WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2019

Thank you Barbie!

Lanette
SW WA State

Barbie - thanks for keeping us going!

Thanks Barbie

Hi everyone,

@barbiecat thanks for starting us off this month! I'm with you for logging all and meditating at least 10 minutes!

@LyndaBss hi! congratulations on your weightless progress.

@drkatiebug do you have low-cal healthy snacks to possibly dissuade you from Chex, etc? I find sometimes when I eat something healthy first I crave the other stuff much less.

@Machka9 you have a lot going on. What are those organisational questions from? it reminds me of a book that I only skimmed about how to care for family members.

@janetr7476 there's a lot to be said for accepting oneself as one is.

@ginnytez I agree with old bones. I rather wish I had been more precious with mine.

I have long/always avoided intense sports w fair risk of falls, crashes (horse-riding, downhill skiing, skydiving) afraid of breaking (knowing people with big breaks, accidents, and knowing that micro fractures is a thing), but I did plenty of dancing for a few years w lots of jumpy movements and also started to quite enjoy running in my late forties while going out with an avid runner for a few years, and also afterwards for several years till last year. at an ex-ray of my foot last year the x-ray person said that I seemed to have used my foot a lot or have jumped a lot or something like that, but wouldn't explain further, unfortunately. I wish she had told me how she could tell. maybe lacking cartilage? whatever it is that makes bones age. I was very athletic in my 20s and early 30s. in my early 20s there was one period when I'd do 8h sport on days off and 3h on work days. I was very big on swimming laps for a long time, and lots of walking. I know they are good sports but maybe even a bit too many hours.

I probably need to see a specialist. Rheumatologist? probably.

I don't feel like my knee is getting better. I know it takes time but it sort of feels like week 1. I read that sometimes crutches are needed to keep from putting pressure on knee. I feel like often if I walk just a little it's not ideal. not super-painful but it doesn't feel like it's doing great things. Yesterday I just walked to the café and back 10 min plus 5 min in grocery store, and then in evening, 5 min to bus, 2 min from bus, 15 min waiting, 15 min standing to say good bye, 10 min to bus, 5 min to bus: very light, slow walking. here people (including doctors) are not around much in august. I'll see the 2 gps next week and hopefully get a recommendation for a good rheumatologist, and I guess meniscus tear is common enough that the GPs might know something about it.

This city really empties out from late July til late august. I was somewhat on my own and rather enjoyed not having many appointments and meetings and meeting up with the odd friend here and there that I don't have so much time to meet up with, and having time to drink a coffee in the café day after day and sketch the building or coffee cup and browse the cheap newspaper at the bar (slightly right wing newspaper: supporting Macron who is economically right wing and socially left, I guess). Now people are coming back.

Some of you know I have been very uneasy with my uncool unethical phd advisor (replacement as the one I signed up with left). I finally took the courage to call up another one and ask if she might be open to me switching to her. she said to send her something in 2 weeks. she couldn't say yes before seeing where I'm at and also it's apparently a committee that decides. She said with enthusiasm she is interested in my work but could only meet once a month. (my present teacher agreed to meet me only after 2 years and after me insisting). It made me feel relieved that there is a possibility. I think I can't continue with the other teacher regardless. She is not respectful with me, and is rather authoritarian, and not in a useful way. (and is not a brilliant advisor by any means, after many counts. she is surely organised, political, diplomatic and calculating enough to have succeeded in making her way. Grrr. Grrr.)

I have not progressed in writing this summer. 'alarm signal' oh well.

August goals

HEALTH :

Thoughts
1. Write what I'm grateful for daily, here or elsewhere some
2. Five minutes meditation 4 days a week some
3. Write feelings here or somewhere some

Movement
5. At least 30 min exercise 6 days a week yes until tear
6. Go to gym 2x a week yes except for after tear
7. Use city bike 1x no!

Eating
8. Track all some
9. average less than 100 carbs per day not at all
10. Take measurements 1x I forgot! to do, not looking forward to
11. Eat fresh leafy greens 2x a week , possibly, I didn't count

Eating and movement
13. Lose a kilo (from average 59.13 over past 7 days on Aug 1) no!

LONG TERM WRITING
12. 15 min a day no!
13. Produce at least 1 rough page per day no!

HOME
14. Average at least 15 min/day of cleaning average probably

HOME AND PAPER
15. 15 min/day paperwork most days no

PAPER
17. taxes done no
18. pay 1 bill per week no but some

September goals

HEALTH :

Thoughts
1. Write what I'm grateful for daily, here or elsewhere some
2. Five minutes meditation 4 days a week
3. Write feelings here or somewhere some

Movement
4. Best care of leg and body for healing leg and keeping health up, move or not move as health requires

Eating
5. Track all
6. Take measurements 1x
7. Eat fresh leafy greens 2x a week

Eating and movement
8. Lose a kilo

LONG TERM WRITING
9. Send state of work to possible new teacher

HOME
14. Average at least 15 min/day of cleaning average

HOME AND PAPER
15. Try 6h forfait (2 x 3h) with paperwork help. (just found it online and saw it has good reviews)

PAPER
17. Pay, tend to most urgent bills (more a time management sort of issue than a financial one)

OTHER
Register document and send off

Lots of work and other tasks now with back to school period.

bananasandoranges wrote: »

@Machka9 you have a lot going on. What are those organisational questions from? it reminds me of a book that I only skimmed about how to care for family members.

Experience ... a whole lot of experience all in the past 18 months. I've been dealing with ALL of that and much more.


You should see my "Things To Do" list!!


Machka in Oz

Barbie Thanks for the new thread and for your steadfastness.

Happy September!

Karen in Virginia

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
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
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes

Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
Jun-19 ... 246.2 km (153 miles) = 25 hours 40 minutes
Jul-19 ... 217.3 km (135.0 miles) = 33 hours 45 minutes
Aug-19 ... 162.5 km (100.9 miles) = 28 hours 4 minutes

Goal: More than August!!

Sunday, 1 September 2019 … 5.0 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs


2019 Monthly September
Walking Distance (km): 5.0
Walking Time (min): 54.0
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 0.0
Rowing Distance (km): 0.0
Rowing Time (min): 0.0
Other Distance: 0.0
Other Time: 0.0

Totals
Total Distance (km): 5.0
Total Distance (miles): 3.1
Total Time (min): 54.0
Total Time (hr): 0:54:00


And we're off and running ... or walking as the case may be!

Machka in Oz

@cityjaneLondon here it empties out in the summer and is full of the many people etc the rest of the year (like most capital cities).