WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR JANUARY 2019

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Well I've been awake for 2 hours,it has iced over and frigid temps here in Ct..roads will be nasty in the morning..but will see if I can at least get the dogs out..have to work early tomorrow .Mary has day off they are burying her brother today...I dont know how with ice all over but that's the plan.going to try and get back to sleep.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    edited January 2019
    Today's high was 31 but it's now a chilly 20. Celcius. 31 Celcius ... 20 Celcius.


    This is part of the reason why I moved from Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba) to Australia. :)


    No storms here ... just fires and lots of smoke.


    M in Oz
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,047 Member
    Hi all. Can't see the moon here. It is a beautiful night though even if it is cold. Those in the storms and cold please stay safe.

    Everyone take care, Sue in WA
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,715 Member
    edited January 2019
    DH dosed himself up with Benalyn last night at my suggestion and did get some sleep. That cheered him up a bit. He is still weak and coughing, but better than yesterday. I'm crossing fingers.

    NYKAREN     I've been meaning to tell you about the Soul Music BBC 4 podcast I listened to for the 2nd time on my run the other day when I took the photo. It was about Allegri's Miserere. It features the 12 year old boy who sang in the original recording. Truly extraordinary. :o<3:o<3
    I'm sure you can find it and download it through Google. Or there is a BBC Sounds app.
    I also listened to Swan Lake on that run. Those podcasts are so good. I know Rori listened to Handel's Messiah which was about Alzheimers.

    Well, we will see what the day brings. Hard frost last night.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,047 Member
    edited January 2019
    Kay: 😂😂😂 Men!

  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,614 Member
    Haven't accomplished much in the past 3 days and slipped a little in daily goals. Needed a quick 1000 steps... https://www.youtube.com/embed/EqIpkMDRjYw?list=PL-lxnbdeufTZz71yY1xiAK87bhUh_sl3F got me back on track.

    Karen in VA, Scooter's tail is high and that is some good $#!+... to quote Cheech and Chong.
    Heather could your DH have pneumonia? There are more types than the vaccine prevents. Would you share a pic of the chrome Art Deco lamp? Had to smile at the halfway points of your run, I imagine they can be quite motivating ;)
    Katla we can't hear the fog horns from home, but can when we go down to the port(s). I love the sound of trains going past in the night, rocking me back to sleep. Something about having had my first birthday on a train from SF to St. Louis ;) Thanks for reminding me of Peter Rabbit, whey I was barely able to vocalize, "A-bert" was my favorite. ;)
    Vickie Loved reading about your motorcycle group and your sharing sobriety story with the new young man. Brava!
    Margaret there is a special circle in hell for spammers :devil:
    Barbie "eating the cardboard box" :laugh: Thanks for the cauliflower crust pizza review. Waiting 'til he freezer purge frees up more space before I'll buy.
    SueBDew 19 days, inspiring!
    Machka "My best friend is my husband ... that's partly why this past year has been so difficult..." brought a tear. Hard to find time to grieve amidst the intenst care giving demands. "chilly 20 Celcius" :laugh" It ranges from 4-15C here, not bad for January, and why we moved here from Boise Idaho ;)
    Michele would you share your chocolate bran muffin recipe? I need to incorporate more oat bran and that sounds like something I'd eat ;)
    Karen in BC Hang in there. We are here throwing you a life line. Grab and we'll help pull!
    Kate in UK do you have Zicam in the UK? It's really helped me minimize cold duration and severity... don't know if it would work for flu tho'
    Lisa it stinks to be sick over a holiday weekend, but glad your boys built you a fire. Very therapeutic.
    Okie smart lightbulbs and Siri? You ROCK galfriend!
    Lanette " peel with the potato peeler, then halve lengthwise, remove the seeds, then cut into 1" strips. Put on non-stick cookie sheet, dust with cinnamon, and roast at 400 for perhaps 20 minutes." you make the Delicata squash sound appealing... almost ;) :heart" Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
    KJ What a blessing you are!
    NYKaren could I make yoghurt with goats milk? Have a local source...
    Rita your pics make me laugh but your new DR who is all into healthy eating makes me smile BIG!
    Viv I'm right there with you about Christmas Cake though in my case its a rum soaked fruitcake. Fortunately there's only one small 2 oz piece left...
    Kay :laugh: Men! D::laugh:
    Yvonne "jewel tones" are my favorite. Really disklike the eras of earth tones, they always looked dirty to me. Hope Red Molly recovers quickly.
    Sue in WA we missed the lunar eclipse too. :(

    Many thanks, Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
    walk one more step 19/31, 60 g protein 18/31, rx/vits 18/31, meditate 19/31, knee exercises 19/31, SWSY UP 5/9, SWSY LOW 5/9, core 5/9, play with Tumble 5/31, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 13/31.
    Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD!
    01/19 LT: nuthin' MT: order cool season veg seeds-Y ST: start lettuce, pak choy and artichoke seeds-Y
    01/20 LT: Bethany annual meeting-Y MT: research fitness tracker-Y ST: laundry-Y
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Goal: More than December! In December I did 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes. If I could get up to one of my previous Januaries, that would be great, but I did a lot in past Januaries!

    Past Januaries:
    Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min

    Tuesday, 1 January 2019 ... 8.3 km walking
    Wednesday, 2 January 2019 ... 40.29 km cycling
    Thursday, 3 January 2019 ... 2.0 km running + 20.6 km cycling
    Friday, 4 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking
    Saturday, 5 January 2019 ... 14.4 km running
    Sunday, 6 January 2019 ... 2.0 km walking + 16.80 km cycling
    Monday, 7 January 2019 ... 1.3 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs

    Tuesday, 8 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
    Wednesday, 9 January 2019 ... 1.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Thursday, 10 January 2019 ... 2.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Friday, 11 January 2019 ... 3.1 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Saturday, 12 January 2019 ... 0.0 ... Not a Thing!
    Sunday, 13 January 2019 ... 21.3 km running + 2.0 km walking. This was my very first half marathon!!!
    Monday, 14 January 2019 ... 5.5 km walking

    Tuesday, 15 January 2019 ... 3.4 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Wednesday, 16 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Thursday, 17 January 2019 ... 2.3 km walking + 6 flights of 20 stairs
    Friday, 18 January 2019 ... 1.6 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs
    Saturday, 19 January 2019 ... 13 km cycling



    2019 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 77.7
    Walking Time (min): 812.3
    Cycling Distance (km): 90.7
    Cycling Time (min): 295.2
    Stairs Climbed Number: 40.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 32.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 168.4
    Total Distance (miles): 104.6
    Total Time (min): 1139.4
    Total Time (hr): 18:59:24

    Sunday, 20 January 2019 ... 16 km cycling
    Monday, 21 January 2019 ... 3.8 km walking + 4 flights of 20 stairs


    2019 Monthly January
    Walking Distance (km): 82.3
    Walking Time (min): 869.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 106.7
    Cycling Time (min): 345.7
    Stairs Climbed Number: 44.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 35.2

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 189.0
    Total Distance (miles): 117.4
    Total Time (min): 1250.6
    Total Time (hr): 20:50:38


    BTW - I track all this with two different methods. My official tracker for cycling, running and often walking is Strava. However, I also keep track of everything in my own Excel spreadsheets with formulas and things.


    Machka in Oz

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,277 Member
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  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Heather thanks for the recommendation for music to listen to <3

    Barbara I’ve never made yogurt with goat milk but have seen recipes for it, the one recipe I saw used gelatin to help it set, though. I don’t know if that is something you use —I’ve never used gelatin successfully myself :s

    Super cold inside day today. Will get lots done—that’s the plan and I’m sticking to it o:)

    NYKAREN
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,715 Member
    NYKAREN - It's not the music, which I know you know already, but the Soul Music podcasts which talk about what the track means to individual people. Often it makes me 'pipe my eye'. The Allegri I found astonishing to hear the 'boy' who had been at rugby practice just before. He really does sound like an angel!

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,316 Member
    Good morning Ladies!

    I am about to venture out into the wild. I haven't left the house since Friday. Actually that's not true, I went out on the back porch to put the gas grill back where it belongs after the wind storm finished on Saturday evening (pic of where it ended up in spoiler). How it got around a corner without going down the two steps to the lower patio I have no idea but I thank God that it did. And yesterday I went to the driveway and got the newspaper.
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    I'm going to pick up my reflux meds. I figured since I had a refill of them, I should keep them on hand for when I have a flare. It seems that I am much more sensitive to a flare when I am eating very low calorie back in loss mode. When I ate anything I wanted over the indulgence months between my birthday and New Year's, I had no issues. Maybe my stomach acid is more sensitive with less food volume in it?? It kind of makes sense in my brain, but I don't know if there is any science behind it. Maybe the IF played in too, with no food for my stomach acid to work on for so many hours, maybe it worked on itself when it encountered any irritation (the diet coke double whammy - caffeine and carbonated). Any advice from my wise friends? While I am out I will also swing by and pick up some salted caramel yogurt, my fave. I so hope they have some, they have been out the last two times I have checked.

    Have a great Monday Ladies -

    Okie in the TX Hill Country

  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    20* in Atlanta this AM! :)

    Healing thoughts to all who are ailing in body or spirit!

    Kay ~ That was so funny about your husband and the steps tracker. My DH is very adamant about learning new things. We have new house phones and he refuses to learn how to use the directory menu to make calls.

    Kim ~ Sounds like you had a very interesting lunch. We went to a Japanese restaurant last night to celebrate DnL's birthday. I must say that the fiery grill displays do not appeal to me. By the time time the chef finished cooking a lot of the choices of meat most of us in the party had finished.

    Carol in GA
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,715 Member
    edited January 2019
    Went for my run. It was very cold, but sunny. Sea flat. Lots of people out jogging and walking. :D

    I rang my cancer friend and we had a quick chat because she was just heating up some soup. She said she would get back to me, but she hasn't done so yet. She sounded ok.
    DH is asleep on the sofa, sitting up. He managed a shave and a shower this morning! Progress! But the antibiotics have made his skin very sensitive and almost painful. He finishes the course tomorrow morning, so I have just given him Paracetamol.

    Going to cook the lamb stew I delayed yesterday. I love knowing I can eat. :D

    I've paid for the term of contemporary dance lessons today. Hope I'll be able to go to most of them. Not cheap.
    DH won't be able to go to the Swing classes tomorrow, but I might go on my own. We all dance with each other, but it will make a man short.
    I bit on the Christmas cake icing just now and took a chunk out of a tooth. It's probably just a bit of filling. I'm going for a much delayed check up on Wednesday, so we'll see about it then. Annoying.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,277 Member
    stats for the day:

    Treadmill- walk/jogging- 60min, variety program, 116ahr, 149mhr, 1-5incl, 4.0-6.5sp, 4.18mi= 402c
    floor exercises- 15min, 118ahr, 148mhr ,2sts of 10ea, 5diff exercises= 112c

    total cal 514
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,324 Member
    Got up with a sore throat and feeling blah. Extremely windy here today and ‘not allowed’ to cook inside so took over an hour to cook a simple cauliflower hash brown recipe for easy breakfasts. Cook ahead then nuke a serving for breakfast. Simply not a good day.
    Recipe:
    16 oz cauliflower ( I buy the ore chopped bags), 4 eggs, small onion, salt and pepper to taste. Fry patties in butter until golden brown. Great lchf recipe!

    This is how mine looked with the wind interference.
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  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    Got up with a sore throat and feeling blah. Extremely windy here today and ‘not allowed’ to cook inside so took over an hour to cook a simple cauliflower hash brown recipe for easy breakfasts. Cook ahead then nuke a serving for breakfast. Simply not a good day.
    Recipe:
    16 oz cauliflower ( I buy the ore chopped bags), 4 eggs, small onion, salt and pepper to taste. Fry patties in butter until golden brown. Great lchf recipe!

    That looks really good, Rita. Why aren't you "allowed" to cook inside? It sounds a little like my prohibition on pooping inside. Lol Just don't. I don't care if we do have a toilet. Just, No. :lol::blush::lol:

    Felicia
    Willamette Valley, Oregon
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,953 Member
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Heather: I’m so sorry your DH is not feeling good. Can he take a cough suppressant? If it is effective, he might be able to get some rest. We use an old-fashioned vaporizer (humidifier) when the congestion is bad. The added humidity can be soothing and often reduces the coughing for us. Sending good thoughts for ways to help him rest so his body can fight off the illness. :heart:

    Kay: You WIN!!!!! So does your DH because he is moving more and feeling better.:star:

    Rita: Why can’t you cook inside? Aromatic foods with smells you’d rather keep outside?


    I had a lovely yoga class this morning and am feeling better than I have in a week or more. I’ve been tired with no obvious reason. When that happens I am often in the coming down stages of a virus. I’m hoping to avoid any virus that may be floating in the air. DH is at a low ebb the past couple of days, too. It is just past noon and he’s taking a nap.

    It is damp and a bit chilly today, but I’m thanking my stars that we aren’t having ice and snow.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    trisheveringham wrote: »
    Good morning group!
    I'm wondering if anyone has experience with hormones/thryoid affecting their weight loss due to age. I'm almost 50, have worked out and tracked food since August 2018, without losing one pound.
    For reference, I do 3 days a week cardio (Orange Theory, spin or boxing), 1 day a week less intense (online Yoga with Adriene or long walk) and 1 day a week restorative yoga. I also (try) to meditate daily. I keep moving down my calorie intake - started at 1800 a day, went to 1700, and just recently dropped to 1650 a day. My periods have been infrequent over the last two years, and have stopped since the summer.
    I feel like there's more to it, than meets the eye. I weight everything and have an Apple watch that tracks everything. I don't eat my calories back.
    Perspective and stories from the 50+ set would be very welcomed!
    Enjoy this lovely day,
    Trish
    Calgary, AB

    Welcome, Trish.

    I hear your frustration and second it. I don't know your height, but I am short -- 5'3. And to maintain at my current weight, I can only eat about 1500 a day. 1200 a day, the lowest recommended here, doesn't even give me a 1 pound a week loss. The margins are very slim. An extra 100 calories a day over my maintenance will result in nearly a one pound gain per month. That was very startling to me, when I figured that out. Because that is basically one extra apple a day. :disappointed:

    Felicia
    Willamette Valley, Oregon
  • ydailey
    ydailey Posts: 516 Member
    Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

    "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflect on our soul when we look the other way." (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) Long ago my mom and I were talking about Dr. King and she said she thought he was a "troublemaker." But I believe that without troublemakers in this world, many things that we now recognize as morally wrong would still be the norm in our society. Troublemakers recognize things that need to change and call us out for our inaction.

    Allie - Do be careful if you have to go out on those icy roads and/or sidewalks!

    Sue - We had a cold, clear night last night so Philip and I were able to stand on the front lawn and look at the lunar eclipse. Beautiful, but we didn't stay out there very long!

    Barbara - We have train sounds here too, and I love them. There's an historic hotel we visit in Bryan that is located right on the railroad tracks, and they actually have to warn people about train noise and offer them earplugs because they've had complaints. I'll take the rumble of the train over people thumping around in the hall any day.

    Rita - Yum, love the idea of cauliflower hash! I adore mashed cauliflower and often make it in place of mashed potatoes, especially when cooking for my sister-in-law who has to limit carbs. I have not really delved into cooking much in the RV, but that should be do-able for us. In fact, I realize I could chop up the cauliflower in advance or even splurge on the pre-chopped kind.


    My replacement cell phone arrived this morning so I've been futzing around with getting it set up and learning the differences from my old one. I do wish it wasn't necessary to re-learn everything, but I guess I can't realistically expect technology to stand still. At least I'm connected again!

    -Yvonne in TX

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