WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2021
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Ugh! Menopause is the worst! One minute I'm skipping happily up front to the register with my healthy frozen meals and my tuna pouches and the next.....BAM! It hits me that it's going to take forever to get rid of my belly and there they are...right up front....all the Little Debbie snacks. Yeah, I could use JUST ONE Ding-Dong. No big deal. But if I do, I'll hate myself. How much of all this is menopause and how much is trying to rewire my brain regarding my eating habits? I just started on estrogen. When is it supposed to start WORKING?!5
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Anniesquats100 wrote: »I walked ten minutes. Yay! I did more stretching this time.
Keep on keeping on, friend. You got dis! I'm proud of you!2 -
Debbie--Praying all goes well and that your sister does not cause problems. Hugs
Heather--I am also excited for your curise as when you share I feel like I am traveling with you.
Barbie--Great news about Jake's results.
They are talking strong storms tonight so make sure we put the car in the garage. This has sure been a strange year weather wise.
After her appointment today DGD let me know she is 2 1/2 cem dialated and baby could come any day. I am so excited as after 3 boys she is so ready for a girl. I went to our hospital gift shop and picked up 4 outfits. So cute, one is a Nebraska dress with little panties. DGD was our first grandchild and always been pretty special and spoiling her little ones is easy. Now I need to get busy and get the blanket done, still working on the one for DGS that was born last Sunday. Did get him somethings from the gift shop too. Spending my overtime
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND NE
thank you!!! My nephew talked to my mom late last night(they both messaged me when they got done talking but it was too late for me to call mom, I was already in bed, after 10:30) He said he told mom everything. Found out only two of the eight grandkids and none of the 3 great grandkids will be at the service. One of those is my son, the other is the one coming with my sister from CO. Haven't heard if the one that lives right in town will come.
Sad that my one nephew won't be coming down from Seattle-not sure what happened as he had planned on flying down last thing I heard until late last night- the only good part of that is my younger sister will be at mom's and she will make SURE my older sister does not come on the property if she has her dogs with her- the two do NOT get along- I am the one in the middle. I was looking forward to time with mom without younger sister but that can wait. She won't have a problem calling my older sister out- Hope it doesn't come to that. Mom does not need the stress.
Got all three picture frames done- hard to look at on some levels but love seeing that amazing smile in every single one of them.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
edit- just realized, this was taken before I found the last, perfect picture- dad and I walking down the aisle to get married to hubby #15 -
DH & I stopped in at a local ice-cream store and each had one scoop of chocolate -peanutbutter Tillamook icecream. If I buy a dish, I can enjoy the treat. If I buy a carton I eat WAY too much.😳2
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Hello All,
BINGE EATING EPISODES I’m struggling with late night bingey episodes. I can be in bed, unable to fall sleep - and feel a powerful tug to get up and snack. Sometimes it starts as simply needing the bathroom. But, I’ll detour by the kitchen on my way back to bed even though I’m not really hungry. I was able to crack down on binge episodes last year with some success. I track it daily. And, try to understand the triggers.
SLEEP ISSUES My poor sleep habits are a big part of it. As is - feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, etc. I’m thinking about talking to my doctor about sleep meds. Maybe a short run to get me on track. I honestly don’t even know if it’s possible to get sleep on track at this point. It’s often 3am-6am before I fall asleep. Hub has sleep problems too - due to neck and back pain. And, then there’s my mother (94) here with us. If she’s having arthritic back pain or a knot in a muscle - she’ll be up and down and I don’t sleep until I get her settled. So, maybe my sleep cycle is 5am to Noon or 2pm. If only the rest of the world operated on my schedule. 🤷🏼♀️
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ACCOUNTABILITY So, for a little accountability - I’ll post daily on my success
Tuesday, May 25th. NO BINGE! YAY! I want to hit a streak and see how long I can keep it going. I don’t expect perfection. I just want to redirect my self-comfort strategy to other non-food methods. Deep breathing. Journaling. Etc. And, I’ll work on other things. Get my head back in the game.
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Did Biggest Loser Killer Circuit DVD then went for a walk. Work tomorrow so no formal exercise.
Debbie – lovely outfit. You are so talented. Wish I could do that.
Lisa – how labor intensive it will be to find the price of the cookies. I know that I wouldn’t do it. How would you price out the flour, that’s what I would be thinking. And the baking soda/powder? You can figure out the eggs and chips, even brown sugar, the butter. Good luck, let me know what you come up with. I’ll let you do the work <snicker>
Heather – good for you booking that cruise!
The vet called today to express his condolences for Bonnie. That made Vince more teary. Well, time heals all wounds. I’m still hurting from Cocoa, just not as much. And Cocoa has been gone well over 20 years now.
The guys have gone to Waffle House. I just have no desire.
I have found that not only is one of my new passions seeing how many steps I can get in, another is to try to reduce the time it takes for me to walk around the block. So far it’s a little less than 1-1/2 mile and I usually do that in 35 minutes.
Ceramics tonight
Annie DE – good for you getting in 10 minutes. It’s a start, pretty soon it’ll be 15 then 20 then 25 and so on
Debbie – how sad that the kids won’t be at the funeral. I sure hope things work out for you and your mom.
Ginger – I can do real well all day, and then the evening hits and things go to pot if I let them. I have found that a few saltine crackers help as does some applesauce. I buy those individual cups and freeze them. Frozen grapes also seem to take a long time to eat.
The guy who is going to do the landscaping in front of the house came by today to video what it is that needs to be done.
Michele NC3 -
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I enjoyed going to the French Circle - my first IRL meeting.
The windows were open, we were masked and there was sanitizer on the tables. I spoke French the whole time to a couple of women, including one who lives in the next road. I made loads of mistakes, but kept forging on regardless. 
At least my accent is good!
I came back on the bus with the neighbour.
I've been under calories for 4 days, so I reckon I might have lost a pound if I can do the same tomorrow. I will weigh myself on Friday. Hoping for a tiny loss.
The cruises are a year away, so we hope covid is under control by then. If not there are several levels of insured refund, and I paid the deposit by credit card just in case. I can dream until then. Tonight was the furthest I've travelled in 14 months. About 4 miles. I have just stuck to where I can walk to locally.
Terri - I think DH has had enough of all the holiday hassle too. I wonder if he will fly again. I will go on my own or with a friend for a long weekend, if I have to. I might persuade him to go abroad by train. We are so lucky to live near to both Southampton and Dover ports for the cruises, so we can be picked up at our door and don't even have to carry our own luggage! Is there nothing sailing from Belfast?
Ireland is a gorgeous country though. I learnt a bit of Irish for a trip over to Inishmore from Galway, and it was much appreciated! We had fabulous food just about everywhere. I've been on three different trips over there, including Belfast and the North.
I may take a couple of trips up to London in the coming months as there are some exhibitions I really fancy at the V&A and the British Museum. I will probably meet a girlfriend up there. The train from Hove takes around an hour.
I'm a bit hungry, but I'm determined to stick at my calorie limit. Bed is calling.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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DH & I stopped in at a local ice-cream store and each had one scoop of chocolate -peanutbutter Tillamook icecream. If I buy a dish, I can enjoy the treat. If I buy a carton I eat WAY too much.😳
that is one of my favorites too!!!
I found a fun treat and less calories- get cool whip, add PB2 and coco powder, mix together and then put on graham crackers to make a sandwich, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze- great tasting "ice cream sandwich" Even my non-healthy eating guys really liked them0 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »I enjoyed going to the French Circle - my first IRL meeting. The windows were open, we were masked and there was sanitizer on the tables. I spoke French the whole time to a couple of women, including one who lives in the next road. I made loads of mistakes, but kept forging on regardless. At least my accent is good!
I came back on the bus with the neighbour.
I've been under calories for 4 days, so I reckon I might have lost a pound if I can do the same tomorrow. I will weigh myself on Friday. Hoping for a tiny loss.
The cruises are a year away, so we hope covid is under control by then. If not there are several levels of insured refund, and I paid the deposit by credit card just in case. I can dream until then. Tonight was the furthest I've travelled in 14 months. About 4 miles. I have just stuck to where I can walk to locally.
Terri - I think DH has had enough of all the holiday hassle too. I wonder if he will fly again. I will go on my own or with a friend for a long weekend, if I have to. I might persuade him to go abroad by train. We are so lucky to live near to both Southampton and Dover ports for the cruises, so we can be picked up at our door and don't even have to carry our own luggage! Is there nothing sailing from Belfast?
Ireland is a gorgeous country though. I learnt a bit of Irish for a trip over to Inishmore from Galway, and it was much appreciated! We had fabulous food just about everywhere. I've been on three different trips over there, including Belfast and the North.
I may take a couple of trips up to London in the coming months as there are some exhibitions I really fancy at the V&A and the British Museum. I will probably meet a girlfriend up there. The train from Hove takes around an hour.
I'm a bit hungry, but I'm determined to stick at my calorie limit. Bed is calling.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
We love the fact that getting to the cruise ship that we have always gone on(only 4 times but each on the Grand Princess) is so easy to get to. We take the ferry from our town(dh drops us off there, takes his car back to his mom's just a couple blocks away and has a friend drop him off at the ferry)into San Francisco and there is just a short walk from Pier 1 to the pier where the ship is.
When we go on our next one, not sure when, it will most likely be another one on Princess but different ship as they have rotated them.1 -
You are all so inspiring!
I had my GRRRR moments at work again (SIL) but was overall a good day. I started the day with work paperwork. Was running behind and getting overwhelmed when I realized that Steve made the bed and was watering my hanging baskets! Such thoughtful help!!!! So unexpected. My shoe came apart at work. I ran around in my socks except when I had to go into the back or outside. My bottom got wet taking out a mower in the rain. My SIL left at 3 even knowing I had bills to total-SMH. I had a customer comment on her attitude with me yesterday...Just another day with Miss 50%.
Still need to do dishes, but dinner done. Reckon I should get some work done. I don't want to be doing it this weekend.
Eat well. Sleep well. Love well.
LisaKinVA- Home sweet home! I graduated from Annandale HS. My brother is in New Market. I have now been in OH since 1987, yet still call the DC area home.
Kylia still catching up from 2 days off in Ohio3 -
For now with Drew I will continue Nextguard and try to avoid woody and long grassy areas. I will also spray a peppermint solution on me and spray some of it on my hands and rub on her. I tried one time on her and could tell upset her.
Just had a great zoom sing with my choir for Memorial Day. Son and DH went to ballgame and then at on deck at our other son's house. A busy day... 4 -
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Michele: We lost our sweet old dog about the same time your lost your kitty. It seems so hard to accept the loss of loved pets, Losing a dear pet is hard.
M in OZ: I am happy to hear you’ve had your second Pfizer vaccination. It is not easy, but it is effective. We’re happy we took ours some time ago.
I miss my pup, Schooner: Losing a beloved dog is hard. It has been a little while, but my sadness has not gone away, yet.
Katla, Missing our sweet old dog.
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Last night I realised I didn't know the French for 'cruise', or the Orkney Islands. So I Google Translated them this morning. A cruise is 'une croisière', and it is 'les Îles Orcades'.
What a miracle Google Translate is! I know it makes mistakes, and, in the early days, some of the translations were laughable, but it's an amazing tool and can speak sentences out loud to you. You can have a lot of fun.
Debbie - Where did you go to? Our ships are really tiny compared to yours, only 999 passengers. Saga only takes over 50s, but most are in their 70s, or older.
DH's sister is going to ring us this evening. It's been a while since we chatted. She is on the list for a complete ankle replacement. Only a couple of surgeons can do it in the UK. She smashed it in her twenties, jumping into the sea, and hit a rock. Up until now she has managed pretty well, but she will be 68 next month. We get on very well and have missed her over lockdown.
Machka - I felt like that, mostly stayed in bed, but it only lasted a day. I'm the same with the flu jab. I bounced back better the next day though! I was soooo happy to be double vaxxed.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx1 -
Morning ladies
Got maybe 2 hrs sleep last night..and have been awake since 2 this morning. I am having a cup of tea and watching the local news..
I did recieve a save the date for my 2nd cousins wedding in October in Nashville while I would love to have my brother with me ,he is a smoker and i just cant handle being in a hotel room or a car with him puffing away..
You know I like to plan ahead so will see if i can book.hotel and car and flight all refundable in case something with my health changes1 -
Allie
- Funny you'd say that about the smoking. I started to get in the wrong car yesterday as I was leaving the store and accidentally opened the driver's side door of a silver car sitting next to my silver car. Snapped my head right back out of there. They had an ashtray in the console filled with cigarette butts, and the smell was just insanely bad. I find it hard to believe I was willing to smell like that for decades on end.
Machka
_ That second shot pretty much took me down too, for 24 hours. Like a mini-version of the flu - fever, headache and chills in rapid succession. But I woke the next day feeling like a million bucks, so there's that.
Michele
- Not terribly hard, and something I really enjoy, figuring out how much things actually cost. In the spoiler are a few really boring paragraphs on how to cost things out.For years, I've costed out things like bone-in meats. It bothers me that you're paying by the pound for a roast with bones in it that you can't eat. I've done the equations often for how much is inedible in bone-in meats vs. how much it costs for meats with the bones removed. The consumer usually comes out on top of that equation but by fairly small amounts. However, I always take that into consideration when I'm checking prices in the supermarket.
For instance, Kretchmer is selling large full hams without bones in our local supermarket for $2 a pound. To make my husband ham sandwiches for a week takes about a pound of ham. So we buy them and cut them up into one-pound chunks and freeze them. A ten-pound ham makes ten weeks of lunches for my husband, and it means I can make him a full sandwich for less than 50 cents for the meat. When I buy processed lunch meats, that price goes up over $1 per sandwich now, more than double. We also tend to buy roast beef and cook the whole roast, then slice that up for his sandwiches--much cheaper than lunch meat by the pound, better taste, and fewer chemicals.
It also annoys me that they mark up vegetables so sharply if they slice them instead of you. A veggie tray that costs $8.50 to buy is $1 of vegetables, sliced in small chunks, nothing more. Gah.
But, I know you're all waiting on tenterhooks for me to reveal that in the end, it cost me 34.5 cents to make each cookie, even with overhead (gas, electric, etc.). I'm going to sell them for $1.50 each (they're bigger around than my outstretched hand). So, for $19 cost, I can make $82 revenue. It's not a bad return. All in, it pays me at $35 an hour for actual labor. I can cope with that. And I know for sure that the items that went into them were premium and taste amazing, from the butter to the local eggs.
And Michele - now that recipes often come with measurements by weight, and items like flour also show their price per ounce in the store or online, it's easier than it's ever been to know what you're spending for anything you bake.
I'm actually feeling better myself. Tuesday night I was up every other hour, and I spent all day yesterday twanging--my gut was in spasm all day, which made me feel like I was internally vibrating from my breastbone to my pelvis and out to my ribs. Exhausting. However, I got up only once in the night last night, and felt sooooo much better this morning. My gut has settled down, and I've got the meds balanced better.
Heather - it sounds as if you're jumping back into life with both feet. Nice to hear you looking forward again.
Might make brownies today. Still deciding.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR3 -
I'm feeling slightly better than earlier this morning.
Shot at 11 am yesterday.
Pain began about 4 am today.
Slightly better at 9 pm today.
I've been a little bit hot and cold and slightly nauseated & dizzy (although not more than my hot flashes) ... just mainly a whole lot of pain.
I am glad that I could get it, not relieved because it doesn't change anything in our lives, but glad I could help.
I just wish I could get Pfizer for my husband.
M in Oz2 -
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Good morning, all! Happy Thursday! It is my last work day, this week. For the first time EVER I have taken tomorrow (the Friday before Memorial Day) off! For so many years, I have been open and watched children, while their parents have had it off and used the day to do what they like without their kids. It will be nice to have the four day weekend. My old lawnmower, Bill (yes, I name my tools and appliances), was replaced by a new, shiny, red mower named Marie K (because she fold up to save space and will be gotten rid of when she no longer sparks joy). So, I will spend part of my weekend with Marie K. I am also going to be doing some shopping and getting a few of my "classroom" projects done in the backyard. I will also be checking in with a few local childcare centers to see if anyone is putting in an order for Oaki all weather gear. If I can find someone else who is ordering some things from them, it will get me about $20 off per suit (so $40, rather than $60). I want to get about a dozen of their all weather suits so that the kids can play outside in all kinds of weather and messiness.
Welcome new ladies!
Vicki- So excited for you and your new (pending) grandbaby!
Kylia - I completely forgot that you are knowledgeable about lawnmowers. I will have to hit you up for some insight with my new one and also regarding riding mowers. So happy your hubby did a couple little things for you! It does feel good to know that they notice our stress. May your SIL be cursed with warm beer and cold showers!
Well, kids have arrived. Thursdays are my "busy" day of the week with nine kids here. Hoping the forecast of rain for today, holds off until naptime! Right now the sun is shining and the skies are blue, so we will be outside right away and for as long as possible! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)3 -
Margaret
I didn't realize that you had other sons other than the one that passed! How many children were you blessed with? I always wanted more but DH was against having any more than our one son.
Lisa
Happy baking! Hope you make lots of money and enjoy.
Debbie
Good wishes for your upcoming weekend. Hope the older sister figures out that the dogs are not welcome and glad the younger sister will stand up for you and your mom.
Gotta go water the sod which is not doing very well in many places. The lawn guy assured me it was zoysia but I have a feeling it is not. I and DH hand sprigged one inch Amazoy plugs that still do well in most of the front yard.
Carol in GA
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Spent a very frustrating 45 mins trying to find out how to put accents on to letters on a Windows 10 laptop. Looked it up on Google, but couldn't manage it. Grrr! In the end I accessed my memoir through Dropbox on my tablet and altered the document that way. However, I've researched it again and I think I understand the instructions now. I was using the wrong keyboard numbers. I was trying to write Pêche Melba. Alt 0234 on the letter keys is ê. Haven't tried it yet.
Waiting in for an Amazon delivery. I will row and watch Call My Agent. I have nearly finished it all for the second time around.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Levi apparently likes Caesar salad.
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Lisa: Levi is a cutie! I am charmed by his sweet face. 😊0
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Did Biggest Loser Killer Circuit DVD then went for a walk. Work tomorrow so no formal exercise.
Debbie – lovely outfit. You are so talented. Wish I could do that.
Lisa – how labor intensive it will be to find the price of the cookies. I know that I wouldn’t do it. How would you price out the flour, that’s what I would be thinking. And the baking soda/powder? You can figure out the eggs and chips, even brown sugar, the butter. Good luck, let me know what you come up with. I’ll let you do the work <snicker>
Heather – good for you booking that cruise!
The vet called today to express his condolences for Bonnie. That made Vince more teary. Well, time heals all wounds. I’m still hurting from Cocoa, just not as much. And Cocoa has been gone well over 20 years now.
The guys have gone to Waffle House. I just have no desire.
I have found that not only is one of my new passions seeing how many steps I can get in, another is to try to reduce the time it takes for me to walk around the block. So far it’s a little less than 1-1/2 mile and I usually do that in 35 minutes.
Ceramics tonight
Annie DE – good for you getting in 10 minutes. It’s a start, pretty soon it’ll be 15 then 20 then 25 and so on
Debbie – how sad that the kids won’t be at the funeral. I sure hope things work out for you and your mom.
Ginger – I can do real well all day, and then the evening hits and things go to pot if I let them. I have found that a few saltine crackers help as does some applesauce. I buy those individual cups and freeze them. Frozen grapes also seem to take a long time to eat.
The guy who is going to do the landscaping in front of the house came by today to video what it is that needs to be done.
Michele NC
Michele- thanks- I started sewing when I was in 4th grade and love it. I even made my dress when I got married to current DH- I paid less for all the fabric for it than my parents paid just for alterations on my first dress (was a size 4 and only 4'11" when I got married the first time so quite a bit of alterations. I haven't sewn anything for myself in years-because of my weight, I didn't like how anything fit. Still not happy but working on it.
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Last night I realised I didn't know the French for 'cruise', or the Orkney Islands. So I Google Translated them this morning. A cruise is 'une croisière', and it is 'les Îles Orcades'.
What a miracle Google Translate is! I know it makes mistakes, and, in the early days, some of the translations were laughable, but it's an amazing tool and can speak sentences out loud to you. You can have a lot of fun.
Debbie - Where did you go to? Our ships are really tiny compared to yours, only 999 passengers. Saga only takes over 50s, but most are in their 70s, or older.
DH's sister is going to ring us this evening. It's been a while since we chatted. She is on the list for a complete ankle replacement. Only a couple of surgeons can do it in the UK. She smashed it in her twenties, jumping into the sea, and hit a rock. Up until now she has managed pretty well, but she will be 68 next month. We get on very well and have missed her over lockdown.
Machka - I felt like that, mostly stayed in bed, but it only lasted a day. I'm the same with the flu jab. I bounced back better the next day though! I was soooo happy to be double vaxxed.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
We have gone south, along the California coast down to Ensenada a few times and we went up north up the coast up into Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria.
I would love to do one of the ones out of Florida but he isn't interested in that.
We may do the Alaskan one next but most likely repeat one we have already done.
Won't be going on any until things are lifted some- the one restriction he read about that is a deal breaker is that you HAVE to book an excursion in order to be allowed off the ship. We like to get off the ship and just walk around the area, meet up with friends or just shop. As of now, he said you can't do that.
I wish I had a friend to go on a cruise with. DH always invites a friend of his- really nice guy and fun to be around, but every single trip it is all of us- the guys talk and I am ignored- I even talked to DH about it before our last cruise and he did a little better but not great. They are already planning a Vegas trip-I told him if the big pool is open I will go(it is AMAZING) if not, I am staying home.
Debbie1
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