WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2018
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Allie- It must be such a relief to be meeting with an agent to have the house listed today! That will be such a burden lifted from your shoulders when it sells.
Barbie - I don't know how you are managing with all of this "lie down" time, I have trouble sitting through a 2 hour movie!
Heather & Machka - Hope you both feel better soon
I don't have much to say myself, just wanted to chime in for a minute.
Have a great day everyone!
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Oh boy! Buffet at the Casino last night!
Thank goodness it was prime rib night! I cut off most of the fat and just put myself in protein Heaven. With some snow pea pods, Green beans and a tiny (about ⅛ cup) serving of maple caramel bread pudding, I was barely over on overall calories. I won’t be able to do that after my surgery, and I don’t want to overload beforehand either, so I probably won’t go again anytime soon.
Bella, the new puppy for DGS, is planned as a service animal for him. Whenever he is outside, she is training to stay with him. If he ever heads into the woods, a gps device on her collar will let us track them. He keeps removing any device my DD and DSIL put on him. It’s scary. We are in the middle of the Tiger Mountain State Forest Area. There are tons of hazards here for him.7 -
Made my shopping list for the next 7 meal/days. Boy husband eats well! I try to get a good home cooked meal into Navy son once a week. He eats fast food way too much, but when you work nights and sleep day, he's a vampire...I do have leftovers, but he's not one to reheat stuff, he just wants good then he goes to bed or work. I think he's actually intermittent fasting, but not on purpose! He comes home from work at 2 am, eats something then goes to sleep until 1/2 pm. Then he's up going to work, eating something mid shift like at 9 pm, then he's home at 2 am. Its a crazy lifestyle, but that's the Navy for you.
Son took the Navy 1st class test today, so he's off until Sunday. I had asked him this month if he could pay for a week's worth of groceries, so today I will try to keep it under $100, as that's my estimate for my list. Hopefully dear husband won't add too much into the cart with out me writing the price.
Son and I are into a great routine. He's a great stress reliever for me to be honest! I go to his side of the house and we watch movies, or laugh at YouTube videos! My eternal kid at 29 years old. He's been working on a Lego pile he made in his living room. Separating pieces etc.
Well the commissary is calling me. I will be fixing my normal routine of
Breakfast: yogurt and walnuts
Waffle with peanut butter and banana slices
Grapefruit segments
Lunch:
Various bean soups
Cottage cheese with cucumbers
Wasa bread and tuna or salmon
Salads
Dinner:
Small portions of what I'm fixing for husband, or simple things like steamed spinach and rice,
I'm still drinking a couple mugs of coffee but since I put stevia( truvia) in it, it doesn't affect my carb intake as much.
I am sore today! No pain, no gain...
My goals for this month are easy!
-SMILE
-LOG
-EAT FOODS CLEAN
-EXERCISE WITH HUSBAND (IN THE GYM)😝😋😁
-SMILE MORE
-HAVE A GRATEFUL HEART ALWAYS💗
Have a great day my lovelies!
Rebecca 💗
Whidbey island
Washington
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That was a pic of pile before he started.. 👍2
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I've been away from this group and My Fitness Pal for a long, long time. It's obvious I can't do this alone, so here I am. Might take a bit for me to remember everything but baby steps!
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I read somewhere that "September is the new January". This is based on school starting in many parts of the world in September. Even if this isn't true for you, this is one more good time to make a fresh start on your goals and resolutions for your life.
How did you do with your goals and resolutions for August?
What goals and resolutions do you have for September?
My journey to health and fitness has been successful in large part to the support I've gotten from the women on the "Women Ages 50+" thread. Thank you to all of you who have supported and encouraged me and welcome to all who are joining us for the first time.
Don't forget to bookmark this page so you can find it again.
My word for 2018 is "tenacity".
Resolutions for August (with end of the month comments)
*Do what's necessary to deal with back pain that came on suddenly (yes)
*Act the way I want to feel (yes)
Resolutions for September
*keep following the doctor's directions
*log food and water daily
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
Thanks Barbara. I posted for the first time. I think I'm ready to share the fact that I started again. Thanks for the post it made a impression on me.1 -
Hi Sisters, went to the young man's funeral yesterday. I had to stand at the back as all the seats were taken in a huge room. Two hours standing in small heels gave me a sore back. So sad to hear what a good man he'd been, how loved by his school sweetheart, his only girlfriend since he was 16, and they had just bought a house together and planning a family. His employers stood up to say how they can't even imagine running the business without him (engineering) and how he had become a valued part of their family, camping and boating with them. A driver towing a trailer went out of control coming down a hill and swerved into his car killing him. Our roads here are what I call "death highways". There is no divider between the two lanes, nothing to stop head on accidents from happening at high speed.
Husband woke up in a bad mood, looking for a fight so he finally provoked me enough that I gave him one! Man period, I guess.
Barbie, I am envious of people who are good at knitting! I have knitted two hats but I am very slow and make mistakes, lol. The only reason I learned was because I accidently learned how to spin wool and then I had all this wool that needed to be knitted up. LOL. I really didn't think I could learn how to spin because I am so uncoordinated with getting my hands and feet to all work at the same time, but I went to a craft day and an old woman spinner that I was watching and admiring, insisted that I sit at the wheel and give it a try. She worked the foot pedal while I tried the hand side of things. Then after I could keep the hand part going, she made me work the foot pedal while she did the hand stuff. Then, she got me to put the two things together. I'm sure it was a miracle or osmosis or something but when I left that craft day, I could spin. I have two spinning wheels now but I haven't used them in years. It is a soothing, meditation to spin the wheel. Addictive. If I was a better knitter, I would spin more, and maybe one day I will have the time to do it. Not now. Gotta fly, Wendy 4 -
Ooh we went $49 over on my estimate! Totally husband's fault! My drawer:
Snacks, and good stuff! Getting low on my walnuts, but I have pumpkin seeds so....
I bought a lot of seafood meals, tuna, salmon, small shrimp, and tempura shrimp. Protein goodness!
My son has mint Oreo cookies..... It is not mine, (sent over and over in my mind)! I have popcorn, and Kashi cookies so, I have my own snacks!
Rebecca 💗
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I do not have Mission tortillas, those are my wasa crispbread ! I reuse plastic bags!
Rebecca
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No gym workout. Off work today. Almost done painting the deck. Kirby is going to sprinkle some sand mixed in on the walkway part so it’s not so slippery during the winter. Then continue loading Bette with the gear, etc
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Looking good PIP! Would love to have my porch made pretty again.
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OOOhhh I had to flip the script today. Feeling very angry and upset about work (made worse by the severe heat and humidity) felt like crying and giving up quite a lot today. I calmed myself down by doing something Kelly has talked about. Just flip whatever is frustrating and look for the positive from within. It worked, though I still feel shaky about the year of work ahead of me. I could blame new school year nerves, but I also think it might be that little voice that wants to retire early because my place of work is getting more and more frustrating! Venting session over, now on to the gym! I noticed that I had no urge to overeat or head to junk food/drive thru--could it be that bad habit is broken?
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Getting the bikes ready to load up
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Hey all! Just turned 50 this past June! Not sure how I feel about it yet:) What I want to know is how do you ladies keep yourself looking great?
I have lost 25 lbs since March, another 10 to go. The only thing I notice now though is it seems that wrinkles on my forehead have become more pronounced:(
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Tracey, Lying down all day is not something that comes naturally or easily. I am so scared about the prospect of not being able to walk and dance that I'm willing to do anything to recover. I have an arsenal of things to entertain me and strong motivation. I knit, read, listen to audio books and podcasts.kds, I don't know if I look good or not, but my attitude about life continues to improve as I age and build good habits.Gee, we all remember how if felt to start on this journey. I am so grateful to the women on this thread who have encouraged me along the way.Wendy, I learned to knit when I was a child and learned a lot more from friends when I went to college. It has been fun for me. I admire people who can spin but it looked too confusing for me. If we lived close to each other we could work together. Time to lie down again. Been at the computer too long. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 4
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Louis came through his colonoscopy with flying colors, just a little diverticulum and some scar tissue from hemorrhoids. Now sleeping in his chair. He 'thought' he'd get to go back to work; ah man, are you crazy? NO!
Everything else is just 'hanging' … Louis and my boys say that I don't need to be driving anymore; so I guess I will clean out my studio and start painting and drawing again.
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Hi ladies. Finally made it this far today! I read all the posts, but it's 8 and I haven't eaten yet. I put in about 7 hours in the yard Monday, and another today, plus a friend put in 2 1/2. As you might imagine, the yard looks like a jungle/forest something. It's frightening. I'm surprised no one has called the weed police on me! It's cool here, the high was 75, but the humidity is in the high 90s. Yesterday it was 98% and the weather guy said it "might" rain. Good grief.
I love seeing all the pictures!
OK off to find something to eat. I must admit my eating has been bad (no I don't have junk food) but I don't make meals. I did make three last week and 2 went to waste because I didn't freeze them soon enough. I'll learn I guess. You'd think I'd lose a batch of weight this way! I did manage a 10 minute walk at work.
Well I'm off. I'll try to get here earlier tomorrow. Take care Meg from swampy Omaha7 -
These are the hats I knit for Project Linus. They were all knit while I was lying down listening to audio books. I'll take them today along with a multi-colored blanket that I knit.
Charming little hats! I love them. I don't know how to knit.
Mary Healing thoughts to your daughter and your daughter-in-law.
Heather. Pretty doggies. I hope you aren't getting sick.
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Long update ahead, feel free to skip:
My son did not work from home yesterday or today, so we had 2 productive days of home school. We are getting the hang of this. My 12-year-old grandson is getting all of his work done, and has even worked ahead in Civics class. My daughter-in-law told my son it simply won't work for him and my grandson to butt heads while school is in session. Therefore, we are going to have school at Grammy's house on the days Dad works from home. My daughter-in-law didn't give my son a choice. She just told him how it was going to be. She's my hero. I really think my son needs professional help. He is compelled to lecture my grandson incessantly, and my grandson is such an easy target. It infuriates me. My ex-husband, my partner, my daughter-in-law, and I are all in agreement about how inappropriate and harmful my son's lecturing behavior is to my grandson. We may have to stage an intervention.
Yesterday, my grandson read a Kenyan folktale and then looked at his list of vocabulary words. I asked him if there were any he wasn't familiar with. Yes, he said, he wasn't familiar with the word despondent. He was supposed to pick 5-6 vocabulary words and look up antonyms, synonyms, and cognates to enhance his understanding of the words. I looked at the list of words he picked: despondent, sorrow, captivity, sacrifice, solitude, and deceased. He had picked all the sad, negative words on the list. I said, "Well, that's quite a list. Why don't you start with the word you don't know (despondent)?" So far he hadn't cracked a smile. So he looked up despondent...and we laughed until the tears ran...
Karen in Virginia
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im reading, but the business has gone crazy! so many new clients and tons and tons of work... no time for anything but work.
thinking of you!
Kim from n. california12 -
Forgot to post goals!
1. Log EVERY day - Water, food and exercise.
2. Get in at least 600 steps every day, even if I have to wander around the house to do it.
3. Get at least 64 oz a day in liquids.
4. Lose 4 lbs.
I’m having real trouble recalling which name goes with which situation! To the gal who is noticing more facial wrinkles as she loses: How is your hydration going? That can cause wrinkling.6 -
Karen sounds like you got 2 great days under his/your belt. Your relationship with your gs is a lifesaver, figuratively and literally, good luck.
Happy Friday, looking forward to 4 day stretch ahead to relax, putter and sleep. If this horrible weather lets up, we've got outdoor chores to accomplish, weeds, lawn mowing, gutter cleaning and painting handrails--there is still plenty of fall weather ahead if we can't get to the whole thing, it will be okay.
Meal prep and planning goin' well. I'll also have to make yogurt this weekend in the instantpot-yum!
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I decided to take a day off and make this a long weekend. First long weekend in just over 2 months.
Friday --
We walked: 2 km
Then we cycled with our Bike Fridays ...
Distance: 8.05km
Elevation: 84m
Moving Time: 33:42
Elapsed Time: 34:41
...................... Avg ............... Max
Speed ............. 14.3km/h ....... 23.4km/h
And then I ran my fastest run since ... probably since I was a teenager. It was a short run, but that was the goal: to do a short fast run.
Distance: 1.13km
Moving time: 6:43
Elapsed Time: 6:49
Pace: 5:57/km
Elevation: 12m
Machka in Oz13 -
Machka - Those look like great bikes. Are they collapsible?
Amazing to see your husband doing so well.
Feeling a bit better this morning. Half dead yesterday. I wonder if I inadvertently took two blood pressure tabs yesterday. They are Amlodipine, which are calcium uptake inhibitors, so I'm not sure what effect that would have had. Plus a terrible night before. I slept last night with the help of an antihistamine.
Having a bit of a nostalgic trip this week. We usually listen to BBC Radio 4 in the mornings while we exercise, but this week a prominent religious leader was talking about morality and his pompous tone so annoyed me that I switched over to Classic FM, which has '300 Best Tunes' at that time of the morning - popular classics. Almost every one was a piece we used to listen to for school assembly on Fridays. Every Friday a different class would conduct the assembly and then choose a popular classic for us to listen to before we all filed out. We sat cross legged on the floor in our pleated skirts. Hearing those pieces of music took me right back to those days in the school hall, hearing the music echoing from the old gramophone. 
Of course we all giggled when it was 'Air on a G String'. :bigsmile:
Karen - Forgive me, I can't remember what you are doing regarding work while you are supervising your grandson. Have you taken time off?
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Sorry, can't resist posting this. My DDIL just texted me this photo of Edie ready for her first day of school.
Missing them all like crazy.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Good morning all! Happy Friday!
NY Karen- So sorry troubles at work have you stressed; but very glad you remembered to flip it! Sending you thoughts for a lighter heart!
Karen VA- Oh your sweet grandson! Picking all of the sad/depressing/dark words! My heart goes out to him as he learns from home and from someone who loves him. Hopefully the love will outweigh the stress that school and that his dad is (probably without meaning to) putting on him.
Sharon- lol You will get used to all of us and learn our names. Most of us, used to or still do do the double screen method or open a word document on a new tab and flip back and forth, responding as we read. I am technologically challenged and always took handwritten notes about everyone I wanted to respond to. Now, I just go by memory of what I read and sometimes I have to flip back to see who said what and so on. Just remember, once you start composing your post; you have to save it (copy it) before you move to another page or you will lose your post.
Machka and Pip- Love the bike pics! Whoot! Go team W50+!!
Meg- I hear you on the yard work! I got used to the weeks of no rain and my grass that wasn't growing so didn't need mowing. The cooler temps and rain in the past two-three weeks have had me out mowing twice in that time! This kind of weather really makes everything grow like crazy!
Rebecca- Like you, I have a snack shelf just for me. I make my son and hubby keep their snacks in one cupboard that I just don't even open and look in there! If they let me know they need something, I will pick it up with my groceries and stock it, but otherwise; they are on their own in Bad Snack City.
Heather- Glad you are feeling better!
Yesterday was a weird day with the kids. They were all crabby and a little "off" their normal moods. One of them had two accidents (I now have a couch headed to the dump), the babies were very clingy and one of the three year olds stuck a couple of peas up his nose at lunch! He thought it was funny, until he couldn't get them out! They were in far enough that I couldn't coax them out with my fingernail; so I plugged his other nostril and put my hand over his mouth and had him blow out his nose. They both shot out like little green bullets! He then cried because that made his ears pop. lol Like I said, weird day!
Hoping for no mishaps or craziness today! Sending you all hugs ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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Heather- Edie is ADORABLE! She looks so happy to be heading to school!
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