WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR FEBRUARY 2018

margaretturk

(((Barbie)))

(((Lanette)))

(((Allie))) Take it slow. Ice is the worst to drive. I would rather have snow. Also you need to be extra careful with walking. Fell twice on the driveway now. Nothing broken. Just shook up and a bruise that is just about gone.

Margaret

Peach1948

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA! What a cutie!

Lanette ~ Sorry about your foot and hope the stretches help.

Lisa ~ Good planning on you and your daughter's part. Gives her time to get her ducks in a row. Hoping John continues to recover from his funk.

Katla ~ Glad you arrived home safely.

NY Karen ~ So sorry you are having to miss so many days as I know they will have to be made up later when you want to be out for summer.

If you are a praying person, please send up a prayer for my son and his wife. He is struggling for a moment with his sobriety and they are having marriage issues.

Carol in GA

pipcd34

Old pic

ryenday

Still sick. DH has been an angel. So ready to be able to breathe and swallow without difficulty. Exercise on hold

Pip - the “old pic” looks professionally taken, it is a wonderful portrait!

My encouraging thoughts and warm wishes go out to all your family members in need, ladies.

Lanette are there any exercises like leg lifts, push ups in knees or things that don’t have you in your feet that you could substitute in for the interim? So sorry to hear about that.

Allie Good luck and stick to your guns.

Michelle How amazing! I caught only a minute of the launch on TV. Enjoy Florida and here’s hoping the fridge is set to rights quickly!

Terry Your long post included very little about how you are doing. Hope it is well and the storm is minimal.

Ok, sicky brain fog settling in again.

Later

Rye

EDIT: Almost forgot my question. Does anybody have any experience with weighted blankets?

kevrit

bwcetc

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?

Welcome Sabine! Almost everything I eat is made from scratch. It takes time to figure things out with MFP's recipe builder, but once you have your personal recipes analyzed, it becomes very simple. Something like the liquid from your honey'd ginger might need to be an approximation but that approximation will be your standard. Of course, you'll need to weigh and then measure to determine the unit of liquid you use in your dressings. Does that sound daunting? It really isn't.

Beth

bwcetc

KarenVA ... Olivia is a cutie-pie!! Knowing how she had a rocky start and seeing her smiling face today is a testament to the fact that our present troubles are not necessarily our future ones.

KarenNY ... I took today off ... I just don't feel like dealing with the weather today! Fortunately, my job is not dependent on me being there and I won't have to make up the work in the summer! Trying to get through some paper piles, but you'll note where I am at the moment?

I was not able to stay within calorie goals yesterday. I was doing well with breakfast and lunch and then had a frozen dinner from my son's freezer ... some "SmartMade" thing. I thought it was horrible, but then why I thought I would like anything processed is beyond me. Anyways, I was way below calories at that point and thought I could handle one cookie. Umm, no. They're like potato chips to me. So I'm at it again today.

Beth

beckyobryan153

Hi Ladies,
Starting day 3 with a snow storm so DD is off school. I've been planning my menus as I go along, but I think I need to sit down and plan for the week. That way, I'll have everything I need on hand to make healthy choices. Workouts are going well and I'm drinking plenty of water. Now, if I can get my housework done without DD wanting to do some kind of project or other in my kitchen I should be ok. DH is a great support and I'm glad of that. I was on an elimination diet per Doctor's orders for the last 4 weeks. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. DH was a trooper through it all. Meltdowns, rages, very little sleep, fatigue... well you get the picture. I'm off it and on my own plan which is to cut way back on gluten, cut some sugar and carbs. I'll keep y'all informed on how it works for me. My bff cut and colored my hair yesterday. I love it. DH said it makes me look 10 years younger. Have a great day.
Becky

cityjaneLondon

Hello my friends,
I'm joining those of you with children with a "habit".
Just had a phone call from my son in Hove to say that there have been incidents with his drinking and he is currently suspended from work with a disciplinary on Friday. To say his wife is displeased is an understatement. So he hasn't had a drink for 2 weeks and has cleared the house of all alcohol. (His job involves beer, wine and entertaining ) He will be getting help. I hope he gets his job back (he thinks he will) but he wants to spend the weekend smoothing things over at home. So we are not going down there this Saturday.
I'm sure a few of you know what this is like. He has had jobs around wine and beer all his working life and loves to drink and be merry. He is a great host. Obviously I hope he can get his act together and not lose everything including his marriage. It has always been at the back of my mind that he was vulnerable that way.

Sooooooooooooo, there it is and all I can do is love him.

Thanks for listening, Heather UK xxxxxxx

Peach1948

Heather ~ Hugs for your son and my son!

coastalgosgal

Made homemade pinto bean soup yesterday. Started making it at lunchtime, so I took it off the burner after a bit, so it wouldn't turn into a Spackle like consistently.... Husband said it was still a bit thick...but he said it was good! We ladies are so happy when family etc compliments us eh? I know it makes me feel good when I give people happy belly's! My Momma, bless her heart, used to ask how things tasted before we had a chance to take a first bite! Then she'd apologize about how she made it...."oh sorry its a bit too salty, or this or that.....". My sisters and I joke about her actions now.... In a loving way. She'd take one little bite of something then declare, "oh I'm so full". As kids we didn't understand what the heck she was doing!
Becca

langman22

Carol, Sending good thoughts for your son and DIL.

Pip, Love the picture! Nice family get together. How did you get all the dogs to looks in the same directions at the same time? Lol

Rye, sorry you are still sick. Glad hubby is stepping up to take care of you. Get well soon. Not a lot going on with me right now. DH is well again, DD is acing her classes but swamped with homework and applying for jobs (although not sure how she is going to go to carry such a heavy school load and a full-time job). Just starting to snow here. Heard that they don’t plan to close work until about 2. I may leave earlier if it starts getting bad. Don’t want to be stuck having to walk up the driveway. 3rd day eating well and now at 201.6. I might just make onederland by Monday after all. Feels good to be back on track. Haven’t work on my business at all this week.

Beth, good for you taking the day off. I almost took the day off because of weather too but decided to go in as I am taking Monday off. Look at what you did do right (breakfast and lunch) and let the rest go. Today is another opportunity to start again.

Becky, hang in there. You CAN do it!

Heather, sounds like your son has had a wakeup call and is taking steps to make things right with his wife and his life. (((Hugs)))

grandmallie

Well here I sit at the courthouse ,his ding dong attorney showed up late with no paperwork and wanted to take time to print it out..my Lord swear she passed the bar from a cracker jack box....here is hoping we can move one step closer to closure..

ydailey

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Drkatiebug - Ugh, so sorry to hear of the carcinoma. Dad had a lot of those over the years and they were pretty routine, but still no fun. Wishing peace to you and your mama.

SueBDew - I hope your self-care will ward off whatever you're trying to catch! And thanks for the reminder... I'm making my mammo appointment as soon as I'm done catching up here.

Sue in WA - You might see if the old cat will eat baby food. Not on the kidney diet, but if it's just for a meal or two it probably wouldn't hurt. Do you have to do subcutaneous fluids for him? (I did that with my old cat Rasputin for a couple of years.)

Rye - Wishing you relief from that sore throat soon! I've been binge-watching to catch up with season 2 of This Is Us, but I may have to put The Good Place on my list.

Barbie - Great news that they can fix Jake's back! Wishing him a smooth surgery and recovery.

Bubba - I often create recipes to log things I use frequently. In the case of a sauce, condiment, etc., you could put in the recipe for that item, then log it as needed when you used it in a meal.

Becca - My mother-in-law is also a Becca. Your husband sounds like he's as much fun as you are!


Whew, I was behind... may have to go back to checking in twice a day for awhile! Please know that I'm thinking of you all and wishing you well, even when I don't respond specifically to your posts.

Like some of you, I sat glued to the computer to watch the Falcon Heavy launch yesterday. It was so thrilling... and I was glad to see so many people excited about space exploration again.

Today I've got to go to the credit union for something called a "medallion signature guarantee." I'd never run into that before, but Dad's financial people are wanting it. I went there yesterday - in the rain - only to find out the one person who could do it wasn't there. Then I have to drive two towns over to the nearest office of the other credit union to deposit Dad's insurance check because it's $60 over the daily deposit limit for mobile deposits. Guess I may as well block off a whole bunch of time and see what else I need to do while I'm out driving around.

Perhaps I'll take the dog and stop for a walk in a new place when the errands are done. I'm soooooo close to Onederland... maybe I can get there by next week's weigh-in.

-Yvonne in TX

LisaInAR

Many sympathies, Heather and Carol, regarding your sons' sobriety issues. I know alcohol is a major contributing factor to my son's depression, as well. And for him, his birth mother's a drug addict, and of his father's brothers, one died at 16 in an alcohol-related accident, and three of the other four are alcoholics, or very near it. His father, my husband, has his own struggles with alcohol.

I am finally out of spreadsheet hell... and now back to event planning.

Love y'all,
Lisa in NC

coastalgosgal

For all the bike enthusiasts out there! Thought this would be a beautiful thing to lean against a front walkway area. Enjoy the day y'all!
Becca
Oregon

kevrit

I saw this during a walk in the desert. It is a desert millipede. It was about 3 inches long. They can grow to 6 inches. They do not bite but emit a noxious smell and liquid that can irritate your skin if you are brave enough to touch it!


Awe. Won’t let me upload it. I’ll try again in a bit.

RV Rita

kevrit

Here it is!

grandmallie

well I am home... not going to bother going to work.. the 2 other attorney' s that volunteered there time for the pre trial said they suggest 60/40 split in Toms favor and he wants to retire within a month-6 months so his attorney says.. so we still need to go next tuesday for upping alimony, and then the trial is set for April 12th I think.. I am not backing down ,but running out of money for attorney fees we shall see.. let me just day this his attorney is probably my age, flaky as all get out and has pink hair

bwcetc

Allie ... I seriously don't know how Tom's lawyer has not been disbarred by now ...

Carol ... prayers for you and your son ...

Heather ... prayers your son is able to right himself as well ...

Becky ... I and my son were on an elimination diet a few years back for migraine triggers ... he had the problem, but I joined him in the diet ... one of the hardest things we ever did! Kudos to you! While we didn't find a food trigger, we did discover that we liked "cleaner" food than we had previously been eating.

I just cooked what must have been the toughest piece of chicken breast ever ... it had a lot of white "stratification" on it ... wondering if that's why it had the texture of rubber?? I think I'm tired of cooking ... LOL!

So I have a stye on my one eyelid. It wasn't healing itself, so I called my doctor. He prescribed compresses and an antibiotic ointment. The pharmacy couldn't fill the script as written, so they asked the doctor to prescribe something else. He did, an OTC ointment, bacitracin. But on the pharmacist writes all over the receipt ... not for the eye. I get it. It's for the eyelid. But seriously, you think they could've substituted with something that could go in or on.