WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2023
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Would love some support on my weight loss journey. Prior to the start of the pandemic I had lost 90#. Put it all back on and then some. May last year I started again and got down 47#. Then my mom passed away and I lost all my will power and gained quite a bit back. I’m back on track since March and have lost 28#. Slow and easy. Walking more now that my hip is bothering less. Going to be stressful as it appears on a new scan that my husbands cancer has likely spread further into his spine. More testing in a couple weeks to confirm, then I believe he’ll start radiation. Need to maintain what control I have by keeping on track with my eating and walking. Before that, my husband and I will be going on vacation to Lake George where we’ve rented an RV for 10 days. Lots of outdoor time and great waking trails.
I hope you have had a great weekend.
Welcome. This is a great place to come for support and encouragement. I started MFP at age 62 when I thought I was a lifetime failure at weight control. What I found out was that logging food and exercise every day was a good beginning to a plan that works. By being part of this thread and reading and posting every day, I got new ideas about how to make my plan become a new lifestyle. I sought every opportunity to be active so I burn more calories. I learned about nutrition so I can create meals with the most nutrition for the fewest calories. I eat almost the same thing every day which helps lower my need to obsess about food. I've lost 50 pounds and kept it off for several years.
My husband has major health problems and we deal with them one day at a time.
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Barbie in NW WA7 -
Margaret-very nicely said-wonderful reminders.
Annie-just because you may beaver cals for the day doesn't mean you are over for the week. It is not one day that makes us gain a pound.
Barbie-I actually enjoyed both series to which you referred but I agree, some elements are not for everyone. I feel the same about "The Great" on Hulu. Very loosely based on history, profanity, violence, sex but I found it extremely funny. I have friends who would be shocked by it-so I always give careful notice about shows I recommend.
Off to check out two more communities!
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio7 -
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Ladies, thank you all for movie recommendations! I will check some of these out! Machka, we don't rent movies because I pay too much every month for Comcast. My contract ends this Fall and I will have to renegotiate prices again.
Margaret ~ Your wise words are welcome and a good reminder to us all!
Wishing every single one of you a good day!
Carol in GA
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Latest bouquet from son's garden!
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Margaret, I have always wanted to grow daisies but have never been successful. When I was growing up, there were always daisies blooming around the well house behind our home. I loved them.
Carol in GA6 -
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I hope your trip is amazing, Heather.
I packed this weekend. I am taking hiking poles, just in case. I can't fall, and since I had my quarterly xgeva shot last week, I've been incredibly stiff and my hips are twitchy. Oncologist said I could go off Ibrance for the trip, but I'm going to stick with it. She gave me all kinds of food advice. Being reminded of the dangers of salad bars was good to hear. I sometimes let my guard down when it comes to food prep safety.
Nephrologist appointment this morning. My kidneys looked great on the most recent CT, but my creatinine was high. I think I'm still dehydrated, despite my best efforts to drink lots of water.
Got a few walks in this weekend. It was unseasonably cool. There were reports of funnel clouds in our valley yesterday, which is quite unusual. I saw a picture of one in my news feed last night. Very ropey.
Take care. I apologize for any comments I made which stirred the pot.
I'm still in awe about the turkey chick. What a precious thing.
Flea
Willamette Valley OR
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Carol,
Have you seen A Man Called Otto with Tom Hanks on Netflix? Poignant, sad, sweet, uplifting…and Tom Hanks!!!
Heather, Bon Voyage!
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Hugs and support to all - this thread is my lifeline, appreciate the diligence to keep it just that.
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Karen in Virginia11 -
Oh! I see Barbie and I posted about the same movie.
And I had to laugh - when Covid happened, I watched Breaking Bad all the way through - twice! Rewatching, I enjoyed the nuances and details I missed the first time through. It is violent and just wrong in so many ways. LOL. I haven’t watched all of Better Call Saul, just the first 4 seasons I think.
Karen in Virginia3 -
Let me say this again in a dedicated post:
I truly appreciate the diligent efforts to keep this thread true to Barbie’s original intentions. Even when I don’t post much, I am reading along, and being sustained by my friends here. Thank you all so much. Love you all.
Karen in Virginia10 -
Welcome newbies and returnees! (((hugs))) to those who need them.
I really feel strongly that I have to say this today... It's been weighing on me for a couple days and I've kept quiet, but today's the day.
Completely agree with Mary's spoiler. ALL of you should go back and read it carefully... several times. Just sayin'. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/47526728/#Comment_47526728
Some of us choose to keep our mouths closed on a regular basis not to get any back-talk on this thread and some of us don't mention when others break the rules not to cause any drama. I'm a MoM. (Marine Mom) and we're TAUGHT NOT TO TRUST!!! I think Rebecca will agree with me on this point. It's really naïve of everyone here to think that everyone IS truly who they say they are! I mean sure, we all are probably who we are, but Kim was only bringing up a point the other day that we have to be careful and she got told that it was "unbecoming". IT was NOT. It was simply a point. Mary was simply copy/pasting information from one thread, within this GROUP, to another thread within this GROUP, to make a point. Truthfully, something anyone could do anywhere and beyond this group. And here's my point. We all post things here and on other threads within 50+ that we may or may not want to get out onto the WWW. So please, pay attention. As I've said before, my life's an open book. Anything I've posted here, goes out. But if you don't want it out "there", don't post it here either, because you DON'T know (for certain) who everyone is.
Alright, I'm done.
Love and Blessings, Carla, in MN7 -
KetoneKaren wrote: »Oh! I see Barbie and I posted about the same movie.
And I had to laugh - when Covid happened, I watched Breaking Bad all the way through - twice! Rewatching, I enjoyed the nuances and details I missed the first time through. It is violent and just wrong in so many ways. LOL. I haven’t watched all of Better Call Saul, just the first 4 seasons I think.
Karen in Virginia
I love Breaking Bad for so many reasons. Not the least of which is the color purple, "rocks," and the ribbon Saul wears far longer than is reasonably expected because it's good for his image. So many funny bits. I haven't yet watched Better Call Saul, but my children have told me that I will love it as much.
We don't watch that many movies, honestly, I'm not sure why. Currently we are watching Endeavor (very dark) and Jonathan Creek (light-hearted, mystery is not always a murder). We are slogging our way through Carnival Row, but it is so dark that we can watch an episode only once every few weeks. . . or months. Still, I love the fantasy bits and the characters are interesting. And Orlando Bloom.
Love that painting, Karen. Thank you for sharing your brother's work.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR4 -
Good afternoon ladies!
On the subject of internet identities, there was a character in a game I used to play who said she was a sixteen year old girl. It turned out "she" was not one, but TWO retired male Canadian hockey players. The wide world is a fascinating place.
So far today, I have ignored the pie. I told Dad he had three days to eat the rest of it.
I have been reconsidering salt on my daily chicken portion. It would do me good to drop that.
Wishing you all well,
Annie in Delaware4 -
The wild turkey chick has stolen my heart.
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Good morning ladies.
I watched Breaking Bad too and enjoyed it. Another Netflix series I watched was called You….it was very good.
Happy to read about the wild turkey chick rescue and outcome. So nice to see people concerned about animal welfare.
Good to read that the recent drama appears to be over on this thread with just the occasional dig that I skim over.
Had our organic inspection on Saturday and everything went very well. Always get a bit anxious just before. Not sure why as we have never had an issue. Having worked for the provincial government a number of years in the past I am used to paperwork and form filling. Inspector complimented us on our yard which was nice to hear. We planted some of the trees 50 years ago from small seedlings so they are now huge….also liked my little orchard.
Went to Edmonton yesterday to visit DD and family for Father’s Day bbq. Had a nice visit. Poured rain while there and pretty much all the way home. Have now accumulated over 3 inches at home but I’m sure Edmonton got a lot more. We were in desperate need of rain but hopefully it knows when to quit. Standing water now on some of the fields will cause some damage.
Enjoy your day ladies.
Joy5 -
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After reading Gretchen Rubin's books about happiness, I wrote my own happiness commandments. I've shared them before but for new people, I'm sharing them again.
Barbie's Happiness Commandments
Be Barbie
Lighten up
Do it now
Dance more
Choose strategy over willpower
Cultivate an attitude of gratitude
Come from a place of love
Stay in the moment
Act the way you want to feel
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good
Don't expect praise or recognition
It is what it is
Don't take things personally
Treat yourself like a toddler
What's fun for other people may not be fun for you, and vice versa
You can choose what you do, but you can't choose what you like
Be kind, no exceptions
Ask always, how could my life be better with less?
Barbie in NW WA
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margaretturk wrote: »Latest bouquet from son's garden!
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I planted Shasta daisies last year and they are just about ready to bloom. Just one plant but looking forward to seeing it bloom.
First time growing them.2 -
I decided not to delete the group as a whole yet, but did quite a bit of cleanup. For those who would prefer to have their posts deleted from that space, please let me know. I want to emphasize again that the private group titled Women Ages 50+ and the public thread titled Women Ages 50+ for June 2023 where you are reading this post right now are two totally different things.
Joy - Thanks for sticking with the thread. In all honesty, there seems to be a spasm every third or fouth year when folks get their feathers ruffled about something, but then we go back into the usual supportive and loving interactions again. It was the driving force behind why I developed the group as being completely separate from the thread to begin with--as a sort of safety valve for those kind of communications.
Love,
Lisa13
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