WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2017

Barbara from S Oregon Coast: Finding a young doctor is excellent luck. We've found a young woman doctor and really appreciate all of her fine qualities. I hope that you're as happy with your new doctor as we are with ours.

Janetr: High protein and low carb is my best practice and keeps me feeling good and happy. Be warned that that particular combination is also higher in fat. Mine is often a little over the suggested goal, but not bad. I haven't had any health trouble because of it. :flowerforyou:

Heather: I'm curious about your high tea of scrambled egg and smoked salmon. Is the salmon in the egg or on the side? :huh: I'm a protein lover and that would certainly have a lot of protein, and likely fat as well. Salmon fat is very healthful.


After yoga today we were talking about another yoga friend who moved to CA to be nearer her children and grandchildren. They lost their home in the fires, are insured and expect to rebuild according to what others said. I thought of my cousin & her daughter who both live near the area of the fires. I just checked on them & both of their homes survived. The daughter's home was in jeopardy for a while but my cousin's home was never at risk. I am so happy for them both and sad for those who will have to start over or rebuild.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James

Becca, Felicia, all of you - thank you for your eloquent words about this group being a safe place and our relationships here being so rewarding. Agree 1000%.

Some of you may remember I have mentioned a book "God's Hotel" by Dr. Victoria Sweet, who started her career in CA in a facility for the poor and chronically ill. Since the facility didn't have a lot of funding, she and the other docs had to depend on "slow medicine" - good nourishment, sunshine, fresh air, and social contacts which worked remarkably well!

She has written a new book called "Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing". I just ordered it even though it's eating into my allowance for next month.

Here's a quote from her: Since God’s Hotel, things in healthcare have gotten worse. My hope for Slow Medicine, therefore, is not simply that it be successful as a book but that it spark a change in our perspective, as we realize that healthcare is more than a commodity and a right; it is a relationship and a spiritual practice. I hope that you will read the book and spread the word about it, and I hope you will let me hear from you again.

Karen in VA, I think you expressed some wise observations about healthcare several months ago.

I can't wait to read this book!! I have always been interested in doing what I can to preserve my health in spite of insurance, busy doctors, tests tests and more tests, medicines with side effects..... I try to avoid all of these if I can. DH and I are grateful to have doctors who are OK with the "slow medicine" approach.

Oh, here's Dr. Sweet's website: https://www.victoriasweet.com/

Lanette
Sunny and gorgeous SW WA State

(((Heather))) so sorry about your friend.

Becca, count me in on the bead project. What a wonderful way to remember the progress you have made. I’m going to put on my thinking cap and come up with something. I think I want to start with 35 beads to represent the 35 lbs I’ve lost so far.

Heather, what a painful time for you. Write down all the memories that you can think of that will remind you of your friend. (((Hugs)))

Allie, hope you feel better soon and you hear from your dad’s dr. I hate it when people don’t return your call. Especially since with a dr they know how important it is.

Joyce, so glad to hear that you are staying with us. Sounds like you may be suffering from depression. Take it from someone who has depression, don’t wait. Go to your dr. Depression is a chemical imbalance and there is treatment if this is what you have.

For some reason, in this area it is hard to find someone to do things with. My husband and I have tried to find another couple to do things with or just to get together with for dinner and we have given up at this point. When you ask someone to go out after work or on the weekend it’s always “maybe in a couple of weeks”. We hear the same thing from others new to the area. It’s become a joke. The only couple we go out with we only see on Saturday for lunch when they are in town. They are both from Spain. He works here and she lives in Spain and goes back and forth. I love them both but they only want to go to lunch at the same place at the same time. They are younger than me but I feel like they are older. Thank goodness DH and I get along so well. We are best friends, but it would be nice to have a close girlfriend too.

Well to bed and book.

Terry in VT

Katla wrote

"Janetr: High protein and low carb is my best practice and keeps me feeling good and happy. Be warned that that particular combination is also higher in fat. Mine is often a little over the suggested goal, but not bad. I haven't had any health trouble because of it.

I'm not changing anything about my daily eating, this is what I've followed for four years since my gastric bypass. MINUS the late night snacking. Lol. Due to having bypass surgery, 50% of my daily intake is to be protein, 30% fat, 20% carbs.

Janetr okc

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Evening Friends,

Mary, when you started with the kettle bells what weight did you start with? Then what increments did you increase your weight each time? They finally got some at my gym so I need to get started with them.

MicheleNC, I love your joke about the “eye rolls”. I’d think mine are in pretty good shape too, if you look at it that way. Lol

Wendy, beautiful flowers. Thanks for sharing.

Lisa, where are you going to be in NC? I somehow missed the story about your move there when I was so far behind. You know moving is a very stressful situation for everyone so please take care.

Heather, my back is a long time problem. Had spinal fusion in 2004 and now it’s mostly arthritis there. My hips are a relatively new problem which is some arthritis and some bursitis. Some days they are fine and others, well….what can I say? I’m 70 years old and these old bones carried too much weight for a long time. Lol I have been so lax with my exercising lately and know it helps. Glad to hear yours I better.

Kelly, my mother used to make fruitcakes at Christmas every year also. She soaked hers in bourbon and kept them wrapped in a dish towel. I never liked fruitcake and probably because of the booze. Now I love a good fruitcake cookie, that we used to call “Lizzies”. But no booze on them…

CarolGA, your granddaughter is an absolute doll.

Penny, interesting info on spinach. I agree that the benefits out way the down side so I’ll keep eating it. I’m not so crazy about it raw but just love cooked spinach.

Kay, I have also read several things about Joanna Gaines not having anything to do with the face cream. It’s amazing that people are so deceitful and also all the fake news that is out there.

NYKaren, I hope you get some resolution to your rash soon. My DD has had a rash on her face and eyelids for about 3 weeks now and refuses to go to the doctor. It gets a bit better then really bad again. She thinks its hives but I’ve never heard of hives just on the face and no other part of the body.

Beth, I hope your DH gets better real soon!!!

Michele wrote, ” Allie - how do you know what time Tom woke up. More importantly, why do you care? And how do you know that he washed the floors, and why would you care anyway unless they were your floors?” and I was thinking the same thing. Lol

Joyce, I have noticed that you don’t post as often but don’t you dare stop posting! I often feel like a failure too, so I do understand. I think the support here is wonderful weather it’s about our weight or anything else. I feel like I can tell you things I’d never discuss with anyone else. I also get inspired by many of you and will get my act together one of these days. I know that my DH doesn’t always listen when I tell him things but by golly he won’t stop talking and wants me to listen to him. (((Hugs)))

Katla, I do wish you luck on selecting the right paint color. There are too many choices and it is so expensive these days that we sure don’t want to make a mistake. (later) I love the blue/grey tones.

Yvonne, I love your pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Chris, I would think AZ would be a great place to live unless you just love the NE winters. And the cost of living has to be so much lower. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. It sounds like a great adventure.


to all the Newbies. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

The front that went from the Gulf Coast up to the great lakes has finally come east. It is raining cats and dogs and expected to last most of the night. It will cool things off a bit and lower the humidity, which is good.

Sending love, good thoughts and cool sunshine to all of you.

I Love you
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

exermom wrote: »

I really wish our pool offered aqua zumba. I think I could handle that, but zumba on land is just too much impact.

Oh, I wish this too!! I guess my gym did about a year ago but lost the instructor. Do you have access to a rebounder? (Mini trampoline?). Sometimes I modify land Zumba moves to do on that for less impact.

Also, I keep forgetting to as you about your bowling! I love bowling, but am absolutely horrible at it. Usually I bowl about a 65 to 75 (my motor coordination just isn’t up to the task). But it is so much fun! I have not been bowling in years tho, since my husband lost interest. I can’t drive myself, and never found any friends interested either.

Rye

Why domi feel like a failure here on MFP? Well I started it years ago as a weight loss tool like everyone else did. I lost 60 pounds with it, went off my cholesterol and diabetes medicine and was able to cut back on my B/P medicine. I regained 40 of those pounds, back on all the medicine and even added a 5th B/P medicine. All the clothes I looked wonderful in is gone. That face that looked so nice is gone. I have grown back into my done chin if that is a positive! I have encouraged so many people in eating more healthily but at the same time eating terribly. That pretty well sums it up.

I think being a preachers kid has a lot to do with me not having close friends. All of us knew our home was not our home but e churches and that we had no control over how long we would stay there. My sister went to 4 different high schools! I know for those of you that were in the military, you say you have friends all over, we have never kept up with those times in our lives. Now Dad did have a church a few miles from us and I have some friends from there. But usually when Dad moved, he moved far enough away that we had to break contact with them. I never wanted to be a member in one of Dads churches when I grew up because I wanted to be me. We were always known as Don and Grace's kids. Or if I went to my sister's church I was known as Norma's sister. I wanted my own identity.

As far as friends as a couple, Charlie never encouraged me or the girls to have friends in the neighborhood. He said that if they did something for us that we would feel we needed to reciprocate and do something for them. Now you can't prevent your kids from having the neighbor kids from being friends and they did have good friends. Because of his attitude,mourn house was pretty much known as the house the neighbor kids played at. But they didn't go to other houses that much. Our relationship with our neighbors is to wave and make small talk. I am friends with one next door neighbor. Our girls knew they could always go to their house if they forgot their key. Her husband was retired railroad and his entire single car garage was miniature railroad set up. He had his engineers seat in the middle and the kids loved going over there. Also after we got our Shelty, tjey loved him enough they got one and they dogs loved to play.

If we do go out socially so some one he will try To turn the conversation to politics or how incompetent the world is. He will interrupt them when they are speaking. And as he talk just get louder and louder and talk faster and faster. At holidays my family are masters in making sure he doesn't get he conversation or if he does they get it turned around real quick. It was difficult for both son in laws. Christina loves her boss because she said his personality is just like her Dads but he accepts criticism real well. So she will not hesitate to tell him he is ring a jerk about something. Since his office is in his office, hers also, his wife loves her. Christina will always give suggestions about how he could have said something differently or show him how something he said can make a person feel bad.

Krevit, Mary and anyone else in Arizona can you go out to see the Grand Canyon for me?????? Pretty please????? That was one of our favorite vacations. Christina and her then fiancé worked there for an entire summer when they were in college so everything they paid for like our reservations and food was 1/2 price. Plus it is just so beautiful.

OK, I guess you all know my life now. Am feeling better today. Am I depressed? Probably but when I feel,like this I usually get right back up.

I talked to Charlie again tonight about trick or treating. My suggestion was to keep the
Itut turned off and close the curtains. He said it is important to him that the kids in our neighborhood know that our house is a safe house. Parents should never worry that candy will be tainted, that we are weird and may do anything. He loves to answer the door and see the costumes. He tells the kids what kind of candy and asks them what they want,

He has changed a lot from the man he was when our girls were at home. He realizes a lot of the mistakes he did and tried to make it up wit the grand kids and even our own girls with monetary things. Sometimes just time. When we go on vacation, he really doesn't enjoy the place we are, he is enjoying watching the family having fun on his money. I think that is wh Halloween is important also. He wants other st see he is a good guy. And basically he is. He just has some hang ups. Like he is right and if you don't agree with him then you are an idiot. Je isn't like that as much but occasionally that man will still come out. I know now he is just pushing my buttons because he knows it will get a rise out of me.

OK, that is enough about me tonight, love you guys Joyce, Indiana

Bestsy that sounds like an absolute nightmare. Hope it is all sorted out soon. How incredibly stressful. Will say some prayers that it can be sorted out fairly. Wendy

To me ... maintenance is ebb and flow. It's a constant process of gaining a bit of weight, stepping on the scale and saying "oops!", and then tightening up the logging for a bit. I can never relax ... I've always got to watch it.

I have never been able to remain at the same weight for any length of time ... it's always up a little, down a little, up a little, down a little ...

However, if I step into the overweight range, that's a big "oops" and requires immediate action. I've been overweight 3 times in my life, and not for very long each of those times.


M in Oz