WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014

thanks Michelle, I have often said that is my motto....turn a negative into a positive. My husband is the exact opposite and I think he gets tired at times that I am always trying to either see the positive or trying to make something good out of something bad. It's just a happier way of life.

Joyce, Indiana

Hi girls!

Wizzywig: Welcome back!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Sylvia: You stay away from smart balance due to fish oil and I stay away due to dairy products. :grumble: I think it is a good product, but not good for either of us. Are you sensitive to all fish, or just certain ones? Love the joke. Bear bells…:laugh: :laugh:

Clarehd: Welcome.:flowerforyou:

Sue in SD: I love the Garden of the Gods. DS used to live in Colorado Springs. I would LOVE to ride horses there. Color me envious.:flowerforyou:

Renny: I’m happy that you had a good chat with your mom. I count it a blessing of the modern age that we are able to communicate with loved ones across the world. (and our 50+ friends from far and wide.):flowerforyou:

Sandy: Congratulations on the loss!:flowerforyou:

Debbie from Alberta: Set goals that include logging every bite even if you go over, moving more, and drinking plenty of water. Stick to them. If you mess up today, tomorrow is a new day. Don’t beat yourself up. Get food scales and measuring cups to measure your portions. Portion control was the key to success for me. I always ate good food, but ate too much. Some people choose to avoid certain foods that trigger binges. Do what is right for you. This is a new way of life, NOT a punishment. Stop by here often for support.:flowerforyou:



Today I had a fabulous conversation with DD over the telephone. It made me feel so good to simply chat. We were hoping she could come here for the Fourth of July, but airfare is totally unreasonable right now. If we’d gotten tickets months ago it would have been different. DH and I also worked on the boat. We discovered the batteries are not charging and we have to get the situation fixed ASAP. That will clearly be tomorrow’s main project.

Have a good evening and a great tomorrow.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison



June Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least two glasses of water daily, preferably more!

Good morning everyone!

Just a morning greeting. Had to get up early after a restless night, and then my colleague texted me that she'll be half an hour later than usual. It's good that I have half an hour extra before I have to leave, but if I'd known I could have set my alarm for half an hour later... :grumble:
Oh well, at least I have time for a quick post here and a bit more attention to hair, makeup etc. Always makes me feel a bit better.

Hope everyone has a good day,
Cynthia :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Viv...I am so glad to see you back.

:flowerforyou: Rori...happy that you are on the mend after your fall.

:flowerforyou: Deedee...We've renovated pretty much everything over the years. I hated it before and during the process, but sure am happy with results. Fortunately DH is a handy guy, and he can do a lot himself. I actually never, ever want to renovate again:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Juanita...happy birthday. I love June birthdays. Have one coming up myself on the 30th. I'm a summer girl.

thanks for all the lovely comments about our newest grandson. DD is doing well. Her husband is home this week, and their toddler is a good little "big brother". He's at the 'wanting to help' stage. I finally hope to be well enough to see them tomorrow.

Okay...back to sleep now.
Renny

morning ladies~
it is raining here this morning, woke up later than I wanted and didnt get to the gym, and didnt walk, I am thinking of going to the gym early afternoon.
I am going out with my friend Doris to a thrift shop or 2, then get home, looking to return the FitBit Flex, at a Sports Authority around here,instead of sending it back.. my husband is a weenie

Rori: I wore a brace on my left wrist for weeks after my fall last December and the hand specialist instructed me to avoid putting weight on it in a bent back position for a whole year. I’ve been doing yoga on my closed fist for months. Down Dog is reasonably easy, but wall exercises are very difficult due to lack of traction on the backs of my fingers. One day at a time things are getting better. I hope you will heal faster than I but plan on the same sort of patient persistence that this whole process of getting healthier and losing excess weight requires.:flowerforyou:

Viv: I have to log my food every day, too, and I expect I always will. I do NOT want to regain the weight and return to poor health.:noway: :flowerforyou:

Renny: I hope you’re feeling better and will be able to visit the new grandson soon.:flowerforyou:

Has anyone heard from Amanda recently?



Yoga this morning! Yay! I invited a neighbor who has become a regular, and we’ve had a couple of additional new women. There are three 60+ gals and two younger women. Guess which group rocks. It is VERY satisfying.:bigsmile: :smokin:

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison



June Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least two glasses of water daily, preferably more!

Good morning! It promises to be another scorcher here today. My daughter sent me an article on SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) that applies to me since I am more prone to being depressed in the spring and summer. It's "nice" to know that I'm not alone!

Heather - I look forward to reading about your exercise. Thanks in advance for sharing.

Welcome to the newbies! This is a great group of ladies!

I have a confession to make. I, too, have been dealing with bouts of dizziness and being lightheaded, although neither of those really describe the sensation. I think my mountain term of "swimmy headed" describes it best, but I can't even explain that term. LOL I finally decided to go to the doctor and have an appointment this afternoon. To the best of my recollection, this all started after I got the injection in my knee a couple of weeks ago. I felt really odd right after the injection and they kept me lying on the table for a bit until I felt better. I don't know if there is any correlation, but... I have a feeling he's going to tell me that I'm too stressed fatigued and to slow down. I don't see how I can, but if that is what it is, I guess I have no choice.

Oh, and in my saga of the paint, I went to pick up the new paint this morning and he actually gave me two gallons instead of one, so I will have paint for my new place whenever it's time!

Sleeping is still not great, but a little better again. I had weird cramps last night. I typically get them in my calf, foot, or thigh and that's is not frequent. Last night, it started with a cramp just where the top of my foot meets my ankle. Walking didn't help very much but when I sat down, it traveled out to my toes. I walked some more to get that part placated, sat back down to rub the foot/ankle, and then a cramp hit me in the back of my knee! I'm glad I have two hands for rubbing!! Needless to say, it took a while to settle back down after that, so I'm still very sleepy.

I suppose I'd better try to get some work done. I need to write some checks and work on a newsletter.

Have a great day!

Carol in NC

Carol - the physio guy said they could only find some minor calcificstion of the knee cartilage so he reckoned it is the patella that is not running smoothly in the groove. As my trouble is very intermittent I think this is right. There is no treatment for this and I have had the problem since I was 16. At the moment my knee is fine so he recommended knee and leg strengthening exercises. I wouldn't do them if I had a flare up. :noway:

The first one was really deep lunges, making sure the knee doesn't go over the ball of the foot. The bent knee should be only about four inches off the ground.
The second one was, I thought, the more effective. Stand on the affected leg with the knee bent and the bottom sticking out. Again, you don't want the knee to be over the toes. With the other leg you can waggle it about, use bands for stretching, or, I do what he suggested, which is write the alphabet. I could really feel the muscles around my weak knee responding! I think this is a good one and you can do it anywhere, any time.
I have previously been doing squats with a 20 lb weight, about 15, and clam exercises, where you lie on your side with bent legs and open and close the knees. Also other yoga things that work the leg muscles, including balancing. On the sofa at night I stick a cushion under my knee and raise my foot and tense the muscles.
So I will continue to write the alphabet! ! ! ! ! ! !

My son at last responded to a text last night, much to my relief. He is in the grip of severe depression and has not been answering emails, calls, facebook or Twitter. His text said he was signed off work for two weeks and had changed his meds as the previous lot didn't suit him. Just relieved to know he is alive.

I have the goat curry cooking and it is filling the house with tormenting smells!:sad: Tonight we have a lamb and pearl barley risotto, which is my attempt to find something other than curry or pilaff to do with left over roast lamb. It is all prepped and ready for its final flourish this evening before the England game in the World Cup. If they lose this one then it's all over. :ohwell: I don't watch it as I can't stand the agony, but DH will be upstairs cheering them on with a glass of beer. They are playing Uruguay.

Love again to all. Yes, Amanda, where are you?

Heather in sunny Hampshire UK with far too much watering to do in the garden.:sad:

Hello everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself...I'm Diane. I'm 51 years old, married with 3 grown kids and a 10 year old son. I started watching what I eat and moving more a little over 2 months ago. So far I've lost 20 lbs. and have 15 to go. I just got my Fitbit Flex yesterday and love it. I'm enjoying everyone's comments here and if anyone would like to add me as a friend, please feel free!

Welcome Renee, first I have to tell you that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE greyhounds! I wanted one really badly but hubby said they were too big, but then we saw a whippet at a shelter and it was the perfect compromise. But someday I will get a greyhound. We'll need a bigger doggie door. Second, ten pounds is a great start! Don't be so hard on yourself. One pesky pound may come and go a few times, but just look at the bigger picture and see that you are still 9 pounds ahead. Don't get discouraged! Water certainly could have something to do with it. Try to log water right along with your food and see how much you really are getting. I didn't log my water, thinking, Oh, I drink tons of water, but as it turns out I wasn't drinking much at all. Do you drink diet soda? Sometimes that hurts more than it helps. As far as exercise, do you belong to a gym, or the local Y? That helped me a lot. What health reasons do you have for losing? Mine is heart and blood pressure, so I'm on lots of meds and some of those contribute to weight gain, so take a look at your meds too. As far as the belly protruding, when you lose weight your body sort of reconfigures itself and things that seemed less prominent become more prominent. With me, my stomach was the least of my worries. I carried most of my weight on my rear end. And my "top" was bigger than it needed to be. Now, that rear end seems to have magically disappeared, my "top" has shrunken, and so my tummy seems more round and seems to stick out. It seems different than before. So you may be having some of that happen. It's sort of an optical illusion. My tummy is probably smaller than it was but it seems bigger in relation to the rest of me. The fat will come off where it wants to come off. All you can do is keep plugging along. Move more and log your food. It really does work.

Diane, Welcome to you too! I just got a fitbit flex too, and I love it. Several of us here have those. Have you hit your first goal yet? When that thing buzzed for the first time on my wrist I almost wet my pants. It startled me. Yesterday I was sitting on the couch and checked my e-mail to find a message from fitbit saying I was almost at my goal, so I got up and walked more till it hit the goal. So it really helps give me incentive.

Carol, good luck finding the source of your dizziness. It really is hard to describe feelings like that sometimes. I have the same trouble. It's hard to describe but you know it's not quite right. I hope they find the problem quickly.

Here is the joke of the day:

:happy:

A man was well inebriated, but he got behind the wheel of his car anyway and began to drive home. Of course, he couldn't exactly drive straight or stay below the speed limit. Two policemen pulled him over and demanded a sobriety test. They asked him to walk a straight line, and he failed. They began to take him with them, but suddenly they received a call on their walkie-talkies, asking them to go to another part of town. They asked the man to be patient while they called someone else to cover for them. But the man grew tired of waiting and, after a few minutes, drove home. He got in bed and said to his wife, who had been waiting for him, "If any policemen come looking for me, tell them I'm not home yet." The wife agreed, somewhat confused and a little embarrassed. No sooner than her husband fell asleep did she hear a knock at the door. Sure enough, it was the two policemen. They asked about her husband, and she replied that he wasn't home. Then they asked to check her garage. Puzzled, she agreed. She opened up the garage for them--and there sat the policemen's squad car, lights still flashing.

:laugh:

Have a great day everyone!

Sylvia

Thank you Kathy. I figured it was the exercise... ugh! (smile).

Hello for hot and steamy Indiana. 97* heat index. Today was my MIL birthday so we went out to the cemetery. I don't know why DH has never wanted to go to his father's grave site. Maybe I need to ask him that. Maybe it's because his Mom probably has only one person who goes to her grave, my husband and I. The middle brother might go, I'm not sure. She was just all alone in this world except the two oldest sons and myself. She did like the nursing home staff and even though it was rare for her to let herself develope a friend she lived at the nursing home for almost 10 years and she had several friends there. When she first went to this nursing home she developed a friendship with a resident which really shocked us but she died long ago. She was the oldest of 12 children and all that were still living were at her funeral and seemed like they loved her but they never showed it.

Hope every one stays cool and out of the path of any storm.

Joyce, Indiana

Well, I went to the doctor and he has given a preliminary diagnosis of stress. Like I didn't already know that! However, I ended up giving them three vials of blood and a urine specimen before I left so he could check out other things. It makes me feel better that he took me seriously and is actually investigating stuff instead of brushing me off with "just stress" as a diagnosis. I REALLY like my doctor!

He also warned me that I needed to do whatever it took to get enough sleep, including taking the Ambien that I don't really like to use. He said that proper sleep and rest was a major key in getting the stress under control. Also, losing the ability to walk like I was accustomed to because of my knee took away a lot of the innate stress relief that I was receiving from the exercise. All in all, he approved of my efforts to reduce the stress and that some of the stressful events were just naturally over with. He said that my routine wake up at 1:30 a.m. may very well be a PTSD problem from my daughter's emergency appendectomy last month since that is the time they actually took her back for surgery. I hadn't thought of that one. :ohwell:

Now I am putting in at least a nominal appearance at job #2--even though I am the only one here! I will use the quiet time to do some non-stressful things.


Hope everyone had a great afternoon! I'm anxiously watching the skies to see if we're going to get the brunt of the storm headed this way.

Carol in NC