Monday, November 2, 2009

Go, Grammy, Go!


Today Gram returned to her exercise group. They said it had been an absence of two years. There were still a few souls who remembered her. (All photos are reenactments.)

It took about 15 minutes to drive way out Olive to the new Nazarene church building, but it was easy to find the "gym" we'd been told housed the exercise group. There was a stream of people with weighted cloth bags scurrying from the parking lot into the building.

Inside the big gymnasium, chairs were set out, well space, most with a set of small barbells and a stretchy band laid out on them. This is the way these mighty seniors stake their claim. We found two adjacent chairs in the front row (with the help of a couple regulars).

There were about 50 people there this morning. All apparently had been successful in resetting their clocks over the weekend. We started with a brief social time, where Grace was welcomed back and Polly introduced herself. Then the work out started.

Group members took turns leading sets of related exercises. Gram kept up with the leaders, and Polly tried to figure out what to do next, and to not kick or hit the woman next to her. We worked on every part of the body, from the neck to the feet. It was a good workout.

We hurried right home after to get a hearty snack, although Gram suggested stopping to visit a friend, Kay Griggs Young.
Maybe next time, when we've planned better. We were gone about and hour and a half. We want to go earlier on Wednesday so we have more time to visit.

When we got home, we warmed up some soup and had it with an apple and crackers. Here is the short recipe for this easy, very nutritious soup.

Sweet potatoes or yams
Onion, red or yellow
Ginger root
Broth
Lemon, lime or orange juice about 1 scant teaspoon to 1 cup veggies or to taste
Fat free 1/2 & 1/2
Protein powder (like the body builders use)

Peel and cut veggies coarsely, almost cover with broth, and boil until very tender. Puree with hand blender or food processor. Add FF 1/2 & 1/2 till it's the desired consistency. Mix in protein powder and serve. I've been adding protein powder to individual servings, about a tablespoon per serving, and we have about half a cup at a time. This is a good snack to just drink from a mug. Yummy! Not very strongly flavored; add seasonings as you want.

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