2023: Envision where you want to be: Focus on health, energy, vitality!
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I love the photos, Snoozie! I think I'm even starting to recognise a couple of faces!
Yes, the concert was amazing. I've seen them three times now, and booked to see them later in the year. I even paid a fortune to go and see them support Iron Maiden. So funny, there was just me with my Lord of the Lost t-shirt in a sea of Iron Maiden fans! There's actually a video where you can see a bit of me in the audience, I'll see if I can post a link. I'm the short, excited one with glasses! There's a little bit of them as support at about 12 minutes in and you can see me, I'm right in front of the singer when he climbs on the barrier. https://youtu.be/uOzdiC0_lZ4?t=742 . Ther's so much I could tell you about these experiences but I think it would be boring for anyone not a fan. But wow. It has felt rejuvenating for me. And it has been nice hanging out with fans who are mostly younger than me (as well as some in their 60s). I have met the band as well and they are lovely.
Not all their music is heavy like this. The singer is a classical cellist. Here's a nice video of a song they did with a seniors choir https://youtu.be/Pi059WTRmoc. They are just amazing. I have just been talking to other people who went to see them for the first time, and they had the same experience as me, knew it was going to be really good but did not expect it to be quite so phenomenal, and they all say it's the best live gig they've ever been to! I must stop telling people before all their tickets sell out!
Everything else wise, I've been doing a bit of work with a local group on improving our community orchard and garden, and clearing Himalayan Balsam which is taking over. I'm thinking of doing a bit more volunteer work on conservation stuff. I used to do that years ago. It's finding the time when I'm still working part-time, I seem to need my days off for various things!
I'm still concentrating on eating healthily and haven't been too bad except for when I went to those gigs and was too excited to eat! I've been in the office more at work, so have got out of the routine of exercising in my lunch break - I need to make sure I'm getting enough exercise in.
I hope you're OK. You both have a busy summer!
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Vail are you in the front row... to the right of the 2 guys talking.. ? i watched the video like 3 times lol.. looking directly in front of the box the singer jumps on.. from about 11:46 to 12:45 or so .. i THINK i saw you.. !! and i LOVED the song with the senior choir.. wow a few of them are very senior indeed so god bless em all!
I don't know why it surprizes me you're into heavy metal lol.. i did have an iron maiden album (yes an LP) AT some point... in my Ktel record collector.. i LOVE that you are so enjoying the events and as you said, hanging with some younger folk is always good for the soul! and yes the prob with spreading the word... can make it hard to get tickets the more who know!
That is way cool on the work on your community garden... i can't even imagine how hard it is to carve out time when youre still working part time! I've been wobbling a bit with my eating.. stupid i know and i just had to do my 3 month blood work after coming off all the meds... im a little nervous because i was sort of stupid thinking in my head hey i can eat anything now.. i've been reining myself in a good bit but i have to say the food events with the retirees .. omg.. our theme is around the world so we've been going to different restaurants like Thai, Korean, Mexican, Peruvian, etc.. next week is Filipino; i don't want to not go cause they are events for our group... but lordy.. its hard to not eat everything in sight on those days!0 -
I'm in the second row! The light shines on me when he climbs the barrier at about 14.04
https://youtu.be/uOzdiC0_lZ4?t=844 and you can see me a couple of times earlier too. You can actually see me walk into the arena but difficult to spot. I'm also in a couple of Lord of the Lost tour diary videos, and in the background of an interview when I was queuing. And in various fan videos! I'm usually quite easy to spot as I am much shorter than everyone else!
That's really difficult with your round the world meetings. I have the same feeling meeting friends, that I just don't want to do food as I know I will eat more than I should and it's fine if it's a couple of times a year but if it's a regular thing, it doesn't take much to throw us off track. I sometimes wish we had more non-eating events. I'm going to see some live music with friends soon and thought that was great but now we are meeting for a meal before it as well. And I know I could just not eat, but I will eat!
Things have been a bit off track for me with my busy life, but so far not regaining and mostly eating healthily. Did I mention that I got into a new "stone" category? I think I did. The other thing is that my comfortable dress size is now a UK 8 (US 4), single figures! This is very much vanity sizing as I used to be a 12 I think when I was young and slim. I also bought some t-shirts from Europe and the XS (US XXS) fits me best. All these sizes sound tiny to me! And I'm definitely not tiny, still at the upper end of a healthy BMI range and trying to get to about the middle. But it's still satisfying for me to see the numbers, even though I know it's just because I'm short. I was a size 22-24 when I started.
Yes, the loose skin is weird, and yes, I have some under my arms, and everywhere really. Worst on my legs. And like you, Snoozie, I would feel much happier going out and showing fat legs, I mean fat legs look fine and normal! The loose skin looks a bit strange. The other weird thing, is that apart from the loose skin, I'm getting really bony. I now have quite prominent collar bones, ribs, etc, much more than I did when I was younger and slimmer.1 -
Oh, I've just realised I've hit 90 pound lost! I had previously maintained at 60 pounds lost. I'm curious to see if it's much harder to maintain this loss, or if there isn't much difference.
So currently I have lost about 72% of my current bodyweight. So about three quarters of what I weigh now, I was carrying in extra fat. That boggles my mind.1 -
omg Vail.... i am stunned at your success... seriously what an amazing transformation!!!!! HUGE CONGRATS on such a monumental achievement my friend!!!
HA! my second choice as to which one was you WAS THE RIGHT ONE!! i watched the first video a few times .. but missed the reference u made to "im the short one" at first!! I saw you now.. LOTS!!! HOW VERY COOL!!!
and congrats too on going to the shows and stepping out of your comfort zone at first ... only to find out you LOVE IT!! a great lesson for us all!!
One of the women in my retiree group did the "Edgewalk" today to celebrate her 75th birthday.. i don't know if you have heard of the CN Tower here in Toronto, but you can walk OUTSIDE the very top and hang off the edge...LOL.. better her than me but omg what an inspiration and reminder sometimes the only limits we put on ourselves are in our heads not our bodies!
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Vail, you blow me away! What an incredible achievement! I love how excited you are with the live band. Good for you for getting out there and following your passion. You are living your best life, girl!
The edgewalk looks amazing but I’m not sure that I could do that myself. Lol. Good for her, though!
Snoozie, I love the around the world theme. I enjoy trying different foods and I’ll try (almost) anything once. Unfortunately, my husband isn’t as adventurous. I wonder how everyone would like adding in something unique from each country, like a craft or folktale or some traditional dance or song. I’d love to be in a club like that. I think it’s great that you organize all that. (Love the photo of the ladies in the big chair by the way!)
Speaking of clearing things out of the garden, I have some weeds that are taking over and have to get out there and dig them all up. I absolutely hate yard work. Good on you for helping with the community garden, Vail.
I’ve been helping with the grandkids five days a week and they come over to my house on weekends sometimes. I’m exhausted. I’ve told my daughter that I’m going to cut back to three days a week. She’s just so grateful that I come over at all. I need to start going to see my parents every week again. So that will leave me one weekday to do what I need to do for me. Luckily my volunteer work has been on a break for summer. We have our big fundraiser on August 12th, so I’ll be busy with that for a day or two. We’re driving out to Colorado in September for a couple weeks. I’ve always wanted to go and we’ll be halfway there for a wedding in Kansas City, so why not?
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Wow, Suzy, that's a LOT of time to be helping with the grandkids! You are meant to be retired! Be careful you don't burn yourself out. I don't even have grandkids yet but have told my son in advance that I don't think I can do five days a week. I'm glad you're able to cut back and have some plans for fun stuff too, like the Colorado trip.
Oh my goodness, Snoozie, your friend hanging off that building! I don't think my heart could take that, ha ha! But well done her. It must have been exhilarating! And I think maybe it's good for us to still feel those sorts of things?
Yes, I'm short which has always been an issue at gigs, and that's why I've had to be so close to the front to see. For all these gigs, I was queueing for hours outside just to get to the front. I was with friends for the other ones, but for this one my friends couldn't queue early enough so I was on my own. But it turned out at this one there had been a competition for early access, so a lot of people who had won got in first. The only reason I was so close to the front was because a guy in front of me took pity on my and pushed me in front of him!
I stayed at the front for Iron Maiden and at the end the crowd surged forward and I got crushed and had to be pulled out. I'm still bruised. That was slightly scary as a short person as you can't see what's going on!
And thank you both for your comments. Most of the people I know don't struggle with their weight at all (I have just one friend who does) but I know you understand what a slog it is trying to lose weight and keep it off. I know this is a work in progress and I'm going to have to maintain for ever so trying to make the most of celebrating what I can!
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So, the past week has been quite difficult. My mom ended up in the hospital a week ago today. She had a stroke and aspirated when she vomited. She was unresponsive for almost two days and then started slowly coming back to us. Her ability to swallow is compromised and she is still aspirating some when she eats and drinks. She has a living will that says she does not want any type of feeding tube down her throat, she’s DNR and DNI. Anyway, after five days in the hospital we had her discharged into hospice care. She’s at the assisted living facility where they live. Miraculously, she’s doing pretty good. She has some cognitive issues and has to eat puréed food and drink thickened liquids. We don’t know what’s going to happen. Just taking it day by day.
I stayed in town with my sister the whole time and am now glad to be back in my own home. I’ll go down there once or twice a week to see them but I can’t be there all the time. I have my life to take care of as well. My siblings that live out of state have not been very supportive and are questioning everything we do, being snippy and rude. I’m worn out, physically, mentally and emotionally.
I took today off completely. I did absolutely nothing for anybody except me! I watched some tv, did a little laundry and hung out by the pool and read. It was a glorious day! Tomorrow I’m driving down to spend the day with mom and dad.
One of these days, my life is going to calm down and be my own again. I know that some type of exercise would help with all this stress but I just don’t have the energy or time right now.0 -
I'm so sorry, Suzy. That sounds so difficult, both the worry about your mother and preparing for possible outcomes, and the expectations and lack of support from other family members. I can't believe they have the cheek to be rude and questioning when you're the one there dealing with it all!
I'm glad you had a day off, but one day isn't much with all you have going on. Please look after yourself too, and when it gets too much you just have to have a break. I know I keep saying it, but there's a reason for retirement, because the level of work and stress you can cope with when you're younger is too much now. I agree with you about the exercise. It sounds like you're at the point where it is just going to be an extra demand to fit it in, when you are being demanded in other ways left, right and centre. It's more destress time that you need, I think.
Best wishes to your mother. It sounds like she is in the right place, and great that she's doing so well despite everything and managing to eat and drink. Maybe you can step back a bit while she's being well looked after? Sending virtual hugs and thinking of you, Suzy.1 -
Suzy.... omg sending big gentle hugs your way .. you are going thru so much right now, and I know what it's like to have those who AREN'T there doing what needs to be done, offering opinions and unwanted advice... just remember you're the one dealing with everything, so whatever decisions you make about every situation, is the right one. Cause you're the one actually there... hugs my friend!1
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Thank you both! Things have calmed a bit right now. Mom is improving and I’m back to going to visit once a week. Never in a million years did I think she would bounce back from this. You just never know, do you? I’ve also backed off watching the grandkids to only a couple days a week. However my daughter needs to go in to the school for some preplanning and I said I’d watch the baby Thur and Fri and then Mon - Wed next week. I’ll just have the baby though. I’m hoping to bring some normalcy back to my life with meals and I’d really like to try fitting in some walks and stretching. The temps haven’t been as hot here as they are in other parts of the country, thank goodness! I did get on the scale yesterday and was down a few pounds. Meals have been hit or miss so I’m not surprised.
What are y’all up to this summer? How is the garden coming, Vail. Did you conquer the vines? Snoozie have you been able to play any pickleball? Did you get a garden planted?
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That's amazing that your mom is still improving! And that you are hopefully able to step back a bit, both with her and the grandkids. Congratulations on the scale loss!
The garden is a mess. I have done a LOT of work, but all that digging up of roots I was doing seems to have encouraged them to grow even more than before! I can't believe it! At least I got the exercise! The weather has been a bit variable and it's often been either too hot or to wet to work out there, and it's more hay fevery than earlier in the year, so I've cut back. But need to get on top of it again.0 -
We had a row of eight evergreens cut down because they were either dead or dying. They were probably about twenty feet tall. Anyway, now that they’re gone the sun is hitting that area and the weeds have taken over. I don’t know what we’re going to do with it. I pulled weeds in another one of our beds and it reminded me how much I hate yard work. Lol. But yes, it is good exercise.
My husband went for a ten mile hike yesterday but I was on my fifth day of babysitting from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm. I think I was more exhausted than he was. Lol. I wish I was one of those people who just doesn’t want to eat anything when they’re tired. Wouldn’t that be awesome! My daughter goes back to work the first week of October. That’s when the kids will start going to daycare every day so I won’t be babysitting as much….only when they’re sick. Is it wrong that I’m looking forward to October? Lol. I’m ready for some normalcy.0 -
I didn't get an alert that you'd posted, Suzy! No, it's not wrong at all! Five days in a row of ten and a half hour shifts? That sounds completely exhausting! It's one thing in your 30s, but another thing in your 60s! October is quite a few weeks off though. Not my business at all, but it seems like you are doing an awful lot of babysitting while your daughter is off work with the baby. I don't know the reason, but you are such and incredible mother (and grandmother) to do all that for them.
My life sounds a lot easier! Still working, but part time. I don't know when I'll retire fully. I think I mentioned that our pay was cut a few years ago and reduced in real terms for years before that, so I haven't got what I expected to retire on. But it's OK going to work at the moment when I don't have other responsiblities, apart from the cat!
I work with a nice bunch of people, and it's kind of nice to be around younger people still sometimes. We all went out paddle boarding together recently! That was definitely a challenge! I managed to stand up on the paddle board and didn't fall in, thank goodness because I don't think I'd have been able to pull myself back out. It was on a big, cold lake in the rain. Don't think I'd do it again, but it was fun, and I was glad that I went along after many doubts!
I'm struggling a bit with my weight at the moment. I think I've reached one of those, I'll call it a "set point" for lack of a better term, but this has happened before when it seems your body is really fighting against losing any more. My instinct is to eat too much all the time. I haven't regained, thankfully, but those extra bits (meals out and so on) are stopping the loss.
Fitness, I'm always working on. I had to stop the chin up progression I was doing as I got golfer's elbow, and I can't seem to shake that off. It's really annoying because it affects other exercises as well. And my hip is playing up a bit, so both upper and lower body are limited. I'm doing quite well with pushups though! I don't walk nearly as much as I used to because of my hip, and kind of miss that although have to say it gives me more time for other things!
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Vail, you’re absolutely right. I am babysitting quite a bit. It’s my own fault because I want to help and spend time with them. I think I just have a hard time making time for myself without feeling like I’m letting someone down. It’s all in my head. No one expects me to do so much. It’s something I need to work on. Well, I’m sure my mom expects 24/7 attention but that’s not happening. Lol
I’m sorry to hear about your aches and pains. It seems like it’s always something anymore. Something will improve and then bam! there’s a new one. I am so impressed with you going paddle boarding!!! I want to do that so bad! And you didn’t even fall in!
I think Snoozie was talking about how our bodies reach a new low weight and they just want to stay there for a bit to see if it was intentional. You’ve been doing so good and are staying on top of it. I think you’ll be fine and see some progress soon. You seem very focused to me.
I’ve told my husband that I’m not buying sweets anymore. I’m going to take that as my first step. I’ve got to start somewhere. So no more sweets in the house. I’ll figure out my second step later. Lol.
Snoozie!!!!! Where are you? I hope you’re doing okay.0 -
I meant to tell y’all that I was visiting my parents yesterday and we were sharing a lunch table with another woman, a friend of theirs. They were talking about another woman who is in her 70’s and how youthful she dresses. I said that if I had a cute figure that I would do the same. The friend turned to me and said, “and who’s fault is that?” Wow! I told her that it was all my own fault but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that. It really has made an impact on me.
(By the way, mom is coming off hospice care and has made an unbelievable recovery. She’s still weak but getting better.)0 -
Hi ! Sorry I have been MIA - I promise I will do a catch up post long enuf to put u both to sleep this weekend! For now Suzy I’m exhausted just thinking about those long days and I think u should be marking that October date in red on your calendar !
Vail omg I am so jealous on the paddle boarding well done you !!!! Sorry to hear about the elbow Messing up your abilities but sounds like you are finding ways to move around it Will do more tomorrow but happy to hear from you both - and let’s be kind to ourselves in good ways - it’ ain’t easy being a woman wearing many hats but we do have to try to remember that we deserve to take care of ourselves too - we are just as important as all the other people we take care of and support in various ways 🥰1 -
Sorry, I've been MIA too. I got covid and have been pretty ill while I had it, and then only recovering very slowly. Yesterday was the first day I could sit up instead of lying down. I'm definitely on the mend now, but very slow and not thinking clearly. Have lost a load of weight but I'm sure will go back on again now that I can eat again. I feel so weak! But the bedrest has done wonders for my joint pain!
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oh no Vail!!!! I am so sorry to hear you were hit with Covid... i am so glad to hear you are on the mend, but it can take a long time to get over the fatigue and fuzzy brain from what i hear.. you poor thing!! were you on your own the whole time you were ill or did you have a friend or family to check in on you? Honestly that is one thing is so hard with living alone.. its always scary when u are sick and don't have anyone nearby to help out.. please keep us updated when you can how you are doing..sending gentle hugs!0
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How awful, Vail. I’m glad you’re on the mend but hate that you were down with Covid. I’ve heard from so many people that the recovery can be slow and sometimes you may backslide a bit before you’re completely over it. So don’t overdo it! Take care of yourself!0
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My son checked in me a bit. My daughter-in-law wanted to send me to hospital! Yes, it's a bit strange on your own. I was quite confused some of the time, and kind of too ill to be scared even. People from work have messaged me asking if I needed anything, which was nice. But while I was most ill I was on days off so nobody knew. Getting better, but just doing some very simple housework exhausts me, so I don't even feel I can go back to work yet.2
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I made it in!!! 🤣 I had to go in a different way. Not saying that I might forgot how I got here..
I miss you gurls!
I am fine , weight is still about the same...a bit up and down.
I am fighting my diabeties, it is so important to stay away from sugar. Mine went back to 12.8.
I know, Snoozie, I think of you every time, telling me about how bad it is.
I ran out of meds and had to get a new doctor at the same time as I went on a humongous sugar binge....bad idea.
I sat and drank a pitcher of sweet tea all by myself one night....that's a cup and a half of pure sugar!!.....it was soooo good. I hadn't had any in so long. But it's over now. Learning to drink decaffeinated no sugar tea.. .when I drink it and plenty of water. I just saw a 97 on my meter before dinner, so I am excited! Ate a low 32 carb dinner.
Enough about me...
The girls are doing well.
10 year old- 5th grade
4 year old - k4
Oh my,I wish we could have a group chat, cause there aren't enough words to say about the 4 year old
She may be queen of the mafia, we're not sure!! 😆
Young son is struggling with his new profession...trying to be his own boss, but it is tough when your work depends on good weather, no rain. Also a good truck that doesn't break down...praying it all comes together.
Dnl is doing good, stoll teaching.
They are living at her mom's for now, helping her out. Her mom fell and broke her leg. She is healing great I think.
Got a long story to tell about Hubby, but it will have to be later if I get back in here. He's doing ok, slow process at his age.
As usual I haven't read up on anything you all have posted. Maybe on my Stay-cation coming up , I can read up
I truly hope you are all doing ok. I see the No-vid is coming back strong...funny how it seems to be ramping up so close to election time. Did they slip some out? I pray it does't get out control.
Be safe, stay well, and be good to yourselves you deserve it! ❤️ ( I hope I caught all the mis-typing. If not you all are smart and will figure it out! 😊1 -
Vailara, I just spotted your post above me when I was about log out. I am so sorry to hear you already got covid. I was hopping it wouldn't be so severe. Sounds scary for you ,especially being alone. I hope you are mending as quick as possible. Sending prayers and best wishes, and a hugg (((❤️ ))) gail0
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Lovely to see you Time2... glad you were able to find us lol! Happy to hear things are going ok and glad to hear you are working on controlling your T2; i know what a struggle it can be believe me so kudos to you!
Vail how are you doing? Please keep us updated when you can... and take as long as you need to fully recover before you think about going back to work k?? sending gentle hugs...
Suzy i'm so glad to hear your mom is doing better! That's great news... i can't believe the comment your friend made to you... harsh but i kinda get what you mean about it having a big impact on you.. it's sometimes the most off hand things that can kinda strike us rather than big stuff... weird but true! Are you planning to continue your volunteer with the kids at the school once it starts up again?
I have been pretty busy lately which is kind of a good thing really.. at first i was kinda finding it a little overwhelming with the retiree group trying to plan stuff and of course all the dinners out lol. but with summer we have been trying to get in a lot more group walks which has offset all the darn eating events a bit lol. But its funny how things somtimes turn out.. as you know i never intended to become the leader of the group; i joined to just get out and about and DO things with other retirees but its turned out to be a good thing with organizing stuff, plus i admit it gives me a lot of satisfaction to see the friendships developing among our group. We have about 35 people now .. about 20 of whom come to all the events and others who come to only the coffee meets or walks or whatever.. but they are making friends and getting out.. many of us are on our own so its nice to be able to get out with people you like and enjoy for a drink or a walk or one of our bigger events... it can be really hard for someone on their own to join a group but the rewards can be awesome...
Other than that, i'm back to playing pickleball thankfully; not as much as i used to but at least once a week.. still doing the Red cross operation but shifts have dropped off a bit and i'm ok with that for now.. my garden went mental this year with tomatos lol.. i am over run and have been pawning off bags and bags of beautiful cherry tomatos on all my friends and the ppl in the retiree group - they all run screaming now when they see me coming loaded down with them HA. i have so many tomatos in my freezer in various ways now lol.. i roasted a bunch and froze them for use in chilis and soups, i froze a bunch whole and of course have been eating them like crazy... i had 5 beautiful green peppers but someone stole them before i could harvest em.. i have my community garden for one more year if i want it but if i do I will definitely only plant 2 tomato plants instead of 6 haha!
I had to see my doc a few weeks ago; had another kind of gut bug, not the same as the really bad one almost 2 yrs ago now.. but enuf to worry me. Fortunately it seems to be doing better now, but since i was in there anyway she spent a good bit of time going over everything else with me.. and ordered a bunch of blood work (all of which came back ok.. she just suggested perhaps a small B12 supplement.. one that goes under your tongue.. i'm within normal levels but at the low end so she suggested the one she takes (she's exactly the same age as me which helps!) but she did a full work up as well checking kidney/liver/creatin/iron the whole 9 yards...(all good) and has ordered another doppler ultrasound of my carotid which i'll do this week... its just following up because of the blockage so i think she wants it done every year just to keep an eye on it. But i was kinda glad since i was there anyway she did a full review of everything (even if we never did find out what caused the gut thing lol).
So thats me all caught up in a nutshell and you're probably all asleep now reading it lol. I'll be checking in more frequently too to see how everyone else is doing.. in the interim please take care of yourselves as best as we can!! We are WORTH IT!2 -
Just popping in quickly - so lovely to see you, Gail! I'm glad you found us. It seems harder to navigate here now. Thanks for the update on your family.
Sorry about the gut thing, Snoozie. Maybe you are just more sensitive after your thing, wow, two years ago already! But glad it's clearing up and everything else seems good.
I'm still recovering. It's so slow. I am still off work, and gradually rehabilitating myself by doing a bit of housework. I tried gardening today but it was too much. However, it was nice to get outside for a few minutes, as I haven't been outside now for a couple of weeks. I don't feel ready for exercise yet. The weight has gone back on a little and I'm trying not to be too upset about that! I was actually below 120 pounds after covid: didn't think I'd ever see that again! But it's now going back up as my appetite is back and I'm trying to eat lots of healthy food to recover.3 -
Gail! So wonderful to hear from you again! My oldest grandbaby is three and a half and she is so precocious that I can’t wait to see what she will do next. I’ve got a brand new grandson also, so mine are quite a bit younger than yours. I’m sorry to hear about your diabetes struggle. My A1C was at 6.1 at my last test so I’m supposed to be restricting my sugar. I just haven’t been very diligent about it. I am taking supplements that are supposed to help but haven’t been back to the doctor yet to see if it’s been effective. Of course, if I don’t cut out the sugar then it won’t improve
Snoozie I’m glad to hear your test results were good. I was taking B12 until my last check up when I found out that I didn’t need it anymore. I do think it’s effective. I’m glad you’re enjoying your retiree group and that you’ve got them doing some more activity instead of eating. Lol. I can’t believe someone stole your green peppers! That’s really low. I wish I lived close enough to get some of those tomatoes though! I hope the gut thing is gone. Two years already? Hard to believe how fast time is flying by.
Vail, I hope you’re feeling better. I hate being sick in the summer. It just always comes as a surprise to me. I expect to be sick in the winter. Lol.
We leave for a two week driving vacation later this week. We’re going to Kansas City for a wedding and then on to Colorado for a vacation. We’ve never been there before so we’re going to see the sights and do some hikes. I’m looking forward to Rocky Mountain National Park and Royal Gorge.
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Have a lovely vacation, Suzy! It does sound quite exciting. I would love to see those places.
I'm slowly getting better. I even did a little bit of exercise today, although really dialled down from my usual. I'm still a bit unsteady on my feet at times.2 -
Suzy im so happy your doing such a lovey road trip!! Excellent i hope you have a wonderful time!!
Gut is kinda better.. seems to come and go still but nowhere near as bad as the big one was.. im trying to see if there are any foods that might trigger it.. and im being really careful to wash all my fruit and produce overly well... i did talk my doc out of another colonoscopy for the moment.. but its on standby in case it doesnt clear up soon.. ugh lol..
I've def been having fun with the retiree group. .they are a great bunch .. and we've been doing lots of walks along the lake and in the parks to keep mobile and add some exercise in between meals lol.. today 3 of them came to pickleball and had a lot of fun.. but its been 35C here for the past few days.. so by noon its too hot to be outside so we keep the outdoors stuff to mornings til this passes.. i aint complaining tho.. its going to be getting cold here soon enuf so i'll take the heat for now!
Vail.. im glad to hear you are slowly getting better. My 68 yr old cousin has covid again.. she's feeling it a lot harder this time than last time so as frustrating as it is to find yourself maybe taking a bit longer to get back to your regular self, give yourself time this virus still packs a punch on our system.. it took a few of the ones in our group almost 2 months before they started feeling fully human again; the fatigue and brain fog seemed to hold on the longest but they are 100% now.. so hang in there and don't push yourself too hard... a little exercise is a good thing for sure but pace yourself please til u feel 100%!
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Hope you can find out the issue, Snoozie..
Vail , hope you are feeling better also.
Suzy, the trip sounds great, I know you will enjoy.
Still trying to figure out how to get this sugar back down...trying low ,low carb at least 5 days...under 75 to 50 carbs...with exta fiber .
I have stuck myself so many times, trying to see what works and where I am.I feel like a pin cushion, but no fashion included.
We had the 4 year old this weekend. That was a joy. I was feeling so sad after she had to go home. Also because they came and picked up the last bit of furniture..made it so final.
She is already planning her next 'spinnanight" though
They decided to stay at her Mom's to help her , she has to have more surgery on her broken leg, it is not healing....she has been through so much chemo through the years,with skin cancers it has caused her system to be in a disarray.
Best wishes to everyone!
gail
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