Pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B 5/11

[Traildoggie]

I'm back from our trip. a success. we did a road ride that we first did last year. this time we stayed in a campground in the middle and rode 2 sections of the trail out and back for about 31 miles one day and 35 miles the next. one part is more in town , the 35 mile part is less "settled". both have some significant hills but are mostly on an old railroad right of way. the hills come where the trail dives under a current highway overpass , down steeply, and then back up. some parts are right ion the water and many old wooden bridges. Lots different from our usual rides. weather turned nice and it got quite warm. hope to do something else next week. nothing like Josie is doing ,but loads of fun and scenic.

that is so sad about towns not wanting to take part ot actively rejecting the group. a disease is a disease, and who happened to get sick first was just bad luck. shameful that after all this time people can be so narrow minded.

I am maybe lucky that no one in my family has alzheimers. a sad and depressing thing to happen. several people had strokes and that took it's toll. dementia no matter how or why it develops is difficult for everyone involved. I also lucked out on leg veins. my mothers family everyone had them but I never developed them. Like Lynda, I would get them fixed if I had. makes no sense to me to put up with discomfort and problems if a fix is available.

getting everything cleaned up and organized and ready to do this again next week. will read the rest of the thread and get caught up with everyone.

 

[labnick]

Good evening ladies,

This morning was t25 speed 3.0. I have been coaching my friend and he asked about speed 3 so I figured I should do it so I knew what I was talking about. Been a while since I did it. He has lost 30lbs now and he still thinks I am doing t25 along with him. I do not have the heart to tell him I stopped and moved on because he is doing so well.

Tonight I did the first 35 minutes of Cathe's Live class. Step HIIT. I loved it!! I was sweating like crazy when I stopped. The second half was more weights so I may do that in the morning. Cathe seems so relaxed and natural. I really feel like I am right there with her.

Valerie...welcome back! Sounds like a great trip. Boy you put some mileage in during those rides.

Lynda...the only time I use my barbell is when I lift it off my squat rack for squats or lunges. I never use it from the ground up. I will always substitute dumbbells in its place if I have to do any lifting. Never liked lifting one up over my head on to the shoulders.

Deb...what a pain with your computer! Glad you were able to get Office since it is so expensive. Yes it was very sad about my grandmother. We were told she was tested for Alzheimer's and she did not have it. However, my brothers and I think she did. Not sure if I would want to know that was my future. Good to know about KCM.

Hi to Josie and Judy!

 

[fox2star]

Good morning,

Still messing around with the computer. I need to load Outlook on it which means I have to purchase it, because my copy of Microsoft Office was lost in the crash. I don't understand why Best Buy cannot transfer the actual programs that you have on the old hard drive to the new one. I paid for them, and it's not like they are adding them to the new hard drive from some bootleg copy or anything. This is so frustrating.

Lynda, I agree that it could be a genetic link, but still think it could be what we are exposed to, and what we eat. Out of 4 grandparents, only one started with some sort of dementia before he passed away, and he was in his 90's. The other 3 were fine mentally. I do not remember my grandparents ever eating processed food, they cooked fresh food all the time, nothing out of boxes or frozen meals. They did not worry about saturated fats, everything they ate was just regular natural foods. I think the meats they ate from the local butchers were better than today's. You are so lucky to have that IT staff to assist you. Good boy Max!

Valerie, welcome back! It sounds like you had a great trip!

Lori, I have a squat rack too, on my old bench which I will not get rid of for that reason, however I have not done any workout in a while that uses a BB. It's nice that you are helping your friend, even if you have to tell a "white lie", he seems to be doing so well, that makes it ok.

Hi to Josie, and Judy,

Work, then agility class tonight. It seems like I have not gone to a Friday class in a long time.

Take care,

 

[Josie]

Hi Ladies,

No workout for me today. Tomorrow I will be spinning and doing body pimp right after. Sunday we are doing a 38 mile ride.

Garance, I have not seen the play, but will look for it on HBO. Thank you.

Lori, it's amazing that your friend has lost 30 pounds and I agree with Deb about the white lie

Valerie, your vacation sounds great, glad that you had good weather.

Hi to Judy!

Josie

 

[garance]

Hi Deb, Josie, Valerie, Lori, and Judy--

This morning I did Jazzercise Hiit (47:00).

Deb, that is really outrageous that you must buy programs you owned all over again. Maybe there is some way you can register a complaint at a higher level for Best Buy. I thought one of their selling points was the geek squad for tech support. I just read in my AARP bulletin that there is now a blood test for Alzheimer's. My DH would love your attitude toward food. Locally grown and raised is best, absolutely. Like Julia Child, I don't worry a lot about butter.

Lori, I bet your friend really values your cheerleading for his progress, so a little white lie cannot be all bad. What is t25--never heard of it.

Valerie, sounds like you are putting on a lot of miles. Good for you!

Hi to Josie and Judy!

 

[fox2star]

Good morning,

Well, good news on the computer front...I called Microsoft last night and they gave me the link for my original purchase download for the Office 2013 software that I had bought....gave me all the programs back including Outlook etic. Then I spent about an hour this morning with the tech from the Geek Squad support site who remotely worked on my Pc to get everything back where it was originally, including all of my e-mails which were buried somewhere in the copy that the ones from the store did.

Now to get the virus software back somehow and I think I am done....ugh...computers are great but what a pain when there is an issue.

Josie, you have got to stop taking that Body "Pimp" class....people will think you retired and went into a different occupation! LOL.

Lynda, I would want to take that blood test, but then again, do I really want to know? how depressing would it be to get a positive result?

Agility class today, and making the dog's food...fun stuff!

Hi to Judy, Valerie and Lori,

Have a great weekend!

 

[Josie]

Hi Ladies,

Deb, I guess I can't keep the secret anymore. My fingers keep betraying me ;-).

It is a bit cooler today, but the air quality is not good because of all the fires surrounding us.
We are riding around the coast tomorrow so I hope it's ok, otherwise I will go spinning.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Josie

 

[Traildoggie]

Deb that's right and appropriate. you paid for the programs once...should not have to pay again. what is the purpose of all the $$ and registration if it doesn't work both directions?

I don't have Office & apparently a lesser version of Outlook. many times I've been given a email form to fill out.... and I know it won't work. you can fill the form but there's no send button anywhere! I copy the address it goes to, and then go to the Outlook version I have, and send it. took me a few misfires to figure out the issue but so many people and businesses use Office that if you don't have it, there are problems with simple email.

no workout for 2 days now. my mother had a problem yesterday. my brother found her on her back in the bathtub with her legs up over the edge. she might have been that way for several hours or 5 minutes, no way to tell. could not get any history from her and she couldn't say what happened. she seemed like she was puffy the last week or so, though nothing definite. at any rate, something happened.. did she hit her head? I can't see how she could get in that position any other way. no one was going to be able to tell from what she recalled. Friday night ...why does this crap always happen on Friday night??!! Brother and SIL took her to the ER. she was admitted for pneumonia. her doc just retired and she has an apt to see the new person this week. an earlier appt had been cancelled by the doctors office. an exhausting series of incidents that are gradually worsening. my sister is useless so it's all on my brother and SIL with me giving my opinion over the phone.

I don't think much will get done over the weekend, but she can get on antibiotics and they can see what's going on. she is 95 so I don't think they will be very aggressive. I was worried about a brain bleed or kidney failure. didn't even think of pneumonia, but it got her admitted, so it will do.

ETA that blasted pimp class again... too funny... I have typo issues also because most of the letters wear off my keyboard. It happens to every one I use... the white wears away so the leys are blank. Does anyone else have this issue and is there a solution?

 

[labnick]

Good afternoon ladies!

Today was a great workout....STS total body (no abs) then my workout blender of LLA and GG band/floor workout then still had more energy so did two 10 minute solutions Hiit workouts (lower body and abs) and they were tougher than I thought or it may be I was exhausted at this point! Then this afternoon to enjoy this nice weather Chester and I went for a 2 mile walk. I will admit I did not walk as fast as I usually do.

I am a bit frustrated with Workout Blender. Now you ladies know how much I love WB but had to reinstall now I can't get it to work. I know exactly what you mean Deb with computers. They are great when everything is working good but man so frustrating when there are issues!

Lynda...Focus T25 is Shaun T's (Beachbody) 25 minute workout program. Lots of jumping. I like it I just get really bored with it after a few weeks.

Valerie...that is so sad about your Mom. And to think she could have been that way for hours. Poor thing. Glad your brother is there to help.

Josie....lol! I was chuckling every time I read the pimp!!

Hi to Judy!!!! Have a great saturday evening!