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Deb – the way the kittens play, I’m of the opinion that I’m watching World Wrestling….lol

Michele in NC

grandmallie wrote: »

Hello all,took care of Ginger and pocked up my antibiotics, have one dose in..like I said had to take a pain pill earlier and got some more rest.
My kidney function is down to 14% so they are decreasing the dose of the eliquis i am on to 2.5 rather than 5 mg twice a day. So for right now will cut what i have in half to use them up.those suckers are expensive
Going to get some more sleep.. watched the Celine Dion movie I Am on Prime ,it was very interesting.

Oh Allie. That's bad. Can you start dialysis while you wait for a transplant? Under 15% is kidney failure, isn't it?

Flea
Willamette Valley OR

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cityjaneLondon wrote: »

I had an interesting day today. I tackled a job that had been waiting in the background for some time. My jewellery collection. I don't mean serious gold stuff, that I have kept track of and wear often, but the old, costume, and silver bits and pieces that I have stashed away in bags and boxes over the years. I have some cheap bling that I only wear on cruises, and various heavy beaded necklaces that I haven't worn in decades.
So . . . . I have put some aside for the charity shop. Quite nice ones, but they are too heavy and uncomfortable to wear. I discovered a few silver pieces that I will wear again, as they have come back into fashion! I kept a few that I hope will come back into fashion in the future, like big earrings. I polished all the silver and sorted everything. Threw away one container. I could declutter more, but I'm quite proud of myself.
I need to find a more practical way of storing the pieces. At the moment, they are in five different containers and it is easy to forget what is there. I will explore possibilities on Amazon.
So.... a good day's work!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

I have my costume jewellery hanging on cup trees on top of one of my dressers as decoration. That way, I get to see them every day even if I don't wear them very often.


A number of years ago, I put suction cup hooks on the side of my shower and hung them there ... but I like the cup trees better.

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

John and I measured the upstairs bathroom this afternoon, so I can get some idea of how much flooring I need to replace the horrible carpet. I think it's MDF underneath as the loft extension was done in 2004. Next week I will get on a bus to the flooring shop on the bus route. I will have to factor in removal of the carpet and fitting of the vinyl into the price I expect. Excited!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Are you planning to lay it yourself or get someone to do it?

Have you checked what's under the carpet? What condition it is in?

M in Oz

Did some minor housework tasks this morning! I emptied the Dyson, and cut some of my long hair off the revolving brush. Hoovered the rug, and the kitchen, and the utility room! Some naughty person, who shall be nameless, left a bit of kitchen roll in their trouser pocket, and it shredded everywhere in the wash. First clear up was horrendous, and I was not pleased, but it's still snowing on the following wash. I hope that's the last of it. It's trodden all over the house.

Cooked eggs in the IP, mashed them, cooked potatoes in the IP. Washed the white tray I eat my meals off. Got stuff out of the freezer in the garage. Sorted some more washing.

It feels so good to be able to do these 'normal ' tasks. Even before the op I could hardly accomplish simple things, I was in so much pain.

Machka - No, I won't be doing it myself! As I said, I think it's MDF under the carpet, but it's stuck down at the edges. I need to take some kind of tool upstairs to get under it. I can ring them for a ballpark estimate, but I think I'd prefer to go in to choose the floor pattern etc. and have a discussion about labour costs.

I have chosen a cheap jewellery box from Amazon for the time being. Two layers, with a hanging area for necklaces. I picked black, though I was hovering over the white. It might not be big enough, but it's better than my current solutions and it's inexpensive. I could do like Machka and use some hooks on the back of the wardrobe door. We shall see. I'm taking a few beaded necklaces to the charity shop, as they are too heavy to wear. I already did one jewellery declutter last year, but I knew there was more to do. If I'm not going to wear it, I'm not keeping it.

Time for my walk!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

SophieRosieMom wrote: »

High school weight & Dr. Lisa -

I was 5' 9" back then, weighed around 155 and I thought I was HUGE. I gained about 30# my first year in college, freshman 15 and then some. Years of weight watchers on and off, I was down to around 140 and all the way up to around 200 throughout my life.

Now, I've settled back to around 164 out of the shower at 5'8". Yes, could lose five pounds but at this point, not sure it's that important.

I had a nice chat with Dr. Lisa this morning about A1C, the calorie/macro recommendations I got from the Diabetes Prevention coach. I told her my current macros which are 100 gm of carbs, 100 gms of mostly healthy fats (olive oil, nuts, avocados) and 100 gm of protein and minimum of 30 gm fiber. 1700 or 1800 calories a day since I'm generally pretty active.

I asked her since I don't really have the typical signs of "metabolic syndrome", which according to the diabetes prevention literature include overweight, waist over 35", high cholesterol, high BP, is having slightly over "normal" blood glucose anything I need to worry about?

She said as long as I'm healthy in all other respects, even if it the blood glucose stays slightly elevated "above normal", it shouldn't be a problem. Recheck in 6 months or a year to make sure nothing sneaks in to surprise us. That was reassuring.

Some day when I'm in to see her about something, I'd like her honest opinion on how many older adults who are otherwise healthy and live into their 80's and 90's still sharp tend to run at slightly "above normal" on the A1C/blood glucose labs. Is it a normal process of aging for some? I wonder if A1C is normally ordered for older folks, or not until the signs of T2 diabetes start to appear.... thirst, weight loss, etc. I have requested the A1C testing over the years since my grandfather had T2.

Lanette
SW WA State

If you're worried, have your doctor send you for a glucose tolerance test.

My fasting blood sugar is borderline high.
My glucose tolerance test was all within normal limits.

My doctor will continue to monitor me over the years but she figures as far as diabetes goes, so far so good. I'm OK.

M in Oz

LisaInArkansas wrote: »

MFP's Newsfeed - I actually enter MFP on my laptop through the link directly to this group, so I paid zero attention to the newsfeed. I pull my personal stats off Fitbit and keep them and my weight tracking, etc., on an Excel spread on my computer, so unless I'm food logging, the group is the only thing that brings me here. The loss of the newsfeed is only unnerving because there needs to be a benefit for the owners for the forum continue to exist.

Later, y'all,
Happy Friday,
Lisa in AR

I enter into the Community Forum and scroll down to the Motivation and Support subforum.

The body of water right outside the window of our new house is a shark nursery ... and it is salt water, not fresh.

Heather - Great to hear you're able to resuming more and more of your usual activities.

Annie - you also are making me smile getting back to horseback riding. So happy the "senior care" is working out for your dad. What a relief!

Sue in WA - what variety tomatoes did you plant? All of mine finally have little ones, and the Glacier has quite a few which are really putting on size. First year for these for me, it will be interesting to see when they ripen and the flavor. My Sungold plant appears to be struggling. Love the flavor but at my house they all seem to come on at once then crack when the weather turns cooler. I placed an order with Totally Tomatoes and have seed for next year - a couple varieties of container type Romas and cherry.

Lisa - Happy 15th Anniversary and hope the doc visits aren't too stressful today. It's good to get caught up on this stuff, but I tend to worry beforehand too.

Ginny - I'm sure you're right - that bump in the road regarding your proposed apartment in the retirement community was meant to be. Doesn't pay to get upset. Glad to hear the steroids are giving you some relief.

Yesterday when I was doing one of my bridging sessions, I heard a teensy "pop" in the SI joint. It remained a bit painful, so I took an ibuprofen before bed. It's feeling a lot better this morning. Need to keep up daily bridging. I've been doing hamstring stretches which are a pain in the rear, literally - the hamstring attaches to the pelvis and in my case, it's on or near the sit bones.

Bottom line: We often don't realize how mentally and physically exhausting pain can be until we get relief from it. Especially the insidious kind that gradually chips away at us. I need to think about this daily and keep up with my stretching and exercise programs. Pip - get that boot ready! I'm begging you for my own good!

Hidden Causes of Obesity: As usual, a timely ZOE podcast hit my in-box yesterday. An interview with Dr. Louis Aronne, who has been studying obesity for decades. Some things I picked up: a weight loss gives huge benefits in guarding against diabetes and other diseases, and surprisingly, these benefits seem to last for years even if a portion of the weight is gained back! He also talks about Ozempic and similar medications coming on the market. He's very optimistic about them - he had a hand in developing them. Are they the cure-all he thinks they might eventually be? Lots of food for thought here.

If interested, here's the YouTube video (59 minutes) and transcript for anyone who doesn't want to sit through it.
https://zoe.com/learn/obesity-with-dr-louis-j-aronne?utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_campaign=podcast_newsletter&utm_content=27_06_24_leads_va&utm_term=transcript&lid=mit4z25zpeir

I skipped my normal early morning walk - will be walking with neighbor D instead in a few hours so I'm saving my feet for that. Might be able to hop on the mower this afternoon and take down the dandelion crop in the front yard. If Roger across the street gets after his, I might be shamed into mowing at least part of mine.

Make it a fabulous day.

Lanette
SW WA State