WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016

Becca - If you continue with the hacking and coughing you might check with your MD to put you on a steroid like Prednisone. My lung MD put me on one after I had spent 3 weeks coughing; but, not as bad as I usually do going the antibiotic and cough medicine. I was very surprised that one round of it took that irritating hacking cough away. If your MD won't Rx it for you, ask to be referred to a 'lung specialist'. He even told me that I had bronchitis and usually I will get pneumonia if I don't get treated aggressively. I took my pneumonia shot last year, I think and it was the first Christmas that I was not 'sick' the whole time.

I've not been exercising for the past 2 weeks; just chilling.

Don't have anything to say, really ... just reading the posts since the last time I was here.

Hello everyone. My January goal will be to
recover from Holiday food and travel and drink more water. The thought of travelling home in too-tight jeans has prodded me to get back on that wagon, eat better and get off my duff. Took a 3 mi walk yesterday on a local trail and an hour walk around the hospital today while Dad was at his appt.
NJ Linda

❤️

I seem to be detecting that several
of us are having the same experience today of wanting more food--it is almost making me jittery!!! Hope we can all get back in the saddle without going crazy.
Beth, I agree today was way too cold. Slow going on the commute and the office never really warmed up. Took a walk at lunch and had no desire to mosey; facial skin was pretty stiff for a while! We really had been getting spoiled with temps over 30...
Pip, I would think that the workplace would encourage your health by letting you have mfp. But it is work thus is illogical. I am still wondering why it was okay for me to take an active shooter safety class but not first aid and CPR. If the personnel people keel over I am not certified to help them I guess.
Watched Downton last night and was glad there were some happy moments.
If the ulterior motive of mfp is to keep us so busy reading posts that we have less time to eat we are well on the way to be losing a lot of weight in the coming year, based on the number of posts there are lately!
Betty in Rochester

trublutopaz wrote: »

I'm having a very bad day. I wish I could cheer up. I wish I could laugh. It never rains but it pours.

I'm sorry!! I wish I could help! Here's a ((HUG))!! Tomorrow is a new day! Maybe the sun will shine down on you and give you new hope!

Mia: I hope you reach your goal weight at a satisfying pace, but the words "final goal weight" gives me the willies.

Linda: Thanks for your kind words. I'm inconvenienced but not in pain. My appointment to get a real cast is not until Wednesday & we have to drive into Portland. If I want it done close to home I have to wait until Friday. :noway:

Sylvia: Hugs to you and your wonderful DH, to your grandchildren, and to your son. :flowerforyou:

Dr. Katie: I haven't seen a doctor yet. The person who took care of me at the urgent care center is a Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioner. She did a good job putting me in a temporary cast. My diagnosis came from her. I'll see a doctor Wednesday. It is "closed fracture of distal end of right radius, unspecified fracture morphology." I've seen the x-ray. I'm anxious to get the cast but have been told that time had to go by for swelling to go down anyway. I know what I want, but it may be unrealistic. I want to go riding Saturday. Wish me amazing luck.

Alison: Congrats on carrots, an excellent choice. We can do this! :flowerforyou:

Terri: You know me very well. I don't want to miss my riding lesson. We'll see how it goes.

Noorah: I love your "will do" attitude & hobbies. They're a good foundation for a happy & healthy life. That is what makes success. Welcome.

Miriam: Your girls look happy. Nothing is better than that! :bigsmile:

Suzanne, FL: Tracking is the very best goal. Good luck, & stop by often for support. :flowerforyou:

Pat, Atlanta: Welcome! Jump in & join the conversation. Some of us are new like you, and others have been around for quite a while. I met my goals but stay for the support & healthy outlook. I know I'll backslide if I don't stay disciplined & log my food. The encouragement here is amazing. :flowerforyou:



Wednesday I get my official cast & leave the temporary one behind. I'm thinking of hot pink or purple. Turquoise would also be appealing. I hope to get my fingers back. This temporary cast goes all the way frpm above my elbow to just beyond my fingertips. :noway: :grumble:

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

January 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.

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Evening Ladies,

Mia, fantastic job of decluttering and what a wonderful way to throw a party. Good for you!!

CarolGA, my exercise consists of very little cardio. I mostly do stretching type things and light weights also. That is one reason I decided to do my two 5 minute moving activities. Just to mix it up a little. (actually very little)

Linda, good for you in walking away from the kitchen when you really “wanted” something sweet.

Sylvia, so sorry your plans were interrupted. Do you think if your son went in the hospital that he wouldn’t get out or is that just a worry he has? Keeping you and whole family in my prayers. ((((Hugs))))

Kay, I’m so proud of you for going to the gym. It sounds wonderful. I’m just trying to picture you “flailing around while everybody else did Pilates”. Lol

Lisa, well said on the work outs.

Miriam, the girls are so cute!!! Thanks for sharing.

to all the Newbies. This is a wonderful place for support and information. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

I'm only through page 12 but have to stop for the night and head to the bed. Tonight at the Moose I was a good girl and had a salad with chicken on it for dinner. I did have one drink but took my diet tonic with me. lol Tomorrow is another day to eat healthy and I'll be moving at line dancing, so that will be my exercise for the day.


I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day.

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

mollywhippet wrote: »

SanfordRoberts, what kind of art do you do? Is it your studio or a community studio of some kind? I love my pottery studio but it is terribly lonely there. I'm working on ways to get some more people in there, like turning my gallery into an artist's coop. I hope that works out. I have a load of plates in the kiln right now that some kids made at a birthday party, but it was too hot to unload. They were really cute going in, so I hope they turn out well. San Diego is such a beautiful place!

Hi @mollywhippet
I have a studio that is in a building with about 12 other artists. I started there mainly to have a place to keep my stuff and to work, but I have loved the community of artists that are there very much. An added bonus. I design theatrical scenery for a living and my personal artwork is 'mixed-media', collage based. I work with old papers and vintage books/etc. I will try to post a picture...

trublutopaz wrote: »

I'm having a very bad day. I wish I could cheer up. I wish I could laugh. It never rains but it pours.

I'm so sorry. I can relate. I hope things improve for you soon!

Did a segment of the Butt Lift DVD I have, held my plank for 2 min 47 seconds (one more second that before), then the extremepump class.

Linda - good for your sister, bad for your BIL

Katla - I can't see why you can't ride with a cast on your wrist. Now if it was a full arm cast, that might be a different story.

Carol in NC - saw that post about the jeans, too and thought it so cute

Lenora - Vince has a loaded gun in a safe by his bedside. All the other guns are locked away in the big safe

Welcome everyone new! This is a great place

lemonhead - happy birthday!

Heather - how wonderful that you've kept your commitment to your alcohol. Personally, I'm not much of a drinker. That is, UNLESS it is real real sweet wine. Even then, I'm just not much of a drinker. I probably should have some red wine every night for my, is it the LDL or the HDL -- one of them. But I just don't have any desire for it. So sorry for your aches

trublutopaz -- if you fell asleep, you body probably really needed it

Kim - all's I can say is that there are lots of things that happen in Season 6 of DA. Still haven't seen the last episode, tho. The gal hasn't gotten it yet from her son.

Joyce - how sweet about those girls

Allison - I made a mess in the kitchen yesterday. I made these cauliflower bread sticks, and when you cut up cauliflower you know how messy it can be. Well, Vince is one of these people who believes everything should be real clean and he commented (repeatedly) about how the floor was a mess and questioned if I should be walking on the rug, am I grinding it down into the rug etc. I finally said to him "I'll vacuum it when I can, but if you'd like to vacuum it in the meantime, that's fine". He went to the other garage. Good for you getting thru to Tom!

MaryGrace - boy, you sure have had a lot going on. So good that you have a handle on it.

Lisa - I never knew your workout. Very interesting! What is a "rolling stair stepper"?

After exercising went to the Salvation Army then home then senior bowling. After bowling we stopped at CVS since I needed vitamins and they were on sale BOGO, plus I had a $1 off coupon plus I got another $2 coupon from CVS, also got soup to donate. Tonight I go to a friend to pick up some parsley from her, then ceramics, then mahjongg. Update: she's having a bad day so I'll pick up the parsley on Wednesday. I think she's getting depressed.

The lady hosting mahjongg tonight made this "Russian Tea". It's basically tea with sugar and fruit juices, some cinnamon and cloves. I thought it was too much on the sweet side.

Denise called the other day, said that she thinks she found the place where she'd like to have the reception. She talked to Vince since she called his cell phone. From what he told me, she's looking at October of 2017. Yet, yesterday she was telling me how Pete's mother has ALREADY picked out her dress. A year and a half before the wedding?

Got very cold here today. I wore a coat. After dinner I left to go to ceramics (since then I leave to go to mahjongg and Vince usually stays). On my way there Vince called to say that he had severe diarrhea. It just came on, so he wouldn't be going to ceramics.

The plan for exercise tomorrow is to do some HIIT and then I volunteer at the Green Room.

Sylvia - you made me smile at the haircut comment

DJ - good plan to get exercise in

Carol/Peach - many times I really like having tuna. But our cats will not eat the tuna juice. Now give them salmon juice and watch them fight for it!

Barbi - the best advice I can give you is to LOG, LOG, LOG. Welcome!

tattytrue - what kind of exercise do you do? I'm always on the lookout for something diffferent

miriam - so glad there are no serious injuries, but so sorry you feel just the same

pip - how rude of your work!!!!

Sylvia - you are a true blessing to your son and his children

Melanie - I'm with you, I wouldn't want to be a 25year old again, either.

Alison - good for you choosing those carrots

Becca - feel better fast

NJ Linda - I'm originally from NJ. What part are you from?

NC Carol - good for you submitting your application. It's bitter sweet to leave PT, like you said, you're leaving your friends. But on the other hand, it's showing that you're getting stronger. We didn't have snow today. It was very cold, but that was all. I always prefer bone-in chicken breasts, I think they are a bit juicier.

trublutopaz - so sorry you're having a bad day. Tomorrow will be better.

Rori - do you need another partner? I think Reiki is so interesting

Michele in NC

Katla49 wrote: »

ps: I want you to know I did ALL of my post left handed. I WANT MY RIGHT HAND FINGERS BACK!!! Katla the Grump

You are amazing, dear Katla. Good thots coming at you that by Wednesday you have right-handed fingers and a mobile right elbow. BIG (((hugs))).

Janetr okc

Rori wrote "Good news: I have to get my driver’s license renewed, and noticed today that the weight I put down last time is 23 pounds more than where I am today. I know I fudged that number big time because I didn't own a scale at that time and only weighed once a year at the doctors office."

This made me laugh. I had not gotten a new DL since my 125# loss. I had not been asked for ID in ages, while shopping a young cashier asked for ID. She looked at it, looked up at me and asked "is this you?" I did the happy dance all the way to my car. Congrats! Great NSV, thanks for sharing.

Janetr okc

Michele in NC, I live near Atlantic City, was born in western NY, currently in last week of visit to Denver.

Everyone, I'm glad to see all the support in this group.

I started MFP 16 mos ago, picked the slowest rate to lose, to avoid the rebellion effect, and started using Youtube for zumba workouts. July 2015 i started the 30 day Beginning Weight Lifting that popped up in the daily blogs. Ive been gradually adding exercises and increased from 3lb to 10lb dumbbells since then. Expected to lose 10 lb, hoped to lose 20, and really lost 30. Now aiming to be healthy and strong. Faithful logging really shows me the impact of my food choices. Come Tax season, I'll have to start skimming the posts, I'll be even less visible. This forum begins and ends my day. I'm rooting for all of you. :-D