WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2020

clowe1028 wrote: »

@SuziQ I would take my own food and drink, and extra food to share or choose not to eat while there. If I needed to use the restroom, that would be the time to go home.

Cathy in Arlington, TX

That would be my exact answer! We are super careful and the important thing is not the food or drink, it's being able to see people you care about - 6 ft away, outdoors and masked!

kevrit wrote: »

Katla I am gluten free and found away to bake without gluten or sugar. My DH and 23 yo friend can’t tell the difference! But, has been my downfall as far as my weight is going! Lol

RvRita

I am not gluten free but love gluten free baked goods. They have a much nicer texture. When I order desserts in restaurants, I will usually choose to order the gluten free option because it will likely be nicer than the other options.

M in Oz

Happy Wednesday ladies!
Today we got a phonecall from eldest son in San Diego. He's only been gone a week, but it feels longer. He's such a thoughtful and considerate son. I am forever thankful and grateful we decided to be room mates with him.

Still snacking on the roast I made monday! Yesterday I made the best roast beef sandwich ever! Do you find that you make food OH SO better than anything you could go out and buy? I am happy I choose me as the restaurant!

Today I sent out my 25 Christmas cards to my Christmas Card Exchange group. I still have 12 more cards to buy, and 7 of them are international stamps to buy. So far I have sent 30 family and friends cards, 20 pen pal cards, and now 25. Total will be 87! Now next week I need to buy up all the Dollar Store cards I find, for next year. :-)

My meal today was 3 slices of hearty grain bread toasted, 3 perfectly poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, and 3 slices of bacon. Everything was arranged perfectly and it was a good meal. Sipping coffee satisfied!

Hugs,
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington

Athena helping out!
https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media/?thread_id=1659169410810584&attachment_id=141580377519768&message_id=mid.$gAAXlAXtagth8m3b40F2ajDbDdR4z
Rebecca

Iii

Worked today. Will work tomorrow.

M – REALLY? I never knew that. Thanks for telling me. I play American Mahjongg. We use the app Real Mahjongg Online. You never have to worry about there being someone online. There always is. OR if you want to you play against their computer. In American Mahjongg you have a mahjongg card with hands that you have to match (your hand has to be like the hand on the card). I like that it’s stimulating.

Heather – I’m like you, I don’t like leaving things go to the last minute. It really annoys me that Vince does, especially if it affects me. In a way I’m glad that we’re having our Christmas this weekend. Usually I’m running around like a head without a chicken the week before Christmas. I also feel somewhat calmer because we can’t have the large crowd we usually have, no Christmas parties that I need to make something for/go to, make less food

SuziQ – I’d do like Heather says and enjoy yourself

RV Rita – get better fast. I do hope they find the answer real fast for you

Allie – PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE do not try to do too much too fast. Let your body heal. If you don’t, it’ll take that much longer before you will get back to normal. And stay away from Jean!!!!

Fae – I almost never use those “hug” “disagree” and whatever else there is buttons. Mainly because you can’t see who sent you a “hug” or a “like”. I’m so sorry this happened. Maybe it was a mistake???

Michele NC
Who wants to go watch Great Christmas Light Fight now

So here I thought maybe things would become less busy after I finished uni!

My grad is tomorrow, so I spent last week running around getting all the stuff for the outfit ... dress, nail polish, jewellery, makeup, hair stuff, etc. etc. I opted to do my own nails. They might not be quite as nice as professionally done ones but it's a lot less expensive ($20 vs $60) and my nails are short like I want them.

I've got to walk 3 km to the university to get my gown etc. later this afternoon which will mean I won't get home until after 7 pm. And it's raining!

My husband has had a set of medical appointments (5 of them!) in the past 2 weeks, one in particular I had to prepare for and drop off documentation. Plus I had one appointment for my right elbow.

We hosted one of the biggest cycling events of the year on Dec 6 which required preparation and then some work after to process the documentation and all. And there was a National Committee meeting. Plus I needed to do up a quick newsletter, which I did last night. I've got to post it on the website tonight.

Then we spent Monday evening at our son and daughter-in-law's place which was lovely.

And I've been working on my stars ... almost done!! I will try to get a photo of them and our tree at some point.


Plus work! We've got our usual end of year submissions ... and one of our team left because his contract was up ... and then another organisation suddenly wanted data even though they know December isn't good ... and there are a number of other things to wrap up before Christmas.


I've actually not had time to sit down and enjoy Christmas yet!

I'll be glad when the Christmas break starts about midday on the 24th. 11 days with no work and very few other things to do.


M in Oz

Katla49 wrote: »

M in OZ: I am tickles that you’re having Crhistmas Break at about the same tme we arel the differenc is that kids in our area who can afford it go skiing. Those in your area might be inclined to surfing --just a wild guess.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Christmas is at about the same time wherever Christmas is celebrated ... December/January.
https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/

Australia's Christmas traditions are quite British with an Australian twist because it is summer here.

This article talks about Christmas in Australia:
https://medium.com/@do_suri/how-do-people-in-australia-celebrate-summer-christmas-6ab9eec5eef3

We usually close up shop about midday on the 24th so people can get home to celebrate Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day is the big dinner ... often with seafood, which I am not fond of so you won't see seafood in my Christmas Dinner.

Then Boxing Day is a holiday too. This year it falls on a Saturday so we have Monday 28 off instead.

I have booked the next three days off and then, of course there's New Year's and a weekend, and I booked Monday 4 Jan off. So I booked 4 days off and I get 11 days in a row.

Surfing is, perhaps, more popular on the mainland. There are a few place people surf here but it's often a bit chilly here in December! However, if it is nice, people do try to get outside to their backyards and/or the beach.


M in Oz

Faetta wrote: »

Oh, how lovely! I get a disagree right away! What do you disagree with?

Any wonder why so many have left this thread?

Regarding leaving the thread: People leave this thread for a number of reasons. They may have lost the weight and they're finished. Many people leave once they have reached their goal. They may have become too busy to post. Their lives may have taken them in a different direction. People come and go on My Fitness Pal all the time.


Regarding the disagree: Someone who regularly participates in this thread may have hit it for one reason or another. Someone who participates elsewhere on MFP may have chosen to disagree. Someone who lurks on MFP and/or this thread may have disagreed.

This is a thread within a subforum (Motivation & Support) within the MyFitnessPal forums which is part of the overall MFP site. There are thousands of people somewhere within MFP who could have opted to select disagree.

And this is a public thread in a public forum. It can be read by anyone, anywhere in the world who has access to a computer. Any one of those people could have become a member for the purpose of clicking disagree now and then. You can Google a phrase from any one of your paragraphs, and your post will show up. There could be people Googling themes like yours and disagreeing.

If I post anything about Community Guidelines: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/community-guidelines ... I usually get a disagree. I think it's funny! There could be someone with absolutely no life Googling MFP Community Guidelines for the sole purpose of disagreeing!

Or as others have mentioned, someone could have hit the disagree button while scrolling on the phone and not even realised it. It is in a kind of awkward place.

Regarding following the COVID guidelines: I do it out of respect and a desire to remain as healthy as I can for my and my husband's sake ... rather than fear. I also like most of the guidelines.


M in Oz

Machka: 👍🏻 Thanks for the timely reminder about how public some forums are. This is why it’s a good idea to take care that you do not post specific personal info.