH is NOT a cheap date, healthwise. :noway:

Karen: I love your simple pleasures. Thank you for sharing.

Heather: I am thrilled for you that things are finally "moving along" with your new home. I hope things continue to go well.

Lisa: It is great that your personal world is coming into focus. Good news!

Pip: I love your dogs! :bigsmile:

Mel: Welcome!


We took our cars to VW yesterday for what was supposed to be one day. We still have the loaner today, and don't know for sure when we'll get our cars back. DH had a great visit with his MS doctor yesterday, and we also had a lucky meeting with our niece who works at the hospital where DH's doctor practices. It was a good day.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

August 2018 Resolutions:

1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on strength and stamina.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least 3 glasses of water a day.
5. Monitor sleep. Average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly

"Today I will spend 5 minutes on the piles of "stuff" in the office." Started to but it led me to the boxes in the garage and while some stuff got moved around, nothing got purged.
Today is T'ai Chi, Farmers' market, Canine Good Citizen Class and RFPD board meeting so I'll be lucky to meditate and get knee exercises in.

Rori, oww! How did you pull your muscles? Healing intentions your way.
Barbie "find it and fix it" describes Joe and me to a T. Several times a week I'll prep him a bowl of raw veggies and if he doesn't snack on them that day, he adds them to his omelet the next morning. Know you're missing dancing. hang in there.
Tracey in Edmonton beautiful pics.
Penny every time I step out our door, I take a deep breath and am truly grateful for the clean, forest scented air, peace and quiet where we live. Today, when I walked Tumble down to the cistern, was REALLY grateful to hear the creek flowing, not just trickling. Every morning I wake up grateful to be alive, to be married to Joe, living where we are, and thankful for my body as it is, my pets and everyone I have ever loved.
Rebecca "just regular donuts" Laughing so hard the tears are running down my face, So THAT's what happened to the organic veggies Joe buys!
pip your stats amaze and Yogi's chicken hat cracked me up!
Machka thanks for the timeline. Gentle virtual ((hugs)).
Karen in Va, beautifully said, but then you always do.
Allie what shocks! (((hugs)))
Heather Come, September! Come!
Machka I see your graduation gown as shining blinding angel white , wings in lieu of sash and crown of gold instead of cap VERY well done!
Kim ... haappppeeeee birrrthththththdaaayyyy toooo YOOOUUUUU!!!!
Lisa oh yeah, the only way to get to know someone better than on a road trip, is on a camping trip
KJ there was something I wanted to ask you but ... CRS hits again
Welcome Mel!

Ack! No time to meditate/exercise (surprise!) before showering and T'ai Chi. Maybe this afternoon... ;{

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
60 g protein 5/7, meditate 6/7, walk one more step 3/7, knee exercises 6/7, core 4/4, walk Tumble 3/4 times, SWSY 0/4, hang up or purge art 0/1