WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2017

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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    Sad story Dana.

    This morning we received the brochure for our Baltic cruise with all the optional trips on it. Sooooooo difficult to decide and you can end up spending a fortune! We decided that for nearly all city stops we will be able to make our own way around, with maybe a taxi ride to Haarlem in Holland. I don't think August is the best time to be going to Amsterdam, so we won't do that.
    However, St Petersburg is another story, where we will need to take tours because of the Russian visa problem.
    So, we are doing a 3 hour orientation tour by coach, just to see the sights in a morning. Then we will rest in the pm. Then in the evening we have a special music recital in the Hermitage, followed by a glass of wine and then an exclusive tour of the Hermitage state rooms and some of its collection. :D Then we are relaxing on board the following morning and taking a tour of the city's cathedrals in the afternoon. Phew! So, it's all booked now.
    Apart from that the places we are visiting are Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, a Danish fishing island, Holland and Wismar in Germany.

    I had my teeth polished this afternoon and we visited a garden centre on the way home and bought herbs for the new bed -
    sage, thyme and French tarragon! They didn't have any rosemary. We need new plants because the ones we are taking out are very old and wouldn't transplant. We had a quote for all the garden work from a more professional company and, although they are more expensive, I think they will do a better job. It was a more comprehensive quote.

    Salmon tonight. Fresh spinach with a little half fat creme fraiche stirred in. Then our own gooseberries again with yogurt.

    Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Heather That sounds like a wonderful trip.

    Janetr oops! LOL about the 'grandpa-not-daddy'! He has a great smile, anyway! :#:#:#


    Ginger I love this:
    grogers511 wrote: »
    Karen in Virginia love that quote. Reminds me of this quote by Erin Hansen

    --Ginger in Texas
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    Margaret That is so interesting about Mary Engelbreit! Thanks for sharing that.

    Mary Minnesota I hope your brain fog lifted and you are back to your sharp-thinking self.

    RE So great to hear from you! Onederland, yay! You look FABULOUS.

    Penny Cute yoga routine the Arctic Hare performed. So obliging of him.


    Low fat diets make me unhappy and give me 'fog-brain', so I eat high fat, adequate protein, low carb. That's what works for me. I notice when I indulge in carbs I have heartburn, feel sluggish, and don't sleep well. I have a colleague who is a vegan. More than 80% of his calories come from carbs. He feels and looks fabulous. Everybody is different.

    Concerning the question about where is the best place to retire, I am also curious. I would like to retire somewhere where cost of living and taxes are low. I would like to be near some water, where it's neither too cold or too hot, pet-friendly, and where I can easily see my children and grandchildren several times a year. I bet I won't find someplace that has all of that, but I can dream!

    Speaking of dreaming, I didn't get even one of the Powerball numbers right, LOL! Oh well...

    Karen in Virginia
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,209 Member
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  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK <3
  • Michaela_LaGata
    Michaela_LaGata Posts: 135 Member
    hello out there

    im on a mission to lose 30 ish pounds...at least 20 would bring improved health. busy w work and family support giving. need more energy but grateful.

    reading about walking meditation. so grateful to be able to walk unaided.

    just saying hello.

    Michaela


  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    naturalhomebody wrote: »

    I am starting to think about retirement. Where is the best place in the country/world to retire and why?

    Rimmy
    Chicagoland

    Before anyone can answer that question for you, you have to start with a list of what you need:
    *weather
    *in a city or how far from one
    *what language(s) do you speak?
    *how important is it to be close to family

    I love where we chose to retire but it might not be perfect for others

  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Becca ~ Hugs & Prayers

    My widowed brother-in-law is in the hospital to be observed as he had chest pains. I hope it is nothing too bad. He has been having panic attacks and I wonder if this could be part of the problem. He was married to my DH's sister who passed away in her 30's and he has never remarried. He lives by himself (he is 72 or 73) and has a very set routine. We have mentioned that perhaps he should consider entering a community living facility for older adults where he could get help if needed but he is obstinate. After he had hip replacement last winter, I tried to volunteer to go to the store to get food supplies for him but he wouldn't let me because he wanted certain brands. My DH ended up taking him the next week.

    Sorry if this is too long!

    Carol in GA
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Carol GA- I will be praying for you and your family! I hope everything turns out well.

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Wow he is out of OR already, sawing logs.... Haven't chatted with the doctor yet.
    Becca
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Louise ~ My middle name is Louise also. There is another Louise here that is called Weezie. My mom was Louise and all of the younger grandchildren called her Weezie. My son kind of started this because he was the first grandchild and called her Grandma Weeze.

    Carol Louise in GA
  • lhannon062709
    lhannon062709 Posts: 1,140 Member
    Thinking about you and the (fingers crossed) non-yellow husband, Becca!

    Lisa in West Texas
  • grogers511
    grogers511 Posts: 477 Member
    June Accountability
    Progress - Monday, June 12th

    ✔1. Carbs 50-75g (limit 25g/meal)
    (B2, L2, D25, AS6, BBS23 = 58)
    2. Fiber 30g (25g)
    ✔3. Track/complete entry daily
    4. Vegetables - big salad daily
    5. Exercise - log 30 Fitbit minutes
    6. No eating after 9pm.
    7. In bed by 12am
    8. Zone work - 15 minutes daily

    • Did okay on my eating yesterday.
    • Nice bath. Got in bed by 10:30. Listened to podcast and couldn't get sleepy. Back up at 1am. DM90 also up. I made her a snack - peach pie with ice cream. That's when I had my yogurt. We watched something on TV (The Great British Baking Show) until DM felt drowsy. She likes that show and can follow it easily with her hearing loss.

    Monday weigh-in: 290.8. Results of this past week's binging episodes.

    Onward.
    -- Ginger in Texas
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Becca - prayers for you, your husband, and family. I hope your husband feels great quickly! No yellow!
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    :)
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    becca <3 speedy recovery for DH! Sending love and strength

    Heather proud of you <3

    A tough day for me. Changes are all swirling around me and I am hanging in there.

    "I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% is how I react to it". Charles Swindoll

    NYKAREN
  • grogers511
    grogers511 Posts: 477 Member
    edited June 2017
    Re - you inspire me. Congratulations on getting into Onederland!

    I wrote a post to you last night but it evaporated into cyberspace when I posted it. You mentioned "BONES everywhere". Reminded me of a time when I was about age 20 and dropped from 172 to 125. I told my mother my hip bones hurt. They were sore. Mom said "oh! There's nothing wrong with you. You've simply discovered those bones you haven't seen before and you've kept rubbing them subconsciously until you've become sore." She was right. But... my favorite part of losing that weight was being able to cross my legs with one knee over the other.

    Thank you for the inspiration. ❤️ ;-)
    --Ginger in Texas
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    Becca ... praying all is well

    Pip ... glad to hear Kirby is OK ... must have been the angle of the photo!

    I still weigh less than my husband, but there have been periods of time where it was awfully close! For some reason it has always been important for me to be smaller than him ...

    Ginger ... you are a survivor!

    Well the job fell through for my younger son, but, as luck would have it, my older son has a shortage of staff for the next 6-8 weeks. So younger son is working for his older brother as a personal care aide. He'll be paid through the agency that provides aides to my older son. He really had a hard time finding work. Younger son is also going to spend the rest of his time helping his dad and I finally get this yard more manageable. This is normal, I know, for your children to help ... but we're asking him to really step outside of his comfort and ability zone. He won't be paid, but he wants to "repay" us for taking care of his tuition.

    My husband is having continuing and worsening problems with his legs. There is permanent nerve damage/loss in the one foot and now he is having problems with his one leg just "leaving him." Going completely numb. Another MRI is being ordered.

    Beth

  • weezieweeks
    weezieweeks Posts: 152 Member
    Hi everyone,

    I'm back from the weekend - I did not walk as much as I hoped to do, but back at it today. I did log my food and had some extras, but nothing like it would have been without some future planning. My weight is up a little, but my moving average is good, so not stressing. Just back to my regular life at home and taking care of myself. I did get to the store to get a few things that make it easier to make the better choices.

    Lenora, Your hair looks great! I loved Hidden Figures and Sully, too! I also loved Lion. Several people I know did not want to see it because they do not like Nicole Kidman, however, she has a very small role in the movie (at least in my opinion). The rest of the movie is fantastic and I still think about it sometimes. It is a true story.

    The posts from the weekend were full of lots of ups and downs and I enjoyed seeing how everyone was doing. You sure can tell that this group has been going for awhile.

    Talk soon,

    Louise in Vegas
  • BronTonyRollyBeau
    BronTonyRollyBeau Posts: 37 Member
    Hi everyone, Iv'e just returned and was last here in 2015. I'm looking to make friends near and far. All support and advice is welcome. T.I.A :smiley:
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Allie – Crocodile tears and being all gushy … What a Tomcat! Howling and Yowling because he isn't getting his way. Well, ... too bad, so sad, you're too late ... deal with it. You know him better than any of us, but, why put you through that again. I thought the last time this subject came up you were willing to ‘try again’ and things only got worse. Go to the attorney and tell him ‘to do whatever to set it into motion’ … find out when he is going to be served and conveniently be ‘away so that if he goes ballistic, you won’t have to call the police/sheriff'. You really don't want for him to have to go through hiring an attorney to represent him in a domestic case. But, you can have him 'temporarily' put out, while y'all work through a settlement agreement.

    Ginger – The one thing I wanted most to do was to be able to cross my legs; but, I have gotten so use to only crossing my ankles, that it feels strange to cross legs knee-over-knee.

    Becca – {{{{{HUGS}}}}} to you and DH. I know you are happy the procedure is over and he seems to be sleeping it off.

    I have a question … Do any of you grow orchids? One reason I am asking is that I have one that won’t ‘open’ fully and I don’t know whether it is because of the type it is; which I don’t know. It has bunches of blooms, that are fat and look like upside-down tulips bulbs before they pop open. It is white with a lot of deep maroon/purple splotches on it. The blooms are ‘not’ spent; they are firm, none have fallen off.

    When I get down to 145lb – I can feel my hip bones. But, I don’t remember them ever hurting, I was in the hospital getting over being “Lithium Toxic” and I don’t remember 3 weeks in the ICU other than Louis telling me that I was constantly having seizures, which he still can watch any medical TV show where someone is having seizures; but, he can calm me down when I have one in front of him. Today, I have had the urge to eat any kind of ‘nuts’ we have in the house. I know they contain a lot of ‘fat’; but, also protein. Tomorrow AM, I go for my weigh-in. I haven’t gone over too much this past 2 week insofar as CI; and, I have worked my CO enough to make up for it (I guess I am eating my calories back). Even though I don’t count them.

    DDnL#1 is ‘supposed’ to have an interview for another job. The pay is higher; but, she needs to find out it they ‘pay’ for health insurance and if it covers the entire family. I think both DOS and she are much better off after they have filed for bankruptcy, took a load off their shoulders, so I hope they have ‘learned’ something from this. Apparently, they’ve been in touch with the bank, who asked if there was anything wrong with the van; Trey told them ‘it was drivable and no damage to it’. I guess they wanted to know if they needed to send a wrecker or just a 2nd driver. Or if they will just tell him to bring it in and turn in the keys. We all went out to eat and stopped at Wal-Mart for them to pick up a couple of things. It was taking them a lot longer than it should and I just could not wait. Louis and I had been sitting in the car; when I got back the door was locked. Trey finally opened it and they were all laughing. I told Trey that I was going to get his Dad to move it and then we’d stand in the parking slot and tell them that the bank had picked it up. He was laughing and said they had also thought about moving it. At least his senses of humor has come back. Trey has still not made any moves towards finding permanent employment. I laughed and told him he had a birthday coming up this weekend (16th) and he said, ‘no, I am not getting any older’. Good, that means neither will I.

    Louise in Vegas – Lion is one of the movies on our list to get. I don’t know when we’ll be getting it; but, I really enjoy movies that are based on ‘true events’. Thanks for the compliment on my hair. I have enjoyed it so much and I’m happy that I have a hairdresser that knows how to cut it like Tami’s co-worker. I really did not much care for Nichole Kidman until she married Keith Urban; she started acting a little less ‘stuck-up’ IMHO.

    OK - So we do have at least 2 Louise’s … one in Vegas and the Bear Lady? Is that correct?

    Lenora

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