WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2017

Well it'd 7:30 pm and the manager picked her up from the Astoria hospital at about 7 pm. Doctors never did find out what it was, but did many tests. Better safe than sorry. I tried to organize her kitchen just wipe down the counters, when she was at the hospital. I took her dog for a walk. I have never had a dog but I think we did OK. One of these days I need to get point of contact numbers from her if something serious happens God forbid. Also who Annabelle goes to if something happens. Subjects I do not wish to discuss, but needs to.

She seems OK tonight. Thank you for your good thoughts!
Becca
Oregon

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Happy Thursday. Did anyone watch the Carl Reiner doc on folks living into their 90s? It was Called "if I'm not in the Obits, I eat breakfast". It was fantastic, a reminder to embrace life, movement, creative pursuits--fantastic!!!

Well two more challenging days of work, but I am going to remember how lucky I am as I navigate the choppy waters.

Becca your neighbor is lucky to have you, she's got some decisions ahead- does she have family to step up and help, I forgot if you mentioned that before?

NYKAREN

well I didnt sleep well at all,I got maybe 4 hrs sleep all night..tossed and turned,im guessing because of what will happen today..it is foggy and cool here this morning... only in the 40's.. I am going to try and take this day an hour at a time, and go to bed early tonight..

One step at a time Allie we're with you in spirit.

Good morning ladies!

It is going to be a beautiful day here. I'm off to work, but hope to get home early enough to get some work done. The knees are not cooperating at all. It's June 8th and I've already gone bust on my goals for the month. So starting over again today. Yes, lots of stress the last couple of days ... but I have to get over emotional eating if I ever want to be successful long-term.

Allie ... I'm thinking of you ....

Lanette ... it might be wise to "not touch" as well as "just look" today with the puppies. You know you're sunk already ...

Beth near Buffalo

Sitting here waiting to go into lawyers...trying to be peaceful and breath deep

Thanks for the recognition! I am down 92 pounds and just the last month people at work are saying, "have you been losing weight?" Or, "you've lost weight haven't you?" I just smile and say, "yes, I have been trying to lose some." I think it is because I have finally gone out and bought new clothes that fit! Down from 26-28 to 16-18! It hasn't finally sunk in. At the store, I kept pulling sizes off the rack that were too big. My sister said, "you are smaller than you think you are."

How our eyes and minds lie to us. It will take me awhile to realize my weight is down. At times in the past when I was thinner and gained weight back, my eyes and mind lied again to me—telling me that I wasn't fat.

Weight is coming off slower. I sit and play with a pound, up and down for what seems like weeks. I have increased my exercise. I keep a food journal faithfully—one of the tools of my success.

Any tips out there? The more I exercise, the hungrier I get. I reach for crackers, breads, etc for the fast fix. I have even been overdosing on yogurt at night. It hits around 8 at night. Any foods out there (besides carrots and celery) that pack a punch but have lower carbs that I could use? Any sweet treats that any of you have found that will be a treat but not a killer?

Rimmy
Chicagoland

This semester's course is finished! I handed in my last two assignments last night.

I work full time and take one course each semester, slowly working toward a Master's degree. Here in Australia we can do it one step at a time. The first step is Graduate Certificate ... and I graduated with that last December. The next step is the Graduate Diploma ... which is what I'm working on now. And then finally, the last few courses to get the Masters. It's a long slow process doing it one course per semester.

The last few weeks have been stressful ... surgery + finishing the course and of course all the big assignments are due right at the end + busy at work + my father.

I got so tired staying up late working on the assignments etc. that I started having trouble getting to sleep and sleeping through the night. I'm exhausted!

This evening was the first time I've just relaxed in a long time!

M in Oz

he has the tickets already ... but the reservation thing is a great idea...
well the ball has started rolling, gave her a 7500.00 retainer on our joint credit card, she was very informative, and is a good fit for me...
he will be served tomorrow when he gets out of work at his car, when everyone else is getting out of work.... I know that is mean, was going to have him served here but oh well. To Bad How sad.. gonna be a hell of a weekend thats for sure..

Good morning! I will be very busy today driving to and from my MRI appointment. Hopefully they won't find anything up there besides some cobwebs! Then DH'S DGS'S baseball game tonight!

Stronglift Rest Day

Kettlebell Swing
Goblet squats-6X5X 35
Russian kettle bell swing-20X10X35

May Move Your *kitten* Challenge
I will take at least one 2.5 mile walk today.

Have a fantastic day everyone!



Mary from Minnesota

CricketsGirl – I have been retired for nearly 20 years; not by choice. I had been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder about 5 years earlier; but, was able to work when I wasn’t having an ‘episode’. My boss hired a young lady who had just graduated from HS to work my job when I was out; and, he continued to pay me while I was ‘out’. He chose to keep her to be our ‘runner’, which was nice. Then he was appointed as a Federal Magistrate and took me along as his secretary; and, I had been doing fine and then had an ‘episode’ at work. The law clerk was the only one there when I did and not until he got back from court did he realize that I was having an episode and told me to ‘go home, I could not do my job’. Then he realized I did not really need to be driving and called Louis and told him he was taking me home. I thought I had been ‘fired’; but, that wasn’t the case, I was ‘not able to do my job, that day’. I think I cried for 3 solid days. He then came over and said that I needed to retire and he had talked to the Clerk of Court and told me that there was enough ‘donated time’ and they would continue paying me until my SSD got started. It took almost 3 years before I got it through my head that I would never be able to go back to my job.

Now, I have enjoyed my retirement because it gives me the freedom to do what I want, when I want. I immersed myself back into my art, which I had not had time to do. I took some online classes and learned how to draw. Mainly, because my oldest son said, ‘that only REAL artist could draw in pencil; ‘anybody’ could paint. That Christmas I surprised him with a drawing of a turkey (and he was surprised to find that I could draw in pencil). I told him I never wanted to hear him say that ‘real’ artist could draw in pencil, because I ‘knew’ I was a ‘real’ artist.
But, I did not exercise and did not eat what I should have, but, not concerned about gaining a pound or sometime two until one of my MDs said at that rate I was putting on 12 – 18 pounds a year. Sure enough from the time I started putting on weight I ended up weighing about 199lbs; I swore I would not top 200lbs, and, that was driven home when I had to buy a larger sized dress for my DYS’s wedding. Seeing the pictures, I realized just how ‘matronly’ I looked and how big I really was. In 2006, I had an ‘episode’ bad enough that I had to be put into the hospital because I was ‘Lithium Toxic’. That was a wakeup call after I lost back down to 144lbs in a matter of a couple of months. I had spent 3 weeks in the ICU. So from 2006 through 2015; I was back up from 144 – 199 lbs. Now I am 160lbs and working ‘really’ hard to get back to my normal weight of approximately 140lbs and get my BMI back to a ‘normal’ one. This last 20 has been the hardest to do. I still need to ‘exercise’ more than I do.

Walking outside with my dog for an hour does not burn nearly as many calories as 15 minutes on a treadmill. Not until Louis cut a path for me to follow was I able to walk around the property we own. I have a pattern that when I follow it, it talks about an hour. I used to walk in the pool that my husband and DOS had bought from his brother-in-law. Unfortunately, because they ended up filing for bankruptcy; the pool has become a burden on him. It raises his electricity bill by about $100 and it is in need of replacing the pump. So this year he is letting it go and not treating the water so I can get in it. It is in his yard, not ours. We’d have to buy a ‘new’ liner if it got move to our property. We have talked about giving him the ‘extra’ that he has to pay because of it; but, when he told us that he would not clean it, that I would have to … we decided not to do so. Last year he *kitten* all the time because I was the only one who used it consistently. It is going to cost him ‘more’ to take it down than just letting it fall down. If we did not have other things that we want to do; I think we would have considered moving it. It was ‘great’ exercise and I will certainly miss it. But, Louis has put down his foot that he doesn’t want it in our yard.

We’ve paid off our credit card debts and the only 2 we have is the ones that Louis uses in his business. It seems like since, we have had so many other bills come up that we still find that it feels like we are ‘in a hole’. First his business truck which has over 400K miles on it needed a new engine, then a transmission; but replacing those was much cheaper than buying a new one; because that would mean we’d have 2 vehicle payments. IF it breaks down again, I will let him take my HONDA and trade it in for an extended cab truck and we will operate as a one-vehicle family.

I’m not really an early bird; but, I do get up to share a cup of coffee and sometimes breakfast with Louis; something I just crawl back in bed until 8:15, when my body is ready to get up (or later). My hobbies are drawing and painting, reading, and, I have just started dabbling in growing orchids. At least so far, I have not killed one and one is actually blooming for a 2nd time. Like Barbie I am also living my dreams.

Lenora

Kate & Heather: I hope your elections go better than ours did. We had a choice between bad and worse. Both political parties let us down, in my opinion. :grumble:

Allie: You go, girl! (((HUGS))) You have many caring friends sending you support and strength. I hope your lawyer is a barracuda. :devil:

Rimmy: Welcome to a great group! My sweet indulgence is dark chocolate. I've had to switch brands because the one that has been my mainstay has disappeared from the market place. The substitute is Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Squares, 60% cacao. They are individually wrapped, and I can eat just one. It is 50 calories. :flowerforyou:

Machka: Congratulations on all of your achievements and (((hugs))) for the workload.

Mary from MI: Good luck with the MRI. I hope they don't find anything scary. My DH gets them regularly because of his MS. He doesn't seem to mind the process. I had to have one once, years ago, and absolutely freaked out. I'm still embarrassed for being such a wimp. :ohwell:


I have plans to go horseback riding today and it is raining. Thunder is in the forecast until noon so we'll go after that. :grumble: The plan was to avoid the arena because it is so dusty. I'll take a slicker along so I can stay dry riding outside. I want to introduce my husband & dog to Arrow, but I don't expect them to hang around for the whole time. It will be a two car trip. Later in the day, he has a dental appointment that he isn't looking forward to and I'll need to be his driver.


Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

"That which doesn't kill us, makes us stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche

Feeling still a little off. Aches and pains are not fun. Have had a headache for days now, which is unlike me. I shall persevere!

Becca
Oregon