WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2019
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Lanette y Beth- Menopause cleared my Rosacea up too I chose no medication for peri menopause y Rosacea twice now.Mines back after JR I don’t wear makeup.Folks can lump it lol I was used to Moms British Rosacea cheeks well got Dutch y German in me too so I’m predestined.Good news is the full on menopause for awhile gave my face a break so I don’t think it looks so bad this time around I just look like a slight sun ☀️ burn lol. Mainly my nose,cheeks,y chin .JR having severe eczema/Kp his cheeks y face are red so figure not covering it will help him feel normal. I took black cohosh 1st Peri this time hot flashes aren’t the problem so no need for it.
Weights going up sticking to my routine waiting to see where it lands when it goes back down. I yo-yo even when I do everything right just my body type always has been.
My Dad y relatives heading up to Del Rio since a relative died there going to check on family help out,visit his mom after that for her birthday 🎂 Odessa Check family grave yard in Locker Tx y going to ElPaso on the way back (Dads birth place) to help relatives up there by buying groceries on the way bringing it to them.Should be a nice visit bbq 🍖 y Check the family graveyard to repair any damage. Then he might visit me lol 😂 doubt it sitting in the passenger seat hurts him something terrible.
Amber Tx
Thinking of making chicken 🍗 meal plans in Tupperware containers so no cooking for dinners (for myself only) y chicken lunch meat sandwiches 🥪 with carrots 🥕 on the side for lunches for a couple days. Backs a little sore but finally feeling better from moving the couches y over cleaning 🧼. First got to get motivated that’s the issue lol I feel lazy blah.Got all day tho.3 -
Machka ... I hate today's keyboards. My laptop is not nearly as fast as my old electric typewriter. Add on keyboards feel junky to me. Back in the day I could type 120 wpm. No where close on today's keyboards. They just don't have the same "feel" to me.
Went back to the dermatologist for a full skin check (they didn't have time at my last appointment). Hadn't done that for a couple of decades. The things that I thought might be problematic turned out to be nothing. But something I wasn't even considering has been removed for biopsy. Go figure.
The skin rash IS rosacea. I only heard "chronic skin condition" when the PA called a couple of weeks ago. Rosacea is the skin condition she was referring to. Anyways, one of the medications is helping but will need another to reduce the redness. I'm looking into natural supports like an anti-inflammatory diet. Anyone have experience with this?
Husband and I are emptying out the family room tonight. New carpet being installed tomorrow. It's a commercial grade carpet as our son in his motorized wheelchair spends a lot of time in the room. We considered hardwood but the room is cold in the winter and hard surfaced rooms are more difficult for me to hear in. So carpet it is. The family room is my husband's space for the most part. I'm trying to encourage him to pare down the "stuff" he has while he's at it but not getting very far in that endeavor. Sigh.
Beth near Buffalo
woah, u were a speed demon on that machine!1 -
Mary, that story about the car was hilarious. Thank you for making my morning even more fun. 3 -
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got another $100 bucks!! all i need is $310.00 more to make my goal. too much stress, i'll never put my goal that high anymore. we are picking up the airstream next weekend, kirby can't wait to bring it home.2
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Michelle: Your 🐢 is adorable. And what a cute little man! You must almost have the full set by now. Did you do Sleeping Beauty, or is she a future project.1
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The skin rash IS rosacea. I only heard "chronic skin condition" when the PA called a couple of weeks ago. Rosacea is the skin condition she was referring to. Anyways, one of the medications is helping but will need another to reduce the redness. I'm looking into natural supports like an anti-inflammatory diet. Anyone have experience with this?
Beth near Buffalo
Beth, I had Rosacea for years, my face looked like I had measles, I hated it. Nothing I tried helped much. Miraculously when I had WLS and lost all that weight my face cleared up completely. My complexion is clear and smooth to this day. I don't know if it was a result of drastic change in diet or what. No carbinared bevages, drastic reduction in sugar, chocolate, and fat. I have no idea what the correlation was, but am eternally grateful.
PS I'm not recommending bariatric surgery as a cure for Rosacea. Lol
PSS I was long past menopause before I had Rosacea. I had total hysterectomy at 33
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Beth I have rosacea too. I could not drink a glass of wine without looking purple.
When buying the house last fall I had a break out in my smile lines and around my eyes. I knew if I went in they would have started me on oral and or topical antibiotics. Because these are so hard on your gut I did a spray of lavender with water after using coconut oil on my face. Both coconut oil and lavender have an anti -bacterial effect. I also tried to reduce my stress as much as I could. Surprisingly during son's recent health scare I did not break out. After it cleared up in the fall I continued and continue to spray lavender water on my face. Perhaps that prevented a break out.
I do have chocolate and some spicy foods but no alcohol. I do watch sun and wind exposure too.
I do have some of the broken capillaries but no rash.
I know it can get quite nasty with a whole face breaking out in a rash. I found when I had the breakout it itched too.
(((Beth)))1 -
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Heather--love the dress and it looks great on you!
Janetr--Sending prayers and hugs.
Machka--Take care and get all the rest you need.
All caught up and not a lot to say. Weigh in this morning was good down just over a pound. One day at a time.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE 2 -
Machka - thank you for the article on the three storage choices. I went ahead and moved all my Dropbox over to my Onedrive. I'd resisted until now, but I pay for Office every year (about $70 annually) to have access to all the programs I need, so I might as well take advantage of their "free" storage that comes with it. It's enough storage that I can push my photos up there, too, and probably will. While I'm all up in Google, as Chrome is SO much better than Microft's browsers (all of 'em), I almost exceeded my Google space just with undeleted emails, so it's not near enough.
Can't contribute to the rosacea conversation, sorry. Never had it, though I did have pityriasis rosea, where you get one big spot that spawns many little spots. Goes away after four to six weeks, whether you treat it or not.
I do, however, have a UTI (urinary tract infection - minor, but mondo annoying), and called the triage nurse, who called in labs, which I'll need to go up at 1 p.m. and get those done. Worth it, if I can cut this off NOW, before it gets worse. CanNOT convince the VA to keep me on low-dose antibiotics, and that's the only thing that has ever kept me from getting UTIs hand-running, like four to six times a year. For me, everything causes them, from summer heat to exercising, to using a towel twice without washing it, to sex, to just not having time to shower for one day. I'm sick to death of having to fight the docs for what I know works for me.
To add insult to injury, I have to attend a teleconference in ten minutes to learn what to expect from my performance review. One of those box-checking things that my boss simply abhors, and she has to go through her own meeting on "How to complete a performance review" later in the week, and is almost as thrilled about it as I am. Which is not at all.
Not been my best day. Sorry to be Cranky Cathy today.
Love y'all,
This too shall pass,
Lisa in AR8 -
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Oh lordie, JanetR, I love that. I need that as a T-shirt!
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lisa ahhhhh hate the UTIs as I am prone to them as well. I’m on a second round of Bactrim this week. I Will get the culture results tomorrow. So frustrating that they won’t work with you on this!!
NYKAREN1 -
Went to the gym for the first time in a month today. Did 10 minutes on the tread mill, 10 more on the stationary bike, and 2 on the elliptical. I have been doing a group of exercises at home for my knees and am using dumb bells for upper body. Know that doesn't sound like much, but, am proud that I am getting more active than I have been in a long time.
Totally agree with those who love Google Chrome instead of IE. Tried to convince the BnL who is in the memory care facility that Google is much easier to use, but, he is so set in his ways that he won't even think of trying it.
Rosacea ~ I also have it with many broken vessels in my face. A lot of this is due to severe sun burns throughout my life. I also have eczema around my ankles which I attribute to the Pom's fur rubbing my legs.
Carol in GA3 -
Thank you for the input ladies. I had perfect fair skin that's been prone to blushing/flushing all of my life, but only developed the rash/constant redness late last Fall. I'm flirting with menopause so maybe that will help? I suspect I need to work on my food choices as well.
Lisa aka Cranky Cathy
... hoping your doctors listen to you ASAP!
Pip ... I paid my way through college using those typing skill!
Beth6 -
I got UTIs y bacterial vaginosis alot before JR.Had him they went away. Didn’t have it until my still birth then they kept coming like clockwork. Thinking mine was linked to hormones.Was always having to use a dryer down there after baths even. Hoping they never come back. Mom had them her whole life even till death nothing worked on hers.
Still haven’t made the chicken
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New Texas Gun Laws
Lol my first fotos of JR at 6weeks along he had such a grumpy look when he would see cameras. Lol looked at this shot if his head last night laughed his head hasn’t really changed much.
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Carol in GA Way to go. I think its terrific that you are doing as much as you are. You'll begin to see that you feel better, sleep better and perhaps eat less, I know I do. Eventually you might even miss exercising if you don't get a chance to get in done one day. Very proud of you.
Janetr OKC2 -
Sharon near Seattle: We dropped white rice altogether. DH is diabetic and white rice seems to convert itself to straight to sugar in his blood stream. Brown rice is a healthier choice for us.
Rebecca: Great quotation. Thank you. :flowerforyou:
Evelyn: I would love to see the grands after DH is able to be at home and comfortable. I would strongly prefer that he come with me.
Sharon the Cop in AR: Welcome to a great group of supportive women. Post often for encouragement and support—and to let off steam from time to time. Click on the white star at the top of the page to bookmark us. It will turn yellow.
Barbara the Southern Oregon Coastie: Thank you for your good wishes for DH. I think every positive thought and good wish helps.
Janetr: “If you see me talking to myself, please go your way. I’m self employed and having a staff meeting.” I love this!!! :bigsmile:
Carol in GA: I was diagnosed with rosacea years ago. It seems to be gone. YAY!!! I credit a reduction in alcohol and healthier food choices for the improvement.
DH will be going into the hospital for an MRI tomorrow. I hope that it leads to a better understanding of his situation, and more effective treatment. He has been in pain for weeks.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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I have been very prone to UTIs much of my life. Sex usually sets it off a few days later. Grrrrrrrrrr!
Fed up with having to get antibiotics to sort it out as seeing a doctor is a major pain.
Kate UK recommended D Mannose, which I have been taking ever since and haven’t had a full blown session since. I take a full strength one morning and evening and if I feel a niggle coming on in the day, I take another one. So far working. Fingers crossed. My mother was plagued by them all her life and had a major psychotic episode with one when she was old.
Whoever designed our 'bits' down there did a poor job.
I buy the 1000 mg tablets from Amazon.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
I will be trying to visit here on a more regular basis! I am 56 now, and ran my first marathon in October 2018! Great, right?!? SO how come I have TOTALLY fallen off the wagon! Gained 10 pounds since then, no motivation to do anything fitness wise, drinking wine and eating ice cream like nobody's biz.
BUT that is about to change! Started logging EVERYTHING yesterday (woot, 5 meals in a row so far!) and hoping to send that extra 10 (plus the original 10 I wanted gone) packing! I ran this morning (2 miles) and it was slow and sluggish going. I am off to update my weights on my profile.
Weigh in Wednesday will be tomorrow. Glad to be here!7 -
I do, however, have a UTI (urinary tract infection - minor, but mondo annoying), and called the triage nurse, who called in labs, which I'll need to go up at 1 p.m. and get those done. Worth it, if I can cut this off NOW, before it gets worse. CanNOT convince the VA to keep me on low-dose antibiotics, and that's the only thing that has ever kept me from getting UTIs hand-running, like four to six times a year. For me, everything causes them, from summer heat to exercising, to using a towel twice without washing it, to sex, to just not having time to shower for one day. I'm sick to death of having to fight the docs for what I know works for me.
Lisa - have you ever heard of or tried the supplement d-Mannose? It can be a good OTC treatment for chronic UTIs. Of course, not everything works for everyone - but if you're interested, look it up. It's OTC, so no doctors necessary. Just a thought as I read about your plight!
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Here's my July goal assessment and my August goals, as well as some thoughts around my progress (or lack of progress) and some NSVs over the past month....
progress on july goals:
-do 30 min core/knee set twice per week 100%
-do 30 min upper body set twice per week 100%
-walk outside at least once per week 75%
-move 10 minutes at a time, twice a day (stretching, yoga, cleaning, walking all count as movement) 25% (ie: 25% of the time I've done the "2nd time" a day)
-yoga video twice per week, minimum 10 minutes at a time. 25%
-treadmill, twice per week, 10 minutes at a time, until I can do the whole 10 minutes without stopping! Then I'll push up to 15 minutes at a time. 25%
-go back to basics regarding non-nutrient-dense foods (eg. junk food, processed food, "treats") and keep them out of the house. "no fail environment" 75%
since I've done 100% at the top two goals for a couple months, I'm moving those to my "goals accomplished" list.... but continuing them, as I do with all goals.
goals for august:
-walk outside at least once per week
-move 10 minutes at a time, twice a day (stretching, yoga, cleaning, walking all count as movement)
-yoga video twice per week, minimum 10 minutes at a time.
-treadmill, twice per week, 10 minutes at a time, until I can do the whole 10 minutes without stopping! Then I'll push up to 15 minutes at a time.
I'm not happy with my weight progress.. but I'm very happy with progress around movement. I know this is going to be a constant struggle for me. Every time I've tried to lose weight this struggle comes up; and often it makes me quit at BOTH efforts. And so I'm just going to give up the weight thing to god (let go of outcomes) and still keep up with all the food/nutrition goals as well as embracing the new movement in my life. I know that it took a good 12 months working at my food/nutrition to start seeing weight loss. So maybe it'll take 12 months of movement to be able to balance stuff out before I start losing weight again. Or not. But I'm not going to stress about it. I feel so much better since integrating movement into my life.
some NSVs for this month:
- can now lift legs off floor (same time, while seated) for 10 secs at a time for 7 reps. Last month my NSV was that I could finally lift both legs off floor, so I'm really excited about this progress!
- about 50% of the time I can get up from the floor using yoga blocks... otherwise I still have to use a bench seat. but even using the bench seat (pushing up with my arms) I don't have to push so hard with my arms now. I wish it were easier to explain this! ha!
- added ankle weights to my seated leg exercises.
- started off with 0-3lbs for upper body sets. Now using 5-10lbs!
- I have been walking around the yard picking clover and other treats for the guinea pigs. Used to be I couldn't even get something off the floor - now I'm walking around and bending over multiple times and picking flowers/leaves!
-can do a number of household chores without ever having to rest in between - this is huge. I used to have to sit down after sweeping each room - now I can sweep and then mop and then... etc etc.
-arthritis in my hips was so bad that I had to lay down and use a heating pad sometimes multiple times a day - I now use it maybe once or twice A WEEK.
- went to my doctor today for my half-yearly checkup and my blood pressure was normal (I was diagnosed with "white coat hypertension" last year and have been on a very small dose of blood pressure medication). I attribute this to a lot of great therapy that has reduced my anxiety (it was debilitating) considerably.
Highest weight: 402
Current weight: ~360.7 -
Shannon - well done, you! Very proud of your exercising, you're doing a great job! If I can't get the VA to see reason, I'll give the D-mannose a shot. Whenever at least two of y'all mention something, I always take it seriously (and Heather noted that Kate suggested it for her, so that's three!).
Lab tests are done, and had a wonderful vent session with my best friend on the way back (hands-free, cross my heart) and was able to take the pyridium once I got back. Because it makes your urine turn bright orange, it obscures the white blood cells they're looking for in the test, so taking it beforehand makes it harder to diagnose. It just treats the symptoms, but it does help stop the burning a lot, and fairly quickly.
Contemplated getting cranberry juice, and may get some of the unsweetened juice later. Supposedly it helps.4 -
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Today is writing letters day! This weekend is eldest son's 30th birthday, but he has duty. I am buying cake fixing stuff on friday. Hopefully its duty where he just has to report in early, prep the birds, then can come home.👍. Not buying him anything, but making some Asian type food, either ramen, potstickers, lumpia or egg rolls.💖. He gets Lego pieces from all over the world, so he buys himself gifts all the time!
Haven't heard from youngest son in a bit, and thru the Navy Mom's site I hear the ships avoiding stormy weather. Just keep my boy safe.💖
Eating well today;
B- piece of toast with peanut butter and honey
L-lean cuisine farmers market organic pizza yumny!
D-lean cuisine rice and fish over spinach
S- yogurt
Doing well, walked today on the treadmill like a mad woman! ( actually the song was fast and its easier walking to the beat)
Have a good day yall!
💖Rebecca
Whidbey island
Washington
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My son was meant to come over for dinner on Thursday but now has to go up to London for work.
So he’s coming tomorrow instead. Bit of a rush to get curry etc done, but most of it is easy enough. Just have to shop, that's all. Good job I did a lot of writing today.
He's coming over because the rest of the family is going to DDIL 's parents for a few days.
Doing nibbles of artichoke and sundried tomatoes on skewers, snails in garlic butter for starters, goat and sweetcorn curry for mains and homemade mango and coconut sorbet for dessert with lime dust. Not bad for midweek.
I will have to get a bit of rowing done in the afternoon.
Shannon - Your exercise regime sounds great and I'm glad you are already feeling the benefits. There is nothing like the feeling of being mobile and gaining strength and it is so important as we age. I still have my aches and pains, but I hardly recognise myself from the almost disabled person that I was. Keep going!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx3
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