WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2105
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I survived the pre-colonoscopy diet and the preparation ordeal the day before and morning of. When I got to the hospital mid-morning I was thirsty, needed coffee, and hadn't eaten in more than 24 hours, and was grumpy as a result. I was a model patient, though, and was nice to all the nurses.
The doctor removed a small polyp during the procedure, and this polyp will be biopsied. Trying not to be too concerned. This is my first colonoscopy. I recall for my first mammogram, they wanted to do a biopsy on both breasts. I was scared to death I had breast cancer. Those biopsies HURT LIKE HELL. And it turned out that's just the way I'm construced--lumpy.
I'll not worry about it unless I am given reason to.
Not even counting food today, because I inhaled Bojangle's right after, and have since eaten a pnt of frozen yogurt.
Resting this evening, then I have to drive back to the town I'm working in early-early. I'll probably get up at 3:00 a.m. and hit the road by 3:30 a.m.
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Yvonne in TX: Do you have a smart phone? I do all my logging from my phone and have never missed a day, even when travelling. My main diet strategy has always been portion control because of the number of food allergies and sensitivities I have. I have learned to make choices in restaurants that support staying on target and/or very close to target. Sometimes I have them divide the meal and put half in a take-out container. Sometimes I order items ala-carte, and sometimes I order appetizers rather than a main dish. I use exercise to compensate for over-doing calories. Hotels often have exercise rooms with equipment, or pools. If not, I take myself for a walk. No matter what I eat, I log the food and the exercise. I hope this gives you an idea or two that could work for you. :flowerforyou:
Pip: I'm so glad you heard from your insurance carrier! Worry is not helpful for healing. :noway: :flowerforyou: Thanks for using your time and energy to helps support MS. My DH has MS and I am grateful for your involvement.
Janet OKC: I've also had sleep issues that impacted my memory and attention levels. I found forms on line to record sleep and used them for several weeks. We should be averaging a minimum of 7-7.5 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night to keep our brains charged up and functioning well. After several months, I stopped using the paper tracking system, but I'm still using the same goals and taking mental note each day whether I met my sleep goal. I always do better when I'm well rested. :flowerforyou:
Gayle Minneapolis: If you write your post on a word document and then copy and paste it into the MFP response spot, it won't cut you off. :noway:
Mary from MN: I find that sleep time is important in order for me to have good memory recall and focus. I got my information from AARP in the beginning, thanks to a tip from Kim in N. CA. Then I did online research to refine and confirm it. You can see my previous post about sleep time. I haven't paid any attention to Dr. Oz since trying one of his "miracle" weight loss products. I think he is in show business, not health business. :mad:
Tere: Hey right backatcha! I hope things are going well for you. :flowerforyou:
Rita: Hugs! :flowerforyou:
I'm out of time for posting, and haven't come close to reading all the posts since my last stop here. House-guests filled my time for the past couple of days. I enjoyed their company, but am glad to be able to resume my daily routine. Welcome to all the newbies.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
August Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
Thanks but that's Latin to me.. I have to take a class!! Gayle Minneapolis0 -
I had been wondering how over 100 pounds of dumbbells were going to be mailed to me and how they would arrive. Today Jake brought in a box when he brought in the mail....it looked pretty ordinary until I tried to pick it up. It was a medium size flat rate priority mail box with all the parts of one 52.5 pound dumbbell. The other one will arrive in another box. I've stuffed a lot of stuff in a flat rate priority mail box, but this is the ultimate. I unpacked it and it's great quality. I can't wait to start using my new weights on Friday. I won't be using the whole 52.5 pounds to start, but it will allow me to lift heavier than the dumbbells I have now.
Mary, thanks for the links about lifting and dumbbells. Barbie 0 -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/11/the-absurdity-of-womens-clothing-sizes-in-one-chart/?postshare=6671439918015343
Great article comparing clothing sizes. Note that it says that they found a FIVE INCH difference in the amount of fabric in the same size article from different manufacturers. No wonder shopping is so frustrating! It mentions that those of us that are very short or very tall will have even more difficulty.0 -
stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 11.32min, 15.3amph, 2.9mi = 116c
spin- 40min, 90ar, 92aw, 9-14g, 17.8mi = 333c
ride gym 2 dome- 6.19min, 12.9amph, 1.3mi = 68c
ride wk 2 hm- 46.32min, 13amph, 10.1mi = 475c
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Katla - I've been using my Fitbit to record and track my sleep pattern. I'm working on changing some of my habits that might hinder my sleep. It seems to run in cycles of about six weeks at a time. This has gone on for many years. Thanks for your insight.
Janetr INC0 -
Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Evening Ladies,
Janetr, I liked your crouton joke. Thanks for the smile.
Joyce, I sure hope Charlie beats the odds. But everyone in our generation is living longer than before, so actually the odds are with him. I think my DH thinks his time could be up at any time just because of his heart condition but he is still going strong at 72.
Gloworm, you enjoy your peace and quiet next week. You get your vacation while the DGS are having theirs.
Heather, it sounds like a great day of relaxing and then going out to dinner.
Rita, I’m no one to talk about exercise but since it can help with your depression try to force yourself to do just a little. I just hate that so many of my friends here suffer from such a debilitating condition.
Kateraevyn, welcome. It’s never too early or too late to join us. This is a great place for support and information. Please sign each post with a name you want to be called and a location, general or specific.
Rita, my favorite thing to avoid on your list is “warm environments”. For some reason that one hit me as funny.
Terri, so sorry the tooth is still bothering you. I hope it’s better soon!
NMMargaret, I also find that everything seems to go better when I’ve had a good night’s sleep.
DrKatie, all this talk of remodeling has me thinking about the future. We have never lived in our house longer than 10 years and always seemed to move before things started needing to be replaced. If we stay in this house until we move to “the home”, we might eventually have to update something. At least it should be a while since the house is only 8 years old. I can already tell what will need to be done first is the carpet replaced. It’s probably the best quality carpet we’ve ever had but it keeps wrinkling and we’ve had it stretched once already.
Pip, now that you found a pain med that doesn’t make you loopy, maybe the doctor will write you a scrip for some of your own. Feel better!
Cd, glad you survived your first colonoscopy. I’m not one of the many medical people here but I don’t think it’s that unusual to remove a polyp and they always send them for a biopsy. So you are wise not to be concerned before you have a reason to.
Barbie, have fun with your new weights and new routine.
to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.
I slept really well last night, being back in my own bed. Even so, I have been extremely tired today. I laid down to try to take a nap this afternoon and couldn’t go to sleep. I had a dull headache most of the day, which I rarely get. I think it actually went away when I ate dinner. Maybe I just needed some protein? LOL I gained a pound and a half while out of town for the wedding. That’s not too bad considering what awful diets my niece and her family eat. We got more rain today, which was needed but if it doesn’t stop, I don’t know when DH will be able to mow. And it needs it now. Wow, I think I’ve caught up so I’m going to get this posted and go to bed.
I hope all of you have nothing but good health and happiness.
Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC
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fanncy0626 wrote: »janetr7476 wrote: »According to FitBit I only average 5.23 hours of sleep nightly. I'm trying to increase that. I know I would feel better if I got more rest. I have had problems with insomnia for years and years. I've read books on all the things to do to enhance sleep. Anyone else have this problem, and/or any good solutions?
Janetr OKC
I have that trouble too! Dr Oz's sleep Dr said we go to bed too early. If you normally get 5 1/2 hours of great sleep count back from time you need/want to get up and that is the time you need to start going to bed. So, 1:30 bed time for a 7:00 wake up. Also quite Time with dim soft light. 1 hour before (starting at 12:30.) Relive your day during that period and solve all issues. Warm bath, sleepy time tea, cuddle with DH. No sex for women any later then 2-3 hours before bed time. It wakes us up. You need to increase sleep time gradually. 8-10 hours is what we should get. So, go to bed 5 minutes earlier after you start to be able to get into a routine and eventually work up to 8 hours or more.
Mary from MinnesotaJanet OKC: I've also had sleep issues that impacted my memory and attention levels. I found forms on line to record sleep and used them for several weeks. We should be averaging a minimum of 7-7.5 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night to keep our brains charged up and functioning well. After several months, I stopped using the paper tracking system, but I'm still using the same goals and taking mental note each day whether I met my sleep goal. I always do better when I'm well rested. :flowerforyou:
Mary from MN: I find that sleep time is important in order for me to have good memory recall and focus. I got my information from AARP in the beginning, thanks to a tip from Kim in N. CA. Then I did online research to refine and confirm it. You can see my previous post about sleep time. I haven't paid any attention to Dr. Oz since trying one of his "miracle" weight loss products. I think he is in show business, not health business. :mad:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Katla - I understand that you might not appreciate Dr Oz, but some of us do. I do agree that it is wise to research more than one source to get the best information possible. The information on the sleep routine was from a sleep specialist. I still have the episode recorded because I like a lot of women have a hard time sleeping. I have tried to incorporate some of the routine into my life and it is helping.
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damnit - other pills didn't make me loopy, they just didn't work. doc filled a script for me, it will be mailed, i don't have time to pick it up so it has to be mailed i guess0
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damnit - other pills didn't make me loopy, they just didn't work. doc filled a script for me, it will be mailed, i don't have time to pick it up so it has to be mailed i guess
Wow, didn't know docs could mail scripts for narcodics. Don't think you can in OK, they can't even email and/or fax them from the doc to the pharmacy anymore. It's a pain in the neck.
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Did an hour of deep water today. First went to Bi-Lo to get items on sale, after exercise stopped at the Salvation Army. Found one shirt that I'm not sure I like a whole lot but got it for the price. Would never have paid full price for it
The plan for tomorrow is to do a total body workout with resistance bands DVD. We shall see what that one's like.
After coming home went in the pool, then in the house to make another one of the spinach/feta quiches, prepare dinner, and made a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies for Vince. Why, oh why, didn't I have my big salad instead of some of the cookie dough? Honestly, I almost couldn't finish my veges and salad at dinner. Went to ceramics tonight where I cleaned my welcome sign. It'll be fired next week which is OK. Worked a bit more on my duck but didn't realize that I didn't have as much time as I thought I had. Then went to Lowe's foods for one item (I thought something else was BOGO but I was wrong and we didn't need it badly enough)
Mary from MN - the crustless spinach/fetza quiche is a SkinnyTaste recipe that Heather has mentioned. It's really not difficult at all to make and it has quite good flavor. Just google SkinnyTaste
DJ - I have no idea why I've been dizzy. It actually doesn't happen all the time. It mostly happens when I have my head below my heart it seems. Welcome home. Wonder if being dizzy has anything to do with the fact the lately my lower back has been hurting. I am trying to be more cognizant of using good posture. Good for you only gaining 1-1/2lb. Glad your headache went away.
I don't think you can mail scripts for narcotics here, either. The MD can call them in to the pharmacy, tho
Mindy - turkey and meatball soup -- sounds wonderful. I got dinner ready since on Wed. we leave early to get to ceramics. Anyway, I made myself a HUGE salad. Don't ask me why I didn't have some of the salad, I should have. But instead I had some of the cookie dough (I'd made cookies for Vince)
tere - you've been missed sorely. Come back lots
miriam - you are so right, cats are such an utter joy. I don't think I could ever foster, tho. They'd never go back and that would be a problem. I want to be sure that I am able to properly take care of the cats I have, we have 4
Bad Penny - good to see you coming back
Welcome everyone new
Becca - bet you'll have a ball volunteering.
terri - tell me more about this mouthpiece. There is an ad on the radio for a mouthpiece, but I can't see much on the internet about it
pip - glad the Percocet is working for you
katla - I no longer watch Dr. Oz because I, too, think he's no longer in the health business
cd - I'm sure the polyp will be begnine. But it's a good thing it was caught
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Mary from MN - the crustless spinach/fetza quiche is a SkinnyTaste recipe that Heather has mentioned. It's really not difficult at all to make and it has quite good flavor. Just google SkinnyTaste
Michele in NC
Thanks! I did google it and it looks delicious. I also saw the one that uses little premade shells and that looks good as well.
Mary from Minnesota0 -
@jmkmomm ahhh you lucky duck! When we moved from California to Oregon we picked out a new doctor up here, and got it all squared away by our military insurance. That was Dec 2012. Then in August of 2013 for some strange reason MY doctor was listed as a doctor in San Diego. So when I was seen by the doctor I had chosen, my military insurance billed it as "going outside the area" and it wasn't covered. So I called the military insurance hellish people and they were telling my doctor was so-and-so...Im like nooooo. I had to have my husband take the phone and use his CHIEF'S VOICE on them to get them to understand.... Crazy...
Today I tried some "spelt crispbread" that is really good! I put some light mayo, spicy mustard, sweet relish, spinach leaves and some of my cherry tomatoes and it was AWESOME. A great platform for other stuff like those little light Baby Bells that are also AWESOME! My weakness...
Just had a conversation with the teenager...He is going to start riding his bike to school to figure out how long it will take to get there. A little un-easy but I know he is careful. There is alot of huge logging trucks that go down the same street he will be going down. I just need to trust that he will be careful. Plus later on down the year, I will light him up like a Christmas Tree as it will be getting darker in the mornings.
Every evening I walk to my garden. I saw my neighbor across the street (from our complex) talking wildly probably about a fish he caught. His hands were going a mile a minute signing. Two trucks there so probably his family coming to get a Chinock Salmon. Being that the boat ramp is about 5 minutes from him, I would imagine his family loves his location! Further down is the garden with a manufactured home next to it. A nice family has just moved in, with ALOT of birds. They are a foster family for endangered birds, and most nights they are outside with one of the large parrots. My tomatoes are still flowering and making more tomatoes! The plants have also decided to leave the plot I planted them in. They have taken over the path inbetween my neighbors plot and mine. Its a nice end to the day, and its quiet, except for the bald eagles talking to each other.
The last couple of days I have been eating a generous bowl of soup for lunch. The calories have been averaging 400 to 500 calories. Its nice to fix it, and it really makes my dinners just like snacks. I have also been averaging no more than 1200 calories a day. I have been doing that for awhile and it is routine for me. To think that some McDonalds meals are 1200 calories alone, makes me just nauseated. And there are adults feeding that to their children every day! When I look at my son bounding thru life, lean, and healthy I can say I have done a great thing with him. Being an overweight teen is so stressful these days. As if completing the homework isnt enough stress alone. He has a friend nearby that has some weight issues, but he isn't willing to walk with my son when he does, or like I asked my son tonight, he said he wouldn't want to bike either.
Yep I have volunteered many months ago with the community centers' Senior luncheons. There is a group of guys that ALWAYS sit together, and there are certain tables where others sit. So much routine! There is some that drink more coffee, and others that drink more water. There are some that don't want you to touch their plates until their last sip of coffee is supped, then others that wish it gone right away. So many unique personalities! We stay until the tables are cleared, and we get a couple of meals to go. Plus they have fruits and veggies to take, and breads you can have. I need a new book so I hope they have the take and read pile there.
Be well, be happy, and be you!
Becca
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Um, skipping from halfway down page 31 to page 45. I've logged food and exercise daily; just didn't have time to get to this thread.
I can't believe I spent 90 minutes at the gym last night. Can't claim I spent it all working out. Some was just sweating and panting. But went through the 30-minute express circuit, doing several of the arm machines twice (wasn't anyone close enough behind me to be inconvenienced) on both horizontal and vertical handles, then did a couple other machines, 30 minutes on the treadmill and - since I was within 300 of 10K - another 10 minutes.
Still hovering a pound or two above 150. Went below one day, then right back up. Oh, yeah. I see I just said that. So I'm a bit obsessed with it.
Didn't take my lunch half-hour yesterday - kept thinking, "I'll walk as soon as I get *this* done" - and got the OK to tack that onto today's. Used it to walk to a grocery a half-mile from work, pick up some veggies for tomorrow's lunch and buy tonight's dinner for all three of us - deli blackened catfish, asparagus and cauliflower for me, grilled chicken, asparagus and artichoke lemon fritters for the guys. I thought I was stepping out pretty briskly, at 10 minutes each way, but Google says it's an 11-minute walk. So maybe not. Still, it kept me in budget. Finshed the 10K steps in the hall waiting for Larry. Jogged 3x around. Maybe I should see if I can add one turn around the empty hall each night.
I have to admit I get a silly grin out of the Fitbit step counter on the webpage dashboard. If you hit goal, it draws a green circle, then briefly fills in to create a face with a big grin and a word bubble floating out saying "Hooray!"
Covered the oil lease sale for the western Gulf of Mexico today. Last week, made the national wire with a story about feral horses on an Army base in west Louisiana. They're both here.
http://bigstory.ap.org/author/janet-mcconnaughey
Lisa G - Way to go on the weight loss! I lost about that a couple of summers ago and expected everyone in chorus to notice when the season resumed in the fall. Nobody did. About six months later, I'd lost maybe 20 pounds more, and everyone started to comment. I don't understand, either.
Lisa in W Texas - by the time you read this,it may well be Thursday. Huzza! Tomorrow, you head for Montana
Miriam - we've got one tortie and one tortie-white. The SPCA vet says Jessica's not a calico because the colors aren't patchy. She's got a white chest, tummy, stockings and part of her face. The rest is brindled black and brown.
Kevrit - do you use a dental night guard? I've always had a bad gag reflex to having stuff in my mouth, but this one
http://www.plackers.com/Flossers/prod-teeth-grinding-guards.asp
is small enough that I can handle it. When I first tried them, I had to cut off the inside edges of the surface that goes between the teeth, but after a few weeks didn't have to do that.
labgirl - congrats on the first two pounds! Not sure what to think about the threat to your marriage. My first impulse is to growl at your husband.
Terri in Milwaukee - <<toothache sympathy>>
Peep - AAARGH re the hopsital bill. Glad Aetna was a help.
Betty in WNY - I tend to look squiggle-eyed at any diet that touts This Food or These Foods. Me, I'm of the balanced diet with calorie deficit philosophy.
Not that I manage it all the time ...
Yvonne in TX - eating out doesn't have to derail you. Just pay attention to how much of what you're eating, and either take leftovers home for another meal or leave it on the plate rather than letting it go to whatever part you most don't want it. If there are places you eat regularly, you might be able to get calorie figures, and know you can eat all of X but only half of Y.
http://spock.fcs.uga.edu/ext/Zero_Holiday_Challenge/Portion_Control_Is_In_the_Palm_of_Your_Hand.php
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/www/groups/public/@health/documents/webcontent/convert_264742.pdf
What about carrying a small notebook to places you can't log in, and logging what you eat on paper?
Mary in MN - Had an urge to eat everything in sight? See my note on page 45. Today was much better for me. I'm glad to see you're also doing better.
JanetR - What about the lower-calorie bars for snacks?
A Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar is 100 calories, 7g sugar,17g carbs.
Fiber One peanut butter protein chewy bar is 140 cals, 6g protein, 1g carb, 7g sugar (the upper limit I've set myself for any snack/nutrition bar)
Kellogg's Special K Salted Caramel Chocolate, 100 cal, 18g carb 2g protein, 6g sugar.
And sometimes, for me, an ounce of jerkey does it. I take small bites to stretch it out.
Lenora - how great that the doc and nurse are thrilled w/ your weight loss! AND that your swimsuit is practically hanging off you. Maybe it's time to get a smaller suit for $20.
Vicki - I'm so sorry about your friend.
Barbie - congrats on the weight training & telling your husband what you needed.
Penny - hurrah for the strawberry fence! Too bad about the veggies. The goats sound fun - to watch, at least.
PJnVA - I can understand your UP band paina. I have to admit that I get a huge grin out of the Fitbit's step goal marker on the webpage dashboard. It draws a green circle, fills it in except for eyes, nose and a big white grin from which floats a word balloon: "Hurray!" And at 10K steps the gizmo itself vibrates and goes into one of several celbration patterns.
Chris - hope the cold goes away REAL fast.
The 11 lbs must have been mentioned in the pages I skipped. You're almost halfway bacck - congratulations on that.
Becca - oy. Bummer indeed about the insurance. Glad the therapist's being reasonable.
purple iris - welcome! Can you add just a bit each day to your walk? What about asking your parents to keep any sweets they bring home in their bedroom?
dim4mom - or is it dlm4mom? I'll have to try thinking about housework as burning calories!
Michelle NC - inspired by the spinach/feta quiches, I tried an eggspiriment at work, where I have a ceramic microwave egg cooker. I tossed in a handful of spinach, cooked it down and cut it up. Added 3Tbs egg substitute, a piece of Muenster cut up tiny and some seasoning. Wasn't bad.
Ony thru p46, but it's bedtime for Bonzo.
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Sharon, every Grandma needs to make paper airplanes, whatchamacallits and doohikies. Life is so much more fun when you do those things. Semetimes it's needed even when the grand kids aren't there. the start of your day sounds awful but then the fun started happening!
Allison, you must have needed that 10 hours of sleep. The world got along OK without you while you were sleeping. Sometimes the body senses that it needs to crash every once in awhile. It just doesn't give you any warning.
Miriam, how about ordering equipment off the internet? When my son in law had his sleep study and got his CPAP, he had insurance. But then he changed jobs and didn't have it anymore. So he got it some where on line.
Bad Penny, BTW that's a terrible name, good luck but if you have that much non luck in sticking to a diet, maybe you need to make goals a little smaller. Starting 5 things at once is a pretty lofty goal. Then maybe you can change your name!!!
Miriam and Cheri, OTC generic benadryl is also one of my go to medicines for sleep but I hardly take it anymore now that I found Melatonin. Valerian Root and Wildlettuce leaf are also two natural sleep assistants that I have found.
MNMargaret, I had never heard of a fan that actually had a sleep setting. or maybe people like my husband have been using them for years for sleep and so they decided to capitalize on the idea and put a setting on the fan which was actually the same fan as before. I use a sound machine. One good thing about it is that it has a place for a battery. Charlie likes his fan noise to help him sleep but doesn't like the breeze. So I bought him a sound machine. He asked me why in the world I thought he would need it. he doesn't accept gifts very well. Every single person in our family use either a sound machine or a fan!
DrKatie, the only appliance I have left that is avocado is my stove. And it is in dire need of replacement. But since I hardly cook at my house it is used mainly used Thanksgiving and Christmas. But the sink is also avocado and it is chipped real bad. I like what other people have done to make a retro kitchen but they generally have carried that theme elsewhere in the house and I don't want that. Wow, sounds like you have had some timely bad luck in your house. Our carpet in two bedrooms is the original from 40 years. The bedroom I use as my office was Michelle's and one evening her best friend was on her water bed and experimented with how much it would take to put a hole in the water bed. I don't think teenagers logic can be explained. Well they found out and couldn't fix the leak so they just let us find out when ever we did. The ceiling in the family room finally started sagging and we followed it to her room. But that hole in the ceiling did make for interesting ways to try to put Santa Claus entering our house since we don't have a fireplace. We put red flannel and black shoes hanging out of that hole for many years. But we replaced it with an ugly blue that Michelle just could not do without. A cat we used to have used to get angry with me and would take it out by using that ugly carpet to pee on. We have tried numerous cleaners and shampoos to get that smell out. It is really bad on rainy nights like tonight. So all the carpet upstairs need to be changed. That is on our 'someday' list. Oh, we do have a fire place now. WE got one of those fake electric ones. The flame does look quite authentic and it sure does warm the room or you can just use the 'flame'. Plus it is a beautiful mantel for stockings.
Lenora, my insurance will only pay for CPAP accesories if I have had a recent (within 2 years) sleep specialist visit. I hate to go see a doctor when I don't need it. The only thing that ever goes out is the velcro elastic eventually gets stretched. GRRR My husband has a quick temper that is quickly relieved by a quick jab to the wall. EAsy for him to say. I refuse to have anything to do with that hole. The mess it may make on the floor stays there until he sweeps it up. So he does a lot of spackling. And he isn't a professional if you know what I mean. So he sands it and it never sanded flat so I won't let him paint over it. So all over the kitchen, living room and his bedroom and bath there are these 'fixed' holes in the wall. We completely redid our family room in 2008. We tore it down to the studs and had some one professionally re do it. He has never touched those walls.
Becca, although it sounds like you girls have a lot of fun when you help out at the senior center do you have to cook the meal also. That's a ton of work for just 4 people.
Pip, we have to pick up our narcotic prescriptions and take it to the pharmacy. Even my Klonopin is a controlled substance but the refills can be called in. When I was on Ritalin for my MS I could only get enough for 30 days, I personally had to pick it up at the office and take it to the pharmacy.
I felt so wonderful on Monday when the scales had finally gone down to 194. But on Tuesday and today it is 195.4. It is frustrating. I think my cat is snoring right now!! It sounds so cute. We have gotten about 3.5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. We do not like that. Of course out west they would love it. It would help with the drought and the wildfires. I think I left my phone at church tonight. I forgot it today when I drove on the interstate a couple of towns away for my haircut. I thought the appointment was at 2 and it was at 3. I would have walked around her neighborhood but it was raining and further down her road is a lot of drug traffic. So I just enjoyed yakking with her and made a new friend that was in the chair. I had never seen anyone gets her eye brows dyed! So tomorrow I go down to the church and see if it is there. Sometimes it falls out of my pocket in the car. But when I called the phone tonight it did not ring so I know it isn't here. We started our Christmas music tonight!!!!!! Happy, happy. Friday we go pick up a free 8 foot folding table. A lady at the church died and it wasn't sold at their yard sale and am giving the rest of the things away. Then on Saturday going to drive to see Christina and spend day with her and family. It is always a long day, getting home around midnight.
Nite, nite dear ladies Joyce, Indiana0 -
morning ~
sorry i didnt check in last night...
Terry in Milwalkee~ can I make a suggestion? rinse every few hours and after meals with warm salt water..it helps heal alot... I have worked in a dental office for 9 yrs as a dental assistant..
things are going alright right now .. with Tom but he just wants to let it go as it is.. just like normal he said maybe down the road he will do something.. well how am I supposed to figure out my future with something like that?
Oh geesh..
My DSIL goes in for surgery today have saliva stones removed.0 -
One more day... actually got a lot done that I wanted to do these last few days, but the infrastructure of the restaurant has cost thousands of dollars in these last few weeks due to past neglect. The A/C units overloaded the whole restaurant electrical system, burning out ballasts/bulbs on all the bathroom lights, and frying the controller on the hot water heater. They were heating water on the stove last night to sanitize dishes. So, have had $3,000 worth of work done to the A/C and freezers/refrigerators/walk-ins in the last two weeks. Had to replace the sprinkler control system (another 500 bucks) light bulbs/ballasts in one freezer, probably need replacing in the other soon, still need the water softener checked. The music system went down three weeks ago, and it's just been one thing after another. I've learned I can go in my office, cry for a few minutes to let all the stress wash through, and then go back out and smile and smile and smile.
And vacation starts tomorrow morning. One whole week and a day of just me and my hubby and seeing my best friend and my son... and it can't come soon enough. Off to the showers and one long day... the hubby and I are delivering the catering heat & eat for ten people, five days, this afternoon back to the ranch, so I need to get some other stuff done first. Off to the races!0 -
morning again guys~
well didn't make it to the gym,but went out for a 50 min.race walk and burned alot of calories..sweated my tush off too.
will be off to feed DFIL and then to see my DSIL and brother before she goes down for surgery today.. then coming home as the company is coming to replace the sink and they said( we shall see) bring that new piece of quartz..
mow the lawn and make a coffee cake for tomorrow ,one of the girls at the office, it is her last day tomorrow..
working a full day tomorrow and then have the weekend off.. we shall see how that goes..0 -
Good morning Ladies! Thank you for all the suggestions. Here's how I'm trying to deal: first figure out how to stop the morning headaches that can turn into migraines if I don't take a Tylenol right away. I think once I get that under control, some of the depression will ease. I am using a night guard I got from my dentist. My chiropractor/acupuncturist prescribed some natural relaxing/sleep inducing mess which do help me relax when I sleep.
Second, I need to figure out why I get so sleepy in the afternoon to the point where I almost fall asleep while driving the 3 mile to home. I think everything is related somehow to the restless sleep I get. So I charged up my Fitbit which records sleep and restlessness to see if I can work on that with the hope of feeling better.
Off to work now. TTFN
Rita from CT0 -
JanetMMcC - thanks, due to the bypass surgery and low carb diet, the nutritionist highly discourages bars with more carbs than protien. Jerky might be an option. Thanks.
Janetr OKC0 -
miriamwithcats wrote: »http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/11/the-absurdity-of-womens-clothing-sizes-in-one-chart/?postshare=6671439918015343
Great article comparing clothing sizes. Note that it says that they found a FIVE INCH difference in the amount of fabric in the same size article from different manufacturers. No wonder shopping is so frustrating! It mentions that those of us that are very short or very tall will have even more difficulty.
My husband used to call on manufacturers of clothing; and he said that they all come from whatever cut they were working on; and at the end of it, they would put in a 'size' label - based more on where they were going to be sold from than anything else. Ergo the reason that the more expensive the clothing, usually the lower the size is in it (and higher the price). I don't go by the numbers anymore, I go by the fit. If I like something and it fits me, I cut out the tag if I don't like the number inside it. I can try on clothes that are marked size 12 to size 16 and then do a 14 at most department stores and they will fit me to a "T". Nice end clothes I wear a 12; clothes from K-mart and places like that I wear a 16. I've lost 20lbs and I can tell a huge difference in the way my clothes fit me. Now I am able to buckle some of the shorts I have that I had not been able to even pull together at the waist earlier this summer. I wear 'short' pants/slacks (not petite) . . . those are difficult to find and when I do, I buy several pair of them, too.
@janetMMcC - bad thing about living in the south is that bathing suits are 'on sale' (out on the racks) on Memorial Day; and go 'missing' on July 4th. Like summer between July 4th and Labor's Day never happens. Finding a bathing suit 'on sale' is a joke. Actually, I prefer a one piece; but, then I have to go for a 'long body' one and they are difficult to find. The suit I bought at Fred's is a two piece where the top hangs over the bottoms. Maybe if I find a pair of the bottoms (maybe at Target) I'll be able to at least buy the bottoms to fit better; because if I keep losing the weight like I have been doing I will have to pin them up to keep them on by the time son's closed up and covers the pool - usually in mid-September.
@jmkmomm - my husband doesn't take his frustrations out on the wall, thankfully; but, would be difficult to do since most rooms are done in real wood paneling. He'd break his hand before putting a fist through it. My ODS has put several holes in the wall. The first time when he was a Junior or Senior in HS. He was made to repair it by my husband and hasn't done it since, other than once since they have lived next door. Put a fist through a wall, just to keep from doing so to someone who was driving him 'crazy' over something probably really 'stupid'. They hung a picture over it. LOL! It is a constant reminder of his 'wherewithal' not to hit someone he is mad with. As teenagers, both boys had a set of boxing gloves that all the neighborhood boys used when dealing with arguments between themselves. Great 'stress reliever' and a 'good way' to deal with various incidents.
Using a CPAP I get a 'minimum' of 7 1/2 hours of sleep if I go to sleep at midnight or 8:15 if I watch Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show. Quite often I will fall asleep in my chair which I hate doing because the next day (all morning) I am 'whipped'; especially if my husband wakes me up for a 'fresh' cup of coffee in the AM. My inner clock wakes me up at 8:15 in the morning (sometimes 9:00) but, rarely later than that. Quite often I will take an afternoon nap (also with my CPAP) and I will wake up refreshed after about 2 hours. I always take a nap if I feel a migraine coming on - and I will call DH and tell him that I'm resting to get rid of a 'migraine' so he won't wake me up when he comes home. If I have a really bad migraine, I go to sleep in the other bedroom because it is the darkest room in the house with paneling and dark window dressings. But, I have to really be feeling bad to move my CPAP around; but, at least in there I don't have to try to crawl under the bed to get to an outlet. My CPAP and the lamps, telephone, and a picture framer are all plugged into a 'surge protector' in the living room. We have to have several 'surge protectors' to plug in most things around the house. Electrician did a 'horrible' job on placement of outlets. What a 'dumb-@$$'. I should have been there when he was wiring the house; had to hire another electrician to do our hot tub; which is on a separate box with our A/C; and they run to my Studio into another electrical box.
@kevrit - do you 'snore' when sleeping? Or wake up feeling like you have not slept at all during the night? Might need to talk to your GP about whether or not you need to have a 'sleep study' done. I did not realize that not only was I able to 'snore' in ANY position - I was stopping breathing several hundreds of time a night. That will really through your body into a loop. If I don't pull off my mask during a dream - I sleep for at least 7 1/2 hours a night and then rarely feel sleepy during the day.
Well, got to go get dressed - another trip into town to run errands and all that bull! Have a nice day!
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Becca, after my second colon blockage I was referred to a specialist in Joplin. He wanted to do a colonoscopy at his very own mini-hospital place right down the block. When I went there, they had a sign saying that they were not "in network" for blue cross from Kansas, but that they would honor the payment from blue cross, writing off the rest. So, a month or so after the procedure we got a bill from the radiologist who read the tests, saying that we owed $1,000 because blue cross didn't cover it. We found out the hard way that the radiologist was separate from the other part of the bill, and he didn't agree to the write off like the clinic did. Boy, did we feel cheated. I won't go back to that doctor again.
I didn't sleep well again last night. That's three nights in a row. Hubby was still coughing a lot. When I did sleep I had super busy dreams. I was climbing a mountain with two ladies even older than me, trying to catch up to a train that my husband was riding on. It was some kind of tour and we missed the train.
Well, time to get hubby's breakfast. Have a great day.
Sylvia0 -
Rita, both morning headaches and daytime sleepiness/ falling asleep while driving are symptoms of sleep apnea. The morning headaches are because you are not getting enough o><ygen! When I was first diagnosed, the doc did a daytime sleepiness test first. Give you three times to fall asleep during the day, while hooked up to all these machines. I fell "asleep" (dozed off) immediately on closing my eyes. The techs doing the test were worried that I drov e myself to the test and didn't think I should drive home! Sleep apnea is a serious health condition. Not only can you kill yourself or someone else falling asleep while driving, the lack of sleep puts huge strains on multiple organs but especially your heart!
Joyce, good idea about getting my supplies online. I suspect that I also need a more frequent sleep study for Medicare. Silly to go do that horribly costly test (overnight test, 8 hours!) just to pay for supplies and the rare new CPAP machine (am on my third).
Joyce and Lenora, my middle son had huge anger management issues from being abused by his father. He would go in to rages and attack me, my two other sons, or the walls. When I was finally able to get him in to residential treatment, at 13, I had to replace every sheet of sheetrock in his room. There were multiple holes in them all. I did it myself, and rather than tape and mud all the seams (something I am not good at and HATE), I then covered the walls with thin fake paintable siding which I painted white. It really looked nice when I was done. I only had to patch one hole in the living room/ hall area. He was pretty good about raging in his room IF he wasn't in a dissociative state. When those happened, he attacked me or his brothers, and had NO memory of it afterwards. When he was about nine I audiotaped him during a rage and he could not believe it was himself! Then at about 12 I videotaped him during a rage. Again, he had no memory of doing it and had a hard time believing it wasn't some special effects trick. I had to call the cops on him nine times during rages They would not charge him, saying there was no room in detention for him, until the last time when he was still raging when they walked up to the house. They didn't even knock but walked right in to stop him! That was when he got in to the awful juvenile "justice" system that really messed him up. But he did learn to recognize triggers and early warning signs and will just walk away now, isolate until he is calm. Having a punching bag was no help at all.
I have a house, Victorian, that was built pre 1900. It did not have electricity (neither did the town) until 1937. So the few outlets there are in each room are in really bad places- where they could reach up from the basement on the lower floor, down from the attic on the upper floor. And the heating vents are all in awful places, and not squared up with walls and windows. There are NO vents in the entire upstairs either. But I love the house anyway- so much craftsmanship in its making!
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Rita~ I conquer with everyone else. please please have a sleep study for sleep apnea.. my DSIL had it done and it was a life changer for her.. want to see you healthy and well!!!0
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morning peeps-
Miriam = I love your style of house and the colors. my house was built in 1906.
I was so glad when the nurse called saying the doc wrote me a script for the meds and I know it's a narc but I didn't think about when she said she would mail it. they are open 8-5. I leave the house at 4:40am and don't get home til after 5pm. there is no one to pick it up for me so I guess that's the only option, wait til it's mailed. i'm gonna call again 2c if she knew what she was talking about
I texted my co-worker to see if I could have some more today and when I got my script, I would pay them back with the same amount that I took from them.
type to ya later.0 -
Miriam – Fascinating article on clothing sizes. Thanks so much for sharing. I had just been having the cloting size discussion with a co-worker so I passed it on to her. She was lamenting the fact that she cannot purchase anything on-line without first having tried the same brand and style in a store. She usually wears a 16, but had recently found that she needed 14 in a different brand of pants while she still cannot button up a size 20 from yet another manufacturer.
DH used to laugh at me when I would complain that all sizes were not created equally in women’s clothing. He would boast that men’s clothing was measured in inches. Well, recently he was looking for pants and learned (to his horror) that the vanity sizing trend has hit men’s clothing as well. All 36 waist pants are not created equal any more.
Frustrating.
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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grandmallie wrote: »things are going alright right now .. with Tom but he just wants to let it go as it is.. just like normal he said maybe down the road he will do something.. well how am I supposed to figure out my future with something like that?
You have to remember he is not in charge of you. Don't give your Control up. You continue to improve on you.
Mary from Minnesota0 -
grandmallie wrote: »
things are going alright right now .. with Tom but he just wants to let it go as it is.. just like normal he said maybe down the road he will do something.. well how am I supposed to figure out my future with something like that?fanncy0626 wrote: »
You have to remember he is not in charge of you. Don't give your Control up. You continue to improve on you.grandmallie wrote: »things are going alright right now .. with Tom but he just wants to let it go as it is.. just like normal he said maybe down the road he will do something.. well how am I supposed to figure out my future with something like that?
Mary from Minnesota
I agree! Just because he can't/won't/doesn't want to make decisions about your relationship doesn't mean YOU can't. You can decide the direction and you can present them and you can follow through!
Cheri NE Ohio0 -
Morning Ladies.
Still dealing with the cold. I suspect it's not as bad as it could be because I began the Zicam immediately, but my head and ears are achy and it's making me cranky.
Completely forgot about the Butts and Guts class at 5:30 am. I was getting dressed to jump on my elliptical and realized it was Thursday. I rationalized that I probably couldn't do a high intensity workout with this cold amyway. Sweated for 30 minutes on the elliptical instead. So far I've lost 7 of the 11 lbs. gained which I'm pleased with.
I am going to a posh resort this weekend in CT. A friend of mine is going to a relatives' wedding and can't see too well to drive due to cataracts. Her surgery isn't for a couple of weeks so she asked if I would drive her and I could enjoy the resort since she has a double room and no one to share it with. Seemed like a win/win to me, especially since I like to drive. Originally we were going to leave Friday afternoon and stay until Sunday. Yesterday she had to change her departure to Saturday morning for which I was seceretly pleased. This will allow me to stay on my program a little longer and hopefully I will be within a couple of pounds of losing this vacation weight. I have found that even 1 meal out will cause me to gain weight, even if I'm very vigilent. I think it is the sodium.
Time to walk Jake the rescue dog.
Everyone have a good day.
Chris in MA0
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