WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2015

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Janetr- thanks for sharing your triumph as well as your grandsons. It is a constant battle for me as well. I am addicted to sweets and carbs and am trying to find a healthy balance. You are an inspiration.

DJ - thanks for the insight to the last minute closing possibility that makes me feel better. We have until the 2 nd at the latest.

Mary from Minnesota

Thanks, Mary. I appreciate your kind words. I don't feel like an inspiration, but glad it inspired you. Maybe in 30 years from now and I've kept the weight off. By then I won't remember I lost it.

I'm so thankful to have found you ladies. The support and encouragement among the group is the greatest.

Jen in CA - Thank you so much. You're right, he had gained wisdom that I had not yet comprehended. My daughter was only 16 when she got pregnant for him, they lived with me the first four years of his life. We for sure have brighter futures. I am just bursting with pride for him.

You're animations and the best!!!

Janet, Oklahoma City

WOW you all are talkative on this forum. I love it.

Pip- your stats make me tired just reading them.

Penny- those veggies looked good. I love tomatoes but I am trying to stay away from anything in the nightshade family.

Jules- so sad what has happened there. I'm glad they caught the shooter. Hope the community stays calm and pulls together.

Marci- your hike sounds fantastic. I have always wanted to hike the portion of the PCT here in northern Washington, its sooooo beautiful.

Jen- those berries looked scrumptious. I had to transplant my strawberries and they didn't do very good this year, so all I have are raspberries. BTW your emoticons are adorable. What grade do you teach?

Hi Dani & All , I am new to this community and of course over 50. I have been having medical problems and been unable to exercise. I've also put on 20 PDS. My goal is to find exercise I can do ....maybe the pool. 2nd goal is to increase protein 3rd get this 20pds off by tracking my calories.
Dee

Still soaken wet in Indiana!

Allsion, where ARE all of our posts??? Where do they go, why do they go? Does the internet not know what happens when we get stressed???

Peachstate, when my duahger does her geocaching, she just finds little, usually useless, things. Ellie, youngest DGD, has a stash of things that an 8 year old just has to keep, like a used rubber band, pretty rock, etc. So when they are with us, she usually grabs things from her box so she can replace what she has gotten as her geocache. But the fun of it is getting in the car, the festive attitude, using the GPS to find area, then using the compass to get closer and then the hunt!!! Hunt through bushes, climbing trees, maybe digging. It's the journey and being with some one else.

Thanks Heather. I admire you so much in doing it. I came from such an idyllic household that I could never imagine anyone not having it. When I went into nursing school and heard other peoples stories, I was shocked. I just thought that every one had a Mom and a Dad that loved each other and provided that safe and warm, loving home. Anything else was a foreign thought to me. I just try to encourage other people to try to finally find that happy spot in their lives. It doesn't negate the act of violence, it still happened, the pain and fear is still there but it isn't as much trauma to thier lives anymore. I just like to see people being able to walk past it and not let 'it' be the master of their life anymore. It shouldn't control you. You need to control it. I am not talking about you Heather. I am talking about anyone in general. Here in the states we have CASA volunteers and they are adults that are there as an advocate for a child in court and through the system. And no, I don't know what CASA stands for.

Pip, get thee to your eye doctor as soon as you can, tomorrow, even tonight. You can be having a torn or damaged retina or cornea. Update, Wednesday is to far away. Good for you on the MS walk, Give your boss a big hug for me!

Carey, geocaching is an app you have on your smart phone. Well the geocaching my daughter does is done this way. When you click on that app, it lets you know if there is a 'cache' or hidden treasure in your area or area that you are willing to go to. It gives you the GPS that you follow on your smart phone and also use the compass in the app. The gPS gets you to the general area, the compass helps you hone in closer and then you have to hunt. You only know that your treasure is there, you have no idea if it up, down or where. A lot of geocachers wear those cheap lights that are on a headband so you can hunt at night. It might be in a tree or bush or even in the ground. The ones Michelle has found have been in old jars, coffee cans, something that won't biodegrade by the elements. You never know what your treasure may be. It may be an old McDonalds kids meal toy. But if you take, you must leave one. So you have to come prepared to leave something. She loves to do it with my grand daughters. That's why they love their Aunt Michelle so much. She does cool things. Mom makes them do chores and homework.

Terri, Milwaukee, your son is a very special kid!!! But you knew that.

Peggy, yum!!!!!

Mary, Minnesota, is there anyone you can call to expediate the process? Can your realtor help in any way. If you have to backout of buying, that realtor will be losing out on a commission.

BKrimpet, bad cholesterol can be genetic and either medicine or do nothing may be your only option. Also heart disease with a wonderful cholesterol can be genetic. My Dad had a perfect cholesterol and tryglicerides but he had terrible heart disease. As someone else said, no one can make you take a medicine you don't want to take.

Sylvia, I had completely forgotten about the 3-2-1 cake. Now I must get some!!!! Philadelphia makes flavored whipped cheese and one of them is chocolate. When you put it on the 3-2-1 cake right out of the microwave, it sure doesn't take much cream cheese to put a very light frosting on.

janetr, my nephew was a heroin addict. He was in a rehab center, court appointed, and he successfuly finished. At the very end, he did a lot of counseling with the other patients. He is now an inspirational speaker and wants to go to college to be a counselor. I have another nephew that was an alcoholic. On the day of my Dad's funeral, he put himself in an inpatient facility. He has been in AA now since 1999 and is a sponsor to many. He will never miss an AA meeting. He doesn't care what is going on. We have all discussed whether the tendency towards obsevvie behavior like drugs, alcohol, eating was genetic. I know my sister, the Mom of the alcoholic sure has a tendency to be 'hooked' on her many drugs she takes for fibromyalgia and her many orthopedic surgeries. She is aware she has to be extra careful.

Welcome to Meredith, Miriam and Dee. Come often, join the chat and just tell us about yourself, help us and let us help you.

Well again today we have had these huge rain bursts and then they are gone but will have another several hours later. But when it is raining, you better watch it. My sister and I have set up Father's day plans, Her husband is going to go to GFS, a big bulk place, and buy fried chicken, baked beans and potato salad. She will make a desert and my daughter will make her usual deviled eggs. When my brother in law gets the bill from GFS, we will just split it. My husband has his panties in an uproar. He and my brother in law have never gotten along that well. Have no idea why except they are both controlling people. So now my husband doesn't want to go. He doesn't want the big meal for lunch. He wants it for supper. Well my sis and her husband will be at church at our supper time, Michelle will be at dog park because that is the cooler part of the day. So now he is moping around.One time he decided he wasn't going to have Thanksgiving with us! So he stayed home and my daughters and I went. Then he asks why we didn't bring anything home to him!!! So I hope by Sunday his panties will not be in an uproar. He is talking more positively about taking medicine for his ulcerative colitis now. I think he is just getting tired of getting up 4 times a night. Sure am glad I can vent about him and he has no idea how to use the computer and see what I am saying. I have no idea what the repercussions would be if he saw what I write about him!!!

Love you all, Joyce K, Indiana

I am hiking a section of the PCT in California no less! We will begin our hike out of Mt Shasta. I love northern California and the scenery should be beautiful. The elevation is 7000 to 7400 ft for this portion. I am doing hikes at the local ski area with an elevation of 7200 to 7400 ft and in the surrounding mountains. This is one of the backpacking trips with REI Adventures as it is my 1st attempt at backpacking in 30 years and figured I needed all the help I could get.

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Sounds amazing! What a bold choice to tackle something like that! I am very impressed! Thanks for showing us what is possible!

Elizabeth in CA

Penny/Marci: I just count what I put in the juicer. Depending on what I juice it's basically 100-150 calories per glass. I eat lots of vegetables too, but I find that I can put things in the juicer I wouldn't just eat (like fennel).

Hope we all have a good day.

Cynthia :flowerforyou:

confirmed this morning, 1 kilogram lost
I feel great

Good morning ladies! Just marking my spot. Today we get to start moving stuff to our new house for storage in the garage and cabin. I will bug bomb the buildings this morning to get rid of the spiders that may be living there.

Have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

Lagopus Poop and Heather , rutabaga is our swede (the big one that is purple and cream on the outside) which sometimes people also call turnip (snowball turnip the small ones that are white). Heather I too have bought celeriac and butternut squash this week. Some of the celeriac was mashed with parsnips this week. Ill either roast or soup the squash.

Ah! Just figured out that I can rename the "meals" that are MFP's defaults, which I've done, to time-spans, (5-11 a.m., 11 to 3, 3 to 5 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m., 7 to 11 p.m.) so I can figure out when I'm eating. It went back and renamed all my old ones, so they'll be off, but no big whoop. Just need to get the grazing thing stomped out like the tiny little forest fire it is... hopefully won't be the ONLY thing I accomplish today!


Welcome to all the new ones... it's an amazing place, with conversations a-flying.

Penny My mom used to say that too.

Kat hope you feel better soon. Did they run tests to confirm it was a virus?

Sylvia thanks for the jokes. Love 'em.

Mary my your buying and selling go smoothly.

Number 4 from Now that I'm older here's what I've discovered.

I finally got my head together; now my body is falling apart.

Margaretturk they ran tests on everything but that! They ruled out gallbladder, heart, lungs etc. Did a flue swab and then came back saying all were negative must be viral!

Kat did they check for tick illnesses? My brother had Rocky Mountain Fever a few years ago and it it made him very sick. I don't know what prompted them to check for that. If you don't improve or relapse that might be a possibility too. In the area I live in Lymes Disease is a major concern. It is also difficult to make that diagnosis. Again hope you recover quickly.

Number 5. If God wanted me to touch my toes he would have put them on my knees.

MNMargaret