WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2012

Dear friends,:flowerforyou:

Good afternoon! Waiting for my phone to charge before going to the gym.:drinker:

I saw that some of you did not know about WPW,so the R.N in me had to help with this one! Here is a basic definition of WPW.


Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a heart condition in which there is an abnormal extra electrical pathway of the heart. The condition can lead to episodes of rapid heart rate (tachycardia).

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is one of the most common causes of fast heart rate disorders in infants and children.

Causes

Normally, electrical signals in the heart go through a certain pathway that helps the heart beat regularly. The wiring of the heart prevents extra beats from occurring and keeps the next beat from happening too soon.

In people with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, some of the heart's electrical signal goes down an extra (accessory) pathway. This may cause a very rapid heart rate called supraventricular tachycardia.

Most people with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome do not have any other heart problems.

Michele, Glad that Vince was able to convert on his own! Make sure he follows up with his cardiologist about this episode. I would be affected the same way as you were:yawn: Hope you get a good nights sleep tonight!:flowerforyou:
Hugs,LindaS

Good evening all!

Linda S-It took ma about 10 months to lose the 71. Since then I have been stuck with about 10 more that I'd like to lose. Am at the top of the healthy % body fat range, but would like to lose a little more. If not, I'm okay where I am. I feel great and have so much more energy!

Michelle- I hope Vince is feeling better. how scary!

Lin C- I love skiing and kayaking. Now if I could just find something to do in the seasons between! I do have a great doctor. she is a bariatric specialist who helps her patients lose weight through a healthy diet, exercise, and learning how to make life-long life-style changes. She recently received recognition from her peers for the great work she is doing.

Dee-Dee- I hope you enjoyed wearing your tiara today. It is great to have such good friends.

Meg- The Wi sounds like fun. My sister has one, but I have never had a chance to try it out. I'm not sure what "programs?" she has for it. I can't justify the money right now. I already have a treadmill, bike, weights, and a number of exercise dvds all of which I use rarely when I can possibly get outside to exercise instead. I love the fresh air and no interruptions/excuses when I am outside.

We drove up north today to ski along the canal in Boonville, Unlike the last two days we went skiing and had to break our own trails, the trails were well-groomed, It was snowing when we left home, but we had beautiful clear blue skies in Boonville. It was in the low 20s with a fairly brisk breeze, but we layered enough that we were comfortable.I always feel energized after a good day of skiing. Love being outside!

Hope everyone has a great evening and a restful night.

Deb A

Good night all.
Got 11 small kitty blankets done and off to the shelter.
Got to 17 degrees today,burrr.
No plans for NY eve as hubby is working both days.
HUGS
jane

DeeDee - in very simple terms, what happens in WPW is this: there is an electical impulse that is sent to the heart telling the heart to beat. Now in most people the path that goes around the heart for this impulse goes about 3/4 of the way around. In Vince's case, it goes all the way around the heart. So when the impulse gets to the top of the heart it continues on that path. At times another impulse goes to the heart. Depending on the timing of when the heart gets the impulses, it might very well (and it does) tell the heart to beat, beat, beat -- whereas in you and I the impulse goes 3/4 around the heart and then dissipates into the body. To be honest, they don't see a lot of WPW in the hospitals any more because most people who have it have an ablation (where microwaves are used to "cut" the pathway). Vince tried to have an ablation, but during the operation his heart went into afib so they had to call off the operation. He's feeling fine today, just tired. Not quite sure if this is totally normal or not. I know he's usually tired after an attack of tachacardia. I slept in the living room (fell asleep reading "Time" magazine) and woke up at 8:30. For me, that is REALLY late as I usually wake up around 5 or 6

M - just be sure dgd "doesn't eat that yellow snow"....lol

Deb - sounds like you have packed some good choices! Have fun

Cheryl - happy birthday to your hubby

katla - tachacardia is when the heart beats too fast. When he first had an attack (and we didn't know about the WPW and he wasn't on any medication) his heartbeat was around 300. Bradycardia is when the heart beats too slow. I kept having flashbacks to when it first happened. Admitted, that was about 30 years ago and technology has advanced. I remember how they brought the stretcher into the house via the garage, so I moved my car (even tho we now have a larger garage and even tho he was able to walk to the ambulance). At the time we lived on a street that made a SHARP turn to the left. When the ambulance came, I think they thought the road ended at the bend so I had to go outside to direct the ambulance to our driveway. OK, OK, I know logically that for one thing we don't live on a street with a sharp bend, technology is more sophisticated. But I still went out into the driveway to direct the ambulance to our house.

Made the cake for Ken. I put brownies in the freezer from Christmas Eve so Vince and Lynette can have that. I'm making a citrus ring cake for Ken.

suebdew - it happens about twice/year now that he's on the medication,

Linda Sundance - thanks for the explanation about the WPW. Vince has been seeing a cardiologist. As a matter of fact, he's supposed to see him next month. This was the first time ever that he had such an irregular heartbeat and he got dizzy. He does have certain "tricks" to make himself convert. One is bearing down (as if you are having a bm). That one seems to work the best for him. But everyone is different. I remember when he had to wear a haltar monitor. They gave him this little booklet where he had to write down everything that he did, (like go to the bathroom). One of the choices was "sex". He just said (now, remember, he's in the hospital) "is that an invitation?" lol

Did an hour of balance games on the Wii today. Tomorrow I'll try out my new yoga DVD then take the extremepump class. They said it was on.

barbie - I was raised by my grandparents who raised their family during the depression. NOTHING was wasted. A while ago I read a book called "20 ways to save the earth" and I couldn't get over how many of the things my grandmother did! Because absolutely nothing went to waste, lest of all food, (it was almost a sin not to clean your plate) I really think that's where a lot of my feelings that I have to finish my plate are ingrained from. It's hard to change the way you were brought up. I seem to be able to get rid of "things" because I donate them and feel that someone else is being able to use them. But I have a hard time with the food. That's probably part of the reason why I donate to the food kitchen -- my way or rationalizing getting it out of my house. Someone else is being helped.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

Michele

Hello.Lovely Ladies,

Today was a goof day. I was able yo sleep.in to 7:30am felt really good

@Linda S. Thanks for the info on WPW.
@ Lin C. I. Like that you have salad in summer and soup in winter. We all love soup that would good idea
And a great way to get your veggies in.

I am so sorry if I am.missing some people but I am getting very sleepy. Time for bed.

Wishing everyone a good day.
Liz

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Happy New Year`s Eve!!!!!

M Congrats on getting rid of those 14`s and ordering a size 10, Woo hoo!!!!!

Liz I`ve not slept till 7:30 in years, I`m up everyday between 5:00 and 5:30, no matter what:grumble: . Glad you got a little extra sleep!

Michele Wow, I`m guessing Vince is on some kind of medication for this? At least you slept a bit later than usual, that`s good!!! You know I was raised where we didn`t have to clean our plate at dinner, however we were warned not to take more than we thought we wanted, we were made to drink our milk , and I can tell you I don`t like milk:noway: at all. I remember sitting at the table thinking I was going to throw up trying to get it down. I keep 2% milk here for the youngest granddaughter, that`s all she wants to drink, I will use it once in awhile in cooking but to drink it:sick: :noway: ! You know thinking about this, none of us ever had a weight problem growing up, we were always outside playing, riding bikes etc. etc.....we didn`t watch a lot of tv, I remember watching some at night, and on Sunday afternoons but that`s it. My weight gain came from that #$%* Paxil:explode: !
Oh I`m rambling here:laugh: !

Hope everyone has a wonderful day today! If you go out partying tonight:bigsmile: , please be safe!!!
Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and then drink some more:drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee

Today is my official weigh in day...I`m happy to say I`ve lost 2 of the 3 pounds I gained in Nov.:bigsmile: ! I just measured myself, I lost 3/4 of an inch in my arms:huh: , all the other measurements stayed the same!

M – quite a shift from 14s to 10s! Good for you.

Linda – I’m currently making a scarf. (NOT done in an hour!) You must have some of the fun new yarns that work up on big needles. The ones that end up looking ruffled look like they would be fun to try. Santa left me a couple of joann’s gift cards, so I’ll be able to indulge my hobbies.

Off to work soon –

Gail

Linda S
You did wonderful. I thought by the name you gave your doctor might of been a bypass.
Looking to do knitting for charity check with your hospital they might need little hats and mitts for preemies.
Schools take mitts for kids that show up at school without them.
I'm sure Jane can give you more ideas

Gail
It is for those ruffled scarves I have one but paid $20.00 didn't want to wait for me to knit one. LOL.


Well that's my smoothie gone 6 oz orange smoothie with greek yogurt and chia seed. Why so little a breakfast have company coming between 9 and 10 for breakfast. So now going to go check the laundry.

Back later.

Good Morning Ladies,

Well yesterday I slept in till 7:30 but today back to normal up at 5 am. I really don't mind. My DH and DD are both sleepy heads theyon work days till 6:30 and days off they just sleep till they wake up. My DH works so hard that it seems a good thing for him. As far as me its rare that I sleep in. But I like being the 1st person up in the house. Nice and quiet. Allows me to drink my morning drink and have a nice quiet time.

@Dee Congrats on the Loss.

@Michele that extreme pump class sounds like quite the workout.
and


@M wow quite a difference congrats!

@Deb A and @ Gail I have been working on s baby blanket. You are right its a good way for me to keep my hands busy and out of food.


Tonight we are having friends over going to ring in the new year playing cards.

I will try yo get back tonight but if I don 't I wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Have fun and keep safe my friends

Liz