WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019

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  • shardwilk
    shardwilk Posts: 41 Member
    I went walking today for the first time in almost 2 weeks. The weather has been way cooler but I just haven't been motivated to walk. I started back up on snacking throughout the day and my recent 3lb loss has been erased. I have started several morning logging my meals but I never make it to the end of the day. It's only 10 in the morning and I've eaten half of my calories (and that includes the extra earned from my walking). But I'm trying to remain positive and see if I can salvage the rest of the day. I am happy that I still logged everything so far today because when I start snacking I usually just say forget it, keep eating and stop logging. I wake up so positive in the morning, determined but then it's like at the first sight of food, my willpower goes to zil.

    I know that I should probably plan out all my meals and snacks (I usually only plan out dinners for my family) so that's one thing I am going to work on but I just have been so horrible with resisting food temptations.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,521 Member
    lhscapil wrote: »
    Happy Saturday, ladies! <3

    SuziQ - that's something about your roofing costs but sounds like it will be well worth it. Great to have it spread over 120 residents, and doing it all at one time is wonderful.

    Barbara AHMOD
    - what rotten news about the new water heater's shut off valve. What great news about the plumber being your neighbor and coming so quickly. Kudos to Tumble!!

    Pip - how thoughtful folks are to have given you flowers in memory of Floyd! Is your kitty inside with Yogi all day? If so, perhaps they are keeping each other company.

    Barbie - hoping you get some great neighbors. We've been really lucky so far, tho I wouldn't mind a younger (than us) couple with older kids who wouldn't mind earning a few extra dollars helping me weed the flower beds. Ours isn't a designated older community like yours is, it just has turned out that way.

    Tracey
    - love that "stay in your lane" cartoon. So true, lol. Your nursing home (employer) sounds really neat. In our community, we have more upper scale ones for folks who can afford it, some that are assisted living/nursing care which allow pets (um....not a good place-hard to keep clean-often smelly) and then nursing homes with mostly Medicaid folks, some who are in bad shape and some who just have no where else to go. I figure if I make it to 90 then get some terminal disease, I'm going to start bungee jumping, taking parachute lessons, drive race cars, etc. Make it quick but having fun, lol. B)

    Katiebug
    - wow, sorry about your dad! Poor fella!
    <3
    ThinnerLiz - I so appreciate your post. It's exactly what I needed to read, so inspiring. <3 Having put on a few pounds after a year of injuries and surgery - (due to cutting back exercise and heading toward the candy/cookie/ice cream :( ), lowering carbs is working. Maybe not reflected on the scale so much as jeans are now more comfy.

    OK ladies, make it a wonderful weekend!! <3

    Lanette
    Sunny but chilly SW WA State

    Yup, bootz is inside with him
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,521 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :)Kelly, my current audio book is set in Northern lower Michigan in a small town in Lake Michigan so I can't help thinking of you as I listen.

    :)Pip, some people in my neighborhood have their Airstream in their driveway getting ready for a trip and I think of you as I walk by their house every morning.

    :) My line dance class yesterday had 46 students which is the highest this year. There was so much conversation and laughter that it was hard to quiet everyone down to go over the dances. I love to see the laughter and friendship.

    :) My big yard chore for the weekend will be sifting the compost to remove all the pieces that didn't compost completely. I love seeing how vegetable peelings and plant pieces turn into beautiful black dirt.

    :) Jake fixed lunch yesterday (he always does on line dance days) and it was pork chops that he'd bought on sale and found out how to prepare by looking online. He was very pleased with the result. He used items from the freezer for two side dishes.

    :) Our neighbors across the street sold their house and are almost totally moved out. It will be interesting to see who moves in.

    :) The dogs are being very patient but in a few minutes our walking friend will arrive and we'll head out for the after breakfast walk. We walk with our friend for about an hour and then Sasha and I walk for another hour.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA

    That’s funny, I think of us too when I see that
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    lhscapil wrote: »
    Happy Saturday, ladies! <3
    SuziQ - that's something about your roofing costs but sounds like it will be well worth it. Great to have it spread over 120 residents, and doing it all at one time is wonderful.

    Lanette
    Sunny but chilly SW WA State

    Our buildings were built pre-Hurricane Andrew. After Andrew it was realized the building codes were not up to par for the millions of structures built in "hurricane alley". So as you can imagine there will be a lot of work done to bring the roofs and mansards up to code. The association is planning on using some of the money for our fences to be redone and upgrading some of the landscaping. Previous board members shrunk from the homeowners (there are a few vocal ones here) anytime major rework or repairs had to be made. So many things that should have been done years ago will need to be completed. I am very fortunate because Charlie and I purchased our unit well prior to the housing explosion so I am OK with the cost. About a third of the residents purchased during the the housing boom (prior to the fall out) and paid upwards of $200-300k (almost 5x more than we did) and another third purchased after the fall out and more recently at $190k-240k. The investment will be worth it and I am really looking forward to feeling like I am coming home to a new place. I am also looking forward to the return on the investment when I finally am able to relocate to a place where I can see and hike mountains. :smiley:
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    For these events, it's just my husband. He helps with the food and likes meeting and talking to the riders. On bigger events, there will be more.


    In both Canada and Australia, we finish our classes and then have something they are now calling SWOT-VAC (Study without teacher vacation??). I know it as Study Week ... a week between the end of classes and the beginning of the Exam Period during which time we are supposed to study our brains out.
    Then my next course starts on Nov 11!!
    Machka in Oz

    Wow, you are one busy gal. Greg, dear boyfriend, used to ride too. So I really cannot believe you get this done with 2 and a few doing basic support.

    After reading about how finals are completed in Canada and Australia I am leaning towards it being the better method. It allows a person to brush up where it is needed and also is a better test of retention.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,847 Member
    SuziQ113 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    For these events, it's just my husband. He helps with the food and likes meeting and talking to the riders. On bigger events, there will be more.


    In both Canada and Australia, we finish our classes and then have something they are now calling SWOT-VAC (Study without teacher vacation??). I know it as Study Week ... a week between the end of classes and the beginning of the Exam Period during which time we are supposed to study our brains out.
    Then my next course starts on Nov 11!!
    Machka in Oz

    Wow, you are one busy gal. Greg, dear boyfriend, used to ride too. So I really cannot believe you get this done with 2 and a few doing basic support.

    After reading about how finals are completed in Canada and Australia I am leaning towards it being the better method. It allows a person to brush up where it is needed and also is a better test of retention.

    Audax/Randonneuring has quite an element of self-sufficiency about it. Some rides are run with no support ... the organiser waves the riders off and greets them when they return. We usually try to get out to at least one control along the way, but if there are more controls, riders will need to fend for themselves. They go into shops or cafes and get their cards signed and get something to eat or drink.

    It's also not a race. Riders ride with an average speed somewhere between 15 km/h and 30 km/h including all breaks. The last one over the line (within the 15 km/h minimum speed) wins as much as the first one over the line.

    The main events are:
    200 km with a time limit of 13 hours 30 min
    300 km with a time limit of 20 hours
    400 km with a time limit of 27 hours
    600 km with a time limit of 40 hours

    Then there are some longer events too ... 1000Ks and 1200Ks. The 1000 km has a time limit of 75 hours and the 1200s have a time limit of 90 hours. The time limit is a little bit more relaxed for these longer events.

    Those time limits include all breaks for eating, toilet, sleeping or whatever.

    Usually a rider has to complete the four basic rides in order to qualify for the longer rides.


    I've been doing this since 2001 and I've done one 1000 km and four 1200 kms (in 4 different countries) as well as numerous qualifier events over the years. The last one we did was a 300 km a couple weeks before my husband's accident in 2018.

    This weekend, we're running what's called a Nouveau Randonneur series: 50 km, 100 km, and 150 km (ours is 160 km). It's kind of a warm-up series ... getting the legs ready to go. :)

    The next two we're running are 200 km events (one hilly, one not so much). :)


    It's an international thing with the parent organisation in France: http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/

    Audax Australia: https://audax.org.au/
    Randonneur USA: https://rusa.org/
    Audax UK: http://www.aukweb.net/
    Audax Japan: https://www.audax-japan.org/en/audax-japan/
    BC Randonneurs: http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/

    I could go on but the BC Randonneurs have quite a good links page: http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/links/links.html to all/most of the clubs/organisations.

    And then there's the organisation who control the long rides (1000s and 1200s):
    http://www.randonneursmondiaux.org/

    They've got a ride calendar of all the long ones going on in 2020:
    http://www.randonneursmondiaux.org/51-Calendrier_2020.html


    And one final thing ... this is how I met my husband! We were riding the Paris-Brest-Paris 1200 back in 2003, and met. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,364 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,521 Member
    stat for the day with house slippers

    0 runner- 25min 102c, 12h, 42l, 9.13min mi, 116ahr, 152mhr, 272mi= 204c
    Apple Watch- 183c
  • linder4866
    linder4866 Posts: 11,498 Member
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  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,124 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,364 Member
    edited October 2019
    This morning Fitbit is rather confused by the time change. Lol! Sometimes technology isn't as clever as it seems. It's a beautiful sunny day, with a cutting edge to the air, so I mustn't be fooled into dressing light.

    We are going up to visit DED and grandsons earlier today, and will have lunch with them. They want to go into Belfast for a fireworks display at the Titanic Quarter (docks) this evening, so they want to have an early dinner. DH and I aren't that fussed about standing out in the cold night air and will go home and have our dinner.

    Heather: We have been gradually adjusting mealtimes etc this week in preparation for the clock change. (Last night we had dinner at 7.15pm) It works quite well in combating the hunger pangs.

    Miele Failte to our new ladies. This is a great place for support/advice.
    💕💖💕 (((Hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 to those in extremis

    ☘️Terri
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,847 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Day 1 of our 3-day cycling event is done. We're organising, not riding.

    Yesterday we drove the route of the first event. All good. Then I studied for my exam a bit.

    Today we drove the route of the second event. Mostly good. Then we held the first event. All good! Despite the wind and some rain. Now I've got to study some more.

    I did get a 2 km run in this afternoon ... a bit of exercise.


    I am getting a bit tired of all the driving. I drove over 400 km last weekend and I'll have another 600 or 700 km this weekend.

    Machka in Oz

    Day 2 of our 3-day cycling event is done! A number of heavy rain and hailstorms went through but fortunately most of them missed the riders. But I ended up driving through rain and hail so heavy I could barely see the road.

    Nevertheless, today is done and now I need to study some more.

    Machka in Oz

    Day 3 is done! All went well, thankfully!

    We also got out for a bicycle ride, a walk, and I jogged a little over 2 km! Again! 2 km is feeling reasonably comfortable, but I'm not going to suddenly push it up to 5 km or anything.

    And I've been writing my A4 "cheat sheet". We can bring in one A4 piece of paper with writing on both sides into the exam. So in teensy tiny writing, I'm penning my notes. I've got roughly 30 pages of notes and I've written about 5 of them in 1/8th of the room I have. :)

    Machka in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,239 Member
    Ok I must have need alot of Sleep as I was asleep before 8 and slept until 8 this morning,, It is dark and rainy here today so my bedroom looks like a tornado blew through, and I ordered a new bed platform bed that I wanted..that out of the money I was left by dad, as I spend quite a bit of time in my room ,it made the most sense to me..
    Had a lovely dinner out with friends last night and came home and went right to bed..
    I am sending an email to my boss today and telling him when Aimee was hired she was going to be working Saterdays I will no longer work them, and I would like a raise and more weekday hours.he can take it or leave it..
    as I look at ads daily, if I have time today will rewrite my resume..
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,344 Member
    Prayers for those in California affected by the wild fires!
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,867 Member
    Okie ... love the costume photo! You all look perfect!
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,856 Member
    Barbie- What are you reading? I have a hold at the library on a book called A 1,000 Mile Walk On The Beach by Loreen Niewenhuis; about a woman who hiked the entire perimeter of Lake Michigan! Astounding!
    Connie KY- Hugs to you and your daughter with taking the SAT/ACT! My daughter was an exceptional student, top in her class, but was a horrible test taker. The SAT/ACTs kept her up at night with worry. She got an acceptable score 29. She took it three more times and never got a higher score. My younger son was a very average to below average student (smart, but didn't do homework and had a C average in school). He took the SAT/ACT tests once and got a 34 on the ACT and 1820 on the SAT. My daughter was furious. I was stunned. Son could have cared less and was a mediocre student in college and is now working full time with no degree. His view on college: "I like learning new things; I don't like doing it when people tell me to do it, though." lol Takes all kinds. My younger son went to a local small college; my daughter went to Notre Dame. Her activities in school and her extra curriculars did more for her than her test scores. (Girl Scout Gold Award, Student Body Pres, Youth Group, lots of volunteering and mission trips, etc.). I have been told that most colleges like to see a well rounded student rather than high test scores.

    The wind is really blowing again today. I will see if I can post a couple of pics of the last week or so of blustery-ness for you ladies! It is really amazing to see the lake on days like this. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,239 Member
    well I hauled my mattress and boxspring off the bed , that was a feat in itself.. now to hunt down my tools to take the bed apart ...
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    CW 154.6
    SW 195

    Trying more filling dishes for winter 🥶 to curve the winter munchies. Hubby brought home something I never saw in store but might be there since I don’t search for popcorn 🍿.This one was low cal chocolate,caramel,cheese all on each piece 9 serving 110cal each. Pop*A*Licious double chocolate drizzle

    Chili in a can lowest cal one hubby could find added corn,spinach leaves,y 55cal worth of chicken (lowest cal also). So 3servings when done ✅ 830cal total for it all divided into 3 meals so I wrote is as 300cal per bowl even tho it’s less. Salad 🥗 just lettuce 🥬,0cal walden French dressing,y tortilla chip crumbs Tbls. For Dinner added stuffing with corn in it on the side. Gatorade zero y crystal light peach tea total 10-20cal. 70cal Sugarfree fudge pop Dryers. Pop*A*Licious portion. Baked Cheetos 1 serving. 6 baked toasty cheezits.

    Still hurt neck thinking the crick could be a sore muscle from picking up JR since my right arm muscle is sore too. It will heal soon enough hopefully before trick or treating.

    Amber Tx
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,357 Member
    :)Okie, the costumes are fabulous. You have great imagination.

    :)Kelly, the books I'm listening to are a series by Laurie Cass. They are "cozy mysteries" and feature a librarian, her cat, and the Bookmobile she drives a few days a week. Great photos. We have a wall hanging that says, "If you are lucky enough to live near the water, you are lucky enough".

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    :)Heather, we have many things in our house that change time automatically at the time change. However, many years ago, they changed the date of the time changes but the thermostat was pre-programmed to change on the old dates so it was very confusing in our house for several weeks each year.

    :) It is cold enough this morning that I wore my extra warm coat and put coats on the dogs.

    :) We got new neighbors on both sides of us last year. On one side is the couple that had to remodel most of their house because of mold and rats. They are very busy outgoing people and we interact with them a lot although we don't have much in common. The neighbor on the other side is a man with a small dog and we rarely see him. The people across the street who are moving are a man that Jim talks to a lot and his wife whom I've never seen in the eight years I've lived here. According to a neighbor who is helping them move, the wife has done absolutely nothing to help with the packing and moving.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA
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