WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2020

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,064 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Took the extremepump class. Not going to exercise tomorrow so we can get an early start.

    Welcome everyone new!

    M – the same amount that your insurance that would require you to wait a full year. In other words, if you go the private route, would you pay (let’s just say) $100 and if you go the other way (public?) where you’d have to wait, would you still pay $100? Or would it be covered 100% whereas private you’d have to pay something. I can’t imagine not knowing the times/days of classes. When I was studying exercise prescription, a lot of the classes I took were dependent on whether I could make it to the class or not.

    Evelyn – yes, that’s what I meant.

    I’m thinking that while I’m in FL I won’t log (or maybe just not every day) but try to be more mindful of what it is I’m putting in my body. We shall see how it goes, what I weigh when I get back.

    Never had a really flat tummy but lately have I got rolls no matter what I do! Well, some people might not think they’re all that bad, but because I very seldom had them before…it’s making me very very sad and disgusted with how I look. Like I have this one exercise top, I know that I would never have bought it if my rolls were so visible at the time but now…..I’m going to donate it to the Salvation Army. I’m wearing it now just because my other exercise tops are packed away, but once we get back…..

    After exercise stopped at the Salvation Army. Got a pair of pants. Then to Aldi just to get frozen foods.

    Pip – what’s with the gym you go to? Things seem to get stolen from you left and right. I’m so sorry this happened to you.

    Vince wants to shut down the network tonight so I won’t be posting tomorrow. Then it’ll be a while before we have internet so I probably won’t post until Wednesday

    Bowling today. We just packed the car (well, almost). There are still a few last-minute items that have to go in the car. Will take a shower. Not going to ceramics or mahjongg tonight. I talked Vince into subbing bowling while we're in FL. Even tho it's only for a month, even our secretary agreed that something is better than nothing.

    Michele NC

    24hour fitness. works for me because of the obvious. it's open when I need to get in there so early in the morning
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,448 Member
    edited February 2020
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

    Machka: But it's a productive ache. 😂


    Enjoy the rest of your Monday.

    ☘️ Terri

    That's what I'm telling myself.

    I'm climbing more stairs today and I just got back from Pilates which helped stretch things out a bit, but which will also leave me with aching hamstrings tomorrow. She focuses on the things I don't work myself!!



    exermom wrote: »
    M – glad to hear the surgery won’t cost you anything

    Michele NC

    :)

    I don't think I've ever paid for a surgery, and I've been for a few (at least 10). I've paid for portions of consultations with specialists, but one way or another surgeries have always been covered ... so free. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,387 Member
    Got behind again!

    Viv in UK-good suggestion about a group. I consciously started doing things at church (like choir, council and the ladies craft group) so I would not completely isolate. Having done that for 5 years, I guess I am now ready to spread my wings a bit more. Have gone a few dates with a gentleman, but he likes to drink, so no thanks. I will check some things out as they present themselves. However, I won’t get into any sort of relationships just to have them! So sorry to hear of the spread of cancer to brain in your sister-in-law. And must be something in the air—I had one of those off kilter spells yesterday-out of nowhere. Better today.

    SuziQ-I agree with your regarding the couples. I am just taking stuff as it comes and I am ready for it. Made sure I didn’t go into complete isolation. Now just figuring out what is next. It is a process. Your flower arrangements are cool.

    Lisa in AR- great that the man sought you out. - great that the man sought you out. Years ago when I was in grad school at Ohio State, campus security contacted me that a man had damaged my car in the parking lot (he contacted them to report the accident). He wanted to make sure I got his insurance information. It was a rear door and drivable, but I was amazed someone was that responsible.

    Machka-I had deviated septum repaired a number of years ago-much better breathing and far fewer sinus infections! Your university system sounds a bit different than what I am used to here.

    Was 60 degrees here today. Rain moving in and temperatures start dropping back to normal tomorrow. Work was busy with odds and ends today. Had to check on a construction project we have going redoing an outside area for staff. It will be much nicer when done.

    Got to gym a bit late. Think I may have upped some of the weights a bit much (just up to the next level on some of the machines. Will know better in the morning. Sometimes its seems a weight is a bit light, but the next up may be too challenging--of course, I have never regularly used weight machines, so it does take some learning. However, I find it adds to my energy and the body is toning up and my strength and balance are improving-so one workout at time!

    I'm not really down in the dumps about my life-more like with a new year, trying to figure out what further positive changes I can make.

    Positive thoughts to all who are struggling. I enjoy reading every post-just can't comment on everything. Off to bed so I can go in a bit early tomorrow.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,448 Member
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    Had to take my bike into the shop, not shifting right. Having to ride my summer bike. Came out of the gym and someone took my pouch from my bike that had my rear light. Great

    :rage:

    Sorry to hear that!

    That's one of the reasons I don't ride my bicycle to work. There is a place to park the bicycles now, but it isn't very secure and I'm nervous about leaving my bicycle etc. there.

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,448 Member
    ginnytez wrote: »
    Machka-I had deviated septum repaired a number of years ago-much better breathing and far fewer sinus infections! Your university system sounds a bit different than what I am used to here.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio

    The university system here is different from what I experienced in Canada too ... I've never quite got used to the one here. I can see some good parts in it ... half lectures/half workshops is a good feature because, theoretically, it allows us interaction time. But a lot of it just seems way more complicated than it needs to be.

    And that's what I'm hoping for ... fewer sinus infections, less sinus pain and other headaches, less waking up choking in the night, less difficulty breathing when I'm exercising. :)

    Machka in Oz
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,448 Member
    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
    Sep-19 ... 136.0 km (84.5 miles) = 23 hours 10 minutes
    Oct-19 ... 196.5 km (122.1 miles) = 31 hours 27 minutes
    Nov-19 ... 155.5 km (96.6 miles) = 25 hours 01 minutes
    Dec-19 ... 203.7 km (126.6 miles) = 26 hours 54 minutes
    Jan-20 ... 304.4 km (189.2 miles = 32 hours 49 minutes

    Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes is the number to beat!

    Saturday, 1 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 12.2 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Sunday, 2 February 2020 … 0.0 km walking + 16.6 km cycling + 1.6 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
    Monday, 3 February 2020 … 1.8 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 28 flights of stairs
    Tuesday, 4 February 2020 … 3.2 km walking + 0.0 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 26 flights of stairs + Pilates


    2020 Monthly February
    Walking Distance (km): 5.0
    Walking Time (min): 62.5
    Cycling Distance (km): 28.8
    Cycling Time (min): 93.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 54.0
    Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 43.2
    Rowing Distance (km): 1.6
    Rowing Time (min): 10.0
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 30.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 35.4
    Total Distance (miles): 22.0
    Total Time (min): 238.7
    Total Time (hr): 3:58:42
  • wizzywig
    wizzywig Posts: 1,246 Member
    <3
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    TERRI love the Dust poem my sentiments exactly

    Kate UK <3
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Terri- A LOT of hot glue keeps the milk jugs together. The kids had a ball in it yesterday. They spent a great deal of time unscrewing the lids and putting them back on. They would pretend they were "drink dispensers", working at a snowcone/slurpee shop. Each different color a different flavor. They also found out that whatever toy they put inside a milk jug is gone for the next month. (They put about six items from the two doctor kits that I have into the milk jugs. *sigh) ON another note: I love your African themed bedroom! Did you paint the mural yourself? And that headboard is wonderful! Can't wait to see your cross stitch zebra!
    Pip- Ugh! Sorry about the bike light theft! Isn't this the second light taken in about a months time?
    Machka- I am not much of an emoji person (although I really like some of them); but imagine an emoji of myself bowing to your superior physical abilities! Wowsa! 25 flights of stairs a day! My legs are aching just thinking about it!

    The weather here has been so wonderful the past few days! It has been in the 40s the past two days; AND SUNNY!!! Today it is supposed to be another sunny day and in the 50s! Looks like we will be walking without hats and mittens today! On our walk yesterday we stopped and chatted with a couple of neighbors. One of them offered me about five pounds of onions and another offered me some butternut squash! Good thing I had an empty seat in the stroller! The kids were thrilled with our "shopping trip!" lol On the way home they said, "Now you can make soup!" How right they are! Both are ingredients in my Curried Butternut Squash and Pear soup (which I finally got the kids to try last month and they liked it). mmmmm! Grateful for generous neighbors and good soup!

    Love and hugs to all! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,064 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Terri- A LOT of hot glue keeps the milk jugs together. The kids had a ball in it yesterday. They spent a great deal of time unscrewing the lids and putting them back on. They would pretend they were "drink dispensers", working at a snowcone/slurpee shop. Each different color a different flavor. They also found out that whatever toy they put inside a milk jug is gone for the next month. (They put about six items from the two doctor kits that I have into the milk jugs. *sigh) ON another note: I love your African themed bedroom! Did you paint the mural yourself? And that headboard is wonderful! Can't wait to see your cross stitch zebra!
    Pip- Ugh! Sorry about the bike light theft! Isn't this the second light taken in about a months time?
    Machka- I am not much of an emoji person (although I really like some of them); but imagine an emoji of myself bowing to your superior physical abilities! Wowsa! 25 flights of stairs a day! My legs are aching just thinking about it!

    The weather here has been so wonderful the past few days! It has been in the 40s the past two days; AND SUNNY!!! Today it is supposed to be another sunny day and in the 50s! Looks like we will be walking without hats and mittens today! On our walk yesterday we stopped and chatted with a couple of neighbors. One of them offered me about five pounds of onions and another offered me some butternut squash! Good thing I had an empty seat in the stroller! The kids were thrilled with our "shopping trip!" lol On the way home they said, "Now you can make soup!" How right they are! Both are ingredients in my Curried Butternut Squash and Pear soup (which I finally got the kids to try last month and they liked it). mmmmm! Grateful for generous neighbors and good soup!

    Love and hugs to all! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

    yeah, b4 it was my headlight, this time was my rear light and pouch.

    right now its 29 degrees. I am taking the car. way too risky taking my summer bike out in this kind of road conditions. skinny tires and black ice don't mix, plus I'm wearing a backpack cuz this bike doesn't have a rack for a pannier so I'm top heavy. I hate taking the car but I'm not stupid. It's supposed to warm up tomorrow so I should be able to ride again, hopefully
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,996 Member
    wow. I started my new antidepressants last night, and i hope this will wear off, as I have medicine head.. it did help me sleep even though my bladder woke me up. oh well. will read up on it
    I have the day off. so will get stuff done here hopefully..
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,411 Member
    Barbara I think it would have helped if my BFF had told me exactly what I did that was egregious enough that she had to walk away without talking it over. But if I was talking behind her back in an unkind way while pretending to be her good friend, it wouldn't have been such a mystery. You really didn't need a "friend" like that.

    Heather <3 Traveling makes your husband anxious, regardless of how much fun the trip is, sometimes to the point that he has a meltdown beforehand. He doesn't completely love dancing. He loves you & doesn't want to disappoint you. But it's HIS birthday. He likes cricket. He likes his men friends and (I think) his daughter. He likes the grandchildren. He likes you. He likes your cooking. What else does he like? <3

    JanetO Congrats to your daughter!

    Rita Super Bowl parties, to me, are like going to Las Vegas. I'm glad I did it once.

    Flea more doggie heart failure talk
    So we discovered that a sleeping respiratory rate in the 30's and persistent slight coughing were indicators that we still needed to tweak the diuretic a bit - not much, but a bit. Bailey still felt anxious (clingy) and had droopy tail with those signs/symptoms. Obviously talk to your vet, but we kept Bailey a little drier than that and he did really well for a lot longer than we thought he would. The danger of drying him out too much is that he'll be weak or wobbly and it can be a little tough on his kidneys. It also may affect potassium levels more significantly. But we just watchfully observed, and slowly tweaked the diuretic, and Bailey's labs stayed good. Most importantly, he lost the anxious, clingy, hangdog attitude. It got to the point where I would say "do you need your medicine?" and my smart dog would wag his tail and go over to the counter - he seemed to know that the medicines were helping him. Or maybe he was just trying to please me. But he didn't always respond that way (sometimes he just ignored me or went & got a chewy or a toy), so I like to think he was a brilliant doggie and knew when he needed his medicines. I love the photos of your gorgeous boy.

    Katla I was disappointed that there were no Clydesdale ads - they are my favorites! I didn't drink any Budweiser, either, LOL!!! I'm sorry you lost your post. I hate that when it happens to me.

    Rebecca That must have been a good chef. There is a certain temperature at which pork collagen turns into melt-in-your mouth gelatin and it is delicious. That's probably what happened. Yum. A party in your mouth!

    Sue Love Jigsaw Puzzles! and South Dakota, where my mother's family is from. xo

    Kelly That is a seriously cool igloo. You rock. Oh…and yes, anything high in carbs gives me heartburn.

    Terri What a cool African-themed room. I love it.

    Ginny Ohio I would LOVE to go to lunch with you. But I'm in Virginia.

    NYKAREN (((Hugs)))

    Karen in Virginia, looking forward to a Lilliana day!!!

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