WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2017

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  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,833 Member
    Sherry ... sorry to hear you're having health issues. Hang in there! We're thinking of you with or without the minions!

    Beth
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,556 Member
    Did 1 hr of an extreme cardio DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Sculpt DVD. THEN WE LEAVE!

    I've been trying to get as much packed as possible. Vince doesn't understand that I just don't/can't wait until the absolute last minute. I think if it were up to him, we wouldn't start packing the car until after we've given the cats the sedative.

    Last night Vince says to me "are you going to do any laundry" I wasn't planning to, that's why I did it earlier. But he wanted me to do a load of whites

    Went to Food Lion to get soda and then bought gas. Vince was just asking me how many days of clothes I'm bringing. I really can't tell him. I have shortsleeved/sleeveless shirts down there. I am bringing a few 3/4 length sleeved shirts in case I need them. I have a pair of flip-flops down there so even tho I am taking socks, that doesn't mean that I'll be wearing them.

    Kim - it's now February, are you still working on those cards?

    queene - it's good that you aren't supporting your daughter. It hurts, I know. But in the long run you aren't helping but hurting her if you do. To me, a parent's job is to guide their child so that when the parent is no longer there (and that day will come) the child can take care of themselves.

    Welcome everyone new!

    Tracie- please take care of yourself. We are concerned.

    Lisa - good thoughts being sent for your husband. Hope he's soon out of pain

    Rori - congrats on being on the 10 year plan!

    Having a hot flash so am having some frozen grapes

    Kim - absolutely we care about Sherry. Tell her that over and over. If she doesn't post a minion, it's not like we're going to fall apart. Thanks so much for the update about her.

    Cleaned the stovetop, vacuumed the rugs in the kitchen, cleaned the kitchen floor. I know it's silly, but I really hate coming home to a messy house. Vince said something earlier about turning off the computers tonight. Who knows if he'll get to it? I will take my laptop so I can post. I can't seem to post from my tablet. Got the food that we're taking (refrigerated) packed plus the food that I'm taking in the car so I can have something decent when he stops at someplace like McD's.

    Michele in NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,356 Member
    Stats for the day :smile:

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 11.10min, 15.7amph, 146mhr, 2.9mi = 115c
    apple watch- 112c
    JOG- 19.17min, 6.1-7.0speed, 9.39ap, 135ahr, 149mhr, 2mi = 200c
    apple watch- 217c
    bike ride gym 2 dome train station- 7.26min, 137mhr, 12.2amph, 1.5mi = 89c
    apple watch- 53c
    bike ride puyallup train station to sumner train station- 16.32min, 11.5amph, 135ahr, 148mhr, 3.1mi = 173c
    apple watch- 110c
    jog station 2 wk- 5.06min, 9.39min mi, 145ahr, 176mhr?, .5mi = 83c
    apple watch- 59c
    jog wk 2 sta- 4.29min, 146mhr, 9.29ap, .4mi = 57c
    apple watch- 59c
    bike ride dome 2 hm- 21.17min, 8amph, 150mhr, 2.8mi = 206c
    apple watch- 163c

    Total cal 923
  • grogers511
    grogers511 Posts: 477 Member
    Thanks everyone for your encouragement.

    Re in TX - Thank you so much for the idea of examining what lies beneath. I have a few stressors. Family responsibilities. I'm procrastinating about taking care of some paperwork... that's when I started feeling this antsy feeling. I pulled the files out tonight. And made a list of next steps.

    I procrastinate. It's something I know about me. And I've studied this procrastination thing for years. I'm actually better at "doing it now". I've got tips for how to "smash procrastination"... heck I've got Wednesday as my fall-back anti-procrastination day. Wednesday is also my desk work day. I think I just get in a rut. Perhaps a bit depressed. I'm retired - so that's a blessing. None of the stress I once had in a demanding job. I'll get it together.

    Smash Procrastination
    ▫️ 1. Decide in advance - when you will do it
    ▫️ 2. Make it a habit
    ▫️ 3. Pretend you're not going to do it - just going to prep, get supplies together
    ▫️ 4. Accept that it'll never be perfect
    ▫️ 5. Break it down to steps
    ▫️ 6. Sprint against the task (pomodoro tech)
    ▫️ 7. Put yourself on the line. Public commitment

    -- Ginger in Texas
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Michele, have fun!

    Oconnell5483 you are EPIC?????? Yikes! You are what caused my husband to retire early since he couldn't take EPIC and decided to retire before they went live at our hospital. Yet when we are in the hospital or get our labs done, we love how it works. When it first came up live it was really hard for my nurse friends to do a patient admission and discharge but that was back in 2009. All of them are retired now, not because of EPIC but because they are as old as me and retirement age. As a patient utilizing it, I love it. I feel sorry for you in all the training sessions especially with the doctors. I think they would be the worst to teach because of their egos. My favorite operating system was MIPS. I'm not techie at all but that was real easy to understand. I worked as an RN back in the day when they had an ample amount of RNs on staff and if there was a day where a unit secretary called in I would step in and be that for the day. It is quite a change to go from an RN of 6 patients to a secretary for 44 patients for an 8 hour shift. I can't remember the name of the operating system we used between MIPS and EPIC but I never could get it. I did it enough to do my job but not enough to trust myself to put an order in to help the secretary out. That was always a big pet peeve of mine when I would train new nurses. I would tell them that they had 4-6 patients and the secretary had 44. If you want the labs done in a timely fashion that the doctor just ordered and that you are really concerned about, put them in the computer yourself and just make a notation to the US. Same for medicine. You are hurting your patient by not getting them started as soon as possible.

    DJ, I saw a movie the other night on Hallmark about a chef. She made wonderful chili and her secret was putting in one of the hot pepper sticks that sold for 25 cents. I assume it was kind of like Big Red chewing gum.

    Lenora, I don't think Norma is bad enough to start CaringBridge. We have a facebook message board that is very active. I started it when my Mom was diagnosed with cancer and died 6 weeks later. I don't know how many times I added notes when she was in hospice. I guess I just needed to talk to my family and that facebook message board was my way of talking. I had a brother that was a chaplain of a hospice over in Cincinnati, Ohio at the time and those messages were so important to him that he convinced his hospice to install 3 computers and private space for their families. We don't have anyone that is techie here in town. The techie people are a niece in Arkansas and my son in law in Kentucky. I have a dear friend that has used CaringBridge and it is a wonderful way of communicating.

    Kim, thanks for contacting Sherry and being her friend. I'm sorry she feels that her only spot here is to keep us laughing. I will have to email her and give her some encouragement.

    Pamela, when both my Mom and my MIL turned 85, they were the ones who told us that 85 was a special number and they doubted they would get to 90 and they expected a BIG party!!!! And they got it. I'm glad your Mom understand why you can't come and you will get some special time later. We have that policy in our family. My birthday is March 3rd, daughter who lives out of town April 8. We celebrate it together. Granddaughter's birthday is middle of August, DHs is July 24, they celebrate it together. Other granddaughters birthday in November, we celebrate it when they come up for Thanksgiving. Our family as a whole celebrate Christmas when we can all get together. It is usually in January but one year it was in February.

    Well I jsut had to g up and visit Norma this evening. She was much better but she said she perked up as soon as her husband walked in the door. Due to no available scheduling time, the MRI will be done tomorrow. At 7 PM her doctor still had not been in so she was still in ICU. There are no chairs in there and her husband had one specially brought in for him and the room couldn't hold another one so I didn't stay long. When she asked why I came back I just told her that the way she was earlier I just couldn't rest not seeing her again. I guess that is why I am so talkative tonight. I felt much better about her. Am I still worried, YES!!!!!! What caused such confusion????? Why did she have such a very high white blood cell count yesterday???? Why is her leg that she had the knee replacement revision so very weak now???? I was really worried that that was the source of the infection and the revision would have to be removed. Also the MRSA really, really made me worried. She is on some heavy duty antibiotics. I think I have talked about this before. When Dad died, I still had Mom so my parents were still with me. When Mom then died, since I still had Norma here in town, I still had a part of my parents here. I know Norma's days are numbered. she has already had a very agressive form of breast cancer and recovered fully from that. Now she has malignant melanoma and has chosen not to do any treatment and let nature take it's course. She feels if God is ready to take her then she is ready. If He wants to cure her, then He will. Either way, her chemo was so bad for her breast cancer was so bad she doesn't want to go through it again.

    WOW, that's a lot, good night

    Joyce, Indiana
  • SSC1958
    SSC1958 Posts: 411 Member
    Cheri, NYKaren Sue WA, DJ Glad you enjoyed the quote

    Tracie: I can relate to go-live projects. Don't ignore the chest pain...it can be a pre-cursor to heart attack (voice of experience talking). Please take care of you first <3

    TNToni: Love the thought "Living contentedly with my reality" What a postitive outlook :)

    Kim N. California: Excellent motto...Can I borrow it? Never mind I'm not asking I'm just stealing it :) Thanks for the update on Sherry

    Michele: Safe travels

    Carey - Northern Alberta
    "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Shelisarin: Sorry. I don't know a thing about the keto group. Good luck finding them. :flowerforyou:

    Toni in TN: You are not the only one who wishes her kids and grandkids were closer. Mine are far away geographically. Thanks to the internet and phone, I at least get to talk to them. :heart: :broken_heart::heart:

    Lisa: I hope your DH is feeling better each day. :flowerforyou:

    Joyce: I'm sorry your sister is having such a hard time. (((HUGS)))

    Alison: I also love Sleepytime Tea and Celestial Seasonings Peppermint Tea, too. :heart:

    Kim (& Sherry): I'm so glad you were able to let Sherry know we care more about her than just the Minions. She has a lot of challenges & I'm sending good thoughts her way. Thank you for sharing. :flowerforyou:

    Marni AK: Your stationary biker is doing is exactly what I did this morning before yoga. Then I did more of it at home on our recumbent in the living room. :smiley:


    We had some sunshine today! It was WONDERFUL! The river is deep, but it is flowing by our place at a safe level. In other good news, DH is seeing better and feeling better. YAY! He has another eye surgery coming up in just a few weeks. It seems as though he is doing better and feeling more optimistic about life each day. This is a huge turn around and we both count it a great blessing.

    Riding lesson tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it, and at the same time wonder whether the stable will be ready to handle students. I hope they got their new well drilled and operational.

    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

    "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James


    February 2017 Resolutions:

    1: Log every bite and swallow;
    2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on strength and stamina.
    3. Have fun every day.
    4. Drink at least 3 glasses of water a day.
    5. Monitor sleep. Average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

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  • IremiaRe
    IremiaRe Posts: 801 Member
    <3

    Hugs for everybody!

    Re in TX
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Beth – You’re right about ‘stress and exhaustion’ cause heart palpitations and dizziness … it is scary any way you look at it when you are going through it. Are there any type of school or home with younger people where you son could do whatever he is capable of doing somewhat like a job, maybe ‘teaching’ those things of his intellect and potential’? I have a HS classmate whose oldest child was a “Down’s Syndrome” child. She has an apartment in their attic, even her separate door. Specifically, made for her. She cooks whenever she wants to, she goes for 'special ed' so she has friends over as well, does her own cleaning, and has a job that she can do. She has limitations; but, we (friends) met her for the first time as an adult last month; and, surprisingly she was a ‘talker’ like her Dad and he made sure that she was included in the conversation by explaining what was being talked about and would ask her what she thought about it. He encouraged her to make conversation with us and she did. I know that he and his wife are preparing her for when they are no longer around. They have 4 more children; but, I don’t think any of them live in the area. I’m sure they have considered all this and plans for her, if she survives them. While she does not need round-the-clock care; she will have to be in some type of situation where someone else helps her. An Assisted Living Facility of sorts; where maybe she could do things such as helping with other patients and cooking (or helping in the kitchen) or cleaning. I don’t know what your son is capable of doing. What his psychical limitations or other things that mean he lives with you and your husband. I know that it is something that you do have to think about as you get older. My prayers are with all y’all.

    I was sad when my children grew up and moved. One became a Dad at the age of 19; wasn’t really prepared for that, or his decision. My DOGD will be 21 this March. She was 14-years-old when she came to live with him and DDnL#1. She’s a spunky thing; but, at times very OCD and moody. Very driven to the point that making anything less than a "B" is unacceptable to her. I try to ‘be there’ for her. Someone who can give an ‘opinion’ that is not necessarily clouded by what is going on around me, having children still at home. My DH gave our oldest son some money to help buy a prom dress for DMGD and said that DOS was a ‘bit’ miffed, apparently he is of the opinion that we paid for the dresses that were bought for DOGD. Nope, waited for her to lay down the $$$ she had in her wallet; then paid the balance, up to matching it. I might have given a little more; but, I also ‘shopped’ with my DOGD when she picked out her gowns. If they were too expensive, we said, don't even try it on' because you are not spending that much on a dress. I would have never spent $500 for a gown to be worn once. My DOGD ‘knew’ how much I had to add to whatever they had saved up. Did not go over that. It wasn’t my responsibility; but, she is supposedly going to Panama City Beach, FL to go ‘look’ at the gown and try it on to see if it fits her. While I don’t agree that she and her Mother must go that far for a dress (used); as she could go to at least 2 places in town that sell ‘high-end gently used clothes’ and, I have been to both and they have prom dresses. One thing the ‘Bridal Shop’ in town will do is ‘make a note of which gown is sold and where they go to school so that they won’t sell the same gown to another girl going to that particular prom. DOGD was aware that she would not get an expensive gown. The one she chose from a picture in a magazine; and, found at the Bridal Shop had to be altered to fit her. It cost a little over $100 to have that done. It was a ‘fishtail’ dress and because she is so short; the ‘fishtail’ had to be removed so that the extra length could be taken off. Damn thing nearly came apart during the alterations as the ‘flowers’ on it were just ‘tacked’ on with one long thread. The tailor in town told her step-mom that he would not touch it as it was a ‘piece-o-$#*T-ly-made gown. So they had to take it to a woman who did all the alterations for the store. The alterations did make the gown a lot better; but, I think it let her know the things she needed to look for. I went and there were gowns that I liked better; but, when a girl has her mind set on something, it is almost impossible to ‘talk them out of it’. But, she also wore it to the Senior walk-out; and, her dress was by far the prettiest.

    'Paula – I am sure your mom would not ‘expect’ for you to ‘drive’ over a 3-day period of time for her birthday. My DH and I had done that before; driving from Jacksonville, FL to Metairie, LA just to see his daughter in a dance recital. Three hours; and, by the time she danced her 3rd dance - everybody was tired, some left as soon as their child had danced her last dance. Totally awful! It was really an unpleasant trip for me. I had lost a baby during my 5th month; and his ‘ex’ and her husband had ‘adopted’ a baby via a ‘private adoption’ which was born in the same month that our baby would have been born. Baby, baby, baby, do you want to hold the baby? That is all I heard for 3 days. I really wanted to just ‘puke’. I did not want to hold ‘any’ baby at that point. Took me a couple of years before I could; and, that baby was my DOS and boy did I ever hold him. Every chance I got; but, he was never a “Mama’s boy”; but, like Cracker he heard him pull up and then that was all she wrote. As for DYS; he waved his arms. “Don’t get in my space!”

    Michele – The cats probably ‘know’ something is happening when you pack the car. “OH $#*T; we’re going to FL!” Thankfully Tux does pretty well in the car; but, this time he would not settle down so the vet gave me a ‘cat box’ to put him in. The first day I got him, he butted his way out of the box; well, his head anyway. The box was too big for him to have enough room to get out, but he tried. Got home and there was a hole in the end of the box; Tux is a ‘big’ cat @ 20lbs. Even heavier when he has his winter coat. He is all well after his visit to the vet.
    As for ‘dependent’ children – I try not to go there. I think that is best coming from his brother. I’ve decided that he has ‘lost his mind’ if he ‘thinks’ that she can home school the youngest; asking him if he thinks I would help out. UGH! I’m against the idea and I worry about them doing it for a year; then deciding she should go back to school, being tested (which they will do when she is going into middle school) this next school year and finding she’ll have to stay back in sixth grade because she can’t do the work. I wonder ‘if she is going to quit a job that provides the family with ‘much needed’ health insurance to do so. I don’t think they have thought the process out. I’m no ‘spring chicken’ to try to teach things that I have forgotten … it would be more like going back to school myself. Quite frankly, I don’t want that responsibility.

    Me, too; nothing worse than coming home to piled up laundry, dirty dishes, and needing to vacuum and dust, and all those things I do during the week as it is. I want my vacation to be just that ‘vacate the house’.

    Ginger – Thanks for the tips on procrastination. Since I have retired, I think I tend to sit a little more than cleaning up. Thankfully, when people come in, they are looking up, maybe they don’t notice the dust.

    Lenora
  • karenleona
    karenleona Posts: 3,959 Member
    If I could remember for a nanosecond what I was going to say or do, life would be much easier!!
    How do you add a pic?
    Kept it just under my calorie goal today so now I am going to bed while all is good. Lol

    Karen in BC
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    Joyce - My thoughts are with you. I know I worry about,my diabetic brother who doesn't look after himself. Many hugs. <3

    Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • lhannon062709
    lhannon062709 Posts: 1,140 Member
    Insomnia - first time in a long time, so not such a terrible thing... DH is asleep, thank goodness. Will read or play on the computer for a while to get myself back to sleepy.

    Lisa in West TX
  • pitegny
    pitegny Posts: 1,006 Member
    Haven't been reading much the last two days. I spent them adjusting to the new fitbit. It feels like I was walking all day, but made only just over 5000 steps. It will take me a while to get to the 10,000 they say we should be walking. One thing that is discouraging is that fitbit gives many fewer calories burned than MFP does. I never ate back my exercise calories, but it was nice seeing them!

    Tracie: Chest pains are a good sign that something needs to give. About a year before I took early retirement, I started have tightness in my chest. It gave me a good scare. I realized that there would be a (hopefully) long life after work and I wanted to enter it as healthy as possible. I gave notice then that I would be leaving at the end of the next year, the earliest I could go. It was the best decision I ever made. Having that end date in mind took some of the pressure off.

    Toni: What you said about so many DH's having health issues made me think. I wonder if part of it isn't the lack of space like this where they can share and comfort.

    Bianca: I enjoyed the 50s immensely. The kids were starting to lead their own lives and there was more time for my DH and me to have fun doing things on our own.

    Joyce: So sorry about your sister.

    Beth: Sending a special hug your way and wishing for some worry-free days for you.

    Sarah: Love the Canadian Uber.

    NY Karen: Bon Voyage!

    Kim: When you mentioned a list, I had to laugh. Being new to the group, I actually added a spreadsheet to my MFP tracking file to be able to keep up with who is who and who lives where. It is very confusing when one is starting out.

    Wishing everyone a lovely day!
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    LENORA - we slice the cooked bacon and have it with green veggies and potatoes and butter ( naughty I know but I do log it, DH not a lover of sauces except proper meat gravy

    KIM - photo doesn't do it justice it really is delicious and I used leftovers to make a leek and bacon hotpot

  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,293 Member
    (((Beth)) take care of yourself the best you can under these trying times. Prayers.

    Joyce prayers for your sister.
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    (((BETH, JOYCE, & SHERRY))) Want you all to know that I am thinking about you and praying for health and wisdom in making decisions that must be made.

    Carol
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    :):):)
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,387 Member
    Lenora loved the jokes! I can relate to many of them, even though I am only 61!

    Someone asked for the link to my squat challenge. Here it is. Don't forget to bookmark it!

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10512368/50-plus-squats-challenge#latest
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Pitegny – My BF used to work a very stressful job; and, one lady that had been in Atlanta moved back and both of them had an opportunity to apply for a supervisor’s position; the other lady got it and she made life miserable for everybody working there. She had enough time and age to take early retirement. She came in one Monday and the next day told them that Friday would be her last day. I’ve never seen such a change in anyone that had so much more to look forward to. Then she went back as an accountant at a CPA firm; and, they loaded her up. She was ‘supposed’ to be working part-time; but, ended up working long hours for an hourly wage; but, would work over-time, sometimes up to 10:00pm; but, she did not have a set time to come in. She did not get and 'overtime' pay as she was just making up the 8 hours a day. However, she was not appreciated; and, the wife of the owner, would come in when she was needed. Last tax season she about freaked out because of her workload. She just gave them notice that she will only work 3 full days and that would be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays … and that is ‘all’ she’d work. Has not made anybody happy; but, I told her they’d be lining up her workload and she isn’t going to work part-time because she isn’t going to leave her work ‘undone’.

    I don’t think men are wired the same way as women; they don’t share what they are going through with other men because they think it makes them look weak. They share with their wives or SO because they know they can be safe in doing so, even ‘if’ they *kitten* about something that is bothering them and we feel like they are dumping on us. I try to, at least, listen to DH *kitten* because he gets whatever is troubling him off his chest; and, most of the time there is little I can do about it, to ‘fix’ it. When he is talking about work, or even the things that DOS has told her … he has gotten better about not trying to ‘fix’ his situation. They still make decisions that will affect their own family that I do not agree with; and, while I might teach DYGD ‘how to paint and draw’ … I am not going to be expected to teach her other things. I don’t need the stress of attempting to teach her something I am not that good at.

    Lenora
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,702 Member
    LENORA!! My word, girl, loved those jokes. DH and I got our morning laugh big time! Thank you!!

    Lanette
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Lenora: I loved the jokes so much I read them to DH and we both had a good laugh. Thank you! :laugh:
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I just spent an hour or so vacuuming downstairs and began to wonder about those robot vacuums. Does anyone have them? If so, how do you like them? Good things & bad things appreciated. :flowerforyou:
  • gotu52
    gotu52 Posts: 315 Member
    Hey everyone:

    Tracie Very funny actually. I was the behavioural change management lead for our EHR project. I work in a hospital. We went live this past Dec. 1 with Cerner. I feel your pain, luckily not as acutely anymore.
    Sherry we miss you

    Had a great work out today. Did some on my own and then went to the gym with hubby, my daughter and her boyfriend. I love that we all workout together. Total workout was 3 hours burning over 900k.

    The boyfriend loves to cook so we are preparing a healthy dinner tonight. He is great in the kitchen and it is nice to spend time with him.

    Have a great Saturday everyone! <3 Sarah, Ontario
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