WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016

pipcd34

morning peeps-
cute fishy exermom!

kimses2

Quick question -- do any of you use a real heart rate monitor? (not the kind that are on treadmills that you hold on to). I have one with the chest strap that you have to wet down and a watch. I haven't used it in years and am thinking I might fire it up again.
1 bad overeating day this week and the rest right on track. Weight didn't budge. I think the lesson in there is one bad day can undo a weeks worth of solid food planning and exercise.

kimses2

Yesterday did 30 min Pilates and 30 min elliptical. Tracked food.
Today I'll do about the same. My back is sore from sleeping in the guest room because my husband has a cold and is snoring loud! So I think I'll have to add in some stretching.

We have a Community Supper tonight and I picked up a donation from Panera. I have about 100 bagels in my car right now, and a bunch of desserts and muffins. The sooner I get that out of there the better!

Have a good day.

Kimses in MA

margaretturk

Michele love the welcome sign.

This last week I have been getting my materials together to renew my teaching license for five years. I had to take an online course to complete one of the requirements. They added an EL (English Learner) requirement. I found a course for $30 online, so working on that and not having much time to respond here.

((((Hugs)))) to all who need them.

Margaret

Peach1948

Michelle ~ Cute Fishy!

LinC ~ Congrats on your loss.

Margaret ~ My teaching certificate has long since lapsed. I was wondering the other day if it could possibly be renewed. When I subbed a bit for two years after I retired, I did not like it (babysitting). I liked a long term sub position where I was able to make the plans and do my own thing. Guess I'm way to old now.

Carol

grandmallie

well here I am parked in bed with the doggies a cup of tea and had some dry cheerios.. maybe this is what I need, is a down day..will at least get dressed.

KJLaMore

Hey all! Happy Thursday! I had no snow to shovel this morning, so I was able to use that time to walk! Yea! I love winter and I don't mind shoveling; but I miss the daylight! My work day starts at 5:30 and goes until 6:30, so my walking time is in the dark. Blah!
Lenore: I laughed when I read about the things you went through with your kids. My daughter pulled the "taking the gum from the checkout lane" and I did the same as you. And the clerk responded in the same way "Oh that's okay!" Really?! No, it's not! I also spanked my kids, when it was needed. Thankfully not often. But by the time they were school aged, they knew their boundaries. I am a childcare provider (22 years) and I have seen all kinds of parenting. It is really remarkable to see the kids transition from my care, which has rules that are enforced and generally more responsibility here than at their homes, to their parents care. Kids are smart! Even as young as two years old, they can figure out what works to get what they want from each person...smart, smart, smart. I read an article that stated that a two year old doesn't know how to manipulate someone. Manipulation is getting what you want/need. Of course they can manipulate! They may not know what it means, but they do it every day/all day!

I found a really yummy snack/lunch that is high protein, crunchy, creamy...
Buffalo chicken wraps:
wrap a slice of buffalo chicken breast around a stick of celery
make a blue cheese dip combining 8 oz crumbled blue cheese
and 1 cup of greek yogurt (this is best if refrigerated for a day before eating)
dip chicken/celery into blue cheese dip and maybe a little dip into Franks Red HOt sauce!

If you don't like too much spice, you can just use a regular oven roast chicken slice!

This is really yummy. I usually add half a green apple and make it a light dinner, when I don't have to cook for anyone!

lynnsyoung164

kimses2 wrote: »

Quick question -- do any of you use a real heart rate monitor? (not the kind that are on treadmills that you hold on to). I have one with the chest strap that you have to wet down and a watch. I haven't used it in years and am thinking I might fire it up again.
1 bad overeating day this week and the rest right on track. Weight didn't budge. I think the lesson in there is one bad day can undo a weeks worth of solid food planning and exercise.

A chest strap with a watch is all I use. Mine is Garmin brand and a little over a year old. I had to change the battery a few months ago and the strap has stretched some like bra straps do. I'm so used to it now I sometimes forget I have it on have napped in it! It doesn't work for swimming but I wore it during a mini tri swim and it didn't hurt it.

Lynn in NC

lhannon062709

Kimses - got a Fitbit Charge HR after I showered once too often with my Fitbit Flex and killed it. The HR is for heartrate, and it gets it from my wrist. It helps a lot when I'm exercising to keep me from constantly exceeding my max rate and to get my arms moving if my heart rate doesn't stay up where I want it.

Stayed home last night, and am much happier sleeping here. It's not that the warehouse is a bad place, or that I'm scared to stay in town. Just like being with my husband. Did pick up some freelance work writing blog posts, and testing websites. Doesn't pay much per yet, but we'll see. It's fun learning new subjects, and you pick and choose what you write for the blogs.

Off to the races, my chickens.

Regards,
Lisa from sunny, warm West Texas (73 degrees yesterday! 23C).

AngelaPea

Good Morning! Newbie here! I've been lurking a few days, reading through the board, getting to know folks.
I lost a total of 75 pounds more than a decade ago, and kept it all gone for a really long time. I was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma at the end of 2013, and treatment included several surgeries, seven months of chemo and a year of recovery. I'm still here and Dancing with NED (No Evidence of Disease = Remission), but I've gathered about 15 extra pounds during the journey.

It's so hard to get the weight off this time around! Age, collateral damage from chemo, instantaneous menopause..the stars and planets aren't aligned correctly, whatever...it's only coming off in ounces, not pounds! I'm looking for some encouragement and a rallying of kindred spirits!

LinCharpentier

Kim
I don't believe one bad day would ruin a week of hard work.

Margaret
That's great that your working towards something you want. Good luck

Carol
If you miss teaching maybe you can help in a library or some place where they have reading programs.

Well not much to report other than i'm having a good day. Went our to coffee Got my 200 steps in before sitting at puter I know not much but a start to my day. Did a little bit of wii. I did the steps on there. Anything is better than nothing.

See you all lighter
Linda in Northern Ontario.

lynnsyoung164

Michele The welcome sign is beautiful! I used to do that but on a much smaller scale and not near as much detail. We definitely need to meet up since you are so close to me.

Recently I started doing adult coloring books with color pencils and trying to learn new techniques from youtube instead of just using my elementary coloring style of outlining and then coloring a solid color. So far it is very relaxing.

I skipped my swimming this morning to stay off the early morning icy roads driving into uptown. Instead I rode with my husband to the local Y for some treadmill running. Only 20 minutes verses an hour but I am glad I did not flake out all together. I hope everyone has a lovely day and stays warm.

Lynn in NC

grandmallie

well I am dressed, Tom put laundry in wash before leaving ,and I have gotten it dried and put away, I am just staying in bed and resting..had a cup of tea and have a large glass of ice water.. checked my lab results from blood work other day and talked with my friend who is a dialysis nurse, she said my numbers are good!!!
well off to watch a bit of t.v. and chill.

mollywhippet

Good morning everyone! It snowed a little here last night but the roads were still better than yesterday so I didn't have any trouble getting the kids to school. Once I dropped them off, I realized that I was having some strong pressure in my chest. I drove the three blocks to the Y and parked, then called hubby. He said "did you take your nitro?" Duh! I didn't even think of that. Seriously, where is my brain these days? So, I took the nitro and sat quietly in the van for a few minutes. Hubby arrived shortly after and fussed over me for a while. I told him it was better (even though it wasn't) and I went inside and tried to stroll around for a little while, then tried the bike for a couple of minutes. Still no better, so I came to the studio to sit and drink tea. I think that did the trick. It feels some better. My left arm was not involved this time, so I think that's probably good. Normally my angina comes with arm pain and weakness. This time it was just pressure in the chest, pain when I took a breath and some lightheadedness. So, all the way over here I was thinking about if I wanted to go to the hospital or not, and which hospital would I go to. The one here in town is bad, but the Joplin hospital is 30 miles away. Hmmm. Glad I don't have to decide today.

I checked the kiln when I got here and it still has not finished the firing from yesterday afternoon. I was hoping to get that fish platter glazed and back in the kiln today, but it looks like that's not going to happen.

Grits, what kind of kiln is your big one? There are oodles of videos on you-tube about firing kilns, so you might see if you can figure it out. Is it computer controlled or does it need cones? I can help you if you give me more information. The colors I used are slips (thinned clay mixed with colorants) so the color of it unfired is not what it will be fired. The reds always bleach out at the higher temperatures, leaving sort of a pink, if anything at all. All those slips are intermixable though. It's always a surprise to see what comes out of the kiln compared to what went in. Sometimes its a good surprise and sometimes a bad one.

Michele, your fishy sign is just adorable! I love the big red lips! I can tell you are a finesse painter. Such precision! I'm a lot sloppier.

Well, I think I'll try working for a little while and see how I feel. Have a great day everybody!

Sylvia

csofled

Thrilling Thursday is here!

Not sure what is thrilling in my life but perhaps others might be experiencing a thrill or 2 today!



Cheri NE oHIo

pipcd34

kimses2 wrote: »

Quick question -- do any of you use a real heart rate monitor? (not the kind that are on treadmills that you hold on to). I have one with the chest strap that you have to wet down and a watch. I haven't used it in years and am thinking I might fire it up again.
1 bad overeating day this week and the rest right on track. Weight didn't budge. I think the lesson in there is one bad day can undo a weeks worth of solid food planning and exercise.

I have always used a real hrm. Because I ride outside, I need to know how many calories that I am burning. The machines only give u a general idea, a range. If I were to use what the machines said, I would be burning a whole lot more calories. I have worn out too many polar watches so I am now using one that is connected to my iPhone, the app is called wahoo, u put on the chest strap and connects w/the Bluetooth. I use it everyday and so far so good. It is good cuz u can program it to show if u r in your fat burning mode, in your target zone or in cardio zone. U have to know what your resting heart rate is to program it.

barbiecat

I'm back from the blood test that the neurologist ordered....I drank lots of water during the night and first thing in the morning as instructed so I was up and down a lot. Fortunately the dots didn't want to walk too much this morning because of the rain and I didn't press them to walk farther because I wanted to get to the lab and get it over with. Drinking all that water helped the blood draw go better. I was correct that it was a big deal test. They took 10 vials of blood--6 large, 4 small. Now I am happily eating my breakfast and feeling more like my old self.

Kimses, I used a HRM with a chest strap for a year and loved it. Now I use the calorie burn info I got from it for the walking and dancing I do.

Michele, your fish welcome sign is awesome

Lynn my husband just started with coloring books and loves it.....I'll tell him about the YouTube videos.

Barbie

kimses2

Thanks for the info on the HR monitors. That sounds very interesting, Pip
I have a Polar and used it this morning. I was surprised by the reading.
30 min Accelerate (P90x3) which is like calisthenics. 300 cal.
30 elliptical. 200 cal
I would have thought it was the opposite.
It's good to have the numbers. I think I need to put a little more energy into the elliptical!

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

exermom – I’m still here; just not sure I have much to post about. DOS’s never taken anything he did not earn or pay for either. We’ve done our best to teach our children the same values we grew up with. DDnL#2 said that she was so very happy that we did such a good job raising Will. Says she wished she had met him years earlier. I told her that he is not ‘perfect’ and she would not have probably even liked him as a much younger man. She has told me that she met the ‘perfect man’ for her at the right time, minute, second, moment for her – she just loves him to death. I sometimes wish that I felt that the other DDnL (#1) felt the same way. Sometimes I don’t know what their relationship is all about. Probably never will.

Barbiecat – What type of test are you having done by the Neurologist? I've never heard of a 'fasting' test. I have a 'seizure disorder' and take 3 seizure meds; and so far, have not had a significant seizure since August of 2014. Knock on wood. But, I have had the type of seizures where it seems like I am 'staring' at something for a time. I'm aware of those sometimes. I've had several driving restrictions (6 months of not driving (per GA law) without a seizure (grand mal). Have had several of those, too. I'm not aware of those until I start coming out of it; usually because of the fall I take. I've been in my computer chair twice and when I came to, was tangled up in it. Husband still will not allow me to drive on an Interstate so he ends up taking me to one of my MDs in Macon, GA and before my appointment I have lunch with several of my former HS classmates.

Ellen – I found putting my measured food on a smaller plate than a dinner plate made me eat even less than the measured out food on the plate. Psychological, I guess.

Jnkmomm – I have no doubt that DYS would have run ‘out in traffic’ if I had not kept him on a harness. Most haggard moments was when I forgot it. He did not like to be carried; so I had to do something. Would do it all over again, if I could go back. He hasn’t had any psychological issues because of it; I think I only used it for about a year-and-a-half.

Grrandmallie – I usually only go to beuty shop when I need a permanent; feels so good, because I get a good hard scrubbing of my head. I’m not the least bit tender headed, so I enjoy it; and the mostly hot water, too. Only other person I’ve gone to that washes my hair like that is my DDnL#2. I stopped going to one because she washed my hair with her palms of her hands and I never felt like my hair was clean and that it was greasy feeling, And she used a lot of hairspray, too.

KJLaMore - I spanked my children, when they really pushed my limits, until they were school-aged. Then I always explained to them what they had done and why they were getting the spanking. We had rules they had to follow; and if the did not do them, they got disciplined. I never thought or said that they were being 'punished'. Disciplined ... they learned how to follow those rules As they go older, they lost privileges, such as having their car taken away and having to 'walk' to work. That quickly got their attention. They had curfews and they had to call if they were not going to make it home in time and they had better have a very good excuse. I think 2-year-olds are probably the most manipulative and 3, 4, and 5-year-olds test the waters to see what they can get away with. Our discipline was swift, done as soon as possible after the infraction (even if that mean out in pubic, and I never told them 'wait until your Daddy gets home'. He was always told about what they had done, how I had disciplined them, and if he thought they needed to have it brought home again, he would also spank them. Rarely, did it get to that point. I've always been the disciplinarian in our home, just like my Mom was. DH's Daddy was the one in their family, except when he was away on a tour of duty.

Sylvia - Kiln is a Paragon and it uses cones. It is at least 20 years old. I went online to get the instruction book so I would (or could) learn how to use it. It has a half-shelf in it as well that you can adjust in height. It is relatively large, sufficient enough to put several pieces in it at same time. I have boo-coos of unpainted things and I would like to paint them. Mother always told me that the 'red' would 'eat' off the yellow (or vice versa) can't remember which. Most things had to have several firing. Said that something it would mean repainting and re-firing. A lot of it was trial and error. She'd make piece of small slip to use to make wind chimes. She rarely wasted anything. I remember painting on them a lot; don't know what she did with them, maybe gave them away as gifts to her fellow china painters. I have about 8 cups, all from other china painters in her class. When the Mother of a couple of my friends died, they gave me a piece that she had actually painted and I have some plates that I hung on the wall in my dining room. More like trivets than plates.

Lenora

barbiecat

Lenora, a fasting blood test is one that is done when you have had nothing to eat for 12 hours...this test was ordered by the neurologist to see if he can find why I have pain in my legs along with tingling and a slight numbness....a lot of things have been ruled out already (diabetes, thyroid,) but I'm not sure what this test (or actually 10 of them) will be for....interestingly, the medicine that was prescribed by my doctor (and approved by the neurologist) is Gabapentin which was originally prescribed for seizures but turned out to be good for nerve pain.

nccarolb

Good morning!

Michele - Luckily the offering envelopes had already been emptied, counted, and deposited. However, we did have a break in once the evening after someone had dropped off around $40 of coins for a special collection. In that case, I had to call the person, ask how much change there was, give them credit for the gift, but not post it to our general ledger since it never made it into our account. It would be exceedingly rare to have the money actually in the envelopes and still in the church after the worship service on Sunday. It is deposited by night deposit right after worship. The bank will hold it if the envelopes are unopened or process it if the deposit is ready.

Since we're certain that outside door keys are missing, we had a locksmith come in yesterday to change all of the locks to the outside doors. We have a "combination" lock on one door so we can give most members the code and not a key. We can change the code any time we want if we feel like too many people have access to the building.

The pastor (Phil) and I were talking to someone this morning and he said the same thing that I've been feeling--this is more aggravating and annoying than anything else. He did manage to fix the file cabinets enough that we can properly close and lock them. That was a huge relief because replacement of those were going to be the biggest expense we had from the whole mess. Of course, I don't know yet how much it is going to cost for the locksmith who has been here for two days!

So, to keep those of you with interest up-to-date on my online dating story...I am still in contact with the guy I've seen a few times, but he is not going to be someone that I have a serious relationship with. He is too unavailable and there is not the mental connection I need. I do really like him and I think he will be a nice friend to have fun with. Now there is a police officer from a neighboring town who is expressing a good bit of interest. I'm not too certain I want to be involved with a cop, but I can have fun getting to know him enough to find out! (A really cool advantage to him being a cop is that I can Google the heck out of him!) There's also another guy who lives in another neighboring town who is expressing interest. They are pretty much opposites and, although I'm impressed with that one's education, intelligence, etc., I have a feeling he is going to be to "soft" for me to be comfortable with--I need someone who is comfortable with being outside and knows how to use tools at least as well as I do. So far, I can sum up my experience with this: There are a lot of men out there with huge egos and there are a lot of men out there who are completely intimidated by an intelligent woman. However, I am having fun with it and that is really what I was mostly looking for anyway!

Sylvia - I don't like that you are having chest issues and not going to the doctor. Not to throw a guilt trip on you, but you need to be as healthy as possible if you are going to end raising those three grandbabies.

Pip - Sorry you're going to be in PT longer than you thought. From what my PT folks told me, shoulders are hard work to get back to where they're supposed to be.

Well, I guess I should get back to work. Hope everyone has a warm and healthy day!

Carol in NC

PackerFanInGB

Oh my goodness! Haven't been on since page 46 and I'm 580 posts behind again! My bad!

Just wanted to pop on and say hello. My knee is getting a little better each day. I still can't wait until I'm allowed to talk a long walk or hop in the treadmill, but I am now allowed to ride bicycle so might go to gym and do that tonight.

I had my yearly follow up with the Cardiologist this morning. I was diagnosed with heart failure 2 years ago, due to heart damage from the chemotherapy. I am really excited to say that today I was told that everything is back to normal and she is changing my diagnosis from Heart Failure to Prevention of Heart Failure and I just need to follow up once a year! I'm so excited! I'm no longer considered in heart failure and that is an awesome feeling.

I have to teach a class now, so have to go but I've been thinking of you all and hope everyone is well!!!

Hugs,
Tracie in Green Bay

Katla49

Heather: I envy your visit with the DGC. Enjoy! :flowerforyou:

Linda in N Ontario: Great loss.

Margaret: Good luck with your recertification class. I hope you find it worthwhile. I have not wanted to sub since retiring. My old school is more than an hour commute each way, and I really don't want to do that. :noway: As I recall, you have a good friend whose class you take and get a chance to know the kids well. That makes a huge difference. :flowerforyou:

AngelPea: Welcome! You've found a good place for support. Best advice: Measure portions, log every bite and swallow, & move more. Be patient. The weight didn't appear instantly and won't go away instantly, either. :flowerforyou:

Lynn in NC: Coloring can be very soothing. I haven't colored in years unless I was coloring with DGD. You put a smile on my face.

Cheri: "Thrilling" implies a high bar of emotion to me. It could be good or bad. I generally aim for pleasurable. Lots of things put a smile on my face. Looking for & noticing little pleasures has really made me a happier person.

Barbie: I'm glad your blood draw is done & hope the results are excellent. Ten vials of blood seem like quite a lot. Did you feel light headed afterward? :huh:


My neighbor didn't want to go to the gym this morning because she has a conflict. I'm hoping to talk DH into it after breakfast. I want to spend 45 minutes to an hour on the recumbent bike and burn some calories. It will get my metabolism up and moving for the day and set me up for a happy mood.

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

January 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.

celtikgirl

Weigh in tomorrow morning - hoping for success!

Does anyone know how to calculate calories burned by shovelling snow? I'm pretty sure that is going to be my workout routine for the weekend.

DLS1029

Wow! I'm having a hard time keeping up with all the posts! This is a very active thread, which is a good thing!

Michele - Love your fishy welcome sign! Do you have a beachy place for it? That would be awesome.

Lenora - Yes, my little pup Lacey, is smaller than her big red Clifford! haha Lacey only weighs about 6 pounds now. She has almost doubled her weight since Christmas Day, when she got her forever home!

Allison - Sorry you're under the weather! Hope you feel better soon!

School for our county was cancelled today due to the bad road conditions. Snow days - ahhhhhh!!! When I worked in the school setting, I got the day off too. I still work for the county school system, but at a year-round job. So - when school is cancelled, work is not! At least not for me......

The forecast is calling for us to get around 8" of snow. After Christmas is over, I'm done with snow for the season.

Donna in WV

fanncy0626

Good morning ladies! I was up early this morning and went swimming with my friend and DS I L. Did my exercises and I'm going to take the dog for a walk.

Stronglifts Workout

Squats-1X5X 65/75/85/95/105/115/120, 5X5X 122
Sumo squats-5X5X107
0HP-1X5X 45/50/55, 3X5X 60, 2X5X 55
DL-1X5X 150

Swimming freestyle-40 minutes

I went swimming before my weightlifting and I really did not have any energy for lifting. I will not do that again! The OHP is still difficult to lift the 60 pounds without losing my form. I had to deload The last two sets to 55 pounds.

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota

DamitJanit

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

Good Afternoon Ladies,

Pip, sorry you still have to work on your range of motion but hopefully this extra month will do the trick. It seems to me that you have done great!!!

MicheleNC, are you sure that the “rolls of flab” on your tummy aren’t due to excess skin that is no longer loaded? I sure have a couple. They look terrible but I’ll take them over being full of fat. I love your welcome sign!!!

Barbie, at the cost of that blood test they should find out everything in the world about you including your family tree back for a couple of hundred years. It is wonderful the things that modern medicine can do but the cost is sometimes staggering. I sure hope it helps.

Joyce, I just hate that you feel so bad. Sending healing thoughts and prayers your way. ((((Hugs))))

Heather, have a wonderful day with those precious Grands.

Allie, sending healing thoughts and prayers your way, too. Hope you feel better soon. (later) Why would you get up and get dressed? I vote to just take a sick day! If you want to shower and put on clean bed clothes, go for it, but give yourself a day off. (((Hugs)))

Linda, great loss for January. Keep up the great work.

Margaret, good for you. I can’t say I’d want to take any courses at this point so very proud of you.

Angela, welcome. You did a great job losing and keeping the weight off and a better job of becoming a Survivor. Good for you!! Glad to have you join us.

Sylvia, I hope you are feeling better. Angina pains must be scary. I think I’d always be worried that it was a heart attack. Please take care. (((Hugs)))

Cheri, I am thrilled every day that I wake up and can get out of bed.

CarolNC, thanks for the dating update. I was just thinking about that a couple of days ago. I think you have a good attitude in having fun while you check em out.

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 am off to get my nails done and then am going to the Moose lodge to sell raffle tickets for a charity. Tomorrow I’m going to see Menopause the Musical. I’ve heard it is really good. I sure hope so because the tickets are $41 which is a bit more than I was expecting.

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

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

[b]barbiecat[/b] wrote: »

Lenora, a fasting blood test is one that is done when you have had nothing to eat for 12 hours...this test was ordered by the neurologist to see if he can find why I have pain in my legs along with tingling and a slight numbness....a lot of things have been ruled out already (diabetes, thyroid,) but I'm not sure what this test (or actually 10 of them) will be for....interestingly, the medicine that was prescribed by my doctor (and approved by the neurologist) is Gabapentin which was originally prescribed for seizures but turned out to be good for nerve pain.

I take Dilantin, and 2 strengths of Lamictal; and one that is a seizure med; Geodon - that along with my Seroquel for 'bipolar disorder' acts like an anti/anxiety-depression pill. I'm allergic to a lot of medications or the interact with them, so I can't really take too much OTC meds.

I've only had one or two EEG's; and, I might ask my MD when I go back in March, since I have not had one in a year if he thinks it'd be a good idea to have another one. I sleep with a C-pap and unfortunately, sometimes I pull the mask off. The last time they sent me a new chin guard, I found it doesn't really fit; but, I need to try putting it on under the C-pap strap; I also haft to have another night guard made for my TMJ and that also helps keep my mask on; because it keeps my mouth shut. LOL! Maybe [no pun intended].

Carol in NC - My DYS went on an online dating service and found 2 or 3 women that he had interest in. One, he wasn't sexually attracted and then one night about 1:30am she came to his house. She had to have walked 2.5 miles to his house in the pitch dark because the gate to the place was locked. They talked for a while; and he slept on the sofa and the next day she asked him 'if he was gay'. LOL! They did not see one another although DYS said they could have been 'friends'. One other one he did not take any interest in, she was a party girl and at the age of 36 (at the time) he no longer cared about 'hanging out in a bar'. Then he met one that he dated for 8 months and we thought was pretty serious; but, she had a 6-year-old boy that slept in the bed with her and was a sissy - did not want to do anything like going to a water park. DYS offered him $25 if he'd go down the slide with him hanging on. No go! Then she made an ultimatum because she wanted him to build a house in town (before there was any real talk about marriage. She drew a line in the sand; and, he drew his; and neither of them crossed over. He said later that every time they went out of town, she was sick the entire time. Then he met DDnL#2 and it 'hit him like a ton of bricks' which I had told him it would do, when the 'right one' came along. They dated a year before he asked her to marry him. She has a 10-year-old daughter who likes to do things with him. Both of them 'love' hunting and fishing. Someone had tried to get the hooked up together before he actually met her and she had not wanted to be 'set up' with another 'blind date'. Both of them are now 38. I don't know if they will have any children of their own; but, they are trying. I don't know if they are even 'able'. She's be going to a specialist and apparently nothing is keeping her from getting PG; she will just have to have a stitch or two place on her cervix. DYS said that he was probably going to go have to have testing done of him, if she doesn't get pregnant soon. She started taking a fertility pill; but, when he hair started coming out, she said she just had to go off it. She couldn't have her hair falling out since she is a cosmetologist. I don't know if there are any other medications she can take at this point. I hesitate to ask either one of them about it. She's also said that they would wait until she was 4 months along before they told anybody.

Pip - I had rotator cuff on my right shoulder twice. Both times it was because of a bad fall. When it rains it hurts and is a little stiff; but, I haven't called yet about getting a shot in it. Not the most pleasant thing to have, so I take Tylenol and a medication that relaxes my muscles and as long as they works I will hold off the shot. The 2nd time I had it, I had a nurse come to my house to do it, because I was a driving restriction from having a seizure. I 'hated' this woman because she'd call and tell me she was on the way; but, never told me how long that would be. When she showed up at 5:15pm I told her that my husband was home and she insisted anyway. I finally called the place and told them I did not want her to come anymore and wanted to have a change in PTs because the MD had not released me. I actually got a very good one who came from Lee Co., she even gave me things such as a pulley to help with the overhead workout and some 'silly putty-like' stuff to get my grip back. She was surprised that it had not already been given to me. I really liked her; but, after 4 weeks she was going on vacation and then I got a man. I liked him, too; and, I told him what had happened with the first lady. He said they had had a lot of complaints about her. Unfortunately, she did the assessments. She even discharged before the MD had said I no longer needed PT; but, by that time I was off the driving restriction and he said if I still needed it I could come there to his office. Your injury seems to be a lot worse than either of my rotator cuff injuries, even the first one where he had to suck out a piece of bone which was why I was having a frozen shoulder.

Tracy - that is wonderful news!

celtikgirl - I'd check MFP for 'cardio' and go with that for exercise. I know I looked around a lot for doing a 'hula hoop' and I found it finally under something that I really was surprised it was under. But, I knew it had to have something because it is not the easiest thing to do.

Donna - Cracker thinks she is a "lap dog' but she is about 20 lbs. and is a little too big for that; but, she will still climb up into my lap and the other night she 'jumped' into DH's - it surprised so much although he had seen her climb up into mine. I will hold her for a few minutes; and tell her she is too big to crawl up in my lap, too big to be a 'lap dog'. She'll be laying on her back and cuts her eyes up at me with this 'poor little puppy dog eyes'. When DH fusses at her for something, she runs to her bed by my chair and hides her nose in the corner of it. Sometimes when she is asleep she is on her back, and she likes to lay down on her back to throw up her toys in the air and catch them. DH thinks she would enjoy a Frisbee. When she is told to get into her bed; she will sometimes stretch out with only her feet in the bed, like she is 'in the bed' if some part of her is touching it. All we have to do is say. EEEttthh EEEttthh and she will get back into it and then 'talk to me' as if I am going to give in and let her out. She rarely barks at me, she just talks with a lot of intonations and facial expressions. She is hysterical watching her.

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Michele in NC - Love the fish welcome sign!

I was the kid on a harness. I just liked to run off and talk to everyone I could see. This has made me more sympathetic to moms who need the harness. I feel sorry for the moms who need one today but cannot find/use one because of the backlash.

Mia in MI

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Lenora I had a good laugh picturing Cracker with 'her feet in the bed'. Eventually I will get another dog. BUT the deposit to have one is $450 + $10 a month rent. All of the rentals say they are "Pet Friendly" but then make it almost impossible for normal person to take their pets. BTW same thing for a cat.