WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2014

mabug01

yanniejannie - thanks for the parmesan/olive suggestion; I think its a great idea to have some go-to food substitutions.

I tried the acupressure technique to quell cravings (pressure point is located in front of ears) but all it did was make my jaw hurt LOL!

I've started taking an evening course about the plants and animals of Florida and its a terrific distraction from night time eating; plus I love to learn new things about natural history.

Today I'm going back to the gym to restart my strength training program; I've been "on hiatus" for a month. I stopped going because I was traveling to California for my daughter's wedding and after that I was flat broke But I did keep up the walking and that seems to add some strength to the legs.

Have a wonderful Friday morning, everyone.

Mary in south Florida

mollywhippet

Oh, my. It's 4:30 am and I finally got out of bed. Laid awake for hours! I have a killer headache but have to get ready to go. My friends will be here at 6:15. The drive is normally about 3 hours, but it's raining hard! That might slow us down.

The kids came to the studio yesterday afternoon after school, and it didn't go very well. They were very energetic and did not listen well, and I felt a little grumpy. Especially after they broke my $900 slab roller. I kept telling them not to play with it, that it was not a toy, but it was apparently just too irresistible. It has a huge wheel (looks like a big steering wheel) and at one point it came off in the oldest DGD's hands while I was helping the youngest with something else. I was very annoyed. I think it's a broken set screw and that hubby can fix it, but still, I was grumpy about it. I heard her say "uh, oh!" And saw her holding the wheel. Later she said she was sorry she broke it, but honestly they were all messing with it. For some reason these kids like to hang on things. The little guy loves to hold onto both sides of the doorknob, lift his feet and swing the door back and forth. I must have told him five times not to do that, but he kept doing it.

Well, I have to get moving. I hope everyone has a fantastic day!

Sylvia

cityjaneLondon

Good morning everyone! :flowerforyou:
The terrible rain and wind we had yesterday seems to have gone away, but we are expecting showers. My poor dahlia that grew so tall in its pot has blown over. Must rescue it. We still haven't got our spring bulbs in the pots because the geraniums were looking so good, but now they are looking very sad, so the time has come. DH does the heavy work and I just drop in the bulbs! :laugh:

My cold is affecting my muscle energy so I only did 15 mins strength training today, but compensated with a bit more recumbent bike, so managed 568 altogether. I feel I should rest, but if I don't exercise I can't eat as much as I like to. I could never stick to a low calorie diet. I usually have a little trest in the evening, chocolate or a piece of cheese, but normally that comes inside calories. Sometimes, like a lot of you I go over by 100 or so, but that is still a losing number, even if it is a slow lose.
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD!
Remember, those of you who are struggling, that you have come a long way, no one is perfect, and 98% of people on a diet put all of it back again and more, so you are in the amazing 2%. :flowerforyou: Budget for a snack in the evening. Find a way to get in a bit more exercise to account for it. If you are feeling down and unmotivated find out what it is that is causing a blockage in your mental energy. So many of us think we should soldier on bearing all the burdens and letting life take charge of us. No wonder we stuff it down with food. Remember, you can't help anyone if you don't look after yourself first. But have Self Compassion. Lots of you have huge burdens and grief. And I like Katla' s quote about the only way to fail is not to try one more time. :flowerforyou:

Heather, with cold on her chest, in Hampshire UK

grandmallie

morning ladies,
I am up didnt sleep to well..have to be at work by nine, fed the dogs and got myself dressed, have to wash my hair and look presentable...DH will be home by the time i get out of work, so will have to have something for dinner set for him...
sylvia~ have an awesome time at the beach house.. sure wish I was going.. havent really had a vacation since last december.. the one when the girls came out was just a whole bunch of work for me.. love them to pieces but it was all work for me..
alright will stop the whining.. will check in tonight

bwcetc

Good morning ladies!

It's going to be a beautiful day here in Western New York! I love Fall! DS#2 made it to school all 5 days this week! Yay! Saw his neurologist yesterday who is as stymied as we are as to why he had such a bad month. Has given us injectable Imitrex for future headaches. Someone here mentioned that I think. We continue to restrict as many chemicals as we can from the diet. Mimi ... taking some of your suggestions to his primary doctor for his input.

Cynthia ... I forgot you were in the middle of remodeling ... of course good food choices become more difficult when everything is out of order! I find I do my best when everything is organized. There's a website called "Organize Yourself Skinny" that I look at sometimes. She really doesn't share anything you don't already know, but that idea of organizing the day is what makes the most sense. If you know what's for dinner ... if you have things frozen for the hectic days ... then you're more likely to make better choices. Common sense.

Sylvia ... hope your headache doesn't ruin your plans for the day.

Heather ... let your body rest so that cold doesn't turn into something worse. And I think you're right about most of us taking on everything and letting it overwhelm us.

Michele ... our pool is so ugly this time of the year ... the edges of the cover all covered with cement blocks to hold it down so the inevitable winter winds don't lift it off. Actually, one year, the wind was so bad during a blizzard that we watched huge cement blocks get thrown in the air and into the pool. Not a good Spring clean up that year.

Mary ... I've heard and tried with some success that an English Muffin with some peanut butter on it in the evening satisfies the urge to eat more ... allows you to sleep well too. Of course you have to budget for it.

Katla ... I am affectionately known as "Captain Safety's Daughter." A helmet is a must!

Well, off to continue aide training for DS#1. The one young man is going to work out I think and today's 19 year old girl has her head on straight! She's going to be fine too. Looking to get a lot done this long weekend. For our friends across the pond ... many of us have off on Monday for Columbus Day.

Have a great day all!
Beth in WNY

lesleychev

Suns out here in Gloucester, UK for the first day in a while and the wind has died down a little so a much nicer day.

Hubby started a new job this week and it involves rolling shifts. He has been training this week and his first proper shift is tomorrow night 4pm - 3.30am. Its going to be odd at home with out him but something I will need to get used to. 4 days at these hours 2 days off then 4 days 9am - 8.30pm 2 days off before it starts all over again.

I have tried to plan ahead for meals but struggling to find nice meals that still look and taste as nice reheated. Any ideas welcomed. Also need to make sure he takes a good lunch box to so that he isn't tempted to buy processed food whilst he's out.

Heather - Your trip to NYC sounded lovely. Its not somewhere I've ever looked at going to but maybe one day.

chickmelion

Good morning ladies... have a very blessed and beautiful day and remember : People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder.

nccarolb

Good morning! I didn't sleep well last night and have had an interesting morning. This boot makes everything so much more complicated!

Beth - Good looking boys you have!

Cynthia - May was the beginning of my downfall. I pre-log pretty much every day, but I do end up with some emotional eating on a lot of days. I'm trying hard to be more honest and log EVERYTHING (I was not being totally honest some days.) so that I can get a better handle on what I'm actually doing. I do know that late days are bad because I'm just too tired and hungry to prepare "real" food and end up eating whatever I can put my hands on just to get some food in. I think this weekend needs to have a soup making day so that I will have easily reheat-able foods that don't take any effort. I used to be able to keep some treat foods in the house and be fine with doling out a serving and being satisfied, but now I can't even have anything in the house because I eat it ALL.

Sylvia - I hope your headache gets better so that you can enjoy your trip! Thanks for putting into words all of the ways we support each other. You're right that it is great to be able to have folks to tell about the little stuff as well as the big stuff.

Yanniejannie - I'm glad you're happier with your daughter's work situation. Kids!!

Lesley - I am so glad you seem to back on track and feeling better. I'm pretty glad I have a cat instead of a dog--cats are self-cleaning!

Well, ladies, I met with the attorney yesterday and it was very interesting. He said he had never in his career seen a more clear cut case of a person who needed to walk away from a house. He works for the banks in cases of foreclosure and he said he couldn't believe he was telling me to walk away, but that it made absolutely no sense to put any more money into the house. He advised me to go ahead and see if I can get the 100% loan on the townhouse, set all of that into motion, keep the house on the market, and, when I started getting letters from the bank, call them and offer them my keys in exchange for cash. He said I could keep the house on the market and and the equity would still be mine if the house sold right up until the day before auction. He indicated that I would be better off if I had gone into default with the payments a couple of months ago. I was so relieved that I was literally lightheaded!

My daughter is still in a lot of pain and not feeling well. She has an appointment with an ENT this afternoon. Last night, she began vomiting from the pain in her head. She said it was worse than migraine pain. I hope she gets some answers today.

Well, I'm off to get some work done! Have a great day, everyone!

Carol in NC

margaretturk

Good Morning Friends,

:drinker:

Welcome newcomers: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I too love all the pictures. It helps put faces of people and pets with names.

Getting ready to help my friend in Kindergarten. Between our trip and working. I haven't had a chance to see how things are going for her. I know she has seven new students since school started. Most of them are from families that are struggling or homeless. Prayers to those families.

Today continue to read from Eating from the Wild Side to learn how to find and eat the most nutritious fruits and vegetables. What you see is not always what you get.

2014 word: contentment

MNMargaret

CynthiaT60

Just because we can now...here's a photo of the next-to-the-last room, painted and carpeted. (yep, that's my guy's arm )
I don't get why there's a little version of the photo in the lower left corner.

Katla49

Mimi: I agree that the text is too small. So are the pictures of us. I put my ticker back. I found it on my home page and added the url to the bottom of the word document I use to compose my messages.

Cynthia: I agree with you about the silliness of removing the tickers. Some people have always chosen not to share them, and it should be the choice of the poster/member.

Alaska Susan: Welcome.

Heather and Renny: What have you done that has improved your depression situation? I take Wellbutrin plus lots of vitamin d3 with calcium. I also added daylight temperature lights all over my house. I haven’t been depressed since I did that combination of things. I need all of them.

DeeDee: I don’t like the new format either. They have work to do. I have to search for this group each time I come by typing in the name of it. The only things that come up under my posts are the ones I send to MFP about problems. I don’t like our teeny tiny pictures or the teeny tiny font.

LizPlus: It is nice to hear from you! Congratulations on jacking up your cable provider and getting some improvements.

JB: Your dogs have friendly faces and an amazing background. Where was the photo taken? I couldn’t get the picture to enlarge. I wonder why not.

Painted Lady: Welcome. This is an open group and we welcome new women. All of us were new at some point and some of us have been here several years. My second anniversary is coming up. You’ll learn the acronyms and abbreviations as you go along. NSV=Non-scale Victory. DH = Dear Husband, or less flattering D words depending on the situation.

Sylvia: I LOVE the lawyer joke! I also love your comments about the supportive aspect of this thread and the “little things” that make up the fabric of our daily lives. You are a wise woman, and this is a very special group. If this is what sisters are like, I’m even sorrier that I’m an only child. But I have all of you and some other very dear long terms friends who are like sisters. I’m grateful.

Robin: I’m happy that you got the prescription sorted out with the pharmacy. Finding a counselor is always a challenge because you need someone you can relate to and vice versa. I wish you good luck with the search. Once years ago I was having a lot of stress due to teens and sick elderly parents, so I went to the free counseling provided by my employer. The “counselor“ greeted me and then lay down on his office floor. He told me it was to make me more comfortable. I walked out and never returned. I also reported the situation to my employer’s personnel department. Now I think it is funny, but I didn’t at the time. Your girls are beautiful. I’ve no advice for the urine situation with Bodi other than hard floors and a handy mop. Carpeting doesn’t seem like a good idea.

Heather: You started here about 6 months before me. My second anniversary is coming up. :-)

Carol: Good that you went to see an attorney. This is a situation where you needed good legal advice. It sounds like you’ve made a sound plan. Good luck! I’m sorry to hear that your coworker lost his wife. He needs all the support he can get.

Cynthia: Only you can get your mojo back, but what drove my change was anger that I couldn’t do something I wanted to do because of my weight. It was a powerful motivator for me. Somewhere along the line I started wanting to be healthier, and then began enjoying the feeling of better health. This group has been a huge part of that transformation in my thinking.

Beth in WNY: Your sons are very handsome. They take after their mom.:-)

Juanita in Sudbury: Welcome back. I hope we’ll see you regularly. You’ve certainly had an eventful year. I’m sorry for your losses and stress.:-)

Nannyjackie: welcome.:-)

Sue in SD and yanniejannie: Thanks for all your advice and support regarding the riding helmet. I bought a Troxel helmet yesterday. It is fuchsia in color. If I’m out riding trails, I want to be noticed as a human, NOT a game animal. I know that black is the appropriate helmet color for a show ring, but I don’t expect to ever be inside a show ring as a contestant. I might be on bleachers looking at a show, though. :-)

Joyce: My ticker was saved to my homepage. I had to copy the code under it and paste the code into my posts. Since I normally type my posts in a word document, I simply saved the code at the bottom of the document. That way I don’t have to go back and copy it from my home page each time.:-)

Heather: I love your quotation, DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD! It is an excellent reminder and one that I need. I hope you get over your virus quickly and enjoy life again. Your reminder that 98% of dieters put the weight back on strikes a note with me. I did exactly that after the birth of DD years ago. I deprived myself for months on a thousand calorie diet, took the weight off, and then checked it off of my “to do list” and went right back to my old way of eating. Surprise—I got my old results. It took time to put it all back on and then I put on some more. I don’t want to do that again, which is why I’m still counting every calorie and sticking around with you wonderful women. Plus, you’ve all become important to me.



I have my bright fuchsia helmet at the ready and my riding lesson starts at 4:30 this afternoon. I look forward to meeting my new teacher in person. I hope she is good at her job and I make lots of gains in skill.<3



Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

October Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!

rjadams

mollywhippet wrote: »

Robin, Here is a commercial version of what I was telling you about:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=24773

Thank you for the link. After seeing it I went to Amazon and searched. there are quite a few types out there and I will be getting some to try.

Yesterday was a good day. I started the anti-depressant and I got some things done around the house. I then had a long over due dinner with an old friend. we spent hours talking. I only ate half of my meal and I planned for it so I did well. I feel optimistic this morning. That's new.

I am not focusing on weight loss right now. I am focusing on my state of mind. Exercise will help with the depression of course so I will be thinking about that.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Robin, Bodi and Ritter

rjadams

Katla49 wrote: »

Robin: Finding a counselor is always a challenge because you need someone you can relate to and vice versa. I wish you good luck with the search. Once years ago I was having a lot of stress due to teens and sick elderly parents, so I went to the free counseling provided by my employer. The “counselor“ greeted me and then lay down on his office floor. He told me it was to make me more comfortable. I walked out and never returned. I also reported the situation to my employer’s personnel department. Now I think it is funny, but I didn’t at the time.

Katla, I have seen a few counselors in my day and there are good ones and really not good ones. :bigsmile: I am sure it will all work out. I have to just keep trying.

cityjaneLondon

Katla - just press the star at the top of these posts - it should turn yellow. Then it is bookmarked. Then to find it again you press the grey star next to the little bell at the top. It shows you how many have posted since you and takes you to them. :flowerforyou:

cityjaneLondon

Walking along the High Line, an old railway track through the Meatpacking District that has been turned into an urban park.

Vickil57

Happy Friday! Tonight DGD is coming to stay for a week. Her parents are going to LasVegas with some friends. Going to be interesting as DGD is in the first grade, so going to have to take and pickup at school and she has dance class. I have flipped my hours at work this next week so I will be able to pick her up each day and DH will drop her off in the mornings before he goes to work. Tomorrow we are going to Nebraska City to the apple farm with DD and her family. Going to celebrate DGS's 2nd birthday also. Went out last evening to Sears and got him acouple outfits. They have so many toys so wanted to get something he would use. Sounds like it will only in the 60's so hoping for a good day. My eating has been out of control the last two days. I have to figure out to stay busy when I am home and not eat all the time. I am so close to being at 200 and seems I can't get past it. But not giving up.
One thing I do like about this change is when I click on the star it takes me to my last post so I know where to start.

Welcome Kat- You have come to great group for support and friendship. Hope to see you posting again often. We are a chatting group.

Robin--Glad to see you back. Hope things keep getting better. Sorry to hear about Bodi. Sending hugs and prayers for both of you. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Since we got my dad's dog after he passed last March him and my other two seem to see who can pee on the most in the house. DH shampoos the carpets about once everyother week and we use alot of frebreze for pets. Helps alot. Good Luck.

Carol--Sure hope everything is ok with your DD. Sorry to hear DD is still not feeling well. I agree interesting talk with the lawyer. I do hope it works out that you get the new place.

Slyvia--I am finding somethings I do like about this new way and some I can not figure out. But life is about change and I have to adjust. Hope you have a great time this weekend. Sounds like having people with you at the studio was a smart move to make. The pot is very pretty. Sounds like your fitbit is in the sleep mod. Tap it several times and see if it comes out of it. I am having trouble with making mine sync I have to reload it and do the repair almost everyday lately. I do like the way you talk about us and I agree. It's like my family here.

Barbie--Like the pictures. You have done such a fantastic job and look great.

Kim--Glad to hear things with your roommate are working well.

Joyce--Sure hope DD feels better in time for your trip. Sounds like she has a BAD case of the flu.

Liz--Good to see you posting again. I wish our cable company would do something like that for us. We have thought about changing packages and the channels we watch are in the upper tier.

Joy--Sorry you are not feeling comfortable here. This is a great group and just by posting you have joined. We share our lives and give support. Some of us answer posts and mostly we just share our ups and downs. It helps me to know that I am not alone in this. Is there something I could do to make you feel more a part of us?

Cat--Congrates on the new spin class. You are so right, this aging is not for wimps! lol

Cynthia--Sending you lots of Hugs. I know what you mean about being out of control. I do better when I am not home and close to food. But the important thing is do not give up. Each day is a new start. Acouple days ago one little problem sent me to an all out eating session. Yesterday was not good as then I found out I had over reacted and felt guilty so I ate enough ice cream to feed a family of five. Today I am doing better so far, but at work so will see what happens when I get home. Going to walk home so give me time to pray.

Beth--thanks for sharing the picture of your boys. Very nice looking young men.

Welcome Jackie--hope to see you back often.

WOW!! Looks like most of us are having the afternoon-evening lets eat everything not nailed down. What are we going to do??? I am so tried of feeling like a failure.

Well ladies time to get this posted and get ready to get off work. Going down to have a complimentary massage that I got as a gift. They do them here at the hospital acouple days a week. Then will walk home in time to meet DH and go pay some bills and get a gift bag for DGS's birthday present for tomorrow. Remember ladies we are not in this alone.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

janemartin02

TGIF~~have a wake for the husband of one of my knitting buddies.
My friend with the cancer was suppose to go home,she developed fluid in the lung,now they are doing surgery.
HUGS
jane

audbod63

Hello Ladies,

Thank you Barbie for the October thread. September was a good month for me. For the most part I stayed on task with exercise and dieting and I feel very good. I am getting closer to my goal of being overweight and no longer obese. In October, I would like to up my fitbit steps from 5 miles a day to

Blessings,
Audrey in Hawthorne CA

MA_B

Hi Everyone - found you again at last! Wow so many changes since I last logged in! I couldn't even find the message boards to begin with! Why did I have this week to be so crazy busy that I couldn't find time to post in community!

Welcome to all the newbies - really good to hear from you. Keep posting!

Hopefully, I will work out how to attach my ticker - I like to see how little I have lost in a hope to encourage me to keep at it!

This was just a quick post now that I have found you. We are just about to go out to spend some time to support our Street Pastors, taking the dogs out with us.

Happy weekend everyone.

Maryann (MA) in UK

Found the bb code - will it work and add my ticker? Here goes!

JackieMM6

What a lot of trouble to get a ticker on here! Well, on my page. Still don't know how to add it to my posts.

DeeDee2211

Good late afternoon ladies :flowerforyou:

Mimi I love your pics, your granddaughters are so cute, and your parents look marvelous !!!

Joyce Wow! Your hard work has certainly paid off, I would have never guessed that was you in that pic! I sure hope your daughter starts feeling!!!!

Cynthia Love the pic of the doggie and your “new” room! I`ve had a few spots frozen off and they blistered up, looked awful and felt awful, hope yours is better now. You`ve been going through so much, you`re overwhelmed right now and it`s okay.

Heather Hope you feel better! Love your pics!

Liz I`m so sorry you`re not feeling well!

Margaret Thanks for all the tips on how to navigate the forums! I bet your friend really appreciates your help with the students and I bet the students love you!

Jb Timber and Rugby are so cute!!! So glad you had a good time on your trip!

Joy in the UK Jump in and join the conversation!!!

Sylvia Thanks for the tips on how to navigate the forums!!!! Hope you`re having a good time!

Robin I`m so happy to see you back!!! I hope the meds will work for you and you`ll be feeling much better soon! Noel is sending Bodi and Ritter hugs!! Olivia looks just like a little princess! Andelane looks like a little disappointed princess! Your daughter is just like you…beautiful!

Caron in NC Glad you got advice from the attorney! Sorry to hear about your co workers wife! What a cute pic of your son, and yes, I saw the graduation pic, big difference, but still very handsome! Hope things are okay with your DD!

Cat in Utah I so enjoyed reading your post! You`re right aging is not for wimps!!!

Beth Your sons are so handsome, as handsome as their mother is beautiful!

Juanita So nice to see your post and your beautiful face! Sorry you`ve been going through so much!

Lesley Oh my goodness, that Mildred, yuck. Looks like you`re doing good on your plan!

Michele I still don`t like the format, and for some reason when I`m on my iPad on MFP it will freeze the screen, I spend more time resetting the iPad than I do getting to read, guess I`ll just have to get the laptop out. It was a gorgeous day today, nice and warm and now it looks like we`re getting ready to have a ferocious thunderstorm.

Yanniejannie DH thought your oregano was weeds, and lost his keys and started a fire…yikes!

Katla You can click on the star and bookmark the thread and then click on the star when you go to community and it should take you right to the thread….it`s just more steps than I like, and it wasn`t broken before, in fact I thought the old format was awesome! I`m glad you decided to get a helmet, and a bright fuchsia at that!

Viki I love reading your posts, you are a very thoughtful person! Hope you enjoy your granddaughters visit!

Jane Martin Sending you hugs!!! So sorry to hear your friend didn`t get to come home yet!

I know I missed a lot of people, if you`re new… Welcome, this is a great group of supportive women, pop in often and chat away!!!

It looks like the sky is about to fall in right now and there is thunder in the distance, Noel always looks forward to a little afternoon walk, guess we`ll miss it today!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Hugs,
DeeDee in stormy NC

megblair1

what the heck happened here? I have tried all day to find you guys! At least I finally did! I had to buy my own scale because the one at work has mysteriously gone missing. off to have dinner with friends...more tomorrow! Meg

DeeDee2211

<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5021879/uploads/FileUpload/b3/59318b1db10b07f2c606e93417c7b4.jpg&quot; />

Trying out the pic feature, this is Noel.

Katla49

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Walking along the High Line, an old railway track through the Meatpacking District that has been turned into an urban park.

You look absolutely beautiful

margaretturk

Afternoon friends,

Welcome newcomers :flowerforyou:

DeeDee Noel is such a cutie.

Heather your trip looked delightful. Hope you feel better soon.

Jane prayers for your friend.

The newcomers to my friends class are settling in well. Despite all the new additions her class is calmer than the one she had last year. She is doing a fabulous job with them. :bigsmile:

I prefer the old icons to the new ones. You have to have the exact word and put it into :: to have it added. I found the words by going to sending a message. All the old icons are there when you put an arrow on them the word pops up underneath.

One feature I do like in this new format is when you go to bookmarks it tells you how many new posts are there since the last time you visited the site. I will probably not use bump so often anymore.

I still think they should put a short statement about bookmarking when you visit the community page, so you know how to more easily find discussions you are interested in. Heather thanks for explaining about the star. I think it is good to keep repeating it.
As I edit this I also think the edit feature should also be explained. Miss edit feature in old system. It is the cog in upper right corner of your post. You also need to click on edit when it appears. Too many steps. :grumble:

GodMomKim

Margaret – thanks for the hint on the “bell” but can’t get the bookmark, no yellow no matter what I do…. grrr

Mimi – cute pictures!!!

Joyce – interesting to see you heavy, I would barely recognize you!! Sorry to hear your DD was so sick… hope she gets better quick!!!

Cynthia – I have “pinned” a doc in word that I call MFP stationary, with my goals, signature, and now the link to ticker, and then I just type comments into it – copy and paste into reply, and NO saving it, as it is already saved as just stationary.

I know you’ll get back on track, and honesty is always good, you are among friends and we support you as you take the steps to get back on track.

Buddy is SO SO cute!!!! And I like the color of your new floor!

Alaska Susan – good Job!

Joy in UK – hang in there – we are the same supportive gals, just stuck behind the new system!

Sylvia – so glad your fitbit is back to normal!!! So well said about how we support each other – if this is what it is like to have sisters; I wish I had one…

Robin – great pictures ! White vinegar in water (50/50) helps cut the urine scent

Carol – great pic!!!

Cat – you may want to consider new shoes with better cushion and arch support, having your feet hurt that badly sucks!!! "

Jackie – welcome --- there are a few “foodies” here and we are learning to continue to love food, just to do it in smaller portions.

Terri_mom – glad you don’t lay on the floor naked at work as I don’t think you can be on MFP in jail!!!

Lesley – what a naughty dog and a wonderful hubby for cleaning up!

Heather - great great pic!!



October Goals:
Breath
Log every day
Walk every day

Kim from N. California

Lestan48

Saturday morning here. I am sure I posted yesterday but GONE.
Had a good day yesterday exercise wise at 595 cals. Walked the dog and toxic neighbour's husband in garden. He NOT happy with her as garden NOT in good place. He was whippersnipping garden as she too lazy to mow. Just said yes and said have to go. Dog behaved herself.
Have done Bob's Body rev cardio and off to do his kettle-bells and then walk this afternoon.
My scale is being stubborn and stuck on same weight 5 days. See what tape and BF% says on Monday,
Had the Livinglite breakfast and its beef bourgignon for dinner.
Lesley in Tasmania

Debmal77

Hello ladies. I'm Deb. Hope everyone has a wonderful October. Can you guess where I'm from? The attached picture should give you a hint!

jmkmomm

Short note. Been a hectic day. I have tried to do some organizing but decided to sit and cal my youngest daughter and see how she is. Well she had tried to go to work, that's just the way she is. You go to work unless you are half dead. But the more she was in the getting ready process she went the worse she felt and then felt real faintly in the car. So she went inside and called in. So I called her,glad I did, and convinced her to cal and see if she could get in with her doctors nurse practitioner. She got an immediate appointment so off I went. Hadn't curled my hair, was raining. NP agreed with me that she didn't understand why she was put on Vistaril just to dry secretions. She could have used an over the counter drug and it wouldn't make her so drowsy. She said she needed an antibiotic but wasn't sure how quick it would make her feel any better. So I suggested a shot to give her a boost of antibiotic. . Then we went to walgreens, they said they hadn't received the prescription so called Dr office. It got called in again. Took her to the grocery store them back to Walgreens. Still no prescription. I don't know how many times I was in and out of the rain, well drizzle. Other daughter should get in around 8:30this evening and if the weather holds they will all go to the Fall Festival tomorrow.then heading out to Florida on Sunday

Sylvia, so sorry part of your kiln was broke. The kids need ground rules not only from you but their parents also

Joyce, Indiana

margaretturk

KIm

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