WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2014

Good Morning beautiful ladies.:flowerforyou: I do hope your weekend is going well. I am at work and trying to stay awake. Short night. The wedding was very nice. They seem very happy and I pray it works out for them. It surprises me how easy it is for someone to get the certification to marry someone. They had DSD's ex boyfriend marry them. He is the father of her oldest son. Seems very strange to me. Long as it is legal I guess the rest is none of my business.
Going to be another cool day here with chance of rain. I hope it is decent tomorrow as I am off and want to mow. Get my steps in and keep me from eating alday. I ended up way over yesterday. No excuse just made bad choices.

Sylvia--Great NSV with the dress. I know when I try on something that I could not even get half way on and it fits I feel great and surprised.I just signed up for the WalMart savings catcher. See how this works out. I am all for saving money.

Yanniejannie--Glad you got your hutch home, sounds pretty.
Not alot going on here today. Just working and trying to stay awake. We didn't get home real late last night, but by the time we got to bed it was late. Take care and remember we are not in this alone.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

Today's joke of the day:

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If a man is in the forest, talking to himself, with no woman around is he still wrong?

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Carol, I’m sorry about the pain you’re having. I hope the doc can offer some help. Even the possibility that it's RA has got to be scary for you, although it's so much more treatable now than it was in the past. I feel as though I missed someone else’s mention of being in pain. I’m sorry if that was you. Pain from any cause makes it harder to stay on track, although getting to a normal weight will help almost anything.

Michele, Jessica’s cat cake is wonderful. She’s talented.:flowerforyou:

Rori, welcome back (albeit briefly). Losing weight while on vacation is wonderful. You made it a double bonus…relaxing and still on track. You’re an inspiration.:flowerforyou:

Heather, it’s amazing how a visit from a friend motivates housecleaning. :laugh: If nobody came over, I’d be in a sad state, lol.

Sylvia, I don’t think the 90+ program on 60 Minutes said that taking all vitamins was a bad idea, just that they didn’t see a correlation between taking vitamins and living to 90+. I’d think that, if you were deficient, taking vitamins would be a good idea.

I recently did the 23andMe genetic testing (interesting and inexpensive for what you get). I found out I had mutations to both MTHFR genes. Basically that means you don’t process folate (folic acid is the manmade form) or B12 well.

I’ve had peripheral neuropathy (not from diabetes), which can be caused by low Vit B12 and folate, in both feet for 5 or so years now. My feet were “burning” so badly at night that it was keeping me awake. I mentioned it to my 4 siblings and found out that every one of them had it too! :noway:

I started taking methylated B12 and methylated folate and, over 6 weeks my symptoms subsided to almost none. One sister had numb spots that were so bad in her feet they caused her toes to curl under. She started taking methyl B12 and those symptoms went away.

You can’t completely reverse peripheral neuropathy but at least you can keep it from getting worse. Bottom line: I’m a believer in supplements if you’re deficient in something. (Big time.)

BTW, apparently the forms of methyl B12 and methyl folate you take can make a difference. I mentioned what I was taking to my doc and she thought it was fine. I get it from Amazon and it's only about $10 a month. So worth it. My sister (the one I mentioned above) is also going to get methyl folate online because, even though she has a prescription, the copay is more than just buying it outright online.:noway:

Uh oh. Here I am on one of my hobbyhorses again. I have to tell you just one more thing. (Just one more little thing, okay? lol) My brother-in-law takes statin drugs for high cholesterol. Whether you believe in taking statins for high cholesterol or not, it’s interesting that his doc wanted him to do genetic testing to see which statin drugs are more likely to be effective.

My DBIL has been reluctant to do the genetic testing for “privacy” reasons. I’m thinkin’ there’s not much difference between a genetic test for statin effectiveness and any old lab test.:laugh:

Another BTW, genetic testing for one of my DGDs showed that she is more likely than most to have bleeding from taking NSAIDs. Genetic testing really does give you some useful and actionable information.

Nugget Market (similar to Whole Foods) owns our local Food4Less grocery store, which will soon be renamed ForkLift (go figure on the name). The store is being transformed in a good way.

I shopped there yesterday – tons of organic produce at about half the price (and at least twice the selection) of Safeway or Whole Foods. They also carried organic meat and I picked up some organic, non-GMO, tortillas too. I’m in heaven. (I’m easy to please, lol.)

It looks as though, as organic and non-GMO become more popular, prices will go down. That will be welcome!

Mimi

WOW! Didn't check in since Wednesday and now I'm so far behind that I gave up on catching up and am starting fresh. I am a tax accountant and corporation and partnership tax returns are "drop dead due" on Monday at midnight, so I've been working feverishly. My last return is percolating while I write this - then I print it out and go to dance class. My instructor is starting a Turkish Rom group with a choreography scheduled for presentation in November. Will need to dig out my 25-yard skirt before I go....

Has anyone else had problems with entering their exercise in the mobile app for iPhone? It's really depressing when I can't enter my exercise.

Fall is around the corner ... I can't wait!

Kitty in Phoenix

afternoon ladies~
well I am bushwacked.... very tired.. I did go to Whole Foods, Mimi sure wish that had the store you were talking about closer to me in Ct. because for just a few things, and with coupons,it came to 80.00:noway: and I am in the dog house for that..
then proceeded to spend 175.00 at Shoprite.. I bought a bunch of meat and alot of snacks for the DH.. he is loaded.. the 80.00 at Whole Foods was just for me.. so that is why I got scolded... came home put it away.. then made the DH a pumpkin pie, 2 mini meatloaves, and shepards pie, also made a cranberry quick bread for our new neighbors...went down to see the DFIL, and now cooking dinner for the DH.. got in 5,000 steps so far,dont know how much more I will be able to do.. I had a think thin bar that said no sugar for breakfast.. that didnt sit to well...
oh well. will try and eat something healthy for dinner...
it is a beautiful fall day here today and all I feel like doing is falling in to bed and sleeping... but I will keep on trucking...

just got to skype with my DGD that made my day.. now to go relax... I hope

Thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement. I have gotten the names of some other facilities and doctors. I'll be making my calls first thing tomorrow. Waiting until Oct 6 is unacceptable. I am sure there is another facility that will take my deductible a lot quicker.

Erica - Congrats on the step down in size. What a great feeling. A good tailor can make your jackets look wonderful, but I would weigh out the charges vs buying new. I had some beautiful suits altered when I started losing weight, but I soon realized that it would have cost me less if I had just purchased something new or at a resale shop. So I did purchase a couple of classic pieces at the next size. I also got really good at stitching a dart into my skirts and pants. It was easy to do, and my stitching was covered up by a shirt or belt or jacket. Lots of tutorials on YouTube.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Jenn

:blushing: I better get a post in, or you will be thinking I am MIA. Heck, I was thinking that myself Maybe I will have time tonight or tomorrow to catch up.

Meanwhile, I have finally officially signed up for the 8K on October 12 and getting out some lunch times to practice. My hands smell like herbs today, since I have been bottling Lovage and Chamomile that have been drying during the summer. Then went out to cut Thyme and more Lovage. It smells like Thanksgiving in my kitchen with some spices simmering on the stove while working. mmmmm

ttyl
Renny
from sunny and warm Vancouver Island, BC.

Hope you are having a nice sun.Kinda lazy day here.Did some cooking and went to church.
Hugs
jane

Meg: We did not see the Northern Lights. To be honest, I forgot to look. Color me embarrassed and disappointed. I am sorry you are feeling discouraged about this weight loss process. As the pounds go, you really do have to adjust your calories down and that took a little getting used to for me, but it wasn’t awful in my experience. I could always do a little exercise and earn a few more calories when I really needed or wanted them.:flowerforyou:

Kitty: I’ve had no problems entering exercise into the iphone app. I don’t have any idea about other phone brands.:flowerforyou:

Sylvia: DH says the man alone in the forest and talking to himself is wrong. His words, “Of course he is. (wrong)”:bigsmile:

Eileen: Welcome.:flowerforyou:

Renny: It is great to hear from you. I’ve been wondering how you’re doing.:flowerforyou:


We took our neighbor out to breakfast this morning and that was pleasant. We’ve spent most of the rest of the day sitting on our deck and watching the boats on the river. We’re having beautiful late summer weather these days and are soaking in all the sun we can get while the getting is good. As the year progresses we will inevitably get dark and dreary days so we’re stocking up on sunshine’s natural vitamin D while we can.:flowerforyou:

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



September 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!