WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2016

Becca – I am so sorry the surgery was not successful, but I am glad to hear that your hubby is less jaundice and no longer itchy. At least, that is some progress. Prayers will continue to be sent your way. You are such a strong woman and so supportive of your husband and entire family. Don’t worry about the scale right now, but also don’t forget to take care of yourself. Remember, it is not selfish to take care of yourself because it makes you stronger and enables you to take better care of those you love.

Kelly – You have made me think. So many people tend to be all talk and no action, but you are taking the initiative to start doing something. I am so proud of you and you have inspired me to see if there is any way to take some small action within my community as well.

Carey – Congrats on being smoke-free for two years!

Welcome to all the newcomers to this group!

Last night for my birthday, my daughter and hubby took me for a pedicure and then out to a nice dinner. Yes, even hubby got a pedicure. It was his first and I think he enjoyed it. And, he sure did need it ‘cause his feet are UGLY! You should have seen all that dead skin they buffed off – OK, TMI… They had also planned a movie, but dinner was not done until 8:30 and I just can’t stay up for a late movie on a work night anymore. So, we will wait and go to a movie when my younger daughter is home this weekend.

Speaking of my younger daughter… her choir director posted an update on their trip on Facebook last night that brought me to tears. Yesterday, they sang at a senior citizen center which is something they do every year on their choir trips. After they sing, they usually spend some time getting to know the residents. It is usually a highlight of the trip. I’m going to type the director’s update here verbatim because I don’t think I could say it better.
“We left Colorado Springs today to head up to YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, but not before singing at a care facility. It is always a moving experience but after our concert today, the director came up to me and told me that a patient named Donna was actively dying and that she had been unresponsive, yet when she hears us sing, she smiled. Her family asked if a handful of kids could come down and sing to her. So I quickly grabbed 10 kids and we went in and sang “Be Still” a Capella. She turned her head to us, gazed at us and after a moment she closed her eyes. We helped Donna on her journey home today and we were changed. And all were in tears.”

OK, teared up again just typing that. Love you all.
Linda/IA

spitfire1962 wrote: »

Hi, I've been on mfp for several years. I managed to lose 85 pounds and keep it off for 3 years. Unfortunately I had some major set backs and gained the weight back. I'm trying to get motivated to just begin again. I hate that I gained the weight and feel like a failure. I need to learn to forgive myself and accept that I fell down and need to get back up. I am going to redo my profile to fit where I'm at now and begin using mfp as I did before. I'm so glad to see that there's an over 50's group in here. Thank you in advance for your support.

Isabel in AZ

Welcome, Isabel. You are in good company here, a lot of us have lost and gained numerous times. It gets discouraging but the good news is, with help and support and moving towards a healthy "lifestyle" not a diet, you can do this. I tell everyone I have lost 1500# in my life time. I have now been down 125# for over 2 1/2 years thanks to the wonderful support of this group and logging all my food and upping my exercise and general activity. Again, glad to have you join us.

Janetr OKC

Spitfire.....I know how upsetting gaining back weight is. I lost 200lbs (not a typo) 15 years ago and have kept it off with the exception of 30lbs I yoyo back and forth with. Right now I am at my panick weight of 30lbs up. When I get to that point I get so upset with myself and lose confidence. But you know what? We can turn this around anytime we choose! And I don't know about you but I choose NOW!!!! In the last 15 years I haven't let myself get past 30lbs. Truthfully that is my cut off point. At that point I realize it is time to stop messing around and take this serious, and now that I am over 50 it is time to stop the yo Yoing! Not healthy and I realize it is no longer just a vanity thing. So dust yourself off and Know you can do this!!!!! What's done is done. Hard to move forward if we are still looking backwards.

Carey ~ Congrats to you for quitting smoking. I have read that it is more difficult than quitting things like cocain and heroin. My DH had to quit several years ago when he suffered a heart attack and had 4 stents put in.

Kay ~ Your DH saving his money is great! I have cut way way back on my wine drinking and think of the money I am saving.

Barbie ~ There are so many of us who hate driving through cities and on the express way. You are in good company. I must say that since I have been driving through Atlanta over the past two yrs on a regular basis it has gotten easier. I have learned exactly which lane to get in. My biggest fear is when you have to move over 3 or 4 lanes to be in the correct lane for where you are going.

So sad about the toddler at the theme park in Orlando. I cannot imagine what those parents are going through.

Carol

Hello everyone! I have been very busy trying to finish up the remodeling of our cabin. We are going to have guests this weekend for Moondance Jammin Country! I finished getting the grout haze off of all of the tiles, the plumber was here and we rearrange the hot water heater and the kitchen sink area, it's all painted, I put together a futon, ran and picked up a used oak pedestal table and crosscut back chairs and I think we are just about done with the main living area. We will be putting new floor molding in but not until next week since my husband likes to rotor it himself so I will be staining and varnishing that. Then I will just be looking for decorative accessories which is always the fun job.

Have a great day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota

Laoighse wrote: It is currently like Christmas at the North Pole and I barely have time to look after my food.

Laoighse, acushla - Speaking as someone who lives at North Pole (give or take a few kilometers), I wonder what the problem is. Santa does most of his work well ahead of time and by mid-December we can all kick back and enjoy the calm of the 24-hour darkness. For us, Christmas is a wonderfully restful time of year.

Seriously, though, I'd like to bid you a special welcome! I'm glad for each and every person on this thread who is in a European time zone and might post something in the witching hours between when the Pacific Northwesterners have hit the sack, and the ladies on the US Eastern Seaboard start to stir. Allie has a special place in my heart for her early morning posts, though I must admit I'm somewhat appalled that she often gets up at the same time as I do, even though I'm six time zones ahead of her... :noway:

Lisa wrote, on page 36: Penny... [...] I've always been a proponent of the "perception is reality" school of thought. [...] I'm taking my thinking cap off now--but it gives me an idea for my next article.

I totally agree! How you interpret the things you perceive will be strongly affected by who you are, what you've experienced previously, how much you understand, what you've been taught to expect, and all kinds of other things. Maybe even the state of your digestive tract! My husband, who gives lots of lectures, often says that if he has lectured for 100 people, there will be at least 101 different perceptions of what he has said and what it means.

Anyway, Lisa, I'm glad to hear that you got an idea for your next article. When you've finished it, please post a link - or at least send it to me as a private message. I'd be interested to see where you took this line of thought.

I drove out to our island place north of Tromsø today and will be here for the next week. While I was waiting for the ferry, it was so wonderful to gaze into the clear water on the shores of the Barents Sea...


The water in Svalbard is relatively clean, but it isn't at all clear because of the runoff water from glaciers, which is full of ground stone and looks as muddy as the Mississippi River!

The seeds I sowed in my garden here a few weeks ago and left in God's care have sprouted and flourished. The radishes are almost ready to harvest, and I'll get enough from thinning out the lettuce and cabbage rows to make myself a couple salads.

/Penny, currently not at the North Pole

Becca my dear, all shall be well and all shall be well and all shall be very well indeed!

X

Becca OR Happy birthday, baby sister. And it most certainly is a special day. Great big (((hugs)))

Janetr okc