WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2016

Charo How cute are you? Carol thanks for sharing!

Margaret

margaretturk wrote: »

Charo How cute are you? Carol thanks for sharing!

Margaret

Charro is my fur baby, Carol asked to see a pic of her face. But thanks so much, she's a bit spoiled lol

Janetr OKC

Thank you, Ladies, for the warm welcome!

You can call me Re... (like Do Re Mi)

I live in Allen TX - and I have been fat literally all my life - so I have a pretty realistic goals about losing weight. My career as a swimsuit model never went anywhere (*sigh*) so I really just want to be healthy and relatively pain-free as I age. I have heard from my parents - still chugging along in their 80's - that Aging ain't for Sissies... and I am beginning to believe them.

If I had lived a different life, I would be a curvy girl rather than a lumpy one... so maybe I can be a Silver Fox some day - but that is not my goal. I am really just all about being healthy and whole.

My Husband (DH?) broke his ankle last fall - and they put one of those things that looks like a giant TV antennae on his foot to stabilize the bones while it healed. Because he is also a "robust" individual, and for several reasons has not been very active over the last few years, they put him in a residential physical rehab place for a few weeks after he came out of the hospital so he could build up his strength to the point where he could haul himself in and out of the wheelchair on his own.

While visiting him in the Therapy room, I saw a woman in a wheelchair... she had a belly - the flabby saggy kind, very much like mine - but hers was larger - it reached all the way to her knee and was in danger of hanging over. She was quite a bit older than me - and I could totally see my future, if I didn't get my health under control. That was one of the major factors in my recent decision to get back on the diet trail. I am not sure what horrified me more... the idea of the huge (or hugER) saggy belly, or the idea of the chair - but I decided I was never going to go there.... so when he returned home, and got round to starting his outpatient physical therapy - several months later - I used the hour to go huff at my local gym.

I started with five minutes on the elliptical... years prior, I had been able to do 45 minutes at a go - but that first day, five was my limit. My heart-rate went nuts! But, I finished off with a nice walk on the treadmill and vowed to come back... which I have been doing since the end of March.

I know I can lose more weight... although I expect it will get more difficult as I get closer to a realistic "goal" weight. Truly, I am not motivated to WEIGH less, so much as to be thinner. I would love to be able to shop in the regular clothing stores - and get in on the great sales and such. If I can get down to a size 12, I will be happy.

Thanks, also, to those that helped with the bookmark thing... It took me quite a few moments to figure out that I should be clicking NOT on the star at the top of the page - but on the faint outline of the star that is above the page numbers at the top of the page... but, now, I will be able to find this post and a few others more easily... so thanks to everyone and I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Re in TX

kat02092015 wrote: »

janetr7476 wrote: »

kat02092015 wrote: »

Thanks Barbie. Been trying to get myself in line. I feel like I've been struggling since the first of the year.

I also am a night person. After supper snacking is a big problem for me. During the day is good and then I can completely blow it between 9:00 and midnight. Still working on how to get a handle on that.

Some people don't know how lucky they are. I met a gal that told me her weight has always has stayed within ten pounds her entire life and she has never dieted. I just smiled because if you're all thinking what I was thinking... Well, it wasn't worth the jail time.

Kat in Illinois

Kat this is exactly what I do. I have now scheduled a Pure Protein bar for that time there are several flavors and they are a real treat to me now. I also will drink a cup of camomile tea which helps fill me up and also makes me sleepy so then I go to bed around midnight or 1:00. I have problems sleeping but I have gradually worked it up from 4 to about 5 1/2 hours per night, hoping to get to 6 or 6 1/2 eventually.

Janetr OKC

Is Pure a brand name? I have tried so many different protein bars and haven't liked many. Most of the time I'd rather eat the wrapper than the bar. The ones I do like seem to be high in sugar. What flavors do you find taste the best?

Kat in Illinois

Pure Protein Bars is the brand name, some places (Walmart) they come individually if you just want to try one or two at first or you can buy them in a box of five. You'll find them in the Pharmacy Section at Walmart, Target or grocery stores. Usually around the protein shakes and powdered protein, etc. I do have to say I'm not at ALL a picky eater and have come to enjoy them, there is a Salted Caramel that I like, also Chocolate Deluxe and Dark Chocolate Coconut.

Janetr OKC

Thanks Glo, I'll give then a try!
Oops... Remember I'm a newbie... Thanks janetr!

Hello ladies ((((hugs)))) It's 1 PM on Saturday, just got home from driving from OHSU all by myself. To all that don't know, I rec'd my license when I was 51 yrs old, so driving alone about 2 hrs was kind of scary for me.

Thursday- Husband went in at about 12:00 noon for an ERCP which is an endoscopic look at the common bile duct, direct a wire to it and put a stent to try to make the stone (which really isn't a stone more like a dough ball) break up. So they tried to get the wire through the duct and could not. So they let him stay overnight, to try again on Friday. I was able to get a stretcher and sleep there too.

Friday- What the doctors decided to make happen is to have the liver transplant doctors do what is called a rendezvous surgery technique. They do there work from the liver to the bile duct, while the other surgeons go thru the mouth endoscopicly. Well about noon they did that, but the liver transplant surgeons said there was a lot of scar tissue, and so they actually nicked the bile duct with their wire. The other surgeons never did their part, they just stopped it. We never was talked to about that nick either, amazingly enough. So presently he has a drain tube from the bile duct to drain in a bag. They are hoping that it will relieve some pressure. Also to give the duct a rest... No pain except from the wound from the drain tube, which is up by his right side by his ribs. He was FINALLY able to eat at about 5 PM yesterday, after not eating anything all day. He was HANGERY.. (hungry + angry).
The liver surgeons told us this morning, that they will try to do the rendezvous procedure on Monday (or Tuesday). So I drove home to pay attention to teenager, eat warm food, take a shower, and have a good rest. I will call husband periodically over the weekend, and most likely drive back on Monday morning.

Oh and to add to the hectic-ness of this morning, I went to get the car on P4 of the park garage, and was met after I got off the elevator, with plastic sheeting covering everything. I looked around and asked the worker guys where is my car??? They said all the cars were towed. Eeek....mini stress attack... The guy said they were put somewhere else in the parking garage. So I started at the bottom and worked my way up, glancing and not seeing my car. It wasn't until P1 when I saw it. I will look at her closely today to see if there are any scratches, and underneath. I did not need that when I was starting my drive!!!

Worst case scenario is that they have to open him up to correct this. I just hope that this weekend corrects some of the issues they are having. As they put it yesterday, it was hard to get the wire "over the bridge" and where they were trying to get to. The bridge being the place where they connected his bile duct to the new liver.

I am going to take son out somewhere and eat something that will make me sleep soundly... I ate fairly well, a couple of turkey sandwiches, some coffee latte's, a spinach/mushroom omelet, and a great salad that I made from OHSU 's salad bar. It had quinoa, edamame, pasta, spinach, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, cheddar cheese, cucumbers, with zesty Italian packet. I also had some citrus water and whole milk. The citrus water came in a mason jar, with lemon, lime, and orange slices in it. No sugar, so it was awful, but I won't get scurvy or anything!!

((((hugs))))) thank you for your positive thoughts, and prayers.
We shall get thru this!!
Becca
Oregon

Hi Gals,

Welcome newbies!

Gloria – thanks for getting ahold of Becca for us.

Lisa – knowing you if he gets the other job, you’ll find some way to fund the remodel from some yet unimagined place.

Heather – wow, you and penny packed in a day! I guess I had not asked if you were there just one day – seems too short a time.

KJ – sounds like a great weekend…

Debbie – did you pick the 15,000 calories or did MFP with your height and current weight? And are you drinking enough water? I do think the doctor visit is a great idea. You could be low iron.

Heather and Penny – great pictures!!! So fun

Kat in Ill – we all approach this differently, but maybe you should just set aside calories for a snack between dinner and midnight. Like Barbie and probably many others I started by just getting the calories in line – mostly by portion control – I still do that and eat a wide variety of things and love to cook; but I also have found substitutions that give me the flavor I want but with less calories… A simple example is finding a new BBQ sauce the one I was eating was 160 calories for 2 tablespoons, the current one is 30….

Irene – you can do this, just baby steps and no beating yourself up if you don’t always get it “right” trying and getting used to it, and not giving up is critical. I do my logging on my smart phone I find it quicker – but the community and recipe builder on my laptop.

Re – glad you got motivated, for what it is worth, I try (not always successfully) to think of this as a new lifestyle not a diet…. As I know, for me, I will not be able to go back to my old ways – this new lifestyle is the rest of my life.

Becca – WOW - it sounds like they are doing all the things they should – this must be scary for you and DS – does he drive? Maybe the two of you could go see DH over the weekend? – How annoying to have your car randomly moved!!!!

Well spent this morning working in the garden of Eden which is a co-sponsored garden between a local church and my garden club all the food grown there is donated to 3 local food banks- and there are huge quantities of food sent off. Right now it is berries and loquats all organic and most heirloom varieties – I think it is pretty neat, but wonder if folks who are clients at the food bank know what a loquat is or how to fix/eat it. But there are tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, peaches,…. Coming --- I love the feeling of giving back and working with some really nice people.

I got home to a note from the city that I am in violation of 3 city ordinances and have 5 days to fix it… it is because my lavender is hanging over on the sidewalk – and I have a couple of tree limbs that are too low… I went and measured 7 feet 3 inches – they can not be lower than 8 feet. I can fix this, but the tree and that limb have been right there for 23 years. They even sent me pictures… I am mostly annoyed that my tax dollars are going to this silliness. Oh well – deep breath – what is Barbie’s word? Alacrity -I need to find my alacrity!





June Goals
1 fun thing a week, graduation, visiting with Vickie, volunteering at Eden garden
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday


Smiles.

Kim from N. California

Lee: Welcome to a great group. I looked through my recent diary and found that when I entered a particular flavor of Papa Murphy's pizza all the nutrition information was entered with it automatically. My advice is to try and see what you get. Some places may be in the database and others may not.

becca thinking of you and your family. You are one tough (low-calorie) cookie ! I think you did great with car and the eating and the taking care of everyone. So take care of yourself, deep breath NYKAREN