May Morning Coffee and Gratitude List

retirehappy

Finally the sun is out this AM. Rain is expected by noon, so I am going to appreciate it while I can.

Hope everyone makes good decisions on this holiday weekend.

sharondtd

My brain still works. So very glad for that. Downloaded a new app called BodyCalc and got it working, although I did accidentally buy the $1.99 pro version. I'm exercising the ol' cerebellum learning the new calculators.

vicky1947mfp

relaxed91859 wrote: »

I am grateful for my family and friends. For being able to get up have a cup of coffee listen to the birds chirp and just plain relaxing on this beautiful Sunday. and most of all I am thankful for my lord Jesus who died for me and you and rose from the dead and now lives !!!!

Amen!

DreamOn145

I am grateful this morning for the standing desk idea! It's helping.

I am also grateful for YouTube! Just this week it saved me plumber costs when I learned how to fix my drain. And now, since I do not have a class I want to attend here until Fall, I have found a T'ai Chi instructor I am very interested in following! That is an incredibly diverse channel! I am glad that the Roku3 has allowed me to view it in my livingroom!

bvifun

I am grateful that my flare up is abating and I feel human again.

@vicky1947mfp I live in the Caribbean and I think this is the hottest, driest May since we moved here 12 years ago. We really need rain.

mxchana

grandmothercharlie wrote: »

Afterall, being healthy takes time and some of that should be for your mental health, not just your physical.

So true! I'm trying to remind myself of this every day, in this very busy season in my life. ~ Kathy

vicky1947mfp

bvifun wrote: »

I am grateful that my flare up is abating and I feel human again.

@vicky1947mfp I live in the Caribbean and I think this is the hottest, driest May since we moved here 12 years ago. We really need rain.

Oh! You live in paradise. So lucky.

DreamOn145

This morning I am just so grateful for this amazing little dog we rescued three weeks ago. He seems to have passed the stage where he is kind of watching us constantly to see what happens next. Poor little guy lost his home, then lived in rescue for 3 weeks, then was kidnapped by us and dragged on a six hour drive to yet a new home. He really didn't know what to think! But he now has passed adjusting and moved into taking over. I love the way he runs to my dh every time he hits the recliner, then flops on his back in the crook of hubbies's arm and is snoring in a minute flat. lol So trusting and so loving. Pets just add so darn much to our lives.

We need rain here too!! It has been incredibly hot and dry here in Panama City. Amazing when you are surrounded by so much water. Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink!

I am grateful that I don't live in Texas and sending prayers to those people this morning!

relaxed91859

I am grateful that I am still able to work with little aches and pains, for the friends that I have met on MFP and for my family. I am also grateful for the rain we had last night.

grandmothercharlie

Am grateful for medical science and my cardiac implant. Went for device check yesterday and it needed adjustments. I seemed to notice a difference almost immediately.

DreamOn145

thats wonderful that you felt an immediate difference Charlie! I wish that could adjust something in me that would have that result. Hmmmmm

Grateful today that I went for my one month check up with pcp and everything was fine, said he did not need to see me for 3 months and expects I will continue dropping 3 lbs per month as I have been, therefore 10 gone when he sees me again. So he has set my June goal. lol

DreamOn145

I am grateful this morning for how much my health has improved. My throat is healed, my breathing is great. My back pain is gone now that we did the desk adjustment. I have NO excuses not to hit the June challenge will full enthusiasm. It feels good to feel good!

mxchana

Wonderful report, DreamOn, continued good health to you! ~ Kathy

Itreadlightly

Gratitude! I am grateful that I found this program. A few months ago I "woke" up to the idea that I was no longer young. I was only wearing baggy clothes and dreaded going anywhere. My knees and back hurt. I could not face weighing myself.
I thought I was too old to be able to lose weight but I decided to try. I wanted my Granson to be able to know me as vital and not infirm.
I made up a diet and exersize plan. I had a pair of jeans I would try on every morning (instead of weighing) I started to feel better. I finally weighed myself an WOLA! I can lose at my age!
BUT I was getting upset and afraid to eat. I looked in the app store and found MFP. Love Love Love it. I can eat and work out and just journal it. No fear!

retirehappy

pamlea577 wrote: »

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I made up a diet and exersize plan. I had a pair of jeans I would try on every morning (instead of weighing) I started to feel better. I finally weighed myself an WOLA! I can lose at my age!
BUT I was getting upset and afraid to eat. I looked in the app store and found MFP. Love Love Love it. I can eat and work out and just journal it. No fear!

Glad you have taken back your personal power over your weight. Glad you joined our group as well. Looking forward to your continued successes on your Journey.

DreamOn, BVIfun and GMCharlie so glad you are all healthier and feeling good.

Cris, I posted in the interesting reading thread an article you might want to check out.


I am grateful for all the wonderful members here who are doing the right them for themselves. We are different and we lose in different ways. No one here has the final answer, and they all know that, I find it very refreshing.

I am grateful I am slowly upping my calories and still losing weight. As I get nearer my goal, I was also afraid, I would not make it but lately, I can 'feel' I am doing the needful, I know in my heart I am going to reach my goal and stay there, unless I decide to go down even further. I now realize my current goal is a safe one for me, I've been there before. Oh it is a good goal, but I am short and could go down many more lbs. than I am planning on, I now see women on MFP my age and height who have gone to the bottom of the range, while I will be happy to be back in it at the top.

DreamOn145

I am truly and deeply grateful this morning for this group! Have you noticed that we just keep getting better and better? Our enthusiasm, our dedication, our combined experience, our patience, and our ongoing support - we are just amazing! lol And really, isn't a lot of it BECAUSE of our age and all that we have learned about not giving up and the value of supporting others. Cudos to each and every one of you!

bvifun

Today I am grateful for a dishwasher. It seems like one of those things I just usually take for granted but with 2 kids around I'm really glad to have one.

DreamOn145

I should not say this, but today I am grateful that my husband went back to work this week lol. The difference in my activity level when he is here and he is not is astounding! I feel as if things never got back to 100% in this house since I started with my surgery in April, then my hurt shoulder, then his lithotripsy and week and a half at home. This week I am feeling better than I have in quite some time and I am cleaning like crazy and working on getting back up to speed on my Leslie Sansone videos and the T'ai Chi. It's feeling good to be productive!