WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2105

for those of you suffering from depression and anxiety I have been reading a good book recommended by my DS counselor. Feeling good by David Burns. It has a lot of good information. It has helped to deal with issues that have come up in the last two weeks. I can only ope for continued success and helping my son reach some type of potential. he also has one on relationships but I have not read it yet.

Gayle of Idaho

Joyce, oh sweetie, what a bad day all in all. I'm so sorry and know nothing to say to help you so I'm sending big (((hugs))). All of this is stressful and very hard on us, I think especially as we begin to get to the age most of us are reaching. We stress and get sick and don't sleep which makes it all worse and then it just takes so much longer to get over it. I don't mean just you either. I do the same thing, I've had a problem with sleeping for years. I take Ambien every night and have for years and I still consider it good if I sleep for 5 hours. It's usually only 4 hours. I surely hope you rest well and feel better tomorrow. No excuse for the landscaping/tree removal guy. It is just so hard to get good service of any kind anymore. Know you are not alone in these struggles and that we all care and understand. Take care of you.

Janetr OKC

Heather you're not missing much. The development corporation of the 70's ruined our lovely old market town. What they tore down would be considered criminal these days! Northamptonshire is pretty enough though.

Gayle I don't watch Eastenders very much. We can only seem to get golf, football and other sport on our TV

Lillian - many congratulations! How wonderful. I think I've had my last baby grandchild. I adore newborns. Hope you get to enjoy many cuddles.

Well, my bad news is that the visit I was SO looking forward to tomorrow has had to be called off because there is a tube strike in London. Driving is not an option as it will be gridlock. :sad: They are busy Friday, so it's got to be the 27th, their first free day! ! ! Sooooooooo sad. We will have to Skype or DGD will have forgotten us! ! ! ! Only heard about it on the radio when we were on our gym machines this morning. Sometimes the strikes are cancelled at the last minute, but it looks as if this one is definite.
Oh! Just had a text to say we can come up Mon 17th and give the nanny the afternoon off! ! ! ! ! ! Will do that as well, even though DH 's friend is coming to stay the next day and will have to dash off. Hate going too long between visits while they are young. We will just catch DS for half an hour when he gets home to bath them.

Wish they weren't nearly 3 hours away.

Must get on with strength training. Feeling all deflated.

Heather UK

Lillian~ congrats on the new grandaughter!!!!! being a grandma is the best
well I tried out the movie theater this morning at the gym.. it is neat you sorta forget you are exercising and watch the movie, so I did 45 min on the treadmill and 10 minutes on a bike and just a couple of the machines,,
I have been up since 1:45 this morning

Good morning. We are driving to KC in a blinding thunderstorm, but luckily we left early so should be there in plenty of time before her "procedure". It's hard to see the water standing in the road because it's still dark. Glad hubby is driving.

Good Morning Everyone. It's day 5 for me and I am down 2 pounds, which feels great. What a super motivator. I can't do the multiple responses on one email, as I don't know how, except maybe you guys have fabulous memories (and I don't).
Katie..your son's new home looks idyllic. I hate cleaning, so you're on your own there.
Mollywhippet, driving in thunderstorms is nerve wracking. Thinking of you, white knuckling it.
Lillian - congratulations on the grandchild.
Back to the grind. Have a nice day everyone.

Gayle of Idahofor those of you suffering from depression and anxiety I have been reading a good book recommended by my DS counselor. Feeling good by David Burns. It has a lot of good information. It has helped to deal with issues that have come up in the last two weeks. I can only ope for continued success and helping my son reach some type of potential. he also has one on relationships but I have not read it yet.
Carol ~ GA ~ PeachDH is getting ready for his monthly antique show. Four days out the month he is away and it always makes everything seem off. I get tire of him being here all day but then I hate it when he is gone. Does that sound crazy?
barbiecatAlison, I have an Omron HJ-72OITC pedometer that I bought from Amazon in 2010. It syncs with the software on the computer via a USB cord.....the calorie counts I use for my exercise come from info I got when I regularly wore a heart rate monitor...I've never used a fitbit or any of the more current activity trackers. I have a pad of paper in my kitchen where I keep track of how many minutes I walk or ride the exercise bike or dance and then I use the calorie count numbers I got from when I had the HRM to figure out how many calories I burned....I have always been a few steps behind in technology.

Good morning and happy Wednesday everyone!

Gayle-I read that book quite a few years ago. It is always in my nightstand drawer ready to be looked at and reread.
Carol-Doesn't sound crazy to me as I feel the same way. When he is here he can be such a nuisance and when he travels for business I can't wait for him to get home! Crazy thing called love!
Barbiecat-I have had the exact same pedometer since 2010. Love the graph it creates with the little smileys! Otherwise I use Map My Walk which counts my fitness walking steps, distance and calories burned.

Off for my morning walk.

Cheri in sunny NE Ohio

Sylvia - I am so sorry for all the pain you and your son are going through. It must be so hard for him to know he will not be there for the children as they grow. Hugs to all of you. We have asthma in our family but luckily that is all, and their medication works well.

Katla - So typical that you get a harder work out after a big breakfast. Hope your scans in the afternoon went well.

Cheri - If only I could do a as the poster suggests!

Lillian and Poop - What beautiful doggies.

DJ - Belated congratulations on your 47th Anniversary. Love the picture, you look wonderful.

Jane - What wonderful news about baby Nathan. Hope he gets stronger and all goes well with him.

Beth - congrats to son on his music achievements, sorry for other son's medical problems.
You made me smile with comments about rumbling tummy in the acoustic room

Nancy - How awful to have clothes locked in washing machine for so long - if it was my work clothes I would have to rush out and buy more as I only have a few of each item. - Up date - glad to hear someone should be out soon.

Carol - Lovely picture of grandchildren.

I typed a long rant about lack of customer care from grocery delivery company but decided I felt better after typing and did not need to dump all my grumbles on you as some are having a lot more to worry about.
Just to say that when I work out how to post a photo on here I will try to send one of Daniel-Lee who is gaining weight and doing very well.

Gilly, Suffolk UK

Heather ~ Here is our young friend's latest blog report.

http://www.iatemywaythrough.com/2015/08/my-big-fat-slovakian-wedding/

Carol - Peach

Woo-hoo! Yesterday at 'weigh-in' had only gained 1lb even though had gone on a 4-day vacation and did not stay w/i my caloric intake. Knew I would not be eating 'right' - DGD can 'put away some food'. Wondered if we had brought someone else's DGS along. We did a whole lot of walking. Maybe that was the reason that I only gained 1lb. My calves were 'screaming', especially the day we walked for 4 hours solid.

Lump in my left arm removed yesterday and will be sent to pathologist - might hear back on Friday or Monday. MD did not think it would come back as anything but 'B9' nodule. But it had increased in size, ergo the minor surgery to take it out. Four stitches to close. If I get in pool, I will have to remember to keep that arm out of the water; but, MD said it would be ok; but, to keep it covered and change the patch daily. Can shower today and change patch! Yeah!

I've got to enter my weight for this weigh-in. Might start entering the other things such as size of arms, legs, and whatever. My shorts are hanging on my hips. They'd still hang low because my tummy is going 'down' a lot slower than I want; but, at least I can bend over and fasten my shoes without help. Feel so much better.

Yesterday my BFF was sick so we could not 'go out to eat for lunch'. I decided to ask my DDnL (one that lives next door - who I've had a slight problem with getting along with). She was surprised; and our lunch was pleasant. We talked about weight and loss and gain. She made the comment that her SnL thought that I should be eating more calories. I told her that I would continue eating the caloric intake that my MD has set for me to lose weight. It's low; but, protein shakes and bars and then a 'meal' that is no more than 550 calories (or less). Told her that I had a 5-page meal plan and would copy it for her. She's tried just about everything; but gives up after 10lbs lost because she is not losing it all 'overnight'. She 'thinks' there is a magical pill on the market that she can take and lose 100lb overnight. She's a big eater, too, and the foods she eats are not good ones. Mac & Cheese, and other starchy foods. She admitted to weighing 260lbs and saying she knows she is a 'big' woman. Guessing weight on women is hard for me - mainly because I don't 'look' like I weigh as much as I do; but, 30 more lbs and I will be at the goal set for me by MD. He even decided that 150lb (more of less) would be a 'good weight' for me since I can't change my height (5' 4"). DnL is at least 5' 8 or 9" - a good 1/2 head taller than I am. Newest DnL is a thin woman; but, at least they (DsnL) like one another. I had told my (then at the time - fiancée of DYS) that I was not going to comment on my 'thoughts' about my DOS's wife - it would not be fair for me to comment and she needed to make her own decision about how she liked DOS's wife. I think that was the best thing for me to do and say. I know that DYS would not have liked for me to be disparaging towards her and I wasn't. I'm trying to have a good relationship with DOS's wife but I do see in her some of the things I haven't liked too much about myself at times.

I personally 'think' that she might be Bipolar as well. But, she would not agree. In reality - she is naïve about a lot of things and she wants to get into the middle of things and 'fix' them. Which can't be done - other than run the risk of making others 'mad'). She and DOS have a couple they are friends with (both wives and both husbands like one another). She wanted my DS to speak to this friend's husband and he told her 'no', because it would only prove that his wife had said something about their issues to DDnl) and he only thought it would cause more problems. She has another 'friend' whose husband neither of them 'like' and she wanted DS to say something to him. Again, 'hell no'! Apparently this friend feels like her husband is working all the time; but, one of the things that she mentioned is that she stays on the phone a lot - just like she does (only DOS won't say anything because he knows it will start an argument). But DH, who DOS works for, says she calls several times an hour to ask 'stupid questions'. Like what are you doing? How is 'working' a wrong answer? She would not know the people whose houses they are painting anyway - and as DH says 'what business is it of hers anyway'? He is far more vocal about the phone calls and some days it is worse than others. He was surprised that I had asked her to go to lunch with me yesterday; but, I will continue trying to put my best foot forward towards her so that DOS will see that I am 'really' trying to have a 'good relationship' with her and that I do not 'favor' my newest DDnL over her. But, she and DOS are already convinced that I 'favor' DYS over DOS as it is. Not true, how can you pick one child over another - when both are so 'wonderful'? Can't do it. I love them equally, just differently because they are so different in temperament.

PIP - you really need to give 'it' a rest when it comes to exercising. I know you are active; but overuse of a muscle meant to hold a bone in a certain position isn't helping it heal and might be making it worse. Try finding a pool to go to and do some movements there that will help all of your body. None of us want to see you hurt yourself more by continuing to work out as if you don't have broken bones (or concussion). It is hard to do; but, sometimes it is the best thing to do.

Thanks to all who have commented on my situation - I'm thrilled to have been seizure-free for a year. Hope that the seizure meds continue working for me. I just need to make sure that I don't miss dosages. Like I did yesterday. Forgot to take my AM meds before going into town and then spent all day there between appointments; and, by the time I got home, too close to time to take evening meds. Oh well, once in a while isn't too bad.

I love the support I get on this thread - just reading other's comments make me know that I am not in this boat all by myself.

To the person who commented about Windows 10. I've been told that it has some issues that need to be 'fixed' before I should add it to my computer (this coming from my technical support team). Sending my laptop back to HP for them to either service it (keyboard is not working correctly) or replacing it. I've only had it less than 6 weeks. I can hit keys and no letters/numbers will show up; then if I hit them again - it puts extra ones up; same with backspacing. So irritating when you are use to 'not looking' at keyboard or screen when you are typing, only to find out that you have to start over. How do you like having Windows 10 on your computer?

Dr Katiebug - the little house was darling! I know it will really be so 'cute' when y'all are able to get it cleaned out and cleaned up. Looks like it has a lot of privacy around it, too. Metal roof is great - we have one, too. Would never have another shingle roof on my house - ever!

Happy Wonderful Wednesday
And I pray that each of you will have a wonderful Wednesday

I will be back to "talk" when I am ready for a break! That seems to work best for me