Sisters in Sweat Journal (but all are welcome)

[whenlifewassimpler]

Morning.....wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.....





Sue

[Alabama 1]

Yah, just a quick note as I need to get the turkey breast out of the oven . I do Leslie DVD's in bare feet . Have been doing them that way for years . Also if interested , I have a couple of Leslie DVD's double so would be glad to send them to you if you would like . One is 5 miles but you can do just one mile at a time . Also have a biggest loser walking program which is 3 miles and again you can do as much as you want . Let me know if interested . Time for the Turkey Gobble Gobble,Gobble.


Happy Birthday to you , Happy birthday to you. Hope you have a wonderful day .

[Fitafter50]

Wishing you a very happy birthday, Eva, and hoping it's a great start to a fabulous year! Big hugs!

[whenlifewassimpler]

Morning ladies,

With the 3 hour time difference it's 6:50 a.m. on the east coast....and it's 3:50 a.m., as I start to write this...yup another night....however, since I only vacuumed today; I skipped an allergy pill so just a little itchy. However, I slept like a log and after vacuuming and cooking this a.m. (our dinner for Thanksgiving evening) I didn't do a thing so not tired....hence I am up LOL and scratching NOT fun! Such is life. Some of it is due to the "barnacles of life" so will talk to dermatologist about removing some of them and freezing the others again and hope they go away for good. The price I pay for being a "sun and beach gal".....loved the ocean and swimming.

Fitafter50 thanks on the pill and continued itchies...yes I did get a couple of hours before I had to get up PTL. As you know the shopping went well so won't bore you again LOL Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.

Glad to hear that Money is doing well....wow already his 2nd anniversary with you and his b-day coming up too and he'll be six. Oh he sounds like our Labs, Alex and Buddy, Molasses as they had a ton of toys too and Alex (the original Marley) especially knew every one in there. Whenever I cleaned his toys and toy boxes (he had two of them) he'd go and check and OMG one year....he gave me a look went to the closet where I put the toys when I took them out so I could clean the boxes and barked his head off. I said to him "everything is there" well he proved me wrong as one of his "ugly heads" as we called them (which BTW he chewed and many only had half a head that he shook like a nut case. But he was right it was in there.

Oh and plus he had his "toy closet upstairs" (we'd buy and put stuff there to give him throughout the year)....well when Alex felt it was time for a new toy he'd run upstairs and bark at the closet till we got him one. Many a day we'd yell NO not yet....repeatedly and he knew he wasn't getting one...he'd come down all sad and pouty....so we'd grabbed toys he had in his box and play with him and he'd start to feel better.

Boy they sure wrap themselves around our hearts don't they!

We were lucky Fitafter50 as when our Alex passed from cancer...Brandy (the stray that picked us on the block) and who Chuck fell in love with....and so did Alex as he let her be the MOM of the place. However, even when Alex was gone she'd not get on his house. Took a year before she did; and we keep saying up Brandy, it's alright and she finally did. However, she decided she like Chuck's chair better. Then we went and got the Rhodesian Ridgeback in .... baby, Cassidy.....and the rest is history....Brandy has her new baby too. Except Brandy didn't get up every 2 hours to take Cassidy outside....I did LOL

Wow 57 for this time of year is good. I won't tell you we were in the low 70s early this week and 75 on Thanksgiving....and will be the same all weekend till next week when we go back to the 60s....and this is why we moved her.

Holy cow I see you had a busy Tuesday too this week. MMMMM I love clam chowder....I ate Manhattan in younger years but as I got older I just didn't like it as much.

Glad you don't have to work on Thanksgiving too.

Glad you got some good walks in Chris. Very sorry to hear about your son and hope if back to his self very very soon....sending healing vibes his way.

Chris they are effective (as I did 20 minute ones myself each night) but don't do the evening ones too late...as that was problem with sleeping...stopping this month with the cleaning really was an eye opener as I would be tired from cleaning in the past but then I'd walk or dance combo and then so many nights as you know I couldn't sleep and this was before the itchies....so be careful and do the workouts early and a good time frame before you go to bed.

I see your weather hasn't been great either, Chris.

Eva, I already gave you your wishes but add some extra ones here for you with the other ladies....hope you b-day and Thanksgiving turned out fabulously....and you were able to get the stuff you wanted to add to the dinner at the store.....

Well I am all caught up again....it's now 4:18 a.m. and I am off to do a quick mail check and then try to get a couple of hours....busy day as cooking early in the a.m., plus have the backyard to rake, patios to sleep and sliding glass doors to clean and then hopefully living room rug....(will see if I have enough time for it to dry) wish me luck.

Bama same to you hope your Thanksgiving went well.

Sue

[Alabama 1]

I just posted and it didn't show up so this is a test . If this shows up I will try to repost later today

[young at heart]

Well I'm sure you all had nice TG day and all and thanks SO much for the birthday wishes and all also As I say, I pretend Everyone is celebrating bday when it lands on TG, but then everyone is also busy so it gets forgotten a lot too:( But, most important people all called and I saw 2 sons and talked to the other one. I know I don't usually cook and all as pretty tight quarters here but was Not going to do anything on bday but then take outs as last year at a few places were not available this year so wasn't sure what I was going to do. But, oldest son said the day before TG that he had bought a 20 lb. turkey and was going to cook it in a oven bag and all, so moist also, and then take all the meat off so no problem with the bones and all on TG so I Had to go there for sure:)) I picked up stuff to go with it and we enjoyed the best turkey I've had for a long time:) And had left overs for other son and me also plus himself:) Dh came later for dinner and visited with them and did go home to garage then for his buddies visiting but I stayed a bit longer. Then son from GB stopped over on his way back that night as he had to go work on Fri. and he had come up later on Wed. so I was very glad the weather was perfect for TG:)) So a very nice gift from son for sure:) Maybe this will be a repeat:) Enjoyed the cards I got and the FB wishes too from people. gf in N. Carolina asked if I got flowers but I hadn't but they called today that they were so busy so will deliver them Tues. I think:) So not sure what kind or whatever:)
So sister's gson is getting married today down Detroit so she's been down there and DB and SIL went also and should be coming through Sunday. The only sad part was that her gson's other grandpa fell down the stairs and had tramatic brain injury and died this morning I guess he will always remember that on his anniversary:(
Short walks are suppose to be very good Chris as I've read too:) Kind of bumps up the metabolism every time if only 5 or 10 min. even. If doing it in the house though, 5 min. seems like forever so a lot nicer to be able to do it outside.
Mo, sure sounds like you get a lot done there and wow on Money being 6 already! I'm wondering how Henry is doing at son's in-laws house this TG as I don't think they really like a Big active dog too much. But maybe he'll settle down a bit as must be getting on 2 soon. Their enjoying renting in MN> but still want to get up in the U.P later and not too much later:) cousin's DD lived not far from where they are and her DD just died from, well 4 yrs. ago she had breast cancer but I guess she had bone cancer etc. so has had some painful years but only 45 yrs. old and 3 kids:( Very sad. Cousin live in Ish. so I'll have to go see her later on.
Sue, sure hope your pill works better along the way? I have a lot of stuff I could freeze off but never go Drs. as always cost to much anyway. I am glad you will be resting a bit and enjoying your ME for sure Only 25 here now but was up to 40 yesterday! Suppose to get more 30's this next week and sun at least. Hopefully I will push myself out the door when the roads are nice.
Becky, hope you have been fine and had a nice TG too! And Bama, thanks for the offer but will wait on that as this dvd is enough for now and almost too much. I usually have shoes on and warm socks for sure as cold hardwood floors here and I keep heat low:) I'm always too warm all the time anyway.
Well, better quit as too much here to read:) take care and enjoy anything you can while you can Watch the ice now and steps
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[Alabama 1]

Morning and Happy Sunday.

Just made list out for the store and will go there later today .

Workout all done , 2 miles with Leslie (youtube) and I do a set of leg/knee exercises for knee every day so those are done.

Went to Kohl's yesterday and got the grandkids their Christmas so will wrap those today . Almost finished with Shopping .

Yah, glad you got to see the boys on your Birthday . Mine is the day after so it is usually forgotten but I am use to it since I have had it such a long time .
Dh's was Yesterday and he said not to get him anything so I didn't .

I think another nice day here , it was in the fifties yesterday .

I need to get started on errands so will close for now .

[whenlifewassimpler]

Morning ladies,

It's another one of those nights....which is why it's 3:41 a.m. PST, and I am still up.....scratching head and body. Mind you just did the bathrooms and the rug so wasn't outside. Chuck said carry over from yesterday....whatever, driving me batty.

Bekah, what's up with you.....hope all is well and you had a nice Thanksgiving.....

YAH so glad you had a nice TG and birthday too. Yup we celebrated with you on Thursday but with pasta and not turkey....glad the family called and you got to see your two sons too. Also glad you got to have a nice TG dinner with your sons too. Glad DH came too. Plus I see lots of leftovers too. How nice of your friend in NC too!

Congrats to grandson on his nuptials. Plus I see your DB and SIL will be by Sunday. As I said to you so so sad about his grandfather.

I have read and heard the same on the short walks, YAH and Chris.

YAH have the kids tried a trainer yet and unfortunately Labs are big and they love to play....in their DNA. I hope they can find a trainer and eventually Henry will do better. Not to burst the bubble but they don't settle down till they are much older. However, the behavior will change at 2 years old.

Glad the kids are enjoying renting in MN and hope they can eventually get back up in the U.P.

Oh no how sad for your cousin and her daughter's passing.

The pill is working better, YAH, but sometimes NOT however, works better than the generic Benadryl.

I am covered by Medicare YAH for her freezing etc.

We broke a record today with our high of 76, I think he said.

Wow 40 is a heat wave for you....as I know it was for us back east LOL

I hope you get out and about too.

Well I am now off to check mail...finished comics, got caught up here and after mail check will go try again to get some snooze time.

Sue

[Alabama 1]

Good Morning all.

Another nice week here. i went to bed at 8ish last night and woke up at 11 , 1 and again at 2 30 finally at 3 30 I got up and decided to workout. I did 3 miles of the Miracle mile set of Leslie Sansone's . This is a set of 15 miles of walking plus you get a really nice band with it . Any of you who do indoor walking would really like it and it is on sale on Amazon for half price which is 19.99 . A very good price . It always comes with a calendar and I am starting that today . I am also doing a pilates style of exercises for knee/legs which I do everyday . Knee is somewhat better and am hoping that I don't knee a replacement in the future . I have arthritis in the patella . The knee is very stiff and has increased in size plus I have shooting pain in it from time to time . Doctor says that is normal . not sure I believe him . But it is better since I have been exercising it.

Got most of shopping finished , a few to pick up . I brought the ladies that we have dinner with plus the silver sneakers(same ladies) one of those salt lamps . I thought it was something they will not get from anyone else.

Sue I hope you itching is better . and so sorry about the sleep . I know how that it to not get sleep.

Mo, hard to believe that it has been 2 years for Money. Wow time sure flies by fast .

Yah, we talked on messenger on facebook . Nothing new since then . But so glad you got to see you boys.

Chris , Great job on your exercising . Mini walks are great . Leslie even says that a 5 mini walk is good for you. There are many of those and longer ones on youtube

I am still going to the Silver Sneakers classes at the Y . I see a difference in body , some of clothes are looser but no difference in the scale. We still go one week to the Y near me and the next to the Y near one of the gals I go with. We love the instructor at the Y that is 30 minutes away and not so much on the one close to house . She just is moody and never starts on time but I will say the last few times she has so I think something was said to her .

Errands to run today and then putting away fall decorations and getting the Christmas ones out. So a busy day .

Have a great day.

It's a Marshmallow world in the Winter when the snow comes to cover the ground.

[Boss Man]

If your clothes feel looser, then there ought to be a difference in the scale unless your scales have gone out of optimal calibration somehow.

You would be wise when you weigh periodically to do it first thing in the morning after going to the toilet, because if you weigh ever 1-2 weeks at random times you could get skewed readings due to things like undigested food and retained waste matter and even stuff like wearing shoes one time and no shoes the next or being almost naked versus clothed without shoes on, so if you keep the same conditions for weighing every time you'll get more consistent readings, assuming the scales are not out of alignment at present as suggested initially.

[whenlifewassimpler]

Bama, Bossman hit the nail on the head. I always weigh first thing in the morning after taking care of bladder when I got out of bed.

Bama, a big congrats to those loose clothes!

However, Bossman couldn't she also be seeing loser clothes by losing some inches in those areas she has worked on but not enough to "hit the scale yet" just a thought.

Well off to finish up morning stuff.

Wishing everyone a good day!

Sue

[Alabama 1]

LOL you guys, Yes I weigh in the morning after I do business and usually after shower . I do workout before weighing and once when I had a PT and he told me to NOT weigh after a workout because your muscles have expanded???? I like to workout as soon as I get up . If I don't it won't get done . I even do a short workout before going to those SS classes. The gals think I am crazy but have been doing so for quite a few years and don't want to break habit. Oh, scale broke a couple of weeks ago so I could have lost some weight Have a new one coming today.


I took down Fall Decorations and now ready for the Christmas decor . I got up at 3.30 AM not liking that but no sense in laying in the bed. Hubby got up at 3 . Did upper body strength with 10 # and lifted slower than I usually do . Also did pilates style for legs. Now I'm getting ready to go to the Y. I have had a full morning already . Hubby getting a tooth pulled this morning . The dentist wanted to Crown it but He decided against that . With no insurance it would be about 1000$ and it's in the back sooo he can get by without it.

I lost a filling last week and it was last gold one . I did find it LOL . I will miss it as brother drove me to get it and he past at 17. So I know I had that filling since I was 11 or younger. He was 6 years older than I. I go tomorrow for cleaning and probably will have to go back for the filling to be replaced.

I need to get moving . Enjoy the day . We are going to be in the sixties today . Crazy weather for us for sure.

[Alabama 1]

Oh this is funny to me anyway . When I had Bone Density test a few weeks ago , I ask her to measure me and took off shoes to get a accurate reading . Will I am not 5' and 1/2. Always was 5'2" So the next week I had to go to primary and of course they weigh you and measure you . We won't talk about the weight but I left shoes on and they were Skechers D'lite and I am now back up to 5'2" . D'lites have a thicker bottom and they do help flat feet . I just didn't realize they were an inch and 1/2 thick . Great for walking. Now I need to get moving .

[Boss Man]

I do workout before weighing and once when I had a PT and he told me to NOT weigh after a workout because your muscles have expanded????

I have never heard that before, but it might be something to do with weight distribution and the way gravity affects pumped up muscles versus muscles that are not pumped.

However, Bossman couldn't she also be seeing loser clothes by losing some inches in those areas she has worked on but not enough to "hit the scale yet" just a thought.

I feel that in that instance the individual would expect to see some difference unless the lost fat and possibly some water as well, was compensated for by an increase in muscle mass and possibly bone density.

[young at heart]

Its finally getting a bit sunny here and up to 43 degrees but going down again for tomorrow:( We have had pretty cool weather this year but at least the snow is staying away for now. We do have it on ground but can see grass in some places now. I don't mind if it stays away all winter:)
Did 2 mile with LS is about it. Did get flowers finally today from gf in N.C. and it turned out to be 2 dozen of red roses:) And also a nice big vase for them too! I sure don't have any vase for them here otherwise:) So it was a surprise as I've only seen her once in 45+ yrs. when I went on one trip to Mass. to see her then:) But way too much in opinion but will have to try to keep them going as long as I can even though its cooler in house. Not sure of any other tips to keep them going?? I usually only get a few carnations for myself as they seem to last longer here:) I'm going to stay in town for a few days so Dh will have to enjoy them for a while:) I wish sis lived closer as I'd bring her a dozen of them.
Hope you all are doing good and I see Bama you are sure doing enough exercise also! I did get a new scale but I think it needs a battery as I haven't used it much but it takes those round kind? I know what I am from the Drs. visit which is Too much:(
Sue, hoping you get more sleep tonight too and wasn't sure about if you go shopping on Wed. but good wishes if you do:)
Have to go this week as nice weather anyway even if cold, but never know when the big storms come with the snow. take care all!