WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR FEBRUARY 2018
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Katla, I am so glad to hear that you are safely home and got to sleep in your own bed.
Allie just keep putting one foot in front of the other and the whole mess will straighten out in time. This has been an exhausting day especially for Jake who did all the driving. We got up at 2:30 AM which allowed me to walk 10,000 steps before we had to leave. Later I got to walk some more during the ferry crossings. There were no traffic problems along the way so we got to the hospital early enough to have breakfast in the great hospital cafeteria. I ate some things that I rarely eat but didn't go crazy. We found a route to the hospital that kept us off the two interstate highways that are the obvious route. We both had good books to read in the comfortable waiting room. The nurse, PA and doctor all went over things carefully and the doctor showed how surgery would be a solution for the back and leg pain that has kept Jake sitting more and more and doing less and less active stuff. The surgery is scheduled for March 14. Before we left to come home, we found the route to the hospital parking garage and found a nice and reasonably priced hotel nearby and made a reservation for the night before surgery. I'll be able to stay in Jake's room with him for the one or two nights he'll stay in the hospital. We stopped in a pleasant Chinese restaurant on the way home. As soon as we got home, Jake made reservations for boarding the pets, cancelled reservations for a trip we were going to take at the beginning of April and called his daughter. I changed the sheets and vacuumed (two jobs that are easier to do with no dogs in the house). Tomorrow Bessie gets taken out of boarding by the vet for her dental cleaning and Jake will pick up Sasha. He'll pick up Bessie later. Poor Bernie, the cat, is very lonesome without his sisters to keep him company. Barbie from beautiful drizzly NW Washington 5 -
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Barbie, sounds like things are coming together for Jake. I’ll send good thoughts your way.
Allie, I concur with the advice you got about Tom. This all will be over soon and you don’t want to find out you settled for something that won’t work for you. Looking out for Tom isn’t your job. He is an adult with a lawyer so you take care of you. Doesn’t make you the bad guy, just a smart capable woman
Sabine, welcome. Sounds like you have a good with achievable goals.
Starting to snow and we are expecting about a foot. Two days in a row tracking and staying within calories. Yeah me!
That’s it for me.
Terry in VT4 -
@alsado9988, you should be able to add your own recipes into the food tracker. You can even import recipes from the internet. Once a recipe is entered, it will be there for future logging. What device are you using? I could try to help you if you can’t figure it out.
Well, today was long. Mama’s cousin was actually conscious and could talk, but she drifted in and out. She was much better than I expected, although there’s a long road ahead for her. It took us two and a half hours to get home, much of that time sitting in traffic at spaghetti junction.
I’m subbing tomorrow then the demolition of my master bath begins Thursday. Yay!
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alsado9988 wrote: »I just ran across this discussion site and am not sure if this is where I can ask this question. I'm trying to figure out if I can use Myfitnesspal foodlog for homecooking. I prep a lot of stuff that I use in my recipes, but I haven't been able to call those up to insert into new recipes. I.E. I'm making a garlic paste with a hot pepper every month (2 small jars last fine in the fridge) and I use those to add to everything else I'm cooking. Or my honey'd ginger--the drained off liquid goes into my salad dressings or tea. This is the third program I'm trying. Fitbit was just getting me ticked off. What experiences do you guys have with the foodlog? are you using it?
The main reason I joined MFP was to log my food, and MFP is the best program I've come across. Over the years I've tried FitDay, Daily Plate, and several others. I also looked at LoseIt when I was trying to decide on something to use back in 2015.
All were pains to use and/or didn't have Australian or Canadian foods. They all seemed to have a heavy emphasis on American food. I even contacted LoseIt about it, and they, rather vaguely, told me that they might start including foods from the rest of the world. Well, "might" didn't help me any.
MFP seems to have everything!! And I love their barcode feature (although you do have to double-check it).
So I can enter all my packaged food either by finding the entry or using the barcode.
And then when it comes to unpackaged food, it's really easy to weigh whatever it is (i.e. carrots, potatoes, etc.), find the entry with the green "tick" and log the correct weight.
Around lunchtime each day, I'll go in and enter most of my day ... and then finish it off at the end of the day.
If you are making something, you've got a choice ...
A ) Weigh and log each item separately.
B ) Find something similar in MFPs database or on a recipe that has calories, and enter a close estimate.
You can also use Recipe Builder. I used that 3 or 4 times early on, but haven't tried it recently.
Machka in Oz4 -
Felicia - sending healing thoughts to your step-daughter! She'll need all the energy she can get. Training sounds good! Men_________ (fill in the blank,) lol. Hang in there!
Becca - I think you are a Becca! My grandma and SIL were both Rebecca's. They "Becky's". Good luck to your DH with the CT scan and surgery preps. (((HUGS))) to both of you.
Michele - how neat to see the SpaceX launched! A historical event for sure!! Glad you made it to FL OK. How long are you staying? Rest of the winter? You probably said and I skippered right over it!
Katla - Welcome home! Sleep tight! Is your dog still overjoyed to have you back? LOL!
Allie - don't blame you for wanting to get this all overwith. After the divorce and your dad's estate, I hope you don't have to deal with lawyers for a long, long time! Glad dinner with your brother was nice!
Barbie - sounds like you have everything well planned for Jake's surgery and I'm so glad you made it there and back with no hassle. Hope it does the trick for Jake so he can get back to being more active.
I am hoping if my DH has to have some stents they can do it in Olympia. If it has to be Seattle, I'll PM you for more info. Just as a precaution, I'm getting our dogs up on their vaccinations and will have the info over at the new dog boarding facility in case I need to leave them there for a day or two. Kitty won't like it but will be fine with a couple bowls of food and water and a couple litter boxes.
Welcome new ladies! I love reading about your lives and goals. You fit right in here!
Well, I went to the foot doc today. I have metatarsalgia. He said I was the second patient he'd seen already that day with it - and I was in there at 8 am! He said part of the problem was my tight calves so the foot doesn't strike right. Well, doing deep calf stretches with my toes perched on a step is what got me into this predicament so I'm to do calf stretches with feet flat on the floor from here on out.
NO walking for 4 weeks! NO going barefoot. NO sloppy slippers. NO strength training for 4 weeks. WHAT??? Well, I said I don't put a lot of pressure on my foot when I do my little routine so he said OK. No jumping jacks, obviously. I promised I would not do the stair-stepper. (I don't use it anyhow so that's like giving up robbing banks for Lent but hey, it was a point in my favor.)
Will be icing my foot 4 times a day. Bought some New Balance orthotics per the doc and if my New Balance shoes don't work, he said try some Hoka's. He said the New Balance orthotics often do the trick and are much cheaper than the custom ones - tho they do wear out quicker.
He said if I don't comply, I am at risk for a stress fracture and that will really cramp my style.
There was good news - the X-rays didn't show any arthritis so once I get this problem cleared up, I should be OK.
I fell way off the wagon today. Candy. Chips. Candy. Pastry.
But, tomorrow will be a better day. Just gotta get back on that horse.
Have a good evening ladies!
Lanette
SW WA State
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Well, I went to the foot doc today. I have metatarsalgia. He said I was the second patient he'd seen already that day with it - and I was in there at 8 am! He said part of the problem was my tight calves so the foot doesn't strike right. Well, doing deep calf stretches with my toes perched on a step is what got me into this predicament so I'm to do calf stretches with feet from here on out.
NO walking for 4 weeks! NO going barefoot. NO sloppy slippers. NO strength training for 4 weeks. WHAT??? Well, I said I don't put a lot of pressure on my foot when I do my little routine so he said OK. No jumping jacks, obviously. I promised I would not do the stair-stepper. (I don't use it anyhow so that's like giving up robbing banks for Lent but hey, it was a point in my favor.)
Will be icing my foot 4 times a day. Bought some New Balance orthotics per the doc and if my New Balance shoes don't work, he said try some Hoka's. He said the New Balance orthotics often do the trick and are much cheaper than the custom ones - tho they do wear out quicker.
He said if I don't comply, I am at risk for a stress fracture and that will really cramp my style.
There was good news - the X-rays didn't show any arthritis so once I get this problem cleared up, I should be OK.
If I'm not mistaken metatarsalgia is often caused by wearing high heels ... so I can see how doing calf stretches the way you were could trigger it.
It's also something of an issue for cyclists. If we don't have our cleats set up correctly, we can get something we call "hot foot" which is essentially the early stages of metatarsalgia. For us, we need to move our cleats back as far as they can go and that usually solves the problem.
I hope yours resolves soon!
Machka in Oz
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I should be studying ... or working ... or both.
But we've evacuated our building twice now due to some fault in the alarm system and I haven't been able to get going on anything!
M in Oz2 -
Lanette, I know how hard it will be for you to modify your exercise routine. I would be bonkers if I couldn't walk for four weeks. Even after my spine surgery, I was allowed to walk and expected to walk a little more each day. I'll be thinking good thoughts for you during this trying time.
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Stopping by to say welcome to the new girls.
Michele- saw the launch on tv and it was very exciting, can’t imagine how exciting it would be to be there.
Barbie - sending good wishes for Jakes back surgery. \
Hands are so cold I can’t type, going to sit by the fireplace.’
SueBDew in TX3 -
stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 8.01min, 134mhr, 11.2amph. 1.4mi= 74c
apple watch- 66c
treadmill/walk-- 48min, 126mhr, 4.0-4.5sp, 3.28mi= 252c
apple - 307c
slow bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.18min, 14.2amph, 123mhr, 1.4mi= 50c
apple watch- 44c
slow RIDE BIKE PUY 2 SUMN STA- 18.45min, 128mhr, 9.8amph, 3mi= 130c
apple watch- 107c
slow jog sta 2 wk- 5.30min, 142mhr, 10.32min mi, .5mi= 57c
apple watch- 54c
jog wk 2 sta- 4.41min, 10.20min mi, 150mhr, .4mi= 64c
apple watch- 53c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 2229min, 6.9amph, 134mhr, 2.5mi= 190c
apple watch- 145c
total cal 6273 -
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Yep I am a Becca!
Sooo my dear husband commandeered my chalk board in the kitchen. I have neglected to write on it, so he did it for me, bless is heart. He did it without me noticing, so I'm fixing dinner, look up and read it! He's a man, and so its 5 things to do all $ex related!!!!! The Git! If it wasn't for the fact that he wrote in beautiful cursive writing, it would be down by now..... But this IS the month of romance, so I am saying that's HIS goal chart, not mine. So today he's asking "pick a number", no I'm NOT picking a number!!! Haha!
Did my husband get a horny liver?? Who knows, but I'm really thankful. I sent a letter in 2015 to the liver doctors, to pass along to the donors family. It was a tough letter to write, but I knew Lee couldn't write it. The thought of some ones misfortune, being our saving grace.... Life's cruel sometimes. Something so traumatic as a passing, can be the one positive thing going for another ones life to begin...
Becca
Thankful in Oregon
Suki picture time. Such a pretty sweater!
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Two unbelievable things happened this morning,
1-wii said I lost 3.1 lbs overnight - not updating ticker til I see what happens the rest of the week.
2-found I left a third of last night's beer undrunk. Hard to fathom.
Meg thanks for posting, was looking for you. One foot in front of the other.
Barbie Sounds like you're all set for Jake's surgery. Holding good thoughts for skillful surgeon and full recovery.
Becca safe travels.
Katla welcome home.
Allie please drive very carefully to court. Now is not the time for an accident.
Lanette "giving up robbing banks for Lent" hahahahahaha no walking for a month will be hard, but not as hard as stress fractures. Couragia!
Wendy barn chores are an indoor activity...
Hugs and love and welcomes to all but just skimming. Too sleepy, might not even eat my evening applesnack.
g'night,
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
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The launch of SpaceX was beyond awesome! First, there was the delay from it taking off at 1:30 to 3:45. After waiting for the 1:30 liftoff, we went to Firehouse Subs for something to eat mainly because we could walk there. You should have seen the traffic! The sonic boom! It just amazes me how long it takes for the boom to occur.
Gosh! It must have been so exciting to actually be there and watch it live? I watched on TV.
Karen UK1 -
Sending love and hugs to Lanette and Barbie for Jake.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx5 -
Welcome new girls, this is a great group tho very chatty, I check in every day but don't always post.
BARBIE hope all goes ok for Jake
LANETTE do as you are told haha and I'm sure you'll be ok HUGS
ALLIE agree with what everyone has said you've got this
Not been a good week eating wise and off to lunch again today will try to be good, at least no alcohol involved in this one
Alcohol is my downfall, not so much the amount as I only drink twice a week, the problem is the "munchies" after and lack of willpower. If I didn't go out I would get bored at home and probably snack cant win
Kate UK 4 -
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Morning, afternoon and evening all...
As much moral and emotional support as I can send going out to Allie, Lanette, Barbie for Jake, Becca for Lee, and anyone else who needs a hug.
Regarding our son, his sister and I got him talked down out of his tree, eventually, and I got a reasonable night's sleep last night for the first time in a while without resorting to sleeping aids. It's useful for work being up at 2:30 in the morning, especially since I'm in spreadsheet hell at the moment and quiet time is quite helpful. Otherwise, not so much. But, John is looking forward again, instead of regretting his whole life and making suicide threats. Or at least, he's saying he's making plans, and that's all I have to go on right now. I'll take it for what it's worth.
And, I didn't eat my way through the stress, which is making me happy. The scale stalled, went up, back down, and soy sauce is never my friend. In the last week, though, this non-veggie-eater has eaten broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, celery, and lots and lots of mushrooms, which I love. It's a start.
Work is stressful-ish at the moment - audits in El Paso means me going back over a year and a half of grant records from before my advent on the scene. The records were spotty at times, nonexistent at others, and I always have to remember that, in accounting, you NEVER trust someone when they say--"I have complete confidence the database is right." The database is never right. But, hopefully done today, everything fixed, and the auditors can go back to torturing the accounting people in El Paso.
My daughter finally said last night, "When exactly do you think y'all will be leaving, so I can start making plans for daycare and everything that needs to be done?" And THAT means it won't be a big emotional hoorah. Yay! We can all get caught up in making sure things are as good as they can be instead of arguing about reality. And right now, reality is that we're headed to Arkansas in late May or early June to find an apartment for three to six months while we find the "forever home." And I put it in quotes because I'm not sure I believe it yet either. Where is Dana in Arkansas anyway? Haven't seen her in a long time.
Okay, back to my spreadsheets, before the house wakes up in an hour and a half or so.
Love y'all...
Hang in there, my friends,
Lisa in NC5 -
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Karen Your granddaughter is a little firecracker, how adorable! Olivia??
Becca you are one in a million!
Barbie sounds like your day with Jake setting up everything was very positive, here'e hoping the surgery provides the relief he needs to stay active.
Rori you okay? sending , back from cruise??
Welcome new folks, it sure is nice to hear about you all.
I've got another snow day cancellation today, (i'm sick of them) so am going to get annoying things done by using a to do list broken down into micro-actions (and a big pot of coffee ) If the snow/ice storm hasn't started by 8:00 a.m. I will get to the gym, if it has started, I'm going to try a youtube exercise video to get in some activity.
Sending to all. NYKAREN 6 -
Lisa
Knew you were looking for your forever home but I must have missed that ,I thought you were staying on the east coast somewhere..
Woke up.at 6 ,don't have to get Taliah on the bus school is closed.
When we are at court it is going to be icy ,that will be fun to clean off the car,but here is hoping to get this all taken care of today.6 -
klanders30 wrote: »Karen Your granddaughter is a little firecracker, how adorable! Olivia??
Becca you are one in a million!
Barbie sounds like your day with Jake setting up everything was very positive, here'e hoping the surgery provides the relief he needs to stay active.
Rori you okay? sending , back from cruise??
Welcome new folks, it sure is nice to hear about you all.
I've got another snow day cancellation today, (i'm sick of them) so am going to get annoying things done by using a to do list broken down into micro-actions (and a big pot of coffee ) If the snow/ice storm hasn't started by 8:00 a.m. I will get to the gym, if it has started, I'm going to try a youtube exercise video to get in some activity.
Sending to all. NYKAREN
NYKaren Today is the little firecracker's first birthday! Doesn't she look different now than she did a year ago?
I second what NYKaren asked about Rori.
NYKaren Oh what a good idea to make the day about getting annoying things done via micro-actions. I am going to steal that idea and do the same thing today. Mine is mostly about financial things, taxes, and paper clutter. Plus a few random tasks. Later I will watch grandkids for a couple of hours after school.
Kaern in Virginia
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Karen - Fabulous photos of Olivia. I still remember the one of her with all the tubes.
I've finished the paper edit, so just need to get it all sorted on the laptop. I really hate editing, but when you self publish it has to be as near perfect as you can get it.
For this afternoon's bonus exercise I will do some recumbent cycling while I watch a tv programme.
I'm sprouting some new beans in the IP. Then I freeze the sprouted beans in batches of 4oz and curry them as and when. Recipe from Uravashri Pitri. I'm serving them with sea bass and broccoli.
Deciding when to leave on Saturday for Hove.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx4 -
Lisa - I checked Dana's info and it looks like she's in Hot Springs. I think she posted more detail from time to time but I didn't check all of her info. Miss her! Glad your son is doing better and you are working your way through the accounting messes. And, glad your daughter is marching along so to speak with your moving plans.
Karen in VA - What a difference a year makes. I guess! She's a cutie. Are you guys able to video chat with her like KJ does with her little guy?
Karen in NY - Allie - Terry - Margaret and you other mid-western and east coasters.... wow, round #2 on the snow. I hope the temperature isn't so wicked this time. Stay safe and warm!
Thanks everyone on the good wishes regarding my foot. Today is workout day come heck or high water so need to figure out some modifications.
Question about the flu - I have word from Texas the stomach "flu" is going around in addition to the respiratory influenza. I know many of you have mentioned catching the crud - was it tummy or respiratory type? So far so good in our house on both types and crossing fingers it stays that way.
Happy Wednesday!
Lanette
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Good morning, Ladies!
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Lisa, Dana is in the Hot Springs, AR area, beautiful area. You're plans sound exciting. By the way where is Dana, missing her.
Janetr OKC0 -
that commercial still cracks me up!!!well we are having snow then ice and then rain, and of course when we have to be at court is when it is icing.... swell.. I HATE driving in Ice
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Sabine- Welcome! I would have to say, the first couple of weeks of logging on mfp are the most difficult. You have no "base" of foods to draw on and you are looking pretty much everything up. I work at home, so the majority of my meals are all home made. I either breakdown and log all of my meals by ingredient ( like omelets, spur of the moment soups) or I use the recipe program for meals that I make often. I stick to a pretty basic high protein, low carb meal plan; so although I may change the seasoning or the flavor, the proteins and carbs stay pretty much the same. This makes it easier to log. ALSO...to help with weight loss, it helps to log your meals in advance. I find if I do that, I am less likely to "cheat" or change/add things, because logging is my least favorite thing to do on mfp! Most favorite? Coming to this thread and getting my head on straight!
ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly) still waiting for licensing to show up and tell me I am still allowed to be responsible for small children (yes, that's sarcasm)
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Happy Wednesday, February 07, 2018
DrKatie, was glad to hear that your cousin was conscious and could talk. I’m sure that made it easier for your mom.
Michele, my DH watch the SpaceX launch on the news and was so excited. He loves that type of stuff and would really like to see one in person one day.
Lanette, too bad about the foot. When I had to ice my foot, I used a bad of peas as it forms to the foot. Now behave yourself (I know that’s no fun) and do what the dr says. No wonder you went off the wagon. Glad you are getting back on. DH has had both types of the flu this year.
Becca, I’m all for donating any body piece that will help others. Love, love love the cat pic. It’s nice to see mature couples still being frisky. I’m all for that too. Lol
Barbara, congrats on the weight loss. I do the same, if I don’t see it two days in a row, I don’t count it. I weight every day (I know, they say not to but I just have to know).
Kate, good luck on the lunch today, although you have already probably had it already.
Lisa, glad to hear that your son is doing better. One day at a time. You go girl on the veggies. You have a lot of stress on all fronts right now, so remember to take care of yourself. Looks like it was the right decision to tell your daughter about your leaving.
Karen, what a little imp your granddaughter is. You just want to pick her up and tickle her.
NYKaren, I’m here at work in VT waiting for the storm. I don’t’ think it’s supposed to start until late morning early afternoon. I’m not looking forward to it. Schools are all closed already.
Allie, good luck today. Stand your ground and let the lawyer do your talking. Don’t let Tom engage you as I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to push your buttons. We are all there with you. Drive safe and just leave yourself plenty of time to get there safely. ((Hugs))
15 degrees (-9C) here right now. No snow yet. ((Hugs)) to those that need one and for those with weather issues take care.
Terry in VT awaiting the big storm.
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