WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2023

Lisa -


Tracey

Lanette-
I’ve cut back on how much I’ve eaten without depriving myself of foods I like. I just don’t eat them often or as much when I do eat them. When I had lost the 90# I wAs working out at the gym 1-2x/day. Truthfully, it was exhausting as I’d be at the gym each time for 1.5 hours. Right now I’m walking and making better choices I want to get to a weight that makes me feel good, is healthier and that I can maintain without going to the gym 3 hours a day. I’m feeling good about my weight loss because I’m setting small achievable goals. First off, get below 300#. This morning I was 301.2# so I’m close! My next goal is 275#. I’ll then decide what’s next. I’m not doing it for clothes size but with my son getting married 12/31/24, I have an exciting event to look forward to and want be happy with my body by then. I think it’s reasonable snd just need to stay strong and not give in to my stress and slide backwards. Thanks for asking Lanette.

LeeAnne from NY

Heather - I find it fascinating that I am in your dreams.
It sounds like your cruise is going wonderfully after the first night.
I love the tree painting. It reminds me of home.

Michele and Pip - maybe I have my terminology wrong. Kaitlyn and my Dad had slipped discs. They both had to have operations. Kaitlyn had hers 11 years ago next week. She has two prosthetic discs, she was case study number five in North America and the youngest to have it done. She has had incredible success with it.
Apparently slipped discs are hereditary.

Michele - when you register for ceramics do you have to pay a deposit?

Lisa - Years ago when Rodger worked nights I would sleep with the radio on. He always said, “what if someone comes in, you’ll just ignore it and think it’s the radio”. I told him that would probably keep me safest.

This past Winter when he was working nights, I dreamt that someone was in the house moving everything out while I was in the bedroom sound asleep. When I woke from that dream I was petrified and it took me a long time to settle myself.

My cousin’s skin cancer was diagnosed with a picture. I guess when they see it enough they recognize it right away.

Barbie - what a relief Jake’s results must have been for you both.

Machka - I think you should get that elbow checked out. It sure was an adventurous day.

Annie - I think you are brave to attempt anything without following the instructions.

I quite often try different things in crafting, household stuff, etc. but when I’m cooking I follow a recipe to the letter. I cook, because I have to not because I enjoy it at all.

I am a very fussy eater so a lot of times it’s much better if I don’t know what is in a meal.

Rebecca - I am the same as you. Even if I want to keep a mood to myself my face gives me away. Every. Single. Time.
I hope you enjoy many of your lovely meals on you Mama’s plates.

Allie - do you have any family that can be a living donor?
I have to giggle a bit, I wouldn’t lift a finger at home either, but I loved cleaning and such at my friends houses. I never and still don’t like cooking so Carmine is ahead of me.

I had a good day today. I went to ceramics with my youngest and her best friend this afternoon and then went to my regular slot this evening. I FINALLY learned how to dry brush a technique that I haven’t been good at. I’ll post a picture maybe tomorrow. I have a couple things to finish before I take the picture.

Tomorrow we are taking DH’s car in for another repair. I hope this is the end soon.

I still haven’t received the letter from my doctor. I received an email from work today asking for it. 😕. I hope to get it tomorrow. I just want a week where I can relax without worrying about any of this. I’m struggling with the stress of it all.

Tracey in Edmonton

Tracy:

Years ago when Rodger worked nights I would sleep with the radio on. He always said, “what if someone comes in, you’ll just ignore it and think it’s the radio”. I told him that would probably keep me safest.

I run a window air conditioner all year long within a few feet of me, and honestly hear nothing outside the bedroom at all. The night that half the tree fell, nicking the edge of the house, I felt it thump the front edge of the roof, but didn't hear it at all. I'm with you, though... we're probably all safer if I don't hear the bad guys.

I still haven’t received the letter from my doctor. I received an email from work today asking for it. 😕. I hope to get it tomorrow. I just want a week where I can relax without worrying about any of this. I’m struggling with the stress of it all.

When I'm under that kind of stress, writing has been very helpful. Leaving it on the page and walking away can help dull some of the edges and get on with my life. I was in a job that was horribly stressful after my mother died, and I wrote to her almost every morning. Just a spiral notebook and a pen. Cheap therapy.

Oh - and thanks for the bulldog with his sign. Made me grin. Maybe I wasn't completely deluded after all. Just... quirky. Yeah. Quirky.

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Am up far too early because of appointments today. I don't have to be in town until 8 a.m., it's only 30 minutes away, even with traffic, and I got up at 4:30. Grrf. Ah well, small in the scheme of things. This too shall pass.

I started on the newest antibiotic regimen last Saturday, and my gut is acting a bit closer to normal, or at least I think so, anyway. It's been three and a half years since I was "normal," so it's possible I'm just guessing. I've also put a bit of weight back on, which hopefully means my body is actually using the calories I'm putting in instead of just passing them through without absorbing all the nutrients.

It is almost impossible not to panic for a moment when I see the scale go up instead of down, but it actually puts me back in the weight range I want to be. I start looking and feeling sick below 145, and I want my maintenance range to be between 145 and 150. I was at 143 a week ago, and 148 when I got up.

Later, all,
Love,
Lisa

Hi, a couple quick pics while I am in range of data.







The first one is the Stave Church. Beautifully painted inside.
The second is the weirdest bridge called the Ski Jump. You can't see the other side at all!
The third is a poster of the Atlantic Road we were on, joining all the little islands.
The fourth is the boat I am on right now doing a round trip of the islands. It's free!

So, a nice first day ashore. Great weather.

Love Heather UK xxxxxx in Kristiansund.

Did 40 min on the stairstepper then went for the root canal. The doc said that I may experience some pain for a few days, and I’m experiencing some now. Not a whole lot. The nurse told me to take Tylenol for the pain then said “knowing you, you probably won’t need it”. Have the milk getting ready for yogurt

Anne – they’re not going to do anything with the spinal stenosis since it’s not hurting him. When I have a craving for ice cream, a pop usually works for me. I make them by taking 32oz container of plan greek yogurt, a 12 oz container of OJ concentrate, thaw it but don’t reconstitute it. Mix the two together. Freeze in a pop mold. I believe it comes out to something like 90 calories a pop, which is less than ice cream

LeeAnn – congrats on the wedding. Interesting day to have it. So that he can take the tax break, maybe?

Tracey – never heard of a prosthetic disk. We don’t have to pay a deposit for ceramics. Do you? They just like to have you register so that if there’s a change in the schedule (they have to cancel) they know who to inform. When I went to register today for next Tuesday at 8 in the morning there were 3 of the 12 spots available. I suspect it’s going to be crowded next Tuesday. Usually when I make a recipe for the first time I follow the recipe. Then I modify it to what I like.

Heather – neat pictures. We’re getting to live your cruise, thanks

Michele NC