WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2018
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Welcome to everyone who is new. Just join in the conversation. Don't worry about remembering everyone. There are topics to interest all of us and many topics that you may choose to ignore. I have been a part of this thread for a long time and have found the friendships and the learning helpful to me in all aspects of my life. My friend that I took to the hospital yesterday has to stay an extra day for another procedure. She has finished with that and will be able to eat this evening and go home tomorrow. Unfortunately, my day tomorrow is so heavily scheduled that I have only two hours in the middle of the day when I can pick her up. Fortunately she has many friends and will be able to find someone to give her a ride. I have her wallet and some other personal items so I will either take them to the hospital later today or during my brief available time tomorrow. She won't know if the results of the biopsy for a few days.
Jake has had some unusual blood tests results over the last few months and will begin treatment tomorrow to attack what's wrong. He is scared but doing a good job of learning what he needs to about the treatment and not getting cranky with me. Part of the problem is that the meds and treatment may make him drowsy so I have to be available to drive and possibly be home with him after the treatment. So far to make up for my sedentary day yesterday, I've walked over 13,000 steps with the dogs, worked in the yard for 30 minutes, and ridden the exercise bike for over 100 minutes. I feel much more like myself now. Barbie from warm and sunny beautiful NW Washington 7 -
HI Sisters, pouring with rain here this morning. Just girding myself to go outside to feed everyone. All of my plans for today have just been scuttled as daughter number two has just split up with her boyfriend and is suicidal. I am driving three hours to stay with her and try to help her find a place to live closer to her job, and get her car fixed etc, or bring her back home to live if nothing else works out...I have done this so many times for her. She has depression issues as well as some other mental problems. At least this time she is on the same island as me so I don't have to pay the large expense of travelling a car across on the ferry. Breaks my heart that she is hurt yet again. She chooses handsome cheating boyfriends time after time. She is 27 but is more like a 16 year old mentally. Well, off I go to get wet and then pack as I know I will be down there sorting this out for some days. Will have to find a campground to stay in, with a hot pool! Wendy 10
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England lost. I'm sorry for all those lovely people who invested so much of themselves in the result.
So many crushed hopes.
DH is sad, but philosophical.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Thank you Margaret and Cathy and everyone else eating lower carb for sharing your stories. I used to think that to be successful with it, a person needs to do Atkins, but good to know that even cutting out added sugar and simple starches helps immensely.
My doc visit yesterday went well - fasting blood sugar was high when I took it first thing in the morning - 10 hr since last meal - but had blood drawn at 16 hours of no food so it had better be under 100, lol. She is testing the A1C to see if my sugar and cookie binges have really zapped me.
A good thing - I asked her if losing 5 lbs of belly fat would help the situation, since I'm at the top of the BMI for my height. She said since I do strength training and have been building muscle, the BMI isn't that accurate in my case. And it's good I'm building muscle because that's what burns glucose.
When I was out doing my Strong Women Stay Young this morning, I thought about that a lot and marveled that 20 minutes three times a week has had such a good impact on my health.
Mary - glad your daughter is getting better...whew!
Kate, appreciate your good thoughts about the US and your respect for the position of President. No matter who is in office, there will always be protestors. Seems our parents generation, and our own to some extent, remember what was at stake during WWII.
I found out the hard way to keep my opinions of whoever is in office to close friends.
History has been good at making me look foolish for the past few decades, lol. I now say there's always something going on behind the scenes when the bigwigs get together and I believe in prayer! How's that for bending the rule of about discussing politics and religion all in one paragraph? 
Wendy - love those horse pictures and wish I could be on the beach with you, my favorite place to be in the winter. Also you have the perfect eating plan for you - isn't that great? I always enjoy hearing what you are eating. Glad you got the doc to order progesterone cream, I've read Lee's book and was actually using progesterone (Emerita) during the final years before menopause. Did it help? Not sure, possibly, but my symptoms could have been much worse so I think it did.
Rebecca - I liked hearing about your walk in Oak Harbor, such a neat town! Getting to know everyone. Hopefully your DH will relax when you are out enjoying yourself and making friends. And $6!! Do you ever hear anything about your neighbor back in Oregon? I think it was Prudence? Didn't she end up in assisted living? Stretching my brain here, lol.
Barbie - you were such an angel to take your friend to the hospital like that.
You are on the move so much during the day, I'll bet you did get antsy! Hope she's OK.
Lisa - love your blog this morning, so informative!!! Hopefully not closing on a house for a long, long time but I'm saving this information just in case. Did anyone ever tell you that you should be a writer? LOL
Heather - good job with the continuing cleanout! Hope the boiler man makes it soon. Sorry to hear about your DH's friend, what a nice gesture to write a letter to his wife. Hugs all around.
OK better close now and get something done.
Lanette
Sunny SW WA State where the temperature is climbing...
It was a fun day! Nope I have not heard from Prudence. The letter I sent came back as no one by that name at her address.😕 I hope she is in one of the assisted living places in Astoria, or Seaside👍.
Your brain stretched just fine friend!
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On Political Issues: I feel that many of you ladies have made your beliefs known in very subtle but still informative ways that allow anyone reading to understand how you feel. I thought that political issues were to be omitted here but see that that is not the case.4
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Heather and Kate - sorry to hear England lost - Whether a person enjoys watching sports or not, it's still nice to have a team the country can get behind and cheer on.
Allie - I bet you'll do just fine on the exam tomorrow. Deep breaths. Good luck with the lawyer!
Barbie - hope they can get Jake squared away. Does he have to go to Seattle or are they dealing with it locally? Glad you are making up on the steps!! Was there any doubt? LOL
Wendy - have a safe drive to get your daughter. What a blessing you are now retired and don't have the job hanging over your head when you are needed for family emergencies like this.
Doctor emailed lab results a few minutes ago - whew, a good surprise. A miracle! For you in the medical field, A1C went down to 5.4 from 5.6 when taken last November. Despite my sugar binging, all I can think of is the 12 or 14 hour fasting I've been doing on and off over the past couple months might have smoothed things out as far as glucose in my system. I was seriously worried it would be up toward 6.
I'm not sure how this all works so am surmising. Input welcome! At any rate, continuing to wait until mid-morning before eating (14 to 15 hours) seems like a really good thing. And of course, keeping away from the added sugar.
Just finished picking a container of blueberries at my neighbor's and stuck a few bags in the freezer.
Have a good evening!
Lanette
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wendy. So sorry your daughter is struggling again. But so good that you can help and support her with your presence
Allie one question at a time, one step at a time, you’ve got this.
Barbie. Glad you were able to get your activity level back to your comfort zone!
Heat wave coming back, but am staying on track with my July goals so far.
NYKAREN
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1948Peachy wrote: »On Political Issues: I feel that many of you ladies have made your beliefs known in very subtle but still informative ways that allow anyone reading to understand how you feel. I thought that political issues were to be omitted here but see that that is not the case.
Well said I also wanted to make a remark but... 1 -
I hope this doesn’t get too political, I have enough of that on my Facebook with my FIL. Lol2
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Sorry I started the 'political' discussion, it really wasn't supposed to be about the politics but to point out that a lot of people here appreciate the friendship between us and the sacrifices made in 2 world wars. I promise I won't post any more political stuff.
Apologies to all
Kate UK 8 -
Jackie Kane and Kidd Kirby just wanted to pop in to say (in the vein of Charles Shultz and Snoopy):
Happiness is a warm cuddle
Well wishes to all,
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well home and in jammies~ going to bed soon up early, having tea, shower, and go walk the dogs, then onto the test... God Help Me.... will need all the angels sitting on my shoulders..
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Wendy sorry about your daughter.
Allie I agree take deep breaths as you take your test. You can do this!1 -
Thanks to all who weighed in on the low carb question. I think I’ll find a way to do it without being so extreme. I probably need a good Keto cookbook and experiment with some things that taste like carbs but aren’t. I have the Trim Healthy Mama cookbook and it has some, I printed out a Keto cauliflower and cheese recipe that looks delicious that I saw on (gasp!) Facebook! Lol.
I just don’t know if I can get past the calories with all that cheese. It is definitely a paradigm shift in my thinking.4 -
Allie - best of luck.
Carol - sorry, should have just deleted before posting.
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Today it looks like my 2300 day posting streak 😇🍾13
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Lanette so glad to hear your test results are moving in the good direction! 2
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Lanette,That's good news about your test results. You have been so consistent with your food and exercise. Jake's treatments are all local. He has a great doctor here. He has to add some extra meds, stop taking some of his regular ones, and add three appointments a week to his schedule. If the treatments don't keep him from being able to drive, then things will be much easier to schedule.Allie, Just relax and stay in the moment. Answer one question at a time and remind yourself that you have studied and are an intelligent woman capable of the task. Barbie 5
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.19min, 134mhr, 13amph. 1.5mi= 72c
apple watch- forgot to turn on
TREADMILL walk- 17.16min, 3.5sp, 10incl 1st 1/2mi, then 15.0incl 2nd 1/2mi, 118ahr, 135mhr, 1mi= 138c
apple watch- 162c
ARMDIP and CHINUP assist machine- 9.35min, 3set of 10ea then bounce single leg toe touches and ceiling to fl single leg touches, repeat 3 times, 132mhr= 81c
apple watch- 79c
bike ride gym 2 sumn sta- 51.15min, 130ahr, 149mhr, 13.9amph, 11.9mi= 502c
apple watch- 454c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.35min, 152mhr, 142ahr, 8.58min mi, .5mi= 66c
apple watch- didn't turn on
jog wk 2 sumn sta- 4.23min, 9.29min mi, 124ahr, 152mhr, .4mi= 67c
apple watch- not showing
bike ride dome 2 hm- 18min, 8.6amph, 124ahr, 142mhr, 2.5mi= 177c
apple watch- not showing
total cal 11032 -
I want to be part of this group; my people!6
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Did a workout on the bosu today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Cardio Strength Challenge workout. Then I’m going to go to this luncheon with the Newcomers. Vince doesn’t want to drive all that distance. To me, it’s not that far. And it’s not like we can go every month so I think it will be nice to go.
Well, the rhinestones on my firefly seem to be holding. I’ll post a pic of my “latest”. One of my seahorses should be fired Thursday so I’ll be able to pick it up Monday. The other seahorse will go in the condo (since I don’t like it as well…lol). When I get the one back, I’ll post a pic of them both
Barbie – what great news for your walking friend!
Katie – “Question for the low-carb followers: how low do you go? I was looking at one plan that was 20 or less grams per day. The sample meal plans called for 8 oz of meat at one meal and only 3 cups of veggies all day. I don’t think I can do it. No carrots, no caffeine, no fruit. It said you could have all the meat you wanted if you were still hungry. Just thinking about eating all that meat or eggs with no toast or grits makes me want to gag.” I’m with you, it would make me gag, too. Only I can go without the toast or grits. My biggest problem is that I want more veggies and fruit than a low carb diet will allow. I can live without the caffeine, too. Great second opinion. I tend to have very dense breasts, too.
Wendy – I love to look at pics of horses. I’m in awe of them. Lady and Sunny are so wonderful looking
Re – I have facebook, but I don’t post very much, maybe once every few months and only something that’s important (like when we got the riverrock, when we got the mulch, pool opening/closing)
Heather – someone told me “now is the time when you lock your car doors otherwise you come back to your car only to find that someone opened your door and left zucchini on your seat”…lol If that happened to me, I wouldn’t worry much at all.
Allison – so sorry about your friend. Good luck on your test, I know you’ll do amazing
Mary – so glad for your daughter (and you)
Char – happy birthday
Vicki – what is the name of the place in Kearny? There is at least one thing that I’m looking for, I’ve been looking high and low and no one seems to have it. Maybe they would. I wouldn’t even mind having it shipped to me if I can find it. The place we go to for ceramics has a wall with samples of the paints after they’re fired. Only lately it seems that the colors come out streaky. This isn’t just for me, but I’ve noticed it for just about everyone.
Teen – welcome! I never heard of Plexus. Tell me more about it.
See4me – welcome. Keep coming back and you’ll get lots of motivation.
Rye – awwwwwww
Annette – welcome!
Unfortunately, I started on the crab and the one paint that I needed they don't have very much of. However, this being a government facility, they get money the beginning of July so they'll put in a purchase order for more.
Michele in NC
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »I hope this doesn’t get too political, I have enough of that on my Facebook with my FIL. Lol
We're actually not supposed to talk about political topics here in this thread. They were deemed off limits ... perhaps especially since we've got people from several different countries here, with different perspectives and the whole thing could potentially become quite volatile.
M in Oz
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Meanwhile over here in Australia ...
I'll just make a little public service reminder: Get Your Affairs In Order!!
That's especially for those of you with partners.
Make sure you both know everything about your accounts, bills, etc. etc. etc. of all sorts. Make sure everything is up to date and crystal clear.
It's easy to say, "I'll remember my password" or "We'll sort that out later" ...
But then all of a sudden the unexpected happens, and one partner is burdened with figuring it all out. And let me tell you ... that's not easy.
I've got a list of things to do a kilometre long. And it seems like every time I do one or two things ... and have a small victory dance that I finally, after weeks of work, have sorted those things ... then they just reveal a mountain of other related things I need to do. It's like there's no end to it all!
I'm living in Pandora's box.
So ... while you're all of "sound mind" ... sort it all out!! Trust me!
Machka in Oz13 -
I’ve been on the road to Florida. I’ll be staying at my daughters house for a while helping her with the kids. We drove 750 miles in two days. The kids loved staying at the hotel!
We’ve been having fun, but the day drinking at the pool had got to stop!!
I’ll be in out and try to catch up with the 300 posts! Wow!
Dana in Arkansas
Sheridan Resort at Bay Point in Panama City Beach
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »England lost. I'm sorry for all those lovely people who invested so much of themselves in the result. So many crushed hopes.
DH is sad, but philosophical.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
I actually watched the majority of the game. I've never followed what we call "soccer" so did not understand all of what was going on, but still it was riveting. I was sorry they lost too. 😕
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KatUK: No apology necessary. :noway:
Poison AKA Char from FL: Moving more has been my goal for a long time. Walking the dog to the groomer was a pleasure for both of us. DH went and got him afterward, and walked him home.
Tweenerqueen: Welcome to a great group!
Pip: Happy 2300! :flowerforyou:
Annettekris: Weclome!
I went to a lovely potluck dinner with my horse group. It was held at the home of Arrow's owner. I took a green salad, and it was very well received. The topic of the evening was how this group can help the county parks department maintain and create good parks where people can ride their horses. The park under discussion is located beside the Columbia River about 20 miles from where we live. I've tried to join the work parties before but haven't managed to connect with the people in the park. This time I'm not planning to try. DH's health seems better than before in many ways but he has exhausted himself.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
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I need one of these!
Right now, I'd actually take a whole day where nothing I do is something I have to do.
Machka in Oz
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