WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2105

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Barb from Louisiana happy anniversary! 42 years is a long time, you must have found the right man and the key to happiness

Dee Dee wonderful picture of the sunset! Could look at it all day.

Sylvia so sorry about the scales and the insurance. Give the hospital and your doctor time and it will all get figured out. I have Blue Cross Anthem and there have been times when something hasn't gotten certified yet but it eventually works out. You are in a pickle though. I'm sure you want to give the hospital a piece of your mind over the care you received but yet you are wanting them to wait until all this gets straightened out so you do want them on your side right now.

Meg between my Tegretol, Elavil and Lorazepam I keep a fairly good handle on the neuropathy. It's there ALL the time just at a level that I can ignore. It's terrible if I am riding in the car a couple of hours or in a movie studio. sitting in church is fine because I have plenty of room to move around and can move frequently.

Carol I don't like the hibachi type eating either. My daughter and her ex loved this one particular place and they surprised us by taking us there one time. So we already knew 2 people. But I didn't think that the food was all that great for the price. It was a beautiful place though, so many little bridges and streams, koi fish. Just a lovely place. It's all in the showmanship of serving it

Strawbrie there is no 'joining'. You just stat posting and join in on the conversation. You tell us a little about yourself, if you feel comfortable, sign off with some kind of name and a general location like Indiana, etc

Heather Iove to keep my iPad handy when someone posts things so I can look up where they are. So I looked up Worlds end Sri Lanka. It is beautiful. The only waterfall I saw was the one with multiple levels. Your guide sounds wonderful. I guess you have him with you the whole journey!

Allison if all that snow was here, there would be no job to go to. Everything would be closed. I agree with whoever posted it that your practice needs to be taking care of it's own lot.

We had a spring type weather this weekend. Some of my friends here posted pictures of their flowers coming up. Then back down to the 20's today. I wish Mother nature would make up her mind. my oldest grand daughter is in her middle schools musical, Godspell Jr but they haven't made up their mind as to when it is going to be. The proposed date is 2 weeks away but they aren't sure. The teacher just doesn't think the kids are ready. I think you need to set a date of performance the day you announce the name of the musical. That way the kids KNOW they have to be ready on that date. This dear grand daughter also takes piano and vocal lessons from the teacher. No wonder she still can't hardly play anything. I think she needs to change teachers. She wants to be on Broadway. she just started lessons last summer and hasn't really got any preparation to get her into a college that will land a spot on Broadway.

Joyce, Indiana

I seem to have lost a day - I could have sworn I logged in yesterday, but it seems not and now I have lost my 32 day streak and starting back at the beginning.

Had a quick catch up with the most recent posts, and it seems we are all busy busy busy.

Loved the picture of the sunrise (?) DD loves to take pictures of the sun set on our walks with the crazy dog, we should take a camera with us instead of her using her mobile, it doesn't do the lovely patterns and colours justice.

Sylvia glad you are home and hope you are feeling much better soon.

I've just been to the doctors to have my 2nd blood test (for my needle stick injury) - hopefully this one will be okay too. I can't get any life insurance until they get the results.

I'd better get some work done, might have visitors today and I don't want the place to look untidy.

Welcome newcomers.

The sun peeped out but has now gone in at least the fog is lifting. Doesn't look as if it's going to be as good a day as yesterday!

Viv York UK

Hallo all!
My tablet keeps being attacked by rogue websites even though I've got security. Makes keeping you all on line hard work!
I seem to be doing a pretty good job on the calories. Last night we shared an Arabic mixed grill and a vegetable masala and I only had four skinny fries and barely dipped them in the garlic mayo! I got DH to put them on the other side of the table! Had a light lunch of tandoori chicken with half the pitta bread.
At the market this morning I bought a big terracotta pot of buffalo curd. I love sour things so I eat it without honey or anything. I had that for my afternoon tea break. Just a small portion. Absolutely delicious! ! ! !
So, this morning we had a tour of the food markets looking at all the amazing fresh vegetables they grow here. Nuwara Eliya is where we are Joyce! Then we saw the 'jacket market' where they sell both discounted and fake designer anoraks etc. Then we went up to the old Victorian Post Office, which has a clock tower! We bought DGS a postcard of elephants in the Tooth procession, all dressed in their finery. Next we went to the Hill Club - an old establishment with the most amazing billiard room with old photos all around of hunting parties and animal heads decorating the walls. A great old telephone exchange!
Then lunch.
This afternoon we went to a big tea plantation and were taken on a tour. Saw all the processes the tea goes through. We had a cup of tea and bought some to take home. The tea plantations are very beautiful with their rolling mounds of bushes, interspersed with trees.
Then I mentioned to the guide that we hadn't seen the Anglican church that was in the programme. He managed to find it eventually and we were given a tour. It was built in 1899 and really reminded me of my youth when I was a Sunday School teacher. There were many British graves there, many of babies and children who died of malaria. Sad.
Hope those of you who are suffering from one thing or another will get well soon. I just hate dealing with bureaucracy - it drives me crazy!
Talking about crazy, the only thing I don't like about this hotel is the subfusc lounge music. Crazy making! All my favourite tunes completely bowdlerised!

Love to all! Tomorrow we are off early to a jungle national park. Hope to see leopards etc. We have a room out in the jungle with wild boars, monkeys etc roaming around!

Heather, up in the tea hills of Sri Lanka.

Good morning! I lost 9.6 pounds yesterday! Heehee! It's really fun to say that. Another 10 or so to go and I'll be back at pre-surgery weight.

I felt a little stronger this morning. So, I loaded the dishwasher, started a load of laundry, and put a roast pork in the crock pot. By then I felt tired, so that was enough, for now. Now I'm in the recliner drinking a bottle of water and waiting for hubby to get home from the Y.

Yesterday I took a pain pill in the early afternoon, and I think it made me dizzy and queasy the rest of the day, so today I'll try not to use one if the pain isn't too bad.

Here is today's joke of the day:



Father Murphy walked into a pub in Donegal, and said to the first man he meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?"

The man said, "I do Father."

The priest said, "Then leave this pub right now!" and approached a second man. "Do you want to got to heaven?"

"Certainly, Father," was the man's reply.

"Then leave this den of Satan," said the priest, as he walked up to O'Toole.

"Do you want to go to heaven?"

"No, I don't Father," O'Toole replied.

The priest looked him right in the eye, and said, "You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?"

O'Toole smiled, "Oh, when I die, yes, Father. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now."



Have a great day!

Sylvia

Good morning ladies,

It is finally snowing here! Yay! We need the snow. I live up in tourist area, and we have not even been able to go out snowmobiling this year yet! Now with the snow our special event of eelpout on the 20th through the 22nd will be much more successful!

Barb from Louisiana - Happy Anniversary! 42 years, that is such a legacy to leave your children and grandchildren! I hope that you have a fun day celebrating with your husband!

Sylvia - my daughter works n billing for the clinic hospital system and she said that a lot of the time Blue Cross denies claim the first time and all you have to do is resubmit your claim. My husband cut his wrist with a chainsaw last October and his bill of $56,000 was denied we nearly flipped out! we called Blue Cross and they said they just needed additional information from the hospital. I'm glad to hear that you lost that 10 pounds! You are probably just retaining the water.

Time for me to do my exercises! Everyone have a great day.

Mary from Minnesota

Sylvia: Good luck with your continued recovery. Sorry you have to take on your insurance carrier. Try a call to them and go from there. You shouldn’t have to deal with this and recover at the same time. Congratulations on getting rid of a bunch of the water weight. You probably feel much better. The rest will be gone in a short time, and then you won’t have to speed so much time in the “loo.” Don’t be too quick to discontinue pain meds. Your body burns energy fighting pain, and you need that energy for recovery. Love the joke today.

Meg: I have a couple of friends who’ve had knee replacement surgery. It curtailed their activity for several weeks, but ended up to be a real blessing. I’m sure you’ll make a good decision when you’ve had time to consider the issue. One of my friends is a teacher and timed her surgery at the beginning of summer break so that she’d be ready to go in the fall.

Pipcd34: You re on fire. Great exercising!

Barbie: Good news for Jake! Yay!

Barb from S Louisiana: Happy Anniversary! Hooray for staying within your calorie goals. I made crawfish etouffee once, substituting shrimp because I couldn’t find crawfish. I didn’t use as much spice as the recipe called for because I wanted to be able to eat it, too. It was good, but not great. DH has a cast iron stomach and would have preferred the full-on recipe. If I make it again, I’ll make some for me, and full-on for him.

Viv: I do all my food logging using my iphone app as I go along during the day. I've been given credit by the system for logging in every day, whether I visit the rest of the site or just log.

Cynthia: I distrust big conglomerates and am sorry that MFP is now part of one. I’m hoping that it keeps its good qualities and doesn’t get watered down.

Heather: Thanks for sharing your travel adventures. I am seeing the world vicariously, though your eyes. My DH has never been an adventure traveler. I don’t expect that to improve due to his many medical issues.

Diana in NW IN: I think it is great that you and DH are competing for the most steps. It sounds like fun for you both.



Today we are getting our photos taken in order to renew our passports. We’re planning on a trip to Victoria BC with DS and DDIL later this year. I absolutely LOVE Victoria. It is a beautiful city, and we haven’t been there in more than three years.


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.

CherryS wrote this: "fat, 50, invisible slump that I've heard so many women go through"

This PERFECTLY describes me at this point in my life! But I'm determined to change it right now. Still on track since January 16. I'm proud of myself.

CP in So. Fla.