55-65 year old women's success?

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  • griffinca2
    griffinca2 Posts: 672 Member
    I agree w/all the above!! Love reading the posts and seeing that we all struggle w/some kind of issue. We are all in this together and the support has been wonderful!! Love all my MFP friends! Happy Thanksgiving to all! B)
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
  • griffinca2
    griffinca2 Posts: 672 Member
    Many thanks; you (and everyone else) do the same!! B)
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    Wow, where is everybody? I hurt my foot (bruised heel) the Thursday before Thanksgiving and could barely walk. Found a lot of seated cardio videos on youtube. Foot healed and have been slowly adding running back in to my routine. Ahhh. Of course, the weather is finally acting appropriately for this time of year so...
  • griffinca2
    griffinca2 Posts: 672 Member
    Snow is pretty to look at (makes beautiful pics) and play in. Grew up in South. Cal and it would snow in late Dec - Feb. You could go see & play in it, then leave. Although I was assigned to Naval Station Keflavík, Iceland twice and had to deal w/it then. B)
  • Trina2040
    Trina2040 Posts: 214 Member
    All the important people are still here! LOL!
  • SbetaK
    SbetaK Posts: 400 Member
    Me too, AnnPT77
    ...just hanging and reading...
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Me too have joined the gym and loving it
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    So glad all the important peeps are here, B)
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    @1Nana2many, I'm sorry your family is going through this!

    What you're doing for your brother is kind and generous. You are also doing the right thing by continuing to take some time and energy to pay attention to your own health: Just like the airplane instruction to put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others, we need to stay strong and healthy in order to be able to care for others around us.

    Sending strength and positive thoughts, which is we agnostics' best approximation to prayers.
  • Trina2040
    Trina2040 Posts: 214 Member
    @1Nana2many, so sorry to hear about your brother. Prayers for sure. Please take care of yourself as well. Hugs.
  • griffinca2
    griffinca2 Posts: 672 Member
    Nana, Sorry to hear about your brother; he is on my prayer list. I don't think you're being selfish about taking care of yourself; you need to be healthy so you can take care of him. Hugs your way!!
  • SbetaK
    SbetaK Posts: 400 Member
    Nana, you are doing an honorable thing to provide a safe and comfortable place for your brother. Please look into your local senior center and hospice services to see if you can find a volunteer caregiver to help give you a break for your own health and peace. Strength and hugs to you, your brother, and all of your family.
  • 1Nana2many
    1Nana2many Posts: 172 Member
    Thank you everyone for your kind words. They are appreciated!
  • Eleted
    Eleted Posts: 121 Member
    I missed you all so much! Sorry that I have been MIA! I retired and am gtg ready to leave for 3 months to be near my daughter and grandchildren in CA. I HAVE NEGLECTED MYSELF! Ugh! But enough madness, I am back! There is so much to do to leave your home for that long. It is so nice to hear that you are all doing so well. Nana: prayers to you and agree that you need to bring in help and make your health a priority.
    Thanks to all of you that continue to be such wonderful role models.
  • 1Nana2many
    1Nana2many Posts: 172 Member
    @Eleted Congratulations on your retirement! It takes a little getting used to, but you will enjoy it!
  • griffinca2
    griffinca2 Posts: 672 Member
    @Eleted, Agree w/Nana!! Been retired for two years now; have a basic routine that I follow. Haven't felt led to volunteer somewhere yet; visit a local gym three days a week, and have my house cleaning projects lined up, so pretty much stay busy. Enjoy!!
  • Trina2040
    Trina2040 Posts: 214 Member
    @Eleted, congrats on your retirement! Retired 6 years now and I'm busier than ever. I highly recommend it. Have a wonderful trip and stay healthy!
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    @1Nana2many , I don't know what I can add to what everyone else has said. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. @Eleted, I will be joining you in retirement in just a few days! Not sure how to fill my days, but I am sure I will come up with something. I love to exercise and our old house could use some tlc.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,600 Member
    mk2fit wrote: »
    @1Nana2many , I don't know what I can add to what everyone else has said. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. @Eleted, I will be joining you in retirement in just a few days! Not sure how to fill my days, but I am sure I will come up with something. I love to exercise and our old house could use some tlc.

    To the bolded: In my experience, and that of some of my friends, there is an adjustment period. Don't panic; be patient with yourself. Let the idea settle in, then try some new things, and eventually some of them will stick.

    (I retired from a somewhat high-stress job that had me changing topics/issues frequently. It took me a while after retirement to stop twitching (so to speak). It was as if my body/psyche expected that fast pace, and it took a while before I could stick to doing just one thing for an extended period . . . I'd find myself switching tasks just because it felt right. Eventually, I calmed down and was able to enjoy relaxing into focus on an activity for more than 15 minutes at a time!

    Also, at first, I watched way too much daytime TV (learning more than I ever knew before about American subcultures other than my own!) and did other stupid stuff. That also evaporated in favor of more productive uses of time.

    You won't be nearly as silly as I was - most of my friends weren't - but many had some kind of adjustment period of a less whacko nature. Just be patient. It will pass, and you'll find a happy spot to land!)
  • 1Nana2many
    1Nana2many Posts: 172 Member
    mk2fit wrote: »
    @1Nana2many , I don't know what I can add to what everyone else has said. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. @Eleted, I will be joining you in retirement in just a few days! Not sure how to fill my days, but I am sure I will come up with something. I love to exercise and our old house could use some tlc.

    @mk2fit You will do fine. I will admit,I had a list of projects I had intended to do upon retirement, but haven't actually gotten to many of them. I've stayed pretty busy though and after that initial what do I do with myself period I really love being retired. Since my husband is still working, I make it a point to stay on an early rising routine because I was always used to that. Like AnnPT77, I watched a lot of TV at first, but there are days when the house is silent and I love it that way. Part of this stems from the fact that my husband has to have background noise so either the TV or radio will be on within five minutes of his arrival home...
  • retirehappy
    retirehappy Posts: 3,774 Member
    Congrats to all the new retirees and soon to be retirees. I have been retired for just over two years. I am still working on my goals I set before I retired. Still losing and keeping weight off, exercising more, doing deep cleaning of the house. Traveling when it isn't peak season. That type of stuff. I have also gotten to know my neighbors more which is really nice. I watch more movies but not tv programming thank goodness for Netflix :). I also have the time and mental focus that AnnPT77 mentioned. I had a high stress job that kept me multitasking all the time on 12 hr. shifts, so just focusing on what I want to do is still a new habit for me. I haven't found a volunteer positiion because my days are pretty filled up already but one of the things I do is check in on a homebound neighbor regularly to make sure she is ok, she is very elderly.

    Just enjoy your retirement, you have earned it.
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    I hope everyone had, or is still having, a great holiday. @1Nana2many, my prayers are with you and yours. Our snow melted today, my heel is healed and I am looking forward to running tomorrow! Woo hoo, it has been a while. My husband and I are officially retired as of 12/22. Am working hard to keep him out of his jammies :s
    Told him four times to the woods and back each day is three miles and get on it! (I will share my running path)
  • Eleted
    Eleted Posts: 121 Member
    Mk2fit. Congratulations on your retirement!!! I , am four months in but have yet to establish a routine. I am determined following the holidays to finally set up a healthy schedule. Happy New Year to all!!!
  • griffinca2
    griffinca2 Posts: 672 Member
    All, Happy New Year!!

    Mk2, Congrats on your retirement!! I have a basic routine that I follow; no part time job yet, but may be one eventually. B)
  • 1Nana2many
    1Nana2many Posts: 172 Member
    Mk2fit and hubby and Eleted in case I missed it: Congratulations on your retirement! It will take you a little bit to get a new routine going, but you are so determined that I know you will do it! You'll probably find yourselves so busy that like many, you will wonder how you ever managed to squeeze in a full time job!

    MK: thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. For those of you wondering, my brother passed away on the morning of the 24th. I had brought him to live with my husband and myself on the 15th. He had terminal colon cancer. My personal belief is that things happen as they are supposed to and we were given those nine days to be able to talk about important things and we both knew there was love between us. I was with him all night and he knew he was loved by his family. He got to spend some time with his two sons and he met his three grandsons for the first time. At the end, it was a peaceful death for a man who did not always have a peaceful life. He is the first of my six siblings to pass. I am grateful for the time we had together.

    I have two of those little metal signs in my home that mean a lot to me. The one in my bedroom says, "Faith makes things possible...not easy" and there's one in my kitchen that says, "Forgive everyone everything" some who visit my home may think I'm trying to tell them something, but really that last sign is there to remind ME to let things go, to move forward one step at a time and even to forgive myself when I don't like myself very much. Life is too short to waste it on yesterday's mistakes.

    January 1st brings me to my one full year here on MFP. I am so grateful for the support I have received from this group and from the friends who send me those little notes and smiley faces that keep me going. At my last weigh-in, I was one pound away from the goal I originally set for my weight. I will never be model-thin nor has it ever been my wish to be so, but I do feel healthier then I was this same day last year. I know my blood pressure is much lower and my attitude is much more joyful! I know for me to maintain this weight I will continue to log every day here on MFP. My stats after one year: Beginning weight: 244.7 current weight: 166 pounds. I am 5'4" on a good day
  • Eleted
    Eleted Posts: 121 Member
    1Nana2many: my condolences on the loss of your brother. I lost mine 2 yrs ago January. I believe, as you do, that things happen as they are suppose to but it doesnt make it any easier. My brother struggled a lot as well ! Congratulations on your weight loss. That is fantastic work! Heres wishing you a healthy and happy 2017!
  • Trina2040
    Trina2040 Posts: 214 Member
    edited December 2016
    To everyone checking in on this thread, have a joyous and healthy New Year celebration and make 2017 the year to meet your goals! @1Nana2many, @mk2fit, & @retirehappy thanks for being the best MFP pals ever! Hooray to all of us Silver Sisters!

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