WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018

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  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    Good eve.Looks like we ‘ll have bad weather starting tomorrow. Was 60* today. Went grocery shopping. & was done with groceries put away by 10am.Of course,as my family says”Mom could go a yr without running out of food”......"so we are all set,storm or not.
    Someone mentioned MyChart on line. We have that too,tho we usually get our info from the Dr.

    Seems like a lot of ppl have family in the service & things get dicey if the Mom is also deployed.Not everyone has family able to help,especially with pp still employed. Sounds very complicated.

    When I started on MFP,you could have your user name & location on posts. Now we have to put it on each time?

    CHERI,sorry to hear about your dog.Our last one was 14 & it was hard to get thru.

    After many hours & many calls on the ph,insur clerk said she would call back in 10 days to let us know if they would or would not pay bill for DH ‘s hospital room when he had surgery.What a waste of time & energy.
    When she called,he saw her name & had all his info in front if him when he answered.She asked if he remembered her & when he replied “yes,Mary”,she was so surprised.....but he is great at record keeping.
    They did pay,but what a lonnng process.Oh,well....done & over.

    JOYCE,hope Dr can help your sleeping problem.Sounds like you are using several sleep meds ..... does the Dr know?

    Our only Grdaughter & BF will be relocating from Fl to NC. They are so happy! Her parents did the same.Will be hrs a couple hrs from them,also much closer to Charleston,SC.......where he is originally from.

    We had 2 days of no meal meals.Wasn’t planned,just how it worked out. Fresh green beans with onions & yukon gold potatoes.So yummy! A small veggie tray to go with.I even had a pat of butter on my yukons....
    So good......had the left overs today.

    Time to read in bed. Nice to see new posters & hello to all.

    Pat in Ohio
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,288 Member
    stats for the day:

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.49min, 142mhr, 11.3amph. 1.4mi= 89c
    apple watch- 62c
    SKI MACHINE- 20min, 112ahr, lvl5, hill program, 125mhr, .98mi= 126c
    Apple watch- 116c
    0 RUNNER- 15min, 134mhr, 55al, 14ah, 110ac, 121mhr, 10.03min mi, lvl7, 1.49mi= 103c
    apple watch- 90c
    TRX - 8min, 3sets of 10ea, 3 diff exercises, 101mhr= 32c
    apple watch- 48c
    bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.06min, 14.5amph, 128mhr, 1.4mi= 52c
    apple watch- 47c
    RIDE BIKE PUY 2 SUMN STA- 17.06min, 145mhr, 10.7amph, 3mi= 145c
    apple watch- 111c
    jog sta 2 wk- 5.04min, 149mhr, 9.27min mi, .5mi= 77c
    apple watch- 61c
    jog wk 2 sta- 4.36min, 10.08min mi, 16mhr, .4mi= 79c
    Apple Watch- 61c
    bike ride dome 2 hm- 21.20min, 7.4amp, 149mhr, 2.6mi= 207c
    apple watch- 139c

    total cal 910
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,333 Member
    ;)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    drkatiebug wrote: »
    Machka, if you have a Calculus question, I can possibly answer it. I’ve had lots of graduate level stats, but I’ve forgotten way more of it than I’ve retained. But my Calculus, I remember. Edited to add: my stat classes in grad school used SPSS, and I’ve forgotten a lot of that, too. I can do basic stuff with a graphing calculator, but that’s probably not of much help to you.

    Thanks ... it's more general concepts. We don't have to do the math because R does that for us but it might be helpful to know what's going on in the background.

    M
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,535 Member
    katla - so glad you found someone!

    One of our DVDs will also play videotapes. It can convert videotapes to DVD's

    M - MFP takes me near my post which is why I've started poting more frequently, so that any time I make another post I can check that that's where I left off

    Sorry if I miss anyone. Have to skim right now. I've been feeling real bad, I was so cold that I couldn't get warm. I think I was running a low grade fever. I was so tired it wasn't funny. And right before dinner I had this terrible pain in my stomach. Fortunately, it only happened once. I think it might have been because I hadn't eaten. I did take two Tylenol and now I feel better. Some things I didn't tell Vince about. I feel better now, not 100%. But he's the kind who would say "you shouldn't go to exercise, you should rest". I feel that as long as I feel OK, getting exercise is the best thing. I'd just take it low.

    Michele in NC
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,211 Member
    :)Michele, I'm just like you. I don't tell Jake anything about any pain or ill because he'll say that I walk too much.

    :) Stats for today:
    *18,000 steps
    *150 minutes walking Sasha and Bessie
    *150 minutes riding the exercise bike
    * line dance class
    *lots of chores

    :) Jake is safely in his hotel room in Seattle getting rested before the procedure on his back tomorrow morning. I miss him a lot, but I sure got a lot done this afternoon with the house to myself.

    <3 Barbie
  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,976 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    drkatiebug wrote: »
    Machka, if you have a Calculus question, I can possibly answer it. I’ve had lots of graduate level stats, but I’ve forgotten way more of it than I’ve retained. But my Calculus, I remember. Edited to add: my stat classes in grad school used SPSS, and I’ve forgotten a lot of that, too. I can do basic stuff with a graphing calculator, but that’s probably not of much help to you.

    Thanks ... it's more general concepts. We don't have to do the math because R does that for us but it might be helpful to know what's going on in the background.

    M

    Well, if you have a specific question, you can ask. At best, I can answer it. At worst, I can’t. Lol.

  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    edited January 2018
    I'm surprised no one hasn't said anything about bookmarking to the ones asking about how to find their last post. When you look at the top of the page, there is the list of page numbers. Just a little bit over and above it is a star. Click on that star and it will turn gold or yellow. Then each time you log on, go yo the area that has this along number that I assume is the number of posts. There is a dark star there. Click on that and it will show you your bookmarked pages. It will say January 2018. Click on that and your post should be righ above the post that s showing.

    Got a sore throat today. It has been mild for several days. Had it on my mental list to tell the doctor yesterday and I forgot. Note to self. Do not depend on mental list, write it down. But tomorrow I may not recognize my voice.

    Cathy, you look fantastic. You look so much younger and happier. Congrats.

    Well tomorrow our big storm starts. It will start with freezing rain and then gradually turn to snow. Our predictions in .25 inches of ice and 3-5 inches of snow. I have a doctors appointment at 1:45. I know it would be best to cancel it because of the road conditions but maybe this cardiologist can give some input in my hi B/P. The office is only a couple of miles from here.

    Joyce, Indiana
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    edited January 2018
    jmkmomm wrote: »
    I'm surprised no one hasn't said anything about bookmarking to the ones asking about how to find their last post. When you look at the top of the page, there is the list of page numbers. Just a little bit over and above it is a star. Click on that star and it will turn gold or yellow. Then each time you log on, go yo the area that has this along number that I assume is the number of posts. There is a dark star there. Click on that and it will show you your bookmarked pages. It will say January 2018. Click on that and your post should be righ above the post that s showing.

    It was discussed earlier in this thread in quite a bit of detail, but maybe that's when you were "out of action". :)

    Anyway, this is what Joyce is talking about:

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    lhscapil wrote: »
    Happy Thursday!

    Machka - you mentioned you have asked for a bone density scan and your docs say you are too young. That type of thinking frustrates me. Did they never hear of a baseline? And that test is so simple! Up on the table, a couple quick zaps with very low X-rays, the computer reads it and spits out a report. I'd keep inquiring about it, if you have any older relatives with broken bones perhaps that would speed it up for you.

    Insurance companies here in the US have a list of preventative tests they recommend and often pay for. I think they need to add Vitamin D if they haven't already, especially for those of us who live in areas that don't get a lot of sun. By some stroke of luck I happened onto an OB/GYN about 15-20 years ago who was getting into Functional Medicine and as part of my yearly exam, did the Vitamin blood tests - they can be expensive and insurance didn't pay, but she had a good deal with a lab. I came back low on Vitamin D and B12 and have been taking 5000 IU of D3 ever since plus B12 supplements.

    Now to be fair, the first time I asked about it, I was in my early 40s and had gone to a university Doctor. She hadn't looked closely at my file and at some point during the conversation she indicated that she thought I was in my 20s like most of the rest of the students. She wasn't my regular Dr, so I didn't pursue it. But the others have told me that since I'm fit and active and only perimenopausal, they can't be bothered sending me.

    Maybe now that I'm 50, I might try again.


    The last several times I've gone for bloodwork (about every 8 or 9 months or so), they've done a full panel including all my vitamins and minerals. I'm all good! Right in the middle of the "good" range for everything. It seems to me I've had to pay for one of those full panels ... something like $125 or so ... and that was because I requested it because I wanted to check my electrolyte levels.

    However, that said, I take a lot of vitamins and minerals. Sometimes I wonder if I take too much, but when my tests come back like that, I guess it's OK. :)


    And speaking of electrolytes, I started all this running but hadn't been taking electrolyte supplements. I take them before and during long, hot bicycle rides but hadn't thought about taking them before or after running. Then just lately my anklebones have been disappearing in the evenings and I've been feeling bloated. It took a couple days before it finally hit me ... take an electrolyte already! I did, and much better. :)


    Machka in Oz
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Heather - I too do a shuffle/step when I run, with shorter steps, to keep my knees from taking too much impact. Here are a few on my running list right now that might suit your stride.
    • Titanium (Feat. Sia) - David Guetta
    • Burning House - Cam
    • Ex's & Oh's - Elle King
    • Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox
    • Try - Colbie Caillat
    • Dulaman - Celtic Woman
    • I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
    • Dark Horse (Feat. Juicy J) - Katy Perry
    Later, y'all,
    Lisa in North Carolina
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    llorenz06 wrote: »
    Hello! I am new to this, so I'm a little unsure of how to post. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes on 10/30/17. I was put on metformin and told to do a low carb diet. So far, I have lost 34.5 pounds and have brought my glucose level to 91. I am 56 years old and have been overweight for years, now weighing 272.5 at 5'3". I also have hbp and fibromyalgia. My hbp is managed with medication as well as my fibro. I just yesterday started walking again, for 15 minutes.
    I am interested in chatting with you about recipes, diabetes, and weight loss. I'm even interested in chatting in general! :blush:
    My mantra is:
    Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.
    Hope it can help you in some way as well.
    Happy Tuesday evening!

    Welcome here! Just leap in and start posting! :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    sjcook23 wrote: »
    Hi, I'm Sharron (from Washington DC area - Northern VA)

    I've been gone from mfp for awhile. My gym has an APB out for me. I'm 53 (soon to be 54). I've got 50 lbs to lose. I bowl. I'm a youth leader in my church. I play keyboard for the youth band (which is awesome that I can do this in my old age). Looking for more mfp friends for encouragement.

    I'm toying with the idea of hiking the Appalachian trail 2193 miles. Am I a hiker? No Do I have bad knees? yes
    I'll probably do a section hike through the Virginia part this Spring or Fall to either solidify or dismiss this urging.

    One step at a time!

    What's up with your knees? I presume you've had them checked. Mine are a bit dodgy too for various reasons.

    Anyway, if you can, just start walking. A number of years ago, I started walking as part of my commute and to do errands etc. It wasn't long before I was doing 2 km/day 5 days a week ... and it has just increased from there.

    Also, if the hike is hilly, I'd recommend climbing stairs ... real stairs. Just be sure that when you do, you position yourself square to the stairs. I do quite a bit of stair climbing and can run into problems if I'm doing them quickly and I'm flying around the landings and hitting the first few stairs of the next flight at an angle. I have to slow down a bit, deliberately walk the landing, square myself, and climb the next flight.

    Start with 2 or 3 flights and build up slowly from there.


    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    edited January 2018
    ryenday wrote: »
    Calories Thanks for the encouragement. I did do well last year and the diet and exercise have paid off. But seeing a maintenance calorie allowance of 1250 just made me feel like I have a chronic illness that to keep under control will take many hours of unpleasant exercise a week and a strictly curbed diet. Forever. Not a happy making realization.

    I do understand.

    "They" say that the recommended calorie intake for women is something like 2000 calories. So when I hit maintenance, I was all excited to up my calorie intake to 2000 ... but then discovered that if I were to do that, I'd gain weight. And in fact, that is how I got to my highest weight. For years, I was eating about 2000-2200, and very, very slowly gaining. :(


    BTW - I mentioned stair climbing in a post above. I love walking, hiking, cycling and a bunch of other activities ... but I'm not overly keen on stair climbing. However, it does help me develop my quads and cardiovascular system, and it is a good calorie burner.

    I use the formula 30 calories for every 5 20-step flights of stairs. Or 6 calories for each 20-step flight.

    So I can hike the 10 flights of stairs in my office building, and burn 60 calories. Do it twice ... and I'm at 120 calories. And it doesn't take long to do that ... I do it on breaks.


    M in Oz

  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
    Just wanted to mention before I forget,Olive Garden has a spiralized dish on their menu. 2 diff veggies spiralized,mixed with pasta & sauce for 565 calories. Has anyone tried it?

    Pat in Ohio
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    patceoh wrote: »
    Just wanted to mention before I forget,Olive Garden has a spiralized dish on their menu. 2 diff veggies spiralized,mixed with pasta & sauce for 565 calories. Has anyone tried it?

    Pat in Ohio

    Sounds interesting ... but I haven't been in an Olive Garden since 2012. :)

  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,616 Member
    Yikes! 10 pages behind...

    Have yet to try a new veggie recipe, does anyone have a favorite vegetable curry?

    Blood pressure, I always ask. It hurts and is high when they use a machine, normal and less painful when taken manually.

    Lou did your ins card arrive? Do you like to swim? Do you like the discounted gym's pool temperature? Does it offer aqua fitness or water aerobics?
    Lisa hoping no slips twixt coupe and lips ;)
    Cheri What a beautiful expressive face Pokey had. You did well to give her 14 years. {{hugs}}
    Kim "...all my stuff is going to her." Love it when that happends. Just sent 3 books and the last of the Christmas Fudge to my GodDaughter ;).
    Lenora sleeping through the night is great news! Fixer upper, Property Brothers etc make me crazy when they paint brick, saddling new homeowners with maintenance that they wouldn't have if they just powerwashed and repointed it... but I love watching those shows anyway! So glad Jo Gaines is moving away from shabby chic, not my fave ;)
    Wendy the Tumeric/cucurmin info was not only useful but inspiring. I've had skin cancer 4 times so will add to my daily regime. Thanks!
    NYKaren your DD looks like she is on her way through to Hogwarts! Great pic!
    Vicki thanks for the reminder about mothballs to repel spiders. I confess to murdering them with diatomaceous earth.
    Evie you and Kim are inspiring me to donate Mama's linen tablecloth and napkins that we will never use. Keeping the less formal blue cotton/poly set for just in case we have visitors. Currently use a vinyl red-checked that Joe loves.
    Joyce "thanks to me, Amazon was the top seller..." Yes I helped!
    Machka I love the feel of sun on my creaky bones, but must cover and screen as I've had skin cancer 4 times. Believe me, Moh's surgery would make you even sadder.
    Lisa sending thoughts of peace to your friend's friend. While she may feel guilt and not being able to save her mother, she couldn't have been closer to when she died.
    Cathy the furnishings are not included in Fixer Upper??? What a disappointment. What about Property Brothers?
    Barbie, Joe calls the DDS the "House of Pain". Sorry the cleanings are so brutal.

    Oops, past time, now only 8 pgs behind ;}

    Mindful and WARM Hugs to all,
    desismileys_4280.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Yikes! 10 pages behind...

    Have yet to try a new veggie recipe, does anyone have a favorite vegetable curry?

    This is one I made just a few weeks ago, and also about a year ago. I like it. :) I fill it out with sweet potato, carrot, cauliflower, and onion ... give them a quick boil, then put them in with the spinach etc. in the slow cooker.
    https://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/sunday-slow-cooker-saag-paneer


    I haven't tried this one ...
    https://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/sunday-slow-cooker-red-lentil-curry-and-carrot-stew

    I've just bookmarked this one because it looks interesting ...
    https://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/slow-cooker-red-curry-chickpeas-and-vegetables


    Slender Kitchen has a number of good recipes. I have used a few of them. :)

    auntiebk wrote: »
    Machka I love the feel of sun on my creaky bones, but must cover and screen as I've had skin cancer 4 times. Believe me, Moh's surgery would make you even sadder.

    There is that. I have had something removed from my back that they thought might be skin cancer. It wasn't, but the scar makes me look like I've been knifed in the back!

    I've also had several surgeries and biopsies for precancers of female organs.


    The thing is that as a Canadian for my first 42 years, when I say I got out in the sun whenever I could, that was like a grand total of 6 times a year. :grin:

    Victoria (Australia) had a bit more sun in the summer (but definitely not in the winter!) ... but Tasmania where we are now, I'm back to that grand total of 6 times a year. It's so cold here I rarely venture out in anything lighter than short sleeves, and those only on a few days.

    Whilst I love heat and sunshine, I've spent my life living in the wrong places for that.


    Machka in Oz
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,318 Member
    Greetings Ladies! I hope everyone is doing well.

    Pat - I keep telling my husband that I am going to get Olive Garden's alfredo sauce and bring it home to put on zoodles one of these days! He laughs but I might actually do it. Of course, we have eaten at an Olive Garden twice in the last 10 years :smile: .

    Kelly - I hope you get back in the groove after some sleep this weekend. You are right that being tall does make it easier to mask when the pounds start creeping up....but it also takes longer to show coming off.

    Sharon - I hope you get some good news soon on the disability! I know we all worry about you. Hugs!

    Heather - way to stick with it and do what you have to to get back to your comfort zone. CONGRATS! I hope I can be just like you when I get to my goal weight. I am going to try to lose 5 below my goal so that I also have a buffer zone to stay within to be comfortable.

    Kate - You're getting there. You've made it back to the gym so that's a big plus! The food logging will follow when you are ready.

    Machka - stairs, ugh! I hate them. I always kind of thought I was just wimpy since my knees hurt anytime I use stairs. When I had the last big knee problem last June and finally went to an orthopedist for the first time in 25+ years, he told me (without me saying anything) that based on my MRI and x-rays, I must find it extremely hard to get up from sitting without using my hands, to ride a bike and to walk stairs and ramps. I felt extreme gratitude to know that it isn't in my head. Even with a 65 lb weight loss (so far), I still have manageable pain. It is definitely better and regular movement helps immensely!

    Michelle - hope you feel better soon.

    My weigh in this morning went way better than expected. Between my TMJ flare and low level headaches messing with my stomach, the weight has been coming off more quickly than anticipated the last couple of months. I'm not complaining about the weight loss, I'll take it however it comes! I slipped into the next decade this morning (by .2, but I'll take it). I have to make it through this decade and then almost through one more and I will be at my goal. I hope to make it by our 30th wedding anniversary in May.

    Have a great weekend ladies!

    Okie in the TX Hill Country where the wind was blowing so hard all night I thought I was back in Houston in a hurricane or back home in Oklahoma in a tornado!
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
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