WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2025

Off to PO this morning to see if my UPS order from Amazon has been delivered there. Still a mess and working on best options.

Using nebulizer 3X a day due to allergy season here. I’m coughing like I’m congested.

Went to make appointment with doc for bloodwork review and found our usual NP has left. All they had was the ‘weird doctor’ that said veggies don’t have nutrients and a virtual NP who is currently out on maternity leave. Time to change doctor for real this time whether DH wants to go through that or not!

A couple of grocery items to pick up today after PO then home. Campground here if full due to Spring Break in the area.This is the beginning of the summer crowd here. All March Spring Break, then Easter in April, then Mother’s Day and Memorial Day into “real” summer.

Thought for today:

What’s the difference between a dad joke and a bad joke?

The way the first letter is facing! 🤣

The first GIF reminds me of someone here! LOL

Have a great Saturday everyone!

RVRita in Roswell

PS…. Anyone know how to type backward? I did it by accident but got it to go forward again on an Apple keyboard.

Did a yoga DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do another yoga DVD

Heather –beautiful cake

Carol – best of luck with your eyes

Rita –that new RV park sounds really nice with nice amenties

happy piday everyone. Sending a virtual pie to everyone

Allie – ROTF how you know your kidney is working

The wife of the guy who is going to be doing the bathroom came by to meet us/me her/her me. I also gave her a key to the condo for her hubby.

While she was here I got a phone call from the friend of mine who lived in Hickory but moved to Palm Coast about 10 years ago. Anyway, we met them for lunch 1 week after we got here. That Thurs (we got here on a Tues)her hubby went into the hosp to have (I’ve never heard of this) a stent put into his esophagus . See, he’d had esophageal cancer and the chemo and radiation left him without any taste, very small appetite, and an esophagus the size of a pea. He’d lost 70 pounds, most of his muscle strength, he was walking with a cane, he couldn’t get into his truck without a stepstool. That was so unlike him. A week or so ago I got a text from his wife. He was very jaundiced and went to the hosp. Was in liver failure. Well, today I got a call that he’d passed. Don’t know when the funeral is planned.

Had the pot luck last night and then played cards after seeing the launch. This is the one that sent the 4 men to the space station so the guys who are up there could come back. Very spectacular. Got to see the . Still never amazes me how long it takes for the sonic boom

Church tonight

Michele

Lanette - I do not enjoy typing on a tablet or my phone, and if a text is starting to run overlong, I'll even call the person. When you've been typing for 50 years… Anyway, that's why the string of emojis, as I was posting on my tablet: 🛍️💰🧶🐿️🐿️🐿️😀 So - in order, I did go ahead and buy 🛍️ one thing, but it was expensive💰, so I only bought one! Walked/limped my way around the whole joint, saw every yarn🧶known to humankind, it seemed like - most too expensive for this girl. Then I walked the whole show going "squirrel" 🐿️🐿️🐿️ at all the different booths, and walked away quite happy😀. How close did you get in the translation?

Fiber fest adventures:

I literally bought a single skein of yarn, which was in twist form, made of an alpaca/silk blend. Cheapest one in the joint, at $28. I knew it would all be expensive - specialty yarns (in other words any animal-based yarns) have skyrocketed in recent years. I went more to see how they feel, what the colors look like, talk to experts about how they're made, than to buy a lot.

Put it this way, one booth was two women who drove down from Minnesota - they're probably doing fiber shows all over the south. It's truly big business.

I was hoping to find some camel yarn there, but it was mostly variations on wool from either sheep or goats, or alpaca and llama. I was truly tempted by a couple of the wood-handled afghan hooks, but I refrained.

I could literally buy 30 Hobby Lobby hooks for the same price,and while their wood handles aren't that beautiful, they feel exactly the same in your hand.

I found exactly one shop selling fabric, it was a small amount, and at $34 for a yard, would have cost the same as an entire thrift store shopping haul netting ten to 20 yards of usable fabric.

I love being able to repurpose something that would have ended in a landfill, and I find absolutely beautiful fabrics for as little as one-hundredth of what they would sell for new from a fabric store.

Yarn, on the other hand, is really hard to find at thrift stores. I am, though, finding more and more crocheted and knitted pieces obviously made by hand, and selling for three to five dollars. Those just make me sad.

Back home - my digestive system was on its best behavior both days, no "alarums or unexpected excursions." So pleased with that.

Been reading, but kept no notes - will probably stop in again in the morning.

Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR

stats for the day-

Walk w/family- 1hr 44min 39sec, 11806steps, 32elev, 2.93ap, 78ahr, 93mhr, 5.13mi= 459c
Strava app= 622c
ROUVY home spin bike- strava stats- 2hrs 24min 50sec, 381elev, 122aw, 20.1amph, 1st 10mi @gear50, next 10 @gear40, next 10@gear30, rest of miles @gear25, 108ahr, 127mhr, 48.61mi= 928c
Strava app= 1014c
ROUVY stats- 2hrs 24min 50sec, 381.2elev, 122aw, 53arpm, 20.1amph, 48.61mi= 1014c
Walk kids around park- 18.22min, 1874steps, 2.36ap, .75mi= 74c
Strava app= 92c

total cal 1461

after todays walk and ride I am 200.04 miles ahead

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Barbie -perfectly ok to do things in stages. It is emothionally draining and exhausting. You will go back to it a bit at a time as you are able. Give yourself grace.

Not much happening. Walked around the parking lot. Boy, is it ever windy! Then went to church. Came home, had dinner, then went to the clubhouse to work on my craft. I’m making one of those plastic canvas tissue boxes for Jess for Christmas, It has cats on each side. I thought it would be easy to do since it’s really only two colors, but it’s anything BUT easy,

Vince said he needs bread, so tomorrow I’ll probably walk to WynnDixie, take the plastic bags I have for recycling and buy the bread there. I think I’ll probably just get hot dog rolls

Barbie – sending a big hug

Now going to play some mahjongg on my tablet.

Hugs to everyone needing them, whether they know it or not

Michele

On January 11, before I started actively losing weight, I did a 60 km bicycle ride. I had been cycling through the Christmas break and my legs felt pretty good to start. But once I hit the hilly section, I struggled. Then I had a long time during the rest of the ride to think about things as I plodded along.

I think of weight in terms of 2-litre bottles of pop (soft drink). Is that 68 oz in the US?

On January 11, I calculated that I could definitely stand to lose at least 16 kg (35 lbs). 16 kg = 8 of those 2-litre bottles of pop.

If we were to place 4 of those 2-litre bottles of pop into one shopping bag and 4 in another and then pick them up ... they'd be fairly heavy. If we were to go for a long walk carrying them, or try to jog carrying them, or if we were to put them in a backpack and go for a ride ... they'd soon start to feel really heavy.

No wonder I struggled in the hilly section of that ride!! And then had to do the rest of the ride quite slowly.

Now I've taken 2 of those 2-litre bottles of pop and placed them back on the shelf. My shopping bags are lighter! I can walk a bit further!

Meanwhile, I have been exercising to strengthen my legs (in particular, but other parts of me as well).

Now I cycle up hills and they're not quite so hard as they once were. Now I jog and can manage 1.5 km rather than just 1 km. I did a 7.5 km walk just recently which is the longest walk I've done in a long time.

Every 2-litre bottle of pop I put back on the shelf should make the activity I do a little bit easier.

And the more active I am now, the easier it should be for me to be active as I get older. 

Today, I put another 2-litre bottle of pop back on the shelf. I am down 6.2 kg (13.7 lbs). Maybe the reason I was hungry yesterday was because I didn't eat much. 😜

I bought a pair of shorts in December or January, and didn't wear them till this weekend. Now I'm going around hitching them up all the time!! 😄

Machka in Oz

take your time. I spent the first 5 years in bed. I didn’t let go of his chest and other personal stuff until 2020, 25 years after his passing. Take all the time you need.

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Everyone take care, Sie in WA

So, Several hours and a short nap later, I am finally caught up!

I couldn't eat all the Tuna Steak - so MFP is scolding me, today. I call it calorie cycling… LOL

some days I eat a little, some days, a Lot. it is what it is. Tomorrow I will eat a burger bowl or a monster salad and that will make the calories high.

I tried my hand at some chia seed pudding, today. Not surprisingly, it's very seedy. I am going to sprout some of the seeds and use them on Salad, instead. I did order some GROUND chia powder - because it is amazing fiber and it does have an amazing thickening ability - I am just going to see if the less seedy texture is better. It's not an epic fail - but, I wouldn't go out of my way to make this, again… at least not with the whole seed. But, 239 calories - with 28 grams of protein is not to be scoffed at. Perhaps with the powder I will like it more.

I have made an executive level decision - and that is that rather than stepping down my caloric intake every time I lose another 5 lbs, I am going to just go to the TDEE amount for the 150 pound goal weight. I will learn to eat as I mean to go on. Hopefully it will be more sustainable if I get into the habit of eating for the lower pounds, now….We'll see how hard it is… LOL.

Carla - I hope you had TONs of fun at the Stamping thing - I know that the people who are really into that make some brilliant art with all those little paper cutters and rubber stamps.

Shamac - Welcome.

Debbie - man, corned beef that is cheaper than any other meat out there… Hope you got as many as you could! Mmmmm. Taco Salad!

Heather - have you tried the goat cheese and mint thing at home yet? Can you share the recipe in English? LOL. I would be interested to try - but, I fear my French isn't up to the task. **I recall one time, I went to a Mexican restaurant where they made this fabulous homemade salsa - by the time we left - My lips were swollen badly - it was a reaction to some pepper they used. Maybe your stew was the same? Glad you got past it. Happy Birthday to Bea!

Pip - gooooooooo.

Michele - any alternate ceramics places? So sorry for your friend - but at least all that chemo and other painful stuff is over for him.

Barbie - Agreed on the computers - It's hard to truly break them - my husband was the same way the first time I brought home a computer from work… I kept telling him - just click it - the worst thing that can happen is you'll have to restart! ((Hugs))

Lisa - Other than the text thing, I don't have much to offer - except that you can also increase the size on your browser so that all the internet stuff you find is larger. As for ADHD - Everyone I have ever met who had that problem was SUPER smart - and yes, it can be like a superpower. I think it's some kind of an evolutionary step - maybe the ADHD folk are just using more part of the brain and they trip over each other a bit… Eventually - all humans will be smarter - like YOU. : ] Hope you have a successful overnight trip!

Tracey - I know those conversations with the favorite sibling can last a long time! Your Mom sounds like a real character. I hope all goes well with her.

Rebecca - I am not a fan of Jello, either - but the colorful bowls of Jello squares mixed with whipped cream were a staple when I was a child, also. I know you probably already know it, but when you feel hungry you should try to drink some liquid - preferably non-caloric liquid. About half the time, your brain registers thirst as hunger. I do a sort of modified intermittent fast… I always have, naturally, tended to eat all my actual food in the afternoon and evening - the only exception and why I am technically not IF - I have a coffee latte every day - made with protein shake and half and half. The thing is less than 300 calories - but, I seldom get truly hungry until late afternoon - the only time I eat prior to about 4p is when I am stress eating! I currently have some zero sugar sausage sticks in my cubby at work for that very thing.

Sue - 😊

Allie - Naps should be your biggest thing right now! I hope you are getting a lot of rest. Dan can push the buttons on the washing machine, too. It's a MACHINE - men are supposed to be good with those!

Machka - I am just like your husband with TV - although usually a few minutes into a show, I will remember having seen it, I don't usually remember the ending… unless I have seen it three or four times. Ouch, your poor feet! I know it wouldn't be cheap - but have you considered locating one of the very rare cobblers left in the world to have some shoes made for your feet? Suffering with blisters like that all the time must be awful! GRATZ on the job! I would almost rather move houses than try to find another job… I have spent years being a fabulous employee - and there is just no way to convey that properly in an interview without sounding like a complete *kitten*. LOL. Great ring, too! Double Gratz! Pottery sounds like fun! I haven't done anything with clay since high school. Hope the bowl is fabulous!

Kylia - water weight is real. You will get past it!

Margaret - I hope the weight loss helps with your feet, too! I shudder at the thought of those pointy toed shoes… I have Fred Flintstone feet. I wear only comfy shoes - because I am too damned old to worry about beauty over comfort. (I started that in my thirties, by the way… LOL)

Rita - Hope the allergies get better - mine have been awful while I have been clearing spaces in my house… Everything is dusty!

Tired Mo - I hope you get your certifications all done - and don't spend too much time working off the clock… it gives your employers crazy ideas about how much you can get done in a "day."

Lanette - Hugs are crucial! I hope you get lots of them.

Carol - They can do such amazing things for your eyes now - pop lenses in and out at will. Defogging the film should be a snap. Sorry about the changes to your insurance. Good luck on the dress hunt.

Barbara - Freddies? As in Fred Meyer? That was one of the things I missed the most from Oregon when I moved to TX! ((Hugs)) Hope your friend comes around.

Betsy - 😀

Rosemarie - I feel you on the Decluttering. I am SO getting my life in order after 35 years of chaos…. but, I still have a lot of chaos to cut through!

Flea - I am also not fancy. Give me leggings and a t-shirt any day!

Terri - Sorry for Evelyn's passing. ((Hugs))

All right, Folks - a gal has to sleep… I have to get up tomorrow and keep on clearing the construction zone - as the first contractor comes through tomorrow to give me a bid.

Goodnight!

Re in TX

Rosemarie and Tracey ~ I made lasagna last night for the first time in years. I use cottage cheese instead of Romano. Lots of meat sauce and mozzarello. The scale was up 1&1/2 lbs this morning so guess I'd better watch it today.

Carol in GA

Exercise builds muscle…and muscle helps your mitochondria and glucose regulation which is good for your brain…

Yesterday I went to enjoy Kickin' it Irish with my friend from church. She makes it an annual tradition to go for St. Patrick's Day💚. A former River Dance dancer started the program over twenty years ago. It was a great program. Dancing, singing, instrumentals to clap, stomp, and sing along too!

Here is one of my favs work of art from my trip to the art museum…Reminds me of my sister and her love of horses and animals!

I wrote this in response to a friend who is struggling with the loss of her husband…Having lost a mother, father, husband, son, sister,niece, four friends, aunts, cousins in my life rather than ask myself how can I go on after so many losses I combat the losses through grace. Grace means giving unconditional love and mercy to those who are in my life. Grace allows me to be grateful to those loved ones who have died and how they enriched my life and to those loved ones like you who I am lucky enough to still share my life. I see and feel the miracle everyday in my life. Sharing lunch with friends... going to the art museum with a friend today...sitting drinking my coffee with my dog DrewB on my lap and gazing at my still up Christmas tree with its lights on. As I look at the lights I feel my loved ones spirit cheering me on to find love and share love today. This is how I honor those who loved me when I share my love I share my deceased loved ones' love. I grieved for twelve long years and still grieve in a softer way. It is through grace grief is put into perspective. For me life is such a gift I grab hold of life through the grief to stand in awe of all the colors life has to offer. In order to have a rainbow there is rain.