60 yrs and up

barbiecat wrote: »

Things take time. Every good habit I have or sterling insight has come with time. It took me lots of experimentation to find out what foods to avoid. Then I read "Salt, Sugar, Fat--how the food giants hooked us" and learned why no one can eat just one of their chip or cracker or cookie of choice.

Gotta get going. Dogs want a long walk and have to be dressed and ready for my line dance class by 9:00.

Barbie in NW WA

Enjoy your dog walk and your dancing class!

I think I must have a death wish. Yesterday a friend and I went to Gardenville to pick up a load of compost to the tune of six cubic yards. The entire bed of my friend's longbed pickup was filled to the brim. Then the two of us (60 and 65 yrs old) unloaded the *entire* thing by ourselves, half at her place and half at mine. Today I'm moving what got dumped at my place to the new planting beds. It's going to take me a couple of days to get it all where I want it, one wheelbarrow load at a time. The compost was well worth the cost at $60 bucks for the entire load, but next time we are going to conscript her son to help unload it. Whew! Right now I'm taking a break and being naughty by kicking back with a well earned beer - 'bout to go out and sit on one of garden benches and enjoy the birds while I'm at it. The yard doesn't look the way I want it yet, but it will get there, slowly but surely (just like losing weight).

I just want to get all the hard labor involved with prepping and planting these new beds done before the spring/summer heat sets in.

bethe Congrats on your compost. That's the kind of job I have to do a little at a time. Every spring I have four cubic yards of fine bark delivered and spread it in my yard by hand a little at a time. It takes a lot of my spring and summer. I have a history of back injury and surgery so I am forced to be moderate.

I walked the dogs for more than 90 minutes before breakfast and then cleaned up and changed my clothes to teach line dance. I lead a 30 minute open dance session with group of more intermediate dancers and then teach the 90 minute beginner class. It's a great way to spend the morning.

Barbie from NW WA

when I lived somewhere where I could have raised chickens, I was working full time. When I retired, I moved to a neighborhood that doesn't allow them Oh, well

The dogs and thoroughly enjoyed our morning walk in the daylight knowing that starting tomorrow we'll be walking the dark again for a few weeks. The promised snow/drizzle never came so we returned home dry.

I plan an evening treat so I don't get too hungry and eating something that doesn't move me forward toward health. Usually it is oatmeal with a single serve cup of sliced peaches. I make four servings of oatmeal in my slow cooker and divide it, putting three servings in small refrigerator containers and eating the fourth. It is sweet and nourishing.

Barbie in NW WA

J29t, thanks for the Forward Food day inspiration! Love it! Lynnchristy, you are so wonderful to have a kind word for so many of us. Teresadannar, I'm in Columbia. The weather this week has been so awesome I was able to ride 4 days in a row! I think it will rain a lot next week, so I'm doubly grateful for the sunshine this week. Aligatorob, those mountains behind you are spectacular. What an awesome sight to wake up to every morning. Welcome Wattsie59, you are sure to find great support with this group. Keep coming back for motivation/inspiration. Well, even though I've done a really good job with exercise this week, I have to admit a slight backslide last night when I went out for pizza with my sister. I only had 2 slices, but I brought home 2 more which I put in the freezer for now. It sure tasted good but I don't want to totally derail my eating plan. I have already completed my food diary for today with more nutritional healthy choices. Have a great weekend everyone!

Yummy food everyone, I had a sort of chicken stroganoff with red pepper, onion mushroom, low fat sour cream, mustard, chicken stock cube and served it with tagliatelle. Quick and easy!
Also got a 3 mile walk in and a cardio exercise too!
Good luck with your efforts too!

Hey Everyone! I am new! Really enjoy the macro nutrient breakdown. I am 66 years old. I retired from teaching Zumba in 2018 because I was teaching privately and the rent increase was more than I could handle. I am still fairly active. 9,000 steps (usually 6 to 7 days weekly) 40 minutes of continuous exercise which could either be power walking or riding my spin bike (5 days weekly) and I do Grow Young Fitness videos which are geared for senior citizens a few times weekly. The videos are only 30 minutes each but are very good at exercising things like balance, muscle strength and cardio. I am also a retired massage therapist so I have a very good working knowledge of the body and it's muscles. At 60 yrs old I got my CNA license (Certified Nursing Assistant), At 40 yrs I worked full time and went full time to massage School to get my degree. At 50 yrs old I became a Certified Zumba Instructor and taught a combination of Zumba Gold (low impact dance moves) Zumba Toning (lifting light weights while dancing) and the regular Zumba dance steps (Salsa, Cumbia, Reggeton, Merangue) I became a Certified Infinite Possibilities Teacher (Universal Laws of Attraction) sometime in my 50's. I would like to meet like minded people, so please feel free to reach out and say hi! Have a Great and Inspirational Day!

Another nice morning in Utah, will be doing garden and yard prep for spring today.

Eating and exercise are going pretty well.

alteredsteve thats called the russell fork its actually where the water comes out flannagan resevoir below the spillway. It goes thru the Breaks Gorge into the Big Sandy in Ky. I live about 5 mi utes from the lake. Its a perfect place to walk and spend time.

njag6393 wrote: »

I wish this had spell check and I had better vision.

You can increase font size on the page (at least I can on my computer) and you can edit your post for an hour after you post it.

Hey everyone! Sounds like everyone is doing good! My back has been out so not much exercise this week. Feel like a slug! I do have good news my A1C is 6.4!!! Woo hoo. So I will get back at Monday. Have a good evening!