WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2023
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Happy Monday Pals!
Tere in Chester VA7 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »Machka - Glad to see you, dear heart, I knew you were having a busy week, but do miss your calming posts when you're busy. Sorry the knee is being such a bother, and hope tests show it's not too badly injured. If it helps any, I haven't done anything where I have to kneel in probably 20 years because both knees were wrecked when I was super heavy. There are always work-arounds.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
Thank you Lisa and everyone.
I've been for an X-ray ... nothing is broken. But then, we didn't think it was. The X-Ray was sort of a formality. I have a GP appointment tomorrow and the recommendation is already that I should get an MRI. I expect that the GP appointment will be a formality as well, to get the referral for the MRI.
The radiology people and I are getting to know each other!
In the last year, I've had so many MRIs, CTs, X-Rays and Ultrasounds for all sorts of different things.
My knees aren't in brilliant shape to begin with either. Way back when, in my early teens, I raced as a runner, a sprinter. I did the 100K, 200K and 400K. I also raced hurdles for a while. Unfortunately, it was a very dry year in southern Alberta and the school, in the small town I where I was living at the time, had a dirt race track ... which had turned to loose dust. Several times after clearing a hurdle, my foot would slip and I'd land on one knee or the other. Eventually I was having trouble even walking, and they discovered that something in both knees had slipped out of place. The doctor popped it back into place, in both knees (OUCH!).
Later, when I had gotten into cycling, I switched to clipless pedals and, as usually happens in the early days with clipless pedals, I didn't clip out in time and fell on my left knee. I large rather painful lump came up. About a week later, I didn't clip out in time again and fell on my left knee. The lump disappeared. Problem solved!
Then another time I was cycling, slipped on ice and ruptured a bursa in one of my knees.
I was constantly falling on my knees!
So kneeling hasn't been particularly comfortable since I was quite young. However, when I garden, I have a thick foam pad to kneel on which helps.
Today was another busy day. I had 2 meetings on at the same time and had one in each ear for a little while!!
Plus I'm trying to figure out something with a piece of software at work that should be so easy and plainly obvious, but it's not. How can software in 2023 not have the ability to recognise wildcards?? There must be a way.
Machka in Oz
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Another very smokey day again. Trying not to be outside too much because of the air quality so finding it more difficult to keep up with my garden this year. Have to go out and do just a bit more weeding this morning as I like it to be as clean as possible. Eating potatoes, carrots, green onions and lettuce so far. Plants are huge this year which is surprising. I don't water my garden and depend on rain. We were very dry earlier in the spring but have had some nice timely rains since. Very big pea pods on the vines so waiting for those to fill out. Our barley field is just starting to head out. Will be interesting to see what size the heads are.
Enjoy your day, ladies.
Joy
I hope your air quality improves soon!
Love garden fresh peas in pods.
M in Oz
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The comments about fasting – I know it works well for many, but don’t push if it doesn't work for you that is OKAY.
I had to fast for 24 hours prior to a colonoscopy (according to the paperwork) then drink the clean out solution. At about 20 hours there were snakes and dragons breaking through the walls of my bedroom chasing me around the house, I was scared to death. As I was ready to call 911 (our emergency services) I thought of calling the friend who was taking me to the colonoscopy she came over – talked me down enough and took me to the hospital where the colonoscopy was to happen. Talking to the Doc was scary as he kept shape shifting….. Hallucinations are SCARY - I have never had that before, After it was done and they got “food” in me via iv I was ok again.
Kim in HOT N. California
When I was doing ultra-distance cycling, I would hallucinate at times. What fun!
It would happen on rides over 400 kilometres, in the middle of the night ... and wasn't just brought on by lack of sleep. It was often brought on by the fact that it's hard to remember to eat, and it's difficult to eat, while cycling through the middle of the night.
Over the years, I had crocodiles and trolls in the ditches, trees that turned into monsters, leaves blowing across the road that turned into broken glass, and one of my favourites: huge statues lining the side of the road, like the statue of liberty and numerous other similar type of statues. I liked that one because I rode for quite a while looking at the detail in each of these massive, amazing statues.
Mine weren't so scary because I had talked to other cyclists and knew that it could happen.
And yes, eating usually made them fade a bit.
M in Oz
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Machka - I wrecked my knees so much that I can't even kneel on a pad--any weight directly on the knee, and I'm done.
Tere - Good to see you pop up! Always glad to see your posts. Hope you're doing well...
Kim - I have auditory hallucinations, not visual. The visual ones I only get when I've driven for too long. When the road starts moving instead of the car, I know I need to stop quickly. Haven't done that in a long time. Yours sound absolutely terrifying, as do yours, Machka. Mine are always auditory, and just seem to be my brain trying desperately to decide what my ears are hearing, just in case it's a threat. I even wrote something on it when we lived on the ranch--see the spoiler.
Tracey - The ranch is where I learned that I liked to be alone. It was 45 minutes from anywhere, and there was no one to call within miles. Too remote, no cellphone towers. I was still recovering from my layoff from Cisco, and it took about two years of being in the quiet before I even thought about applying for a job. It helped me heal, because I let it do so.April 2014 - Lisa C Hannon
The deceptive voices of solitary things
I’m not sure we were meant to be solitary.
As the days lengthen toward summer, and I’m alone longer,
I’ve begun to recognize the voices of the things around me.
The tiny, explosive beginning of the kitchen water heater’s whoosh to life,
Followed by the squirbling, burbling union of fire and water
Sounds, for a moment, like shouts in the distance.
The bathroom water heater creaks and clicks and groans
Like an old man rising from a couch,
Then dissolves into a closer conversation outside.
The words are just on the edge of hearing; now they’re gone again.
The pine and fruit trees are aliens in this harsh desert landscape,
Brought to live in a place where they must have help to survive.
The wind through their dusty branches is some long-lost argument,
And when it rises to a howl, it sounds nothing like an engine in the distance.
Until it does.
Something on the shed across the way thumps when the wind is high.
It sounds just like a truck door slamming, humanity returning.
Over and over and over again.
It lies.
The air conditioner’s rustly taffeta skirts draw the rest to her,
Mutes the protests, overwhelming their senses,
Which are no sense at all.
More later perhaps. Didn't sleep much, but didn't expect to. We'll see what today brings.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Kim - I have auditory hallucinations, not visual. The visual ones I only get when I've driven for too long. When the road starts moving instead of the car, I know I need to stop quickly. Haven't done that in a long time. Yours sound absolutely terrifying, as do yours, Machka. Mine are always auditory, and just seem to be my brain trying desperately to decide what my ears are hearing, just in case it's a threat. I even wrote something on it when we lived on the ranch--see the spoiler.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa
All I've got is a high pitched scream in my ears all the time now. It's a bit difficult to hear much else.
I knew my visual hallucinations were just hallucinations so they didn't worry me too much. But knowing doesn't make them disappear!
The broken glass one, however, was quite realistic and I was weaving around trying to dodge it.
M in Oz
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Barbie: Not a fan of ‘cheat days’. I prefer to call them ‘planned pass days’.
Kim: Not posting holiday info while away seems very sensible.
Barbara:
I’m an Obliviator in the Hogwarts Holiday Challenge on Community.(AKA Harry Potter) It is based in the Ministry of Magic in London. The relay is a list of tasks we have to accomplish one by one as a team this week. It’s a Magical International Cooperation Challenge with tasks related to different countries around the world.Terri, “… a relay task in Hogwarts” ? would you clarify or add a few details?
The race finished yesterday. My team got all our tasks completed.
Gotta run. It’s started raining and I have washing out!
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M in Oz9 -
Teri ~ Glad to hear from you. The challenge sounds interesting. Have a good day!
Kim ~ So glad you are enjoying the pool. Know that all the swimming is healthy and hope you make friends with the gals there.
Tracey ~ Cute photo of you and the girls.
Pip ~ Your camp site looks very homey.
Flea ~ Beautiful photo of the evening sky.
Carol in Ga3 -
It is county fair time here in Illinois. I’m looking forward to seeing it in the near future with my daughter & grandchildren. Humidity has been higher than I expected. I hope it will be cooler when we go.
Katla3 -
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Morning ladies
I didn't fall asleep until 1 this morning.. but woke up around 7:30 .. today will go to the pediatrician with Miles and Tracy and and then to the mammogram..
Yesterday afternoon I had a few dark thoughts ,but turned on the love boat and that took care of that.
Scared me a bit though.
Heather- nothing from Penny? Gee hope she is ok.
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Hi! I'm back on MFP and feel like I'm more ready now than I have been in the past to develop a healthy lifestyle. I am 54 and hope it's OK that I follow this group. I need the support and encouragement of other women in my same stage of life!
SW 294
CW 289.9
GW - somewhere my knees don't hurt!! 😜
Melissa
Southern Alabama 🥵🥵12 -
The fish and chips were superb.
As always.
Max was delighted with a book DH had bought him, about the misuse of data and statistics. It's really funny. DH read it first on Kindle and we both thought it perfect for Max. Parts of it are quite complicated, but he didn't seem to have a problem with it. He was even reading it on the bus.
We walked back to his flat along the seafront (very blowy) and dropped him off after lunch.
DH went off for a longer walk and I ambled home, stopping at the deli for field mushrooms to have tonight. I probably walked in all two and a half miles, so not a hike, but better than nothing.
This morning, while DH was entertaining Max with drawing hexagons the Ancient Greek way, I phoned G and had a long chat. Happy days.
I had a brainwave this morning and asked my son if he would be my plus one for my niece's wedding in October. He said immediately 'Yes', but I want him to think about it and get DDIL 's blessing. As he doesn't drink, we could drive there and back the same day. I'm crossing all fingers and toes. I've sent him all the details. It would be such a load off my mind.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx6 -
Melissa ... Welcome!
Barbie ... so glad you got your red car!
Kelly ... hope you're feeling better ...
I have no idea what else I was going to comment on ...
Hope you all have a great week!
Beth near Buffalo4 -
July 2023 Jump Back Up
Word of the year: appreciate. Today I appreciate the little things.Meditation: daily.16/31 (82%(started Feb)94%,100%, 74%, 93%13. Challenge negative thoughts. Find an alternative interpretation. I worked on this. I also learned a breathing technique to help.
Walking and exercising slowed down because of record heat this month. Emotionally and physically feeling better otherwise.
1. cut back drinking and limit to 2 days a week. 8/8–(100%,100%,0%,0%,0%,0%)
2. Average 7,000 steps a week. 5989, 6411, (7,700,100%-9851,100%-9526,100%-9,559,100%, -8347,100%—7465,100%)
3. Update budget every 2 weeks 2/2 —(100%,100%,100%,100%,100%, 100%)
4. Contact close family every week (4x) 143/208—(100%,100%,100%,50%, 83%, 100% should be 137 by August 1)
5. Contact Donat and sibs once a month (8x)58/94 (100%,100%,100%,100%,100%,100%)
6. Weigh less last day of month compared to first until I reach 140. Start at 178.6,176,174.2,173.4,175.4,174,(100%,100%,100%,0%,100%,100%)
7. Develop a journaling practice by aiming to journal at least 5 days a week. 12/15 (100%,88%,100,100%,100%,100%,93%)
8. Read 12 books at least this year. 26/12 (100%,100%,100%,100%,100%,100%)
9. Pay off credit card debt by January 2024 by making monthly payments to NDR/Reach Financial 6/12—(100%.100%,100%,100%,100%,100%,100%)
10. Continue building emergency fund at SLFCU (min$25 a month)$25+$25+$71+700+25+25 +25 (100%,100%,100%,100%,100%,100%,100%)
11. April started putting 4% on income in savings. 700,200,200, 107, (100%,100%,100%)
January Met —100%
February met —-90%
March met met —-90%
April met——86.36%
May met——-89%
June met—-99%
July met — met
August met
September met
October met —
November met—
December met—
1. Take a small step to help overcome a problem or worry. I am working on helping my son through this tough time by being in contact with his case worker and tracking his location.
2. Adopt a growth mindset. Change “I can’t” into “I can’t…yet”. I try to never use those words. I follow Yoda’s ‘Do or not, there is no try”
3. Be willing to ask for help when you need it. I will. My back hurts today so will easily ask for help when I need it.
4. Find something to look forward to today. Missed posting this yesterday. So today I am looking forward to my therapy session.
5. Get the basics right: eat well, exercise and go to bed on time. Will do!
6. Pause, breathe, and feel your feet firmly on the ground. Will meditate today to help me do this.
7. Shift your mood by doing something you really enjoy. I really need to do this today. Did not do this. Had a bad day all around yesterday.
8. Avoid saying “must” or “should” to yourself today. I will try.
9. Put a problem in perspective by seeing the bigger picture. Trying to see my son’s decisions through his eyes.
10. Reach out to someone you trust and share your feelings with them. I did not do this.
11. Look for something positive in a difficult situation. My son is bonding with his uncle and grandmother.
12. Write you worries down and save them for a specific “worry time”. I will try to remember to do this. Write them in my journal.
14. Get outside and move to help clear your head. I do this every day, but the triple digit heat is preventing it.
15. Set yourself an achievable goal and take the first step. I have to think about this.
16. Find fun ways to distract yourself from unhelpful thoughts. Controlled breathing helped here.
17. Use one of your strengths to overcome a challenge today. I use tenacity often so expect to use it here.18. Let go of the small stuff and focus on the things that matter.RVRita in NM
19. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.
20. When things go wrong, pause and be kind to yourself.
21. Identify what helped you get through a tough time in your life.
22. Find 3 things you feel hopeful about and write them down.
23. Remember that all feelings and situations pass in time.
24. Choose to see something good about what has gone wrong.
25. Notice when you are being judge mental and be kind instead.
26. Catch yourself over-reacting and take a deep breath.
27. Write down 3 things you are grateful for (even if today was hard).
28. Think about what you can learn about a recent problem.
29. Be a realistic optimist. Focus on what could go right.,
30. Reach out to a friend, family member, or colleague for support.
31. Remember we all struggle at times. It’s part of being human.
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Did talk to Jerry. Of course, he’s going to take the cot. I don’t know if it registered with him that I don’t want the rolling eyes. Well, if it happens, I’ll just say “Jerry, stop it”. I’m sure he’ll say something to the effect of “I have this thing running in my mind” (I don’t know how many times he’s said that to me) and I plan to say “The only thing that should be in your mind right now is how uncomfortable sleeping was before you got the cot and our agreement.” But we shall see if it comes to that. I bet it will.
Katla – when is the fair? Have a great time when you go
Tracey – about the voice activated thing, it would have to be something that can withstand the weather since the gecko is outside. Oh well…. On another note: I have a frog that I bought. It’s solar so the eyes light up. We have it as if it’s looking at the gate. For some reason, the green frog turned a blue. So we have a blue frog. If anything, it’s something different. Great shirts. I like ones with a V-neck. So many t-shirts have the rounded neck
M – I have a table for my sewing machine that has a leaf that comes up and surrounds the machine.
Melissa – welcome! Of course it’s OK that you join! Come back often so we get to know more about you.
Going to go out and shuck the second bag of corn then cook it. It’s noon and Steve still isn’t up. Guess he’s having a good night.
Michele NC3 -
More thoughts on choosing an exercise program that is personally satisfying. Many years ago I tried lap swimming because I had a friend who said it was great. I went long enough to realize that it didn't meet my requirements in two ways. I couldn't listen to music while I swam and it required changing clothes to do it. A few years later I went to water aerobics with a friend and had a great time and got a very satisfactory workout accompanied by fun music. Then I realized that it wouldn't work for me because it required changing clothes to do it. Now I walk and dance and ride my exercise bike and do a few things with hand weights. I can do all of that in the same clothes I wear for my regular life and can listen to music or podcasts or audio books at the same time. Once again the lesson is that what's fun for other people may not be fun for me and vice versa. Barbie in NW WA 7
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RVRita in NM
67 YO
2 daughters, 1 son, 2 step-daughters
2 grandsons
Need to lose 25 pounds
Volunteer camp host in Roswell
Married 26 years together 31
Teach computers to adults part time
Otherwise retired!
2- 11 yo dogs: Brownie, chihuahua with heart issues, and Wicket, Shi-Tzu with allergies
Live in an RV, hence the RV in RVRita5 -
Snowflake1968 wrote: »Heather - sounds like a very busy, but mostly enjoyable day. Hope you have a nice relaxing day today.
Barbara - that is a huge chunk! I hope you can get your watch soon.
Terri - you and Heather make me look forward to retirement. I want to be involved in activities.
I would do more now, but DH makes me feel bad when I’m away from home a lot. It’s a discussion I’ve need to had for a while and have been putting off.
Lanette - I think I might enjoy not having to be on someone else’s schedule, but I do get pretty lonely easily. It will be interesting to see how I feel in another 20 years or so.
Rebecca - Your pen pals are fortunate you are in their lives.
I don’t know if I could cut sugar out completely. I don’t eat sweets like, cookies, cakes and chocolate often, but I sure do enjoy a coffee with sugar as a treat, also ice cream and a nice cold can of Coke.
Machka - glad you will be getting your knee looked at. We do that same type of bowel screening test here too. Colonoscopies are not routinely done.
I mostly use portion control when actively losing weight. I am a very fussy eater so I don’t try to put anything off the table completely. I do try to cut back the carbs though. It’s a hard one for me.
I seemed to have missed some posts based on comments on the days I’m reading.
Allie - your brother is a nice looking man.
Pip - what a comfortable peaceful home you make. At the house and the camper.
Michelle - I think you can buy a voice activated thing quite cheap. That would be hilarious. I’m with Vince on this one.
My Grands would love it, I may have to make one.
We had a camp out at Kaitlyn’s last night. We had a group photo with our shirts I made. My daughters are the two on the right. I am second from left. I am so blessed these young women allow me to be such a part of their lives.
Tracey in Edmonton
Beautiful shirts.👍🏼💖 My son has a cricut machine and makes amazing shirts. Its been interesting to see our letters evolve into more depth and not just a grocery list of stuff about them. I have always told them that my letters to them are like sitting on a porch with cups of coffee, chatting. Easy conversations with good friends.👍🏼💖. As I am writing I have a cup of black espresso coffee. The bitterness is a representation of the hard challenges I face. Each sip, I am one step closer to managing. Last night twice I got into a state of a good cry with regards to my absent younger son in my life. But twice I just didn't go there, didn't let it consume me. It was hard, my breathing, where is he breathing sort of mental things. Today I will organize my cookies into a container for the freezer. One every so often. They are oatmeal with whole wheat flour, walnuts, coconut flakes, and dark chocolate chips (Lilly's sugar free).
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
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Yes the cookies are humongous!🙃😂. I was thinking like a breakfast cookie.
Today I think I will do a "mealless Monday" in Lisa's honor. So my next meal is noon Tuesday. For me being hungry isn't an emergency, I'm just resetting, and healing. When I open my eating window it will be a piece of turkey while I chop veggies for a salad. Then later on a serving of sauted zucchini, mushrooms and sweet onions all chopped with a T of butter and blobs of garlic paste and Italian herbs paste, then some pasta and 1/4 cup of my homemade sauce. I will end it with a cookie and black coffee.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Barbie--Love the color of your new car. Hope you have many years of travels.
We got our car back last Wednesday and so happy. Did not care for either of the rentals we had. They did a good job and you can not tell where the repair was.
Rebecca--What a nice thing you did for your young penpal.
Welcome Jenny and Jenny and Melissa, This is a great group for support and friendship. Keep coming back.
Tracey--Cute shirts and looks like a fun group.
Flea--Beautiful sunset picture.
Had a nice weekend. Yesterday we took one of our grandsons with us for the day. Did some geocaching and that was fun.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND ,NE 4 -
misslissa1969 wrote: »Hi! I'm back on MFP and feel like I'm more ready now than I have been in the past to develop a healthy lifestyle. I am 54 and hope it's OK that I follow this group. I need the support and encouragement of other women in my same stage of life!
SW 294
CW 289.9
GW - somewhere my knees don't hurt!! 😜
Melissa
Southern Alabama 🥵🥵
welcome Melissa- this is a very supportive and talkative group.
Jump in and join any of the conversations you want to.
Debbie
Napa Valley CA
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Tracey - It's funny, when you said you were making shirts, I thought you were actually making proper shirts, which I thought was hugely ambitious!!! I think we would call your wonderful activity, printing T shirts. Nice T shirts and a lovely group. What fun!
Bea pick up tomorrow. Last one of the school year. We break up so late in England.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Set my alarm for 7:30 for every day to start walking again. After setting it I got a call fro Ezie's mom- grandma will be taking her to swimming lessons then bring her here at 1 but leave her until 5(instead of 4) each day for the next two weeks.
I could have walked later but I was awake so went out and walked the neighborhood for an hour. First time around here in a years.
Glad I went when I did. It was warming up already by the time I got back. Wed. will be warmer.
I plan on walking around here M,W, F to go with Zumba M and W. T andTH I will drive over to the wetlands and walk there for an hour and a half.. I really miss walking there.
No word if they plan on having Ezie here just two days a week or if they will keep it the way it is for now and switch to 2 days when I want to.
More drama with MIL- wants to go into a home- thinks they will cater to her every wish. She thinks she can take the dog and they will take care of it for her and feed it. She is clueless on the cost- Looks like it will be about $5000 a month if she shares a room. She will not be able to cook any more and will have to eat what they make- not have someone bringing take out twice a day like dh is doing now.
Talked him into not selling the house right away like she wants to do. She has enough money in the bank to last her a few years there along with FIL's pension (it will pay not quite half). We will have son move in over there so the house isn't empty. Plus, if she gets kicked out of the place, she will have a place to come back to as a last resort. I hope it happens so we can get a little time for us. The verbal abuse she puts dh through almost daily(a lot of times both times he goes over there each day) is not good for him and I am tired of dealing with him and his bad attitude because of it.
Need to go mow the back lawn before it gets much warmer and before Ezie gets here.
Have class tonight that I am looking forward to(have my fan in my car-not enough fans in that big room we use)
Have a wonderful Monday Ladies
Debbie
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Aaack, so husband decides of all days to get food from Wendy's. I stuck to my guns and didn't order anything. Sipping on black coffee now. Committed to fasting today! I will be fine, its just one day, it won't kill me. (I am typing this to psych me up). 😂
Rebecca
Whidbey
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