WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2015
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Toni – Well done on keeping up with everyone (but) how do you manage it? I keep trying but by the time I have read everything I am too tired and have to give in and go to bed! And Happy Anniversay! You nearly made me dribble with the Poutine description. Never had but IF I ever get to Quebec it will be top of my list of things to try!!!
Heather – Glad you had a good time with your son, as I have said before my poor son has to look after me, so I spend a lot of time with him but we usually enjoy our time together. I have finished your book, couple of things that surprised me but I kept thinking back 30 years as you advised us to do and remember being a different sort of person then, although still did not get into quite the same amount of trouble. Maybe having 3 children helped . Carol – fingers crossed for your daughter to get the job. It sounds perfect for both of you.
Hi Linda – swimming is my exercise of choice. Started by doing few lengths, then half a mile and now try to do a mile when I can. Mini holidays keep stopping me from doing as much as I would like but once home next week will try to get back into it again. I have a long way to go to lose the weight but have given myself 2 years to do it.
DrKatieBug – I know what you mean about being too tired to contribute . Hopefully you will be better at the weekend.
Jane – how wonderful that your mum is back home and getting better. Long may it continue.
Janet – After thinking we had got Spring here in East Anglia we have now slipped back into Winter, so soup is nice for me at the moment. I was looking forward to having more salads and things but never mind there is always next week! Sending hugs for the non-smoking. I was lucky in I never started doing that – chocolate was always more of a hook for me!
Pip – I watched highlights of the London Marathon on TV but nothing would persuade me to actually run it!
Niaomi – hope your back is better soon and you can get back to doing all the things you want to. Well done on keeping under calories
Well I am really in holiday mode today (despite being at work until 5pm tonight) as I then go and get my hair cut and coloured ready for my mini break. I start my train journeys tomorrow so hope they are a little bit easier than Heathers. I go to Birmingham, then Sunday Lincoln via Sheffield for two days, home Tuesday after 4 trains, 3 buses and a taxi!!! Will have to try to be good but with my partner with me it should not be too difficult. I am sure he will keep an eye on what I am eating!
Good luck to all and hope your journeys are safe and healthy.
Gilly, Suffolk UK
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Can you tell me the difference between a gastric bypass and a gastric sleeve? Also is there a bariatric surgery where they put some sort of ring or clip on the end of the stomach. My daughter has a friend that had the sleeve done, my sister in law had the one that I think had some sort of clip or ring. But she went to the extreme, lost too much weight and didn't eat properly and was in critical condition and they had to remove the clip/ring, whatever it was.
Joyce in Indiana: The short version is that in the gastric bypass, they take the top of your stomach and create a pouch out of it, and the rest of your stomach and varying amounts of your intestine are reconnected lower down in the system so your stomach acids can still enter the system and help with digestion, just at a later point. Amount you can eat begins at about a tablespoon, eventually increases to a maximum of approximately one cup of solid food. (Compared to a stomach that can stretch to approximately the size of a football in a normal adult human). Fat absorption is initially lessened, but malnutrition can be a real problem, as the part of the stomach that absorbs vitamins and iron is also bypassed. 60 to 75% of excess weight lost. Highest cost, about $24,000 US (self pay).
In the gastric sleeve, the largest part of the stomach is simply removed, and what is created kind of looks like a banana. Biggest difference is that the part of the stomach that absorbs iron and other vitamins is kept in the sleeve procedure, but is routed out of the process in the bypass. Supposedly, malnutrition isn't as much as a problem, but the amount of food that can be eaten at one time is restricted, much like the bypass. The stats on weight loss seem to be similar, cost about $19,000 US.
I think the other procedure you're talking about is the Lap Band procedure where a band is placed around the stomach, creating a kind of pouch again at the top, so that food goes into the small area and slowly goes into the rest of the stomach to be digested, creating the same effect of restriction without major surgery. The band starts out fairly loosely restricted, and then you go back into the doctor's office to have "fills," where the doctor adds saline to the band to tighten the restriction. No malnutrition factors, completely reversible. Weight loss is hugely variable, from 25% to 80% of excess weight, but it's the lowest cost, at about $15,000 US.
I've done so much research on all of this - if it gets boring, please hold up a hand and say "Stop!" and I'll take it offline, or start a blog on MFP or something.
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Thanks all for the kind notes and welcomes... it's been an interesting week...
Was up this morning at 3:30 a.m.--but I was sort of laid off yesterday, so I woke up thinking about what's next.
No sympathy needed--it wasn't a surprise at all, because I work for a small company, and they're struggling. I'm really lucky because I work because I want to, not 'cause I have to, and I love the guys I work for. Wish I could have helped them get a little further than they did. I say "sort of" because I'm on "leave of absence" for 90 days, while they do their best to sell the company.
However, I've trying to get two books up in print this summer. I have one murder mystery e-book up online already, and I'm proofing the print version of that, as well as the print version of my newspaper column collection. And, I'm also contemplating another on the trip from gastric bypass to the spot I'm in now. The GBS piece of it is already written, just need to write the "now."
So, at 3:30 on the dot, I woke up with the title in my head, and couldn't go back to sleep: "From Fat to Thin and Back Again." Well, there's one book with that title up on Amazon, but it's three years old, and it's by some guy. If you didn't already know, you actually can't copyright a title, but I hate that it's already out there.
My original title for the gastric bypass book was "Finally, the Weight is Over." Which is NOT out there. But, it's also not true, darn the luck...
Any suggestions? There's a signed print copy in it for you if I use your suggestion! If, of course, I actually write the danged thing.
Goal for today: As soon as it gets light, go running with Daisy-doggie
up the hill to the big house (I run like a herd of turtles running through peanut butter... and you have to take a bead on me to make sure I'm moving, but in my head, I'm running!).
Running song selection for today
: Fight Song by Rachel Platten This is my fight song/ Take back my life song/ Prove I'm alright song/ My power's turned on / Starting right now I'll be strong/ I'll play my fight song/ And I don't really care if nobody else believes/ Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me.Lisa in sunny West Texas
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Carol in NC -- good luck about the librarian job! Librarianship is a really hard field to break into due to lots of competition and not many retiring yet and also due to the fact that everybody loves librarians until they have to budget for them. It has been ever so. But I see more job listings lately than I did a couple of years ago...0
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Wow! I try to keep up but was 3 pages behind.
Joyce ~ it must feel depressing when you have something that needs to be done (the furniture move) and you're all feeling physically unable to get it done. I'm glad your daughter will help. Been in that same boat.
Carol in NC ~ good thoughts for your daughter getting the job that will be a good fit. Also, it seems like your son is showing maturity in realizing that a community college will be less of a financial burden. 4 out of the 5 kids in my family went to college and all 4 of us quit at some point and then went back. I think it's a lot to do with life and needs at the time as well as maturity. As for you and DD checking to see if the stores are carding, for some reason it sounds a bit scary to me.
Lisa ~ thanks for all the information you have given about your bypass surgery. I worked with a teacher who had it and she did extremely well. As for your job layoff, keep in mind that maybe a new door will open for you as a result. It seems we have quite a few authors in this group. An extended family member of mine just got her PHD in something related to poetry and has written many published poems. At this point, she needs a paying job but I don't think there are too many in her field.
Heather ~ sounds like you are having a lovely outing. Glad you are enjoying. This little country girl would never have the courage to take a train, stay in a hotel by herself, etc.
Everyone have a great day!
Carol ~ GA
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Call me crazy but I love seeing other people happy and succeeding.
Good Morning, My friends.
I'm on DH's puter for a bit so going to respond to a couple of you for now.
Kim, do I understand correctly that you never picked out what to wear, all the way through high school? I thought it was bad that my Mom helped my Dad decide what to wear every day. But it was more of him pretending to be helpless and not her controlling. I'll bet you were excited to get to collage. My DD called a pair of Mom Jeans when I bought some that came up to my waist. The young'uns were still wearing closer to the hip at that time. I'm talking at least 20 years ago. Don't really know the definition now? Congrats on the new bedroom arrangement. sometimes a change is nice just to make us feel refreshed. It will probably be good to sleep on the other side of the bed unless you flip your mattress more often than I do.
Naiomi, glad you get to stay home today with that back issue. I hope it heals quickly. DH had one removed years ago when we were in the process of moving to Charlotte. (I was still in Atlanta) They didn't do stiches but left this huge hole that had to be packed and dressed every day. Well it was almost in the middle of his back and I couldn't help since he was there along; and this wonderful nurse volunteered to do it if he came by the office each morning. I will never forget her kindness.
Now, that sounds like a low calorie delight. (but yummy)Toni,
Poutine - french fries with cheese curds smothered in the best tasting gravy ever! The description does not do it justice. Originated in Quebec.
Heather, so glad you are having such a wonderful time. And if you want garlic prawns on the train, I say go for it.
Lisa, your information wasn't boring at all. One nice thing here is that people have the option to read or skip any post. Wow, we have so many authors here. I like your title, but you could just leave off the word "from" and call it "Fat to Thin and Back Again". At least that would be a touch different and still has the same message. I think that will be one of interest to lots of people. I've never considered the surgery but would still be interested to know the mental challenges and struggles that you go through. I hope you do finish it.
I'll be back later to try to catch up. So far today, no rain. DH has gone to have a new battery installed in my car. It's been getting a little week and I don't want to head off to Charleston with a week battery. I lost another 1/2 pound. I'm getting so close to 50 pounds lost, that I'm getting excited. Then maybe only 35 more, but who knows now that I know I am 3" shorter than I thought. lol
I Love all you wonderful ladies and wish you the best day possible.
Janet
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Hi Everyone,
Got a virtual meeting this am. Finished breakfast & fed the cats. Back is sore but I'm doing ok. Easy day today since my evening meeting was canceled.
Just checking in.
Naiomi2015 in 52F and brightening Massachusetts0 -
Just checking in...
Congratulations Chris on the 5 lb weight loss! I hope I can follow your lead and do the same for May.
And Maryanne - I love Classical Stretch... been doing it for a year now and it has changed my shape, and made me so much stronger and more flexible. I don't plan on ever quitting.
The boy has play rehearsal and then I teach archery after (he's in one of the classes, so that is convenient) and later my DH and I will lead our last Addiction Recovery Meeting (been doing it for 3 years) and that makes me sad. I have loved my people and the experiences there, but change is necessary. Won't be home until probably 9:30 tonight. Have a great day!
Selena (from Alberta)
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Kim: You seem to have found the right career path for you. Our neighbor’s daughter is an unmarried librarian, but I wondered about statistics. Turns out that your mom was not entirely correct about librarian marriage statistics.
"In 1880, one in three librarians were married. The wedding bell rate declined to less than one in ten in 1920 before turning around and rising for the next several decades. Today, the marriage rate among librarians is the highest it has ever been with 62 percent of librarians married in 2009."
- See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2011/06/librarian-census/#sthash.6z02lcJs.dpuf
Joyce: DH has sugar tabs, but yesterday neither of us could get the tab out of its tube. It seemed to have swollen or something. He doesn’t pay as good attention to fueling exercise as he should. If you’re diabetic and burning more than the usual amount of calories, you need to eat more. He’s something of a knucklehead in that department.
Heather: I am stunned that you can buy sushi at the train station. That is an enormous example of cultural differences. Our train stations have vending machines where you can buy candy. Grand Central Station in NYC is another situation all together and so is the train station in Washington DC.
Gilly, Suffolk UK: I will never run a marathon, either. Long walks and bike rides are both better choices for me.
Lisa: I love the information you’re giving us about gastric bypass. I’ve only known one person who had surgery for weight loss, and she did very well for a while before old habits got the better of her. I think she was an emotional eater, plus she came from a whole obese family. I haven’t seen her in many years because we live about 140 miles apart and are no longer members of the same sailing club. The only book title I’ve come up with is a take-off on an old Elvis song, “Caught in a trap, the fat’s come back...”
I’ll be back later in the day with a review on how I did with my April goals. I want to remind the Newbies that we’ll have a new page starting tomorrow. Barbie will create a link at the bottom of this page.
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
April Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back
strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
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Good morning! Since I read some of the thread during a long wakeful spell last night, I don't remember a lot of who said what, but I'll try to respond generically.
I also attended a community college for two years and then transferred to a four-year school to finish, so I don't have a problem with community college per se. I worry that he won't get enough financial aid to make it work since the cost is so much lower. But, on the other hand, I raised him to be independent so it is truly his decision. This first year of college for him is the first time I have questioned whether or not I should have held him out a year before kindergarten. I still think I made the right choice then, but it's hard not to doubt myself.
Thanks for all of the good wishes for my daughter! She not only needs the income, but she desperately needs the boost to her self esteem.
Kim - Did your mom also subscribe to the "boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" point of view? I know she made you miserable and I'm proud of you for developing any kind of relationship with her.
Carol - The alcohol thing could be dangerous in some areas of the county. That is one reason I go with her and the reason I refused to even stop at one of the last ones. She was told that if she felt uncomfortable in any place to use her judgement.
I had a bit of a funny happen last night. I went for my walk in the park since the rain never materialized. I had forgotten that the choir from my church was having a picnic there last night until I saw familiar cars. A fair number of the people in choir were at the gathering last Saturday night and so I got lots of greetings as I walked up. (Imagine that! People seemed happy to see me. It was weird.
) I stopped, spoke to a number of people and then headed back out. Well, since I was by myself, I was walking at MY normal pace instead of my daughter's strolling speed. I got a call this morning from someone to express, essentially, how astonished they were at my walking pace. That was gratifying, to say the least!
Heather - I'm glad you had a good trip. Depression, and the resulting medications, are horrible for weight gain.
Lisa - What if you changed the title to "From Fat to Thin BUT Back Again?"
I didn't get my cooking done last night. I was not hungry when I got in after my walk and I just didn't feel up to starting everything up at 8:30 p.m. I'll try again today. If not, the chicken will be extra marinated by tomorrow and I'll get the boy child to grill everything for me!
I suppose I should get some more work done.
I'm ready to go home already!
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Janet - yep, that was on my list, too, and happy dance for 50 pounds! We're so hooked on those zero milestones, aren't we?
Katla - now THAT is going to be stuck in my head all day, thankyouverymuch!
Carol in NC - I keep reading and re-reading that title, and hard as I try, I keep seeing it as "From Fat to Thin, BUTT Back Again." This may be because I am mildly (largely) overendowed in the um, nether regions. A little too much sand in the bottom of the hourglass, if you get my drift. Ahem.
I'll stop.
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Kim: I'm in Canada...no Trader Joe's here that I'm aware of...sigh
Heather: So glad you had a good time with your son. Have a wonderful trip home.
April Goals
1. Do menu planning and cooking for April. - Celebrate with a massage when the planning is complete. (Completed! Yay! and the massage was lovely)
2. Eat 3 meals a day - Blue Star! (I ate 3 meals a day ... did I celebrate with a blue star..nope!)
3. Log all meals - Purple Star! (I logged all meals...did I celebrate No)
4. Review next day's menu when making supper and take out appropriate meat from freezer. - Red Star! (I only did this a couple of times...did I celebrate Nope)
5. Do 10 reps of the clam exercise before getting out of bed each morning. Give yourself a Gold star! (Not sure I even did this once...couldn't tell because I didn't have any stars on my calendar!)
Apparently I'm not very good at celebrating my successes! What the heck is that all about anyway? I struggled to be consistent with my first 3 goals although I thought I had developed these into a habit. I'm not sure why I didn't get the 2 new goals accomplished much at all. I'll have to think some more on that.
Thought for the day: “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” ~ Margaret Thatcher
Carey-Edmonton0 -
damnit - i wouldn't mind 10-12 invading the cabana, the more the merrier!! and i haven't fully decided if i'm going to do another marathon.
momkim - i can relate to your situation with regards to your furniture n budget. when i left my first husband, i left with my clothes, 2 forks, 2 spoons, 2 knives, 2 plates, 2 glasses & my tupperware; nothing else. all my stuff that i got was in the alley, given to me, etc.. i slept on the floor (i did take his sleeping bag) and that was it. there is no shame in starting from scratch or where you get your stuff.
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Happy thurs.Hubby is taking out to lunch for an early b/day celebration as he works on my b/day
Have a great day.
hugs
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I'm baaaaack! ! ! ! ! ! Hooray, hooray! So tired zzzzzzzzzzz.
Katla - The station with the takeaway sushi concession is the biggest one in Britain - Waterloo. All kinds of retail therapy there. I bought a big box of sushi, but as I was earlier than I expected I saved it until I got home.
This trip I ate sushi going up, fish curry while I was there, grilled tuna for lunch today and sushi tonight. I will look like a fish! ! ! !
It was nice to see my friends. The husband shared a flat with my ex, then my boyfriend, at university. We've kept in touch over the years. One thing I hate is that the wife, whom I'm very fond of, keeps on putting her husband down and it makes me very uncomfortable. He bears it all with a good grace and they've been together nearly 50 years, but I don't like it at all.
She did say I was looking sexy and glamorous! But she does her best to look grungy and old. :ohwell:
Over on calories today as the only exercise I've had is dragging my bag through London on the underground. Back to it with a vengeance tomorrow.
My pirate candles arrived today. They are small, but perfectly formed. :laugh: I will make blue, yellow and green butter icing tomorrow and finish the cake on Saturday. The party is Sunday afternoon.
So, early night tonight. :yawn:
Gilly - I had two small children when I actually wrote the book. My life was very staid and I was wrestling with depression and a sense of life passing me by. Amazing what the imagination can dream up! The scenes at the hospital, morgue, funeral director etc were more or less true as my DSIL had been killed in a car accident in 1975. She and her husband lived in the same house as us. Extraordinary times. Have a great trip! I love trains.
Best love to you all. Bye for now, Heather, on the sofa in Hampshire UK
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Happy Thursday ! ! !
I totally believe everyone about not keeping my phone in my bra-ket. However, after last night, it will still be put there while I am driving my car. If it had been in my purse on the seat next to me, there’s no way I would have been able to call the police after the young man rear-ended me, because my purse was thrown to the floor where I could not reach. For other times, I will start looking for a case and carrier, so I can keep it on my hip or somewhere else safe.
Cindy – good luck keeping your travel food under control.
Carol – Prayers!
Linda – (and everyone else who is new to this board) Welcome. Congrats on quitting smoking, and starting a new healthy lifestyle.
Meg – I’ve also noticed young people who try to get baby to drink an entire bottle without burping at least once. Nursed babies burp when changing sides, so a bottlefed baby should do the same. It’s just so hard to convince our kids that we know what we’re talking about. Hugs and prayers for all of you.
Godmomkim – Wow. That is helicopter parenting, for sure. I’m glad you now know how to dress yourself (lol)
Heather – Hugs for you and DS and the depression.
Gilly – safe and healthy travels.
Lisa – thanks for sharing about the surgery differences. They do sound more different than I had imagined. Hugs for your job, and the company. I like “ . . .Butt back again”. It’s catchy and funny.
Janet – I’m sure hubby and the mechanics are aware, but don’t forget to have the alternator checked, too.
Since I never had surgery when I herniated a disc in 1992, the muscles in my back tighten and spasm after even a minor car accident, so I did make an appt to see the MD where I work. He said I have typical symptoms of a bulging disc, which didn't surprise me. He gave me a few muscle relaxers so I can sleep at night. No pain meds, and no shot, as I will be able to manage my pain if I am well rested. I also talked to the Physical Therapists, so I can keep exercising a little, and get back to normal as quickly as possible. I made it 10 minutes on the bike this morning, and 4 minutes on the handbike at lunch. As long as I get up and stretch often, things will be okay. I just need to figure out where to cut back calories and fat, since my exercise will be reduced a little for a few days. I'm thinking supper, since I shouldn't save so many calories for that late into the evening anyway.
Now, time to do a google search for an iPhone case and/or carrier.
Everyone, Hugs all around ! ! !
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I decided when I got home the lawn did not need mowed so do that another day. Food was better last evening, still over some but better and I will take that.
Heather--I started reading your book last evening and ended up reading the whole thing. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.Sounds like you are having a good trip and visit with DS.
Carol--Sending prayers for DD and the job.
Linda--Welcome. You have come to a great place for friendship and support. Come often.
Tonight we have a spring concert to attend for DGD that is in kindergarden. Some friends that lived out of state for the last 10+ years are camping at the lake just outside of town. Want to meet with them to catch up after the concert. So will be a late night. I have to be up at 4:30 to work in the morning. Then tomorrow evening we have our monthy CMA meeting and I have to get the agenda made out. Time is flying by so fast. It will get done.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE0 -
Good morning ladies! I went swimming with my friends and came home and did my kickboxing. now I have to spend the rest of the day cleaning and shining up the house. We have a showing scheduled for tomorrow evening. I really hope we get an offer soon!
Kim - I am just like you I grew up on hand me downs and hand me over just like you . How did you sleep on the opposite side of the bed last night?
Joyce - I don't know about your church but ours has a program that is in place for people in the area that are in need of help from time to time. They would come over and help you move things around yard work, housework things like that.
Heather - I'm glad that you had a nice visit with your son. Have a good day with your friends and train ride back home.
Gilly - it is hard to keep up on here! I just checked two or three times a day. Have a fun mini break!
Lisa - you can change your title to finally, the weight is over, or is it?
Janet - yay on the 1 / 2 pound loss! 50 pounds lost will be exciting when you get there!
Katla - thanks for the reminder! This month has gone really fast.
Carol from NC - that call that you got about your speed of walking was a great NSV!
Carey - I think the three goals that you did master are excellent goals congratulations!
Terri - I hope the muscle relaxers work for your back pain. If anything they should relax you enough so that you can sleep. I had to stop taking flexeral for my tight muscles because it wrecked my eyesight and I didn't know that that was a side effect. I just thought my eyes were blurry because of age.
Vicki - have fun watching your granddaughter concert. it will be fun meeting up with your friends after such a long time apart. it will probably energize you for tomorrow morning.
Have a great day everyone!
Mary from Minnesota
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OMG..how do you all keep up? I log in at lunchtime and there are SO many posts..LOL...Happy Thursday so ready for a weekend!0
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I am back on MFP and afraid to weigh myself until I "feel" I have lost weight! Idiot! Right?0
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Good afternoon,
Carol prayers for your DD and job situation.
Went to Art in Bloom at our art museum today with a couple of friends and then out to lunch at a restaurant we could eat outside on such a beautiful day. Local florist use a work of art as inspiration to create a floral arrangement to accompany the work of art. They only have it for four days.
Here are a few of my favorites.
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Hi everybody, just a quick round of good wishes. Long day, now in kind of a funk (Mom sick and refuses to listen to a single suggestion; last day at old job and exactly one person said something as I left the building) and too tired to respond better.
Better next time.
Cynthia
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Today's joke of the day:
A driver is pulled over by a policeman and the policeman approaches the drivers door.
"Is there a problem, Officer?"
The policeman says, "Sir, you were speeding. Can I see your license please?"
The driver responds, "I'd give it to you but I don't have one."
"You don't have one?"
The man responds, "I lost it four times for drunk driving."
The policeman is shocked. "I see. Can I see your vehicle registration papers please?"
"I'm sorry, I can't do that."
The policeman says, "Why not?"
"I stole this car."
The officer says, "Stole it?"
The man says, "Yes, and I killed the owner."
At this point the officer is getting irate. "You what?"
"She's in the trunk if you'd like to see."
The Officer looks at the man and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes, five police cars show up, surrounding the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half-drawn gun.
The senior officer says, "Sir, could you step out of your vehicle please!"
The man steps out of his vehicle. "Is there a problem, sir?"
"One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner."
"Murdered the owner?"
The officer responds, "Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car please?"
The man opens the trunk, revealing nothing.
The officer says, "Is this your car sir?"
The man says, "Yes" and hands over the registration papers.
The officer, understandably, is quite stunned. "One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving licence."
The man digs in his pocket revealing a wallet and hands it to the officer. The officer opens the wallet and examines the licence. He looks quite puzzled. "Thank you, sir. One of my officers told me you didn't have a licence, stole this car, and murdered the owner."
The man replies, "I bet you the liar told you I was speeding, too!" 0 -
Thank you to all those who kindly responded to my situation w/husband. It appears he does not want to actually go do anything with me; but wants me to stay home (the gun may be the best suggestion).
So presenting a smiling, positive, sympathetic face! Going to just keep doing my thing and ignore negativity - life is too short.
Mollywhippet - thank you for your jokes, they are great!
Good things this week - swam this am, productive at work, have some clothes will pass on (trying to declutter).
Linda in Calif0 -
Hi Gals,
I love it when I can read in groups of 40-50 instead of being behind!!!
So Yes Janet, my mom picked out the pattern, the fabric, and made all of my clothes (including undergarments) then laid them out for each day. It was a true labor of love that I HATED. The teasing in the locker room when we changed for PE and I had homemade panties and bras, all white all “mom” style. I was never in fashion. But the upside is now I don’t care about fashion I always like to be “well turned out” but not a fashion plate. Clean, neat, classic is my fashion style.
Amazing but true, I slept fine on Levi’s side, he was not as happy about it all and slept as close as possible, he’ll adjust.
So the thing I don’t think I have shared or maybe not shared enough; is that my Dad was wonderful. He made living with my mom ok, he never undermined her, but would try to get me to see that she was doing her best, wanted the best for me…. When things were really bad he would find a way to ease the situation. He bought me my first “adult” dress, panty hose, shoes and underwear for my 8th grade graduation. The only thing I wanted for graduation was to go in store bought clothes. I am daddy’s girl and miss him still. He died in 1979 of a heart attack – medicine has learned so much since then; so many have been saved.
Margaret the pictures and flowers are stunning.
I don’t remember who said they liked seeing the “fun thing log” but I was glad I did that, it some weeks motivated me and some weeks helped me acknowledge/remember that there had been more than just work in the week. I’ll be continuing that as a May goal. My success or lack in my April goals re-affirms that I am taking the scenic path to weight loss as the direct path would use the tool I know works…Logging!
April goals:
Walk every day 100%
Log all bites everyday - almost never logged – oh my! But did not gain or lose…
Eat slower – 40%
Plan and do a fun thing every week 100%
Week 1 – went to Hakone gardens it is a beautiful Japanese garden established in 1917 and just amazing.
Week 2 – easter (?)
Week 3 - leaving in a minute to go to a gardening party hosted by Monrovia Growers that a gal in Garden Club invited and bought me a ticket to go to - a new friend!
Week 4 – back at my hiking club nice to see everyone again and to do the walk without any ankle pain.
Kim from N. California
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I am back on MFP and afraid to weigh myself until I "feel" I have lost weight! Idiot! Right?
I know how you feel, I was exactly the same, but having joined MFP again I knew I had to have a starting weight, so I bit the bullet and weighed myself. It was good to know in first week that I had lost 3lbs, but I know I can do better and it has spurred me on to improve my choices this week. Good luck, face the demon scales and let us know how you are getting on.0 -
I am back on MFP and afraid to weigh myself until I "feel" I have lost weight! Idiot! Right?
I know how you feel, I was exactly the same, but having joined MFP again I knew I had to have a starting weight, so I bit the bullet and weighed myself. It was good to know in first week that I had lost 3lbs, but I know I can do better and it has spurred me on to improve my choices this week. Good luck, face the demon scales and let us know how you are getting on.
LOLOLOL... that was a really nice way of saying what I said... hopefully she will suck it up and face the demon :0)
we've all been there and it does suck0 -
Blaize is in the BAD books as he shredded the coverings on Mildred's lounge seat outside. Oh dear he is just a puppy Stan he did not know it was Mildred's favourite seat. oops0
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Prarie - weighing yourself is a starting point, but so is taking your measurements and pictures. If you eat at a deficit and do some type of exercise you should see a change in your body. If you are doing both of those you will be very successful! Move more eat less. Welcome to this thread!
MNMargaret - thanks for the art work that you shared with us! . It felt like I was there!
Mary from Minnesota
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