WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2017

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
    Stats for the day:

    Floor exer, 3 sets of 10 ea, 21 diff exer, 146mhr= 262c
    Apple Watch- 226c
    Walk, car repair place to hm- 27.39min, 111mhr, 3.3mi= 138c
    Apple Watch- 136c

    Total cal 416
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Marcelynh - I tend to agree with you for me, but I've heard Allie is already doing "visitation"
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    <3
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Alison: I'm sure the right pup will come into your life, but I understand that waiting is hard. :flowerforyou:

    Cathy in Alberta: Congrats on the loss. WTG! :smiley:

    Heather: Your grandchildren are very cute "all jammied up." ":heart:

    I'm working my way back from sleep deprivation caused by my own self-imposed mission to finish the baby blanket. It is finished and ready to be wrapped up for Christmas. I'm gaining ground on the fatigue and managed to ride Arrow without falling asleep--or off. I was disappointed in the situation, though. There was one additional rider that I didn't expect for a total of three. I didn't feel like I had enough space to ride comfortably above a slow jog. I'd gone with the idea of me in one end and a friend in the other. When I arrived there were two riders who were in the ends, and I had to carve space in the middle. There wasn't quite enough space for my "personal bubble" to be happy. On the other had, my balance is getting better and both of the women who were there are very nice. I enjoyed thier company.

    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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  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Unfortunately I have hurt my foot. It started when I cleaned the ranch guest house and worked for 6 house straight. My veins are very bad and somehow pooled in the front of my foot at the ankle level. It is hard to walk so I have been limping along. Now it feels like my whole foot hurts. Did a 20minute foot soak with Dr Teals epsome salt and have a Salon Paus gel on my foot. Sure hope it works miracles as I have lots of things to do and places to go!,
    Heather - your grands are adorable. You must be so proud.
    Meg-so glad you are home safe and beginning to relax a bit. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
    Cathy- I hope we can all get together with Kelly when she comes in January. Did you say you do line dancing on the wii? I don’t think mine has that but since my foot went kaput I can’t even walk properly.
    Becca- love the picture of your three Navy sons. Your youngest doesn’t look old enough to be in the service.
    Katla-glad you finished your baby blanket. When I start a knitting project I will work on It constantly until it is finished.
    Ate out at lunchtime after church and thought I did pretty good ordering a salad. You nfortunately, it was oc
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Trying to correct my error but it keeps disappearing. The salad was over one thousand calories. Only ate half and had rest for dinner. When will I learn.
    Suebdew in TX
    Terry - love your new cast.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    suebdew wrote: »
    Unfortunately I have hurt my foot. It started when I cleaned the ranch guest house and worked for 6 house straight. My veins are very bad and somehow pooled in the front of my foot at the ankle level. It is hard to walk so I have been limping along. Now it feels like my whole foot hurts. Did a 20minute foot soak with Dr Teals epsome salt and have a Salon Paus gel on my foot. Sure hope it works miracles as I have lots of things to do and places to go!,

    You might want to get that checked. I've had DVT and anything relating to blood pooling in the feet concerns me.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Christmas

    Now that I've just about finished the decorating at home, the next step is pencilling in all the Christmas Carols services and concerts we might attend. We won't likely attend them all ... there are quite a few ... but we'll pick and choose 2 or 3. :)

    And it will depend on how busy my husband is ... the cherries dictate our lives these days.

    M in Oz
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    Marcelynh wrote: »
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    Allie - I know!!! that's why I got Levi -- Will you/could you get custody of one of the dogs? or even a week at a time visit? then Tom could pay the vet bills and you would have the love??

    Myself as much as you love the dogs I would not want joint custody or visitation because that just ties you to Tom in the long run and makes you continue to see him on a regular basis. If I couldn’t get the dog/dogs I’d say a tearful goodbye. Just mebut you are divorcing him. Why give him any opening to control you or affect your life?

    I don't know. It's not any different from those of us with kids and custody, visitation agreements. Not fun, but it has to be done.

    Felicia
    Willamette Valley, Oregon
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    edited December 2017
    Becca could you tell me what an advent angel is? I remember opening advent calendars when I was a child, but never heard of advent angel.

    Terry, that has to be the best cast deco I can imagine! Kudos to your artist!
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,517 Member
    Did an hour on the recumbant bike today. Decided to forgo the yoga DVD and continue to listen to my audiobook. The plan for tomorrow is to do a little yoga, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.

    Terry - every year at our house someone always gets underwear for Christmas. I think this year it'll be Pete. I want him to feel like he's part of the family.

    hmo - welcome. Come back often

    Helping Vince wire things for Christmas. I might be getting a wee bit better at this. Maybe.

    To anyone who has a Wii: I have a disk/program/whatever it's called called "Fit in Six" There are six different kinds of exercises. I can give you more information if anyone is interested. They range in different lengths of time. Let me know if anyone is interested.

    Cathy - yea you were accepted into that trial! What a lovely family you have.

    Made a sweet potato for later in the week, then made some more of the spinach/feta, now I'm making chocolate chip cookies.

    Allie - how about fostering a dog? Then if there are any vet bills, the Humane Society (or whomever you are fostering thru) will pay for the bills. You have so much love to give.

    Becca - love your advent angel. Really made me smile, memories of people who aren't here any more, too. What good memories! Thanks

    Terry - your daughter is so very artistic. Your cast is beautiful

    Just made snickerdoodles.

    Michele in NC
    who was helping Vince decorate a tree tonight, too.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Christmas

    Now that I've just about finished the decorating at home, the next step is pencilling in all the Christmas Carols services and concerts we might attend. We won't likely attend them all ... there are quite a few ... but we'll pick and choose 2 or 3. :)

    And it will depend on how busy my husband is ... the cherries dictate our lives these days.

    M in Oz

    Haha

    Just when I said I was about finished decorating, I decided to go out and buy the fixings for another wreath. I still need one more thing for it. But I think I now have all the rest of the stuff I wanted for decorating.

    I just need to finish Christmas gift shopping.


    M in Oz
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    :)
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    Michelle do you have a Spinach feta recipe? One of my favourite treats used to be a stuffed pretzel- yes, stuffed with a spinach feta mix. Ymmm. Haven’t had anything like it since Barnes & Nobel shoppes closed up around here.
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Sue wrote - "Unfortunately I have hurt my foot. It started when I cleaned the ranch guest house and worked for 6 house straight. My veins are very bad and somehow pooled in the front of my foot at the ankle level. It is hard to walk so I have been limping along. Now it feels like my whole foot hurts. Did a 20minute foot soak with Dr Teals epsome salt and have a Salon Paus gel on my foot. Sure hope it works miracles as I have lots of things to do and places to go!, "

    don't mess around long with it, could be a blood clot. Take care.

    Janetr OKC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Well, I was going to do some more shopping tomorrow at lunch, but apparently we've got 2 cruise ships and approx. 8000 people arriving in town. The shops are already getting busy ... I know I won't be able to handle an additional 8000 people! I think I might walk to the Botanical Gardens instead. There will be a bunch of them there too, but it's a bit place and a little bit out of the way so hopefully not too many.

    M in Oz
  • FairBreez
    FairBreez Posts: 22 Member
    Hello, I am back after 3 yrs of defeat! MFP helped me before to lose 30#...now I have even more to lose. I let untreated depression, toxic family relationships, worsening pain (fibromyalgia/back/injuries from falls) bog me down; I gave up. But I went to the dr two days ago and saw what I weighed, and went home/cried/prayed and made a decision: that is the LAST time I will see that weight on a scale. This is the LAST time I will be about to go up a pant-size again. And this is the LAST time I whine (I hope) about how hard it is to lose weight while dealing with pain & fatigue every day. I will just DO it.

    I voiced this to my husband today, and no one else and plan to keep it that way while I adjust my thinking & habits. I'm afraid I'll fail again...but going to do this anyway, with God's help and new resolve.

    December isn't the greatest month to restart this, LOL. Plans? 1500-1800 calories, cut sugar way back, walk every freaking day SOME distance, cut back on breads/startches, increase veggies. Try stretching the uninjured parts of my body in some way throughout the day. Visit an N.D. to get a new perspective.

    Thanks, ladies. Merry Christmas & be at peace!
    Barb ~~ aka "Bree"
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    edited December 2017
    Suebdew please listen to Machka and Janetr and go to the ER and get checked out! I had similar symptoms and ended up in hospital with blood clots in leg that if they broke off and travelled to my lungs would have killed me. I'm now on blood thinners and still have swelling in foot and ankle but no more pain, thank Goodness.

    clowe1028 Cathy and spikeyhair Kate: WHEN I can get the doggoned wii to find the access point, I'll go to the youtube channel. Subscribed to several line dance choreographers, used laptop to create playlists, then run them from the wii. Did that make sense?
    janetr "...I had pretty much let my exercise fall by the wayside. The last few days I'm back at it and I wonder why I let it go when I know how much BETTER I feel and how much more energy I have all day long when I just do it. Aghh" Ditto here in spades.
    Heatherwhat cuties! Tell me about the empty bunny dollies?
    Becca we are sisters from another mother when it comes to housecleaning. Alas, I promised DH if he'd blow the needles off both decks, I'd vaccum the living room, so guess I'm stuck :(
    Terry, love your DD's christmas light art. Wish they could twinkle, tho' ;}
    Machka How long did it take for your DVT to resolve? Hoping to get off Xarelto when I see the Dr. this month, sure miss my aspirin ;}
    Joyce, ah how good it feels to be clean.
    Michele, "fostering a dog" what a great suggestion!
    Rye love the cats' expressions, they say soooo much ;)
    DJ if Joyce teaches you how to spray the dust holiday colors, please share. We could start a new decorating trend ;)
    Barbie, loved the submerged penquin ornament story. Cats and holidays. Fun!
    Welcome Bree (another Barbara ;> ) This is THE place for support and wisdom and NOW is the greatest time to start.

    So my micro action this evening will be to check Spectrum's self help web page to figure out how to get the wii to find the access point.

    Hugs to all,
    desismileys_4280.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.

    Rx aim: log, cod liver oil and bp daily, yog/prob twice daily, 80% rule, line dance, Nov 4 reduce 2-300 cals daily from average.
    Dec intentions:
    Be grateful for who, what and where I am right now.
    Hook up the wii
    Learn how to scan this forum from my phone=done!
    Try BP again with larger cuff
    2 days/week: Tai chi
    6 days/week: Dance or walk 30 mins
    Daily: Log, CLO and 1 probiotic or yog, max 1500 cals

    Today so far
    :( no walking/dancing/BP
    :) log, CLO, yog, <1500 cals, synced wii remotes, body test and penguin slide
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    edited December 2017
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Suebdew please listen to Machka and Janetr and go to the ER and get checked out! I had similar symptoms and ended up in hospital with blood clots in leg that if they broke off and travelled to my lungs would have killed me. I'm now on blood thinners and still have swelling in foot and ankle but no more pain, thank Goodness.

    Machka How long did it take for your DVT to resolve? Hoping to get off Xarelto when I see the Dr. this month, sure miss my aspirin ;}

    I flew from Los Angeles to Melbourne in June 2009. At the time, that was the longest flight in the world, and it was extended because there was an hour delay before take-off, and an hour that we sat on the runway after landing. I'm very active and didn't even think that I was a candidate for DVT, but I was squashed in next two enormous guys with bladders the size of oceans, and I only got up once in the middle of that entire time.

    About an hour before we were to land, it felt like I had a cramp in my left calf. I figured I would walk it off once I finally got off that plane.

    About 4 weeks later, I was still figuring I'd walk it off when the cramp-like pain changed and my entire left leg started to ache horribly ... and started to feel somehow detached from my body. It felt like I was dragging a tree limb around with me.

    Another 2 weeks passed, and one day I walked out to meet my husband as usual ... and couldn't make it. I collapsed by the side of the path unable to drag that leg or breathe. That night I was in the tub with my feet up on the end, and I noticed that my left leg was twice the size of the right.

    The next day, I was trying to sweep our cabin, and was having no end of trouble doing that ... just couldn't breathe. All of a sudden the door to the cabin burst open and my husband was there. "Get in the van" he told me, "We're going to the Dr" I guess he had been thinking about me all morning and just felt like I had to be seen.

    I was rushed into an ultrasound, the ultrasound tech told me my left leg was chalk full of clots from above the knee down, and she wouldn't let me leave the hospital. I was in there for 2 weeks. And yes, if any of that had broken off, it would have killed me ... and more dangerous because it was above the knee.

    Then I was on Warfarin for a year.

    I went for several ultrasounds in that time, and it took close to the full year for the last bits of clots disappeared.

    I still have issues with swelling now and then. And they discovered that I'm genetically inclined to develop clots ... a genetic mutation. So when I fly, I have to have Clexane injections and wear compression stockings. Surgeries are also problematic.


    M in Oz
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    suebdew count me in as another voice joining the chorus---visit a doctor to confirm you are treating this right and that you are safe!

    Welcome Bree one step at a time, one choice at a time, stick with this, stick with us, it took a long time to get here, you are welcome to vent and cheer and keep working on this with us by your side. and I think it is smart to get a jump on this in December, imagine the damage you could do if you just gave up in front of all those holiday treats and had no restraint :s

    Well, Happy concert day to me and my kids, the first of 6 concerts this month begins tonight, 'tis the season! I told DH I would see him later and he is on his own as far as food is concerned. I stocked up yesterday with foods he loves and can make on his own, he really isn't as helpless as he acts, but he does love me to do all the prep work (chopping etc.) He does tend to make a large batch of something and keeps eating it day after day, he will also throw all kinds of leftovers together on one plate and not complain-which is probably because he grew up with very little and can make do with just about anything.

    As always, I've got my punchlist and I will just take it one concert at a time and stop to enjoy the excitement, nerves and accomplishment of my little noisy musicians o:)

    NYKAREN

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,692 Member
    edited December 2017
    Kim - The technology team are still working on editing the conference. Could be a while! I will let everyone know when it is available and how to find it. No direct links though! :noway:

    Barbara - The "empty" toys are their comforters or snugglies that they have had since babies. Max has Nellie, an elephant, Edie has Rabbit, and Bea has Monkey. Edie was the one who was surgically attached to hers and it became a bit of a problem for a while. She is ok now. She has two the same "Original Rabbit" and "Spare Rabbit". DDIL gets them from White Company over here. It does mean they can comfort themselves and settle down to sleep happily, even in a strange place. They are all fantastic sleepers. :D<3 and go to bed at a reasonable time.

    DJ - The part of the lunch I was most worried about was the roast potatoes. Ten minutes from serving they looked a bit pallid. I turned them up and they were perfect. Really crispy outside and soft inside. Restaurants can never achieve that perfect crispness, however good they are, so I really wanted to get it right. I cook roast potatoes maybe once a year. I used duck fat.

    Quiet week this week. I'm thinking of going to the W I tomorrow night as they are having a Murder Mystery night. :D On Thursday the new dishwasher is coming. They are installing it and taking the old one away for a small extra fee. Very worth it.
    So I think we will write our Christmas cards and finish wrapping.
    Today I am going to make a veggie curry and add the last shreds of the chicken. Then I will make stock with the bones. Avgolemono tomorrow! Yummo! :D:D One of my very favourite things.

    Bree - Welcome! You know how to do it because you've done it before. I found it amazing, when I lost the weight, how many of my chronic aches and pains disappeared. I was continually in pain, even in bed. Starting small with exercise and working up is the way to go. If anyone had told me then how much exercise I would be doing now I would have hooted with disbelief! I was a dedicated non-exerciser. The all round benefit to our health is incredible, better than any pill.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    DJ - The part of the lunch I was most worried about was the roast potatoes. Ten minutes from serving they looked a bit pallid. I turned them up and they were perfect. Really crispy outside and soft inside. Restaurants can never achieve that perfect crispness, however good they are, so I really wanted to get it right. I cook roast potatoes maybe once a year. I used duck fat.

    Mmmm ... roast potatoes! :)

    My husband likes roast chicken ... that's not right at the top of my list, but about every 6 weeks or so, he picks up a roast chicken from the grocery store and puts it in the oven with a selection of veggies: potatoes, pumpkin, corn on the cob pieces, onion, carrot, cauliflower.

    It is SO good ... the veggies especially! And most especially the roast potatoes. :):)


    M in Oz
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,692 Member
    edited December 2017
    Lisa - Lovely to see the family. That Haley looks trouble! <3<3<3:D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

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