WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2022

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barbiecat wrote: »

Jake cut the grass this morning faster than usual because it was about to rain. A little while later, he felt funny and took his blood pressure and it was lower than usual. He took it three times and it continued to drop to a level that was so low that he had me call 9 1 1. They came immediately and took his blood pressure again, sitting and standing and did an EKG. His blood pressure increased to a point where they concluded that he was OK and the EKG showed no serious problems so they could leave and could come back later if necessary. He is feeling much better now. We were reminded that calling 9 1 1 is a good idea even if you think you're being overly cautious.

Barbie in rainy NW WA

My father had issues with that about a year after his heart attack and stent placement. Turned out, his stent was too short and they had to go in and install a longer one.

And in my husband's case, he experienced the symptoms of a heart attack when he exercised and more blood had to be pumped through.

Do keep an eye on things! I'm glad he's OK for now, but it might be a good idea to contact his GP and get an echo done.

And you're right ... it is a good idea to call emergency services in situations like that.


M in Oz

kymarai wrote: »

I need to start logging and making notes of how I feel after eating. I don't know what is going on, but I am getting lots of bloating after eating. The kind that causes my bra to be uncomfortable as I am bloated to the bottom of my breast bone. I thought it was because I ate too much Thursday night, but have been miserable every night after dinner. Logging may help figure out trigger.....any ideas?

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Kylia temporarily in Kentucky

Peanuts do that to me.

Also, I had an endoscopy done about 6 months ago and they found that my stomach and duodenum process food very slowly. So if I eat a bit quickly, or have dessert right after dinner, it all packs in there. I bloat and it gets quite painful.


M in Oz

It's been a busy month and exercise has taken a hit!




M in Oz

@cityjaneLondon Heather, thanks for transferring that quote I was seeking! same with calories isn't it!

This is the trick. 21 calories à day too much makes 1 kilo in. year. With up to 1 -2 kilos fluctuation any day, it's virtually impossible to track such a slow gain or loss, in. way that it shows up before. a few months at bet. (three months months later average at half a pound more AVERAGE - or 1/4 kilo, one can suppose it's an increase) but so little after 3 months or a year to be alarming, its only after 2 or 3. or more years that it becomes so. Good point. To LOSE 1 kilo that requires 42 calories less per day or 42 calories more burned off per year. Hard to keep up motivation with such slow results.. and presumably metabolism will continue to decrease. So maybe 50 calories less per day ? or 100 calories to be really radical and lose 2k per year... it would have the disadvantage of being less motivating (no results for 3 months at best !) but the advantage of being more engrained, longer lasting, and a very modest modification.

Today : 2 small apples (about 1 calories and a big gulp of soy milk).

Really when I eat dairy in pollen season I get runny nose. Halo ice cream low calorie and with some protein though it may be is not my friend this time of year! achoom ! sniffle sniffle.

REUNIONS
I went once. Early on I had no with to go back, then later with Facebook and whatnot I was curious and an old close friend called many of us up and got us to get together to go, rent a hotel suite together and spend a little weekend together. it worked out pretty well considering it was 4 women that had barely seen one another for 35 years sharing a suit.

That year they had it by the sea about 40 miles from our town and in summer so it was quite doable.
Usually I think they do it in November on the Friday after thanksgiving and sometimes in our old town, often in a pretty ordinary restaurant. I think in the past they did it in the city also about 40 miles away in a fancy-ish place.

It's almost impossible for me to go in November. October/November is about the worst time for me to travel. my workload is always high. When I went away for a little week in October for a work related opportunity far far away, in 2019 it was nice but so stressful work-wise. Not to repeat if I can avoid it.

For the one 5 years previous it had been a November meeting at a very ordinary local restaurant. I couldn't see myself travelling so far for such a thing. After retirement, if I have one, why not ?

It seems to be dominated in number by the people who were "jocks", the past "mainstream" popular crowd. What was nice is to find some of them, who we really never knew, kind and charming, whereas basically we were not in the same crowds back then. (our class was 369 people so you really couldn't get to know everyone).

But it seemed that there was some competition, and some sadness, a few guys way too drunk, a few girls and guys eager to hook up for the moment (why not if they are single). One couple did actually become a couple so that's more sweet. Some married guys looking eager or open to hooking up too. The ex class president - who was not very classy back then - drunk and insulting in his way of speaking to past beauty who had gained a lot of weight. I think there was a lot of uneasiness mixed in with the real pleasure of seing one another.

I didn't remember all and was not connected to many. One girl remembers me really well and it took me a long time to remember her, and I felt bad about that... one in our old circle, who had been pretty straight lace, was quite the drinker. another had had a really really horrible unthinkable relationships experience. (her ex in prison).

The friend who organised it was very sweet in some ways but also maybe kind of passive agressive.(?) she would speak for others sometimes and get really upset if one rectified their position.

There must be conscious or unconscious comparing.
Appartently there was a girl who faked being engaged the one before, came with a fake fiancé and a fake ring...

Better than to be expected for co-habitating for 48h after 35 years of not seeing one another, but to repeat ?

When retired, why not ? Before, unlikely with the great distance.

Happy Sunday to all!

Julie - Glad to see you again, and thank you for the logical view on weight gain. Daily weigh-ins are necessary for me for my mental health, but I know that the comparison with yesterday's weight is the least accurate measurement. It's the overall trend that's important.

Barbie - So glad Jake's OK!

Nearly 6 a.m., and Corey's still fast asleep. Once it's a little warmer, I'll go outside and get some trimming and pruning done.

Did laundry all morning yesterday, including hanging towels and such on the clothesline outside. While I was doing that, Corey went and picked up everything for the week that we needed without me--having finally realized that neither of us actually likes shopping with each other has been wonderful. I like to go shopping super early when few people are around. He didn't even leave the house until 10:30. He gets super cranky around too many people, and when he tenses up, so do I. By himself, he can be just as cranky as he wants.

Am beginning to develop routines that make sense to me, just adding back one more thing at a time. For the first time in my adult life, I'm able to impose my will on my every day life, and in all honesty, sometimes find myself paralyzed and unable to decide because I want to do all things! Interesting slant on how the world works...

Anyway, time to get moving and get some yardwork done.

Later,
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

My 50th high school reunion is also this year. I am on the planning committee. We are charging $50 for one, $80 for a couple. Mingle at 5, dinner at 6, music and dancing from 8 to 11:30. If you only want to come for the after dinner part, you can pay $20 per person at the door - a very affordable option if you just want to drop in. We will have a slide show running of pictures and a memorial table for those who have passed. We lost two in the last two weeks. One had dementia and the other cancer. I am not happy with our venue but the rest of the committee is super excited. It belongs to a friend to one of the members and he is letting us use it for free. The food is costing us about $20 per person and the DJ is $850, I think. We aren’t expecting a crowd, but are hoping for maybe 40 people. We invited other classes as well. We usually don’t get a big response from that, but we will get a few who were particularly close to some of us.

Annie is correct that the format has changed on the MFP app. I use an iPhone and this is now what I see when I open up MFP. I get tired of the "fatty liver" ads, btw.

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Did Reebok’s Stayball DVD. OK, I guess. Then did parts of the AM Yoga DVD. Work tomorrow so no plans for formal exercise. Oh, also went for a walk around the neighborhood.

Oh no, Denise told us that she couldn’t go to Jess’ graduation because she was having PJ’s birthday party. Well, she just posted on facebook that she just had PJ’s party. Now Jess graduated a few weeks ago. She could have gone with a friend of ours, he could have driven her to the apartment (she wouldn’t have had to rent a car), she could have stayed with Jess, so it would only have cost her the airfare. But to have lied and said that she was having PJ’s birthday party! Now Vince doesn’t want to even go to her place this weekend. I told him that I want to go for at least one day. So maybe we’ll go Sunday and leave Monday. On the bright side...if we do that we’ll save money on the hotel and the lady who watches the cats and I can get back sooner to work at BK. Honestly, I’m about ready to cry. Jess is evidently quite upset (she talked to Vince, I was at WalMart) and I can understand why. Assuming Denise was going to have the party on the 7th, surely Pete is capable of hosting a birthday party for a 3 year old. If Denise ever had a party and invited us, I would be the first person in the kitchen saying “what can I do”. Surely, Pete’s mother would do the exact same thing. I wouldn’t tell her, but she’s (Pete’s mother) such a control freak that she probably would relish the thought of hosting the birthday party. As a matter of fact, wouldn’t surprise me if she had it at a country club. Also, Steve left Iowa Saturday (the graduation was on Friday) early so she could have been home in the afternoon. Heck, I bet Steve would even have driven her home. No, Denise just wants things to be convenient for her and the heck with anyone else. Think I’ll go in the pool and calm down a bit. I’m still ready to cry and will probably.

According to Jess, Denise feels that Jess “ruined her wedding”. I just find it interesting that somehow she has managed to forgive Bryan for not even attempting to come to her wedding (he knew a year in advance when it would be, Denise and Pete offered to pay for his rental car, we offered to pay for his hotel, he refused to come “for my mental health”, whatever that means)

Michele NC

Today I am going to nearby high school tennis courts and play a bit of "social tennis" from noon to 3 pm. I haven't played with a human (just against a back wall) since 2016. I am nervous but if it doesn't work out I can always say thanks and leave, (worse case scenario in my head). I have decided to go fasted so I am not bothered with the need to use facilities (which it probably doesn't have). The last time I played seriously was at the resort, and that was sans clothes.😂
Rebecca
Channelling Boris Becker's mind......
on Whidbey
WA