Pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B 4/25

[Traildoggie]

I had to finish a garden project I started the previous day. lot of digging and wheelbarrow duty. so not as much of a workout as planned. did 20 min on the stationary bike and 30 on the treadmill. weather isn't looking great for the weekend, but my knee feels OK now. we sure had an epidemic of minor injuries! we hope to hike one day and bike the other, depending on conditions.

I'm looking at the SS form too, DH wants me to start now at 62. you get less, but get it sooner so if you invest it *wisely* ( whatever that is these days) you can probably make up the difference. I don't need it for living expenses so I think I'm going to go ahead and start taking payments.

I haven't heard anything about wayne newton in ages, didn't know he was still performing in Vegas. How cmoe he can barely talk or sing?

 

[Josie]

Hi Ladies,

No workout for me today. I will be doing a double spin tomorrow and doing a 40 mile ride on Sunday. My DH has been sick since Wednesday and I'm hopping that he does not give it to me. He has a cold.

Isn't it funny how we all get some kind of injury as a group and jury duty.

My grandkids are coming over this Sunday and staying for the whole week along with my DS. He is planning on taking them to Disneyland and Leggo Land. I will probably take one or 2 days off to help him out.

My DD will be taking finals next week and we will find out by the middle of May if she gets accepted to USC. Can you believe that she is going to be a junior next year! Remember when she went away to Howard University on her first semester!

Have a great weekend!

Josie

 

[JoanC]

Hi ladies,

I didn't finish work until 2:30 so didn't get wo in. At least I shouldn't have any deadlines again until next year. So no excuses.

Wayne Newton is 69. Much of his show was old video of his earlier shows. When he talked about being on with Dean Martin(smoker) Wayne said it was very difficult because of his respiratory problems. His voice was cracking. He may not have the lung power anymore.

I'll be back later to tell you what wo I did. Off to babysit Luke.

Joan

 

[fox2star]

Saturday

Hi,

I just got back from Keegan's agility class, where he was a basket case, acting like he did not know how to jump over a damn jump...crazy dog.

I took the afternoon off yesterday to sit with my friend who is with her mom in the hospital. I will probably go over there again this afternoon.

Garance, thanks for the FRA info. I would never make it to 66. I am almost at 38 years at the same company, there is no way I am staying more than 3 years, max.

Valerie, wheelbarrowMax is an upper body workout.

Josie, good luck on the bike ride,.

Joan, so Wayne Newton's show was watching videos of him? Strange.

Off to get some lunch then to the hospital

Have a great weekend!

 

[JoanC]

Good evening all,

Today was the first day of the diet. I knew I would not be able to have tea because I need my sweetner and I knew I couldn't drink diet pepsi. I had a hamburger patty for lunch so all I had for dinner was carbs. No problem I would eat oatmeal. I had it in the bowl and was reaching for the sweetner when I realized I couldn't have any. That plain oatmeal was terrible. I had gotten in all the fruit- raspberries, strawberry applesauce and melon and had eaten carrots and a tomato but decided corn would be good as an additional veg-but no it is listed as a carb. Yes I know it is but isn't it also a veg? So no corn and I'm hungry. Only thing left on list to eat is fat so I will go get my 20 almonds. This will be a long two weeks.

Joan

 

[Traildoggie]

Joan, is the point getting used to food not being sweet? I don't know which diet this is... thinking SB.
Can you have lightly flavored carbonated water? I usually buy it in half gallon bottles and pour it into smaller bottles. It has no sweetener real or otherwise but the fizziness and slight flavor are pleasant. seems better to me than flat water. I drink a lot of it. there are store brands, Canada Dry and ( here, anyway) a brand called Talking Rain. I dislike artificial sweetener, drink a rare diet soda so I'm not used to sweet beverages.
I also use flavor tablets called "Nuun." sold in bike shops and other outdoor gear places. It uses tiny amounts of real sweetener to enhance plain flat water. I'm thinking maybe 6 calories a quart, I'll check. doesn't taste sweet and is used for electrolyte replacement. It's along the lines of Gatorade without the high sugar. gives water a very very mild flavor. orange ginger, lemon lime are my favorites.

plain oatmeal without any sweetener has me stymied. guess I'd be looking for something else for breakfast than cereal.

Alos, knee is still acting up so I'm leaving it alone. seems like a soft tissue type thing, not a joint problem so letting it rest. Too wet to ride anyway. Did STS disk 1 yesterday, and it was quite tough. guess I'd forgotten about all those blasted push ups.... I did more toe pushups than I did the first time.