WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2020
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Jackiem1231 wrote: »My mom past away on 2/19 she was 89, she had Dimentia and conjestive heart failure.
I haven’t logged my calories since then. I’m trying to get back to it today with a heavy heart.
So sorry!Snowflake1968 wrote: »In Alzheimer’s - my Mom was diagnosed in 2016 although we certainly saw the signs much earlier. In 2012 we started seeing some thing but my Dad was sick with cancer and passed in December so we blamed a lot of her confusion on stress. When things didn’t improve early 2013 we blamed it on grief and learning to live alone for the first time in her life. My Mom never worked and was always taken care of by my Dad. She never handled finances, mechanical issues, handyman issues. Nothing, she didn’t even know she could use her bank card at a store only thought she could use it at a bank. My brother and I thought the learning curve and grief was really causing her issues. In the Fall of 2013 my eldest cousin (who is Moms age) told me that Mom was claiming she didn’t know people that she should know. We started the path towards finding out what was going on. It took until 2016 to get the actual diagnosis, they tried the meds that are supposed to slow it, but the side effects were terrible for her and we didn’t see it making a difference. She went into the nursing home in December 2017. My Mom will only be 74 in May. I miss the talks we used to have and I hate having to tell her that my girls are grown and married now over and over, so far she remembers me though and I’m very grateful for that.
Tracey in Edmonton
I'm sorry about your mother too.
My grandfather had dementia for the last 20 or so years of his life, and although I always knew my grandmother was an amazing woman, I have a new-found respect for her!
M in Oz4 -
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Maintenance is not for wimps.
I haven't changed my calorie deficit, but it is hard to stay the same. You constantly have to adjust to stay the same weight, sometimes cutting back a bit. It is for ever, no time off for good behaviour, so you had better find a way of eating and exercising that you enjoy and can live with. A little bit of indulgence soon builds up.
No slacking!!!
Karen - You may not have a tiny waist, but you are still lovely.
Barbara - The IP is basically a pressure cooker with preset temperatures and some frills. At the moment my new batch of yogurt is fermenting. Not under pressure, of course! I love the keep warm function, which is 140° F. Yoghurt is 110F I believe, so I guess it's Fahrenheit.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Machka: Nothing about your DH’s heath situation has been easy. I hope the evaluation process for him is tolerable. Can you request a different worker with more experience?
Katla in Beautiful NW OregonM – after you go to all these doctors, will the RTW Nazi be off your case?
Michele in chilly FL
Yes, the RTW person is just a small cog in the wheel so during the evaluation process over the next couple months, she will likely have to take a back seat. That's one positive thing!
M in Oz4 -
Buenos Tardes mi amigas.. at the bar in Ollantaytambo having an appetizer and a cocktail we have to get up at 3:30 am to catch the train ,to the bus to Machu Picchu.. the cherry on the top,will send pictures when I can figure out how to post6
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Machka compression socks, yes! Elevated, maybe not so much. Are you on blood thinning rx? Ditto Ditto Flea and Katla’s comments about the RTW ditz. Is she coming to the big appointment with the mainland Dr? Could be a good thing. Had to google Penny-farthing, wow!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie
I was on warfarin for a year but when the clots dissipated, I was taken off ... thank goodness!
No, RTW girl is not coming to the big appointments.
And yes, the pennyfarthings (or Ordinaries) are amazing!
https://www.evandalevillagefair.com/index.php/image-gallery
M in Oz
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Barbara (AHMOD) I don't know if our Canadian food regulations are any better than those in the US. I think there used to be more stringent rules etc, but I think some have been relaxed over time. I am confident in our food supply system, not often that we get a recall on any food, although there was a huge meat issue a while back, seems cleaning practices were getting lax at a processor. Made for some ugly pricing for beef for awhile! Not that it's cheap now, but.... I believe that some of our food is also irradiated and GMO'd, kind of frustrating, but seems to be the way of things these days. Short of growing your own food, there's always going to be challenges.
One of the Karen's ( my apologies for not replying quickly enough so that I knew which one or at least making a note!), while expressing her condolences over my "season of loss" asked me to tell what my mom and my best friend were like. It's sometimes hard to explain, my mom was not my best friend and we did not always see eye to eye, but she was my mom and we did have a reasonably good relationship, in some ways I think we were too much alike, hence the friction. But she was a good mom and I always knew that I was loved. There were definitely things that I made sure not to do as I wouldn't have wanted to hurt her. As for my friend, we got to know each other when we were in our early teens. I think we met somewhere around 14 or so. We got to be pretty close, did all the stupid things teenagers do (well, a lot of them anyway!) and we just had so many good memories, long talks. We didn't even need to talk sometimes, the look would say it all! For better or for worse.... lol When we got older, we were separated by distance, but still managed to stay close. When her husband phoned to say she had passed, a part of me did too. She hadn't been sick, it was a massive heart attack. She was 46. This was 16 years ago, 9 years for my mom. I don't do it as often now, but every once in awhile something happens or I see something and the thought that I have to remember to tell Mom or Kris about it pops into my head. Enough about that, at work, can't be crying!
Machka, keeping good thoughts that the RTW gal will break an arm or something and be unable to do whatever it is she does and your hubby will get someone else who has a clue! Please understand I wouldn't want to wish anything too permanent on her, just enough to keep her from harassing you and your hubby!
Once again, many comments wanted to be made, but the memory is too short!
One thing I do need to do is thank all of you lovely ladies, you keep me entertained (sometimes for too long! lol) and my life is so much richer because of you!
Congrats to those celebrating, hugs to those who need them and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island, where the sun is glorious in a pretty blue sky, athough it's still chilly! (nice to look at tho!)5 -
Regarding metric and imperial.
I learned imperial in Canada until the middle of Grade 4 when we switched to metric. Unfortunately we were in the middle of learning volume measures when the switch happened, and I was so confused I never did learn volume measures very well.
Canada is still sort of a mix of metric and imperial, but I've had to go completely metric when I moved to Australia!!
So when I say it's 20 degrees out there ... it's warm.
M in Oz2 -
Barbara - I haven’t done a lot of research into what Canada allows vs USA. I do know that there is a battle regarding the use of pesticides. I am originally from New Brunswick, Carleton County to be exact. I say this because it’s important to the story. Carleton County is home to McCain’s Foods headquarters. My Grandfather, Dad and Uncles actually built one of the founding brothers houses. Anyway, in the late 70’s early 80’s pesticides started being used in the potato fields to prevent bugs from eating the plants. I remember my Grandfather saying that they were going to kill a lot of people doing this. New Brunswick is also home to the Irving’s and they use pesticides in the forests in Carleton County. A year or so after my Dad passed away in 2012, I read an article that said per capita Carleton County had the highest incidence of cancer in the country and there were universities that wanted to do research on why. When this got back to the residents of Carleton County the general consensus was that they didn’t need any research they knew that it was the pesticides that was and is killing everyone. I don’t know how, it will ever be fought and won that these chemicals are no good but I sure hope that I get to see it in my lifetime.
Tina - I like the paper boarding passes too, I always fear that something will happen to the electronic ones and that I’ll hold up the line.
Tracey in Edmonton5 -
A quick hello. Getting chores and whatnot completed today.
The secret to slicing thin bread slices is using a good bread knife, turning the bread upside down, and start slicing from one side using a sawing motion. I can slice bread so thin using this method I can see through it.
I know some will ask......the bread knife is the long serrated one in a standard knife set. I used to use the wrong knifves for many years as I was teaching my young self to cook.
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Hugs to all and prayers to those in need.
SuziQ - SFL4 -
Much poorer but we now have a new water heater, a new roof and my truck has been serviced and has new brakes. That is my 3 things. I think I should get a break now. Rental cabin is almost completed and we have it listed with Traveling Nurses Association. Only problem is we listed it as "no pets" and they keep sending us contacts traveling with pets. I understand that we have 10 acres and our own animals and that might lead some to think we would allow pets but really want to keep the cabin pet free as we have allergic friends and family that might visit at some point and need to use that space. Also medical personnel can often have 12-hour shifts and I do not want to be responsible for a pet shut up for that amount of time. This is not a boarding facility.
The YM pool has been closed for the last 2 weeks for repairs and I have really missed it. It was supposed to be closed thru March 1 but is done early and will open again tomorrow. Yay! Glad to able to get back to my routine.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA
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Up to page 60. No time for comments, but reading frantically. 😂3
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karen va. Same twinkly eyes and beautiful smile, + life well lived!3
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Barbara, my husband loves to eat in restaurants. He knows it's bad for him because of the sodium so he tries to be moderate about it. If I had my way, I'd never go to a restaurant, but I go with him from time to time. Today he said, "Do you want to go out for Thai food?". and I said, "No". So we ate one of our usual at home meals. Our big meal is midday and we like to watch "Jeopardy" when we eat. The rest of our meals are "find it and fix it". We grocery shop together so we are both sure of having foods in the house that we like and can fix for ourselves. We never invite anyone over to eat with us.SuziQ, thanks for the bread slicing directions. I'll try them on the next loaf. I haven't flown anywhere in a long time but when I did, people would ask me if I were afraid of flying and I told them that I was very afraid that I'd get to the counter or the gate and they'd have no record of me and I wouldn't be able to get on the flight. Barbie in NW WA 4
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stats for the day:
walk w/yogi- 19.30min, 104mhr, .87mi= 29c
Apple Watch- 93c
my bike on trainer - 153mhr,135ahr, 13.2mi= 571c
Apple Watch - 553c
total cal 6644 -
I did better eating and exercising today. Yay for small victories!6
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NYKAREN Thanks for saying that. Seeing that photo rattled me a bit. Silly me, time marches on.
Evelyn I was the Karen who asked. Thank you for telling us about your mom & your friend. Expound anytime.
Karen in Virginia4 -
Tina – it sounds like your way of dieting is a lot like mine
Michele now in FL but only for 2 more weeks
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So, a small victory that I just want to share with you all. This is birthday week in our family- one yesterday, mine tomorrow, a stepson's on Wednesday and a cousin on Saturday. Challenges everywhere, right? I had decided well before this week that I'd want to enjoy a bit of party food at all four events, but was worried that by giving myself this permission, I'd use the parties as an excuse to gorge. To my surprise, yesterday, at least, was a huge learning experience that I just don't want to eat too much sweet stuff. A small helping of ice-cream cake actually sort of tasted gross, and I didn't want any more. Who is this person I'm becoming? I foresee that this week will actually be ok- I have a feeling now of being in charge of what I eat, instead of letting the environment, the menu or other people tell me what to eat. Huh. Who woulda thunk it?13
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Home again from our weekend away. This was just a quick dash up north for the pennyfarthing festival. It was supposed to be a good 3-4 day holiday between courses but when my exam deadline was extended, the holiday became a weekend.
That's OK, it was a nice weekend.
Now catching up on laundry, putting away my course material from the one I just finished, and I've got some cycling club stuff to do.
M in Oz3
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