WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2019
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So many posts to read and so little time!
Machka: Totally get the accidental filing! I end up doing lots of things ‘accidentally ‘.
☘️ Terri1 -
Annie D- it’s a slow process my weight trickles off then pours off then trickles. Bring your own food less awkward plus you can sit y enjoy 😉. Then if you eat what’s there go for the healthy stuff they brought to add to your own. Takes time to get into the swing of a new life style ,but you’ll get it we all struggle with the same issues. Perhaps bring along a Tupperware with premade salad 🥗 (watch dressing calories I use 0 calorie dressing from Walden Farms or Amazon has Primal kitchen y skinny girl y many more) can bring your own BBQ sauce They make some as low as 0cal (G Hughes,Walden Farms,Stubbs,many more) plus some chicken with no skin in a ziplock bag or Tupperware.Sandwhich ...so many choices.http://redtri.com/to-grandmothers-house-we-go-25-kid-proofing-safety-tips/Grandparents Safety Proofing for the babies visits this year (especially ages 0-4yrs old). A lot of the things that happened as kids in the past are a no go legally now. Plus I know your thinking well when I was a kid....
https://www.travelinsurancereview.net/2013/01/21/steps-to-baby-proof-a-room-when-you-travel/
https://www.carnival.com/awaywego/cruising-fun/how-to-plan/how-to-childproof-a-stateroom
Keep in mind not all ships safety proof as good y being held in someone arms can lead to baby falling if looking over railings.
Step back look at the big picture not just you even your hyper cousins to siblings or parents stories about when they were little ... how many oopsies were there? Tractor 🚜 turned on in a field, injury from a rooster 🐓 to the face, the broken vase 🏺 that was treated like an unforgivable act, things your parents never found out about ever or until you were adults lol, fall from a loft, falls,The rat poison incident!
Lots of bumps,bruises,bandages that back then no big deal.Now a baby sitter to Doctors alert cops ,CPS,Government offices,y a in-law mad at the kids for allowing them to visit an unsafe environment judgement (could be your poor Daughters MIL wagging a finger or your DIL’s Family). If their family is bad (like my moms was) they call on the kids for it (yes was held by CPS in a hospital once thanks to then luckily my Dads Mom rescued me by showing medical proof but everyone walked on eggshells no bumps or bruises allowed) .Im lucky 🍀 both sides aren’t that way for JR but not telling my Moms side nothing since a simple splinter leads to harassment. Our city too many hospital visits is bad so is no visit so it’s a lot of padding in my home. Something I never had to do with Daughter 20yrs ago I see the difference it’s so Wow odd.Many states to countries don’t allow a kid under 13 to play out in the yard unsupervised or walk to the park or convienient store (lol we had real jobs at that age). Plants even Christmas ones can be poisonous ☠️ .Pets/animals who scratch,jump, y bite or too old to be terrorized need to be put in a separate room so Baby is safe on the floor not being held above the kids heads making them rethink visits. Medical things are great for you but baby doesn’t need a diabetes needle or pill 💊 to find. Daughter found my Dads rat bar 20yrs ago under his bed back then hospital with understanding doctors making sure none was swallowed (she chewed it thought it was a granola bar).Now someone would be in jail lots of family service visits. Since I was at the Dentist 🦷 while my parents were having grandparents day would have been Dad on the news!
Also on vacations safety one squirming baby fell from a cruise ship from grandpa arms killing her recently.He said he would never forgive himself.None of us need to have this happen.I worked for hotels before have seen the worst (no one wants to find a baby wander out of the room into the pools or near cleaners on a hall way cart or the kid we got loose from a toilet 🚽 (was holding on to a toy car wouldn’t let go of it lol 😂).
No one wants a balcony falls or window fall. I requested y moved hotel rooms 20yrs ago when Daughter found a unlatch-able window in our hotel room (1 yrs old) with no screen ! She was persistent once she found it cause a doggie 🐶 was outside. Dad has a rooster to the face as a 1yr old permanent scars. Cousins age 6&12 found tractor 🚜 keys drove through the garage door caving in the whole work garage! I was 4 they searched the debris for me then heard me talking to the cows on the wrong side of a barb wire fence!
Amber Tx
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Barbara - I saw an article yesterday about bears in the Rockies that have had to be put down this year because they had gotten into human food. Once they have had it, they become more aggressive trying to find it. They can’t just be relocated because there is nowhere that will take them once they’ve had the food. It’s quite a sad state for the bears. Do you have a fish and wildlife department you can call for guidance?
Kate in UK -I’m noticing that problem as well. If I go back out to the page where you just click community it lets me in without logging in. This happened a while ago and I thought they had fixed it.
Empty Nest Christmas - I am so thankful that we haven’t had a complete empty nest Christmas yet. One daughter has been here with her family for at least a couple hours every year. The other has been alternate years. They either do Christmas Day here or in Manitoba. The years they are in Manitoba we do Christmas usually on New Year. I have invited a lot of single friends or small families for Christmas and it has made for a fun day. Our place is too small to do it now and I really miss it.
Kitchen cabinets- our place here has the least number of upper cabinets I have ever had. I have two tall cabinets and two short. There are also two open shelves. I have learned how to stay 100% organized and I don’t buy extras ever.
I have been struggling terribly with my diet and my hip is not allowing me to get my walks in. I really need to start being stricter with myself.
My heart and soul just aren’t into it right now I guess. I need to get that to change.
Still don’t know what happened to my cousin, they have posted the obituary yesterday so I’m sure the family knows the results now. I may find out tomorrow night. I am so heartbroken for her family and I am finding it so hard to believe still all at the same time.
Yesterday, Kaitlyn came out and showed us her wedding video the highlight reel and the unedited ceremony. It was beautifully done.
The photographer also gifted them 100 printed pictures. It was so nice to hold the picture in my hand and look through them. I need to print some more pictures.
Tracey In Edmonton8 -
Happy Sunday all
Weekend social eating is tricky for me as well. 2 things help, I make sure to up my calorie burn with exercise, eat before I go to the bbq, and have a super large glass of water with me the whole time I’m there so I feel full (and dont drink alcohol). The only problem with this last strategy is the fact I have to use the bathroom frequently
Got in my 3 miles treadmill today, and cleaned up in the kitchen so feel like superwomanMeal planning and a to do list are in my future.
NYKAREN4 -
Went for my run first thing this morning.
Lots of people out running, cycling, swimming, walking. I came back and did a bit extra on the bike to make up the calories.
With the calories burned on a solo supermarket shop this afternoon I've nearly got to my daily norm.
My knee has decided to complain. It has been clicking a bit recently and now is very stiff. I hope it goes off.
KJ - The heatwave has gone. Thank goodness. I do have my friend arriving tomorrow afternoon from Glasgow. I shopped for a nice meal for her today. Will cook it tomorrow morning. I've also bought lovely biscuits and starter nibbles. It's a Moroccan theme. We will go together to the school reunion on the train on Tuesday. Then meet up with 'the girls' at Horsham Station, before getting a taxi to the house where they are holding it. I have not been sleeping at all well and feeling a bit down and apprehensive. I'm gradually getting back my enthusiasm at last.
I've arranged for the cleaner to come first thing tomorrow, so I've just got to make her bed and move my stuff out of the bathroom. Sweep the front path etc.
On the Wednesday I have the ex nanny and grandchildren coming for lunch. I was going to go to some trouble, but my son says she hardly eats anything and is very picky, so it's going to be various fancy rolls, chicken, sausages and salad filler bits to make their own. Homemade ice cream and lollies.
I was feeling a bit overwhelmed, but it's all coming together. Not sleeping makes it hard. Not much more than three hours. I should think most of us are nervous about the school year reunion.I know a couple of my close friends are.
I've done my hair roots, my toenails (blue) and my fingernails (clear).
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx4 -
Facebook it is so inconsiderate and rude when you find out important information about close relatives and friends on social media rather than a phone call. It happened to me a few times and I get so angry and sad- feel ignored and left out when that happens.
GPS apps I like WAZE on long trips. Great for construction area warnings and other traffic problems ahead of you. I do find the connection drops at times. I use the iPhone app or Google maps when I’m staying local.
My weight has stalled but partly my fault. I’ve been making friends with Michelob Ultra celebrating my good doc Report this week. Also bowel change to normal has me gaining a little. Got to get back on track! I don’t want to lose all the hard work I’ve done to get this far!
RV Rita in Roswell waiting for aliens!6 -
For the introverts among us, I have been reading a very helpful and amusing book by Jessica Pan, called, "Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want To Come." I'm really enjoying it.
I have been feeling a lack of local friends and she has some good ideas abut how to go about finding some. It's also excellent about stepping out of your comfort zone. A good, light read.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx6 -
Tracey - Big Hugs!
Annie - We went to a neighbors for dinner last night. I took a big salad (my bowl has separate pockets for the toppings with the center for lettuce so everyone can take what they want/like) so Hubs could have a salad and then eat a bit of the bbq and fixins. I took a separate salad for myself in a ziploc bag with my normal dinner salad in it and just dumped it on a plate when everyone else started fixing there plates. I had one rib end from the spread that was laid out and that was it. Oh wait, that's a lie, I had a cube of cantaloupe. I had lost all of my weight, but gained a bunch back when I got lazy and started eating everything in sight. I am now back "in my zone" so I can be around food and not want it because it doesn't fit into what I already logged and what I have accounted for.
Okie in the TX Hill Country5 -
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
When I stopped eating at parties and potlucks, I was amazed at how many other people I met who did the same. There are many reasons for not eating food prepared by others. I started putting more attention to the people at the event and less to the food and found that it was a very satisfying way to spend the time.
On Friday there was a small party for the birthday of the woman who helps and encourages everyone. I was offered food even though nearly everyone knows that I have strict eating rules. One person assured me that there was fruit and surely I could eat that. I politely declined, admired the food, and walked away. I still remember how it felt to be the heaviest woman in the class and I don't ever want to go back to that.
Heather, I looked up the book you recommended and it sounds great. I am on a waiting list to get it.
Barbie from NW WA
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I forgot to mention …I no longer need the beta blocker for arrythmia, the tablet for mild high cholesterol, or two of the medications to manage my arthritis pain. My fibromyalgia is still there, but milder and more easily managed. My physical health at 76 is better than it ever was in my 60s or earlier 70s. My family tends to have long-lived women, except for my mom, whom cancer took at age 43. I had the bypass because I don't want to spend those years in a recliner as several of my older relatives did. My trip to CA last week was a test run for how Mexico will do in September. Solo travel is great! I'll probably socialize with some of the folks at the hostel in the guest city I visit. There's a nude beach near my second destination, so will look for fellow nudists there. I expect to have a memorable time! And this surgery will have made it possible.
Sharon Near Seattle11 -
Oakie ~ Would love to know where you found a salad bowl that had extra spaces for other items you could add as you liked.
Sharon ~ Great news about your improved health and mobility.
Carol in GA2 -
Carol GA- I got a travel one that stays cold bought it from the VA Hospital gift shop (even non-vets are allowed to eat in the restaurant/canteen y gift shop the proceeds helps the Veterans).
Think Walmart does too
Amber Tx2 -
Anniesquats- The ladies have given you a lot of good suggestions when it comes to overindulging at bbqs/picnics/reunions. Walk a little further, do a little something extra activitywise, bring your own food, don't attend. All good suggestions. IF you are like me and find that you love those picnic foods that you only get when the family/gang gets together; my suggestion is this: take ONE BITE (not one piece or one helping), ONE BITE of everything. Load up on the green salads, fresh fruit and veggies (careful with dips), have a portion of lean meat if it is offered without a lot of sauce/fixins. But ONE BITE of that macaroni salad, baked bean dish, potato dish, taco salad. Just one bite. AND stick with water so that you aren't adding drink calories. You might go over your calorie; but if you add a little extra exercise you could come out even. You can do this!
Rita- Not sure how I keep forgetting about you! You have done an amazing job with taking control over your life/lifestyle and improving your health! I just love to read about your successes and all of your adventures in Bottomless Lakes Park! You are an inspiration!
Lisa- Home again, home again, jiggety jig!"Worked over by a girl scout with a crow bar..." That made me spit coffee this morning!
Outdoor work is done. Four of my Monarch eggs have hatched, so I have taken my walk to collect fresh milkweed for them to eat. Yesterdays hatchling got his stripes today and he is about 3 mm long, he has his own container so that he doesn't eat the others. Today's hatchlings are about 2 mm long and a greenish color with black heads. The three of them will share a container. The fifth egg is probably going to hatch tomorrow. I love this! It is like having teeny, tiny babies! that don't cry or have smelly diapers!KJ
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Sharon - Your Mexico trip sounds wonderful. I'm sure you will make connections with people and how great that you now feel able to take this adventure. Solo travelling has its difficulties, but so does group travelling. It's all about the attitude. In the book I'm reading there are tips for solo travelling. Sending lots of love and encouragement.
My Glasgow friend has emailed me, so we are all set for her arrival tomorrow. I will meet her at the station after she has texted her arrival time and walk back with her. My DH is often unhelpful in these situations. He has always been the same, according to his sister, so I don't take it personally. He was brought up to be self reliant and hates asking for help himself.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
Carol - This is like what I bought a few years ago. The sides containers come on and off.
https://www.amazon.com/Prodyne-AB-4-Bowl-11-Clear/dp/B003F69MOQ/ref=sr_1_33?crid=5KHYORVWY5DL&keywords=salad+bowl+with+ice+compartment&qid=1564341406&s=gateway&sprefix=salad+bowl+with,aps,241&sr=8-33
Okie in the TX Hill Country4 -
Oakie ~ Thanks! That's very neat.2
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Hi gals. Today is a cloudy day (supposed to have some rain) and I am trimming evergreen bushes in the front yard. Had no idea, but they are out well over a foot onto the walkway! I have some other piddly things to accomplish, then want to relax this evening, something I rarely do. I’m a little disappointed that even with hardly any appetite, I’m not losing weight. I’m eating way less than before. Maybe it’s saving itself up and will give in and go away in a batch? I only have 60 more days of the phenteramine.
Machka: That’s kind of how I started organizing the shoes! Now I’m on to bras. I will bet I have 40. I’m sorry for the loss of your friend. You have some great advice there.
Michelle: drinking water leads to distracted driving? That’s nuts
Allie: I can barely figure out the remotes!
KJ: your Coast Guard festival sounds like so much fun! I would love to watch the cardboard boats. Where are you exactly? Dd you raise butterflies?
Kevrit: that is awesome! Good for you. I thought MY A1C was good at 5.7% You are an inspiration! And I totally agree with you on facebook. We’ve had some family deaths we didn’t know about because we didn’t have facebook at the time.
Tracey: I know what you mean about exercise. When my knee acts up, I’m almost in tears. No exercising then for me!
Heather: I will have to read that book! i’m not really an introvert, but at our age, making new friends is difficult.
OK well the clouds are really rolling in now so I better attack those bushes! Take care Meg from Omaha3 -
Sharon near Seattle congrats on your health improvements!
Heather definitely going to get the book. Sounds great! I’m reading a book I found donated to the visitor center here called “Tale of Two Biddies” about aging gracefully. Funny and interesting.
RV Rita
Pic of weird praying mantis on my tomatoes. Btw anyone have any ideas on why my two potted tomato plants would not be getting tomatoes? Or why the bottoms rot before they ripen?1 -
Rita! it's called "Blossom End Rot"! Sometimes scratching some pulverized egg shell into the soil will help. As I recall, it's lack of calcium.
Sharon Near Seattle (and tomato pkant-free this year :-(!2 -
Thanks Ladies for your views on my holiday situation. Kelly, your solution sounds wonderful, and Thanksgiving IS all about giving thanks. I do have my eldest still here, and so he gets spoiled more.
💖Rebecca0
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