WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2016

Artemis2121

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GodMomKim

Hi gals,

Thanks all for the encouragement with relationships, I really don’t think I would have the courage to make all the changes I have if I did not have all of you! I know you’ve got my back. Thanks!!!!

Karen from NY - I am so sorry to hear your friend made such a big error, could she go back and admit the truth and beg forgiveness? It might not save her job, but might make her feel better about who she is

Busy day, ate crappy, but tomorrow is another day! I went to a garden club meeting and just got home with a crazy head ache – which I NEVER get… hmmm water, and a bit of headache salve and headed to bed.

Love ya all!
Kim from N. California

karenleona

Wish i could get motivated enough to do some exercise. 2 years ago i was a gym rat and 130 pounds lighter when i was off work in disability. That was my 'job' , getting healthy and strong soi could go back to work. The process of going back to work and the first year working again, was so stressful i gained all the weigjt back. Now i am so exhausted after working 4 12 hour shifts and overtime on my days off, i rarely get any extra exercise other cutting the lawns and gardening. I do get a fair bit of walking done at work but that is not enougj. I am getting a trailer hitch amd a bike rack so hopefully that will encourage me to try biking again

janetr7476

Over 12,500 steps today and more than 13,000 Tuesday. Very good for me.

Janetr 0kc

cityjaneLondon

Karen - I understand your frustration. Fessing up is the only solution, but you can't do it for her. You will have to tell her you can't get involved. :flowerforyou:

Heather UK

lhannon062709

Almost there, sale's tomorrow. DH stayed with me last night, but didn't help how much I slept. He won't be here for the early part of the sale (Big doings at the ranch, over a hundred guests) so I'm so glad I asked the two friends to help.

Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning this morning...

Joyce, I'm sorry it ended up being worse than a dry socket. Never even knew you could have OA of the jaw.

DH, pretty accurate picture of my nights.

Love y'all
Lisa

grandmallie

Morning Ladies~
Joyce~ so sorry about the diagnosis , try and take it easy.. alot of things like that have to do with your bite, and alot of health issues stem from the mouth... if it was a lower tooth especially a molar they take much longer to heal.. and upper ones near sinus can give issues too. hear is hoping that something can be done..
I am in the Dog house with Tom, but when aren't I ? he got home Chester tried jumping in his lap and we though he sliced Chester's eyeball with the way the dog jumped up and the way Toms hand was.. then it started bleeding, which freaked us both out... well he has a small ulcer on his eyelid and I guess that ruptured and was the source of the bleeding ,took him to vet ,and all was well thank goodness..
so got him home and settled and heated up Toms dinner and ran out for about an hour , 2 of my high school teachers are retiring at the end of the school year.. now i havent been in school for a long time.. so they had a small reception in the high school library for them, came home and Tom was in a snit.. think he was mad that I ran out for a bit, still not talking to me.. Homer is having tummy troubles and will probably need to go to the vet also..
except for painting the closet and one outlet in Taliah's room, that room is set... and the ceiling in Tracy's room is in need of getting done, will help with that...

KetoneKaren

@Janetr OKC

Thanks for words of encouragement. Made me laugh! I think I have lost 1500lbs also! Maybe that's what I will say when people ask me how much weight I have lost (which I don't always wish to share but feel awkward b/c I know they are well meaning and honestly interested).

Since there is another Karen on this thread, I think I will go by:

KarenH from Virginia

klanders30

welcome to all the Karen's!!!

I go by Karen from NY and the ladies here are super supportive. Keep logging and checking in. I can't write often but when I do it seems to help

Thanks to all those that chimed in about my coworker crisis. The saga is not over but I am stepping back and not absorbing the guilt or at least trying to ignore it and get on with my professional life. DH is being such a support, offering his advice and listening carefully to me. How far we have come. What a blessing!!

His first piece of advice was: go the gym and take care of myself!! So you bet that is where I will go today

barbiecat

Karen from Virginia, I have maintained my weight loss for a long time. I started on MFP in 2009 and have continued to participate in this thread and sometimes others as well as weighing, measuring, and logging food and exercise. You mentioned changing your relationship with food. For me, I found that using food for recreation, entertainment, or comfort was dangerous. Now I meet my friends for a walk rather than for a meal. At home I prepare very basic food and don't vary too much. I gave up my reputation as the baker of the greatest chocolate chip cookies in the world. I became more active and dramatically reduced the amount of time I spend knitting. I hope you'll keep coming back and sharing your progress and the things you learn along the way.

Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington

My word for 2016 is "alacrity"....I will greet all experiences in my life with cheerful readiness

Lilymay2

KetoneKaren

@barbiecat I like your style. And your word for 2016.

csofled

megblair1

Hi friends. Hope all is well here. this week has been full of meetings and I just go home exhausted. today is no different, meetings from 9=4. Ugh!

At least the sun is shining and it is beautiful outside. Tonight we are having our traditional post A1C Mexican feast! Even with weeks of steroids and immobility, my A1C was still only 6.5%. So tonight is the dinner where I can indulge in tortilla chips and margaritas and enchiladas without worry. My dietician approves, by the way!

I got dismissed by neurosurgery, so that's a positive sign. I only have 1 more PT appointment then will be dismissed there too. I'm at about 95%; there are only 2 small places where I still have some slight numbness.

DH had a long visit with DD#2 2 nights ago. She claimed to be totally oblivious that children should at least pay some attention to their parent on mothers day/fathers day but that is certainly not the way she was raised. We always made a big deal out of family celebrations. I still haven't heard from her. She also had lots of complaints about me such as I bought DD#2 a new car (nope, leased it for $3700 because DD#1 never paid her back for her car loan so she had no money to buy a car with and she's paying us back). She seems to forget we paid all her maternity and delivery bills; when DH reminded her of that she appeared totally stunned. Even though she brought all those bills to us herself. She is also mad we gave DD#2 $1000 for school last year; she "forgot" she got that same amount of money when she was admitted to the cosmetology school. So I just don't know what to think.

She did complain mightily about having to be on time at our events. Well when several people are involved, the hostess has to specify times, and when you have reservations, you have to show up on time. When you are cooking, you have to know when to put food in the oven! She simply doesn't understand that. So DH suggested that if I ask them over for 5 and that doesn't work, why not say "we can't come at 5 but could be there by 6, is that ok?". She had never even considered that.

OK that's enough of that; it gives me heartburn thinking of it. I'm still not sure what to do about fathers day which is coming up.

I hope all of you are doing well and now I have to wander off to our first meeting of the day, bleh. Take care all Meg from Omaha

Katla49

We have plans to go to the coast today for an overnight, but DGD got sick yesterday and I wonder whether we will cancel the reservations. We will see as the morning progresses. Right now I'm the only one who is up. :flowerforyou::

pipcd34

morning peeps -
today I was planning on riding to/from work but forgot I had to take yogi for his followup visit to the doc so I had to drive. oh well.... it would have been over 1k cal burn today :0(

stat for the day
SKI MACHINE- 30min, 143mhr, grad hill climb program, 2.42mi = 308c

margaretturk

Charleen gorgeous waterfall.

Peach1948

Janet ~ Congrats on all those steps! I am elated that for two days in a row I have walked almost a mile....mainly because it is too hot to walk the Pom later in the day.

Meg ~ Sorry you are going through all this with DD#1. Sometimes I feel lucky to have only one child because he always knows that he is #1 with us.

Katla ~ Hope your DGC feels better and you can go to the coast.

NY Karen ~ Know what you are going through with your co-worker. The last year I taught, a gal that I had known for over 27 years was involved in an accident on the play ground and tried to sue the school/county. She kept calling me and wanting to talk and I kept putting her off. In the end, because I had befriended her, I was placed in a position that made me decided to retire even though I was not mentally ready to do so.

I am returning grass seed to BJ's today and will go to Lowes to get another kind to fill in some bare spots in my yard. The folks that cut our zosia have been scalping it on the low ends of the lawn. I and my DH have spoken to them about raising the blades but it doesn't seem to sink in. We hand planted this grass as sprigs and it spread beautifully all over the front yard. It was a lot of work and hate having to deal with this.

Carol

pipcd34

skeuhn48 - when you say PCP, i think of the drug, what does your PCP mean. where r u in WA, i'm in Tacoma

I am supposed to run 12mi tomorrow, thinking about running outside, the treadmill only goes up to 2 hrs max and I may take longer than 2 hrs to run the 12. we'll c

Marcelynh

Morning everyone. 38 years with the love of my life today! Started out with exercise and moving on to yard work. I have to burn the calories that I'm sure to eat tonight at dinner.

Welcome to everyone new. Howdy to everyone "old"

Marcelyn
Celebrating in Houston

klanders30

Oh Carol you hit the nail on the head....I am steering clear and no other person has approached me about this at all today. I have decided to not talk to her about this----period end of sentence and so far it is working out. I have removed her from my personal email and I won't take her phone calls if she does happen to try to talk to me. I am disappointed and saddened by her lack of judgment but as my husband reminds me....I did not create this mess and I cannot undo it! Thanks for understanding so clearly.

I am going to the gym after work and I am eating a beautiful salad for lunch, getting back into the groove!

Karen from NY

miriamwithcats

Pip, PCP stands for primary care physician in managed health care terms.

My new, too loose jeans really are TOO loose. I wore them to physical therapy and kept having to pull them up! I guess I will take the side seam in a bit so they fit better.

Peach1948

Miriam ~ Congrats on your loose fitting jeans!

cityjaneLondon

Katla - Sending healing thoughts to your DGC.

Meg - You always knew she was cognitively challenged, so I guess this is just more evidence. It must be sad for you when you have done your very best by your daughters. I salute your bravery in even taking on the two sisters in the first place - I know I could not have done it. :flowerforyou: The only way to look at it is not to take it personally and maybe put your professional hat on when interacting with her. How is the baby doing? (I guess not a baby any more)

Karen from Virginia - I have been at maintenance for over 2 years now. Like you I lost and gained it all back and more before. This group has made all the difference to me. I still log every day and do what feels sometimes like a ridiculous amount of exercise for a person of my age, 66. But it is my lifesaver. Unlike Barbie I am a person for whom food is at the centre of my life. I have learnt how to make better choices and most of the time that works. I have a supportive husband who is a demon exerciser himself and who loves vegetables, so that is a huge help. I am retired, so have lots of time to put myself first. I have huge admiration for those who can follow a healthy lifestyle and hold down a job, look after kids, parents etc. Everyone who loses a pound is a hero to me.
A sustainable slow loss is a much better way to go than a crash diet, which usually results in a relapse and a rebound. We must accept that our society's attitude to food is distorted and we must slowly learn a better way to live and eat, even if it means going against the norms. We have to value ourselves enough.

Love to all. I've bought a big tray of deep red geraniums for the pots, also a green pepper plant.

Having trouble getting cheap travel insurance now I'm over 65. Going to try one more company.

Marcelyn - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! :drinker:

Heather UK

janetr7476

Marcelynh wrote: »

Morning everyone. 38 years with the love of my life today! Started out with exercise and moving on to yard work. I have to burn the calories that I'm sure to eat tonight at dinner.

Welcome to everyone new. Howdy to everyone "old"

Marcelyn
Celebrating in Houston

Totally awesome job. Congratulations to you and your husband.

Janetr okc

MightyLolo

Good morning, ladies!
Argh I'm in that place...where it feels like I may never lose weight again. What are some tricks y'all use to keep motivated while waiting out a plateau?

Larisa in Seattle

MightyLolo

pipcd34 wrote: »

stat for the day
SKI MACHINE- 30min, 143mhr, grad hill climb program, 2.42mi = 308c

Oooh ski machine! I wish I had access to one of those.

janetr7476

Carol GA - thanks for the cudos on my steps yesterday. Today is weight resistance training so I don't get in as many steps. Good job on your walking. I'm with the pom, I can't walk in much heat.
Janetr okc

barbiecat

Heather, I like that you and I show two completely different approaches to food, cooking, and eating that work equally well for weight loss and maintenance. The trick for each of us to find what will work for us rather than trying to be like someone else and having it not work. Like you, I do an amazing amount of exercise for someone my age (I turned 70 this year) and find that it improves everything about my life.

Larisa, I live my life like a clock ticking in a thunderstorm...I keep doing the same thing no matter what is going on around me....so I eat and exercise and live my life the same no matter what the scale says or what my head says.

Marcelyn, Happy Anniversary

Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington ...now I'm headed out to teach my line dance class

KetoneKaren

@cityjaneLondon and others who have welcomed me. I have been unfortunate enough to have blundered into some of the snarkier threads on this site. I have to say, this thread is breath of fresh air, and much more worthy of the limited screen time I am going to allow myself. Thank goodness I found you!

Karen in Virginia