WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2019
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On Pets - I too hate the feeling of loss when a beloved pet dies. However, I strongly feel that the joy they provide while we have them far outweighs the sorrow when we lose them. I don't know if you are familiar with bloat in dogs, but simply put it is when the dogs stomach twists. It is deadly if not caught and treated quickly. Our dog Sam's stomach twisted in July after my father had died in April several years ago. We caught it late at night and took him to the overnight vet clinic. They confirmed bloat and told us he might survive with surgery, but certainly no guarantee. The surgery would be expensive. I looked at my hub and told him I could not handle losing Sam so close to losing Dad. He turned to the Dr. and told her to do anything she could. Long story short, he survived and was the picture postcard for recovery following surgery. It was a long 6 week recovery with him coming to work with me every day and not being left alone. It was SOOOOO worth it, we had him with us for 5 more years after that. It has been almost 3 years since we lost him. I still miss Sam, not just having a dog, so I'm not ready for another pup yet.
Happy Friday Ladies -
Okie (back) in the TX Hill Country6 -
Hello Ladies-
Had an epiphany yesterday talking to my therapist. I was having a lot of anxiety yesterday. I know part of it is "chemical"-my allergies are so bad recently that I've had to take lots of sudafed even to be able to function. That, combined with the large amount of caffeine I've been consuming has made me really jumpy. It is also a really busy time at work and I've had trouble getting answers on things from my boss. Add to that a dog that really needs to be trained, and that fact that we haven't been getting home until 7:30 or 8 because we are working out every day and I just started feeling like things were out of control and something important was going to fall through the cracks.
So, with my therapist's help, I've decided that I am at my goal weight now-I actually am at my original goal-and go on maintenance. So I'm taking the "Lose 5 pounds goal" off my list. I feel better already. I was getting a bit obsessive and I needed to stop that before it got worse as it has in the past.
Thanks for "listening",
Elizabeth GA
Lose that blasted 5 pounds!-Ugh. Plateaued. Really need to keep a closer eye on food.
Post every day on MFP-so far so good!
Cook dinner at least 1x a week-Already done
Start meditating again-Starting over15 -
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Hi all,
The soul/blues/rock show we went to this afternoon was FANTASTIC! They were on time, they had great costumes and the music was awesome. They have been together for 40 years. The venue was too hot, but we all survived. Tickets only £7 each.
We were so happy we didn't want to go home so we went to our favourite pizza joint. I love to see all the families there enjoying themselves (kids eat free). Of course it was Friday, so super busy, but we loved it.
Then we walked back into the sun along the seafront. Cloudless sky.
Happy day after all.
Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx8 -
This is my pizza. It is thin and puffy.
I prefer white pizza, no tomato sauce. It is mozzarella, broccoli and fennel sausage.
Not remotely slimming, but I totalled 1100 intentional exercise today - machines, mat, weights, 5k run, walking.
Love Heather UK XXXXXX6 -
okiewoman510 wrote: »On Pets - I too hate the feeling of loss when a beloved pet dies. However, I strongly feel that the joy they provide while we have them far outweighs the sorrow when we lose them. I don't know if you are familiar with bloat in dogs, but simply put it is when the dogs stomach twists. It is deadly if not caught and treated quickly. Our dog Sam's stomach twisted in July after my father had died in April several years ago. We caught it late at night and took him to the overnight vet clinic. They confirmed bloat and told us he might survive with surgery, but certainly no guarantee. The surgery would be expensive. I looked at my hub and told him I could not handle losing Sam so close to losing Dad. He turned to the Dr. and told her to do anything she could. Long story short, he survived and was the picture postcard for recovery following surgery. It was a long 6 week recovery with him coming to work with me every day and not being left alone. It was SOOOOO worth it, we had him with us for 5 more years after that. It has been almost 3 years since we lost him. I still miss Sam, not just having a dog, so I'm not ready for another pup yet.
Happy Friday Ladies -
Okie (back) in the TX Hill Country
Okie One of our neighbors lost a truly wonderful standard poodle this way. It was heartbreaking. Now they have a new dog that looks so much like their old dog, some people don't know it's a different dog. They have an invisible fence, and they live on a corner near the entrance to our community, so everyone knows about "the house with the black poodle".4 -
Heather Yum!0
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KetoneKaren wrote: »okiewoman510 wrote: »On Pets - I too hate the feeling of loss when a beloved pet dies. However, I strongly feel that the joy they provide while we have them far outweighs the sorrow when we lose them. I don't know if you are familiar with bloat in dogs, but simply put it is when the dogs stomach twists. It is deadly if not caught and treated quickly. Our dog Sam's stomach twisted in July after my father had died in April several years ago. We caught it late at night and took him to the overnight vet clinic. They confirmed bloat and told us he might survive with surgery, but certainly no guarantee. The surgery would be expensive. I looked at my hub and told him I could not handle losing Sam so close to losing Dad. He turned to the Dr. and told her to do anything she could. Long story short, he survived and was the picture postcard for recovery following surgery. It was a long 6 week recovery with him coming to work with me every day and not being left alone. It was SOOOOO worth it, we had him with us for 5 more years after that. It has been almost 3 years since we lost him. I still miss Sam, not just having a dog, so I'm not ready for another pup yet.
Happy Friday Ladies -
Okie (back) in the TX Hill Country
Okie One of our neighbors lost a truly wonderful standard poodle this way. It was heartbreaking. Now they have a new dog that looks so much like their old dog, some people don't know it's a different dog. They have an invisible fence, and they live on a corner near the entrance to our community, so everyone knows about "the house with the black poodle".
I love standard poodles! Actually, I love all poodles. My parents bought me a black toy poodle before they told us they were divorcing. She was a fabulous companion. I had her for 16 years. We had a standard poodle when I was in high school, someone stole him out of our back yard!
I'm so sorry for you neighbors loss. Bloat is an awful thing! I'm glad they got another pup quickly. I think that was our error. We waited too long.
Okie4 -
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Thanks ladies! I am sore this morning, but no pain, just stiff and sore. Plus I haven't fallen in a long time, so it rocked me! Plus a bit of emotional release, with the wailing and the crying.
This morning my son and my daughter in law went to the hospital, not last night like I thought. My son said he'd keep me in the loop!
Went shopping and bought some meals. Spent $76, because we have $180 for the whole month! Moving put a dent in our normal finances.
This is my pantry set-up. You open up the cabinets and there is storage in the door, plus a swinging feature, with storage in back. Crazy!
Slowly getting setup!
💖Rebecca6 -
Rebecca ~ That looks like great storage space.
Heather ~ The puffy crust looks delicious.
Pets: We have spent a lot of money on our over sized Pomeranian. But, we love that dog to pieces even though he is spoiled rotten and rules the house. He will be 10 in September and I hope he will be round for 5 or 6 more years.
Carol in GA3 -
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Well I am home and in pajama's but am on cloud 9 ,because I witnessed a Miracle , honestly....
I went down to see my DFIL for dinner..and he was alert and watching an Edward G Robinson movie.. and he actually said a few words,I asked if it was a bad guy movie and he said no..
I wheeled him into the dining room and him at the table.. still wide awake so poured him some root beer and bless his heart he picked it up on his own and was drinking it, so I said to myself.. ok lets try some canned spaghetti and meatballs... and I heated that up.. and what did he do he picked up a spoon and was feeding himself.. now this hasn't happened in a few months and mostly it has been sleep eating.. Tom walked in and almost fell over as we were both in tears to see this.. he ate the spaghetti on his own and I threw caution to the wind and got him mashed and gravy. he chowed that too. i brought over a plate of pot roast and carrots,chopped well and he was getting a bit tired so I fed him that, and then we finished off the night with an ice cream..
He has been off the trazodone during the daytime for the last week and honestly Tom and I both think that had him so zooed out thats why he slept so much...We know every day wont be like today, and he is getting near the end of his time with us, but what we witnessed was a Miracle and a blessing..16 -
Very late evening check in
✔️ 1. weighed in today 59.5
✔️2. tracked all so far
✔️3. 30 min exercise (cleaning and little walk)
✔️ 4. five minutes meditation
✔️5.Spend at least 2h on long term writing project
✔️6.produce at least 10-11 pages per day (until May 14th)
✔️ 7. Take care of at least one shorter (1 pagish) writing or administrative task/bill, (union work doesn't count)
✔️ 8. At least 15 min cleaning, (15 min ironing, and 5 min basic picking up)
✔️9. At least 15 min filing/paperwork
✔️ 10.average 1100 calories - ok for today, average 48 calories over per day, or291 over for 6 days, mostly due to going over 395 over yesterday
• Overall Feeling: much better
• Tracking : I think so
• Exercise : just barely enough
• 1100 calories net average : for today yes
• Long term writing 2hrs: yes
• Long term writing 10-11 pages day until May 14th : yes
• Short term writing/admin : yes, wrote to taxes
• Bright Spots : colleagues were helpful and sympathetic, this one girl who has not been nice for some time was warm and supportive - we had a good connection
Grateful :
1. colleague's support and good suggestions this evening
2. was able to use old academic blog from 2015 to produce pages
3. comfy bed
4. stayed on track today
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I hesitated to go out and meet colleagues today. So glad I did. one gave me the good idea to add in some good old stuff for the stuff I'm sending this Tuesday. I had almost forgotten about a pretty decent academic blog I was writing in 2015 that I put on blind post. that gave me 30 pages. I have to relook at some of it, but...1
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Hi folks! I'm struggling. Struggling badly. I'm going to sit down and write out my thoughts. Do a brain dump, sort it out and come up with a plan. I'm just overwhelmed with life. Time to take a breath. Give myself some grace. And get on with a healthier life plan.
--Ginger in Texas
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Lanette I'm in France. Thanks for the welcome. I'm still quite overwhelmed by the very many posters. I think I might love the Tai chi video;
Anyone have a notion of how many we are? 20? more?
Katia interesting about MJ and MS. I think it usually works for my BIL but I have seen him be very paranoid.
Elizabeth, congratulations on realising you are at your goal.
it's 1:30 am and I'm tired. I hope sleep comes to meet me.1 -
so if you have a couple of crackers at 1:30 am (not having gone to sleep ) do you count it for the new day or the previous day?0
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Banana - Count it which ever day you want. Your body doesn’t know which day it is.
Okie1 -
Beth-I so remember when I stopped having to buy in plus sizes and could get clothes in the “regular” area—that is awesome!
Tracey—sleep was so-so. Exhausted tonight, but wanted to catch up. Early night tonight. Rooting for you on job front.
Rebecca—glad knee and ankle feeling better. Falls are scarey.
Linda (Lybarni)-welcome. I’m a walker more than a runner. Sounds like you have an active plan!
Rori-can’t imagine a boot 24/7. Glad you found way to rest.
Elizabeth-congrats on goal weight. I don’t know how I will be selecting mine.
Grandmallie—great news on FIL. While his time may be limited, that is a great memory for you to have.
Got home late this afternoon. Conference was good but exhausting. So looking forward to crawling into my own bed (and will be doing so soon). Just want to try to catch up on here. Think I made good food choices and got lots of movement in. Logged everything as accurately as I could. Hopefully weight agrees, but now I am home and can definitely stay on track so I am not going to stress over it.
Ginny3
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