WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2019

I can hardly believe it's just Monday evening! I feel like I've done a week already.

Let's see ... up at the crack of dawn to get my husband in for his bloodwork by 8 am.
Off to uni where I struggled through a tutorial without coffee!
Walk to work (3 km).
Worked & finished a rough draft of my husband's seizure management plan & worked & got into the Main Assignment for Uni & worked ... stayed late.
My husband came into town (again) and we headed up to a dinner meeting/AGM for our cycling club.
Was elected president of the club - I'm the first female president.
Taxi home because we didn't want to wait for the bus ... wouldn't have gotten home till after 10! Saved ourselves an hour there.
Put away laundry & picked stuff up off the floor so more area can be cleaned when the housecleaner comes tomorrow.
And shortly I'll keep working on the Main Assignment for Uni, I think. It's only 11:30 pm.


So lots of walking and about 7 flights of stairs.


Oh, and in case anyone thinks there's no relaxing, I am sitting here in my pyjamas Shazaming a Waltz CD which, when ripped, gave me no album or song info.


M in Oz

Margaret: I think you are wise to find out how to bring about a civil law suit on your son’s behalf. :flowerforyou:

Shannon in rural Ontario Canada: Congratulations on your progress with exercising! WTG!!!

Melissa: Welcome to a great group of women. In the beginning my biggest challenge was portion control. I found that I could make progress if I measured the amount I was eating. I’d always eaten heathy foods, but I’d been eating way too much. I bought a food scale from Amazon at a fair price. The food scale was easy to use to measure my portions. I also bought restaurant style food dishers in quarter, third, & half cup sizes. They made it easy to serve myself a known amount. The dishers were a bit pricey but worth it to me. Good luck to you.

SueBDew in TX: I am sorry to hear that you’ve been having headaches. I hope they go away soon. :flowerforyou:

Karen in VA: It has been a while since I saw anything from Meg. I worry about her, too. The last I heard, her DH was back in prison in CO. :sad:

Rori: Thanks for the update on Meg. She’s in a tough situation & my heart aches for her.

Allie: Good luck with the meeting with your boss. :flowerforyou:

Margaret: I miss Joyce & Sylvia, too. Joyce was so supportive when my DH was diagnosed with MS. I’ll always be grateful for her kindness and helpful suggestions. Sylvia had difficult health problems, too. The last I remember, she was involved in an artist's co-op and having a great time. I hope she is okay.

Lisa in OH: Many of us have been here far longer than a year. I have no intentions of dropping away because this group is so supportive & helpful.

M in OZ: You are so productive. WOW! :bigsmile:


A neighbor passed away. Gary was a vibrant and active man & the news saddened & surprised me. I don’t know any details. He and his lady are snowbirds from California who spend winters in CA & summers here, near her son.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

My high versus today!



RV Rita

Hello all! We got a mini snow storm yesterday! Ended up with seven inches of heavy wet snow. The power has been out at my house for the past 24 hours. So I haven't had kids here today. Trentin is here, but just for an hour. Power came on a couple of hours ago- in time for me to see that Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is burning! Ugh! My heart! I had myself a little cry over that. First stone laid in 1163. Older than the U.S.A.. Stood through many wars/invasions and the city growing and changing around it. Ugh!
My son arrives home from Chicago, tonight. He was only gone five days, but I miss him. I have noticed I don't sleep well when he is out. lol I worry in my sleep. Can you tell he is "the baby"?
I made a fantastic black bean and lentil "southwestern" loaf yesterday (it finished baking just as the power went off). I was going to make black bean and lentil burgers; but they do fall apart easily, so I decided to bake it in a loaf pan and slice it. It is yummy.
Welcome to all of the new ladies! Bookmark the page and come often! Log daily, and just keep moving!
I got an hour of shoveling in this morning! I bet I burned off more than the 600+ calories that it states. That was some HEAVY snow! But...I was so cold that I drank two large mugs of hot cocoa today!
Well, that's all I have for now. Going to jump in the shower and try to get a little warmer. I feel like I am going to be cold forever. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

Against all sad expectation, Scooter made it home from the vet. Yesterday morning at 3:30 Joe woke me to see Scooter having "fits", right leg trembling uncontrollably, back arched as if trying to poop, losing his footing and falling over. Emergency vet walk in doesn't open til 8:00 am (just grateful they're open on Sundays at all) so stroked and soothed as best we could and gave him a whole Tramadol (pain killer). Saw vet quickly but Xrays, ear culture and urine test results took over 3 hours due to the two emergencies (dogs hit by cars) that came in. Looks like urinary infection is causing the abnormal "humping" response which is tweaking his back putting pressure on nerves. His left leg displays some nerve damage so right has been bearing double burden, explaining the trembling. Ear infection could be making equilibrium/stability issues worse. Rx new antibiotic, additional pain meds. While we know the day is coming, it is not yet. Scooter is resting comfortably and hasn't had any fits since starting the new meds. We took both back in today for their annual "well pet" exams and shots, then Scooter again on the 24th for a dental, and again on the 28th for another urine test. Vet postponed Scooter's shots and exam til the 28th to save us an exam fee.

Was so wiped out when we got home I inhaled a Subway sandwich, bag of Cheetos (put me 300 C over for the day), half Joe's bag of BBQ chips and crashed into bed for a carb coma nap. No palms for me!

Meeting friends tonight for a real beer and vegan meal so lunch is raw veggies and a little hummus.

KJ "I.just.want.warm.weather' from your mouth to God's ear! 7 inches of heavy wet snow sounds like more than a "mini-"snowstorm to me
Megamom 81 lbs, AND socks that stay up? Hooray!
Katla great news about your DH. Now that he's feeling better, is he less resistant to the RV trip plans?
Shannon in rural Ontario, Bravissima! Those are spectacular NSV's for you!
Suebdew so glad the scary turned out to be benign.
Kim I love the "average steps" hack, think I'll borrow it.
Ginnytez packing own snacks and getting up early to use hotel's fitness center, excellent strategies!
Machka you made me laugh with "hearing my Mother's voice come out of my mouth" that happened to me when we fostered 3 teen-aged nephews. I could also hear her up in heaven laughing her @$$ off. ;}
Rori thanks for the Meg update, please let her know she's in our thoughts.
Viv I'm with you about being out of aerobic condition. Despite the fact that I dance 90 minutes twice a week, I get quite out of breath on the "pack walks" at dog group, and if they go up the least little slope, forget it! Hoping it will improve in the coming weeks... or months... ;}
Allie good for you for speaking up about the inappropriate comment. Neither you nor your co-workers should have to put up with that trash.
Lisa in Ohio "...get to the point where I'm eating to live" Yes! That's the point indeed!
Machka no coffee before tutorial? :noway: Congrats on the "first femail president" election but wow, did you really need more on your plate?
Margaret so wise to take breaks to feed your soul, and to thoroughly research the legal help you need.
Barbie, thanks for the reminder about "daily-ish" I'd forgotten reading that.
Heather 6.25K? Brava! Hot cross buns ah, sure hope Freddie's has them in stock this week.
Katla (((hugs))) sorry to hear of the sad and surprising loss.
Carol what a shock about Notre Dame. The live videos are horrifyingly sad.
Rita hubba hubba!

Welcome MavisJones, sounds like you're building on a solid base of simple achievable goals. Well done!
Welcome Melissa 062667, I hear you, my DH can drop 15 pounds in 3 weeks that would take me 15 months to loose. Best tips I can offer is to weigh your food (what Kim said) and to use lean protein to combat the hungries.
Welcome back Paouline, showing up is the first step.

Spoke with my LA friend yesterday, she's doing as well as can be expected and will have a lot of family around the holiday. Will schedule a visit to her later this year when Scooter's situation stabilizes and I can find less costly flights. Hesitate to do the 15 hr drive (even over two days) after the blood clots I got from my last long drive. Fooey, I used to love long drives, found them meditative.

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
walk one more step 10/30, 60 g protein 12/30, rx/vits 11.5/30, meditate 4/30, knee exercises 4/30, SWSY 0/30, play with Tumble 9/30, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 8/30.
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD!
04/14 nuthin' but vet.

Rita You seriously look fabulous.

Barbara Poor Scooter!

My partner and I went to Europe December 2015 for a Christmas Market river cruise. The highlight of the 3 days we spent in Paris was our Notre Dame Cathedral visit. We hired a private guide and stayed for hours. It was on my partner's bucket list, so we wanted to do it right. There were lots of people there praying because it was just 2 weeks after the Paris terrorist attacks.

I went all the way to the top by myself, and that's where these photos were taken. Needless to say, we are very sad.