WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2018

KetoneKaren

Heather I am so glad for you that you persevered with getting that information to your sons. As someone else here said, Well Done!

Lisa I'm guessing there will be more silent tears when you & Grandpa leave...

Wendy What a sweet horse! I am so glad you have her.

Katla You probably already have Sue Shepherd and Peter Gibson's "Low-FODMAP Diet" book. If not, it may be helpful. You can get it on Amazon. As you have undoubtedly discovered, there is a steep learning curve for this diet. You can eat broccoli but not cauliflower. You can eat an orange but not an apple. It's not at all instinctive. FODMAP stands for "Fermentable Oligo, Di, Mono-saccharides and Polyols"

BEANO really helps some people who have a problem with fermentable short chain carbs. One Beano with the first bite of each meal. It has an enzyme in it that is helpful. It's especially useful for the adjustment period while people are still learning what to eat. I am glad your husband is feeling better on this diet.

(((Machka)))

Karen in Virginia

okiewoman510

KJ I agree and I love your Kermit!!!!!

Okie

grandmallie

Good Morning my lovelies
damp overcast and dreary this morning, our weather here on the east coast hasn't been the best..
getting out at 11 today as I am going to my dear friends 75th Birthday Party.. what you dont know is it is Toms first wife lol, her family are very dear to me ,and we share (for me) step granddaughters
should be fun, will stop here quick and get Alfie out for a quick walk
Dad God Bless him one thing I found at his house is tons of cards, christmas birthday etc, so I am all set for years and years and not having to buy cards..
finishing up my tea and off to work..

okiewoman510

Allie - I too used Dads cards (and stamps) for years after he died. I have an Uncle who passed two years ago and I just finished off the Advil I kept when we cleaned out his house (he didn’t have children). He had just stocked up, so the expiration dates were plenty long.

Have fun at the party!

Okie

langman22

Lisa, you must be so excited to finally be days away from getting on with your own life. What might help the little ones is a book read by grandma after she leaves. You can get children’s books where you can record you reading it then the child pages through while listening to you read it to them. Should be able to find one in most bookstores.

Heather, so happy your youngest finally knows about the book. He’ll know when the time is right to read the letter and he will have DIL there for support. I think when he reads it he will realize how strong you are and how strong he can be.

Lenora, no I don’t have a garden and if I did it would be under snow. Lol So that isn’t where I got the ringworm. It’s so weird. I just thought it was eczema. Was so surprised. Hopefully this cream will do the trick and clear it up soon as it itches like crazy.

Last night DH and I went out to a favorite Chinese restaurant to celebrate the house being paid off. Today I think I’ll spring clean the kitchen a little. I really have to get the refrigerator cleaned out and underneath it is probably pretty bad too.

Have a good day ladies!

Terry in VT

kymarai

csofled

exermom

I'm cleaning again!

If anyone is interested, I would be willing to sell these DVD's to someone for the price of the postage (which is typically less then $3)

Kathy Kaehler Total Body Workout and Get Fit Class (this is a 2DVD set)
Personal Training with Jackie Crunchless Xtreme Abs
Jillian Michaels 6 Week Six Pack
Self Fitness Shed 5 Fast

These I'd be willing to just give someone:

Stephanie Vitorino Body Target
Ultimate Weight Training Cardio Workout with Terry Simpson
Brazil Butt Lift

Just PM me if you are interested.

Michele

margaretturk

1948Peachy

grandmallie

Nausea and vertigo...having some ginger tea and hope it passes so I can make it to birthday party.

janetr7476

Good beeeeutiful Spring morning here in OKC. Snow, freezing rain (which in case you don't know causes ICE on the roads). Semitruck and horse trailer crashed resulting in a horse running around on the ice along with diesel fuel from said truck AND ..wait fot it..........an earthquake rattled us out of bed!!! Happy Spring morning to you too. Gotta love it

Janetr OKC

Katla49

Lisa: Your measurements reveal a more streamlined body. Muscle takes up less space than fat but is denser and weighs more per square inch.

Karen in VA: Thank you for the "Low-FODMAP Diet" book suggestion. We don't already own this book and I don't know whether DH's doctor mentioned it. We have printed a "book/app" that the doctor recommended. It was downloaded from the internet and I have a print in a binder in the kitchen. I'll tell DH about it and see. He also has the app on his ipad, which pretty much goes everywhere with him, and I put it on my phone. I prefer reading a paper copy, which is why I printed it. I told him about the beano. We have tablets at home already because of my digestive quirks. Now we'll have a bottle in each car, too. We already have lactaid in each car because of my lactose intolerance.


We had a high wind warning last night because of a storm out at sea that was supposed to hit CA, OR, WA & BC as it headed northward up the coast. I don't see any damage outside today so maybe it wasn't as bad as they feared, or perhaps we just got lucky. I haven't seen weather news yet today.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
C. S. Lewis

kevrit

1948Peachy

Janet ~ What a morning you have had.

Carol in GA

lilnoramitchellandre

Michelle - Most places charge by the 1/2 day (or 4 hours); Louis has to rent some equipment from Bob White Rentals and I know they charge a full day even if he only goes over an hour. When that occurs, he might take it to another job where he can use it, too. But, if he keeps it a full day; they don't charge extra if he ends up bringing it back earlier the next morning. But, there again, he has been dealing with them for 30+ years.

Lisa - Grown children are difficult; because they don't like any type of 'criticism' even if it is 'positive' or meant to be. Sometimes they would be better off not mentioning what they are going through and dealing with it themselves. That is called maturing. Since DDnL#2 and DYS lost their baby; I am not about to ask if they are going to go through the process of IVF again. DDnL#2 vented to me that DYS had said they'd be 'in a house' within their 3rd year of marriage - so far that hasn't happened; but there again they will only have been married 3 years by May. Which is really the beginning of their 3rd year. She was upset that he did not even want to go look at a 3 acre piece of land they could build in since finding a house or land on the water doesn't look like it is going to be too expensive. But, one house they have looked at on the lake is owned by someone DDnL#2 knows and they have said they were going to put it on the market in a couple of years. DYS has never had a 'mortgage' and told her he'd rather pay cash for a house. I think this is totally impossible and I told her that; but, she did not want me to say anything or even mentioned that we had talked about a house. So I will and have respected that, well, until now - but y'all don't know them and they are not near being 50. I can understand why she wants a house because the one she is in is only 2 bedrooms and 1 bath - and the door can be unlocked from either side and she does not like to be 'walked in on while taking a bath'. I can understand that, our 1/2 bath toilet has a crack in the tank and leaks if we flush it. DH just has not wanted to do the work of moving the one we have in the MBR to the 1/2 bath and buying a new one, which I want to be a bit higher. Sometimes you just have to listen and nod or roll your head and keep your opinion quite.

Dana - I'm sorry to hear y'all are still getting rain, we are on the edge of either getting light rain or moderate rain. I wonder how DYS and DDnL#2 are doing if the Mississippi River is rising. I hope they don't have to move their stuff out of the house. It's only 5 blocks from the river; but, there are 2 levees between it and the river. I think she said they have to start if it is 62' or above that.

Whichever one of you 'quoted' the Tony Robbin 'quote' probably knows that he is talking about 'generational' sins. Things we do because our parents and/or grandparents have always done the same and our children or grandchildren will probably continue doing it as well. Admitting them and locking them out of our lives and forgiving them is something we need to try to do.

DH hasn't done anything to finish up the glassed-in porch either. Found a beautiful piece of upholstery and can't decide if I want to buy a sofa bed and have it recovered in this material. I know I don't want to have a sofa of any type that is a solid color; I've got 2 leather chairs, and 3 others in the room that have 'texture'. Plus a leather ottoman that DH and I share.

About the watch a movie ... so I am checking out,

Lenora

1948Peachy

Mortgage vs. Ownership: I love not having a house payment. I can actually save money every month. We tried investing with Edward Jones for a few years and lost everything we put in. So, I just save!

Machka: Continued good wishes for your husband's total healing.

Lenora: I went to Classmates.Com and was able to see a copy of the 1966 Empescope of which I know your sister helped put together. I do not have a copy of the yearbook and imagine one of my siblings got it. Anyway, I found you in the Freshmen Class. You looked like a very young pretty girl.

I have gained 4 lbs over what I just try to maintain and can't get rid of them. Yes, at what I maintain I am still obese but don't want to get even more so. Just have to get more will power and cut down on the wine.

Carol in GA

Jrpwgr

getting older is not fun- as you put years behind you, you experience both bad and good and sometimes it seems bad outnumbers good. But friends, family, sense of humor and always looking forward has gotten me through!

grandmallie

Ok I am home, that ginger and lemon tea did the trick and had a wonderful time at Sharons birthday... she was suprised and had a lovely time... home with Mr Alfie and going to just chill out the rest of the day..

gpurvis63

My goal is to lose 10 lbs a month, and I think I've been over-doing it. I've logged in for 58 days straight and lost 22 lbs. This morning, though, with no change in caloric intake or activity levels, I've gained 4 lbs??? I don't do the period thing, but I wonder if there's something else that can cause water weight gain or retention? Thoughts?