WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2013
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Greetings gals! I am feeling kind of blah today. I’m bored with eating right! It’s fairly hot and humid here, but a nice breeze blowing so it could be worse. I have to spend the day working on the books, so no action going here. DH took DD#2 out for school supplies and to pick up all the new pants she had to have hemmed. He also bought a new chigger medicine, this one is a spray. The pharmacist could not believe how much of the other stuff he was using (she thought he was treating an entire family!) until she saw his ankles. I think DH said her response was something like “Dear God”.
Michele: we always have a hard time corralling cats and other beasts for company when we have a big party. Where do you get all your exercise videos?
Joyce: out of the women’s section! Woo hoo!
Jodios: nice to see you again. I can’t wait to hear about your cholesterol numbers. My doc and I negotiated about mine too. I’ll have it done again in 3 months. My LDL is the problem. It’s 134 (normal is <130), but for diabetics it needs to be under 100. We’ll see what happens. I’m adding nuts, oatmeal, barley, more vegs, and psyllium (metamucil….blah). Plus I’ll look for a B complex that has niacin. I don’t want to take plain niacin because it raises blood glucose.
Terri: sounds like you are staying on plan…good job!
Heather: thanks for the explanation! As far as a cheeseboard goes, I must be related to the gannets! Cheese is an absolute favorite of mine! Yay for the red yoga bag! The downward facing dog now has rabies… I am not up to a bag yet LOL
Jo: have a great time at your party tonight
Grandmallie: have a great time at the picnic and stay strong!
Melanie: enjoy every minute of your celebrity workout and upcoming vacation!
Katla: yes, I am all too familiar with the alcoholic barley drink LOL!!! I will check out allrecipes…thanks! Sleeping on your boat sounds delightful!
Liz: I am so sorry about your sister. I know you are going to miss her dearly. My thoughts and prayers to you and your family. She was so lucky to have you there. I hope you can find comfort in many wonderful memories. We will miss you while you are gone and will be here when you come back. Take care
Well ladies I am off to work on the book again. I think I’m getting bored with it too! Take care everyone, Meg from summery Omaha0 -
Liz- I am so sorry to hear about your sister- but,oh, what a gift you gave her by being there! That is exactly the way I hope to go- surrounded by people who love me
Someone sent this to me when my sister died- I continue to take it out and read it . I hope you find something in it that resonates with you
Nancy
We Remember Them
At the rising of the sun and its’ going down,
We remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and the chill of the winter,
We remember them.
At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring,
We remember them
At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer,
We remember them.
At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
We remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends,
We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us,
As we remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength,
We remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart,
We remember them.
When we have joy we crave to share,
We remember them.
When we have decisions that are difficult to make
We remember them.
When we have achievements that are based on theirs,
We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us,
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Liz,
I am so sorry to hear about your sister. You were so good to her by being with her throughout her illness. I can't imagine how difficult this has been for you, but I am sure you gave her so much comfort by being there. My prayers are with you and your family. Take care of yourself.
Deb A in CNY0 -
Liz, I am so sorry for your loss:flowerforyou: ! We are here for you, for whatever you need! Sending hugs and prayers!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee0 -
Liz- sending you love.. It is so sad that your sister had to have such a end to her beautiful life..my prayers are with you and your family while you heal.. though it is an open wound now. you will always have he scar but in time that wound will heal.
remember the wonderful happy times, think of all the funny things you and your sister did..and know that you were there to the end giving her love and support
Now she is a sweet angel that will be looking down from above and giving you the love and support you will need..
Blessings to you and your family
On a lighter note im back from the picnic, all in all I think I did ok..
had 1- cheeseburger,no bun with lettuce,tomato,tossed salad with grape tomatoes,no dressing, a couple of carrot sticks and a couple of celery sticks, and 1 taco-- that didnt really taste good after the fact..
drank a ton of water, and had 3 strawberries and a very small bunch of grapes..
I still have a few calories left over for a little snack with some tea later0 -
Good afternoon beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Nancy OH
Coffee and a book on the deck sounds like a fabulous way to start the morning, or even end an evening
. I hope you had a good dinner out last night! What a beautiful poem for Liz !!! Thank you for sharing it with all of us!!!
Sue in SD Happy anniversary:flowerforyou: !!!! The play sounds like a lovely way to celebrate! A massage sounds just divine, I think I need to schedule one for me. The shoulders could use a good rub down!
Pat (Phoo) I totally understand about carrying through with a promise once it`s uttered from my lips, or even typed on the computer from my fingers….means I have said it, it now must be so! So no you are not weird, or else I`m right there with you:laugh: ! Hope you had fun with the scrapbooking yesterday! Will keep Mel in my prayers!
Joyce That`s nice that you invite women to this thread. I`ve read some other threads on this site and I just shake my head at the amount of the rude, inconsiderate people that post here:grumble: . I guess hiding behind a computer screen that feel they can say anything, it really is a shame, sometimes I wonder how old some of these people are:huh: ! Congrats on getting size 14 jeans!!!!
Suzy Hope you had a nice time with friends last night, and hope it`s nice today and you made it to the beach, that sounds wonderful! Congrats on losing ½ pound, every bit counts!!
Debbie in Chicago I hope you made it through the baby shower treats last night. You can always say you just had dinner, or a snack and you`re not hungy, or else tell them you`re losing weight and really don`t want to eat what`s not on your plan!
Heather I absolutely love sea bass ! I`ve never heard of that sauce though, will have to check out the recipe! Congrats on reaching the 50 pounds gone:flowerforyou: !!! I`m so happy for you! The yoga bag sounds beautiful!
Jane Martin So glad no one was hurt in the house fire, must have been scary to look out the window and see all the fire trucks and police cars!
Katla What kind of pies are you making? How great that you have your boat that you can be guest on when the house is full, that sounds like fun! Enjoy every minute of your family time!!!
Grandmallie Pounds to lose jars sound very interesting, a neat way to keep track! Hope you`re enjoying the picnic!!!
Barbie I had lunch with a friend yesterday and I chose a portabella mushroom sandwich with red peppers and spinach, he thought that was crazy, why not a burger, I let him have a taste of mine and he couldn`t believe a mushroom could taste so good. The plus it was filling and I saved a bunch of calories:bigsmile: ! I did have a few French fries though:embarassed: .
Sandy in ON So glad your migraine is gone!!! I hope today has been a great day for you!!!
Meg So glad you can negotiate with your Drs.! I can do the same, my blood pressure went up because of some stress several years ago and she wanted me to go on bp meds. I told her I would do anything to get and keep my bp down other than pills, she only gave me 6 weeks and made me take my bp at home and if it was high 3 times in a row I had to promise to call her. I am happy to say my bp is normal now:bigsmile: . Deep breathes and relaxation and it came right down,. I`m sure losing some weight helped too! Yes, I had pneumonia this past winter:sick: , I don`t want that again:noway: !!! I have a hard time stopping and being still, I just don`t have time to be sick
!!! Sometimes I get bored with eating right too, then I remember why I`m doing this and get right back on track:blushing: !
Michele You have an absolutely gorgeous day for a party:glasses: !!! Hope it`s as beautiful there as it is here. Low humidity and the most beautiful blue skies, and a nice little breeze !!! Sounds like it`s going to be fun! You know I`m only an hour or so away, if you see a strange women crashing the party it might just be me:devil: !
Rhonda Hope the couple got everything worked out !!! Enjoy your weekend!!!
Jodi So nice to see your post!!! Keeping my fingers crossed that your test will turn out fine!!! I also told my Dr. about MFP, she was quite impressed with it! Enjoy the time with your DS and GF!!!
Terri Congrats on making good choices at the BBQ and b`day party!!! It`s so easy to get off track at events out of our control. I`ve come to the conclusion that it`s just not the holidays we have to be concerned with, it`s something going on year round, thus making this a lifestyle change is a must!
Jo Have nice to see you again!!! Hope the Asian dinner turned out wonderful!!!
Genealace Sounds like you had a busy Friday! Hope you can relax a bit this weekend!
Melanie Have a fantastic time today with Shaun T!!! Enjoy your vacation! Deprogramming on the beach sounds just lovely !
I was going to take an afternoon nap today; I decided to spend it with you beautiful ladies instead. I so enjoy reading about everyone! This is such a great group of women, I feel very blessed that I happened upon this thread and I was very warmly welcomed into the group over a year ago. I`ll just take this time to say once again…Thank you Barbie for keeping this thread going month after month, for keeping the tone of this thread uplifting and motivating. I look at you as our fearless leader, thank you again:flowerforyou: !!!
I am going to meet friends tonight for an outside chat fest and maybe a little wine ! It will be so nice sitting outside without the threat of being rained on!!!!
Have a great evening ladies!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in absolutely beautiful NC0 -
Hello to all you beautiful ladies.
I'm back from vacation and over the daughter leaving blues and ready to get back into it. I'll spend some time reading the posts to catch up tonight....
I haven't been overeating or eating poorly while on vacation and at one point i was even down 2 pounds, but I didn't log it and I'm back to 135 again. Hopefully, I've broken the basement and can start going below now and get rid of that last 10 pounds this autumn. My goal is to be at 125 and maintaining by New Years.
I did see a couple of posts and Liz, I would like to send you my condolences as well. You were wonderful to spend that time with her, cherish your memories. Hugs and prayers for peace and acceptance for you.
More tomorrow.
Lila
in the Kootenays which finally got some much needed rain.....0 -
Liz :flowerforyou:
I know that you won't be reading all these notes to you now but I hope they come to you at a time just when you need them. I know when Mom died I would read and them come back months later and re-read comments made to me by my cyber family. I am so sorry for you sister dieing, not only that she died but how she died. No one deserves to have to go through that kind of pain. In my book I am wrting I talk about when my sister died and the tribute we did for her so that her legacy lives on even now close to 50 years later.
My fur baby is under the weather. She has had this skin problem for awhile and started an allergy medicine yesterday. When I wake up sheis usaually under my feet so much I can't hardly get to the kitchen to put out fresh food. But she wasn't there today. In fact it didn't look like she had even eaten any of her food during the night which is when she eats the most. years ago I bought this little bed for my grand daughters baby doll. The cat I had at the time decided to adopt it for herself and she was aggressive enough anyway I didn't want her to take it out on my poor grand daughter any more than she already did. So it just became hers to go to sleep in. Besides that, she looked so precious in it. After that cat died we jsut left the baby bed in the same place. Very rarely Melody will get in it. But that's where she has spent most of the day today. I tried picking her up and cuddling with her and her meows weren't aggressive, but had the tone of being very unhappy with me. Through out the day as we got closer to the 24 hour time since I gave her the first dose yesterday she has become more alert. When I was doing face time with my 6 year old grand daughter this afternoon, Melody decided to pop her head up and see where that voice was coming from. So I put the ipad close to her and Ellie talked to Melody for a bit and it did seem to stimulate her. She eventually got out of bed and went in the kitchen to look out the back door on the deck. So she is on the couch with me now, she let me cuddle with her for a while. I'm not giving the dose today and see if she gets back to normal and will call the vet on Monday
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Hi all....hope there's room for one more 50+ year old woman trying to get healthy here! I'm Nomi In Colorado, live just North of Denver and love my home state and the Rocky Mountains! I'm new here to MFP and could use all the friends and support I can get! I lost 20 pounds earlier this year by doing the Metabolic Research Center weight loss program, but decided that it was too pricey for me to continue. Since then, I have gained 4 pounds back, and am trying to get back on a healthy path. I now use the Isagenix shakes and products for the nutritional value, and recently had a long overdue physical and blood work done. Found out that my thyroid is too low again, so my dr is doubling my dose. I also have been on bio-identical hormones for menopause the past 2 years, and the doctor is having to tweak a few of those meds as well. So, hopefully, in a few weeks the new doses will start kicking in! Duh, no wonder I have been feeling so sluggish and blah all summer! Been working a lot of overtime since May, too. Anyway, I'm tired of being tired and lazy! I am wanting to get back to walking 5ks....want to be able to JOG most of a 5k by next summer!
I'm here to get AND give encouragement and support in this journey to get healthy! ~Nomi~0 -
Liz - so sorry for the loss of your sister. We will keep you and your family in our thoughts. Be gentle with yourself 0
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Liz, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Eileen0 -
Welcome Nomi :flowerforyou: , there is always room for one more
Joyce0 -
:brokenheart: LIz, I am so sorry about your sister.....you were so wonderful to her doing these last weeks....she was blessed to have you in her life. Barbie 0
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Oh, Liz, so sorry for your loss; we are all here for you. My hope is that you receive all the love and support you need and have the strength you need at this sad time......
With love,
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I had a wonderful day with my DS and his GF. We went to our favorite Japanese place for lunch and they were so nice accommodating his GF who is Gluten intolerant and has many allergies so that she could eat without worry. The food was yummy (DS loves sushi and got his fix). We then left my DH home and headed to the mall to get both of them some much needed fall/winter clothing...it was nice to spoil them a bit. Then we dragged our tired bodies back home and I grilled up some salmon, roasted veggies and had some quinoa with pistachios and apricots. A great and healthy meal.
Heather - congrats on the weight loss and glad to hear you are healing up
Grandmallie - sounds like you made some good choices today
Dee Dee - have fun tonight
Nomi - welcome...you've found a great group
Joyce - hope your fur baby is feeling more herself soon
Time to get back to the family - have a great evening
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Dear Liz - In the past year I lost my mother-in-law, my father, my best friend/sister and other immediate relatives. It is such a difficult time to bear. I pray God will grant you and your family comfort.
I am sending you this poem, that I love and hopefully will touch your heart and provide you some comfort:
Going Home
By William Arms Fisher and Ken Bible
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Going home, going home,
I'm just going home.
Quiet-like, slip away-
I'll be going home.
It's not far, just close by;
Jesus is the Door;
Work all done, laid aside,
Fear and grief no more.
Friends are there, waiting now.
He is waiting, too.
See His smile! See His hand!
He will lead me through.
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Morning Star lights the way;
Restless dream all done;
Shadows gone, break of day,
Life has just begun.
Every tear wiped away,
Pain and sickness gone;
Wide awake there with Him!
Peace goes on and on!
Going home, going home,
I'll be going home.
See the Light! See the Sun!
I'm just going home.0 -
Saturday check-in
Was the marker for one game of lawn bowls this morning (2 hours in the sun) and then came home to change and go off to a wedding shower.
Didn't know what to take for a gift and DBF very helpfully said "If it is a shower, then you should take soap". In the end, I decided to take a photo frame and I printed off a photo from the wedding invitation to put in the frame.
This evening I got on with my lace and have turned the 2nd corner - I'm about half-way done.0 -
Hello, ladies, I'm Jeanne. I will be 58 years old next week. I'm retired from teaching elementary school, and my diabetes is to blame.
On July 8, I started my quest to be at a normal weight for the rest of my life. I want to control my diabetes without medication, and reverse any damages I've started in my eyes, heart, and kidneys, as well as the neuropathy (numbness) in my feet.
My highest recorded weight was 315, but my latest scale reading was 295, fully clothed, with shoes. ( I HATE getting weighed with my shoes on!)
My first goal is 260 lbs, which is a loss of 55 pounds. I hope to reach this number around New Year's Eve, 2015. My ultimate goal, for the present, is 155, the top of 'normal' for my height, 5'6".
When I started this journey, I remembered reading somewhere, "One CRAVES the foods to which one is allergic." I was a glutton for anything made from wheat, corn, dairy, beans, legumes, and sugar. So nowadays, I don't eat foods from those groups. I follow the Paleo Plan, which is Low Carb/Medium Protein/High Fat. I can allow myself to eat bacon again, and slather butter on my vegetables without guilt! Now, I have 'satiety' when I've finished my meals, I don't rummage through my house looking for more food, as I once did.
Exercise? I have arthritic knees and lower back pain. At present, I can walk/stand, without my cane, for only 5 minutes. Therefore, I'm using some 1 Kg dumbbells and a cycling device--pedals I can put in front of a chair. I'm also doing exercises to strengthen my lower back. On a different forum, I read about "Crazy Dancing", which I'm going to do several times a day, to my songs on iTunes.0 -
Welcome Jeanne. You are doing pretty good from the way it sounds. We'll keep each other going. I am also a diabetic 2, was taking 2 Metformin a day and am now down to just 1. I hope to soon be off that also but then I know the whole task is totally on me! When I first set up long and short term goals I set my short term at 20 pounds increments. I soon found out that 20 pounds was to much. I needed to see more frequent victories and reset it to 10 pounds. Much happier! I have never heard of 'Crazy dancing' but it sounds much what I do when I am stuck in traffic and need to do some cardio. I put my Pandora onto my 80's cardio and go to town on what ever limbs I can move while sitting in the passenger seat!!! It's surprising how much you can move while you're just sitting. Please excuse any typos you ever see in my writing!!!! I have MS and sometimes get my words all mixed up, don't spell right and can't remember what they should be. I was an RN so I know it used to be in that brain of mine.
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Hello ladies
:flowerforyou:Genealace great going
:flowerforyou: melfitnesspal super weight loss and yay for workingout with ShaunT, hope u have a wonderful holiday and continue this journey as well as you planned.
Sorry to read about all the loss you went through, what a beautiful poem, going home indeed
:flowerforyou: Katla love your guestroom, in the boat and the way you deal with snoring LOL nice to have the children home I'm sure. Congrats on the way you have lost your pant sizes
:brokenheart: Liz sorry to hear about your sister. Praying for you,she must be at peace without pain now. terrimag hi! I dont make lace, genelace does. Actually I teach English in high school. I love my job and interacting with young minds. I like to expose them to eating well and being healthy in body, mind and soul. jodios528 nice to meet you nancy what a lovely poem, along with Liz, am sure all are going to feel comforted
:flowerforyou: Joyce great news on your jeans and your cat seems to be getting better dee dee thats a smart burger. love the fact you beat your bp. " no time to be ill" LOL jeanne 855 Welcome! you will find lots of friends and support here as I did! The journey of a 1000 steps with the first one, which you have taken
:flowerforyou: megblair catch the downward dog, rabies n all, it does wonders for women as its an inverted position. What book are you working on? Maybe u need a break from that, which is spreading to other areas of life. Maybe you can go out of the house so u can come back to your healthy eating and book writing recharged. I drink barley water, because it takes care of my water retention. I boil 2 tb sps of barley seeds in a litre of water, then drink the water through the morning. the barley seeds I add to my oats for breakfast.
Warmwater with lemon wedges or juice kickstarts the metabolism. It also makes the gut alkaline which aids better absorption of nutrition and removal of toxins from the system.
:flowerforyou: Heather from sunny hampshire wonderful news about the weight loss...50 is something to celebrate, Cheers! Glad to know you r better
Thumbs up to the Red bag
melfitnesspal super weight loss and yay for workingout with ShaunT, hope u have a wonderful holiday and continue this journey as well as you planned.
Sorry to read about all the loss you went through, what a beautiful poem, going home indeed
:flowerforyou: Barbie I'm teaching in a school, so on weekends I like to go for a run on the road close to my house which is clear of traffic, unlike the latter part of the day. Caught the running bug last year and though have only been able to do one half marathon this year, its been a personal dream. After joining mfp got to see so many people going for their dreams and goals, finally got the courage. wish I could follow a proper training regime, but weekends are better than nothing. You of course remain my hero, the example I give to many, who give up on being fit or having good health.
I started my day with warm water and lemon, followed by an hour of yoga.
will take it easy today, lots of buttermilk, green tea and fruits..... kind of detox
Have a good day all
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Good morning all,
Feeling a bit blah this morning for no reason whatsoever. Probably something to do with the recovery, but a bit annoying. Yesterday I thought I was coming down with DGS's cold, so maybe that's it, but no sign of it this a.m. I am not doing gymming this morning or anything. Just resting. DH was off to football this a.m. after a very bad night, so I hope he will be OK on the drive and not nod off. I always feel a bit flat when he has gone and that is often the signal to eat, so I went to the fridge, thought of you lot, checked myself, and picked out two mushrooms !!!!!:flowerforyou: I have planned to use up the languishing avocado with some king prawns for lunch. Chilli sauce, of course:bigsmile: For dinner we have Guinea fowl with roasted butternut squash and our own runner beans. No need to binge is there?!!! Will have to plan a low cal treat as I will not have exercise calories to eat. :sad:
This pm I want to watch my film, but also have a bit more prep for Tuesday to do. I'm going to make a diabetic raspberry icecream with mini dark choc chips. Will halve even the small amount of sugar and use some Stevia. It's made with low fat Greek yoghourt and loads of fresh raspberries. Also will make a sweet pepper and chilli sauce for dipping Doritos. It's fabulous and freezes well so I can make lots and freeze little pots. Of course I will not be having any Doritos.:noway: Tomorrow I want to make some scones in case they are still hungry after our walk round the lanes! If not they can stay in the freezer and will be perfect for feeding up DH.:laugh: I am now exactly the same weight as him!:drinker:
Feel a bit better after writing this. DH said he would buy me a 50 lb lost present, so I am looking at a VERY expensive Lulemon zip top. I would never spend that kind of money on myself as I think the brand is overpriced, but it does look nice:blushing: Hope he's up for it.
The skies have been grey with rain the last couple days, which doesn't help. Glad I'm not out camping for the bank holiday like so many. All the camp sites in the New Forest, our nearest National Park, are full to bursting. Should be better tomorrow for them.
Nearly time for my lovely lunch. Avocados and prawns are two of my favourite foods.
Heather in dreary Hampshire UK0 -
:brokenheart: How do you say goodbye to a beautiful soul...she was my mentor..my best friend...my sister....how I got so blessed with such wonderful sisters....Martha you took a piece of my heart with you today....I can no longer look in your beautiful eyes and see the joy you got from your adorable grandgirls...see the spark that said do not mess with me or mine...the timid smile when her day was almost more then she could bare...thru the pain..the knowledge ...that she would not see her grandbabies become big girls...teens...graduate..get married...it pains me so to know this..to watch how wonderful her son turned out to be..a great father and care giver for his family....today... the memories of our time we had together....are both sweet and painful..but I will gladly take the pain to hold you in my heart...always....I love you Martha....and a piece of me has gone...and dear Lord it hurts...
God has her now in His Loving Arms;
I will love you always
Liz0 -
:flowerforyou: I just read the article in the AARP magazine about Bill Clinton becoming a vegan eater. He is about the same age as my hubby and me and had serious heart problems and made this huge change in his eating to improve his health. It was inspiring but not quite enough to make us take such a drastic step.
Here is the link to article online
http://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-08-2013/bill-clinton-vegan.html#.Ug9wzro28AI.email
:flowerforyou: I went to bed early last night (as usual)…..today we’re doing a cleanse day so it will be a restful day, then on Monday I finally have my appointment with the osteoporosis specialist in Seattle. The appointment is at 9 AM at a place we’ve never been before. We’re going to catch the 6:20 AM ferry which means leaving here at 5 AM. We have some great people scheduled to walk the dogs and come back and walk them again and feed them if we don’t get home early enough.
:brokenheart: Liz, what a beautiful message and tribute to your sister…you will always have the memories and things she taught you and inspired you to do….my sister died in 1966 and I still have her with me when I tell her favorite jokes.
:flowerforyou: Anamika, how awesome that you have pursued your goal of running…….I never took to running but I love to walk and prefer to go as early as possible to have the roads and trails to myself. When I was teaching, I was able some days to come home from work, change my shoes, and walk out the door for a walk before doing anything else (at that time I was single and didn’t have dogs).
:flowerforyou: Jeanne, welcome….you have taken some awesome first steps on your journey. I have had to ban many foods from my house that I could not eat in moderation ---all sweets, cheese, and bread are the first ones that come to mind, but there are others. Even if you can’t be on your feet much, seated exercise is great----if you’re moving, you’re losing…..come back every day.
:flowerforyou: I’ve finished my cleanse drink and will get up in a minute and head out the door with the dogs…..they don’t know what a rest day is :laugh: :laugh: Barbie from sunny 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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Good morning ladies. I am marking my place as I am so behind. Hoping to get some time this afternoon. Going to go thru the closet and pack up everything size 4 and 5x. They are so big they just hang. Going to take them over to the home for homeless families. Last time i took some things over they were thrilled for bigger size things. Yesterday we rode the trike to Wilbur (125 miles) and back to a wedding. It was in the park and the couple is our age. Real pretty and they had a supper after so was late when we got home. Now today DH is working so plan to get some things done and DGD is coming over around noon for acouple hours. Hugs to everyone and remember one day at a time.
Blessed! Vickil GI NE0 -
Good morning ladies.
Another hot day high 80`s -90.
Have a good one.
HUGS
jane0 -
Happy Sunday to all. We have been to church, DH is sleeping (he scratched all night), and DD#1 is on the phone with a great aunt in Russia. Boy my Russian is getting rusty; I couldn’t figure out who it was! We are in a heat advisory today with the heat index expected to be about 106. I’m going to work on the book then todays exercise is eliptical, yoga, and weights. Quiet thread here today!
Moharma: beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing!
Grandmallie: good for you to stick to your plan and eat reasonably at the picnic!
DeeDee: have fun with your friends tonight. It is was too hot here for anything like that today! I agree with you about some of the other threads. I was on ediets for a while and it seems like everyone there was rude and arrogant, or totally co-dependent. The discussion boards were real downers, so I feel so fortunate to have found this one.
Lila: glad you are back from vacation all safe and sound!
Joyce: if the medication you gave your baby was an antihistamine for her allergies, it probably made her sleepy! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Nomi: welcome to our group. Some of the women here use Isogenix products too.
Jodios: fall clothing? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Melanie: such a beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Genealace: soap to a shower! That is hilarious. Could be practical too…..some pretty scented ones!
Jeanne: welcome aboard! That must be frustrating to only be able to stand without your cane for such a short time. I wish you well on your journey to be healthier
Anamika: thanks for the information on lemon and barley water. I may just have to try them! I will keep working on the yoga but I may shoot that dog LOL. I’m glad I do the tape at home instead of going to a class….I would look ridiculous! Congratulations on your running
Heather: your food plans sound so yummy I am looking for cheap flights your way! YUM
Liz: I am with you in your time of sorrow. Your honor of your sister is beautiful. I believe your sister will be looking down upon those she loves and will be present for those events.
Barbie: I just got done reading that article about Clinton too. Very inspiring. Of course it helps to have a cook!
Vicki: congrats on getting rid of the clothes that are too big! What a great accomplishment. I imagine the shelters don’t get a lot of stuff in larger sizes; we see requests for them all the time.
Well I’m off to change from my church dress to something more suitable for work and for attacking the yoga dog later. Take care to all, Meg from Omaha where we have a heat advisory ( and DD#1 insists on mowing the lawn today instead of waiting til tomorrow morning!)!0 -
Good morning dear ladies.
Liz:flowerforyou: what a wonderful tribute for your sister. You and her were blessed to have such wonderful friendship. She sounds like a wonderful person.
Thank you for all your thoughts for my cat. She is much better today. I agree with the antihistamine effect. I don't think the medicine is an antihistamine but as the day wore on she was more and more active. She did manage to eat a little bit of her food last night and I see in her littler box that there is a little pee spot. She still has no interest in DH rubbing her belly. And to him she isn't OK until he can do that. I will call tomorrow and ask if maybe the dose is to large. I take a medicine that it took me about a week for my body to get used to it. and I just had to deal with the drowsiness for a week. I'm just so glad she is better.
The jeans, I haven't had the courage to see how they fit yet. I know when I bought my 16W, I bought two different fits, regular and boot cut. I wasn't ab;e to wear the boot cut in public for while. I do wear those fine now
Well my favorite golfer didnt do well in this weekends tourney and I'm unhappy but it was all his fault and he has done to much of that this season.
Joyce0 -
Quiet day so far. Yesterday was a day for chores, and today for...whatever I want to do.
I had my old stand-by for breakfast: yoghurt and apple. Cut up the apple and microwave for a bit, add cinnamon, add yoghurt and mix. Yum. Could have added some flax seed, but forgot.
I have signed up for a 5K on September 8th in support of Ovarian Cancer research. http://ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca/donate. First time for an organized walk again, since my back problems in the spring. 5 k is doable. Then October 13th - 8k with Victoria Goodlife Fitness, Victoria. Easing myself back into more activities. The September 8 walk will be on the Royal Roads University grounds. This is close to my house and a beautiful place.
I am also still going for chiro treatments. But the test will be if I can walk without pain.
The weather continues to be beautiful here on the island.
I have read through all the posts and wish everyone a great Sunday!
Renny
Vancouver Island, BC0 -
Meg, I can tell you that the diabetic raspberry ice cream is to die for!:bigsmile: Hop on that plane!:flowerforyou:
DH was swooning over the guinea fowl dinner. I did absolutely nothing to it, just put it in the oven with a bit of tin foil over the breast until 15 mins before the end. Then I rested it for a while with the oven gloves on top. Lovely thigh meat left for tomorrow's sandwich. I didn't make the sweet pepper and chilli dip as hot as normal so the kids and DH can have some. It's a Nigella recipe and she calls it Jumbo dip, because it packs a punch. So, all prepared, apart from the scones, which I don't think they will have room for, but you never know!:noway: 
The sky has cleared now and it should be sunny tomorrow. Good tv on tonight - a new series about a woman detective, one of our favourites.
Love to all. My best love and thoughts to those grieving and suffering.
Heather UK0 -
" I have been gone for a couple of days because I have been on an absolute binge of unhealthy eating. It started Thursday night and continued. To say that I am a compulsive overeater is the absolute truth. I know that I am totally powerless over food and it is completely unmangeable for me. If all of that sounds like a familiear statement, I am sure you understand where I am coming from. It was the littlest puchase that kicked it off. Popcorn kernels. Unhealthy for me because of diverticulitis and because it is a trigger food. Three nights of popcorn. I am in pain, and I am ashamed. The remaining popcorn is in the trash. I am back online. And, I needed to say all of this outloud. I am sorry if you are all tired of listening to me whine, but, when I am trying to regain control, I need to put things out in public."
I posted the above paragraph on my home timeline and felt that I needed to say it to all of you, too. I have not thought through the situation enough to figure out if there was an emotional trigger for this binge, or if it was the food that triggered it. If there was no emotional trigger, which there usually is hidden someplace, then I truly do feel like a drug-addicted loser. (my judgment on myself, not on anyone else) I am punishing myself emotionally & mentally. My body is punishing me physically. The salt has swollen me up so that I can not get my rings on my fingers. My ankles and knees are swollen. And, the worst, my stomach is awfully painful. You would think that an intelligent person could stop these binges, wouldn't you?
So, I am back to one meal, one bite, one step at a time. Thank you for listening..... I am sure you are all pretty sick of my whining....I certainly am.
For today:
breakfast: yougurt and berries; 1 slice toast w/ Pb2
lunch: creamed vegetable soup (home made w/ lactose free milk)
supper: slow-cooked pork over mashed potatoes
snacks: watermelon ; 1 slice toast w/ Pb2
That is about all I can come up with right now that will be fairly soft and easy to digest.
Thank you for listening and being here, my friends. I will go back and read your posts for inspiration, and I will try to get myself out of my own pity pot by your examples. Thank you.0
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