WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2015

Coffee time......And being as everyone else is checking their phones. .... I will too!

DMIL survived her Colonoscopy and endoscopy. Nothing more than we didn't already know. ... she has (and has had for 20+ years) acid reflux. When we got in the car she said "I feel empty. .let's eat "

Well. ...back to work.
Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

Jane--Congrates on the new grandbaby. Hope you get lots of cuddle time. She is a cutie.
Michele--Thanks, It would be better for them to make friends before summer. I just worry as DD is moving there for a man she just met.
Joyce--I think you did the right thing, The manager said he had never thought about it, so bringing to his attention was the right thing to do. The important thing is not to give up. I am up from where I was last summer . One Day at a Time.
Mikemom--I feel so bad for all the snow you have out East. Jake also looks like he is not sure what to think of the snow.
Selena--I have a fitbit and I love it. It keeps track of my steps and lets me know when I do not reach 10,000. I also like the fact I can track my days and see what days I am getting more steps.
Gail--Sorry to hear about your sister. I lost my DS, it will be 10 eyars this next August. I miss you lots, but she is not in pain and with dad. Sending HUGS and PRAYERS.
Sue SD--Congrates on selling your house.
Tina--love the pictures and the turtle is good advice.
Sylvia--Glad to see you post and sounds like you need to have someone figure out your bowel issues. I have been having the night sweats alot lately. Sure hope they pass soon.
Sharon--sending prayers and hugs to all of you. Sometimes the courts make no sense.
Meg--Sorry to hear about the drama with DD#1. So does that mean she is alone with the baby?
Selena--It is ok to write long posts. Someone on here needs to hear it and that is what we are here for.
Allison--Sure hope you feel better soon. Take care of you.
Mary--Congrates on reaching your goal!!
Chris--I put the soap under my sheet by my feel and have had alot less cramps at night.
Sharon—Glad to hear you are taking positive steps.
Cynthia—Sending positive thoughts and prayers for your job interview.
Yanniejannie—I am so sorry for your loss. Sending HUGS! When I was 24 I was dating a young man and one afternoon we were out looking at houses. My DS who was 5 at the time was with us. Anyway we happened to drive by his ex-wifes and she had thrown a lot of things in the yard. Anyway he stopped to talk to her and I knew he had a handgun under the front seat of the car, but didn’t think about it until he grabbed it and shot himself in the head. That was the first time I had ever seen anyone die and the shock. So I do understand how you feel. It has been 33 years and I still wounder why.
Time is just getting away from me. It is Wednesday already. I have my interview for the lead job this afternoon at 3. I have mixed feelings about it as things are so messed up with the hospital, insurance, and doctors. No one is happy. We are going out of town for the weekend to a CMA rally and really looking forward to that.
DSIL and DBIL got moved in. They are living in the basement which is finished and we are sharing the kitchen. With all their stuff my kitchen is stuffed. I have areal small one anyway and now it is driving me nuts. I like things neat and put away. They have some much food I ran out of space. Deep breath!!! Then yesterday DBIL ended up back in the hospital. So not sure what will happened next. So looking forward to getting away acouple days.
Well ladies it has been beautiful weather here this week. Today is to hit 70. So planning a nice long walk after work. One Day at a Time.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

I'm back from the farm, it was a very emotional few days. We've lost so many recently that I think that everyone is numb. I wasn't able to get to visit the aunt who is in the hospital, and things aren't going very well for her. It was her 88th birthday on Saturday and she and my uncle celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary last week as well.

I discovered that it is very difficult to eat well when someone else is doing the cooking, and tools you've gotten used to are not available...such as weigh scales & measuring cups. I empathize with those of you who have to travel a lot. I did take over a lot of the cooking so that I could make sure that things were baked, instead of fried etc.

Sylvia, glad to hear that things are moving along and you're starting to feel better. Sharon in Lethbridge hope things get better for you soon! Yanniejannie, about a year ago someone I knew very well was shot and killed. I still don't think I'm over the shock of it. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Lillian - I'm glad SK did so well in the briar! I'm missing curling already.

Congrats to everyone meeting their goals and seeing success and prayers and hugs to those that need them.

Thought for the day: Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself. Walter Anderson

Carey in Edmonton

Sylvia ~ Yeah! You are on your way to recovery!

YannieJannie ~ so sorry to hear about the tragic event in your life. It seems like this type of thing is happening more and more.

Heather ~ I'm sorry you are feeling restless. I have turned into a hermit and hardly ever go anywhere. All I can think of is that when I worked it was all about work and I never had time to socialize or make new friends. At least you have the memories of your latest trip to look back on and a new trip in the future to plan for.

Carol ~ GA

So many sad stories about violence. Hugs to all the people who are in pain.

Vicki and Jan ... there are no words ...

Sylvia ... glad to hear things are "moving in the right direction!"

Today we went on our first college information tour for DS#2 ... it's been a while since we've been on a campus. Walking tour portion was almost two hours long! He loved the school ... which thrilled us since it's the least expensive on his list of possibilities!

Food choices are still off-track ... swift kick in the derriere needed here!

Very tired tonight ... heading off to bed early.

Beth in WNY

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding.

Good Evening, Lovely Ladies,

Terri, welcome back and congrats on no weight gain. It’s not always easy when traveling so we know you worked at eating right.

Deb, welcome back. I agree that this group of ladies really helps keep me on track.

Carol NC, I’m giggling as I picture the track you wore in the carpet. We all have to do what we have to do, and good for you.

Diana, how wonderful that people are noticing your weight loss. I know that has to feel great!

Katla, you are right about the importance of sleep. I vote for moving to a different room or whatever it takes so that you get a good night’s rest.

Heather, it’s too bad that you don’t drive so you could go into town and meet with friends any time you wanted. My DH is much the same way and happy to stay at home with no visitors. At least he doesn’t mind that I go meet friends and have activities outside of the house. If I plan something for us he is really good about going but I just finally got tired of doing that so now we just have the occasional day date. On those we usually have lunch and do a little shopping and I do enjoy his company.

Sylvia, Woo Hoo for a natural BM. Lol I do hope this is the beginning of something bigger! I still don’t understand why it is so hard to keep food down? Has the nausea let up? Are you able to drink plenty of water? Glad for the movement but still worried about you.

Yannie, I feel the same way. It just seems like the world has gone MAD. That is so sad about the shooting and my thoughts are with you.

Lillian, did you feed her? You just made me laugh. I’m sure she did feel empty and for a good reason. Glad all went well.

Viki, I can’t imagine having anyone move in with me. I try to be flexible but like things the way I have them. You will just have to practice lots of patience as your new arrangement settles. I hope DBIL is okay? I’m happy that you can get away this weekend.

DrKatie, you really wanted to procrastinate to choose cleaning floors over doing your reports. LOL

Mary, so sad about your friend’s DGGD. I just don’t know what’s gotten into kids these days?

Terri, I am worn out just reading about your taxi service. I hope they all appreciate you.

Beth, how many and how hard of kicks do you need? On the other hand, you know you can do it so just get with it. You know we are all behind you.

Barbie, I hope you get a good night’s sleep and it does the trick.

It was a glorious day in SC. DH and I sat on the screened porch with the dogs for a good while this afternoon. It will drop back to the 60’s for the next few days but I can take it. I’m doing good on exercising lately and really trying to push it a little more. Oh yes, and today I put on a crop pant outfit that I had outgrown a few years ago and it was a bit baggy. Gotta love it!

I hope you all sleep well

My word #1 is savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.

#2 is opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.

Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC

stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 9.39min, 17.7mph 2.8mi = 121cal
lateral machine- 33min, 64floors, 3854strides, lateral 1-10, resistance 3-10, 3.70mi = 250cal
ride gym 2 dome- 6.73min, 2.9amph, 1.5mi = 56cal
ride wk 2 hm- 48.45min, 12.4amph 10mi = 466cal
total cal = 893cal

Wow - so many posts! Cruised through them and will try to do better on a daily basis.
- Gail, metro ATL

It's so interesting hearing about your lives. I like this group because there is honesty, sincere concern and support, and friendship. I can't begin to tell you all how much your progress inspires me!

Gilly in Suffolk – A "milestone" may seem like a LONG way off, but girlfriend, you've got a whole bunch of stepping stones that will take you there! You can look forward to each and every one of them and I look forward to hearing about them 

Mary in MN – Your MIL sounds like a firecracker. And she is blessed to have a DIL who is so attentive. I can just imagine her making you clean your plate 

Carol in NC – Do you and your daughter keep track of your steps with a FitBit? I'm still trying to figure out how I should do that. If keeping track of my calories can make such a difference (and it really has), I can't help but think the same would happen with steps.

Pip – You're amazing with all the exercise you give yourself! Thinking that now the snow has melted, I need to dust off the bike and go for a long ride with the boy (9). Our mailbox is 5 miles from our house (did I mention we really live in a remote area?!). Maybe we can work up to fetching the mail once in a while.

Diana in IN – So fun that people are noticing your weight loss! I don't think anyone's noticing mine yet, but I can feel those 8 pounds gone and it feels GOOD!

Katla in OR – My man has been a source of frustration (borne of concern) because I love him SO much I want him to be healthy and last a long, long time. That being said, he started eating better about 4 days ago. It's still weird, because we're eating separately and different things, but who knows, if we keep this up we'll get in health-sync? Does your DH at least eat with you (same foods and same time)?

Sharon in AB – It makes me sad to hear about your husband, for you and for him. It's horrible to walk on eggshells around someone you love. And if he is going down the Alzheimer's road, that in itself has got to be so scary. Before my Dad died in 2013, (he was almost 96 and they never did make a distinction between dementia or Alzheimer's), during his lucid moments, I could tell he knew there was something wrong. For years he'd blame us for meeting him at the wrong time or forgetting whatever… it wasn't him that had made the mistake. But near the end, he did default to 'rages' and trying to control the people around him (maybe because he felt control slipping away?). It was so sad for him and SO difficult for us. I feel for you.

Cynthia – I hope you're applying for a job that you will enjoy and give you a sense of satisfaction… life is too short to do something we have to endure. I also hope your interview goes smooth as butter! You've got a great personality and I'm sure you'll do great! 

Heather in Hampshire – Thank you for sharing a bit of your adventures with us. Romsey Abby sounds like the kind of place I'd enjoy exploring. Did you happen to take a photo you could share with us?

YannieJannie – It is so inexplicable the way people can hurt each other. In the past month, my dear neighbor's granddaughter was murdered by her boyfriend and tomorrow I will attend the funeral of the 19 year old daughter of our friends from church. She took her own life. So much pain and sadness. There is no making sense of insane things. Big hugs ))))

Today I taught some kids to Polka… most had never heard of such a thing! Boy, if I did that every day for 30 minutes I'd burn through the calories.... holy cardio workout, Batman! And finally, thought I would share a photo I took today a couple of miles from my house… the snow will probably be gone in a few days. (I take WAY too many pictures!)



Goodnight/morning… whichever applies 
Selena
Utah