WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2023
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2023 Goals
My 2023 goals are a continuation of my 2021 and 2022 goals based on my ToDo list and my 50Things list with reference to a Wellness Wheel.Upcoming Appointments - these are at the top of my list. The things I need to deal with in the next few weeks.
Intellectual/Occupational/Financial or Education/Career: Advancing my career. Moving from adequate to proficient at SQL, brushing up on VB and cost accounting, learning Python and data analysis software.
Also, I want to have a closer look at our financial situation to see where we can save money and to make sure we're on top of things.
The goal is to expand my skillset and to improve our financial situation.
Medical: my husband's appointments, which I also need to attend because I'm his ears and cognition and my appointments now that I've been diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease.
I also want to create medical record binders (and on the computer) for both of us, in case something happens.
The goal is to keep us as healthy as we can be and to ensure we have information at our fingertips.
Fitness/Sports > Cycling > Audax Tasmania: There are a number of fitness/sport things I'd like to try, with a focus on cycling, and a large part of my cycling endeavours includes my volunteer work with Audax Tasmania ... and maybe even riding some events again myself!
On my 50Things list I have all sorts of things like riding a horse for the first time, trying archery, learning to dance. Maybe this might be the year to try a bit of that.
The goal it to improve my fitness level.
House > Office > Computer become more specific as they go along. I have a number of thing which need to be done in the house (kitchen, dining room, etc.) but most importantly the home office needs a whole lot of work. And along with that I need to organise the drives on my computer into a better filing system.
The goal is to have an organised and decluttered house and computer system.
The goal is also to ensure all paperwork is up to date and accessible by both of us.
Garden: I have several projects I would like to do this year. One of the main ones is to finally finish my dry stream.
The goal is to have a pleasant, creative, relaxing and functional area outside for reading, exercise and socialising.
Spiritual: Continue to read the Bible every day. And attend church a little bit more often.
The goal is to learn, relearn, revitalise.
Emotional/Social/Recreation: More creativity, relaxation, connections. I have all sorts of things on my 50Things list like doing more with my photography, playing the piano again, working on my website and more.
The goal is balance. Doing a variety of things that aren't just work and education.
Highlights of January
• I exercised 30 days of the 31, and completed a total of 35 hours of exercise in the month of January between cycling, walking, climbing stairs, lifting weights, and doing lifting and digging in the garden.
• We completed the longest bicycle ride since my husband's accident: 100 km.
• Skin cancer surgery on nose and hip healing.
• I have seen my new doctor.
• And have had medical tests, including yesterday's nap, I mean MRI.
• No breast cancer. New lenses in my glasses.
• I finally have an appointment with a kidney specialist.
• In the garden, I've made progress on my dry stream project and am really pleased with the way it is looking.
• At work, I've produced my first official project plan and am now doing the consultations. Great opportunity, great learning experience.
• We're continuing our relationships and connections within the beekeeping community, cycling community and brain injury community.
• Plus I had lunch with the ladies I used to work with.
• We took the Christmas decorations down and have been tidying the house.
• I had a lovely 5-day weekend off work and we were able to travel to northern Tasmania. First trip anywhere since September!!
• More reading for pleasure, rather than study.
• I've been reading the Bible every day.
Thanks for these threads Barbie.
Machka in Oz
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Good Wednesday!
I ended January with a little better sleep hours 6.5hrs, better on water intake 84%, more active minutes(blew this one out of the market), steps still low (averaged 6545/day), still down weight wise from beginning of January.
For February, I will continue those goals with only adjustments to active minutes. Lots of doctor appointments to get through. I am actually excited for this year. Only one more full month of winter‐yay!
Stay safe and warm or cool!
Congratulations on goals met or improved!
Remember small changes have big effects!
TTYL,
Kylia in Ohio4 -
Only if you're interested in doing something like this as we go along ...
Feel Good Feb
https://www.actbelongcommit.org.au/programs-initiatives/feelgood-feb/
Or perhaps you've got something else in mind.
Another idea is one that I've tried before ...
Exercising the Alphabet in February
In other words, on February 1, you'd walk to a street that starts with A or do an exercise video hosted by someone whose name starts with A or something ... A.
On February 2, you'd go swimming at a Beach or play a game of Baseball or something ... B.
On February 3, you'd go Cycling or Climb some stairs or something ... C.
and so on.
There are, of course, 26 letters in the alphabet and 28 days in February, so you'd have 2 free days if you didn't exercise those days or couldn't fit in the next letter of the alphabet.
Machka in Oz4 -
Venison vegetable soup in crockpot. Sounded good for a cold day!1
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Machka will look at on my computer. Too small on phone 😉0
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Morning ladies
Im over with Miles..
After seeing myself looking like a furry Moby Dick ,I have to do something..
I had some crackers and chips that I brought over here for the kids,if there not at the house i won't eat them..
I will try and get into finding ways of eating better.and moving more.slow and steady wins the race..6 -
Evie - Congratulations on the weight loss, and the dinner sounds absolutely wonderful.
Sue in WA - Happy birthday, hope the birthday trip is/was amazing!
Heather - Sounds like your usual busy, happy life is in full gear with the girls. Glad to see you turning toward the present, but I understand the need to draw that line under the past. You've done an amazing job of that the last few years.
Kylia - Glad you're pleased with January's accomplishments! You are a wonderful voice in this thread, and missed when you're gone...
Karen VA - The picture of your beautiful girls is a great start for February.
Machka - You are an amazing human being, and accomplish more in a given day than I do in a month.
Speaking of which, I contemplated starting a fire, but as yesterday proved my memory correct, keeping a fire going all day is a part-time job all by itself. Today is supposed to be cold but dry until 9 pm, when the next ice storm will begin. I think I'll keep the fire for tomorrow. Yeah, that way if the electric goes off, we'll be able to stay warm. There, I've convinced myself.
I'm wavering between writing or cleaning or getting a painting started - I have an image that's been waiting for me every morning when I wake up for weeks... black & white winter-bare branches with cardinals studded among them, pops of ruby red against the white sky. When images keep coming back like this, I have to at least attempt to get them sketched, or they're going to crowd everything else out for weeks to come.
Funny, images of cleaning aren't nearly as inspirational...
Ha!
Off we go into February my dear friends and new friends, too!
Love, as ever,
Lisa in AR8 -
Good morning ladies!
Here's a topic for discussion at the weight loss table this morning - "obesity is genetic":
I'm not sure who this gal is. It caused a kerfuffle yesterday among some docs I follow who did not agree with the genetic theory and pointed to ultra-processed foods for part of the problem.
I did a little research. It appears there's a gene, or combination of genes, that might predispose some folks to obesity. If you feel like slogging through an article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41576-021-00414-z
It doesn't explain all obesity, especially when 50 years ago obesity wasn't as common and most folks were slimmer back then. I'm betting we ate better quality food, not so much of it (family style meals where the kids fought over the last chicken wing), and had more exercise.
And, consider that for eons, nature has engineered post-menopausal gals to weight gain some around the middle which didn't necessarily adversely affect their health or lifespan. Anecdotally, I'm thinking of my grandmothers who were pleasingly plump and healthy into their mid-90's without ever worrying about going on a diet or their BMI's.
The Smart BMI Calculator appears to support that - https://www.smartbmicalculator.com/
This topic is complicated and can be controversial.
Thoughts?
Lanette
SW WA State
Adding an edit - I didn't watch this whole 60 minutes segment, so there's a chance this gal was taken out of context. Just sayin'. 4 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »Ultraprocessed Food and relationship to certain cancers:
Karen - my laptop won't let me open this. Do you have another source?
Lanette
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Only if you're interested in doing something like this as we go along ...
Feel Good Feb
https://www.actbelongcommit.org.au/programs-initiatives/feelgood-feb/
Or perhaps you've got something else in mind.
Another idea is one that I've tried before ...
Exercising the Alphabet in February
In other words, on February 1, you'd walk to a street that starts with A or do an exercise video hosted by someone whose name starts with A or something ... A.
On February 2, you'd go swimming at a Beach or play a game of Baseball or something ... B.
On February 3, you'd go Cycling or Climb some stairs or something ... C.
and so on.
There are, of course, 26 letters in the alphabet and 28 days in February, so you'd have 2 free days if you didn't exercise those days or couldn't fit in the next letter of the alphabet.
Machka in Oz
I have listed several January highlights so that meets the calendar suggestion for February 1...
And I walked to the Asian "dollar store" next to the Asian grocers and bought Art supplies at lunch today. That'll be my A.
M in Oz3 -
Happy Birthday Sue!!!
Thanks for the new thread Barbie!
I like the calendar, Machka, Thanks!
Happy February all!
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN1 -
Lanette - All I've got on the subject is personal and anecdotal. My parents, by the time they got to their late 40s, were both obese. My body type is a direct copy of my mothers - large thighs, large posterior, small waist, large bust. By the time I was in my 40s, I weighed 303 pounds at 5'2" tall (actually, 5'1" tall, because my weight was compressing my spine). Both my parents, when they divorced, lost their excess weight, by the way.
This is my gastric bypass before and after picture, from 303 to about 140 pounds:
The only two people who actually share my full complement of genes, my two-years-older brother and my two-years-younger sister, have never struggled with their weight, ever. The rest of my brothers and sisters are half-siblings, and one half-brother four years older than me did struggle with his weight. Another half-brother gained weight after he turned 60 and was diagnosed with COPD--to my knowledge, none of the other siblings did. (There are ten of us all-told, including the half siblings.)
I think, like most things, that genes may provide part of the answer. I think they provide fertile ground, so to speak, for us to be more likely to gain weight than someone without those genes. I do not think our genes are the ONLY reason we struggle with our weight.
Going back to reading the news now... I love questions like these, by the way.
Love,
Lisa in AR
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SophieRosieMom wrote: »
And, consider that for eons, nature has engineered post-menopausal gals to weight gain some around the middle which didn't necessarily adversely affect their health or lifespan. Anecdotally, I'm thinking of my grandmothers who were pleasingly plump and healthy into their mid-90's without ever worrying about going on a diet or their BMI's.
The Smart BMI Calculator appears to support that - https://www.smartbmicalculator.com/
This topic is complicated and can be controversial.
Thoughts?
Lanette
SW WA State I tried the calculator and it told me I didn't need to lose more weight and my BMI was healthy. I was reminded that the bone health specialist I visited told me that she was in favor of women my age being heavier than they thought they wanted because it was good for bone health. At that time I weighed about 15 pounds less than I do now. I was excited when I woke up this morning and jumped right out of bed because I wanted extra time to read what you all have said to begin the new month. I count on you to start my day right. I remember my mother saying that children were bigger now (meaning my generation compared to hers) because of vitamins. She also said that the next generation after mine would be born with wheels because we got driven everywhere instead of walking like she and her generation had. I am old enough to have grown up when children walked to school and played outdoors instead of watching TV. People younger than me have not been so fortunate.
Barbie in NW WA
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I’m looking forward to my morning coffee and breakfast. It is still cold outside and warm inside. I am looking forward to shopping with my daughter one day this week. I have a list and I’m ready when she is available to get started.3
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Thank you for the link to February, Barbie!
Happy birthday, Sue!
Machka- I love the alphabet calendar! I will work on that this month.Feb 1 - A = Arm work (50 bicep curls w/10# weight, 50 tricep w/ 10# weight, 50 side arm raises w/ 10# weight)vicki- Congrats on the upcoming new grandbaby! Wow! so many grandkids! How lucky you are!
Heather- Lots of grand time for you lately! I love that they all seem to have an artistic leaning!
Karen VA Lillybelle and Rory! Awww! They get big so fast!
Rebecca- I love a Rueben!
Lanette- Interesting about the obesity link. I DO believe there are certain genetic factors that make obesity more likely. Just as we have those ultra thin people who can eat whatever they want and still stay very thin (due to genetics); if you can understand that, it would only stand to reason that there are people who are genetically predisposed to gain and hold onto fat. That said, I think a vast majority of us fall in between.
Well, I have four kiddos here already and I am typing as fast as I can while they eat their breakfast. Pancakes and pineapple for them. Some rice and coffee for me. (I don't want to wake DH with my blender; so no smoothie this am). Only 6 kids today! It's like a vacation!
ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)4 -
Good morning ladies!
We have a perfect trace of snow! Just enough to be beautiful on the field but not affect the roads much. I'm waiting to go out, just in case.
Lanette, I think there are reasons why obesity runs in families. We learn cooking styles and comfort foods from our families. We learn attitudes towards exercise and body types from our families. There might be a genetic component too, but that part is harder to change.
My mother thinks exercise is silly and pointless. She sits on the couch all day. And she thinks it's okay for me to be fifty pounds overweight. She prefers beef and carbs and fried, processed food. And she thinks it's polite to push food at me, and then guilt trip me into finishing leftovers. That's not genetic but it is a family issue.
Maybe the genetics are expressed as a weak "stomach is full" signal. I'm working on that. We used to always overeat on Sundays and holidays, and consider being stuffed a good feeling.
So I have a lot to work on there. Hmmm.
But the daily exercise and counting CI seems to work for me.
Happy snow day! Stay home if you can!
Annie in Delaware
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I am not caught up with January, but I am ready for Fresh Start February. Although I did lose a couple of lbs in January, I did not reach my goal. I did, however, take my vitamins every single day. That is a first! I did reach my goal of 10,000 steps daily, I did average 10,000 and walked 132 miles. I feel like I’m back on track there.
I will catch up on January later.10 -
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