WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2015

lindasfisk wrote: »

Hello group. My name is Linda and I live in Arkansas. I have 3 children ages:53, 52 and 46. 14 grand children and 5 great grand children. I am 70 years old; had a heart attack about a year and a half ago. Last year I lost 40 pounds with MFP. Then I went to the doctor.... my cholesterol (330) was higher than it was when I had the heart attack! I was so deflated I quit MFP and most of the walking I had been doing. BTW I was not on any of the community pages then.

OK. I am back. My momentum is not what it was last year. I can tell I am stronger now than I was then. Walking is easier, and I am even doing a little "Sweatin' with the oldies" for the last few days. But, that has made me hungry!

My husband has been dealing with a tumor on his brain, since last December. They don't think is malignant, but it is growing so it must come out. We are scheduled to see yet another doctor, brain surgeon this time...at the same hospital where I lost my last husband in July of '93. I must say the stress is a little hard.

My goals are:
Lose at least 2.5 pounds this month
Walk at least 30 minutes every day
Carry protein bars with me at all times at the hospital
Keep my calories under 1500 even while eating out
And under 1350 when at home.
Add another serving of vegetables a day.

Linda - we're neighbors, I'm next door in Oklahoma City Welcome to our group. We're here whenever you just need to talk, vent, and celebrate. It certainly sounds as if you have had more than your fair share. I think stress is probably the worst over eating trigger there is. Drop by and say hello when ever you get a chance. This is a great group of ladies.

Janetr OKC

Whew! I am caught up, but I know I missed some stuff. Margaret's pictures will have to be looked for. They sound interesting.

Sylvia, I am extremely relieved you guys are okay.

Pip, way to go in passing that guy on a bike.

Janet, maybe you did kick a little high, and I'm sure Nancy appreciates your apology, But I for one needed to hear what you had to say. I think it's time I faced the truth that I am simply eating too many calories per day. So thanks for the kick to my rear!

My how we met story: I was in college. My two roommates and I had tickets for us and our dates to see Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 1974. My date, who worked for Sears, got scheduled to work and they would not let him off since it was such an important shopping weekend. He didn't like me enough to force it, and I didn't like him enough to care so I tried to find another date. No luck; all my friends were home for the holidays. My sister offered to introduce me to Her friend Dave. I said no way was I interested in any of her wild friends. She said this one was different and she thought I'd like him. By Thanksgiving day I was desperate, so I said okay. She introduced us. He agreed to go. We met my roomies at the theater. While inside, a huge ice/snow storm began. When we came out, it was too dangerous to drive home. We, two complete strangers to each other, had to spend the night at my roommate's parents' place. Both roomies were from Atlanta. Both Dave and I lived in Athens, which was 60 miles away. It was still nasty the next morning, but at least daylight. He said he could drive in it since he was from Minnesota and used to it. In August we will celebrate our 40th anniversary.

drkatiebug wrote: »

Whew! I am caught up, but I know I missed some stuff. Margaret's pictures will have to be looked for. They sound interesting.

Sylvia, I am extremely relieved you guys are okay.

Pip, way to go in passing that guy on a bike.

Janet, maybe you did kick a little high, and I'm sure Nancy appreciates your apology, But I for one needed to hear what you had to say. I think it's time I faced the truth that I am simply eating too many calories per day. So thanks for the kick to my rear!

My how we met story: I was in college. My two roommates and I had tickets for us and our dates to see Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 1974. My date, who worked for Sears, got scheduled to work and they would not let him off since it was such an important shopping weekend. He didn't like me enough to force it, and I didn't like him enough to care so I tried to find another date. No luck; all my friends were home for the holidays. My sister offered to introduce me to Her friend Dave. I said no way was I interested in any of her wild friends. She said this one was different and she thought I'd like him. By Thanksgiving day I was desperate, so I said okay. She introduced us. He agreed to go. We met my roomies at the theater. While inside, a huge ice/snow storm began. When we came out, it was too dangerous to drive home. We, two complete strangers to each other, had to spend the night at my roommate's parents' place. Both roomies were from Atlanta. Both Dave and I lived in Athens, which was 60 miles away. It was still nasty the next morning, but at least daylight. He said he could drive in it since he was from Minnesota and used to it. In August we will celebrate our 40th anniversary.

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I met my husband at college when it was called North Ga College in Dahlonega. I remember the first time I ever saw him standing in line in the canteen. Most of the males were in the military program. We had one date when I was a Freshman. He actually dated 3 of my friends also. Somehow we got to be a couple in my Sophomore year. He graduated at the end of Winter Qtr. and went to Ft Knox to do basic training as a 2nd Ltd. I think I thought it was all over as he didn't communicate much. Then to my surprise he called me up and asked me to marry him. I made him tell my mom cause I didn't believe him. We got married about 6 wks later and I went to live with him at Ft Knox. We have been married 46 yrs in August. We have had 3 separations over the years. After the first, I went back to finish college. Most of our problems over the years were due to immaturity and parents who were poor role models. Thank the Good Lord that our life is mostly calm now.

Carol/Peach

Sylvia - how awful! So glad no one was hurt. Phew! :flowerforyou:

Linda- welcome! You have a LOT to deal with. :flowerforyou: An ex boyfriend of mine had a benign brain tumour and had the op. He is fine many years later. Bit deaf in one ear.

Mary - Oh My Word! ! ! ! Give it AWAYYYYYYY! ! ! ! ! ! :sad:

Heather UK


PS Thought I would cheer you all up with this picture of my granddaughter that DDIL has just sent me.
It is entitled - NO GENDER STEREOTYPING IN OUR HOUSE,! ( :laugh: )

Sylvia so sorry about the accident. Glad no one seriously hurt. Hope you still got checked out.

Heather what a great picture of your granddaughter.

MNMary you'll be in your new home soon.

MNMargaret

Sylvia~ Oh my so sorry about the accident, hope everyone wont be to sore...that can be tramatic for both you and the kids~
Heather~ your DGD is adorable ... she looks like a girlie girl
well in my jammies and will be off to bed soon... have to work tomorrow... but only a 3 day week next week and tuesday is my birthday I will be legal in our park in florida

Wow! I haven't posted or read since the end of May and now it is almost July. We got the move to Snohomish, WA done with a U-Haul and my truck towing the VW. Three days on the road with my DH, DS, DB, DGD the dog and the cat. Had one early night in Spearfish, SD because they closed I-90 at Gillette for flash floods. Otherwise uneventful thank goodness and we arrived June 6. Only one internet company here and they would not come install it until June 19. Then it would not work because it was improperly installed! Finally got it taken care of this week and got a new computer so things should be better now. Hope so because they want everything done online such as driver's license and vehicle registration and only 30 days to do it. Put on some weight before and during the move but have taken off about 4 pounds since we got here mostly with lots of activity moving boxes and trying to keep the jungle at bay. I can't believe how fast things, especially wild blackberry vines grow. We are still looking for a mower, hope to get that accomplished this weekend.

Hope this finds all of you well. I am not going to try to catch up with reading, just going forward from here.

Sue now in WA

Got in more'n 9500 steps before noon. Also bought a backpack with side pockets big enough for a pair of 20-oz water bottles (reusing). I'm hoping it's more comfortable running than the fannypack bouncing aft or fore.

Patceoh, Lovely daylilies!

Carol in NC, thinking of you and hoping all went well.

Carol/Peach, fingers crossed for Peachstate Pooch. Sorry to hear about the upchucking.
Have you ever tried Pill Pockets? they're tube-shaped treats with one end closed; they're soft enough you can close the hole at the end. Petsmart and similar stores carry them.
A whirlwind courtship! Too funny about asking him to tell your mom.

Mia and JanetR, another shrinkie here. From 5-7.5 to 5-5 or 5-6. Which makes it that much harder to reach a good BMI. <sigh>

Vicki - <<<hugs>>>. Hope the black dog is off your shoulder today.

Mia - I live with two antiveggers, The Man In My Life and his brother. One of my whines last night was about how I wished I loved salad, since I eat so much of it. "You don't?" asked Larry. I told him, "No, I eat it because I know it's good for me. I'm not wildly fond of beans or brussels sprouts, but I eat them because I know they're good for me."
Actually, Larry will eat some veg: brussels sprouts, cabbage, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower. Justin will eat cabbage and cauliflower.
Another Janet Evanovich fan here. I love Lula and Grandma Masur. I love Elizabeth Peters, too.
Have you read the Brother Cadfael mysteries?
A couple historical mystery/romance favorites - Joanna Bourne and Darlene Marshall. Joanna's are about Napoleonic era spies. Darlene's are romps about pirates in early Florida.

Annr -- Good job, swimming.

Cheri - Looking forward to hearing how the kids are doing.
Very good on stopping the binge. It may have been your subconscious that took over, what with those floating calorie numbers and the nausea, but it did the job.

Crystalconsults - I do it by exercising so's I can eat more. Today's the first day of my weekend. I ate a 50-cal bag of freeze-dried apples, got out and walked and ran for 30 minutes, had an iced decaf coffee with 4 oz skim, walked another 25 minutes, did a bit of shopping (see backpack, above; I wanted to find a suit-style jacket but nobody in the shopping center had one in my size), walked most of the way home (The Man In My Life saw me from the car and I was tired enough to take a lift home). Had a corned beef and Muenster roll-up with a big handful of dark greens smashed in, a red bell pepper, and a bowl of yogurt and fresh strawberries, and MFP tells me I still have 1161 calories to go.
Mind you, a month ago I'd'a said, "Yeah, right," to anyone who suggested that I might ever walk a few dozen yards before doing anything else, let alone a couple/few miles. My eyes woulda rolled so far they'd'a stuck and I'd be looking up at my skull in the dark.
If you're doing Subway, go for the chopped salad rather than the sub. And check their online calorie lists before you order.

DeeDee - might be worth asknig your doc about sniffable antihistamines. They're in a bottle that sprays a mist up the nostril.

Katla - cool about the RV and your lovely sister-in-law. Do you get to drive it, too?

peepster - yeah, I don't understand why building a/c is so high. I was wearing a fleece jacket *and* using a space heater yesterday.
Holy penny-farthing, Batman! That girl can RIDE!

Lesley - great steppin'!
Do you get fiber with your juicer? I know some filter out all the pulp.

bkrimpet - great bike makeup for the naan! And yeah, on negativity all over, including the mirror.

Fitbitter, welcome! Afraid I can't help with your question; have 7 years before 70. Just wantedto say hi.

Naiomi - Good going increasing resistance! What about doing 10 min on the lower level, then raising it for another 15?

Lenora - Do you like character-based mysteries? A lot of us on my first online home love Louise Penny's books about Inspector Gamache. They get really good from about the fourth on, but it's best to start at the beginning because the characters develop as you go along.
And that's great about the seizures controlled - and yeah, definitely that goes before cholesterol.
Rain kept you outa the pool? I bet it was really the lightning.
Holy cow, what a saga with the MD.

Meg Blair - way to go on the morning walk! If you go with da man and da dawg, bring back pix of the evil geese.
Funny how-we-met story. :-D
Good thought about lemon juice on salads. Lime juice might work, too. I love a squirt of either in water.

Michele in NC - next time it's all desserts, what about bringing a bowl of strawberries and a big tub of Light & Fit Greek vanilla yogurt?
And you didn't eat everything in sight, so that's a win. Or at least not nearly as bad as it mighta been.

Margaret - I can see why you wanted the desk and china cabinet! sorry about the damage.
And Yay for salsa dancing husband! I couldn't get Larry to go dancing even before his back surgery in February.
What age range is your kids' book for? Picture book? Chapter book? YA?
There's a lot of info about writing query letters & other marketing matters on my home site - and once people get to know you, you can put one up and get a critique. It's free, and the staff's all volunteer.
Fingers still crossed for the appraisal.


SlenderClassy- surely painting the back fence counts as exercise! Congrats - and very cool about your xerescaping plans.
Go you, ideed! Yeah, money's important, too.
And very cool about your son's chance to impress college scouts.

yanniejannie - ouch, sorry to hear abut the foot.
Aargh. Ya never need misogynistic jerks, but it's worse when you're already under a lot of stress.


beth - yikes, about the aspartame reac. Have you ever tried monk fruit sweeteners? I learned about monk fruit (luo (or lo) han guo (or kwo)) through research for this article.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20120812/WIRE/120819901?p=all&tc=pgall
I suspect that obesity management includes weight loss strategies as well as other matters.

DJanet - hives really bad reminds me of high school. I'd get giant hives the night before a band/solo & ensemble contest or all-state audition. My face would swell up, my eyes turn to slits and my lips to hotdogs. Off to the ER for a shot of ... not quite adrenaline but something similar ... followed by Benadryl.
Excellent about the metformin!
And love the line about getting one's knickers in a knot.

JanetR - glad your house cleaner's still interested in working for you, after all.
This week's graph's been dispiriting - got down to 159, then right back up to 160, where I've been since.
And yuor oldest granddaughter sounds like an impressive kid.

gaworthington welcome and congratulations on your loss so far!

Lillian - sounds like a fun day with the grandboy. Not allowed to run thru the sprinkler? That takes half the fun out of a summer day! (Is his mom willing to say "that's a gramma-only play"?)

Becca - yup, exercise does rev up the metabolism. And very cool about feeling powerful. You are woman, hear you roar!

Joyce - hey, I've left my camera in restaurants. So far (phew!) always gotten it back.
And yeah, don't fiddle with serious meds (and I don't have to tell you MS is serious) without talking to your doctor first.
Glad Charlie's stable.
Next time the "computer technicians" call, ask for name, phone number, anything else you can get, and then call the cops, or the feds.

Cynthia - hope you were able to chase off that cold.

Allison - Here's the folio I got for my mini. I got it thru Best Buy. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ultrathin-keyboard-folio-for-ipad-mini
The keyboard is much easier to type on than the screen.
The little dingus that fits over teh on-off switch came off, but even with my minimal fingernails I can reach the switch.
Great that you slept well!

Heather - fascinating story about your husband and his twin.
And very cool about the home gym. I think I have machine and space envy. <g>
(We have a spare bedroom, but it's full of the guys' board games.)
What *was* that delicious dinner again?
Darling grandbaby.

tere - sounds like time for an apology. <hugs> Sorry you're feeling off. Hope it goes away soon.
I'm curious - why a partial hysterectomy? Why not just get it all out?

Carol in NC - Wow. Not just out of surgery but coherent enough to write. Take care of y'self.

Kate - aw, gee. Sorry to hear about all the problems on the bike ride. Hope the next one's better.
The butternut squash and spinach soup does sound lovely. I'd have to make it just for myself. <sigh>

Becca - gee, what a pain, those short scrips, and one that the doc could change.
Elk and bald eagles - very cool. I'd ask if i could come live with you, except that I can't take cold weather.

Mary from MN - If the goodies are unopened, a a food pantry would probably be happy to get it.

Lisa - could you post a link to the original post of that list? I always like to see credits.

Sylvia - No, YOU didn't wreck your brand new van, the poor lost light-runner did. I'm so glad that nobody was hurt and that you have witnesses.
Yeah, your grandson watches too much TV. You can tell him that Larry used to explode things for the Army and says TV and movie car wreck explosions are utterly unrealistic. "It's really hard to get a car to explode. It can be done but it's not that easy."

Linda S Fisk - welcome back! I'm a newcomer to this group, too. My
sympathy for your husband's brain tumor, and your stress.

DrKatie - you were meant to meet.
A college friend was from Athens, Ga.

I love the Stephanie plum novels ,I haven't read past 15,ya,ll have to listen to one on audio book,the woman who does it is wonderful,I started listening to them when I worked at a factory, I would be laughing so hard with my headphones on everyone thought I was crazy lol.

loralou1571 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I'm 52 and headed in the right direction with my weight and exercise. So far I have lost 17lbs. I have a terrible time with carbs. You know the bad white ones. Does anyone have any suggestions on ways to help with these cravings? I could eat pasta/rice every day. Also with creamers. The ones that are healthier are terrible tasting. Any words of wisdom?

I had to bring my carbs to under 100 really try to stay around 50 carb a day. I like sugar free coffee creamer Coffeemate the Italian Sweet very good. You are doing well with your wt loss. My food diary is open you can friend me.
Good luck
Patsy
Lutz Fl

grandmallie wrote: »

I love the Stephanie plum novels ,I haven't read past 15,ya,ll have to listen to one on audio book,the woman who does it is wonderful,I started listening to them when I worked at a factory, I would be laughing so hard with my headphones on everyone thought I was crazy lol.

I love them too. I used to read them before going to sleep. My kids would come over to my room wondering what was going on because I was laughing hysterically!! Grandma and Lula are two of my favorite charcaters.

Sondre, SF, PA

Lestan48 wrote: »

Saturday and husband's 71st Birthday. Second one we married in 1976 and migrated to Australia and 1978 to get away from both our ex husband/wife. My daughter was 5 when we married and he brought hjer up as if her own.
4th day on Juice: "Top o' the mornin'" after training and "holiday Lemonade" after dog walk this afternoon
The "Pwerball" yesterday was really good and will do again. researching more juices
Daughter, 44, rang upset yesterday. She had seen oncologist and 2 lymph nodes removed last week were positive. She needs to do 4 rounds of chemo starting in 2 weeks, then radiation and then anti-oestrogen. I cannot help her and NEED to keep training and healthy eating and juicing

I hope and pray for the best outcome for your daughter. How hard this must be for all of you. I can't imagine. God bless you.

Sondre, SF, PA

fanncy0626 wrote: »

I'm giving the large candy bar away! It's melting chocolate for dipping strawberries...or making chocolate volcanoes. The man that my DH is giving it to is going to make the volcanoes. I may get one or two. But at least with them they can be frozen and eaten as a treat with my husband.

Mary from Minnesota

Hi Mary, Just had to comment on the large candy bar. The chocolate I work with, hand dipping chocolates is my profession, comes in 10 pound blocks!! Talk about something to gnaw on. Curious, what are volcanoes?

Sondre, SF, PA

peachstategal wrote: »

I met my husband at college when it was called North Ga College in Dahlonega. I remember the first time I ever saw him standing in line in the canteen. Most of the males were in the military program. We had one date when I was a Freshman. He actually dated 3 of my friends also. Somehow we got to be a couple in my Sophomore year. He graduated at the end of Winter Qtr. and went to Ft Knox to do basic training as a 2nd Ltd. I think I thought it was all over as he didn't communicate much. Then to my surprise he called me up and asked me to marry him. I made him tell my mom cause I didn't believe him. We got married about 6 wks later and I went to live with him at Ft Knox. We have been married 46 yrs in August. We have had 3 separations over the years. After the first, I went back to finish college. Most of our problems over the years were due to immaturity and parents who were poor role models. Thank the Good Lord that our life is mostly calm now.

Carol/Peach

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