WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2018

SophieRosieMom

Machka - thank you for those updates! I am so glad your DH is in a hospital that is close enough that you can visit him regularly and still keep up with your work and school. Sounds as though he's in the best place he could possibly be with the best experts and care team. That has to be a relief.

Lanette
SW WA State where we might hit a sunny 70 today!

Machka9

lhscapil wrote: »

Machka - thank you for those updates! I am so glad your DH is in a hospital that is close enough that you can visit him regularly and still keep up with your work and school. Sounds as though he's in the best place he could possibly be with the best experts and care team. That has to be a relief.

Lanette
SW WA State where we might hit a sunny 70 today!

We live in a small city, so lots of things are fairly close. The hospital is a couple blocks from where I work and a bit further from the uni. Although I am keeping up with uni, I have been off work since the accident and I'm not sure when I'll return but I might start working half days soon.

And yes, although part of me would like to take charge of the situation, I have had to let go and trust the experts. The first couple weeks, in particular, were a long and complicated process getting everything just right, minute by minute, for the best possible outcome they could manage.

Machka in Oz

pipcd34

okiewoman510 wrote: »

Good morning Ladies -

Well, I did it! I have made it to my goal!! I am MFP officially in maintenance. I have set myself a 5 lb range to stay in, because let's face it, I can swing 5 lbs of water if I travel, have my period, eat high sodium, etc. I don't want to drive myself nuts with being "over" my goal, hence, my 5 lb comfort zone. Now to do it, that will be the hard part.

Hubs was gone over the weekend so I didn't eat out any. Actually, I haven't left my house since Friday when I got the car serviced and went to the grocery store. While I was at the store, I bought some watermelon and cantaloupe thinking I would have all weekend and week (and maybe part of next weekend) to eat it. Wrong. Hubs isn't coming home again this coming weekend. I got the bright idea to fly out to see him. It doesn't hurt that my BF lives there so I can see her too . I am going to fly out Thursday morning and she will pick me up. I will stay with her Thursday night while hub is still at his hotel. We will meet him for dinner most likely. Then on Friday, if he only has to work a few hours on Sat he will join us at her house for the weekend. If he has to work all day Sat he will probably just meet us for dinner again and stay at the hotel (which is 2 min from work, vs 40 min from her house) and then join us Sat night at her house. Her hub (who is my hubs BF) will be out of town, so she is thrilled to have us there to keep her company. Back to the fruit, so, all this wonderful fruit I bought, has to be eaten before I leave. I have been having a fruit plate with greek yogurt (gotta get my protein) every night for dinner and will be until I leave .

I have been in a bit of a funk that has made my TMJ have a very small flare up. I noticed I was gritting my teeth so I have been wearing my bite guard all day. It took me several days to realize the reason was it was the anniversary of my Dad's death. Of course, I knew it was coming, I just didn't put together that my teeth gritting had to do with that. I wouldn't really call it stress, more tension I think, but that makes me grit my teeth apparently. At least I have figured out that these events are trigger points and I can try to be proactive about them.

Plantar fasciitis-It's weird that so many of you have found success with Crocs. My hub wears Crocs around the house all the time. When he had PF, that's the number one thing his Dr told him to do, throw away the Crocs. He told him not to ever wear them again. He did the things that have been mentioned, rolled the frozen water bottle, the tennis ball, wore the L shaped foot brace (for part of the night) and took Aleve. He never goes barefoot anyway, so that wasn't a problem. The boy will barely walk from the shower to his sink barefoot . He also wore the elastic bands under his socks. One he got it "healed", he went back to his Crocs and wears them around the house again all the time. When I had it, it wasn't near as bad as his. It only took me about a month to feel normal again. I was better about wearing the brace than him though. I do struggle with going sock footed though. I spend 99% of my time at home in socks with grippers on them. Heck, half the time I walk to the shop in my socks. Drove my Mom nuts when I was a kid. Now I buy my own socks so no one cares!

OK, didn't mean to write a book. Sorry Ladies! Have a great day!

Okie in the TX Hill Country (who has to leave her house today to pick up a box at the Post Office)

Congrats!!!!!!!

okiewoman510

Thanks Pip! I’ll let you know if I need your boot to stay in my safe zone!

Okie

cityjaneLondon

Finished my run. I played Leonard Cohen on my phone as I ran. It reminded me of my university days when I used to sit in my girlfriend's room listening to her love woes as she played his record over and over. I'm still in touch with her. Then I played a couple of Irish bodhran tunes.
I had to sprint past my next door neighbour at one point. Had to stop singing Hallelujah for a while. :laugh:

Hairy Bikers for dinner.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

1948Peachy

Just passing through! Happy Monday to All!

Carol in GA

pipcd34

okiewoman510 wrote: »

Thanks Pip! I’ll let you know if I need your boot to stay in my safe zone!

Okie

its already strapped on, JUST in case

pipcd34

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fanncy0626

Machka- (((hugs))) and prayers for you and your husband. It sounds like he is getting exceptional care. You sound like you are doing amazing under these circumstances. Let us know if you need anything from us.

Heather - you are quite the inspiration! Congratulations on your book! I hope everything goes well with the publishers!

Okie - Congratulations on hitting your goal! There are many of us on maintenance here that can help you with advice if needed.

I myself have a little different type of maintenance since I am in the process of recomposition. I have been doing what is called a bulk where you eat slightly above maintenance so that you can build muscle and strength. I have a 10 pound gain window that I stay within. Today is the start of my cut cycle. Now I will lose that 10 pounds and will probably go down in fat content and up in muscle content. One important note is that I have not gone up in size at all. Although I do have some visible fat which they call fluff around my stomach that I did not have prior to starting. Which was to be expected. You can also see larger muscles and greater muscle definition as well. Today I start my three week Keto challenge which I know will lose that 10 pounds probably within the first two weeks. When I eat a keto diet fat melts off my body very quickly. Now to get up and do my exercises and prep for the day!

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Arizona

janetr7476

Karen in VA. LOL No I did not look like that when I was four. Personally I think little ones should be allowed to enjoy being young and innocent as long as possible. Life happens and they grow up way too fast without help.

Janetr OKC

1948Peachy

Janetr ~ Olivia is beautiful. That photo reminds me of a card that might have existed during the 20's or 30's.

Carol in GA

kevrit

Plantar fasciitis only thing that helped me is foot doc gave steroid shot then I rolled frozen bottle of water under it. I do that whenever it acts up. I also only buy shoes with high arch supports so only New Balance or Sketchers seem to work for me.

DH is stalling on the move again. He is bored here but is more afraid of leaving. I just have to go along with whatever he wants to avoid confrontation again.

RV Rita in New Mexico

okiewoman510

Thanks Mary!

Okie

OregonMother

Machka -- you sound like you are doing well. I am encouraged by your husband's progress, as well. I pray for both of you often throughout the day.

We have our taxes done. I'm just going to say that I am not a socialist, but I have been extremely poor in my life, like during grad school, and still had to pay taxes when it came time, when even a $200 tax bill was devastating. I am ashamed at the size of refund my husband and I are currently scheduled to get. He is finishing up a few things, so it could go down, but last night we both just sat there looking at the numbers. I said, "and the rich get richer." He didn't even look at me but said, "It's so upsetting that I'm not even going to say a word." He reminded me of the amount we DID pay in income tax, and it is mind boggling, but still. We had the option of donating our state refund back to the state for education, and I was tempted to do that, but he didn't trust the state to use it for that purpose, so we didn't.

Maybe our refund can help make up what we lost in the stock market last week!

Well, my son ended up not getting the job he went in to train for. Evidently the store over-hired, brought everyone in for a day of training, and then cut the people they didn't want. Darn. I'm not sure of the ethics of that strategy, but I also understand wanting to get the right people.

Oh, someone asked about Becca. I think she and her husband are moving this week and she said she would be off line until they get settled in their new place on Whidbey Island!

I wish everyone a great day today!

Felicia
Willamette Valley, Oregon

KetoneKaren

Felicia It's your money, girlfriend. Just look at it as an interest free loan you gave the government. That was generous enough.

Karen in Virginia

dreamwriter

Kylia - The little faces would disappear on stage without the over the top makeup. Keira came out dancing. She was 3 or 4 when she collapsed on the living room floor inconsolable. Jheri asked what was wrong? Keira's tearful response " My pirouette is broken. Oh, Mommy, I need a dance teacher" Where did she even know the word from?
I am so sorry about your friend. It is so difficult to lose anyone.

Heather - It will make it easier to talk now that your younger son is more fully aware of your situation. Coming up with AF drinks could be just the ticket for him.
Instagram is easy to use and not as much crap on it. I know my son and daughter do use it for their respective businesses. They both have web sites but say they get more from social media.
Edie looks like she is having an awesome time. Looks like a love of running is being born.

Lenora - Having had many of these procedures I will leave you with some of the nurse's humour.
"We never use the same tube for both. Something to be thankful for"

Janetr - That is a sweet photo of Olivia.

Machka - Yes, the doctors prioritize and that is good. It is good to hear that there is progress. Keeping you and your DH in my prayers and sending lots of hugs.

I watched the memorial for the boys in Humboldt last night. Tears, prayers, more tears and the hockey community lending all kinds of supports. It has been a huge out pouring of love.

I am working on setting all kinds of goals.

Time to get this day seriously under way. I will pop back in later.

-Sharon in Lethbridge where the weather is warming up?

drkatiebug

Barbara, the brand of flip flop I like best to combat plantar fasciitis is called oofos. I bought mine from Amazon. They are not pretty at all, but they are very comfortable and provide a nice thick cushion for the heel. A podiatrist recommended them for my cousin and I ordered some after seeing hers. They cost around $50 for a pair, but they work. I much prefer them over my crocs.

Poerava14

Barbara: How well I identify with your pain.

PF is nasty. Ive worn orthotics and done daily stretching for years, and kept it at bay. What currently afflicts me is Morton's Neuroma + foot sprain. I don't know how I sprained it, but recognize that the duration and intensity of my treadmill workouts has shot up, so suspect this body's way of saying "E-NUF". Will take this week to rest it, apply energy healing and not worry so much about hitting fitbit targets. After 2 days of bed rest, I can wear shoes again. I lost 3.4 pounds over the weekend during this unplanned fast, so there is an upside

bwcetc

Machka ... I'd be talking and touching as much as I could with your husband. I don't have the links/studies to back it up (it's out there though), but individuals in comas hear more than we think. As for the touch part, there's boat loads of data that supports touch as being healing. When my OS was in the intensive care unit after his premature birth (3 months worth), I talked to him and gently touched him as much as they would allow. Both the doctors and I were convinced that it helped ... science has since proved that it did.

Taxes ... I try not to have a refund and pay only a small amount if possible. A large refund indicates the government borrowed my money interest free. Of course, the government is not so generous when the shoe is on the other foot ... when you OWE, you pay penalties (interest).

Beth

KJLaMore

Okie- Woo-hoo! congrats to you! So proud of you and thank you for the inspiration!

Carol/Peach- I keep forgetting to tell you how much I love that brooch in your profile picture! You should wear it instead of selling it!! You've got moxie! Pin that girl on yourself!