Senior Golden Sneakers - November 2010

jeffrey71

Good Evening All!

It is supposed to snow here tonight! Crap! I HATE winter! I was real busy at work today and will be for the next few weeks. But that is a good thing! Day had a church meeting tonight so me and the cats are watching football! I have my dishes done and Day's lunch ready for tomorrow. I have some hand wash laundry to do and that is about it. Pretty quiet here. I took the evening off on working the knee. I walked a lot today and it is a little swollen again. I will get after it again tomorrow. I really miss working out but I should be able to do some things before too much longer.

Barbie tell your friend that the surgery is nothing. I had a spinal block and just went to sleep. I never took one pill for pain. Not even an asprin. The rehab is a different topic. That hurts but it is doable. My thoughts are with her.

Marie you are doing just fine, don't sweat it! Just do what you can and forget the rest! Keep the smile and the postitive attitude!

Gayla I hope it all calms down for you. You need a cruise! LOL

Everyone else take care!

Jeffrey

CALIECAT

Jeffrey glad you are back at work. Do you go in to work or at home? I know you do a lot of the househole chores. Wish Jerry would. He does keep the floors mopped and vacum and do the bathroom.

In the morning we take off to Okla. to the casino. Both of my girls are going with us. fif they don't change their minds.
I went to my kidney doctor yesterday and my test came back good Don't have to go back for 6 months.And to stay on this portion control plan. and keep the portion down.

Good morning to all

:flowerforyou: :drinker:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: I just finished my morning prayer, meditation, and gratitude list......Jake is still asleep since he doesn't have any big reason for getting up early

:flowerforyou: we have friends from California coming this afternoon....they'll be here for a few hours on their way to visit their daughter who lives north of Seattle.......we'll probably go out to lunch and take them to see the sights....rain is predicted but maybe it will wait until evening.

:flowerforyou: I made it through the 12 hour fast and got my blood drawn yesterday morning.....now I wait until Tuesday when I see the doctor and get the results.....they usually mail me a copy of the results but the doctor will get them via the computer so I'm sure he'll get them before I do.

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, my friend came through her knee surgery just fine.....the first pain meds made her nauseous but then they gave her something better.....she'd doing exercises lying down and today will get out of bed and do something standing up.

:flowerforyou: Marie, I'm glad you got good news from the kidney doctor and that he likes the eating plan you're using now

:flowerforyou: I started a new project in the yard yesterday so I'm hoping for time without rain so I can work on it.

:flowerforyou: I'll be dancing all morning, then the friends are coming and the sun goes down before 5:00 so there probably won't be time to do anything in the yard today, but tomorrow I'll try to do both applesauce and yardwork :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou:

marlouise

Hello everyone, I was a good girl today, up at 3am to do the gym, and had everything planned out for food. Sis did not go shopping today so that is a first thing tomorrow. Hope all is well.

For anyone who struggles with diet or exercise, I am a pro at struggleing, my ears are open. catch you all tomorrow.

Marilyn

Lafla

Hi everyone! Dave went for lunch with former colleagues today so Neil and I have had a lazy day sitting in the family room, Neil watching TV while I read the paper and did the daily puzzle. So exhausting I will soon be ready for a nap!! If Neil goes to sleep I may slip outside for a little walk. It is cloudy outside but the temperature seems ok.

Jeffrey -- A cruise sounds very nice indeed. It seems a long time ago. My bil and sil have asked us if we want to do a river cruise with them in the Belgium area. The cruise is always at tulip time, Yeah!! They just got back from a trip to Antarctica so they aren't planning to do this until 2012 which may work for us. They have done the cruise before and liked it so much they want to go again. For now it will stay on the bucket list. There may not be any travelling for us for awhile. One step at a time is the way we are living for now!

Marilyn -- Every time you talk about getting up at 3 am I think that must even be early for a major morning person. I am just settling in to my REM sleep by that time! All of those people stopping in Tim's should give you a huge thank you!

Barbie -- Having quiet time is so rejuvenating and a nice way to start the day. I need to revisit my gratitudes, thank you for the reminder! I hope the results of your blood work come back great.

Marie -- Yahoo! Great news in the kidney department. You obviously are doing something right. Keep it up, my friend. Have fun at the casino.

To everyone else, I hope you are having a fabulous Friday. Take care and keep smiling. Gayla :flowerforyou:

Sandydur

HI Everyone,
Busy day for me. I had to do some work on my step son's web site and that took me most of the morning. Then I picked up Bryanna and took her to her friends, then back again later to bring her here so I could take her to dance. I don't know what happened to this day but it is gone. I like keeping busy but I can't seem to get all I want done in one day. :grumble:

Jeffrey, I see they are calling for snow in Indiana, we are just having the cold weather. It is however supposed to get up in the sixties again next week. Am I to understand that you took your own stitches out? I really hope you know what your are doing so you don't get an infection young man. :blushing: If and when I do get a knee replacement you can bet they will be knocking me out. With my second caesarean they tried to give me a spinal but it didn't take and it was being electrocuted so I won't try that again. Put me to sleep or in twilight, I do not want to be awake for any surgery :laugh:

Gayla, I love being alone with nothing to do, it just doesn't happen that often. If I could I would stay in my PJ's all day and just do what I want. :bigsmile: Neil's spirits sound good, I hope he is doing better each day.


Barbie, that is a perfect way to spend the beginning of a day. If I am not being too personal, have you worked a 12 step program, because you remind me of all that I am learning in Al Anon.

Marie, so happy your tests came back good. Good luck at that casino, hope you win some big money. :flowerforyou:

Marilyn, I am with Gayla, I am turning over at 3am, of course I don't go to bed until 1am, so that makes a difference.

Hope everyone else is having a good start to their weekend.

Sandy

jeffrey71

TGIF!

Marie good luck!

Barbie tell your friend no running for a bit.

Sandy it did snow here a little. We may get more tonight. YUCK!

Gayla have a peaceful weekend.

Quiet here tonight. Cold and quiet. Day and I are cleaning tomorrow and going to the store. Not much going on. I am ready for a quiet weekend.

Everyone have a great weekend!

Jeffrey

gigi46

Hello everyone,

Today I took my daughter to the train station in Bloomington, was so hard saying goodbye, I already miss her so much, had a terrible time coming back:sad: :sad: :sad: from the train station on my way to work. We had a great time last night after supper, we had Spa Night we did our nails, we massaged our hands with special formula, made us feel so very special but best of all was spending quality time together She will be spending sometime with her friends in Chicago.

Marie - So happy you got good news from the kitney doctor, Good luck at the Casino, hope you have a great time.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Barbie - Did you have a good time with your friends from California, was there enough time for lunch and see the sights.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Gayla - Glad to hear from you and Neil - Hope Monday's appoitment helps to get things going and resolved. my prayers are with both of you

It's so cold in here tonight when we got out of the movie was 35F that is too cold. By the way we saw RED was Fantastic, if you get a change go and see it.:happy: :happy: :happy:

Hope everyone had a great friday and had fun.:drinker: :drinker:

Gigi

weaklink109

Hi Everyone,

Just a note to advise I have not dropped off face of the earth. Just a busy week. Doggies unhappy that I have spent long hours away, so at the moment, two of them are parked on my lap, which makes using laptop a challenge.

Irene, Glad to hear your good report.

Gayla, I am still thinking good thoughts for Neil.

Best wishes to everyone.

Barb

gigi46

Hi Barb,

Just a quick note I went back to July when I became a member, you had a list of the birthdays, what a great idea,:smooched: :smooched: :smooched: here are the ones for November.
Marie Nov 7 - Gayla Nov 20 - Gigi Nov 28.

Hope to hear from you more often, you always have great ideas and information, have a great weekend.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Gigi

weaklink109

Hi Barb,

Just a quick note I went back to July when I became a member, you had a list of the birthdays, what a great idea,:smooched: :smooched: :smooched: here are the ones for November.
Marie Nov 7 - Gayla Nov 20 - Gigi Nov 28.

Hope to hear from you more often, you always have great ideas and information, have a great weekend.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Gigi

I can't take credit for the idea. Marie was the one who started it. When she was having health issues, at one point, she asked me to update the list---BUT I am GLAD you mentioned it, so let me be the first to say........


:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: (a day early)

Barb

Lafla

Hi everyone. Dave and Neil and I watched a lot of curling today which was a fun start to the season. I read the paper and did my puzzle while we watched. I am trying to come up with something for dinner. I am still trying to make mostly soft foods as Neil's throat is still sore and not very cooperative for swallowing. So far the steroids are not working. I do have to run to the store so maybe I will get some inspiration there.

Sandy -- Your busy lifestyle keeps you young AND slim! Hope you got to relax a bit today.

Gigi -- Thanks for noting the birthdays! We three all get older this month. I bet your house seems empty for awhile when your girls leave. Soon you will have more time to go visit them!

Barb -- Thanks for continuing to think of Neil. He has ups and downs but the sadness can be intense at times. Just glad it doesn't last for too long. Will your work continue to keep you so busy? I guess it is a good thing although the dogs may disagree.

Jeffrey -- Enjoy a quiet weekend. You deserve it, you work hard. You can keep the cold weather down there!

Marie -- Hope you are enjoying your trip to the casino.

Take care everyone and keep smiling. Gayla

gigi46

Hello Happy Sunday,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Marie :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Hope you're having a Fantastic Birthday, on my way to church so I will keep in touch later.

Have great day:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Gigi

CALIECAT

Good morning all

Thanks gigi for the happy birthday wish. We had a lovely time in Okla. at the the cacino I broke even came home with all the money I took up there

I started a new thread just for ou birthdays. I am having to much trouble finding it. We wont have to change it every month We can just go to it and post our birthdays.

i WISH ONE OF YOU WOULD GO AND ORGAIZED IT FOR US. aND BRING IT UP TO DATE. wsHO WOULD LIKE TO BE IN CHARGE OF IT?

tHE LINK IS:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/132549-ssniors-golden-sneaker-s-birthdays


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/132549-ssniors-golden-sneaker-s-birthdays

marlouise

Hello everyone, another day at the gym a success:drinker: Hope all is well here, a ton of work is sitting on my desk so I am not chatting too much:laugh:

Catch all tomorrow,.

Marilyn

Sandydur

HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY MARIE!!

Sandydur

What a beautiful sunny day, it must be because of Marie's 80th birthday, she is the sunshine of our lives!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I arranged the birthday list in the correct order Marie, we are missing a few so if you aren't on the birthday list let me know and I will add your date.

Marilyn, great job of being consistent. :flowerforyou:

Gigi, say an extra prayer for all of us. :blushing:

Gayla, it makes me so sad to read that Neil is so sad, I hope things start going his way soon, so he can be happy the way he deserves. :bigsmile:

I have forgotten what I read before this page, so please forgive me if I didn't write something personal to you. I hope all your goals are being met and all your dreams are being fulfilled.

I have been faithful to my program as far as watching calories and drinking water, but not as good with exercise. I have lost nearly 4 pounds though and I am excited about that but will not change my ticker until it stays that way for a least a week. :noway:

Have a great day and Marie don't eat too much cake.:laugh:

Sandy

barbiecat

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Happy Birthday, Marie, # 80 is an amazing milestone

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

:flowerforyou: After eating out three times in two days, i feel more out of control than I have since i joined MFP....I certainly ate too much at the big Gratitude Dinner potluck last night----chicken, turkey, stuffing, cheesy potatoes, sweet potatoes, mini quiche, veggies and salad

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the really positive thing is that I didn't eat any dessert and there was a lot to choose from.....I ate carefully all day and got a lot of exercise but certainly still ate too much....today will be better:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Gayla, I'm sorry that Neil is still struggling......does he have any favorite comfort foods (mac and cheese, soup, stew,etc,) that he likes......so often the comfort foods are soft and easy to swallow

:flowerforyou: Marilyn, if you have that work on your desk at home, the cats will lie down on it.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: I just finished putting in new elastic on my pumpkin Halloween costume--I did it all by hand so it was on the table where I work while watching TV, and Haifa insisted on lying on and reaching for the needle as I sewed.....I was amazed that he apparently never lay down on the pins in a way that they stuck him.

:flowerforyou: I was supposed to go to Tacoma today for a committee meeting but the committee chair got very sick and canceled the meeting (so I'll have go some other Saturday or Sunday before the end of the year) so Jake and I are celebrating our surprise free time by going to the movies (a rarity for us)

delraybuzz

:blushing: I got lost, and thanks, Barb for advising me with that link!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Marie, and thank you for thinking of me when I disappeared for a week! My eyes sometimes get very unstable since my cateracts were replaced with Crystalenses. They are great since I can read without glasses and see distances when they are working right. Actually, I think it's a problem I had prior to the surgery, and has something to do with dry eyes.....at any rate, the computer can make me almost blind as everything can get so blurred I cannot make out any text! So I have a lot of past posts to catch up on and I will as soon as I can see well enough again!
Just a quick mention of interesting update: I went to a nutritionist as my weight was increasing again despite adding exercises, and she gave me a new set of rules...EAT MORE PROTEIN and CALORIES! My body has gone into self-protection! Following her plan, I feel so darn full all the time (10 glasses of water helps!), and I certainly don't feel deprived, the bloat is going down, and I will check my measurements, but at least I'm back to my last weight on MFP! I went up 3 pounds eating less and less!
Thank you, Gigi, Marie, and everyone else, and for all the cold weather sufferers up north, we used a blanket last night as Florida plummeted to 45! I love the 64 this afternoon, though!
Still have to figure out how to do this posting first on Word, as I lost a few replies, but I'll get there!
Glad the Lyrica is not as necessary, Barbie
And Jeffrey's knee is coming along
Gayla, we are all praying for a miracle for Neil...and you!
And wow, a count of 8 on the CA report is phenominal!

tlp8rb

My first time posting here so an introduction is in order.

My name is Connie. I'm 69-years young and have been married 50 years to the same guy. We were both born and raised in Wisconsin but moved to the Missouri Ozarks in 2007 in search of better weather, lower taxes and lower cost of living.

We have four children; a daughter who lives with her husband in Willard, Missouri and three sons - 1 in Portland, Oregon, 1 in Waukesha, Wisconsin and one in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. The first two boys are unmarried. The last is a young widower with a 12-year old daughter. We have three other grandchildren, all back in Wisconsin. Our granddaughter is almost 25 and the twins (boys) are going to be 22.

We miss them but use SKYPE to video call.

We're not without "kids" in the house. We share space with two Afghan Hounds. The oldest, Willie, is a retired show champion and will be six in January. The younger, Trouble, a cousin to the first, is such a lover. He just turned four. And yes, I do all the grooming myself. As a matter of fact, the front of my shirt is wet because Trouble just had a bath.

I've worn lots of hats besides wife, mother and grandmother. I worked in the hospitality industry for 15 years, in the travel business for 20, and ran my own web design studio from 1995 until 2007 when we retired and moved here.

I'm counting calories in support of my husband who is going to have open heart surgery the end of this month. He had a heart attack about six years ago and we both vowed to loose weight. After about nine months he was down 80 pounds and I was down 50. Unfortunately we didn't keep it up. I put back on about half of what I lost and he did, too. Now his heart is failing and surgery is necessary. He was back up to 270 pounds, and I had climbed to 196.

Hope I remember to check in here once in a while.

CALIECAT

Welcome Connie. Beautiful country you moved too. My son lived in St. Louis Mo. and we a lot of the country there as we go visit

But I am a Texas gal. My husband is from Ill.

I am waiting on the Dallas Coeboyssss game tonigh.
Sorry to hear about your Husband.having Open heart surgery. Be sure and keep us posted.

Drop in often as you can. Ned pictures of your hounds.

Marie

gigi46

Hello everyone,

Today after church we went for breakfast and had a very healthy meal, after that we came home and changed clothsand went to the office to recycle records from years back:grumble: my partner, our husbands and I worked our tail off, for almost two hours, we need to do it again, so next weekend we all have a date

Connie WELCOME you're going to love the support and understanding of this fantastic group, is like a Big Family Supporting each other So sorry about your husband, our prayers will be with you and your family.

Buzz - welcome back so good to have you back, hope you're taking care of youself specially following your diet:huh: :huh: :huh:

Marie - that is great coming back from the Casino with the same amount of money AWESOME:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Hope you're enjoying you Special 80th Birthday:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Gayla - So sorry about Neil hope tomorrow you get some answers.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Sandy - Loved the balloons you make everyone feel so special:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Have a great evening everyone, by the way What happened to LuckySue?:noway: :noway: :noway:

Gigi

Jake45

Happy Birthday Marie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
80 is a big deal, I'm glad we get to go through this thing called life at the same time or thereabouts.
jake

weaklink109

Welcome Connie,
I am across the Columbia River from your one son; I am in SW Washington.

I hope your husband's surgery goes well. You CAN BOTH succeed here, so welcome aboard!!! You have already learned the lesson about not falling off the wagon. Consider what you are doing a lifestyle change, and it will become second nature.

Buzz,
Glad you found us.

I am posting the instructions for how to post using a word processing program, just in case anyone else isn't sure.

To use Word for posting, open up a blank word document, and also have a browser window open to the thread. You can type in the word processing document as you read, and when you are finished with your message, SAVE the document...just in case anything goes wrong. To place your message in a posting window, first of all, hit the "quote" button in the thread, and after the blank reply window comes up, go back to the word processing document and copy your text. Then paste it into the reply window and add any "smiley faces." If you submit your post and it doesn't appear in the thread, all you will need to do is pull up the word processing document, copy your text again, and try reposting. When you have posted, you can delete the document if you wish

Marie,
Hope the Cowboys win one for your birthday. Sorry to any Green Bay fans out there.:flowerforyou:

Just had steak, a small baked potato, asparagus and salad for dinner. Yum!!

Barb

Sandydur

Just a quick note to welcome Connie. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: My son also lives in Portland, Oregon and is a Computer Troubleshooter, his wife works for Intel. It is so pretty there, I love visiting them and seeing the mountains since Illinois is so flat. :laugh:

Buzz, glad you found us and keep coming back. :happy:

Had a good weekend, still doing good on my calories and got 300 calories from the stationary bike today. Life is good.

Sandy

Lafla

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! Happy 80th my dear, dear friend. I hope it was a happy day! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :happy:

I will get back to everyone tomorrow. I am watching a movie with Neil but I didn't want the day to close without wishing Marie a happy birthday. I hope everyone had a wonderful Sunday. Take care and keep smiling. Gayla

isandi

Just a quick note to say " HI". Marie and Irene, congrats on the great doctor's reports and a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Marie! Will do 80 jumping jacks to celebrate...hmm...maybe not!

Welcome to Connie, hope to see a lot of you around

Gail, hang in there, you do such a great job and I know it must be very hard for you!

Jeff, I cant believe you did that...OMG!

Will keep you in my prayers...

My daughter arrives tomorrow for a job interview...she wants to move closer so they can do things for us! tee hee

Going on a cruise on the 27th to the Mexican Riviera...should be fun!

Quilting away This is close to 20in 14 months...No wonder I don't have time to do anything!
love to you all!

weaklink109

The Dallas -Green Bay game has about 10 minutes left, but unless Green Bay walks off the field before the clock runs down, I think the outcome is pretty well decided. I didn't watch the game, but obviously, with the lopsided score, Dallas hasn't had a very good night. Sorry Marie. :sad: :sad:

Have a good week everyone.

Barb

Sandydur

Just learned this little tip......If you're not crazy about the smaller font on mfp try this tip: Just hit 'Ctrl' & the shift buttons & the + sign to increase the size of your font.

barbiecat

Wow, I just tried it and it works, Thanks Sandy,:bigsmile: