Senior Golden Sneakers............October

Hi Everyone!! Hope you had a great Tuesday. :bigsmile: Things are more or less getting back to normal, all my company is gone and we have the house back to ourselves. It was a busy weekend and everyone had a good time, other than when we went to my stepsons and he was being a jerk to my step daughter's husband. I in fact asked my DIL if her husband was drinking and she admitted he has for two months. She said he is not drinking vodka but is drinking some beer and long island tea. I asked why she didn't tell us but she said she didn't want to talk about it. Remember this is the same guy who almost died a year ago last July. I did tell my husband when we got home and of course he is upset but since we can't control anyone especially since they won't even consider an intervention I am not sure where this will all end. Phil, the step son, started a big medical procedure yesterday for his feet, if was approved by his insurance company after months of negotiating because it is something like $25k a treatment. It is on the order of chemo but is for the neuropathy in his feet. He refuses to believe his feet problems are related to drinking but I know they are. I guess the only thing to do for him is to pray and hope he doesn't kill himself with alcohol.

Babe does not have his results on his biopsy, but goes back next week to have the stitches removed. In the meantime over the weekend his temporary crown broke and he had to go to the dentist Monday and then again Thursday to get the permanent crown.

My sister went through chemo and is home for now. I talk to her everyday and her spirits are up. I wanted to go visit her but for now they don't want visitors because with her white count low she is in danger of infections. I talked to her daughter today and she said there is the angel network that medicare pays for and they come every other day to take her vitals. Sunday her red count was up to 10, but today is was down to 7 so she had to go for another blood transfusion. She said she was very tired today, but that is understandable. Again, all we can do is pray and hope she is strong enough to fight for her life.

Daisy is well and back to her old self.

I have a doctors appointment next week with my orthopedic to see how bad my knees are. I am in more pain than normal so it might be time to talk about a knee replacement. I also have pain down my back thigh so either it is related to my knee or it is sciatica.

Above it all there are so many people with more problems and more health issues so I am trying to stay positive about everything.
I of course was eating some comfort food and gained about 4 pounds back from my comfort zone. I am still at my original goal but now I have no room to play. I am trying to exercise again and rode the bike today and did record my calories but I know I am still eating too much junk food. I changed my ticker and even if the scale goes down tomorrow I will not change it until I think it will stay put.

I will try to get back tomorrow to address everyone, but do know that I am reading the posts and am so happy Maddie and Jackie are back. Loved the stories with Maddie's grand kids and Jackie's honey. To everyone else you know I care and know that you care also.

Good night

After a long night of making love, the guy
notices a photo of another man, on the woman's
nightstand by the bed. He begins to worry.

'Is this your husband?' he nervously asks.

'No, silly,' she replies, snuggling up to him.

'Your boyfriend, then?' he continues.

'No, not at all,' she says, nibbling away at his
ear.
'Is it your dad or your brother?' he inquires,
hoping to be reassured.

'No, no, no! You are so hot when you're jealous!'
she answers.
'Well, who in the hell is he, then?' he demands.
She whispers in his ear

'That's me before the surgery.' ....

Happy Thursday!! :bigsmile: Our weather has turned very cool with temps in the 40's. :grumble: I have my meeting today otherwise I would just stay in and watch movies. :laugh: I tried a little harder to watch my junk food last night but I was tempted by one of the six taffy apples I bought from my granddaughter's school fundraiser. My will power is suffering but as long as I keep coming back here I should be okay. My exercise hasn't been great mostly because of laziness but some of it the pain in my upper thigh. I can't wait to go to the doctor on Monday to find out what is causing this pain which is probably sciatica and nothing they can do for that except exercise. :laugh: I have not yet talked to my sister today but pray she is feeling better, no news is good news.

Barbie, it amazes me that you can get out of bed to walk the dogs before even having coffee and then 90 more minutes after breakfast??? I wish I had your determination, I open the door and let Daisy do her business in the back yard, although my husband does walk her in the morning just to keep her calm so I can sleep. (what a good guy he is)

Becky, when I look at your ticker I can't help to think how hard it is to lose those last ten pounds. The closer we get to goal the harder it gets and now I have to lose 4 pounds to keep myself happy. I would like to lose more since the holidays are coming and I am weak.

Marie, good to hear from you and glad you are still getting your shopping done. I am like you, I go to the store for one thing and get sidetracked into looking at other things that interest me. :blushing:

Everyone seems to be on track with their goals and that is great!! We can do this but we need each other for a 100 pounds or 1 pound, the support of this group is what keeps me coming back.

Have a great day!!