WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2016
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My main focus is to try tracking and planned better for meals.
Donna I can relate that this is important but can be hard at times. Good luck!
I'm trying tracking my meals ahead of time and adjusting later as necessary.
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Lisa, Lisa? Hello, hello? Anybody there? We miss you, hope everything is ok.
Janetr
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Heather, you will do great with the DGC, especially with your DH there to help and to entertain them. Sounds like you have it all under control and planned well, as usual. Enjoy them while you can. My oldest grandson is already 22 and twice as big as me.
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Joyce – My husband wears the S/M Depends and I have bought him extra pads to go in them (also intended for use of not being able to hold it in) when it does start to flow. I even bought him some rubber pants that I found in a catalog we get … I did not know if he would even wear them; but, he has and now he hasn’t wet his pants since. I ordered the S/M for him and now he feels a bit better about not wetting his pants out in public.
I use the Hall’s Lemon flavored ones – to me they don’t have that awful after-taste that some of them have. I don’t use the sugar-free ones; I’d rather post the 35 calories in each of them. I also use them if my mouth is dry; but, would prefer to get the ACTS lozenges that are meant for dry mouth; I usually can find them at Publix. The Urologist is going to do that procedure where they put a small camera up into his bladder to see what is going on inside there. He thinks it is scar tissue; but, doesn't think that it is his prostate cancer coming back because his PSA is always Zero.
GloworminWA – When we sold our house the night it was listed; I think I went into a ‘manic episode’; I did not do any of the packing and don’t remember moving out here other than the shed (now my art studio) was built first and we had been staying with DOS’s family. I never felt like I was welcomed there and when I ‘tried’ doing things like watching the TV or loading dishes into the dishwasher, or even washing clothes – I was treated like they did not want me ‘snooping’. I was never snooping; I just put their clothes on their bed (which I would make up). I just stopped doing anything after that (other than having to call DOS to find out how to change the TV channels); they had 3 different remotes that they had to use on their TV. I finally got to where I told DH that I’d stay in town with a friend and wait for the house to be finished before I would stay another night at my DOS and DDnL#1’s house. Since the shed was finished DH and DOS went and took out all the stuff (other than all the furniture) and brought home the king-sized bed; and we slept there with boxes stacked up all around us. Used the porta-john I had from my wreck, had a 2-eyed burner and coffee pot and the only reason I would go over to their house was to watch TV during the day, never changing the channels. If a daytime soap opera came on, I just walked back to the shed and read.
Heather - My DDnL#1 is back on another ‘fad’ type diet. DOS says that she has already lost 10lbs; but she is so big, it is difficult to see it. We’ve been told by DOS not to say anything to her; but, he also said that ‘this’ time is the ‘last’ time she will go on another ‘diet’ … he doesn’t care if she gets up to 400 or 500lbs – he isn’t going to pay another dime. DH and I have already made bets on whether or not she will stay on it and actually lose it. The last time she even said anything about her weight; she admitted that she was 280lbs. She never lost any of her baby weight; especially after the YDGD was born; because she had 'blood clots' in her legs and had to stay off them and take Cuminin to break them up. After that she'd used that as an excuse not to do any exercise. She also eats the wrong things as if there is no tomorrow. She drinks 2 sodas a day, too. She thinks she can take a magic pill or vitamin and wake up in a week and be thin. She has not said one word to me about my weight loss … NAHDA! I don't even say anything about it in front of her. She has said that whatever I have lost has found her.
Lenora
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Hi Ladies - I've been MIA for a couple of weeks and just no way I can catch up on the hundreds of posts I have missed. Work has been very busy and doesn't look like it will slow down any time soon. But, I'm back and not going to check out again.
I was accepted to a program in my town called uFit. It's a 12 week program and they only accepted 15 participants. The program is through our community action network and it's sponsored by a local health club and a local grocery store. Our kickoff meeting was last night and I'm pretty excited. We get a free 3-month membership to the health club, a beginning and ending biometric screening, a couple of sessions with a personal trainer, and weekly classes on nutrition through the grocery store. They split the 15 of us into 5 groups of 3 each with a mentor from the program so that we can help motivate each other. I have my first session with the personal trainer tonight, our first nutrition class tomorrow, and then my beginning biometric screening on Thursday. It is going to take some dedication to get to all the classes and get my workouts in, but I am excited.
On a more serious note, I've been reading about some of the health concerns for you ladies, your hubby's and friends. My dad is also having some health problems. He is scheduled for surgery on his back on Thursday morning. If I understand correctly, they are going to remove some bone from his lower back where his spinal bones have been fusing together and pinching on the nerves down into his right leg. He's not in pain, but the lack of feeling in his leg is causing him to be unsteady and fall. This has been going on for a couple of years, but it took awhile to figure out what was causing the issues. There is a chance this surgery will not help, because the nerve could have been pinched off so long that it won't regain any feeling but this is his best chance. Anyway, he's had to get a couple of other things done in preparation for this surgery, including having some polyps removed from his colon on Monday. He now has the OK from his general doctor and the anesthesiologist and he meets with the surgeon tomorrow to get the final clearance to proceed. He'll be in the hospital for a couple of days and then off to the nursing home for a couple of weeks so that he can get the care he needs during his recovery. As you are remembering everyone else in your prayers, say a quick word for my dad. Hoping he gets cleared for this surgery and it is successful in getting his legs working again.
Love and hugs to you all.
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Drkatiebug - I would suggest that your exercise class leader read up on heavy lifting compound lifts and kettle bell swings. Especially if she wants to lose her pooch and tighten her abs and nether regions. Both of these weightlifting and weight training exercises will help your arms to shrink in size. Women are not like men we do not bulk.
Mindy -Great pictures! It sounds like you are having a blast and getting your exercise in as well. Have fun and keep in touch!
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drkatiebug wrote: »
Well. Our leader has decided that we need to suspend all weight training for two weeks and work on core. She's been reading some kind of science that says the reason she and the other lady still have their pooches is because they aren't breathing right and paying attention to their core and pelvic floor. So we are doing these exercises that concentrate on breathing. We are supposed to imagine picking up a blueberry with our nether region (sorry, TMI) while inhaling and exhaling. This week we are doing one exercise with the stability ball, glute bridge, clams, and leg lifts, concentrating on when we breathe and lifting and putting down the blueberry. We are doing 3 sets of 10 reps and that is it! We are allowed to walk, but not run or lift weights, not that I ran anyway.
Am I wrong to be unhappy? I don't see how this is going to help at all with my back fat and upper arms, but of course continued weight loss will help.
Thoughts?
I'm sorry .... I'm still laughing about the blueberry!
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drkatiebug wrote: »
Well. Our leader has decided that we need to suspend all weight training for two weeks and work on core. She's been reading some kind of science that says the reason she and the other lady still have their pooches is because they aren't breathing right and paying attention to their core and pelvic floor. So we are doing these exercises that concentrate on breathing. We are supposed to imagine picking up a blueberry with our nether region (sorry, TMI) while inhaling and exhaling. This week we are doing one exercise with the stability ball, glute bridge, clams, and leg lifts, concentrating on when we breathe and lifting and putting down the blueberry. We are doing 3 sets of 10 reps and that is it! We are allowed to walk, but not run or lift weights, not that I ran anyway.
Am I wrong to be unhappy? I don't see how this is going to help at all with my back fat and upper arms, but of course continued weight loss will help.
Thoughts?
I'm sorry .... I'm still laughing about the blueberry!
Well, Beth, there were other visuals also suggested (instead of a blueberry), but I could not bring myself to even describe them to y'all.
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Good afternoon dear friends! I'm a much happier camper today. The kids are back at school at last, so I can try to resume my daily life. It's nice to have interactions with adults again.
We had a co-op meeting today and it went well. We walked a block to look at a building that is three times the size of my gallery, so we're all excited about renting that space instead of using mine. It's more expensive, but I think it will be worth the cost, and will accommodate more artists, which will of course offset the costs. We have a big meeting planned for the 25th of this month, which will be open to all the artists in the area to see who is interested. Fingers crossed that we can find 24!
The kids were so happy to get to eat breakfast at home (they asked if they could call our home their home while they are staying there) this morning, and they each got to take a sack lunch. Usually they eat the free breakfast and lunch at the school. I used to hate taking sack lunches, but apparently the school lunches are no treat. We called my son last night to say goodnight and he was barely civil to the kids, or to me. I think he's given up in lots of ways, and thinks everything is everyone else's fault. And of course he's in pain and on a lot of drugs. It breaks my heart, but I can't let him hurt the kids any more than they will be hurt already if he does pass away.
We have started putting Molly in the laundry room (off the kitchen) behind a baby gate so she can see the kids and hopefully get used to them. They have even taken her several treats which she accepts, then puts it down and barks, then picks the treat up again. Silly dog. She could easily get through the baby gate, but so far she has made no move to do that. Baby steps... Spot has started nipping too, especially the little guy, so we have to put a stop to that.
I told my son that we would come by after school again today. He said OK, so that's something. My grandson is going to choose what to have for dinner tonight. I can't wait to see what he picks.
It was a little bit of a rush to get around this morning. I got up at 6:00 and we got out the door at 7:30. We weren't late, but it would be nice to have had a few more minutes. Maybe tomorrow I'll get up at 5:30. I wasn't sleeping much anyway though. Kept thinking of laundry and dishes. I used to do a load of dishes about twice a week and now it's more like twice a day. And we have to find a way to get the kids to bed earlier. Last night it was 9:00 before they finished baths and brushed teeth. I want to start having a half hour or so for reading every night before bed too. It's hard on hubby. He's used to watching his big TV every night till about 11:00, and with the kids sleeping in the living room he can't do that. We just have a teeny tv in the bedroom.
Well, I have drafting to do and an hour to do it. Later!
Sylvia
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Just popping on for a minute! Katie- the blueberry visual is hilarious (and yes, I did try it after I read it)! Isn't that a kegel exercise? But I do agree with Mary, kettlebell swings are something I do and I can definitely feel them the next day in my core. I swing between 35/40lb bells. If your leader is stuck on doing just basic core work, so you have weights or bands at home, you could get some nice arm work in at home. Maybe some planking or push-ups?
Mindy- It looks like you are having a great time! Takes lots of pics and share when you can! Safe travels!
Linda- prayers going out for your dad. My MIL had to have a similar surgery done on her back/nerves. She was about 80 when she had it and the feeling came back in her legs just fine. Praying for the same for your dad. Have fun with your 12 week challenge. I won a drawing for a local challenge like that last September, it went well, but then bad news re family member had me stress eating over the hols and I gained everything I lost. As soon as I got my head together I found this wonderful group and am making my way back on track. I am sure you will do fine and have a fun time doing the challenge!
I have had a busy day with my daycare kids today, plus an unscheduled visit from a licensing field rep (it all went well, but was just time consuming) left me with only a couple minutes to grab a bite for lunch. SO...I did a no-no and ate about a cup and a half of mac and cheese. Pasta is something I really have to limit for myself. But I was hungry/hangry. And Hangry and babies don't mix. Just as I finished my illegal lunch, my son came home from class. His afternoon classes were cancelled so he stopped at our fave restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids, Two Beards Deli, and got us both a sandwich. He got me the Obi-Wan Kenobi (chicken breast, portabello mushrooms, red peppers, provelone, lemon mayo on whole wheat panini). I was seriously bummin'. So, I stripped off the bread, and I will save the fixin's and put them in a lettuce wrap for dinner. If any of you are ever in GR, MI, make a stop at Two Beards. They have like 100 sandwiches, soups, and salads on their menu.0 -
Hey, guys... I'm alive and kicking... More later.
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I've had the 'munchies' all day long; now over my caloric intake by 400+ calories. I don't know the reason for it either. I've gone over my caloric intake all but 1 day since last weigh-in on the 9th. I've got to do better beginning tomorrow. I think it has to do with stress and I am eating to try to make myself feel better. I don't want to go to weigh-in next Tuesday and have put on weight ... doing too good to slide backwards.
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Oh my gosh! The sky just fell. My son called to say that he is out of the hospital and left against medical advice, which may mean that his insurance won't pay. That's all he needs. He says he is too weak to have the kids so he wants me to keep them a little longer. I don't know how to tell him that they are better of with us. Maybe he will figure that out on his own.
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I forgot to mention though, that my weight was down three pounds since this all happened. The kids were keeping me hopping!0
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GloworminWA wrote: »OK Becca if you are going to have lunch with PIP count me in as you will bypass me on the way to Tacoma! I am now 40 minutes closer to you than I was before - in Lacey which is just next to Olympia.
oooh that is so doable!!! Well, on the map it kind of does.... To go up to visit son in Oak Harbor, we drove up to Port Townsend and took the ferry to his island. Lacy, and Tacoma is kind of on the way:-) In the summertime we can plan this!
Becca
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drkatiebug wrote: »
Well. Our leader has decided that we need to suspend all weight training for two weeks and work on core. She's been reading some kind of science that says the reason she and the other lady still have their pooches is because they aren't breathing right and paying attention to their core and pelvic floor. So we are doing these exercises that concentrate on breathing. We are supposed to imagine picking up a blueberry with our nether region (sorry, TMI) while inhaling and exhaling. This week we are doing one exercise with the stability ball, glute bridge, clams, and leg lifts, concentrating on when we breathe and lifting and putting down the blueberry. We are doing 3 sets of 10 reps and that is it! We are allowed to walk, but not run or lift weights, not that I ran anyway.
Am I wrong to be unhappy? I don't see how this is going to help at all with my back fat and upper arms, but of course continued weight loss will help.
Thoughts?
I'm sorry .... I'm still laughing about the blueberry!
my dear sweet raunchy husband tells me tales of "ladies of the evening" that could pick up coins (and make change)!!! TMI is right!!!
Becca
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Oh Sylvia! I'm thinking of you and keeping my fingers crossed for a good outcome. 0
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drkatiebug wrote: »drkatiebug wrote: »
Well. Our leader has decided that we need to suspend all weight training for two weeks and work on core. She's been reading some kind of science that says the reason she and the other lady still have their pooches is because they aren't breathing right and paying attention to their core and pelvic floor. So we are doing these exercises that concentrate on breathing. We are supposed to imagine picking up a blueberry with our nether region (sorry, TMI) while inhaling and exhaling. This week we are doing one exercise with the stability ball, glute bridge, clams, and leg lifts, concentrating on when we breathe and lifting and putting down the blueberry. We are doing 3 sets of 10 reps and that is it! We are allowed to walk, but not run or lift weights, not that I ran anyway.
Am I wrong to be unhappy? I don't see how this is going to help at all with my back fat and upper arms, but of course continued weight loss will help.
Thoughts?
I'm sorry .... I'm still laughing about the blueberry!
Well, Beth, there were other visuals also suggested (instead of a blueberry), but I could not bring myself to even describe them to y'all.
DrKatieBug - now that one got me laughing for sure. Too funny!!!
Janetr OKC
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lhannon062709 wrote: »Hey, guys... I'm alive and kicking... More later.
Lisa in West Texas
Glad you are ok. I thot of you when the Supreme Court Justice died at a ranch in West TX.
Janetr OKC
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Sylvia - good thots and praying that all goes well and most certainly what is best for the kids. At least for now it seems as if he is willing for them to stay there. You are a saint.
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Becca - EEEeeewwwww - I wonder if that's what the 'girl at the picnic does' for my DH. LOL! It's a running joke with us ... I can tell when he is stressed out about something ... usually a 'family' member we 'have' to be 'nice' to and it's hard to do.0
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DrKatiebug Aside from the blueberry ...lol... when you take a class you are at the mercy of the instructor. Maybe other people are happy with doing odd exercises for their core. I know personal training is expensive but that's the best way to get a program designed for what you want. I've done this in the past and just signed up for 1 or 2 sessions to have the trainer design a program for me that I could do on my own. Then I'd set up a session once a month to check in. Just a thought. Also, if others don't like that current exercises, they probably will stop showing up and put the berries into their smoothies instead.
Kimses in MA
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Waiting for the last of my kiddos to get picked up, so I can relax and enjoy my Friday eve. Hopped on here to see what the rest of the girls are up to.
Irish Terri- Wowsa! I saw that folding technique the other day on GMA; it is my next step to organize what I once thought was organized! lol! I am the main laundress in my home, so the folding and putting away are usually handled by me. So things are relatively organized. This would seriously help with my rotation issue, though. I have a little "thing" I do when I put clothes, dishes, food, etc away. I rotate the new to the back or the bottom of the pile or shelf and the older to the front, that way everything gets used about the same and food doesn't go bad, etc. My kids think I am becoming a little OCD as I get older, and maybe I am (a little), but I have seen people who actually have OCD and what I do isn't necessarily a compulsion. It has just become a habit. Kind of like how you load your dishwasher. Yes, my hubby will load it; but it doesn't mean that should be washed the way he loaded it, so, of course, I re-load my way before starting the cycle. hahaha (Maybe I need professional help.)
I don't think that is OCD, it's just good planning. I put the newly folded clothes in at the left hand end of the drawer as it's easier to get them in at the end rather than the middle. I also fill the empty space on the right with bigger jumpers to keep the clothes pressed upright it also saves on ironing. Lol!
Got back from Rome in the early hours of Sunday. Later discovered an answer phone message that my Godmother had died last Friday. The funeral was today. She was my favourite aunt and only 16 years older than me. I will miss her so much, but I know she was ready to go. Uncle Walter died last May and she pined for him. Esther was the last of that generation in our family. I am now the Matriarch of the family. Scary!0 -
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Sylvia - I'm going to concur GloworminWA's advice about going on maintenance. We moved twice in a six-month period last year following my husband's lengthy unemployment, so I know from experience that sometimes life is stressful enough without piling more "shoulds" on yourself.
Miriam - One of my fondest memoriest of our house in the mountains of New Mexico was dashing out to the hot tub and soaking as the snow fell on my head. Getting out isn't so bad because you're warm, but my husband and I sure did move fast when it was time to get in!
Welcome to all the new people!
I've had a tiny setback because I got home from my Friday walk and promptly came down with a nasty cold that had me sofa-bound for a couple of days. Today I'm up and working so hopefully by tomorrow I'll feel up to walking again. I made use of the time to do some reflection and came up with a plan that I think will be good for me. First, I'm going to ask my primary care doc to prescribe an antidepressant... I've had a couple of depressive episodes in the past so I recognize how I'm feeling right now. This particular doc has not prescribed them to me before, but hopefully she'll be willing to do so given my past experience. I've always been able to take meds for a year or so, then phase off and be good to go for a few more years. Getting a floor underneath my feet should help with the energy and motivation problems. The other part of the plan is that I did a little extra work for a new client in January and once I get paid (whenever that is, she's a late payer) I'm going to dedicate part of that money to pay for some counseling. I probably don't need a whole bunch of sessions, but a lot has happened in the past five years or so and I just need a safe place to talk things out. The funny thing is that I haven't done any of that stuff yet, but I immediately started to feel better just because I had a plan.
-Yvonne in TX
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drkatiebug wrote: »Well. Our leader has decided that we need to suspend all weight training for two weeks and work on core. She's been reading some kind of science that says the reason she and the other lady still have their pooches is because they aren't breathing right and paying attention to their core and pelvic floor. So we are doing these exercises that concentrate on breathing. We are supposed to imagine picking up a blueberry with our nether region (sorry, TMI) while inhaling and exhaling. This week we are doing one exercise with the stability ball, glute bridge, clams, and leg lifts, concentrating on when we breathe and lifting and putting down the blueberry. We are doing 3 sets of 10 reps and that is it! We are allowed to walk, but not run or lift weights, not that I ran anyway.
Am I wrong to be unhappy? I don't see how this is going to help at all with my back fat and upper arms, but of course continued weight loss will help.
Thoughts?
First, yes, you're wrong to be unhappy....that's a waste of time and energy. Second, these are all great exercises including the blueberry one but they aren't as great as what you were doing before. Third, stuff like this is why I exercise at home and plan my own program Fourth, Mary and the others are right about heavy lifting being the best choice for all around fitness and muscle tone and losing the fat that's in all the wrong places. Fifth, I have no idea what you can do to change the teacher, but please don't waste any time and energy fussing....use your time and energy to lift weights at home or the gym so you continue to improve strength and muscle tone. Sixth, never, never, never give up Barbie
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Yvonne, I think you are in the right track! Good for you having a workable plan!
Sylvia, my heart goes out to you!
Betty0
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