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Wake up call!
Well my 2021 started with an emergency room visit and 4 day hospital stay. Apparently I have a heart issue. My discharge papers described me as an “elderly obese female” ! What! I am 170, 5’5, and turned 79 in December, still very active and healthy. But I do need to lose at least 2o lbs. so am back to MFP, my old friend.…
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Resolution to help my heart
Hi all, I am a young 79, 5’5, 170 lbs. I went to emergency on Jan1, and they couldn’t find a hospital bed for me! Finally did and fortunately discharged 1/5 with only new meds and further tests to come. It was a very traumatic experience, especially when the discharge papers described me as “ an elderly obese female”!…
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Older than all of you but still sexy at 78
I am a retired artist but still paint every day in my Mexico studio. My hubs and I still kayak, fish from our boat on the Sea of Cortez, and have a wonderful Mexican Casa with old talavera tiles and fountains. The only cloud I have is I have let myself drink too much and eat too many tacos, to the tune of 30 extra pounds.…
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Wine habit! It’s thwarting my loss!
Hi all, even tho I include calories for wine and stay under my calorie allotment I just don’t lose much at all unless I stop the wine. It’s a nice relaxing time at the end of the day and I have been so diligent I think I need a reward! What should I have instead?