WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2019
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On the lake yesterday. Fun!
RV Rita in Roswell NM9 -
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Machka -too bad that you didn’t follow directions when taking magnesium. It is a very safe, natural way to relieve digestive and bowel issues. Another benefit is if you are an insomniac or have trouble sleeping you may be low on magnesium and it can help eliminate that issue!
Kelly - thanks! The Kettlebell really is a wonderful workout! You probably don’t need to do any exercise with all your little ones! I’m glad you have Trenton this weekend! He is a very lucky boy!
Heather - you look fantastic!
Allie - is the cottage in both your and your brothers name? If so you definitely should not have to pay a dime! Family definitely should come first even if it isn’t in your name. I hope everything works out for you!
Have a great day everyone!
Mary from Minnesota/ Arizona4 -
Rori ... I am so very sorry to read your post regarding your husband. I can only imagine how difficult this must be for you. Praying that you are able to find the right kind of facility and help that you need.
Allie ... my word but you have a time of it with the people in your life. Your brother doesn't deserve an extra penny. Please remember all that you have done for him and stick to your guns with the money!
Black Lab StoryOur lab is 14 years old and within the last 18 months has been dealing with arthritic/weak hips. He's done ok, but as I mentioned CBD really seemed to put some pep in his step. He's also had a growth/tumor on his neck that periodically weeps. This past month the growth was out of control making him miserable and us as well cleaning up after him. On Friday, despite his age we decided to have it surgically removed. The vet had to carry him out to my car after the surgery, his hips were so weak. They gave me gabapentin to give him for the incision on his neck (about 6 inches long) and they thought it would help his hips as well. Well, guess what? The gabapentin continued to make him weak and agitated. I stopped it and resumed the CBD and there is a again a noticeable difference. And to whomever asked about anxiety and CBD... yes, it will help with that as well.
Beth near Buffalo8 -
Did an hour of training games on the Wii. The plan for tomorrow is to do one segment of AM Yoga DVD then take the extremepump class.
Thank you everyone who commented on the crab in the pot. I hope it put a smile on your face
Lisa – the only plan I had for today was to make some turkey burgers, and I’ve already done that. Waiting for the stove to cool so I can clean it. I should probably clean the floor and then vacuum it, but they’re calling for rain later in the day so maybe I’ll go out by the pool first.
KJ – congrats to your boys
Rebecca – safe travels
Trigger finger update: I seem to have more flexibility in my thumb right now, but the point where they put the medication in my finger is still hurting a bit. It’ll get better over time.
Alison – I can’t believe they’re charging you $250/day to stay in a place that needs repair.
Evie – for PigPan’s “dirt”, I spoke to the props guy at the Green Room. He said what he’d do is take some chicken wire, put gray tulle over it (the “dust”?) and then secure it to the chicken wire with brown thread (the “dirt”?). I think I’ll give that a try, wonder how it’ll come out. Stay tuned.
Vince and I keep a calendar on our phone and also on the desktop. The only thing is, he’d get real upset if I somehow made mention of the fact that we weren’t going to be home since all that info is out on the web. So instead of “go Florida” I just mark something like “Condo”. One time my phone wasn’t charged and I needed to see my calendar. I told someone I would help them then realized that I couldn’t.
Went in the pool
Michele in NC
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💖Rebecca11 -
Interesting evening here that's for sure...ya know I always try and be nice.. ya know me ladies.. so I keep an dorm size fridge in my bedroom I bought awhile ago,I keep my heavy cream and bottled water in there I have a tea station set up ..so Tom's fridge died.. and he had to get a new fridge and it wont be delivered until Tuesday. Soooooo I came home took the waters and heavy cream out and took it to his house. Had him carry it to the door ,door was locked.. had my key and the deadbolt was locked so Elena comes to the door.. and unlocks it so I finally met her .. said quick hello . And left..so that was interesting..but both dogs have prescription dog food .so it needs to be refrigerated.. did it for my boys.. and just because i want to do the right thing.5
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stats for the day:
manual treadmill- 28.28min, 138ahr, 148mhr, 2mi= 330c
apple- 306c
other- jumping, fast, single and sidestep- 15min, 1st of 20 squats and single leg alt. 140ahr,162mhr= 198c
apple- 163c
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Walking to the ship4 -
Still got indigestion not fair didn’t eat any Nexican foods or British treats today! Just plain foods. Took gasX y antacid hurts up a storm. Watching 90 day fiancé with the family.
Sincerely Amber Texas6 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »@Machka9 What kind of position do you see your husband in in the future, ideally? If they don't find appropriate work will insurance have to pay for salary lost for the rest of his life?
I gave up having expectations on March 22, 2018.
He was supposed to be in a coma for 48 hours ... he came out of the coma and into Post Traumatic Amnesia at about 2.5 weeks.
Ideally, he should have been out of PTA in a week ... he remained in PTA for 5-7 weeks, depending on when they started counting. Doesn't matter ... anything over 1 week means he's got a extremely severe brain injury. The length of time in PTA is how they determine how severe a brain injury is.
While he was in the coma, they told me he had two injuries ... one is to the left temporal lobe which affects all language and some memory, the other is a diffuse axonal injury which is a severe injury that affects lots of different parts of the brain. It is caused by traumatic acceleration/deceleration where the brain is badly jostled. With an injury like that there was a good chance he could remain in a vegetative state, or make a slight recovery but still need permanent care, or occasionally make a better recovery. But the recovery process is long and the prognosis is unknown but usually not particularly good.
With all that in mind, for him to be where he is now, is amazing. Doctors are calling it "remarkable". However, he still has a number of issues.
Because I knew him before the accident, and have been with him every day since the accident, I see the changes and differences, and I see the difficulties and issues he is experiencing. I just don't know how things will go and what he'll be doing next month or 6 months from now or a year from now or whatever. His progress has slowed in the last couple months, which is normal -- progress goes in spurts -- so right now, I don't see him in a fulltime position for at least a year, if that ... maybe never. But he has surprised me along the way, so who knows.
And as for what kind of position and what he can do, I'm leaving that up to him. When he expresses interest in something, I encourage him.
Like gardening, for example. The future is a blank page.
Machka in Oz8 -
Had a bit of a melancholy day. Stayed for second service at church to meet up with two SIL then we went to lunch. It was good (had a steak, broccoli and salad-higher than I do for lunch, but logged it!). Came back to my house so SIL from Switzerland could see remodeling I have done. Dug out the DVD I had made for husband's funeral so she could see it. I think that was only second time I have watched it since funeral. Brought back a lot of memories, got a bit sad. Had to go sing National Anthem with choir for local baseball team. Came home and still couldn't shake it, so I went for walk. While walking, I was replaying some of the pictures in my mind. Before he died, my husband said several times I was weighing what I did when we got married (I wasn't). BUT after looking at some of the me pictures over the years, it is no wonder he thought that! I was much closer to that than I had been during my heavier years. So if I stay on track, I will be that weight soon.
The walk helped me mentally, but I'm really tired, so I think a good night's sleep is order.
Ginny in Ohio9 -
coastalgosgal wrote: »
💖Rebecca
@coastalgosgal i hear you on this big time. everything goes downhill after 50. *hug* all we can do is just keep on keepin on girl!0 -
Machka, You are so right---"The future is a blank page". That applies to all of us no matter how much planning and organizing we think we are doing. 4
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Meximami1, yep! Have you seen the MEME of an elderly lady trying on a two piece swimming suit? She's got the bottoms on and her boobies are tucked into them...she's like holding the bra part saying, "Well, I don't need this part"! Heehee!
💖Rebecca4 -
Good evening/day!
I finally made it to 40 lbs. lost! Yay me! I was stuck for the longest time. I just had too much drama and stress the past year and a half.
I got my hair cut short last week! I love it! I had long hair forever but I really love it short!
Barbie Thanks for setting up June’s page!!
Allie Your SIL and DB is just being unreasonable. Do they have any knowledge of the money you have spent on your Dad’s behalf?
I would go elsewhere and have some fun! Invite a girlfriend!
Rebecca I’m looking forward to seeing pictures of you holding Athena Rose!!
Hi Lanette I’m doing ok! How are you?
We don’t have any flooding here in Hot Springs. We are 60 miles west of Little Rock, and the river is at 8’ over the norm right now. It’s supposed to crest at 29’ or 9’ over.
Have a good week!
Dana In Arkansas
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Way to go Dana !!! Beautiful hairdo!
I’m still far away from my goal only 24lbs lost so far in 2years 3months. Close to getting the okay for real excersice.
Got a new dress y shawl for my daughter visit her Navy leave will be in July. Hoping I look better in it by her visit every pound gone will help. I’m tired of not being able to fit well in clothes.
I agree with Dana - Allie you can go anywhere for that amount of money have a blast meals to fun included!
Keep forgetting to sign
Amber Texas2 -
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Dana. You look fabulous.3
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Allie, catch more flies with “sweetheart” and “honey”, as the saying goes … ;-D
Terri in MW Ontario, they don’t go over 30c here in Seattle often either. However, California poppies and columbines are early birds. And this area gets sun all day every day, and the warmth is held by the bricks and blocks of the walkway after the sun sinks lower.
Amber in Tejas, your child-proof floors look to me like a possible solution to covering my kitchen floors if I can find them in other than children’s colors. Seniors slip and fall too if they’re not careful, and I spill things a bit more often than I used to. By the way, that red rose is beautiful.
Lanette, i sure hope they can pinpoint the cause of your neuropathy and make is less annoying. Mine is due to spinal damage and too many years of pointed-toe shoes in the 60s and 70s.
Heather in U.K., your planned party fare sounds so delicious. I suspect I’d love orange and almond cake - probably too much, as usual.
Lisa! i love your “sink or swim” attitude toward your plants going outside! We’re blessed with a great climate for many things, except roses. The fungus hits nearly everything except my pink climbing Lady Banksia rose That has taken over a good percentage of my flowering ornamental plum in front of my house. Bloom has just started, and it will go on for 2-3 weeks and be quite the spectacle, fountaining from the top of the tree to cover a good 2/3 of it.
I’m getting ready for a late dinner. I’m low on protein, so a small cubed steak and some nonfat cottage cheese with blackberries is on the menu.
Good evening for now!
Sharon Near Seattle
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✔️1. weigh in 59.4
✔️ 2. logged all yesterday
✔️3.30 min exercise yesterday
✔️ 4. five minutes meditation today
partly 5.Spend at least 2h on long term writing project
working on it 6.produce at least 2-finished pages per day average long term
to do
not yesterday 7. Take care of at least 3 shorter (1 pagish) writing or administrative task/bill, (union work doesn't count) per week
✔️ 8. At least 15 min cleaning yesterday
x 9. At least 5 min filing/paperwork
x 10.average 1100 calories net
• Overall Feeling : ok
• Log all yesterday: yes
• Exercise yesterday: slow walk around
• 1100 calories net average yesterday: 400 over
• Long term writing 2h today : in process
• produce at least 2 finished pages per day average long term writing project (from June 1 to June 10,): 3 rough pages so far
•3 Short term writing/admin per week: ???
Grateful :
1.started out day writing for an hour
2. good night's sleep
3. weather's cooled down
4. meditated this morning
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@Machka9 you seem very patient and understanding about what you guys are going through.
@cmsavells a celebration of life sounds beautiful
@cityjaneLondon great job on your phone negotiations! half Is major. "It's never too late to well"
(a French expression) also on the framing. what kind of frame is it? Great table and pictures!
@grandmallie I don't get the rental contract. This belongs to all of you and is not settled and so you re supposed to pay market rate for rental? Whose decision is this?
@JRsLateInLifeMom Your mom sounds awesome having done all those glamour shots. what does retardation have to do with farm birth? It was your mom who had schizophrenia or someone else?
@evie1958 great job on the SV!
@ginnytez sorry about your very understandable sadness. I hope you had a good night's sleep.
@coastalgosgal I was looking for that meme of the old lady but can't find it
@DanaReel180 Woohoo for the SV! awesome! also for the haircut.1 -
I'm a new member, trying to lose weight for medical reasons and also sedentary from multiple chronic health conditions. I'm not sure how discussion groups work but picked this one to see how it fits.
I am buying the house I currently rent; the appraiser's coming at 11 -- so will sign off with good wishes to all.7 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »@Machka9 you seem very patient and understanding about what you guys are going through.
I do get upset at certain people involved in the process when they lack a basic level of understanding. Or at least sigh and roll my eyes.
But as for my husband and me, we're just taking it one day at a time ... there's nothing else we can do. Well ... I'm still pursuing the degree and taking on more at work in the hopes that I will have more options as time goes by. But as for everything else ...
M in Oz
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Rori Add my (((hugs))). Words fail.
Evelyn your magnetic screen sounds like what I was going to suggest to Heather. Our first summer here the house was full of flies as we left the slider open so the dogs could go out and enjoy the weather. Last summer we put up magnetic screen and what a blessing! The dogs can come and go and very very few insects are able to sneak in. Con VERY grats on the lower decade!
Michele
your crab pot! Thanks for the banana chocolate bundt recipe... I think... 
Kim and Rita ditto looking up cossies and bathers. Thanks Terri for the detail!
Lisa (and Sharon) Thanks for the Callahan's referral. How the heck did I miss Spider Robinson back when I was going to SF conventions? The gals here make this thread my Callahan's. Thank you all.
Julie our peaceful private campground is our home, a little blue manufactured on 15 vertical acres of woods with a distant peek at the ocean. We can barely make out one neighbor's house through the trees. So quiet we can sometimes hear the breakers. Joe had great fun removing dividing walls from in the van and figuring out how to support the larger mattress he doesn't yet have...
allie sounds like your SIL is trying to make you pay for your brother's hot water. No fair. Could she be transferring her anger at her husband onto you? Agree if your name is at all on the cottage deed you don't need to pay and she can just go spit.
Amber can see your mom's sweetness in her eyes. Your dad is truly blessed in you and your children.
Kate I love apple cider with pork. Caught a snippet of a cooking show on NPR where guy was talking about braising pork roast in milk. Said to cook it slow so it falls apart and that it will look like you ruined dinner but will be delicious. Good luck!
Heather lovely tea party. Ditto Sharon's comment about your boiled orange and almond cake.
Rita now that's SOME rubber ducky!
Beth, Karen in VA, Katla et al, you inspire me to try cbd oil on Scooter, whose poor old arthritic hips and lower back are failing.
Sharon I use foam squares like in a gym, on my kitchen floor. Got 'em at Wal~Mart. Some are black, and some are silver/diamond patterned. Spills DO leak through the seams where the squares meet. Standing for food prep and dishwashing is easier on feet and back.
Machka your patient persistence is as amazing and miraculous as your husband's recovery thus far. Well done!
Welcome Charity from IA and @msjonessat1! Be sure to bookmark this thread and come back often.
There was more I wanted to say, especially in response to Lanette's and Lisa's thoughtful posts, but I'm done.
May summary maybe tomorrow.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
Meditate 2/30, knee exercises 2/30, 60 g protein 2/30, vits+rx 1/30, play with Tumble 0/30, AF 2/30, steps=3981
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for June might be equilibrium.
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Your DH is a lucky man to have you looking after his interests, Machka. And the blank page is all anyone can know about the future. We do the best we can with whatever comes. And it's good to keep your options open for the future.@Machka9 said:
......And as for what kind of position and what he can do, I'm leaving that up to him. When he expresses interest in something, I encourage him. Like gardening, for example. The future is a blank page.
Machka in OzQ
Sharon, I'm in Northern Ireland, not Canada (hence the shamrock) 😂 We are slightly further south than Seattle. Poppies are beginning to flower, laburnum is my stunner at the moment.@trucker743 wrote:
Terri in MW Ontario, they don’t go over 30c here in Seattle often either. However, California poppies and columbines are early birds. And this area gets sun all day every day, and the warmth is held by the bricks and blocks of the walkway after the sun sinks lower.
@ginnytez (((Hugs)))
@DanaReel180 Looking wonderful. Congrats!
Welcome to the Group. Let us know what to call you and where you're from. Comment as often or little as you like. We're an active supportive group.msjonessat1 wrote: »I'm a new member, trying to lose weight for medical reasons and also sedentary from multiple chronic health conditions. I'm not sure how discussion groups work but picked this one to see how it fits.
I am buying the house I currently rent; the appraiser's coming at 11 -- so will sign off with good wishes to all.
I'm off out to my Creative Writing Group this morning. My Painters Group has broken up for the semester, so planning some more gardening after lunch if the weather stays fine, otherwise I will be tackling my hobbies room. It needs a bit of re-organising.
DH has a has been given a biopsy appointment in 3 weeks time. His recent bloods showed a rise in his prostate numbers.
☘️ Terri in sunny Ireland4 -
fanncy0626 wrote: »Machka -too bad that you didn’t follow directions when taking magnesium. It is a very safe, natural way to relieve digestive and bowel issues. Another benefit is if you are an insomniac or have trouble sleeping you may be low on magnesium and it can help eliminate that issue!
Mary from Minnesota/ Arizona
Yeah, 2 instead of 1 is just not good!
I take 1 per day now to help ward off leg cramps.
M in Oz
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Good morning everyone.
OK, I'm going to try to get a deficit going in my logging. I have been going over because I have my bonus calories in reserve, but I actually need to keep them unfilled to lose a bit of weight. That was why I originally started doing the running. I have my school year reunion on 31st July and don't want to be over my original target. Just for confidence 's sake. I haven't weighed myself for ages, which is not a good sign! I have extra rolls around my middle. I've even been eating into maintenance calories. The good thing I know what I have been doing wrong and I can put it right.
Going running today after lunch. Take it as read that I always do my morning exercises.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx6 -
Dana your weight loss is inspiring and I love your new do! Very flattering.
Had a healing, nap filled weekend, DH is wondering what’s up with me and all the napping
My garden is waking up and humbly showing off.
NYKAREN6 -
Morning, afternoon and evening, all...
Sharon - glad you like the sink or swim attitude toward gardening. My husband is more the gardener - it's probably a good thing he brought our kids with him to the marriage and they were already 15 and 17, less in need of nurturing, you know, as it's not my strong suit! And yes, I lived down the coast from you, in Coos Bay, OR, for three years, and my husband loved being able to put any plant in the ground and watch it thrive. Our son is there now, in college, in fact.
Barbara - I spent a lot of time buried in the "Callahan's Crosstime Saloon," books - read them and re-read them--it's a joyful series and yes, I agree, this place, these people are my Callahan's. Always glad to introduce someone else to them!
Dana - love the haircut, congratulations on the 40 pounds - you look awesome!
Machka - thank you again for the wellness diagram. Went through it myself yesterday, and it was really good to see what strides I've made in those areas, all with intent and purpose to create a better life, to live longer both for me and for my husband, kids and grandkids. Also showed me some places where I have work to do, and that was good, too!
Allie - you're amazing!
To the new folks who are here, welcome! We're glad you're here.
After moving some plants outside yesterday, Corey and I went for a hike in our woods, just to see if all the rain had done any damage, and, well, just because. Found an old (probably 1960s-era) steel pull-behind trailer that will fit our riding lawnmower, which he pulled down the hill himself - think trying to make your way through a rainforest, much like in the old Tarzan movies, but pulling a 75-pound, four-foot wide trailer behind you. My tough guy! The paint of course, is nearly gone, but rest is in perfect shape, and will be great for yardwork.
We've found so many things here -- we might end up finding a long-buried body someday. There was a lot of fighting through this region in the Civil War era, as well... it's an interesting place.
And... Monday morning is here... another work week begins. Kind of love June, as my husband will finally turn 50 (I'm 59, so we have a whole ten months where we are at least in the same decade!
), and we'll celebrate our tenth anniversary, and of course, there's Father's Day, as well. All within the same week toward end of month.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR7
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