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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 13:56:26 GMT
This is a thread devoted to those in their 50s & 60s and beyond who don't have children or grandchildren but live rich, full lives. Please feel free to join our stroll thru life and come back often for support and to share.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 14:02:28 GMT
Good morning. Are the frozen chickens 🐔 thawing out? We are still in the teens but a warm up is coming. No snow for Christmas and in the 40s.
I have been doing the intuitive eating and not weighing but I got into my head again this morning and dug out the scale. Still maintaining and I am happy with that for now. I am still bucking my history of gaining 5-7 lbs after Halloween, so yay! Victory for me. I am going to change things up after the holidaze by being more mindful. So often I have been forgetting to check my fullness and realize I was full 5 minutes ago. I think when I can be more mindful the weight will start to come off again, but at least I am not driving myself crazy with guilt this year.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 16:46:04 GMT
Good Morning Frozen Chicks and thanks for the start Chele!
We were a balmy 11 degrees this morning when I left for work and should get up to the mid 30s today. The general forecast though is similar to yours Chele with temps heading back up into the 40s by Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Chele - HOORAY for you that you have been doing so well with your eating and not gaining! Omitting the guilt is huge and something I have not come to grips with myself. I put pounds on over the 3 days I was off and with weighing every day, it can be so darn frustrating. Am on the way back down but still something that I don't do well at, which is gaining and not feeling horrible.  I know that I should be able to indulge some and not kick myself for it but it doesn't seem to work that way. I am working today and then off for the rest of the week and not back until the day after New Year's. It's the most time I've taken off in 15 years and I have been up since 3:15am this morning worrying about it (go figure).
Waving hello to Karen, Linda, Becky and Kathy! Karen, I will take a look at the web site you mentioned yesterday to see what that's about. Have a safe, warm and good day ladies~ Ciao for now~
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Post by texasless91 on Dec 20, 2016 20:54:42 GMT
Thanks for starting us, Chele. And, yes, I am one of those frozen chickens, but the thaw is supposedly around the corner. We will have 50s for Christmas so no snow here either, which is fine with me. We are currently in the 30s, which I prefer to your teens, but it's still too cold for me. You seem to be doing well on intuitive eating and it sounds like your mindset is where it needs to be. I don't know if you have been checking the IE thread but there are some people over there struggling right now so I commend you for your diligence. I haven't gotten the scale out (yet) but I think I am doing OK just from the way clothes fit.
Liz, I guess none of us will be having a White Christmas if you aren't. Your work children need to grow up and take a bit more responsibility so you won't have to worry so much when you aren't there. I hope they leave you alone while you are on vacation. Let me know what you think of Quell. Like I said, it might be snake oil but if it isn't, maybe it will buy you a little time and relief from the pain before you have to go the surgery route. While you are off, maybe you will have a chance to read Intuitive Eating and be guilt-free by the new year. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to be weighing every day. It's not like you can expect to lose that frequently but my mind would be telling me otherwise, I'm sure.
Kathy, is this also your last day before the holidays? I hope so. Did you get all your shopping done? I'll bet traffic will be crazier than usual for the next couple of weeks with trips to Disney during the holidays. A friend I used to work with flew down Saturday with her husband and kids and I also know someone going later this week.
We got Phoebe's results today and 6 of the 7 growths they took were benign but the 7th and largest is another mast cell tumor and they didn't get wide margins so I will be taking her back tomorrow and they will take more tissue in that area. And in the new year she will be having 8 rounds of chemotherapy. Dogs apparently do better than humans on chemo, so that's a good thing. I wish it was oral but it will be IV, which will mean taking her to UT at least 8 times for that in the new year. I'm kind of bummed about the whole situation, not that there is anything I can do about it. She has been through so much since we moved here and I just want things to get back to normal for her. But this may be the new normal. If so, I don't like it. There were only 4 of us in class this morning. I guess the cold weather and impending holidays have the rest otherwise occupied. I hope Phoebe will be able to come home tomorrow after the surgery so I can make it to class on Thursday morning. I just finished up gifts for the instructors this afternoon so I need to at least drop by to take them on Thursday. I made them both spa bags--a couple of different bath salts that I made myself, a fancy soap, bath sponge, and big multi-surface nail file. I put the bath salts in these cute little jars that I found at Big Lots. I need to go back to see if I can find more.
Waving to Becky and Linda. Hope all is well in your worlds.
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Post by kaycee on Dec 20, 2016 21:03:22 GMT
Chele, thanks for the start.40s sounds like nice Christmas weather to me. We're having a little cooler spell with highs around 70, but back up to 80 for Christmas day. Great job on maintaining this time of year!! Sounds like a good plan for the new year and that's great on not letting guilt get to you. I have trouble with that sometimes and I know it only makes things worse.
Liz, the day before vacation is the longest! You deserve a guilt and worry free break. I think the daily weighing is tough since you see the immediate effects of a splurge. I've stayed the same since November on my WI days, but I've seen some pretty big gains after the weekends. I'll be happy to stay the same through the end of the year which will be a challenge for me. I try and remind myself that it's the overall trend that counts, but it's hard to see a gain. Any big plans for your break or are you just going to relax at home?
Waving hi to Karen, Becky, and Linda!
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Post by kaycee on Dec 20, 2016 21:10:19 GMT
Karen, didn't see your post. I'm working tomorrow and then will be off through the 3rd. I'm done shopping, but still have wrapping/gift bags to do and I need to get a few cards in the mail tomorrow. Very sorry to hear about Phoebe's results and all you and her will have to go through. I don't blame you for not liking this new normal. Hoping all goes well and she gets to come home with you tomorrow.
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Post by retiredinaz on Dec 21, 2016 2:08:54 GMT
So good that you caught that so Phoebe can be treated, too bad any cancer, but good that only one.
poor dog.
not much today made sticky cranberry gingerbread for pot luck lunch party tomorrow, but not going to night solstice party as it is 40 min drive each way in dark, and part if it is really dark.i have never driven much at night, really light sensitive. Bob has cataracts getting more developed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2016 2:11:46 GMT
Chele,Thanks for the start.We are thawed out for the rest of the week and the weather guessers are saying Jan will be warmer than Dec thank goodness.Congrats on maintaining doing IE.I understand what they are trying to say but I can't get rid of my scale.I do realize the number on the scale doesn't define who I am though.That is really huge maintaining this time of year.I find eating mindfully works best for me too.
Liz,Wow on the balmy 11 degrees.So far the weather guessers are saying 70 for Christmas Day.I could totally handle that after our freeze.I'm glad you are taking so much time off this year.It can be frustrating weighing every day and gaining but remember that number on the scale does not define who you are.I was up some today but I know it was from my IBS-C but sometimes it's hard to see that higher number.You don't have to feel guilty though b/c eating or splurging a little doesn't mean you've done anything wrong.
Karen,If your clothes aren't tight you are doing great.I read on the IE thread last night and notice some are struggling.I like some of the concepts of IE but it's just not completely for me.I'm glad most of Phoebe's tumors were benign but I'm sorry that she will have to be going thru chemo.I hope Phoebe can come home tomorrow.This must be hard on you esp at this time of yr.
Kathy,It's great that you have been staying the same on WI even if you see a change after the w/e.I think that's pretty much normal for most people after the w/e.Enjoy your time off.
I went to Curves this morning and the owner had given us all small gifts so if I go back tomorrow I have something for her too and will take it.I'm thru with my shopping but Kenneth still has 1 gift to buy for a friend.I must have hurt my right leg somehow on the exercise bike yesterday b/c I went for a walk this afternoon but walked a little slower b/c it's hurting right below my knee and when I touch it I also feel pain in my calf.I will put some Bio-Freeze on it and prob take an Aleve PM to see if I can sleep better.I can't completely straighten out my leg.
Linda,I hope you are doing okay.
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I know that I should be able to indulge some and not kick myself for it but it doesn't seem to work that way. I am working today and then off for the rest of the week and not back until the day after New Year's. It's the most time I've taken off in 15 years and I have been up since 3:15am this morning worrying about it (go figure). 
