WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2018

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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,535 Member
    Did 1-1/2 hr of the Gilad 45/45 split DVD. I swear I had it, but I can't find it. Glad I did find it at Habitat for Humanity, tho. Since we have a Newcomer general meeting tomorrow, the plan for tomorrow is to do a Gilad Step and Tone DVD at home.

    Rori - I downloaded that app, looks really good. I do feel bad that it logged me as doing it one consecutive day and all I was doing was fooling around. Oh well... Congrats on your retirement. I know that your dh will really love having you around the house and it'll ease your mind. When in Jan is your birthday? Have a great time on your trip. I'm so glad we got to meet. It probably wouldn't happen once you retired, so I'm really grateful

    Re - another advantage to having a personal trainer is that they can show you or make sure you stay in good form which is so important. I got into a bad habit of doing a squat incorrectly because I only took classes, never had a personal trainer. When I did get one, she corrected me. Now I'm very careful that I do them correctly.

    Sharon - I'm so sorry you got so sick.

    Took in a lot of the Christmas decorations. Working in a t-shirt...now that's the way it should always be.

    Lou - one thing I absolutely hate is ice. Snow I can deal with, even cold temps. But I hate ice. Planet Fitness always seems to have specials so just give it time.

    Finishing up the crab cakes that Jess made for Christmas Eve (they're in the freezer and I just take them out as I need them). She put so much oil in the pan when she cooked them! I swear, they were almost deep fried. She did the same thing with the fish. When I made the fish for when Denise came down here, I didn't use nearly that much oil.

    Rita - good luck at the doctor's. It probably isn't as bad as you are fearing. Let us know

    Lisa - YAAAAAA

    Cheri - my heart is breaking for you. I know only too well how hard this is. Know that you made the best decision for Pokey

    tweetyras - welcome. So glad to have you. Every time I hear Chubby Checkers, it reminds me of the fact that he was the featured entertainer at the 50th Daytona 500

    Wendy - I, too, prefer to get my vitamins, minerals, etc from food rather than a pill. I admit to taking a multi just as insurance and calcium, but that's it. when I remember, I try to put some cinnamon in my breakfast, especially if I'm having plain yogurt

    Michele in NC
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,884 Member
    Well here it is the 9th already. At work I am signing up for the walking challange that starts the 22nd. 180,000 in 28 days. I know for some of you that is not a lot, but for me it is going to take some work.

    Sounds like we are in for a big snow storm starting tomorrow evening. Not so worried about the snow, the wind is to be strong and that I do not like
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    DH put moth balls around the outside of our house a couple times a year and it keep the spiders and other bugs out of the house. It only smells for a couple days but is worth it to keep them outside.

    Katla--DH and I are planning the same when we pass. Our oldest son is in charge of spreading the ashes into the ocean. Had that plan for years. Who ever goes first the other one is in charge of the ashes.

    Felicia--Love the vacation pictures. Looks like you were on the go all the time.

    Margaret--Sending prayers and hugs for whatever is going on family wise.

    Rori--Congrates on setting the date. Enjoy your trip and hope to hear all about it. Happy Birthday

    Lisa--Great news on the cash sale. Happy dance for you.

    Cheri--Sending big hugs. So sorry to hear about Pokey. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

    Well ladies time to sign off and get settled down for the evening. Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE
  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 864 Member
    Cherie, so sorry about Pokey, so hard to lose our furbabies.
    Lisa, keeping my fingers crossed for you! Will this mean you will have to go back there and get a bunch of stuff if it sells?
    Thank heavens for preview, stupid autocorrect changed "furbabies" to "crybabies"! Would not have been the same at all!
    Supposed to be taking Christmas down today. Feeling extremely unmotivated.... I will start, right after I catch up on all the posts!! I think it may take me a few days, but I didn't put it all out in one day so....
    Linens again, I really need to go thru a bunch of linen related stuff and get rid of some of it. I did get rid of some old towels when we moved, took them to the vet, they were thrilled! And I was happy to be rid of them. Win, Win!
    We don't use a top sheet either but do have a few. I used part of one to back the quilt that I made for our grandson. I made a few pillowcases with the rest of it. I will turn the other flat sheet into more pillowcases and get rid of some that we are currently using that are stained and really not looking very nice anymore. The sheets that go with the old pillowcases are still just fine.
    I have some curtains too that have seen better days and need to go. We're not using them so no point in hanging on to them.
    Okay, must finish reading and get busy!
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
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  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    I think I have bee reading on and off all day long. I am finall done. Cheri, I am so sorry. I know a dcsion like that is not mad lightly. He/she looks beautiful. Hugs to you. We had to make that decision once and it's like your heart is being ripped out.

    Lou, I hav chronic back pain and trochanteric bursutis. With that, as soon as I am on my side, that upper high is burning like crazy. Put that wh my very painful fingers, I need that Narco. And when I woke up today, my lip was like my fingers. I am hoping that it means that sensation is coming back. Just another question to ask my doctor tomorrow morning. One thing he will like is my weight loss. When I was admitted to the hospital, I had lost some wight and I really hadn't done anything to lose weight. Then I gained 5 pounds in the hospital. I am now weighing 2 pounds less than when I went into the hospital!

    Katla I have tried the sleepy time tea. When I first started using it I thought it was helping. But not anymore. One night I put two tea bags in and that really helped. Maybe I just need to go get me some valerian root. But I already take melatonin, Ambien and Clonazapen. And my Epitol helps me sleep. So I m no going to ad amour med. I pull pep better if Chalrie wouldn't wake me up jut to se if I am alive. First he touches me then all out my name. Of cause I m awake now. And you wake a 67 year old woman and she immediately needs to go to the bathroom. And all hat aids my blood pressure. It h Ben pretty good today. Not wonderful but OK. One reading was very normal.

    Well thanks to me, Amazon was the top seller this past season. Did yo all help!!!!!!!

    Penny, if you don't want to post, just put some pictures up.

    Joyce, indiana
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    @kevrit ... were you the one who taught Data Analysis some time ago?

    If so, what software did you use?


    Machka in Oz

    It was mostly theory. Used SQL and Oracle to run queries. It was a long time age and I don’t use it so I lost most of it. Lol

    RV Rita

    We're looking at things like clustering and K-mean and probability formulas and things like that. Using R as our software. We're all expected to know databases and SQL but this is, so far, all about cleaning the data and analysing it.

    M in Oz
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,333 Member
    After three hours in doctor's office, I'm not sure I like him. But got blood work done and meds refilled. They never told me what my blood pressure was. Was told I needed a bone density test and they would do t here, but have to call tomorrow as it was never scheduled. The doc did recommend a good meat market where we could get some seafood. We went there and found some great stuff.

    Food for thought..... anyone ever have huevos de toro? How would you cook that?

    RV Rita
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    I take a capsule of powdered turmeric (not a pill) with black pepper specifically to help with joint inflammation. (RA) I believe it is helping as I am able to walk or run much further than I used to without pain. I still get twinges in my left hip and can't do long walks, but I would say I have improved a lot. I take one capsule twice a day. :D I do put it in my Indian food, but I don't eat enough to make a difference. It's not my favourite taste.
    I also take a powdered beetroot capsule twice a day to help with blood pressure. This only works for people who genetically don't process nitrates/nitrites properly. It has lowered mine, especially my diastolic.
    The only other thing I take is a vitamin D capsule, because I avoid the sun and rarely go out in it.

    I take a blood pressure (calcium uptake inhibitor ) pill once a day. The beetroot helped get the diastolic down by an extra 5 pointsand a few points for the systolic. I have been annoyed that, despite my healthy weight, good diet and loads of exercise, my blood pressure still merited a medication, but I guess it's genetic. I'm pleased with the beetroot results.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

    Why do you avoid the sun?

    I ask as I am absolutely basking in it right now between classes. :) I love the sun and spend as much time in it as I can.

    The very idea of avoiding it makes me sad.

    M in Oz
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,535 Member
    Vicki - good luck on your walk. I know you can do it.

    Lisa in NC - how horrible for your friend. To have your mother die in your arms -- I can't imagine living with something like that.

    Michele in NC
  • EPmomdoc
    EPmomdoc Posts: 27 Member
    I am a doctor and they never tell me my blood pressure unless I specifically ask and sometimes the nurse doesn’t want to tell me- how ridiculous - always ask you should know your vital signs !
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    I was lying on Mother' pillow talking to her and twirling her hair when she took her last breath. I know I jerked up and both my sister asked, 'What's wrong'. When I told them that Mother had taken her last breath and was gone; they were both like chickens with their heads cut off. It was something that I'll never forget. I hope my Daddy went the same way. I do remember climbing up on his bed and telling him that it was 'ok for him to let go, we'd be ok'.

    I haven't been exercising and I haven't been able to force myself to drink liquids. That must change.

    Lenora
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,211 Member
    :) When I see my doctor, the nurse tells me my weight, blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate after she checks them. When I leave the office I get a paper with all that information along with a summary of what was covered at the visit, what directions she gave me to follow, and when to come back and under what circumstances. The same information is available to me online.

    :'(Cheri I am so sorry about Pokey. Our fur babies never stay with us long enough.

    :)Lisa, congrats on the sale of your warehouse. When we sold our last house, the buyers were quite elderly and we hoped every day that neither would die before the sale closed. Six years later, they are both still alive and healthy.

    :) Stats for today:
    *15,000 steps
    * 187 minutes walking Sasha and Bessie
    *284 minutes riding the exercise bike (I watched a lot of figure skating and another program)

    <3 Barbie from beautiful drizzly NW Washington

  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 864 Member
    My doc didn't tell me my blood pressure until I started asking, now I don't have to ask, he just tells. Mind you, it's better than it had been for quite some time so maybe that's why he's willing to share. We do have a cuff and I can check it anytime I want to so not a big deal if he doesn't say anything.
    Lisa, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend and her mom. Heartbreaking...... Nice that you won't have to go back to the warehouse, so excited for you getting it sold, huge load off your plate for sure! I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for you that it actually does sell, but it sure sounds good so far!
    Today wasn't a bad day, still recovering from the TRX class yesterday, definitely found some muscles that haven't worked much in the last little while!! lol Looking forward to my Epsom salt soak, which will be happening shortly!
    Have a great night/day!
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,333 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    huevos de toro - Rita my spanish is rusty but that is eggs of bulls aka Bull's balls.... and I would not cook it.

    Kim

    I know!
  • clowe1028
    clowe1028 Posts: 137 Member


    Watching "Fixer Upper" and wondering if 'in the price to remodel the house' the people who are buying the house have a 'furniture allowance' build in. I'd want to have the furnishings they put in as well ... in all the houses they do. I have liked that Joanna has started using more color in the houses she is doing rather than the 'gray' that most of them have.

    Lenora[/quote]

    The furnishings are not included in the Reno costs. They can be purchased but at an additional cost. The piece that they commission from Clint Harp, the woodworker, are given to the homeowners as a gift.

    The furniture is moved in just for the show. Most people already own a houseful of furniture. There was an article with one of the clients that included pictures of the home as shown on TV and then with the clients own furnishings.

    Cathy, Arlington, TX
  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 610 Member
    Machka - We both have prescriptions. I have talked to my doctor but am going to delve into it more. No, Larry doesn't use it regularly but more than I do. It worries me that he has such enthusiasm for it though.

    Terry - I had to take a sick day. No choice.

    Lanette - Imitrex never did work for me. I don't get migraines often any more.
    Our Sears just closed permanently on Saturday. One of the last in Alberta.

    Lisa - Are you doing your Happy Dance? So happy for you.

    Cheri - I'm sorry that you had to say good-bye to your beloved fur baby.

    Wendy - What exactly does your turmeric coffee have in it? I've been thinking of adding it to my coffee but not sure how it will go with milk, vanilla and cinnamon.

    Rita - We used to call those "Prairie Oysters". Clean them and saute lightly in butter. They used to be a once a year treat for obvious reasons.

    Found myself at loose ends today. Everyone else is involved in the inventory prep. I have my filing all caught up , can't pull anyone for training, year end reports are as complete as I can go. I was reduced to cleaning in my office. It does get dusty.

    Jason stopped in after work and we had a good visit. He received his text to get himself home. He shared with me that his Father had called to lecture him about his life. Jason says it is a little late for the man to give fatherly advice. Also when he told him that Harmony's birthday was on Friday he had no interest. I told Jason that at least Emmanuel was reaching out to him. "Too little, too late Mom" I can't disagree on that.

    -Sharon in Lethbridge where it is turning white once again.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    edited January 2018
    grogers511 wrote: »
    - I actually used a better pillow last night. One I’ve had but just couldn’t switch over to in place of my (ahem) 40 year old pillow. But... with neck issues... i need the support. I slept well. So I’m encouraged.

    Um ... if I'm not mistaken, I think you're supposed to change out your pillow about every 4 years.

    In fact, this article suggests every 2 years: https://sleep.org/articles/replace-pillow/

    I suspect you were well overdue for the change!


    My pillow is 4 years old this month, and I really should bite the bullet and break out the $200 for a new one.



    Machka in Oz
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Decluttering - The kitchen and utility/computer rooms are something that just to think about them is overwhelming. Sister and brother-in-law coming the 26th and spend the night and we'll tackle them both. Oh, and finishing Will's room by deciding on which sheet sets to keep. I know one set of sheets are queen-sized but not so sure about any others. I will throw out some of the clutter in my utility/computer room; I will take down the pictures on the wall as well. Some I will keep to put up. I had all my Daddy's certifications that I used to have hung up. I'd like to find them and hang them on the short wall

    Sleep - Not doing so well this night (1/9 - 1/19). Did not turn my electronics off early enough and watched my 2 favorite shows - "This is Us" and "Chicago Med". I took my meds early (at about 7:30pm). I was told to take my 'bipolar meds' at 5:00pm and all the rest at about 9:00pm (including my seizure meds). My 'bipolar meds' make me extremely sleep and by 7:30pm I am totally worthless. Can't keep my eyes open for anything. Too many shows I like at 9:00pm; I can go to bed at 10:00pm and sleep through the night. I've done that at least twice this week.

    I am now 'up' because I got thirsty and had to get up and 'fight' with opening my POM juice. One on them I just cannot open. I don't know why everything is so hard to open. The manufacturers don't seem to care about seniors and the need to open things that are not childproof. After getting my meds, I can usually open the bottles; but, even then I have to get Louis to open them first, then I put them on so they are no longer childproof. That is also how I determine which I take daily vs ones that I only take when I need to.

    Jenn is picking up her nephew to keep and said that it looked like they were going to keep him all week as it looked like Danielle is going to have her baby early. For the life of me I don't understand why 'she' is going to keep this baby (1 and 1/2 years old. Her mother (Jenn's sister-in-law) will come up to be here with Danielle when she has the baby. Jenn just cannot say 'no' to 'anything' that concerns her family. But, I don't think she has thought about how to get the baby to 'daycare' - 30 minutes on the north end of Albany (in Lee County) and get back early enough to go to work in Cuthbert 30 minutes to the west of Dawson. She will be in such a tizzy once she realizes that Trey and Louis won't have room for a baby seat in Louis truck and the seatbelt in stuffed beneath the cushions. I guess Trey will be expected to do this leg of the journey every day and he is going to be really stressed over that. I am sure there will be a fight over this.

    Cathy - I would have loved to have seen a "Joanna and Chip" house decorated with the 'new' owner's furniture. Taylor's boyfriend words in a furniture store and says that he would never buy any of it as it isn't very sturdy. He also does not like Ikea furniture either for the same reason. He is working as a delivery person and he also has to move furniture around in the store so the owners can set up new furniture as it comes in. I know that is a pain, because I know I had trouble trying to play 'musical furniture' once when we moved out here. When we purchased a corner cabinet to put the TV in, that require me to move it around. Sofa now sits at a 45° angle that delineates the den from the dining room. This sets the den off as a separate area at one end of the house. I have 3 chairs on the window side of the room, 2 platform rockers on the opposite on the room. Used to have the sofa against that wall; but, had to change it to get the corner cabinet in and the sofa just could not stay on that wall.

    OK - Now my bed is calling for me and I am going to get back in. I've been up for about 30 minutes. Good night, well actually Good morning.

    Well, there was something else I was going to write about; but it has escaped my mind.

    Lenora
  • wildhorsewendy
    wildhorsewendy Posts: 563 Member
    Sharon, I think the cinnamon, milk and vanilla would camouflage the taste of turmeric really well. You could try just adding a pinch the first day,two pinches the next day and gradually get used to the taste until you can put in a quarter teaspoon without flinching. LOL I make my coffee different ways depending on what I have or don't have in the cupboard. Sometimes I do add cinnamon or vanilla, sometimes coconut milk, often cocoa, and soy milk or almond milk. You can also make a coconut turmeric Lassi, which is a beautiful golden drink. Be creative and throw in your own favourite flavours. Turmeric is said to protect your brain from Alzheimers as well as other "old age" diseases. And as Heather said, it helps your joints. I originally started feeding it to my horses as a remedy for sunburn on a pink nosed horse. Then I started to take it myself to protect my skin from sunburn, as I am very fair and my grandfather died from skin cancer and my mother has had skin cancer cut out...but I love the outdoors and I am always soaking up sunshine. I haven't needed to use any sunblock in four years now, ever since I started taking turmeric. I buy large bags from the bulk food shop as I go through so much for my horses. I probably take half a teaspoon daily, sometimes more sometimes less. <3 Wendy
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
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  • KarenUK56
    KarenUK56 Posts: 143 Member
    karenwatkins22 wrote: »
    Ladies, I can't believe I haven't tried this before:- pre-logging meals! Have been using MFP for nearly 4 years!!
    Got the idea from someone on this site and have done it for the past 2 days and have kept well within calories. I'm going to keep it up, it's a fab idea.

    Lost half of my post ??? Just disappeared??
    Karen UK

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