WOMEN ages 50+ FOR JULY 2016

Hello all. Deep in the thick of unexpected problems with renovations. My family's anxieties are running high. We bring it out in each other. Just being with each other seems to make us more and more anxious. Helping my eldest disabled sister is bringing out a tremendous amount of fear and sadness with many of us. I feel the need to fix it but I simply can't. Instead I will paint her bedroom. Instead I will exercise and then make her dinner. I am not drinking coffee past my first cup in the a.m as my insomnia is getting worse as the days go on.
A Text from DH reminds me to not fall into the pit. Wise words.

Please send up your thoughts, prayers and strength to me as I navigate this week. Is it really only Wednesday???
NYKAREN

I want to join this thread but I wonder - how do you keep up? It seems a little overwhelming. Help?

Janetr7476 – DDnL#2 went to a certified makeup Specialist, too; one reason she had to go ‘out-of-town’ to get it done. I’d like to get my eyebrows done, lightly. It’s been that long, probably, since she had hers done. She swears by it – says it is great not to have to spend time with make-up when you’ve got to take a child to school in one direction; and, go to work in the opposite direction. When they stay out at the lake it’s a little further and they have to leave earlier. She’s a beautiful young lady and I would have never guessed that she had had that done. Looks so natural.

Meg – I put my labels in the ‘burn pile’ and the containers in my kitchen garbage container. I rarely have left-over medication as I will cut them in half or double up, if my MD changes my dosage. He tested my thyroid yesterday because my neck was very tender and sore; and, it was difficult to swallow. Felt like I had something stuck in my throat. It’s a lot better now. Gave me my B-12 shot because the one I took to my weigh in was out-of-date. I need to check my other vials to make sure they’re not out-of-date. Then he gave me a steroid of some type; one of them in my arm, the other in my butt; so, I had both butt cheeks sore from that; left arm from shot, right arm for drawing blood. I need to take my own ‘special’ Band-Aids, like my ‘super heroes’. Told me to stay ‘out of the sun’ during the hottest time of the day … 10 – 2. I’ve had some dizzy moments when I stand up; the medication he is giving me is supposed to help that. We’ll see.

KYKAREN – I wonder why it is already Wednesday!

I’m not sure that DDnL#1 got the job she had interviewed for a week ago; they were supposed to make a decision by Monday. She hasn’t said either way; and, I have not asked. Maybe DOS will tell his Daddy today at work. Their best friend’s mother died this morning. She had cancer; he is an ‘only’ child. They don’t know if they’ll go down, mainly because without that 2nd income, they really don’t have the money (unless they stay with them, which is probably not the best thing); and, they put her Grandmother into ‘hospice care’ … she has ‘just given up’ and tells her daughter that all the time. One son, lives in the Griffin, GA area and he ‘might’ have come down once – she has another locally who has not gone to see her at all. DDnL#1 is ‘livid’ … I’m staying out of her way.
She filled out a job application for a job in the next county.

Lenora

Janetr - How much did you have to pay to have the eyebrows and eyeliner done; private message me if you don't want to post it here. If you haven't made friends, then I guess you'll have to unless I have previously asked you to be my friend. Does it hurt, is there any irritation or swelling?

Lenora

SweetP27 wrote: »

I want to join this thread but I wonder - how do you keep up? It seems a little overwhelming. Help?

I personally skim thru so I can keep up., I'm not a "novel" poster. some get kinda long. usually, if someone is addressing you in their post, they will put your login in bold or quote your post like I just did.

welcome

Tracie – I am so sorry to hear about your dad and his potential urostomy. And I hope that your dad is able to get over his anger and find the support he needs.

Joyce – You’ve got me googling… ileostomy vs urostomy vs colostomy. I get such an education on this forum.

DJ – Sorry your DH had to sit at the vet’s only to leave and make an appointment with a different vet. We have a vet that we have gone to for 20+ years and we just love him. Hope that Pepper feels better and you are able to find a good vet.

Your story of waiting at the vet reminded me of waiting for my daughter. She is 19 and finally “graduated” from her pediatrician to my general practitioner. She wanted me to take her to the doctor but she did not want me to go into the room with her for her physical. So, I sat in the waiting room and waited and waited and waited. Finally, the receptionist said she would go in and check on her for me. Well, she had seen the doctor and they had taken some blood for lab work. But, they forgot to tell her that she could leave after the lab tech came to draw her blood. So she was sitting there waiting for someone to come tell her she could leave. Poor girl. LOL

Allie – My FIL was always wanting to go out for a walk when he first moved into the care center. But, with his dementia, they could not let him go out and walk by himself because he may have gotten lost. He now has to wear a tracker. It is like one of those ankle bracelets that people on house arrest have to wear. He hates it, but it does alert the staff when he tries to wander out of the care center on his own.

Dawn – If you have been at the same weight for three weeks or more, are accurately logging your food, following your calorie allowance, and exercising, then it’s time to switch something up. There are lots of different reasons that people hit a plateau. Based on your post, I would guess that stress may be your culprit. Here are a few tips that might help… (1) Make sure you are getting enough sleep. You can try taking Melatonin, a natural supplement, if you are having trouble sleeping. (2) Try taking a few minutes each day to meditate. (3) Eliminate caffeine in your diet. It is known to stimulate the production of cortisol, our stress hormone. (4) Eat less refined carbs & sugars and more complex carbs and protein. The refined carbs spike insulin where the complex carbs help keep cortisol levels lower. (5) Make sure you are staying hydrated because dehydration causes stress on your body.
Now all that said, I need to go take my own advice. I’ve been fighting a plateau myself. 

OK, have spent too much of my day getting caught up here. Have to get back to work, then heading to the gym tonight to learn how to do their circuit.

Linda in IA

Attended my TOPS meeting and according to their digital scale I have lost .4 lbs :-) I will take it. I did have some coffee before I weighed in and its with clothes on, so different than the weight I put for here. The great thing is that even if I have gainedat a meeting, being there puts a "refocus" on my life. It takes a lot to go, when you know you have gained. Its easy to just stay at home and tell yourself, "Oh next week will be better". Then next week comes and you haven't lost what you had gained, and you have even gained a wee bit more. It's a terrible cycle of non-accountability. Today we voted on new officers. We got all new ones, so it will hopefully put some zip into the meetings. We have all been in a slump, with many of our members husbands passing away. So many of our ladies are dealing with so much more then simple weight gain. So we have to shelf the weight issue and just support the ladies mentally on other issues, like staying strong for their own physical well-being. I am thankful for my husband.

Well, I can have some of the roast and some potatoes with the baby carrots I am fixing for dinner tonight. 4 ozs worth of it anyways. Husband did buy a berry pie yesterday so my sister can have that for a dessert if she wishes some. She did not come here to eat anyways! I am still in shock that she called me to get us together.

Well, having the need to "flit around the house cleaning" (as my husband put it). I so don't "flit"...
Take care all ((((((group hugs))))))))

Becca
Ms. Flitter in
Oregon

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Charlie had his appointment with the surgeon this morning and no more packing!!!!!!!!!!!! There was really only about an inch or less I was putting in there and it was hurting him for me to get that much in. So it's just a bandaide no! That also means i am not checking on the bag. This particular bag has stayed on for 5 days. If it is still on tonight, we will change it tomorrow. I have an idea of how to make the positioning on his belly different. His belly button is in the way and it really interferes with the barrier seal.

We are not morning risers. Yesterday's appointment was 11:15 and this morning's 10:30 and that wears me out. OK girls, don't laugh. So right after we got home I went to bed and slept until about 1:30. So late lunch for me.Now I have to get in grocwry shopping and buying birthday present at the mall. So I had better get going.

cmmom2, welcome. I would normally say to pop in here when you can but I think it was our fearless leader Barbie that suggested you make a comment to at least one person everyday. Why don't you start out by telling us a little about yourself, your weight loss journey, a general area where you live and the name you want us to call you.

Joyce, Indiana

Prosecco & grilled Haloumi would finish me off, too. Yum!