WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2019
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Katla: Thank you! Bookmarked as instructed.0
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Katla The thanks go to Margaret. I just found and posted the cartoon she alluded to.1
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grandmallie wrote: »morning ladies~
well I dont know if stress causes weight gain but somehow I gained 5 lbs overnight eating the same stuff...
Yes, stress does make us retain water and gain weight. Everything affects our daily weight: stress, mood, weather, what you ate that day, salt, etc....
Rita
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Sitting here with DH who asked for my help but every time I do, he re-does what I did! He is a perfectionist when it comes to his sign making. I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler so wonder why he asked for my help?! Guess he just wanted my company even though he doesn’t talk to me when he is working on his projects.
Oh well... my bursitis in my hip is acting up. Walking aggravates it and so does sitting. Going to look up stretching to help. Can’t stand hurting when I walk. Walking is my stress reliever!
RV Rita, Roswell NM6 -
(((RV Rita))) Best wishes for your hip situation. :flowerforyou:0
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We are all getting older, and in our family things are starting to need attention. DH and the dog are both in similar situations. They have painful joints. DH was referred to a physical therapist by his doctor and has set up an appointment. Hopefully the PT will do a good job. If not, he is thinking about surgery to relieve his pain. The dog is not a good candidate for surgery at his age. Our plan for the dog is to keep him comfortable. My job is to stay as healthy as possible so I can support DH & the dog. To that end, I'm taking a bit of weight off of my bad knee. It sneaked up on me while I wasn't paying good attention.7
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Lanette, no my eldest sister is in Great Falls, Montana, so I can't see her.😔 Maybe another Greyhound bus adventure!
I think it will all work out. I have to be adaptable, non judgemental, accepting, and not say the first thing that comes to my mind. So clicking my filter on now!
Athena found her thumb!
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Margaret--I admire all you are doing for your son. He is so lucky to have you and DH to make sure he gets the care he needs. Please becareful and take care of yourself, sounds like you are stressed. Sounds like he is doing well.
Barbara & Karen--I am still trying to figure out this new phone I got. It is the Iphone XR and I can not figure out how to close the apps. Every once in a while they will pop up and I close them. But no matter how much I swipe from the bottom, side , top they will not show up. And they do not come with much of a instruction book.
Barbara I hope your phone battery lasts until you can get to the other store.
Janetr--I love the new glasses and they look good with your hair. Good picture of DGS and family. They look so young.
Carol--Sorry to hear all the issues with DBIL. Sending hugs for both you and DH. Prayers also.
Allie--Sending hugs and prayers for you also.
Michele--Your Lucy and Snoopy are so cute.
Pip--I am so sorry. Sending lots of hugs and prayers.
Lisa--Congrates on the grant and for all the girls that will benifit.
Feeling a little off today. Guess it could be the feeding party I went on last evening with ice cream. I have to keep it out of the house. But food wise doing better so far today. Going to be a beautiful day around 75.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE4 -
✔️1. weigh in 60
✔️2. log all
✔️30 min exercise
x 4. five minutes meditation yest
?5.Spend at least 2h on long term writing project yest
✔️ 6.produce at least 2-finished pages per day average long term yest
x7. Take care of at least 3 shorter (1 pagish) writing or administrative task/bill, (union work doesn't count) per week yest
x 8. At least 15 min cleaning yest
x9. At least 5 min day filing yest
x10.average 1100 calories net,
• Overall Feeling : ok
• Log all : I think so
• Exercise : just barely
• 1100 calories net average : 45 over?
• Long term writing 2h : maybe not 2h but finished with 1st draft for this round
• produce at least 2 finished pages per day average long term writing project: finished
•3 Short term writing/admin per week: 1 done this week
•cleaning : zilch
•filing : zilch
Grateful :
1. coffee with colleague
2. short talk with other colleague
3. corrector
4. break today
5. finished 100 pages
6. internet on phone working again
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Janetr- what a beautiful family picture of your Grandsons family!0
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Niece called today turns out she worked on the same floor of the young man who suffered the stroke in Beauty in the Broken Places. She know some of the story but did not know a book was written about it. She is married to an optometrist so the story has even more relevance to her. I told her to have hankies ready.
Yes it is a stressful time and I know I have to be extra careful. Fortunately going to hospital for such long periods is slowing down. I now bring lunch to son and go for a mile walk then DH brings dinner. Much more manageable . I am sleeping much better too!. Other DS will hopefully sleep in his new place now.
Margaret4 -
hi ladies!
Pip - sorry to hear about Bullwinkle's cancer. We lost one of our boys, Charcoal, in December to cancer. It seems to be the diagnosis of most of the cats we've lost, to be honest.
This is Charcoal's twin brother, Ashley. in the photo with me, taken yesterday. He is in for emergency surgery today because he had a dental abscess. His face just kinda blew up overnight, the poor boy. They did about 4 extractions all together, but he did good under anesthetic, which was what we worried about the most. I'm picking him up in a few hours.
Otherwise life is ok here. I'm still doing well with exercise, and I have put a little more effort into corralling in the food a bit. I actually increased my protein and try to hit that macro everyday and it really helps me to feel more full and satiated.
A few people have talked about strength vs cardio - and I find that I do much better with strength training added in. My favourite trainer on YouTube is Pahla Bowers and she has hundreds of videos and most of them are cardio/strength combination videos. The best thing is that she has a wide variety of video lengths - from 10 minutes up to 45 - so on the days I'm just not feeling great I can do a 10, 15 or 20 minute video and feel like I'm getting benefits... She also is very realistic in her advice about weight loss and exercise but also really positive and motivating at the same time.
Hope you're all having a great week.
Shannon in rural Ontario, Canada
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Very, very tired, but back safely from the funeral and wake. Can hardly keep awake.
It was a beautiful ceremony which did my wonderful friend justice.
Talk tomorrow,
Heather UK xxxxxxx10 -
Karen in VA, thank you for the links. I love reading about cat and dog breeds. It’s astonishing how much variety even without direct intervention is found in one genus and species. The picture of the day you bought Bailey is precious! And Bailey could never be a failure! They want so very much to please us! Sensitive skin must have made his grooming a very tough issue.
Evie, you just never hear people say, “I heard the call of the vacuum and I had to follow!” Lol!
Oh, Allie, my heart goes out to you! I remember feeling that way right before I decided to get a Union job and became a truck driver. Double the money and ‘way lass stress. That’s not what I’m suggesting for you, but it sounds as if a dramatic shift of some sort is in order. My thoughts go with you.
Michele in NC, your ceramics are darling! Are they for the garden, or indoors?
Pip, its very tough news, I know, but you’re handling things in the best possible way, right down to the ending. The picture is sweet. I know the other dogs will help. Snatching every moment of joy while you can is perfect.
Machka, there are a number of stair climbing challenges here in Seattle - the Columbia Tower and the Space Needle are two. I prefer to climb steps only when they’re a necessity for now. My breathing needs to improve more. Walking is helping.
Barbara AHMOD, you mention 5 hours of driving. I suspect that may be the culprit for your leg fatigue - that or possibly lack of potassium? Hope they’re fine today.
Lisa in AR, Girl Scouts did wonders for me. I’m glad those girls will get to have the experience! Thank you for having the skills to do what you do so well! And a half hour for a mile on uneven ground is not so had! Any elevation gain and loss in that circuit?
Marta from Kansas, thanks for the info! I was exactly where you are at that stage in my life. I wish I’d learned what I needed at your age.
Nancy from MI, im creating a separate post for you because I relate SO MUCH to what you say.
Vicki GI ME, just ask Siri “How do I close an app?” and she’ll get you the information.
Hugs back, Heather! Emotional experiences can be very tiring too.
Sharon Near Seattle Nearing 90°F3 -
Rebecca: Athena is lovely and cute with her thumb in her mouth.
Heather: I’m glad that your friend’s funeral had a beautiful service that did her justice.
I was able to get prescriptions filled at the veterinary office today, but there were no doctors there. I’m not feeling very good about the situation. I got a message from one of the new doctors that she is taking a few days off & will contact me next week. This is only Wednesday! I can’t imagine an office surviving very long without doctors there consistently. I would prefer to keep our old veterinarian, but he isn’t there anymore and the people who are there have different views on consistent availability than I appreciate. Maybe it will sort itself out. If it doesn’t, I’ll be asking friends who they recommend.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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I have been riding my exercise bike and reading about your interesting lives. Meanwhile Jake has been on the phone for 15 minutes talking to tech support because he couldn't log on to get his latest blood test results. He was very calm and at the end of the call he said, "Isn't it fun talking to old people? "
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington5 -
Oasis - Ignore What comes out of a mans mouth as your walking its always a lie to cut you down! It’s their defense mechanism they think you see them as the bad guy so their trying to drag you down to level it out.
If your weight mattered that much he would have left the 1st 5lbs! You watch he’ll date a hefty girl or two after you . They just never want to admit the real reason from you deserve better to couldn’t hack the responsibilities. Easier to make it look like your fault y walk off. Lose the weight for you not him it’s not why he left anyways. You can date a 600lb man he’ll call you fat as he leaves too why? Their defense mechanism they yell out anything they think will hurt so you forget what they did wrong or won’t see them as a bad guy tell everyone (this is what they think you’ll do because another Gal did in high school decades ago ). They worry about their reputation just like us Gals do. Even if their doing wrong they don’t want a bad reputation. If their good they don’t want one. They lie about the reason for the break up of course because saying what he told you to his Mama would get him slapped 👋. So don’t be surprised if others say didn’t you break up because...XYZ. Don’t know it’s cause he called you fat walked out the door with the real reason forever hidden who cares he’s not the one. If he was he would have stayed helped you work out 🏋️ or buy healthier foods now that you decided to get healthy plus told you the real reason he was stressed so you could tackle stuff together. He would have communicated it been willing to work together. Hey stressed as a Dad help to my job I can’t provide what you deserve fears etc. If your the one you don’t have to poke prod or nag it out of them they tell you without help. If your not the one they bottle it up don’t say a word because their enjoying the ride . Just light a match burn that bridge don’t let him back over. Move on look for MrRight when your ready be yourself that’s who the real guy will want. Only lose pounds for yourself if he said anything about boobs to teeth 🦷 cancel the plastic surgeon 😷 he didn’t mean it. Was the defense mechanism speaking.
Amber Tx
It’s the grade school your a poopy head runs off - we grow up y mature ,they stay the same.1 -
I found out that I can roast frozen broccoli florets in the oven with the same results as fresh. I spray with cooking oil and Kosher salt. I also roast with onion slices...a little bit of garlic powder. Delish!11
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Carol - what oven setting how long?0
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