Golden Years
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Hello MARIE, I do hope you are okay. It's odd not reading your cheery posts today.
Hi SHIRLEY, just read your post on the sneakers. You had a busy day shopping. How do you feel about target closing down? I'm glad you enjoy Downton Abbey. I did at first, but now I find it slow and tedious. By the way, I've been longing to ask this for ages, does DH mean "dear husband"? I'm not into these phrases and had to ask earlier what ROFLOL meant. Lin explained.
SHARON, my mother lived to be in her nineties too, but not my dad. I think I take after my mom in body if not so much in temperament, so like you I am aiming to be as healthy as possible. Actually she was quite remarkable and her sister (96) too. Neither went grey, they kept their lovely chestnut (my aunt) and strawberry blonde hair all their lives and were active, humorous, and sharp as needles until their final few weeks. I can only hope me and my sons and grands are the same!
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Hi Anne
I guess you could say DH is darling husband. I had to learn all these shorten words here. I was the same way and didn't know what people were saying.
I see you have long life in your family. My mom was 80 and she would still be here if she took care of herself and ate right. She came from Germany. My Dad was US military and he died at the age of 93 from dementia and had bladder cancer. He came from a family of 10 and he was the last one to die of his brothers and sisters. I think I get my discipline from him in my exercise.
I get the trouble with food from my mom. Go figure.
Have a good evening.
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Hi Shirley, thanks for the explanation, DH. I was almost right! My dad would have lived a long life too I think if he hadn't smoked and also I remember him dismantling an air raid shelter and sawing it in pieces to make into something else, so I wonder if the dust got into his lungs. They didn't realise that in the forties and fifties. He was always making models that worked. Anyway the lung cancer wasn't detected and he died of bone cancer. Mom of old age of course.
Did your Mom meet your dad in Germany if he was stationed there? Quite a few of the girls in our UK village married British soldiers stationed in Germany and came back with them to live in the UK. That would be in the fifties. You should consider writing all you can remember for your coming grand baby. So much gets lost, and there's loads of stuff I wish I'd asked about, although I know quite a bit about our family history, but of course if I don't record it, it will be gone forever. My generation and my 2 sons are a mixture of Anglo Saxon, Celtic, and Gaelic. My grandsons can add to that mix Irish in one, and Portuguese in the other. Sorry to have gone on and on. Got carried away. Lol.
Anne.
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P.S. Sawing asbestos I should have said, re dad inhaling.0
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[Some deleted] May have to give this hobby up. But I hope not. For it keep my mind off of food. I am currently on the one one one diet and seems to be agreeing me quite
marie
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Congrats on a positive outlook and
A hobby to keep u on track. I try beading and earings [making them] but fin d that if i am not inspired, i cant do it. And no amt of sotting thwre trying to dream up something accpmplishes the task: getting my mind off food.
Negative Nellie speaking here: i know that's not productive or helpful. Arthritis, vertigo, periformis muscle syndrome, facing another snow storm and not sure what to do with myself. Cleaning out the house makes me think I'm getting ready to move on. I'm too isolated and anxious. Deaf, i dont speak on a voice telephone. Constantly dieting, i feel deprived though not actually hungry because i had vertical sleeve gastrectomy 4 years ago.
Trying to be positive reminds me that i have to try...wish things would come naturally. No such luck.am going to make list and schedule of things to do on a snowbound day and vow to stick to that!
Thanks for listening!
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Hi MARIE, are you feeling any better? I do hope so. Poor MARIE. It will pass, but no fun whilst you are coughing your head off, that thought. ❤️
ROSY, that's very creative and interesting - you beading and making earrings! How wonderful. That's something I've never tried. I've tried just about everything, but not that. Do you get your beads from craft shops? I think if I tried it I would probably favour native Indian art. Post a photo if you can, I would love to see what you do.
Snowbound days aren't much fun I agree, but you know, spring is just around the corner, and there'll be grass to cut and weeding to be done, and windows to be washed, etc etc, so I try to make the most of these lovely cosy stay in days. I read a lot, and I like writing and artwork, and I cook lovely stews, all the things you don't want to do on the hot humid days of summer. Hang in there girl, it's just around the corner.
Morning SHIRLEY and JERI and anybody else I've missed, Anne.0 -
Hi, my name is Janet. I'm 75. I have 2 grown grandchildren (my daughter died 7 years ago). I have joined MFP to begin exercising and eating healthy after years of sedentary lifestyle and eating poorly. I live in Glendale, AZ, where the super bowl will be played today. I'm just starting today so have no wt loss yet. Thanks for your inspiration.
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Welcome Rosy and Janet!
My SIL's name was Janet. We lost her to cancer a year ago going on 2 this May. She was only 66 and much too young by today's standards.
Anne - Yes my dad met my mom in Germany during the war. I was born in Germany and came to the US when I was 4 years old. I have been back twice now on vacation, once to see my grandparents who are no longer alive, and once with my two daughters just 2 years ago. It was a great trip.
You sure do have a mix of ethnic groups in your family. There is Scottish on my husband's side and German. There was German on Dad's side too.
Today Dave and I went out for breakfast at a local restaurant in town we like. He just left to visit his mom for a while and I have a few things to do before the Super Bowl game.
I started the MFP squat challenge today. I will see how well I do since my left knee is a little sore today. I already put some bio freeze on it to help it.
Have a good day, we are supposed to get a lot of snow heading our way. It stopped us from going skiing this morning because they have a winter warning out for today.
Since we go over to the states to ski we don't want to get stuck there.
Enjoy the game if anyone is watching.
Shirley
Ontario, Canada
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Hi JANET, nice to hear from you, and especially from someone in a nice warmer place. I'm up in Canada, and it's a chilly, snowy sort of day here. A day to put ones feet up and read a book, unless you are watching the super bowl of course. I'm terribly sorry you have lost your daughter, unimaginable. I am 79 and I have two sons and two grown grandsons. Weight loss, well I was doing well until Christmas kicked in and I'm having great trouble losing the few pounds I put back. Sigh.
Anne up in the frozen north.0 -
SHIRLEY, it's a small world isn't it. My friend Evelyn, 79, who now lives in the Cornwall, Canada area has a similar history to you, and my sadly now gone 3 lovely cousins, who were really like my older sisters used to spend almost all their holidays in Germany and Austria. Easy to get to from the UK of course, but the real reason was the lure of the delicious pastries and cakes they could get in Germany. They were very pretty, poor Anne here was the ugly duckling, but also "rounded", probably from all the goodies! Their houses all had a carved cuckoo clock! I came here of course and missed out on all the cream filled goodies and cuckoo clocks. Thanks for that memory, Anne.
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Hi everyone my name is Jo and I am 67....68 in April... I live in England ...I have just joined MFP after my granddaughter recommended it after she lost 4 stone .....I hope to lose 30lbs . I have lost 35lbs in the past but need to lose more as my husband is in poor health and I am having to take on a lot more of the jobs he used to do . He is a few years older than me he is 83 . I have had breast cancer 7 years ago , also i have diabetes, high blood pressure so losing weight will be real good .....we have 3 dogs which my sister walks with me every day when weather permits . My sister is called Marie . I hope your Marie is feeling better .....I hope I can join your group ...............
JO
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janetroland1 wrote: »Hi, my name is Janet. I'm 75. I have 2 grown grandchildren (my daughter died 7 years ago). I have joined MFP to begin exercising and eating healthy after years of sedentary lifestyle and eating poorly. I live in Glendale, AZ, where the super bowl will be played today. I'm just starting today so have no wt loss yet. Thanks for your inspiration.
So Welcome to this thread , Janet. We are so glad to have you here with us.We will be your friend and if you need any help just let us know. I don't know too much but If I don't I sure know how to find out. Welcome again Sorry to hear about your daughter I do not know what I would do without my daughter She came out yesterday to help me Out some.
If you have tie time let us hear from you every day Love hearing more about you
Marie I plan on watching the Super bowl tonight.
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Hello JO, I live in Canada but my sons and I are originally from the East Riding of Yorkshire. I'm older than you at 79, but I am pretty active. It really is a good site for losing weight. Congratulations on beating the cancer. I had 21 lbs to lose and once gone, everything else went too. All the aches and pains, it was quite amazing. I wish I still had my dog to walk, and would love another furry friend apart from Tabitha Daisy my 17 year old cat, but feel it wouldn't be fair to get another dog at my age. Just keep writing in, that's all I did when I joined this group 2 months ago. Our MARIE is a real sweetheart, and I just hope she gets better soon because I miss her encouraging posts. Talk again,
Anne (my real name, Blueharebell is so long winded!)0 -
Hi everyone my name is Jo and I am 67....68 in April... I live in England ...I have just joined MFP after my granddaughter recommended it after she lost 4 stone .....I hope to lose 30lbs . I have lost 35lbs in the past but need to lose more as my husband is in poor health and I am having to take on a lot more of the jobs he used to do . He is a few years older than me he is 83 . I have had breast cancer 7 years ago , also i have diabetes, high blood pressure so losing weight will be real good .....we have 3 dogs which my sister walks with me every day when weather permits . My sister is called Marie . I hope your Marie is feeling better .....I hope I can join your group ...............
JO you are so Welcome to join our group Thank you Jo I am feeling better but got a way to go yet If you have the time we would enjoy hear from you everday My husband is having a little memory problems but really not too bad yet. Marie
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MARIE YOU ARE BACK!!!!!! Hope you feel a lot better, Anne.0
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thank you Anne and Marie.......my husband has heart trouble .....I thought I would tell u a bit about my family ..I have 4 children one girl age45 and 3 boys 42 ,41 and 38 and 10 grandchildren whos ages range from 26 to 11months....we have just moved from a large house to a bungalow as the stairs were a problem for hubby , we are still settling in ,its a lot smaller .......will try and talk everyday .......glad to hear you are feeling better Marie
Jo
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Congrats on a positive outlook andreallyrosy wrote: »[Some deleted] May have to give this hobby up. But I hope not. For it keep my mind off of food. I am currently on the one one one diet and seems to be agreeing me quite
A hobby to keep u on track. I try beading and earings [making them] but fin d that if i am not inspired, i cant do it. And no amt of sotting thwre trying to dream up something accpmplishes the task: getting my mind off food.
Negative Nellie speaking here: i know that's not productive or helpful. Arthritis, vertigo, periformis muscle syndrome, facing another snow storm and not sure what to do with myself. Cleaning out the house makes me think I'm getting ready to move on. I'm too isolated and anxious. Deaf, i dont speak on a voice telephone. Constantly dieting, i feel deprived though not actually hungry because i had vertical sleeve gastrectomy 4 years ago.
Trying to be positive reminds me that i have to try...wish things would come naturally. No such luck.am going to make list and schedule of things to do on a snowbound day and vow to stick to that!
Thanks for listening!
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Hello rosy.
I am on the one one one plan. how are you doing on it.I just love it. We have a group called one one one If you are interesting in it I will give the leader your name so se can invite you. We are just a small group but growing and have a very sweet lady for our Leader let me know.
I have been under the weather too with a sinus infection and it is in my chest got to call the doc in the morning.
And this is a place for us to vent so feel welcome to it I have lost 11 lbs.
you came to the right place Rosy.
Welcome Marie
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Good morning, or is it! We are snowed in! Schools etc cancelled!0
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Anne - Us too, Dave is snow blowing the driveway right now. Big storm last night.
I missed my Yoga Class this morning
Today is cleaning, laundry and grocery shopping for my eating plan. I started the February squat challenge yesterday, so far so good.
Hi Marie, how are you doing?
Shirley
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SHIRLEY, measured back yard, 2 feet of snow. No sign of contractors, poor things. That's okay, I ain't going anywhere! Anne.
Morning Marie.0 -
Good morning, all. It's raining like crazy in SC. The temp is around 60 F but will begin to drop as the rain ends. At least we don't have to shovel it.
Hello to all the Newbies. Janet, I'm Janet too and 67 going up in April.
I love MFP and how it lets us see what we eat and how it affects our weight. I started in Mid Oct and have lost 35 pounds with around 45 to go.
Last night, I saved calories to have 1 small piece of pizza, which I haven't had since starting this journey. I had about 3 bites and gave the rest to hubby as I decided it wasn't good enough to justify the calories.
BTW, (by the way) I've been told that DH does mean husband for the H, but the D can mean, "dear, darling, Damn, dumb" or what ever fits the occasion.
I'm happy to report that after just a couple of months on this new journey, I don't think about food all the time. DH used to say that I lived my life from one meal to the next. It takes a while for this new way of eating to become second nature, but it is well worth the effort. It's nice to know this is something I'll do the rest of my life and not just a diet with an end. Every time I went on a diet and lost weight, I'd slowly gain it back with a few new friends in the process.
I wish you all the best outcome to your journey. There are a few words and sayings that I have picked up from friends that keep popping to mind at the appropriate times, so thought I'd share a few:
*Hunger is not an emergency.
*The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
*Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
*Determined.
*My word for now is savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
*Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
*"now"---I won't wallow in the past or waste time worrying about the future
*If you change nothing, nothing will change.
*Do not reward yourself with food. You're not a dog.
*What you eat in private is what you wear in public.
I wish us all a safe, happy and healthy day.
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hi all ......can someone tell me what the one one one plan is as I have never heard of this ...sorry to hear you are snowed in .....is this a usual thing for you ....here in East Anglia England we have had a few flurries of snow but nothing to lay ......hope everyone is well ....I am feeling shattered right now as just got in from walking dogs for 90 minutes ....so off for a nice cup of tea
Jo
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Nice warm JANET, thanks for the explanation on DH!! Even I can use it, DH for "departed husband" lol. Liked your sayings.
Yes JO, being snowed in can be usual as I found out to my horror on emigration 46 years ago. We arrived to 95 degrees in July, just like walking into an oven when we got off the plane onto the melting Tarmac in those days, to have it snow on October 8th. I walked to the stores one day thinking I was still in Yorkshire without a hat or hood and my ears nearly fell off! I had a headache for 2 days. This was in Quebec, not quite so bad here in Ontario.
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Razziohe , It is an eating plan where you eat 3 meals a day consisted o 1 swerving of protein, 1 serving of fat and 1 serving of carbs. plus all the non starchy veggies you want. plus 2 snackd a day consist of 1/2 of a meal. You will have to buy the book to understand it all,It is a pretty good plan.For us olders folks.
Marie
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HI dAMIT. MISSED YOU GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU. your ring new life to this thread. As do Anne , Shirley and the rest of you. Wonderful having you back. Marie 0
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Thanks for your replies and support. I did pretty well yesterday, until the Super Bowl, when I had too many calories, but today begins another day and I'm learning to say it's OK. It is nice and sunny here, keep warm and safe in the snow. It's my granddaughter's birthday today, she is 25 and lives in CT. We miss her mom who has missed so much of her children's lives, but we celebrate her life, not her death. It has quieted down here in Glendale where the Super Bowl was played. I live not far from the stadium it was played in. I'm going to start the crunch challenge today, we'll see how that goes. I woke up feeling as though a cold was coming on, but I took some medicine and hope it doesn't develop.0
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thanks Marie for telling me about the plan ...you suggest I should buy the book to understand it .....would I be able to buy the book in England
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hi Janet from Myrtle Beach........I am 67 and will go up in April to.... what a coincidence.......I have just joined MFP.......i'm in England and we have cold wet weather here .......
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Hi Jo, it's amazing how many ladies I've met on here that turn 68 in April. Must have been a good month for lovely ladies. Or who knows, maybe just ladies that ate too much for a while?
If the 2 Janets are going to be confusing, you are welcome to call me DJ and I can sign my posts that way. That has often been my nick name on sites.
Thanks, Marie. I have been here all along but often lurk and don't post. lol
I'm off to the Moose Club for the Ladies of the Moose meeting. They serve food which is rarely healthy, so eating before I go. Have a great evening, All.
Janet or DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC0 -
Marie- Glad you are back with the Goldies again. Glad you are feeling better.
Janet from Myrtle Beach, thanks for the tips to live by. Sometimes we need a refresher so we stay on track.
Janet from Glendale, if i lived so close to the Super Bowl I would have gone just to the see the
wonderful show Katie Perry put on.
Hi Jo from England- I don't know if you can get the 1-1-1 eating plan, but you could probably
order it on the internet and have it shipped to your house.
Have a good evening, I have to unpack groceries.
Shirley
Ontario, Canada0
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