WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013

Just a quick post to ask for prayers. My sister just called and my dad colased and the flew him to North Platte. He is on a vent and unrespontive, so they called all the kids home. Going to leave here soon as DH gets home. Thanks, everyone for your support.
Blessed! Vicki GI NE sorry about the spelling.

Hope all is well, Prayers and a safe trip.

Vicki, Keeping you and your family in my prayers.

Jenn

Take care Vicky stay strong.

Well had another splendid day of healthy eating. Went and spent a few hours at the cottage. The weather is just beautiful the same kind of weather as we had 43 years ago. Our wedding anniversary today. Went out for breakfast but I was hungry for homemade stew. So I made a homemade moose stew. Very good and also very healthy.

Just to long to answer all the posts but I did read them all.

See you all tomorrow Lighter I hope.
Linda in Northern Ontario.

Greetings.
I had a scare last Sunday. In my left eye it looked like was seeing smoke (some say cobwebs). Fortunately I did not ignore the symptoms and got to a retina specialist within a day. It was a retinal tear. If left untreated it could develop into retinal detachment. I hope this does not happen to you. I just want to get the word out there, so others are aware and know to treat it as a medical emergency. Call your eye doctor or go to the ER. Unfortunately this is age related . Other causes are you take a blow to the head or are in an accident.

My goal for this month is to eat a diet to help heal my eyes and put stress in its place. Health comes first stress comes last.

Vicki - you and your family are in my prayers, safe travels

Meg - hmmm a nap, I was day dreaming about a nap today :laugh:

Linda - happy anniversary

Pat - I hope you are feeling better

Oh boy and I tired today. My brother called last night, our first conversation in 20 years. It was strange to hear his voice again but good. He filled me in on what's been going on. My mother told him that she was going to leave a mess and that she did. She didn't divorce my stepfather even though they were separated for about 30 years, she had no will, she did not name an executor. She owes a lot of money. Even from the grave she drags me back into this horrible mess. I could end up owing money if we can't sell her house for enough to cover the debts. We all 3 have to sign to say my brother can be executor so that he can work with a lawyer. This all falls by the wayside if my alcoholic stepfather decides he wants everything...it's just such a mess. Needless to say I didn't sleep well. I guess it will be an early night for me.

Sandy from ON

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!