WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2020
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KetoneKaren wrote: »
Beth Yes! A limited eating window is a double-edged sword for binge eaters. It helps to limit the amount of food eaten in 24 hours, which helps with weight control, but it is a set-up for a binge because of hunger & delayed gratification, two conditions that tend to trigger bingeing in people who are prone to this disorder. Only the individual can determine if it's the best option - paraphrasing Barbie, the best food plan is the one you can stick to.
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Lanette Did you take screen shots from the PowerPoint on that YouTube video the Royal Institution posted of Dr. Marc Lewis on The Neuroscience of Addiction? How did you get the images in the first place?
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Karen in VIrginia
Karen - Yes, the screen shots were from some of the PowerPoints on the YouTube video mentioned above. I didn't get them all, just the ones with info I wanted to remember.
More thoughts on binging:Thank you again for "The Biology of Desire" book link. I whipped through it yesterday and was stopped cold by Chapter 7 - "Nothing for Alice", the binge eater. Parts of her story were very familiar to me as I look back and realize it's often been a struggle for me to have a normal relationship with food. Not that I haven't.
Normal eating behaviors: Stop eating when full. Not eating something if it doesn't taste good. Getting too busy to eat. Having an eating window that is not determined by a clock - some IF'er's develop that and are successful with an eating window that is healthy for them, be it 12:12 or 20:4 or something in between.
From what I see in the Delay, Don't Deny IF Facebook group, even some of the old hands who have IF down are struggling right now. They or their spouses are working from home or not working at all. Family members and friends getting sick. Masks.... vaccines....glitter all over the damn place, lol.
So something happens to flip it into binge mode. I've been working on figuring out my "flippers", and creating a plan to get the ones I can control back in line and turn the ones I can't control over to a higher power or wish them into the cornfield a la Billy Mumy in that Twilight Zone episode.
It's time for me to once again talk with my needy younger self who decided binging was the way to deal with my problems when I was a kid. Childhood grooves are cut deep and take loving care that doesn't involve food.
Another thought - when I went through years of debilitating migraines, my MD at the time said she figured it wasn't just one thing that caused them. It was likely many things that would line up into a perfect storm: hormones, not enough sleep, stress at work or within the family, physical causes- neck out of whack, blood sugar, etc. I could often sail through without an episode with many of these things happening concurrently, but then one more would be added (never sure which one) to tip it into a full blown migraine.
I'm wondering if binging isn't similar. Many factors lining up. It's a behavior and not a medical condition, but still. Maybe and maybe not. Something to ponder.
My walking buddy is fascinating, by the way. We've both walked away from cigarettes and alcohol. She has a son in addiction treatment right now and has participated in a 12 step Narc Anon support group for several years. So we get up to 45 minutes of "therapy" with one another just about every day. She likes to talk about this stuff and is a great listener. Can't beat that.
Make it a good day, ladies. Will be back later.
Lanette
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Did a Warrior Workout DVD. It is yoga. The plan for tomorrow is to do a workout on the bosu
Looked at the Target ad. I am really starting to think that they are taking advantage of this whole pandemic thing. Now they say that because of the “emergency”, there is a limit on non-essential items. Then they have a picture of a baby car seat. To me, a car seat is an essential item
Barbara[b[/b] – I think a good idea is to take one of those transmitters like you see at holiday time with a message to hear the music by tuning your radio to a certain station. If they’d have the mass also broadcast, then I probably wouldn’t feel like I maybe couldn’t get into the church. If I couldn’t, I have the option of sitting in my car. But it’s not for me to say. I think this pastor is of the opinion that things will go back to the way they were. I honestly don’t think that’ll happen. But I don’t think he’s forward thinking. Well, what can I do? He doesn’t take suggestions of change very well at all. I feel for your friend
SuziQ – so glad to see you back!
My gardening philosophy? “If God means for it to live, it’ll live”
M – your mother might have been concerned that if you exercised, you might raise your heartrate which might not be good for your heart
Heather – congrats on your winning. Care to share??????
Started putting out the landscape border. Vince had said before when I wanted to do it when it was cool out that he could stand the heat. Well, guess who was outside for maybe an hour and then had to go in the house? I knew that would happen. I pulled some of the weeds he talked about yesterday. I only found 2 or 3 that were big. It really wasn’t that bad.
Went to Michael’s to get picture frames then to Joann’s Fabrics for this tapestry threader. This is the only store where I can get it. From their website I couldn’t figure out how to pay unless I had a paypal account. Usually, you don’t need an account and can just pay with your credit card. That’s what I usually do. But I couldn’t figure out how to do it on their site. Also, they advertised curbside delivery and I would really have liked that because I only wanted the one item. Not sure how they do it, so I had to go in the store and ask. It isn’t a big store, but about the only fabric store around here. While I was waiting in line, they lost 2 sales. One lady got tired of waiting and just left. Another asked me if I had been waiting a long time and when I told her I was, she just left. Thank you China.
Came home and strung some popcorn. The wind really picked up so I came in the house and made fudge for Vince. I tried something different this time, I used Crisco instead of butter. The only other thing I can think to do is to use Baker’s chocolate even if the recipe calls for chocolate chips. I’m trying to get it to have the creamy consistency of what you buy in the store. Update: wonder how those candy melts will be?
Tracey – glad they got the house
Beth – it’s always so hard to learn of someone (anyone)’s passing, and not having someone around just makes it worse. Denise talked to Vince yesterday and said that someone at the day care she works at tested positive for c-19. Of course, they didn’t say who but she thinks she has an idea.
Lisa – the previous owners of this house left some extra bricks and we had some extra from when we built the detached garage. They come in REAL handy. We use them all the time for weight when we clean the covers for the pool, for weight for outdoor decorations, lots of things. Smart of you budgeting that you won’t get the extra paycheck. And if you do, wonderful.
Lanette – that “liquid fence” stuff, please tell me more about it. Do you have to respray after every rainfall? How long does it last? Does it just keep the deer away? Does it harm the grass? Every winter we have holes in our yard where the deer were foraging for food. I’d like it if they didn’t dig holes all over
Karen VA – I was thinking of putting a carpet shampooer on my Christmas list, but I’d really like a Roomba. I can live for now, but I do want that for Christmas
Rebecca – I just thought of something funny. Can you imagine a nudist camp and the only thing someone wears is a mask?
Monday here: Did a DVD for the bosu. For tomorrow is to do Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones DVD
Mahjongg tonight!
Allie – I’m so very sorry about Faith. It’s so good that she has you there. So sorry your brother didn’t take your input well.
I think I’ll probably finish our tree skirt today and probably start to work on the scarf for my friend. Does anybody have any items they make with smaller (maybe ½ skein) of yarn? Barbie?
Amber – keep safe
We’re putting up picture of Vince’s grandparents, my grandparents etc. We don’t have one of PJ. Well, Denise texted me some of her, PJ and Pete. You know, one part of me doesn’t want a picture of Pete. But the other part of me says that no matter what happens, Pete is always going to be PJ’s father. I don’t want to hurt him and Denise by not using a picture of him, Maybe what we can do is a collage of pictures of PJ as an infant, one smaller one of them together. Anybody else have any ideas?
Pip – did I miss your birthday? So sorry. Happy birthday
Vince was saying the other day that the bottom of his foot hurt and by looked on the internet it is plantar fasciitis. I told him that I have orthotics in my slippers just to give me added support. Hopefully, he’ll get some for himself
Lisa – Kim can go to Arkansas after she comes to NC
Michele in NC
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Karen, My professional career has been teaching various grades from one to four in public schools. I taught at Naha AFB in Okinawa in the 70's and then came back to Eureka, CA (the town where I graduated from high school and where my parents were) and taught there until I retired in 2004. The traveling I did was for fun and later as part of an organization doing some volunteer work. Travel after retirement was for fun and primarily in an RV.Pip, happy birthday
Allie, bravo to you for having that hard conversation with your brother. From what you've told us about him over the years, it doesn't surprise me that he reacted the way he did
Lisa, i want to join all the others who've said how creative and capable you are. You have succeeded in so many different ways and it is the higher ups who are flawed, not you. How sad to hear about the lack of diversity in the organization you work for. I guess I had thought better of them.
I said something to Jake last night that I thought would be helpful to him and he saw it as criticism and is still fussing about it. Ugh.
The topic of states and counties opening up is much more politically charged than most people realize. I have had to keep my mouth shut on the subject. I just plan to stay home as much as possible until the world is healthy again. Fortunately, my definition of staying home, includes walking in my wide open neighborhood with a beautiful view of the Olympic Mountains. Barbie in NW WA
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Hi all.
Changed the winter duvet for a summer one and changed the linen. Happy!
Did a good session of writing, although the memories were a bit difficult. But I'm getting it done.
After lunch I walked to our baby supermarket as I reckoned that the good weather would be keeping people away. I was right. DH said the beaches are packed, even up our end. High tide as well. Managed to get most of what I wanted and bought half a gallon of whole milk to make Kim's ricotta! I've not had much luck in the past, but I'm going to give it another go. Usually I press it into paneer, but I'll leave it loose this time. It's cooking in the IP as I write.
Thank you KIM!
I missed it was your birthday, Pip, but, if it is HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :drinker:
My knee is having a grumpy time over the last few days. I'm going to take it easy for the rest of the day. Might strap it tomorrow.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Heather, I must be getting old! Did I put the recipe up here for Ricotta? I have made it 3 times now, and have learned some things...
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Lisa and Michele - So the flights to NC are 2-3 times more expensive than those to Arkansas!!!!! And really the cost of the flight to Arkansas is about the same as the cost of a week of dog care for Levi. I think I'll need to follow Heather's lead and buy a lottery ticket, something I have not done in 15+ years.
LOL Kim in hot Northern California
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Kim - if you'll buy one, I will. Lightning could always strike!
Barbie - thank you so very much for the compliments. I hold you in great regard, and your respect is balm to my soul.
Regarding the lack of diversity of the council - every single Girl Scout council is different from each other. While they are built on the framework set by the national organization, they are each run by humans and therefore as fallible as any other organization. In retrospect, the two I've worked for now have been polar opposites--the first one was pretty much the wild, wild West when I got there, shoot from the hit, go-go-go, and the current one is very much a bureaucracy and so mired in their own arbitrary rules that they no longer have the language to consider the exceptional as being possible. Much like the tall poppy syndrome in Australia, sticking your head up will simply get your head cut off.
The first council I worked for was very diverse, but was also in a 70% Hispanic region of the country, so it would have been nearly impossible not to be. Men were quite unusual there, too, with only one man who worked for them (out of 35 staff), and he was fired shortly after I departed. There is an occasional male board member, but most don't tend to stay. It's not a welcoming atmosphere for the male of the species.
But in their defense, don't forget you are hearing only my side of the story. While I think I'm quite clear-headed and objective, there's an off chance that I wear foil around my head most of the time to keep the Boy Scouts from finding me and converting me to the dark side. I have to take the foil off, though, when I get on a video conference, or people talk. Hahahahahaha! (Evil unfoiled laughter. )
Egg (my cat, for those who don't know) is wistfully looking out the window as the rain drips gently off the roof. It's what Irish Terri would most likely call a "soft day," with the humidity standing at 99%, and walking feels like you've learned to breathe underwater. Pleasant temperature, though.
Love y'all,
Later,
Lisa in AR3 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »
Karen - clarification:Another thought - when I went through years of debilitating migraines, my MD at the time said she figured it wasn't just one thing that caused them. It was likely many things that would line up into a perfect storm: hormones, not enough sleep, stress at work or within the family, physical causes- neck out of whack, blood sugar, etc. I could often sail through without an episode with many of these things happening concurrently, but then one more would be added (never sure which one) to tip it into a full blown migraine.Lanette
I'm wondering if MY binging isn't similar. Many factors lining up. If my binging right now is a behavior and not a medical condition, this might apply. Maybe and maybe not. Something to ponder.
SW WA State
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Touch of Spring here...
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Bouquet made from my garden...
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I used to used real moss but had such a hard time keeping it alive.
The plants are real. I have it high so rabbit don't eat the plants.
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This window was added by a previous owner. I feel fortunate I get to see it everyday.
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MARGARET ~ Lovely flora and the window is beautiful.
Carol in GA2 -
Happy Birthday Pipster! When did you say the realtor was coming out to see your house? Our (yours and our) areas are destined to really grow for the next 5 years due to the tech building in Dupont (a new community between Tacoma and Olympia, WA - home to a large Intel facility) and other areas of the Puget Sound. We are the ideal bedroom community down here in the boonies. Don't blame you for planning retirement sooner than later.
Lisa - Corey hugging you reminds me of the old adage "When Mommy's happy, everyone is happy." I appreciate your insight I think we all regress to a certain extent when we're unhappy.
Michele - regarding "Liquid Fence".It only stinks while it is wet - once it's dry, humans can hardly smell it but deer and bunnies can. It's not completely rainproof but will last a few weeks. So I pick a day to apply it when I know it will get dry. I've discovered the trick is to start applying early in the year when the trees are just starting to bud - the deer will hopefully bypass our place for a while, associating the trees with the smell. It doesn't harm the grass and the bees/insects don't seem to be bothered by it. Not sure how effective it would be for your problem though. Are you sure it's deer digging the holes? Must be something tasty. Deer (and goats) are generally browsers and go for trees and bushes. Similarly, sheep are grazers and go for the grass. Tho they will eat anything available if they have no other choice.
About Charities:Ever since this craziness started a few months ago, I've noticed endless ads for organizations wanting money. Mainly the senior meals and soup kitchens in the area, but national charities as well.
Among my friends, we make sure extra dollars stay local. We have several choices to if we have extra $50 a month, let's say. The organizations providing meals. The Salvation Army or Love Inc which can help pay for housing and utilities in emergency cases. Adding a little to the electric bill payment which goes to help those who can't make theirs right now. Hiring the neighbor kid or grand kid (who is attending the local college and whose parent is now laid off) to help out with odd jobs. Many, many places for money to go. Which makes me wonder how much money will be staying in the community where we see it helping neighbors v. being donated to the national service organizations with often large overhead? Anyhow, food for thought.
Lanette
Rainy SW WA State - no walking today.
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My brother should be home in about an hour...
I am watching Trading Places.. with Dan Akaroid and Eddie Murphy ..always a funny movie3 -
Barbara: Did the check-out cashier bag for you, or did you bag your own groceries? So far, I can take my durable bags into the local stores, but I have to do my own bagging. I don’t mind bagging my groceries, but I prefer my durable plastic bags rather than paper bags. I guess I'm a tree hugger. I go to Safeway or IGA most of the time. I rarely go to Freddies in the next town since they closed their bulk foods aisle. :ohwell:
Pip: Happy Birthday!
Barbie: We mostly stay at home except for grocery shopping and going for long walks on nice days. Today is a rainy day. I plan to go out to the garage and ride my terra-tryke on its trainer. It is a great way to keep my fitness at a good level and burns lots of calories. :bigsmile:
Happy Memorial Day!
Katla in Beautiful and wet NW Oregon
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Our neighbors tree limb huge longer than a truck broke off. No damage unless mine or their roofs leak (hard to know if anything even a crazy raccoon 🦝 made holes up there again last night. ) Tornado 🌪 came close (I’m terrified more of dust storms y earth quakes used to these but dust filled tornadoes where Grandma lives can’t get used to at all ripped her roof off once gets in the eyes very hard to breath which panics me).
Here’s Daughter with her JR Police Academy back in the day yes the guns loaded . They gave her a loaded launcher bazooka looking too for shooting tear gas into buildings. Never said they were smart,yes ripped into them for stupidity. They said they trusted only her. I wouldn’t lol 😂 she was at a bad age group (9yr olds are loose cannons so don’t give them a cannon!) Still raining here having flooding in many areas y no power but luckily we have power y no high waters in my home area. Poor hubby checking on his moms house,renters,his widow woman sister,y job sites. He can’t rest until he Che is them all out.
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Today changed A/C filter now eating healthier (last night stress ate). Exercising lightly.
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Kay: The haircut looks great!
Machka: Here in Oregon, the new normal is face masks and gloves. In fairness, I see a mix of people when I shop. Some have masks and others do not. I use mine to protect myself and my DH. He has more than one chronic illness—MS and diabetes. I need to stay healthy so that I don’t give him a disease. I also stay healthy for my own benefit.
Barbie: Berne’s expression makes me think that the waitstaff is not getting the job done to his expectations.
Heather: Congrats on getting in touch with your good friend.
(((Margaret))) I envision your mom in Heaven admiring what a great job you’ve done with your life.
Barbara: I think our dads would understand one another well. WWII was fought in Europe and the Pacific. In my dad’s case, the memories from the south seas and Solomon Islands caused sporadic nightmares for the balance of his life.
Barbie: For Mother’s Day I got telephone calls from both of my adult children. My daughter’s children traded the phone around and I got to talk to each of them. My son’s boy is too young for a phone chat but I got to see great video of him playing in the yard. :bigsmile:
Pip: Thanks for clarifying the car battery situation.
Yesterday was a beautiful day. Today it is rainy, and we're having a cozy morning inside the house. We ordered a new BBQ though ACE Hardware and it should be here within a few days. Our old BBQ is no longer useable. It lasted for several years, DH rebuilt it twice and now it needs to visit recycle heaven.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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cityjane and exermom you didn't miss it, today is my bday. thanks.
no workout yesterday or sat. yesterday went to a friends home to see her new back redone home space , fire pet, etc... by the little late, yogi had a blast going in the water. we did the distancing thing..today, going to clean up some more stuff and post it to sell, Kirby is off today, made me breakfast in bed... have a good one all4 -
Lisa, like Barbie I was surprised by the lack of diversity in your council, but then your explanation later made sense. Unfortunate that they are so bound up in their rules that it seems to have made them unable to roll with the punches. I think I hear echoes of Kim's camp council.....
Pip, Happy Birthday!
Lovely spring photos!
Reusable grocery bags: the grocery stores that I frequent are not allowing reusable bags in the store. I leave mine in the trunk of the car and just put the groceries back into the cart, then bag when I get to the car. It's an extra step, but a necessary one. When this first started, we were allowed to bring our bags in but they weren't to touch common areas, so I just set them up in the cart and did my own bagging. I had also taken the extra step of throwing them all in the washer and then the dryer to ensure they were clean. They are made of a cloth like material, I think some might be a recycled plastic but they don't feel like plastic. They washed and dried just fine.
Well, time to stop procrastinating and get on with my day! Meeting some friends on zoom this afternoon, we used to get together in person Monday afternoons but now we can't of course. I must say while the zoom is better than nothing, it is still a poor substitute. 😑
Evelyn, on rainy, damp Vancouver Island4 -
Happy Birthday, Pip!1
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Aches in my back and joints lately. Tired and headache too. Hope I’m not coming done with anything scary!
Thanks you all for the comments on the hat. I printed a pattern for a romper. I am gonna try that and also make masks for the park employees, 10 in all. 9 camouflage and 1 minion!
I am going to try almond milk yogurt in an insta pot. Wish me luck! Any tips?
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Happy birthday Pip! 2
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Kim - It didn't work-AGAIN! I've only had it work properly once and today's was an almost total washout. Any tips would be gratefully received.
The Hairy Biker's Lamb Tagine was a great success though.
Amazon brought me 5 pairs of reading glasses in bright colours and a book which I'm looking forward to reading.
Not much on TV tonight. We will watch Grayson Perry's Art Club.
I watched a French film this afternoon while DH sat in the garden. It's going to be very warm and sunny this week. Not my kind of weather!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Oh boy does it feel good to be home..
Even though taking care of Faith is basically a piece of cake.being away from your home base is tiring...i should be getting close to 1300.00 for being there for 5 1/2 days6 -
Almost passed out, dizzy spell like last year. No temp so just resting.
Got yogurt started. Couldn’t figure out boil on my pot. No adjust back ton. After research figured out I have to use the pressure cook on high for 5 min. So we shall see.
RV rita4
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