WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2015
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Joyce, looking back on the pain I had before the Gabapentin, I think it is helping but I was still supplementing with ibuprofen which is not a long term solution. The doctor increased the dose of Gabapentin with the goal of decreasing or eliminating the ibuprofen. Increasing the dosage is a gradual process so I won't know about it for awhile.
Lillian, how big a house do you have that 11 people can stay with you?
Pip, Jake and I have mostly slept in separate rooms since he injured his shoulder a long time ago....we nap together, but some the bed sharing problems have to do with the restless cat and the dogs who hog the bednccarol, how great that your physical therapy has gotten down to only once a week....that is such a time consumer....will you continue with exercises at home? My doctor knows a lot about the foods I eat because she has asked so many questions in our earlier visits. I get B12 in some of what I eat but not in the amount she prescribed.Katla, my doctor also suggested that I add a vitamin D supplement. I thought I'd been getting enough with what I eat, but the blood test she ordered said that my level was low.Lenora, sending hugs to Cracker..it is such a challenge to care for our pets when they are recovering because they don't understand why they are being restricted and not allowed to do the things they want to do.
Meg, OMG, how hard that must have been to not be able read or watch TV or use the computer.....could you see well enough to go for a walk?
About holiday decorating--we don't celebrate Christmas and others that I know, don't decorate even though they celebrate. The Elks Club where we dance decorated three trees and put lighted garlands and ornaments all over the room where we dance. We asked one of the women who works in the office who was part of the decorating crew to come to the front of our class yesterday so we could thank her for the beautiful decorations. I told her that many of us don't put up trees so we consider the trees in our dance room as "our trees". She looked a bit embarrassed but also very touched by our applause.
I walked the dogs this morning, but have decided to stop riding the exercise bike for at least the rest of the month. Jake built a fire in the wood stove and I have a list of projects to do around the house. I have a great movie recorded on the TV in the room with the exercise bike and it is only with great self-discipline that I'll stay off the bike while I watch the movie.
Barbie from windy NW Washington 0 -
Barbie - I really feel for you.
It must be sooooooo hard to restrict your activity. If you had an adequate explanation it would be easier. 
Meg - likewise. What a trial! Sending hugs. :flowerforyou:
Janetr - I've been reading about your plans for the holidays and your subsequent trip. Wow! That takes some serious advance planning! I think I would be having a breakdown! :laugh:
Pip - good planning on the PT. Being so proactive pays off. :flowerforyou:
Love to all.
Oh, by the way, I was queuing up to buy the very last croissant in the shop and the old lady before me nabbed it! :grumble: They take their Sundays very seriously around here and a lot of places are shut, including the baker. I bought a pain chocolat for DH and half a brioche for me. Well, it is Sunday!
One way to be French is to always wear a neck scarf. They call it a "foulard". When I was in Menton the greengrocer lady told me off for not wearing one. She said I would get a cold on my chest. :laugh: Nearly all French women wear a bright scarf. At home I rarely wear one unless it is freezing - here I always do.
Heather0 -
Hi Ladies
I haven't read at all, sorry no time at present maybe I can catch up after work tonight. Update on DD just got her into an intake at a voluntary ward in Brockton Ma. Totally unhappy about placement. Later...she stayed about five hours. It was a terrible place compared to tx facilities she has been to in the past. She is not suicidal just depressed and anxious w thoughts of cutting. We have been down this road before sadly. Monday she is hopefully going into a day program that is well known and home at night. Unfortunately that means she can continue smoking pot. Again I reiterate that I think pot is useful for some but she is heavily addicted. I have contacted her work I hope she can stay on she has been there almost three years. Meanwhile I went to work while she was at the crisis center and everyone was really supportive. I have a great job as far as jobs go at this level. Presently the assessor is here snapping outer pics of property for a refi on my small mortgage that will help me greatly financially. I am extending my loan to thirty years and rolling my credit debt in for a lower rate than the existing mortgage. I did have some moral pangs about extending my loan as to "if I kick off before its paid my kids won't get as much". But I have decided to SKI? Sc**w kids inheritance? As I have given my blood sweat and many tears to them and my long suffering parents..I feel I shouldn't have to struggle this hard with their potential inheritance as a goal. After all, I am STILL providing shelter for them and their needy friends!
As to my health, I continue to lose slowly, five pounds in Nov, another in Dec so far mostly from dietary changes. My excersize commitment needs a swift boot girls! Having considered a detox last week as I had five days off in a row ..I decided to study the quality of my nutritional intake first or should I say lack of quality? Not to say that my eating habits haven't improved since starting MFP, but they are far far from good. I have been getting ten or less grams of fiber a day on average bc I routinely skip eating produce..in fact my intake has been revolving around mostly carbs and fat. So this week I have revamped my choices and presto my tummy feels better I am no longer constipated and I am losing hooray! I am anemic and not able to take supplements bc I am always constipated bc of poor diet..so hopefully by getting things moving normally I can supplement and help that issue. I was hoping to fix it dietarilt but do you know there is more iron in a cup of rice than three ounces of steak? Jeez! Lastly I have a drs checkup on Friday and I can't wait! I am close to twenty five pounds down and am really curious how this has affected my bo and my cholesterol levels. Hoping I can ultimately join the group of you who have been able to reduce or even forgo meds!
I m going to treat myself tonight to a long session of catch up reading. I am soooo looking forward to it! Hope everyone is doing well..but knowing life is full of struggles hugs to all who need them.
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Mindy - sending you hugs and good thoughts. You are doing so well.
Just posting a pic of the lights they have put up in the square in front of our windows.
Love Heather
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Mindy - sending you hugs and good thoughts. You are doing so well.
Just posting a pic of the lights they have put up in the square in front of our windows.
Love Heather
O m goodness that is so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes! Thanks for the kind thoughts.
Mindy0 -
Meg - sorry for your eye problems. That'd be hard for me to do. Reading would be the worst; painting would come in as a close 2nd. I think I would just have to veg with TV on and just guess what was on the screen. Like having a book read to you. But, I'd have to put blinders on to rest doing that.
Finished my decorating. Now to try to get pictures here. Guess I will have to find them first (Windows 10); if anyone knows a easy way to do this with his program, please let me know.0 -
Never mind; they did not get saved to my laptop; apparently still on my cell phone. Just a few did; but, not the ones of my Christmas decorations, you'll just have to imagine how pretty they are. Big wreath over F/B; china manger scene on mantle; off white ceramic manger scene that I made in class on trunk, Daddy and Mother's first present - a 20 piece manger scene that was Mother's Christmas gift from Dad. When they put it 'on sale' the Christmas of 1943 (for $10) he bought it on Christmas Eve. He always went shopping for her gift on Christmas Eve. This manger scene at $10 almost 70+ years ago was a 'lot of money'. Never a broken piece until it came to me; broke 2 pieces, and still was able to glue them together without being able to see the cracks. I have another manger scene that I have ordered the pieces I was missing. This was given to me by a friend and did not have the 'important' parts; so I googled it and found them on sale for $19.95. Can't wait for them to get here. I consider myself extremely lucky (blessed) to be able to find those exact pieces in a set. YEAH! They might not be exact matches; but, they are the same size and same material and I know they will suffice. Looked like the same figurines.0
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Mindy - you're a good Mom and you need to take care of yourself. Refinancing is a great idea. Especially if it helps you out.
Heather - beautiful lights! Too bad about the croissant! Nice to know about the scarf! Interesting customs.
Mary from Minnesota0 -
Hello everyone! This morning I took the oldest DGD to her choir performance, and when she was standing there waiting to sing she looked SO sad. I asked her about it later and she said she was disappointed that NOBODY came to see her sing. I knew she meant her dad and mom, so I told her that I got the whole thing on video and would put it on YouTube so they could see. That cheered her up a little, but now I can't figure out how to put it on YouTube. It keeps saying upload delayed or something. I'll try again later.
Hubby checked the mouse traps last night and found that the peanut butter was gone of every single one. Licked clean! Without snapping the traps. We have some smart mice.
Time to go walk the doggies.
Later.
Sylvia0 -
stats for the day:
jog - 8.16min, 7.0-10.0spm 145ahr, 8.16ap/min mi, 1mi = 120c
ski machine - 20min, 4incl, 15-20resist. 138ahr, 1.23mi = 217c
jump- 10min, 142ahr = 156c
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haven't posted much about my kids, but took them to the vet. floyd, on the left has gotten a little chunky monkey.. 105lbs, so gotta lower his food intake abit (and treats that the husband is giving) so we ease up on his knee. however, bullwilnkle (one laying down) lost 10lbs! she's 71.6 and that's probably due to the thyroid medicine, her fur has come back and is softer than ever and she's more active and eating faster. she has a lump under her front paw that has grown and grown and it's to the point that he (vet) probably thinks we should get it removed. he wants to take xrays and make sure that eveything else about her is ok before attempting the removal. sh'e 10-1/2 right now and i think if we're going to do this, now is the time, she's in great shape otherwise and the longer we wait the worse off it will be for her. keep our old girl in your thoughts. if and when she goes, it is going to kill me, it will be an end of an era, Rocky and Bullwinkle will be no more. estimate is close to $700 and that is WITHOUT the cost of the actual surgery.
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Meg: I'm sorry you're having eye problems. It sounds very uncomfortable, to say the least. Not reading is pure torture. Can you listen to audio books? :flowerforyou:
Barbie: I did quite a bit of reading on the Vitamin D issue and chose D3 at 2000 IU daily. I like the liquid gel version but I've been told it doesn't matter. DH also takes this for his MS at the suggestion of his MS doctor. So far I'm pleased with the results and so is my doctor. Good luck with your decision. Has your doctor recommended a particular dose? :flowerforyou:
Heather: I am enjoying your tales of France and also your wonderful photos. thanks for sharing them. :bigsmile:
Sylvia: I wish I could help you with YouTube, but I've never posted anything there. Good luck!
We're going out to the garage to hopefully unearth an aluminum Christmas tree, circa 1960+/-. Wish us luck!
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
December 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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Heather -- Thinking of you and your family and friends. Please let us know when you've heard from your loved ones.0
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Did 50 minutes of Karen Voit Sleek Essential DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do an DVD called "Abs workout with Gilad".
I don't know why, but I seem to be so busy right now.
Becca - Looking forward to seeing a pic of your tree. I wouldn't stop calling your eldest sis. Just don't raise your expectations. If you don't call her, I think you'd feel horrible with yourself.
I have a holiday party to go to this Friday for ceramics, so I bought a cookie jar. I thought it was neat because it has a blackboard on the front of it. Anyway, I've made these M&M cookies and now I'm making butterscotch spice cookies to put in it. I'm not making very many of the butterscotch spice since I know that I'll be the only one who will eat them (you don't think Mr. Pickey will eat anything with spice in it, do you?)
barbie - so glad it isn't spinal stenosis, but what are you going to do with yourself for a full week not being able to teach? Is the B12 suppliment a shot or a pill? If it's a pill, was there a brand that they recommended? I remember taking a nutrition class and one segment was on suppliments and how some are more effective than others.
Lenora - get those skinny jeans!!!!
Irish Terri - in a way, I hate this time of year. Mainly because of all the unhealthy foods that are offered. I can't wait until christmas is over just for this reason alone
janetr - cute comic
DJ - what a good friend you are to go over there!
Right now I'm making the vanilla layer of the wedding cake for the gal to try. Wonder if she wants single layer or double? I can do either.
Carol - I think giving your mother the Kindle is a splendid idea, especially that she can increase the font.
Meg - I was beginning to wonder where you were! Oh no, eye reaction, not good at all. Glad to hear it's clearing up some
Helped Vince put out some Christmas decorations, but he needs more nylon ties. We're going to make the pierogi tomorrow and then probably go to Home Depot to get the ties.
Made the bottom layer of the wedding cake. It's about 12" in diameter. Mary - ask your husband, for me, please, is there any trick to being sure that the center is cooked all the way thru? The one thing I can think of is that it can get covered with aluminum foil and baked extra long. That's the only thing I can think of to do.
Michele in NC0 -
Mindy thinking about you.
Heather Glorious
Pip: Great to see Kirby doing better.
Chris MA looks wonderful.
Meg sorry to hear about your eyes. Take care.
Went to a soothing choral Holiday concert last night. Margaret
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Kafka Hogwarts is a 10 week Harry Potter themed weight loss challenge on Community. They set exercise and diet challenges and you get house points for each one you complete. We are doing our Newts (end of term exams) at the moment. Our house have just completed the final of the Quiddich Cup and we are waiting for the result at the moment. It's a fun way of motivating people to exercise and stay on track with their goals.0
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Those of us with love for animals feel your pain, Pip, with the fear of losing a beloved pet. I am going to spend a couple hundred dollars next week on the well-being of the cat that bit me! It was on the agenda before the bite- a tooth cleaning and possibly pull some. It was my fault for breaking up a cat fight, not his! I have a special affection for goldies, too.
Foot is better, but I am still quite disabled with it. So frustrating to have to keep lying down to elevate it.0 -
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Miriam,so sorry to hear that your foot is still a problem
Katla,My doctor didn't recommend a specific dosage or brand of D3....the one I started last night is 1000 iu on top of diet that is already rich in vitamin D....I guess we'll re-evaluate next year.Michele, my doctor didn't specify what sort of B12 so I bought one at the pharmacy. She ordered a blood test for B12 levels and may have a more specific recommendation after she gets the test results....I have a knitting project and lots of paper and computer files that need to be organized so my week of no exercise will be productive....I won't have to miss teaching my dance class because the class is on Fridays and there will be no classe for two weeks at the end of the month because of the holidays.Pip, sorry to hear about Bullwinkle..your house will be a sort of post surgical rehab facility.....our fur babies are so special and hurts so much when they need medical treatment
we've had some big winds today and branches have broken off the trees and landed on the roof. Jake is going to talk to the park management on Monday about the possibility of getting one of the trees cut down. 0 -
MFP Advent Calendar
Dec. 5th~ And there were shepherds on a hill
who watcher their flocks that night.
When suddenly the whole sky glowed,
with a blinding, radiant light.
If you see your face give a shout out!
Good news, today I rec'd a call from my middle sis, and we set life straight. I told her I will and shall always be her sister, no judging or demands. We talked for about 3 hours, (while I had my living room looking like Christmas threw up all over)...mid decorating AINT pretty! Such a relief to clear the air. Literally a weight lifted off these ol shoulders.
Might take a video of my decorations later on. It was therapeutic to decorate today, and husband left me alone. He did sit on the couch part way thru my decorating and said in a calm voice, "You know, you don't have to put up every tree ornament we own". For that I said with a smile, "I know, but remember when I let you pick out the decorations for the tree, and you picked 4 from our pile?" Silly men....
Thank you for letting me vent though last night.
Becca
Oregon
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Finally got my tree up in the Florida room. Put the woodlands decorations on the fireplace and coffee table. That's all I'm going to do as we will leave for AZ just a few days after Christmas. Always hang Flash (Boston terrier) and Charro (Chihuahua) on the tree. All dressed up in their Christmas finery, of course.
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@janetr7476 Hey Janet, could you pluuuuease send me a snapshot for my felt advent calendar. I need you up there! Becca0
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janetr7476 wrote: »Finally got my tree up in the Florida room. Put the woodlands decorations on the fireplace and coffee table. That's all I'm going to do as we will leave for AZ just a few days after Christmas. Always hang Flash (Boston terrier) and Charro (Chihuahua) on the tree. All dressed up in their Christmas finery, of course.
Looks beeeautiful! Love the glitter snowflakes!0 -
Had a wonderful time on the Holiday house tour with good friends today. This was a view from one of the homes. Just lovely
❤️rosie in so cal
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Becca,love your advent calendar and not just because my picture is on it (below Santa)janetr,great tree especially with animal ornaments 0
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(((Barbie))))) yep!!0
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Rosie in So. Cal. What an awesome pic! I miss those sunny clear blue days! We used to be displaced Oregonians in California, and now we are the opposite. Have lived all over that state, except the desert.
Becca0 -
Michele - DH said that you don't have to do anything different. Just check with a toothpick to see if it's done. He said that they are made to get done correctly.
Pip - I will be praying for Bullwinkle and your vet to know what needs to be done. (((hugs)))
Barbie - too bad about the branches. No damage I hope.
Becca - nice calendar! I'm glad that you and your sister talked! I have issues with 2 of mine,but we try to get along for the family.
Miriam - you are very kind to the cat that bit you. You are right that it probably wasn't trying to bite you.
We are starting to lay the wood floor in the living room. The first 3 rows have to be drilled and nailed in then we can use the air assist nailer. I get to use the chop saw and cut the boards.
Mary from Minnesota
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Becca,love your advent calendar and not just because my picture is on it (below Santa)janetr,great tree especially with animal ornaments
Barbie Thank you.
Becca - I did try to print a pic, but just had no head shots. Maybe I can get Jack to take a new one. The tree is terrific. Thank you for thinking of us.
Rosie - beautiful.0
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