WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2016
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Barbie: The fosamax/alenndrate instructions do not say anything about walking after taking a dose. I assume that I could do so because I would be upright. I can't imagine taking the dog for a walk before my first cup of coffee, though. I'm addicted to coffee so I use the time to catch up here. Then I have my coffee and go off to exercise. :flowerforyou: Congrats on the new dishwasher. I hope it works beautifully. Happy Birthday! :bigsmile:
HomeatWDW: Welcome to a great group.
Sylvia: It sounds as though you are moving along with the artist coop and making excellent progress. WTG! :flowerforyou:
Mary: I'm in love with your pup. I'll bet he is very smart. Be careful or HE will be training YOU.
Heather: I went home the day DD was born. I did NOT want to be in the hospital. We both survived just fine. :bigsmile: Your son and his adorable children look wonderful.
Joyce: It sounds like Charlie did well in surgery. I hope it helps improve the quality of his life and yours. :flowerforyou:
Meg: I love seeing your posts. I'm so glad you're back!
DS & DDIL plan to come this weekend to take his sailboat to Washington so they can sell it before they leave. I hope they have a buyer in the wings. I also wonder what they plan to use as a tow vehicle. Since neither of their cars is suitable, I wonder whether he can borrow a truck from work, or whether they are planning to use my car to tow. All of the possibilities are mysteries for now.
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
March Resolutions :
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. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
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BeccaOver the years I have done so much phone work dealing with stuff like incorrect codes, etc, that I think I could be a Coding Assistant!
One really good thing that will come out of the transfer to electronic health record requirements - doctor offices and insurance companies will have to keep the records updated or they won't get paid. I am surprised to hear that Tricare didn't have an up to date list. The VA went completely electronic years ago and we could go out of state and all the records, RX and referrals were updated and complete. Perhaps that just was in our 4 state area.
Well when Tricare got bought out by UnitedHealthcare it started going downhill. Interestingly enough if you have any other health insurance Tricare is ALWAYS the secondary insurance. I think I got it all straightened out today, and should be getting a new Referral Letter with the updated doctor on it. When I get that in the mail, then I can make an appointment. I even had a beautiful caring voice thru this whole process, no swearing or anything! Proud of myself!
Becca
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Lenora~ Well a couple of years ago I was addicted to the internet, so he just cut me off cold turkey. I didn't have a password to get into anything. When I came down off the need to blab everything to everyone, and just LIVE well then he let me on to chat with friends that were on his facebook page etc. He was behind me on the bed reading and supporting me that way. It's definitely a physical disease, and I did a lot of stressing out about it all. I am better now :-)
Becca
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Michele in NC~ That happened to my husband where a doctor decided it was best to use some sort of injectable medicine to boost his anemia. It made the numbers go up for a time then went down to his "normal". Tricare wouldn't cover that saying it was experimental too. My husband was never asked about it, nor did the doctors office ever consult Tricare so we contested it and didn't have to pay it. A lot of paperwork, but doctors really need to work together with insurance companies better.
Becca
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Poor baby squirrel. He must have fallen out of the nest. He came to Flash for help. Jack put him back up in a big pecan tree. I hope he is okay.
Janetr okc
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trailgirl777 wrote: »Hey all, today is 3 weeks off all games! First time in 6 years. My eating plan is not great but my focus is on managing the game stuff. Found a small web site to assist. Very little on this in US. They are arguing if real or not - so ex gamers are setting stuff up to help themselves & others. Also some families who have lost people to it. If you have someone - gamequitters.com, Reddit & online games anonymous,
You can DO this friend!! One suggestion I thought of the other day, when looking at music on Youtube is to look for epic game music and either buy it with Itunes or something. Then have it on a player to listen to as you go for a walk. You will still get that "immersion" but without the disconnecting from the world.
Becca
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Hi everyone. Love the pics. Heather what a beautiful family.
I'm struggling with the new commute. It took me 1 hour and 45 min to get to the office today. Only 80 minutes to get home. I'll figure out the timing eventually.
I'm pretty tired. Early to bed tonight !
Kimses in MA0 -
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miriamwithcats wrote: »Heather, your DDIL going home with Olivia the day after a C-Section reminds me of when I had my second son. I, too, went home but it was not voluntarily and it was without ANY backup. The girlfriend of my former husband's best friend had agreed to take care of my 2 year old while I was in the hospital and my former husband was at work. (He begrudgingly took the day of the C-Section off, was with me for the birth and then went FISHING! Should have been a clue...) Anyway, she called me just hours after I had the operation and told me that she had gotten a job offer and would not be able to watch my 2 year old after all. SO I had to get home before my a**hole husband went to work the next morning, to take care of my 2 year old, with a C-section and a newborn in tow. It was tough but I managed. I got my mom to come visit for number 3.
Wowsa, that is where WONDERWOMAN comes from....watching us gaining her power of awesomeness!! When I had my first son by c-section, the XO on my husbands' ship denied him leave, (his leave started when I went into labor). His explanation was that "You don't want to be around them after the baby, because they are all hormonal". He took leave anyway, (had paperwork to prove it), and his evaluation went down the next quarter because he put ME first before the NAVY. I was visited by the chaplain and told him straight up that I would NOT be writing the "Wives Monthly Newsletter". I told the chaplain how can I support the Navy wives if the Navy can't support my husband?
I took my 3rd son home the day after I had him! Got to experience many symptoms of afterbirth like the mucus from the baby's nose etc that you don't often see. Crazy!
Becca
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I'm feeling the need to share this, and I'm not sure where is best...it's a little self indulgent, and for that I apologize...
Something clicked in my brain today. Three somethings came together, actually.
1) I've repeatedly said I "refuse to obsess" over my diet, as I considered that unnatural and unsustainable (perhaps why I gained weight when I got injured, in the first place);
2) A medical professional once told me that taking off and keeping off a large amount of weight took a comparable amount of dedication to being a world-class athlete;
3) I'm only half joking when I say I'm going to swim in the Senior Olympics one day.
Hmmm...is that cognitive dissonance I smell? Maybe it wouldn't hurt me to start acting like a future-world-class athlete...after all, I've been doing the dreaded "obsessing" for two weeks, and I'm finally losing weight!
I can already see my muscles better. And seeing what some of you ladies who've been here a while have accomplished, I think I just resolved a mental block!
Larisa in Seattle0 -
sugardarlin, those pictures are so precious. She is so talented. And her own dogs are so cute.
My sister isn't one who does research on the internet, she isn't internet savvy enough to do that but she does do research in merk manual, etc. And it saved her life. She kept on telling her doctor there was something wrong, he couldn't find anything, went to specialist after specialist and they couldn't. Finally found something in a book and told her own doctor who did several tests and found a tumor on her parathyroid. I know research articles in books is different than the internet. Anyone can put something on the internet.
Charlie's block has worn off and his hand definetely knows it.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Hello everyone. Love all the pics. Grand children, animals, and family. All things of beauty. Things to be greatful for and cherish.
Still waiting for doc to approve exercising again. Just feels so unhealthy doing nothing compared to my previous situation. I was in maintenance stage prior to my relationship issue. Still trying to eat healthy. When I see all the workouts you ladies are doing I remember how good I felt when I was done. Keep up the good work.
If it were not for the Internet and you women here I would feel so lonely at times. You all brighten my days at times. You also make me realize that I should be grateful for my health and of my families health because my life could be so much more difficult. That being alone again is not the worst thing in the world.
I thank you all.
Anne from Wisconsin
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First up on "The Voice" ... WOW! Gotta go watch it, see ya!0
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Larisa, I see health and fitness as my hobby. I have been logging food and exercise since February 2009 and have sought every opportunity to be active. I have kept about 60 pounds off for years and plan to keep my weight within a two pound range for the rest of my life....I read about health and wellness and longevity and happiness and share what I've learned on this thread and with friends who are interested. I feel focused rather than obsessive and I love my life. Barbie
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I am so far behind you ladies are going to think I'm in a time warp, but here goes:
Mary from MN - Shep is so handsome, and what a sweet face!
CSSJ09 - I AM familiar with the greyhound event at Dewey! Always wanted to go, but it's a long way for a Texas girl. We've slowed down a bit in the fostering department in recent years, but I'm still looking forward to #50!
Sylvia - I think we all love to hear how great our dogs are! When I had my Irish Wolfhound we could never go anywhere in a hurry, because everywhere he went he had throngs of admirers who just wanted an audience with Himself.
JanetR - Thanks for the update on Lenora (and welcome back, Lenora!). I noticed she'd been mighty quiet! I don't think I could survive that long without internet service.
Chris in MA - Woohoo, so happy you had good results and wow, how wonderful to be so close to goal weight!
Heather - Oh, what beautiful little girl! Congratulations!
Larisa - Pretty cats! The Fluffy One (exactly what I was calling her in my head before I saw read their names) is especially gorgeous. And I think budgies are really under-rated; a lot of people don't realize how smart they are!
Hope you are all having a good week. I'm worthless today because I had to stay up ridiculously late getting all the tax stuff ready for our accountant. I'm glad to have that out of the way... maybe it'll give me motivation to get Quicken set up so it'll be easier next year!
It's been truly beautiful here but I can already tell I'd better be thinking about a plan for hot weather because it's too warm for me now. Gonna be a long summer. I got over the plague just in time for a nice visit with my brother, sister in law, and two nieces. It was a lot of people in a small house and his dogs aren't good with cats so the boys had to stay locked up, but we still had a lovely visit. I was glad to have them, and glad to wish them goodbye! Luna really enjoyed having other dogs to play with, so I'm hoping she'll adjust well to the foster greyhound we're picking up next week.
-Yvonne in TX
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stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 13.33min, 13.1amph, 138mhr, 2.9mi = 88c
eliptical- 37min, 91avstpmin, 3802str, 4incl, 7resist, 3.36mi = 294c
ride gym 2 dome- 6.52min, 12.2mph, 133mhr 1.4mi = 69c
ride dome 2 hm- 18.08min, 8.8amph, 152mhr, 26mi = 195c
total cal 6460 -
Larisa, I see health and fitness as my hobby. ... I feel focused rather than obsessive and I love my life. Barbie
Yess I like this point of view. I have considered lifting a hobby, also skiing, hiking, dancing, just not "fitness" lol. I'm learning, though; YAY!
Thank you all so much!
Larisa in Seattle.0 -
Hi everyone! I'm new here. I am in a weight loss challenge with two other women I work with who are close to half my age. They insist on weighing in every week. In 15 days I haven't lost anything. HELP!!!!0
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Stats for today:
17,000 steps
196 minutes of dog walking
109 minutes riding the exercise bike 0
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