WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2105

Sylvia, so glad you're home and being pampered!
Thanks to everyone for the job sympathy and extra hugs. Need both.

Hope we all have a good day. :flowerforyou:
Cynthia

Morning, all? I have come back to the fold and really need to find support. The phrase which describes me is 'I know what I should do'. I am fab at giving advice and support but I am hopeless at taking it and working out what will work for me, so would love to be on your time.

Getting my thyroid checked again tomorrow but since being on Thyroxin I am averaging a weight gain of 7lb a year and thats more on a up and down curve thoughout the year and then it settles. Weight will just not shift. Loads of help needed thanks.

It's a rain Monday in Georgia!

My DIL, her mom, and the two grandkids came for lunch after church yesterday. I fixed pork chops, steamed cabbage, green beans, rice & gravy, and two kinds of corn bread. Feeling proud that I only ate one chop and the greens.

We went with in-laws to a hibachi restaurant Saturday night and I decided that's not for me. I don't like sitting with folks I don't know and it is very noisy.

Up a pound after eating out 4 times last week. Will keep myself at home this week even if DH wants to go out! LOL

Hope everyone has a safe and happy day.

Carol ~ GA

YannieJannie Congrats to you and your daughter!!! I took this pic of the gorgeous sunrise a couple of weeks ago! I know you enjoy the beauty of sunrises and sunsets!

Good morning,

Barb prayers for your neighbor.

I agree with Joyce about the sneeze detaching the retina. When I had a torn retina I was warned about that. I was told the jelly like substance in our eyes stiffens as we age and sometimes it pulls as it stiffens and that can causes a retina to tear or detach. In my case I think it was a combination of age, a recent bad fall, and antibiotics. For whatever reasons antibiotic can make your ligaments less supple. Another time I was on antibiotics I developed tendonitis. If I need to go on antibiotics I do but I know this is a potential side effect.

Sylvia glad you are home too. Love how wonderful Hubby was in cleaning the house.

Deedee :drinker: gorgeous sunrise. Thanks for sharing.

Heather your trip sounds amazing!

After visiting that home/museum on Saturday I looked up Garfield. He was shot by a man who was upset he didn't get a post from Garfield. Turns out he probably could have survived but the doctors not knowing about germs and their attempt to be right did not serve him well. He died from infection to his wounds. His death united the North and South who were still hurting from the Civil War. You hear about Lincoln and Kennedy but not much about Garfield. Although medicine has come along way, I still believe we are the best stewards of our bodies because we live in them not the doctors.

2015 word: Strength

Just because you see the hook does not mean you have to bite.

MNMargaret

Wow! It looks like I've missed a lot. I had to read back to find out what happened to Sylvia, but can't catch up on over 300 posts. I had a stomach bug last week and am totally out of the loop.

I hope things are going well for everyone.

Carol in NC

Thanks SuzyH, glad others are in the same boat as me. Still I have to get this sorted, will have a long take with him tomorrow. Last time he offered slimming tablets but I refused as I dont want any more side effects. It just takes time and an awareness of what I should be doing.

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Well, now I see I can't spell. Please forgive.

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Good morning.

Peachstategal ... I do not like Hibachi seating either! And the food is never as good as proper seating ... or maybe I'm just not a fan of the fast grill/show ...

Heather ... sounds like you're having a great time!

Alison ... I'm looking out the window and realize I have quite a bit of snow removal to do before I head out today. It rained yesterday, then sleet, then 6 inches of snow. Got stuck in the driveway when the rain turned it into mush ... sigh ...

I had a good week last week 4.5 pounds down (mostly bloat I'm sure from weeks of junky eating). Logged everything. Upped the fluids. Hoping to continue on this track this week.

But I'm very disappointed this morning. Migraine son went back to school on 1/30 and had a beautiful week last week too! All caught up with his work. Enjoyed his days. Had some personal milestones and revelations. Report card received and maintaining a B+ which is great with all the school missed. Migraine-free! He was on the mountaintop.
And bam ... today he's out with a killer migraine! He's devastated. Waiting to hear from doctor because migraine is not responding to any of our rescue drugs. Rats...

The wheelchair van situation is bizarre. In the State's wisdom, they changed the procedure for getting assistance with the wheelchair equipment. Too long of a story, but just believe me when I tell you they truly screwed things up. We have to buy the van first (we used to buy it after approval). Wait 6-8 months to see if the state will approve a wheelchair lift. So van sits in our driveway depreciating while we pay for it. And IF approved, then we have to get it to the conversion company(vehicle dealer used to ship from plant) who takes another 6-8 weeks to complete. If they don't approve of the conversion we either come up with the money ourselves (but your financing is already done) or you sell your depreciated vehicle that you don't want. Something's wrong with this.

Husband can no longer transfer son. Chronic back problems are being aggravated. So I'm doing the transferring into the vehicle. We're using lift equipment in the house. DHs pride is having a hard time with this. But I can do it without injury so that's the way it will be! Men!

Busy, busy week ahead ...

Beth in WNY

Hello everyone. I've been sleeping off and on all day, and listening to an audiobook. Boy, am I sore. But I think I can see improvement. I got a nice shower and washed the bed-head out of my hair. Of course, now it's back a little bit. Hubby came home between classes to check on me. My son called to visit and a couple of friends checked in. The dogs have been behaving themselves pretty well.

I'm somewhat bummed by the fact that I GAINED more than 20 pounds!!! I know it is from sodium and water weight, and hope that it will be gone soon, but looking in the mirror is really hard. My swollen belly looks like I swallowed a watermelon. I had to dig to the bottom of my underwear drawer to find my biggest underwear, so for the first time in five days at least I'm wearing underwear. And I found a big pair of sweat pants. It's a good thing I didn't throw it all out.

Sassy, next time I need surgery I'm flying to Austria!

Beth, have you ever tried crowd funding? I have read about some really successful efforts to fund medical stuff. Maybe it could help?

http://www.crowdfunding.com

Later, ladies.

Sylvia

Sylvia- glad to see you are back home. That goes a long way toward feeling better in my book! My surgery was 3 weeks ago today and I'm still puffed up. I thought it was not possibly still from the surgery, but my nurse friend at church said otherwise. Only a few of my slacks fit right now, which will be problematic if not resolved in 3 weeks. The other weird thing is how the first couple weeks were really good, but last week I was so tired - even with sleeping 10-12 hours each night. At this rate I'll have to start going to bed right when I get home, once I go back to work!

Wow - it just started pouring outside. I was planning on walking outdoors on the few little rises in our neighborhood, but clearly that is not happening. DH says I'm wearing a path in the carpeting with my walking!

Spent a good bit of time on the phone with the doctor's billing office and the hospital billing office this morning. I don't know why they bother to ask you for your insurance card and then apparently never actually look at it to confirm they are sending their claim to your actual carrier. Sheesh! I had even double-checked with the doctor's office to be sure they had the correct info. So, now all those claims are being sent to the correct place....hopefully. I'd be fired if I did stuff like that at work!

Gail, metro ATL

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Tuesday and Mildred beagle slept well last night
Today is second day of 2 juices a day.
Yesterday was Fresh Start and Full Immunity juices. I slept realyl well as Full immunity is for my asthma.
Today is Apple Crisp (1 L of yummy) and Summer melon (asthma again)
Making juice for tomorrow morning which is Eye Opener.
I have the first juice before my walk and second juice in afternoon and LOVE it

Training: 3.3 mile walk and Jillians BR Weight 1 = 969 cals
Food = 1707 cals
House: Wash clothes to iron tonight, tidy house, walk the doggy

Lesley in Tasmnia

OregonBekah: There are a few of us from Oregon and a lot of nice women from all over the world. Welcome.

Barb from S Louisiana: When you’re feeling unwell it is a good idea to give yourself extra rest. Congratulations on staying within your calories including a meal at Texas Longhorn. WTG!

Sylvia: Congratulations on being home with your loved ones. I’m glad you’re home. I’ll bet anything your weight gain is all water retention. You’re probably going to get really familiar with the inside of your restroom. I hope you have good reading material in there.

Newbies: Welcome! You join simply by participating. To find us again click on the star at the top of the page. It will turn gold. Then you can simply click on the gray star on the MFP homepage and it will get you here.

Carol in GA: Congratulations on cooking a feast for everyone and making healthy choices for yourself.

DeeDee: Gorgeous sky photo. Did you take the picture?

Heather: Congratulations on your successful adventure hike! Isn’t it great to have proof you’re getting stronger and healthier?!

Margaret and Joyce: I wasn’t aware that antibiotics can cause ligaments to be less supple. My doctors have been declining to prescribe antibiotics as freely as they once did. If it is a viral illness, they don’t prescribe antibiotics now.

Carol in NC: Welcome back. Sorry to hear you were sick.

Sassy aus Austria: I’ve never seen pumpkinseed oil in our grocery stores. I’ll start looking for it. Your salad dressing sounds wonderful.

SallyW: I’m finding maintenance as big a challenge as starting to follow the MFP program. Keeping the right balance between calories and exercise is a new skill for me. That is why I’m here for the long haul. I hope you’ll be here, too.



I’ve been going to the fitness club since mid January and am starting to get to know people. I still miss my old yoga teacher and my fellow students, but I’m making friends and like the variety of options at the fitness club. The yoga where I’m going now is one size fits all and I find it pretty challenging. My previous teacher was very good at helping beginners do as much as they were able. I don’t know if my old friends would be happy at my new place. I’m happy there.

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


February 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!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep.

Hello to all. Had pt today and the daily valet parking story is that none of the valet guys could drive my stick shift! So they just left my car on the drive! My therapist thinks I need to just have the total knee as does the PT instructor at the college. No way am I ready for that but I’ll get a second opinion.

As predicted by me, DD#2 had her fist car crash within three months of getting her license. No one was hurt and damage was minimal to both cars, but she pulled through an intersection and t-boned a car driving on the main road from her right she didn’t even see. She does not pay attention and does everything too fast, so I’m sure her glance to the right took all of about 1 nanosecond. Good learning but she’ll pay for all the damages herself because her deductible is too high to claim it.

The jeep club meeting was more enjoyable than I thought. Very family friendly, there were kids of all ages there too ranging from infants to teens. Lots of events coming up that sound fun. The people were nice although the women had more tattoos than the guys and seems to have lots of blue hair. Kind of a rough crowd, but seems like they will be fun to do things with. They are planning a charitable event for veterans and a ST. Patricks day parade up in a little town north of here they always go to and meet up with other jeep clubs. They have very strict rules about only four-wheeling on designated trails; you lose your membership if you “go rogue”.

Vicki: too bad you have to endure those neighbors.

Sue: wish I had been with you at the concert

Pip: glad you are better! Take care of yourself!

Sylvia: so glad you are finally home! Sorry though about the insurance issue. I hope it gets straightened out soon

Rori: I know; the good weather is sort of scary!

Barbie: you reminded me I have a heart association cookbook! I’ll dig it out.

Michele: those detached retinas can be really bad. My husband’s boss is losing his eye because he had one and it never could be fixed. He’ll have to have an artificial eye soon.

Joyce: do you take anything for your neuropathy?

Carol: sitting with people you don’t know can have its good points but I know it can be bad too. We had two people at the jeep meeting we didn’t know sat with us and we had an enjoyable time.

DeeDee what a great pic!

Heather: I agre with Rori; you should be a travel writer

Beth: my goodness you are trapped in the crazy medical world again. I’m so sorry your son had another migraine and getting a new van is such a problem. Sending you hugs!

Well dinner is about ready, so I’m off. Welcome newbies! Come back often. Meg from gloomy Omaha