WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014

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  • edraper70
    edraper70 Posts: 211 Member
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  • jfenner141
    jfenner141 Posts: 146 Member
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    Hello all! Welcome to the new folks. This is a great group!!

    Heidi from the South Shore - yep know that green pollen well! I'm in western MA, so dealing with the same stuff - maple tree pollen. Really glad I don't have any allergies to it - our driveway is covered in green.

    Hope all out in the San Diego area are doing all right. My DBIL and family live out that way and their home is OK so far. We don't get enough detail here to tell how close the fire might be to Escondido. Keeping everyone in the fire area in our thoughts an prayers.

    Finally back in the swing of things after spending time with DB and DSIL - did pick up a pound or two, but have managed to lose at least one again. Although it's glacially slooooooow, my doctor is very happy with the weight loss so far and my blood sugars are holding steady without medication. Woohoo!!

    Jill in western MA
  • Krys1490
    Krys1490 Posts: 5
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    <<waving hello!>>

    I'ts nice to see this group here! I am new to MFP. I am finding it so much better than my pencil and notebook for tracking :smile:

    I live in Massachusetts, where it finally became Spring this week! I work as a PT and group fitness instructor at the YMCA here in my town.

    I will try to stop by here again, and often!

    ~Krys.
  • nccarolb
    nccarolb Posts: 858 Member
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    Just marking my place... :smile:
  • Debra129
    Debra129 Posts: 7 Member
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    Okay, I am learning to recognize and accept my emotions and feelings.

    Right now I really want a piece of candy.....really, really bad!
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,789 Member
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    afternoon ladies,
    well I didnt do formal exercise today, but got the dogs out for a walk, then did laundry and took it out to my DFIL,stopped to see my brother and SIL, then came home and mowed the lawn... so I guess that is exercise, making taco's tonight.. will see how I can work that into my menu tonight..
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
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    Well the saga of our fall vacation planning continues. Yesterday I found a Weather Channel site which showed the average air temp for the Gulf coast in October, high of 77, low of around 69. My daughter send me info that is from the rental agency that shows 83. A little warmer but I also feel they may be a little prejudice toward getting tourists. I called the agency again today and asked them about the bathroom configuration since it is 4 bed, 3 bath. This house has 3 floors, main level has one bedroom and bath, second floor has a master bedroom/ bath and another bed and bath. That leaves the lower level which has the bunk room and no bath. Unfortunately this bunk room would be mine, with no bath, for a 64 year old Mom who gets up 4 times a night to pee. I also asked her what there is for entertainment since my husband does not find the ocean that interesting. Closest place is an hour drive to Panama City.

    I can't recall the new person that is a new member that is a trainer at the Y. With the way you look, I would believe anything you told me to, you look fantastic..

    Joyce, Indiana
  • yoyonomore55
    yoyonomore55 Posts: 350 Member
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    Deb from CNY
  • Beachbaby30
    Beachbaby30 Posts: 28
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    Love this group! Count me in.
    I'm 52, a professional mom with 15 to lose for summer. (Well, I'd be happy with 10- I think 15 is a pipe dream.) Anyway, I need the support of you women who understand how tough it is to lose this weight at our age.:smile:
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 2,880 Member
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    Hello to all: Went to see my horse and one of the farriers was at the stable. He was looking at my horse while waiting for another and remarked on how good the muscle definition was in her rear end. Wish I could say the same for me.:laugh:

    For those near the fires and those with family near there, hope everyone is safe.

    Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to those with victories. Sue in cold (45*) SD
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
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    :grumble: So mad at myself. Had a nice long letter almost ready,needed to look up word spell & lost the post! :grumble:
    Will just mark my spot.
    Do remember Gail mentioning the new 911 Memorial Museum . Just this morn on "Today" show ,they said 20,000 tickets had been sold. It opens next wk.
    Prayers for anyone sick or hurt. Good luck with your food plan. Pat in Oh
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,777 Member
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    I've been keeping up with your posts ... just too busy to post myself.

    Praying for all of you with concerns and so very happy and inspired by those with successes!

    I'm yo-yo-ing all over the place right now ... emotional eating the cause. Recognizing it is good, but I really wish I would just stop it!

    My 16yo son continues to be plagued with migraines. Today his neurologist gave him over 20 injections of Botox in the face, head and neck. Praying this gives him some relief! He's receiving home instruction from the school ... probably until the end of the school year. Hoping they'll get him caught up enough to pass his final exams. We are so in need of a break from all of this!

    Rainy here. My trees are just starting to blossom but don't see many bees! That's not good if I want apples and grapes later!

    Have a good evening!
    Beth in Western New York
  • Gardengail
    Gardengail Posts: 596 Member
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    Oh, my - 20 injections?!! Poor guy.....

    Gail, metro ATL
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
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    It's a chocolate kind of day for me today but I will not succumb. I am watching a movie we recorded when DirectV gave us a free Showtime weekend, Django unchained. We were at Sams tonight to pick up Occuvite. Since we both take it we go through them pretty quick. Well they didn't have any except an Occuvite for 50+. I guess we both qualify for that. But it is a soft gel so is different than what we have now and it was almost $30. there was a Sams brand right next to it but did not list Omega 3 in it. I was going to just buy the Sams brand. So he said 'I don't know what to tell you'. So I picked it up to buy it and he picks the other one up and wants it. So I tell him that he did know what to tell me but was wanting for me to make the same decision he wanted. He jsut can't understand that it frustrates me that he gives me the 'privilege' of making my own decision and then won't let me go that way because it isn't what he wanted me to say. So it's a chocolate kind of night.

    Joyce, Indiana
  • Kayzoola
    Kayzoola Posts: 60
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    Beth, I am so sorry to hear of your son's distress. It resonates with me, as we had a similar situation with our DD ( also 16 now). For six years, she suffered from migraines that kept her in bed in the dark for days at a time. We had to homeschool her just to get by, she missed so much school. I must have spent literally days on the Internet, searching for something that could help her, as well as seeing doctor after doctor. (I could write a book here!)

    Just by chance, I stumbled onto something that worked - maybe it can be of use to you. I want to preface this by saying that chiropractic was one of the things we tried for her, and it wasn't particularly helpful, however, there Is a type of chiropractic specialist that studies the atlas bone intensively, and that is the guy who saved the day for us. They are not easy to find, but you can do a search for "atlas orthogonal", and see what comes up.

    After one treatment, DD ended six years of misery, and got her life back. That said, she needs to check in with him periodically to keep it up, but she has enjoyed four years without migraines, and the treatment is painless.

    Best wishes,
    Kayzoola ( PNW USA)
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,384 Member
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    Nena - I hope your son is safe. Welcome!

    Gail - so sorry to hear about your eyes. Have fun in NYC

    Katla - I wonder if they were thinking of a boardwalk using pressure treated lumber? That wouldn't rot as fast.

    Lynn - welcome! Glad your coach pointed you in this direction, you'll find it "addictive". BTW - Looks like I have a sweater just like the one you're wearing. Did you get yours at Kohl's. That's where I got mine

    Heather - thanks for popping in. Safe travels. Love hearing from you

    Krys - welcome! Which certification do you have?

    beachbaby - welcome!

    Busy day. Left around 9:15, went to one grocery store for the beer for the chicken, then to the food pantry to take leftover muffins, then volunteered at the Green Room, then to Big Lots to exchange my raft and got another one (I was surprised how few they had. When I bought it, they had a lot), went to get my hair done (they raised the price AGAIN), stopped at the health food store to get wheat bran, stopped at another food store on the way home for peppers and a few other things, came home and had dinner, now getting ready for tomorrow.

    Michele in NC
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,975 Member
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    :flowerforyou: I don’t have much to say but I wanted to mark my spot….beautiful weather, great line dance class, a few hours home alone, TV watching while riding the exercise bike, and a day of healthy eating

    :heart: Barbie from beautiful NW Washington

    "The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."

    “If it’s important to you then you will find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.”
  • mollywhippet
    mollywhippet Posts: 1,890 Member
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    How's this for an NSV? I went to buy a new pair of running shoes and no longer needed WIDE shoes! My feet are even thinner!

    I'm not going to post the joke today because it contained a bad word. And it wasn't funny.

    I went to my friend's house tonight for our little painting party. Had a lot of fun. It's so good to laugh with friends. I painted a landscape with redbud trees and was pretty happy with it.

    Beth, I used to get terrible migraines. Haven't had very many since I started taking trazodone for depression. Doc says it's also used for migraines too, so it was a win-win.

    Katla, maybe they were going to use that special Trex type lumber for the boardwalk. Then it wouldn't rot at all. Of course, it would cost five times as much.

    Good night all!

    Sylvia
  • RebelRenny
    RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member
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    :flowerforyou: I won two tickets to the pre-screening of "Fed Up". How cool is that. Called into my favourate radio show on the way home from work. Actually tried for several days, and today was my lucky day. Woohoo! Caller # 7 was me! DH and I will be going next week. Google it and you will see it is already playing in the USA.

    Today was DD’s last day of work before maternity leave for baby #2. So exciting. On Saturday, my DIL and I are taking her for a spa treatment. Well, it’s a pedicure given her pregnancy state. But we will be able to take advantage of some lunch and the mineral pool. This is instead of a baby shower, given baby #2 is also a boy.

    Today was a beautiful spring day and yes, I wore a dress. When I got home, I discovered I had forgotten to put on a bra this morning. How silly. The beautiful details of the dress made up for it…fortunately. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

    Renny
    Vancouver Island, BC
  • bjkidfun
    bjkidfun Posts: 377 Member
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    Marking my spot for later

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