WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST

zee1957

Hello all, I'm new to this site and i was wondering if there was a support group for women over 50 n now i found it
I'm Zee live in Minnesota and a grandmother of 4.
I just lost my job recently and trying to start my new business as a translator/interperter as well.
I'm 53 will have a birthday in Nov and right now i just feel hungry all the time and I
m wondering if it's because I'm home most of the time . well I'm off to do errands
have a great day ladies. Please add me as your friend if you like.

tiarapants

I was just re-reading my FILs obituary and thought I'd post a link to it on here as it is so lovely
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/aug/18/roger-baynton-williams-obituary

exermom

rosied - when we lived in PA, we were in Kennett Square which is about 25 miles west of Philly. What city are you in? When I do the Jillian Michaels workouts that are only 20 minutes long, I ALWAYS do more than one, usually around an hours worth.

Now Vince has changed his mind as to what we'd tell Denise. He wants to tell her that we'll pay for just ONE college course but first he wants to talk to her advisor. She's chosen two courses, he's going to get her in one of them. He's planning to tell her that IF she gets an "A" in that one course (next to impossible), we'll pay for 2 courses next semester. If she gets a "B", we'll pay for one. Anything lower than a "B", she has to abide by our wishes and they are that she be a full time student living on campus. He does want to find out if her college gives + and - grades, in which case it would be a "B+". My concern is that she will be going to college for a long time at the rate of 1 class/semester. That's not to mention the fact that tuition will be going up and up every year. But on the other hand, I don't want to totally alienate her by giving her an ultimatum -- live on campus or we don't pay. He does want to tell her advisor about her living arrangements and how she's dropped out last time and dropped a course this time.

Amanda - the biopsy is tomorrow. Wish it was today so it'd be over with. What a hard time you're having -- having to buy new clothes because your old ones are too big. Wish I had that problem.

Did an hour of extreme pump today. I used heavier weights because I know that for the rest of the week I won't be able to do weights. Tomorrow I'll do some HIIT (trying to burn off some of this anxiety)

Vicki - that is just terrible about that boy! I remember reading about that in our paper (we're in NC). It made me sick to my stomach just reading it the first time! To be so close to you, too. He's definitely mentally unstable. Wonder what his defense will be????? (as if I couldn't guess)

hi there Zee. What language do you interpret? I know what you mean, when I'm home it seems that I constantly want to snack. Not that I'm hungry, but more out of boredom. Try popping a big bowl of popcorn and munching on that. I've also found that if I have veggies out to snack on, that helps.

Went to buy some tomatoes from the man who grows them in his yard near me, and he didn't have any (boo hoo). Gave him some of the zucchini chocolate bread, some sour cream lemon pound cake and some oatmeal raisin cookies.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

wizzywig

Good morning

Nearly caught up with all the posts, we are such a busy chatty group aren't we :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Barbie seems like you and the doggies are settled into your new home.

:flowerforyou: Michele hope to be hearing good news from you soon from your biopsy.

:flowerforyou: Jane hope your move went well, sorry all the stress brought on an asthma attack. Hope you feel much better now.

Welcome to all the newcomers, looking forward to getting to know you.

:flowerforyou: Mimi I have been filling up on veggies since I came back ( 4lb heavier :embarassed: ) from my hols. Seems to be working as this morning I am down 2lb yeay Taking a healthy sald for my lunch today too, and trying now not to eat after 8pm but evening is when I get the munchies. Just got to have willpower I suppose.

Well time is moving on, I'd better get ready for work, not sure what the weather is going to be like today, so far it's a little cloudy, but it could get out sunny later - I never know whether to take a coat or not:laugh: :laugh:

Have a good day!

Viv xx

rosied915

GREAT BIG HUGS TO YOU MICHELLE TODAY!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!

One of our favorite places is in Kennett Square~ Longwood Gardens~ and we visit every year at Christmas! I live in one of the small towns in Camden County near the Atlantic City Expressway.
I was thinking that I could squeeze in another Jillian 20 minute DVD~ yesterday I did Ripped in 30 and the 1st day of Week 2~OMG, it nearly killed me~ SOOO much harder than any of the other ones I've done (also graduated from 30 Day Shred)~ so not too sure about doing TWO of those! Maybe a 30 day Shred, then a Ripped in 30........

Off to Yoga today~ my beloved Yoga~ the best day ot the week!

Check back later........

exermom

Well, went for the biopsy this a.m. Won't know for a few days, tho. It feels weird, they had to put this numbing medication into my breast. I'm going to post this before the medication wears off. Bad thing is that I can't exercise for the next few days because they don't want me to get sweated (introduces bacteria). Can't even do yoga because some of the poses have you using your chest muscles. I'll probably go to taichi Friday. Did around 4:00

rosied-Vince took a class in making the decorations for the trees in Longwood. It was interesting.

Going to post this, then use the ice.

Michelean hour of cross country on the elliptical this a.m., then did a little food shopping thinking that I could make a pound cake for Bryan when I got home (but I don't think so, at least not today), then the biopsy. Since there's a small incision, I'm to put ice on it for 30 min, off for 30 until
around 4:00

oh, we just had an earthquake! Vince thought it was Clyde under the chair he was in. I honestly didn't feel anything. Jessica (in VA) said she thought it was the person next to her. Evidentally, it was something like 5.8 on the scale.

Michele

tobybear

Well, went for the biopsy this a.m. Won't know for a few days, tho. It feels weird, they had to put this numbing medication into my breast. I'm going to post this before the medication wears off. Bad thing is that I can't exercise for the next few days because they don't want me to get sweated (introduces bacteria). Can't even do yoga because some of the poses have you using your chest muscles. I'll probably go to taichi Friday. Did around 4:00

rosied-Vince took a class in making the decorations for the trees in Longwood. It was interesting.

Going to post this, then use the ice.

Michelean hour of cross country on the elliptical this a.m., then did a little food shopping thinking that I could make a pound cake for Bryan when I got home (but I don't think so, at least not today), then the biopsy. Since there's a small incision, I'm to put ice on it for 30 min, off for 30 until
around 4:00

oh, we just had an earthquake! Vince thought it was Clyde under the chair he was in. I honestly didn't feel anything. Jessica (in VA) said she thought it was the person next to her. Evidentally, it was something like 5.8 on the scale.

Michele

Take care and my thoughts are with you.

rosied915

Felt the Earthquake loud and clear here in southern NJ!! No damage , just shook nerves!

Michelle~ you BETTER take it easy with that incision!!! You are a devoted enough fitness nut to lay low for a couple of days without doing any harm~ now be a good little patient!!!

anotheryearolder

Michele - Glad your biopsy is over with. The stress of waiting for a procedure and the results is the pits for sure.:flowerforyou:

I haven't been posting much lately, as I have a lot going, but I have kept up with a good bit of the posting.

This month has been tend to your health month for me. Tomorrow is a colonoscopy and then I am done for a while. I do need to figure out if my cataract needs to be dealt with but that can wait a bit.

I still have that one darn pound to shed to be honest with my ticker but after tonight that may well be gone :sick:, the trick will be to keep it gone once I can eat again!

Faye

grabbit97

Well, went for the biopsy this a.m. Won't know for a few days, tho. It feels weird, they had to put this numbing medication into my breast. I'm going to post this before the medication wears off. Bad thing is that I can't exercise for the next few days because they don't want me to get sweated (introduces bacteria). Can't even do yoga because some of the poses have you using your chest muscles. I'll probably go to taichi Friday. Did around 4:00

rosied-Vince took a class in making the decorations for the trees in Longwood. It was interesting.

Going to post this, then use the ice.

Michelean hour of cross country on the elliptical this a.m., then did a little food shopping thinking that I could make a pound cake for Bryan when I got home (but I don't think so, at least not today), then the biopsy. Since there's a small incision, I'm to put ice on it for 30 min, off for 30 until
around 4:00

oh, we just had an earthquake! Vince thought it was Clyde under the chair he was in. I honestly didn't feel anything. Jessica (in VA) said she thought it was the person next to her. Evidentally, it was something like 5.8 on the scale.

Michele

Our thoughts are with you, good luck...
Natalie

grabbit97

I just took a walk around the block, did it yesterday too, with a walker, and hubby right beside me, but it's coming along, the knee is moving, and the ROM (range of motion) is 100, so the PT people are pleased. I get my staples out tomorrow (hope that doesn't hurt), and will continue to do the home exercises over the weekend.

Diet is on hold, haven't lost any, but haven't gained any either... which is a good thing... I need to get this knee going again before I can think about continuing my diet..

Have a good evening,
Natalie

cathys01

Hi Ladies:

Sorry I have been off for a few days. I went on the weekend to see my stepmother and there was no computer. Then once you get behind on the posts, it gets so hard to catch up as we are such a chatty group, aren't we??

Welcome to the newcomers.

I do hope everyone is okay. Michelle, I have you in my thoughts that your biopsy is okay.

I will try and post more later. Work is extremely stressful, My bosses are heading off on a 2 week vacation so things have been chaotic with closings and them trying to give me things that needed to be done before they left. It will be a busy 2 weeks. When they come back I am then off for 2 weeks. My DH and I are headed on a cruise. I can't wait.

Anyway, my Friends, I will try and catch up later.

Take care.
Cathy xx

exermom

rosied - I plan to take some time off from exercising so that I don't get sweaty. The last thing I want to do is introduce bacteria and then get some sort of infection which may last a while.

Faye - now I'm stress baking/eating waiting for the results. Something inside of me is saying that they aren't going to be great. I've made Bryan a sour cream lemon pound cake and another one to put in my freezer. Vince said that the cookies I made last night weren't as good as the ones I made previously (I tried altering the recipe) so I may try making them again but this time going strictly by the recipe. If that doesn't work, I'm just going to can that recipe.

A friend of ours called to ask me if I felt the earthquake. Honestly, I didn't feel it. Vince was sitting on the couch and he thought it was one of the cats underneath the couch!

When I went for the biopsy they kept talking about how I should take Tylenol for pain. Is there something wrong with me? I don't feel pain. Discomfort, yes. Then again, a few years ago I had a hemmerhoidectomy and the MD gave me these pain pills. Vince kept asking me over and over "did you take something, did you take something" that I started thinking that maybe I was hurting myself by not taking a pain pill so I called the nurse. She said if I don't feel the need for a pain pill, then I shouldn't take it. Guess I just have a high threshold for pain. My concern is that when you do something that you shouldn't (like lift too much) your body will tell you "I don't think so" in the form of a pulling sensation or stronger pain. What if I don't feel a stronger sensation and I do something that hurts me?

Natlie - you're doing just great!

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Michele, I'm thinking happy thoughts for your biopsy results.......I'm sure the worst thing will be the days without exercise----that would be so hard for me

:bigsmile: the storage is almost empty......hubby will finish bringing the last of the books and bookcases tomorrow with the help of a friend......I have been doing my fair share with the moving but I refuse to move furniture :laugh: my big job now is changing our address with all the people we get mail from.....at least a lot of it can be done on the internet......I remember when you had to mail your change of address to everyone.

:bigsmile: Natalie, it's great to hear that you are up and moving more.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

mimi7grands

Hello my friends,

I've been scarce in these parts lately. Was not doing so well for awhile but am back on track again. The never-ending saga!

Michele, thinking about you and hoping all goes well with the biopsy.

Natalie, congrats on your great progress. Woo hoo! :flowerforyou:

Sissy, so glad your results were good. Having to go back is always a worry. I'm sure Michele relates right now!

Amanda, what a lovely obituary. Your FIL was so young. That must make it even harder. My sympathy to you and your DH.

Kackie, you on a horse! You're amazing!

I'm heading to bed early tonight (really early for me) so will keep it short. You're all in my thoughts though.



p.s. almost forgot to mention - a very big congrats to everyone on the veggie train. We are rockin' it! I'm proud of us. :happy:

wizzywig

:flowerforyou: Only a quick post this morning, I've just heard about the earth quake and hope all my American friends are safe and well. (I've read a few posts and it seems some of you didn't realise it was an earth quake) but not sure how near to it you were.

:noway: Thank goodness we don't get many quakes over here in the UK. We had one a few years ago, and our dog Tara must have realised something was going on because that night she decided to go sleep up in Heather's room with Frankie. I slept through it, hubby woke up a bit wondered what was going on but fell asleep again! That has been the only time that Tara wanted to sleep upstairs. We always joke now that if she does it again then something is going to happen. Mind you it probably was very small compared to the quakes you get in America.

:flowerforyou: Michele take it easy. The hardest part now is waiting for the results! I know what you mean about painkillers though, I left hospital with Paracetamol (painkiller), Codeine Phosphate (stronger painkillers) and Diflofenac Sodium (anti inflamatory) I took a few paracetamol before bed on the first night home, the next day my boob was quite swollen so I took one diflofenac but it make me feel a bit nauseus so I didn't take any more. I managed on just a few more painkillers, I only took one strong painkiller, as you said it's uncomfortable, the pain was managable. I did notice it ached more, the more I started to do normal things. It still aches a bit even now almost a month later.

:flowerforyou: Natalie sounds as if you are making a good recovery, take it easy and don't rush.

:flowerforyou: for everyone I haven't mentioned, Hi, hope all is well with you.

Bye for now

Viv xx

SallyCC

I am watching the weather. It is amazing how much we can fret about things. My sister called and is all upset that we may get the hurricane….on Monday. We are supposed to take my cousin to the hospital for out patient surgery. He lives about an hour away and the hospital is about 30 minutes from that…. We can’t worry about this yet!!
I was up .2 at the weight loss challenge last night. I am thinking that it was a lot worse a few days ago. I a reading The 4 Day Win and using some of the strategies and I feel it has helped me to really recommit to my food plan habits( logging everything, planning meals I like). I have done a couple of new things. I got a new program for the gym…this morning will be the first time I do it solo. I also am starting to plug in my food for the day ahead to see the breakdown of calories,etc. It feels good because I feel like I am shaking things up and maybe that is what I need right now. When I got on automatic, I tend to let old habits sneak back in.

Welcome Zee.
Michele……I hope you are feeling better and that the news is good.
Natalie…. That is great that you are walking around the block!
Barbie…Wow…you have done a great job unpacking.
Have a great day,
Sally

tiarapants

Hi ladies

Michelle, I hope you are feeling ok after the biopsy.

I'm in the middle of cleaning my refrigerator and freezer out and have decided to do a 'chuck in' tonight. DH and I call it an enthusiasm meal as I put everything I've got into it!

For some reason I have a real craving today for a coconutty cauliflower curry, so that is going to be the basis of my evening meal - I'll add some spinach to it too, so it should be good. DH is having calamari (yuck, but he loves it).

It's been a bit of a chilly day here, I've even got my boots on to ward off the cold feet problems.

Tomorrow is DH's birthday and the day after is DD#2's birthday. I think there will be cake involved, but I'm not tempted by that, so I should be fine.

Must get moving. My bony bum doesn't like being sat on for too long these days!

Hugs to you all.
Love
Amanda x

exermom

I didn't realize how many calories are in a cup of grapes! There were two entries for grapes, each for 1 cup, one entry had it at 110 calories, the other entry had it at 62. Why is there such a discrepancy?

I thought of an exercise that I can do. Admitted, it won't burn many calories. There is this zen meditation on the Wii. I haven't done that in a long time. Now I won't get sweaty, but I can probably do that since it's mostly just sitting.

I thought of one bad thing about this biopsy -- I can't lift Loki (the cat we have who is 15lbs) to give him his Loki kisses. I'm sure he's real upset about that.....lol

barbie - when we moved, I just waited until I sent out the Christmas cards and then told people my new address!

mimi - I sure can relate to the stress of having to go back for more pics. Now for the added stress waiting for the result of the biopsy.

I felt so foolish yesterday, I didn't even realize we'd had an earthquake until a friend called to tell me! Vince was sitting on the sofa and he thought one of the cats was under the sofa pawing at the seat! Now Jessica is in VA, she called from work, seems they evacuated her building, which isn't surprising since they evacuated the Pentagon and Capital

Amanda - happy early birthday to your dh and dd

Now for the great news: the hospital just called. It was begnine!!!!

Gonna post the great news.

Michele

anotheryearolder

Natalie - It sounds like you are doing great with the bionic knee! You must be so happy to have that over with.

Barbie - Glad you two are settling in so quickly.

Michele - I am keeping you in my thoughts. I hope you hear the results soon.

WOO HOO - BENIGN !! I just posted and saw that you had posted before I finished with this, so I just had to edit and say yippee! What a load off your mind. :happy:

I am back from my colonoscopy. The procedure was easy. The worst part for me was no water 3 hours before the procedure. I had a headache and they had trouble finding a vein both from dehydration. I drank two bottles of water as soon as I woke up. No polyps and I'm good to go for another 5 years.

Now as soon as I hear back about my mammogram, I will be done with doctors for a while. Well, except for my eyes. I do have to make an appointment with my opthamologist. This was deal with my health month. Something I had been ignoring - not a good idea by any means.

Faye

grabbit97

I think the all the advice is good here, just eating sensibly too, with the fruits and yogurts...
I get my staples out in 2 hours, I am scared, I am a whimp, hate pain.
I love Salmon on the grill, I make more than we need and make it into salmon salad with dill for the next day for lunch. I make tuna salad that way too, eggs, mayo, tuna, and dried dill... yum.
Off to the doctor, will also go see granddaughter this afternoon, she is 14 days old!!
I am SOOO GLAD that the operation is over with, and I am almost pain free, there is some pain, but that is post op, and at 3 months they say you will hardly notice.. I am still on pain meds.. but that will slow down as time goes by too.
Natalie

jam0525

Hello all,

Back from Minnesota and just heard about the earthquake yesterday. I hope everyone back East is doing well. It must have been such a surprise to all of you.

The wedding was OK and it was good to see everyone. My SIL's family dominated everything and my parents, kids and our friends from Connecticut were treated like casual friends instead of family. $5.000 to get the five of us there and back and we never even got introduced to the groom or his family. The old friends did what old friends do and told my brother quietly and nicely he was being a jerk to his family and he did apologize and change his plans for Monday to spend the day with Mom and Dad.

It is good to be home. I will be re-weighing and re-setting all my goals on September 1. Between now and then, I will just focus on not overeating like I did while away.

Jeannie

ritamerlot

Now for the great news: the hospital just called. It was begnine!!!!

Michele

Wonderful news!

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Michelle, yippee....I'm so glad for you that the biopsy results were good

:bigsmile: Faye, glad your colonoscopy went well with good results.......not for another five years, that is really good news.

:bigsmile: our good news is that hubby finished emptying the storage today so we have all our stuff with us and we don't have to pay $120.00 a month any more.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

vickim26

Good morning ladies,
Barbie so good to hear that you are all moved in. you have been doing great calorie burns. Michelle great news. I know the waiting was torture. So good to have so many on here but overwhelming reading sometimes. I am back on exercise track and plan to make it stick. You know me either all or nothing. Hoping to change that but will go with the all for now. have bunches of exercise videos and never really did them but started doing them this week and really like it. byron has fun getting on my back for push ups and stomach for sit ups. makes it interesting. I also have many many channels on tv and on demand for exercises so am thinking I will start checking those out. just to get in habit and then I am good. I really am ready to get this last 50 off and keep it off. Natalie so glad your surgery went well and you are on road to recovery. I am more like Michelle with pain tolerance but know it is hard to be in pain. I am going to go get a shower now. Kenneth took a rare mid week day off and we are going to get some errands done when byron wakes up. have a good day ladies. sorry for lack of caps I am lazy today at typing.
vicki M

SallyCC

Yeah!! Michelle!

grabbit97

Now for the great news: the hospital just called. It was begnine!!!!

Michele

Wonderful news!

Great news YEAAAAGH!!
Natalie

genealace

Good afternoon everyne

Great news from Michele, Natalie and Faye. I had one of those plantar warts on my foot and the doc just recommended that I get the stuff from the drug store. You have to soak your foot, then scrape the wart then put on the stuff and a plaster every day. It took ages for it to go, but eventually it got all scraped out. If I felt one starting again I'd start the treatment a lot earlier. I never go to the pool without shoes as I'm sure that is where I got it from. One of the women admits that she has plantar warts but that the doc won't do anything about it because she has other health issues and a tendency to infections - so she just shares it with everyone else. When I take my shoes and socks off my feet go directly into the pool shoes without touching the floor at all and the same when I'm getting dressed, the pool shoes are the last things off one by one and straight into my outdoors stuff.

My DBF is going to go ahead with a knee replacement - his appt with the doc isn't until November, so goodness knows when the surgery will be. He has other problems he is trying to deal with (wires left over from a broken leg are unravelling and sticking into him on the inside). He is waiting for copies of his x-rays so he can take them for a second opinion.

We had a weekend away last weekend and came back via the US and I was able to get two more bottles of the Wellesse liquie glucosamine with chondroytin which seems to be helping somewhat - I've only been taking a half dose every day because I can't just get more without making a trip to the US.

Marion - welcome. I noticed that you said you were disappointed you had only lost 1 1/2 pounds in a month. If you are consistently losting that much each month then you are probably doing things slow and steady which is the best way. I bet you didn't gain more than that in a month.

For those who are having problems losing, I have read that if you mix it us a bit - overeating one day and undereating the next then average for a couple of days or some combination - high, normal, low, normal, normal, high etc - that that really helps if you have reached a plateau.

Must go an refill my glass

anotheryearolder

Checking in here quickly before I head to the gym.

Genealace - Have you looked into getting the Wellessee glucosamine with chondroitin and msm through Amazon?

I just ordered some from there even though I can get it at WalMart or Sams Club. It's a long drive to those stores for me so whatever I can get without the drive makes me happy!

I just priced it and Wal Mart has it for .80 per ounce and Amazon has it in the big 33 ounce bottle for .71 per ounce. Also if you have prime shipping - a one time yearly fee for products labeled for prime shipping, your shipping is "free". Even if you had to pay shipping, I think you would come out just as cheap as Wal Mart, especially as you apparently can't get it in Canada.

Faye

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: today I've been busy sorting books and discarding the ones that are being kept for no good reason. Until we figure out what we have, we cant' decide which shelves to use for which books so right now there are piles of books everywhere.

:flowerforyou: thanks to the dogs, I have over 20,000 steps today and hubby has over 16,000. Some steps are from golf (hubby) and line dance (me). I wish we could put pedometers on the dogs to see how many steps they walk (run) every day.

:bigsmile: with all the heat in Texas and other southern spots and the weird weather (hurricane warnings and earthquake) on the East coast, I am embarrassed to tell you that NW Washington has the best weather ----sunny and mid 70's :bigsmile: