WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2025

Barbie, thanks for starting us in July on a solid footing!

This afternoon I made a large roast for husband. One whole bag of baby potatoes, about 5 medium carrots, and I always put a piece of yellow sweet onion on each corner of my Pyrex containers. I always cut the roast in half, season it and brown in bacon drippings. I put about 4 cups of beef broth in the Pyrex dishes. When the meat is done, usually the potatoes are almost fork done, but the carrots usually aren't quite. So I separate the carrots from the potatoes and back in the oven they go. I have to pick out all the onion pieces because heaven forbid there's any pieces left in the beef stock!😂😂

I will probably have a couple pieces of roast cut up, with some of the veggies, and some brown rice and quinoa in a soup tomorrow.

This month July will be interesting as my dose for my GLP-1 medicine is increasing to 5 mg in my injector pen. I will keep drinking 80-100 oz of liquids, and 80-100 grams of protein a day. I still need to exercise. This medicine's side effect is being tired. So there's that.

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Thanks for the new thread- love the new start.

Posted in June and copying it here

Thank you all for the sweet messages. They all are so special and mean a lot.I am sure we will have a few hard days ahead of us but for the most part, I think most of those are behind us.Yes, it has been a very long hard 5 yrs. Many many times I seriously thought dh would pass before his mom from all the stress she put on him. Thankfully, that part is over. I am sure there will be some other types of stress but not to the degree he has dealt with.Today we went to the mortuary to get the process started. He has a few phone calls to make to stop his dad's pensions, etc but most everything else is taken care of or can wait.

Debbie

Napa Valley,CA

pip- I remember my goldens and Levi (springer spaniel) with all the love I have, and yet I know I made the right decision at the time of their passing; as you have with all of your dearly loved pups. They touch our hearts, and each pup keeps a piece of our heart, but hearts grow more pieces for more pups, when the time is right. Take your time, honor Yogi and when the time is right another pup will be waiting for you and Kirby.

hugs Kim in N. California

I’ve read through today as I had the opportunity but didn’t really take any notes.

Barbie - thank you for another new month! I depend on you women so much.

I worked for an hour this morning, then went to pick Michaela up.
This afternoon, her and I went with our neighbour and her little guy to the rec centre for two hours of swimming.
Michaela has no fear, she was jumping off the side doing cannonballs and she doesn’t even know how to swim. My neighbours son, is scared of the water and has had 3 rounds of swimming lessons.

Tonight her and I lazed around, we watched the CMA Fest I recorded earlier this week. She is very much into the girl power singers. They said, “still to come, Luke Bryan”
She said, “he better not be singing, Shake it for Me”. I hate that song, it’s rude to our kind.”
Next up was Kelsea Ballerini and even the stuffies had to sit up pay attention.

Tomorrow is Canada Day and I think we’re going to go to a pancake breakfast in the morning. Maybe some other things in the afternoon.
Fireworks tomorrow night but I don’t know if I’ll make it to see them.
I have to work on Wednesday. I don’t like when holidays are in the middle of the week.

Tracey in Edmonton

Thanks again for the Birthday wishes, now that's over and done with lol..

Thank you Barbie starting us off for another month in a few weeks I'll be going to Tennessee for almost a week..

Heather: I am wishing for the best outcome for your brother's surgery on Friday!

Allie: Happy Birthday!

Debbie: I am wishing the best for you and your DH. I hope the post in post traumatic stress syndrome is something your husband can handle. He has been stressed enough. Time for him to enjoy life! And for you to enjoy life!

PIPCD: I love the memorial picture of Yogi! The frame is very different! I like it!

Lisa: I love the blue flooring against the white paint on your porch!

Rebecca: I am accepting being alone more! I especially do better if I do not over watch the news! I can read biographies and books about policy but the minute to minute news causes me to text people and send emails! I have joined a book club that reads light, entertaining books! I did live alone for 5 years in my 20s! This time is easier than in my 20s because I have raised a family and know that I was loved!

Rori: My granddog loves to roll on the grass! I have not gone barefoot on the grass as of yet!

Barbie: It would be terrific if you could get to your son's wedding invitation!

I have more notes that I will enter later. I do a meditation group I have to get ready for! Happy July to everyone! Thinkibng of you all!

Best,

Rosemarie from GA

Copied from the June thread

• Good morning my friends!I am irritated with my scale this morning. For three weeks I have ridden my bike every day, and been very good about calories, except for a few restaurant meals. It says I'm down four pounds so on second thought, I guess that's reasonable. I'm just impatient.I am going to try to start stair climbing with my Dad today. I bought a calendar to use for a log. There is some risk for my broken foot. The doctor said I could reduce wearing the boot today if I had no pain. But there is still soreness. Still, I'm looking at maybe two or three flights of stairs which is not much more than daily life. Maybe I will wait for this afternoon and see if I am feeling less impatient.

• Lisa hope you get good news for your shoulder. And you are doing a great job on your yard!
• Lanette Yay for no sugar/ white starches! Sugar is evil. One of my toughest challenges.
• Rebecca it took me months to feel like I made progress controlling my thoughts. But the benefits of meditation kick in long before it feels successful. Even then there are days when it feels like a crazy monkey in my brain. That's when I need the stillness most.
• Tina Yay for yardwork done! I think the only permanent yardwork is to pave it over with concrete. ( And then sweep!) I just stopped going outside. Too hot, and too many mosquitoes. I had small trees pulled out of my mother's flower garden this spring. It's chaos out there. But I hired out trimming the bushes and mowing the lawn. So it looks okay from the street.
• Ginny bravo for managing a move with a bad back! So hard to know how much you can do without hurting yourself.

• It's six thirty and Dad is up, but refusing to wear pants. He says he doesn't need them.I was thinking of disabling his computer. He keeps talking about buying a car. I don't think he would do it online, but maybe. I could password it, or unplug something, or change the input for the monitor. It depends on whether I assume responsibility when he can't use it. He tries to look up the church schedule, with very limited success. Hmm.
• Anyway, wishing you all a happy, healthy, safe and free day. Oops just realized I need to post to the new thread. Sorry!Annie in Delaware

June Accomplishments

• Lost 11.1 kg (24.5 lbs) since the beginning of January. June has been all right for weight loss! 1.5 kg = 3.3 lbs in June. Weight loss goes slowly.
• Cycled 153 km in June in 8 bicycle rides, the longest of which was only 26.3 km. It is winter, after all!
• Climbed 316 flights of 20 stairs up plus landings at work.
• Walked 56 km.
• Continued Learn to Swim classes!!
  
• Worked full time in June with one long weekend and a bit of time working from home.
• Still madly busy at work doing 1.5 jobs. Learning. Re-learning. Work has been rather overwhelming since the beginning of the year and doesn't appear to be easing up.
  
• Attended husband's follow-up appointments for his ruptured Achilles tendon.
• Dealt with van issues for almost 2 weeks!
  
• Working on cycling club's website.
• Bee Group.
• Attended Candlelight Concert
• Attended play Matilda the Musical
• Organised a few things in house.
• Got a little bit of gardening done such as planting bulbs.
  
• Did several Sudokus.
• Coloured 2 pages.
• Read 4 books.
• Continued reading Bible every night.

June Books

It was a good month!

I gave all 4 books 5 stars! For different reasons, of course.

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I rarely laugh, and even more rarely laugh at a book, but for some reason The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King had me laughing out loud at a couple points. And I chose the book because it was the only one available so I could complete a challenge.

The other three were thrillers.

Again the Peter James book ended up in the Brighton/Hove area.

@TerriRichardson112 … I don't have a specific weight goal in mind but the approximate goal is still off in the distance. I still have a way to go. 16 kg is my first goal … and then there'll be more.

Machka in Oz

Good morning, my chicks,

Welcome to those who are new to this amazing group of women!

Barbie - Thank you so much, as always. Your constant presence is an integral part of this lovely place for all of us.

My goals for June were to be lighter and be healthier. Couldn't make a budget, due to the unforeseeable costs involved for the demolition of the house on the small property we bought. That is finally done… (Yay!) and the last invoice for the roll-off dumpsters is paid, as well. While unexpected in timing, it was something we had hoped to be able to do, and never needs doing again.

Regarding my two goals, I'm one pound lighter (was 163, now at 162) but health, unfortunately, deteriorated slightly (shoulder issues), so only accomplished one of my goals. My goals for July will be the same as usual…

• Be lighter
• Be healthier
• Stay on budget

Concentrating this week on beginning my physical therapy exercises for my shoulder, and have hopes that yesterday's steroid shot will make that accomplishable without too much pain. Should begin to feel that relief by tomorrow, hopefully.

Staying inside mostly - the humidity outside right now is 93%, and even at 71 F (22 C) it's like trying to breathe in a swamp. Two weeks of no rain in sight, and I'll need to get out there and water Corey's garden and my flowers.

Heather - Hope your brother's surgery is swift and successful, and his recovery is rapid and pain-free. It sounds as if they're both going through a lot right now.

Machka - Well done on your weight loss! Sorry the van was expensive to repair.

Annie - I can't imagine your life at the moment, living with a grown man who doesn't believe he needs pants. Is there any relief in sight? Is your sister coming to visit anytime soon? I hope so - dealing with all this and a healing foot is a lot. Thinking about you.

Rebecca - Some of that fatigue may be the change in diet as well as the medication. Don't forget that "calorie" is literally a measurement of energy. When you cut your caloric intake sharply, you're also taking your readily-accessible energy source away from your body. At the same time, you're also taking away the sedative effect of the amount of food you were eating prior, so you don't sleep as deeply. The combination of the calorie deficit and sleep loss does create fatigue, along with the fatigue from the meds. It's not forever, by the way! Your body adjusts - and the weight loss means you're hauling around less, so that boosts your energy quite sharply. It just takes a while to get there.

Tracey - Just love Michaela. She's "my kind," as well. 🤣

To our compatriots to the north, Happy Canada Day tomorrow! U.S. Independence Day fireworks began this last weekend already, and will continue through July 4th weekend, especially with it landing on a Friday this year. Corey's going to the speedway with his brother on Saturday, and I'm going to stay home and reassure Egg that they're not shooting at HER.

Cor's taking Friday and Monday off, so a nice long weekend for him. Tracey - I was never fond of mid-week holidays, either.

Making asiago Caesar pasta salad for dinner, with pretty much everything that will go in a cold salad thrown in, celery, olives, diced ham, etc., with crunchy chicken on top, straight out of the air fryer (spicy for him, original for me). Nice summer dinner. High calorie, but I'll skimp a bit on lunch to make it less impactful. Time to go get that tri-color pasta going so I can get it nicely chilled before I stir everything in.

Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR

Good morning ladies!

Barbie - thank you for rolling us into July. Wow, the year is half over.

Allie - You looked fabulous and healthy in that photo of you and your 2 friends at brunch. What a cute outfit and beautiful venue. Are you sure you aren't really 55 instead of 65?😁

Lisa - how is Corey's garden doing? I would imagine the heat and moisture has been ideal. How long are Kels and family going to be stationed in Hawaii? I was talking to a friend a few days ago, his DD & her DH were in Hawaii for about 4 years. He's in the Air Force. This spring he was transferred to DC and they are living in Maryland. A big change. Good luck with that shoulder.

Collette is coming to day, she said her back is doing some better but HER shoulder is giving her grief. Still, she didn't want to cancel. She needs the $$.

Heather - sending good thoughts for your brother and his wife. Hope his surgery is a success and you can get a visit scheduled.

Sue - looks like after today we'll have a decent cool-off for a few days. I'm ready.

Rosemarie - I think at our age, the longer we are alone the longer we wish to stay alone (unattached.) Although I have known some elderly gals that couldn't wait to get back on the scene when their DH's passed. And I sometimes wonder what my life would have been like if I wouldn't have married DH. Would I have stayed in Indiana, married a local guy and had a bunch of kids? Who knows. All in all, I'm satisfied with the way my life turned out even with the ups and downs. 😁

Annie - your dad keeps life interesting. I'm guessing he couldn't pull it together enough to actually buy a car online, but who knows. Good to keep an eye out.

Tracey - glad you get a day off and I agree with others here - it sure messes up the week though. How has fire season been in your area? Sure would be nice to not have to deal with it this summer.

Machka - great job with the weight loss. Do you have a goal in mind or just wherever it decides to settle in? Love the view from your house, that purchase was a smart move.

I've had a top molar getting chronically achy so have an appointment tomorrow morning for a new crown and probably a filling or two. Glad they no longer take an impression - so no need to sit there for 15 minutes with goop in my mouth waiting for it to harden. Amazing how technology does it all digitally. I really like my dentist and his staff - very professional and so far he's been "painless".

Welcome new ladies - everyone keep cool!

Lanette 😎

SW WA State

Hello! I'm new here. Just joined today. My name is Marty, and I live in the Portland metro area of Oregon. I have gained about 15 pounds since my daughter's wedding in September 2024. I would like to get back to where I was then. I am also struggling with (pre) menopause symptoms, so that's fun (not). I work as an educator with special needs kiddos. I am also actively getting my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. So life is pretty busy.

I have 3 (+1) adult children (and 2 dogs) and am loving being an empty-nester (although two are technically still at home, we are always going in separate directions). I have a partner who I've been with for a couple of years (I'm not a fan of the word "boyfriend", so I call him "my guy"). As far as food goes, I am "good" all week long, but the weekends are a challenge because I am not as diligent as I am during the week. I tend to eat out and have a few cocktails or glasses of wine. I joined a gym in March, but haven't made it a habit yet. I used to be an avid hiker but have slowed down and would like to build stamina back up, as well as losing the extra 15. I love the Zumba class at the gym, it's just motivating myself to get there. I'm pretty good with sleep and water. Just need to buckle down and make some thoughtful changes.

I'm excited to be here and look forward to connecting with the community. Would love tips, tricks, inspiration, and support. Happy July, everyone!

-Marty, Portland, OR