WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013

Something was wrong with my computer and I couldn't get into MFP earlier and then I just couldn't get on the internet at all. I rebooted after supper and it seems it all works fine now.

Sylvia, so glad that you have talked to a health professional about your little incident. Let us all know how things go. I remember the time when I was finally below my husbands weight. I didn't even let him know that I weighed almost 233 pounds. I was planning on waiting to tell him when I reached 199 but it took so long that I told him when I finally weighed less than him. His method of cheering me on is more of why have you let yourself go when I need encouragement instead of criticism.

I went to this consignment shop yesterday and got this pair of Lee jeans. I don't think I have ever worn a more comfortable pair of pants. The denim material is so soft and I just love the fit. I wold imagine the person who took them to the consignment shop was sad to see them go.

I FINALLY got to talk to Renee at the Y today. She seems like a real sweetheart. She told me that with the particular problems that my MS that I should for now just ride my recumbent bike. If I do decide to do the recumbent eliptical not to do the arm part of it. She also encouraged me to join the beginners strength training class. Due to my sleep schedule she said the twice a week class would do to start out. It also starts at 11:15. I have been waking up a little earlier these days so it may work. She would have a workout schedule available for me next week but it's a busy week for me. We leave Tuesday to go to Christina's house, then drive to Cincinnati on Wednesday to spend part of the day with daughter's family and my brother who lives there and his grand kids. My brother is a chaplain in a hospice and with me being an RN we were always the caregivers to our loved ones. All the family members due to their jobs, personalities and where they live just had their own things to do with our parents. he keeps up that role with his phone calls. He will call just at the time we need him most. he just seems to know it. or maybe God does!!! And he is a hoot to be with. You know you will be laughing most of the day when you are with him. For about the last 10 years I always get him a silly gift for Christmas just because that's who he is. One year I emptied my shredder into a gift box and wrapped it up real special!!!! Just stuff like that.

Joyce, Indiana

Meg
Cooking a roast in your crock pot just add a canned of stewed tomatoes your roast will come out nice and tender.
Tomatoes work as a tenderizer.

Juanita
Thank you for the anniversary wish we had a great day just the two of us Having 3 boys they don't think of stuff like that lol.
Hubby has to go to Sudbury once a year to see his heart specialist. I sometimes go with my aunt on a gambling trip.

Sandy
So glad to see that your brother is stepping up to the plate to give you a hand.
Sounds like she left a heck of a mess.

Joyce
Family time build memories.

Well today was a great day with going out to coffee then hubby brought me out to breakfast.
Went out to my brothers tonight just for a cup of tea and chat.
What can I say life is great.

See you all lighter tomorrow.

Linda in Northern Ontario.

well it is late for me, and I ate all my calories today, but went to walmart and bought some good stuff for the house, we got here in one piece, but I am sooooo tired.I did about 11,000 steps not bad for being in airports and in the air most of the day..
we are here and plan on enjoying, I am on the home coputer here, not the laptop, hopefully we will have wifi once we find one we like,ill check in with everyone tomorrow

Susan - it's good to rest between sets, just don't rest for too long. I remember this guy at the Y, he would do one set and then watch the TV for at least 3 minutes! They had this "contest" where you got "points" for how long you were in the gym, so he'd be there for a long time, only watching their TV. In the end, I won for the ladies. He was SO competitive, they told me that he would constantly look at the log to see how far ahead I was. Not that I could have cared. The recommended amount of time to rest between sets is about 30 seconds, but, of course, you have to go by how you feel. If you need more time (45 seconds or even a minute), got for it. I shoot for 1200 calories/day when I'm on plan. The thing about me is that never fails, if I have food later in the night, I can be assured of a gain the next day. I don't add in my exercise calories, but if I go over I know that I have them as a "buffer".

DeeDee - weren't you at one time calorie cycling, one day low one day high? That's not working? I thought it was. Thank you for the kind compliment. Have fun at grandparent's day!

barbie - I try not to pile on the pounds by giving most things away and just having a little bit for myself. I cut the fudge this morning and will give it to Jessica, I'm thinking about who I can give the pumpkin bread to. The lady who cut down the sleeves on my dress and made the hat's birthday was Wednesday. I'm going to call her today to be sure she'll be at the Y Friday. I have a pic on my phone of me in the outfit I think she'd like to see and I'll give her one loaf (I made 4). Lynette will probably ask me to make her something this month, so I'll give her two of them, and just leave one more in the freezer for if I need it. Happy birthday to Jake!

Did 50 minutes of Jillian Michael's Shred It With Weights DVD today. I just didn't do the cool down between levels 1 and 2. Later this morning I am supposed to volunteer at the Green Room. Tomorrow is going to be the deep water class.

grandmalle - Bill Cosby! Boy, you never know who you'll run into! I'm a bit surprised that he doesn't have his own personal jet!

I just logged my food for today and got the shock of my life. I didn't think I was anywhere near that much over

kevrit - I'm the same way, I get panickey when I can't touch the bottom of the pool. But I know what it sems from. When I was very young, I was playing in the ocean and the tide pulled me out. I still have this horrible feeling of being so disoriented and not being able to touch the bottom.

Vicki - prayers for your dad and your whole family

texasgal - too cute. Thanks for the smile. Good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I saw that pic, or it'd be all over my monitor.

Linda in Northern Ontario - happy, happy anniversary

meg - I made these pork ribs in the crock pot. I questioned how moist they would be since there wasn't much liquid at all. They were so moist and juicy -- they were just falling off the bone

Jessica just called, said she'd be here early tomorrow. Kris wants to go out to eat and she really doesn't feel like driving in the rain (they're having bad weather by her). Exercised, volunteered at the Green Room, came home to wash and wax my car, then had to go back to the Green Room because we bought tickets to the show Sat. night, now Jessica is coming with us so I needed to exchange my tickets for 3 different ones. Never again will I take the tickets home with me, if I had left them there they could have just swapped them out. Oh well....live and learn.

margaretturk - wow! That must have been scary. So glad you got to the eye MD asap. I just got a reminder call from my eye md, only our insurance only pays for a routine visit every two years. Why they don't pay for one every year is beyond me.

Sandy - what a mess you were left! Well, bad as it is, there is a bright side, it brought you and your brother back together.

Joyce - one of the most comfortable pairs of shorts were ones that I got at the Salvation Army. I can get shorts there and some shirts, but I can't get pants. I also have gotten pajamas that I keep at the condo. Renee sounds like a real sweetie, so glad you found her.

Linda - thanks for the tip that tomatoes work as a tenderizer. I tend to avoid the meat tenderizers because they're usually so high in sodium. But tomatoes aren't that high. Thanks again.

Michele in NC

Hi all,
Today was upsetting for me. This morning, I went in to my father's room to see how he slept last night and he was kind of quiet in his response. Then he said he felt light headed, he was sitting in his wheelchair and then his eyes went googly, his head went bobble and he started to slump over. I saw this happening and I scooped under his arms from behind the wheelchair and held him up. I thought he was stroking. I called his caregiver to get his legs and we wheeled him next to the bed and picked him up and put him in bed, elevating his legs. He started to come to, ashen faced. I made him drink some OJ and gave him an aspirin. I think he was hypoglycemic because he didn't eat much last night and his Parkinsons meds are really dopers. He falls asleep right after he takes them. I had him stay in bed all morning and the cat snuggled next to him for hours, she's a sweet nursemaid. I think he loved that she was worried about him as he said she stayed with him all morning. He is fine now. No weakness, no slurs, no droops. He is alert and was saying how the episode was a mystery to him. We tend to think it was a fainting spell. He gets that way often, he is not on any other meds except the PD meds. Ate lunch we pureed some chicken noodle soup and the caregiver spoon fed him although he complained about that, but we didn't want him slurping too much not knowing if he was affected by the fainting episode. He said the soup was delicious and gave the left-overs to the cat. She liked it, too. His appetite was fine. Ate some ice cream with a banana, then got up and walked around the upstairs and was back to normal watching Jeopardy!? What gives? Next week I take him to the dermatologist because he has a brown mole-like thing on his leg and shoulder. I hope it's not anything bad. arhhh.
Tomorrow I go to exercise. Weights for me. I'm excited. Gonna get strong!

Meg- I am trying to stay 1200 kcal or under. I am eating "clean" now. I have found, for me, if I eat sugary stuff or too many carbs, I go over 1200, because I crave just a little this or that. Then I blow it. It's amazing how the little nibbles add up. Yep, it's about calorie deficit.

Gardengail-thank you for the information regarding estates and life-insurance. I really don't know much about that stuff and I tend to learn by experience. No one tells you how to manage legal affairs and if you mess up, it costs so much to hire an attorney!. Are you a lawyer?

Sylvia- hope you are feeling better.

Pat (Phoo)- I love the new word habboob. Wind storm? How could I use it in a sentence? Maybe, "The teenager swirled into the room like a habboob, knocking the lamp over." I have to use that word on my hubby, he'll get a kick out of it.
G'nite, lassies.
Susan

Hope all have a wonderful day!

Good Morning Ladies, We made it to Friday, :bigsmile: (with the week I had that is a miracle in itself). Had a Great time with the Grand Babies after work yesterday , and will have them after work today. Love being a NaNa.

On the even better side, only one slip the week with the Fried Chicken, and didn't even have snacks with the kids yesterday, that is willpower at it's finest :laugh: .

I hope everyone has a Wonderfully Blessed Day, I know if I can do this Anyone can do this. :flowerforyou:

Susan - no, I'm not an attorney, but we have gone through that trial by fire with DH's sisters' deaths and a couple of other things. To everyone, do get your affairs in order, let your family know where your key information is, etc. Even if death is not involved, like when our son had a brain injury and needed help/care for a prolonged time, someone needs to know where things are, who to contact for your affairs and be authorized to act for you if you are not able. I think this is especially difficult for younger people to get - they think they don't really have anything, nothing will happen to them, but someone needs to be able to talk with their doctors, close up apartments, get care for their pets, handle their car payments and insurance, maybe file paperwork at their office, disability, etc. (We had to petition the court in my son's case to be his guardian for a while, once again with more lawyers, court-appointed people to represent/evaluate him, etc. FYI, we also had to petition the court to undo the guardianship once he was recovered, so it is much easier to appoint someone to handle your affairs and have it in a legal document.)

Off the soapbox now!

Have a great day.

Gail, metro ATL

GEORGIA GALS – there is a get-together at my place on Saturday, 10/26/13. We’ll start with a meet and greet from 9:30a-12:30p to get to know each other better, along with a light lunch (probably soup), then, for those who wish, we’ll head off to Gibbs Gardens ($20 admission) for the afternoon. (It takes about 3 hours to see completely.) Message me if you want to come and I’ll provide more specific info -- I'm in Canton, GA, exit 14 (Holly Springs exit) off I-575, for location reference.

Good morning ladies!

I'm feeling better this morning. Yesterday I had a bad headache all day, and twinges of pain in my neck, but nothing like I had on Wednesday, so I guess I'll live. Last night we went out for supper at Rib Crib and I got one of their fantastic grilled chicken salads. It's less than 500 calories, but I feel like I've binged. It is a lot more sodium than I'm used to. Maybe that's what makes it delicious! The weather here is wonderful. Temps in the 60's.

Hubby is on fall break so he gets a couple of extra days off. Of course he is spending it working on a thing he is going to present at a chemistry conference next week, but I still get to see him a little more than usual. I'm going to ride along to the conference in Springfield, Missouri. The dogs are going to the vet for boarding. I'll go shopping while Bill is at the conference, and try to find their Y.

Joyce - I love Lexington. There is a BBQ place that I can't remember the name of, which is next to a huge CarMax lot. Great food, but I doubt I could stick to my plan if I went there. They have Peach, Nehi soft drinks in glass bottles which is the only "pop" I EVER drink. I get to have one every five years or so, so it's a real treat to have one when we went to Lexington. They aren't sold in my part of the world. My favorite thing to get at Trader Joes was creamy tomato soup, which comes in a cardboard carton. It doesn't need to be refrigerated till it's opened. But sadly it has too much sodium for me now. Oh, and they have great dog treats, cheap.

Have a really great Friday!

Sylvia

TGIF!! Went to Olive Garden with DH for lunch yesterday. I had the Venetian apricot chicken Very tasty and only 480 cals! But had 2 bowls of their salad and 1 1/2 of their bread sticks. That still is better than anything else on their menu! My poor 1 year old Shi-Tzu. She was with me a couple houses down from my place while I was talking to a friend when my DH called her to him. She took off running full out towards him, took a short cut through the front yard then disappeared in the drain hole that goes under the end of my drive where my friend and I saw her disappear then her back feet and tail were up in the air and no head to be seen. :blushing: She recovered from the flip then finished her run to my DH shaking her head. My friend and I almost died laughing! :laugh: She didn't get hurt though. My DH packed steadily all week this week.:huh: My job will be to take all the boxes to the storage unit tomorrow then pack some more. My back hurts just thinking about it.:grumble: Oh, well part of moving I guess. :ohwell:

Vicki GI NE - prayers and hugs to you and your family. Be safe in your travels!

LinCharpentie - Moose stew? Sounds interesting. I've had venison stew, does Moose taste like venison?

Megblair1 - There is a lot of information on diabetes and recipes online. There are also many books on it as well. Sounds like your dietician gave you almost the same diet I have. Learn all you can!

Margaretturk - Didn't know that particular eye problem could occur just from age! Another thing to watch for! So many ominous things can happen as we age. We just don't know what will happen next!

Kalley1959 - Glad for you talking to your brother again. My thoughts are with you as you sort out the mess your mother left.

Jmkmomm - In many cases, (from my job) I have found that rebooting your computer fixes about 80% of the problems that come to me. That is always my first recommendation when someone comes with a 'flakey' computer.

barbicat - Great walk with the dogs! I can't even manage 10,000 steps a day and you did 18,000! Way to go!

Grandmallie - Glad you made it in one piece! Get some rest while you are down there. That is the whole idea of a vacation!

exermom - I had similar ocean experiences as a child. That and my Dad thought he was playing by dunking me but in reality, he was contributing to my fear. I always felt like I was drowning when he would grab me under my arms and throw me up and down in the water without letting go. He would laugh and I wouldn't have time to catch my breath. So to this day I panic if I can't touch bottom in any water unless I have a life jacket on.

Treva - Welcome to the group!

Rita from TN ( 14 days to CT!)

I worked myself pretty hard yesterday and DH was right beside me for everything but yoga. We treated ourselves to Papa Murphy’s pizza, which was yummy but I’m up a pound today. I know very well the weight is water retention from the sodium. We ended up going to bed at 8 pm and getting up at 6 am. I can’t remember when I slept for 10 hours and wasn’t sick.:laugh: I took out my gallant tomato plant. I’ll plant Sweet Millions again. We also moved furniture around to replace burned out lights and some of that furniture is very heavy. We borrowed a ladder from DS that can be extended higher than any ladder we own, and it works very well but weighs as much as a draft horse. :grumble: I hope we don’t have an occasion to borrow it again after we finish replacing light bulbs.



Lin in N Ontario: Happy anniversary. Congratulations! :flowerforyou: I survived Thanksgiving last year by using a food scale and dishers to measure my portions. I had a little of everything I like, and no major blowouts. The kids thought I was crazy, but tolerated my eccentricity. They don’t think I’m crazy now that I’ve lost weight. I like your comment, ”today will be a good day because I will make it be.”:happy:

Barbie: I admire your dancing, but have never had any aptitude. I can see that practicing to Christmas and Hanukkah music in October is a little like a step out of proper time. I’ll bet you wow them at the assisted living homes during the holidays.:bigsmile:

Grandmallie: I’m glad you made it safely to Florida and got good exercise in airports. All those long corridors have to be useful for something besides sitting around. I hope you enjoy Florida. How long do you get to stay?:flowerforyou:

Gail: Your dinner sounds wonderful. How did you prepare the mahi-mahi?:flowerforyou:

Treva in Seattle: Welcome to the group. I’d like to know how your surgery comes out. I’ve been taking meds for acid reflux since I was in my 30’s. No one has ever recommended surgery, though. The meds make me vulnerable to osteoporosis, so I’m very interested in your experience.:flowerforyou:

Anamika from Mumbai: I open a word document on my desktop and type my comments as I read. I add my own comments after I’ve make all the responses I have, and put it at the top. I don’t always respond to each person because I can’t always think of something worthwhile to say. Sometimes I reply to an individual post, usually by starting with quoting their comment.:flowerforyou:



Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

October goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
3. Drink at least 4 glasses of water daily.

Joyce - I never ever told my hubby how much I weighed because I was so ashamed. Then after I had lost about 50 pounds I sat him down and told him that I had actually been over 300. He never batted an eye. He has been nothing but sweet and supportive. I thank my lucky stars every day for him.

Barbie - when we moved into our current house about 20 years ago, it had big beds full of peonies and mums. The mums died out about year 5, but the peonies kept going. They got so crowded that we thinned them out and replanted about 2/3rds of them in three other groupings away from the house. Now they all need to be thinned again, and for about two beautiful weeks each spring our yard is just about overloaded with big pink flowers. They are really one of my favorite flowers. The trouble with ours is that the heads are so heavy that they fall over almost as soon as they bloom. We have tried stakes, rope, tomato cages, you name it. If you have a good way to keep them upright I'd love to hear it.

Tazgirl - it would have been more than a "slip" if it had been me with fried chicken. I would have fallen face first. It is one of my weaknesses. Our little town has so many fried chicken joints that the Food Network did a piece about it called "Chicken Wars". My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Luckily, hubby doesn't even like fried chicken, so that makes it a little easier to avoid. Also, around this region the chinese places serve a dish called "Springfield Style Cashew Chicken", which is breaded and fried chicken breast chunks served with fried rice and a brown sauce, sprinkled with cashews. No veggies anywhere on the plate. This is also one of my weaknesses. I used to have it about 3 times a week for 20 years. Haven't had it since April when I had my heart trouble. Hmmm. I wonder if there could be a connection between my heart trouble and fried chicken. And bacon, which I used to eat every day.

Heather - My carotid had been more than 80% clogged. Two months ago they treated it with IV drugs to try to clear the clog. Just a week or so ago I had another ultrasound which showed it was down to 40%, so no surgery necessary. That was good news. Just like liquid plumber.

I'm going swimming today but not doing the weights till after I have my stress test on Monday.

Sylvia

Happy Friday –

It is rainy and windy here in Delaware with no signs of it easing up anytime soon. I can’t complain as we have been having wonderful weather and now could use the rain. I just hope it doesn’t rain the entire weekend.

Last night we attended a Meals on Wheels event, every year they host a sale of cookware products where the proceeds go towards seniors. I’ve been going for several years and have been quite pleased with their product offerings of Emile Henry, in addition they sell Mauviel, Rosle’ and Lekue cookware. All high end stuff you can purchase at a fraction of the retail cost. It was a fun event and I was able to add a items to our kitchen inventory.

I have been doing well w/the exercise and steps this week. Have not been good at logging food at all, no excuses really.

Susan in the mighty Midwest – glad you had a wonderful time in NYC and was able to stay on program. Those salads sound wonderful.
Barbie – I agree w/you, walking and catching up w/friends makes a long walk seem so effortless.
Meg – I can feel your frustration over your carpet fiasco. Hopefully, by now you’ve been able to pick something out that suits you.
Katla – congratulations on the weight loss, you are doing so well.
Sandy – I’m happy that reaching out to your brother has yielded positive results.
Jenn – glad you have been so productive in organizing drawers. Always a great sense of accomplishment.
Vicki – my thoughts are with you and your family, wishing the best for your father.

Nothing much on deck for this weekend. Want to decorate the pumpkins we got a couple weeks ago, beyond that I’d like to catch up on my reading.

We well ladies,
Suzy

Hello to all: Well I have been to the pools this morning and was able to swim 15 minutes straight alternating breast stroke and side stroke. Then did my shoulder exercises with resistance gloves. Boy that makes a difference!:ohwell: Had to come home and ice my shoulder but things are good now. Hoping to get the house cleaned this weekend before going back to work next Monday. Got the bookcase in the sitting room cleaned off yesterday. It is amazing how much stuff one accumulates over the years. I also got quite a bit of old wall paper off in the office. I would like to paint this room but there are about eight layers of wall paper on the walls. Oh well scraping must burn calories, right?:laugh: Hoping to go out and ride my horse this weekend if the weather will cooperate.

Sending healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in SD

Sandy - I just wany to jump in and lend my thoughts to Pat's (phoo)
If your stepfather is going to get what is left of the estate then I would just do nothing. Let the state sort out the mess. It is none of your problem. If a lot of left over money is involved then you might want to fight for it. It sounds as if he might get what is left after the debts are paid. In England the kids get the money after a certain amount goes to the husband/wife. If it's a second marriage. If it's not a lot then it's not worth the hassle. You are not obliged to get involved.
Sorry to interfere, but that is my humble opinion. :flowerforyou: ( meant in a loving way )

Good Afternoon Ladies. The Grand Babies are doing homework and having their snacks (KEEBLER COOKIES :sad: ) But I must prevail.

Sylvia--My Hubby and I love Chinese Food too, but that is a definite NO NO :brokenheart: .

Pat (Phoo in AZ) -- Thank you for the compliment.

Grandmallie-- Sounds like a Great time in Florida.

I have read Every Ones post it is hard to reply to them all, but I so enjoy them,. they are so motivating and Supportive, it feels great to have other women who understand the struggles of losing weight.

Thank you,

Tina in Florida :flowerforyou: