WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2023
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Morning ladies
Got the dishes done and had a BLT yum
Going to check the mail and tomorrow will go get bloodwork done.monthly for the transplant team. Will maybe wrap the couple presents i have for Miles.4 -
VeryVeggieVegan wrote: »Good morning (Pacific time)! I’ve enjoyed reading your posts. You seem to know each other well and are incredibly supportive! Glad I found you!!
Have a fabulous day!
Laurie
🌻 Hi Laurie I hope you will come back . We were all new once and by joining the conversation we got to know each other better. I read this thread every day and join in when I have a comment
🥰Barbie in NW WA4 -
Gratitudes:
Today’s gratitude: wrapped fudge and rum balls, box is ready for post office. This for my “goddaughter” (not technically, but emotionally, as I am also her emotional auntie) who practices a Messianic version of Christianity, keeping kosher, Jewish holidays etc. Package might even get there before Chanukah starts at sunset on the 7th. No Matzoh Roca, cookies or Chex mix as no oven . . . yet UPS tracking says part will arrive today. Just got an automated call from Sears telling me to call as soon as possible to RESCHEDULE my repair appointment. ? Called and the automated system let me “reschedule” for the original appointment date: Wednesday, Dec 6. Fingers, toes, eyes crossed. :laugh:
Heather your mini santons, like Tracy had to google them. IF I was more in the decorating (and dusting haha) mood, I’d send away for the bare minimum nativity. Fortunately for me both stables are out of stock.
Carol I miss Rosemarie too and hope all’s well with her.
Laurie tell us a little about yourself so we can get to know you too!
Now to break fast, get ready for line dance class.
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
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😱🙀I probably won't take the personality test. I don't like making choices which probably says something about me. Reading Susan Cain's book "Quiet " told me what I needed to realize that my whole life I'd been an introvert trying to fit in with a world filled with extroverts
😱🙀Barbie5 -
VeryVeggieVegan wrote: »Good morning (Pacific time)! I’ve enjoyed reading your posts. You seem to know each other well and are incredibly supportive! Glad I found you!!
Have a fabulous day!
Laurie
Where are you, I’m in California now
I’m in the Sacramento area. Looks like there are a few ladies on the west coast. My goal is to retire on the Oregon coast. We camp there every summer and it’s so beautiful and peaceful! Worth the winter weather.
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Barbie - Do you think you might be on the autistic spectrum, like Machka thinks she might be? DH's elder daughter was diagnosed post 50 yrs old, my elder son is borderline, and Max is also on the spectrum. So is my brother's granddaughter.
I once had a student who had a late diagnosis, after 55, and she was so relieved that it explained everything she had been struggling with all her life.
Nowdays there is a vocal autistism-positive movement, that explains it as 'otherwise gifted' and not a disability.
Had a nice chat with L, who is finding Christmas hard, as her deceased partner loved all the razzmatazz. When I rang she had managed to put a few decorations up, through her tears, and with the help of whisky. She was just finishing her second batch of mincepies to share with neighbours and yoga students. She was eating a few!
Fortunately, mincepies are not my thing, though DH likes them, and bought some on his way home this afternoon. He ate two. I delayed dinner a bit.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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I’m still around, just reading everyone’s posts. I hope everyone is having a good Monday. I love looking at the pictures you all post on here. This is my baby, Ginger. I can’t take her walking with me when I walk outside because she constantly has her nose to the ground and has to stop every couple of minutes.
The part that tracks my calories on my treadmill has quit working so I had to find an app online that calculates them for me. I found one where you enter your weight, the incline, speed, distance and time it took you. It seems to be pretty accurate compared to what my treadmill said.
As of yesterday, I’m down 32 pounds. I still have another 26 pounds to my first goal of 150. I was thinking about getting to 150 and stopping, but I think I’d like to get to 135. With my height I should be at 126, but I don’t want to go that low.
Just wondering, do any of you eat the calories back that you burn from exercising? 95% of the time I don’t. The only time I do is if I’m going out to eat and decide I want to splurge some. The other times we eat out, I make sure I stay within my calorie deficit.
Until next time,
Gina from Kentucky
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MFP Weekly Check-in for December 4, 2023
Kylia in Ohio - So I am starting December 1/2 pound lighter than November. 128. yay!
Rita in Roswell NM - Up a pound this week. The water wait is really annoying! I lost 2 pounds overnight last night!
Evie in BC : Disappointed in this past week, was showing a loss early in the week, but they found me!! The only good news is I didn’t gain!
Lanette in SW WA State – weight still holding steady in the healthy range for me; everything at status quo. Maintaining this for the coming month will be a “win” in my book. Helps to not be baking or bringing sugar/sweets into the house. Still “house walking” with 3# weights three times a day after meals.
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House Walking = Farmer's Walk
I follow a physical therapist on YouTube in Bellingham, WA, named Ed Deboo. This morning he posted a video about Osteopenia & Osterporosis and running. He's responsive to comments so I mentioned the "house walking" I've been doing, carrying light weights. He replied to my comment and said something like good work and posted a link to something similar he recommends, called the "Farmer's Walk". Here's the link if anyone is interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R7sU2A7yRI
Of course I switch it up by carrying weights, mostly held bent-arm as in a bicep curl. And I have a one story house with a long floorplan so I can get in many steps at a time. I just heard back from him to keep increasing weight as I get stronger, which was my plan. It was gratifying to hear that this carrying weight is great for bone density.
Lanette
SW WA State4 -
Hello from my crisp, sunny fall afternoon in the Arkansas River Valley...
Made that morning fire for Egg, but the rest of the day has not been nearly as relaxed. it's been one of those days where Corey and I have been discussing and finally decided on a heat source for the summer room. As usual, three phone calls and six texts back and forth.
Home renovation stuff:As soon as the windows are installed (hopefully this weekend) we want to be able to really dry the room out completely. It was wide open still for a couple rainstorms after the floors were in, plus the sheathing under the new roof got soaked twice while Corey was putting up, as well. While they appear dry, we want to make sure they're completely dry before we insulate or put the flooring in, so a steady heat source is necessary. However, as we discussed at length, we want it to be something we will enjoy over the years to come, too, so after discussing all the options, we're going with a propane vent-free stove:Also stayed on the phone while I was driving into town with my sister, and then we talked again after I got back. She was at the dentist when I first called her, to discuss having all her teeth removed. An accident where she fell off a ladder did terrible things to her teeth, and she's had issues ever since. It's the reason she's on social security disability, as well. Unfortunately, SS doesn't cover this, however. She's going to get a complete set of dentures, and that process will begin next week.
Neither one of us wanted to go through the necessary cost and changes to get a fireplace or even a wood-burning stove in the summer room, but this was a good compromise. Corey wants it to be propane-burning for the time being. It can swap over to natural gas later if we decide to have it plumbed in professionally. The freestanding gas fireplaces are beautiful, but too big for where we want to put it, and much more expensive.
I was worried, as I know how tight her finances are, but apparently our brother just older than me has already paid for all of it. It was wonderfully kind of him, and I don't think she expected it any more than I did. She talks to him, I talk to her, and she keeps us posted on how each of us is doing, usually. I'm glad he is close enough to her that he could step up for her--he's had dentures since his mid-30s, because he had terribly soft enamel and teeth that rotted and broke without warning, so he knew what she was going through.
So, good news all around, but a LOT of talking... much more than usual. Oh, and I talked to my daughter before I left for about 45 minutes, as well, while she was on the way to work. Did I mention she finally found her bio-father? Plus two half-sisters, apparently. Story for another day.
I'm going to hide my phone tomorrow...
Welcome to all who are new. Please just drop into any conversation, or ask a question, as a few of you have, or just let us know how you are, how you came to be here, and a little bit about you. Enquiring minds want to know!
Later,
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR
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Well i booked my return trip from Florida after the cruise,but now might need to change it.i did it for 9:30 am ,but the last time i was off at 7:30 am and no problem with our flight.. sheesh did flights get expensive..but ya only live once..
Im writing a list of all I have to do.. and what i need to spend.5 -
Tina - My best friend ended up as a Defender, too. Meticulous, careful (she was a bookkeeper for years, and now she does people's taxes), hardworking, all those wonderful things. She is also very prone to taking things personally AND repressing her feelings, which means that people who've hurt her, particularly family, simply never get the chance to heal a rift. That reluctance to change kicks in when I urge her to talk to them and give them that chance. This is very much about her specifically, by the way, not all Defenders. I love her, and she's been my best friend for more than 40 years, and will be until one of us dies. I know that my perfectionism combined with my analysis paralysis is enormously annoying, so I'm glad she still loves me too!
For all those who don't take the tests - Thank you for the reminder that we are all different, and that there's no need for us to be the same to have common ground. I find the tests interesting, but as noted elsewhere, they show a range of behaviors or tendencies, not specific, unchangeable, invariable traits. Indeed, I find the questions more interesting, as someone else said, because my answers have also changed over the years.
Kelly - The parade and your kids' response is well deserved but sorry about the feet thing. Well done for your husband taking care of you and both he and your son chipping in!
Lanette - Love the Farmer's Walk, thanks for the video.
Gina - Well done on the 32 pounds! Ginger looks very sweet.
Laurie in Sacramento - Welcome! We're glad you found us, too.
Barbara AHMOD - Hope Sears comes through with a Christmas miracle for you! 🤶🥰🙃❄️
Kylia - LOVE the Christmas decs, and the family pic!
Went to Sam's Club to return some stuff this morning, and that added to all the phone flap wore me out. People were stacked up at the gas station there because it's 25 cents per gallon cheaper plus a free car wash. I just threw up my hands and left. I'd rather pay a little more than burn a gallon waiting to get to the gas pump.
Chilling out, watching "Cheat," the British game show.
Later
Love,
Lisa in AR4 -
Lanette - DD has worked at Archie's for almost 20 years, first at the store and now at the warehouse. Several years ago the store moved from Ballard to Wallingford near the Blue Star Cafe. They claim to have the world's only Rubber Chicken Museum complete with giant rubber chicken.
It is getting dark so early now that I have to turn on lights when I come in after feeding critters in the afternoon. However my Christmas cactus has buds and will bloom
soon.
Annie - sending peaceful thoughts and lots of patience your way.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA6 -
VeryVeggieVegan wrote: »VeryVeggieVegan wrote: »Good morning (Pacific time)! I’ve enjoyed reading your posts. You seem to know each other well and are incredibly supportive! Glad I found you!!
Have a fabulous day!
Laurie
Where are you, I’m in California now
I’m in the Sacramento area. Looks like there are a few ladies on the west coast. My goal is to retire on the Oregon coast. We camp there every summer and it’s so beautiful and peaceful! Worth the winter weather.
We were living in Tacoma Washington. We retired back here in Fresno California. Oregon and Washington are very green5 -
Well tonight mom had to rest going up the stairs. My dad thought a 5 second rest was enough, but I pushed for about ninety seconds. No penalty for resting too long. Mom is 91. How long a rest do you think is safest? Five minutes? What is the recovery time after pushing muscle close to failure? Hmmm. I better research this.
Annie in Delaware8 -
Another today’s gratitude: the stove part arrived. Fingers X’d for technician Wednesday
Laurie where on the Oregon coast do you camp? We’re just north of Brookings. Most people don’t move away because of the winter weather, but because of access to medical specialties. Nearest are 3 hours away… ;{
Gina the Ginger’s pic, and con VERY gratulations for taking off those 26 lbs!
Lanette thanks for the Ed Deboo YouTube.
Lisa as an adoptee I’d be very interested in your daughter’s bio-dad and half sisters story.
Annie, ((hugs)) just ((hugs))
Tomorrow’s consultation with oral surgeon will tell me if there’s enough bone for implants, what kind of anesthesia/sedation they’ll offer for the extraction, and co$t. Even though they won’t do anything tomorrow but Xrays, I’m nervous.12/04: Move: ZERO sets PT. , line dance class. Steps:6966Later, lighter, lovelies!
Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=26 CI<CO net=418 vits=1
Live: Joe, readings, BP, ptT, ptS, wrapped fudge, rumballs, packed and sent. Wt: 130.1
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
December: Move more: chair yoga, line dance, dailyish PT, play with dogs.
Fuel better: less sugar, CI<CO, dailyish vitamins.
Live NOW: dailyish time with Joe, readings, meditate 3 minutes/day. Open heart and mind before mouth.
2023: Be of good cheer.
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Annie - I’m sorry this is happening. It’s so difficult watching parents age. I lost my dad in August. He was in a SNF for few months and I think he lost his will to live. Hard to go though.
I’ve been reading the posts and I love seeing all the support you give each other! I’m figuring out who is who…sort of. It’ll take a while. A couple of ladies asked for more of an intro from me. I’m not super comfortable with talking about me, but here goes.
I grew up on the East Coast, and have slowly made my way West (next stop…Fiji?? 😂 one can only hope). I’ve been in CA for 15 years, the longest I’ve been anywhere since I was a kid. I guess I’m a bit of a wanderer. I love to travel when I can. I am indeed vegan. I went back and forth with vegetarianism for years until a friend sent me “Forks over Knives.” That was it, went vegan and have never regretted it. Yes, I miss cheese, but the vegan diet aligns with my values- I can’t see ever going back.
I work full time (4 years to go, but who’s counting?), and the job is often stressful. I find peace in meditation and mindfulness. Camping, or glamping I should say, nature photography, and hiking are hobbies. I have an SO, who has a dog, and although I’m not his human, I love the devil dog. If I ever figure out how to post a picture, I’ll introduce you.
I don’t know the personality test some of you have taken, but when I did the Meyers-Briggs years ago I was an INFJ. Definitely the “I” fits. Not so sure about the other letters.
I’m here because I gained a lot of weight with menopause and I’m sick of it. I want to lose about 40 pounds, but I’m not in a hurry. Yesterday would be fine by me. 🙂 Thank you so much for the warm welcome! Much appreciated and very comforting knowing y’all are here.
Good night, good morning, or good afternoon to you all.
With gratitude,
Laurie10 -
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Anniesquats100 wrote: »Well tonight mom had to rest going up the stairs. My dad thought a 5 second rest was enough, but I pushed for about ninety seconds. No penalty for resting too long. Mom is 91. How long a rest do you think is safest? Five minutes? What is the recovery time after pushing muscle close to failure? Hmmm. I better research this.
Annie in Delaware
Does there have to be a specific time?
I let my husband rest until he is ready to go again.
We also take things much slower than before ... for me, it's painfully slow. How long can you balance on one foot while you move the other at a glacial pace forward? It is a good thing the Tree Pose in yoga was one of my favourites. OK, it's not quite that bad but it feels like it sometimes. I just have to find a way to move at his pace.
M in Oz1
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