WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2015

kimses2

30 minutes of swimming laps...done! Penny -- Maybe I should sleep in my bathing suit. But you are right that the longer I procrastinate, the harder it is to get going. As Kevin O'Leary would say on Shark Tank: Stop the insanity!
One thing is for sure, I never regret exercising. I always regret not exercising.

fanncy0626

Terri - your daughter sounds like a very loving person. She must take after her mom. Good luck to your DS and his tryouts.

Mary from Minnesota

DamitJanit

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Morning Ladies,

*Penny, your weather symbols are very interesting. It’s like another world to me. I was surprised it’s as humid as it is, for some reason.

*Katla, so glad you are enjoying your yoga. That is too bad about your parents smoking to the detriment of your health.

*Terri, that is terrible about your DD’s friend. Where did they live? I didn’t know yogurt could help fight a virus? I take Valtrex at the first sign of a cold sore. Hope it moves on quickly.

*Karen, I wish you luck with the lab numbers. When I was at the doctors’ office today I smiled to myself as the nurse took my BP. 8 or 9 months ago she had to use the Fat Person BP cuff on my arm and today she used the regular one and had about 6 inches hanging loose. That feels so good.

*Betty, so sorry to hear you are under the weather. Guess it’s better than being under the table? What is “auto leaf peeping?”. Feel better soon!!!

*Margaret, glad your DH called the doctor again. This morning on Good Morning America they talked about listening to your body and keep after the doctor if you think something is out of whack. Good for him. That is so scary!!!

*Gail, welcome back. So sorry to hear of your health problems but hopefully things are on the mend. ((((Hugs))))

*Meg, sorry you have been sick. I hope you will be able to increase your exercise soon and get your A1C back where you want it. ((((Hugs))))

*Michele,NC, if your DH wants to lose weight, you definitely need to stop all that baking! It will free up time for you, save money and not be a temptation to either of you. If there is cake left, divide it into small portions and freeze it. I’m sure there will be times that he wants something, unless he’s getting serious.

*Barbie, one of my doctors has a web site like that. It is actually wonderful how many things can be accomplished with technology these days. I hope the new meds work well.

*Sharon, sending healing thoughts for your DH and comfort for you. (((Hugs)))

*Janetr, here in the Carolinas they all seem to have mac and cheese at Thanksgiving and Christmas, also. Seems a little casual/comfort food for a holiday meal to me, but whatever floats their boats. Hey, I don’t care if Jack is there or not….what do you mean you are thinking about CHEATING???? Why would you want to cheat yourself?? Why would you purposefully attempt to add weight after all your good work? I’m just wondering. Surely you were just kidding us, right? Come on, tell the truth!! You know I am here for you like the rest of your friends here. Just think of Damit Janit sitting on your shoulder watching everything you even think about eating. I’m always ready.

*Joyce, the fashion show is an annual charity event put on by the Women of the Moose. I have not modeled in it before even though they do have some “Plus Size” clothes. It should be fun. Wow, it sounds like Charlie is really doing great. I’m so thankful and happy for you both.

*Heather, I had to laugh. Isn’t that the way it always is when we replace something; the old one starts working like new. What is with that anyway?

*Gloria, so glad to hear the surgery went well. That is so sweet about the song you wrote and sang with your DGS.

*Jan, welcome. This is a great place for support and information. Please come often and join right in. I really like your last goal: “give myself positive tlc self talk instead of moaning at me”. I think that is so important as I respond so much better to positive reinforcement than to negative.

*Irish Terri, I like your statement, “I never lose! I either win or learn!'”

*Karen, your DH has a great attitude about life. If we all could just live that way and appreciate each and every day.

*Lisa, that’s wonderful that you will open the warehouse so soon. You have been getting a lot done. Way to go.

*Katla, sorry about your overnight leg/foot cramps. That is the worst. Enjoy your spinning.

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’m having a hard time not being judgmental. I normally have no problem with people doing their own thing but this particular lady is just so annoying. She is loud and always performing even when it disrupts others and what they are doing. If you watch her, you can see her looking around to make sure people are watching her. She does it in the Social Quarters at the lodge and also in our meetings. The Social Quarters are where members go to eat and drink and have a good time. They mostly don’t go there to listen to her but if she is there, that is what happens because she is so loud. I just don’t understand why people like that are so self-centered that they think everyone else wants to have to listen to them. Okay, I think my rant is over. Thanks my friends.

It’s raining lightly this morning and has a chance to keep it up most of the day. The temperatures are a touch on the cool side but not cold. I have to get ready for line dancing so will sign off for now.

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.
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

janetr7476

fanncy0626 wrote: »

Janetr- at least here in the states it's community property so if something does happen to your DH everything is yours. But I am in the same predicament with my DH's children. I would worry about if we were both to go that they would try to prevent anything from going to my children. My DH also worries about the same thing because his children have acted very strangely since we have been together.

Mary from Minnesota

Yes, I know that's true here, but like you I don't want any kind of confrontation with them. They go back and fortth of talking to us and coming for holidays and totally shutting their mother out, then flip flop and their mother is great and they pretty much ignore us. It's a very strange family dynamic.

Janetr OKC

cityjaneLondon

Got my pills! Hooray, hooray! I did ring them first because whatever time you go over there, they say, "The pharmacist is at lunch." Grrrrrr!

DH and I are both feeling a bit under par and fluey. I have an itchy nose and aching legs etc. DH is a bit dizzy. I expect we have picked up a virus from somewhere. Not enough to stop us eating! :laugh:
I am postponing our wills dissecting and wifi playing until tomorrow.
We have mirror wills. On first death each of our children, we have two each, will get the same sum. The spouse has free use of the residue until the second death when the residue is divided 57%, 43% , to reflect our respective capital at the moment. I want to ask the solicitor if we can change that to a ratio that reflects our respective capital whenever the first one dies in the future. For example, I may have spent more of my money than he has as I have almost no income. Or he may have bought an expensive car. :laugh: None of this is actually binding once one of us is dead, but it is an expression of our intentions and I want to be fair to his children. However, if DH dies I will spend the money freely, as and when I want to, hence the earlier legacies.
It is very complicated when there are two merged families.

Love to all, Heather UK

janetr7476

Damit Janit, wrote
"*Janetr, here in the Carolinas they all seem to have mac and cheese at Thanksgiving and Christmas, also. Seems a little casual/comfort food for a holiday meal to me, but whatever floats their boats. Hey, I don’t care if Jack is there or not….what do you mean you are thinking about CHEATING???? Why would you want to cheat yourself?? Why would you purposefully attempt to add weight after all your good work? I’m just wondering. Surely you were just kidding us, right? Come on, tell the truth!! You know I am here for you like the rest of your friends here. Just think of Damit Janit sitting on your shoulder watching everything you even think about eating. busted.gif I’m always ready."

Ah, DJ, I knew I could count on you to set me back on the straight and narrow. I've been bracing myself since asking for the boot last night. I was thinking about it, little nagging voices. I did stop at Starbucks after shopping and got a small Pumpkin Spice Latte. I sipped at it on the way home and was already feeling queasy by the time I got home. Threw the rest away. Ugh, what was I thinking? But after shopping and trying on several tops, and buying a couple, in the Juniors Department, reinforced why I decided on this healthy lifestyle. By the way, I felt you there on my shoulder. Thank you!!

Janetr OKC

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Lagapus - if it works for you, then it works; but, the way ObamaCare is set up doesn't work for Americans. Fortunately, I have 2ndary insurance and don't have to go through the process of ObamaCare; but, my son has had to do it and his premiums were going to be $12,000 a year; with a deductible of $5,000 - not worth getting, the fines would not be that much. That is worse than having only catastrophic insurance. The people that are on Medicaid get 'free' health insurance already. And even Congress does not have to go through ObamaCare - it really only affects the middle-income families that might have 2 - 4 children or more and both are working. No way that we could come up with an extra $1,000 a month and still have to come up with the additional $5,000 to be met before getting treated. It is IMHO that Congress should not make a law (with the POTUS signing it into law of the land) that they, themselves are not having to follow it . . . 'any' law - they are not above it. So that is all I am going to say about that. Our local 'not-for-profit' hospital is 'supposed' to treat you whether or not you have insurance; and it has become the 'clinic' for the poor; now if you have insurance and your doctor has hospital privileges there no problem. But, one of the MDs I go to doesn't have hospital privileges by choice, like a lot of GPs in town. If in the hospital I would still have to be treated by one of the contract MDs they have on their payroll. This could be good or this could be bad. I go as far away as 200 miles to see a psychiatrist to only do my medications for my bipolar condition; the only time he admitted me into the hospital to straighten them out, I was first checked in through the ER to make sure I did not have a medical condition that needed to be cured first. I had a UTI and that was also a part of my treatment - given an antibiotic. I guess if I did not have insurance I'd be like 1000's or 10's of 1000's of people who want some sort of comprehensive insurance. Even so, they still have panels to review all medical procedures to make sure you fall within their rules. As one gets older, they can decide whether or not they get treated - we call them 'death panels'. Just because someone has reached the age of 75 does not mean that they cannot be treated for cancer; but, the way ObamaCare is supposed to work, the older people get less treatment because 'whoops', they're gonna die anyway (some sooner than later). I pay a good deal for my 2ndary insurance; but, between it and my Medicare I have very little out-of-pocket expenses other than my drugs; and some of them would cost me $1300 a month if I did not have insurance and only have to pay $95 for a 3-month supply of a name brand Rx and only $15 for a generic brand.

Don't get me started on 'gun control'. I don't believe in that either other than people that buy 'assault' rifles [example - a machine gun] ought to have to register them . . . nobody with an assault rifle will be hunting with it - it is meant to kill humans and do as much damage as possible. Rifles (such as hunting rifles) should NOT BE 'CONTROLLED' as it is a way that most hunters put meat on their tables and most who hunt only for sport donate the meat through their taxidermist to soup kitchens. Of course, I am not sure that I want 'carry permits' for pistols; but, I do understand the concept of why it needs to be law. I guess it will take a lot of lawsuits for them to rethink that. I personally have respect for our police and our military and they need every kind of tool to carry out their jobs. Most of what we see and hear on TV about police using excessive force is 'always after the fact'. Doesn't show that these (mostly) young black men have just robbed a store, thrown away his gun, so he won't be caught with it (which is another heftier charge added on to the robbery, burglary, rape, etc.). Unfortunately, the USA has become a nation of litigiousness and that isn't going to change. It's the run-a-way verdicts they give, some for what a lot of attorneys think are frivolous complaints. However, think about a MD operating on you, maybe a little under the 3-sheets to the wind, and he leaves a sponge or instrument inside you or worse - you die because of his mistakes; "Tort Reform" (so you cannot sue them for more than a certain amount) isn't the answer. Unfortunately, MDs and some attorneys are not willing to turn in another so they can get 'help' with their issues and therefore the bad apples give the good ones a bad rap. Ergo the bad lawyer jokes and god-complex doctor jokes. There is a difference between an attorney and a lawyer - called 'class' and the ability to say, 'sorry, but no, I will not handle that case for you, maybe someone else will'. I worked for an attorney whose specialty was medical malpractice/medical malfeasances and large automobile accidents or large liability claims. When you have a plaintiff who maybe was 30-something years old, has a family of 3 young children, was a surgeon or used his hands for his living, . . . and is facing the rest of his life with medical expenses, PT, OT, loss of income (or specialty), and other things, he would always have in his closing argument to at least give them $10 an hour for billable hours . . . which is just a little more than minimum wage and see how far that would go to try to pay his medical expenses and take care of his family. That works out to be $20,800 a year and that would not even 'touch' the amount he'd have to pay out for even one surgery, and if he lived to be 75 (at that time was the age that an average man would live) - it's gone up since to maybe 80. There are 2080 billable hours in a normal work week for the year. Can't you see why 'tort reform' would be unfair? Now for some idiot to place a cup of hot coffee in her lap without a cover on it, I'd think her mitigating circumstances (her fault for doing something that is 'stupid' and most reasonable people would never consider doing) should prevent her from getting $100,000 up to $2,000,000 from the fast food restaurant she bought it from. Her stupidity should not be held against the franchise. Maybe for the treatment of the burns, and for the loss of wages she has during the treatment time, and maybe a minimal amount for her pain and suffering. As a legal secretary (PLS) I'd get kicked off 'jury duty' because either the plaintiff's or the defendant's attorney would excuse me, never having to give a reason - but I knew it was because of my career. The only time I actually got seated on a jury; before voir dire (questions) got started I was called out because my sister's in-laws had both been killed when a log truck with no side lights pulled out and blocked their lane (at night, early morning) and the Judge excused me from the case. It was a criminal case and my attorney/boss did nothing to try to keep me off the jury because he really wanted to know what got said by the 11 other jurors (behind closed doors) and why they came up with the verdict they did. In a civil case, as soon as I said what I did for a living - I got excused from jury duty because neither side wanted me to be explaining why it might make it harder for me to go along with some of the rest of them.

pipcd34

hope your hubby feels better margaretturk

kimses- geez gurl, i wanted to throw you in the car myself!! lmao!!!! glad u got out!

katla - u outta try compression sleeves and socks for your cramps.

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

fanncy0626 wrote: »

Janetr- at least here in the states it's community property so if something does happen to your DH everything is yours. But I am in the same predicament with my DH's children. I would worry about if we were both to go that they would try to prevent anything from going to my children. My DH also worries about the same thing because his children have acted very strangely since we have been together.

Mary from Minnesota

In 'some' states property is considered 'community property'; but, not all. Florida, Louisiana, California are some of the larger states that are 'community' property states. In Florida if someone married and owns a house, it becomes community property and the marriage license will put that name on any property owned by the other. In Georgia, if someone dies leaving property and has children or other people considered heirs and does not leave a Will, the Probate Judge will appoint an Administrator to gather up all the property, real or otherwise, find out who is owed money, who the heirs are, and then after putting a notice in the paper for 4 consecutive weeks, he/she can then sell the property so that it can be 'divided' into portions (depending on the number or heirs) and do it that way. And there is nothing that can be done to keep the surviving spouse from changing their Wills to leave all the property they have inherited from the other, to their children - leaving out the deceased spouse's child(ren). The living spouse of one of my uncle's widows did this; and, of course, there were a lot of hard feelings. If a man or a woman owns property before the marriage it is still exclusively his/hers until they actually go down and sign the property (or half of it) to their spouse during their life-time. This is good for if there is a divorce - one can't take it away from the original buyer. There should be a 'common disaster clause' put into a Will to decided who is considered to have died prior to the other if there is no way to determine it such as being killed in a wreck. Wills are tricky and a lot of people won't make them because they believe that to 'prepare' for death only makes it more possible, and sooner rather than later. Sometimes I have to laugh at my DOS because occasionally he will walk through our house looking at things; it makes me feel like he is 'casing' the joint. I have a list of things that I want to go to my sons, things I specifically want to go to my granddaughters, and some things I want to go to my DDnL's that I think they will cherish; otherwise it is left to my sons, per stirpes (both own it equally and they have to decide together how it will be disposed of, either one buys it from the other, or they sell it and divide the money). I also have a copy with my financial guy who can help them get everything together and then they can go to an attorney to have the Will probated. We will occasionally pull it out and see if we want to do things a little differently. DH has written his D out of his Will, so mine will be the last one to be probated if we die in a common disaster - neither way will she inherit anything from either of us. She got greedy and did everything she could to make sure she got 'her' inheritance from DH's mother when she died. It caused a lot of hurt and misunderstandings; but, she had made it 'clear' to us that she did NOT want us in her life. That was over 8 years ago. We have not spoke to or heard from her since. She got (took) things that should have been divided the way my DMnL had written them down to be divided. I would suggest making an addendum to a Will if there are certain things that are not specifically written out in the Will, so they will be divided according to one's wishes. My father, who was an attorney, used to say that 'nothing brings out the worst in people quicker than someone dying with an chance of having any kind of material things or property'. That is very true!

Community property states usually have a waiting period in the event of a divorce called a 'cooling off period' before the divorce becomes final. In Georgia, a decree of divorce can be taken even 'if' the property issue has not yet been worked out. Usually it is after both lawyer have been paid for their services (or it is agreed that it will be worded in such a way that he/she will be paid). Settlement agreements can be quite tricky, especially if there are step-children/blended families and of course, property that maybe one of them owned before they got married. If my husband owned a beach house before we married and then we got divorced - that property would forever be his, until he sold it and I would not be able to lay claim to any part of it for any reason.

But, in my last two posts I am 'not' giving attorney advice - you need to check the laws of the state in which you live with an attorney to find out what can and cannot be done. Most attorneys will give you "free" hour of advice to answer your questions. Most, but not all ... you need to find that out in a phone call.

skuehn48

Hello all: Welcome to newbies. DH and I went to a wonderful concert Sunday evening. It was a group of five men among them my choir director. They sang a great variety of songs, some silly and some serious. The arrangement of Be Thou My Vision was probably the best I have ever heard. After the concert however we had to drive home in the dark and the rain on unfamiliar roads. That was NOT fun.

Gail - Glad you are back and hope the health problems are behind you.

Hope those who have had recent surgery continue to heal well.

MN Margaret - Hope your DH makes a good recovery. It is no fun not being able to breathe. I had a PE after my knee surgery and was in the hospital for a week. The only symptoms were sudden and worsening shortness of breath.

Finally found a new dentist out here, now I have to find a new primary care doctor. I hate having to make these decisions, makes me anxious.

Everyone take care. Sue in WA

terri_mom

Mary – you are so kind. I do try to be helpful, and I taught her “lead, follow, or get out of the way”, and she usually does her best. (usually depends where she is on the pendulum swing of bipolar).

DJ – DD lives in Winona Minnesota. It is about 2 hours south of the Twin Cities, and rarely has such severe crimes. It is a beautiful area, with trees, bluffs, wildlife, the Mississippi River, etc. // I don’t know for a fact that yogurt cultures help with viruses, but my Mom used to get cold sores often, and her doctor had her on acidophilus pills year round in hopes of reducing her outbreaks or reducing how long they last. I will keep wishful thinking. I don’t get cold sores more than once every few years (thank goodness).

Janetr – Juniors Dept?!?!? I don’t think I ever shopped in the juniors dept. I went from a girls 12 or 14 in college, to ladies 4 after first pregnancy (I’m 5’1”, or 5’ 2” on a good day). Congrats ! ! ! Don’t let that pesky little voice talk you into anything.

Heather and Barbie - Hooray for getting your medication. I hope it works for both of you.

Sue - Hugs and speed finding a new PCP.

Lunch is eaten, ½ of my paperwork is started, and I’ve been walking and/or dancing whenever I remember or something re-directs my attention. I do this without my phone, so it is a free burn that I can’t eat back. I am SO close to onederland, that I really need to stay on track and get it done this year (hopefully before Thanksgiving, but I don’t want to pressure myself). I’m good when I make goals, but not if I set myself on a time line for those goals.

I think tomorrow I will skip bowling with DS and DH (and Big Lots, because I’m still fully stocked on granola and water enhancer). I really need to focus on my new Embroidery Machine. I have told parents from bowling of my purchase, so I want to be ready if anyone asks me to embroider something for them. I plan on starting small, like on towels or t-shirts or something.

Back to work. Hugs ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

drkatiebug

Bumping in. Happy birthday to me. I've been reading but not saying anything. Best wishes to all.

pipcd34

HAPPY BDAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DRKATIEBUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nccarolb

Happy birthday, DrKatieBug!!!

cityjaneLondon

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR KATIE! ! :drinker:

Heather UK

17761776

Happy birthday!!!! Have a great day!!! Gayle Minneapolis

terri_mom

Happy Birthday ! ! !

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

DamitJanit - no offense taken . . . I know that it will probably take a long time for my attitude about her to change; but, I am determined to at least try. You can bet your bottom dollar that I won't be saying anything to her that I disagree with her about - I've learned THAT ONE already! LOL! Only once in their married life (16 years) has she apologized to me about something and then she had to pull me out of the way to do so. When asked what we were talking about her answer was 'girl stuff'. Later on that night I commented about something and it made her mad (again). She just isn't someone that you can 'read' her moods. I can do this with my DH and DSs; mainly because all of us have hazel eyes (different colors each) that change other colors (different colors). So I don't even approach my sons when their eyes have changed colors. My normal shade is green speckled with gold; when mad or physically sick, they are pure amber (sprinkled with maybe a little green). Maybe that is why I have always been the fire-breathing MnL from Hell (but surely if I was my eyes would be 'red' lasers). My feelings might not ever change; but, I think they can improve. At least I have peace for myself. Keeping my mouth shut has been a 'learned' experience and usually I have to just leave the room or blood would be running over my lips trying to 'bite my tongue'. She is just not someone that I would have 'thought' my son would 'fall for'; he's never liked confrontation. I think I sometimes see things in her that I don't particularly like about myself. Trey has always been quite and reserved; Will, on the other hand, was always on the go and 'no' was not in his vocabulary. If he wanted something bad enough and you had told him 'no' and what the consequences would be if he went ahead and did it - he'd weigh the consequences with how badly he wanted it and usually do it anyway. Bad to sneak out of the house; one night it got very cold in our bedroom so I went to his room - freezing; but, turned on the lights and it looked like he was asleep under the covers. Very hot natured, so I really did not think much about the covers; until I went to close the window and found the screen unhooked. Went to the bed and jerked off the covers from the pillows he had strategically placed; so I locked the screen and the window, turned off the light, got back in bed and thought about it. Then I went to his room and rummaged through all the drawers and closets, found something I did not like finding ... and by that time, most of the furniture had been turned over. Like I had had a 'warrant' to search his room like on TV. Threw his mattress off and turned over his box springs. When I was satisfied that there wasn't anything else to find; I put the bed back together and short-sheeted the bed. I don't know how long he stood outside trying to decide if he could tolerate the cold or if he wanted to take his chances on who would answer the doorbell or knocking lightly on the front door. I did and walked ahead of him down the hall, not saying anything to him about being outside at 2:30am. Heard him pull back the covers and then I heard him grunting and groaning and finally he just got on top of the spread and slept. The next day I told him to clean up his mess and 'besides . . . I had found his stash and flushed it'. If he could have turned any whiter, he would have made the sheets seem dingy. He about 'cried'; and finally I handed it to him and said that he had exactly 15 minutes to get rid of it and back in the house and the time started ticking "now". I don't know what he did with it; but, he never brought any kind of contraband back into our home. I knew they were typical teenagers and if MJ was the only thing they tried, then I considered myself lucky. I just worried about his drinking. He doesn't drink liquor any longer; but, he still likes his beers, especially while working in the humidity and heat where he lives. And he has cut that way back, too! He's stopped cigarette smoking. Since he and Tami married he has done things that I never thought he'd do. Like going to church and dancing on a table in public for Father's Day. Although our DOS says he doesn't smoke ('that much') I do see him smoking on his back porch on occasion - usually when he is stressed out by being the 'only' male in a household of 4 women. He is turning gray very quickly and our DYS is getting bald about as quickly. Gee, I have enough habits I need to change myself, so I don't criticize them about theirs.

Watching Barnyard Builders - love it - could watch it all day long and never get tired of it. Reruns don't bother me; with my short-term memory loss it is usually 'new' until the very last 10 minutes (on anything).

We have a crate that Cracker sleeps in for the night (or we take her somewhere - not always to the vet) and she has a fleece bed in the den at the other end of the house, that has rolled edges. She gets in it; but now that she no longer has the cone on her head; she stretches out on it and has her head dangling off one end and her feet off the other and sometimes in a ball. She was so funny when the vet took the cone off; she lifted one foot and looked at it, took the other and lifted it and looked at it; and then she turned around to see her tail and the rest of her body. Then she looked up at him and wagged her tail and jumped up and kissed him almost in the mouth. She came home and when Louis said something about it, she just prissed herself over there as if to say, 'look at me' . . . 'I'm so beutimus'! Totally different dog, no longer bumping into everything and having to back out of most situations.

Lenora

fanncy0626

Drkatiebug- Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day celebrating!

Grits - well then I'm glad I live in Minnesota! I just assumed that if we were like that every state would be. Thanks for the information!

Mary from Minnesota

Sunnygirl_2015

Happy Birthday Dr Katiebug : )

Terri_mom- Abreva is excellent for healing cold sores. You can purchase it at any drug store or Wal-mart, Target, etc. A little pricey but so worth it. The tube it comes in is little, but you only need a tiny bit and after the cold sore is gone you can be store whats left for a long time.

Barbie- I admire your commiment to your nightly dental routine. I was just given a tube of prescription strenght floride tooth paste to use 2 times a day, and then no rinsing with water and no eaing for 30 minutes after I brush. Hope that your leg pain is better. I wonder if a leg massage would help....

Just ordered a winter coat from Ll Bean that will ship to my DS, the college freshman. So done and done! We have no need for such clothing where I live

Finally, decided that the gym membership will start this week because something will always come up that will make me feel like I should put it off. I re-read Beth in NY words (posted on my mirror) from a while ago many times and have set on this; the fact is I need to to it, for ME

Hope you're all having a great day.

Rosie in So Cal

jmkmomm

Happy birthday KatieBug.

Lenora, I love your stories about Cracker. The one now how she acted when she got her cone off just cracked me up.

Joyce, Indiana

miriamwithcats

Happy Birthday DrKatieBug!

janemartin02

happy birthday Katie

janetr7476

Terri - you made me laugh. I never really have either, but since losing weight I've gotten pretty narrow shouldered. I've never, ever had any boobs so not a problem. I also am about 5'2". Appreciate the well placed toe of your boot earlier. Thanks.

Janetr OKC

miakoda40

Janetr in OKC -

janetr7476 wrote: »

With Jack gone all week, already in the deep dark corner of my treacherous, betraying mind I was having these nasty little thots of "I can eat this, I can have that" while Jack is gone. So whoever has the big boots this week, please lace them up and administer a well placed reminder that this is FOR ME. All the time, forever and always not just when there is someone else looking. I am my own worst enemy.

BOOT! Jack being gone is not a reason to abandon your eating plan. No need to be a secret snacker.

Miriam – So sad to have to say good-bye to one of your furry companions. Do take solace in the many good years she had with you.

Terri in Milwaukee – Step away from the dipping chocolate. It does not have your best interests at heart.

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

cory17

Margaret - prayers in the hope your DH is recovering!
Mary - have heard about the pickle juice for cramps, does it matter if sweet or dill?
Michele - have hopes that soon I, too, will be needing those cartons. Been throwing them out but hoping, just hoping. A former coworker used to ask those around her to bring them in and she would give away the eggs, which was so nice.
Kim - Didn't know the 99c stores were so different up north. In the LA area, we have milk, eggs, bread, bagels & tortillas, some fruits, veggies. When $ is tight, am able to do a lot of grocery shopping there, though the market specials are often better.
Katla - I did it - signed up to bet on losing weight. It's not about competition. When really eat right and log conscientiously, loss happens but I've been gradually creeping back up and letting things get worse. With this I don't want to lose my $ and can tell myself that everytime think about (and reach for) eating those high cal processed foods (like the potato salad bought for dH in the fridge). I bought and ate a container of blue bunny sugar free double strawberry ice cream last week. Have to give myself reward/consequences before gain more.
DJ - big, huge congrats for health improvement. Hope you are feeling better and better! 5.3 a1c is great!
Sharon - will look and see if can find the dosage used in the referenced study and get back to you.
Janet - I know you're past the point of "the BOOT says step away" but here it is anyway.
Rosie - re your gym membership, when I first joined, took a while but eventually realized. Your mind can come up with excuses all day long but you only have regrets about not going.

Started cleaning out my office at home & chucking paper! Desk should be cleared off tonight.
I am in awe of the many ladies on here who cook.

Linda in Calif

fanncy0626

Linda - it was dill pickle juice that I used. I was amazed at how quickly it worked. Almost instantaneously!

Mary from Minnesota

TerriRichardson112

Dr Katie


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1. This is my after photo taken on 18th August at my Daughter's Civil Partnership Ceremony
2. This is my before picture taken in Feb 2014 on our Northern Lights cruise
3. This one was taken in August 2013



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janetr7476

Katiebug - Happy Birthday sweet lady. I've been wandering about you and missing you. Hope all is well with you and your family.

Janetr OKC

terri_mom

FYI to those struggling to work out and attend the gym: My best friend in Minnesota is still my best friend on Facebook. She calls the work-out facility her "boyfriend, Gym" and she feels good about spending time with him almost daily. Don't know if it will work for you, but here's to hoping ! ! !