WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2019
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Did Leslie Sansons Walk Away the Pounds DVD Wed. morning, then drove to FL, took the Power Hour class today, the plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT.
Don’t know what it was, but I couldn’t post from my desktop yesterday. I kept getting an error message. I’m going to have to skim to try to catch up
Very uneventful drive down here.
Thank you everyone for your kind words about my ceramics. My cousin lives in St. Augustine. Even tho it’s quite a drive, there is a ceramics store there that I want to go to so we may combine seeing her and going to the store.
After exercise today did a bit of shopping at the Aldi here, came home and the fascia over the blinds from the livingroom to the porch had fallen down so I waited while this lady brough clips for it and Vince went to get a router , etc. From the internet place here.
I totally forgot my mouse for my laptop, and I hate (absolutely hate) not using it, so I may not be in a whole lot
I did get better gas mileage with this car. We only had to stop for gas once. I did have to stop a few times to go to the bathroom. I don’t know what it is, but I get so thirsty in the car.
I know we had a potato peeler down here but try as I might,I coud not find it. Same thing for the hairdryer. Fortunately, I had my exercise things with me and one thing I have in the bag is a blowdryer
Lisa – so glad to hear the surgery went well
Welcome everyone new
Heather –so sorry about your friend
Lisa – yea for being home
Sharon – ouch!!
M – so glad no broken bones
Rori and Beth – good luck with the “new” car
Player canasta with some ladies here. I haven’t played since I was here last. Tomorrow they’re having a pot luck so I’m thinking that I’ll make a grapefruit pie and take it there. I honestly don’t care to eat anything
Beautiful ice sculptures
Beth – good news about the colonoscopy
Vicki – sorry that insurance thing happened to you. Something like that happened to me, too, and it can be infuriating
Love the shirt
Sorry this is so short. I told you I hate typing like this
Kylia – I’m hoping to get to the pool tomorrow
Michele from NC now in FLA
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Evie: Thank you for the reminder. Marjorie Main played Ma Kettle. I looked up the movie and Pa Kettle was played by Percy Kilbride. I think Marjorie Main also played Tugboat Annie. I loved watching that show on TV. I saw the Ma and Pa Kettle movies in the matinee at the local theater.
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Getting ready for snowmageddon, here on the island! Its supposed to arrive tomorrow evening sometime!
💗Rebecca2 -
For some reason my post from last night does ‘t appear to have made it. Most of it was commenting on calories and using food as fuel. Not all calories are a like as you all know. You could eat 1200 calories of junk and processed food and your body would not be fueled efficiently. You wouldn’t put bad gas in your car so why put bad food in your body? Since watching The Skinny on Fats series I have gradually changed our low fat and sugar free foods to full fat milk and cottage cheese with a result of losing a little over 3 pounds. Since I quit adding sugar or eating sugary foods, I find the real taste of food to be surprising. I agree with the comment someone made about cheat days. Eat whatever you want but make sure it is healthy for your body. This is not a diet, it is the way you live your life to the fullest.
LISA - glad you took the pain pill. Best advice my dr gave me after surgery was to take pill and not let the pain get ahead of you. If you wait and the pain is bad, you won’t move around as much and that can cause other problems.
Sorry for those of you going through difficulties right now. My motto is do the best you can everyday.
Suebdew in TX
great advice all around. Just what I needed, thanks Sue!
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Morning Ladies~I am up and had my ea and going to hop in the shower, do the morning drill and then off to work.
did text with Tom yesterday and was telling him about doing the kitchen over, and he reminded me even though you budget a certain amount he said we went over by 30/40 percent.. so I might compromise on things like having the cabinets painted.. and just putting new hardware on,having the place painted, my friend who is doing it in retirement will charge me less than he does other clients, and he can do the painting of both the walls,ceiling and cabinetry.. will try and do the floors there is only a small amount in my hallway and kitchen so it shouldn't be horrible.. I thanked Tom for giving me the information... even though we are divorced being a good friend is valuble.. well off to the showers..4 -
Morning, afternoon and evening, all,
Woke up for the first time in a week without feeling like I'd been grinding my teeth in the middle of the night. Guess my subconscious has finally decided it can relax.
Slightly TMI:Now as soon as my digestive system decides it can produce the goods, I'll be well on my way to being back to "normal," whatever that is. Added a dose of Miralax to my coffee this morning, as suggested by the doc, because the pain pills do make me constipated. Seems like everything we use for one purpose has a side effect of something awful. Annoying.
This morning is a visit from the home health person, supposed to be around a two-hour visit starting at 9 a.m., then at 11:30, the physical therapist comes in. Two visits in total are paid for from the home health aide, and 10 visits from PT over the next six weeks, all at my home, which is weird, but I can't drive, and can't ask Corey to take that much time off work, so I'll deal with it. Just hope she doesn't make me cry, which the PT did at the hospital, during both sessions yesterday. I need to clean the house a bit, which I'll do in small bites this morning.
Unfortunately, my Fitbit doesn't register the steps taken in the walker, possibly because I'm moving slow, but I tested it a couple times, and it just can't cope. Oh well. I've now negotiated a shower (we put in a six-foot long standup shower when we re-did the bathroom, so no climbing in and out of tubs), with my husband right there to make sure I was OK. Made my own lunch, and zip-tied a basket on the front of the walker so I can carry stuff from one room to the other. You don't realize how much you use your legs, nor how swiftly you pivot from one place to another until you can't. The sideways moves are the dangerous ones--the knee has a tendency to buckle when it's extended. But I'm making progress, and can see it, I just need to be patient.
Not my strong suit.
Lanette - love that shirt!
Kylia - hope everything goes well with your aunt.
Three more days off work, and then back to it Monday morning (working from home). Hopefully by then, I'll be moving much better.
Love y'all,
Lisa in Arkansas7 -
I totally forgot my mouse for my laptop, and I hate (absolutely hate) not using it, so I may not be in a whole lot
You can pick them up inexpensively all over the place ... maybe even at the Aldi.
We've forgotten mice once in a while on our travels, and usually just nip out and pick up a $12 one somewhere.
M in Oz
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Well, the weather continues to be mixed up. 61* yesterday, waking up at 21*. The winds were wicked last night. I didn't connect the winds with the fact that my oldest and her family were flying! She landed safely but said she was nauseous and no one got out of their seats for the flight including the flight attendants! I am thankful for the pilots' experience. Lots of potholes popping up on roads causing lots of damage on the roads this morning.
Michele- glad you are safely in FL. As Machka said, mice are inexpensive. One of the things I insisted on with my laptop was the two mouse buttons and not just the pad. Much nicer. Have a great time!
Rebecca and all the others in the NW- please stay safe! Inexperience in snow is a big factor in crashes.
Allie- While Tom's advice is true, dont let that stop you from figuring out what you would like to do. Then you can do things as budget allows. Good for you wanting to make it yours!
Lisa- sounds like you are doing well! Fitbit is so picky sometimes. You could try hooking it to the walker.....it would at least get some movement. Don't overdo.
I am feeling a little calmer this morning. Thank you for all your warm thoughts and prayers.
Kylia in Ohio where winter is back1 -
I went for my third MRI in about 2 months on Wednesday ... this time on my hip area.
Fortunately, the PT's assumption wasn't quite right.
Unfortunately, the PT's assumption wasn't quite right.
Around the end of Nov, I started feeling a bit of an ache in my right leg when running. Figured it was muscle. Rested a bit, did some stretching, and it felt a little bit better.
Ran a half-marathon, and could barely hobble by the end. Still figured it was muscle, tried more rest and stretching, but lots of difficulty walking, and definitely no running. It even hurt to cycle.
Went to a PT who ran me through a whole bunch of tests and was pretty sure I'd fractured my hip ... stress fracture. No walking, no cycling, no running, no stretching ... nothing for a week until my MRI. If it were a stress fracture, I would have had to rest for the next 4-6 weeks.
But it's not a stress fracture! Instead, I've torn the cartilage in my hip and have really messed up the ligaments.
Yes, I'll still have to rest, so treating it as a stress fracture would have been all right in that regard, but I can still do some exercise (slow walking and cycling, not running) and it will be treated with specific stretching and strengthening by my PT. If we had assumed it was a stress fracture and I just rested, I would have lost a lot of fitness, and I would not have done the stretching and strengthening aspect so my ligaments may not have recovered as well as they might. (Of course, we still have to wait and see)
About the other two MRIs ...
Today, we saw my neurosurgeon.
I went for an MRI in December on my head to check my jaw for arthritis, TMJ, etc. No arthritis, yes TMJ ... and oh incidentally, you've got a cyst on the left side of your brain.
So I was sent for a second MRI to focus in on the cyst. Yep ... a 14 mm cyst on the left side of my brain.
They figured it was most likely benign, but decided to refer me to a neurosurgeon to confirm.
Today, he did. I got to see some great shots of my brain, and the cyst, and he told me I have most likely had it since birth. It would have been smaller then, and would have most likely gone through a grown spurt at some point, but is likely stable now.
Not to worry.
So I'm slowly but surely ticking medical things off my list. I've still got to have my root canal finished, and PT for this hip thing, and continue PT for a bladder thing (my bladder falls over when I go so I retain), but I short of feel like I'm getting on top of things. I hope.
Machka in Oz
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I haven't been sleeping especially well. This afternoon I lay down for a 20 minute snooze .... an hour and 20 minutes later ...
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ATTENTION: SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:
everyone knows that i workout everyday and i ride my bike everyday and usually run to/from work to the train station. EVEN with all that, and not eating crazy crap, etc, due to the snow and having to slow down or walk the last stretch, or not going as fast as i'm used to, having to leave the gym earlier than usual to make sure i give myself time to slowly get to the train....... i still managed to gain 4 lbs because of it.
i'm not wiggin, i'll take it off. but i just wanted to get you to thinking about your daily activity (or lack thereof) and what you are putting in your body. even the little bit of slacking off will affect you, even me.
when you get to my stage of "usual" exercise or even if you don't, it's funny how you don't have to get on the scale and you can just feel that you've gained a couple of pounds. i weighed myself yesterday and i was right.
sharing is caring..... carry on....
Yep ... I lost focus this past year with my husband's situation, and on went the weight. I'm not my highest weight, but still higher than I like. I hope to regain focus again soon.3 -
Graceandmiracles wrote: »Graceandmiracles wrote: »Back at it today. I’m thinking I may have to drop my calories by 100 a day to lose. It seems I have tried many times to lose at 1200 calories but because I go over a day or two a week I struggle to drop weight. I’m wondering if I drop to 900 plus 200 for exercise and factor in the cheat days I might be more consistent long term? Anyhow I’m giggling at the snow you all are getting in the south. I’m in VT 😁. It's hard to get all the nutrients for need at much less than 1200 calories. Can you increase your exercise a bit? Can you do without the cheat days? It has helped me to maintain a routine of eating and deviate only on rare special occasions.
By cheat days I mean days when I go over calories unwillingly or allow myself a free day. I have found trying to commit to not having splurges at least once a week does not work for me. However I’m realizing when I allow myself a cheat day I always go overboard because I tend to bake and have a large amount available. I’ve decided to not do this and buy something small and when it’s gone it’s gone. Going over calories at least once a week happens and this seems to keep me from losing if I don’t go under 1000 the other days. I exercise 40 minutes six days a week. I think increasing this might help but I hesitate to think it will be enough.
This was exactly how I reached my highest weight.
I ate well during the week, and each week I would lose a little bit of weight. Then I would eat whatever on weekends, and would gain a little bit of weight.
Ever-so-gradually ... I reached my highest weight. So subtly and gradually, I barely noticed. Until one day, I had to purchase an item of clothing in Size 18 Aus (Size 14 USA) Then I knew. And that's when it ended.
Machka in Oz3 -
They are doing the tracheotomy tomorrow morning on my aunt. I don't know why that scares me so, h3ll just made it through 2 open heart surgeries on an infant from far away. The tracheotomy scares me. Prayers please. I want to be there, but can't do more there than here.
Thank you,
Kylia weepy in Ohio
When they told me my husband needed one, it scared me too. And I had to make the decision whether or not he should have it as "next of kin" because he was unconscious. I burst into tears.
Fortunately a kind Dr sat down beside me and explain it all to me, and then I was (mostly) OK with it.
And it was OK.
I hope it will be OK in your Aunt's situation.
M in Oz3 -
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Lisa the same thing happened to DH. It is a very common side effect of pain pills. Margaret 0
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Margaret, I forgot to tell you how much zi enjoyed the ice sculptures. They are magnificent.
Lisa- my Fitbit doesn’t work at the grocery store when I push a cart. Someone suggested I attach it to my shoe. Haven’t tried that yet but it might be hard for you to do. Thinking of you.
I was thinking Aubrey looked like she might have red hair. My oldest daughter has the dark ref hair which she hated as a child but soon realized how beautiful and unusual it is with her brown eyes.
Got to go do blood work for my yearly next week. Haven’t seen dr in a year. He always says just keep doing what you’re doing
SueBDew in cold TX7 -
“My greatest skill has been to want but little.”
– Henry David Thoreau, Walden6 -
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I hate having appointments or meetings hanging over me... it's just my nature. I can't help but anticipate or dread them, and they fill my mind up, instead of allowing me to relax.
Okay, whining over. The home health nurse is here in 45 minutes, and it will be fine, I'm just becoming a cranky old person.
Philosophy on cheat days ahead, putting it in a spoiler, so if you're not interested, you don't have to read it. Warning, it's a long one.My own opinion is that, by making food into a big deal, whether it's "cheat" days with all that implies of cheating ourselves, or lying to ourselves, or demonizing it, or separating it into "good" foods and "bad" foods, we're setting ourselves up for failure. By telling ourselves that we are "good" or "bad" because we've eaten something we "shouldn't" or not eaten something we "should," we actually give food the power to rule our lives and determine whether we are a good or a bad person!
From there, it is really, really, easy to get overwhelmed. And we do.
We invest an enormous amount of emotion into food. Every celebration involves food, and every tragedy - if you were raised in the south like I was, if someone in the family dies, the first response of the community is to bring food to the family. When we are stressed, we turn to food for comfort, and when we are happy, we use it to make us happier.
However, I think MFP helps us get in the habit of knowing what's going in our bodies, both in calories and in nutrition, and that's a very good thing. When we can look at food and know it's more calories than we need right then for fuel, we can choose not to eat it, or to eat only half. We know what's nutrient-rich, and we know what foods are nutrient-poor. We make choices that benefit our body and our goals for that body, or we don't. We just need to own that.
A "diet" isn't what you don't eat, it's what you do. Food is fuel, not emotion. It doesn't hug you back. That said, Heather, for instance, does an amazing job of balancing off the pleasure that she takes in really great food with enormous amounts of exercise. She chooses that path. It works for her.
I've chosen to construct my relationship with food differently, because eventually, I will throw up my hands and stop counting calories. By moving over to high protein/low fat/low carb, I feel better, I can quit counting calories, and just orient on getting fuel into my body, and most importantly, I can sustain it without making myself completely crazy.
There is no one-size-fits-all, you just need to choose the path that works for you. For me, the less I think about food, in general, the better I do overall. For Heather, planning and scripting her meals, knowing how many calories are in them, and how much exercise she must do to burn off those calories, is what works for her. Find what works for you, and do that.
OK. Now I wait. *sigh.* Did I mention I hate having appointments hanging over me?
Love y'all,
Lisa in Arkansas6 -
Rebecca: Have fun in the snow. It looks like we might have a little, too. :flowerforyou:
Lisa: I’m happy that you’re home and will have home health support for a while.
(((Machka)))
Barbie: I love the Thoreau quotation, “My greatest skill has been to want but little.”
Our gas fireplace hasn’t been working for a month or so. Today the repairman is scheduled to come and fix it. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well. Our house is warm enough, but the fireplace makes it feel cozy.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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