WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2105
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Happy mon.hugs
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Good Golly Miss Molly! I guess if you don't log on for a whole weekend, you have 358 new messages on this thread!
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I had a really nice weekend, probably the nicest one in about 4 years! I have started going to a Wellness Clinic, where my ex-BIL (but still like my little brother even though it's "ex") is a doctor. I never felt good after chemo. I've gone 4 summers now doing pretty much nothing because I'm always exhausted and have such a brain fog it's ridiculous. I know my age has brought some of that on, but the pain in my joints is a side effect of medication, the brain fog and fatigue are lingering effects of chemo, etc. Anyways, to make a long story short, after going through some testing, it was found I'm anemic as well as low in some of my other levels so I have begun IV supplementation. Saturday morning I woke up ready to go!! So, I took my granddaughter school shopping all day and still had energy left over. I thought for sure I'd be on the couch in pain and exhausted all day Sunday, but when I woke up Sunday, I felt full of energy again! Two days in a row! Today, i'm at work and able to concentrate a little better. I'm holding my breath, afraid it's all a fluke and I'm going to go back to feeling terrible tomorrow...but at the same time am so grateful for those two great days!
A few of you asked me to share what Week 2's small change is in the book I started titled "52 Small Changes: One Year To A Happier Healthier You!" Week 1 (last week) I began making sure to get my recommended amount of water in. It was called Drink Up! Basically, you are to take your weight and divide it by 2, and that is the number of ounces of fluid you should be drinking a day. Any fluid without caffeine counts, but preferably water.
Week 2 starts today. The chapter is "Get your Zzzzzz's". So, I will incorporate the tips in that chapter to my hydration tip and try to get at least 7 hours of sleep. The tips they give for getting more sleep are:
1. Optimize your sleep environment:- Lighting
- Sound
- Linens and Sleepwear
- Temperature
- Humidity
3. Exercise Wisely
4. Create a Bedtime Ritual
5. Avoid Sleep Inhibitors
6. Limit Alcohol
7. Eating - finish eating at least 2 hours prior to bedtime
8. Fluids - Stop drinking 2 hours prior to bedtime if possible
Of course they go into much more detail in the book. If anyone has questions about any of the items, let me know!
The pictures of the kittens is adorable! Love calico cats, so really wish I could have one. The picture of the dogs was cute too! I have a black lab so loved seeing that. The before and after pictures were amazing! You look great!
I wish I could go back and tag everyone's names, but I'm at work on my break and have to finish up quickly.
I hope you all have a wonderful day! I am amazed at how you all keep up with each other. Perhaps one day I will know you enough to do the same.
Tracie in Green Bay0 -
P.S. Love the kitchen redo's also! Beautiful! We are in the process of redoing the bathroom and it's just a nightmare!0
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Good morning ladies,
I love hearing about all your successes and challenges. Thank you all for sharing. Welcome to all the newbies and it's great to hear from those who've been away for a while.
Love the kitchen makeovers and the Mia makeover too!
Sharon: I'd be seething too...apparently the term responsible drinking and designated driver have not become part of hubby's vocabulary, hmmm... maybe he prefers to pay for a cab or a call to AB Designated Drivers (not sure the service is available in Lethbridge)...oohhh better yet how about paying for a limo...that way you can party in style!
I've been working on my stamina for the last number of months. To help this along I have a personal trainer at the Y for a month. I go 3 times a week. In the last couple of weeks I've discovered that I'm very weak in the upper body and that gym equipment doesn't fit people my size! The recumbent bikes at the Y cannot be adjusted enough for my leg length... go figure! I've also discovered that you get a full body workout on the rowing machine (and I thought riding the bike was hard )
I spend 1.5 hours at the Y 3 times a week of which 1/2 hour is of doing stretches and sets of things like glute bridges, squats etc. I'm hoping that some of this effort will show up on the scale I've been losing and re-losing the same 5 lbs for the last 3 or 4 months.
Goals for last half of August:
1. Log all meals
2.Plan and Do - 2 fun things every week- W1: Haying in the 30's cancer support, camping with the folks
- W2: Celebrate my birthday with the boys, invited to Aunt's for supper, swimming with DS#2.
- W3:
- W4:
Carey-Edmonton0 -
Sharon in Lethbridge - You know your DH better than I do just by reading your posts, but is it possible that being around people who have been drinking makes him want to drink himself? I have a friend who recently expressed that even though she is 10 years sober, she finds that she wants a drink when a certain group of us get together and some of us are drinking. She knows this is her problem and was very hesitant to ask us to not drink when we got together a month ago but she just didn’t feel strong enough to resist the urge in that particular situation. Could being a designated driver cause DH to want to revert to old habits?
Mia in MI
August goals:
Continue to honestly log food every day
Continue to meet PT one day a week for strength training
Get at least one hour a week of aerobic exercise
Stop Iced Tea overload. 16 oz. iced tea daily plus 48 oz. water
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DJ, I was always calling people and inviting them over, but no one ever would take me up on it either. I do admit that now I don't even bother. Filled my house and life with animals. I also stopped sending cards and presents to my siblings and their kids because they ignored me. I had to call and find out if handmade quilts arrived or not. Years after I stopped, my two older sisters started remembering me at Christmas and birthday.0
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barbie - I found this site for beginner lifting with videos. http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=155009423&page=1
Mary from Minnesota0 -
Hi all!
I'm back and feeling happy after our lovely day.
It's difficult to describe the intense pleasure we both get from my grandchildren, but for me there is added pleasure seeing how DH , who is the step grandparent, is beloved by them. He has none of his own and he is a GENIUS with young children. They just got on with us as if they had seen us yesterday - wonderful. DGD is talking so much more now and clearly remembers us. Our imaginative journeys in the worlds of childhood were a delight. A whole fantasy world of adventure in DGS 's bedroom. At one stage I was on a boat in a flood of milk and DGS was in prison with a dinosaur guarding him! You can see the blue dinosaur in the photo!
We also enjoyed our journey home with food we bought from the mainline station. I had sushi! We look forward to our train picnic! :drinker:
DH's old friend arrives tomorrow. They met at Oxford and he was Best Man at DH 's wedding. I secretely find him quite attractive. :blushing: Good job he isn't staying longer!
Penny - welcome back to Norway! :flowerforyou: Your mother sounds like a real role model.
Heather UK0 -
Carey-Edmonton - That's exactly where I am, losing and finding the same 5 lbs since I joined the first week in June. I'm trying not to get discouraged. I have upped my exercise and can tell a difference in the fit of my clothes, but the weight is NOT budging. Ugh.
Mia in MI - I so identify with looking in the mirror and not seeing much change sometimes. But the before and after pics do tell the story. I love being able to walk, and climb trails in the mountains when we go up there on a trip and to be able to buy "regular" clothes, etc. What is your total weight loss so far? You look terrific. I looked into Red Hat Society, I would love to do it. I'm a little scared to just pick a group randomly and join. I'm pretty timid when meeting a group of new people, insecure, unsure, what ever it is.
Janetr OKC0 -
Happy Monday! Had a great weekend and my eating was good and lots of steps. Saturday we did the motorcycle ride for Make A Wish. There were 275 motorcycles and 395 people. We rode 280 miles by the time we got home. Then yesterday we went to Lincoln to the Children's Zoo with DD and family. Took DGD, Paytn from here. Lots of steps and laughs, and it did not start to rain until we were about 10 miles from home. Lost of thunder and lightin and some rain, not a lot. So today back at work and things have not changed. Not sure why I thought they would. I am working 6-5:30 so going to be a long day.
Meg--How terrible about the plumber. I admit that is one call I would not want to get.
Barbie--Sounds like a very nice celebration for your friend.
Katla--I do think that is becoming more of a problem. I know a couple of the clinics here in town decided not to take medicare and so their patients had to find a new doctor.
Sylvia--Hope DH is feeling better and ready for school today. Sounds like you and girls had a great day. Making memories. I keep telling myself that when the DGC are wearing me out. Most the time I have as much fun as they do.
Enjoying all the pictures of the redone rooms. I would like to redo a couple rooms in our house, but right now don't have the time or money. DH said when it gets winter again we can do some painting and redoing.
Penny--Glad to see you back. Sounds like you have been very busy. Good to hear your mom is doing so well. State of mind is alot of it.
pip--Sorry you are having so much pain.
Becca--I agree with Michelle that our service men should be taken care of well for life. They do more for our country then goverment employees who can draw their saleries for the rest of the their lives.
Rita--Good to see you back, missed you.
Heather--Your DGC are beautiful, I love spending time with ours. Between us we have 28 and yesterday we had my DGD and three of his and they were in the back seat of the car talking about how they all take after grandpa and how he spoils them. They just know us as grandma and papa that will play with them and do silly things.
Well ladies time to finish things up and get ready to go home. Has been a cooler day, only in the 70's so thinking walking the furbabies this evening should go well. Tomorrow morning is weigh in and hoping it goes well. Know I have been getting a lot more steps this last week. One Day at a Time.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE0 -
Talking about redoing rooms. The first house we lived in had some 'funky' wallpaper on the ceiling; they had left 2 metal twin beds, that had one of the colors (mustard gold) painted on them. We just got the blues out of the wallpaper and used it as accent colors for the bedspreads. All the other rooms were pretty funky (especially the kitchen) . . . it smelled so bad (funky) that we had to really work on it to make the smell go away. Baking potatoes smell like $#*T if they are left to rot in a hot, unused house. They turn into a pile of mold, too.
As for working with colors (such as avocado) . . . we had a house in Albany that was far worse that the wallpaper ceiling. The MBR bath had sea foam greenish with a darker hunter green-ish as a border; while the upstairs had a pinkish/beige that depending on what color of wallpaper you tried matching it to would change from pink to beige and not match the wallpaper. We painted the bathroom with an off-white and continued looking for wallpaper; we finally found one that was hunter green with really small flowers in the seafoam color and it looked like we intended it to be that way (even though it wasn't); in the pinkish/beige tiled bathroom, we finally found a wallpaper that had both colors in it with a metallic silver pattern running through it. It is my position that 'if' you don't like something, and can't afford to replace them - go with the flow and make it look like it was intended.
The last house, before we built this one, had blue fixtures in one bathroom and a light green fixtures in the MBR. I found a pretty burgundy/wine that had the exact blue that the fixtures were. Beat the hell out of what they had hanging there - again, we pulled of the offending wallpaper and just continued looking. The in the MBR found some 'pinkish-rosy' colored wallpaper that had the exact green in a strip in it, too. Both wallpapers had those colors in a very thin line and it really made the wallpaper and fixtures pop. I had a lot of comments (very positive on what I had done). I painted the walls in the MBR the light green and then used the pink that was also in the wallpaper on my windows and my spread. Although wallpaper is not really the 'in' thing to do - I'd suggest finding a color you like for the walls (that will compliment the avocado fixtures and then paint the cabinets an off-white. I'd love for my husband to paint our cabinets and maybe even have a few more built and painted. I hate the metal rack that is blocking my window because violets would do 'great' there since it faces north. They also do well in a south facing window; but never on an east or west side. Most decorators will tell you to figure out the color of the wall after you pick out the bedspread and window covering. Although any color can be matched to a color in a piece of material or pattern of wallpaper. Sometimes all it takes is to have an 'extra' pair of eyes looking at it.
Hey, does anybody know how to 'correct' a food choice that they are showing as the calories as the number of the servings in it - and it has ZERO calories?0 -
I have finally logged in to the site on my computer and added my picture and my ticker to my profile. Is there a way to add a weight from two weeks back? My start weight should actually be 234.3, but I did not enter my weight until 8/6/15 the day after I came home from the hospital.
I have my follow-up appointment with my cardiologist this Wednesday and I if all goes well she will release me to take my Alaska cruise. We have had this booked for over 18 months and it would be sad if we can't go. This will be a very low key restful cruise as my DH is still recovering from a a broken heel.
I've be using my time off from work to do some serious cleaning of the house. Speaking of work. I am not looking forward to going back. I have a stressful job and I am concerned about managing that stress and setting new boundaries. It is time for me to put ME first.
@raymax4 I know what you mean about going over on fat and sodium allowances. I never go over on sodium at home and always do we eating out. Restaurants add salt to everything. I am still have a hard time with fat overages at home. If I am able to keep my fat down I end up not having enough calories.
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why didn't my ticker show up on my above post?0
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Thank you to those who have responded to my write ups! Yes, I was suspicious that there are not many Aussies on board! Its a cold old time in southern Australia. The lady who used to write in from Tassie probably is frozen over as they are still having snow down to 100 metres!
I have been glad of this forum while I am getting over this broken ankle...I was so excited at the prospect of walking but at the moment its still with the blessed crutches! Today though I am absolutely going to get in the car and drive somewhere even if I have to use the crutches to hobble around.
I weighed in properly this morning (before this I had to hang on so the weight may not have been accurate) ....amazingly, I weighed exactly the same as I did prior to the break! I cant understand that...I have been sitting and doing only minimal exercise and still weigh the same.......why don't I lose weight when I am moving and walking etc....Its a mystery!
Have a great day all.....I thinking of you ......even though Im on the bottom of the world!
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Today at the foodbank we rec'd a rotisserie small chicken so I have the re-roasting (it was frozen). I also rec'd a package of asparagus, so I will have 4 stalks tonight with the 2 oz of chicken I am alloting myself. My husband and son have a drawer of snacks now, (chips ahoy cookies, crackerjacks, poptarts)...and I have some unique snacks, (seaweed snacks, dried cranberries, 2 Kashi granola bars, some chips made out of refried beans"Beanitos", and some healthy cereal). I find it amazing what gets donated by stores every now and then. I think they get alot from Costco, and from Fred Meyers stores that are here. I also realize that eating 40% of your intake from foodbanks is not always healthy stuff. The meats are mostly high fat meats, and there is alot of beans and breads. I have learned to say the word "No Thank You", and do not take everything that is offered to us. Presently I have a big container of chicken broth, a veggie tray, fresh green beans, asparagus, and two onions that I can do many things with (for my meals). Sadly my husband and son will only eat salads, and corn on the cob. That is the extent of their veggie eating. Crazy! I am learning that I can't MAKE those two eat how I eat. I hope my teenager expands his eating repatore when he goes into the Navy, or he will have a hard time.
The Navy's medical insurance, (Tricare) and Medicare paid for alot of my husbands liver transplant. His transplant was about $200k! We had to declare bankruptcy to keep afloat though, and now we see the light at the end of the tunnel! Our RV was the worst part. We still owed 49k on it, and with it sitting in a field, but us paying $408 a month to just look at it was difficult. Last Christmas a guy came and took it. My husband went down and gave him all the info books and keys plus brownies I had just made. It made for a very weird repossession hahaha!
Many of my TOPS friends tell me I am so disiplined in my way of eating. (Remember when I told you all that I was thinking "I have had a gastric bypass in my brain"?) Well I am learning that the brain is a powerful tool in this whole weight loss process. I have always been a fan of mentalipolizing (a Becca word) my way of thinking to suit my needs. To think slim, is to DO slimming things, like eating smaller portions, and walk and talk like a slim person. I have watched slim people (like at the zoo, in a bistro or deli).....*my brain as a radio announcer*...."And here is a slim person, in their native habitat, look at the way she talks and takes a bite......oh there she is using her napkin, and sipping her water....she has only just nibbled on her bread, but she has attacked that salad....her fork goes in for another kill.....". Its really quite fascinating! Try it! Just don't choke on your diet whatever when you do, like I do sometimes.
Another mental trick is to create a "mantra" (a sentence that modivates you and rings true in your heart and mind). So mine was "I am 180 lbs, willowy and full of grace". So I think it as I am walking. My brain hears it and says, "hey you aren't 180 lbs, but I will try to make that sentence happen". Scientists have said that positive thinking like that actually helps the brain to make connections. Connections that help in the weight loss journey. So in a certain way, you think what you want to be and the brain doesn't know time. It just does what its told by the mind.
I tried this trick once when I was going for an interview. I hadn't worked in 15 yrs (just raising sons and being a domestic engineer). So I came in to the interview with the attitude that "I have this job already" and that they will want me, they just don't know it yet. So I told him (turned out he was the manager of the grocery store I was interviewing for), all the reasons why I would be a great addition to their store. I was interviewing for a cashier/stocker position, but I was going thru my Jenny Craig health kick and feeling powerful about that, so every time I talked about healthy eating he marked it down. Turned out there was a "Kitchen Table " position that he was also scoping people on. It was working at a little sample kitchen on the end of one of the isles. He said, "That is the heart of the store really"....and I said simply, "Oh I could so be the heart of the store". We chatted comfortablly for about 45 mins. and then he asked me if I had any questions. I just said, "Well you know I have the job right?" He replied, "yep I think so!" And a couple of days later I had the job. My positive thinking got it. My putting myself out there did it. So I know this trick works, not just for weight loss.
Opps have to check my chicken!
Becca
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I would like to know if anyone has tried the so call weight loss supplements garcina...whatever and if they have had any success with these supplements?0
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Help ! I apparently messed-up big time with my daughter. She had her first appointment with a bariatric surgeon, and he was "brutal". After thinking I was being supportive I texted "It is sad that he was brutal but by the time most people seek out the surgery it's not a surprise to them. I'm sorry he hurt your feelings. I wish I could hug you. I suggest you have a long patient discussion with Jill (her aunt who kept it off since the surgery) and anyone who gained it back, to make sure you are fully prepared" She has stopped texting me now. Can I fix this?0
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I'm alive. Worked nine hours and got over 11,000 steps today. We'll see if I can function at all at PT in the morning.
Good night, my friends!
Carol with the achy shoulder in NC...As opposed to Pip with the breaky shoulder.0 -
Terri - What I heard you say above was A) You were sorry he (the doctor) hurt her feelings.
You want her to speak to various people who can give her perspective on the surgery - both pluses and minuses. How did she hear/interpret it? If you know specifically what you said that hit a sore spot try a simple "I'm sorry I hut you when I said X. I love you and want you to be happy. Please tell me how I can best give you the support you need."
I hope it wasn't the suggestion that she talk to her aunt and people who have gained the weight back. As a person who has been through bariatric surgery I feel that if you are not ready to hear all the bad as well as the good of surgery then you are not ready for surgery. Surgery is not an easy fix. It still takes hard work. I really hope she gets that message or she could be in for a world of disappointment over the surgery. It can be a powerful tool to help control the amount you eat. It does not take away cravings, the desire to eat your emotions, the poor food choices, or a myriad of things that got many of us to the place where we need to lose weight.
Hugs to you. Hope fences are soon mended with your daughter.
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Mia - Thanks! Her Grandma had the surgery and gained most back. Daughter said it was because grandma was too old when she had it done. Aunt and Uncle (Aunt's husband) had the surgery "together" and both kept it off, supporting each other likely helped. I sent her the text you suggested. I hope I get a response soon, because I need to get to sleep soon. I really only want what is best for her, and I just don't think she is emotionally ready, but I'm also not her doctor. Again, thanks! I hope she is just busy, not ignoring me.0
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She said it's not me, she is just irritated in general. Thanks again. I will keep trying with her.0
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stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 12.58min, 13.6amph, 2.9mi = 116c
spin- 35min, 83ar, 107aw, 10-14g, 14.4mi = 284c
ride gym 2 dome- 6.41min, 12.6amph, 1.4mi = 82c
ride dome 2 hm- 16.28min, 9.3amph, 2.5mi = 178c
total cal 6600 -
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Yet again I realize how much BETTER I feel when I excersize! I had let other people's issues take presedance over my time and talked myself out of excersize for three days. I felt emotionally and physically horrible! Back on the bike today and whaLaa I feel awesome again. Too down to post yesterday but thanks in part to the words of wisdom and compassion you all share in your posts I'm back to plan. Weigh in on Wed but I'd think I lost any so far this week. Going to the Cape w my BF just for a night so we can bike the Shining Bike Trail and swim in the ocean. Have a good night!
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fanncy0626 wrote: »barbie - I found this site for beginner lifting with videos. http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=155009423&page=1
Mary from Minnesota Thanks, Mary, I bookmarked it so I can look at it later
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Heather grandchildren are adorable.
Wendy the little dog who was attacked is doing great. They were able to get the other dog off quickly. She was moving quickly and her eyes were bright and clear.
Got a good report on my annual eye exam. MNMargaret 0 -
Did 10 minutes of the Butt Lift DVD, held my plank for 2 min 45 sec and then the extremepump class. The plan for tomorrow is to do an incline interval workout on the treadmill.
Barbie - thanks for the link. I have to check into the questions further. I have the locking jaw clips and I would think they'd be easier to use than the threaded ones they have. I know that the Y down in FL has pump-type equipment but they have the threaded clips. I can use my locking jaw clips and they seem to work better. So I'm going to have to check this out.
I don't know what it is, but yesterday and today my lower bacvk has been hurting. Yesterday I was dizzy but so far not today. But my lower back is hurting. I'm wondering if I don't have correct posture while at the computer.
Gloria & Janet - I don't feel that I have any "close" friends, didn't even have any when we lived in Kennett Square. I have lots of "friends (as a matter of fact, my kids used to comment "ma, you now everybody"). But I just don't get real close to people. Except Vince, that is
Joyce - I don't think one of pip's dogs is muzzled, I think he's wearing a gentle halter
Lisa - I bet the GM is going to be very impressed. I know I am. So sorry your hubby hurt himself. Even IF it was his nondominant hand, it's still a bummer. It's good that you had that guy use the bushhog. Who knows what would have happened to dh's shoulder if you hadn't? We have a walk-behind type of bushwacker. We didn't know it until a few years ago, but we are required by the HOA to keep the "lawn" area under the power wires in good shape. The previous owners just let the weeds grow so we assumed that the power company took care of them, but that's not the case. We cut down most of the weeds/seedlings etc a few years ago but we do need to finish. Fortunately, where we need to finish you can't see from the street, or if you can it's really far back.
Exercised, then stopped at the Salvation Army (didn't get anything), then to Aldi, now we'll be leaving for the meeting at bowling. Later chickas
Back from bowling. Didn't get an award this time
Made another one of those spinach/feta quiches (I swear, I'm getting to where I know that recipe by heart!), got dinner ready, then we'll go to ceramics (hopefully, my ladybug is ready for me to pick up) and then I'll go to mahjongg.
DJ - safe travels home
Linda/IA - glad things went well with the movein
Sharon - that BBQ sounds like so much fun. Actually, that reminded me that next Mon we're supposed to go to bowling early and the bowling alley is going to provide BBQ. At least I THINK the bowling alley is going to. What I think I'll do is just bring a few pieces of fruit with me because what they're serving just doesn't appeal to me.
Rita - so glad to hear from you. Sounds like things are starting to look up for you
I, too, would love to do the Red Hat Society. I don't remember seeing any around here. But that's not to say that they aren't. Will have to look it up Going to SC tomorrow to pick up some of the greenware that I ordered.
Good night everyone
Michele in NC0
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