WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2020

Thanks for starting us off.
My plan for May is I’m gong to start dancing around my house to burn calories. This was very successful for me the first time I lost this 200 pounds. Hopefully I’ll have success with it again.
Flexible is a great word for 2020.
Glenda Las Vegas NV

Pip, love the pink "snow"! Ours is pretty much gone now but the arbutus trees will start with their flowers soon.
Barbie, thanks for getting us started for May.
Barbara, I think it was you that ran into your friend in Costco and so managed to get a second case of dog food, that's awesome!
Lisa it was me that questioned the mailing costs, but I did have it wrong. I realize now that was to be able to mail stuff out to the girls, not to submit the grant.
Michele, Lexi is a beauty! Regarding milk, I bought four 1 gal jugs (actually 4x4lt, but close enough) for hubby 10 days ago. I have no intention of going for groceries until Monday, which will be 2 full weeks. The milk has a best before date of May 7, which is still 1 week away. Hubby will be thru most of it by then, so no need to worry about keeping it. Worst case scenario I can make some pudding or something else that uses milk. Also, just because the best before date is May 7, I know it will be fine for up to a week after that, but it will be used up by then. I am sorry that you have so little contact with PJ, I know how much I miss my grandbabies, haven't seen them since the end of Feb but they at least live in the same town as we do. Hopefully soon.....
Not much else I can remember, I'm on my tablet so it's trickier, have to rely on my memory which is really never that good an idea! lol
Today went well, rode my bike to work and back, my fitbit says I burned just over 800 cal. I really enjoy the calorie burn, but it can be hard work! Going to work isn't too bad, lots of downhill. Unfortunately that translates into lots of uphill heading home. There's only a few patches of steepish hills, but there's quite a bit of long steady climbs. Oh well, maybe it will get easier some day! I was very active at work today too, which I like, hate just sitting there, too boring! Well I've prattled on long enough. Hugs to those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to any newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island

Rebecca - my daughter used an app for tracking water intake that even my Grandchildren use now. It has a daily plant and you have to drink and log your water for your plant to thrive.

Flea - here in Canada there is a real fear on meat supply right now. The largest outbreak here is in a meat packaging plant which supplies 75% of the beef to all of Canada. The price of a 5lb pack of ground beef went up by about $10.00 last week, I am fearful what will happen next week when I go shopping.
I have a theory on the yeast. Here locally we couldn’t find bread in the first week or two. I think us older people thought well I’ll just bake some, but the surprise to me is all of the young people I see making bread. I think a lot of the younger generation is getting a chance to be at home a bit and are using the opportunity to learn how to bake and try new things. I’m quite impressed by it all actually.

Heather - I personally never had cramps like that but my best friend did. I could cal her and hear her say Hello and I knew she had started. She suffered until they were doing and dye test to find out what was causing her fertility issues and they found several cysts that they felt she had had for about 10 years.

We had a shocking news brief yesterday when without notice our Chief Medical Office for the province declared that long term care facilities could start allowing outside visits with residents and two family members as long as there were precautions. The homes were not given any notice to get the staff in place, a location, so many questions and major concerns.

It has given the workers, who have fought so hard to keep these residents safe and healthy, a big kick in the teeth. It is inconceivable that they are allowing this when our numbers are what they are. Legally we have to follow their new rules.

Needless to say it was a terrible day at work and we questioned why we’ve done all of this and kept the virus out if they were just going to open to that risk so fast.

Barbie - thanks for the new month.

Anyhow, have a good night everyone
Tracey in Edmonton

Hello everyone.

I have been keeping up with everyone and have not had time to make many comments. I seem to be busier now than I was pre-covid19. The to-do list is certainly shrinking and more things are being added as time moves forward. The house is really shaping up and it is becoming more and more of a sanctuary for me.

Pip – I love your snow picture! Beautiful.

Milk – Lots of milk conversations. I purchase the shelf-stable milk and always, always keep a few cans of evaporated milk in the pantry. I only use milk in my coffee or tea and an occasional bowl of cereal and I find the shelf-stable milk lasts a lot longer than the “fresh” (ha) milk we purchase. And, for the times I totally forget to pick up milk and/or during a hurricane the evaporated milk tastes fine in a cup of coffee. Also, water can be added to it for recipes and/or cereal. I always dislike the taste of dry milk – blechhhhh.

Meats/Chicken/Pork/Food – I do not have to eat meat every day but do enjoy it when I want it. Being single I do not have to have a large supply. And, with the start of hurricane season right around the corner I want to be sure I have variety but not so much that I cannot eat it all, if we lose power. I do have two very decent coolers but there is only so much meat one can eat! All of that said while people were going crazy over TP and I could not locate any I started picking up packages of chicken, beef, fish, bacon, etc. I am set for at least three, if not more months. I also started picking up beans, rice, tuna, etc. because my thought was…….why are people going crazy over TP…..if they do not have food how are they going to use all of that TP! And, let’s face it – we can find workarounds for TP, but not food!!

Kaylia – I hope and pray for you and your family during this difficult time. Sending strength to your DH.

Tracey – I think it’s erroneous of all governments for some of the decisions being made. That said, can your facility not follow the new guidelines? I know healthcare is somewhat different in Canada than here in the US so maybe it is not an option.

Barbara – Oh my, your Joe story cracked me up! It so reminded me of Charlie who accidently set the indoor trash can on fire, set off our alarm (TG not hooked up to a central station), and did not awaken until I had every light and fan on in the house and had put out the fire and tossed out the trash can. His response was the same, what are you doing at this hour. Me being me, said WTF Charlie you almost set the damn house on fire. Response, oh…….and he promptly went back to bed.

Heather – I have been wondering about Machka too as it is so not like her not to post something. Is anyone friends with her??

Katla – You obviously instilled great values in your son. To take something old and make it new is not a usual trait in today’s society. Nor is keeping something for the memories sake.

For those of you who are new here is a rather long-winded bio. It is in a spoiler because it just goes on and on. For those of you who are getting back on the horse and detest exercise there are some tricks I used to get back on track.
Goal Update – I have hit my initial maintenance goal! Total lost = 40 pounds. I am so happy and excited and officially fit in to a size 10 which I have not seen in years!!!! I am toying with the idea of losing another 5 pounds in order to have some play room. I will ponder that this month. While pondering I will probably eat most of my exercise calories instead of moving my MFP’s status to maintenance. Also as a result of covid19 I have been accomplishing many of the goals I had written down at the beginning of the year such as paying off my student loan, catching up and staying current with all of my bills, doubling up all credit card payments, paying off an additional credit card (only two more to go!!!!), organizing and downsizing my home, and starting to work upon getting the upstairs ready for a new coat of paint.

Well must run for now. I have the day off and am making the most of it with getting ahead of the weekly chores so I can completely enjoy Saturday and Sunday.

SuziQ – SFL

Barbie - Thank you, as always - you are our rock, and I look forward to each month's clean slate beginning.

Welcome to all who are new - lots of good advice, and a clean start with each month's beginning. Jump into the conversation wherever you choose.

SuziQ - Congratulations on reaching goal weight! It's a huge accomplishment!

Heather, you're right, @Machka9 has been absent since about the 27th, after a long run of posting almost daily. Hope all is well in Oz and that she's just busy.

I've worked out of my home office for seven out of the last eight years, and the current video conferencing means I've seen more people I work with in the last two months than I've seen in those seven years combined, hands down.

Am wondering how many of the innovations that are happening now will remain after the great return to work process begins. Right now, the team is feeling very much like a single organization, rather than five offices separated by a hundred miles or so--they will miss these virtual calls, and the camaraderie that's developed when they go back to their separate offices once more. I hope some of it is kept intact, but that the volume of video calls drops somewhat. It's quite distracting right now--to the point where I turn on my "Busy" red dot most of the time in order to focus.

Happy May to every one - Goals and performance against them for April.

🌞 Goals for April - Get through it without the plague or major financial or emotional losses, just weight loss.

I did not get the plague - 👍
I did not go through major financial loss - 👍
While my cheese did not slip off my cracker completely, it definitely was about halfway off this last week. I have firmly reseated it squarely on my round cracker, and it will be fine. 😊
I left April at .3 lbs. above where I began April. I'm taking that as a win. 👍

🌞 Goals for May

🤞 Survive the re-opening of my state without getting cooties.
💵 Continue to entrench and extend our financial position.
⚖ Be lighter going out than I am going in.

Cheers to another month, clean slates, and a cleaner world in the process!
Love,
Lisa in AR

Thanks Barbie (April did seem to last 5 months )

Just got back from a trip to Asda, the queue to get in was long I think I'll give it a miss for a few weeks and just shop local. It was mainly for my mum, although I did get a few things for myself. I'm sure she'll understand. I feel as if I am pushing my luck being in a crowd, even with social distancing. Plus it seems such a waste of time, when I can get most things locally.

Amber The diaries from the Spanish Flu could have been written by someone last week.

Heather I've been quite lucky with very light period pains, my daughter on the other hand (also called Heather ) suffers terrible back pains/stomach cramps every month. Sometimes they make her feel quite sick too.

Well I have a dog looking at me telling me it is time for her lunchtime walk. We walk her early on the morning before DD goes to work, I take her for a quick walk at lunchtime, she goes on her long walk with both of us late afternoon or early evening depending on how many people are about . We used to go to Strensall common so she could have a good run about but now we stay closer to home, unfortunately she doesn't get as much off lead time. At least it is not raining now, we got soaked this morning.

Love to all
Viv UK