WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2013

Kathy – Don’t blame you a bit about reacting to your step-daughter’s “news”, I certainly would have done the same! Hugs to you and your DH. I sure do hope your flood preparations end up being for naught, what a mess to have to deal with. Prayers for you and your home being safe and dry. Sorry too to hear about your injured shoulder, I hope you have a speedy healing and are back in the pool in no time!

Wessecg – Awww, that is such great news about Jackson!!! So glad you’re updating us on his progress, and what great progress it is

Glenda – So glad to hear you’re on the mend, sorry you’ve been dealing with nausea and headaches. Enjoy the sunshine and thank you for your prayers for (my) peace!

JB – Thank you SOOOOO much for sharing the beautiful poem. I particularly liked “Toss off your loathsome burden”

CityJane – Thank you for sharing your turkey burger recipe, it sounds delicious and I will be trying it out soon! Have a marvelous time in Paris with your girlfriends, it sounds like such fun


Brooke from Colorado
(where it is gray and snowy outside, but sunshiney inside due to the loving words of all of you Vit. F's) :flowerforyou:

“Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we may as well dance.”

Good afternoon. I've quickly tried to catch up on all the posts from the last couple of days. I don't know how much time I'll have to post back to everyone but wanted to make a few special call outs:

M - how horrible...I can't imagine what your friend is going through.:brokenheart:

Cheryl - loved the e-card. I've been thinking about juicing and now it sounds more appealing :laugh: Glad to hear Jackson is making progress. Hope you are staying dry in this awful weather...just got a severe weather warning on my phone about flooding here - be careful at the barn.

Jane - so glad you found a place!:drinker:

Brooke - we are all here for you. I've reached out plenty and so appreciated your support. I'll be sending you a note shortly

jb - loved the poem:bigsmile:

Welcome to the newbies :flowerforyou:

Sending warm positive thoughts out to all suffering

Have a good evening. Jodios

evening friends,
hope all is well with everyone..Had an ok day at work the weather here today was Fab!!!!!would love more days like this but when I have a day off
and tomorrow is my day off, I have alot I am supposed to do tomorrow, and I cant get to the gym, at least not until after 2 in the afternoon, that is not a great time at the gym I go to, so maybe will do something around here.DH car has a bolt in the tire so have to take it to the garage at 1 pm, then somewhere in between I have to do 2 loads of laundry,make dinner and the DH lunch for friday and mow the lawn,,,, but I dont get paid for any of that..:grumble:
Hope everyone is trucking along and feeling good.. sending ya all lovexoxoxo

I feel kind of guilty. Sometimes I don't even go to my home page here on MFP. I just come here! Sniffles are gone today but the drippiness is on the other end today:embarassed: With my MS sometimes I don't make it to the bathroom in time:embarassed: . And the diarhhea started late last night. Usually I sleep pretty soundly so a sound sleep and diarhhea don't work well together.:ohwell: I think I have eaten all my calories today unlike yesterday. I have just eaten little things every 2 hours or so. My husband was very upset he didn't get to go to Texas Roadhouse tonight but what can I do???? He'll live.

When I read of some of the troubles you all have here I am grateful for what all God has given me and allowed me to do. I have wonderful daughters and more than wonderful grand daughters. And of course I have found a bunch of new friends with a great big dose of Vitamin F. Have a good night, evening, day. Just match the time to your time zone!!!!

Back from my cruise in body but not in mind! Having a hard time getting back in the game. I want to read tomorrow to see what's going on. Only gained 1 pound and got to climb to the top of a Mayan temple in Belize!
Sue in TX

It is a bit late, and I need to get up at 5:30 tomorrow as usual for work. I had a fabulous day and due very much to the support of one of my MFP friends. She was not afraid to speak up and be honest with me, and it was a mini push/reminder that I needed. I have said in my profile that I am willing to do what it takes to achieve the goals, but have not been doing it. :frown: Today I met a personal challenge and won. This is the great way that MFP can work and I am so thankful. Off to bed, good night all.:yawn:
Marcia Northern VA

Brooke I to live in a marriage devoid of emotional and physical connection. Now that our daughters are grown up and we have a different relationship they have asked me why I stayed with him. Well I stayed with him for many reasons. Marriage vows, to show my children that there has to be comprimise in every part of life, maybe ashamed to admit that my marriage was a failure to my family, church and friends. i could think of a million other reasons. When my dauhgters asked me that I returned the question back to them. Now that they are adults, do they wish I had divorced him. My youngest says she is never sure. She lives here and still sees the hurt at times. My other daughter is like me and the glass is always half full. She says our marriage has taught her so much in being a wife and Mom. I am not saying that you should buck up and stay in this relationship. Every one is different, every relationship is different. I hope and pray that YOU and only You will make decisions for you to be the person that you were meant to be. You are beautiful inside and out.

Brooke: You are safe to vent here. :grumble: So sorry for the issues that are eroding your self-esteem. Knowing you like quotes, here is the affirmation I repeated over and over when I was in between jobs. “I give thanks today for the perfect job that is coming my way." You are going through a great test of your spiritual principles. I also found volunteer work for a non-profit to be a great outlet for my time and talents. Keep your chin up, and if you want to meet for lunch again soon, I’m here. :flowerforyou:

Kathy: Shaking my head. :huh: I don’t have kids but can understand your disappointment reading about the engagement on FB. Sending you good thoughts and peace as I chant ‘om’.

Glenda: Crossing my fingers you see tulips come up soon. Right now I’m looking at winter wonderland outside my window.

CityJaneLondo: Your turkey burgers sound fantastic. Have a grand time in Paris. :glasses: I’m soooooo jealous.

Katla: I share your interest and admiration for Chinese medicine. So happy your husband is getting good results.

Robin: Earache and strep throat….ouch! :frown: I love your positive attitude. Stay strong. :happy:

Barbie: I am vicariously enjoying spring through your posts about gardening. Gladiolas…how lovely! :flowerforyou:

Sue in TX: Great job maintaining on a cruise!!! Welcome back.

I'm suffering in this winter that never ends. :noway: Miss the sun. Miss wearing short sleeves. Miss seeing my feet in sandals. I'm restless and unfocused. Even our cat is bouncing off the walls. Please Spring, come soon!

Stay well.
Rori in frosty Colorado Foothills

Phyllis - your granddaughter is so adorable (and you're not half bad, either...lol, but she dominates the picture...lol)

<Passing Brooke a tissue> You broke my heart, BTDT.

cityjane - that was such a wonderful post to Brooke.

DeeDee - I'm wearing shorts today. And tomorrow it's supposed to be nice again. "About time" is all I can say

Kathy - I understand how you feel, finding out on Facebook. Please let me know how you go about finding your zen place. I'm pretty sure I'm going to need that.

Cheryl - that's just wonderful about Jackson. Thanks for keeping us constantly informed.

Juanita - great NSV! Hey, now your sister has room to buy more things (that you can use)

katla - I'm a firm believer in alternative medicine. I believe our bodies have amazing abilities to heal itself. Oh, there are times when an antibiotic may be necessary or intervention with Western medicine is called for, but those times are few and far between

bjmcq - you know what I do many times when kids are having a fundraiser and they're selling something that I really don't want? I just give them a straigh-out donation. Actually, they come out further ahead. Depending on the fundraiser, they get only a certain percentage of the sale. If I give them a donation, they get 100% (and I don't have to get something that I don't want). I love spinach, too, but there's no way Vince will eat it, so we're in the same boat

jb - beautiful poem

cityjane - have a great time in Paris. I loved the food over there, so wholesome.

Brooke - Loved your ending "where it's gray and snowy outside, but sunshiney inside due to the loving words of all you Vit. F's"

Did an hour of yoga today and then an hour of the deep water. Tomorrow I'll do a Jari Love Get Ripped and Chiseled DVD.

Got my oil in my car changed yesterday. Found out one of my shocks was leaking so they replaced that one. Then went to Petsmart for food. We usually give the cats treats when we give Loki his med but those treats can be so expensive! Anyway, while we were watching Jessica's cats, they eat Cat Chow so I decided to try giving that as the ''treat". It worked quite well, so I got a small bag of fancy feast dry cat food and am using that for a treat now. Then went to Aldi then to AC Moore to get this bowling towel framed and I had a coupon for 50% off any item and I needed this one icing tip so I got that. Only I have a #5 tip, I swear what I have isn't like what's in the store but I got the #4 so I'll exchange it for the #5. I also need to get paste food color but I have some other coupons for 50% off, don't know if they'll let me use them all at one time or not.

Today was our last day of bowling on the senior league for the winter. Next week is an organizational meeting and we start up for the summer the following week. I took a plate of cut up fruit with me, it was all gone. Next time I need to get the larger size of cut up fruit.

I've been scrubbing our deck. Was thinking I'd be able to work on it some today but totally forgot that this guy was coming to talk about a pergola by the pool. He built one for a friend of ours. So by the time he left and we had dinner, it's really too late to start scrubbing. Maybe tomorrow, I really don't have anything planned except to do the DVD.

Robin - sending virtual chicken soup to you. Boy, there's no way I'd even CONSIDER a two piece. You look fab

I'm really trying to curb these cravings for sweets, especially at night. Lately, I've been having a salad (I just have some coleslaw tonight) with vinegar on it. Vince commented how I didn't eat my coleslaw with my dinner. In a way I was a bit embarassed to tell him that I snack on it whenever I get a craving for chocolate/sugar/unhealthy foods. Worked last night, hoping it'll work again tonight.

Meg - it doesn't surprise me that the GS mango cookies didn't have mango in them. To be honest, as soon as I saw that it contained coconut, I didn't even other to read the ingredients any further. I don't think it was any loss, anyway. YOU are the awesome one, I don't know how you do it all. Thank you for being so open about yourself.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele in NC

Hi there!
Sue, I think that is amazing that you managed to only put on a lb on your cruise. You should be very proud of yourself. Most people I know put on at least 7lbs!
Did some gardening yesterday for the first time this year. Got the potatoes in at last. Salads all sown.
The lb I want to lose is hanging on by the skin of its teeth. Just need some syrup of figs!
Tomorrow I am seeing an old school friend who is treating me to a "tea" she got for a birthday present as a voucher. Oops! Will try to stick to the sandwiches and scone (pass on the cream) and go easy on the cake. I think it's no supper for me tomorrow. I do feel that friends are a priority though and I did not like to say no when she asked me. I've got the rest of my life to watch calories!

My hip, which has been troubling me since I slipped down some marble stairs on holiday, is feeling much better. It was a bit frustrating having the rest of me working so much better and this hip causing me pain. It was hard to lift my right leg. Anyway, since yoga on Tuesday it is much improved and not keeping me awake at night.

Love to you all. Great Vit F here. It really keeps me going.

Hi, I have been trying to join this group but there is no tag to hit to join..that I can find.:frown: .are you taking any new people on in this group..If I can join tell me how?

Thanks, Liz :flowerforyou:

Barbie – you are sooooo right, I’ve gotten incredible input/advice this day! I am going to return to keeping a gratitude journal, I remember when I first did so I found my attitude improved immeasurably ! How nice you and DH are working on the garden together :flowerforyou:

Sue in TX – Glad you had such a nice trip!!!

Katla – how nice you have a “souvenir” plant for your garden! Ongoing reminder of health and wellness, rebirth and growth!

Renny – what an important NSV – learning to slow down and recognize the milestones along the way! Awesome

Jmkmomm – HUGS to you for your insight and wise words. It is true each of us must find our own path. No kids in my life, so the decisions effect fewer.

Meg – You are a wise and strong woman, thank you much for your supportive words!

Rori – Thanks a ton for the PERFECT affirmation. I will apply it this and each day

Michele – thank you for the tissue!!!!!

LizPlus – You just joined by posting (and welcome). Now anytime you want to come back to read and share just go the top of any page to “Community” and the go to “My Topics” and you’ll find the forum. Be sure to note anytime the total messages hit 500 because then another thread will begin (link to it on the last message of each thread thanks to Barbie who keeps us all on track).


Brooke from Colorado

“The only difference between fear and excitement is your attitude about it.”

Michele in NC, Meg, Rori, and others who are interested in Oriental medicine and/or MS:

Health is an interesting puzzle. I have a hiatial (sp?) hernia when requires daily medication with its own set of side effects and you can believe I take the medicine and work on the side effects with supplements to combat their “dark side.” I also ALWAYS get my flu shot as early in the season as I can. My DPT and other immunizations are up to date. Western medicine is pretty good at disease prevention. That said, I also try to live a healthy life as much as possible. When I realized my weight was responsible for the pain in my knees, I decided to do something about it. Luckily I found MFP and all of you to help me along. :flowerforyou:

I didn’t know much about Chinese medicine until DH was diagnosed with MS, even though my cousin has long been an acupuncturist and herbalist. The treatment options DH was offered by the neurologist who diagnosed his condition consisted of some anti-spasm pills and the sage words that it will keep getting worse forever.:grumble: Then he grudgingly offered shots which cost thousands, make you sick, and “probably won’t help but you can try.” :noway: We turned to my cousin for advice and she referred DH to a highly respected Doctor of Oriental Medicine in our area. (My cousin lives in another state.) The woman has been a godsend and is more highly trained and skilled than someone who simply does acupuncture. :flowerforyou:

With MS, the body attacks it’s own nervous system and causes damage. DH has some difficulty with balance and walking. He has good days and bad days, and sometimes an uncomfortable level of pain. He will soon begin seeing a neurologist who specializes in MS. We don’t know what to expect from this. They may have some forms of treatment that he is willing to endure. We’ll just have to see.:ohwell:

The Chinese treatments that DH gets work to improve his symptoms. They include acupuncture, herbs and gua sha, a form of massage that uses a tool to scrape at the surface of the body. All of these treatments help him minimize his symptoms. Although they do not combat the underlying disease, they have greatly improved his quality of life. He feels better, moves more easily and gets more enjoyment out of life.:flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

Katla in NW Oregon, who is grateful for Oriental medicine.

I am home today (without pay:explode: ). I asked if I could work from home and was told no. They said it was my choice to take a day without pay or come in anyway. :noway: Um...., Strep is contagious. I was told by my doctor to stay away for 24 hours until the antibiotic had taken affect. So, as much as it will hurt my paycheck:sad: I did the 'right" thing and stayed home. I just don't understand the philosophy with today's computing capabilities. (And everywhere else I have worked in this company has had no problem with the occassional virtual day, only this stupid job I have now has the issue with it:grumble: )

Okay, so I cringe everytime I see my profile. It is definately motivation but it is also hard to look at. I wish I had a shape. I have always had a boyish shape. No waist at all. :ohwell: Even when I am mostly muscle (my Body fat in that pic was 25%)



I hope everyone is hanging in there. Because I will survive!!!!!!!

Robin (who got extra cuddles from Bodi and Ritter this morning,:laugh: )
PNW

Hi everyone,

Have you got room for one more?

I live in West London, with husband; our babies have all grown up and flown the nest now. I have been really ill over the last few months, but must be feeling better because I am here!

I need to lose weight, get fitter, and get myself a life; thought this would be a really good place to start!

I have 3 children, the oldest is 29, married to hubby in RAF (currently out in Afghanistan), with 2 children; they actually spent some time in Las Vegas a couple of years ago for a year, son in law was working with American AF on a project put in the desert!

Next one is a son, he is 25, has high functioning Autism, but lives independently. Tragically, his 5 yr old son died at the end of March following a catastrophic infection.

The baby is only 18, but has been married since she was 16. Sadly, she is terminally ill and blaming me (she has a genetic condition called EDS Type 4, but also has overlaps on types 1,2,3,5,6. She also has Total Autonomic Failure. She inherited the gene from me. The one positive is that she is happy with her (much older), husband, a state musician in the Army.

I have found life very difficult to manage, and have recently suffered s number of strokes too, so am somewhat fragile emotionally. I am also gaining weight by the day! In part because I enjoy my food, but also because my bottom has been firmly glued to the sofa for months, and finally because the meds I am taking are known for making people gain weight.

I have this week started to go for little walks in the park where we live but I struggle to go out alone (I know, stupid, was never a problem before)!

Anyway, that's me!