WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2013
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morning ladies,
Michelle-DH is just a nascar fan, we used to go to the Pocono race in Pa., and to watkins glen,n.y., he has been to the homestead and daytona races too. I have not.
well hot damn I am down another lb. guess all that running around helps
wore different shoes yesterday and my heel is sore today but will still go to the gym, will just wear my other sneakers.
did get an e-mail back from fit bit-I have to take a screen shot of my order from amazon and I think they will send me a new one:bigsmile: in the mean time just pluggin along with the pedometer..
does anyone else drink warm lemon water first thing in the morning? anyone notice a difference?
I guess its supposed to detox your system0 -
Glad to find this support group
My goals are to drink lots of water, eat healthily, and exercise daily during August. I have done this for the past two weeks until late last night...I have health problems that maintaining a normal weight would alleviate; finally willing to walk the walk! I look forward to reading your posts. 0 -
Happy to join this group; looking for motivational support.0
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Hi 56.....you mentioned you stuck to your goal until "late last night". Do you have your weakest moments in the evenings? (I know I do.) One of my strategies is to have Mexican cocoa, it seems to satisfy my cravings without bloating me up:
1 cup skim milk, sprinkle of salt, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, pinch of cayenne, 1/4 teaspoon cardamon, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa. Microwave 1 minute, stir like the devil, microwave one more minute. Add any amount of coffee (decaf or regular).
What strategies have you found that work for you?0 -
Good morning............well,as it stands now, my goal is simply to get back to measuring, weighing, and logging food and resume here on our thread. I thank every one of you; your written words both here and in messages meant a lot and came to mind often in the last few days. The funeral is over and a few of us have been taking turns staying with my friend. The service was lovely and his ashes have been spread at a beloved location. All four of his children spoke of their father, but now they have returned to their various lives.
I need to pick a day to gear up my mindset to re-start and it will be Monday. I have read a little off and on; can't possibly mention everyone, although I would like to.
Heather..........your words about suspended time were spot on; very best of luck if (when) you go back to your book writing
Meg........I did laugh about your skirt story; it was a bright spot
Liz..........I can only hope that you sister is in no pain and you get to share some more of her lucid moments
Once again, thanks to each and every one. Welcome newbies; you've found the right place!
yanniejannie..........midAtlantic w/ incredible humidity0 -
welcome ladies,
you will find we have become a great group of friends from all over this wonderful world, that help support and encourage each other on our weight loss journey..
yes we all have slip ups -but ya know what you just keep on movin and get back on track .
both dogs ate - which is a miracle ,because usually Homer is very picky and wont eat in the morning.. took them for a short walk,
will have a quick cup of tea and off to the gym, and to walmart again, looking for little storage containers that I can make for snacks to put in my lunchbag for work, gonna cut up peppers strips and get little jars with lids to put hummus in..bought cute little yellow and grape tomatoes called delights.. will pack those with cucumbers too.
didnt by much in the way of chips or salty stuff, still have the reduced fat triscuits to have
the picture on my ticker is our home down in florida-it is a double wide manufactured home at the back of the park-behind us is state owned land that will never be built on ,lots of wildlife out there..
look up La Casa Mobile Home Community,North Port,Fla. and they have a beautiful website.. get to go down in october for 9 days cant wait!! havent had a day off other than scheduled ones since I was down there last December0 -
Good morning my lovelies and welcome newbies! Tell us where you come from and something about you. We are very chatty on this thread and, I guess, very nosy!
Today I switched the resistance up one notch on the elliptical and recumbent cycle. I could definitely feel it in my legs, but didn't push it on the times as I am wary of my knee, which has been a problem since I was 16. I could feel the muscles above the knee working hard so that should be good for it.
Well done all you PLANKERS! It's great to gradually build it up. Such a feeling of accomplishment when you manage another 5 seconds.:flowerforyou:
DH off to cricket today. He is here for lunch so we are having our left over skinnytaste.com Easy Spinach and Feta Pie. I really love this and it has become one of our staples. I eat double portion for dinner, but still 250ish calories and then have the final 1/6 for lunch each the next day. DH likes it with mango chutney and I have it with chilli sauce! As always! Tomato salad and a slice of wholegrain bread - magic! For dinner I will make low fat cauliflower cheese so I can eat mine earlier if I'm starving before the cricket finishes. DH can microwave his when he gets back. I will add a few zucchini from the garden and there are enough runner beans now for a small side portion. They have been so rubbish this year - normally we are drowning in beans by now, but the weather was so hot they didn't set. I have had a nosy at the gardens of much more experienced gardeners than me and their beans don't look any better, so it was nothing I didn't do. We watered every night, but to no avail.
Tomorrow we are off to London on the train to babysit DGS for a couple of days while the childminder is having an op on a blocked intestine. The extended family on both sides is taking it in shifts for August until DDIL is off on maternity leave. Doing next week as well, but DDIL might bring him down here for a couple of days. He has not been away from them for so long before so it will be interesting! It will coincide for one night with a visit from DSIL, so busy, busy.
My DB rang last night before his holiday in Spain and we have arranged for the family to come over for lunch when they get back. It is quite a relief for me as I was worrying they didn't want to see me. It's been difficult to keep in touch recently and I wasn't sure why. As Barbie says - don't take it personally! I have a sneaky feeling though that DSIL, who I love very much, is a little challenged by my weight loss. All DB's family is huge and DB has diabetes 2. His other news was that my niece, who is 37 and the only thin one, is pregnant!!!! She has just celebrated the 18th birthday of her eldest and the youngest is nearly 16. Needless to say it was not planned! The marriage has always been difficult and she has left him several times in the past so it is all a bit of a shock. I'm sure, in the long run, it will be a wonderful blessing, but she was one of those women who took a long time to find herself, get qualifications and come into her own and was looking forward to a new lease of life. I hope she doesn't smoke through this pregnancy. I will drop her a card to give my support and good wishes.
OK, must serve lunch so DH can get off. I take him to the cricket and will then pop to M&S for a bit of posh grocery shopping. Wont be cooking tomorrow night. Will be eating my son's delicious food.
Love from Heather in showery Hampshire UK:flowerforyou:0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Joannekemp505 Welcome Joanne! Come in often and chat with us! This thread is a wonderful way to keep motivated! Yep, you gotta do what works for you!
Darla Hope your Saturday was wonderful!
Melfitnesspal Rain and clouds
….not fun especially when you`re on vacation! Remember to wear your sunscreen, even in the clouds!!!
Katla A topic that will raise some eyebrows:huh: , now you`ve piqued my interest !
Meg Hope you had a great time with your company! Still thinking about your snacky food…yum!
Heather I finally got to where I could do a plank using my hands, just couldn’t hold it as long though. We did the side plank too:noway: , I thought those were very uncomfortable!
Pat (Phoo) Wonderful news about Guy:flowerforyou: !!!! Hope you`re meeting went well!
Jane Martin Congrats on your increase in steps!!!!!
Janie Hope you got your “work” done without a lot of “over thinking” and moved on to something that is much more pleasant for you!!! Congrats on that plank!!!
Joyce I joined MFP in May of 2012 and found this thread the very next month, I`ve been here ever since:bigsmile: !!! It would be interesting to see how much this group has lost!
Computa_cat55 Welcome!!! Come in often and chat! This is a great thread for motivation and support!
Deb A When does school start back for you?
Eileen I think every second of a plank counts!!! Congrats!!!
Gini Welcome! Hope you come in often and chat with us! Your goals look good!!! Reminded me I have yet to set goals for this month:blushing: !
Vicki Weighing yourself will keep you in this new lifestyle! Getting rid of too big clothes is like taking extra weight off:happy: !!! Buy yourself a few new shirts to replace the ones you gave away. Thrift stores are a good place to go while we`re still dropping the weight!!! Prayers for your friend Lee:flowerforyou: !!! I wear sunscreen all the time, I had a skin cancer removed several years ago, scared me right into sunscreen year round!! The spots I had removed were just brown spots that I didn`t like. A spot on your upper lip…ouch:noway: . The one on my hand has popped up and looks like a blister, I wouldn`t want that on my lip….take care of it!
Grandmallie 15,000 steps…woo hoo!!!! Hope you get to rest a bit today! Congrats on being down a pound!!!
Sue in TX It`s so good to see you again!!! 100+ temps:noway: ….ick!!! Stay inside and stay cool!!!
Michele I get a yearly mammogram too:grumble: , although I`ve been suggesting one every other year, my Dr. keeps saying we`ll talk about next year:laugh: . Oh dear…Lowe`s is out of ark building material….where can we go:huh: ???? I just saw on the news this morning the weather is supposed to be in the 70`s later this week…strange weather this year for sure!
56pickupstick Welcome! Come in often! Your goals look good!
KMMRN Welcome to you too!!! This is a great place for motivation and support!
Yanniejannie You`re a great friend taking such good care of those you love:flowerforyou: !!!
Well it`s my day to don the tiara and boss my guy friends for an hour or two. I so love being around these guys, and being Queen for the day:bigsmile: !!! Got to go get myself ready to rule the table at Starbucks!
Have a wonderful Sunday my friends!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
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DeeDee - when you talk about going to boss the boys around on Sunday I always wonder where/how you met them. What is the background on it? I, too, have a couple of true friends that are male. Because of distance and schedule we usually see each other just once or twice a year, but will text or talk in between.
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:flowerforyou: Vicki, congrats on doing the squat challenge…if that’s too hard on your knees, consider joining us on the strength training challenge http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1069105-strength-training-challenge I know how you feel about giving away the too big clothes. I cried when I gave away my clothes. I kept some sweatshirts and t shirts to sleep in and wear for yard work but everything else left the house.
Grandmallie, if your DH is spending money traveling somewhere for NASCAR, he should rethink being upset that you are spending money for healthy food.
:flowerforyou: Yanniejannie, setting a day to get back on track is a good idea…..I’ve missed you
:flowerforyou: Heather, I don’t think I thanked you for your suggestion about putting my hand weights where I could get at them easily so I’d do some strength training…..it helped……while I was doing the squat challenge, I did many of the squats with hand weights.
:bigsmile: Yesterday was my first official day on the strength training challenge. I had done that faithfully last winter and then found excuses to not do it so I’m happy at getting back on track. I started by doing something easier than I’d done months ago and congratulated myself on completing the routine.
:flowerforyou: DeeDee, I get a mammogram every year….my doctor recommends it and my health insurance pays for it so I follow directions and go.
:bigsmile: We went to our friend’s house last night for dinner to meet her new boyfriend. Jake and I both liked him. I ate a bit too much dinner but not so much that it made me crazy. They are coming over to our house today so he can meet our dogs and spend some more time with us. We’re doing an Isagenix cleanse day today so we’ll be taking it easy and hanging around the house.
Barbie from NW Washington
“If it’s important to you then you will find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.”
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Happy Saturday - (yes I know it is Sunday, but I didn't get to check in yesterday - did my food but not here).
Did grocery shopping and then in the afternoon went walking at the mall with DBF. Mat up with friends, but only for a few minutes because they had been shopping and were on their way home.
Came back and after supper started working on my last lace piece for my portfolio. Got to the corner (it is a rectangle) and found that I'd made a mistake when drafting the pattern and had to undo a chunk of it and then get back on the computer and redesign the corners - then remake the pattern, then with a very fine pair of scissors I was able to trim the wrong pattern away from under the threads and insert the new one in its place. It took me all evening to get it done - would have got a lot more done, except for that. As a result I had no computer time except for working on the lace pattern.
That's the end of my Saturday report - now to go back to read pages 18 and 19.0 -
Good Sunday morning everyone
Midhele - I have VERY mild osteoporosis, but Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a genetic problem with the collagen layer which is the layer in the bone between the marrow which goes down the middle and the hard bone stuff on the outside. The collagen is missing some of its bits (it is a triple spiral a bit like DNA but some bits of one of the spirals is faulty or missing for me because I have type 1 - mild) which means that the hard bone has nothing to hang on to. Think of making papier maché - if you stick the bits of paper to chicken wire then it is very sturdy - if you make the papier maché with no chicken wire, then you can break it very easily. That is what my bones are like - but basically because I have a mild variety it is mostly my arms that have been affected, although I have had broken toes and ribs.
I looked at how to do the plank on a u-tube video - not sure if I could do it - certainly it would have to be on my forearms, but I can't kneel down. I'd have to try kneeling onto a cushion to see if I could do it.
DBF and I are going to a local garlic festival this afternoon. We are having salmon done on the bbq this evening for supper - the cedar plank is soaking at the moment. Found a really good recipe which has maple syrup and lemon juice for a coating on the salmon and it is cooked on the plank on top of sweet onions. I found it worked better when I marinated the salmon rather than trying to paint it on to the salmon on the grill. Might try putting some garlic on it too, but will have to be careful not to overwhelm the taste of the salmon.
Now I'm off to paint the last wall of my sun porch and then have a bath and wash my hair.0 -
hidee ho ladies,
back from the gym and walmart:bigsmile:
well at walmart I bought a size 12 pair of levi's for 3 bucks. but what I thought were 12 short I think are 12 slim :frown: ,i got them on as far as the hips and then all the jiggly bits got in the way,but for that money will set them away and hope they fit sometime soon.
bought myself a 10.00 pedmeter that has a spring clip and a safety clip also, so will use that for now. have gotten over 6,000 steps in and waiting now for the grass to dry to go out and mow.. I am sitting here icing my heel as it still hurts...0 -
Barbie: I love your quotation, "I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Mikhail Baryshnikov. It is so pertinent to all of us. We each have our strengths and weaknesses and only have to try to do better than we did yesterday and last month to make progress. As to plank, I’m having fun trying and my initial 65 seconds was made possible by the year and a half of yoga I’ve been doing. "Go (down) dog, go.":bigsmile:
Janie: “Wait a minute, I'm one of those now, (cue the tittering laughter):laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ” I like your sense of humor.:laugh:
Newbies: Welcome to the group. Stick around and get to know people. We have members from several countries, states and provinces. Please post your location in your signature. It is so much fun knowing where people are.
KMMRN: One of my treats is Endangered Species Dark Chocolate. One square is 50 calories. I have it occasionally and had a square last night. A person nibbles it rather than gobbles it.
yanniejannie: Welcome back. I find funerals bittersweet. You have to say goodbye to a loved one, but get to reconnect with the surviving friends and family. Hugs to you.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Heather: Enjoy your train trip to London. We rarely take train rides but I enjoy them when we do. We rode the train to the Seattle Boat Show a few years ago with a group of sailing friends and all stayed at the same hotel. That was FUN.:bigsmile:
It is a cool and overcast morning here, but will probably be a nice day. The forecast is for sunnier weather as the week goes on. I’m trying to think of something fun to do with DH. There are good options in Portland and Astoria every Sunday, and there’s a park not far away where we can ride our trikes on trails that are away from the roads. Since he’s just gotten up we can talk about it.
Have a good day.:flowerforyou:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
August goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
3. Drink at least 2 glasses of water daily.0 -
Happy sun.
Welcome all new ladies.You`ll love this site.
Barbie,is so good about starting every month.
Lost 1.8 lbs this week,was hoping for more,but i`ll take it.
HUGS
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Good morning!
I just found this board and am excited to join in. My name is Amy, I live in Colorado, and I will be 55 in 10 days. I have decided that I will give myself the gift of of renewed health! I have lost and gained weight so many times over the years, and losing is so much harder now. I would like to lose 20 pounds, and keep it off.
I just started reading the Beck Diet Solution, with the goal of using cognitive therapy to change how I think. Has anyone used this method? The book suggests you chose a healthy diet program, and use Cognitive Therapy helps to train your brain to think like a thin person. I am several chapters into the book, and get it! Married to a naturally thin person for 20 years, it is making sense. I need to find a support group, and I think this just might be it.
I wear a Fitbit every day, and love seeing how many steps and flights of stair I can log each day. Walking is a passion, but I need to do more exercise for flexibility and core. So, I will give yoga a try,
So, that is a little about me. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you! :happy:
Amy
Westminster, CO (halfway between Denver and Boulder)0 -
Morning everyone! Welcome to the new ones! I LOVE this group of people. Motivation and Encouragement if what this group is all about.
Have a GREAT SUNDAY!
Darla from Ohio :drinker: :flowerforyou:0 -
Amy Sant: Welcome. I let MFP set my calorie goals and it is doing the job just fine. This isn't quick, but it is reliable and I plan to keep it up permanently, even when I no longer need to lose weight. Here is what works for me:
1. Count the calories
2. Log every bite and swallow
3. Drink more water
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well the lawn is mowed,my foot is killing me and I am out on the deck on my chaise lounge with dogs in my lap.. done for right now.. and then in a bit got chop up some veggies for the week.I have been going as my grandfather used to say Hell bent for election since early this morning.. time to take it easy for awhile...:happy:0
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Good Sunday Morning, Ladies- How are you all doing today?
I sang at church last night, but I was extremely frustrated during the rehearsal session. I just don't do chaos well anymore. The new, young Japanese woman who plays for us on Saturday is extremely talented, but so young that she isn't a very good leader, yet. I know she will develop those skills and be awesome, but it is so difficult to get the service together when she has such trouble making and sticking to her decisions. OK- I am done now.
Food went fine yesterday, nothing got stuck; nothing came back. It counted as a "good" day.
I went to the Al-Anon meeting, but I had the time wrong! I got there during the last 10 minutes of the meeting! I went in anyway! For me, that was a huge "good thing"! They were very welcoming, and I now have contact information and correct times & places for other meetings in the area. My being late didn't seem to bother them at all, and they made me feel as if I was welcomed and wanted. I will go back to that meeting next Saturday, but I am also going to a new comer's meeting at the Episcopal Church on Monday morning.
As I have been reading the posts, I have been struck by the repeated themes running through many of our lives. Many of us have felt alienated by family, many have felt like most of their lives have been dedicated to caring taking others and our just now deciding to care-take ourselves, and many are surprised at how healthy & fit we can feel when we do take care of ourselves! Someone posted about cognitive therapy as a way to retrain our thinking, and I agree. I really do need to rewrite all of the scripts in my system/brain/life that tell me that overeating is the only way I can treat myself because anything else is 'selfish'. Something to work on!
Janie- Don't overthink! I hate writing to impress other people! Those districts should use common sense and not "au courant" thinking to create effective schools and teachers, but we both know they won't! Good Luck with the job search, I hope you find the perfect assignment for you!
Michele- Don't get anxious over the Newcomers' Social; they are going to have fun and enjoy themselves even if things are not "perfect"! They are coming to socialize, not criticize. And, with all of the rain and flooding in your area, I bet some of them have had damage done to their homes, too. They will understand.
Granmallie- Keep that poor foot up for a while! I have images of you just a-buzzing around, never still, never quiet! I get worn out thinking about all you do! Take care, my Friend!
Ok- For today, I am going to go outside and pick weeds. Doesn't that just sound like fun! Monsoon season down here creates green things in yards that really should not be here! I won't burn many calories crawling around the rocks, but the little, green nasties will be gone!
Have a great day!
Pat (Phoo) in sunny Az!0 -
Happy Sunday Everyone! :flowerforyou:
Update on my August goals:
Continue to exercise 6 days a week. Done
Visit the gym!! Pending
Continue to increase daily water intake, goal is 8 glasses a day. My average is still 5 – 6 glasses
Continue to record food and exercise each day. Done
Remember my pedometer!! Done
Find an exercise group. Done --- joined the 50 mile challenge…I’ve done 16 miles with 34 miles to go. I also started the Strength Challenge. :happy: Swim 2 to 3 times a week. Done :happy:
Have a positive attitude! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I am having a quiet day so far, however, soon my husband and our youngest son (3 ½ years old) will be back from the store and my quiet time will end.
Hope you all have a good week! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
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watching nascar, with my foot brace on, and will probably go soak in the tub for a bit, then feed the boys and walk them and cut up the veggies.
Pat- I know sometimes I feel like I am a whirling dervish never stopping. but I know thats not good, so I am trying to sit..
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Good afternoon ladies:flowerforyou:
This is a rare treat for me to pop in the afternoon:happy: !
Gail I'll try to make a long story short about meeting "the guys". There was a coffee shop I used to go to after my husband died, sometimes I would have coffee and a cookie for dinner there, one day a guy that I saw all the time there asked if he could sit with me, so he did, I ended up dating him after awhile and he introduced me to some of his friends who also frequented the coffee shop. It was a nightly ritual to meet and have coffee and chat with everybody, the guy I was dating didn't last, he moved to the west coast, by that time his friends were also my friends, our wonderful local coffee shop shut down because Starbucks moved in across the street:sad: , so we grudgingly moved across the street, and our nightly meetings became Sunday mornings. Since being there we have added 2 more guys. There is a professor, a computer tech, a detective, a banker, a real estate agent, an artist and sometimes an architect, all are single except the professor. It's a great group of guys, they are very protective of me too! So I've know most of the guys for 14 + years. Most have seen me skinny, so they're cheering on my weight loss goals.
Amy welcome to the group! Come in often and chat with us!!!
Grandmallie you remind me of a little cute bumble bee, buzzing around everywhere! I bet your fur boys are happy that you sat down long enough to hold them!
Pat (Phoo) Good for you going into the meeting even though you were late!!! It feels good when we finally do something that in the past we wouldn't have done. That is a huge victory:flowerforyou: !!!! It is interesting how much we're all alike, yet so different too.
Terri Quite time is good isn't it! You're doing great on your goals!!!
Time for my lunch, today it's yogurt, I'm going out to dinner tonight and saving my calories for that!
Hugs,
DeeDee in sunny again:glasses: NC0 -
DeeDee - thanks for the background. Life is interesting, isn't it?
Pat (Phoo) - what part do you sing in the choir? I've spent many years singing in church choirs, but stopped about 4 or 5 years ago. It is a huge commitment and it just wasn't working in my schedule any more. I still enjoy singing from the pew, though.
Went to the grocery store and brought home some wonderful fruits and vegetables. I have been noticing how different my shopping cart items are these days, not only from other's carts, but from our own history. There is way more produce and virtually no prepared foods any more. Now when DH goes, it is a different story.....but he is much better with good choices than in the past. DH likes to buy huge bags of potatos, but I just bought 2 individual ones and 2 sweet potatos. They start to go south before we can use up a big bag anymore.
This week's menus include stuffed eggplant (just browned up the meat/seasoning/onions), butternut squash soup (which I've been hankering for -- used some of the sauteed onions in it, a couple boxes of the frozen squash, etc., and it is in the crockpot), roast beef (which I took out of the freezer to thaw - DH can pop it in the oven or on the grill one day as he works just 2 days this week), and salmon (still in the freezer). I expect the salmon may not happen as he goes out of town on Thursday and there will likely be plenty for me to continue eating (without cooking) while he is away for the weekend.
Tonight we are going to a 'wine dinner' for 8 at Carrabba's. DH's bid won it in a silent auction at a golf tournament a couple of months back. We have three couple-friends joining us there, one of which we haven't seen in such a long time! Really looking forward to it. The restaurant sets the menu, pairs the wines, etc., so I don't have a clue what it will be, beyond delicious! They did ask about food allergies, which was good. I'll have to log the damage after I get home. For me, it will be easy to mostly skip the wine as it doesn't hold much appeal for me. (Moscatos, though, are another story!)
Well, I need to get in some preemptive walking to offset the dinner. DH will be home in an hour -- the indoor walking annoys him a bit, I think, but it is TOO hot to be outside and I don't want to drive up to the Y and get really sweaty.
BBL
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I feel like all I have been lately is a whiney butt. Both my husband and I have had bad backs off and on. If it's fine it's fine. If it's not it's not. Last night I was taking a load out of the dryer and couldn't hardly stand up. Got that load done since it was my white load and pretty light and a small load. Then DH took the other loads out of the dryer for me and I hung them up and he brought them upstairs and put them in my closet. He even told me to go on to bed and he would finish it! Some times he is a wonderful man, other times I can't stand him and wonder why I am with him..
Saying all that I have been seriously considering dropping out for awhile. I don't want you all just see me as a needy and person who needs prayers and thoughts.
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Joyce- stay with us my friend, you all can whine anytime.. thats why we are here, we are the shoulder you need.. dont worry sometimes my DH drives me over the edge:grumble: but it blows over and its fine again..
dont go anywhere we love ya honey!!!!
have parchment paper flounder with carrots,pepper strips,and lemon in the oven for dinner..
took the boys for a walk around the block and one has eaten we shall see if mr Homer decides to eat..0 -
Happy Sunday to All! I have read a lot of the posts but have not written lately. It is very difficult for my short attention span to keep up. LOL
It's been a long Sunday here. DH is doing his monthly antique show (Scott's) and will be home later today. It's strange, but, when he does this for 4 days every month I really get lonely. Guess it's because he is usually here for most of the day.
I don't exercise very much cause I usually hurt some part (neck, elbows, knees) when I try and then can't do anything until that ache goes away. I have been walking short distances with my little Pom every day. He has always loved being outside in our back yard but has developed a skin condition that the vet thinks may be coming from the yard. This little dog is not very well socialized and barks incessantly at anyone else who is walking (especially with their dogs). It's really embarrassing. We are going to the beach next week and staying in a hotel that allows dogs. I hope he won't get us kicked out.0 -
Just got awake from a 2hr. nap. I went to bed terribly early (10p) and was wide awake by 4a, so I was well faded by this afternoon. This morning was weekly pill day.......Fosamax---hate it, hate it, hate it!!!! Had my monthly gym members breakfast at Golden Corral this am; very poor turn out..........3 of the men, my dd (she finished up and came home from that college summer job yesterday), and myself. DD knows everybody and we all had a good talk, though. I did not go out to the college and help drive home; the fact that she only got lost once (on I 95, no less!!!) and eventually made it home is cheering.
Granmallie........your Fl home looks wonderful---will look up that site........I agree with Barbie: healthy food vs. Nascar---healthy food wins!!..........rest that foot!!!......please.........
Dee Dee.......still a yearly mammogram here too; had a small scare last year......all turned out OK, but I'm more than willing to go each year
Pat.........glad your Al-Anon experience was welcoming, hope they lead you to some peace with what is going on with your sister
Joyce.......we each have our own challenges..........some have more and some have less; rest assured, you are always welcome and please stay!!!
Trivia..........world record for plank: 3hrs. 7min. 15sec. set in Ky. April 20,2013
yanniejannie0 -
Saying all that I have been seriously considering dropping out for awhile. I don't want you all just see me as a needy and person who needs prayers and thoughts.
Joyce
Joyce, I certainly don't see you as any needier than the rest of us and I hope you'll reconsider dropping out. You've been positive and a wonderful help to me as I try to understand life from DH's POV. If you're too busy or aren't enjoying this, fine. Otherwise, please hang in here with us.
Katla in NW Oregon0 -
lasted 45 seconds with a plank today:laugh: sad0
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