WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2018

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  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    :)
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,663 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,615 Member
    Vickie Zoom zoom!
    Heather, no little boys found living in the cupboard under the stairs?
    Lanette our husbands must be brothers from other fathers. Thank you SO much for understanding and sharing!
    Allie unasked for opinion, read if you will
    :astonished:preparing a pot roast for your ex and the gal he cheated with :noway: is taking Christian love and forgiveness too far. Keep the pot roast for yourself and your innocent DFIL and let them feed themselves.
    Mary in AZ and Lanette, what you said.
    Barbie and Kim ditto.
    Beth please let your MD know that stopping all meds reduced ankle swelling. Sounds like its time to adjust the Rxs.
    NYKaren please no yoghurt weighing pressure, didn't mean to be HEAVY ;)
    Machka THe Chronicles of Narnia. Ah! That's the ticket.
    Michelle, neither know I anything about lawn care. When Joe is generous with advice, I tend to let him do it all... then when he does nothing, I go ahead and do what I think is best :devil:
    Cindy from Ontario welcome! Lots of us here struggle with evening snacking.

    OOPS where does the time go, gotta scoot into the shower or I'll be late for T'ai Chi.

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
    60 g protein 19/24, rx/vits 13.5/24, meditate 11/24, walk one more step 20/24, knee exercises 11/24, core 3/12, walk Tumble 3/12 times, SWSY 0/6, hang up or purge art 0/0, AF 16/24.
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    <3
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    well waiting to hear from person who is buying a wifi thermostat from me, then will stop back to my house to get coat, and sleeping bag, and bring more clothes home, meeting my girlfriend down at my place of employment she will be a new patient, then come home and feed and walk the dogs early and then go down to nursing home from 3:30-7 to help with trick or treating...
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    CynthiaByrne wrote: »
    Good morning from Ontario. I'm Cindy (age 59) and trying so hard to lose my last 20 pounds. I'm looking for an honest group of like minded people to help motivate and encourage me.
    I exercise, eat properly (most of the time) and generally take care of myself. I just have this nasty habit of snacking in the evenings.

    So here it goes......
    Starting weight is 193.0 pounds / Goal weight for 2018 is 183.0 pounds (10lbs by Dec 31/18)
    Limit my evening snacking to 100-200 cals AND portion controlled. I will try to keep the snacks to a healthy variety, but chips & cookies are my weakness.

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    Welcome Cindy, we're glad you're here. I too am a late evening snacker and eating high carb snacks only makes you want more. Try having yogurt, low fat cheese stick or lower sugar fruit. Is is at all possible to remove the offending snacks from your home? High protein foods help you stay satisfied longer. I'll be 69 in just over a week and I've lost 35 pounds since the first of the year by cutting out carbs. Daily exercise is also very important.

    Hang in there you can do this, you're in the right place for help!

    Janetr OKC
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,718 Member
    edited October 2018
    Hi all,
    Good night's sleep with the help of a Nytol. I needed it.
    Wrote three hundred words about my grandfather this morning. :D That'll be the last writing session before the move.
    Then I knew I had a hair appointment at 2.15, so it was a scramble to do a final sort out so we could drop the last bits off at the dump and the charity shop on the way. Did my wardrobe!!!!! Yay! And found Elizabeth, my china doll. I thought she was there, but I couldn't see her with all the shoes and boots in front. So glad she's back. She was my mother's doll and quite a bit older than that.
    Then a quick lunch and I tackled the toy cupboard where all the grandkids' stuff is. Made sense of that and threw away all the half finished sticker books.
    Had fun at the dump and donated some quite nice jewellery that I never wear to the charity shop, along with pots and cookery books.
    Then I had my hair trimmed and said a second goodbye to my lovely hairdresser, who I have had since I've been here and shared lots of births with. :bigsmile: A quick food shop then home to cook lamb stew.
    Now resting. DH is doing his driver's license etc address change. I will wait until we get there.

    Now to email back my friend's husband to see if she is still alive. :o

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    KJ: I’m with you on the government’s poor treatment of Native Americans. :grumble:

    (((Lisa))) I’m glad that you are feeling a bit better. I agree with others that your interim CEO is clueless. :grumble:

    Heather: We recycle our glass at the local recycle center. Oregon and British Columbia both have “Bottle Bills.” So do some other states. The consumer pays a fee for beverages that come in bottles, whether they are plastic, metal or glass. That fee is refunded when the bottle is recycled. We normally take our empty beverage cans and bottles to the local food bank. They redeem them for money to help those who are hungry. :flowerforyou: On another topic, I tracked down my best friend from junior high through high school for our 50th class reunion. She was the maid of honor at our wedding, and I hadn’t seen her since that day. We met for lunch once, and since then she’s had some bad things happen in her life. Her daughter was killed in a traffic accident. My friend had been in and out of a nursing facility due to health problems caused by her weight, and then was faced with her daughter’s loss. :cry:

    Machka: Thanks for the history on ANZAC. :star:

    CynthiaByrne: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. Stop by often to give and get support. :flowerforyou:


    Yoga today. I’m dressed and ready to go.

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    edited October 2018
    Meeting my friend at the dentist office....then home.to feed and walk the dogs and then onto the nursing home .. sold.my wifi thermostat and will.put that money aside foe Cape Cod next month.
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Going to be a long day. I got less then 2 hours sleep and today is day 4 of 5 days. DD and DBIL have decided they are moving in together. I will just be glad to have them out of my house, but why can't they be honest and stop sneaky around. They are both only working part time. But like I told them they are adults and can figure it out, but we are done helping and there will be no moving back this time. Thanks for letting me vent.

    Sure hope I am not getting the crud, but most of everything I have tried eating the last 3 days has not stayed down. I do think it is stress.

    Heather--How interesting. I would e-mail just to find out. I got in contact with a friend from when I was in 1-3 grade several years ago. But it didn't last, she wasn't interested in being friends anymore.

    Katie--family issues here too and I have to just distant myself. I am not keeping down what I eat and a part of me says maybe this is what it takes. I pray both of us find peace soon. I just want it out of my house at this point. I am so done trying to keep them from living on the street when all they can do is bad mouth us and sneak around and lie.

    Allie--What a Blessing the house is almost done deal. I know saying good-bye is hard, but no one can take your memories.

    Blessings, Vicki GI NE <3
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Vicki- are you talking about your daughter and brother-in-law? Definitely is nice to have your house to yourself!

    <3
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    Good morning.

    Got my blood results back -- my kidney numbers haven't changed much, so that is good news. But neither did my cholesterol numbers. :-( Anyway. We are just going to let it all ride for another year. I will try to eat for a healthy heart and kidney, which does mean a few adjustments, but not major adjustments. I have recommitted myself to daily exercise, which because of work stress and subtle pressure from home to not be gone, I had let go. Hubby guilt trips me when I go to the gym without him, but he never wants to go, and on the rare occasion when he does go, he is finished in 20 minutes -- which does nothing for me.

    I shared some of my worries and stress with my two older boys, and they each, jokingly, offered me one of their kidneys. Lol

    I'm not completely comfortable with doing nothing right now, but the research I have done indicates that there really is nothing to be done at the stage where I may be. 15% of all Americans have some level of chronic kidney disease, and most of them just go about their lives. So I am going to try to relax, eat right, exercise, and take my vitamin D (which the doc suggested because I am low -- wrong time of year to be low, but whatever.)

    Love you all.

    And Allie -- DO NOT make them a roast. That is beyond the pale. Watching the dogs, I get that totally. That's not a lot different than divorced parents watching the kids while the other is away -- and to pay the person to do so would be weird. I am glad you got to spend some quality times with all of the pups together.

    Rebecca -- happy to see you with your lovely boy.

    Vicki -- I am also wondering about your DD and DBIL comment -- trying not to jump to conclusions over here.

    Much love to everyone.

    Felicia, in dark, gloomy
    Willamette Valley, Oregon
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,280 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,663 Member
    Lisa - and other introverts - ran across this a few minutes ago - reminded me of the good (?) old days at work, lol

    https://introvertdear.com/news/stressful-work-situations-for-introverts-illustrated/

    Lanette
    Soggy SW WA State
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,048 Member
    :)
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,317 Member
    Just popping in to say HAPPY WEEKEND LADIES!

    I am reading, but still have company at the house and hubs got home last night so not a lot of time to respond individually. My apologies for not being supportive this past week or so. One more guest will arrive in about 1/2 an hour and 2 more tomorrow! A full house, I love it!

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 864 Member
    Felicia, how sweet that both boys are willing to give up a kidney!
    Allie, have to agree with others, look after dogs=yes, cook pot roast=no. They are adults and presumably quite capable of making their own dinner.
    Heather, can't stop smiling about you finally getting the move done!
    Lisa, happy that the rest of your meetings went well, but seriously, what is wrong with that interim CEO???
    Vicki, hoping things settle down for you soon.
    Rebecca, such a lovely photo of you and your baby boy, he really has matured a lot in looks since I first saw his pic about a year ago!
    Reading a book called "The Beck Diet Solution", it's been around for awhile, actually I'm re-reading it, hoping that more of it will "stick" this time. As I recall, she has some good ideas, it's all about not sabotaging yourself and retraining your brain to think like a thin person - you know, only eat when you're actually hungry, pass on the treats that you really don't like, that sort of thing. I think I might be in the right frame of mind to actually try this and follow it to it's logical (I hope!) conclusion. Attended an awards dinner last night as part of a work group, awesome food, boring speeches, but had a pleasant surprise in that my oldest was also in attendance! He was at a table where he knew no one and there were a couple of empty chairs at our table so he joined us. It was a great night, four organizations/businesses were represented at our table and we all won in our respective categories! It was a function put on by our local Chamber of Commerce, people vote for their favorite retailer, storage facility, sports team, golf course, grocery store, restaurants etc. There were 38 categories, fortunately speech giving by the winners was totally optional and many opted not to speak, thank heavens or the evening would have gone on WAY too long!
    Well, my fitbit says I need to do some moving, so bye for now!
    Hugs for those who need them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island, another beautiful day in paradise!

  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    :)
  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    Oh, Lisa! That woman sounds like the sort who would say, “I’m just being honest!” when what they are is brutal, abrupt, and cursed with a critical lack of insight into what work is worth. The fact that she considers your travel a benefit when you obviously see it as a drawback should tell you something. I’d be tempted to send an email to her acknowledging what negatives you honestly can and asking her to consider your alternative point of view as to how you benefit the organization because of that travel and explaining in a non-complaining way, if possible, some of the personal cost to you!

    Sharon near Seattle.
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,827 Member
    Drkatiebug ... I would love your help!! But given your quite a ways away, I'm going to have to brave it alone ...

    Barbara ... I decided to research some of my meds ... I've been continuing with the RXs through the stomach flu, but nothing OTC. It seems my Aleve (NSAID) 2x a day might be the culprit. I suffer with vascular problems to begin with and according to my research Aleve can worsen edema problems. So I take Aleve for arthritic symptoms ... the answer there is going to have to be less weight and more gentle exercise. The difference in my ankles is significant.

    Felicia .. my older son has congenital issues the affect his kidneys and until this last year never really bothered him. What kind of diet is kidney healthy?

    It's been a rough week, but it's over. The weathermen are promising a miserable weekend, so this is perfect time to get some things done inside.

    Beth near Buffalo
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    Well I'm back and tuckered..was a fun time but glad to be back here..the boys have been outside and I will make an early night of it..will be sleeping in my own bed tommorow night..will miss my boys xoxo
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,532 Member
    Took the water aerobics class today. The plan for tomorrow is to do part of the Slim in 6 DVD.

    Barbie, Kim, Barbara and everyone else who responded to Allie – BRAVO for your posts to Allie. BRAVO

    Cindy – Welcome to a great group

    Barbara – your way of handling lawn care is the same as mine. The reason I did it last year? For one thing, I wanted to use up the grass seed and Weed and Feed and Vince wasn’t doing it.

    Exercised, then dropped off a bathing suit of mine to this gal who does sewing for me. See, it’s chlorine resistant but I think the chlorine wore away the elastic on the legs. It ate away the lining (or part of it). I’ve asked her to put in more elastic for me.

    Then I went to the Salvation Army. SCORE!!!! I’ve been looking for ankle weights but with weights you can take out/put in so you can gradually increase the resistance. Well, I found a pair, look brand new, for $8.00 for the set. Very happy with that find.

    Then made an angel food/pineapple cake. It’s cooling right now. Basically, you take angel food cake mix and instead of water use a 20oz can of CRUSHED pineapple. Prepare as you would an angel food cake. Angel food cake can be so “blah” tasting, but the pineapple just gives it a little “zing” for not many extra calories. Then roasted the last of the spaghetti squash, made crab cakes so I can put them in the refrigerator to firm up and then cook tomorrow. Now have some garlic bread in the broiler for Vince. I like to have some in the freezer

    Katla – I’m so sorry about your friend.

    Not sure why, but lately I’ve been itchy. Not all over, under my chin, last night my one arm, sometimes my hip, but always around my waist. I remember one time a long time ago I had the same kind of itching around my waist. The MD kept insisting it was a food allergy. I insisted it was a heat rash. She prescribed prednisone. We went camping in a much cooler environment. The itch went away. I didn’t realize that you needed to gradually wean yourself off the prednisone. I stopped it cold turkey. But no harm done. Now I’m not sure what it is. I eat different foods, so I doubt highly it’s a food allergy. The weather is cooler so even tho I sweat when I exercise, I don’t sweat as much. Also, my lips are so dry. But that could easily be because it just got so cold. Just read that antihistamines help. Don’t know if we have any in the house.

    Michele in NC
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Lisa - Great picture! You look great!

    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,619 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Not sure why, but lately I’ve been itchy. Not all over, under my chin, last night my one arm, sometimes my hip, but always around my waist. I remember one time a long time ago I had the same kind of itching around my waist. The MD kept insisting it was a food allergy. I insisted it was a heat rash. She prescribed prednisone. We went camping in a much cooler environment. The itch went away. I didn’t realize that you needed to gradually wean yourself off the prednisone. I stopped it cold turkey. But no harm done. Now I’m not sure what it is. I eat different foods, so I doubt highly it’s a food allergy. The weather is cooler so even tho I sweat when I exercise, I don’t sweat as much. Also, my lips are so dry. But that could easily be because it just got so cold. Just read that antihistamines help. Don’t know if we have any in the house.

    Michele in NC

    Symptoms of Menopause

    https://www.34-menopause-symptoms.com/

    32. Itchy, crawly skin



    I've been "blessed with 29 or 30 of those symptoms during my years of perimenopause. Evidently I went into perimenopause back in about 2010 or 2011 ... and I'm still there.

    And then, not only was I having the itchy, crawly skin in general, in 2016 I got the measles and since then I have not been able to wear half my wardrobe. I can only wear perfectly smooth clothes, and preferably nothing around my neck unless it is fairly loose. No seams or tags that rub. No textures. No scarves.

    I have a small selection of nice merino wool clothing ... they're all a big "NOPE" now. :(

    I put on anything with even the slightest bit of texture and within about 5 minutes I'm almost in tears trying to tear it off. And even looking at people wearing textured clothing makes my skin crawly.


    Machka in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,619 Member
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    Thank you, Sharon... I really appreciate the advice. I have actually written that exact email out twice, and deleted it each time. Now that I'm calmer, I can see that her assessment of my worth (or lack thereof) to the organization is born out of her own filters. She's not here to say "you're doing it right," she's here to fix things, that's literally her job. The other piece of it is that while she pays lip service to the drive to have a "mobile workforce," everything she does, says and a number of other changes she's made show that she literally cannot admit that a remote grant manager has any worth.

    It's also not just me.

    The CEO just announced yesterday over email to the entire staff that the program director who is in charge of eight different program specialists will now report to an office in a very remote part of our council every working day. This makes it literally impossible for her to visit the offices where the program specialists are housed, as they are based in eight different cities spread across the entire 93,000 square mile council. It was humiliating to the director to have it announced in exactly that way to the whole staff, and literally prevents her from doing her job, as the office she's been assigned to report to daily has neither working Internet nor working phones.

    Who does the CEO report to? Is there a board that hired her?


    Again, I'm wondering if the organisation is going under or needs to downsize and this is the way they're going about it.




    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,619 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    exermom wrote: »
    Not sure why, but lately I’ve been itchy. Not all over, under my chin, last night my one arm, sometimes my hip, but always around my waist. I remember one time a long time ago I had the same kind of itching around my waist. The MD kept insisting it was a food allergy. I insisted it was a heat rash. She prescribed prednisone. We went camping in a much cooler environment. The itch went away. I didn’t realize that you needed to gradually wean yourself off the prednisone. I stopped it cold turkey. But no harm done. Now I’m not sure what it is. I eat different foods, so I doubt highly it’s a food allergy. The weather is cooler so even tho I sweat when I exercise, I don’t sweat as much. Also, my lips are so dry. But that could easily be because it just got so cold. Just read that antihistamines help. Don’t know if we have any in the house.

    Michele in NC

    Symptoms of Menopause

    https://www.34-menopause-symptoms.com/

    32. Itchy, crawly skin



    I've been "blessed with 29 or 30 of those symptoms during my years of perimenopause. Evidently I went into perimenopause back in about 2010 or 2011 ... and I'm still there.

    And then, not only was I having the itchy, crawly skin in general, in 2016 I got the measles and since then I have not been able to wear half my wardrobe. I can only wear perfectly smooth clothes, and preferably nothing around my neck unless it is fairly loose. No seams or tags that rub. No textures. No scarves.

    I have a small selection of nice merino wool clothing ... they're all a big "NOPE" now. :(

    I put on anything with even the slightest bit of texture and within about 5 minutes I'm almost in tears trying to tear it off. And even looking at people wearing textured clothing makes my skin crawly.


    Machka in Oz

    I also have mild contact allergies to things like nickel and nylon, and a more serious dust mite allergy ... these things don't help the itchiness at all. :neutral:


    M in Oz

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