Women Ages 50+ for the month of July

Susan,

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I am so sorry to hear the additional news about your brother. At least now you know, but I know it can't be easy. Hopefully you can concentrate on the wedding.

Heather--Can I borrow your cat? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: or maybe the plastic thingy it was playing with?
I haven't been able to walk at all this week, other than with the dogs, and that isn't as fast as I like to go on my own. I have been busy w/my friend's needs (the one who was in the hospital and has no family nearby) when I am not working, and there always seems to be something. I am staying on track with eating and still logging everything, but I am afraid I probably won't post a loss when I weigh this weekend.

:flowerforyou: Hello to All. I haven't had time to post, on this thread, only to read lately.

:flowerforyou: Welcome Home Barbie and Jake, even though you are gone again for the weekend. Do you guys really NEED a house? You are never in it. Think of all the money you could save!!:laugh: :laugh:

I am ready to ship Mai Li to the highest bidder, maybe I will pay THEM!! (Just kidding, I could never send my baby girl away )

Pepper is at the vets today getting a routine semi-annual exam, and she has been driving me crazy.
'Barkity bark, I want food," ..."Barkity bark, no not THAT food, ".... "Barkity bark, what I really want is some baby carrots mom, like you always have late in the morning when you come home from work.":noway:

Mercifully, she is sleeping now, so she can't bark!! Though if she could, I bet she would!!!:laugh:

Well I am off to an appointment so take care all. Happy weekend.

Barb

:flowerforyou: Heather, that is so funny. I have also thought that I lost too much only to find that my kids were messing with the scales and had them off.

I am doing good and am hoping that the scales will show a lose tomorrow morning. I am still doing the bouncing thing where I lose a couple of pounds, then gain it over the weekend and then by the end of the week I will have lost about three pounds. So, I guess I am losing about one pound a week.

I've been having one of those hectic weeks where there are so many little things going I don't know which way to go first, but I know to be grateful that nothing is major and it all will pass.

Reading all the posts from everyone helps keeps things in perspective. It's like stress release to know that I'm not the only one out there struggling and juggling life and the sress that comes with it.

I've been over on calories all week, but still nothing like what I use to eat. I've been up and out so early everyday trying to get everything taken care of I've skipped breakfast the whole week until today.

On a much lighter note-all of my size 16 blue jeans fell apart within 10 days of each other and the new pair I bought today are a size 14. I can't wait to wear them. lol :glasses:

Sue- I'm glad hubby is able to join you for the wedding tomorrow. I hope you both have a great time and the day turns out wonderful.

Good luck to all of us this weekend.

Jeannie

:flowerforyou: good morning to all its 8:00 a.m. i am heading outside for the day again they say the rain will be back around 5ish what a beatiful past few days we have had. i would like to say hello to all new people and sending my prayers were needed this day.. yesterday was a great day until hubby came home from the bakering i could help it those eclairs were so go looking not lots of choclate and not to much cream in the one i took lots of airy bread.it didn't put me over my calories so that was a plus.. ok everyone please have a safe and blessest day and take one secound at a time love debbie and family

:flowerforyou: Nancy, I would so much love to have a vegetable garden. I have a postage stamp size yard, though. My parents always had one and us kids would just snack all summer long on whatever we wanted to pick. I was just about living on carrots. Isn't that the way to go?
I finally uploaded a picture of my family. That is me in the back with my husband. I was 17 pounds heavier when the pic was taken. Those are my girls. On the left in Elizabeth, who is 19. Next is Keziah, 17 and then Lydia 15. I really need to take a picture of my new self and I will as soon as I learn how to get it on the computer.:laugh: I am not too smart when it comes to electronics.
I am down one pound from last week. Going sooo slowly.

:flowerforyou: Patsigirl..you and my husband would get alone very well. He is into nature and is breeding cockatiels in our home. He hasn't gotten any new ones this year but has five from last year. I would love it if he sold them.

momof10, you need to tell me just how to grow vegetables in pots. I have tried without any success.

Well I'm going to get dressed and try to tackle the weed eating before it gets hot:bigsmile:

Nancy

Hey Nancy, I know you are stressed, but I think it would be better to eat veggies out of your garden rather than the weeds!!!:laugh: :laugh: Sorry, it is late and my mind is silly from lack of sleep. I know you meant the weed eatER, not eatING, but I just couldn't help myself.

Take care of your self!!

Barb

Good Morning all!

A big thank you to all of the gardeners in the group and the stories gardens we had while growing up.

We have almost 3 acres, but not a lot of water. Yesterday it dawned on me I actually do have a small place to put a garden next year. It's only 2 ft wide and 20 feet long, but it's out of the way where the dogs won't bother it.

The previous owners had a dog pen which our dogs won't go near. There is an old flowerbed that everything had died in by the time we bought the place. So, I'll get out there and weed it and put some soil builder in there this year and get it ready to go for next year.

The area inside the dog pen is too rocky and sandy, but this old flower bed should do nicely.

It took me years to get the front flower bed going, only 1 bare spot left in it. The rose bush I planted this year is actually reblooming already. At least I now know what my next 5 year gardening plan is.

Jeannie

Good Morning ladies,
So good to hear from all of you. I grew up with a garden also. My grandpa, whom I lived with for a year whtn I was six, used to take me into his garden and we would pick veggies and eat them right there in the garden. I love almost all veggies. Dont know if that is the reason, but glad to have the memories. When I was 12 I planted a small green bean garden on the side of our house. ( it was about 2x2 ft ) We lived in the city. It actually grew beans that we ate. My hubby and I used to plant a garden but dont seem to have time any more. Maybe after retirement we can get back to it.
I am doing well with eating and exercise. Went to shower yesterday and ate only fruits. Had already eaten lunch so considered that snack. Going to another today so will do the same. Will have to force myself to get to gym later. My sinuses are killing me. Must be something in the air. Hope it is over soon. If still feel this way in the morning will got to doctor for shot. That always make it better. Hope you ladies have a good Sunday. Talk to you later. Marie your family picture is great. I will post another pic after a few more pounds.
Vicki M

:flowerforyou: Bonnie, I have been making my own Egg McMuffins. I use whole wheat muffins, low fat cheese and I poach the egg instead of frying. My husband loves whole wheat so he also eats them, but he uses regular cheese and still likes his eggs fried. He also will eat of them while I eat only one.

:flowerforyou: Vicki M, That is how I was raised also. I think that is why I love vegetables now.

:flowerforyou: Marie, thank you for the comment on my family picture. I am planning on having my daughter help me put another one here. One with me alone. I weighed 19 pounds more when that picture was taken.

So today I burned almost 800 calories with over 2 hours of walking, and ate just about all ot them + my 1200 for the day at the birthday barbecue we had today for a close friends teenaged son, who just turned 15. Carrot cake, carmel apple pie, Coldstone Creamery apple pie ice cream, and Dreyers slow churned French vanilla were all in attendance,:noway: along with burgers, chips, and corn on the cob. There was also a very big salad. I confess to having a little bit of everything, along with a couple of Mike's light cranberry lemonades.

I consider it good to have maintained since July 4th weekend, due to not having any time to walk until this weekend. 6 miles today and 4 miles on Saturday. I am getting to the point where it looks like my friend who was ill is going to be able to do a lot more for herself. I know she feels better--keeps threatening to drive before she is complete off the meds that preclude her from doing so. I told her I would take the battery out of her car if she didn't promise to be a good girl and stay off the road!!:laugh:

I was hoping the experience of her next door neighbor would convince her it isn't worth the risk. Her neighbor insisted on driving when she should not have been, due to health problems, and she got into a serious accident and put someone else in the hospital with a broken back!!

I did take my friend to church on Saturday evening and then we went to dinner, so I think she is over the stir crazy feeling she had. It should only be a few more days and she will be cleared to drive again.

Getting that birthday party to come together was easier said than done. The barbecue that another friend had given to my friend, (the mother of the birthday boy), had a major problem with the burner, and when I took a closer look at it on Saturday, I realize we were probably lucky we didn't blow ourselves up on the 4th:explode: when it was in use. The only way to solve the problem was to get MY barbecue to her house--easier said than done, since it is too big to fit in my Toyota Matrix. (This is the only negative I have found to downsizing from a Huyandai Santa Fe last Fall.) I ended up leaving my car at her house and driving across town to my condo in her Jeep, and after a little prayer, and some "angling" in, the barbecue managed to make the trip back to her house.

So today, we managed to get all the grilling done before the skies opened up, and as I was sitting in my friend's living room, commenting on how fortunate we were, another party guest, who had been outside earlier, just happened to ask, "Hey Barb, is your SUNROOF still OPEN?" :noway: :grumble: YIKES!! That was the fastest I had moved all day, even faster than when they brought out the carrot cake!!:laugh: :laugh: Fortunately, it was a fine mist, rather than a downpour, so my front seats were a little damp, but nothing was soaked!!

When everyone else decided to play monopoly, I heard the sofa calling my name, :yawn: so I took a nap. At one point, I was awakened by the 4 year old son of the same party guest who asked me about my sunroof.

This little guy broke his femur about 2 weeks ago, and he is pretty much immobilized. He has a cast that extends from ankle to hip on the broken leg, but also goes around his body and runs down to just above the knee on the other leg. There is a bar that runs across from knee to knee to keep the broken leg from moving. It actually comes in quite handy as a "handle" for steadying him when picking up the little guy. He was remarkable good natured about everything, but sitting on daddy's lap watching the monopoly game must have gotten a little boring, so he decided to start making a noise that I guess he thought sounded like a train whistle. I woke up to "WOO HOO...WOO HOO!" and after a few more "Woo's and Hoo's" the party hostess said, " Beau (child's name), I 'll give you $100 to stop making that noise." :laugh:

There was a pause, and I couldn resist the opening. From the couch "WOO HOO!! WOO HOO!"
I began, and cracked everyone up!:laugh: :laugh:

The birthday boy scored a wonderful gift from his dad. He lives about 35 miles from where son and mom do, and when the son visits, he and some friends he has there have been working very hard refinishing a small sailboat (catamaran) that belonged to "dad" but there reward was going to be using it, as he lives near the river. Today, the son learned that the title to the boat is being transferred to his name by "dad" as a present. Hopefully, he will be so busy sailing, he won't want a car for his 16th birthday as so many kids do!!

Well, I hope everyone had a good weekend. :flowerforyou: I hope to get back into my walking routine this week, and post a loss by next weekend.

Barb

Your gardening posts have made me homesick. I grew up on a 40-acre farm with a huge garden and room to roam. I have tried gardening in pots, tomatoes are the only thing I have had success with.

Yesterday I spent the day on a boat whale watching with my grandkids and their other grandma who brought 3 bags of potato chips (all of them my favorites). I ate them. I came home telling my husband I couldn't help it when they were right in front of me.

But this morning I realized that eating them was my CHOICE. I had brought healthy snacks and chose not to eat them. So this week I walk more and stick to healthy food and get rid of the 2-1/2 lbs I gained from yesterday and quit making excuses! Difficult but definitely possible!

Good morning-
Barb, I am still laughing after reading your "woo hoo" story. Hysterical!:laugh: Timing is everything. You are obviously very quick, even when resting.

Susan, I am so glad your husband made it to the wedding. Sorry for the disappointing end, but it sounds like you had a nice time and even managed your food choices. Impressive!

Nancy, you exhausted me reading about how much you have accomplished. You don't belong in the over 50 group - you sound like an energizer bunny. No offense ladies. I'm just speaking for my lazy self.

Wishful, you mentioned growing vegetables in a pot. We have herbs in pots and it's great. Last year we also had a fruitful tomato plant in a big pot. I have to remember to get one at the farmer's market. I will have to look into growing a vegetable in a pot. Will let you know what I find out. It's a little late, but all the rain and cool weather was a very weird start to summer. It's still not that hot. But, I'm not complaining. We're saving on air conditioning, but I'm sure we spent a fortune heating the pool this week-end and last. :ohwell: But, we had great times both week-ends. I am so lucky to have my kids close by and most of my husband's family. My parents aren't too far either for the summer.

I have the house to myself right now and I am reveling in it. It was nice to catch up a little here, but I better get some things done. My husband is a really good guy and is driving his partially paralysed sister 3-4 hours each way back to her house. He picked her up on Thurs so she could be here for the family party. So, the least I can do is get some chores done around here.
Take care and enjoy your day.
Zaza