WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2017
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Heather - Thanks for the encouragement and wise words. I am in a new month so I have my special dessert (made with sugar). Today I passed on both pie and oatmeal raisin cookies with ice cream. I am saving it for something spectacular ( I think). In the meantime I think I will bake "Dirt" cookies.
Oh, Heather, how frustrated you must be with the post office. It took long enough for you to get that cheque in the first place.
Lisa - Best of luck in your challenge. Could you sneak some vegetable into your shakes? I hate cilantro and brown beans.
Barbie - My new eating habit is such an issue with Larry's brothers. Healthy eating is not on their radar.
Larry and I are having some discussions as to how he can support me.
Yinka - That scrap book must be fascinating. Such a treasure to have. A few years ago I received a Christmas gift of the book "War Letters". One of my favourites.
drKatiebug - Your grandchildren are adorable,. I love the idea of a book character day.
Mia - Nice photo, beautiful ring and love that both you and the dolphin are smiling.
Marcelyn - Whoa! 12 days overdue! Poor girl. I hope your grandbaby makes an appearance very soon.
Pip - The salt and pepper set is very cute.
Joyce - Happy Birthday to you. Red Lobster is always fun.
Back spasmed throughout the night and most of the morning. I used the heating pad, tens machine and pain meds to get it under control. Jheri came over while I showered. I hated to ask but didn't want to take any chances. I didn't ask Larry because he usually wants me to wait until he is done whichever project he is working on. I felt considerably better so I ventured out to the grocery store and to pay a couple of bills. Jheri drove as I was afraid to.
Les (DBIL) is home from Texas. He called and they came over for tea about 8 p.m. We had quite a good visit. It is looking like he will be down there until about April 15th. He is home until Sunday and is not sure he will be back again until the job is done. It's a long haul for him.
I found a light rye bread that is made without sugar and tastes more like regular bread. I'm going to see if Jheri will make the oat sandwich bread for me again. Larry is talking of buying me a bread machine but I'm not sure I want one.
Good night
-Sharon in Lethbridge.
PS. My Son and family are having a good time in Mexico. Ryan found a special place to remember Steve. I hope it brings him some peace and healing.5 -
Ginger - I too am going to PT for fingers going to sleep and nerves being pinched shoulders/back/neck. Mine is so bad it wakes me up so I never get a good night's sleep.
Lillian - I just did my taxes tonight online and for the first time ever I get the Earned Income Credit. Yay! That money is going into my Disneyland account.
I'm not ready to set my March goals yet because I want to make sure that I set goals that I am actually going to keep not just give it lip service.
Ouy vey I'd better get to bed. Good night my wonderful friends.
Gloria in WA where I'm worried about Sherry
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morning ladies~
up at 3 am because Homer decided to start barking .. made muffins and off to make mashed potatoes and meatloaf.. working 9:30-4 today1 -
Sarah 1
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Happy March everyone.
Not sure where February went..but was a fast moving month.
Have been skimming the last couple pages.Love the baby pics & good news from a lot of posters.
CHARLEEN,
your
post caused me to tear up.
How wonderful! The elderly often get the short end of the stick & you made a lovely difference.
Thank you.
A local TV station did a short story on elder abuse & it breaks your heart.Don't know how abusers live with their selves.So sad that children/ Grandkids lead the parade to steal elders money/ property.Well....hopefully,what goes around comes around.
Enough of that.
Had a check up last wk & lost 2 pads.I'm surely the slowest loser on here,but just happy it wasn't a 2pd gain.
Someone is off all med's. Perfect NSV....how great is that.Congrats to you!
Weather has been weird.Set new records last wk....80*one day......this wk is stormy,rainy & cold wind.
Hate that cold wind.
Ordered a new rain jacket with a hood......never liked a hood,but age & crazy weather is a game changer & no umbrella needed will work for me.Hate umbrellas!
How do you good cooks keep fried ground turkey from being so dry?DH likes meat in pasta dishes.Might have to stay with ground beef.
Sorry to be so long winded.Sweet thoughts for lovely Olivia & family.Good thoughts for all who need them.Missing Carol in NC.
Today's dinner will be a dish my Mother made,with simmered roast beef & a lot of veggies .Mine will use my home made beef broth,but no meat.Not DHs fav,but that's his problem.
Pat in Oh2 -
Love the salt and pepper, Pip.
Meredith - Sorry about your cat. That happened to my mum and she put a notice in the local newspaper. Would be Facebook now I guess. Someone rang her to say she'd seen him about a month later and she went to the place and called him and banged his tin of food. She was never so happy when he emerged from the bushes yowling at her! (Siamese)
The post office rang this morning to say my "paperwork" had been sorted out.
We were exercising at the time with "Desert Island Discs" on loud, so they left a message on the ansa phone. What a relief!
Just been talking to my cancer friend on the phone. She went on holiday to Agadir in Morocco on a package tour. Seemed to go well and she found it a good break. The hotel was very French though.
Luckily she has a few words! We are going to arrange for me to go up to London again for a chemo session. The MRI showed that the chemo is having some effect, which is good news for now. Having it every week tends to dominate your life and she knows it is only palliative.
With regard to vegetables. (Katla - I LOVE split pea soup! :laugh: ) Apart from providing bulk and fiber to fill you up for fewer calories, they of course provide vitamins and minerals. But an often overlooked benefit is that they create a perfect environment for the gut bacteria . This is of enormous benefit to us for overall health. Lisa - You could find ways to "hide" your vegetables in your food. You wouldn't taste them, but they would still be doing you good.
Heather, feeling relieved about her cheque, in Hampshire UK XXXXXXX
PS - Love the photos of fancy dressed grandchildren and the beautiful couple and dolphins. Black and white photos are great aren't they.
Pat - I use well drained (pressed) frozen spinach in my turkey burgers. Someone else uses apple. Grated zucchini works too.
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I give up ! I tried three times to paste a post & it's gone each time.
Exercise then Pain Clinic & PT for DH, late lunch early dinner later
Lois North Shore, Ma2 -
spikeyhair wrote: »Going to bed now after a disastrous evening snacking, biscuits, peanut butter on toast. Not sure why as I had been good all day. Will need to think about why I did it, I did the same 2 days ago but that was after drinking wine.
Tomorrow is another day and will try not let myself be derailed. I've been doing this for a year now and still have a couple of pounds to lose to get to goal, wondering how to get past this time of up and down pounds. Feel like I'm just tired of it but know I need to keep going otherwise I won't be able to maintain the loss. Anyone else had this feeling of I'm fed up with this, I want to eat anything I like and to h**ll with it
Kate UK
Yep, especially when I am anxious or at odds with someone I care about.
DJ Sometimes sharp ear pain turns out to be TMJ syndrome. Just a thought.
Pip I like the salt & pepper Airstream but I am even more intrigued by your cool backsplash tiles. Did you make some of them?
Joyce
Marcelyn Your poor grumpy momma daughter. I remember how hard it was to be 2 weeks overdue. It's a reminder that your little one is going to hold you hostage in many ways, some not so fun, for many years to come, and he/she is starting right now!
Heather Glad you are getting the reimbursement snafu straightened out.
Penny I am missing you.
Thanks for all the good wishes for OLIVIA. We should get another update today, will keep you posted.
Karen in Virginia
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Good morning ladies! Happy Friday! Doing the Friday dance! The weather has been horrible cold, rain and snow mix (typical Michigan weather); BUT I am so glad it is Friday!
Pip- Love the salt and pepper shakers and holder!
Katie- Yea! Dressing up as book characters! What fun! The kids look adorable!
Mia-Love the pictures! Which anniversary where you and hubby celebrating? You both look so happy and so young and healthy! What a great gift to yourselves!
Yvonne- Some of the foods my son wants to have, he will be fixing himself. He wants sushi. That is something I have not yet tried, so am not even sure how to make. He tells me he has helped make it before at a friend's house...He also has bought another propane tank for the grill, so he can do some grilling for us. Works for me, if he is willing to share cooking responsibilities!
Beth-your comment about your friend having seizures reminded me of my MIL. About two years ago she started having what the doctor's initially thought were a series of strokes, but they were actually seizures. They couldn't figure out what was causing them until they took her off all of her meds (she was on about 15 diff meds) and slowly started her back on them. Turns out the seizures were caused from certain meds reacting against others. She is only on two or three meds now. Thank God. All it took was one doctor looking at everything she was taking and deciding to figure out if she actually needed it all.
Whoops! Here come the kiddos! Have to fly! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)6 -
Heather, so glad your cheque's all sorted out. I hate having something like that hanging over me.
Mia, the picture of you and your DH is amazing, and LOVED the pics of you and the dolphins...
Marcelyn, hope the little one makes his/her debut soon--my sister swore she carried her daughter for 11 months, and her daughter Elizabeth is now six feet tall, and is still late to everything. Not funny when you're carrying them around, though.
Yvonne in TX, had to go look up supertasters - had run across it before, but hadn't really clicked to it being what I deal with. If Wikipedia has it right, I'm definitely on that spectrum. I've never liked the taste of alcohol, honestly, but will drink a lightly sweet wine to be social--and horror of horrors for the oenophiles, will spike even that with Diet Sprite or 7-up to make it palatable. Scotch, in particular, smells like gasoline to me, while to my husband, it smells like apple juice. I have to sweeten my coffee and iced or hot tea to the point where my husband finds it foul, and cannot handle honestly bitter or sulfurous foods at all, like brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, grapefruit, or tonic water. They literally nauseate me, sometimes just from the smell--and I can smell a grapefruit from across the room, whether it's sliced or not. I'm also not a fan of super-spicy foods, with horseradish being the only exception. The different pieces on it have varying opinions--some say supertasters crave salt, some say they hate it. I love salt, and easily salt my food twice as much as my hubby. Luckily, never had issues with high blood pressure, even at my heaviest.
Interestingly, they also said supertasters don't tend to be smokers--but as a former smoker, I can tell you that, for me, smoking actually opened up what I was willing to eat, as it deadened some of my reactions. Smoking also deadened my sense of smell, while, of course, making me smell to high heaven to others. The world is a very stinky place...
Oh - and Corey went to his place of work and his employers also believe it's not in his or their best interest to get him back out in the welding shop where he can re-injure himself. He promised them that, the minute he feels he can be of use to them, he'll be back. In the meantime, the insurance is covering 70% of his wage, and we're doing OK. He's being very faithful with the flexibility exercises every two hours, even though he turns white as a sheet and shaky every time. He's a tough one--and if anyone can get back full use, it will be this man.
Off to work out...
Love y'all,
Lisa in West Texas5 -
Off to the city today. Dr. appointment - annual check up. Perhaps the Dr can check my thyroid. My Naturopath indicated there could be some thyroid issues happening. That may explain a lot.
Hopefully I make good food choices today too! I am sure I will get my steps in, I am going by myself and I always park far from the door !
Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan2 -
Thanks for the encouragement to keep going, you are all so inspirational.
Have been to the gym
bike, rower, treadmill 2 rounds on weight machines
20 squats with kettlebell and 20 kettlebell swings
Had lunch which has been duly logged am roasting a chicken which we'll have with veggies and roast potatoes for DH
I will have a drink tonight with my friend who is going through a bad time her DH and I don't mean dear has dementia and was taken to hospital again last night. Sounds awful but I hope they say he can't come home, she is 85 and like a little bird and their son is Bipolar so not always a great help.
I will only have a small measure of gin with tonic which I will log
Kate UK 3 -
Joyce- Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day Celebrating!
Heather - fantastic news! I bet you are very relieved!
Mary from Minnesota1 -
I love reading this thread. I feel a common bond with so many of you! I really "got with it" in August 2016 and have lost 25 pounds. It doesn't sound like much, but it was slow and steady weight loss. I did well thru the holidays (which surprised even me)! Then January came and I hit a wall. I have struggled since the beginning of the year. I made a goal of exercising every day in the month of February and did not meet that goal. Even 1 day. I know what to do, I am struggling with my motivation because my weight loss just completely stopped. I am not gaining, but not losing either. It seemed to hit me when I woke up on Sunday, January 22 with the flu. I lost 8 more pounds in 2 days and since then I have struggled with cravings and being hungry. This is something I have never dealt with since last August. I guess the survival mode kicked in when I didn't eat for 2 days during the flu bomb.
Keep up the success stories and positivity. It is bringing back the motivation I need! Thanks, girls!6 -
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Stronglift Rest Day
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40lbs loss by May 27th Challenge
Take a Walk every day! I've been doing awesome and getting in at least 1-2, 2+mile walks a day!
I lost .4 lbs this week. I am working hard to lose 1-2 pounds per week. Still a couple of days left!
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Morning peeps
Ketonekaren yes we did, I will show pics later.
THE BIG NEWS- I was having dinner and I got a text on my watch from a coworker saying sshhh Christina got fired and then another saying Debi got fired! I almost chocked . We have two Christina's one in my dept and another in the payments team, it was the other one so I was like whew! But my boss, the supervisor got fired! I have my one on one mtg with the new operations mgr so that will b interesting. So when I come in this morning I am not supposed to know... so it will b interesting who they put in her place or if I will b able to move downstairs after all, we will c7 -
Just saw it's my. 1805 streak today!11
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pip- wishing you the best!
Mary from Minnesota2 -
TGIF ladies!
Pip! Wow, staffing is changing fast at your work this morning. Keep us posted! I’m on edge, lol. I’ve worked jobs where “reorgs” happen very quickly and things are in flux for a few days. Crossing fingers you get to move downstairs!
Barbie, I finally looked up “line dancing” and if it’s the group dancing that cowboys (and cowgirls!) do, that looks like a wonderful cardio exercise and calorie burner. Like choreographed aerobics. Is that what you are teaching? I remember taking square dance and folk dance in college (had to have PE credits) and really enjoyed it – group dancing gives the whole room energy!
Heather, glad your cheque deposit got straightened out….and that your insurance company agreed to foot most of the bill for you. Whew, that is finally wrapped up!
Marcelyn, hopefully the new arrival gets here quickly with minimum fuss and muss and your daughter can get some relief!
Joyce, house slippers seem to be the #1 item on my list as well most of the time. Happy Birthday! Glad that pillow is helping and I’m hoping the steroid pack gets you back in good shape. I tend to get joint bleeds in my feet and hands – blood vessel breaks if I step funny or lift a pail of water and the handle digs into my fingers-very painful bruises. Last year I got a painful “stone bruise” behind my big toe that wouldn’t go away until I had a cortisone shot in it. It’s a thing I inherited from my mom and likely related to Vitamin K which I might not be absorbing. Haven’t gotten one in quite a while.
Meredith, glad you survived the house move and sorry your kitty is missing. Hopefully she’ll realize where the food is and show up again and stick close to you! DH and I were just talking the other night about when we sell this place and move into town onto a smaller lot…what to do about our outside kitty who now has acres to roam and no busy street to worry about. This is the only neighborhood she has known and we don’t want an “indoor” cat again – allergies. She does come in the house to visit every day and take a nap on my chair. So I guess the solution is we stay here until the cat goes across the rainbow bridge? We love our fur babies!
Lisa, fascinating info about the Supertaster. I’ve noticed that I now seem to crave more highly spiced and flavorful foods (whether my tummy likes them or not!). I like veggies that crunch like carrots and raw broccoli and eat them with hummus – extra garlic is fine by me. Glad Corey is on the mend -I’ll bet he’s getting a bit of cabin fever and working thru the painful exercises will pay off. Glad the 70% check is coming through for you guys.
I went to work yesterday, spent 4 hours cleaning out files-mainly standing with a little walking and occasional sitting. Haven’t done that in a long time, but knee didn’t bother me a bit and the lifting/stacking full banker’s boxes was fine. Gettin’ in shape here for dragging potting soil around, lol.
I am scheduled to work 4 hrs each Monday throughout March and a possible Thursday if there’s heavy payables input. I am happy with that, I get to spend a little time with my peeps and earn a bit of $$. It’s still up in the air if my “job-share” gal is coming back full time (and my position eliminated). It’s all good.
I’ve been using the Voltaren for a week – it’s not helping my kneecap at all and there’s a rash developing where I’ve been applying it – I’ve stopped using it. So, twanged nerve it is somewhere along the circuit and I’ll just have to deal with it and practice kneeling with only right knee on the ground. Perhaps it will get better on its own, sometimes these things do.
Make it a great day, gals!
Lanette
SW WA State where it's rainy and windy and I need to dig out my waterproof walking shoes.
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Joyce Happy Birthday :flowerforyou:
Lisa I learned from a nurse if you are a smoker you need to be honest with doctor. Although he or she will more than likely know because of smell. I can tell when my son is smoking because of this reason. My nurse friend told me that smoking effects the meds you are on.
Lisa now that you quit if you are on any medications let doctor know because it might effect your dose.
DH didn't smoke much but he did like to smoke in the evening and have a couple drinks a day. This coupled with the stress we were under as a family probably is the cause of his cancer. Unfortunately there is no test for kidney cancer.
I am trying to remember no kind of stress is worth your health. Easier said then done. Margaret 2 -
Joyce... Happy Birthday today! Hope today is wonderful and this next year is filled with good health and good times.
Sharon from Ontario... my challenge this week of no bread, alcohol, pasta or sweets but with 8 cups of water, 1 hour or more of exercise and 1 citrus fruit daily..was okay and not as difficult as I thought. I lost 1lb and had lots of energy. I missed bread but added extra veggies and fruit.
Pip...Wishing you well...
Thinking of Olivia, such sweet pictures.
Happy Friday everyone.
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Poor DH is in the first stages of my cold. Horrible sore throat like a knife.
I am still snuffly, but my energy is fine now.
Just done an online order to be delivered on Sunday. I note from previous postings that this isn't common in the US. We Brits are just lazy! Actually it is the only place we can get a brand of pastis that we love so we buy several bottles at a time, so we might as well get other stuff while I'm at it. Also do wonderful organic Mozzarella from local buffaloes! The most amazing roasted artichokes and a delicious focaccia.
Am I making you hungry? :laugh:
Lamb and flageolets stew this evening. All cooked now. Green beans with it. I like to get my food all prepped and preferably cooked after lunch so I'm not having to do it in the early evening. :noway:
Did some memoir this afternoon.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
Happy Friday! Someone asked about ground turkey and how to keep it from being dry....just learned this trick, I added grated apple to the turkey! Wow, it was tasty.
You know how we sometimes get in a rut of eating poorly and gain weight, well I can say right now that is behind me, cause I am losing again after gaining or maintaining for at least 4 months. I am making good food choices and exercising but really don't know why the weight has started to come off, cause I was doing that before! Perhaps it is the hope of Spring, but if I can keep on doing it, I will be at my goal weight by summer! Woot!!
I'm ready for a spring cleaning kind of weekend. NYKAREN5 -
Sharon in Lethbridge: Cookies are one of my fatal attractions. I can leave them in the store or I can buy just one or two. If I make a batch, I eat it. As a result, I haven't baked cookies in several years. :ohwell:
Gloria: We haven't heard from Sherry or Kim in quite a while. I think Kim is in touch with Sherry, though. I hope things are going okay.
Heather: Split peas make me gassy. It is so uncomfortable that flavor & nutrition don't enter the decision process. :noway:
Lisa: Sending good thoughts for Corey's complete recovery. It is likely to take a bit of time to get all the way back to full strength & flexibility. :flowerforyou:
Pip: Sending good thoughts your way. I hope the work situation improves for you.
Joyce: Happy Birthday!!! :bigsmile:
I have yoga this morning and horse time this afternoon. I won't ride today because I can't risk getting hurt until after DH's eyes heal and he can see to drive again. It is shaping up to be a very good day. I had to miss two yoga classes & dinner out with three dear friends this week due to DH's medical appointments. We're keeping our fingers crossed that his eye is doing well enough for the scheduled surgery next week. If not, he has to wait another whole month. That would be a disappointing & cruel situation for him.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
“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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Labor pains for about six hours yesterday, serious contractions not the Braxton-Hicks things. She went to bed to get some rest and they stopped. Hopefully they did some good though. She's at the point of tears today and called and said she's bringing the other three kids out and with their bikes and we can go walk together. The baby is so low that now that she's hurting to sit, stand, move, not move. I remember it well with my last one. Actually 3 of my 4 were late so I understand.
I have a concert (a lovely classical quartet) to go to tonight and my husband and I were meeting our other daughter for dinner beforehand. We shall see if I make it. I'm kind of torn, would like the baby to come, would like to make the concert. (how silly is that!) I'm "on call" for taking the other three kids when she heads off to the birthing center. I told her to be done and home before 5 or don't leave until after 10. She just rolled her eyes and said that she's sure the baby will listen to me because it obviously isn't listening to her. lol We shall see how she is feeling after our walking this afternoon.
Really being bad with food. I'm staying busy but in the evening because I'm on my own I tend to snack. I really need to stop that!
Marcelyn
thinking #13 is going to be a chubby little blessing8 -
Marcelyn ~ Great news! So happy for you and your daughter.
Joyce ~ Happy Birthday!
I made a philly cheese steak lunch today with very lean leftover roast beef, green bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions. NO BREAD! Yummy! 3 -
For those trying to maintain motivation, someone else brought up a calendar, and it reminded me of a productivity hack that I read about. (It was a Jerry Seinfeld thing.) I've been using it since I got back up on this horse, and it's weirdly effective. It's called "don't break the chain." You know we all like it when we see how long we've been logging into MFP, and it builds on that.
For every day I stay within my calories, I make a top left to bottom right diagonal mark on the day of the calendar in pink highlighter. For every day I work out like I'm supposed to, I make a top right to bottom left on that day. That gives me an X. At the end of the week, I'll get a horizontal line through the whole week if I make my 2.5 pound goal. Next month, once I'm habitual with everything, I'll get a vertical line through a day if I make my macro goal--which is 85-100 grams of protein each day.
It's weird, but I really want to keep making those X's... and to eventually turn them into asterisks. I don't want any blank days. And that's the key, I think, is that all you have to do is not to break the chain. Keeps things simpler.
Do y'all have any interesting things you do that make it easier for you to either keep going or get going again when you stall or lose motivation?
Regards,
Lisa in West Texas4
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