WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER

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  • laniv
    laniv Posts: 106 Member
    Hi Ladies,
    I'm back on track. I'm planning my meals ahead of time. That is absolutely essential for me to lose weight. Life is very busy, but if I take about 15 minutes to plan my food for the next day, I find I'm more likely to stick with the program.

    Now, if I could only find time to exercise consistently! Any strategies for this, apart from adding a 25th hour to my day?
  • BirdieM
    BirdieM Posts: 791 Member
    :happy: Finally having time to post as it is VERY slow at work….. So I have to go WAY back to catch up!!!!

    :flowerforyou: Renny: Get better! The flu doesn’t have to set you back. I have been sick or had my back out, where I couldn’t exercise, and I still LOST weight! :wink: Rest…but make healthy choices and you might be surprised! Sounds like you’re doing just fine!!!:bigsmile:

    :flowerforyou: SusyQ: All that rehearsing (singing) for no gratification…..guess it wasn’t meant to be. :grumble: But as a fellow, or at least….former…singer. I understand and agree with your decision to not hop in with another group… unrehearsed.:noway:
    BTW…a while ago, I think it was you, who suggested some kind of dark chocolate pearls or something that helps your cravings??:tongue: Could you repeat your suggestion? I work with a diabetic who would like to know more.

    :flowerforyou: Rosemarie: You look great in your new picture.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Sounds like the wedding was a great success!!

    :flowerforyou: MacMadome: I don’t think there’s a mother alive that doesn’t feel your pain about the “cleaning your room” event. :angry: :mad: :explode: We love our children, :love: but they can still get under our skin at times!!:angry: Sounds like your daughter need to learn some serious organizational skills!! :ohwell: Glad mine are all….mostly grown up!:laugh: :laugh:

    :flowerforyou: Lynn:
    Somehow I can just picture you in a convertible! Isn’t it wonderful to have some Indian Summer!:smokin: :smokin:

    :flowerforyou: Jennie: I think you’re on to something regarding weekends.:bigsmile: If it works…keep doing it!:bigsmile:

    :flowerforyou: Barb: You are so funny with all your “doggie stories”! I think you should have a sitcom called “Barb and her 4 legged children”!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    Glad you weathered the storm without any injuries and congrats on losing another lb!:flowerforyou:

    :flowerforyou: Eava: Your 52 years YOUNG! Life has just begun! :bigsmile: Stay focused one day at a time and you’ll do just fine! Good luck!:drinker: :drinker:

    :flowerforyou: Vicki: There’s no such thing as a “bad girl” just a “good girl” having a bad day! :wink: YOU CAN DO IT!!!:drinker: :drinker:

    :flowerforyou: Angl: I agree with you that a “Life style change” is what’s needed to change our weight permanently. Every one of us has done diets.:ohwell: Changing your attitude towards food and having a positive image of what you want to accomplish will last forever. :flowerforyou: What piece of cake (or cupcake) tastes as good as feeling good about yourself?!!:laugh:
    Good choice at Applebees and with joining Curves!!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    :flowerforyou: Laniv: Planning your food each day IS very important as is having good choices (of healthy foods) in your house at all times! :happy: Making time for exercising is different for each of us. For me, if I don’t do it first thing in the morning before I go to work, I’m less likely to do it at all. So I get up as early as I need to….to accomplish this. Good luck! :bigsmile:

    :flowerforyou: Tdbear: Boy I have to read these post more often….THE FAMILY IS GROWING!! How is the WII fit going? Sounds like you have challenges but no challenge is insurmountable! :happy: Take baby steps and you will succeed. :flowerforyou: Food thoughts start in our HEADS before we even get emotional. Emotion makes us dwell on the food thoughts. Eventually we feel overwhelmed! :noway: :noway: :noway: Nip it in the bud!!! As soon as a food thought enters your mind…replace it with a thought about how good you’ll feel if you DON’T give in to it! :flowerforyou: :drinker: That works for me! Good luck!:happy:

    :flowerforyou: Bradybrooks: Sounds like you’re doing real well!! What’s Gin Miller? :huh: Keep up the good work and hope that office party which is technically today, is going well! :flowerforyou: As far as weekends…weekends = a longer time on the treadmill …so if I do go out, or am in vacation mode…I’m safe!:drinker: :drinker:

    :flowerforyou: Heather: The good news is that IF you haven’t been drinking the water and haven’t been losing weight….there’s something you can do about it!!! Salude!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    :flowerforyou: Terri: I would miss the ocean too, as I live in the Ocean State!:frown: I love to travel but love coming home!:smile:
    DON’T THINK ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS! :angry: They are simply wonderful celebrations that we can enjoy without making the food the “Main Guest:devil: ”. :laugh: :laugh: Congratulations on the new sizes! :flowerforyou: Don’t sweat a bad day….just sweat your REACTION TO it, if it isn’t positive!! :noway: :noway: You keep thinking one day at a time and you’ll be in 10’s before you know it!!!:flowerforyou:

    :flowerforyou: Slightingscale: I looked at your pictures. How beautiful you all are!!:bigsmile:
    God bless you with 4 daughters!! I have 3 and the youngest is 28….I’m STILL closing the door to her room!!!:ohwell: But she is a love also!:love:

    :flowerforyou: Barbie: You are blessed to be in a safe and loving environment with food choices…. and the results are remarkable and speak for themselves!!!:flowerforyou:
    I agree with everything you said. :love: This year has been a miracle for me too.:happy: I don’t want the frumpy old clothes:angry: , the lack of focus:angry: and problems with energy:angry: ! We both are blessed!:flowerforyou:

    :flowerforyou: Becky: 3 lbs to go!!! WooHoo! Don’t sweat the meeting…just keep your focus. :flowerforyou: You’re doing sooooo well!!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

    :flowerforyou: Mary: How’s it going?:huh: :wink: :happy:

    :noway: :noway: Boy...I have to read these posts more often!!!!! I'll try to keep up with them now that I've CAUGHT up with them!!

    BirdieM:smooched:
  • angl
    angl Posts: 188
    Hello all,
    Not sure if I can keep up with all the postings as there are so many on this thread.
    weaklink109...your mom has the right idea. My mom too was very witty but lost her battle at 94. We kept saying she needs to hang in there to reach 100 but her reply was she didnt want to live to be 100 cause it was too painful. I think I understand what she meant.
    Food for thought for ya all......we are all in our 50's and my thought is that it is my last chance to get fit for my old age. There are not going to be many more chances left before the extra fat starts to harm my organs and heart.. We do not see many old people that are FAT. So, this is my last chance to get it together so I can grow old gracefully.
    Think about it.
    angl:bigsmile:
  • BirdieM
    BirdieM Posts: 791 Member
    Food for thought for ya all......we are all in our 50's and my thought is that it is my last chance to get fit for my old age. There are not going to be many more chances left before the extra fat starts to harm my organs and heart.. We do not see many old people that are FAT. So, this is my last chance to get it together so I can grow old gracefully.

    angl:bigsmile:

    AMEN!!! BTW some of us are in our 60's so the urgency is even greater!:blushing:
    BirdieM:wink:
  • MacMadame
    MacMadame Posts: 1,893 Member
    I'll be leaving for Tempe, AZ tomorrow at 6am and tonight is packed. So I will probably be absent for a while.

    In the meantime, my son took his car -- which he has no license to drive -- out without permission and a licensed driver and crashed the front end into a curb.

    So now he's grounded too.

    Plus, when I get home, I'm going to kill him.
  • slightingscale
    slightingscale Posts: 1,209 Member
    Birdie, Thank you for your kind compliment! Your family is beautiful, and your babies look so very happy. How lucky you are to have so many blessings.:heart: Take care.
    Susan
  • msh0530
    msh0530 Posts: 1,675 Member
    Glad to hear that everyone is staying motivated today. I am here posting to give myself time to think of a healthy snack, because I just walked in the door and wanted a cookie. Maybe I will have fruit or yogurt. Sometimes I have to sit down and get busy doing something else before I just grab.

    Welcome to the newbies! And to the oldies (ha, ha) - it's great to hear from you all!
  • Eava57
    Eava57 Posts: 1,297 Member
    I can't believe a week before Thanksgiving and I am so motivated to embrace my Life Style change! It is so refreshing to read all your positive feedbacks. We are not alone in this journey. I even bought some Light and Fit yogurt for snacking.:tongue: Next on the agenda....daily exercise!
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    :flowerforyou: Eava57, stick around and you will find so much help in this thread. Glad that you are with us.

    :flowerforyou: Birdie, I can't see how you find the time to comment to everyone here. You are doing a great job. I can feel your genuine care for each and evey one of us.

    :flowerforyou: MacMadame, I still have some teenagers at home also. So, I can sympathize with what you are dealing with in regards to your son.

    I did miss my strength class last night and the worse of it is that I ate lots of yummy, fattening foods at the meeting after work.:grumble:
  • mamacindy81
    mamacindy81 Posts: 649 Member
    Morning everyone,

    well, I'm back. This month so far has been bad for me. I don't know if it is the weather and being cooped up but I've seemed to have lost my motivation. I got my drs report from my physical and my cholesterol level is at an unacceptable level (250). He said I can try for 3 months to lower it with diet & exercise and after that I will have to go on meds if I can't get it to come down on my own. Of course I want to lower it naturally so I have until mid Feb to do something about it. I certainly don't want to have a heart attack or a stroke!

    Well there's my confession. Off to get my day started.

    Thanks for listening.

    cindy
  • angl
    angl Posts: 188
    Good Morning girlfriends,
    Eava......remember Thanksgiving is just one day. Don't make it a long weekend of binge eating.:angry:
    I have been stuck at 163 for almost 10 days now. Got any ideas how I can break through this plateau?
    Ive been eating healthy and usually the same things each day. Working out too. Maybe I need Jillian here to kick my *kitten* in the gym. I confess I do not work out as hard as she would push me to.:devil:

    mamacindy81.....getting your cholesterol down is a must. I understand that working out will also help lower the number. The high number should be a great motivater. This is you last chance to get it down before it starts to harm you body. GO FOR IT.And No!! we do not want to hear you had a heart attack or stroke.

    I just saw a segment on TV about how bad movie popcorn is for us. Even the small size is over 700 calories and loaded with artery clogging fats. :grumble: No more movie popcorn for me!!! I will bring my own plain air popped hidden in my purse or go without.
    Have a great day all and eat smart.
    angl:bigsmile:
  • Benson
    Benson Posts: 444
    Morning Ladies

    Well today I'm 52. This will be my year. I'm not looking back at the shoulda, woulda, coulda's. I'm more mature now :laugh: and am sticking with I can and I will:wink: I had a drs appt yesterday and he was proud of the changes I've made and lit into me about being so hard on myself. That caused me to reflect a bit and I decided he was right. I will give myself the 'kudos' he said I deserve.

    I hear you about the teenagers. I love them to bits but the are my biggest challenge. I am just beginning to try to comprehend how the can hate me one minute and love me the next. I truly feel blessed to have them in my life because they are precious but I also would have never dreamed of speaking to either of my parents how my children speak to me on occasion. My son keeps a tidy room but my daughter is a completely different story. She thinks having to do household chores is akin to child abuse. Oh well, all in a day:flowerforyou:

    I will have to be so strict with myself over the next few days. Between my friends and family I have lunch and dinner out today, dinner out tomorrow and company in for dinner on Saturday. I have begged my husband to make dinner a light as possible and have chosen the restaurants for the other times so I should be okay. It really helps to let your family and close friends in on your journey.

    Birdie - you are so right about the water. It's like I'm rebelling against myself (hmm wonder where my teens get it:laugh: ) Today I will drink all my water. :drinker:

    Holy look at me go Sorry I didn't mean to write a book!!

    Have a great day ladies. I know I will

    Cheers to being 'queen for the day':flowerforyou:
    Heather
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    I had to laugh at the comment about bringing popcorn into the movies. I bring my own all the time and always have. My kids joke about my "special" go to the movies purse. It's not that I don't want to pay their outrageous prices or over eat, it's just that they don't sell what I like. If I'm going to have candy at the movies then I at least want it to be something I really want. Most of the time it's just water for me. We usually do a family movie and dinner, so I stay focued on saving my calories for the dinner.

    I think many of us are at crossroads of health and life. Either we've gotten the do this or else from our doctors or we've had a close call with something that finally got our attention. With me it is being the care taker of my parents that finally got my attention plus the cost of medications. If I can get back to a healthy weight I can save $40.00 a month. What ever it took to get us here. Here we are and we have each other to bond with and get support from.

    Cindy- you can do it! If you haven't already check out the recipe forum. I bet there's a thread or two on low cholesterol cooking.

    Jeannie
  • AliceLMS
    AliceLMS Posts: 2,425 Member
    Happy:smile: Happy:happy: Happy:laugh: Birthday Heather
  • Benson
    Benson Posts: 444
    Thank you so much Alice:heart:
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    :flowerforyou: angl, I have been stuck at a weight for as long as three months. There doesn't seem to be any magic thing to do to get the scales moving down...you will have to try to see what will work for you at this time. Here are some things that have worked for me: Up your calories, drink more water, eat more low fat protein, add more exercise or change what exercising you have been doing, making it a little different. Good luck. If one thing doesn't work then try something else.
  • NanaPami
    NanaPami Posts: 17 Member
    :flowerforyou: Happy Birthday, Heather! It’s my oldest daughter’s birthday today too. She is 33. Really makes me feel old. But I’m not really….I’m your age.

    :wink: Like many of you, I am thinking ahead to Thanksgiving. I’m the kind of person who cannot be deprived or I will get depressed. So I intend to eat very small portions of whatever makes me happy. I will be traveling to spend the holiday with family, so I have already sent an email challenging everyone to bring walking shoes so we can walk after we eat.

    :bigsmile: I lost another pound this week and that feels incredible!
  • RebelRenny
    RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member

    Well today I'm 52. This will be my year. I'm not looking back at the shoulda, woulda, coulda's. I'm more mature now :laugh: and am sticking with I can and I will:wink: I had a drs appt yesterday and he was proud of the changes I've made and lit into me about being so hard on myself. That caused me to reflect a bit and I decided he was right. I will give myself the 'kudos' he said I deserve.

    ♫♪Happy Birthday Heather!!!♫♪. And indeed kudo's to you! :flowerforyou: Very typical how hard we are on ourselves.

    Enjoy your special day ♥
  • bradybrookes
    bradybrookes Posts: 50
    So glad to start another day and the office party “binge” is finally over. Did not get in my exercise yesterday so that somehow seems to set me up for eating too much, and not drinking my water. I do much better mentally when I start out early with the exercise. It’s like I don’t want to waste the effort I made at 5am to exercise in the cold garage. I couldn’t even remember all the bad stuff I ate yesterday to write it down.
    To BirdieM – I should explain Gin Miller. I believe she’s the person who “invented” step-aerobics in the 80’s. She put out a few videos and then lots of others jumped on the bandwagon. I think her videos are the best because she cues so well. Anyway, I do her “Power Step” workout. I had to work myself up from her first “Step Reebok” tape. I weighed an enormous amount and couldn’t even use the step at all, I just did the moves on the floor. Now I’m up to an 8” step and progressed to her harder tape.
    And the reminder that we are all trying to get healthy is the best. It just hard sometimes because the scale can make us happy or sad every day . . . think how much fat is not clogging our arteries, or how much easier it was to climb those stairs.
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  • vickim26
    vickim26 Posts: 685 Member
    Good afternoon ladies,
    Happy, Happy Birthday Heather. Have a great day.
    Well I believe I am back on track and the possession is over. LOL. I went to the girls preschool for their Thanksgiving feast and I ate only fruit and had no problem with it at all. It is amazing what I can do when I put my mind to it. Going out tonight with the girls but the restaurant we are going to is one I frequent so I can make good choices there. I really want to drop a few pounds before our trip next week. If not that just to get back on track so I can stay on track for our trip. Our hotel has gym so that wont be a problem. I hope you all have a great day. Keep up the good work.
    Vicki M
  • heartrw
    heartrw Posts: 187 Member
    This is it...what I've been threatening all week...my last post until December 5 or 6...depending upon what time I get home on the 5th!!! Time to say good bye to the best friends a gal has never met:laugh: ! Seriously, I will miss reading all of your wonderful posts.

    Heather...Happy, happy birthday, baby!!! (Wish I knew the rest of the words) Your doctor is right, give yourself the kudos you deserve, positive affirmations are always helpful, even when we give them to ourselves!!!

    :happy: Birdie...so good to hear from you. I've really missed your wonderful posts!!! Congratulations on the pound lost.

    Barbie, congrats on your pound lost too. Hang in there until Jake gets back home to you.

    Mary--good strategy on posting first and choosing snack second. What a great idea!!!

    Well, got lots to finish up today...so, Happy Thanksgiving everyone and good-bye for now.:sad: :sad: :sad:

    :heart: Terri:heart:
  • BirdieM
    BirdieM Posts: 791 Member
    :happy: To everyone in their 50’s, I just want to say that MY mother said her favorite year was when she was 60!!! :flowerforyou: Her kids were all grown, she still felt great, she traveled to Europe that year etc. etc. So technically…you have much to look forward to!!!:laugh: :laugh: Last year, when I was 60, I took my dream vacation! A 1 week cruise followed by a 1 week land tour of Alaska on the Royal Caribbean! It was also one of my favorite years!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    :bigsmile: MacMadame:Glad you’re leaving for AZ… as I’m sure your son is. :laugh: Taking a little time to step back and regroup sometime takes the “furious” out and put the “this is totally unacceptable, but I still love you” back!!:laugh: :laugh:

    :bigsmile: Susan: Thank you, too. And you are right…I am very blessed!!:heart:

    :bigsmile: Mary: Hope you ended up with a healthy snack. :flowerforyou: The grabbing thing…is not only dangerous because of WHAT we may grab….it’s dangerous because it encourages that nasty behavior that got us out of control!!! Glad you’re posting again!!:wink:

    :bigsmile: Becky: I had a LOT of down time at work and was alone in the office. That’s the only way I can post the way I did yesterday and today! When Tax Season gets here…You’ll probably hardly ever hear from me as I work in an accounting office, 6 days a week, but I hope you don’t forget me! I’ll probably need the support more than ever then!:blushing:
    Today’s a new day…:flowerforyou: so make some new choices and by the time you go to bed you’ll be feeling better about yourself. :happy: All we have is the present moment!! Make it count as a positive memory!

    :bigsmile: Cindy: I’d say you should have your motivation back, now, after that doctor’s report! Meds are awful and some make you gain weight. :noway: :noway: I have to take some and I hate it! :grumble: So do EVERYTHING you can to avoid it! Do it just for today …and then repeat that each day for the rest of your life and you will be fine! Good Luck!!! If that doesn't work, think about the COST....that ought to do it!:laugh:
    I agree with Angl!

    :bigsmile: Angl: Do you drink at least 8 – 10 glasses of water a day? :drinker: That alone can help if you’re not doing it!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Heather: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! :flowerforyou: I’ll be 62 in March so if you’re ever feeling old….think of me!!!:laugh:

    I also find it difficult, in terms of the way young people talk to adults.:angry: I would have been grounded for a week if I even THOUGHT about saying some of the things they say today.:noway: It’s like the “respect’ thing has gone out the window and they live in their little narcissistic world where nothing matters… accept themselves.:angry: Unfortunately, that’s what society encourages them to do, so it makes it difficult for all those dealing with them. :ohwell: Hang in there!:love:

    :bigsmile: Jeannie: You’re right. Seeing and dealing with sickly parents is certainly a wake up call! And the price of medication is off the wall.:noway: I’m glad we all found each other!!!:love::love:

    :bigsmile: Alice: Have a great day!

    :bigsmile: NanaP: Congrats on the lb! :flowerforyou: I too will have very small portions on Thanksgiving Day as well as get up early and do my treadmill. Also, it might be good to make a list of all the things we are GRATEFUL for… and think about what’s on THAT list MORE than the food. After all it is THANKGIVING DAY…not “PIG OUT DAY!! I bet “junk food or unhealthy foods” are not on that list!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    :bigsmile: Brady: Thanks for the info. Do they sell those tapes on DVDs?:huh:
    I also didn’t exercise today because I was up until 1 AM :yawn: and just couldn’t get up at 5 to do it. :yawn: :yawn: What I do, on a day like today, is just eat the basic healthy foods and forget the snacking.:ohwell: It always keeps me within my 1200 calories but makes me more determine to exercise tomorrow!!:wink:

    :bigsmile: Vicki: Yey!! Back on track!:flowerforyou: I’m sure you’ll be fine if you put your mind to it, as you said. ”Ain’t it the truth”!!

    :bigsmile: Terri: You’ll be in our prayers! Have a safe and enjoyable trip!!

    Have a great and healthy day everyone!!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    BirdieM:smooched:
  • slightingscale
    slightingscale Posts: 1,209 Member
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    Like Nana, it's my oldest daughter's birthday, too! Have a great day.
    Susan
  • mamacindy81
    mamacindy81 Posts: 649 Member
    Well, I've had a pretty good day, a few calories over but not much. My son fixed BBQ ribs for his friends and I did take one bite. Not a low fat food so I'm pretty happy that I've been able to say no to eating them. I had a banana sandwich with some low fat peanut butter.

    My exercise now needs some attention and of course my water intake needs to go up.

    Like who ever said it to me. Just do it for one day and then another! That's my plan, oh, and my husband said he's watching me!

    I hope you all have had a good day with wise choices.

    Cindy
  • msh0530
    msh0530 Posts: 1,675 Member
    :bigsmile: Mary: Hope you ended up with a healthy snack. :flowerforyou: The grabbing thing…is not only dangerous because of WHAT we may grab….it’s dangerous because it encourages that nasty behavior that got us out of control!!! Glad you’re posting again!!:wink:

    Well, I decided that I was too chilly to eat the yogurt, so I had celery and peanut butter. And no cookie. So, since it works, you may hear from me whenever I am thinking of snacking on something that I really don't want to! :)

    Happy birthday, Heather!

    Hope all are doing great today. Here's to smart choices!
  • LaurelFisher
    LaurelFisher Posts: 407 Member
    :flowerforyou: Good evening all, well it’s raining again:grumble: ….not only raining but foggy and gray and YUCKY. I did manage to walk about a mile at lunch today.:happy:
    :noway: I know we talked before on kids and dirty rooms. Well as many of you have found out from experience the ones who are, excuse the expression…PIGS when they are younger, wind up to be neat freaks when they are on their own. Both of my daughters are a perfect example. As far as my son, as you know he got married last Saturday. He was, up until that day, a PIG. He and his new bride are staying with us until they can find something they can afford. He invited me into their room yesterday and I almost fainted from shock. He had not only cleaned the room but moved every thing around and got rid of a lot of junk. His room is not only clean but looks twice as big as it did before.
    :flowerforyou: Heather-Happy, Happy Birthday Baby. My birthday present to you is you can't hear me singing to you. LOL:laugh:
    :flowerforyou: Jeannie- I too used to take popcorn to the movies before I found out I have Diveticulitus. Now I just sneak in a bottle of water cause I am too cheap to spend 2 bucks for one.:ohwell:
    :flowerforyou: Nana-Congratulations on another pound. Thanksgiving is my favorite meal of the year. I love Turkey w/ kielbasa and sauerkraut, green bean casserole etc. I am going to use a smaller plate with smaller portions and exercise for dessert.
    :flowerforyou: Terri- have a safe trip. I will miss your posts
    :flowerforyou: Birdie- I wish I could talk my husband into going on the Alaska cruise. We have been on the Bermuda and the Caribbean cruises. My husband says Alaska is tooooo cold.
    :flowerforyou: Susan- I love your graphics. Where can I get them?
    :flowerforyou: MamaCindy-do you find it harder to drink all your water now that it is colder? When it was hot I had no problem what so ever drinking 8 to 10 glasses a day. But now, except when I am exercising, I almost have to force myself to drink it.
    :flowerforyou: Macmadam-Have a safe and joyous trip. I will say a prayer for your son.:wink:
    :flowerforyou: Vicki- I am just the opposite, when I was sad, depressed, anxious, mad or worried I ate like there is no tomorrow. When I am happy and content I find I don’t have as much of an appetite.
    Time to exercise, everyone have a wonderful evening. :heart: Love (((hugs))) and prayers to all. Rosemary :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,244 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: My day started with a 7AM spiritual meeting followed by two hours of line dance and a yummy lunch(ground turkey with onions and peppers and a little Thai curry sauce and a big salad with 1TBS of dressing,) and a lot of dog walking.

    At 2:45 I got a phone call to tell my that my hubby was in an ambulance on the way to the hospital in Santa Barbara where he is attending a five day event called "Beyond Courage". Apparently he was testing the limits of his newly acquired health and energy and his implanted cardio defibrilator went off. I've had several phone calls including one a few minutes ago from the cardiologist who did an angiogram to see if there was any damage but all was fine so he'll spend the night in the hospital and go back to his event in the morning.

    The really good news is that I didn't eat to calm myself down:bigsmile:

    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :heart: :heart: :heart: Happy Birthday, Heather :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: may this be your thinnest and healthiest year ever.
    hugs :love: :love: :heart: :heart: Barbie
  • slightingscale
    slightingscale Posts: 1,209 Member
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    :flowerforyou: Susan- I love your graphics. Where can I get them?...
    Rosemary :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
    Hi Rosemary, I use Mozilla Firefox as my browser, and they offer a smiley app. Do you use that browser? If so, I can give you more details.

    Barbie, even reading your post was very scary. I would hate to get that call about my husband. I'm glad all is well. How far away is he?

    Take care, everyone. Susan
  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: .....

    At 2:45 I got a phone call to tell my that my hubby was in an ambulance on the way to the hospital in Santa Barbara where he is attending a five day event called "Beyond Courage". Apparently he was testing the limits of his newly acquired health and energy and his implanted cardio defibrilator went off. I've had several phone calls including one a few minutes ago from the cardiologist who did an angiogram to see if there was any damage but all was fine so he'll spend the night in the hospital and go back to his event in the morning.

    The really good news is that I didn't eat to calm myself down:bigsmile: .... Barbie

    YIKES!!

    I can't even imagine how you must have felt when you got that call!!:noway: I am so glad that Jake is only gong to be in the hospital overnight. Better safe than sorry when it comes to defib.

    I am glad you didn't have to chow down to calm yourself, but if you had, we would not judge you too harshly!!

    Take care, and give Jake our best wishes.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    Barb
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    :flowerforyou: Barbie, I am so glad that your husband is alright. What a scary thing to have happen.

    :flowerforyou: Susan, I also use Firefox. I need to check out their smiley app.


    My Zumba instructor's daughter fell onto her face on concrete during her gymnastic glass. My class, of course, had to be cancelled. I am praying that her daughter is alright.
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