April 2017
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I understand the relief of not having a relative with you. Mom always wants the whole family together when she can get us which is often. Our little annual trip she wants to take my brother with a brain injury even if his wife doesn't go. He has become too much work. He doesn't remember the trip and could not care less of he goes. In opinion, why bother. The last time we took him and he caused so any problems, Dad and Mom dealt with the problems mostly.
Thanks for the kind thoughts about Mom. I went ahead and brought up to her yesterday the possibility that she might not be healed after 3 months. Dad said she would need surgery then. The recuperation time from the surgery is 6 weeks and still no weight on the leg. I pray for healing for her.
It's probably going to be a busy day and I developed some type of infection or something over the last few days. It doesn't bother me much thankfully. I have to call the doctor today to make sure it's not related to a new med. I hope he will treat it over the phone.
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Hi, ladies. Just wanted to let you know that I am switching gears for a couple of months. I joined Weight Watchers (50% off) with a friend and my older sister. The plan is to lose some weight before our summer travels so that we can feel healthier and be more comfortable. I'll still be checking in at mfp but not as often. Your wardrobe chats are very interesting and motivating to me. I wear pretty much the same thing year round. I need to lose weight so that I can like myself enough to become more clothes-conscious like you. I have 5 pairs of shoes, all black and sneaker-like, and 1 pair of black flip flops. I wear black or blue pants and a short sleeve blouse all the time. No sense of style whatsoever. (As I type this there is a pop-up add for Zulily under this that says "Wake Up Your Wardrobe".)0
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Lol under mine is for men's under wear where does that come from.
So grandma broke her femur on Tuesday so I tried to use it to get the air bag fixed as I can't get her in the back seat of my car. No use they do not have the parts so we can't use my car to haul people in.
Today she gets released to rehab So after work I have to go find her pants. Moms like she loves those jogging pants you gave her I 'm like Yep I will go get a few more pair. The last ones were from my sister and too big on me so I cut out the tag and gave them to grandma. Grandma is a tag watcher which is crazy wear what fits. She likes pockets in her pants and elastic waist and where the waist can be pulled up just under your boobs no low riders. So I try on the pants see how far I can stretch them up and out to see if they fit the criteria. Oh and wide legs no elastic at the bottom. Hopefully I have some success today.
Good luck with the weight watchers @NewOR2015 My hairdresser is going back to them too. I am too cheap and I don't do any better it's only when I have my mind in the right direction it all clicks.0 -
@NewOR2015 good for you for trying something new! I have read that WW is one of the most successful weight loss plans around. I am like @2020pinktogo and too cheap to join it when i needed it. I have heard it's been improved so much.
@NewOR2015 at times I wish my wardrobe was simpler. Having lost weight, I have had to purchase new clothes, granted not as many as I have though. It's so much fun to buy cute clothes now. I read an article yesterday about the 7 basic shoes a woman needs and had to laugh. I have 7 pair of boots and I live in the deep South. Who knows how many pair of shoes I have. I do like clothes that I can wear year round and I like basic colors of black, brown, and blue. I ventured out and bought a pair of peach colored pants recently. Woo hoo!
@2020pinktogo so sorry about your grandma! I can usually find mature women clothes for my mom at Sears. I have not looked for jogging pants though. We also have a store at the outlet malls call Bon Worth that is great for finding clothes for mature women. You would probably have to cut their tags out because their sizes run big. Thankfully, Mom isn't very picky, just hard to fit when it comes to finding dresses. Every so often Mom decides she wants a dress, not a blouse and skirt but a dress. It is hard to find styles for her age, something that doesn't show knees and isn't made of clingy fabric. Sears is the go to store for dresses for Mom.
I'm expecting Mom to have to get rehab after not walking for 3 months. If so, I'm hoping she can do it outpatient or via home health. I'm not thinking about it for now. We will deal with things as they come about. I'm so thankful I don't worry like I used to. I still worry too much but I finally saw it was only hurting me.
I found the KLOVE verse of the day kind of funny in light of my weight loss journey. "The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights." --Proverbs 11:1, NLT0 -
All the Sears in our area have closed. After a lot of searching and finding only natural waist pants which grandma hates. I went to amvets and searched the racks and found 4 pairs of what grandma calls joggers. No color choice 3 are black 1 is a medium blue. I spent 13.00 price I can't beat it even if she only wears them while in therapy. All different 3 have pockets. I am hoping for them to pass but as there is not much out there she kind of has to make do till I can find what she wants.
I am curios to the 7 pairs of shoes I am supposed to have. I know I don't have them either.
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Here's the link to the shoe article - https://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/shoes-accessories/shoes/best-shoes-for-women/view-all
I'm glad your grandma will at least wear the pants while in rehab. When my brother was in the hospital right after his brain injury he said he wanted brown boxers. I couldn't find any. He probably didn't care what color they were but I tried to accommodate him. Brown might actually be a good color for boxers.0 -
Well me and the shoes are off by a mile. The only one I have is the sneaker except mine are hot pink. LOL Grandma did not get moved to rehab they are now scheduling her for a pace maker. I am sure grandma looks great my mom looks like hell. Today I shopped and put groceries in their house so they would continue to eat. All my mom says is she has no appetite.
Granted I made sure they had everything but did not shop well for myself. Oh well. 0 -
So I guess you can say I have the flats just not ballet flats and sandals but my sandals are pretty yet for comfort. And pink sneakers nothing else on the list of 7 . OMG those tall black sandals I would kill myself in.
Next on my list is check the weather for the week and plan my outfits. Lol
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I have the ballet flats, flat black sandals, sneakers, tall boots, nude pumps, and ankle boots. I'm just missing the black sandals with heels. I sent the article to a friend who loves shoes and her response was "if only it were that simple" and I agree.
Our weather turned cool today. It's nice but unexpected. I suppose it's the Easter cool snap a week late. I wore a winter outfit to church but made it springy looking.
The hairdresser cut my hair really short this week. It's my typical short haircut but I'm not liking it this time, particularly because I might have been mistaken for a man yesterday. I was walking on my street wearing a loose t-shirt. You know when you lose weight, you lose it first in your boobs. Well, it's seems like mine have shriveled this year even though I haven't lost much weight this year. I have developed a waistline but lost just about any other feminine curves I may have ever had. My legs are the biggest parts of my body. They are muscular but they also have the most fat of any parts of my body. I have lost so much weight in my breasts that today I went to Walmart wearing a hoodie and no bra. I wore leggings and jogging shorts, too. I changed clothes after church and I just didn't want to take my hoodie off to put a bra on. The hoodie was kind of loose. I made sure before I left the house that nothing inappropriate could be seen. The Walmart is near my work and I didn't want to run into any co-workers showing all my business. (Some of my co-workers work 24/ 7 for 5 days at a time as house parents.) Occasionally, I will see them at that Walmart. I told the trainer at the gym he needs to have a butts and boobs class. I would so attend it! I don't know if there is anything a person can do short of breast enhancement surgery to enlarge breasts. I have read that some weight lifting exercises can strengthen muscles that will lift breasts. I need to be do those exercises daily! There is at least one weight machine at the gym to help glutes. I need to use it too. I don't want to look like a guy!
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Lol that's so funny . I ran out today but I made sure I put on a bra and I wore jeans with my hoodie. Thank goodness I think I ran into everyone I know all men and they were doing the boob stare.
I always wonder ok are you wondering where my boobs went or are they larger than you thought. LOL 0 -
Dad had a cardiologist appt. today. I called to see how it went. Mom said "Well, Dad got bad news." My heart fell and I started imagining what it was. She then said "Dr. Causey is moving out of town." Really!!!! I swear they are trying to drive me to an early grave!0
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OMG it's lucky you did not have a heart attack.. I swear I believe my parents will be the death of me.0
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I was supposed to be at the sit down station. Instead I stood all day in pretty high heels. I came home and ordered pretty flats in black. OMG the veins in my feet and my varicose veins looked like they wanted to explode. Never again I will wear heels for a funeral but not for work. Lol0
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Oh you poor thing! I wouldn't be surprised if your feet and legs still hurt today.0
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I gave up heels many years ago and no longer ever have any kind of foot or leg pain. My footwear is not cute, not fashionable, but comfortable. The Sears in my area is gone too.
I lost 5 pounds my first week at WW. That is pretty much expected though. The program is simple enough, but I like the mfp website much better. WW pushes protein, but the site for logging in food doesn't total how much protein you've had. It only gives you the total of SmartPoints you've used. My problem is I go through spells of either watching my diet or exercising. I don't do both regularly like I should. I know WW is not going to be my golden ticket unless I combine it with physical activity.0 -
Congratulations on your weight loss! It's a great start. A big loss is always encouraging.
You can get comfortable footwear that is fashionable. A friend who is a teacher wears fit flops. She gets them at TJ Maxx for a better price than they are sold elsewhere. She says they are very comfortable and the teachers at her school wear them.
I'm sorry WW isn't all you would like it to be. I am trying to push protein right now too since I am trying to gain muscle. I add protein powder to a lot of my food. I didn't realize how little protein I eat.
I think you are correct that you have to have a combination of exercise of good food choices to lose weight and keep it off. For me, they are about maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The trainer at my gym will tell you exercise is only one part of weight loss. I have read that exercise only makes up about 20% of weight loss but I think it depends on each individual and what exercise she is doing.
I am trying to raise my metabolism. I read this week that artificial sweeteners adversely affect it. I use stevia (which the writer said was ok) except for soda and sparkling water. The article said just one diet soda a day negatively impacts a person's metabolism.
I thought I the sparkling water was a good alternative to diet soda but it's sweetened with artificial sweeteners. As of yesterday, no soda or sparkling water for me. I love soda for the fizz. It's a comfort to me. I don't think I can handle unsweetened sparkling water. I can do this, it's just a matter of how much I want it. 0 -
I used to be addicted to Dr. Pepper. Way too sweet for most people. I used to love it from vending machines that dropped the little cup and then filled it up. (Am I showing my age now?) My drink of choice now is water with lots of ice.0
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LOL Well if we are going to talk vending machines at work us old folks were talking about the cigarette vending machines and how we all would pull every lever just because the machine was so cool.
I am not an ice person I get cold and I pee. All my beverages are room temperature drives hubby crazy.0 -
@NewOR2015 I remember that type of vending machine. I don't recall using it much though. I remember the type in which glass soda bottles lay on the side and were pulled out by the top. I always had trouble getting the bottle out for some reason or other.
@2020pinktogo I don't much remember cigarette vending machines. I'm sure they were around when I was little. My parents probably wouldn't let me touch them because smoking was bad. I doubt I went many places that had them. We didn't go to many restaurants or travel much.
I'm with you on room temperature drinks. Water at restaurants is already cold usually. I'm only drinking coffee and water now. I do like my coffee hot but I have to let it cool a little before I can drink it.
I'm going to make homemade almond milk today. I have been using it when I make smoothies. A coworker makes his own and tells me it's cheaper and healthier than buying almond milk. I made coffee creamer out of purchased almond milk yesterday. I'm not happy with it. When I run out of it, I will make some out of almonds. I also made protein cookies. They are high in calories but something good to eat at the gym while working out.
I'm eating string cheese again to see how I tolerate it. So far, I've had one piece each of the last 2 days and am doing ok. It's such an easy, healthy, portable snack.
I had lunch with friends yesterday and did a little shopping afterwards. I was in a hurry and got away from the house without a snack. I usually have almonds in my purse but they were in my workout bag. I was gone longer than expected because I shopped for a Mother's Day gift. I got hungry and couldn't find a healthy snack without going in a grocery store. I didn't want to take the time to do that. I sucked it up and made it home hungry. Walgreens did have unsalted almonds. The portion was larger than I wanted and I was concerned I would eat the whole bag, which wouldn't have been such a bad thing.
I probably would have shopped more if I could have found something to eat. It turned out ok because I probably wouldn't have found anything for Mom anyway. I'm having trouble coming up with something for her this year. I think I have finally found something for her and Dad for Mother's Day and Father's Day. It's so hard to buy for them as they age because they don't need anything and don't have room in their house for anything. Mom can't polish her nails so manis/pedis are out. Dad usually wants expensive stuff or buys things for himself that I can afford. With Mom in a wheelchair this year, I think it's even harder than usual. I'm trying to buy something that won't create more work or expense for them. Mom likes flowers for the yard but it gets so very dry that she usually walks around the yard every evening watering them. She usually puts some so far from the house that she has to put water in a 5 gallon bucket and take the water to the plants on the golf cart. That's too much trouble in my book.
A storm blew in yesterday that caused me to have a headache. I went to sleep early last night but could hardly wake up this morning. It didn't help that it was still storming and perfect sleeping weather. I ended up staying home from church. The headache was still lingering. I had to have a big cup of coffee to really wake up. I guess I'm just feeling anti-social today. So far, all I've done is surfed the web. I really want to read a couple of new books I have but I have stuff I need to do.
I'm about to listen to church. I love having that option! It has been nice to have a lazy, relaxing morning in bed. Hopefully, after church I will start moving.0
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