WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2015
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morning peeps -
wowzers nccarolb !0 -
Happy Friday ! ! !
Sylvia – I am so excited for your DGD/homework story. You are teaching her some valuable life-skills.
Betty – I heard the “S” word today, too. I’m not ready.
Barbie – that does indeed sound like a marvelous weekend. Enjoy !
Carol – Sending more hugs for your son and everyone involved.
DJ – I have events written on a calendar in the kitchen, and I also have it saved to my phone. I also “invite” DH and DS on their phones, so there are always back-up plans.
Rosie – I hope you find the right Fitness Center. The right combination is so important for our success. Good luck making your decision.
Sharon – when you write about your DS, I feel like you are writing about my DD, except she isn’t there just yet. Her dream is to be successful as a tattoo artist, but she can’t find anyone in her tiny little town to intern her. So for now she is working in a factory in her town, and not the least bit happy about it. I keep supporting her saying it is a means to an end, but not the end. I hope she finds the success she wants quickly (she’s 24 already).
Lisa – good luck with your skunks. We had one in our bushes last summer, and a rag soaked in bleach was enough for him to move off our property.
Mia – OUTSTANDING NSV. Congrats ! ! !
I have always been taught that vitamins A, D, E, and K are stored in our body and can reach potentially toxic levels. Most other vitamins are expelled from (usually) our kidneys. I would suggest being careful with large or speedy increases, and be monitored by an expert. (hey, that’s pretty close to what Miriam just said)
DS wants to hang out with the Varsity basketball team today after school, and since he was invited, I'm having a hard time saying no. I told him it means we will spend a few hours in the yard tomorrow before bowling, even though the temperature is going to drop overnight. So, the "ball is in his court" regarding when he will be cleaning the gutters on the house: this evening in 50 degree weather, or tomorrow morning in 30 degree weather.
Since the Three Dog Night concert has been postponed until February, I will probably watch the Cubs this weekend. I think the first game is Saturday evening against the Mets. The first Professional baseball game I saw live was in first grade, and my Dad took me out of school to see the Season Opener for the Cubs when they played the Mets. That is one old memory (more than 4 decades) !
Hugs for Everyone ! ! !
Terri in Milwaukee0 -
Terri and Penny love the artwork.
Carol glad DS came out okay. Regardless it is traumatic. Pray nothing shows up later.
We will have our first hard freeze tonight, so last minute gardening. I do cover because it will only be tonight and then will warm up some. When it is freezing all day that is when I say goodbye to the last of my plants.
Margaret 0 -
mollywhippet wrote: »I'm sorry for jumping right to the end, but I had such a wonderful day I just have to tell you before I burst wide open!...
Sylvia
Sylvia - I'm so glad that your son agreed to your suggestion and that you were able to help your granddaughter. Maybe in one of these homework sessions, she'll start to open up to you about other things going on in her life. But, I have to say it made me smile most that you were so excited to share your wonderful day with us!
Linda/IA0 -
I finally had a meltdown today. I found out that the wreck he was slowing down for was a 21-year-old on her way back to school who wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from her vehicle. It made everything all that much more "real" I guess.
Carol in NC
Carol - I think the meltdown was warranted. I know I will be giving my daughter an extra hug tonight and another reminder about the importance of wearing her seat belt. Did you hear what is the condition of the 21-year-old girl?
Linda/IA0 -
Glo – Thanks for posting the Steel Oats Quinoa recipe. It looks like a yummy start for these chilly mornings.
This leg of my weight loss journey started Feb. 2013 when I had gastric bypass surgery. My weight loss slowed down after 18 months which is “textbook” for weight loss surgery patients. Although I know this is expected, I am frustrated by it. Some small part of my brain still wants that instant miracle even after it has been proved time and again that there is no easy way to lose. Guess that is why my word of the month is PERSEVERE.
As for how much more I want to lose… Well, I’m not sure. I feel good where I am right now and my doctor is happy with it. I know I want to lose 10 more pounds so that I have a BMI of overweight. I am aware of the controversy over using BMI to determine your perfect weight but that just feels like a good goal for me. I will probably want to drop 10 more pounds after that simply for the pleasure of telling the world I am half the woman I used to be. Silly? Yes. But we all need some form of silliness in our lives. So, I guess my current goal is really 20 more pounds. Do I want to lose more than that? I’ll wait and see. I want to know how I feel at that point and decide if I want to go lower once I get there. I need to drop 45 lbs. from where I am currently to hit “Healthy Weight” on the BMI chart I am using. I’m not sure if that is where I want to be. I cannot remember when I weighed that little and I’m not sure just how strong and healthy I will feel at that weight. So, 5 pounds at a time once I hit overweight until I decide I want to stop.
I noticed yesterday that the BMI chart on the wall in my doctor’s office does not match the BMI chart that I have. How weird is that?
I hope you find a good Red Hat group and have a lot of fun with them.
Vicki – So sad and sorry about your brother’s estrangement from the family. As an only child I have these idealized dreams of what my life would have been with siblings. All too often I am reminded that my life with imaginary siblings does not match the reality of many people.
Michele in NC -Mia - if you were to regain the weight, you'd have the problems all over again.
That is the truth! Actually, it is probably worse that that because every time I have lost weight and regained, I have gained back more than I lost. I like having energy, being able to walk distances on vacation and not taking meds for weight related issues. I may or may not lose more weight, but I certainly am not gaining back what I have lost.
Sylvia -mollywhippet wrote: »I don't toss them across the room, but I do hit them with a hammer if they don't meet my expectations.
This made me laugh. When my glass turns out really badly there is a bucket in the studio where we throw our bad pieces for recycling. Many of us (me included) throw the pieces in hard enough to break them. It is so satisfying to hear a piece shatter. Visitors to the studio wince to see us so gleefully breaking things but it really is cathartic.
Mia in MI
October goals:
Continue to honestly log food every day
Weigh and measure all food that I prepare at home
Get at least 15 min per day of aerobic exercise
64 oz. water (or what counts as water for my program) daily
Word for the month - PERSEVERE
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Morning Ladies,
Sylvia, I love the cat video. Thanks for a morning laugh.
I found the cutest image of you throwing a pot but can't get it to post.
I somehow don’t understand what you are saying about DGD? “she had been in the process of being "groomed". Can you elaborate on that? Do they know what her problem was/is? Wow, about your DS and not letting you see the girls. Knowing that, I’ll say he is doubly lucky to have all your help.
Barbie, it always makes me sad when we have to board our fur babies but I try to look at it as a vacation for them. You know how some people love to get away and get to stay at the hotel, well I’ve heard it’s the same for dogs and cats. Maybe they like a rare vacation from us, even though we don’t think that’s the case.
MicheleNC, glad you enjoyed the show. I love to laugh!! I did hear your crying all the way down here is SC. Just keep thinking about reopening the pool next spring. Hopefully it will be here before we know it.
Katla, I’m glad the new mattress is in the guest room. I’d hate to have all that “off gassing” in your bedroom. Tee hee hee. I’m very impressed with your mattress moving weather your DS is or not. Enjoy your riding lesson. I mean really, you can always do yoga at home but you can’t do the same with riding. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!
Joyce, that apple cinnamon topping on your waffle sounds absolutely wonderful!!!! As long as you don’t do that often, I’m sure it will be okay. As long as you savored every bite?
Rosi, good luck choosing a gym. I think it is important to find one that you feel the most comfortable in so you will tend to go for a long time. To spend the money and not go is just such a waste. Good luck.
Heather, I love the way you weren’t going to be involved in planning this bash. LOL You can have a huge celebration for yours as long as someone else does all the work. I do think a 3 day event must be tons of work but should be a blast.
Lisa, so the owner is going to keep the manager that was basically stealing from him? Ya just never can tell about some people. Glad you are finished. Have fun getting back to a normal life, whatever that is?
MargaretMN, I can’t believe ya’ll are getting a hard freeze. It’s too early!!! They have even mentioned a frost here by Monday. I want summer back!!!
Mia, I can understand wanting to loose half your original weight. Sounds like a great goal to me. I’m like you in that I may never lose more weight but by golly I will not gain it back this time!! Now that we know the right way to lose, there is no reason to, even though it may not always be fun.
Wow, for some reason I kept getting side tracked while reading the posts this morning. I finally caught up. I’m going to the grand opening of a new Steinmart store and then to lunch with my BF. I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day.
Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
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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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Linda/IA - Unfortunately, the 21-year-old died at the scene. She was from our area (lived less than five miles from us) although we didn't know her.
I don't know if I said this, so please forgive me for the repeat, but I found out yesterday that the young woman who hit my son had no insurance. The officer is investigating it and called her yesterday about it. She said she had switched to a different company in March, which turned out to be true, however, they said that her policy lapsed in August, so we're still in the same boat. I will have to pull my policy out to see exactly what is covered under my uninsured motorist clause, but I'm expecting that, at best, it might cover some of his medical expenses and nothing for his truck. There is, of course, no money to replace it which means he will be highly unlikely to find employment while at school and will remain homeless for the remainder of the school year. I just want to crawl under a rock and never come out.
Oh, and to add to the aggravation, my mother offered to loan us her extra vehicle (which I REALLY appreciate), but that threw my 28-year-old niece into a temper tantrum because my mother wouldn't loan it to her when she'd asked before. My mother would not loan it to my son over the summer, either. But, at this point, my mother is aware that he has nowhere to sleep and needs transportation to get from one couch to the next, so, I guess, feels that the need is very real and necessary for him at this point. If we do borrow it, I will drive it and let my son take my car so that I will be the one responsible if something happens to it. I can not believe the attitude my niece took! She lives about a mile away from my parents and they do all manner of things for her all the time. I never ask them for anything. It would never have occurred to me or my children to feel jealous if my mother HAD loaned the car to my niece at some point. And, this is why I live 155 miles away from the drama...
I hope everyone is having a great day! I have to muddle through another hour of work and then I'm off to PT. Then I am going home and crawl into bed since it will be too wet to crawl under a rock.
Carol in NC0 -
Heather: I think your 70th birthday should be celebrated at Disneyland with your DH. It won't be quiet, but it won't be stressful. :bigsmile:
Penny: Science geekery is a good thing. DH's acupuncture doctor had him talking cod liver oil daily. Since he started working with an MS specialist, he's been taking vitamin D3 and takes 2000 IU daily. He doesn't take cod liver oil anymore. :noway:
Lisa: I'm happy that you're out of the Restaurant Impossible business. It is too much stress and not enough reward. :flowerforyou:
Mia: Congratulations on a fabulous NSV! It is wonderful when someone who sees us regularly notices that we've changed. I'm an only child, too. I don't recommend it, but we don't always get the ideal situation in life. :noway:
We have a pretty day today. I'm looking forward to my riding lesson & hope for more work at the canter. I'm close to catching the balance and rhythm, but not confident enough for hands free just yet. Hands free cantering is my next goal, and will show me that I've made significant progress. :bigsmile:
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
October 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.
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DJ - I'm not Sylvia, but I'll take a shot at explaining what "grooming" is as far as sexual abuse. (I teach this stuff.) Adults will do things such as touching children to see if the child objects or tells. The touching is not necessarily sexual but may be borderline inappropriate. Example: A kiss on top of the head leads to a kiss on the cheek leads to a kiss on the lips, etc. Another type of grooming is giving gifts or special privileges to a child so that the child will later feel "obligated" to let the adult do whatever they wish in return. Predators also groom by sharing secrets to see if the child will keep the secrets. Sexual predators are smart in what they do and they get their routine down to a science. Coach Sandusky at Penn State was a pro at grooming children.0
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Double-checking my D label as soon as I get home. Not usually a big fan of supplements but the D is the only one I am on. In the meantime, a break in the clouds on my way to work...
Betty0 -
DamitJanit wrote: »
Linda/IA, so scary about your sister. Glad she is home and on the mend. Bummer about your work location change. It is ashamed they didn’t ask which you preferred, but hopefully you will realize all the advantages. Gosh, just saving on your wardrobe will be great. LOL
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC
LOL - I told my hubby that soon he would only see me in yoga pants and sweatshirts.
Linda/IA
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Betty ... Stunning photo! My sky looks like that today too!
Carol ... So sorry for the family drama!
Mia ... Excellent NSV!
Beth0 -
Betty, that is a lovely fall photo!
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margaretturk wrote: »Terri and Penny love the artwork.
Carol glad DS came out okay. Regardless it is traumatic. Pray nothing shows up later.
We will have our first hard freeze tonight, so last minute gardening. I do cover because it will only be tonight and then will warm up some. When it is freezing all day that is when I say goodbye to the last of my plants. Margaret
Saving the rubber plants, Have no place to store!! Gayle Minneapolis0 -
Happy dance that it is Friday. I am working short shift 7-3. Hoping to go home and take a nap. Legs still sore, but maybe not as red. I work 6-4:30 Saturday and Sunday then I am off 10 days. I may have to go back to the doctor before we leave, but praying by Monday they will be better. Does anyone know if strong headache and dry throat an side effect of Bactrim? I have never taken it before.
Mary--Thanks for sharing, looks like fun and good exercise.
Sylvia--Sounds like working with DGD alone on homework was a good thing. I hope it keeps getting better for her. I do see in my mind you throwing pots all over the room. So glad to hear DGD was not abused, and that it was stopped before any more happened. Do they still go visit the mom?
Carol--All I can say is WOW!! So glad he was not hurt any worse. Hope she has good insurance. Take of yourself. Just read where she has no insurance. Did she live with her parents or own a home? If so would that cover something? Sending hugs and prayers.
Damit--DB has had problems with mom since he was a teenager. My mom married his dad when he was like 7 and he had custody of his four children. DB was the oldest of 4. Mom rasied those kids with the rest of us. Then DB and wife drink a lot and are very concerned about getting all they can. I just pray it will all work out in the end. He thought since it was his dad and him being the oldest, he should be able to take what he wants. I explained mom was still a live and they had been married almost 41 years so everything was hers to do what she wants.
Lisa--Glad you are done with that job. Now it is up to the owners to sink or swim. I know you did everything within your power to make it better and it is up to them to keep working at it or not.
Mia--Great NSV with co worker.
Well not a lot else going on here and time to get some work done so can go home in an hour. Take care ladies.
Blessings, Vicki GRANDISLAND NE
October Goals
1. Weigh less at the end of the month then at the beginning.
2. Log every bite.
3. Stress less, Pray more
4. Enjoy everyday. Look for the positive.
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Vicki - Headache is listed as a rare side effect of Bactrim. Dry throat is not listed, but sore throat, cough, and difficulty swallowing are listed. Site says to contact doctor if you have these symptoms so I would give the doctor a call to see if he/she wans you to keep taking it.
I get hives when I take Bactrim so my doctor doesn't want me taking it at all.0 -
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Vicki in NE, I always have a headache when I have to take Bactrim. That is what I am taking for my hand right now, and have had a headache since the first tablet. You need to drink lots of water with Bactrim, so that may be why your throat is dry.0
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Lisa, I don't know what we will do now without your daily accounts of what is going on.
I can't remember what my daily Vitamin D dose is. I would have to add up my multi vitamin, Calcium+D and then my vitamin D pill. But my neurologist went to a conference and had me increase my dose as Vitamin D improves brain health, particularly for MS.
Oldest daughter gets in tonight around 9 and stay until Sunday after lunch. Will get some grand kid time!!!! As time goes by I see that Charlie still hasn't got his brain entirely back. He said we were there about 3 weeks ago. He was in rehab 3 weeks ago and doesn't see why they are coming up and why can't we go there. Bottom line is that he doesn't think females should drive on interstates. He thinks they can't take care of themselves if something happens to them. My Sil is not coming since he has to work. He doens't remember them even coming up while he was in the hospital.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Mt Rushmore
Having a great time!
Mary from Minnesota0 -
My husband has not allowed me to drive on an Interstate since I had my last seizure, this past August a year ago. Sometimes he fusses about it; but, he doesn't want me driving on it. Too dangerous for me and for others if I were to have another seizure. The medication cocktail I am now taking seems to be working for me at the moment; and hope that it always will. I don't know what effect it might have while I am losing weight. So far they have not changed any of my meds or taken me off any. When I take in my bag with my medications in it I almost always get asked if I am a 'drug rep'.0
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Mary from Minnesota - I love Garden of the Gods. Both my parents and two oldest sisters were born in Colorado Springs. I have tons, of cousins still there. Have fun.
Janetr OKC
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See how strong I am from my weightlifting!
I'm holding up that huge rock so that it doesn't fall on anyone!
Janetr- this is from The Garden of the Gods
Mary from Minnesota0 -
Mary- Mt Rushmore must be pretty this time of year. We were there about 7 yrs ago with this kids. Fun time, enjoy!
❤️Rosie0 -
nice pics fanncy, thanks for sharing!! Purdy!!!0
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TGIF-hugs to all0
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stats for the day:
spin at hm - 60min, 122ahr, 135mhr, = 463c
walk dome 2 hm- 42.28min, 3.7amph,/pace, 101ahr, 150mhr, 2.6mi =279c
total cal 7420 -
We are having so much fun since we finally got our car fixed and back on the road!
Have a great night everyone!
Mary from Minnesota0
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