WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2013

I'm getting concerned about how I feel. I have not been to the Y in about 3 weeks except for a day here and there, very sporadic and have not felt like doing anything while I am there. I know a good part of this time I didn't feel like doing anything because of my occipital nerve inflammation. All that is totally gone but I am constantly hungry, feel like a wet limp dish rag. I have lost 6 pounds since my weigh in June 26 and lost 10 inches so far this month. I just don't feel good :sick: :frown: . I guess it's time to call either the doctor or my diabetic clinician. I've got to feel like a grandma in a week, go to an amusement park and have a small party. Of course parties in our family mean family members only get together, have cake and open presents. Her Mom can host all that and I will be in an electric scooter at the park.

As a nurse when some one just doesn't feel good and has lost 6 pounds and 10 inches in a month something can be wrong.

morning all,
yes it is 4 am,I went to sleep at 7 last night,was sooooo tired
yesterday was not a good eating day,and not a goof heel day what-so ever.
my foot still is killing me and I am trying to figure out how to deal with it, we are finally getting a good soaking of rain, the grass was getting crunchy:frown:
I am thinking about wrapping my foot in an ace bandage and go to the gym, and peddle on the bike,
im trying to keep moving but it so hard when you are in pain:sick:

Good morning from a much cooler Hampshire. We had fog this am and a local ferry was cancelled. Tomorrow it is going to be POURING. I am relieved for our poor garden, but it is the day we will be travelling up to London on the train and babysitting DGS for the pm and night. No trip to the park so I will be taking a Funny Faces sticker book, which I will enjoy even if he doesn't! :laugh: As usual DH will do all the ball play in the hall and kitchen. I am better at the craft stuff. I can't wait to see the sweetheart. :bigsmile:
My friend from near where I used to live, that I used to teach with, has promised to come over to see us. Hope she makes it in the rain. She is one of my bestest friends!

Then on Sunday we shall be back trying to get sorted for the visitors. The cleaner should be able to whizz round the bits they will see before they arrive, but she hasn't been for two weeks so some of it will have to be left. I don't think a couple with two small children and severe sleep deprivation will be peering at my dust. They will probably just want a nice unstressed hostess and DH to take the 3 yr old off their hands for an hour or so. I am good at babies so will get the food cooked in the morning so I will be able to do my share of dandling. We normally lead such a quiet life so all this activity will wear us both out, but in a good way.

When they have gone I will have to apply myself to booking the two nights in Bath for October.

Grandmallie - I feel for you with your heel. You may have to see someone who really knows what they are talking about. A sports physio was the first person who was able to help me with my knee and the first to give an accurate diagnosis. I had years of X rays, arthrograms, hospital physio etc. Since I was 16. I saw her and everything fell into place. It is not perfect and never will be, but it is manageable. Otherwise you may have to go down the operation route, I'm sorry to say. It could be worth it if you are in so much debilitating pain. I send you my healing thoughts:flowerforyou:

Mwheatcraft - I managed 2 half one armed push ups today. They were more like a little dip than a push, but I was delighted. My quads are really sore from my 'jalk', but good sore. Those of you who are walking a long way I really envy you. I have vety weak, often sprained, ankles, that have a lot of ligament adhesions. I do special exercises for the arches and calves evety day and they are much improved, but if I walk for more than about 4 .5 miles the area in front of the ankle bone still swells up a lot. A few years ago I would not have been able t walk on my swollen feet the day after, but now they are do much better. It still feels great to me to be able to rise up on the balls of my feet when I walk. For many years I could only do a kind of shuffle. It is amazing what targeted exercises can do.:happy:

Love to all.
Jane - many congrats to your DH on getting that position. It must be a terrific relief.:flowerforyou:

Heather in cooler Hampshire in the south of England UK

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Jane Martin Congrats to hubby!!! I am so very happy for you both:flowerforyou: !!!

Meg Love the story about hubby collecting doggie pee:laugh: !

My dinner turned out wonderful last night !!! Roast chicken with fresh sage, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, lemon juice, a bit of olive oil and spicy mustard, oh my it was so good, even my daughter was impressed:laugh: . Bless her, she grew up eating out most of the time, and when I did cook, sometimes they would say "what is that:huh: . I made a meatloaf out of ground turkey once from some recipe and it was awful, even the dog wouldn`t eat it:embarassed: :laugh: . I love it when I finally make something I actually like! We had a great time sitting outside watching the girls play, they drove the golf cart, covered my driveway in beautiful chalk art, and hula hooped, I still don`t have that down:huh: , used to do it when I was younger and now just can`t get the hang of it:sad: , my oldest granddaughter and my daughter are great at it, my son in law:laugh: , he looks like me trying to do it...we had lots of laughs!

Today I`m meeting a friend for coffee and a chat, I`m looking forward to it! Have a wonderful day ladies!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee in beautiful sunny not too humid NC:glasses:

Morning everyone;

Sorry my posting has been very sporadic. This week I've really been focusing on my exercise routine. I have been watching what I'm eating.

We had a family reunion last weekend and my cousin sent pictures. My husband commented that those pictures should cause some of us to take note and make some changes. Yep, we've got some changes to make in this household!

Got my exercise in already (a walk/jog). I've got to return some bread to Costco. I bought it on Wed and it had mold growing on it Thurs. and then go and get a haircut.

I hope everyone has a great day.

Cindy

Thanks everyone for the support. Yes, I usually always refer to my stepdaughter as my daughter but have recently started saying step since I keep referring to her "Mom." When I first tried to say something on facebook I realized that saying "my daughter's Mom was found dead" just didn't make sense.

My husband and I went to a counselor and will be making an appointment for her for Monday. We thought she needed to have at least a few days to sort out her feelings before she could talk to someone about them.

We got a copy of the suicide note this morning. It was all about my husband and me. Thank goodness my daughter knows the truth. But still, I wish it had been about how it wasn't her fault, but it was quite the opposite. Anyway, have to catch up on missed work.

Cheryl from Illinois

Cheryl, I'm so sorry - a sad reminder of how hate can consume you until you can't see anymore.

DH's sister has tried to commit suicide a couple of times - she suffers greatly from manic depression. She keeps thinking her son will "be better off" without her - but it's really quite the opposite. Not only is it rough on the family dealing with the aftermath and health issues, but the loss of trust is devastating. Her son is terrified when his mom leaves. I hope your DSD gains some clarity through all of this that it was all about BM and not her.

Good morning and TGIF!

I got through Jury duty unscathed…yeah! I’m good for at least two years now. I never even got picked for a panel, so although it was a bit boring (thankfully, I had a good book to read), they did let us out early so I had the rest of the day to prepare for my jewelry party.:bigsmile:

Speaking of the jewelry party….I don’t usually have those things because I don’t want people to feel obligated to buy, but since this was my best girlfriend’s new enterprise, I wanted to help her out getting started. I only had six people, but a few friends who couldn’t make it ordered ahead of time on a link that credited my party and the total sales ended up around $600.00. I couldn’t believe it! I’d say it was a good start for her. We had some sangria, some snacks, and some girl talk, so it was actually fun!

I quickly scanned the posts, but will have to go back and really read them later, so only a few responses today.

:brokenheart: Cheryl – So sorry to hear that your daughter had to go through that. It’s a traumatic event for anyone to handle and anyone can see she is in pain right now. My thoughts and prayers are going out to her for healing. My granddaughter’s brother-in-law (only 17) committed suicide three years ago and they moved in with her fiancé’s father so he wouldn’t be alone. The father committed suicide last year and the note stated that he couldn’t get over his youngest son’s death. They are still struggling to get past these two tragedies and moved closer to her dad to be near family, as family now has become much more important.

:happy: Janemartin – So happy your husband got the job! Good things happen to those who wait!

Katla – Ain’t progress grand? Feels good to get a clean bill of health!

Welcome to all of the newcomers. You will feel the love and support of all who post on this thread.


GOALS FOR JULY:
Consistent logging (Pretty good except on vacations)
Drink at least 9 glasses of water a day (90%)
Find an exercise class I enjoy (NOT YET!!!)
RUNNING OUTDOORS (Yep)
LOWER SODIUM FOODS (NOPE, but working on it!)
STOP OBSESSING ABOUT FOOD (Hmmmmm…..)

Congrats to all on their success, and (((hugs))) to all who are struggling. Hang in…..it gets better!

Hugs,
Lucy in DE.:bigsmile:

I thought I'd share a quick story with you since I know a lot of you are animal lovers. The other night I flipped on my porch light to take a peek for the stray cat I always put food out for. I saw grey fur coming up the stairs and almost opened the door. Thank goodness I waited because the next thing I saw was the LARGE grey furballs mask peeking at me. :laugh: It was a raccoon probably looking for the food. I have no doubt that if I would have opened the door and that would have quite the mess with my furry boys! He just looked around and calmly left when he saw that there was nothing of interest. Then I found out later from the neighbor that some raccoon was chasing a large dog, in the dog's own backyard!

Kathy :flowerforyou in drizzly IL

P.S Crazy day yesterday with EKG (normal) and ultrasound (also normal) since I had chest and leg pain. Feeling much better today and off to a job interview.

Best wishes to all!

whew, it's finally 120 now. Now to find that B/P cuff to see what it is and see if that is why I'm dizzy

Joyce, Indiana

Joyce,how scary.Glad the dr got back to u.Feel better.
HUGS
jane