WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2024
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Ginny - I'm playing catch-up here. What a nice photo of you and the grands. Glad everyone could get together.
Rosemarie - going to the B&B sounds like a fun adventure. Have a great time.
Tracey - I'm sure you are right about leaning forward over my laptop and doing other chores makes my upper back hurt.
Regarding husbands who don't want to leave the house.... here I thought mine was the only one. I'm grateful for the times we had when he WAS adventurous. I wonder if this anti-social behavior contributes to men's shorter lives. They still have us wives but they tune us out, lol.
Barbara - nice that Joe waited to include you in the walk. Awesome that he feels like getting out and being active, it's so important. How is your shoulder doing these days?
Pip - glad that Alaska cruise is booked, you and Kirby will have a good time. Now that you have your enhanced driver's license, no problem crossing borders.
Heather - glad to hear you were able to extend your sports clinic visit. A shame you need to wait a couple weeks to get an idea of your hip condition from the X-Rays. I've heard what we think about expands and I think that's true. Now I notice my sore toes and achy calf and ankle all the time. Grrr.
Vicki - glad you and your DH weren't hurt when that deer collided with his truck but what a hassle. So sorry it happened to you. I would be rattled for a while. We have a lot of deer along our country roads, they hide in the bushes and trees and like to jump out at the last minute.
Kylia - miss you and hope you are doing better.
Annie - You are going to have a busy day with the phone calls. It's so frustrating when we can't understand our doctors, don't blame you for wanting to switch. I also worry, when speaking to folks whose first language isn't English, that they also don't understand ME! I'm so proud of you with your increased time on the bicycle and walking. Good idea setting small goals and losing around a pound by Easter - you can do it. You are on the right track. I've read many diet books in my life, and generally picked up a few tips that worked even if I couldn't carry through with the whole plan the books present. Good luck.
Yesterday I watched a few more Jason Fung videos. Interesting science about food order - eating fats and proteins first, then saving carbs for last and how it helps lower blood sugar and contribute to weight loss. That and delaying breakfast - going 12 or 16 hours without eating - kicks up the fat burning. Here's the food order video if anyone is interested. A little over 8 minutes.
When I saw Dr. D last week about my foot, he mentioned using Voltaren. I picked up some gel at Walmart a couple days ago and finally sat down to read the box. Too many warnings and it can take up to a week to kick in. Good grief. It's going back to the store and I'll pick up some Aspercreme, I see they make some with lidocaine. Hope that helps. There's no noticeable swelling on that foot at the end of the day, but still achiness during the day like arthritis - yet none showed up on the X-Ray. Crazy. I'm still thinking nerves.
We're supposed to see sunshine today, I'm ready.
Make it a fantastic day.
Lanette
SW WA State
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Good morning, all, from my Arkansas River Valley sunrise,
Sleep eluded me last night until nearly midnight, but that often happens on the nights before medical appointments. The moment I closed my eyes last night I began running scenarios in my head of what the orthopod could or would say today, and couldn't get my mind to hush up. When that happens for very long, it's best to just get up. You want your bed to be a place where you sleep, not a place for mental uproar.
Allie - I'm sorry the UTI won't let go. They're horrible, and affect so much more than just the infected area. Looking at Miles' hair - is he a redhead? Or is that just the light in that photo?
Heather - So glad you found a night's sleep in one bed! Every one of those is a good step. Hope there's some progress toward diminished pain from your sports clinic visit.
On going out to eat, with or without husbands - we seldom go anymore at all, but not because of different eating styles. The pandemic broke us of the habit of eating out - we used to go out every few weeks for dinner, and then on one weekend morning would go eat breakfast at a favorite restaurant. Then I started getting sick, and then retired, so our income dropped precipitously. We haven't eaten out at a restaurant in at least six months. I think we really both are enjoying the creativity of expanding our pantry and freezer and trying different things.
Cooking stuff:Meatball smashed sliders: Last night was an experiment with meatball sliders--ground beef and pork with added panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, spices, egg, a small amount of cream, and fresh parsley, baked in the oven. We sauteed the onion and garlic, and then I threw that, along with the parsley round and egg, into the mini-food processor and pureed the mixture with about a tablespoon of cream and added it to the mix. For half of them, we wrapped the meat mixture around garlic cheese curds. The good part is I mean the "we," part. He always gets a little twitchy when I'm in his kitchen, so I enlisted him as a sous chef. 👨🏻🍳😍👀 It was fun.
Note - to keep fresh parsley around, when I buy a bunch of it, I chop it all up reasonably fine. Then I spray a muffin pan with cooking spray, and in each space, I add a tablespoon of parsley to a tablespoon of water and freeze them solid. Then I put all the frozen rounds into a ziploc bag and keep them in a freezer. Means we always have fresh parsley around.
Evie - Speaking of which, thank you for the chicken recipe! It sounds really good, and I can see how the honey would add to it to keep the chicken pieces very moist and tender.
Anyway... I did my two hours of work outside yesterday and my yoga+ with crunches, knee pushups, stretches, etc. Will do my yoga now, and then decide what else for today.
Hope it's a good day for all...
Lisa in AR
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I found that having an eating plan works for me. My plan includes meals and snacks at certain times. That way I'm not trying to decide if I'm hungry. I get light headed if I don't eat regularly so intermittent fasting doesn't work for me. My father kept his weight the same his whole life (he was a smoker so that might have contributed). Often when he declined foods he would tell people that he was dieting and when they told him he didn't need to diet, he said, "I'm a successful dieter. Please don't confuse me with the potbellied failures." Having a light-hearted comeback is a good way to deal with unwelcome comments. In our household, I'm the one who wants to stay home and Jake wants to go out. However, he is the one with the weakened immune system who should stay out of places with a lot of other people so our outings are to medical appointments and now with the puppy, we don't go anywhere together unless one of us stays in the car with the dog. Barbie in NW WA 5 -
Rosemarie--Hope your mini vacation is everything you want. Sounds relaxing for sure.
I am so ready for the weekend. Work has been crazy. I am doing 4 days a week for the next month and see how it goes. Hoping my staff will show up.
Sounds like we are in for storms later today and tonight. Rain, Wind, hail. It is crazy.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE 3 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »Ginny - I'm playing catch-up here. What a nice photo of you and the grands. Glad everyone could get together.
Rosemarie - going to the B&B sounds like a fun adventure. Have a great time.
Tracey - I'm sure you are right about leaning forward over my laptop and doing other chores makes my upper back hurt.
Regarding husbands who don't want to leave the house.... here I thought mine was the only one. I'm grateful for the times we had when he WAS adventurous. I wonder if this anti-social behavior contributes to men's shorter lives. They still have us wives but they tune us out, lol.
Barbara - nice that Joe waited to include you in the walk. Awesome that he feels like getting out and being active, it's so important. How is your shoulder doing these days?
Pip - glad that Alaska cruise is booked, you and Kirby will have a good time. Now that you have your enhanced driver's license, no problem crossing borders.
Heather - glad to hear you were able to extend your sports clinic visit. A shame you need to wait a couple weeks to get an idea of your hip condition from the X-Rays. I've heard what we think about expands and I think that's true. Now I notice my sore toes and achy calf and ankle all the time. Grrr.
Vicki - glad you and your DH weren't hurt when that deer collided with his truck but what a hassle. So sorry it happened to you. I would be rattled for a while. We have a lot of deer along our country roads, they hide in the bushes and trees and like to jump out at the last minute.
Kylia - miss you and hope you are doing better.
Annie - You are going to have a busy day with the phone calls. It's so frustrating when we can't understand our doctors, don't blame you for wanting to switch. I also worry, when speaking to folks whose first language isn't English, that they also don't understand ME! I'm so proud of you with your increased time on the bicycle and walking. Good idea setting small goals and losing around a pound by Easter - you can do it. You are on the right track. I've read many diet books in my life, and generally picked up a few tips that worked even if I couldn't carry through with the whole plan the books present. Good luck.
Yesterday I watched a few more Jason Fung videos. Interesting science about food order - eating fats and proteins first, then saving carbs for last and how it helps lower blood sugar and contribute to weight loss. That and delaying breakfast - going 12 or 16 hours without eating - kicks up the fat burning. Here's the food order video if anyone is interested. A little over 8 minutes.
When I saw Dr. D last week about my foot, he mentioned using Voltaren. I picked up some gel at Walmart a couple days ago and finally sat down to read the box. Too many warnings and it can take up to a week to kick in. Good grief. It's going back to the store and I'll pick up some Aspercreme, I see they make some with lidocaine. Hope that helps. There's no noticeable swelling on that foot at the end of the day, but still achiness during the day like arthritis - yet none showed up on the X-Ray. Crazy. I'm still thinking nerves.
We're supposed to see sunshine today, I'm ready.
Make it a fantastic day.
Lanette
SW WA State
Law has changed, u need a passport book or passport card, I already have mine.3 -
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Good morning, ladies.
Evie, thank you for the chicken stir fry recipe. Sounds delicious.
Lisa, on freezing parsley, I grow a large pot of various herbs throughout the summer and use them as they grow. In the late fall I go through them, clip off what is good, wash them up and put them in freezer bags in the freezer to use throughout the winter and spring. Still using a nice supply now....oregano, basil, thyme, dill, rosemary to name a few.
Barbie, love your father's witty comeback.
Continuing to be quite nice here but there is still snow on my walking path so just walking in the yard. I am getting out more during the day though and I think that is contributing to my small weight loss. I am finally seeing the scale dip in the right direction as I am down 1/2 pound and happy with that. Need to get in shape before my Newfoundland trip in June as there is one part of the trip which requires a 2 mile walk. I'm sure I won't have any problem with the walk but I don't want to be the straggler in the group. There is a different boat option for those who can't do the walk but it isn't as scenic so I'm definitely doing the 2 mile trek.
Joy
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Today’s gratitude: really good second sleep. Joe going willingly to the ENT.
Joe has an MD appointment coming up, postponed because he didn’t know he needed bloodwork. He’s inspired to scale back on the brandy and up the activity. Finger’s X’d!
Lisa meant to comment on the frustrating text you received. Poster child for the communication disconnect in our medical system/offices/staffs. Makes me crazy too, especially when they don’t even listen to themselves, just cut and paste recommendations that conflict with each other.
Grr.
Machka your and Rowan’s smiles say it all. Yay!
Rosemarie wishing you tons of fun and safe travels.
Annie please give yourself a pat on the back after each phone call… and maybe a little “exercise snack”. Know how draining phone calls can be, a few minutes on the bike will perk you right back up.
Heather sleep is so crucial to healing, glad you got some good rest and extened the physio appointment time.
Lanette the shoulder is better but still ouchy, thanks for asking. In a way I’m glad it still hurts, would feel foolish going in for the mri next week if it was all better ;} Think you’re on to something about antisocial husbands and their shorter lifespans. “…but they tune us (wives) out” Amen, sister AMEN. Hope the aspercreme with lidocaine gives you some relief. If it’s nerves, have you considered alpha lipoic acid supplements? No need to pay the $$ for Nervive, any alpha lipoic acid will do. My MD recommended it to me, but I can’t tolerate it, get heartburn. Joe takes it and it seems to help him. Did Fairy get a congratulatory treat for her accomplishment?
Barbie, your father’s “successful dieter” response made me snort my tea. Well done, Dad!
Pip you need a passport to cruise Alaska? Do you go through Canada?
Joy congrats on the increased activity and lighter weight. Your trip sounds like great motivation.3/12: Move mins- wii:14 PT:18 d:0 x&a:0 dogs:30 Steps:4714Beautiful blue sky day, but a bit chilly. Time to get up and get goin’. Need to clean out the car for trip to car repair (brakelight) and shopping. If that warms me up enough might even tackle discarding the dead plants cluttering the potting table. Michele, thinking of you! :laugh:
Fuel: sugar in vs mfp=0 CI<CO net=323 vits=1
Live: Joe, readings, BP, ptT, ptS, laundry, filing. Wt:133.6
Later, lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
March: Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, live NOW.
Open heart and mind before mouth.
2024: Strengthen: body, mind, heart-connections.
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Barbara - glad your shoulder is doing better but that MRI should give direction. Thank you for the Alpha Lipoic Acid recommendation. I checked it out on Amazon, sounds like folks with pain much like mine were getting relief. Sure worth a try. I took an Ecotrin aspirin this morning and it has helped some. But hate taking these NSAIDS for even a short while, even the lowly aspirin. Tummy complains quickly. Crossing fingers the ALA does the job. It looks like it also helps with blood sugar?? I might kill 2 birds with one stone, who knows.
Fairy lets me know either when one of the other hens is on the nest she wants or she has actually laid an egg. My house is pretty soundproof yet I can hear her loud cackle, lol. She's a loud talker.
Barbie - your dad's comment was priceless and spot on. I've copied it down in case I ever have to use it.
Pip - you made me curious about the Enhanced Driver's License. I looked up it up on the WA licensing website - looks like it still works for land and sea border crossings to/from Canada and Mexico, but not air travel. Need passport or something higher security. I also looked at the Homeland Security website - evidently there are only a few states that issue the EDL like Washington's, and CA isn't one of them. Is that what you meant? I'm not planning on traveling far so it's no big deal to me but good to keep up on all of this.
Joy - that 2 mile scenic walk in Newfoundland sounds great. Bet you'll be in shape for it.
Lanette
SW WA State3 -
MFP has been very Wonky today. Could not get into my bookmarks because it said that there was a cloudflare timeout This came from a site called Vanilla.
Carol in GA3 -
Been relaxing, and heating, and doing v gentle stretches, according to a YouTube specialist. So far so good. Less pain and no limping around the house.
Hope I get some useful information tomorrow from the NP. I'm convinced it's not vascular, but it gets me in for a 40 minute consultation. I want my X-ray results.
Feeling more optimistic. It's great to read the comments on the videos and realise so many other people have the exact same problem. One said the pain was worse than childbirth. Deffo! I can see it is a solvable issue.
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To answer Annie’s question about helpful and unhelpful comments, I agree with everything Lisa put in her spoiler. I could say more, but time is short. The main thing that annoys me is a food police type person commenting on what I’m eating. I hate that!
Regarding Lisa’s comment about the only thing making chicken good is what you coat it with: i have also found this to be true. My most tasty chicken recipes all start with cutting it into bite size pieces. That way, every bite has the coating. I like to just coat it good with seasoning - salt, pepper, garlic powder, herbs, then stir fry in a little avocado oil.
One other thing I want to say. Heather, is this political? I don’t mean it to be. I don’t think it is, but if it is, y’all scroll on by or slap my wrist. People need to leave Kate Middleton alone! Yes, I’m a nosy-butt and I want to know what’s wrong with her, but they’re not going to tell us so we need to get over it. I’m so tired of the teaser headlines that say absolutely nothing and now the mother’s day picture scandal is just ridiculous.
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Dr Katie - I couldn't care less about anything royal. All a complete nonsense as far as I am concerned. I do think about the effect all the c..p has on a clearly vulnerable person. William must be having flashbacks to his mother.being hounded.
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SophieRosieMom wrote: »Barbara - glad your shoulder is doing better but that MRI should give direction. Thank you for the Alpha Lipoic Acid recommendation. I checked it out on Amazon, sounds like folks with pain much like mine were getting relief. Sure worth a try. I took an Ecotrin aspirin this morning and it has helped some. But hate taking these NSAIDS for even a short while, even the lowly aspirin. Tummy complains quickly. Crossing fingers the ALA does the job. It looks like it also helps with blood sugar?? I might kill 2 birds with one stone, who knows.
Fairy lets me know either when one of the other hens is on the nest she wants or she has actually laid an egg. My house is pretty soundproof yet I can hear her loud cackle, lol. She's a loud talker.
Barbie - your dad's comment was priceless and spot on. I've copied it down in case I ever have to use it.
Pip - you made me curious about the Enhanced Driver's License. I looked up it up on the WA licensing website - looks like it still works for land and sea border crossings to/from Canada and Mexico, but not air travel. Need passport or something higher security. I also looked at the Homeland Security website - evidently there are only a few states that issue the EDL like Washington's, and CA isn't one of them. Is that what you meant? I'm not planning on traveling far so it's no big deal to me but good to keep up on all of this.
Joy - that 2 mile scenic walk in Newfoundland sounds great. Bet you'll be in shape for it.
Lanette
SW WA State
We live in ca, the enhanced license doesn’t work going to Canada. The passport card works going to Canada. It doesn’t work going to Europe, for that you need a passport book3 -
Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 58min 30sec, 61elev, 3.03ap, 83ahr, 97mhr, 6.09mi= 567c
Strava app= 746c
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 35.54min, 108elev, 124aw, 21.3amph, gear40, 49arpm, 104ahr, 126mhr, 12.72mi= 232c
Strava app= 253c
Zwift stats- 35.55min, 108elev, 123aw, 48arpm, 21.22amph, 12.7mi= 254c
Other- trim/lower height of front and back hedges, 29.32min= 139c
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Kay - Heather's comment was pretty right on as far as I was concerned. I'm pretty neutral on the subject for obvious reasons, but that same media fishbowl killed Diana and must be torture for William and the kids. Not political - it's simply inhumane.
Lots of mixed good/bad from the orthopod - Today's joint recital 🙃:Bad news - The bone scan results showed my left knee is bone-on-bone and will need replacement.
Good news - The replacement needn't be done immediately, there's no hurry. As long as I can still exercise, he suggested hanging on so it only has to be done once.
Good news - The bone scan results that I can see said "no osteoarthritis," which sounds great, but he was clear that he thought that was a misread or typo on the part of the radiologist, as in a part of the report that I can't see, it discusses the bone-on-bone left knee which, by definition, is arthritis. He's putting through a severely worded request for a correction. This is good news because if the VA gets ahold of the "no arthritis" bit, my request to up my percentage will be toast. Plus of course, it's actually true. He's also making sure to know that he's advising the left knee be replaced, more for the VA's sake than anything else.
Bad news - Nothing they can really do about my ankle. He did, however, say that my "elegant" solution of flextaping it was probably the best thing I can do. (Elegant was his word, I swear.) Tape it, protect it, do low-impact exercise as tolerated, and stretch. If it doesn't hurt, I can do it, basically. The ankle replacement technology isn't there yet, and the only other option is to fuse the ankle and lose all mobility in that leg. Not happening if I can help it.
Good news - No infection, no damage, or misalignment in the 5-year-old right-knee replacement. He felt the pain was probably from limping to protect the ankle, throwing all the muscles around the knee into spasm, as well as making my left knee hurt from taking the weight. Taping and protection for the ankle will help the knees, and low-impact exercise, stretching and getting the knee muscles in better shape is the best thing I can do for it.
For the TL;DR (too long, didn't read), overall good news, walked out optimistic. I'm already doing everything right, basically, in terms of my knees and ankle. Left knee replacement in my future but not right now.
And... the VA came through with the first benefits revision appointment in two weeks, so they're pretty much on schedule for five months from request to resolution. We'll see what happens.
Corey's just got home, because the gate alarm is going off, and dinner will be a whole lot of leftovers plus some cottage cheese in a casserole dish. This should be interesting.
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR7 -
Criminy- took me all this time to get on MFP today had the same problem as Carol...
Ugh..think its just the sunlight on Miles hair I don't see any red in his hair when inside
Its been beautiful outside the last few days and Alfie got hos hair cut so he and I went for a short walk.
This lupus knocks me out if im up and going for a long time,and I was out and about until 11:30.. this morning ..so took a snooze and have a 10 am appointment to get a tooth pulled I'll be all antibioticed up and im taking a gummie before I go ..im still phobic..but its only about 3 blocks away.6 -
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Did an extreme cardio DVD today then walked on the treadmill. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Kathy Smith DVD.
Went to lunch with the ladies today. Most of the things were deep fried. I just got the grilled chicken salad with just water to drink. No dressing. Next week they’re going to this place we went to last year and I wasn’t impressed. Since that’s the day before we leave, I have a good excuse in that I’ll probably be cleaning, packing, doing laundry, etc. I honestly don’t care to go
Tracey – Vince is a homebody, too. Here at the condo he prefers to sit in the condo watching TV. I prefer to go to the pool, play cards, go on walks. I’m trying getting him out more and more. I’m succeeding somewhat. I know that he isn’t interested in traveling and I’m not interested in traveling alone. But many times I go on my own and do things. What an interesting course you're taking.
Came up from the pool and Vince said that he has no idea what he did, but he can’t lift his arm beyond his shoulder.
Yesterday after dinner Vince actually said to me “want to go for a walk?”. I tried to get him to walk to the mall across the street, but no luck
barbie – LOVE your father’s response
As far as I know, there STILL isn’t a fix for my recall. If there isn’t one by the time I get back, another complaint here I come. Unfortunately, I don’t think anything is going to come of it
Carol – I kept getting the vanilla error (or whatever it’s called) when I clicked on “bookmarks”. But then I decided to use the “motivation and support” in the list of all the different posts, and I got in. Go figure!
There was supposed to be a launch tonight at 7:04. We waited over 4 hours and it was scrubbed. Due to be launched tomorrow at 7:04. Great, right in the middle of cards. Well, I’ll probably go out on the deck of the clubhouse and watch it
Michele who thinks she fell asleep at the pool today6
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