WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER

Chiclet girl the comment on the vibrating phone made me :laugh: When I have mine on vibrate, a lot of time I don't feel it :noway: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: What does that say about me? :blushing: Glad you weren't in an accident, can you imagine trying to explain that to the police? :blushing: Thanks for the chuckle :bigsmile:

Laura - My thoughts and prayers are with you. It just doesn't seem to matter how old or frail or parents are, we are never prepared to watch them fail in health and leave us.

Barbiecat & Birdie - thanks for the reminder that the long haul is what matters, not temporary successes or failures. That one is hard to remember sometimes.

Done my share of exercise today and just ate a huge salad. Now I want to hibernate with a good book.

Oh, I did finally count the other two missing pounds; looks like they really are gone.

Next goal - zipping my size 14 pants from the closet. It's been a while since I have worn them.

Faye

Barb - No changes to my medications. I'm suspecting the water retention is because lately I've been having this angel food cake. Angel food cake is low in fat, but I am surprised at how high in sodium it is. I'm just going to lay off eating it for a while and see how it goes. I have this feeling that my MD is lately trying to get you to have multiple office visits. Like Vince goes for his protine every month -- has for years. For years and years they've always called with "continue the same dosage (or tell whatever change they want to make)". This last month the MD wanted to talk to him. Not that there was any change in his protine, just that now they can charge for an office visit! I suspect people aren't going to the MD office as much, so their revenue is down. So they're looking for any and every way to make money. If my suspicion doesn't pan out, I will go see him. A while ago I had this rash. Now, I'd had one years ago, I kept telling the MD that it was a heat rash. She kept saying "no, it's food allergy". Never tested me for what food, just put me on predisone. The next day we went camping further north where it was cooler. Inside of one day the rash got better, so I stopped the prednisone. Fortunately, I'd been on it for only 2 days. Recently, I had a rash and I was thinking it was a heat rash, I get so sweated when I exercise. So I started always taking a shower after exercising. Rash went away.

Viv - we had to have radioactive isotope treatment for 2 of our cats. Afterwards, they were just fine. We also had to give Sadie an appetite stimulant, only that didn't work for very long.

If you have fresh (not run thru the washer/dryer) blood on anything (like your coverlet), put hydrogen peroxide on it. The blood will bubble up. You may have to put the peroxide on it multiple times until the blood comes out, but it really does do the trick.

kacki - you know, one lady that we're having over keeps asking me what she can bring. I can ask her to bring some roasted veggies! Thanks for the suggestion.

piqilter - I've dropped my pedometer into the toilet. Unfortunely, it wasn't salvagable. Now I make sure to wear a clip with a lace attached....lol

Jeannie - I'm sure I'm drinking enough. I usually average at least 72oz/day, many times more. I do try to monitor my sodium. That's why I'm suspecting the angel food cake. I never realized just how high in sodium angel food cake was!

Welcome Nyll. Want to hear from you more often. Great intro! Keep posting, even if it's short.

Yesterday (Wed) did an hour of spinning and an hour of yoga. Since I'm up early today, I'm going to do some yoga (I promised myself that whenever I can't sleep, I'll do some yoga) and the 30 day shred video. I ordered some more videos, one a step, one a yoga, and I forget what the other one was. Can't wait until they come. I like variety. Today we're supposed to go to lunch with the Newcomers. I've checked their menu online and I'll get a salad with turkey.

Today's Thurs. I got up at 3 a.m., not sure why this is happening to me sometimes. I suspect it's hormone-type thing. Anyway, I did 40 min yoga and 1-1/2 hr of the 30 min Shred DVD. I did all 3 workouts. Really, I should have spent more time on workouts 2 & 3. Tomorrow....yoga and water class.

Jeannie - thanks so much for the hug. You've made my day.

Laura - prayers for your mom and your family. Know that God will hold her safely in His hands.

missjo - so glad you're better. You were missed!

Michele

Laura,

I am so sorry to hear about your mom's condition. I hope you are able to get to Oregon before she is gone. If you don't just remember, you took good care of her, and I am sure she appreciated it, even if she didn't always act like it.

Welcome to all newbies!!

piquilter - put it in a bag of rice to make sure. My son dunked his phone (though not in the toilet :laugh: ) and that saved the day for him.

When my cell phone went for a swim in the washing machine, (Darn pockets!!) the tech at the cell phone store also suggested the rice, AND he said, if you don't have rice, another option is to place your phone, (with the battery and the back of the phone removed) inside a self-defrosting refrigerator. It has to be self-defrosting, as the defrost cycle pulls moisture out of the inside of the fridge, which can do the same for your phone.

Chiclet, Congrats on the weigh in at the doctors office. I also got a good laugh out of you and your vibrating phone.:laugh: :laugh:

Robin, Sorry to hear about Bodi's paw. I hope you are feeling better soon.

To everyone else, I am thinking of you, even if you weren't specifically addressed.

The weather here has been amazing. It was about 75 and sunny yesterday, and for the middle of October THAT is great. We often drown with rain in October. When the weather forecasters said it was going to be just as nice at the coast, thought not quite as warm, I decided to play hooky from life and the doggies. There have been two or three times this summer when I would have liked to have gone down there and didn't.

So after making sure everyone was fed, had lots of water, and knew momma loved them, I hopped in the car and drove about 2.5 hours to the Long Beach (Washington) Peninsula. Just before I arrived at the shore, I realized my car was about to turn over 20,000 miles. I drove on the beach, (which is legal in that area) and so that is where my 20K milestone took place.

I was going to have dinner before returning home, but the restaurant I stopped at had their menu posted, and I decided I didn't want to spend that much, so I nibbled on some of the food I had brought with me, and ate when I got back home. The sunset was lovely.

I have a doggy in need of my attention, so BFN

Barb

Laura,
I am so sorry for your mom. I too hope you can make it to Oregon before she passes. I have heard that some claim that people in a coma can hear someone even though they don't respond. I am glad you were able to tell her on the phone what you did. If she heard you, it will give her peace. You are a good daughter. Through it all you were always there for her and she did know it. I will be thinking of you.:flowerforyou:

Chiclet

Laura--I am sending prayers and hugs your way.

Will be back later to catch up.

My thoughts are with you Laura, I went through the exact same thing with my mom, only I didn't have a trip ahead of me to get. I also believe that people will hold on for a reason, I hope that happened in your case. We sort of kiddingly told my mom she couldn't die before Christmas. She was able to come that day & had one of her best days in a long time & the next morning we couldn't really awaken her fully & took her to the hospital. Hold in your heart the fact that you told her you loved her. My thoughts & prayers are with you.

If the scale doesn't move then it doesn't move. I have to just keep on.

Right on Robin, never Never NEVER give up!

My abs......what abs??:laugh: I need some help there
Keep.....keeping on!!!!
BirdieM:happy:

Birdie you voiced my sentiments exactly . . . EXCEPT I would trade abs with you any day! ROTFL(I wish MAO) but not rolling on the floor doing my gutt'n'butts

Does anyone know of a good resource explaining what impacts on the body different %body fat have? Happily (barely) below 50%. Want encourage myself to move forward more vigorously.

Up almost 5 lbs from vacation :noway: got rid of all but 1.3 by weigh in day :ohwell:

Family BBQ this weekend, will bring raw and ROASTED (thank you SMVQ) veggies and dips and try to stay away from the beer or at least alternate it with water.

Way behind on posts but sending GIANT (post-vacation) SUPERSIZED hugs to all.

Laura, I hope you make it in time. If not I wish you the comfort and knowledge that you did your best and loved your mother truly and she knows it.

My new internet service blew up on me Wednesday evening and I had to wait for a tech to come and change out the modem yesterday. I felt so cut off and alone without any internet access.

I am really frustrated as the scale isn't moving. I am tired of busting my butt and eating healthy and seeing no change. I am wallowing in self pity and I know that my uber high stress levels aren't helping my weight loss. I hate feeling deprived and lately I have felt deprived. I know that I will work thru this and eventually start losing weight again but it is so annoying. Thank you all for you support.

I wish you all the best day ever.

Laura, I hope you make it in time. If not I wish you the comfort and knowledge that you did your best and loved your mother truly and she knows it.

My new internet service blew up on me Wednesday evening and I had to wait for a tech to come and change out the modem yesterday. I felt so cut off and alone without any internet access.

I am really frustrated as the scale isn't moving. I am tired of busting my butt and eating healthy and seeing no change. I am wallowing in self pity and I know that my uber high stress levels aren't helping my weight loss. I hate feeling deprived and lately I have felt deprived. I know that I will work thru this and eventually start losing weight again but it is so annoying. Thank you all for you support.

I wish you all the best day ever.

Hi,
I am still very new on here and if you have read anything about me you know I have major slow weight loss issues. I saw where you have lost 30 lbs and have went 300+ days without smoking. THINK what you are doing for yourself healthwise. I think you are doing fantastic. Sometimes, the darkest times are just before the light. :flowerforyou:
Maybe you and the other nice ladies could encourage me too because I have been on here since Sept 23 and lost only 3 lbs....that is not gaining but you should read my diary and my excercise routine. It's just going to be very slow and I have to know that.
When you have been ill, it's easy to get into a mindset, at the best you do, to not feel sorry for yourself and you find yourself afraid you are going to cause "it" to come back AND you dwell on negative more than positive. So, I have many goals that I am working on all at one time.
The sun is shining here and the temps are so mild. I am very blessed just to be living.
Anyone else want to add anything, feel free.
I have heard all my life that "united we stand, divided we fall."

Everyone have a wonderful day!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

TGIF AGAIN!!!! :noway: I think you're right Kackie with the Holiday..... this week just flew!!!!:happy:

Laura, you have been a caring and loving daughter. At a time like this, remember the good things. She is very lucky to have such a wonderful daughter.:flowerforyou: I hope you make it to her bedside on time to see her! You are in my prayers.

Lynn, I have found that when I am having a problem:grumble: .....whatever it is......weight.....discouragement....even health....the first thing I look to is...my head. :huh: Every thought we have tends to manifest itself in our behavior. :happy: And how we choose to behave will determine the consequences.
For instance, if I keep a thin and healthy image of me in my head :happy: (and not a weary, overweight unhealthy woman:frown: )....I seem to make choices accordingly.:happy: If I dwell on depressing, resentful or negative thoughts rather than thoughts of.....say...gratitude...I get depressed...resentful and may become ill tempered with the people around me. Then I don’t like myself so I make negative unproductive decisions. If I think I will never achieve something, :grumble: chances are....I won't! :ohwell:
Even with my food....when I start dwelling on a treat that I'm just longing to have, I catch myself and tell myself to think of how healthy I am going to enjoy being if I think of something else!:drinker: :drinker: It may seem silly, but when I have a problem, I always ask myself......"What have I been thinking about? What is the attitude of the little voice in my head?" Sometimes I don’t like what I’m discovering,:frown: but then I remember that I can work to change it! :flowerforyou: I can choose to replace those thoughts by reading something positive, by making a gratitude list or just taking in a deep breath of this wonderful fall air and making a chice to be happy. :bigsmile: Even in difficult times we can choose to be happy....overcome obstacles....and march on.:happy: Suzzyq has something on her post that says ....something like....Don’t wait until you are motivated and then do something.....just do it and then the motivation will come. (Something like that)
The weight, many times, is just the aftermath of choices we've voluntarily made.....unless there are medical reasons, of course.
I guess what I’m try to say is that before we make a choice....there's a thought process that goes on.
Being discouraged about something doesn’t make things better....but making positive choices during a discouraging time...can .......and it seems like that is what you are trying to do! So continue to do positive things and think positive thoughts....we're all cheering for you!!!!:flowerforyou: YOU CAN DO IT ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!

Sorry to be so winded!
I just hope everyone makes the most of whatever they have going on in their lives this weekend!

Hugs!!!!! & God Bless!!!

BirdieM

What a week for everyone.

Robin:flowerforyou:
Don't get discouraged. I remember when I was on Jenny Craig and I had lost like 70 lbs at that time and all of a sudden I plateaued. It wouldn't budge for weeks. My counselor there suggested I go on a "Shock diet" for a week. It basically cut my calories down to half and then the following week I could go back to normal. It did the trick. I also remember someone here posted that she wasn't losing weight and she was eating under a 1000 calories and exercising like crazy. The ladies said her calorie level was too low and she should slowly move up her calories to a normal range for her body even if it meant gaining a little. Then work her way down again to a "correct" calorie level. Basically she was in starvation mode and the body wouldn't let her lose anymore. By doing what they said it helped her. Maybe doing either one of these ideas might help. Just stick with it and vent here. I'm sure others will have good advice too.

Jeannie:flowerforyou:

I read what you said about not drinking enough water due to the change in weather. Personally I hate water. I cannot drink 8 glasses of plain water for the life of me. So I am a tea drinker. I drink an entire pitcher of green tea everyday and count that as my water consumption. My doctor approved it saying the green tea was good for me to. I drink the mixed berry green tea. The only time I drink water is when I have to swallow a pill, seriously.:laugh: I may do what you are doing and for winter drink it warm too. But normally that isn't a problem for me as "in the old days" I lived on diet coke year round. Can't warm up diet coke, so it will be nice to have the option of having warm tea to dirnk also this winter.

BirdieM:flowerforyou:

I want you to know that I spoke with my mom today and we were discussing her physical therapy and how she did today. She did much better. She told me that she did better today because the therapist she works well with was helping her today vs. on the bad days it was someone else. This bothered me and I told her so, because if she can only perform well with that one therapist how will she do when she is with me? So I suggested that she have the therapist show the other therapist how he works with her. She then admitted to me (because she was afraid I would call the therapist and discuss this with him) that it had nothing to do with the other therapist.....it was my brother. The first day of her " 2 Bad Days" had fallen on her birthday. Even with me making arrangements with the staff to celebrate her birthday and the girfts she received and special meal too, because he didn't call her to wish her a happy birthday, she got depressed, felt guilty about the money issues with him and let it eat her up. It carried over to the next day also. So today when she admitted it, she also said that she recognized how he made her feel and how it affected her behavior and performance.
Now I have been telling her this all along, that he brings her down and that is when she starts feeling sorry for herself and or gives up. But this is the first time she has realized it on her own, actually thought about it and came to the conclussion. When she did the next day (today) she performed excellent and it was a piece of cake. (Her words.)

After I hung up with her I read your post. I called her back and read it to her. It just seemed appropriate at the time. When she heard it, she said, "Is that what you ladies talk about when posting?" I told her that, among other things. She said, "She's a smart lady. Because that is what I realized was happening to me. I finally saw what you have been telling me." So it was sort of a revelation for her.
But I wanted to thank you for the words you wrote, because they are so true and it helped my mother also, giving her validation for her epiphany.:drinker:
They were great words.

Chiclet

Good Morning Ladies!!
I have been MIA for most of this month, I just can't seem to shake this blue funk. I have been posting and reading and you all have been so helpful in helping me "stay the course". Thank youall.

Peggy

:flowerforyou: Peggy just wanted to say hang in there! Towards the end of September I was the same, nothing I could put my finger on really, just everything was getting me down. I didn't post much, but kept reading, and just knowing my friends were out there helped me too. It's great that we are such a support to each other, even when sometimes it seems that compared to others we have nothing to worry/complain/be depressed about. So thanks to you all from me too

:flowerforyou: BirdieM Nyll54 is right great words. I'll try to think of them as I must admit I often do things without thinking them through. I think I might add that as a short goal.

:flowerforyou: Barbie - not sure I could live completely complaint free, but I am going to try from today to stop complaining, especially over the little things that are more of an inconvenience than anything else. I know I can decide that nothing is going to annoy me (for at least a day anyway ) because when we went to the seaside on Tuesday, everything started to go wrong we slept in, was undecided whether to go all that way or not, we took a wrong turn :embarassed: but I kept saying to DD who hates driving and was getting a bit stressed on the journey - we are going to have fun today, go around the roundabout to get to the correct exit it's no big deal we have all day look at the lovely scenery on the way etc and we did have a good day!

Well time to take the doggies out for their morning walk, it's getting late. During the week we are walking them in the dark (we walk them around 6.30 a.m.) On weekend it can be anytime from 7a.m. onwards.

Take Care everyone
Love Viv

Good morning ladies and welcome to our new friends.

Once again I'm doing a flying visit. I'm off to do canvassing which involves a LOT of walking. I'm hoping to log about four or five hours worth today - possibly more. Quite a bit of it involves climbing flights of stairs, so that should get me nicely out of puff.

I got a phone call from my 15 year old nephew last night, asking if I would mind looking over his French homework and making corrections. He emailed it across - plus his girlfriends too! Cheeky monkey! Anyway, I went though it all and gave them some pointers (I never do their work for them, but I just tell them where they have gone wrong). The text messages I received from him this morning were definitely full of gratitude and love! He also reminded me that he has a Latin exam coming up and wants some extra tuition for that. I love helping them in this way. Even my ten year old nephew comes to me for extra help with his saxophone - although I have a feeling that his 5 year old sister is going to be joining him with that shortly... she is a natural, despite the sax being almost as big as her! I always played the tenor sax - but they are keen on the alto sax.

This morning saw a delivery of something that I'd forgotten I'd ordered - 200 nappies (diapers) for newborns. I reckon that will last a couple of weeks for the twins! DD has been booked in for a caesarean section on November 17th if the babies haven't shown up before then. That's another month! I cannot believe she will last that long. The babes are already over 3.5 pounds each - not a bad size for twinnies.

I've got an appointment with my dietician next week, followed by an appointment with my cardiologist and then my glaucoma specialist. What a week! Still, I'll be getting it over and done with. The main reason for seeing the dietician is to ask for advice regarding my hair loss. It's really getting me down and I actually lost my temper a little last night when we were at the nursing home. DH and his mum were both telling me that they didn't like my hat. I snapped back that I was wearing it to cover my disappearing hair. They were both extremely contrite - and I felt extremely guilty for snapping, but sometimes these things happen.

Anyway, I'm off to have a yoghurt before I go off 'street walking'!

Love and hugs to everyone.

Amanda x