WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2021
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barbiecat
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There seems to be a greater than usual anticipation of 2021 than there has been for the new year in the past. For me it is a new page on the calendar and the chance for a clean slate to improve my current good habits or add new ones.
I like being able to share my journey to health and fitness with other women on the same path.
If you have goals or resolutions for the new year or the new month, I hope you'll share them with us.
I tend to take life one day at a time and try to refine my habits as I go along.
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My word for 2021 is "lighten up". It refers to the fact that I've gotten over scheduled and over rigid this year and the fact that I've put on a few pounds thanks to my husband's new interest in cooking and my desire to do what's best for the relationship rather than what is best for my waistline.
Barbie in NW WA
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Thanks Barbie, for always starting us on the right track.😁
My words for 2021 is "life is Tough, but I am tougher"
I need to ponder my specific goals.🙃
Hugs ladies!
Whidbey
Washington
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Thank you Barbie for leading us year after year with common sense, wisdom and the example you set. We appreciate you.
I haven't given much thought to my word for the year nor my goals. It seem as if I've just been "hanging on" for the last many months. I'm ready to take charge and move forward even if I am stuck here at home.
Have a wonderful New Year m y friends.
Janetr OKC6 -
I am looking forward to 2021! I was just online with my adult kids in Illinois and Virgina. I love the magic of the internet!6
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Hey ladies, if you have any old calendars of 2020, I use them to make my envelopes! I can send you the shipping charge. Just message me and I will give you my address, thanks in advance!
💖Rebecca5 -
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Barbie, thank you for starting us off on the right foot yet again this month!
Heather, I have to put blinders on when I go over to our son and daughter in laws place. I know it's difficult with two kids, a dog and a cat in a smaller home, but...... Oh well, the kids are happy and healthy, that's the important part!
Tracey, so happy to hear that no new cases have been discovered today! Keeping my fingers crossed that this is the beginning of the end for your facility.
Sue, sincerely hope that your family members have mild cases and recover quickly.
Karen, "Julie loves horses and cannabis" LOL!!
Beth, good to hear from you!
Katla, I hope that getting additional (or sturdier) bars will perhaps help your hubby feel like you can be away for a few hours. I do feel that we all need a few hours to ourselves sometimes. (My hubby says I get that time when I'm out grocery shopping He's joking, I think....) lol I do get my time at the gym, that's something!
I have high hopes for 2021. 2020 was a big disappointment! I too look forward to getting the Covid vaccine. It looks like I will be kind of down further on the list, I'm under 65 and don't really have any major underlying issues. I do have high blood pressure (controlled with meds) and I am overweight, but my heart and lungs are fine. Hubby will probably get his shot before me, he turns 65 in Jan and his heart isn't in the greatest condition. The vaccine is being rolled out in Canada, but its a slow process and the most vulnerable folk will be getting it first. I don't have a problem with that, as I have elderly family members that probably fall into that category! No one is in care, but they are old with underlying issues!
I was doing well with the tracking and eating more mindfully, but then I decided to try to make sponge toffee.... It turned out not bad, but I can taste the baking soda. I think I may not have stirred it in as much as I should have. I went looking for some good chocolate to use for coating, found some less good stuff and used it, it's alright, but not great. Couldn't find the good stuff. Probably just as well, given the number that leapt up at me when I jumped on the scale this morning! I am getting awfully close to my all time high, an area I really want to stay away from.
I think my word for this year should be "mindful". I need to be mindful of how I feel (am I actually hungry or is it something else) and I need to be mindful of what I'm fueling my body with. Last years word was transform and nothing happened with that! I'm giving myself a do over tho, given the way the year has gone, it was definitely not the direction I expected (nor the rest of the world, I'm sure!)
Happy New Year, wishing us all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2021!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island
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Tracey – happy there were no new cases
My “me” time used to be the gym. Now it’s the gym and work. Yes, work is “me” time, it’s time I get to be with people.
Colby said that they were leaving for Iowa tomorrow, but not early. Jess said that she’s going to leave Shadow here. Not sure when she’ll be back. In one sense, I’ll be sorry to see them go. But on the other hand, it’ll certainly help get me back on track.
Ken and Lynette stayed until the ball dropped. They usually leave around 10. But this year I can tell that Ken is lonely and this is probably about one of the few times he gets out, so that may well be why they stayed later. Jess and Colby were here, I could tell Colby was sad, not sure exactly why. I would think it’s because he’s missing being with someone his age and we’re not his parents. But there’s just so much I can do. I did tell him that when Jess comes back, if he wants to come back with her, he’s welcome. I’ll probably tell him that again right before they leave. I’ll make sure he knows I’m not telling him that he must come back with her, but if he decides to he’s welcome. I’ll let him take it from there.
Happy New Year everyone!
Michele NC
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For me, Jan 1 2021 is just another day. I wasn't disappointed by 2020 and I don't have high hopes for 2021.
If all goes well it will be a relatively quiet year that will allow me to get a bunch of stuff done ... stuff I've let build up because I had my sights set on my degree.
If all goes well there will be more exercise.
If all goes well there will be more relaxing.
A friend of mine sent me a goal-making worksheet with questions to help you form your goals. I got to about question 3 and thought "Nope!" I don't want to form big goals. I just want to let this year happen and meanwhile I will chip away at little things.
COVID - there's a flare-up on the mainland again. It's not over yet. No end in sight yet. We'll continue to deal with it for months to come.
All the more reason to work away at the little stuff... whatever we can do.
As for today ... I'm relaxing. Yesterday's ride kind of took it out of me. Hopefully we'll go for a walk later.
M in Oz6 -
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Happy New Year 2021!3
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Good Morning, Happy 1st January!
It was very slippery this morning on our dog walk, quite exhausting really, I was glad to get home in one piece. The fireworks last night didn't go on as long as I thought they would thank goodness. I decided to stay up as I didn't think I'd get to sleep with the noise, but by half past midnight all was quiet. Our poor dog was upset thought (she's been a nervous wreck since Bonfire Night!) and spent most of the evening under Heather's bed.
Dr Katiebug I'm trying to manage with less "stuff" but not be too minimalistic. I think Dawn from Minimal Mom is very minimalistic and her mantra was always "get rid of stuff - less stuff to manage makes for a decluttered house". I like my kitchen counters to be clear (not always easy) but I do like to see nik naks in other areas of the house. Let's see what the course will bring when we start it today. I think you will be able to access it before me, with the time zone it will be available to me around 4pm this afternoon. I'll probably be out walking the dog at that time though.
Barbie Thanks for setting us up for a new month and the reminder to bookmark the thread. I'm not thinking too much about goals, I want to continue losing weight and exercising to get fitter - I'm not getting any younger
That's about it for now.
Love
Viv
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A friend of mine sent me a goal-making worksheet with questions to help you form your goals. I got to about question 3 and thought "Nope!" I don't want to form big goals. I just want to let this year happen and meanwhile I will chip away at little things.
M in Oz
If you're interested, these are the questions ... some of you with more ambition and motivation might find these questions useful ...
On Question 2: "What advice would you like to give yourself in 2021?"
My response: "For 2021 ... just go with the flow. Don't look for "biggest triumphs", don't worry about completing things, major indulgences, learning anything in particular, making changes, taking risks, developing talents, pursuing joy, etc. ... just go with the flow and see where 2021 leads."
M in Oz5 -
Michele Just wondered how long you keep your trees up. I must say they are beautifully decorated, the time and effort you have put into them, you are very artistic. I'm sure I would not get them looking so good.
I thought I did quite well with my (one) tree this year, it looked pretty with the twinkling lights, but I've taken it down already. I normally wait until 12th night, but for some reason this year I've taken it down early.
Mind you if I had your trees I'd be tempted to leave them up for a few months, they are so pretty - and I love to see a bit of sparkle these dark dreary days.
Love
Viv2 -
Perfume -- when my husband and I were getting ready to go out for dinner to celebrate my grad, I thought I might put a tiny dab of perfume on. And then it occurred to me ... I haven't purchased perfume in years. At least 7 years and a lot of my perfume is even older than that ... decades! I have no recent perfume.
This is one of the things on my long list of things to chip away at ... getting rid of all my perfume. I am thinking of keeping some perfume bottles but part of me wonders why I'd bother doing that.
Would you keep the perfume bottles? Is there something that can be done with them?Machka: Riding a bike in a breeze is not too scary BUT 35km/h gusting to 50 k is more than most of us can manage without falling or getting off to walk. Yikes! I forgot to ask whether it was a headwind or tailwind. I'm not sure, but I think a strong tailwind might be more dangerous even though pedaling might be easier.
Katla in NW Oregon
The 35-50 km/h wind is 18-30 mph, so noticeable but not bad. We rode in a square, more or less, so we had times of head wind, cross wing and tail wind. The tailwinds were definitely better! The headwinds slowed us down and were tiring.
M in Oz2 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: recycling, Post Office, Grocery Outlet, Freddie’s,15 mins Leslie Sansome.
Bonus: plumber, made spicy Chex mix, packed birthday goodies for Mariah.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, call R, fire call data into state system, corrected roster to Cal-Or, minutes and letter to Howard, index mutual aid files, watch STAS Day 19, submit grant pics and receipts, test Bluetooth speaker so can do BB&B or T’ai Chi from voice recordings, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), A Little Less Broken, One margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); finish mulching flowerbed; broadcast cover crop seed in veg garden areas, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove. Reconcile Joe’s EOB’s Thrivent shows only 2263.48 so far, next BGBS ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???,
Reward: inventory seeds, plan next year’s garden, wishlist replenishments, ask faucet question, if answer ok order. Tuesday: pickup library book.
Do Good December
31: Plan some new acts of kindness to do for 2021: weekly check in calls to C, R, S.
Barbie thank you from the bottom of my heart for your calm, wise, consistent leadership. You are a treasure! Like your lighten-ing up intention, I too am sometimes over-focused on doing things right, to the point of getting overwhelmed and letting the perfect be the enemy of the good (enough).
Lisa plumber got behind Wednesday so came Thursday morning. Tightened hoses, will order replacement valves and install when he comes to install new kitchen faucet which should arrive after Jan 6. Seemed like a competent and honest young man, who might have a good used Speed Queen to sell me for less than the cost of a new… Insightful about your word for the year, I’ve forgotten what mine was supposed to be… Tree-san and your haiku. That Mexican Shepherd’s pie sounds scrumptious.
Kay I could use that full body bubble wrap splint :laugh:
Heather jogging without realizing it? Bravissima! Breaking ice before a swim, imho that’s not tough, that’s crazy!
Welcome @luannelizabeth like Kelly and others said we talk about diet, nutrition and exercise here as well as all other life aspects. All approaches are welcome here, CICO, keto, IF, you name it, someone here uses it or has. Be sure to join us on the January thread.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10819529/women-ages-50-for-january-2021#latest
Janetr Hooray for heat! Like you I haven’t given much thought to 2021 goals or word . . . yet
Ginny “taking down some of the drywall ceiling in basement” WOW!
Katla plumber came masked and even put on booties before stepping inside. If it wouldn’t have been rude I’d have rolled on the floor lmao. Even if I vacuumed daily (which you know I do NOT), the floor would be covered in dog hair and spruce needles.
Rebecca your banana walnut pancakes pic is mouth-watering! Did I see Whidbey Island on the news? Was it healthcare and public health staff resignations or ICU bed shortage or both???
Allie sorry to hear your DDs sad news. You are doing great with the PT and healthy food.
Betsy in NW WA like you I miss the people I shared classes (BB&B, T’ai Chi, line dance) with. Ran into one guy from T’ai Chi at the Post Office and it was all I could do not to hug him. Had to settle for a nice chat.
Tracey I was going to say how relieved I am not to have to cater to Joe’s wishes cooking-wise, he fends for himself. Then I realized I do make a conscious effort to please him on the rare occasions when I do cook for him, don’t make sauerbraten or lamb because he doesn’t like the way it smells… etc. Just grateful that now I can choose to try to please him out of love, instead of having to obey some arbitrary dictate. We’ve come a long way! So thankful for the good news of the negative results.
Evelyn sounds like your toffee sponge won’t be as tempting as it could have been… :devil:
Machka “A friend of mine sent me a goal-making worksheet with questions to help you form your goals. I got to about question 3 and thought "Nope!" I don't want to form big goals. I just want to let this year happen and meanwhile I will chip away at little things… COVID . . . It's not over yet. No end in sight yet. We'll continue to deal with it for months to come. All the more reason to work away at the little stuff... whatever we can do.” Truth this. “Go with the flow” sounds like sound advice to me.
Viv I hate walking dogs when it’s slippery/icy, as I’m so very afraid of falling and breaking wrists AGAIN. Do you have YakTrax or other traction devices for your shoes?
Will wait on the “this is me” introduction ‘til more new gals arrive.
December Summary and January PlanDogs, dancing, AF, outside, up hill, 21 planning all need improvement. Sitting with Joe, CICO and average steps YAY!
Jan 1: vs Dec 1:143.3 will update tomorrow morning
daily: sit with Joe: 97%/87%, steps= 68%/63%, vits= 100%/97% log=100%/100% CI<CO= 97%/87% CI<250<CO= 68%53% Tumble&Shadow 5/10= 87%/97% mfp=100%/100% AF= 61%/63% outside= 65%/83%, up hill=65%/80% cleaning 170%/274%
wkly: BBBorTC x3= 0%/0%, dance x2=0%/33% walk with Tracie and the dogs instead of pack walk x2=100%/25%, rx=100%/100% review progress on 20 for 20: bupkes/. monthly: board mtg=100%/100% grant= 11
January resolve-maintain December’s most important (Joe, steps), improve dogs, dancing, add strength
Daily: sit next to Joe for at least a little while, weigh, more steps than Dec average, vits, log, CI<CO, CI <250 CO, 5 mins training or grooming Tumble or Shadow, check in mfp, get outside, walk up hill.
Weekly cleaning 2x half hour, BB&B, TC or SWSY x 3, dance x 2, Rx and review 21 plan.
Monthly: board and council meetings, grant progress.
Bonus: AF: , play: , sew something: .
A very BIG BOOM ushered in 2021 here, sounded like some neighbor shot off a mortar shell. Fortunately the dogs quickly calmed when I called them to their training beds and played catch-the-treat.
Hoping 2021 brings peace, health, and continued connection to us all.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODJanuary: leaner/stronger/kinder than December.
daily: sit with Joe: 30, weigh: 31, steps>5505=6412 vits=31 log=31 CI<CO=30 CI<250<CO=21 Tumble & Shadow 5=27 mfp=31 outside=20 up hill=20
wkly: BB&B,T’ai Chi or SWSY x3 =0 rx=4 dance= clean 30 mins=8.5 packwalk=9
mnthly: board mtg=1 grant=1 20for20=0 bonus: AF=18 play=0 sew=05 -
Happy new year everybody Thanks Barbie for link to January
Afraid I got way behind again, been down again this week, we have gone up to tier 3, doesn’t change much for DH and I. Cheered ourselves up a little by booking 2 weeks in Spain end of May (here’s hoping)
Had a drink last night to see in the new year then watched a film on Prime, a bit weird🤔
Will go back to Dec thread and catch up
Stay safe
Kate UK ❤️
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Hallo everyone. I'm a bit down too. Not sure why. I'm sure it's a temporary blip.
I have a bit of processing to do around my goals, so maybe that's it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, anyway. FROHE NEUES JAHRE.
Going to walk over to the grandchildren today bearing brownies and a calendar that was a duplicate. Hope to at least see them at a distance.
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Happy New Year to everyone!
I fell asleep at 11:30 pm at the latest, of course woke up at 12 with the yelling and some explosions (some illegal fireworks) and went quickly back to sleep, woke at about 6am briefly (it's dark here till past 8 right now) and fell back asleep until...past 10 AM, about 11 h sleep minus the breaks, so at least 10h for me. That's highly unusual in past years. A bit on the late side but I'll take it. Easier to do the intermittent fasting if I'm sleeping for 10-11 hours.
Got up to make tea, take out trash, throw in some laundry, pick up a few things: normal home care.
It's was quite sunny out, but I missed the window. It tends to be more sunny here in the morning.
One thing I like about the stationary bike is that now when I once again can go for a walk I can amble if I feel like it and not feel I should be walking a bit on the moderate to fast side if I don't feel like it.
I sometimes love to go for a slow stroll and take in physical sensation of walking and thoughts, and what's around, and feel a bit open to what's there, something akin to walking meditation, but not explicitly meditation.
@LisaInArkansas I had never heard of Mexican shepherd's pie. It sounds delicious.
@Wizzywig I noted down some of your decluttering references.
That's a major issue for me. I used to follow Flylady. It really helped when I had a country house. I quickly unsubscribed as there were too many mails which tended to cycle and after a few weeks be more or less the same. I was able to stay on top of everything with that. From that I've kept the 15 minute timer sessions and I often go to see "which room they are in" for the week on Flylady. Like last week I worked on the livingroom. 15 minutes per day in the livingroom. Since it was in quite decent shape I used some of the remaining time to hang paintings, mirror, and finish assembling the drawers in the sofa bed. (Which are huge and empty!) I will check out your references. I looked at Minimal Mom. Her issues are majorly different than mine: lots of family, young kids, and much less paperwork, but what I liked is that she is clearly not rolling in the dough to start, as some "models" are: with palette furnishings and decor, and so on.
I looked at clutterbug and I think I'm a "ladybug" for the most part. I think I have to be more detailed for paper work because I have so much of it to deal with, due to my work, for which I have to be a "cricket", and I may be somewhat of a "bee" for art stuff/work.
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Happy New Year, my people,
Barbie - thank you, as always - you keep us oriented on the things that matter.
The word for the year I'm toying with for now is "still," which has so many meanings:- noun: quiet, peace
- adjective: undisturbed, calm, tranquil
- verb: quieten, moderate, compose
- adverb/conjunction: nevertheless
Still (!) trying to figure out how to leave the drive and focus of work behind and to simply be in my world and enjoy this space we've built. Not sure I know how to do that, but I know it will be done through peace and acceptance, and not in beating my wings against bars that don't even exist, much less restrain. Doesn't mean we won't do the work on the house--just means that we do it when we choose, not under any deadline.
Julie - On the Mexican Shepherd's Pie, I looked everywhere to find a recipe for the ingredients I wanted to use, and couldn't find what I wanted, so I made up my own. It does seem that if you love all the foods you're putting into a dish, there's a fair chance you'll love the combination. I'm a creative cook, but I only talk about the recipes that work! Some are complete disasters...
Last night dinner was meatballs with marinara over air-fried gnocchi. I made the gnocchi months ago, and froze half of it, because as usual, I made far too much. Sprayed the frozen bits with non-stick spray on both sides, and into the air fryer for about 20 minutes. We always make lots of extra meatballs when we cook them and freeze them in one-meal serving sizes. I put four of those (golf-ball size) in the slow cooker with marina sauce in the morning on low. One meatball, ten gnocchi and a bit of marinara was only 300 calories, even with an ounce of pecorino romano grated on the top. Corey ate about three times that much, but then he usually does.
I bought the toaster oven-type air fryer nearly a year ago, and we love it.
Corey's off today for the holiday, and we have zero plans to accomplish anything. Starting the year as I mean to inhabit it--still. And agree with Barbara that once the new folks start coming in, will put together a few paragraphs on my story for an introduction.
Love y'all, happy new year to everyone,
Lisa in AR
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