I don't want to be totally AF......,

[frances]

Happy Friday everyone! the sun is really shining here and it's the first time in a very long time that we've had a bright sunny morning - it's nice! I have so much going on over the next two weeks it's gonna be crazy. My daughter's softball team lost their playoff game so that's done, but there's still her end of season banquet to go to and I volunteered to do the slide show! it is so worth it in the end but it takes quite a bit of work getting together. I'm hoping since I just did one for my son that it will go faster than usual. That, along with planning for my mom's birthday party and my son's graduation, is going to make for a very busy week! Oh yes, and I'm seeing my best friend this weekend for the day on Sunday - looking forward to it, but there goes getting anything done on that day!

TMH I'm thinking I might start with the military diet on Monday!

Have a great Friday everyone - stay strong!

[frances]

TMH - Flylady - Yet another inspirational thing you've mentioned here! Laundry is my nemesis and just like with dieting I just cannot seem to get past thinking about doing something to actually doing it! The stupid laundry always winds up to be a mountain before I tackle it. when oh when will I diet and do the laundry more regularly? :exclaim: I guess thinking about it is the first step? Look at how long I thought about changing my drinking before I did it!

My mom has her 80th birthday soon - we are planning a party in just a couple of weeks - I'm really looking forward to it! Mom was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer late last year so we feel blessed that she has reached this birthday and especially since she feels very good right now and her treatment is working. Yeah!

Off to my daughter's playoff game tonight - hope they win! Son's team lost on Monday so they are done. His last high school game. It was pretty emotional for both the kids and the parents.

How is everyone? AG it's been a few days - hope you're well!

[ToMyHealth]

Good job. Frances! Bet they did appreciate it. BTW, I looked at the diet again. Totally misunderstood it. Yes, you do the diet for 3 days, THEN you eat normally for 4 days but not going over 1500 calories on off days, then back to the 3 day diet. So it is kind of like intermittent fasting or ADF.
Under FAQ people brought up alcohol. Answer was yes could have it but you won't lose as fast. Duh.
Decisions. Think I'll go thru one more 3 day cycle, adding a day, then take weekend off thru Tues as friends invited us for dinner that Tues night. Lasagna so definitely not fitting in to those high protein days. But that would work well for setting stage for going back on plan come Wed.
Ok, need to put Flylady hat on and get some cleaning done.

[frances]

Hi there! The slide show turned out great, thanks for asking! I did a section at the end for each senior with toddler-age pictures and pics of them as they grew up - and then now...played "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts during it and I'm pretty sure all of the senior families were teary! I also had side-by-sides of 'then and now' and that was fun because they were baseball pics so a kid pitching at age 10 and then pitching now at age 18, or getting ready to bat - little and big side by side...it really showed how they are basically men now. That part was my favorite.

I looked at the diet - thinking about doing it. I think being told what to eat would be very helpful for me! (but I haven't quite committed to it yet....as you can see lol...)

[ToMyHealth]

Frances, how did the slide show turn out?

[ToMyHealth]

AG - because I usually do Fast 5 or Alternate Day Diet, & not working for me right now. Dh is back on F5, & he is saying the same thing. I googled it and thought it looked quite doable. It's a 3 day menu, rinse & repeat. I lost 1/2# each day. So having my 3rd day breakfast of 5 saltine crackers, slice of cheddar and small apple.tomorrow I play golf, & will go in with friends for lunch. Suppose to have 1/2 cup tuna and slice of toast. Will order a scoop of tuna or chicken salad & substitute fruit for the toast. Probably better not to tweak, but I will have burned a fair amount of calories playing 18 holes. Not nearly what some of the apps tell you, but it takes 4 hours & I try to walk to my ball rather than always ride.

How's everyone doing? Good weekends?

TMH

[actiongirl46]

What is the military diet? Well, I guess I could google it!! Why that one TMH?? Just curious . . .

[frances]

Hi everyone - TMH ...."to Day 1!" Good luck to you! I will give that diet some thought - if I do, it will start tomorrow - I have a baseball banquet for my son tonight and paid a lot for the ticket so i don't want to restrict myself at that! It would be awesome to lose a few pounds, especially now at the start of summer!

AG - you are very right, who we hang out with definitely makes a difference! I have always had drinking friends but like you, I'm sure I can find others out there who don't drink!

Hope everyone has a great weekend - I've been working on a slide show for the banquet tonight - i think it's OK I hope everyone likes it!!

Stay strong all!

[ToMyHealth]

Ok, well today I have decided to start the Military Diet and it does NOT incl alcohol! One of our Starters recently lost 30# in one month on it. Like he said to me you can do anything for one week.
Took a walk down to where we are storing some furniture as we had to get BR set in front of garage. Guy coming this afternoon to buy it. Called an auction guy about our dining room set. They will come & pick up and take 50%. Had to send him pics, now waiting to hear if they will take it.
Frances, you want to join me? Timing is good for me as I need to be clear headed and have energy to clean out closets, etc.
Here's to Day 1.

[actiongirl46]

Hi all - That was an interesting question Frances! My in-laws used to live in a large 55+ and older community outside of Phoenix. We would visit every Christmas. I remember noticing a lot of AL, starting around 3pm. Not necessarily the amount of it, just the regularity. Hmmm . . . I'm wondering Frances if it is who we are with too. So, what if you had a few non-AL friends that you were social with (they do exist right?!?!?!?!) I haven't found too many myself, but they are out there! Just a thought.

TMH, I like your structure around wine after dinner . . . that is exactly where I get in trouble too.

I also post in the steppers thread. Feel free to join us there if you wish! Have a great Friday!! Stay healthy - AG

[ToMyHealth]

Hello. Yes, I am retired and yes, drinking has increased. When I was in the work world I drank but in a much, much shorter window. Worked til 4:30, head to gym, workout and get home 7-7:30, have some chardonnay and dinner and got to bed between 9-10. Now I workout during day whether it's golf and/or walking and the daily Happy Hour starts at 5p.
And all except 2 couples that I know are the same. Our club offers 3 nights of dinners and Happy Hour pricing on drinks during season. Now we may be down to Wed & Fri.

Personally, I'm ok with having a drink or two as long as we don't get into the wine with dinner or after. That's where I can get into trouble.

This place is awfully quiet. AG? Blue? Hope you are doing fine. You too Frances!

TMH

[frances]

Mornin' all!

TMH that sounds exciting and stressful at the same time! Nice that you are able to have multiple properties and get extra income from rentals too!

I have a question for you, if you don't mind. You are retired, correct? Do you think that your drinking increased after retirement due to more socializing and more free time? I'm not close to retirement yet but I think about it a lot! I took a 3 month break for travel when I was 26 but other than that I've always worked. I look forward to some day, planned by me (I say that because of all of the people who get laid off and get this forced on them, even our very own Byrdie here at MWO after 28 years at her company!!) taking a break and/or slowing down with work. I wonder if I will have a hard time not drinking. I think if I was around it all of the time that it would be really really hard. But I can see how that could be pretty common among retirees...maybe depends on the friends, etc. but I'm thinking ahead here and just wondering what your experience is with that.

I hope everyone is doing well! AG are you hanging in there?

[actiongirl46]

TMH - great to see you!

[ToMyHealth]

Hi Frances. Sorry your kids' games didn't turn out well. Yest was better for me too. Hubby played golf on a reciprocal course, made a Costco run, and came home with lots of booze. (Sigh). I keep telling myself just because it's there doesn't mean I have to drink it. Did have some but no wine with dinner and nothing after.
All 3 properties are in same golf community.our home and condo are 1.5 mi. apart.i got experience last season with renting out procedure, rented condo we sold from Jan-Mar. Assn does background check, for a fee, of course, which I passed on to renter.
Right now Quicken Loans is driving us nuts. Everyday it's 10 more things they want from us. Not exaggerating. We both agree we are never moving again!
Get to play golf today with lady friends. And then since am leaving dh to take care of latest list, I am going to make his favorite dinner- meatloaf.
Hope everyone has a good day!

[frances]

Great to see you TMH! Yesterday was better for me - went to son's senior day baseball game which was a disaster for his team but the 'senior day' part of it was nice (luckily that was BEFORE the game!). After that part was done, my husband went over to my daughter's softball game which was at a different school and so we texted each other updates. Daughter's game was a disaster too. Sigh. Both are going into playoffs next week. Hopefully that will be better.

Wow TMH that all sounds very exciting - nice to know you can have a rental - and that you're moving into a new house - are they all in the same area?

I'd like to get healthier and lose some weight too - Hope to be able to join you with that!