WOMEN ages 50+ FOR JULY 2016
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KetoneKaren wrote: »Pat *Giggle* Yeah, those pesky doctors, they always think they need to see what your blood pressure is and order stuff like fasting labs and mammograms and colonoscopies, darn it!
Karen,it took me too long to question any Dr about the whys & wherefores.Feel much better for it.They know they won't see me again,till they order me in.BP is good,ditto fasting labs...last yr,I mean. Hub had extensive lab work done at vets & just yest,Dr told him every test looked great.We are time wasters for the medicos.So thankful !
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Afternoon chica's-
Feeling a bit better,got things situated for DFIL we are paying a taxi that takes wheelchairs to bring him to other nursing home , insurance won't pay,but it is 25.00 think we can handle that...Tom fielded that call and took it upon himself to give the go ahead...told him thank you very much..trying to boost his moral for going the extra mile....praise does good sometimes..well another couple of hours and then home.2 -
Yea, Allie- I bet that is a mood lifter!?
Karen VA- We are shooting for the same goal weight! I am 5'8, just wondering how tall you are...
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Good for you Allie. Your FIL may be a little needy for awhile in his new surroundings. I would have gladly made that decision but yet my husband was as involved in his Mom's care as I was. Him and his brother were power of attorney for health health care. I don't think his other brother and sister even cared.
Our appointments went well today. Charlie saw the PA so we got in real quick. His EKG was good and no changes except see her again in 6 months. He sees the doctor every months and the PA every 6 months. Mine was just to check on my partial plate and it is fine. So all is well. When I got home I called the one ostomy supply company that we had not talked to since his surgery. I wish I had taken notes on all of the different products when they sent them all but I didn't. But this call will get me at least one sample bag and a belt that will fit the bag and hopefully make it more stable.
Rain and more rain today. All it does is make my weeds grow more.
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Hello Ladies –
I am a little behind on this – but so much of me is tied up in my childhood…. I was born in Carmel, California in 1965 to a stock broker and a lounge singer. My mother complains to this day that I ruined her career…. She gave up the singing when I was born. I was the youngest of four at the time – although my younger sister came along a couple of years later to torment me. I was horribly spoiled, but not a brat – quite used to being the darling of the family… Even after my rotten little sister was born, life went along smoothly for several years… but, my parents – who had always had a “tumultuous” relationship, finally broke down and got a divorce. Mom moved into a little house at the bottom of the hill with my two oldest siblings – her two children from a previous marriage – and the rest of us lived in the big house at the top of the hill with my Grandmother and my Father. Grandmother was really the main reason for the Divorce – Mom just couldn’t take her anymore – and Dad didn’t really take the whole thing well – spending a lot of time drinking. When I was about 5 – he drank a bit too much and wiped out on his motorcycle – very nearly died – and had to relearn everything – speech, walking, everything. (DON’T DRINK AND RIDE – ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET!)
Well, the worst of it for me was, my Daddy didn’t remember me when he finally came home. It was creepy – his head and body were all bandaged up, and he had this totally vacant look – like nobody was home. I suppose for a while, nobody was. Fortunately, true love prevailed. Mom spent a lot of time with him – basically dragging him back into the world of the living and in the end, they remarried. Whether he ever actually remembered us, or just relearned to love us, I will never know.
But, in the mean time – my Grandfather – who had what would later be called Alzheimer's – but was just called Senile back then – wandered off. So, we had people combing the property looking for him. 40 acres is a lot to search – with ponds and woods and all. When he didn’t turn up, Police came around, questioning my Grandmother… They never did find him. Grandma – who had been a less than delightful person to begin with, became even more “wonderful” to live with. My Eldest Sister (I never quibbled about halves –she was and is my Sister) decided to blow that scene – and took off to do whatever 18 year old girls did in 1971. My Brother – who was “troubled” was shipped off to the military to try and shape him up – and suddenly, half the people in my life were disabled or gone. It was a lot for a 5-7 yr old to take. I have always said it was a miracle that I was just fat, and not some kind of a crazed psychopath.
As Dad recovered, he got antsy – he couldn’t stand to be idle or to be a burden – and as soon as he was able to manage it, he began to rehab old properties to make money. He was on the front wave of the DIY movement. He bought, rehabbed and sold a whole bunch of homes between Carmel and San Francisco… and we ended up living in a lot of different half-rehabbed houses and moving from one school to another. I figured out once that before I turned 12, I had moved something like 15 times.
With all this upheaval, there were two constants… Books and Food. Books were portable, my gateway to another world, and easily obtainable at the library in whatever town I happened to be living in. Whenever I didn’t like the real world, I could just visit another one.
Good food never changed, never left, and never disappointed. Since Dad was making good money and Mom was working, too – we ate at a lot of restaurants. I grew up eating prime rib and baked potatoes, fried chicken, tacos – anything that didn’t require a functional kitchen or a lot of effort. Not surprisingly, the thin, waiflike girl got chubby.
Finally, my parents decided that my elder Sister – their first child together – needed a stable home so she would have a place to bring her friends that wasn’t torn apart and so she could stay in the same school for a while. They bought a lovely house overlooking the ocean and we settled in for a while. Dad kept rehabbing - he just drove to work on the houses, rather than having us live in them. Of course, at this point, my parents also decided to try and keep a chubby girl from becoming fat – Mom was overweight – and they were trying to stop what would eventually happen to me. However it had the opposite effect.
My folks sent me off to fat camp. Now, it was in Hawaii – so that was cool – but it cemented the idea in my mind. I was a fat person. I was TWELVE at the time. Had they just left it alone, I probably would have gone to high school and figured it out on my own. I wasn’t huge by any means – and when I came home, I was quite “normal” sized, thin even… but, I couldn’t see that. I was a fat person. And, of course, my life hadn’t changed while I was in Hawaii… food was still my friend, there was always too much of it available, and I was still an avid reader…. So, I gained back the weight.
The last traumatic event was that my Sister – who was five years older than me and even more spoiled than I had ever been – decided that her life was a misery – my parents were evil dictators who insisted that she do her chores and keep them apprised of where she was and who she was with – and she ran away from home. My poor parents. For them, this was a huge kick in the teeth. Had they not gone to all the trouble to make sure there was a nice house for her to show off to her friends, and that she get to stay in the same school? She had her own room, with her own phone line and her own TV, she was encouraged to enjoy her drama classes, she had been sent to some fancy modeling school to learn how to overcome her plainness and basically, my folks had reworked their whole lives to make her life better. Her response was to run away… Since she was 17 - relatively intelligent and she had a job, my folks decided the best method for her to learn the realities of life was for them to let her go. The Loosey Goosey attitudes prevalent in CA at the time were obvious – as adults actually supported my Sister in the idea that it was unreasonable for parents to act like parents. In response, my folks packed my younger Sister and I up and moved us to the wilds of Eastern Oregon.
Not only did this remove us from the California attitude – but it got us 900 miles away from my Grandmother. At last, she couldn’t just drop by whenever she felt like it to butt into our lives and sow dissent between my parents. Once we arrived in the Wallowa Mountains, we learned about things like snow, deer, and small town life. I had a mostly uneventful remaining childhood – going to both junior high and high school with the same group of kids and graduating from a class of 33. I thought, at the time, that I was HUGE – as big as a house. I was the 2nd fattest girl in school – and I wore a size 16 (monstrous!) *sigh* I often wish that I could go back in time and have a good sit down with the 18 year old me. My body was far from irredeemable at size 16 – and there were a few boys who appreciated me in all my chubby glory – but, not only could I not see it, I wouldn’t have believed it if you had told me. I look back at pictures and I can’t believe what a cute kid I was. And of course, society confirmed that I was huge… that I was a fat person.
After that, college, marriage, career, I ballooned up in weight, yo-yo’ed up and down and back up, up, up. I am sure you all know the drill. Hit 40 – had a mid-life revelation – that darn it, this was only the MID of my life and I was too achy and unhappy to live another 40 plus years that way – and I started my weight-loss journey. I knew that I had to do more than what I had done in the past, and they had this new procedure called a lap band that would basically force me to eat slowly. Literally, that is all it does. But for me, that was enough. Once I learned how to eat like a human, instead of a ravenous wolf, it was much easier to lose the weight – and to keep it off. I lost over 100 lbs and felt so darned good I got lazy. I relaxed my low-carb eating plan, I stopped going to the gym… I just stopped doing all the things that had made me successful. Thankfully, I still had to eat slowly… and I still stopped eating when I was full. I did gain back 15 lbs – but after that, I remained stable – coasting for a lot of years between 270 and 275. (um, yeah. 275 was down 92 lbs from my all time high of 367.) The rest you know.
DH broke his ankle and in the aftermath, I lost those 15 lbs again and then I decided to just check and see what I was eating – I located MFP just to track – was given a very generous calorie goal – which I was hitting some days without even trying and decided to make a few changes. When DH went to rehab, I went to the gym… and so far, I haven’t stopped. I know that I still have a lot of work to do… if only to change the mindset. I am a fat person…. Today. But, that is not the sum of my identity. I am a smart person, I am a dedicated person, I am caring person… I need to just need to let go of the one facet of my identity that I can change. I hope that if I can do so, I will be able to see the truth, and not continue to see just the fat person in the mirror.
For Anyone who wants to get in on the 24 week challenge:
It won’t be official – I am actually a member of a group – and we started yesterday – cutoff for getting in was yesterday
But, I will post here as well and we can do it on an informal basis.
We post these stats:
STARTING WEIGHT: 244
CURRENT WEIGHT: 244
TOTAL LBS LOST OR GAINED (THIS WEEK) : 0
TOTAL LBS LOST OR GAINED (ALL WEEKS): 0
GOAL WEIGHT: 220
TOTAL LBS AWAY FROM GOAL: 24 lbs
All stats above are for the challenge – not for your whole journey.
**Those are my stats for Monday. Y’all can post yours starting today – and we will post on Mondays.
I am doing 1 lb. per week, because I have enough stress without adding more on myself. Believe me – if I can do 2- I am all over it.
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Hugs!
Re in TX
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Hi everyone! I've been catching up at night, reading all the posts, but I have not had time to actually write and say hi. Monday was my "start over" day because I did so bad during vacation last week. Dang, it was fast food, fast food, and more fast food! So today I'm at work, ate my healthy packed lunch and now I'm drooling just thinking about french fries. UGH. So, I begin again.
Heather, I saw you posted about almost booking a trip to Iceland and it tickled my brain a little. Isn't there someone in this group who lives in Iceland? She shared such interesting pictures from there. I hope she is well.
I found out a little over a week ago that my dad's cancer is back. He is currently inpatient receiving 6 straight around the clock infusions of chemotherapy. He gets out tomorrow for 3 weeks and then returns for another round of 6-days continuous chemo. This will happen between 3 and 6 times. After that, he will have surgery to remove the tumor. That, in itself, makes me sad. However, I found out today that he may lose his bladder during surgery because the tumor is attached to the bladder. He is pretty upset and not talking to anyone. He lives in Minnesota and I'm in Wisconsin, so I hope to get up there in the next month or two, but I'm holding off to see how he feels and when he will be up to having company around. He's in a pretty angry mindset right now. It is scary. He is the strongest, healthiest man I know so this is really a kick in the teeth. He will be 75 this month but has the body and mind of a 50 year old. I'm praying hard for him. It's all I can do.
On a happier note, it's almost time to clean off my desk and head home and I don't know too many things that make me smile as much as that does! So, I just wanted to say HELLO to everyone and let you know that I may not be typing much but I'm lurking and reading.
Until tomorrow....have a wonderful evening everyone!
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(((Tracie and Dad)))
Ate an Arby's Reuben sandwich today. 640 calories! Gotta stop letting working on the rental entice me to eat fast food.
Carol2 -
Tracoe, I am so sorry about your Dad's diagnosis.Some wise person pointed me in the direction of a forum that has anything to do with ostomys. You just pick the one you need to be in. For you, or your Dad, the urostomy which happens when they remove your bladder. They are a great group of people there that want to help you. Each one of these people have some kind of ostomy themselves. One person has an ileostomy and urostomy. Oh, almost forgot to say name of forum. It's simply 'Inspire'.
Joyce, Indiana1 -
welcome Tracie glad you've been reading and now a post! That's how I started, I just got sick of bingeing out and feeling so tired all the time but my excuse was I was too busy to plan and too stressed to treat myself better! Guess what, it doesn't have to be time consuming to have a good food plan ready for just about any thing. The fast food cravings have actually gone away for me. I make sure protein is a big part of my meals and have Nibbly foods handy that keep me from the drive thru. Good luck and hugs as you help your father through this difficult diagnosis. NYKAREN1
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on 7/16/61 would have been my late husbands 55th bday... he died when he was 34.. wow how time flies0
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a fellow TOPS gal left me a message saying her thoughts were on me today. I called her and we gabbed like geese in a garden! Love my friends in my neck of the woods here, and of course you all! (((hugs)))
Becca
baking cookies for teenager in
Oregon
I have had two finger-fulls of the cookie dough...AAAAck!
Have gum in my mouth now...
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Good evening ladies.
I am over joyed to announce that we REALLY got the rental this time! Our realtor in Texas emailed us the lease SIGNED by the landlord. So it is official. We got a better home out of it. And at a lower monthly rate! Only slightly larger in square feet however the 4th bedroom provides us a storage room instead of having to rent one. I'll take the master (have a queen bed), hubs will take bedroom #2 (he likes his twin bed) and we will use bedroom #3 for his office and my crafting area. The living room and 3 bedrooms are carpeted. The kitchen is tile and the master bedroom is wood laminate. It has a small fenced in yard which is good for our 13 yo puppy Pokey. And it will be easy for the hubs to mow.
Today our realtor here held a broker's open house. We had to be out of the house with the dog from 1130-1pm. We delivered yet another load of items to Goodwill. Ate lunch at Swensen's for the first time. The burger was delish! Then stopped at the park and walked around a bit. Just wish we would have had more showings by now. We are in a desirable neighborhood. It's a wait and see when selling your home because it just takes the one person/persons to realize that this is the house they can make into their home.
I am pooped physically and mentally. Truly had to push myself yesterday to accomplish what we did. Finished up packing the basement rec area. I refused to tape shut some of my crafting boxes quite yet, especially the yarn, as I am in the midst of a project or two. But it's all in plastic tubs or boxes. We then moved upstairs to the bedrooms. We moved everything out of the least used one and designated that as the place to put all things going with us in the van. This way we can close the door and know for certain the movers will not take anything from that room. Legal papers, suitcases, plants, doggie stuff etc that will go in the minivan we are renting to travel down there. Having the Honda CR-V shipped. Packed all the hubs clothes except what he needs in the immediate future. Packed all the extra linens, blankets, towels not using now. Tomorrow we will start on the master bedroom. That will leave the kitchen as the last room to tackle.
The company we had arranged to arrive today to take the couch, dresser set and mattress set was a no show! Hmmm...what to do, what to do? We need someone to be able to come to the house and pick up these items. The Salvation Army and Goodwill are booked out into August. Well that's too late for us. Hubs will repost on Craigslist at even lower price....UPDATE...hubs just called into room that he has a buyer for the couch first thing tomorrow morning!!!
We plan on being pretty much organized and packed with a week and a half to just relax. No more job search, no more packing, no more anything for the first time in a while. So we may drive over to Indiana and visit my folks and 2 siblings. Not sure quite yet.
Have to run. The agent from the moving company we have chosen just arrived with some dearly needed used packing boxes. And....I believe one of our smoke detectors is beeping...oh dear it is so hard to isolate which one!
Hugs to all!
Cheri
in very humid and hot NE oHIo preparing for just such weather in TX
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Re: I hope you enjoy your challenge. I'm betting you'll win both better health and the knowledge that you can change your own life. :flowerforyou:
Tracie: Good luck to your dad. Our neighbor had to have his bladder removed because of cancer. The surgery was a few years ago and he is now doing very well. He has a very positive outlook, works fulltime, mostly from home, and is the president of our homeowners association. I hope your dad's situation turns out as well as our neighbor's.
We're having a quiet day at home, and I've been studying for a city committee meeting tonight. I'm a volunteer, as are all the committee members, and I enjoy being involved.
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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Hi Gals,
Debbierichard – great job on the eating in such a stressful time!
Lisa – with 100 degree days you can’t paint the mural till it is cooler… maybe he’ll forget by then… Or maybe you could get the High school art class to do it for you? Great job on getting the article done…
Barbie – cute pic!
Marcelynh – beautiful pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cj – missed you, but knew you had a crazy schedule… you got me googling Heironymous Bosch painting I was clueless, but when I found the pictures, I had seen some of them (copies of course)
Alison – for the FIL Tom needs to help. Just tell the Bully to step up and do it or a bunch of women on MFP are going to think he is a wieny… *** Later – So proud of you to tell him to step up and that he actually did it and made a reasonable decision… good for you for praising him.
Michele – sorry no DVD use for me…
Ok so the phone rang and rang and I read between the customers, but did not take notes… sorry!
Hugs to one and all. One of the calls was from a client who has a restaurant, I do her aprons, the supplier was slow so I am behind on getting them done, and I had left her a message that they were ready. She called to say her 32 year old daughter is in a hospital in Napa, CA with pneumonia on a respirator, the bacteria is related to toxic shock and she is very fragile, if she makes it the next few days than her long term outlook is good, but right now touch and go.. so she would like all the prayers or good thoughts available – Lynn’s daughter. This is not a client I am close to so I will not hear regular updates, but so sad and scary.
July Goals:
2 fun things a week, Lunch with Ben, visiting with mom, Cajun food with a friend, got the job!
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday – like to hit 160 miles for the month.
Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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Joyce - ask your pharmacist how to dispose of old medications. Whatever you do, peel your label off that shows your name, address, MD's name, that type of info. I usually use all my medications; but, I do have some that I need to dispose of. Quite often, I can double up or break in half. I know not too long ago, I think it was the Sheriff's Office that had a 'turn in your old Rx drug drive'. I don't know how he got rid of them; but, surely your pharmacist would know.
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Thanks, Pip! And yes the years fly by but the special people in our lives never leave us partly because they have become intertwined with our souls in a way that can never be broken.
I think the bicycling is helping a bit with the scale... So the experiment will go on. Treated myself to a couple of neon green shirts so motorists could see me better.
Betty
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Just hit 800mi2
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Evening Ladies,
Kay, I think I’d rather be awake from insomnia than for colonoscopy prep. I’ve had some that didn’t taste so bad and some that just made me gag. Good luck.
Lisa, I’ll bet you could find some high school artists that would love to paint a mural for you. *Imagination running wild at the thought*
Rosi, I hope your sad/numbness passes soon. It sounds like you have your hands full with college preparations.
Allie, what is the problem with Jean’s brother?? I don’t recall hearing about him before but could have missed it in my hasty reading at times. Does he have mental problems? He sounds scary. Glad she is getting the restraining order.
Heather, I’m so happy you have started writing again. You do notice I haven’t been bugging you about it. I knew when the time was right you would get back to it. ((((Hugs))))
Barbie, such a cute little girl you were. No wonder you grew up to be a cute woman.
Kay, glad you got a clean check out of the colon.
Pip, hope Kirby likes his BD gifts. They sound better than a cake to me.
CarolNC, I've been thinking about you so much lately. Glad you are back and all is well. (((Hugs)))
Glo, I agree that it is so cool the way MFP takes a recipe and converts it to calories for us. I think that is one of the best features.
Heather, I'm so proud of you for all your alcohol free days. Please keep talking about it and perhaps some will rub off on me. I know it would help me lose weight.
LindaIA, you talked about no eletronic games to play in the car when you were a kid. I'm so much older than you that we didn't have sunscreen when I was a kid. And we also did the baby oil with iodine just to try to fry our skin.
CJ, good to see you back with us. I hope the health issues are resolved soon.
Re, great work and congrats on that scale moving for you. Yes, the body can change without the weight moving but it's nice when both happen. Good luck with your challenge and know we are here watching to make sure you don't swerve off that straight and narrow road. You Go Girl.
Pitroyal, welcome. This is a great place for support and information. Starting slow but steady is the best way to start. Good luck finding a gym that is a good fit. Please sign each post with the name you want us to call you and a location, general or specific.
Allie, it certainly sounds like your plate is full!!! Since it’s Tom’s father, can he not help with any of it? Geeezzzz
Betty, you are doing fantastic on your bike. Keep it up.
MicheleNC, I agree with contacting the fire department to see if they will come for the burn off. Better safe than sorry.
Barbie, I totally agree with you that when we say “no” to someone for whatever the request, it’s none of their business as to why. It just took me many years to get to the point that I didn’t feel I owed them an explanation or excuse.
Pip,
at “mikesmom - i think u can stop calling him peanut butter and just call him your main squeeze already... You are too funny!!!!
Pat, so good to hear from you. Don’t be a stranger, friend.
Barbie, good for you on taking a step toward the electrical changes you want to make.
Heather, you enjoy your time with your “common” family and the celebration.
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 got my nails done after lunch yesterday and had a meeting at the Moose last night. Actually had a committee meeting first and then the regular Women’s meeting. After not sleeping the night before, I was exhausted when I got home last night and did sleep well. Today I planned to go to line dance and then to rush home, clean up and go to a meeting for HOA Board members. I stayed busy this am with committee business and ended up not making it to line dancing. I hate that I missed it but needed some rest. I’ll go to the gym tomorrow after I go to cut a friend’s hair.
I woke up this morning to DH telling me that Pepper (toy poodle) is not feeling well and being somewhat lethargic. I hate when they are sick because they don't talk to us, but we got appointment to see the vet this afternoon. DH took him and waited a long time to get in a room. There a couple of tech’s or assistants or something came in and asked a bunch of questions and took Pepper’s temperature. After they left, saying the doctor would be in soon, DH sat there for 30 minutes then got up and left. That’s not the first doctor’s office he has left after waiting too long in “that little room”. We now have an appointment with a different vet tomorrow morning so hope to get him checked out. He hasn’t gotten any worse and did eat dinner. He’s still drinking water and going out to do his business so hopefully it’s not anything serious.
Sending love and good thoughts to all of you and I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy 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
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I discovered this evening I have a monster lurking in my frig.
Yesterday the stonemason came out and applied a liquid sealant to the fireplace stone on my hearth. The fumes were awful! I started getting a headache and my eyes watered up. So to escape the fumes and their affects, I took my daughter and I out to Carrabba's for dinner. This let me have serveral hours out of the house.
Blew my calorie count for the day, big time. Now to the monster. We did their daily special that included a dessert in the price of the meal. I chose to have their Chocolate Dream boxed up to take home without touching it. I was so full already and I don't usually have a dessert.
I just looked up what this dessert's calorie count is. One serving is 1,538 calories!! You can see my delimma, there is something loaded with chocolate and calories lurking in my frig. I am on a 1,300 calorie a day intake. I bet if I open the box and sniff it that will cost me at least 300 calories for that pleasure. I am totally a wimp in resisting chocolate.
I have offered it to my daughter but she has her own boxed dessert from dinner to eat. So I am treating like a spider lurking in the corner, if I ignore it, maybe it will just go away and I won't have to deal with it.
Charleen in Colorado (Unscrew the frig light, it's better to not see it)
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GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »Joyce - ask your pharmacist how to dispose of old medications. Whatever you do, peel your label off that shows your name, address, MD's name, that type of info. I usually use all my medications; but, I do have some that I need to dispose of. Quite often, I can double up or break in half. I know not too long ago, I think it was the Sheriff's Office that had a 'turn in your old Rx drug drive'. I don't know how he got rid of them; but, surely your pharmacist would know.
Lenora
Our police station will take old medication....they have a locked box. Check with your local station :-) I had a HUGE box!! All of my husbands pre-transplant meds.
Becca0 -
Well my middle sister called this afternoon, and she will be driving over from Gresham to the coast here, to see me. I am kind of in shock, but hopefully I will snap out of it before she gets here! She will be spending the night! This sister I haven't seen since July 2014!!!
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Cheri, so glad you got your house!!!!! I think just the act of packing up my house would keep me from ever moving. I would have to hire some one to organize me and do the keep/donate/throw away thing and then move. But I guess I would have to have some one else to unpack me and decorate. I don't blame you at all in keeping your yarn out. Enjoy your week off. Where in Indiana would you be coming to visit?
Charleen, I guess I would have to say to you the same thing others have said to me. Carefully open that refrigerator and remove that box. Or better yet have your daughter get it out. Take it and throw it away. No regrets and then take a deep breath and rejoice in the wonderful thing you did. Your body will thank you for it. And your daughter will think you are the most awesome person.
I texted my oldest daughter today and asked if she knew when they were coming over. It's this weekend! Saturday through MOnday. We will celebrate my oldest grand daughter's 15th birthday when they come. I saw pictures of her when she was on vacation with her best friend in Florida and she looked like her chest size had grown 3 times since we last saw her but she says she is still in a 0, 2 or XS. Since when did high waisted jeans come back???? So I have to go to the mall. I think I will do some looking on line first. But it's hard to find the clothes in the store that I find on line. Her best friend turns 15 on Friday, they have never not celebrated a birthday together. She has a liver deficinency, at least I think it's liver, and she knows that she may not live past the teens. Of course medicine has improved since she was a child. But that is tough to know you may never grow up to be married and have children, go to college. And how does her best friend support that. They want to grow up dreaming of those things together. As you know, my two girls love to be together but Michelle is taking her boyfriend sky diving Saturday and she told me she has to be available to take her boyfriends dead body back to his parents! LOL
Watching America's got talent, judges cut tonight but we have Directv and it went out shortly after the show started at 7 and came back on at about 8:30. GRRRRR I will see if I can get it on my iPad. Since we didn't connect our Directv to the internet, I can't watch any network except NBC on my iPad.
Lenora, my Dad did a lot of bartering for things his services also. We got fresh maple syrup straight out of the trees, unlimited skating, road kill, bison, and a lot more things just because the churches couldn't pay us. So they took care of our needs instead.
Joyce, Indiana1 -
So I am treating like a spider lurking in the corner, if I ignore it, maybe it will just go away and I won't have to deal with it.
I have been known to have such things lurking in my refrigerator. I have zero...ZERO will power when it comes to certain items. So I have developed a plan to deal with them. When I get tempted to eat the whole thing, go wild, rampage through the refrigerator.... I take the item, carry it out to the trash and dump it. Once it is in the trash can there is no way I'm going to save it and eat it. That trash can is disgusting....
Ideally I should take the item and cut it in small portions and freeze them. But no, I don't have that good of self-control. So to the trash it goes.
I've even been known to go to the grocery store and buy something and then realize it was a huge mistake because I'm going to binge on it.... so it goes to one of my daughters or even in the trash right away.
I am Marcelyn. I have a problem buying bad things.
Contributing to the landfill in Houston
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stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 9.06min, 16.8amph, 128mhr, 2.5mi = 77c
SKI MACHINE- 35min, 135mhr, 5-6incl, 20-40resist, 1.78mi = 263c
ride gym 2 done- 5.26min, 11.6amph, 128mhr, 1mi = 47c
Ride wk 2 Josephina's- 44.29min, 155mhr. 11.5amph, 8.5mi = 403c
ride josephina's 2 hm- 10.01min, 153mhr, 9.9amph, 1.6mi = 113c
total cal 9031 -
Charleen in Colorado - How to kill a fridge monster: carefully remove entire container from the fridge ensure lid remains tightly closed. Transport it quickly and directly to the sink, open the lid, turn on the water and let the water run over contents for several minutes to thoroughly drown said monster. Flip the switch for the garbage disposal. To avoid any possibility of splashing stand back as far as possible and slide said monster down the drain. DO IT NOW!
Janetr OKC. P.S. The first time I threw pizza in the trash I almost cried. 3 -
Did an hour of Kelly Coffee Meyer's 30 Minutes to Fitness Cardio Blast. I realized that the Jeannette Jenkins DVD was mostly weights, and I do mostly weights yesterday so I need to give my muscles time to recover. Since we have a Newcomer general meeting tomorrow, the plan is to do an Extreme Cardio DVD.
Chris in MA -have a great time on the Cape. If not making plans for your birthday is PB's only downfall, I would certainly overlook that one. Then again, knowing him, I bet he does have something special planned only he hasn't told you yet. Bet it's something REAL REAL special
Lenora - I love the skins of potatoes and sweet potatoes. I don't care when you go out to eat and they put salt on the skin. How do you bake the sweet potato fries so that they don't become mushy?
bjblow - welcome! The weight is more likely to stay off if you take it off the way you are -- slow and easy
Joyce - the police dept around here has a "drop off" for unused medications. You can also take them to a pharmacy that will dispose of them.
Katie - regarding the DVD's, I downloaded a copy of Gin Miller's Seriously Strength DVD. I thought it was something differentfrom what I had (Gin Miller's Seriously Strong), but it's really the same thing, just a different name. I'd be willing to give that to anyone who wants it. It's a DVD+R. The other ones that I have that I don't use very much are Richard Simmons Sweating to the Oldies #5 (too "dancy" for me so I've probably only done it twice), Bosu Total Body Blast by Mindy Mylrea, Giams Strong Knees, Yoga for Beginners with Patricia Walden, AM&PM Yoga for Beginners (Element) and Baywatch Beach Body Workout. PM me about any of these. I know how everyone on here exercises, and sometimes you need a DVD for when you can't go outside. That's why I thought of everyone here.
Mary from MN - that can't be Hackensack, NJ??????
I'm sad today. Today is Bryan's anniversary. I asked Vince if he wanted to give Bryan a call for his anniversary. I can understand his feeling, he really doesn't want to. I've sent Bryan emails -- nothing. Vince has sent them -- nothing. Vince sent him one saying that we'd like to send him an anniversary card but we understand from Denise and Jess that he's moving so what address should we send it to -- nothing. For Christmas he went to Spain to see Dianna's family, and his own family didn't even get a d*** card. So I'm not going to call him. But it still makes me sad. Boy, will I work this out by pulling weeds.
Betty - sad to say, I barely remember my mother. My main memory is of how sick she was and that she was a heavy smoker. To this day I don't smoke and I really think it's because in my mind I equated smoking with death. Of course, this was before the American Cancer Institute made that connection.
Lenora - called the fire dept. they don't come out to watch a burn. But, like you suggested, they suggested the cooperative extension office. Now to convince Vince that there is one area that I really want to have made a gentler slope. He wants to drive down that slope with the tractor. I am so very afraid for him. And, let's face it, we're not getting any younger. Should he misjudge how fast he's going.... and if ever I have to use the tractor again (Like I did when he had the cataract surgery) I would be petrified to go down that slope. Absolutely petrified. Maybe Jess can talk him into that. I also would like the leveler (or whatever he's called) like to use the dirt to even out the backyard, it's very uneven from erosion.
Re - how sad that your father didn't remember you. You've handled this so well
Tracie WI - I'm so sorry to hear about your father. If your father does lose his bladder, does he have to have some sort of bag?
Don't know why exactly, but got up early, iced the cake for the gal that I'll give her tomorrow, made the chicken/cheese/vege dish for her, made more chocolate bran muffins for me, microwaved purple potatoes for me to have later in the week, made some mashed potatoes for Vince (mainly because I wanted to use up the bit of butter that I had), then went outside for about 3 hours and worked on those weeds. It's so slow going. Have I mentioned how much I hate sticker bushes? I was so very exhausted when I came in, took a shower to wash the blood off me, then just sat down and put my feet up. Had dinner, think I'll go put my feet up again.
Becca - my absolute weakness is for raw cookie/brownie/cake batter. Once it's baked, I don't care for it. But raw.... So happy you'll get to see your sister
Cheri - so happy for you. I knew something better would come along!
Kim - prayers for Lynn's daughter
DJ - sure hope all is well with Pepper
Marcelyn - for a time there I'd have a craving for things like those Lofthouse cookies. what I'd do is buy them, take 2 or 3 out for myself, and then give the rest to the cashier for their breakroom.
Michele in NC
90 -
Stats for today:
20,000 steps
209 minutes of dog walking
a lot of laundry, errands, and sheet changing
Barbie 1 -
Cheri, so glad you got your house!!!!! I think just the act of packing up my house would keep me from ever moving. I would have to hire some one to organize me and do the keep/donate/throw away thing and then move. But I guess I would have to have some one else to unpack me and decorate. I don't blame you at all in keeping your yarn out. Enjoy your week off. Where in Indiana would you be coming to visit?
Joyce, Indiana
I think packing up the house with the hubs this time around has made him think we may not move again. As a matter of fact he has mentioned more than once that if the rental home works out he may just remain in said rental. Otherwise this very exact time next year we will be moving again! My daughter is just like you. That is why when she moved to VA in June I went to Chicago and did all the organizing, packing etc. and then stayed in VA at her new rental apt. to get her entirely unpacked and set up otherwise she would still not be unpacked.
Joyce my parents, a brother and a sister live in Fishers. We lived in Carmel from 2004-2013. What is significant is that my husband has been estranged from my family for like ever. That he is willing to go to their home with me is just mind blowing at this point. It has been years (30+) of discord. I really blame it on him and my mother just not hitting off early on and then his Asperger attitude of black and white in all relationships did it all in. My family is dysfunctional (as many are) and I knew/know how to function within that dynamic however he had no tolerance for such relationships. Something clicked with him upon the death of his father 9 months ago about relationships. He has reconciled with his sister and husband after 7 years of silence. I mean like full on back in each other's lives! He suggested we stop on our way home from Chicago in June and have dinner with my family in IN (which by the way is not on the way home to Ohio). We had a wonderful dinner. Then completed our 5 hour drive home arriving after midnight. He has finally expressed his appreciation of all the support my father provides (financially and otherwise) through the years. Maturity. I could never have hoped that something like this would happen. Truly feeling blessed. His kids don't recognize his behavior as they are so used to him being difficult about relationships. Our son Ben might drive down from Chicago and visit with us and his grandparents while we are there.
Heading off to bed. Tomorrow is another day of....whatever you want!
Cheri
tired in Fairlawn, oHIo3
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