Ages 70+

oceanmelody We also have vehicle inspections in Canada with each province having their own set of rules.

Crochetluvr Welcome to our little group! Pop in whenever you like and we would love to hear from you.
I'm from Canada....74 years old and have about 30 pounds to lose as well. I'm losing 1 1b per week currently and using 1200 calories as my calorie count per day. Seems to be working so far. Look forward to hearing from you.

KeriA. Welcome to our group and we’ll done with the exercises! Totally agree that weight loss is more than simply calories in and calories out. What you eat and exercise are so very important.

Good morning everyone and thank you for the welcome!

This is my 4th day. Last night was TOUGH. I am used to late snacking and I was SOOO tempted. But I soldiered through and this morning I feel good! Yesterday I took my second 3 mile walk of the week and that was an accomplishment too because it was hotter out. But I did it and I will continue twice a week for now until I get a little more stamina. I still have my stationary bike in the living room for in-between exercise.

Oceanmelody, thank you! I am in S. Jersey and I miss the newsfeed, too. But here we are!! I originally started on MFP in 2011. Came back a couple times and failed. NO failure this time...I am motivated! We will do this!

I hope everyone has a productive weekend! And enjoy!!

I am a native Jersey girl who’s been up here for many years. Have family in South Jersey and love my Jersey shore.
Going on vacation soon and hope all the walking will help keep off pounds. Still planning on trying the local foods and desserts.
Managed a 22.5 mile bike ride along the Erie Canal yesterday and took a break from exercise today!

I’m hoping there won’t be frost here for a while. Still want to pick tomatoes when I get back.
Took a little walk today. Brought bike in to get an annoying squeak fixed over vacation.

Tomorrow is our trip. Not sure if I will post for a while. But have to at least make an effort to log food—I have a streak of over 3000 days I can’t break! Hope you all have a great bunch of days!

Happy Monday everyone! I got out for awhile with my partner and did some errands so I did get in some steps. He also helped me to load up some items for donation that have been sitting around my apartment for months and taking up space. Happy to see them gone finally. Now I have to continue organizing my spare room and get that set once and for all....it's been a mess for ages.

Looking forward to Fall and decorating for the season. And continue working on my crochet projects for the holidays. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Hi again! Today I got a lot accomplished. Got my vaccinations for the fall, my bloodwork taken care of and got my nails done and my eyebrows waxed. That's my splurge for the month. Next the dog needs grooming.

It's a cloudy day, but no rain at the moment. We need the rain.

Have a good evening everyone!

Good Morning!

My right arm is really sore from the vaccines. Had trouble sleeping because of it. Hope that passes quickly.

My A1c dropped a little from 6.9 to 6.6. It should improve even more as the weeks go by. I am pleased.

Nothing special on the agenda today....some shredding of old documents and organizing my yarn. It needs it.

Happy Thursday, all!

oceanmelody Welcome back! I'm sure you had a wonderful time. I've been to Amsterdam and loved it. It was our end destination on a Rhine river cruise. Nice to enjoy the local cuisine as I think that is all part of the travel experience. I find overseas flights tiresome also.

Been busy here with harvest. Ended up only combining some of the field as most of it was a total loss due to our extreme 3 weeks of hot dry weather. Hubby will just work the rest under in the spring and hopefully next year will be a better outcome. Farming has become more of a struggle the last few years due to our ever changing weather patterns.

Picked all my tomatoes and now making tomato sauce as they ripen. Made one batch already which produced 14 cups of delicious sauce. The San Marzano tomatoes that I added along with the Beefsteak tomatoes make for a nice thick sauce. Very pleased with the result and will be growing them again next year for sure.

Off to the dump this morning. Been decluttering the last few months and had put bags of items that are for the dump in the basement. Will be nice to be rid of them. Some items have been donated but still lots of clutter that has accumulated over the last 50 years.

I love Belgian chocolate. Trying to get some reading done too. Had some books on hold from the library for my kobo and decided to get a book that was available and started reading it. Next day 2 of my books on hold were available so I now have 3 to work on.

Started a little crochet project. Ordered an item through amazon called Cookie Box....it's a small bunny and includes everything needed to complete it. Was thinking of getting something like that as a Christmas gift for my 10 year old granddaughter but wanted to see how difficult it was. Took me 2 days to figure out how to do the so called magic ring to get started and am now on row 8 of the project. Had to rip it out and start over a couple of times but think I've finally figured it out. Might be too difficult for a 10 year old (although she may be better at it than me!).

Frost last night.

You made me chuckle about the tomato sauce. Good for you making some....so much better than what you buy in the store.

Back to working on my crochet bunny a bit later today. Bagging up more tomato sauce this morning then should be good for a few more days before more tomatoes are ready. Doctor appt tomorrow morning...yearly check up and need to get blood work done and set up appt for mammogram.

Never heard of the strawberry cocoa jam but looked up and reviews are very good on it. Will be something I will try in the future but for now I'm sure I would over indulge so best to avoid.

Got a requisition for blood work which I will do next week and also have to call for my yearly mammogram.

I used to do a lot of canning but not anymore. Tomato sauce is still something I do a lot of as I use it quite often. Went through my tomatoes and lots of ripe ones again. Filled 3/4 of a 5 gallon pail so will get to that tomorrow. This will be my biggest batch. Bought a Ninja food processor a few months ago and finding it so good to use for my sauce. Can put in onions and frozen sweet peppers and it chops everything up quickly. No more tears from chopping a bunch of onions! I just pulse the peeled tomatoes a bit in the machine a few at a time and does a great job.

Windy today with lots of tree leaves flying around.

Yesterday was a very sad day. Got a call from my nephew that my sister (77) had passed way suddenly. She had surgery for a hernia (stomach) a couple of months ago. I spoke to her last week and she was recovering very well. Said she had more energy, was able to get out on her own to do a bit of shopping, doing light housework, meals, etc.

Her husband found her collapsed in the house. Paramedics were not able to revive her. An autopsy has been performed but will probably take a couple of months before we are notified of results. I'm wondering if it was a blood clot....perhaps a pulmonary embolism. She was a type 2 diabetic and on a low dose of Ozempic. So sad for the entire family. Her husband is devastated as he has lost his life partner of 59 years.

There will not be a funeral as per her wishes but will be a celebration of life some time in the future. Friends and family will be able to gather and remember the wonderful shared moments we had with her. She will be missed.