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Sorry to hear of your loss. My pets have always been part of my family too. It is so hard losing them. They are such an important part of out lives and when they are gone, there is a hole not easily filled.

We had a great Christmas but then lost Mom on New Year's Day. As sick and frail as she had been, it still came as a shock when the doc said she was terminally ill and had less than 24 hours. She had gone into the hospital for fear of pneumonia after contracting a severe chest cold/bronchitis. Her shortness of breath was…

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Plantar fat pad atrophy. Never knew it had a name but I have always had sensitive feet and have had to take precautions most of my adult life. Often felt like the balls of my feet were bruised playing sports or just walking in poorly cushioned shoes. So I have always supplemented my shoes with padded insoles. I wear…

You must be able to edit the document. I can't on my kindle but I can edit on my phone and computer. On my phone I had to download an app to allow me to edit the spreadsheet. If on a computer you should be able to edit. Just click on the next empty cell and type your name. Beyond that my suggestion is befriending Maalea!…

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DASH is not really a "diet" in the weight loss arena so to speak. It stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and I believe it was devised by NIH. It is a great guideline that will help you eat healthier and do wonders for your blood pressure. I pattern my eating on DASH but can't say I follow it exactly. For a…

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That is awesome! Keeping active is great for improving the quality of life as age slows us down. Love it!

@RodaRose Appreciate the thought. It is a good one. My wife is a social worker for the aging community, including support for caregivers. When needed we have had access to what is available. It's not the care giving that is the problem, it is the worry. The worry never goes away. We live very close together. My sister…

I think Mike is right that medical tech has improved dramatically in the last few years related to joint replacement. Folks that I know that have had hip and knees done really do feel like new once they get through the recovery process. Good luck!

My Mom is 83 and just started dialysis a few months ago. Her retinas are bleeding and she needs shots in her eyes but has delayed getting treatment to deal with other issues. She has congestive heart failure and a bad valve that is scheduled to be replaced after they get her stable enough to do the stents they delayed…

I have the gout. Everything bad starts with "the" where I come from. The diabetes also known as the sugar, the direrear also known as diarrhea to normal people. It all starts with "the"... Now, to the question at hand. My triggers are organ meats. Liverwurst, fried chicken livers, beef liver, pate....can't eat any of it.…

Walking four miles each day as long as weather permits. Hit the elliptical when I have to. Body weight workouts three times a week. Darebee.com is a great resource for such things. Keep logging food and overcoming my weakness for all the bad food my wife stocks in the pantry. That's about it. Wish me luck!

54. Have been logging and losing since the end of April this year of '18. So far 34 pounds down and a lot more to regain my college physique. Married 26 years this past June. Three kids the last of whom is a senior in high school. Fighting the good fight and here for the challenge ahead. Winter is my nemesis. This year…

https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-hit-a-plateau/ https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/features/10-ways-to-move-beyond-a-weight-loss-plateau#1 https://lifehacker.com/5982028/fitness-20-how-to-overcome-exercise-and-diet-plateaus-with-minimal-effort https://www.eatthis.com/weight-loss-plateau/

I've read that if your exercise and diet are always the same that your body will adjust causing a plateau effect. I am no expert. But it seems your metabolism has slowed and adjusted to the reduced calorie intake. I think you need to vary your exercise routine and your daily caloric intake to fool your body into thinking…

I used to have gout flareups periodically despite cutting out known triggers. I started drinking tart cherry juice every morning in addition to watching what I eat and completely cutting out the identified triggers. The cherry juice helped a lot. I also eat dried tart Montmorency cherries as a snack, in salads, mixed with…

I'd like to play and an invitation to House Stark would be greatly appreciated. Fitness turned into a game... Got to like it!

http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/best-overall-diets?int=9be246 http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/south-beach-diet http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/dash-diet Whatever works for you!

See this MOVE handout that talks about eating plans and references DASH! http://www.move.va.gov/docs/NewHandouts/Miscellaneous/M11_DietaryPlanChoices.pdf

The VA MOVE program sounds awesome. I am not a vet but I looked at the MOVE webpage and it has a lot of great info on it. I applaud your efforts to get started losing weight, but South Beach is a fad diet that is not really sustainable and my fear is that you will resort to bad habits after some weight loss and that is the…

My brother brought his BP machine and took my BP. Not good. Decided I better do all I can do to live healthier especially as I approach 51 and my parents both take BP meds. Needed to reduce salt and eat better, exercise, and of course, maintain a healthy weight. Researched DASH, dietary approaches to stop hypertension, to…