WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2016
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Hi gals,
Mary – so glad to see you, wow has shep grown!
Janetr – not really smell it but taste it -
Heather – what a drag that your island stop had to be cancelled.
Katla – I too love my yoga and think as a beginner you need an instructor – maybe after a year or two I could do some of it at home…
NYKaren – great job! You did exactly right, and I think it was perfect that you told them you get your support away from the office. You are not beholden to them for help… excellent to keep as much as possible these things separate.
Lisa – you sound like the gi upset is history – that is good. And getting a DH fix might be a good idea.
Debbie – take it slow! Getting hurt will make the trip to health even longer!
Alison – NO Tom should not give you any flack or you can just start charging him for the maid jobs $25 for each load of laundry, $20 per meal…. But as for $100 being enough for a wedding gift, that is more than I could afford, and I really think it is the thought and a carefully chosen item, not the $$ value.
Larissa – excellent choice and priorities!!!!
Katiebug – I was just wondering what was up with you… congrats on walking with no pain – the contest should be against yourself – and you came in first!!!!!
Michele – the changes that are made in thread or even in food is enough to drive you nuts!
Pip – you are a champ! The miles you are riding is impressive!
Karen – you are not that new…. I really think when a newbie starts being a regular poster they stop being a newbie as we get to know you.
Working on some “emergency” projects from folks who did not plan for graduation gifts… but a rush charge is always nice extra $$ .
June Goals
1 fun thing a week, graduation, visiting with vickie
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday
Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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Thx godmomkim ;0)0
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Hi all. Ive been on MFP since before christmas and I am so happy that I have finally found something that works for me. This community is awesome.
A little background on me. I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver last August and pre-diabetes. I was told if I didn't lose weight and change my life style I would be looking at a transplant in my near future. That was unacceptable to me. I have a husband that I love, a son who Im not ready to leave yet and a grandaughter who is every thing to me. I am only 54 and even tho I was acting and feeling like I was 80, I wanted to fight this with everything I had. I started at 272 and am now down to 185. Was wearing size 24 jeans now I wear 14. Better yet my liver enzymes are normal and my a1c is now a normal 5.4. I have taken up running, yoga and am starting kickboxing next week. I have never been this active in my whole life. I feel fantastic. I walked bloomsday in may which is a 12k, did a 5k the following weekend, have one more coming up in august and went ziplining. I couldnt do that last summer because I was over their weight limit. My life has changed soooo much over the last 9 months and I have to say that the best thing Ive ever done is join MFP. The support and acceptance that I have found here was the difference between succeeding and failing for me. Id like to think that maybe I could have done this by my self, but lets be honest....I couldnt do it before I found MFP. I like reading everyone elses stories and I cheer inside when someone has a good day, or achieved a goal. Its begining to feel like family and reading this thread with old friends and new seems so comforting and comfortable. Its a pleasure to meet you all and I hope to get to know you all better.
Paulina, Addy Washington6 -
I woke up early, so I'm having a chat with you lovely people. Slept fine. I think I'm going to schedule our morning tea for a bit earlier tomorrow. Want to watch the scenery as we approach Svalbard and Longyearbyen. And Penny. :bigsmile:
I'm going to swim first thing after breakfast. That way I don't have to take my make up off again. The showers down there are good, so I wash my hair at the same time. I'm a "proper"swimmer, with swim cap and goggles and put my head under water, but my hair does get wet. It's about 4 strokes across the pool. :laugh:
Hope to do a bit of deck walking as well.
I'm eating great on the cruise, but wine bumps up the calories and yesterday, because of the swell, I did no extra exercise, apart from going up and down the stairs and going to different rooms. I could just about have done chair, or floor exercises, but it was hard to stay upright.
Every public room has a hand sanitiser which squirts out foam when you put your hand inside. This is to minimise Norovirus outbreaks. The foam hasn't irritated my skin at all, so I use it at every opportunity. It's much better than ones I have used before. When you come back on the boat it's the same.
I will be getting washed for breakfast in a minute. DH still asleep. Irish Terry - it's Phil Vickery from This Morning as the celebrity chef today. Talking about all sorts of things, including gluten free and maybe demo-ing. Got to get swum an hair dried before that.
Love to all. Heather, motoring hard towards Penny at the Pole.5 -
Larisa: Congrats on the new job!
Pip: Way to go!
Michele: I'm not into kick boxing either. Apparently my hamstrings are really tight as well. It turns out that I have a severe hamstring strain and possibly multiple tears. I was in so much pain today that I got an appointment with a physiotherapist. Who'd have thought that bending over planting seeds could cause this much damage! Here I thought I'd be good since I'm now getting in 10,000 steps a day. Not so.
..apparently according to internet research walking does not stretch or strengthen hamstrings.
Welcome to all the newbies.
Carey- Northern Alberta2 -
Well after several tries I am finally at the point where I can post. Can I remember all I read???????? Well I know that Mary is still with us, Heather is closer to Penny, Lisa is feeling much better and wants to snuggle with her hubby, Larisa accepted a GREAT job, some one had to talk to high uppers about a personnel problem and came out shining, you all are talking about fruit leather and i have no idea what in the world you are talking about!
I just know I have been busy. Hey ladies, I don't get busy the kind of 'get busy' some of you do. But I have been busy. I finally got to talk to my sister and Christina. I have tried to call both of them since Charlie came home form the hospital and haven't been able to get them. I don't know why young people, and my daughter is close to 40 so she is close to the age of some of you so I hope you aren't this way, feel the only way of communication is by text, facebook message or face book. I want to hear my loved ones voices. I want to hear the emotions and not just see an emoticon. A year ago I didn't even know that term. Now even my husband does. I think it was on Wheel of fortune one night and he just looked at me and said 'what!'. my oldest grandaughter, 14 going on 24 has discovered the wonderfulness of her cleavage!!!! Bless her heart, she is a full A, should be going into a B pretty soon and I think she is no bigger than a 32 but she now has cleavage. Christina has been invited to a wedding and is not a wedding person because that means you have to wear something other than jeans and UK sweatshirt. So little Ellie, all of her 9 year old social self is going with her Daddy and will get all dressed up. I am sure she will want to wear her tiara! Who here wears one all the time???? have I gone crazy, who is it.
OK, Charlie's appointment. He had this real hard area at the top of his abdominal incision. So after nurse took out staples, and doctor felt around said hard area, he took the blunt end of Q-tip and gently put it in the top and out poured a bunch of stuff that didn't need to be in there. So now I am packing this area 3 times a day. It hurts to know that you are doing something that physically hurts a loved one. But I love doing something that is so elemental in my old surgical nursing care. Well that and helping him put on a new ileostomy bag. I mean, who would have thought that Charlie and Joyce would be doing the amount of hugging, kissing and telling each other they love each other just because he now has this ileostomy that requires me to use a lot of tender loving and totally unconditional care of him. Why would I want some other person to come into my home when I know I am doing that to help him. And I am getting the love from him all through it. But the poor cat. Her world is so messed up. Charlie isn't sitting on his love seat with her right beside him to get belly rubs. The love seat isn't stationed at an L with the couch so she can sit on the big armrests of both and touch both of us at the same time. He is sitting in the recliner that belongs in the man cave and the love seat is in the wrong place. Everytime she tries to get on his lap, we have to gently take her off. I wonder if that is why her immune system is wacky right now and she is sneezing so much. I try to just put her on the arm rest of his recliner but that's not her spot. So he jsut reaches down and pets her head when she wants so much more.
Also went to choir practice and it was so wonderful to be up in that choir loft and singing with that small choir making beautiful music.
OOPS, I think the ground sirloin is still sitting out to thaw that is going to make a meatloaf tomorrow. Gotta go
Joyce, Indiana Oh Pip....*4 -
Hi everyone. I'm looking for supportive friends and I'm over 50. This looks like a place that might fit the bill for me4
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Joyce - When I read your description of how you are helping Charlie now and how he is reacting, I was tearing up. I'm so glad to hear that he has found yet another way to show he loves you, in addition to singing "your" song at karaoke.
But the poor bewildered cat!
The ship that broke down north of Svalbard last week and had to be towed to safety is still docked at the coal pier. It was scheduled to depart with another set of passengers yesterday. It's a pity for the people who missed out on a lot of their cruise last week, but those who were supposed to embark yesterday may get essentially the trip they booked, because a sister ship to the crippled one arrived in port this morning.
I went to choir practice last night and had a great time! This is a between year. We can only afford to do major productions every other year, and we did Fauré's requiem in February. So now we're learning a whole slew of songs from northern Norway. We'll build up a repertoire and have a themed concert sometime in the spring. Yesterday's new song was a stoic and evocative one called "Waiting for a boat" about watching the evening close in over an empty boat slip - empty of both boat and husband. In northern Norway, many women my age can tell of fathers, brothers and classmates lost at sea.
It was a hard life!
In a week or two, when the school year ends, our numbers will plummet - both in the choir and in the town as a whole. Even though the summer up here is magical, many families to go to the mainland. Maybe parents feel obliged to make sure their children know certain facts of life: what trees are, that flowers can grow to be quite tall, and that you are actually allowed to pick them! Our strict environmental protection laws prohibit anything that might disturb plants or animals. The other day I heard a big sister scolding her little brother severely because he had picked a single blossom. :flowerforyou:
NYKaren - Good for you for making it through the investigation. Even though I can clearly see the need to answer the question and nothing else, I would have to pinch myself the whole time not to elaborate - especially if I got prompted to say more.
Allie - My guess is Tom will give you flak regardless. Just ignore him. He has no right to complain about how you spend your money, but he has no right to complain about all the other things he complains about either. Does that ever stop him?? :grumble:
Larisa - YAY for a new high-powered job!
I must confess I don't have a formal gratitude list (maybe I should!) but if I did, it would include several of the things that have been mentioned in this thread recently. Or, to be more precise, their absence from my life. I have:
No snakes
No difficult co-workers
No 90+ temperatures
No aches and pains
Okay, I'm not allowed to pick flowers, but I'll do that when I get to the mainland and in New Hampshire later on this summer.
My current bummer is that my North Pole gifs have stopped working. I'll just have to sign off with ordinary words.
/Penny at the North Pole1 -
I'm over 50 and need to lose 80 pounds.I need faith in myself that I can do this and need all the support I can get. I would love to join your group.3
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joyce it is so wonderful that DH is healing and he can accept your loving care, how beautiful
Penny heather have fun together I sense a "conference" post and great pics coming this way
Amidst all of my work drama I forgot to mention a silver lining..I have been working with a 17 year old high school student who is headed to college to become a teacher. She has been my intern these past 4 weeks helping out. To work with this hardworking, focused young kid with great initiative and who DOESNT HAVE HER PHONE IN HER HAND EVER!!! gives me great joy. Friday will be her last day but I will be attending her graduation as an invited guest, how lovely!
Have a great day everyone. NYKAREN3 -
good morning my friends~
slept pretty well and today is my unpaid day off from work, but have to go in for about an hour this afternoon to have something fixed, and then go to a wake tonight....
Yes Tom is a tightwad and takes care of all the bills,so my paycheck goes into our joint checking account.. I get 20.00 a week spending money and I usually just save that..I will speak with him over the weekend about taking a certain amount of cash with me and be able to use the debit card otherwise...1 -
Mary so happy to see you back and that you are so improved. I've thought of you often as I notice my arms losing muscle. You got me started doing wall pushups with your enthusiasm. But without your gentle nudging alas i have stopped. I did just read Strong Women Stay Young from the library and then ordered a copy from Half Price Books (love that store!). I have the right weight dumbbells to start but need the ankle weight. Looking forward to having you back all the time! 1
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Allie I also was wondering what happens to the money you earn. Does Tom take care of all the finances and gives you an allowance? Maybe you should bill him for taking care of his Dad. I'm sorry Allie I'm not trying to be a smart a@@ but you deserve so much more!!! Life's too short - be happy!
About your question regarding a wedding gift I think it's ok to spend less. Are they registered somewhere like a department store? Those not only tell you what they want but what has already been purchased. I hope our have fun at the wedding and a memorable time with your Dad. 1 -
Morning peeps-
It was like 14-16mph winds yesterday by the time I was ready to go home so I didn't ride home yesterday, took the train then rode. What I did to kill time waiting for the train I rode around the parking lot waiting for the train and I was able to get 2.5mi in, BONUS!1 -
Oh welcome new peeps-!1
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I will be 65 in October and I lost over 50# and kept it off for more than 2 years. This year a combination of things have impacted my life and what did I do but eat and quit exercising. I gained over 20# this spring and feel awful. My feet and joints hurt. I injured my lower back and after resting it for more than 2 months it was worse than ever. My clothes don't fit. I feel crabby and am not sleeping well.
So June 1 I put myself on a 30 day challenge. I will get on my gazelle (elliptical) for 40 minutes every day and begin strength training again with reverse situps to heal my back. I wil do a serious reboot on my food plan to cut out 2nd helpings, buffets, extra calories from snacks, and add in massive amounts of fresh vegetables and fruits. I will add back in some herbal supliments and post every day to keep myself committed.
I think my head is in a better place and after only 4 days I feel better and am down 4#. I know I can do this!!5 -
Paulina ~ Welcome to a caring group of ladies.
Dr. Katie ~ Congrats on finishing your race. I cannot even walk a mile much less 5.
Larissa ~ Wishing you a great time in your new job and the bonus of it being close to your home and gym.
Mary ~ So good to hear from you and glad you are feeling good.
Heather & Penny ~ We all look forward to hearing about your meeting.
DH has his antique show this weekend so I am going to steam clean the carpet. That's about it for my exciting life!
Carol
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I am so happy!
Today is my annual physical and I did not want to weigh myself until today but had a good estimate of my weight when I started using MFP 44 days ago.
So I got on the scales this morning....drum roll please...I've lost 13 lbs !! Yes, my goal was a pound a week and I have lost (on average) 2 lbs a week!
BTW - I am NOT looking around to find where that lost poundage has gone.
Charleen in Colorado (Today is a good day)6 -
VirginIslander, welcome.
Larisa, Congratulations!
Sylvia, missing you...
Love y'all,
Lisa - headed back to town, came out to the ranch for the night.
It was a good night.
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