WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2023

GodMomKim

Hi Gals,

It is hot in much of the US (probably other places too, I am just not keeping up) And with Ginny’s spell and the news I got yesterday about a young (28 yr old) friend who’s first ever dog died from heat exhaustion - Please remember to keep hydrated – keep your friends, family and furry ones hydrated – stay out of the sun as much as possible, cool cloths, fans and wet (kiddie pools, spray bottles) does help. I do not have AC but with careful use of fans in the evenings and drapes closed on the sunny side – I can keep my home 15-20 degrees F cooler than outside.
Just for the pup lovers – My friend was hiking with his dog, and did not realize that he did not have enough water with him for what the dog would need and carried his 65 lb dog out and into AC but it was to late. We are all heart broken.

So I have added in the swimming and have done the math – 1 mile in the pool I have access to is 178 laps! I am not sure I can keep track of the laps that long LOL! But I am at 78 laps I will do that many for 4-5 times before adding. No weight loss yet, but I am feeling the sore muscles and better than that I am feeling stronger, and some shoulder soreness is gone, I am probably strengthening the supporting muscles.

Debbie – thinking good thoughts for your MIL to move and be content. The place I am looking at for my mom is in the 8-9,000 a month without medical services but does have meals, cleaning and laundry for sheets and towels (they strip and remake the beds) which is all she needs. But getting her to say yes is crazy hard. She offered to give me $300 a month and move in here. That was a great BIG no. Honestly after the hell she put me through I am not sure I would do it for $8,000 LOL - I would like her to have the social aspect that she would get in the senior living environment.

Rita – take good care! Sending love
Lisa -ETC I can learn this I wasn’t sure I could get used to just ETC…. So glad to hear the reset has worked in your favor.
Beth – Glad you are able to gather with your mom for her birthday.

Kim in HOT N. California

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grandmallie

Little boy today at daycare,and i stopped after getting xrays..
He was outside mowing.. well he grabbed moms phone and walks off with it and had me cracking up because he puts it to his ear and says hiya and starts jabbering away..to to funny..
Had dinner at Trudys then watched the movie at our Movie theater.. a Mel Brooks movie always a laugh..
Xrays from what i can figure is mild osteoporosis in both hands,spine a little bit of a curve and other than that fairly well off some of the bloodwork still a few weeks out..

Anniesquats100

Good evening ladies!

Today I ate 1243 calories. A few extra portions of chocolate. But after two days off, I got back to my exercise program: thirty minutes on the bike with intervals, and an hour of yoga, and thirty minutes of aerobic walking, Yay! My deficit is 372, which is not bad.

My Dad's new computer is not set up correctly yet; the monitor gets no signal. But tomorrow we hope to call for help. And tomorrow I will curb my stress eating.

My sister will be here Monday. And then the week will be crazy, with lots of pressure to dump my exercise and eating habits and eat with the family. The goal for next week is maintenance. I will do the best I can.

Annie in Delaware

Machka9

ginnytez wrote: »

Rita-hope kidney infection responds to meds quickly. Happy to hear son seems to be leveling out. And Rita-we all have good days and bad days!
Debbie-you certainly have a lot going on! Hope you can find balance during all of this.
Annie-you will figure out the rest of the computer. More important than scale-can you notice a difference in the look and feel of clothes?
Lanette-I like the parts of day concept. I also follow that a day is 24 hours and I can restart counting first hour whenever I chose! Typically a whole day isn't horrible but we focus on the part that was.
Barbara-hate hearing fires are still going.
Allie-it's a hard thing for a kid to not get some of the junk that is out there. They will face it at school and other places. I think if parents try to set a good foundation they can balance it out. My grandchildren are making some pretty smart choices with a bit of junk sprinkled in.

I wear dresses to work (not all of the time) but for big meetings I usually do. On hot days they are also very comfortable. I either wear pantyhose or go bare legs-never done leggings.

Latest health faux pas:

So worked at food pantry last night and the heat and humidity got to me. Was standing there helping, sweating profusely and started feeling strange-kind of weak and woozy. Went and sat down, felt like I might pass out so I laid on bench. They wanted to call squad and I tried to explain I have had it before with my thyroid stuff and to give it a few minutes. Tried to get up to walk inside-nope-laid on grown fro a few before I fell. They brought me cold water and towels and after a few I could make it inside (with assistance). After sitting for a bit I was ok to drive home. There is a nurse in the group and she kept an eye on me and let them know I was responding well and no need for squad. Biggest effect is the spells wear me out-couldn't take off work today so I am dragging tonight! I didn't pay attention to the temperature or the humidity and take some of the steps I usually take (ice scarf, etc.). I am going to go in and watch tv in bed pretty soon and just rest.

Off to relax. Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

That does sound scary!

You've been with your company for a while ... surely you've got sick leave???


I have never found a pair of pantyhose that I've liked, and I've tried a whole bunch.
If it's warm, they make me very itchy.
They're never long enough. Even during the years I was down around 125 lbs, my leggy 5'6" self was too long for even the bigger queen-sized pantyhose. I have no hope now.
They often cut me at the top of my thighs, as above, even in a queen-sized pair when I was slender, they cut me. I have no hope with them now.
I've tried pantyhose tights with cotton to ease the itching ... they're not stretchy enough.

My body must be weird.

I just don't understand why they can't make a decent pair of pantyhose out of legging material.

These are the leggings I use in winter:
https://www.target.com.au/p/heat-innovation-long-john-thermal-pants-style-llj42474/67128006

Smooth and silky: Acrylic/Viscose/Elastane


Machka in Oz

Whidislander

grandmallie wrote: »

Little boy today at daycare,and i stopped after getting xrays..
He was outside mowing.. well he grabbed moms phone and walks off with it and had me cracking up because he puts it to his ear and says hiya and starts jabbering away..to to funny..
Had dinner at Trudys then watched the movie at our Movie theater.. a Mel Brooks movie always a laugh..
Xrays from what i can figure is mild osteoporosis in both hands,spine a little bit of a curve and other than that fairly well off some of the bloodwork still a few weeks out..

Cute pictures but I can see him just throwing that phone to the ground...😂🙃
Rebecca
Whidbey
WA

Machka9

Anniesquats100 wrote: »

Ginny your spell sounds scary! Glad you were able to handle it with good sense and avoid falling down. And yes my clothes are looser! I will measure again on Monday, but I know I lost an inch each in my hips and waist. Yay!

I never wear dresses. I like to wear my joggers so I can exercise without changing clothes. But it's getting tougher because I sweat on the bike.

Annie in Delaware

I actually like changing into my cycling kit or running/exercise kit.

I think of it as changing into my Super Woman costume.

Machka in Oz

Machka9

skuehn48

Snowflake1968

Barbie - a lavender festival sounds so incredible.

Heather - I really enjoy the art you are doing. You’re very talented.

Debbie - I was raised that you wore a dress to church. I was shocked when a few years ago I went to church and people were wearing jeans and tshirts.

Rita - I hope you son finds a suitable job and gets his life on track.

Ginny - glad that you had a nurse there to make sure you were responding well.

Annie - I didn’t like the changing aspect either. I used to take my walks in the evening, come home have my bath and put pj’s on.
I have been wanting to get back to my walks, the weather is not cooperating at all. Either too smoky, too hot or too wet. There hasn’t been many optimal days to get back to it.

I bet you can do it next week! You have really been kicking butt!

I went to the ceramics shop today and helped a bit.
This evening I made a card for our daughter and son in law. When I was there last weekend the mosquitoes were terrible. I found a mosquito light that was on sale at Amazon, when I told her about it she told me to add it to her Christmas list.
They are coming for supper Sunday night so I am wrapping it up for them. I made this card to go with it.

dlfk202000

GodMomKim wrote: »

Hi Gals,

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Debbie – thinking good thoughts for your MIL to move and be content. The place I am looking at for my mom is in the 8-9,000 a month without medical services but does have meals, cleaning and laundry for sheets and towels (they strip and remake the beds) which is all she needs. But getting her to say yes is crazy hard. She offered to give me $300 a month and move in here. That was a great BIG no. Honestly after the hell she put me through I am not sure I would do it for $8,000 LOL - I would like her to have the social aspect that she would get in the senior living environment.



Kim in HOT N. California

That is crazy that your mom thinks paying you $300 a month to live with you again would be ok.Your sanity is worth sooo much more.
I told a friend that if MIL were to move in here(it would never happen- dh couldn't deal with 24/7 with her, I would move OUT.

Machka9

Machka9

Whidislander wrote: »

grandmallie wrote: »

Little boy today at daycare,and i stopped after getting xrays..
He was outside mowing.. well he grabbed moms phone and walks off with it and had me cracking up because he puts it to his ear and says hiya and starts jabbering away..to to funny..
Had dinner at Trudys then watched the movie at our Movie theater.. a Mel Brooks movie always a laugh..
Xrays from what i can figure is mild osteoporosis in both hands,spine a little bit of a curve and other than that fairly well off some of the bloodwork still a few weeks out..

Cute pictures but I can see him just throwing that phone to the ground...😂🙃
Rebecca
Whidbey
WA

My thought too!

grandmallie

Well he didn't throw it on the ground he was good and just put it on the ground lol,thats why its moms phone and not mine lol.

TerriRichardson112

Annie: Well done on the inch losses. All your exercise is paying off. Sounds like you’re building some muscle.
Barbie: You are so right. We use the technology for so much.
Lanette: 🫶the chickens.
Heather: Bravo for getting your next book to this important stage. 🥰 Going with the flow. It’s is fine for most areas of my life, but not for my food intake 😝

For me, tracking is crucial, and with MFP, it is quick and simple. Any time I have eased off in the past, my weight has crept up, so it’s worth the 5 minutes a day that I spend planning my eating. I still weigh portions as my guesstimates tend to be too generous 😝 I weigh most days, but don’t stress about it. It’s just data. Weight fluctuates daily. It’s no big deal, as long as the trend is steady.

🤗 🤗 🤗 and 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 to those who want/need them.

☘️ Terri

Machka9

TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

For me, tracking is crucial, and with MFP, it is quick and simple.
☘️ Terri

Yes!

I have been tracking calories since I was about 17 or 18 years old. Any time I observed that I was gaining a bit of weight, I would track calories (and ensure I was eating fewer calories than I was burning) for 3 weeks. That was enough to get me back on track.

Back then, I read my mother's medical texts, dug through books in the library, and read health & fitness articles in magazines to try to find calorie amounts in food. It wasn't easy! I would keep notebooks of what information I could find.

As time went by, it became a bit easier. A grocery store started publishing the calorie amounts in fresh fruit and veg ... so I kept that information and added it to my list.

Gradually, packaged products started adding labels to their products which included calories and I added them to my list.

Excel arrived on the scene and my handwritten list became a spreadsheet. Plus my tracking became a spreadsheet too.

Then, online systems were developed and I tried several. In the early days, they were huge pains in the butt! Using a spreadsheet was easier. But I did persevere and track for my usual 3 weeks using this one and that one to try them out and see what I liked and didn't like.

At last, someone recommended MFP to me and it was revolutionary! Definitely the easiest tracking system I've come across. For the first time ever, I stuck with it for 15 weeks, and then again for about 11 weeks in 2015.

If someone is here and wants to lose weight, MFP makes the tracking easy.


Machka in Oz

LisaInArkansas

Beth - Enjoy your time with your mom - I'm so glad you were able to get her close to you so you can have her with you or visit anytime you want.

Ginny - Totally missed your bit of a collapse, had to go back and find it. Glad there was a nurse, glad you're OK. Heat issues can be incredibly debilitating, and quite scary.

Love,
Lisa ETC

Anniesquats100

Thank you, Machka, Lisa ETC, Ginny and others for encouraging me through my little upset. I love having you all in my pocket! You are helping me put it into perspective. It was a few days off my routine; no police, no hospitals involved. Really a minor thing, except that it thwarted my goals. That's one of the tough parts of dementia - the people I live with can't remember any of my goals or plans. Every conversation is about them, all the time.

When my sister's visit is over, I shall have to think of a new challenge. Meanwhile there is just a little bit more to do on Dad's computer.

Annie in Delaware

LisaInArkansas

Annie - You're so welcome! I don't always comment, but I do read your stats every day and smile. I can see how, by being able to think of yourself here, you can gain some balance for the constant attention and worry and frustration of caregiving for your parents. It must be hard when every conversation is a completely new day. I hope your sister's visit will help some to just be yourself for a little while.

Machka - My first calorie-counting was having to lose 60 pounds to enlist in the Air Force - I was 18, and I did it in 60 days (never did THAT again, and no one should!). I remember going through those calorie counting books one after another, one would have what I wanted, one wouldn't--starting a new notebook to start a new diet. MFP, especially with the barcode reader, was just blissful!

Kim - Kinda thought that might be coming with your mom... $300 (or even $8,000) vs. your sanity? Yeah, you're making the right choice on that one. Love that the swimming is doing you good - don't forget that it's actually dehydrating, too. Your friend's loss of their dog is so tragic, I'm so sorry.

Allie - So glad the tests were reasonably good. Miles is turning into a real charmer... Missing my grands, and Hawaii is an awful long way away More on that in a bit.

Rita - I look for your updates every day, and so glad that this thread is a small haven for you... glad to hear good news of your son, too.

Barbara AHMOD - Always see yours too, and you keep me reminded of other people's I may have missed. It's always lovely to read your observations on everyone, I find insight in each.

Heather - Did I say I love the newest piece? I can't remember whether I said it, but I do. I really struggle with representing light, no matter whether it's acryclics or watercolor... I do think you're getting there more than you might think, certainly better than I've done.

Making a first try at foccacia bread this morning--need to get in and get it in the pan for a second proof. If it turns out well, I'll put a link. It's a no-knead type, so super easy to put together so far.

More in a while~
Lisa ETC

barbiecat

This has been my new life since I found MFP in 2009. I know what foods are nutrition dense and healthy for me and those are the foods I eat. I seek every opportunity to be active. I don't eat for recreation, entertainment, or stress reduction. I don't eat to please other people. I make intentional decisions to deviate from my plan and don't have any "finish line". I want to live a long and healthy life. I make a point of seeking out people who are encouraging and stay away from those who aren't. It helps me to have a routine so I don't lose time and energy trying to decide what to do. It is because of MFP and this thread that I've figured out what works for me and get the encouragement to continue day by day.

Kim, Bravo for telling you mom that she can't live with you. Saying no is difficult. My mom was difficult like yours so your stories ring true with me. My mother lived the last years of her life with a live in caregiver who was able to deal with her many quirks.

Ginny, Your "collapse" story was scary. Glad you are OK.

That reminds me that Jake had a scary almost collapse a few years ago one morning at the grocery store. When I asked him about it, it turned out that he had gone out having consumed only coffee with no water or breakfast. Fortunately, he learned quickly and now he is faithful to have water and a protein filled breakfast before he does anything that requires energy.

My walk this morning will be interesting. There is a neighbourhood garage sale so people will be setting up at the time we'll be walking. It will make for different sights than the usual.

Barbie in NW WA