WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2020

Machka9 wrote: »

Machka9 wrote: »

Machka9 wrote: »

There's a question in the Fitness Forum:

What was your surprise accomplishment for 2019?


Mine:

Probably the half marathon I ran last January!!

I'm a cyclist, especially a long distance cyclists ... I've dabbled in running now and then, but didn't really expect to ever actually run anything as long as a half marathon!


Machka in Oz

Anyone else?


What was your surprise accomplishment for 2019?


M in Oz

tekavincent wrote: »

My most surprising accomplishment? Probably living! When the doctor admitted me on the 10th for blood loss he said I was critical. Records show that while I was in the hospital that I was losing more than a pint a day and that wasn't at my worst. The surprise was I didn't know that I was dying (along with the cancer of course). The accomplishment was that I lived! Woo hoo!

That's a good one!

tekavincent wrote: »

My word for 2020? Maybe restoration. I'm exactly 3 weeks past the emergency hysterectomy due to excessive bleeding as well as cancer. I'm still trying to figure out all of this but I'm getting there. I keep getting hit by realities like writing things like "I was dying," or "I have cancer." It's emotional, but I'm regrouping and I'm going to get there!

Are you talking to anyone ... my husband has found that meeting with a group of brain injury survivors and carers now and then helps.


Machka in Oz

I've joined a couple of online support group. But everything's so new and I'm in recovery. I hope to find a fairly local group but know if I will be able to just because I'm so rural. Thanks for the input.

Did 10MS Blast Off Belly Fat DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Leslie Sansone DVD.

Tracey – I firmly believe that things do happen for a reason and sometimes it takes a long time for us to realize why things happen. It took me over 30 years to realize why God took my mother when I was so young.

M - do you mean that should I buy one and give it to her? That’s insurance fraud. Can I give her mine after I use it since I probably won’t use it all up? I wouldn’t. In case she were to have a reaction to the medicine, she could sue me and it just isn’t worth it. I don’t know her well enough to say that she won’t sue me. Actually, someone you know could suddenly become sue-happy. That’s really crummy that the pensions stopped. I guess I never thought about that.

Welcome everyone new and those returning.

As for living near grandchildren – I love PJ, but I have no desire to move to DE. NC is my home, there are my friends (I know I can make new friends in DE), people are much nicer in NC than in DE (I saw this when I stayed with Denise after PJ was born), not to mention the weather, there is no way we could afford the house we have in DE – no way. For these and other reasons, I have no desire to move to DE. I don’t feel comfortable there at all. To me, there isn’t much to do, at least not much that I’m interested in.

Ginny – one of the absolute best things we ever did when we moved from PA to NC was to rent an apartment first. Like I thought for sure I wanted to live in the area where our apartment was. After living there, I realized that I don’t want to live there, I wanted to be closer to the mall and other things. I would firmly recommend someone who is making a big move to rent first. Also, we were looking at houses before we rented. It’s hard relating the house to the amenities around it. After you rent, you can look at houses at your leisure. When you are looking at houses from OH, you just don’t get a good feel. Plus, you are under pressure to buy a house. So many Newcomers who moved here from other states have said to us “I wish I’d rented before we bought.”

Suziq – it’ not that I don’t want a Roomba, but I don’t need it right now. It would be nice to have, but I don’t feel that it’s an absolute must. I would buy it myself if I absolutely had to have it right now, but that’s not the case. Thanks for that link. I found it very interesting, but really, no much new. I do like the Mediterranean and think that I for the most part follow this plan. I wish Vince would want to limit red meat, but I do limit how much we eat. I make more chicken, pork and fish but don’t really make a big point of it. Like we’ll probably have a lot of fish leftovers after the dinner tomorrow. Well, I’d bought the food when I thought Denise, Pete and PJ would be here but since they aren’t coming, I’ll have extra food. Most of it I will freeze and I know that I’ll want to clean out the freezer so we’ll be having more fish.

Barbara – feel better fast

Wednesday Lynette talked about going out to dinner tonight since Jess is here and we’d gotten gift certificates to Ruby Tuesday (that’s one of the places she likes). Personally, I’m not a big one for going out to eat so I’m not going to pursue arranging a time.

I had some olive oil, it expired in 2021. To me, it had a funny smell so I figured the oil went rancid. So I bought a new bottle. It also has that same smell. Guess that’s how olive oil is supposed to smell. Oh well…I didn’t throw out very much at all of the old stuff.

Made the orzo for the shrimp orzo salad for tomorrow (it needs to sit so that the flavors blend). Think I’ll go to Aldi since it looks like we’ll need another cucumber and I need to get a few other things.

Michele NC

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Auntiebk: hope you're doing better - sounds very painful!!!

machka9 sure would be helpful if we could do that. I've been fighting insurance battles trying to retain insurance so I haven't gone to the doctor to get my inhalers as needed. Too much cost for doc and too much cost for inhaler, ughh.

Good luck to those contemplating moves. I was blessed when I took a teaching job in another city to have special family friends who let me stay with them till I found the perfect location. They were such a blessing and I was extremely happy with my location.

My most successful diet has been the blood type diet. Since I'm A+ it's close to a vegetarian diet. I follow it about 70% and I seem to be content, healthier, and happier with the choices. The problem this last year had been the energy to eat right and exercise. Hoping addressing the physical health issues will allow me to getting back on track in a few weeks. Right now limited to walking got exercise. Can't wait to start addressing strength and tone!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day! My exercise goal today is to try and increase both the number and intensity of my steps.

Heather: You are right that you have to choose a hometown for yourself. We moved here after DD graduated from high school. DS had just graduated from college and was making plans for himself. They are each now settled into lives thousands of miles away and while that hurts my heart, I am happy to see that they are happy. :flowerforyou:

Bananas: I am wishing you courage. It is something that most of us need now and then. I know I need courage, too.

Viv: I’m glad the plumber finally came and fixed your leak.

SuziQ: Thanks for the information on “best diets.” I have two friends who have gone with weight watchers. One of them is doing nicely and has improved her health. The other women has gained quite a bit of weight since I last saw her. My DH has been put on the FODMAP diet by his doctor. The central feature is to avoid gluten. It has resulted in improved health for him. There are many products in the stores to replace things such as wheat-based bread and pasta with gluten free bread and pasta. I don’t care for the bread, but the pasta is quite nice. I particularly like the rice pasta. Gluten free breads and pasta seem to have somewhat higher calories. :flowerforyou:

Buzzcogs: Welcome to a great group of women! Post often to give and get support.

Michele: I am not willing to move across the country to be closer to grandchildren at this time, either. Visiting more often is a possibility. DH and I are happy here. We have good neighbors and friends here. Our view is fabulous. My retirement pension is tied to residence in this state. If I move away, the amount I receive will be reduced. There are loads of reasons to stay put. :flowerforyou:

Lisa: Good luck with your health situation.

Kylia: Nice to see your smiley face.


We took down our Christmas decorations yesterday and they are all in boxes waiting to move up to the garage attic. Our biggest accomplishment was improving our storage system for outdoor lights. Rather than huge bundles of lights hanging at the top of out attic ladder, we have all of the outdoor lights on Hyper Tough Cord Wraps that we found at Walmart. We have placed them in a large storage box and will move the box into the attic storage as soon as we can. I noticed a warning message from the State of CA that the product contains chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects or harm. I wondered whether it is delivered by off gassing or physical contact. I looked it up, and I'm not a bit worried. We won’t be sniffing or eating them. :noway:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Ginny- I absolutely love Arizona. We live in Goodyear. We are snowbirds. We stay at an RV resort for 6 to 7 months out of the year. They have the best freeway system. However, they also have fantastic side roads that get you there almost as quickly as the freeway. So no need to even go onto the freeway. There are events and fun things to do all the time. There are places to go that are within an hour to an hour and a half from here. We can get to Mexico in an hour and 45 minutes and Las Vegas in four hours! We can go skiing in the hills of Flagstaff! The hot months here are June through the middle of September. That’s a lot shorter time period then the cold months in Minnesota. I don’t know how long your winter is in Ohio but in Minnesota ours is about six months long and I very seldom go out. In Arizona during the hot months it’s a shorter time period and it cools down in the evenings and you can still go outside without slipping and falling on ice and snow!! We love staying here at a resort there is always something to do they have many amenities and activities. You might want to check out being a Snowbird we have people here from Ohio. Never buy a brand new RV as soon as you pull it off of the lot it is half the value. You can buy very very very nice used RVs from original owners. As far as moving here to see the grandchildren we did that as well but ours are in San Diego. It’s about a 4 1/2 hour drive there and we spend the weekend a couple times during our stay in Arizona. We go back to Minnesota because that is where our rest of the family is. Good luck with your decision!

Mary from Arizona/Minnesota

Pip - Thank you for riding well lit up! I am amazed at how many bicycles we pass that the riders have no lights on the bikes. They of course have reflectors, but that's it. The flashing lights are very helpful in seeing them on curves in the roads.

Okie