WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2015

Margaret in Minnesota, I'm so sorry about your husband's diagnosis. I hope they are wrong... or if they're not, that it's at an early, early stage.

Lisa in West Texas

Margaret in MN - oh, sweetie, I am SO sorry to hear this news. Please know I will be praying for your husband and you. Lots of love and healing thots.

Janetr OKC

So many prayers going up for you who need it now.

Cracker has been so easy to train; today it was misting outside and he did what she was supposed to do (pretty quickly); still not sure if she'll go outside when it is actually raining. I'm thinking about buying a raincoat for her; but, will wait until I take her in for her 'puppy bath' ad decide on if she likes water or not. MD appointment on Thursday, so I will stop and drop her off; and maybe pick her up after lunch, if they will let me do that. The vet let me do that the other day so I could run a couple of errands. Maybe Pet Smart will let me do the same. Don't want someone to hear her crying and whining and break into the car to get her out. She was so excited to see me that she put her head on my shoulders and wrapped her front paws around my neck. Mainly because there was a massive pit bull dog in the waiting room that the owner was having a time controlling it. Cracker rarely barks, is a fast runner and loves running round with my sons' 2 dogs; and running off 2 of their 4 cats. Tuxter-Muxter takes car of the 2 other cats. My DOS and his family have about 3 cats too many and maybe 1 dog too many; but, his wife doesn't know the concept of 'no' ..... I think they should get rid of a few of them because they don't take any of them (cats) who never go to the vet. The 'cute' little kitten has turned into a 'feral' cat. Jenn put it out so it would not destroy their house any further. Two of the cats stay outside since they are 'mousers'. One cat that does come inside won't use a kitty litter box under any set of circumstances. He is a wanderer.

I had a 'new' 1969 VW Beetle when I went off to art school; thankfully I did to take the 1960 Ford Fairlaine that we all called it "The Blue Bomb" from HS. Baby blue, heater, and radio and that was all it had on it; think the 'baby blue' was one way my Daddy knew what I was up to. Boyfriend had a 1956 Ford with a pink and gray paint job that he had restored. In the 60's it was a time when the guys would by an older car to restore. He taught me how to drive a 3-on-the-column. Another friend taught me how to drive a 4-in-the-floor - good thing since that was what my Beetle had.

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MNMargaret, I will keep you and your DH in my thoughts, I am so sorry to hear. Karen

Margaret - I am so sorry to hear about your DH's health! We are here to support you in anyway that you need. We will be praying for him and your family.(((hugs)))

Pip - your shoulder looks great! Have you had the go ahead to do more exercise?

Janetr - thanks! There are quite a few of us that have the trouble of not sleeping. I don't like to take any pills so I try to just relax.

I've got to do my StrongLifts 5X5 today and plan on taking a walk after that. We brought the storm windows in to paint that will be my job for the afternoon.

Have a great day everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

Mindy – Sorry for your worries about your daughter. It’s sad that she can’t learn from your experiences, but some things just have to be learned in person. I hope she comes through this life lesson a stronger person.

Becca – Your story about singing at work reminded me of a time when I would sing to my co-workers. I rather miss that. I wonder just how much I would bewilder people if I started up again.

Kim from N. California – In my experience (being a Midwest gal) an advantage of an urban area is being able to find a number of free or very reasonable events. What are your interests? I have 2 friends who have made new friends by joining book clubs and walking clubs. My area has meetings of discussion groups for various topics and workshops to learn new skills. Often the workshops do have a materials fee or some small fee for the instructor (some have a ridiculously huge fee) so those (if your area has them) might involve more money than you are comfortable spending.

MNMargaret – So sorry to hear that DH has cancer. Sending you great big squishy hugs and holding you in my heart as you navigate through this storm.

Mia in MI

October goals:
Continue to honestly log food every day
Weigh and measure all food that I prepare at home
Get at least 15 min per day of aerobic exercise
64 oz. water (or what counts as water for my program) daily

Word for the month - PERSEVERE

I know that some of you might be doing the five-day fast that I had the 8 pound 9 inches loss on.

So here are my post fast results. I went back to eating normal food. Which meant we went out for Chinese and had bacon that evening! A lot of salt! The next day and I gained 1 pound. Then the following day I stayed within 1300 cal but had stirfry with soy sauce and sweet chili sauce. Gained .2 pounds. My eating of food that has high sodium value I think added to water retention. Also I felt clogged up. The next day I gained one more pound it'll total of 2.2 pounds. I know that on the diet I eat clean. Even when I made stirfry on the diet there was no added soy sauce or sugar. On the diet we both noticed that we Felt like it was acting like a cleanse as well.

I am back to losing weight again after gaining of 2.2 pounds post fast. Today I am down .4 pounds. Not a big change but going in the right direction. I did not regain any of the inches that I lost! That is a very positive result. My husband experienced similar results. He regain two pounds but has since lost them and is also losing again.

What I learned is that eating clean healthy food makes a difference in water retention and digestion. It makes me want to eat clean and healthy. I really need to cut down on the sodium.

I think that this diet was a success for me and my husband. We are going to continue and do it once a month through the end of the year.

Mary from Minnesota

Happy Wednesday ! ! !

Becca – Yes. I miss the social aspect of life. I have some friends now, but most of them have slowed down. I have some friends that are parents of my son’s teammates, but most of those are seasonal, and most of the boys don’t cross-sport like my DS does. At the Honor Flight Saturday, I ran into a Delta employee that I talked to last month. She recognized me immediately, and we walked toward each other, hugged, then she hugged my Dad, whom she had never met. But I did show her the pictures of his face when he fell last month, and she told him how much better he looked. When we were leaving the airport, my Dad says “you make friends anywhere and everywhere, don’t you?” Of course he knew the answer to that. // One year I was working in the parking lot of Miller Park for Brewer’s games, and I got a quiet entry, so I spent my 4 hour shift singing just about every song I could think of, from Opera to 50’s and 60’s to Country. Just belted it out to my heart’s content. Some people looked at me like I was crazy, so I smiled. Fun ! ! ! Even as a little kid I dreamed of “being discovered” while singing for no reason. But, I keep singing because it is fun. I’m just not ready to grow-up and act like an adult. Hugs back ! ! ! (I like 3 ! in a row.)

Barbie – your structure and drive is an inspiration. I wish I could be the same. Maybe when I don’t have DS to cart around. Keep it up and Thanks ! ! !

DJ – I hope you love Big Lots as much as I love them. The problem is I rarely get out of there spending less than ½ of my paycheck. With the deals, and how their supply changes, I just have to buy a bunch of anything that I like. Enjoy ! ! !

Mindy – Hugs for DD and the enablers in her life. Tough love is painful, especially for the parent. I support you ! ! ! (((((((((( Numerous Hugs ))))))))))

Joyce – We still go to Sam’s Club for samples.

Kim – I just bought a cheap Brother ($275). It has 7 fonts for letters, and that’s what interests me. You are my inspirations for embroidery. Your machine, however, looked overwhelming, but I’m sure I can figure out mine. I will continue to feel you behind me (or on my shoulder) while I learn. // HealthCare : It is just not possible to make every single person happy with any policy. Some are effected differently, and everyone has different needs. No offense intended to Grits, but I just skip over those paragraphs, because my situation is probably completely different from anyone on this thread, and I want to stay happy. // Although it is highly unlikely that I will ever live in your area, I hope that we can continue to be friends in this venue. (((((Hugs))))) across the miles ! ! !

Sharon – I can tell you are a free spirit. Not everyone literally hugs people. On the internet it is easy to type. When it is right you will feel it. And if at an early part of your life someone pulled back from you, that’s bound to stick. Just keep being you ! ! ! (((((Hugs)))))

Work "huddle" then lunch coming up soon, so I need to send this off so it doesn't get lost in cyber-space like earlier this week. No late-night dipping chocolate, just my yogurt/granola.

In the meantime, Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee

fanncy - no go ahead til next visit, 11/10. still on the sling.

jsowa98 wrote: »

Thank you for this post. I've been looking for a community like this. I've been using FP for a couple months. I work out 3-6 times a week. I do a 5K 3 times a week, strength train, pilates, areobics, and yoga. I eat mainly a whole food diet and mostly vegetarian but I'm having such a hard time losing weight! I'm strong and have great endurance but can't shed the pounds. I'm 52 and, due to surgery, am post menapausal. Any suggestions.

Sounds like you're very active so the only thing I can think of (without being an MD & knowing your medical history), is to log those meals and take a look at your calories. I am finally losing some weight due to logging although I'm not on a super-healthy whole food & vegetarian diet. Kudos to you for smart eating!

Pip - Looking good, girl. So, so much better. When's your doc appt?

Janetr OKC

Heather - What is guinea fowl? Can you make a comparison or give me an example? DH won't try anything new, so my food knowledge is limited.

Thanks!

Oh no! I am not ready for this!



I was hoping that the snow would hold off until the end of November!

Mary from Minnesota

Terri - Guinea fowl is like a small chicken, but the taste is a bit more 'gamey'. I used to be able to only have it in France, but these days it is freely available in supermarkets over here. We have the breasts roasted one day and I try to do something clever with the rest of it the next day. Tomorrow I will make a curry with the leftovers and butternut squash. :bigsmile: I think it originally came from Africa. It is a very lean meat.

Oh Mary! Don't envy you that snow! It is mild and damp here at the moment.

My old school friend rang me this morning and we had a nice long chat. I will be seeing her next week in London when the four of us meet up for our twice yearly get together. We have booked for a posh dinner in the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, a Victorian Gothic masterpiece by Gilbert Scott. The dining room should be a sight to behold! All gilt and swags. On the Friday we are booked in for the Celts exhibition at the British Museum. Just my cup of tea. I've been watching some TV programmes about it.

DJ - I also did some writing this morning. About 'daddy-long-legs' in the bedroom when I was a child (don't see so many of them these days), and deliberately losing myself in the bedclothes. Also the fart competitions with my brother. :laugh:

Nearly finished copying and moving my photos/videos. It needed most of my courage. :bigsmile: I get so scared of new technology. But I did it! :drinker:

Also had 'the discussion' with DH about the draft wills. We are in agreement. Now I have to notify the solicitor of our couple of remaining questions. I also want to ask her about Lasting Power of Attorney, which DH is very reluctant about. I want to do it if it isn't too expensive.

All this concentrating gives me a headache!

Still no exchange scheduled for the rental.I have emailed the solicitor to hurry up.

Love Heather UK