WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2024

I will be cooking a lot this week- Went to Walmart yesterday evening to get cat food and litter. Checked the meat department and they had so many deals- Roteserie chickens(whole roasted chickens) for just $2 each, bought 5. One was going to be for my friend but he didn't need/want it. 2 racks of pork ribs $5 each plus a large pack of burger patties. `12 patties for $5. We had just picked up salmon filets that were half price.
Burgers tonight(easy because I have class).
In the morning I will pick up all the chickens from MIL's fridge beings we didn't have room in ours and she is not home so she cant tell us no, I will bone them all out. Portion the meat out and simmer down the bones for broth.
Tomorrow evening we will have the salmon/ribs- will cook both and everyone can choose what they want.
With some of the chicken I will make chicken salad, chicken noodle soup, enchiladas. Plus I am sure the cats will get about half or more if dh has anything to say about it

We were not expecting to find any deals on meats at that time of the day on a Sunday- You never know.

My brother is freaking out..bless him..his MIL isn't well ,Jean has the flu and I think might have passed it onto her,who is very frail and end stage alzhimers. She has a temp.. not eating much and Sean is nervous she is going to pass away ..she is 89 and if it is her time she is a DNR so , Jean who was in the medical profession, who thinks she knows everything anyway thinks shes fine..but they just buried Faith's sister today so she might know something we dont( meaning Faith) that her sister passed .. I told Sean to just relax and he doesnt do death well..

Hello, my friends
I got some Sushi with my son, and we talked a lot. I put away some of my Decor. I need to figure out what to do with my Christmas tree and take down my mom's tree, too. My dog left me for my son. I am so happy; I believe they need each other currently. He needs help in setting up counseling. I learned that working at the hospital with me for a couple of years taught him compassion. Yet, it is tough for him to let go of some of the pain of losing patients. I just learned some cruel things that the personnel tried
to place upon him there. For one, a doctor asked him to tell a patient that they had cancer. I would have written an I-care report against that doctor if I had known sooner. He said it made him grow up faster than the kids at his school.
DS was also worried about my marriage to his father. I told him that I and I were close and I would not divorce him unless he cheated, did drugs, drank, or laid one hand on me, so that made him feel better.
I am trying to get back on track with exercise and diet. I was started all over again on MFP. I was up to 250 days, I believe. Oh well, I guess it is time to start all over again.

Barbie, take care of yourself. You are on my mind and heart. I know you have a lot of decisions to make with the funeral arrangements. You are in my prayers.

Pip, you look beautiful in your Christmas pics.

Allie, you are a wonderful woman to look after your Ex and everyone else. I hope everyone appreciates you. I pray for Kyle and Tracey, too. I worry about Tracey because I remember how sensitive I was after having a baby.
I wanted to say something else, but I am so fatigued that it would be best to close now.

Have a fantastic night, and take great care of yourselves. Do a facial or a mani/pedi. Self-care is so important.
Sincerely,
Mo from Mississippi

Michele - I have one of those mats for puzzles still in the box. I need to dig out the puzzles Rodger bought me for Christmas a couple years ago to do them.

Terri - busy few days but lots of family time. That’s the best!

Lisa - we really need to expand and heat Rodger’s workshop. He enjoys it so much. We don’t spend a lot of time together because he tends to go to the bedroom to watch tv. I just feel he needs the outlet.
That will be a wonderful building. It will be done before you know it. The years seem to go so fast.
Sorry used that way is about as bad as it gets here too.
So many abuse the “power” they have over children, it’s so sad.
I understand why Kelsey would want to see those areas while she can without cost to her but boy those are far places. I could probably visit her in Alaska easier than you.

Machka - I think it’s wonderful that your home feels like a vacation home.
Kaitlyn’s place is like that. I love going there. If I could convince Rodger that’s where I would watch Ember.

Barbara - I hope your nephew continues pulling through.

Debbie - I went to Costco today specifically for some new totes that I can organize in better. They are a bit bigger but also straighter sides which makes a big difference!
The size fits better in my shed too, but of course they were all sold out. 😕 they were in sale too for 9.99 each.

Flea - I was going to ask Rebecca the same thing! I don’t know where you are, but I think South or West based on the greenery.

Allie - those grands are so sweet!

Mo - glad you were able to have a good talk with your son.

Michaela came for her sleepover and shopping today.
I ended up spending some money on her, for her birthday. She bought herself a new baby and some diapers. She has 6 babies now, all with names that she remembers. On the way home she said that she was happy that she got a new baby because the girls wanted a new sister for Christmas and had been disappointed. 😂
Then an abrupt change and she bought jewelry, coloured hair extensions, lip gloss, a tiara, and was acting like a teen.
We were going to take the tree down tonight so I had room for my new shelf but my plantar fasciitis is really flaring after all of my walking today. I think I need to put the splint back on for a few nights. I painted her nails, toes and fingers, then she painted my toes. Then she wasn’t feeling good.








I’m watching the last season of Blue Bloods that I had recorded, I think I have two episodes left.

Rodger and I are having a silent thermostat battle. I turn it down, he turns it up. It’s all within two degrees which you would think wouldn’t affect either of us but it sure does.
I think I’ll try one degree lower tonight.
He seems to get chilled a lot more often down these days. I don’t know if it’s a side effect of diabetes or what.

I guess tomorrow I’m taking the tree down and building my shelf that came today. I’m hoping to convince Rodger to do something for NYE but I doubt it will happen.

Have a great day everyone.
Tracey in Edmonton

6th January is my 10th anniversary on MFP. I did have a streak of 3200+ until MFP removed the newsfeed earlier this year, when it reset to zero.
SW: 227 lbs
UGW: 140 lbs
Aug 2017: maintaining < 155 lbs
Continued to drop slowly
Nov 2019: maintaining < 140

December & 2024 Review
🔹Solid Habits maintained in December 👌
💎 Reduced weight to prep for Christmas 👌

🔹 2024 Focus:
My aim is to maintain health and fitness by developing/consolidating supportive Solid Habits. Trying to keep joints as flexible as possible as wear and tear takes its toll.
🔹Consolidation of habits 👌
🔹Maintenance 130 < 140 👌

Current Stats:

• Terri, in Northern Ireland: age 78
• 5’2”
• Working on strength/stamina/flexibility
• All my stats are in the normal range for my age/height.
• Weight < 140
• Fat% < 22%
• Muscle% > 27%
• CI < CO
• Steps > 5,500
• Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily
• Active hours > 6 daily

Daily Solid Habits I like to frame my aims in positive terms.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you. Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

☘️Terri

Happy New Year's Eve! The countdown begins!

Terri - I always enjoy reading your Daily Solid Habits that you post from time to time. I know they've been a positive influence for me.

Tracey - I get a such a kick out of the quality time you spend with Michaela. How neat your grands live close and that you are so involved in their lives.

Kay - Good job getting your steps in despite that cranky knee. I'm sure you are counting the days until it gets fixed.

Heather - I'm becoming a big fan of cod. Tried a new recipe yesterday - coated each piece in beaten egg, rolled in grated parmesan cheese (with some spices added) and baked on a cookie sheet. They didn't brown like the recipe showed, but were still good.

Mo - glad you were able to spend some quality time with your DS and catch up. Let me see if I'm understanding this right - he is taking Rose back up to NY or has he moved back into your area?

Got my home insurance bill yesterday. Up $400 from last year, but that's not a surprise considering how home values have skyrocketed. I know many older folks in my area are going to have a hard time keeping up with the insurance and taxes too.

My Christmas tree is still up, the little lights add a lot to the room on these dark days. I'll take it down and put things away after Collette leaves this morning and has the place cleaned up. Glad it's an artificial tree and I don't have to mess with pine needles.

I miss Vicki, Betsy, Kelly to name a few. Hope everyone pops in. Think of all of you often.

You ladies east of me - get ready to bundle up, looks like the freezer door will be wide open for you.

Lanette
SW WA State

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2025!

Tracy sent me this this morning,she said they were singing a song.. thank goodness she is a happy baby..
I start watching her next monday for 3 months

Barbie, darlin', it's good to see you. I think of you often, and look forward to moving into the New Year with you and everyone on this thread.

Whew! 30 minutes of hauling wood from the woodshed, 21 at "vigorous," and 5 at peak, for 1600 steps, burned 200 calories, heart rate averaged 132 bpm. I'm really happy with that, as keeping my heart rate in reasonable bounds for exercise has been hard, due to the AFib, as well as the medications for it.

As my Alaskan husband always reminds me, wood fires warm you three times - once cutting, splitting and stacking it, once when you haul it in the house, and once when you burn it. Still haven't started a fire, 'cause I don't need it yet. Not cold! 😂 Egg is unimpressed with the wait - all that fuss and commotion and noise, and no fire for her to lay in front of, you know. When she starts bringing the wood in for me, I'll be willing to give her some input into scheduling... 👀😹😂🐈‍⬛

Happy New Year, Machka, and all our English and Irish sistren are next, I believe. They're about the same time/distance from me in the spacetime continuininuum as Machka is from them. (The c-word there is a loving tribute to Terry Pratchett, y'all. I may have to re-read his books once more.)

Before I swanned out to drag unmilled lumber all over the landscape, I did get one script filmed. Time to edit it with extreme prejudice.

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

Happy New Year to all of those who have already arrived there! I have just under 13 hours to go. The mister is smoking a brisket and burgers and we may invite a meat-eating friend over later. He bought the smoker after visiting my dad earlier this month and he's been smoking up the neighborhood nearly every day since.

We are planning a big vacation in 2025. It'll be difficult to plan, will take a long time, and will be very expensive. But, it should be a great trip. In the summer, I may be going to England with my niece to help her get settled for her study abroad summer, then pop over to Ireland for a bit. Toward the end of the year, we will go somewhere else. So far, no summer guests. I'll be turning the guest room into my space, which will likely mean I'll get rid of the bed in there and make it a pull out sofa. Maybe the guests will stay less long.

Still thinking about you, Barbie.

Sending good thoughts to you, Allie, and the family. It sounds like a rough time at the moment. Like others here, I worry about Kyle's state of mind and for Tracy and the kids' safety.

I'm enjoying reading all your goals for the next year. I do like the idea of giving more compliments. I might steal that one. I still need to finish my estate planning. I did start it, but just need to finish it.

Hugs to those in need.

Tina in CA