WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2018
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Wow, a black unicorn with a white horn, that's unusual. He looks like he has super powers in that horn.
Lanette, I haven't heard of "Following Atticus" so I will definitely check our local library and see if they've got a copy.
A mounting dummy for dismount practice...I've never thought of that before but what a good idea. I have a mounting block in my arena with steps so people can get up higher to reach the stirrups and it's not so far to step down when you get off. I love it when people think outside the box and do whatever it takes, whatever works, in order to reach their goals. I do have a training video that shows how to teach a horse to lie down so that a disabled rider can get on and off with the horse lying down. Getting on and off is one of the most vulnerable times for the rider, as they are out of balance. And it would be worse for someone with knee or hip problems. I can understand how a fear could develop. A lot of horses here just start walking off or jigging around before a rider can get their feet into the stirrup properly. I train all my horses to stand and wait for their carrot before moving which is a great way to sloooow everything down!
I am waiting right now for a trailer to arrive with "Cream Soda" a beautiful palomino pony that I loaned to some people for their daughter two years ago. He is coming home today. Can't wait. Wendy
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Barbie. Thanks for September post!
Wendy Can't wait to see pics of Cream Soda!
Rye That literally made me laugh out loud. Uppity WiiFit.
Karen in Virginia4 -
Rebecca: We don’t get weather reported specifically for our little town, either. I have a weather app and get my information from there. Local TV news is based in Portland & reports Portland weather unless there is some unusual weather in a smaller town. That said, I firmly believe that Island weather is its own thing and not like mainland weather. :ohwell:
DS, DDIL & the baby left yesterday to head home. It was a grand visit. I drove them to the airport and came home. We’ve made plans to visit DSIL in eastern Oregon soon. We’ll be traveling in the RV. We’re planning to be there in time to go to an event in Boise called Art in the Park. I’ve been once before and had a lovely time looking at craft items, sculptures and other handmade items.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Hi all!
Rye - Your wifit reminds me of my grandfather, who, if I left it more than a few days between visits, would open the door and say, "Hello stranger!"
Didn't have a great night. I was really tired when I went to bed, but I had trouble getting my mind away from the move. I think it was seeing the grandchildren and discussing our next visits to Hove. Almost any mention of the place sets me off. I did my breathing and my body scanning and my gratitude listing, loving kindness etc etc and succeeded in keeping calm, but my thoughts did keep drifting off towards the house etc. I pulled them back, but it was a night long wrestle until the early hours when I think I dozed fitfully. Got up at 6.10. I feel as if a run would be great, but all my kit is in the bedroom, where DH is sleeping, and I don't think I can run in a pair of knickers and a cardigan, even this early! I will run after lunch.
Good thing about reading MEDITATION FOR FIDGETY SCEPTICS is that you realise that this mind whirring, ear worm, thought cycling thing, is quite normal and even seasoned practioners are liable to it. In fact, that's often why they became "experts" in the first place. Recognising it as a quite normal, shared thing, is a great help to me and the breathing, thought awareness thing, seems to be working for me.
The day I got the bad news about the buyer's buyer I had a temptation to have an alcoholic drink. In the day time. By myself. Haven't had that urge in a while. All the rationales came up, but I recognised them for what they were, laughed at them, and did not succumb. Awareness of the thought patterns and old triggers made it easier to resist.
I think this group is a great help in that as well. We often talk about triggers and temptations and old patterns that can sabotage us. Standing back from our unconscious impulses is one of the keys to more happiness in our lives. I am smiling as I write this, so thank you my friends, you have helped me hugely in my journey.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx10 -
Karen, here are a few pics of Soda before he left. I hope he is coming back to me in the same beautiful shape. A condition of borrowing him was not to cut his glorious mane or tail or forelock. The woman is very English and thinks everything should be cut short, tidy and even, while I love long and flowing manes.. I will be devastated if she did... Still waiting for him to arrive. It is dark now..
Wendy
Hmm, I don't know why the pics aren't showing up. I'll try again later.
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August stats were dismal:
daily: 60g protein=77%, one more step than monthly average=45%, meditate=45%, knee exercises=45%.
4x week: core=33%, walk Tumble=66%.
SWSY Mondays and Thursdays=0%,
One piece of art up or purged per week=0%.
AF=71%
Was so lazy today, even skipped dog group. Then about 7pm realized this was the first and a chance for a fresh start. Meditated, took care of knees and did 20 minutes of Leslie Sansome UTube videos to get the step count up.
For September will keep August intentions and add rx/supplements back in to make sure December's b12 and D numbers improve.
Barbie thank you for keeping us going.
Margaret that Tshirt is my favorite color too
Machka brava for the 1.5 kg and 5K plan. You are a force of nature!
Sue in WA your DH's Dr. called you to emergency room?
Lisa love the singing Disney princesses!
KJ con VERY grats on the 10lbs. YOU are aMAYzing Fire ants? Yikes!
Betsy from NW WA welcome back!
Lanette reading about NewsON reminded me of how much we miss the NorthWest News cable channel. If you have neither dish nor cable, do you get internet via landline/DSL?
Rye you sure showed that snarky Wii! From overweight to normal, yay you!
Wendy ditto Karen in VA, was eager to see pics of Cream Soda. Dreamt of having a palomino when I was a little girl. Fingers X'd the woman who borrowed him respected your wishes.
Katla safe travels and say "Hi!" to Boise for me.
Heather you have been an AF inspiration to me. Now if only I could find a tolerable AF wine... ;}
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
60 g protein 1/1, vits 1/1, meditate 1/1, walk one more step 1/1, knee exercises 1/1, core 0/4, walk Tumble 0/4 times, SWSY 0/2, hang up or purge art 0/1, AF 1/1.
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Barbara - I had to try quite a few before I found anything drinkable. I love the Torres Natureo range, especially the white and pink. I don't know if you can get it in the USA. Google it for stockists. I am currently drinking half a bottle a night and it is not cheap. It saved me on the cruise. The red is not bad either, but even DH will drink the white and rosé and he thinks AF is the devil's spawn.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
Sunday -- We weren't sure if we were going to be able to ride outside because waves of rain kept coming over. But then it cleared up a bit so we went out!
Temp: 10.7C
Feels Like Temp: 6C
Wind: SSW 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h
On our Bike Fridays ...
Distance: 11.92km ... actually my husband's Strava shows 12.07 km!! So we did about 12 km. Yes, both of us!
Elevation: 131m
Moving Time: 45:15
Elapsed Time: 46:46
Speed: Avg: 15.8km/h | Max: 23.4km/h
And then I went for a short run ...
Distance: 2.08km
Elevation: 13m
Moving Time: 14:48
Elapsed Time: 15:02
Pace: 7:06/km
Machka in Oz5 -
I have just been reading all the posts. It is great to hear women in their 50s are so active and living life. It makes me feel good because as silly as it may sound I am starting to have issues with my age. I will be turning 60 in October but I don't feel like 60! I read a book this summer "Younger Next Year for Women" (it was ok Major point was being physically active and eating well can slow down the aging process. And this group is doing exactly that!
Have a great Labor Day weekend!
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Good morning! Up at 5:30 and it is dark and rainy again! It ended up raining all day yesterday, I got a lot done, but not every thing I said I was going to. All good, as I have two more days off to do it. All this rain, my lawn is getting long and shaggy. I will be mowing as soon as it dries up a bit. I will be using our push mower because I need the work out! lol Last night, Tim, Colin and I went to the food truck that is down the road. Sounds weird, but it is run by a local migrant family and the food is FANTASTIC! They opened about four years ago, in the middle of nowhere (actually the middle of a lot of farmland) to service the migrant workers on the local farms. I discovered them about two years ago; but this year, it seems the rest of the town has found them. They are always busy, have had to extend their hours and hire more cooks. For me, it is like walking back in time, when I walk across the lot to the truck and smell the spices and cooking smells. I hear the rapid fire Spanish being spoken all around me. Spanish as the cooks talk back and forth, Spanish as the families/customers joke and chat as they eat or wait for their food, Spanish in the little store in the lot as people go in to place their food order and buy beverages and/or chips to go with their food. Being able to use my Spanish skills to order dinner and carry on a little bit of small talk with the cashier, and also surprise my son and hubby that I am still able to speak it. It was a meal that added an extra 800 calories to my day (and put me well over my limit), but it added something much richer to my soul.
Heather- Sorry the stresses of the move kept you up; but I can just see you running in the wee hours in your knickers and nightshirt! lol I can just picture the chaos a skype session can be with three little ones clamoring for their turn to talk/see you! AND Oooooh! A whole day with Bea while the big kids are in school? Sounds much quieter, but will maybe be perhaps a little busier for you, as her regular playmates will be in school...
Machka- So happy to see that your DH is able to get out for bike rides! 12km is a great start!
Wendy- Soda is a lovely horse! The pictures turned out beautiful!
Katla- Goodbyes are so hard! So glad you are making plans to visit them soon.
More of you I wanted to respond to; but if I sit any longer, my energy will leave me and I will have another day of not getting done everything I want to get done.
Sending love and good thoughts to those to need them! ttfn xoxoxo KJ4 -
Morning ladies,
Up and had my tea, going to hop in the shower and go feed my DFIL , then will see what needs to be done at my dads house, my girlfriend Trudy and I will grill something for dinner today... so that will be nice and my DB and I going to my cousins tomorrow, to visit with my cousin Tammy up from Florida... Luke who's house we are going to has done very very well for himself and his family.. and going to ask him for a few pointers , he is an Investment planner now , but has his hand in alot... sold the family tree and oil business , and his wife is a corporate attorney..
then there is the rest of us who went to the school of hard knocks lol..
enjoying a 3 day weekend which I rarely get... and am planning at Thanksgiving time to go to Cape Cod with my dear friend Doris..3 -
Machka- So happy to see that your DH is able to get out for bike rides! 12km is a great start!
He's been riding stationary bikes in Rehab since the end of May, and then his own bicycle on a trainer from about mid-July ... putting in about 20-25 minutes at a time, and getting a little bit stronger each time. But that's when his left leg starts giving him problems.
So then last weekend, I decided that we'd try him outside. We did 5 km on Saturday and 8 km on Sunday. Today was his third ride outside.
His Rehab team was shocked when he went into Rehab last Monday and said he had ridden the bicycle outside ... absolutely stunned!!!! They told him they didn't think he'd be ready to deal with riding outside (mentally and physically) for another month yet.
I did ask. I had sent them two emails asking when they thought he might be ready to cycle outside, and no one responded to me. So I figured ... you guys didn't say "no" ...
Machka in Oz
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Heather UK- I too had a restless night! Mine is probably vacation hitters though. Dont know how you have stayed so stable during this whole house event!
Grand babies leaving- when our oldest was 1, she and her mom moved back home while daddy was out on the aircraft carrier for 2 years. We kept her 5-7 nights a week. To this day, when I think of the day they all left for Florida, I still get heartache and cry. It was so hard!!! Fast forward 10 years, they live down the road, and are so busy we rarely see them!
Suitcase on it's way to being packed. Need to take trash to dumpster after cleaning out fridge. Wash up truck. Vacuum and shampoo carpet. My lovely daughter said she would come do it next week as well as the Saturday we are coming home. With older dog, it is necessary. Some nights are great, others not so much. It gets too complicated to ask my MIL to lock her in kitchen. Thank goodness the carpet needs replaced anyway as it is over 30 years old.
Better get day started! Have a blessed one with wise choices!
Kylia4 -
Machka- Good for you! You know your husband better than they do.1
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Wendy: Cream Soda and you are both so lovely in the photo. I hope you’ll post another picture of you together once he is home. :flowerforyou:
Barbara: I’ll happily say “hi” to Boise for you. We plan to go to Art in the Park with DSIL & my husband’s cousin. The last time I went there I bought a day of the week clock. That trip was shortly after I retired & the clock tickled my funny bone.
Jennybech3: Welcome! :flowerforyou:
Machka: You and your DH are doing so well. I’m happy he is home and you’re able to do the things that you love together again.
I have been fighting with my computer this morning. Somehow my Word program has been updated and I am frustrated and unhappy with the new version. It is not staying with my choice of fonts, and randomly shifts to something else. I’m not sure how to manage getting it straightened out but I’m working on it. If any of you have had this problem and know how to fix it, please let me know.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Done my run. That is definitely one thing that keeps me sane. Running is sooooooooooooo good for you mentally and physically. Loads of people have been saying recently how well I'm looking. That does make me laugh.
Downloaded a free Runner's World today from Amazon Prime. That's a magazine I normally buy every month, so I'm pleased about that. Last month I got Homes and Antiques, which I also normally buy. I have downloaded a lot of decor magazines for free, but I don't normally pay out real money for those.
Off to have my snack now. I am hungry!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx5 -
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Machka - how thrilling that your DH is doing so well bicycling! And you back to running - you both will be up to speed for spring and summer activities.
Barbara S Oregon Coast - Centurylink put in fiber several years ago so we have fairly high speed internet. It's lots cheaper than satellite, we actually get better choices of programs we want to watch on Sling.
The "deck guys" are here right now and will get the basics done and finish up tomorrow. Nice to kick back and watch the "kids" do the work, lol.
Lanette
Sunny and cool SW WA State2 -
Rebecca: We don’t get weather reported specifically for our little town, either. I have a weather app and get my information from there. Local TV news is based in Portland & reports Portland weather unless there is some unusual weather in a smaller town. That said, I firmly believe that Island weather is its own thing and not like mainland weather. :ohwell:
DS, DDIL & the baby left yesterday to head home. It was a grand visit. I drove them to the airport and came home. We’ve made plans to visit DSIL in eastern Oregon soon. We’ll be traveling in the RV. We’re planning to be there in time to go to an event in Boise called Art in the Park. I’ve been once before and had a lovely time looking at craft items, sculptures and other handmade items.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Indeed! I think we have our own micro climate. Even though Everett is even with Oak Harbor, our temperature is never as hot. We have the water around us as an insulating thing. It keeps our temps cool in the summer, and in the winter we aren't as cold as the mainland 👍.
Rebecca 💗2 -
So...yesterday we went and picked up the puppy!
His name is Pippin and he is an adorable active little boy. He is 10 weeks old. We were worried how he would do last nite and he slept through until 6:30. While 6:30 is way earlier than I normally wake up on a Sunday, I consider us lucky he "slept in". Yesterday was the first day in 23 that I didn't have 10K+ steps, and I went way over on calories, but I'm back at it. What a huge difference between my previous attempts and this one! In the past I would have given up and just continued eating poorly and not exercising. My DH took puppy watching duty and I was able to go to the gym for an hour. When Pippin is awake we have to keep an eye on him at all times-he is biting and chewing anything he can get his little needle teeth on! We love him madly.
Goals for September:
10K+ steps a day
Work out with weights (with trainer or by myself) 2-3 times a week
Continue tracking food
Continue working towards 30 minutes of true cardio at a time i.e. getting my heart rate up to the cardio level and keeping it there. This has been extremely difficult for me. I don't think it is my heart or lungs, it's my legs, if that makes sense!!!
Love reading all of your updates and wishing everyone a healthy September!!!
ElizabethGA
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Elizabet.. Your new puppy is a cutie. Lucky you. Have fun.1
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Pippin is adorable...I have a friend who has a very overweight corgi...her husband is over 300 lbs and feeds the dogs table scraps ..0
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stat for the day:
other- help painting deck- 1hr, 56min 57sec, 81mhr, 153c
Apple Watch- 542
total cal 1531 -
Cute puppy1
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Hello all: It is a beautiful day here today, dry and sunny, not too warm or too cold. The fair is on and I am sure this weather drew a large crowd. Tomorrow is the last day. A friend is moving and she gave me two hydrangeas. They are gorgeous, just need to decide where to put them. I have wanted some for a while, just didn't get them. Doing okay on food today, stuffed green peppers for dinner. People are bringing extra produce from their gardens to church and you can take some and leave a donation that goes to the local food bank.
Rori - Flying to Denver to get to CA only makes sense if you are flying standby. DD's best friend works for United. There were no seats going from SeaTac to Orange County but first class seats available from here to Denver where they met up and then first class available Denver to Orange county so that is what they did. One time they could not get seats from Heathrow home so they flew from Edinburgh to Germany and then home. Since it is all free it doesn't matter to them exactly how they get where they are going.
Wendy - Glad you enjoyed the unicorn. He is unusual. Cream Soda is gorgeous. Hope you get him back with mane intact.
ElizabethGA - Pippin is a cutie. Glad our puppy is past the chew everything stage but she still chews all her toys to bits.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA2 -
Feeling even better today but still lying down with only short breaks for meals and computer time.3
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