WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2014

I forgot to add, everyday my sister seems clearer. So I am really hoping it is her medicine that was causing the problem. But if that is so, then now her pain will get much worse and that makes Norma go get medicines out of back supplies she has to take care of it. She never throws away any medicine that has been stopped. As I have said, money speaks to my BIL and throwing away pills means throwing away money

Joyce, Indiana

Joyce here is a picture of the Hosta by my patio. I got a new digital camera in anticipation of the garden tour tomorrow, so I am playing with it today and learning how to share my pictures.

Vicky - I have found, over several weight losses, that sometimes your face takes a while to catch up when you have lost weight. That is, after a while it fills out a bit again.
Also, if you could be bothered you can do face exercises. I have been dojng a few for 16 months and I feel they are doing me good.
Also I find a little bit of makeup works wonders, especially blusher if you are pale. Takes years off. Most thin people like actresses wear a lot of makeup to give life and lift to their faces. As we age we can all look a bit 'hangdog'.
A bit of blusher and makeup and a smile work wonders!
We will never be 18 again.
But we will be healthy and the best we can be.
You have done so well. You are terrific!

Heather in Hampshire UK

Karen: The emoticons appear above the writing space when you hit the reply button. The link is blue and says "Add Smiley." I live in Columbia County, Oregon. We have members from all over the world, mostly in the northern hemisphere. We do have a few people from “down under.” The international nature of this group adds a special quality to this group and understanding that women from all over have similar concerns and challenges. I’ve lost 70 pounds in about two years. I know that losing slowly can be frustrating, but the changes in habits and lifestyle are worth the time spent learning to live in a healthy way and to develop better habits.:flowerforyou:

DeeDee: You are missed around here. How long before they’re done renovating?:flowerforyou:

Joyce: You are a good sister. :flowerforyou:

Vicki: I think you are being overly critical of your new appearance. You look lovely, and healthy. :flowerforyou: Heather is right about the face catching up after a bit. At least mine has done some catching up. My arms have been catching up, too, and the skin is fitting better. I still don’t look twenty, and won’t ever look twenty again. DH says I now look fine. “You don’t have a turkey neck or wattles or nothin’.“ :ohwell: High praise.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Alison: I can’t think of a kinder and more generous person than you. I always feel like I need to remind you to take care of yourself, too.:flowerforyou:



I went shopping with DS and found a Christmas present I want to give to DH. I ordered it and paid for it. They’ll let me know when it arrives-likely months from now.

Have a great day.

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



July 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 three glasses of water daily, preferably more!

I cannot express the amount of joy I felt today! The girls and I dropped off their little brother after swimming and headed over to Joplin for our Girls Day Out. First, we went to the mall and ate at the food court, so everyone could choose what they wanted. Then had ice cream at the DQ right there in the food court. I had a pizza thing from Subway (big mistake, but oh well) We window shopped a little at the mall, since the girls had never been in a mall that big before (and trust me, the Joplin mall is not huge as malls go) and they were mesmerized by all the stores and kiosks. Then we went to Kohls for the big event!

When we walked in the doors they thought they were in Disneyland or something. We spent about two hours looking, trying on stuff, and choosing just what they wanted. My older granddaughter is very short and on the heavy side, so it's very hard to find clothes for her. Today she was wearing women's knit Capri pants that were still so long they drug the floor and a baggy peasant-style top. She looked so uncomfortable and unhappy. Well, we found a summer sun dress in the girls department that is a size 16 and cut pretty full, so I had her try it on. She absolutely LOVED it! It fit her perfectly and was bright colored and she looked so beautiful in it. Her face just lit up when she looked in the mirror. I was just about in tears from seeing her so happy! I didn't care if that dress cost $200, she WAS going home with that dress! We also found her some nice comfy shorts and tops. And they are ones that make her look like a kid and not a dumpy old lady.

Well, in the end, each girl got a sun dress, three tops, two pairs of shorts and one cute little skort. When we went through the checkout the younger girl was watching the screen where it all started adding up. Now, remember that these girls family is very, very poor, and one dollar is more than they can fathom. So after the sale prices and my 30% coupon! the total was $117 for all of it. She said, "Grandma, do you have THAT MUCH?" I laughed and said that was a huge bargain. I showed her where it said our savings were $219. (Plus I got $20 in Kohls Cash). So we had a little conversation about shopping to find the best deals, so it was a learning opportunity too.

I asked the clerk to take the tags off two items, and took Adrienne back to the ladies room and she changed out of her old lady duds and into her new shorts and top. She almost floated out of the store.

All the way home they were talking about their beautiful new dresses and their other new clothes, and what a great day they had. I had a great day too. As soon as I got them home they had to put on their dresses to show their daddy.

Sorry to rattle on, but I'm still so pumped up I can hardly sit still. When I get another coupon we are going to do it again for back to school clothes.

Well, I hope everyone had a great day too.

Sylvia

Sylvia, That story about shopping with the girls and making them so happy is just so wonderful. What lucky girls too!

My marine son started drill instructor school last week. He said it's really hard! I guess about a fourth drop out during the three months...usually from injuries. I'm praying he has a good experience. I have trouble seeing him (in my mind) being a drill instructor, but he tells me it's all acting.

I've read all the posts and am cheering and praying while doing so.

Jane, I'm so sorry!!

Eileen near San Diego

Jane, I'm so sorry! I was hoping you would get this one.

Vicki, yes, I think I look a lot older now than before I lost some of my weight. I hate looking at my face in the mirror, but I'm loving looking at the rest of me - but only with clothes on. Without clothes I look like a wrinkled sharpei dog. I hate my saggy skin especially on my neck and my upper arms, but I doubt I'll ever do surgery to fix it.

Katla, was it you who asked about my BP bring low? Yes, that was a big problem, but only the bottom number. The new cardiologist took me off one of my BP meds to see, and the bottom number did come up ten points or so, but the top number came up too, about 30 points. And the day I was so terribly dizzy my BP was pretty good. I really wonder if I had a little virus of something that day. Since then I have felt pretty good. Yesterday and today I felt great.

Here is the joke of the day:

:happy:

A mother carefully explained to her young daughter how children were created. She used the expression “carrying a child” instead of “pregnant,” but the girl seemed satisfied.

Sometime later, a terrible fire broke out in the neighborhood, and the girl stood by watching. Here is how she described the scene to her parents: “There was this big fire, and a fireman ran into the house, and when he came out, he was pregnant.”

:laugh:

Bye, bye!

Sylvia

Hello to all: Hot and humid here today and now clouding up, may have storms tonight. I wish it would stop raining at least for a while. We had hail damage from a storm earlier and need to have a new roof, gutters and the outside of the house painted but it has been too wet for the contractor to do it. We were hoping to put our house on the market this summer but can't do that until the repairs are done.:sad: Went to the wellness center this morning so got my exercise in.

Sylvia - So glad you had a good time with the DGDs and that they appreciated it so much. I'm sure this is something they will always remember. :bigsmile:

Jane - Hang in there. I'm sure just the right place will come along. Good luck with the follow-up mammogram. I went in one time for a follow-up mammo and ultrasound just to find out the first doctor had not bothered to look at my history and was concerned about a nodule on the chest wall that had been there for six years unchanged!:grumble:

Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to all with victories. Sue in SD

Michele in NC You can certainly use dumb-bells instead of the kettle-bell, I did until I bought one. Bob Harper has 2 kettle-bell DVDs and Jillian Michaels has 1 kettle-bell DVD :happy:

Did an hour of water aerobics. Tomorrow I'm planning to do Gin Millers Barbell Blast. This is a new DVD for me and I need to check it out.

Welcome everyone new and everyone returning.

Sylvia - fngers crossed for your friend's grandbaby.

Margaret - it's always a good sign when someone who is sick starts to complain.

Alison - so sorry you are in pain

kayzoola - look at it this way...at least you have well nourished, healthy earwigs!!!

jscoachwife - bump is an acronym for "bring up my Post". Basically, people use that to mark their place and so that the topic will be under their "my topics" list

Gave Lance his insulin tonight. He still doesn't like getting it. But he didn't hiss at me or anything. Afterwards, he even let me really pet him. I'm beginning to think that he's somewhat like PJ. When it was time for PJ to get his insulin, he would seriously seek us out. Tonight I went in the bedroom, Lance wasn't there. But a few minutes later I heard him meowing, he was on the bed, so I gave him the insulin. It's almost as if he was saying "time for insulin"

Tina - when PJ was first diagnosed as being diabetic, I honestly didn't think I would be able to give him the insulin. Now it's no problem. I just can't bring myself to make the cat bleed to get a blood sugar level. That I just can't do.

Yanniejannie - my grandmother used to say "God help those who help themselves....and God pity those who get caught"....lol

katla - thata's interesting about the margarine. I could get a pound, make something for her, then give the rest to another lady who makes pizzelles and uses it for that. How I wish there was something I could do to get rid of this extra skin! It just looks so funny when I'm doing the plank or some other exercise.

Carol in NC - sending good thoughts your way

Karen - let us know if you diet buddy joins, OK. I'm sure she'll love it

kegrip - wish I was a former skinny-minny.

Joyce - woohoo being able to get out of that car! I remember in-laws garage was like that, you had to pull the car in a certain way or you couldn't get out. Good for you having that ice cream

Welcome Skylar Jay!!!

Got an email from Bryan the other day. He asked me to send him his mail as there's a credit card in there. The one he has is expired. Am I a terrible person? He was "too busy" to go to customs and get our Christmas packages, right now I'm feeling like I'm a bit "busy" to go to the post office. Does that make me terrible? He's "too busy" to call us. I'm busy, too.

Got up, gave Lance his insulin, took our aluminum to the Humane Society, dropped off some cat food for them along with coupons, then went to Bi-Lo to get things on sale, then an hour of deep water class, then to CVS to get some candy (I was able to use coupons), then home. See, we riverrocked under the deck. We honestly thought that would help with the drainage. Well...it didn't. If anything, it made it worse. So what we need to do now is today Vince put in another strip of border to try to direct any water to this one drain while I picked out all the rocks in another area where we are considering putting a long drain and connecting that drain to a drainpipe. Afterward, you can guess where I went. Came in and made a keylime pie for Jess and Kris. I don't know what it was, but I couldn't sleep so at 4a.m. I was making stuffed manicotti.

Meredith - wonderful goals, especially keeping the daily appointment

Syulvia - I'm so glad your granddaughter found something that she really loved. Good shopping! You made me so happy just reading your post

Jane - I'm so sorry you didn't get that townhouse. Bummer

Well, Jess should be here soon.

Michele in NC

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Hi again! The meeting with the realtor went really well. She gave advice when I asked for it but she seemed mostly pleased. She wanted to list the house at $10,000 more than I had dreamed of asking!!! :noway: :bigsmile: We talked about it and I explained my need to get it sold quickly and we ended up setting the price in between at $145k. We'll leave it there for two weeks and see what happens. I went to Lowes tonight to look for tile for my bathroom. I needed to ask questions and, as I have been doing along the way, I asked the young man if he knew of anyone looking for a house. Well, HE is looking for as house and is very interested! May I dream? I also went to the bank and got pre-approved for a new mortgage so that I will be ready to go as soon as I sell mine. All in all, I had a good afternoon and got two big hurdles out of the way. As soon as the boy child gets home tomorrow, his butt is going into gear and he will have ALL of his stuff cleaned up before next weekend.

Jane - I am so sorry about the townhouse! I so hope you find something very soon and get that part of the moving stress out of your way.

Meredith - I don't know of a way to open your food diary to just one group of people. You can make it open to everyone in the world or open to just friends. Of course, I'm not the expert on MFP though. Welcome!

Sylvia - You are so awesome!! I can imagine the little face lighting up. My niece was always heavy and it was difficult to find clothes that fit her. She loved going shopping with me because I would search for appropriate clothing rather than just trying to cover her body. Some stores carry plus sizes for children, like JC Penney and Sears.

I've forgotten everything else I read. :blushing: Well, not totally forgotten, but enough so that I can't do individual replies. I'm also falling asleep as I type. Late night plus woke up sopping wet with sweat--had to get up and change jammies--after about an hour of sleep. Pretty much just dozed after that.

Good night, all!

Carol in NC

bump

just checking in to hold my place

I lied! I have one more:

Meredith, you could open to everybody and then we could all see, OR you could open to just friends and send friend requests to those who might be most helpful with suggestions. I agree with whoever said that the only options are private, open to all, and open to friends.

I had mine open for a while, but decided I could be more honest if I kept it closed. I know what I should eat, I just don't always do it. I do enjoy perusing the diaries of those who are really successful, looking for ideas.