WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2018

Karen in VA Olivia the miracle baby! I'd vote for her! Coeur d'alene is beautiful but OH that winter!
Barbie fresh produce in lieu of flowers and helping you walk the dogs... now that is a friend indeed!
Rebecca does :sick: nausea accompany the vertigo? Time for a 2nd opinion?
Dee I'd take looser clothes over whatever that mean ol' scale says any day. Well done!
Beth Thankful for successful surgery, praying "no infection" continues throughout healing.
pip we lost a dear friend to MS. ditto Katla's thanks to you for riding in the MS ride.
Katla after a year of only antenna TV back in Idaho, and waiting 2 months to get cable and internet to our new home, we are now hooked on My DVR. We love fast forwarding through all those commercials. Joe says "They're outside, smiling, having fun... somebody must be sick!" Somewhat dread when the free DVR promotion expires and they start charging $12.95 a month, but it worked, we're hooked.
SueBDew what a rough couple of days. Hoping September will be better for you!
Wendy thanks for leading us on to further self-education! "moderate carb consumption - or switching meat for plant-based protein and fats - is healthier." KJ's right, it sounds like Mama's "moderation in all things." Mother really did know best!
Michele safe travels! Take pics please
Heather, ditto what Karen in VA said. Marveling at how complicated buying a house in the UK is. Fingers X'd for you galfriend!
Allie what brand umbrella? I'd write to the manufacturer, and for sure post a review. That stinks!
Lisa con VERY grats on the new pants size!
Suanough what is WFPB food plan? Glad it's working for you!
KJ ditto about genetics and longevity. Would add lifestyle choices, as a grateful ex-smoker

Welcome trespence, let us know what you'd like us to call you and roughly where you are.
Welcome Ann. Let us know roughly where youare. Getting your mind right is key, and for me a daily re-try. ;} I had to pick one thing I knew I could succeed at (logging every bite and sip whether over under or indifferent) and do it for a week. Then building on that success with one more thing. I'm at 310 consecutive days and the most recent "try" has me down almost a pound a month. Dr. is v. pleased and said "keep doing what your doing."

Speaking of the Dr., at yesterday's sleep study follow up, got good/bad/great news. No need for CPAP. Oxygen down around 85, so Dr. wants me on oxygen when sleeping, warned of the effects low oxygen has on heart/circulatory system. Bit of a facer. Afraid (there's that word again) it's the first official notice of what may be COPD. :sick: IF Medicare approves, my copay will be about $30/month, as our Part B supplemental Plan F has a high ($2K) deductible to keep the premiums down to around $100/mo. And the concentrator is noisy, which may bother Joe, he's v. sensitive to noise. Gotta focus on the pound a month improvement that so pleased the Dr. and let the oxygen issue develop in it's own time.

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
60 g protein 22/29, meditate 13/29, walk one more step 12/29, knee exercises 13/29, core 5/18, walk Tumble 12/18 times, SWSY 0/9, hang up or purge art 0/1, AF 20/29

Barbara - so sorry about your COPD. Losing extra poundage and keeping as fit as possible is as much as you can do. (((HUGS)))

Sue - Also hugs go out to you. Vision problems must be so frustrating.

I will see my brother briefly tomorrow when he comes over for the cricket. I am driving them down to a sold out stadium. Aaaargh traffic!!! I am taking some of the price off his ticket as a very late birthday present. I wish I could see him more often, but he is so insanely busy. Six children living in the neighbourhood and ten grand children. Plus very active in the church.
I have managed to find a birthday card suitable for my nephew, 17 on Saturday, and have put money inside. He did very well in his exams. The card is about farts.
Love Heather UK XXXXXX

Well it has been a busy day.... I am finally home.... was up at the credit union from 10 until 12:30 which was a long time, the check will come to the credit union from Toms 401k and I have it rolled over into an IRA .. once the check clears and gets there , thats when I start making decisions
I am happy that part is over .. supposed to go the a dear friends wake tonight, but think I will just send a card to each of his daughters... it is still very very hot outside and he was a townie , its what we call people who grew up all there life here like me, so it will be packed and they only let so many people inside.. and the rest get to stand outside and sweat.... nope dont want to do that.
Pip~ awesome good for you.. so proud of what you and Kirby do!!! xoxoxo
my mind is fried this afternoon for all the talk and figuring out money.. so going to relax and take it easy..

ok first picture is Trudy , my friend with dark glasses in front, and Fat Allie in the back smiling behind her..
second picture is first day of 5th grade for Taliah my granddaughter..
By the way that was ladies night out in July for us from our condo complex. the Tiki Taxi came and picked us up and brought us home.. it was a fun night....

wtg Pip!!

Lisa . Hey hey, new pant size is a huge (I mean smaller?) NSV

LOVED my lunch today, straight from the garden—diced cucumber, zucchini, tomato then added red onion and hummus on flat bread—super easy and fun lunch. A big batch of homemade low fat plain yogurt (thanks Instant Pot!) is how I start my day. I have to pack both breakfast and lunch if I workout before work so far so good!

NYKAREN

In process of emptying entire huge French door refrigerator today. Compressor is failing and food spoiling. Less than 2 years old. So disgusted. So thankful my partner and I are doing this together as it is a thankless, onerous task even without the spoiling food. Heather & hubby did this recently & I was thinking I was glad I wasn't doing that task, LOL!

Karen in Virginia

Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD., nausea only happens after my maneuvers, which means they're working👍. I am able to move my head around better, ears feel a bit filled with cotton. No real ringing in my ears though. I am going to get my prescription refilled for Meclizine 25 mg for vertigo, when I had it last.. I have been taking my husband's because he was prescribed the exact same thing, for his bout earlier this month.

Last night we had a BAT in the house! I, of course, freaked out, and hid in the bathroom! Son and awakened husband, corralled it into the library with wide arm movements, and afgans held up. I have no clue as to where it came from! I know outside, but no windows, no attic doors, ceiling openings etc! If we see one again, we will call the management office.

Today is husband's 58th birthday 🎂💗. I let him lick the bowl, and made him a round layer chocolate, devils food cake, with chocolate frosting. I used parchment paper, and it came out beautifully! I had just enough frosting to pack into the sides, inside, on on top! He had some frosting from the frig, from when he made his Graham cracker cookies. Its in the frig firming up.

He wanted pizza for dinner, so that's easy. I fixed him a large steak last night. He made the naked potato, and I fix the steak. Last night I was so out of it, I put a chair in the kitchen, with my head on the island, and dealt with life that way. Once the steak was completely browned, I took it out and sliced it up, placing the still very pink steak back into the pan. Then its just a couple of minutes until in a nice rare. I said goodnight for a bit and tested upstairs. I came down at 7:30 pm, and had some cereal. I haven't cared about anything eating wise. I have been just eating, sleeping, and coping. Vertigo is debilitating! Today I took a nice long shower, fixed my hair, and so that's a good first step!

Had a nice call from middle son wishing his Dad happy birthday!! We talked, and he's such a nice adult. We talked about his younger brother, and I think if my youngest son has the support of his two brothers, and us, he should get thru his issues just fine. He has Japan to look forward to! Hoping he is able to see us all before he heads over there. This momma needs to see him before he does his 4 years of duty there! Hopefully when he gets higher up in the roster, he can get a month off and have no problems using MAC flights coming home. The thing is you have to give yourself a week to travel, with all the bumping, and waiting.

We used MAC once, and we started off at Yokota AFB. We landed in the Philippines, got bumped off, waited a day. Then got a flight to Guam, got bumped off, waited a day. Then we decided to just go civilian. So we traveled back to Yokota AFB, spent the night and took a bus to the Narita Airport. There we took a civilian 19 hour flight home. Its not easy to travel from Japan to stateside!

Hmm I can hear my cake calling me from the couch!


Hugs to everyone that needs one!
Rebecca 💗
Whidbey island
Washington

Momma deer visiting.
Rebecca 💗