WOMEN ages 50+ FOR JULY 2016
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Good Morning ladies, As you all know, I live in Baton Rouge, the epicenter right now of ALL that is going on in this country. The protest were at first peaceful, but I could just tell yesterday, that tensions were rising, & it wouldn't be long before things turned bad. And sure enough, protesters decided to move the protest from the site of the murder to the police station, police took the offense, and geared up in riot gear (rightfully so after what happened in Dallas), and its been VERY TENSE every since. It's been sooooo exhausting mentally, I just HAD to step back from all media to gather myself.
Have gotten off course a bit...no walking, actually very little eating. Neither can be good for me. I've found in the past that eating too little is just as bad as eating too much. So, my goal for the remainder of the month is to get back on course....
-do my morning walks
-eat all of my calories with healthy eating (-the exercise calories)
-add some weights to my daily regime
Please keep everyone involved in the madness this week in your thoughts, and prayers (if applicable)
~Melanie~ Baton Rouge
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Good Morning all! Happy Saturday! My heart just aches for all of the families involved in all of the recent shootings. My heart aches for myself and all other americans as we try to understand and wrap our heads around the violence. I have turned my tv off. I am not burying my head in the sand, I just can't stand the complete saturation on the news and the bickering over who is right/wrong that goes on.
Thank you every one for the bike advice. I think I will visit my local bike shop and have them fit me on a bike (and buy elsewhere for less).
As far as blood donation goes, I always get turned away due to low iron in my blood. I try every year, but even with supplements, it still isn't right for them.
If you need a good "escape" book; you should read Toddlers Are A**holes by Bunmi Laditan, author of the Honest Toddler blog. I know most of us are past the toddler stage with our children, or if you have a career with toddlers, like me, you are going on 25 years of "growing" toddlers. The title is rough, the language is colorful, but it rings true to what parents go through with small children. I was truly pee-my-pants laughing through the whole book. Very short read, but highly entertaining.1 -
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Larrisa, I bet you get a lot of whistles when you wear your red dress! You need to wear red all the time. You look fantastic.
HA no whistles. Lots of smiles though. It's a very cheery little dress.
Mary, Minn i was so glad when Charlie's surgeon said he could resume driving. I could tell when he was feeling better. He started 'critiquing' my driving. That's a nice way of saying he was cussing me out for almost every turn and parking I did. He is an aggressive driver. I don't mind waiting for a car that is coming to pass then turn out. I know I could probably make it but why should I when I can just pull out leisurely, I'm not holding anyone back. We don't have a big schedule. I always make sure i leave early anyway. I got that from my parents. So now he drives and I hold onto my oops handle all the time. I know when he says hang on that he is pulling out when he shouldn't.
I did get my stuff at Walmart today. I just haven't fixed his pants yet.
Well the bag I put on yesterday leaked today. I'm not sure what I did wrong except that I tried to straighten the adhesive because it wasn't even. The bag has a barrier and then an adhesive. It's the barrier that keeps the poop away from the skin. The adhesive is just an extra added adhesive to make sure it's on. The one I used today is the one I was hoping would be his forever bag. These bags come in either one piece or two piece. The tow piece has a barrier you put on the skin first and then you put the actual bag on. Most of them have kind of like a tupperware seal on them. This particular brand has an adhesive permanent seal to it. The barrier piece is kind of oval and you put the bag on it. But the shape of the oval puts it over his belly button. So I put it vertical instead of it's normal horizontal position it is meant to go. There is still a little that goes over the belly button and you have to actually cut that piece out. I don't have great confidence that it will work. But this bag has a vent in it so it doesn't fill up with gas and you are going around with this bubble under your clothing. The gas just automatically releases itself. Charlie's skin just itches all over. He wanted me to use the adhesive remover pad on his skin today. I gave the pad to him and said go to it. He needs to be doing something for himself regarding this. Today he was just sitting and pondering and said how awful it would be for some one in their 30's to have one. It has really affected his confidence in himself. At the grocery store today I leaned back against him and he wanted to know what I was doing. I said I was just leaning back on him. We were waiting in line and why not lean on my husband? He didn't put his arms around my waist or anything so I took my arms and put them behind me and wrapped them around his back. He just looks so unhappy so much. I think he needs to see his grand children. They always give him a boost.
Oh you are being so loving. I hope Charlie regains some confidence, soon, and returns some of that love.
I agree it's good f him to be taking care of himself as much as possible. It will bolster his self esteem.
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Kim: Congratulations again! The garden sounds gorgeous. Will you share pictures as it grows and changes over the seasons? :flowerforyou:
klanders & Barbie: Yesterday I met dear friends for breakfast in Portland near the Lloyd Center on the east side of the Willamette River. I deliberately ignored my auto navigation device and was on the freeway less than 500 yards going there. I chose to use city streets to get where I was going. I-5 in Portland is hideous these days. On the way home I was never on the freeways at all. Much better!
Grits: I agree with your sentiments about gun control, and I'm a strong supporter of the second amendment, although I don't see any good reason for the general public to be able to buy assault weapons. Those belong with the military and police in my opinion. :flowerforyou:
Sue in WA: I've been picking my own blueberries and having them with breakfast for the past couple of weeks. It is glorious! There are more blueberries this year than I've ever seen before. I only have three plants, and they're just over knee high. Friends have some older bushes that are a different variety & taller than head high. I never really had blueberries as a kid and have only discovered how great they are in the last few years. :bigsmile:
DJ: You're absolutely right. It is terrible when you have a great hairdresser that leaves town. My barber was on a mission to help his daughter, so I can only admire him for it. I sure do miss him, though. :ohwell:
I'm looking forward to my riding lesson today. Last week there was no riding because the horse had a hot foot. I hope there are no horse health problems today. Evidently there will be some work with cutting cattle later in the day. My teacher and a 4H-er will be riding. I hope to be able to watch.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
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Good afternoon.
I am having trouble raising my spirits this morning. I was awake for a good part of the night, despite my best efforts to count my blessings, meditate, breathe, focus and visualise. I am just down in the dumps.
This time of year often sees me this way. It will pass.
I am just sad.
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Heather - big ((( hugs))). We all get there somtimes. I hope it lifts quickly.
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Heather - there is a lot going on in the world that is depressing. That is why I love coming on here. There is so much love and support from all the ladies. Hang in there. (((Hugs)))
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Heather - Dull days that seem to run endlessly are my bane also. On the advice of my doctor I upped my vitamin D intake and it has made a large difference. When I feel the 'dulls' coming on (mostly in the winter, but long stretches of cloudy days do it too) I check my Vitamin D intake and adjust as needed. When the dulls hit I up to 50,000 units and drop back to 25,000 units (or less) when I have sunny days and I have been outside. You do have it right - we Heather.
A shout out to Exermom - Thank you for the note regarding water intake. I was 'doing it wrong.' My 'cups' are either 14oz or 20oz cups and I logged the number of cups I was drinking without realizing MFP was using 8 oz cups as the unit of measure. Thanks for the helping hand, it is greatly appreciated.
Charleen in Colorado (Someone sent desert hot/dry winds this way---enough---you can take them back now)1 -
My DD took me on an adventure last evening. She asked if I wanted to take a walk with her in the nearby park. This is a very unusual event, but not one to pass up company and a walk I said yes, let's go!
Seems she had downloaded a free app called Pokemom Go and she wanted to go to the park and walk around collecting Pokemom creatures. I don't 'game' and I don't know Pokemom at all.
Seems this new game requires you to walk to random locations in order to interact with the creatures and other real human players. I got to 'see' the Pokemom creatures in our park through her phone and I must say it was crazy funny!
What was even funnier was the young father out in the same park with his young daughter walking around to the same spots we had been and looking at his phone all the while, not typing, just looking. I suspect he had the same app and was doing the same thing we were. I am certain we will see him again as he looked to be a local neighbor.
So when DD gets home from work today, I bet I get an invite for another long walk around the park. She said she had never seen so many Pokemom creatures in our park before, that I must be a Pokemom creature magnet.
Charleen in Colorado (Sometimes life tickles my funny bone)4 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Good afternoon.
I am having trouble raising my spirits this morning. I was awake for a good part of the night, despite my best efforts to count my blessings, meditate, breathe, focus and visualise. I am just down in the dumps.
This time of year often sees me this way. It will pass.
I am just sad.
Love Heather
Giving u the biggest longest warm hug I can muster. I am so sorry u r feeling down. I am here for ya babe, we all r1 -
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Kim – Congrats on ‘new’ job!
Vickil57 – If I can get somebody to take me to town to get some things I need to make them; I will be making the smashed potatoes real soon. Need olive oil and Parmesan cheese, and some sort of meat to have with them. Maybe, also, some Asparagus as another side dish. Might wait until Sunday as we have left-over pizza from last night.
Margaret – I do know that people in certain situations react differently. The sister of a HS friend of mine ‘laughed uncontrollably' during her father’s funeral. She was ‘in shock’ and only about 13-years-old when he Dad had a massive heart attack on his way home from work and crashed into a tree.
Karen and barbiecat – I’d rather my DH drive, especially through a large city, than to have him be the ‘front backseat driver’. But, I hate that I won’t be able to help him with the driving to LA next month; oh well!
Skuehn48 – My hair has turned mostly gray; still straight without a perm; but, I would welcome it being curly (without a perm). It is usually much courser than your regular color hair. One reason it seems to be 'flying' away or have static in it. My DH and DSs do not want me to color mine. I know why DH doesn’t want me to, because I would go back to my natural ‘auburn’ (which is what is was when we got married). I guess he did not notice it then - love being blind and all that.
Cracker is always so smooth and silky feeling when we clip her. I’m not sure that this last time they clipped her quite as short. Since she is white mostly; they did not want to ‘skin’ her too much because she’d get sunburned.
This week (before she got her flea and tick meds in her) she had 2 ticks on her. I’m thinking that she is going to have bad reactions to ticks; as she apparently scratched or chewed chunks out of her fur where they were and a little sore; poured some cleanser that the vet had given me when she had a thorn taken out of her pad; then put Neosporin on them. Last night before I opened the door to let her in, I was just checking to see if she was by the door. What I saw was Cracker and Tux (the cat) were both lying down and playing ‘footsies’ with one another. Oh, why is it always they do something cute and you can never catch it on camera!?!?!
Oceanmelody – Wasn’t it the Texas Lt. Governor that made that ‘stupid remark’ about “if it had been a ‘white couple’ in the car … ‘would you ‘think’ they would have been shot?” WHAT A STUPID remark for anybody to make when people know that the ‘race card’ was going to be used? Sorry, if that offends you Texans; but, he is a lot like some ‘other’ politician who said, ‘that person could have looked/been MY son’? STUPID! If it was a ‘different’ governor that said that, then he made the ‘stupid’ remark; and, I apologize to my Texan friends. It would have been ‘nice’ IF nobody had been shot? As for ‘gun control’ I ‘think’ that the wording would be ‘very important and delicate’ so as to NEVER allow the government to just ‘confiscate ‘all’ guns’ because of someone’s interpretation of what is an ‘assault’ gun/weapon. Like they have done in Britain and Australia. You point a .22 or even a ‘toy pistol that looks real because the safety orange tip has been removed’ at someone … those can be considered ‘assault guns/weapons’. I think it would have to be worded to include ‘magazines’ over a particular number of shots; other than military or SWAT teams. But, you’ve got Congressmen/women who understand the 2nd Amendment to our Constitution, and, 'unfortunately' some that don't. And a LOT of people living in rural areas hunt to put food on their tables and if they just hunt for sport … most taxidermist donate the meat to ‘soup kitchens’ and ‘homeless shelters’. Or they do down here in SWGA. There are people who are alive and have never held a gun, wouldn’t know how to shoot it, if they had to. Wouldn’t understand the importance of ALWAYS checking to make sure it is ‘not’ loaded before throwing it around and ‘jokingly’ pointing it at another. Never point a gun at something or someone unless you intend on ‘shooting or killing’ them.
Why are the news stations making such a ‘big’ deal out of memorials for the perpetrators/victims and NOT the police? Why does the POTUS order ‘flags flown at half-staff’ for people like “Whitney Houston” and not a “Military General” whose funeral was not attended by the POTUS or the VPOTUS, not even someone from the government when traditionally ‘someone pretty high-up would have been there to show their respect’.
We have ‘gangs’ of all races, etc., because the “family unit and values” have been thrown out the window. They want to ‘belong’; but, unfortunately they get involved in ‘drugs and prostitution’ because it makes that ‘pain go away’ and they ‘make more money dealing’. GGRRrrr!!!!!
IMHO.
I know we talked about this not being a place to ‘discuss’ politics or religion. I think we are ALL ‘up in arms’ [no pun intended]
What can we do to ‘stop it’? VOTE, and VOTE whatever or whomever you wish to vote for; whether or not they ‘do things’ that are ‘unlawful’ … or they might be ‘considered a loose cannon on ship’. IF you DON’T vote, then don’t *kitten* if the other person wins. Our country ‘needs’ a change – whether or not it can change is ‘really’ the Congressmen/women on both sides of the aisle. They’re not concerned because ‘they live by different rules/laws that we do’, they ‘think’ they are above the law. They’ve forgotten why they are ‘up there in the first place’; it is because “We the People” elected them, and continue doing so. Maybe it is time to take a long hard look, and ‘clean House’.
In GA – a man called 9-1-1 just to ‘lure a policeman’ to ‘walk into a trap’. The news station has had more to say about the one that did the shooting than the policeman that was shot. Thankfully, the policeman had on a ‘vest’; and of the 3 bullets that hit him, only one ‘hit’ below the vest and into his abdomen. Maybe he got some ‘better shots in’ because they ‘airlifted’ the shooter to a hospital in FL.
I agree with Karen in Virginia (who could ‘name’ the victims and family members). Nobody should have died.
My heart also goes out to ALL the victims and especially their loved ones and families and friends.
I’m SORRY; but, this kind of news really pisses me off!
Oceanmeloday and Margaret have both said what I am thinking. Also when you are running away – don’t run in a ‘straight’ line … do a little changing in your pattern. Most shooters (especially if they are trained – military or otherwise) have no problem when they can predict what their target is going to do (if they run in a straight line); find something that is ‘safe’ if you must ‘hide’ … something thick – concrete barrier or dumpster. That is not being a ‘coward’ it is being ‘safe’.
I LOVE ALL OF YOU LADIES, TOO! Most of us are mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, and aunts. Some have children or grandchildren; brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles, and fathers who are in the ‘police force or military’ and they do a good job, with less praise and money for putting their lives on the line to serve and protect.
Have a safe weekend; remember that a lot of us are going to be feeling triple digit temperatures (or heat indexes). If you are going to be ‘outside’ in it … drink a LOT of water. DH and DOS got up at 6:00 this AM to go cut ‘fire wood’ from the trees that were cut on the gas line easement to make room for a 2nd one.
Ljdw99 – You need to chat with Becca – our resident nudist! LOL!
Re in TX – I did not get them by PM; I did send a friend request the last time; but, lately, any time I try sending a PM … I get an ‘error’ message about the server (maybe Hillary cleaned it off with her little invisible rag motion’), so I cannot send you email or address. Doesn’t look like my ‘friend’ message ever went through; maybe you can send me a ‘friend request’ and then be able to send them to me by PM. Maybe you need to send me a friend request and see if that works. When I make the potato recipe; I probably won’t use nearly the amount of oil or chees that the recipe calls for. Thanks.
Larisa – Don’t be a slave to your scale; being a little heavier; might be because you are gaining ‘muscle’ and losing ‘fat’ … Muscle weighs more than fat. I get weighed every other week; and, I don’t get on my scales at home because they are so unpredictable (wrong). Some times when I go to my weigh-in I tell Essie that I don’t think I did all that great, weight wise; but, when she tells me that my muscle % has gone up, my fat % has gone down, and my water % has gone up; that makes me ‘feel’ just as good as if I had seen the number on the scale go down. I blew it last night with pizza (but, not as bad as I thought I would). Today DH brought home a bacon cheeseburger from the little cart that parks down on the corner at the Hwy. Only ate 14 fries; but, ate the entire hamburger; going over by about 1/3rd of my daily CI; I think I am going to skip supper. And I am going to go get in the pool, too.
Great photo! Looking good! I take a walking stick or cane with me when I walk around the farm here. To scare snakes away before I walk up on any; and, to have a way to get up if I fall down.
Michele – Our DOS keeps up our pool which is closer to their house than to ours; but, we paid for ½ of it to be moved and set up again. It’s an above ground pool but about 4 ½ feet deep. Round and 27’ across. We can get a lot of people in it. He puts only 1 chemical in the pool and it stays clean and clear without having to add a little bit of this or a little bit of that to do so. I'll have to ask him what he does. He vacuums it out late on Sunday; and, usually on Saturday or Sunday he adds about 4" of water from the hose into it. I brushed it yesterday after I walked my exercise. That helps him, too - so he doesn't have to spend so much time cleaning it. But, DOS won’t let me do my walking around and across it, if they are in the pool. Don’t know if that is ‘his request’ or ‘if it makes DDnL#1 unhappy’; but, either way – I do my exercise during the week. If they are not in it on the weekend, I do it then, too. DH and DOS have been ‘out since about 6:00 this morning chopping wood and they are going to go back to it as soon as their lunch goes down a little. Right now is the hottest time of the day w/triple digits with the heat index.
Lillian – I forgot to tell you the last time I posted that you looked very good! I’m 5’4” and now down below 160lbs by a little. My goal is about 145-150lbs. Now taking it slowly, it seems; but, I am exercising a lot.
Debbie in TX – Sorry to hear about your DH’s chest pains. Glad it wasn’t a heart attack; hope the tests all are normal or show something that can be ‘fixed’ so he won’t have them anymore.
Melanie in Baton Rouge – Keeping you and family in our prayers. Seems like every large city are having protests. Some have ben peaceful; but, others have gone ‘south’ very quickly and tensions ‘high’.
Katla – I don’t believe that the ‘general John Doe’ has any reason for a ‘military-style/SWAT team’ type of Assault rifle (gun) for any reason. This is when they need to have much more control over these roving gun shows where there are sales of guns and they get picked up or taken with them during that weekend; and there isn’t any real ‘background check’ or 'cooling off period'. People do not go ‘deer hunting, elk hunting, moose or bear hunting’ with this type of gun. They are meant to ‘kill/maim’ or ‘destroy’ people or things. I don’t think that our government officials wanting ‘gun control’ are making that distinction when they try to write up ‘gun control’ laws. You can’t just make a law to ‘control guns/assault guns’; and, there is a fine line about what constitutes an ‘assault’ gun/rifle sometimes a/k/a ‘shotgun’. No American and especially not the NRA want to get into a situation like Britain and Australia when someone decides that ‘assault guns’ include ALL guns and start confiscating ALL guns. It is a ‘thin line’ to walk and try to please both sides of his very volatile issue. Like a ‘sniper’s gun/rifle’ … they can be set to shot one bullet or they can be set to shoot 100s of bullets. In Dallas, the shooter was in a ‘military position as a sniper’ would be … up high and looking down.
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Good afternoon.
I am having trouble raising my spirits this morning. I was awake for a good part of the night, despite my best efforts to count my blessings, meditate, breathe, focus and visualise. I am just down in the dumps.
This time of year often sees me this way. It will pass.
I am just sad.
Love Heather
Virtual hugs to you, and good on you for sharing.
I learned something valuable today, after triggering my PTSD* by accidentally hitting my head on the corner of a cabinet: Just telling someone made an enormous difference in getting it back under control and not ruining my whole day. I'd never told anyone before, hey I'm going through this right now. It was amazing...so I'm glad you shared how you were feeling.
That is one of the things I love about, well, any community of women pulling together, but also this group, specifically. We can turn to one another, and give and get support, and that is always bigger than it seems.
Larisa in Seattle
*child abuse, 'nuff said.
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Sue in WA~ Well you have most definitely done your gold star work. Anyone that becomes a nurse has a special place in my heart!
Karen in Virginia~ Good on ya for telling your relative! In the scheme of things its just a moment of unpleasantness and oogles of benefits. To all of you that can't donate, no worries, you have become the hallowed cheering squad :-) I see the long lines of people trying to donate at hospitals when there is a crisis, but it can be as normal as making a hair appointment, every 8 weeks.
Kim from N. California~ Congrats you on becoming Head Mistress of the Garden!!! We shall be here, holding down the fort so to speak.... You will be eating SO good, I am green (a healthy shade of) with envy! Enjoy yourself!
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Hello everyone I have returned to my fitness pal after a couple of years. Iphone got me back to walking and steps as I had fitbit before. I would love to have some active friends that are my age. Is there a group for this group? 1
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IremiaRe~ Well at one point while all 15 of us were "pedaling our bicycles" in the water, I had a flashback of those great Ester Williams movies.....and I commented to the lady next to me, "Ester would be so proud of us". She just smiled.
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Over50ToBeFit wrote: »Hello everyone I have returned to my fitness pal after a couple of years. Iphone got me back to walking and steps as I had fitbit before. I would love to have some active friends that are my age. Is there a group for this group?
This is it; welcome! All ya gotta do is keep coming back.
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I've not snacked in the evening since my cry for help the other day. I have such a renewed commitment and sense of accomplishment, I am pumped. I feel so much better about me. Thank you all for your much needed and appreciated support. What would I do without you?
I hope we can all get on with using this site for what it is intended, which is support and encouragement of one another in living a healthy life style.
Janetr OKC (where it is hot and humid, and I'm hearing the Colorado mountains calling my name)4 -
janetr7476 wrote: »I've not snacked in the evening since my cry for help the other day. I have such a renewed commitment and sense of accomplishment, I am pumped. I feel so much better about me.
YAY! That is awesome.
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DebbieTX~ Sending you healthy DH thoughts to you!!! (hugs)
Joyce, Indiana~ Aw, you are doing everything right with Charlie, and MORE.... Be patient, he will come around and adjust to this new way of coping. I admire your perseverance in all that you have to do, regarding his bag, getting him to accept his fate of having it, and getting back to a somewhat normal-cy.
I have always wanted to buy a cheap old set of china dishes, find a place to just chuck them against a sturdy wall.... Maybe he needs to just do that... or watch you. That would put the fear of beJesus into the man...eeek.. hahaha. All kidding aside, women are the strongest, they have to be, so just keep doing what you are doing friend. ((((hugs)))
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Heather~ Aw friend, put together a "I am thankful" box, with pictures of great things, great sayings, grand children, letters from people that admire you, your fat pictures, and anything that gives you pure bliss and joy. I try to acknowledge the "melancholy". I try to decide where its coming from, like finding the source of a fever. Then I get to work, either looking at pictures, reading, calling people, getting a hug from my husband or son, and try to not let it overcome me. There are times (when a sadness is a recent one) that sneaker waves of sadness can come over you, triggered by the most innocent of things, sounds, etc. You let it slap you in the face, you hold on, and the storm passes, then you step out of the water. Just one step will make you feel better. (((hugs))) Becca1
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Lenora~ Um....saluting ....resident nudist checking in....what's the assignment?? lol Becca0
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Kim - I am delighted you got the job you wanted. It sounds as if it will use all your different skills. :flowerforyou:
Heather0 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Good afternoon.
I am having trouble raising my spirits this morning. I was awake for a good part of the night, despite my best efforts to count my blessings, meditate, breathe, focus and visualise. I am just down in the dumps.
This time of year often sees me this way. It will pass.
I am just sad.
Love Heather
Heather, you are funny and beautiful and bright and adventurous...we all value you here!!! There is a lot to be sad about lately but we are all in this together. Hope you feel better soon!
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So from yesterday to today, I am down 3 lbs??? What the heck? I had a great exercising time at the pool, ate really well, drank enough water, went to bed at 9:30PM, so enough sleep. Maybe it wasn't just one thing but a mixture of it all, resulting in the loss. So this morning I fixed some french toast with 12 grain bread, took some frozen blackberries and added some syrup, and corn starch to make a compote to put over it all. It was yummy, nearly half of my daily calories though. I am eating 1/2 of an Atkins protein bar this afternoon with coffee, and for dinner a Japanese noodle, zucchini with Asian flair beef/soy sauce and wasabi broth thing. Not denying myself, but definitely eating less. Eating less and living more.
I was melancholy last night about my middle sister. I have some toys that her grandchild would love, and so they are in my small dining area awaiting to be picked up by her, or my niece. Well, my sister had told me that after the 1st of the month, she and I could get together, she would come over to the coast to pick up the toys etc. So the 1st has come and gone. No call backs to schedule anything. I can't operate like that, I like to look at the month as a whole, and put in my appointments, my volunteering, my TOPS meetings, etc. So does she agree to meet to just pacify me? Not really intending to do anything? So I laid on my bed contemplating all this, getting madder by the minute, so I call her. I tell her that its the 8th, so what are her plans. I tell her that if I don't hear from her by next Friday I will just donate the toys, they are taking up space in my apartment. I tell her I need for her to do what she says, and say what she means.... Am I trying too hard to make life bow to my wishes? Do you think I am asking too much? Well after I left a message for her, I tried to calm myself, think of something GOOD. So I called my other sister, and all was well. My planets realigned and my foundations are secure.... :-)
Becca
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Stronglifts Workout A
Squat-1X 5X55/65/75/85, 5X5X 90
BP-1X5X 55/65/75, 5X5X 80
BR-5X5X 85
Kettlebell Swing
Russian kettle bell swing-22X 10 X 30
Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge
6 miles
Mary from Minnesota3 -
MightyLolo wrote: »And this one's for all of you, this fine Saturday. Because reasons.
Ok why is all the old pictures are mostly skirting the fringes of being idiotic, and like a clip from The Twilight Zone??
That is I, with some sort of mutant doll, (well it was my sisters Susie Doll) but I don't look amused....
Becca
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