WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2019
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Lisa in AR: “Unrepentant happy person” WTG!!!!! :bigsmile: I like to be that way, too! DH is doing better this morning but he’s enjoying being grumpy. I think he's having a bit of a pity party for himself. :ohwell:
Heather: I’m glad that your DH is back from his cricket games. :flowerforyou:
Allie: “Morning again Ladies~ I have my DGD here and we will pick Alfie up in a bit,,, We will be going to get our hair done..Machka~ after 2 failed marriages I am fine living on my own and smarted up alot.. I can come and go as I please. I don't have to listen to anyone but me.. I have my dog.. and I’m ok with that…won't ever get married again.” I’m happy that you’re enjoying life! Congratulations! :bigsmile:
Barbie: Yesterday’s PT was a big jump from the previous one for DH and he is more than a little sore. I’m sure he will go back, but he’s in rest mode today. The PT is helping, IMHO. He was mentally getting ready to have another back surgery. I’m glad our doctor sent him on this path.
The County Fair opens today and it is free admittance for Seniors. I hope DH will rally enough to go with me. He seems determined to send me off by myself.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Wednesday
Seemed like a long day.
At work: trying to clean up all the things I left when I was so busy in June & writing instructions.
Lunch: trying to get my Wordpress basics set up so I can start working on my new website. Not working for some reason.
Then a dash out in the cold drizzle to see if I could locate a small bulletin board. Nope.
After work: meeting with our cycling club. I'm the president this year so I've got to be there! My husband attended too and wants to help. It was a planning meeting to set up our rides for next year. Looks like it could be a fun season!
Then a dash to Zambrero's through steady sideways cold rain for a quick dinner. Then a quick dash to the bus stop to get our ride home. Then a quick 400 metre uphill dash through a heavier sideways cold rain home.
We got home at 9 pm, but I haven't felt motivated to do anything else this evening.
Good night!
Machka in Oz2 -
Abuse- Is the sickness y sins of the Abuser.
They will punished in due time.It is never the victims fault no matter what. Abusers cannot take anyone’s virginity judge told me that said even tho my Daughter was born from rape while I was unconscious (I’m allergic to alcohol so was a pill placed in my sandwich without my knowledge) that I was still pure Virgin.
Virginity is lost from consent while making real love (cannot be in love with relative/Abuser even if your brain tries to go into denial mode to protect your sanity). My now Husband the only father my Daughter has known he accepts her as his own . (Abuser fathered only her luckily the other victims got abortions he is old dying of horrific painful diseases so Karma.
My Daughter my heart I breathe for her. She motivated me to escape get the others freed (was a religious cult with child brides 👰 no birth control) .Ones I saved sent the Texas Rangers recently this year busted in freed the rest others I got freed but by bit. Then they helped tovfree more but by bit.Tedious but end result their all stopped so abuse will not continue the victim will live happily ever after.I also got with others for our Texas Gov Abbott to pass a law against child brides 👰...no more 10yr olds with signature marrying old men. Enough of us spoke up so he acted.No my parents did not sign for me (retardation/Brain injuries means they cannot sign plus Abuser signed the paperwork himself! Then his family y him payed a lot to a female judge who retired by morning to do the marriage)
So hold your heads up high your Pure as snow ❄️.
Amber Tx5 -
Finished pg. 48. Had problems getting to the community on my phone for a few days. 175 comments behind so I will try to catch up by skimming. Finyhad to reset my phone to make this work.
Been super hot here. Over 100 degrees every day between 2 pm and 7 pm. Stomach issues still there, and get lightheaded almost daily. I’m thinking my bp meds are too high. I’ll find out next week at docs. Until then being careful and have my Apple Watch set to detect a fall.
Aging is not for the weak!
RV Rita4 -
Pg. 49 done
Sardines no way! My father (passed away 11 years ago) and DH are fans of all kinds of weird stuff in cans and raw seafood. Not me. Not a big fan of seafood- and allergic to most.
Decluttering I’m a fan but not DH so just take care of my stuff.
RV Rita6 -
(((Rita))): "Aging is not for the weak!" You are right on the mark with that observation. Sorry you're having problems. 100F+ temperatures are not for the young, the old, or the weak. Stay as cool as you can and drink plenty of water.
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I always post from my phone. I will use spoiler and also figure out how to make them smaller on my phone.
Pg. 50 done
RV Rita3 -
Pg 52 done
Testing code to make pic smaller:
Triathlon we had here last Saturday.
RV Rita
Ps still working on size code.
Pg 52 done
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RV Rita pg. 54 done. Code used “4 -
Hi all, I just joined. I've decided if I don't keep track of calories (what's old is new again..!) I am never going to lose the pounds I have gained. I've been unemployed over a year, so am around the fridge and food all day, plus I think I tore my lateral meniscus, it's been months hurting though I still try and work out some -but have been "resting" it way more than I want to!6
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Finally caught up, as the discussion has gone....DH is working on a touch table for the park that will gold animal skins and “fake skulls” for kids to check out at visitors center. Pics below are my attemp at trying sizing code to help pics load faster.
Table DH is making. Him gone let me catch up! Let me know if you see two different sizes.
RV Rita1 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Lanette - for me it's the laughing that's the most important. DH has a great sense of humour and a lovely sideways way of looking at life. Our conversation is light and optimistic. We cheer each other up. We flip things for each other.Talking about therapy...... as many of you know I was sexually abused by my father as a child. The twist on that is that he was very 'loving'I hope you will be able to understand your sugar binges. If you want to message me, please do. :-)
and made me believe I was the only love of his life. I became addicted to that feeling. Hence my depression when I don't have the gaze of a beloved.
Of course he was just a normal paedophile and had many other sexual victims, but, as a child he made me feel 'special' in a twisted, very distorted way. I have carried that burden all my life and am attempting to come to terms with it in my memoirs.
Knowing why is a help, but the feelings come back anyway.
Much love to all, Heather UK XXXXXX
Heather - thank you! In thinking all of this over, I know I was doing really well keeping binges and sugar under control until my frozen shoulder hit last fall. The pain and restricted activities coupled with my foot problems got me down in the dumps, I know. The only thing that saved me from gaining a lot was keeping on a good diet during the day - binging was confined to evenings, the worst time probably. But not all day. So I'd eating a lot of "empty" calories but not really that much over my daily requirements. Just the wrong stuff.
I stopped drinking alcohol several years ago, having realized after I retired I was drinking more during the day, every day. When I was working, I'd confine my drinking (mostly beer) to the weekends. So when I decided to quit, I was happy with losing about 5# instantly plus got onto the Strong Women Stay Young weight lifting so had something new to look forward to that made me feel healthy!
I'm doing so much better now with the shoulder about 90% healed and the orthotics helping immensely.
So, I'm taking my own advice and upping my daily calories, logging, and making sure I have a big supper and not chancing being physically hungry and heading for the snacks.
Also, not sure if I've mentioned here that after my laparoscopic gall bladder surgery 7 years ago, I developed adhesions and pain around my belly button. If I'd overeat, I'd feel a pinch and pain - it's almost like I had a mini stomach stapling. I had an ultrasound to see if there was something out of order, nothing showed up - adhesions and scar tissue don't show. So I lived with it.
Now, after eating way past when I was full for a while, the scars below and in the belly button are becoming inflamed, itchy, painful. If I overeat or drink too much coffee/load up on sugar and carbs, I get an intense pain radiating down from that keloid or whatever the heck it is.
Going to the doc Friday to see what's up.
Other than that, I'm having a great morning with DH out of the house, getting some "noisy" things done and listening to the radio turned up LOUD, lol.
Time for another load of laundry.
Lanette
SW WA State
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Bakers Rack cleaned now next item reorganize the diaper bag . Maybe tackle some more of Daughter left behind items. Put stuff up higher from JR but he can still reach but not as easily.
^These videos are to cheer us all up have a great day guys going to put baby down for a nap 😴.
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Lanette, Heather and Amber: I did see a therapist in my early 20's to try to get to the crux of my overeating. We were 6 months in before I told her about being sexually abused from ages 7-12. She just about fell out of her chair But, it did get me started on a path towards healing and self-compassion. I still use much of what I learned from working with her, especially understanding how food fills in for any sense of abandonment. As I write this, I am remembering how she made me write out a list ways I could 'treat' myself that did not involve food. Mmmm, think I'll try that.
Allie: Glad you are pampering yourself and Tal today.
Katla: Physical therapist must be impressed with DH's progress if he is being asked to do more strenous work. Hope he'll feel better soon.
I have low energy today. I usually do about 40 minutes of exercises in the pool, but only managed 15 today. We are in a severe heatwave this entire week, so will be staying inside. Might crank out some minutes on the recumbent bike, which I have ignored for 2 weeks.
DH just had a mid-morning meal and is napping in his chair. My respite is phone calls with my friends around the country. Today I'll be chatting with my NJ friend who is about to move into their brand new lake house in the Poconos, and my Honolulu friend who keeps me up to date on gossip from my old neighborhood.
Stay well friends. We can do this. I'm cheering for you.
Rori
SMILING in the
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Lanette "Also, not sure if I've mentioned here that after my laparoscopic gall bladder surgery 7 years ago, I developed adhesions and pain around my belly button. If I'd overeat, I'd feel a pinch and pain - it's almost like I had a mini stomach stapling. I had an ultrasound to see if there was something out of order, nothing showed up - adhesions and scar tissue don't show. So I lived with it."
When I had my gall bladder removed, also years ago, I developed a large hernia behind my belly button. It too became very painful eventually. When I had gastric bypass surgery the surgeon told me he would repair it while he was in there, turned out I had two other hernias in my abdominal wall that he also repaired You might ask doc about that possibility.
Janetr OKC3 -
janetr7476 wrote: »Lanette "Also, not sure if I've mentioned here that after my laparoscopic gall bladder surgery 7 years ago, I developed adhesions and pain around my belly button. If I'd overeat, I'd feel a pinch and pain - it's almost like I had a mini stomach stapling. I had an ultrasound to see if there was something out of order, nothing showed up - adhesions and scar tissue don't show. So I lived with it."
When I had my gall bladder removed, also years ago, I developed a large hernia behind my belly button. It too became very painful eventually. When I had gastric bypass surgery the surgeon told me he would repair it while he was in there, turned out I had two other hernias in my abdominal wall that he also repaired You might ask doc about that possibility.
Janetr OKC
Janetr - Thank you for sharing this. How did they find the hernias.... ultrasound? MRI? Were you or the doc able to feel the initial one?
I was wondering if those of you who had weight loss surgery had problems with pain/pinching if you overate or ate certain foods.
Whatever my problem, I hope it's an easy fix and no more surgery.
Lanette
SW WA State
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Lanette - for me (my gastric bypass was 14 years ago), overfull literally means that I CANNOT swallow another bite at all. I've spit more than one bite out into a napkin because I wasn't paying attention in a restaurant. I cannot drink any fluids while eating or for a half hour after for a lot of reasons, but for me, it's pretty much mechanical, it just won't go down, and stays on top of the food. Not pretty.
Sugar makes me nauseated, gives me diarrhea and hot flashes. There's a level of it that I can eat that doesn't bother me. I exceed it far more often than I'm willing to admit. The physical changes wrought by the surgery aren't done to your head, and the fat person is still in there.
Unadulterated water hurts, as if someone is punching me in the gut. As long as there's something in it I do fine, so I tend to survive on coffee and tea. And yes, they do count for liquid, or otherwise I'd have been dead the first year (long story - but one of the more frustrating things I kept hearing from people). I've tried every drink mix under the sun, and the vast majority of them have citric acid... which is like swallowing battery acid to me, starts burning immediately.
Carbonated water is like someone's blowing a balloon up in my stomach and won't stop. Immense internal pressure and room-shaking burps. Not worth it (and we're not supposed to, anyway).
Occasionally (a few times a year now) something will get stuck in the passageway from my tiny stomach to the small intestine, and I get to throw up until it dislodges. Sometimes I'm aware of it quickly, sometimes it takes a while. All the time, it's miserable until the blockage moves.
Probably TMI, but you did ask.
One thing Janet said (and I heartily agree with) I make sure to get my protein and take my supplements religiously - iron, vitamin C, B12 and a multi-vitamin, and get my levels checked annually. Didn't do all this to get to a reasonable weight and then have my brains fall out of my head because I'm missing a supplement that I could have easily taken. And if you want a scare story, read what vitamin deficiencies do to the body. Scary stuff.
Love,
Lisa in AR
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Beth - I'm so happy to hear it is not Lupus! you must be relieved!
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