WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

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  • wizzywig
    wizzywig Posts: 1,246 Member
    :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,643 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I'm down a whole 3 kg (6.6 lbs) from my heaviest weight ever which I hit in mid-August. :)

    Congrats on your weight loss Lisa!

    Machka in Oz

    The last 6 weeks or so have been great for weight loss for some reason. I made a few small changes, and the weight has been coming off. I wouldn't have thought small changes would have done it, but here we are. I hope it continues!


    Today, I spent about an hour in the garden, digging mostly. I'm making a bit of progress digging the trench that will become my dry stream. It's a little bit slow going because I had planted a number of things in that garden last spring, and they're coming up this spring. So I was transplanting freesias as I went.

    Then we went to a local fresh fruit and veg market for ... fruit and veg! And a couple other things.

    And it was nice enough out that we got a bicycle ride in.

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    This coming week is a 5-day work week for me. I much prefer the shorter weeks I've had for the past 3 weeks. However, it will give me more time to climb stairs.


    Machka in Oz


  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,643 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Heather and all,

    The news about Josephine the ballerina is tough. Josie is in good spirits, but her lung tumors (metastases from the spinal tumor) have been stubborn, preventing a stem cell transplant that MD Anderson had hoped to perform if the chemo/radiation treatments could shrink the tumors by 30% first. So now they are going to St Judes in hopes of being in a trial. Josie keeps her spirits up, and is still the sweetest girl ever.

    Karen in Virginia

    That is unfair ... and I hope she gets the help she needs at St Judes.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,643 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    His attitude to entertaining is completely different to mine! I want everything to be easy, and prepared ahead, so I don’t have to be slaving over a hot stove at the last minute, and can can drift around cooly in nice clothes, and he likes to be performing acrobatics with grill tongs and juggling multiple dishes! Very manly! :p He was a professional chef for a while in his student days, but has always been keen and knowledgeable.
    The table setting though leaves a lot to be desired. In the end I set it, but with odds and ends of old mats and cutlery. :D
    The cake was fabulous, and he makes his own honeycomb.
    I'm inspired to try it next weekend. Have any of you made it? Kim?

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    My entertaining style is to invite people to a restaurant, preferably a restaurant with a variety of options: meat dishes, vegetarian dishes, etc.

    M in Oz



  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited September 2022
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,643 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    M – good luck on your test. When are you going for it? Which medications are your husband on?

    Michele NC

    The problem with getting those MRIs is that I will have to decide on a doctor, get my information transferred to that doctor, have an appointment with that doctor and convince that doctor that I want 2 MRIs. It may take a bit of time.

    He's on two different epilepsy medications as part of the transition. He's also on medications for his heart and brain.


    M in Oz
  • Rosemarie2972
    Rosemarie2972 Posts: 494 Member
    Katla, Such good news that your DH is able to sit outside! I hope he is able to come back to the apartment soon! That would be so good!
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,110 Member
    edited September 2022
    Morning ladies
    Boy that nyquil knocks you out and it works,im not stuffy anymore.. but I did close the windows.
    Have to pick up some groceries.. and then will be back.
    Right now Tracy and Kyle have no back up.. and ,I feel kind of stuck ..I love Miles ,but can't plan anything because of the schedule until he is at least preschool age.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,217 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Ii spent the day yesterday with DH. We sat outside and enjoyed the company of others. I hope that he will join me in the apartment in the near future. Wish me luck and DH will be able join me in the apartment.
    I miss him.

    :) How great that you are spending time with him and that he's feeling better.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Katla, Good news about your husband!

    Karen in Virginia
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    KJLamore- Wrap the watermelon’s in newspaper and put them on the windowsill. I am originally from New England and that is what we did with our tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables that didn’t ripen before the weather turned cold. Brown paper bags work as well. Good luck saving those two watermelon’s!
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,342 Member
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  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 647 Member
    Praying for Josie, Karen. She is a tough cookie.

    OMgosh jam0525, I'm sorry for your losses! Glad you found us.

    Cheering out Vikings today!

    Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,619 Member
    Heather ~ The photo of you holding the cat reminds me of your Bea! Also, very cute sprite photo.

    Karen ~ Prayers for Josephine. She has been through so much.

    Machka ~ Congrats on your weight loss.

    Chilly in Georgia this morning and some light rain! Good day to be inside.

    Carol
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,296 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,731 Member
    edited September 2022
    Jam0525 - What terrible losses. I am so sorry. I cannot imagine. <3<3<3

    We had an utterly delicious kedgeree this evening. We both adore it.

    Quiet day scheduled for tomorrow. DH is going to cook his signature chicken stew. :D I will finish excavating Memory Box 1. I can see a bunch of letters to look through, but should get it done.

    I've ordered some gluten free suet to make a Christmas Pudding for my son. We are invited there for Christmas, but I'm helping out with a few dishes. Gluten free stuffing, pudding, and bread sauce, plus the mashed swede and carrot I've already made and frozen. I'm just so grateful not to be entertaining. I can make everything ahead of time.

    Brighton and Hove won their women's football match. :D Edie was watching in person, so I'm sure that made her happy.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I am hoping that DH will be healthy enough to come home with me. He has done very well in his current facility, and I am hopeful. Our daughter has been a blessing. Today she is taking her daughter to the doctor.
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,704 Member
    Hi Gals,
    Jam0525 – Wow, what a tough go… welcome back – we are a good support group…

    Heather – I looked up Kedgeree it sounds great. What type of smoked fish do you use?

    Katla – so happy for you and DH

    Entertaining – I love to do it…. I try to keep the house picked up so at any time I can do about 15 minutes of a quick vacuum and a bit of pickup and good to go. For me that is part of the joy of not having too much stuff – no collections, very limited “dust-ables” (stuff that is just for pretty and ends up just needing dusting) I even limit the number of pictures on the walls, as those frames need to be dusted. I also keep a collection of stuff in the pantry and freezer that lets me put together a quick meal if I need to. I do love a pretty table, to that end, I have everyday dishes that all match, flat wear that is nice, and matching glass wear. My dishes are white with a vine of ivy around the edge, 3-4 tablecloths that blend, a vase, a couple of flowers from the yard and a sprig of ivy from where the neighbors ivy grows over the fence..and it’s done. I am also happy to cook while someone is here, if they have just shown up or called with just a short bit of notice, If I have time I do things ahead. I also meal plan for me, about 1 week in advance, and since I cook for just me I try to make enough for 3-4 servings which means I can always make the next planned meal early for last minute company.

    Smiles Kim in sunny N. California
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,208 Member
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    Happy Sunday Ladies! <3



    More silver linings to having Covid:

    Anosmia. (loss of sense of smell). Started in earnest yesterday. It was great, I couldn't smell the catbox as I cleaned it out. I peeled and chopped a whole cup of garlic, couldn't smell a thing. I'm making honey fermented garlic. The house must smell like an Italian kitchen! And I made salmon chowder for supper. Didn't have to smell the stinky salmon - I really don't mind the smell though. If my DH was here he would have been gagging, lol.

    Shake the Sugar - I didn't have any sugary treats in the house and couldn't go out to get any, so a win/win. The last thing my system needed to contend with was an overload of junk sugar. I didn't even miss it. I did have a couple pieces of buttered toast with a little honey and that was fine.

    Immune system tune-up. After being in semi-isolation for the past few years to keep from catching any crud that DH might pick up from me, my immune system T & B cells and other bug-killers, who had been off lounging on some beach somewhere, were yanked back and immediately sent to the front lines this past week and had to retrain a lot in the trenches. They have stepped up. And now that they are at the top of their game, they will be on full alert for any other colds, viruses or similar nasty actors. It's not all about antibodies. They go away when the game is over but this support crew has to be ready for the next one. From what I understand anyhow.

    Keeping my walking buddy at bay: I've come to the conclusion she's addicted to walking or me or both. :p She saw me walking early Weds AM (day 2) I just needed to get out of the house for 10 minutes and get fresh air. I was hoping no one saw me. About ten minutes after I got back in the house, I get the text "I saw you walking - how about we walk tomorrow at 7?" It caught me by surprise, I said OK. I realized later after I talked to my doc who gave me strict orders to NOT overdo it, just rest rest rest for the next week, that I wasn't thinking straight - I was in the middle of Covid- covid brain! and tried to text her to cancel. Freaking phone wouldn't let me text her. Message unsent. Tried 4 times. I can see the cell tower and her house from my driveway. This happens a lot. I tried the next morning, finally got through right before she'd be winging toward my place. I was exhausted, getting thoroughly ticked, and really wanted to be in bed instead of dealing with it.

    Well, I've had a lot of time to think. This illness has made me finally realize that I get to take control of my time, my priorities, my health, my schedule. I know this sounds like a given, but handing this over to others - like how I'd adjusted everything to care for DH as time went by - was insidious. And walking with her on a fairly regular during the pandemic and his illness was a respite. We grew to be good friends, and we both needed each other and probably stayed pretty well on an even keel because of it.

    But I'm not tied to his schedule anymore. I'm kind of tied to Rosie the schnauzer's, and I like that. She's not real demanding.

    So as Heather would say, time to reset my boundaries. Figure out what I want them to be. Looking forward to getting my energy back and spend time with folks other than those just who live on my block.

    Ok time to draw this epistle to a close for now, lol.

    Welcome new ladies! And a big congrats to all of you who are getting your exercise and steps in! I think I'll pull a Tai Chi DVD off the shelf and get a little slow balance training in.

    Make it a fabulous day!

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

    Hope you feel better soon.
    My son had Covid the same time I did, almost 2 yrs ago, and he still can't smell most things.(or at least the last time I asked him he said he couldn't). He was really tired for about a week I was told(I was quarantined at mom's/too exhausted to even think about driving the backroads for over an hour to get home for the first 3 weeks)
    His girlfriend also had it, tired for the week but that was it. She was staying here because her parents didn't want her at their house. We all got it from my parents on Christmas day.
    Everyone gets different side effects. The two biggest ones were extreme exhaustion that last over 3 weeks for me and then my hair started falling out- lost what seemed to be about half of it.

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