WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2019

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  • csofled
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,440 Member
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    Happy Monday Ladies!

    I took kind of break from the internet yesterday and decided it was time to start reading again. Pulled "The Shipping News" by Annie Proulx off my bookshelf, one of my favorites. Next up will be Jan Karon's books and Alexander McCall Smith's. I see he has several more "Ladies Detective Agency" books out that I haven't read. Talk about prolific! Have ordered them from the library.

    Lisa - just saw your comments about IF. I really like Michael Mosley's "5:2" Intermittent Fasting. It's not about daily fasting per se, but he gives great tips about how to get through the fasting days. Five days normal eating (no binges) and 2 days around 500 calories per week. I really liked his BBC production on fasting - it's on YouTube and around an hour long. Always gives me inspiration and the "boot", lol.

    Sharon     - looking good! Did you get your hair cut? So glad you have a lovely family nearby.

    Machka - neat weekend thanks to SIL! Interesting story about Trim and glad you got a cat fix, lol. What a great getaway.

    Pip and Kirby - great ride! Glad you had decent weather! Looks like you might have a wet ride to work this morning. 1" in our rain gauge in the past 24 hours.

    Rho     - our house cleaner does use as many non-toxic products as possible. Loves the way the house smells after she's done. She's on vacation next week so she will be terribly missed. I'll see if I can get DH behind the vacuum cleaner and I can sweep and do the bathrooms. I'm anxious for bad weather to start so I can start bagging/boxing up stuff for the thrift store when I get bored on the dark days. Made a good dent in it last winter.

    Connie - Beth     - so sorry to hear about the migraines. Beth I didn't realize your son had them so bad at a young age that it affected his school work. Connie, glad your mom is OK. My migraines thankfully stopped when I reached menopause. I still get sinus headaches but nothing like they used to be.

    My BFF, who is 48 and in peri-meno, had been going through 3 days of pain and heavy bleeding. Finally went to the ER yesterday - ovarian cyst had burst and 3 fibroids. And she has the migraines on top of it. She'd been on progesterone which had helped, went to a new doc who decided to wean her off - looks like she'll be back on it and perhaps a D & C in her future.

    Karen in VA     - I agree, your grandson is a cutie. So glad you were able to get the home schooling lined up and you're there with him, it will make all the difference in his life, I'm sure.

    Kelly - I'm sure your household misses the income Tristan's care provided but so glad to hear you have weekends off now. Do you ever hear anything about him-how he's doing?I

    Rebecca     - Athena is adorable!! Thank you for the recent pix! Did I read you and Lee will be heading down to see them one of these days?

    Heather - I sometimes feel like I live in that upside down house, lol. Had things lined up yesterday for DH to help with and he didn't feel good after a night of not sleeping well. Discovered late yesterday he'd forgotten to take his nightly handful of pills. Things around the house will keep. I'd rather have him here right now.

    We were going to take my car into the shop this morning but with the heavy rain, will put it off until a drier day in case it conks out on the way (alternator probably). I'll take DH's old Toyota Camry which rarely gets driven so it can get a little workout, lol. Have a Master Gardener plant clinic from 9 til 12.

    Better close and get the little dog up.

    Have a great day everyone!

    Lanette
    Rainy SW WA State
  • pipcd34
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  • LyndaBSS
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    connie I have been taking percogesic and it eliminates my migraines almost immediately. I get the percogesic from amazon.

    I've also recently been put on amitriptyline 50 mg for my anxiety. Prior to using it, I was getting headaches or migraines daily. Now, I rarely have any kind of headache.

    Maybe something to look into? ❤
  • kevrit
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    Pg. 23:
    Bananas the allergy shots worked for a little while each time I had them. The last run lasted a year.

    Eucalyptus oil is great to help you with breathing and allergies too. I keep some by my bed to use on my pillow when allergies are bad.

    Writing I am encouraged by everyone’s comments and will fix the broken links! Thank for letting me know they didn’t work.

    RV Rita
  • kevrit
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    barbiecat wrote: »
    :)Terri, your cardigan is beautiful. What impresses me most is that you were able to make something that fit you correctly.

    :)Rita, reading and writing are two good ways to become a better writer. Reading improves your vocabulary and provides models of good writing and writing makes you more fluent. Many writers set aside a time each day to write and allow nothing to distract them during that time. Having a fair and loving editor/proofreader/critic is another useful tool. And "do not be discouraged".

    <3 Barbie from NW WA

    Thanks Barbie! I now know where to find “Having a fair and loving editor/proofreader/critic” !

    Setting aside time is what I need to do!

    RvRita
  • kevrit
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    Finished Up to page 25. Gonna catch up more later.

    RVRita
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,748 Member
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    now gotta get ready for the 1/2 marathon
  • exermom
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    Did one segment of 10MS Butt Lift DVD then took the extremepump class. The plan for tomorrow is to do Kathy Smith’s Great Buns and Thighs DVD.

    Karen VA – handsome grandson. You must be so very proud

    Beth – a root canal without novacane???? Now I never take novacane when I get a crown, but the one time that I had a root canal (which to this day I don’t think I needed) I did take novacane.

    Lisa AR – woohoo getting to the gym on a steady basis. I know what you mean about feeling cranky. I get very emotional if I can’t get exercise in. When do you exercise? I know that I couldn’t do IF without breakfast before I exercise. Hmmmm…wonder if I could do that days and not the hours?

    Pip – with all your cycling, you make me out of breath

    Michele NC
  • Katla49
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    Barbara the S Oregon Coastie: Seasons are changing, indeed. It is raining here this morning. There may be sun peeks. Tomorrow looks the same plus possible lightning. The rest of the week looks like it may be dry. Keeping my fingers crossed for some time with Arrow this week. The arena is lovely in rainy weather, but I wouldn’t want to ride there or outdoors in a thunder storm. :noway:

    Pip: 60 miles is amazing. You are amazing. :star:

    Rvfamilyfour/Lisa: We already have a Lisa. Would it be okay to call you RV Lisa? :flowerforyou:

    Rebecca: Happy Anniversary! The envelopes are fabulous! :heart:

    Heather: Your son is certainly outspoken about your memoir. Someday it will be his turn to have outspoken adult children. :devil:

    Karen in VA: I agree with Carol. Your grandson is a good looking young man. I love the photos. :star:

    Lisa: I’ve never tried intermittent fasting. I avoid snacking between meals, if that counts. It has always been CICO—calories in, calories out. I just count calories and exercise. That has worked well for me. In the beginning I let MFP determine how many calories I could eat. I decided what to include in those calories. MFP started me off at a higher calorie number and reduced that as I lost weight. When I met my weight goal, I gradually increased calories to find a balance point. I hope you’re able to sort out what works best for you. :flowerforyou:

    Lanette: We had a long dry spring and the rain has returned in all its soggy glory. I envy your Master Gardener Plant Clinic. I have considered going through the course again but have not followed through. DH’s health issues seem to keep me pretty busy. :ohwell: When I have free time & DH doesn't need me, I like to play with my friend’s horse, Arrow.


    Blank calendar today, DH doctor appointments tomorrow. Unfortunately, that means I’ll be missing my yoga class tomorrow.


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • spikeyhair
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    LANETTE Thanks for reminding me about Ladies Detective Agency books, I thought I'd read them all but will check and hopefully there will be some I haven't. Have you read any of his other series

    Still in Spain and it's very hot. My DBIL is now in the hospital with chest infection, he is on antibiotic drip and oxygen. We visited him today. Hes due to fly home on Wed so hopefully they'll say he's ok to travel. Nothing but praise for the hospital he was in bed on ward within half hour, had xrays, ECG and put on oxygen and drip.

    Kate UK <3
  • pipcd34
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  • margaretturk
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    LisaInAR wrote: »
    Cooling down from the gym before I hop in the shower... pleased with myself that I'm entering seven straight weeks of minimum five days, and often six, with at least two days of resistance (weight) work each week, and often three. I feel awfully cranky if I DON'T go these days. Also regularly sleeping around the seven hour mark, which is also a goal.

    My weight is, however, a trainwreck. My appetite is so out of control that I feel almost panicky, and even my husband noticed I'm beating up on myself a lot these days. I need the exercise too much to stop, but the scale showed 200 this weekend, and that feels simply unbearable to me when I feel so healthy other than that stupid, STUPID number on the scale. Some cog has slipped, or gear has lost its timing, in my head, and it's making me nuts.

    So, back to what I can control and what I can't... while I can't seem to control the appetite right now, I can control the timing, and started yesterday with the intermittent fasting (IF) schedule of 17-7. We usually eat by 6 p.m., so it's not an issue to stop at 7, and while I've eaten oatmeal for a lot of years to lower my cholesterol, I can always eat oatmeal at noon instead of at 7 a.m.

    I know that you can wreck the IF with overeating during your eating times... and hope to be able to control that better than I have of late. Any tips for sticking to the schedule, and for what/when you eat that helps you stay in IF successfully?

    Love y'all - pressure-filled week on its way. Bleah.
    Lisa in AR

    Be kind to yourself and think of it as one choice at a time. I choose to take the stairs, I choose to have veggies with no butter for dinner, I choose not to take a cupcake someone brought to the office, I choose to go to bed 15 minutes earlier... Be framing it as I choose you are are giving yourself the power and concentrating on the healthy habits that will get you where you want to be...

    I choose to prioritize work and tell myself I am doing the best I can in establishing a schedule. If it helps say it in the third person so it gives your some breathing space. This will hopefully take some pressure off and make getting work done in a more effective and flexible manner. I will use mistakes as a way to learn and not to beat myself up.

    Don't get me wrong I love routines and schedules. It just sometimes helps to get some perspective.
  • LisaInAR
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    margaretturk wrote: »
    LisaInAR wrote: »
    Cooling down from the gym before I hop in the shower... pleased with myself that I'm entering seven straight weeks of minimum five days, and often six, with at least two days of resistance (weight) work each week, and often three. I feel awfully cranky if I DON'T go these days. Also regularly sleeping around the seven hour mark, which is also a goal.

    My weight is, however, a trainwreck. My appetite is so out of control that I feel almost panicky, and even my husband noticed I'm beating up on myself a lot these days. I need the exercise too much to stop, but the scale showed 200 this weekend, and that feels simply unbearable to me when I feel so healthy other than that stupid, STUPID number on the scale. Some cog has slipped, or gear has lost its timing, in my head, and it's making me nuts.

    So, back to what I can control and what I can't... while I can't seem to control the appetite right now, I can control the timing, and started yesterday with the intermittent fasting (IF) schedule of 17-7. We usually eat by 6 p.m., so it's not an issue to stop at 7, and while I've eaten oatmeal for a lot of years to lower my cholesterol, I can always eat oatmeal at noon instead of at 7 a.m.

    I know that you can wreck the IF with overeating during your eating times... and hope to be able to control that better than I have of late. Any tips for sticking to the schedule, and for what/when you eat that helps you stay in IF successfully?

    Love y'all - pressure-filled week on its way. Bleah.
    Lisa in AR

    Be kind to yourself and think of it as one choice at a time. I choose to take the stairs, I choose to have veggies with no butter for dinner, I choose not to take a cupcake someone brought to the office, I choose to go to bed 15 minutes earlier... Be framing it as I choose you are are giving yourself the power and concentrating on the healthy habits that will get you where you want to be...

    I choose to prioritize work and tell myself I am doing the best I can in establishing a schedule. If it helps say it in the third person so it gives your some breathing space. This will hopefully take some pressure off and make getting work done in a more effective and flexible manner. I will use mistakes as a way to learn and not to beat myself up.

    Don't get me wrong I love routines and schedules. It just sometimes helps to get some perspective.

    Thank you, Margaret. That's very helpful today. My choices. Always. Makes sense.

    @thenewmsdiggs Let us know what you'd like to be called, and your general vicinity. Welcome to those who are over 50, over 60, and over 70, as well. We're glad you, as well as everyone else who is new, is here. It's a chatty group... :) Fair warning!

    Lisa in Arkansas
  • Vickil57
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    Teri--Your cardigan is beautiful. You have a good talent.

    Heather--How fun, the upside down house.

    It was a good weekend. Spent a lot time outside and moving around. Lots of steps.

    I will share about me again for the new ladies. I am 62 been married to DH 34 years Nov 3. Between us we have 7 children, but the baby we had together passed away. Our oldest son also passed away when he was 24 years old. We have 23 grandchildren and 5 great grandsons. We try and spend time with them when we can, but since the children are older we can not make them get a long.
    I have been over weight long as I can remember. I had the lap band done in Nov 2012. I have lost right at 100 pounds and seem stuck. I would like to lose 100 more so one day at a time.
    Blessings, Vicki GI NE <3
  • GodMomKim
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  • KetoneKaren
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    Lisa
    Margaret makes great points. Since you asked for advice, I'll throw my 2 cents' worth in, too, & remind you of some of the little tricks that help delay putting food in one's mouth - planning & preparing your meals, pre-logging, chewing sugarless gum, brush your teeth, keep a zero-calorie drink nearby to sip, busy your hands & mind, take a bath, go for a walk, play with Egg, set a timer to help you wait 20 minutes until the urge passes, etc. It sounds as if you might be experiencing 2 different problems - increased actual hunger and increased "food thinking". Nonsurgical bariatric specialists are very familiar with the latter problem because "food thinking" is often so powerful it wears the overweight person down until he/she eats something that isn't the best choice because of the "Siren in the Brain". If that is the problem, and you are at your wits' end, there are medications that can help. In particular, naltrexone is extremely useful in helping with food thinking because it turns out that the center in the brain that causes opioid craving/thinking also causes food craving/thinking and by blocking those receptors, food thinking can be decreased or eliminated. A very low dose is required for most people, it is safe, it has few side effects, it is not a controlled substance, it comes as a generic, and it is cheap. I took this medicine a few years ago & would not hesitate to take it again. It comes in 50mg pills, and 1/4 of a pill once or twice a day is effective for many people. It is not an appetite suppressant. Specific to IF, once you set your "rules" about when you can eat & when you can't, it may get easier. It's like Rebecca labeling the goodie jars. It's off bounds if it's in the labeled jar.


    Lanette Count me in with Katla as envious of your Master Gardener status. I let my MG status lapse because I didn't make the continuing education & volunteering a priority. I did it for about 4 years and then just didn't anymore. Maybe I'll have another go at it once my grandson is in brick & mortar school & I'm retired (in a year). I hope your BFF has a good outcome. Bleeding heavily & maybe even becoming anemic is really hard on a woman, & so messy & discouraging. If it were me, I'd opt to have a total hysterectomy and be done with it. Eliminate the chance of ovarian & uterine cancer, stop the bleeding, and just put it behind me.

    _________

    Long post ahead on grandson:
    Thanks for all the kind comments about my sweet grandson. We had a good day today. I gave him 2 choices & then set a timer ("OK, now you can work on either Math or English. I'll set the timer, & when you're done, we'll build another car online. What do you want to work on first?") It worked! He is almost at the end of this week's work already! He has Algebra I, ELA Reading, ELA Writing, Physical Science, World History, Health, & PE. Tomorrow we have our first live classroom sessions; hopefully it won't be too bad. I am committed to speaking up again about getting an IEP in place to excuse him from live classrooms if necessary. It will be an issue, because live classrooms are how SOL material is taught, & the only way online public schools can stay accredited is if every online student is taught & tested the SOLs. No opting out. Last year my grandson suffered a lot of anxiety, agitation, frustration, and anger over being required to sit through the live classrooms. It would be good if he can learn to tolerate them to enhance his chances of successfully returning to brick & mortar high school next year. However, if I determine that the live classrooms are doing more harm than good, I will put my foot down. I don't think his mom realized how terrible the experience was for him last year until she actually saw how tortured he was by it one day when she was home from school and we were "in class". She was taken aback. Even though she is a really good teacher herself, I sometimes think she is in denial about the severity of my grandson's issues. He is so normal in so many ways that it makes you forget he is autistic. There are ways we can prove he is keeping current with SOLs (USA Test Prep, for example, Kahn Academy, & others). He can do the SOL work & hand it in to prove he is up to snuff if that is acceptable. He doesn't mind the actual tests in the spring, surprisingly, which is a huge relief. His scores are affected by his issues, but not enough to make him fail. He got high pass scores last year, but lower than he tested on USA Test Prep & I-Ready.

    Love all you ladies. Thanks for your support.

    Karen in Virginia

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