WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2017
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My mother didn't like Cheetos, but she did like her crispy cheese curls. Nothing like shopping thru the store with an open bag, and then pay for an empty bag! Yep that was my mom!
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Accountability Post Progress update of my Feb goals.
Saturday's Results
✔1. Log/COMPLETE the entry daily.
✔2. No eating after 9pm.
3. Fiber 30g daily
4. Walk 30 active Fitbit min daily.
5. Declutter ✔️clothes, books, office supplies.
✔6. In bed by midnight
Forgot to post this morning. Yesterday was more of the same low energy. But I did eat better. I've had a much better day today. Feeling good. Energized. In bed now...
Onward.
-- Ginger in Texas2 -
My mother didn't like Cheetos, but she did like her crispy cheese curls. Nothing like shopping thru the store with an open bag, and then pay for an empty bag! Yep that was my mom!
Becca
There's a brand in Canada I used to get from Zellers, might be by Humpty Dumpty now .. they were soooo addictive .. they had kind of a aluminium taste/feel to them. During the years I cared for my mum when she was slowly dying, she would get cravings for them and send me out on midnight runs to the corner store. We would share and eat them with long handled fondue forks so we wouldn't get the orange powder on us. As for this little fellow .. well he's just my bookmark as I finish up reading all of the posts. Hugs to all!!!2 -
Kate UK
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Morning Ladies~
didnt do much yesterday ,and working 8:30-5 today.. will check in later...1 -
Hi,
Had an awful two days food wise and exercise wise. We did walk to the beach on Saturday, but nothing yesterday and too many nibbles around the lunch with friends.
So, today and tomorrow I aim to be well within calories. Weigh day is Wednesday now. Salmon and roasted cauliflower tonight and I'm going to split my lunch between lunch and afternoon snack.
We are out for lunch on Wednesday, but it's a fish restaurant and I can choose carefully.
The Friday viewers have made an offer, but it's about ten thousand too low, so we are waiting for them to get back to us. They are only just putting their house on the market, but they are very keen on our house and live in the village. If they up it by ten or more we will go with them. There is such a huge stamp duty on buying houses now that, although we are buying a cheaper house, expenses and stamp duty will eat up all the difference and we still have to find the money for major renovations on top. The house we like needs a lot of work and reconfiguring. That would be for next year .
Anyway, we are a bit closer .
It was so lovely on the beach on Saturday. Our house would be really near to where we were sitting. Plus less of a strain seeing the grandchildren. We never sleep well there. Just being in a strange place. The kids are great sleepers. Being able to go back to our own bed afterwards would be great.
DDIL has been invited to give a talk in Sicily in November. DS would like to go with her. We think we should be able to cover their three nights absence with the other grandparents and the daily nanny. A great opportunity for her, but she is understandably terrified! Never done anything like that before.
It will be streamed live around the world. I used to give quite a few talks, but I was always ÷×+= scared before hand. Horrible feeling. But it always went ok . She wisely said it was an opportunity to stretch herself beyond her comfort zone.
Just bought Bea's first birthday present. A UV surf suit and hat. Luckily she's too young to know she's not getting a toy. :laugh:
Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx5 -
Janetr So very glad for your grandson going to rehab on his own. Wow! That is so hopeful. A grown up decision. It is still difficult in our society to accept substance abuse as a medical problem rather than a character flaw, but that is what it is.
Tracie I was doing the keto challenge but found it too difficult to maintain while we were in California. I could have done it but not easily - I wish I had made a bigger effort, because my heartburn returned and I didn't sleep as well. So I am getting back to it now. My hit list: grain flours, sugar, starchy vegetables, fruit except berries, legumes except peanut butter, and low fat dairy. I really feel better on a low carb diet, keto or not.
Margaret
Edited to add: I was working on a long edit, responding to many many more of you but I hit the little "x" and deleted it. Aaaarrrrggghhhhh!
Olivia is doing well, still needing blood products, oxygen, and dialysis, but improving daily.
Karen in Virginia2 -
Lenora- The effects you mentioned of sleep apnea on your heart, energy, & cognitive functioning are exactly the things that most concern me & make me want to get tested. Probably should've insisted on it a long time ago. There've been so many big stressors in my life over the past several years & so many different things that I know have also impacted my sleep that I've just tried to deal with minimizing them to solve the problem. Sometimes it's worked & I've been able to sleep a bit better than other times so it's been difficult to assess the cause of the problem. As I said, often it's been due to hormonal changes that cause overheating, etc., sometimes stress, eating too late at night & not even getting to bed until about 5 hrs or less before I have to get up again the next day. Other external things have also caused me to get woken up, too. I've also wondered if the allergy/asthma Rx I take before bed (Singulair) is also actually making me awake. It's supposed to make you drowsy, so told to take before bed, but I know it's often the opposite for me. People talk about taking Nyquil to knock you out when have a cold, etc., but that makes me feel really wired. So maybe the Singulair is doing that, too. I also know we really need a new mattress, so that could be part of the problem, but have been waiting until after we do some reno to get a new one. We did put a wedge shaped thick pad under the mattress (between it & box springs) a few yrs ago to elevate the head of the bead a few in. to help with acid reflux problems both hubby & I have.
I'm at the point, though, that I know something HAS to be done to improve this. I'm aware of all the health reasons why it's so important to get enough sleep. I'm really tired (pun intended) of being so tired all the time & feel like I'm getting early dementia half the time. Having memory problems lots of the time the past few yrs & on days I've gotten very little sleep, it's no surprise to me that I feel like I'm in a mental fog. I've been noticing that some of the Rx meds I've taken can impact memory, too, so trying to get off of them. Also wondering if the metal fillings I've had in several of my teeth for over 30 yrs are leaching mercury or something into my system slowly over time so much that that's also affecting my memory, etc.
I've also been wanting to see if getting back to regular exercising will help me sleep. So far, it's made me feel more tired before bed, but not sure it's made much difference overall. Haven't been doing it that long, though, so hard to tell yet. I do manage to get more sleep when I don't have to work the next day (on wkend or on vacation). Still wake up sometimes in night, but at least don't have to get up a 5, so can try to go back to sleep again in the morning & get a little more. On vacation this wk, so will hopefully get more sleep. Last night I went to bed about 9:30 pm & slept ok. Still woke up a couple of times & when woke up about 6 am, felt wouldn't fall back to sleep again, so just decided to get up. Not feeling as tired as usual, so guess I slept better.
So even though I feel that there are so many factors that could be the cause, I want to make sure apnea isn't one of them. If not, at least I can rule it out & if it is, then get treatment to resolve the problem. I'll definitely talk to my NP at next appt in couple of wks about it. Not sure where the test will be done. Maybe at the hospital or there's a place in the area that's a sleep specialty center, so maybe there. ??? Will keep you posted on what happens.
Thanks for the support. Have some questions about using a C-pap if it comes to that.
-- Becky (NY)2 -
Karen back to you! 1
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Good morning all! Happy Monday! It has been a beautiful blue sky weekend here in West Michigan! The temps have been in the high 50's, so I have been outside quite a bit. Longer walks, walks by the lake, and some yard work. This is Michigan, so I am sure the unseasonable weather will be short lived. We will be back to the gray skies and freezing temps again; but I will take this weekend respite, gratefully!
Went shopping this weekend for something to wear for my sister's memorial. Two hours shopping and I came home with a maxi skirt. Going to borrow a sweater or jacket from my sister in law's closet to wear with it. Just don't have the energy to go out and look/try on more stuff. Not a clothes shopper.
Heather- You look gorgeous in red! The pics of the kids are darling! Fingers crossed for you and the sale of your home. I know you have been waiting so patiently for this to happen so you can make your move!
Beth-Thank you for sharing your love story of your son! He sounds like an amazing young man, which of course, is a great testament to your nurturing and love!
Pip- Your pups just look so content and loved! Thank you for sharing your story of Lenny and Kirby. As for the psychiatrist who advised you not to say anything about Lenny's illness; just wow. I am stunned a mental health professional would feel lying or not saying something would be good for you. As far as people accepting/rejecting what you have to say; ignorant people are everywhere, but I have faith in most people's belief that love triumphs all. Those we have lost are not/were not defined by their illness. My mom and sister were not cancer, just as Lenny was not HIV. They were much more than their illness. And Kirby is just an amazing man, and I am glad you have him!
Well, I am going to hop off and get ready for kiddos. There is no school today, due to teacher inservice, so which kids show up today is kind of a mystery. Makes life interesting. The sun has just come up and the sky to the west is a beautiful rainbow of indigo, plummy purples and rosy pink! To the east there is golds and oranges on the horizon. Love and hugs to you all xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)4 -
I love reading everyone's posts! I'm starting to recognize names and themes. It's great getting to know you. I am happily off work today, but will be removing wallpaper paste from my living room. We bought my in laws house after my father in law (FiL) died (FiL designed the house and my husband helped build it when he was a teenager). MiL loves wallpaper - in every room. We take a room to renovate each year. I've been trying to get the living room done for 2 years now, bad back and other health issues have gotten in the way (and yes, a little laziness on my part too). But DH and I re-committed to tackling the project a bit at a time. We have to be very careful of his back, but he says he can hold and slide the steamer wand while I scrape -10 minutes at a time
Beth -thank you for sharing the wonderful story about your son. Inspirational
Heather -love the dress, you are lovely! Red is my husband's favorite color. I never wore red before meeting him, but I wear it often now. I always feel dressy and glam in red, since I'm wearing it for him mmm roasted cauliflower for dinner - we have that often! One of my favorites
Mary- the twins are so cute!
Joyce- we had the basic model sleep number for years. Just 'upgraded' because DH has had back surgery and is due for neck surgery (something to do with scraping arthritis. .. laminectomy? Sorry, I don't have the knack for anything medical). I have an upcoming nasal surgery also (second go round and I need to sit up to sleep for at least a week after). So we thought the adjustable head and foot areas would help wit sleering and getting in and out of bed after our surgeries. DH and I take turns being frugal, but the upgrade was justified; I love the concept of being thrifty, with retirement just years away, but need more practice which is why "frugal mindset" is one of my objectives in 2017
Becky- I take Singulair also (and only 7 other asthma/allergy meds), but I take mine in am. It doesn't make me drowsy- revs me up. Meds often have opposite effect on me from affect on 'normal people'. Maybe you could check with your doc to see if this might be happening with you. I usually sleep well with occasional bouts of insomnia (due to stress with my daughter or at work usually)
Have a great day!
queene in PA4 -
Happy Monday
Gym this morning 20 mins bike, rower and treadmill 40 squats (have 40 more to do today on challenge)
I am trying the egg fast for 3 days to try and break my plateau has anyone else done this. I don't normally do anything extreme but I'm afraid that the gaining and losing the same couple of pounds is going to derail me altogether
Kate UK3 -
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Busy, busy!
Sold pickup in 4 hours yesterday! I was amazed! Used Letgo and Craigslist. Have to go clean it out as buyer is coming later to pick it up. Plan to look at other motor homes today for comparison to the one we put a deposit on.
Gotta go!
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Becky – Last night got an email article from WebMD about sleep apnea. Besides making you stop breathing sometimes up to 400x a night; heart problems, mental problems, it also will increase the changes of stroke. My Neurologist’s ‘nurse’ (and I use that term extremely loosely) informed me that my MRI showed ‘age-related dementia’. I think it was the way she told me that made me think she was being ‘flippant’; so I went to get the results and took them to my GP to look over and made an appointment to go see him and ask the questions that I definitely wasn’t going to get answered by Neurologist's office. What really torqued me off; was she called with the labs results and started telling me then said, ‘oh, well … that’s not yours; I am just trying to multi-task’. Do WHAT? How you multi-task with the results can be so important that a patient might need to come back in for additional tests. I think if she is still with him, when I go back (the earliest appointment is 8 months out) … I will have to complain about how the entire ordeal went down. He is only working part-time until the hospital hires another ‘full-time’ Neurologist. I really liked the one he has taken the place of; she explained things, would answer your questions, and, unfortunately I ‘need’ a local Neurologist who can see me, immediately, if I have another seizure. Going somewhere else would not be viable to do.
One thing that I found out; but, not surprised at, is because I am so claustrophobic; having even a ½ mask felt like someone was covering both my nose and mouth; I use a ‘wisp’ mask which only covers your nose. Sometimes, especially if my nose is stopped up; I have to pull it away from my face, in order to try to clear the stoppage up. When I have a bad cold; I will swab a little Mentholatim (SP?) in my nostrils beforehand, which helps; but, a lot of time, not changing the mask every 3 weeks is the issue. I would suggest taking your own pillow with you. I sleep with a feather pillow that I can get it conformed to my head. The pillows at the ‘lung MD’s sleep study lab’ were thick and hard as were the beds. The first one I they had what was something like a sleep number bed; it could be adjusted to what you bed at home feels more like. Also they put a lot more electrodes on it; and, when I needed to get up; because they were all bunched up together, all the nurse had to do was unhook them and throw them over my shoulder. It was a ‘big deal’ if you called the nurse at the MD’s office because she had to unhook each and every lead. Did not take me but once to make sure I called before I felt like I would pee in the bed waiting for her. I don’t think it makes that much of a difference; but, at the hospital I felt like there were more than one nurse on call. They had a lot more going on than MD’s office which only had 3 rooms.
Kelly – In West Michigan you call 50° an unseasonably warm weather; when in SW GA we’d call it ‘unseasonable cool weather’.
I’m not really a clothes shopper; but, I do shop for clothes at the same store; I just have to put on my blinders as I walk past the shoe department on the way in. Good sales and good prices on most things.
Pip and Kelly – I agree that a disease or disorder does not define the person. But; even today, people still tend to shun people as if they think that just being in the same room will cause them to ‘catch’ something that a lot of times is not ‘contagious’. Magic Johnson has lived a couple of decades with HIV and still looks quite healthy.
OK, yesterday I did my walking around the property and came up with one path to take to give me 45 minutes of walking; I am thinking if I add in the ‘timber trail’ I will up it to an hour or more. Will go and do it as soon as the weather warms up in the middle of the day. So much easier to walk ‘outside’ than to try to even get just 20 minute in on the treadmill.
Welcome to all the ‘newbies’ and the ones that I have not responded to lately. Still chilling; but, when that stops will begin my “Great Purge” of the house, not that I will throw out that much. I will just make it easier to find things.
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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
We lived in Carmel, IN for 8 years (suburb of Indianapolis). Our son went to IU in Bloomington and our daughter to Butler University in Indianapolis. Loved exploring IN while we lived there!
Cheri
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Heather: It is good to hear that you have interested buyers for your home. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all works out well for you. :flowerforyou:
Karen in VA: I'm glad to hear that Olivia is doing well.
Becky: I was also having cognitive problems and not getting enough sleep was the problem. I kept a sleep diary for many months and set sleep goals the same as I set exercise goals and calorie goals. Gradually things improved, including my mental sharpness. DH is a snorer and if he snores I go into the other bedroom. If you're the one who snores and wake up because of it the sleep study is a great idea. I know several people who sleep with a c-pap every night. The value of this is that they do sleep and get enough oxygen. That is vitally important to us all. I still have a sleep goal but I don't need to keep charts anymore. Adequate sleep really gives my memory a boost. Posting my goals today so that you can see that sleep is still there. It always will be.
Rita: I hope the new life style you're working toward gives you joy. :bigsmile:
Barbie: I love the dog walker.
Last night we watched the Westminster Dog Show. We loved the dogs, but not Fox's reporting team. Some were better than others. We recorded the whole thing and haven't seen the end yet. Don't tell who won. I know it wasn't one of my beloved Keeshonds. :sad:
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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Good morning!
This is just a fly-by. I've been putting off two looming jobs: 1) getting the tax stuff ready for the accountant and 2) finishing the sewing on the Roman shades so I can take them to the river house this weekend. I've waited until the last minute, so I have to devote my free time this week to getting them done.
I'm loving all the jokes and baby pictures.
Cheri - I like those "free size" dresses. Were you at Earth Art? Looks like they kind of thing... I love that place.
Time to work. I'm thinking of you all - wishing your joys to multiply and your trials and tribulations to lift.
-Yvonne in TX2 -
Just checking in. Still working on installing my foyer closet organizing system. I've hit a glitch with a part of it that will require me to order 3 replacement shelves and locking cams. I hope to get everything else installed today so I can get back to cutting fabric for a quilt I started in mid-January. My muscles are sore after 2 days of hard work and lifting the heavy panels into place. Nope, no one is helping, its all on me. Hope it translates into lower scale numbers.
Charleen in Colorado (Windy! Bet the house will be swaying with some of the stronger gusts today)2 -
Annr- I still open something and get to the register to pay for an open bag
Grits- my mom was one of those , I might catch it people, that was part of my decision to get away to Indiana and disown her for awhile like she disowned me for 12 yrs when I was 19. She chose to b selectively stupid1 -
Stat for the day-
Spin- 122min, 81ar, 99aw, 10-17gear, 125ahr, 153mhr, 48.7miles= 964c
Apple Watch- 1042c1 -
Annr- I still open something and get to the register to pay for an open bag
Grits- my mom was one of those , I might catch it people, that was part of my decision to get away to Indiana and disown her for awhile like she disowned me for 12 yrs when I was 19. She chose to b selectively stupid
Pip:
My parents were selectively stupid, too. They were both chain smokers and it killed them in very slow and horrible ways. I went to school smelling like the bottom of an ashtray & had severe bronchitis every winter until I went off to college. I haven't had bronchitis since I left home for college & I never smell like the bottom of an ashtray. :noway:
Katla in rainy western Oregon3 -
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Stronglift Workout A
Squats-1X5X 55/65/75/85, 5X5X 90
BP-1X5X 45/55/65, 5X5X 75
BR-1X5X 75
Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squats-3X5X 30
Russian kettle bell swing-12 X 10 X 30
40lbs loss by May 27 Challenge
Exercise daily and stay below calories!
Keto 3 Week Challenge February 5th-25th
I woke up to .2lb loss this morning! The one thing I like about this way of eating is that for me I know I will be losing weight every week!
Mary from Minnesota1 -
MARY ~ Why are you in the 40lbs by May Challenge? From your photos, there would be nothing left if you lost 40 lbs. Just wondering....LOL 2
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MARY ~ Why are you in the 40lbs by May Challenge? From your photos, there would be nothing left if you lost 40 lbs. Just wondering....LOL
You do not have to lose 40 pounds to be in the challenge. When I injured my shoulder in October I did not exercise for 12 weeks or change my eating so I gained 19 pounds. I am now within 5 pounds of being back at my maintenance level from April of last year. I do still have A layer of fat I would like to cut from my body. I will see what I can accomplish by the end of May.
Mary from Minnesota2
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