WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2012
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Hi there:flowerforyou: Checking in to save my spot. Night night ........:drinker:0
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I seem to have "lost" a few days again. :noway: Worked the weekend and it seems to have thrown me out of kilter.
:frown: Haven't had time to read the posts since Sunday so I'll catch up with you all tonight. just a few caught my eye as I was scrolling down.
:flowerforyou: Jane sorry for the loss of Milo (we had a dog called Milo - I love that name)
:flowerforyou: Barbie I am keeping in the moment and feeling much better in myself so thanks for the advice.
Woops it's 8 a.m. I was only going to mark the spot for later, better get ready, I've got to be in on time today as my colleague is waiting to get some tickets on line for some event. Hope she's successful.
Take care everyone - chat tonght.
Viv xx0 -
Happy hump day!!
Thanks again about the wishes.Hubby is struggling.Thinks he should have done more.
Pt is going good.Tolerating more.see the ortho dr next week.My grand daughter has her own pt for me.She has changed the ex and wants me to walk more than I`m allowed.She`s almost 4 and is so sweet.Just want her grandma to play with her and run and walk,etc.Doesn`t understand why it takes so long to heal,the boo boos are gone.Gotta love the innosence of youth.
Hope everyone is doing good.welcome any new people.Prayers for ones that can use them
HUGS
jane0 -
Just popping in to say have a great Wednesday! Mary0
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Happy Wednesday! Yes it will be my first trip to Paris. So excited I can hardly stand myself. Doing great this week. I realize its only Wednesday (Day 3 for me) but I'm logging everything I eat and exercised for 30 minutes both Monday & Tuesday, so I've got a great start & can't wait to weigh in to see how it goes. Have a wonderful day everyone!
Diana0 -
Happy Wednesday everyone...Yay Survivor and Revenge on TV tonight ! Thats why I love Wednesdays!! Gotta go help my hubby fix a light at one of my hair salons today, already went to the gym and did my interval workout on the elliptical, made it up to 25 mins today, yay for me :bigsmile:
Michelle you are a busy lady!!!!! How do you do all that baking and not want to eat it???? Im a baker too but I have yet to bake anything since Ive started this journey, Im too afraid to take a lick and bite here and there
My daughter turns 21 on May 12the and hubby and I are going up to her college town to visit and Im going to the local bakery to buy cupcakes instead of baking :blushing: But they do make the best cup:blushing: cakes
I may have to have 1/2 a cup cake just to celebrate! I can't believe Im old enough to have a 21 year old :huh:
Have a wonderful day everyone
Love
Kat0 -
Happy Wednesday! Yes it will be my first trip to Paris. So excited I can hardly stand myself. Doing great this week. I realize its only Wednesday (Day 3 for me) but I'm logging everything I eat and exercised for 30 minutes both Monday & Tuesday, so I've got a great start & can't wait to weigh in to see how it goes. Have a wonderful day everyone!
Diana
Great job Diana!!!!!!!0 -
Hi
Can't believe how much rain we've had here in York. There's supposed to be a drought in some parts of the UK, but it's rained here non stop!
I've been eating lots of salads but still no weight loss. Trying to cut down on unhealthy snacking between meals too, something must move some time musn't it? So easy to put on and so hard to take off!
Just going to walk the dog, ( a lull in the rain :laugh: )
Viv xx0 -
Good afternoon from cloudy, partly showery Portland. :flowerforyou:
Long day of teaching ahead but wanted to say hi and report that I jogged a full mile this morning, racewalking for 20 after that, and even ran up and down the bleacher stairs for several minutes. Wheeee, I believe I can fly! :laugh: Strength training routine will resume tomorrow morning. I missed last Thurs and Monday since I was out of town.
My new pic is from last weekend in San Diego, my niece had just given me a haircut. She's just terrific.
Anyhoo, must get ready to go, hope everyone has a great day!
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:flowerforyou: it's Wednesday and the week is half over,
jb- yea you getting the "Hi Skinny" greeting on your visit to your family:drinker:
Sissy-hoping you are better soon, getting some of that Vit D from the sun should help:flowerforyou:
Jen- hoping you had a good time at the ANZAC day:flowerforyou:
Sally- I hear good things about lifting weights, I'm sure they will be a bonus for you too:flowerforyou:
Diana- Welcome:flowerforyou: Paris in 2013 sounds wonderful I'm sure that you will make your goals for the Nov wedding and your trip with all of us helping you
Amanda-purging the clothes in the closet...WOW:noway: and converting a room into a walk in closet
Jen-I'm sure that hot flash was enough of an alarm for you
Diane- stretching and reaching the goals...I've heard it works but can't say I've ever tried it:ohwell:
Michele- hoping your dentist appt goes smoothly and that the lost filling doesn't cause you any problems, I'm not a fan of the dentist myself:blushing:
Jane-glad to hear you are continuing to heal:flowerforyou:
Kat- I too am looking forward to Survivor tonight, but our other show is Top Shot that we DVR'd from last night ...it will be interesting to see if the women continue to get rid of the men:noway:
I had a good weigh in this AM so I'm now down 15.6 that means I'm over 1/2 way to goal:bigsmile: each .2 is a small victory and when a whole pound goes in a week I'm over the top excited
I better get back to work. Everyone have a great evening...drink plenty of water:drinker: log your food and keep on moving.
Laura80111 0 -
Hello and Happy Wednesday,
I found a couple of “chair aerobics” workouts on YouTube today, some for seniors (very relaxed pace but I can pick it up) and one that really had me working hard. Over the next few days I’ll work out a good routine and get back to :explode: work. The HRM says burned under 100 calories, but I can feel it in my muscles.
Yesterday was a dull day and I ate a bag of microwave popcorn DH brought home from a hotel he stayed at a while ago. It actually made me feel ill :sick: and that was before I read the fat and sodium contents. The question is, did that kind of food always make me feel ill and I just didn’t have a foundation of healthy eating to compare it to, or did it start making me feel ill after I started really paying attention to what I eat?:huh: Not that it matters much, because I’ll stick to home made popcorn from now on.
Salad sisters…lunch will be a confection of spring greens, sprouts from my window sill garden, and whatever else DH has stocked the fridge with. I gave him a list and I notice he added mini-carrots and radishes (he’s fixated on radishes these days). It will be a master salad.
Kackie I hope your DH’s surgery went well and he’s feeling more comfortable. :flowerforyou:
Michele, how was the bowling party?
Jellyfishjen – Anzac day is the anniversary of the battle at Gallipoli, isn’t it? When we were visiting Istanbul we ran in to quite a few Australians/New Zealanders on their way to or from the memorial there. It’s like Vimy Ridge for Canadians, I think. (Except Vimy was a “victory” for the Allies and Gallipoli most definitely was not!)
Barbie, what are you doing when you are watching DWTS?
JB you look very happy in your new picture, it must have been a fun visit. :drinker:
Kat / katiejarr, if you have any good advice about coping with being in a cast, non-weight bearing, and staying fit in the process, send it over this way.
Amanda, I love the idea of converting a spare bedroom into a walk-in closet. You could get a store mannequin and dress it up in your favorite outfits, just to experiment with different accessories. :happy: Like life size Barbie dolls…
Diane, I am going to goodle “Miranda Esonde-White” and see if I can find her workouts on Youtube or Netflix. Thanks for the lead.
Hasta pronto,
Nancy
Daily goals for the rest of April are:
Get up at regular time, even though I'm not working
1 hour of chair aerobics before 3 pm
Keep the bedroom tidy
Eat a salad for lunch
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Hello All,
Laura: Congratulations to being over half-way! That's great success:flowerforyou:
Nancy: WTG with the chair exercises. Building that muscle will be great for you in burning calories long term! You have a great attitude!
JaneMartin: Isn't it wonderful to have a little grand child to motivate us? You are doing great and so glad you are making progress!
Sally: I need to get the same book and get ankle weights...it is missing in my workouts and another goal I have. It is easy to slip back into inactivity for all of us I think. That's what I love about this group....they keep me motivated with new ideas and goals. Take care!
Barbie: I got my HRM because of your recommendation and it is one of my most motivating tools each day! I resisted for over a year, but you are right to keep recommending them.
I have DH home from the hospital and am trying to monitor him. He is hyper and not one to sit still, so he is not such a happy camper. The surgery went well and the piece of ruptured disc that was pinching a nerve was removed, so I hope he will have some relief now. He is on pain killers so hard to tell yet! I think I am taking a day off of exercise except for my core exercises...feeling tired:yawn: :yawn:
Have a nice day where ever you are! I'm happy to be home and get to sleep in my own bed!!! Kackie 0 -
Man what a boring day I had at work!!! Makes for a very long day, although I did get our qtrly newsletter out...oh well maybe tomorrow will be different or I will have to make some projects for myself. Did my kettleworx core this am and am now adding in the tricep, shoulder and biceps exercises from the scary lady book. I feel like I am actually getting stronger and might look for the next step up from 10 lb, I'm thinking 12 but will give it some thought, I don't want to be bulky.
Barbie - you bring up a very good point about the food diary...I admit my ignorance though...dense food?? I am guessing whole grains, protein and fiber?? I will have to pay more attention to my combinations. Are there any good, easy to understand nutrition books /websites that you would recommend? That seems to be the next logical step for my journey. I have made a lot of positive changes but its time to understand and make sense of the science.
I don't remember who brought up the stretching Dvds, but they look very interesting to try...I have tried yoga Dvds and did not like them so maybe this is a way to go to really incorporate the stretch /flexibility piece for me..will keep you posted.
Hugs to all..off to try to finish the book club book..not liking this one..."Morality play "...not getting it and about 1/3 through, hopefully it gets better or I am trading it in for fluff!!!0 -
Marking my spot.
Just got back from taking dinner to my former daughter-in-law and her hubby. She went in for outpatient gallbladder surgery and ended up having to have it done the old "12 inch scar" way due to a bleeder. That was a nasty surprise when she woke up! :noway:
I picked up our grand puppy while I was in town, as our son is going to be out of town for a week or so. He's sitting here hoping I will drop some of my salad.
I would have liked to bring home the grandson too but they are 40 minutes away and that would be a bit much getting him to school and back every day. He will probably spend most of his time at his Mom's and help her out due to the surgery.
Kackie - Glad to hear your DH is back home and on the mend! :happy:
I got lazy and didn't open a document window, so it's just a short note for now.
Oh - I have garden news.....my biggest tomato is turning pink. YES, tomato season is coming soon - at least to north Florida.
Faye0 -
Faye: I am SO jealous! When did you plant your tomatoes? I could have planted much earlier than I did this year, but was in MT until end of March and haven't had them in but a couple of weeks. What zone are you? We are 8 here and not much further north. ENJOY!
Kackie0 -
Kackie - We are in 8b. We live in Nassau county about 15 miles from the ocean. The winter was very mild this year. I didn't get the tomatoes in as early as I could have; I was lazy and didn't grow them from seed and had to wait until I could find the Cherokee purples that I wanted. I got them in the ground around March 15th. This winter I will get my seeds started right after I take the Christmas tree down. No more calling and driving all over for plants! That's a new years resolution I will be able to keep.
The bad part about this location is that it gets so hot and humid that by mid July they, and most everything else in the garden, are done. It gets too hot for them to set fruit and the humidity makes it impossible to fight the black spot much later than that. So, while those north of us are eating fresh tomatoes, we are all done with the fresh stuff.
If you get the chance, grow some Cherokee purples sometime. They are the sweetest, tastiest tomatoes I have ever eaten. They look unusual - a rosy brown and frequently have green looking shoulders even when they are dead ripe.
I would trade helping a 3 year old learn to ski for fresh tomatoes any day! That is assuming i COULD ski. :laugh: I grew up in the cold part of the country but never learned to ski and my ankles couldn't take ice skates either.
Faye0 -
barbie - I think Gladys (on DWTS) knew that she was going home. But her attitude is still superb
We had the bowling party tonight. I was good until I got home. I had a grapefruit before I left. Let's start the day off, went to deep water aerobics, then to the dentist (he put a temporary crown on, the permanent one will be in in about 3 weeks, but I've made an appt for when I get home, then went to the senior bowl (120, 126, then (yuk) 97), Vince's team was running late then went to one food store to get some tomatoes and an onion to cut up for the party. Fortunately, Vince had taken the bowling pins and the cake to the lady already so I just had to cut up the tomatoes, slice the onions (used the mandolin), put out the pickles, I'd already washed the lettuce so I needed to put that on the tray, get the shrimp ready. It was very nice, had shrimp and some of this one appetizer this guy brought tomatoes with mozzarella and basil on it, had water to drink but I did have about 2 pieces of cake, the second was because I tried a piece of this brownie someone else made, didn't realize that it had nuts in it so I needed another piece of cake to get the taste out of my mouth. However, when I got home, I did have another piece of the cake. Now I feel so "yuk". Guess you need to do this once in a while to remind yourself why you really don't want to do it.
Tomorrow is the crochet class. I really haven't had any time to work on my crochet at all. I made a tunnel of fudge cake for the lady who runs it. She won't have it for her birthday and a few weeks afterward so I'll give it to her tomorrow. Then I have the last class in my safe food class. There were only 4 classes, but the second one was really very long (lots of studying).
Diana - be sure to get a baguette at a boulangerie (?sp). They are awesome. I think a lot of it is because the French don't use all the preservatives and stuff we do. I remember when my grandmother first came to America, she told me she had to relearn how to bake because the flour over here is so different. The food in Paris -- you won't be disappointed. And you dont' get these humongous size portions, either. What you get is real food, not artificial stuff. Congrats on the continued logging
oh katie - I take my share of licks and bites, but I also log that. Then I try to get the cake or muffins or cookies or whatever out of the house. When my son turned 21, I made him a whiskey cake (I don't really care for whiskey). It was an OLLLLLLDDDDD recipe, it called for 1/2 whiskey. The recipe just didn't say 1/2 of what, but I found out the hard way that it wasn't 1/2 cup. I think what they meant was 1/2 shot glass full. My son said "ma, the cake was very good, but after eating the icing, I felt I should wait a while before driving".....lol. Happy birthday to your daughter. Many times instead of a cupcake, I make mini-cupcakes. There are about 4 in a regular size cupcake/muffin.
Did an hour of deep water today, tomorrow I'll try Jillian Michael's Shed and Shred DVD. Will report on how it is. Oh, got my Jari Love DVD that was on sale at Amazon.
Laura - wow on the weight loss!
Nancy - about the microwave popcorn making you feel sick, my bet is that now your body is accustomed to good food, and when it gets food that isn't decent, you notice it more. I know that happens to me all the time (like tonight and that cake)
Well, they took the impression for the crown today, drilled it down. The nurse was surprised at how well I tolerated it without any novacaine. Yet, I can still feel a "different" feeling in the gum from when they pushed down on it. Well, that's probably a blessing in disguise because that causes me not to want to eat a whole lot.
I know that I'm going to have a piece of the cake that I made the the lady who runs the crochet, so I'm having eggs for breakfast. Also, the eggs are high in protein so hopefully, it'll keep me full for most of the day duringg the food safety.
Faye - so sorry about your former DIL. That's a nasty awakening she had
Time for bed. Hope everyone has a great evening.
Michele0 -
Hello and Happy Wednesday,
I found a couple of “chair aerobics” workouts on YouTube today, some for seniors (very relaxed pace but I can pick it up) and one that really had me working hard. Over the next few days I’ll work out a good routine and get back to :explode: work. The HRM says burned under 100 calories, but I can feel it in my muscles.
Yesterday was a dull day and I ate a bag of microwave popcorn DH brought home from a hotel he stayed at a while ago. It actually made me feel ill :sick: and that was before I read the fat and sodium contents. The question is, did that kind of food always make me feel ill and I just didn’t have a foundation of healthy eating to compare it to, or did it start making me feel ill after I started really paying attention to what I eat?:huh: Not that it matters much, because I’ll stick to home made popcorn from now on.
Salad sisters…lunch will be a confection of spring greens, sprouts from my window sill garden, and whatever else DH has stocked the fridge with. I gave him a list and I notice he added mini-carrots and radishes (he’s fixated on radishes these days). It will be a master salad.
Kackie I hope your DH’s surgery went well and he’s feeling more comfortable. :flowerforyou:
Michele, how was the bowling party?
Jellyfishjen – Anzac day is the anniversary of the battle at Gallipoli, isn’t it? When we were visiting Istanbul we ran in to quite a few Australians/New Zealanders on their way to or from the memorial there. It’s like Vimy Ridge for Canadians, I think. (Except Vimy was a “victory” for the Allies and Gallipoli most definitely was not!)
Barbie, what are you doing when you are watching DWTS?
JB you look very happy in your new picture, it must have been a fun visit. :drinker:
Kat / katiejarr, if you have any good advice about coping with being in a cast, non-weight bearing, and staying fit in the process, send it over this way.
Amanda, I love the idea of converting a spare bedroom into a walk-in closet. You could get a store mannequin and dress it up in your favorite outfits, just to experiment with different accessories. :happy: Like life size Barbie dolls…
Diane, I am going to goodle “Miranda Esonde-White” and see if I can find her workouts on Youtube or Netflix. Thanks for the lead.
Hasta pronto,
Nancy
Daily goals for the rest of April are:
Get up at regular time, even though I'm not working
1 hour of chair aerobics before 3 pm
Keep the bedroom tidy
Eat a salad for lunch
Plan and cook a good dinner for DH and J'boy
Hi Nancy
Its Kat
My daughter is Katie and my son is Jarrad thats why my user name is katiejarr :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Im embarrassed to say but when I was in a cast I was not on MFP and I was really heavy and not exercising at all and I spent most days watching TV, I discovered Nip Tuck on Netflix and watched all 100 episodes!!!!! Once I had the cast off and got back to walking I got back to the gym and started back to yoga and got myself back in shape.
But that said I think you can do a lot with hand weights for sure!!! I would get some hand weights between 2 and 10 pounds depending on what you are used to lifting and maybe look in the internet for some good arm exercises and go for it
My hubby was home with me because we run a biz together so he was able to take me for rides in the car to break up the day because being stuck in a wheelchair was really depressing for me because I like to keep busy, plus when he would take me to Costco or the market I had to get one of those motorized carts :blushing: :blushing: that was soooo embarrassing !!!! But then I finally got used to it and :blushing: just embraced it and realized that it all would be over soon and the more I followed Drs orders the quicker I would heal...so thats what I did :bigsmile: Hope that helps!!
Love
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Michelle
Love the story about the Whisky Cake :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: !!!!! Made me laugh!!!!!
Once my hubby decided to take all the salt and sugar and put them in canisters...so I went to bake him Chocolate Chip cookies and he came home and took a big ole bite of a cookie and looked totally shocked!!! I put salt instead of sugar in the cookies!!! I was wondering why they were so funny looking after they baked :blushing: :blushing:
Have a good night!!!
Love Kat 0 -
Hello my friends
Wow, I had a bad night! Serious nightmares and I ended up getting out of bed at 4:00 am and packing up more boxes (I've now threatened to start on DHs stuff!). I moved all my children's books and bric a brac that they have been storing here since they left home - it is all now in the attics, neatly boxed and labeled. One day I will try to persuade them to take them to their own homes!
Having a really busy day at work, but decided to give myself a ten minute break because I needed to get my head straight, otherwise I'll start making mistakes and I can't afford to do that today as we are preparing our latest catalogue for publication before the big Antiquarian Map fairs in June. DH is working upstairs from me, but I've barely seen him all day.
Break over - better get my nose back on the grindstone and my shoulder to the wheel - good job all the yoga has made me flexible!
Love to all.
Amanda x0 -
Happy Thursday! Raining this morning. Everything is SO beautiful and green around here, it almost hurts the eyes. :glasses:
I noticed a couple of you ladies were talking about Cherokee purple tomatoes, have you ever tried growing the Russian Black Krim variety? Oh my gosh, they are out of this world delicious, much more tasty than the Cherokee purples in my opinion. A neighbor gardener grew them one year and gave me one to try, I've been growing them ever since. Large fruits with very deep, dark red flesh, and a flavor that surpasses any other tomato by far. I also grow Early Girl, Sungold cherry, Romas and grape tomatoes which I slice and dry in the dehydrator for use in recipes calling for dried tomatoes. They're excellent tossed in with a pot of rice or pasta at the end of the cooking time.
Sure would love to get out and do some gardening today, but it's too wet. I suppose I could make a few mud pies. :laugh: I'll do the SWSY strength training routine this morning, and walk the doggies for an hour later on. I jogged a full mile on the track yesterday morning, ran up and down the bleacher stairs for a few minutes and did a few laps of racewalking. The 2 lbs I gained while on my trip are gone this morning, plus one of the 2 pounds I was up last week before I left. 3 lbs in 3 days, goodness! I think the jogging and racewalking helped.
Salad Sistas - doing great this week! Keep it up. Yesterday I put 1/2 c canned kidney beans on top of a mountain of greens with a little feta, purple broccoli from the garden, tomato and red onion, dressed with my old standby olive oil-balsamic vinaigrette. I've been adding water to the dressing to make it go farther. Or is it further?
Thanks everyone for your compliments on my photo, and yes, Nancy, I was happy being with family, it was a really fun time. Good to hear you're doing well and fixing wonderful salads, too.
Good day to all, love reading everyone's posts! Eat less, move more. :bigsmile:
jb :drinker:0 -
So glad to have found you. I just started again and still learning the site. I love all the stories. It is great to know even after age 50 we can lose weight. I was beginning to wonder, lol.0
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OH MY all this talk of gardens and we had snow this week! I bought a bunch of tulips yesterday and that will have to suffice for "Spring" for now, although the buds are out on the trees and the occasional daffodil is in the garden.
Having trouble with portion size - seem's my idea of a cup is bigger than it really is - food diary is pointing this out to me in all its truthful glory. How can one possibly eat a third of one's calories for breakfast. I need to find better options than cereal, that's for certain!
Wishing everyone a good day!
Caminogirl0 -
:flowerforyou: One day closer to Friday...Happy Thursday..(do you get the impression I can hardly wait for the weekend:huh: )
Nancy- Chair aerobics sounds like just the thing for you to keep up some form of exercise during your recovery time:flowerforyou:
Kackie- so glad your hubbys surgery went well, :flowerforyou: hope he turns out to be a better patient then you think.
djhobs- a reading club...I'm afraid I wouldn't do well in one as I do love to read "fluff" I use the reading as my way of escape from the real world around me as right now I really dislike my job and hubbys lack of a job makes everything just too stressful so give me plenty of fluff to read:laugh:
Faye- your tomato sounds wonderful...maybe one of these days I will try and do some tomato plants on the patio:ohwell:
jb- rain would be so welcome here, they announced today that we are once again in a drought and recommending watering lawns only two days a week:sad: which is just barely enough to keep it alive, especially in the middle of summer when everything is baking under the heat
Caminogirl- mixing up breakfast with eggs, yoguart, quiches...I have done a lot experiementing with this meal, I have found that if I eat something with good protein in the morning I seem to last longer thoughout the day.:flowerforyou: This week I've been eating a Green Chili Cheese Cassarole that I make with egg beaters and non fat cheeses and it's really filling at about 199 calories per serving and it's really filling.
#3 Son and DIL are coming tomorrow night to spend the night at our place, they live in the north end of town about 45 min away and she has a conference in our part of town so to save on gas and travel time they will be at Mom & Dad's B&B . We always enjoy when they come and stay with us, we get more time to visit although our son will probably spend most of his time on his computer doing homework so we may see the body but the mind won't be with us
I know exercise is good for me and I'm really hoping that one day I will be like Barbie & Michele when it comes to exercise being such a big part of what I do for the day but after a day at work when I finally fight the traffic and get home some evenings it is such an effort to change clothes and head to the basement to exercise...of course I'm always glad that I have done it and when it's over even more so but I'm still not loving it and must say not even enjoying it most of the time:blushing: In the mean time I will just keep plugging along....because each 2/10 th of a pound only seems to come off kicking & screaming if I exercise:grumble:
I best get to the papers calling to me on my desk. Everyone have a great day....drink plenty of water:drinker: (it does make a difference), log your food and move your body.
Laura80111 0 -
Busy this week. I am planning to swim tonight. I had appointments on Monday and Tuesday, my other regular swim days, and couldn't go, so I am really ready for it. I think when I am done I will go to a local store and buy the few flowers that I am planning to put in this year. I did go out Sunday and start getting the beds cleaned out, but need to spade up a small one still.
My daughter, friend and I are planning a sewing day for Saturday, and I am rather excited. I plan to work more on some quilts that I am getting together to hand quilt while in the car on our mega trip this summer. Sewing day always brings new recipes for dinner too. This time I am going to try to replicate the Cheddar Bay Biscuits from Red Lobster. I have also found a Weight Watchers recipe for Herbed Pork Tenderloin with a Red Onion Jam that sounds delicious. My daughter is going to make what she calls her new specialty for dessert, Strawberry Schaum Torte.
Have I told you about my dream trip this summer? My husband and I (and Suzie Q, our standard poodle, of course), are planning to load up the Durango and the pop up trailer, and drive to Ojai, California to see his brother. Then we are going to head up the west coast, seeing the sights along the way, and go to Alaska. We plan to be gone for 2 months.
I hope that you all have a great Thursday! Mary0 -
hello everyone.
sorry to have been mia for so long, typed a long post tuesday but oops...locked so didnt redo...havent been able yet to go thru all posts...last 3 weeks have been really hard for me. i lost 2 of my three dogs under horrible circumstances...dog attack, my sons dog, mercy, killed my precious terrier who was recovering from an attack by my own dog, sara, ( who doctors diagnosed with brain issue after attack and had to be put down). sara was old and apparently had a brain tumor. she was the gentlest dog...never in an altercation in the 13 yrs we had her, she just attacked gem and then was aggressive with my son and my vet. so out of character and so unlike her. all the dogs have been together for years with no problems, then my son got his dog and she came over every day for months and months with no problem. then after sara attacked gem and gem had major major surgery and was doing very well, i let her go outside to potty with mercy and red, and before i could get out there, mercy killed her. mercy is not a mean dog, but she tends to play too hard and i think it must have gotten out of hand. mercy didnt really understand why gem was not getting up and playing ...so now i only have my red dog...we have lost 3 of our 4 dogs since dec (old dog passed in dec). i have not been handling the loss very well, and have been pretty depressed. i did have my grandchildren for 2 out of the last three weeks, and that helped distract me and kept me sooo busy but of course they asked about gem constantly (the witnessed the first attack) so it was still hard. this is the first week i have been completely alone without my gem and it is very hard. havent been keeping up like i should, or going to the gym...just cant seem to do anything but sleep and eat. but...i will get thru this!
sorry to cry to you all but i promise i will get posts read and be more upbeat next week!
yvonne0 -
bumping in.
I can't believe how many post there are to catch up on.
Hugs to those in need, It seems like April is ending up to be a hard month for some of you.
All these years of hearing you all talk about the carb monster I never really understood what you meant. I think this week I had an experience (for lack of a better word) and "carb monster" popped into my brain.
At work, so must keep this short.
Jeannie0 -
Yvonne, my heart goes out to you. Losing pets are so hard and you have had hardest. I would curl up under a blanket and be with my sorrow. I believe you need time to do this and its good for you. Mary, a sewing day sounds perfect to me. What a lovely idea. Laura, like you I’m struggling with my exercise. Last year I had no trouble and loved it all and it was the most important thing in my day, But this year it’s just not happening. I hope my passion for it comes back soon. I am going to start doing what I enjoy and work on that. Caminogirl, I find I need a high protein breakfast to get a good start on the day. Hi Laila, love your profile pic, makes me want to go on a nice bush walk.
:flowerforyou: To all of you starting your gardens. Enjoy. Of course we are now going into winter. My summer garden did not go well. We had too much rain, and I wasn’t home enough to care for it. As we all know gardens are a full time job, but so rewarding.
My daughter is being positive about her foot healing much quicker then the physio thinks and meanwhile she is doing what she can. Such as floor work to work on her abs and toning, etc.
Anzac day was lovely. Spent 3 1/2 hours standing watching the parade, it was freezing cold, but that's not as tough as what our veterans have been through. Spent time with family and just hadd such a lovely day.
Love reading all your stories and sharing your joys and sorrows.
Such inspiration from so many of you.
Have a lovely Friday, whenever it arrives at your place. I realise I'm a bit ahead on the timeline here.0 -
:happy: Happy Thursday! I too am looking forward to the weekend. Hoping to dig plants out of the part of the garden that I am going to let go back to lawn, not sure I will finish, but I am anxious to see the new look completed. My gardens are all flowers, mostly perennials I am too lazy to do the veggies and we are fortunate to have many farms and markets in our area in the summer and fall.
For those struggling with exercise...the way I started (and some days just to get going) I told myself that I only had to do 30 minutes of something, surely I could do that?! And what I found was once I started moving it wasn't so bad. I am a morning person (luckily) and I just roll out of bed and get it done...and many times I have to give myself my pep talk. I am beginning to enjoy challenging myself with new distances or new times and combos of exercises. This group has done more toward motivating me in a few weeks than my 14 mo with ww! :happy: thank you all!! :flowerforyou:
I have to confess - I had to start reading fluff..I too need the escape from the real world..I'll try to finish the book club book, but not looking good right now:laugh: lol
Have a good evening
Jen0 -
hello everyone.
sorry to have been mia for so long, typed a long post tuesday but oops...locked so didnt redo...havent been able yet to go thru all posts...last 3 weeks have been really hard for me. i lost 2 of my three dogs under horrible circumstances...dog attack, my sons dog, mercy, killed my precious terrier who was recovering from an attack by my own dog, sara, ( who doctors diagnosed with brain issue after attack and had to be put down). sara was old and apparently had a brain tumor. she was the gentlest dog...never in an altercation in the 13 yrs we had her, she just attacked gem and then was aggressive with my son and my vet. so out of character and so unlike her. all the dogs have been together for years with no problems, then my son got his dog and she came over every day for months and months with no problem. then after sara attacked gem and gem had major major surgery and was doing very well, i let her go outside to potty with mercy and red, and before i could get out there, mercy killed her. mercy is not a mean dog, but she tends to play too hard and i think it must have gotten out of hand. mercy didnt really understand why gem was not getting up and playing ...so now i only have my red dog...we have lost 3 of our 4 dogs since dec (old dog passed in dec). i have not been handling the loss very well, and have been pretty depressed. i did have my grandchildren for 2 out of the last three weeks, and that helped distract me and kept me sooo busy but of course they asked about gem constantly (the witnessed the first attack) so it was still hard. this is the first week i have been completely alone without my gem and it is very hard. havent been keeping up like i should, or going to the gym...just cant seem to do anything but sleep and eat. but...i will get thru this!
sorry to cry to you all but i promise i will get posts read and be more upbeat next week!
yvonne
:flowerforyou: {{hugs}} to you. I understad the loss. Our dog we had before Peanut (our current dashound) was old, 18 yrs, and he died a few days before our family took a trip to Mexico for Thanksgiving and by Christmas Eve I had replaced Linus with Peanut, we have had Peanut for 12 yrs this past Christmas and now he too is starting to show the signs of his age. Just today he fell going up the stairs at work and it looks like his eye sight isn't what it should be.
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