WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2017
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Michelle thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately I do not do any artificial sweeteners and I do not like Stevia because of the bitter after taste. I am giving up ice cream because of its high sugar content and some ice cream still have high fructose scorn syrup in them. High fructose corn syrup is another ingredient I am trying to get out of my diet. I still get a little sugar in graham crackers and dark chocolate over 70%. Since I cut down on sugar I notice knee feels better and I am less bloated. No big movement in the scale as of yet. The important thing is I feel better and do not have cravings for foods with little nutritional value. I hoping to become more active again now that knee is doing better.
Beth thank you for sharing the wonderful story about your older son.
Heather you look stunning!
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stats for the day:
jog- 54.14min, 1-1interval 5.5sp 0incline to 5.5sp 2.5incline, last 1-1/2mi up to 5.6-5.7sp, 136ahr, 150mhr, 10.51min mi, 5mi = 517c
rowing machine- 10min, 139mhr, 117ahr, 62aw, 1698meters,/1.06mi = 94c
sMatrix machine- 6min, 139ahr, 156mhr = 74c
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BETH ~ Thanks so much for telling us about your son and his amazing accomplishments. I am sure that a lot of this was due to having a wonderful supportive family and the grace and love that God bestows on us.
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Lenora: Thanks for the advice. I've actually been thinking lately that I need to get a sleep test done to ck for sleep apnea. I'm concerned about the effect ongoing lack of sleep is having on my health. I've had sinus problems for yrs & have a deviated septum, so do sometimes snore. Not all the time, just mostly when more congested. At 1st the insomnia got worse after going through menopause (at age 42) so I attributed it to night sweats, etc. since that's what usually woke me up. Now it's sometimes that since I'll wake up hot or cold back & forth. Other times, I wake up cuz I have to pee in middle of night or uncomfortable & hips ache, etc so need to switch sides/position. The early morning ones lately are usually being woken up from phone call for hubby to go plow snow or other days just because I've gotten so used to it, I end up waking up then anyway. Wish we had a spare bedroom this time of yr.
I've also worked on different strategies to help fall asleep better, like avoiding eating or being on computer too close to bedtime & relaxing before bed if feeling stressed. Sometimes, nothing seems to matter, though. Even when feeling completely exhausted, just can't fall asleep. Sometimes feeling annoyed that I can't fall asleep & knowing how exhausted I'll be the next day can be stressful itself, especially if it's been ongoing for a few nights. If I find I'm thinking about stuff too much to fall asleep, I've tried going downstairs & laying on couch & watching (well, just listening to) the tv to try to fall asleep sometimes instead of tossing& turning all night. Also don't want to keep hubby awake with my tossing. Sometimes it works, since I often fall asleep watching tv, but then can't sleep when I go to bed. One night last wk, I tried to listen to some music while on the couch, but soon after the siren for the fire station that's near our house went off, so so much for that. Gave up & tried to go back to bed.
I do want to make sure there's not something medical keeping me awake, too. I've mentioned it before to drs, but no-one ever suggested a sleep test. One dr. quite a few yrs ago prescribed Ambien, but I didn't feel like it helped - still took about 3 hrs to fall asleep after taking it & then just felt groggy, but minimal amount of more sleep. Don't like taking drugs for it either. I have an appt with my GP (actually the nurse practitioner or physician *kitten*'t - never remember which one she is) in a couple of wks, so plan to ask about it again then. There are so many factors that can affect getting a decent amount of sleep that it's hard to pinpoint the culprit, but I think a sleep test will at least check if it's apnea.
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Thanks ladies, yep I think it was a migraine headache too.
I have definitely changed my eating patterns since joining MFP years ago. I feel so proud of myself when I take the time to gather what I want to eat. Like foraging in the forest, but the forest happens to be my kitchen. Sometimes you really have to hunt for what your body wants. I don't settle for quick fixes anymore. I like spicy foods, even if it's just sautéing spinach I tend to sprinkle with Cayenne pepper and turmeric. After raising kids it's nice to reintroduce what tastes good TO ME. Not what my husband wishes, or other favorite foods of others, but MY wishes.
I too take and cut in half meals at restaurants, taking half home. I have noticed how little I can eat yet still be content in my day. We are living in a society of gluttony and super sizes. I look to my scale and my teaspoons and am thankful I have A WOKEN from the fast food haze I was fermenting in.
I read an article once about the "Slow Food" craze. Think the opposite of fast food. Look at the pleasure of eating locally grown food with people you care about. Looking at the production of foods regionally, seasonally, and not to buy in to the pace of processed food companies. It's an appealing concept! True I would love to practice this utopia way of eating while at a villa in Tuscany, but we do what we must.
My story is simple. I ate for many years with no feeling, no joy, yet in the moments it was nothing but emotions and feeling. I would go from fast food joint to the next one down the road, over eating. Lee would be out to sea, and I suppose I was filling myself up because I was lonely. When kids came I learned to hide it.
There comes a time when you realize you have lived longer than you have left, usually in your 50's. So I got my act together. Learned to say what I mean, and mean what I say. To live a truthful and honest life.
Becca
Keepin' it real in
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Thought this was apropos to the discussion of doctors requiring lists of meds we are taking:
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Pip – how interesting your story is! Loved reading how you’ve overcome so much and seeing what a wonderful person you are today.
Beth – your son is such an inspiration. I remember working with a boy who had CP and he could do so much.
Lenora – the reason we didn’t stop is because we gave Bonnie (especially) the sedative and wanted to get to Titusville before it completely wore off. I’m sorry. As if a person couldn’t get out of their car and shoot? Oh well….I just drove over…..no big deal. Not like I was going way out of my way. Wendy’s is right as you are coming into the condo. I just walked over there.
Margaret – I don’t do artificial sweeteners either. Just got out the container. The ingredients are
purified water, whey protein concentrate, organic can sugar, chicory root, sugarcane fiber guar gum, xantan gum, natural flavors, annatto, sea salt, monk fruit concentrate. Has no MSG
or HVP. One serving (1/2 cup) as 3g protein and 5g sugar
Michele from NC now in wonderful FL
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Grits- that's one of the main reason of mfp, to make people aware of what you r putting into your body. I haven't had fast food in a lot of years now and it's ok, I love what I eat now.1
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Queen, I have a sleep number bed. I also have a husband who has a really hard time with the billfold so I have a basic one. But that's OK. I still love it. Sometimes I do wish I could ask it what number would help with the hip pain but right now it's taking care of the back pain.
My Dad used to have a small garden. He was very particular about making his own compost. I wish I knew what was in it. Also wish I could talk to him and ask him. But I will some time later when I die. But he read an article in a gardening magazine. It's called a pomato. You plant a tomato into a potato and then plant the potato. It gave bumper crops of both tomatoes and potatoes.
Heather, WOWZAAAAAA. Now that's a red dress.
Pip, I am so glad my state of Indiana had a small part in your journey to happiness again. Did Kirby live here?
I was able to get up and go to church this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before I had real had a long talk on Saturday nights with both God and the Devil on my desire to be able to go to church. But the Devil always won, I wouldn't be able to sleep at all that night, would get up with my back really hurting, etc, etc. I was really great in making excuses as to why I should stay in bed on Sunday mornings. Last night in my nightly prayers, I expressed to God how much I wanted to be in church this morning. I think it was been 12 Sundays now. It started out last December with the nose bleeds, hospitalizations, back going out, herniated disc. So last night I didn't talk to the devil at all. Maybe he thinks I ignored him. With the physical therapy working on my having back strength while standing still such as in a church choir of just in church, I was able to stand and sing, not the amount to be back in the choir but I still felt more like a member of the congregation and not a little old lady who can't stand up like my Mom was. Whoaaaa Joyce, Did you just have an Ah Ah moment???? You are scared of becoming your Mom who had a terrible as in Ivan the Terrible back. I am scared of becoming my back.
Went to see my sister, she is doing well. She is on Vancomycin which can be hard on veins, she is now on her third IV and she has only been there since Thursday afternoon. My nephew and his wife were there. He works for a local lumbar, etc company. He can get us our two doors we need at cost + 10% so that will help.
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Heather: I love the new dress. You look gorgeous! :bigsmile: I also love the photo of your DH with the two grandchildren.
Michele: I would have been very frustrated with Wendy's. I'm happy you made it to FL safely. :flowerforyou:
Lanette: My dad had good friends, Mr. & Mrs. S, who were childless but adopted an adult orphan and had a wonderful experience. He had a wife and children and they, therefore, had grandchildren. It made them all very happy. :flowerforyou:
Becky in Upstate NY: It sounds like your ebook is giving you a lot to think about.
Beth: Your son is amazing. No wonder you're a proud mama! :flowerforyou:
Lisa: It sounds like your DH is doing well with his recuperation. Pain and Pill levels both being down is wonderful news.
Becca: You are insightful and a truth teller. I admire you.
I'm having a quiet, lazy day so far. I have been daydreaming about garden plants. The rosemary plant I bought for Christmas does not seem healthy. There are still some green parts but much of it has turned black. The plant is certainly not decorative so I'm doing research to find a new one. The cultivar I have in mind is called Rosemary Tuscan Blue. It forms a nice "tree" with a Christmas tree shape and there are a couple of garden centers where I can look for it. One is nearby home and the other is near a restaurant in Portland that DH loves. It is likely too early in the season right now but I can call.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"So many of us believe in perfection, which ruins everything else, because the perfect is not only the enemy of the good; it's also the enemy of the realistic, the possible and the fun."
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katla Rainy day hugs! Big FAT rain drops here. Love how you "get" me and my ramblings! Love ya neighbor!
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Queen, I have a sleep number bed. I also have a husband who has a really hard time with the billfold so I have a basic one. But that's OK. I still love it. Sometimes I do wish I could ask it what number would help with the hip pain but right now it's taking care of the back pain.
My Dad used to have a small garden. He was very particular about making his own compost. I wish I knew what was in it. Also wish I could talk to him and ask him. But I will some time later when I die. But he read an article in a gardening magazine. It's called a pomato. You plant a tomato into a potato and then plant the potato. It gave bumper crops of both tomatoes and potatoes.
Heather, WOWZAAAAAA. Now that's a red dress.
Pip, I am so glad my state of Indiana had a small part in your journey to happiness again. Did Kirby live here?
I was able to get up and go to church this morning!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before I had real had a long talk on Saturday nights with both God and the Devil on my desire to be able to go to church. But the Devil always won, I wouldn't be able to sleep at all that night, would get up with my back really hurting, etc, etc. I was really great in making excuses as to why I should stay in bed on Sunday mornings. Last night in my nightly prayers, I expressed to God how much I wanted to be in church this morning. I think it was been 12 Sundays now. It started out last December with the nose bleeds, hospitalizations, back going out, herniated disc. So last night I didn't talk to the devil at all. Maybe he thinks I ignored him. With the physical therapy working on my having back strength while standing still such as in a church choir of just in church, I was able to stand and sing, not the amount to be back in the choir but I still felt more like a member of the congregation and not a little old lady who can't stand up like my Mom was. Whoaaaa Joyce, Did you just have an Ah Ah moment???? You are scared of becoming your Mom who had a terrible as in Ivan the Terrible back. I am scared of becoming my back.
Went to see my sister, she is doing well. She is on Vancomycin which can be hard on veins, she is now on her third IV and she has only been there since Thursday afternoon. My nephew and his wife were there. He works for a local lumbar, etc company. He can get us our two doors we need at cost + 10% so that will help.
Joyce, Indiana
Kirby was born in Indiana, Syracuse Indiana. In between Fort Wayne and south bend. We lived by lake wawasee, the biggest natural lake in Indiana. I miss the weather there. We lived there for 3 years. I cut off my family except for one brother, he was the only one who knew where I was at during that time0 -
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Joyce and Pip, small world. I was born and raised near South Bend, my sis still lives there and my brother lives near Lebanon IN. Niece went to college in Evansville. College roommate was from North Webster.
Haven't been back there in over 10 years since my parents died. I do miss the "flatness" and cornfields!
Also miss the fall weather there... and I think the Indiana snow is different than our often mushy/icy Washington snow ;-). I didn't mind driving in it -- if I slid off the road I'd just go into a cornfield (unless there was a big fence post or tree!) Tho there was usually a big snow drift to keep me in the lane of travel.
Made a big pot of chili for supper....have had my fiber quota for a least 2 days, lol. And will have leftovers for the next few days, even better.
Lanette
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Joyce and Pip, small world. I was born and raised near South Bend, my sis still lives there and my brother lives near Lebanon IN. Niece went to college in Evansville. College roommate was from North Webster.
Haven't been back there in over 10 years since my parents died. I do miss the "flatness" and cornfields!
Also miss the fall weather there... and I think the Indiana snow is different than our often mushy/icy Washington snow ;-). I didn't mind driving in it -- if I slid off the road I'd just go into a cornfield (unless there was a big fence post or tree!) Tho there was usually a big snow drift to keep me in the lane of travel.
Made a big pot of chili for supper....have had my fiber quota for a least 2 days, lol. And will have leftovers for the next few days, even better.
Lanette
SW WA State
Kirby used to tell me about the "flatness" of Indiana. I used to work for an attorney in napanee and he used to drive me to work with the bike and he would ride his bike to napannee at the end of my day and we would both ride home. I would tell him, you don't know what flat is if u think this is flat. When he finally got to see where I am from, he agreed, my flat is flat, not where he is from2 -
Nappanee.... I worked there in the sales department of an RV place while DH was overseas in the USMC....would have been in the mid-70's. Loved the antique stores, Amish butcher shop, Amish stores and bakeries. DH and I thought about moving back there when we were ready to leave the Seattle area 20+ years ago, but it didn't work out.
Yes, Indiana does have its hills and "slopes", lol.
We've been out here since 1977; this is now home.3 -
Heather, the red dress is gorgeous and so are you!
Beth, you have every right to be proud if your son.
And that's my fly by.....1 -
My daughter is looking so tired. Due date come and gone and she's waiting patiently. More patiently than I am lol.
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Lanette and Pip, I live in the opposite end of Indiana, southwestern, down right on the Ohio river between Illinois and Kentucky. I love the rolling hills, the weather, the people, we aren't far from Nashville Indiana where you find all the wonderful folliage and wooden bridges. We have Amich community not far from here and wonderful food and cabinetry everywhere. I just love Indiana. I hope everyone feels the same about where they live.
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Lanette and Pip, I live in the opposite end of Indiana, southwestern, down right on the Ohio river between Illinois and Kentucky. I love the rolling hills, the weather, the people, we aren't far from Nashville Indiana where you find all the wonderful folliage and wooden bridges. We have Amich community not far from here and wonderful food and cabinetry everywhere. I just love Indiana. I hope everyone feels the same about where they live.
Joyce, Indiana
I stuck out like a sore thumb when I was there being from California. When I was seeing a shrink in Seattle, he advised me, when we got to Indiana,not to tell anyone what my husband died of. I asked y, he said they were more conservative and I may get rejected. I told him that I won't hide anything, if I am asked, I will tell them. If they couldn't handle it, I don't want them in my life anyway, they don't deserve me or my friendship, in other words, fu$&k them. No one had a problem with me or what Lenny died of8 -
Becky – Sleep apnea is bad on your heart, your general ability to ‘think fast on your feet’, makes you feel tired all the time; and, bad on your mental health. I did not realize how bad my sleep patterns were until they put me on a C-pap and I slept 8.5 straight. They actually had to wake me up the next morning. My last testing (after being on a C-pap for 5 years) probably wasn’t as accurate because the bed was so hard that even with a C-pap on, I could not sleep very well. They adjusted the flow in my machine; so that it would start at 4 on the new one and work up until it got to 11 or 12. I finally called the MD’s office to see if there was any way they could set the machine for a higher flow starting off; and, they set it at 9. I take my ‘bipolar meds’ at night because they tend to make me sleepy. I’ve never taken any type of ‘sleeping pill’.
Becca – If you have never had a ‘migraine’ before now – it is a pain you will not ever forget. Usually, starts in the back and goes over the top of your head.
I, too, love spicy foods. Quite often putting “Frank’s Hot Sauce
on things. To heck with it burning my tongue, just gotta have it ‘hot and spicy’.
Janetr – Loved the cartoon!
Margaret and Michele – The ‘only’ thing that artificial sweeteners are good for is putting on your tongue and pressing it up to the roof of your mouth when you burn it by biting down on a hot pizza and having the cheese stick to the roof of your mouth. I get the hiccups (usually about 5:30pm every day, so I take a tsp. of regular sugar and let it melt in my mouth … hiccups gone.
Pip – If I am going to ‘eat out’ I want something that tastes a lot better than ‘fast food’ hamburgers and that sort of thing. I’d rather make my own hamburgers to eat.
Joyce – Louis and I went on a company trip with all these salesmen and stopped to eat lunch at an Amish community. Food was wonderful; but, the water was ‘sulfur’ water and I could not drink it, I almost gagged on it. We used to go to a place called Indian Springs, here in GA and they had a spring that was sulfur water. Used to do competitive swimming and diving; and, even the pool water smelled like ‘rotten eggs’. Could not wait to get home and take a bath. But, the town in which I grew up had a water treatment plant; and, when you ran the tap water, you got suds in it. I can remember the first time I ever had ‘well water’ … it tasted strange, too. We’re on a well out here and I can drink it forever. Don’t have too much trouble getting in my required water.
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Stats for today:
22,000 steps
236 minutes walking Sasha and Bess
125 minutes riding the exercise bike
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Just a quick hello -
I have had to skim a lot this weekend so I am sure I have missed a few things....
Loving the cartoons, thoughts, baby pics, Heather in her new dress.....
Appreciating the thoughts and stories you all are sharing. Background info helps me know some of you better.
Michele - Glad you made it to Florida!
Rita - come see me in Tennessee when you are RVing!
I am continuing to take my BP and BS. I did miss yesterday. Haven't done today's yet.
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Clearly this is a group for me. Hello friends. I'm just starting out. . . again
Nonetheless, very motivated!! I feel much better today and on track once again!! 5 -
Hi Gals,
Rita – I sent you a private message.
Heather – thanks for the Bea fix! And the red dress is wonderful
Janetr – glad to hear grandson is back in rehab
Leigh – pancakes are hard to fit in, but an omelet is easier – I do a special breakfast a couple of times a month, and I do it by having a non-fat latte early in the am then mid-late morning having my “special” breakfast, and it counts as two meals and that gives me a few more calories to “spend”
Lisa – glad things are going well for DH
Taxes – income tax stuff is due in the USA on April 15, and my system is that I gather everything multiple times each year and a gal in my tax office works on the side and gets it all organized and entered into my businesses accounting system – I love not having to do that. Occasionally during the year we meet to go over stuff that doesn’t make sense to one or the other of us. Well today was the last time for 2016 taxes…I have 3 things to research and then I am ready for my tax appointment! This is the best I’ve ever done with the business, I am usually working until the wee hours the night before the appointment. It is a relief and based on how the numbers look – I should be in good shape.
February Goals:
Write Christmas letter, and have all cards ready to send by Dec1…this was for nov. but still working on it. Jan. still working on this….**** GET THIS DONE*******
Read and report on a book – Done (Jan and Feb too)
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday –
Work on water consumption –
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Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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