WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2023
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And Today IS::: There are so many that made me laugh and think of all of you, I could pick just one! Check them out in the spoiler! And get your Frankenstein on! It is Frankenstein Friday!! Also Cranky co-worker day, Black cat day, beer day, champagne day and a whole lot more!
RVRita in NM
A post from Denny's says it is also National Chocolate Day- that is every day for me2 -
CarolGaGal wrote: »Welcome to new posters to this fast moving friendly group of ladies!
Barbara ~ You are blessed to have friends who will help you as you go to your medical appointments! Good that Joe has agreed to take you for the Mohs surgery.
Took DH to get cataract surgery yesterday and will take him for follow-up this morning. So glad it's over and with the cataract gone I don't have to worry about his driving with a blind eye.
Carol in GA
Speaking of cataracts… I went to the doctor yesterday to schedule my surgeries for cataracts. My first on is in December, second eye in January. I can see the insurance and billing having all sorts of problems because of the different years! Oh, well, must stay in the moment and deal with whatever happens WHEN it happens! LOL One day at a time!!
RVRita in blurry NM
My doctor scheduled both of mine so they would be in the same year for the insurance so it cost less for the second one and as a huge bonus, because it was less than six months apart, I was able to get my new glasses adjusted to the new prescription at no cost. The second eye wasn't as bad as the first but bad enough to have it taken care of plus with how fast the first one progressed(from one year where it was just starting to show to the next year's visit where it needed to be removed) , she wanted them both done. I was 48 when I had them done I think3 -
kiteflyer105 wrote: »H
I was trying to quit pop for good. I drank some Coke today on 10/27/23. After drinking water and green tea for so long, I still like Coke, yet it left me feeling thirsty after I drink it. I drank water right after that…One goal at a time.
Good to meet everyone.
I don't drink soda but my husband does. What he has done that helps is we have a SodaStream machine.
With this, he can add a lot less of the soda syrup(or use none at all) and still get his soda fix. Keep cutting back on the amount of syrup each time. Now, store bought sodas are strong for him. We drink a lot of plain seltzer from that.
Debbie
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Anniesquats100 wrote: »Good morning ladies!
A fine day so far. Today I have to find the important papers my dad lost. Maybe some general catch up and clean up.
The jacket I ordered for my mom was delivered. It is powder blue fleece and quite soft. It's cropped and boxy so she can wear it in bed. The sleeves are a little long, but they fold back. I hope it works.
I have some stuff to look into for my mom coming home, too. As she gets stronger, I get less worried about that. I bet she thinks she will be cooking again. Or that I will spend my days waiting on her, fixing whatever she wants, whenever she wants, whether she eats it or not. I have to decide where my boundaries are ahead of time.
Welcome Hope! Sounds like you are on
a great track!
Annie in Delaware
HUGS!! My suggestion is to set those boundaries before she gets home and STICK to them. DH didn't and now, a year and a half later, she is still demanding that he wait on her-has to go over there twice a day to do things for her that she is more than capable of doing for herself. At first, yes she needed all the extra care but she is long past that but still thinks she deserves it. Sits there, waiting for him to serve her. Won't even eat at the table, only eats in her recliner.
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DDIL sent this today.
I had 5 replies to my bakeware. Someone is coming tonight to pick it up. It's outside in the porch. If she doesn't come I will move on to the next person.
I've been watching extreme cleaning videos this afternoon. Not sure why, but I find cleaning and decluttering videos very calming. Amazing what a mess people can get themselves into. Usually a mental health problem. It motivates me to get things done.
Today Clutterbug was talking about Christmas, so I went downstairs and teamed up with DH to assess our supplies, and make a list of what extra to buy for him to make his annual Christmas cake. Enjoyed that.
A restful day. Not entirely over my UTI, but I've had a glass of wine this evening with our homemade pizza. Washed down with lots of soda water.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx7 -
Well ladies I am caught up. I have really missed you all.Enjoyed our trip and I got to meet several Aunts and a cousin of DH's. It was a nice trip and we were home in time to go to my brothers wedding. Which was interesting as there was a lot of drinking. Just not my thing.
Had a few things at work to get straigthen out, nothing majoy. And then I was home sick yesterday. Today am working 12 hour shift by myself and enjoying the alone part. They are doing floors and walls around my area and have us all blocked off. Makes getting into office a pain, but also keeps people out. But the noise of the machines and the singing are a bit much.
Rebecca--Love the family scrabble board. Looking forward to pictures of you and the 2 grand babies.
Barbie--Welcome to Annie. Our Oscar is also a lab-dachshund mix. He is a cuddler.
Got notice our house payments are going up almost $100 starting next month. Taxes.
Annie--Sending prayers and hugs.
Well have the weekend off and going to take pictures at church again Sunday. Should be about done.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE Where we are expecting snow the next couple days.7 -
Joyfulandactive wrote: »Hi ladies, I am back on the weight loss wagon after taking a break due to Covid and starting school. I feel I have the brain space again to be more mindful.
I am 55 and lost weight and got in got shape around 48-49, then had cancer and am now fully recovered, it took a few years to get there as I had chronic back pain for a fews years afterward but that totally disappeared (thanks be to God). Someone told me when I entered recovery in 2019 that it took her 3 years after to fully recover (she had the same cancer as me), which was very helpful when I found recovery taking a lot longer than I anticipated. So although I did recover physically it really took a toll on my confidence and I became more socially isolated (covid didn’t help).
So the good news is I have started training for a new career (at 55!) and around March this year I refocused on getting to a place physically that would be better for my health long term. I started at 180lb and am down 19lbs.
I took a four month hiatus but find I am now able to focus again.
I have always got in great shape by weight training, but I am so busy right now I am struggling to get to the gym, so I am focusing on getting at least one 30 minute walk in a day, hopefully two and eating more mindfully.
I would love to have friends to check in with!
Welcome here!
I just recently graduated with a Master's degree, and am finally getting established in a career (at 56!). What are you training for?
Machka in Oz2 -
marlabock9404 wrote: »Well happy almost November haha
Taken me a while to navigate the community sites, oh well
Welcome here!
These forums work more or less like this:
MyFitnessPal has several sections. One section is where we go to enter our exercise and food and to participate on the newsfeed with our friends. Another section is the forum.
The MFP forum contains several subforums or "Categories".
Within each subforum or "Category", there are a whole lot of threads. For example, within the Motivation and Support subforum or "Category", there is a long collection of Women Ages 50+ {month, year} threads. And Barbie starts a new thread each month.
Within each thread, there are lots of posts.
That's how we see it because there is a reasonably decent user interface for us to work with.
However, all the posts from all the threads go into a table in a database behind the scenes (pretty much).
Machka in Oz3 -
Good morning, ladies.
Was busy yesterday. Made cabbage rolls from 3 sour heads I picked up from No Frills the week before. Sour heads are getting harder to find so was happy to see them. Had just a few for supper and the rest are all tucked away in the freezer. Finally got over reaction to covid shot I got on Monday. Ended up being tired to begin with then fever on day 2 and a hot, itchy rash around the injection site. Next will be the flu shot then I'm all caught up for awhile.
It's chilly here now and was snowing during the night. Need to go to town to pay our taxes but might wait until Monday. Looked at doing it online as that is an option but would have to do it as three different transactions as we have three separate quarters. They make it a bit complicated so I think it is simpler to just write a cheque for the total amount and then it is just one entry in our account books. It's due at the end of the month so have until Tuesday.
Enjoy the day.
Joy
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And Today IS::: There are so many that made me laugh and think of all of you, I could pick just one! Check them out in the spoiler! And get your Frankenstein on! It is Frankenstein Friday!! Also Cranky co-worker day, Black cat day, beer day, champagne day and a whole lot more!
RVRita in NM
In honour of black cat day ... Our Rhody!
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 54min 56sec, 75elev, 3.15ap, 84ahr, 104mhr, 6.09mi= 549c
Strava app= 746c
Walk home to gym- 11.38min, .53mi= 54c
Strava app = 65c
Treadmill jog- 9.33min, 112ahr, 158mhr, 6.2sp for .80mi, 6.5sp for .10mi, 7.5sp for .10mi, 9.33min mi, 1mi= 112c
Lateral machine- 20min, 10w, 6incl, 110ahr, 130mhr, 9laps, 1.55mi= 130c
Elliptical machine- 15min, 7resist, 7incl, 96ahr, 122mhr, 1.27mi= 141c
Walk gym to home- 11.54min, .53mi= 64c
Strava app= 65c
Total cal 996
If I would have only burned 4 more calories!4 -
Tired both mentally and physically. Had to take a minute breather outside this afternoon. Same stuffs, just another day. To add the cherry on top, someone left a 1 star review for our business.Just said awful experience, won't be back. Funny thing is the name isn't in our data base, but the first name is. I believe it is a lady who brought her blower in a year ago. It was damaged beyond repair. She said she was coming to pick it up last October. We disposed of it the end of January. She called Saturday, yes this Saturday and wanted to pick it up. A year later!!!!! It was junk. She is mad at us. Anyway....my reply was that we always strive for professionalism and efficiency, but occasionally miss the mark. We hope she finds a dealer that meets her expectations. If I leave reviews, I usually offer specifics...ie, no one acknowledged me, they overcharged me, etc. This person was vague which I have found to be normal if they know they are wrong, but are being pissy. This is why I ignore those types of reviews if I am reading negative ones. I wouldn't expect any business to keep my stuff for a year especially when it was junk.Got long so put in spoiler. I trust ya'll will let me know if I am in the wrong.
Am going to watch some TV with DH and do more paperwork.
Thanks for allowing me to vent.
Much love,
Kylia in rainy Ohio6 -
After work went to the soup kitchen. Came home, got dinner ready, then walked. Made another towel topper
You know, I’m getting a bit frustrated with Vince. Weeks ago I talked to him about selling some of the coins we have. Today I suggested we take them to sell since he can’t work on putting down the topsoil. Now all I get is how he has to research how much they’re worth. Why he didn’t do this sooner is beyond me. A few weeks ago I talked to him about ordering the topsoil. At that time he got upset and told me that repairing the cover for the grill was a top priority. It wasn’t a few years ago when the snow collapsed part of it, why is it suddenly such a high priority? Guess what isn’t getting done?
Heard from Bryan. Seems Geraldine would like pictures of Bryan as a baby to compare him to Leo. She sounds like a lovely girl.
Hope – welcome! Glad to have ya with us. Your goals sound very doable
This weather is absolutely crazy. We haven’t had rain in a long time (as a maater of fact, I’m surprised they’re not talking drout) . It’s in the 80’s today and supposed to be in the upper 70’s or low 80’s everyday until Mon. Then on Tues it drops to 59 and rain. Great for Halloween!
Carol – when they took the patch off Vince’s eye when he had the cataract surgery, the first thing he said was “when can you do the other eye?”
Rita – good luck with your surgery! Insurance is always a pain.
Found out toady that it takes 45 minutes to walk from my house to this one highway by using a side road (that’s one way, not both)
soda: I very seldom drink it. And when I do, it usually isn’t a lot. Now Vince...he drinks only diet so I get the caffeine free soda.
Kylia – I don’t think you were in the wrong. A year!!!! I’ve been waiting over a year for this lady to make this quilt for me.
Michele NC4 -
Michelle ~ Perhaps you could keep the coins to leave to PJ. They might be very valuable by the time he reaches adulthood.
Kylia ~ So sorry you had a disgruntled customer! She/they sound kind of WACKO!
Carol in GA5 -
Tired both mentally and physically. Had to take a minute breather outside this afternoon. Same stuffs, just another day. To add the cherry on top, someone left a 1 star review for our business.Just said awful experience, won't be back. Funny thing is the name isn't in our data base, but the first name is. I believe it is a lady who brought her blower in a year ago. It was damaged beyond repair. She said she was coming to pick it up last October. We disposed of it the end of January. She called Saturday, yes this Saturday and wanted to pick it up. A year later!!!!! It was junk. She is mad at us. Anyway....my reply was that we always strive for professionalism and efficiency, but occasionally miss the mark. We hope she finds a dealer that meets her expectations. If I leave reviews, I usually offer specifics...ie, no one acknowledged me, they overcharged me, etc. This person was vague which I have found to be normal if they know they are wrong, but are being pissy. This is why I ignore those types of reviews if I am reading negative ones. I wouldn't expect any business to keep my stuff for a year especially when it was junk.Got long so put in spoiler. I trust ya'll will let me know if I am in the wrong.
Am going to watch some TV with DH and do more paperwork.
Thanks for allowing me to vent.
Much love,
Kylia in rainy Ohio
I wouldn't pay much attention to ratings. Sometimes people go through and give bad reviews just because it amuses them to do that. However, if it starts to become a recurring theme, then you might need to do something about it.
M in Oz1 -
Hey ladies!
Soaking up the grandkids.💖
Today granddaughter and I went in the hotel pool, which was warm like bathwater. It felt marvelous! I taught her to put her face in the water, blow bubbles, then finally blink and open her eyes under water.😁. We blinked at each other.💖. She had on her floatie which at one point she wanted them off, but her mom said to keep it on. I told my DIL that I was going to hold her hands or hold her the whole time but still a no. I respected her wishes and clipped it back on. Tomorrow son will be there so hopefully we can try it off. I was teaching her how to make funny hair by flipping her hair forward then looping it (like George Washington hair). Of course she had to hold her breath and get her whole face in the water. Grandma is sneaky! Its 8:42 pm and I'm beat. It was a nice day. Got a lot of holding the new 1 month old grandson. He's as sweet as all getout!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
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Hope - I really love Coke, I have been trying to limit myself with it but need to buckle down again. I used to only allow myself to have it on Sunday’s as my treat day.
Barbara - it sounds like you have plans and back up plans in place for your procedures. That must be a load off.
Kylia - when I worked at the nursing home, several of the nurses in their private lives said they used expired meds. That it is just something that legally needs to be on them.
Lanette - thank you for asking. My cousin went home Wednesday evening when her son was discharged from the hospital. His goal was to be able to be out by Friday but he proved himself at Physio and was able to go on Wednesday. He is going to heal much better at home with “his girls”. He has a wife, two daughters and even his dog is female. He sent a picture last night of his dog laying on the bed with him. Everyone else is healed except for the other friend with a hip injury, but she is healing well.
My DH has decided to grow a beard for the Winter. I am not happy about it. I think it ages him at least 10 years and I don’t like beards.
Annie - are you parent’s financially able to have home care a couple days a week to give you a break? It sounds like you are going to have to make decisions soon about what you will be able to do.
Lisa - I hope Egg is ok and it was just a glitch in the matrix.
We have snow here since Monday, there is enough that I don’t think it will fully go away until April or so now. 🥴
Joy - I have to go for some bloodwork to prove what immunizations I had as a youngster for when I go to school. You mentioning it reminded me to make the appointment. I also need to book my mammogram. My doctor is retiring in December and wants to make sure that there is a place for the report to go so if I need anything I’ll have it. It seems I’ll be on a long wait list for a doctor. I am very concerned.
Rita - I wonder how they decide all of these days. I am happy you are sharing them.
Vicki - Welcome home.
Michele - I hope your connection to Bryan will continue and wounds can be healed.
I agree with Carol about keeping those coins for PJ or now Leo as well.
Rebecca - how happy are you! What great pictures!
I had to watch a 4 part video series for homework this week. It is about the indigenous people of Canada. It’s called 8th Fire - Part 1-2-3-4. Anyway, do you ever watch something that gives you an emotional reaction that you just want to share with the world? I learned so much in those 3.5 hours and I want to share it with someone. The problem with online learning is that you can’t share an experience like that. It should have been something watched as a group, not just as homework.
I deep cleaned today for the first time in a couple of weeks. Tomorrow our eldest and grands are coming for a craft day and Sunday I have a lot more homework to get caught up on.
It’s good to have my house back in order, the clutter and mess was getting to me. Next weekend DH has agreed to tape and mud the drywall we put up a few weeks ago. Then we’ll have a couple of smaller projects before I paint.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Cold ride today!
Machka in Oz4
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