tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199089482024-03-13T14:09:55.160-07:00Women, PhenomenallySandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.comBlogger651125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-86134256820831275332011-10-17T09:15:00.000-07:002011-10-17T09:23:49.864-07:00Geez... it is so depressing.... over the last several years since I started taking BP medicine (it's all I can figure) I have gained about 30 pounds. It doesn't seem to matter what I do or don't do those pounds just slowly keep adding up. I am desperate now. I can't comfortably wear any of my jeans and I just can't make myself go up yet another plus size. So, I am back to trying to eat more carefully, I have been exercising, mostly just some yoga type stuff and walking and trying to increase the difficulty each week. I know it can't hurt me (other than it kills my knees) but so far I don't think I actually doing enough to do any good. I will keep trying to increase my time and effort.. the eating less doesn't always work out :)<br /><br />Honestly, I wish I could just be okay with being almost 60 and fat, but, I can't. I beat myself up on a regular basis and feel bad about myself the rest of the time. <br /><br />I've been doing regular exercise for at least a month now, so, maybe I have found the stamina to keep going... we will see. The weather is nice enough now to enjoy walking so hopefully I will keep that up too. <br /><br />Just thought I'd check in with a little more depressing news......Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-15683440380636222592011-07-26T19:20:00.000-07:002011-07-26T19:20:48.995-07:00Welcome to the Club, Dear Cheri!!Cheri is now one of the women of the '3rd age' past childhood, past childbearing, and into the age of wisdom.<br />
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I had devised a ceremony to welcome her in. When Mom was there to help her after surgery, I came over to visit and we had ourselves a little ceremony.<br />
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Privately, without anyone around who wasn't in the the club; we had Cheri burn the instruments of her 2nd age.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9oMtV-e7MqQ/Ti91q4x2EcI/AAAAAAAABqs/kKYfeC3yqLg/s1600/IMG_0474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9oMtV-e7MqQ/Ti91q4x2EcI/AAAAAAAABqs/kKYfeC3yqLg/s320/IMG_0474.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Welcome to the age of wisdom, Dear Cheri!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-61060315828594031682011-06-09T14:28:00.001-07:002011-06-09T14:28:56.142-07:00"I wake up every morning on a diet; I go to bed every night a failure"<br /><br /><br />something I heard on a commercial... that about sums it up for me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-34531998087934235442011-03-07T11:26:00.000-08:002011-03-07T11:33:11.747-08:00Although I have not been exercising at all other than my usual 100 miles I walk every day of my life in circles around and around the house, from the dog pen to the house, from the garden to the house, to the mail box and to the house, to the office and to the house, up the steps from kitchen to living room and living room to dining room.. okay, you get the picture<br /><br />I haven't been walking or working out but I do moan and groan a lot. My bright idea of doing strength exercises for my knees almost killed me. I blew my right knee out and it is just now 3 weeks later going down, the pain is getting less - finally. So, that was not a great idea. Don't think I will try it again either. <br /><br />But, I am getting prepared to do my annual spring (body)cleanse. I ordered some ridiculously expensive Super Juice and have made a menu and grocery list of super foods to eat and another list of things to NOT eat for that 3 days. <br /><br />I know it is not much in the big scheme of things, but, it makes me feel better about how I treat my body and therefore It is good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-49447291168032260262011-02-28T15:33:00.000-08:002011-02-28T15:33:36.176-08:00Working It OutI finally started working out again last week. All in all, it feels great. I've set a new goal for myself. I'd like to be able to run a mile by May 4th, my second year open heart surgery anniversary. As soon as the weather is good enough I'll be outside training, but for now I'm using EA active and the Wii to get started. I've been doing 25 minute workouts five times a week. It feels great! I haven't seen any weight loss, but I'm not going to let that hinder me.Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-31350076055093365802011-02-12T13:51:00.000-08:002011-02-12T13:55:57.881-08:00Really?<br />Seriously???<br /><br />After more than a year of no periods...I started my period yesterday. <br /><br />You have got to be freaking kidding me. My poor old ovaries just don't know when to die. <br /><br />I haven't walked, hell, I've just barely moved for the past couple of weeks. My eating has been shot to hell with Mark gone every day this last week, I didn't cook, I nibbled. <br /><br />Spring time is coming to Oklahoma though. Supposed to be in the 70's this week. funny, huh?<br /><br />Maybe the sunshine will inspire me :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-32687158404222489392011-01-30T17:19:00.000-08:002011-01-30T17:26:25.403-08:00I didn't walk at all this week because of my back, was hoping to start again tomorrow but the predictions are for freaking cold weather next week so we'll see. <br /><br />I did look up a couple of websites that showed specific exercises to strengthen back muscles and some for knees and have been doing them.. a few every day and doing a little weight lifting with (very) light weights (8lbs). I know I don't work out hard enough to probably make much difference but I keep thinking it is better than not doing anything... right???<br /><br />I'm doing pretty good at eliminating the salty snacks but, Lord o'mercy you should hear Mark whine about me buying unsalted nuts and seeds.... <br /><br />My eating is about the same... too much of a good thing and there is no weight loss. Maybe when I can get back to walking every day.. I can keep hoping. <br /><br />love you guysUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-51815441850453889632011-01-23T19:13:00.000-08:002011-01-23T19:21:47.342-08:00FAILthis week was a total FAIL<br /><br />I didn't walk but a couple of days - it was just too cold.<br /><br />It's so easy for me to replace one thing with another in my diet.. I mean... I have been cutting way back on the salty snacks but eating just as many non salty ones that there is no way I'm gonna lose any weight, but, I keep telling myself that I'm eating healthier and actually I am but I still need the weight loss to bring down the BP and I'm not achieving that!! <br /><br />All I know to do is keep trying. <br /><br />It hasn't been a good week - lots of stress. We are dealing with another Rock Star who is refusing to pay us what they owe and losing what we thought was a friend in the process. Really SUCKS!! That and my Older Brother is causing me grief, again. He has sent two different realtors to our house... <br /><br />So, come tomorrow morning, I will bundle up and go walk. I will try to control my eating. I will not eat salty things. I will take my vitamins and my BP medications and that's about the best I can do.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-76509097285412864042011-01-16T15:11:00.001-08:002011-01-16T15:11:34.348-08:00I'm down 6lbs!! I haven't worked out for the past three days thanks to a nasty chest cold. Does coughing count as a workout? <br />
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How are you doing A???Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-81262586811380553982011-01-09T19:34:00.000-08:002011-01-09T19:46:04.739-08:00Walked every day this week except one - the day I went to the doctor. I was especially proud of myself for making it this morning. It was cold and all I wanted to do was snuggle up and stay in bed but I did it and felt better for it. <br /><br />The diet hasn't been a stretch for me, I think the new meds are affecting my appetite so I have been eating only because I know I need to eat and being choosy about what I did eat. According to the scale (which I decided to use ONCE a week) I lost a couple of pounds this week.. not a big deal when you need to lose at least 50!<br /><br />Today I've had 2 eggs (but only one yolk), a piece of oat bread toast, a small bowl of vegetable soup, and a bowl of cheerios with blueberries. <br /><br />I learned something tonight that really surprised me. I haven't ever paid much attention to the sodium content of things while reading labels but, of course, am paying much more attention now. .... Did you know that a serving of canned green beans has 200mg MORE sodium than a serving of Pringles potato chips???? WoW!!<br /><br />This has been a really hard week, a couple of nights of wondering if I was going to wake up the next morning, one evening where we struggled with deciding to take me to the ER... moments of panic. But, I think the meds are starting to level me out again. I need to not forget this week but keep it close in my mind to spur me on to keep walking and pushing myself.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-12616227610709107082011-01-09T04:24:00.000-08:002011-01-09T04:24:07.161-08:006 out of 7 ain't bad..I worked out Thursday, skipped Friday, but found myself back in front of EA Active again on Saturday! <br />
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That's 6 days out of 7! <br />
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The diet hasn't been the best, but it is a work in progress. <br />
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My blood pressure is already showing signs of compliance! That's the best news of all!Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-84796586806064869282011-01-05T19:25:00.000-08:002011-01-05T19:36:22.903-08:00I walked my mile this morning(two days in a row), then worked in the garden. <br /><br />I hardly ever eat breakfast (just not a morning person), had an egg sandwich for lunch, salad with grilled chicken for supper and a few triscuits while we watched a movie tonight. <br /><br />The hardest part for me will be getting the salt out of my diet. I love salt. I love salty things.. chips, crackers, pretzels...<br /><br />I informed the family there will be no more wieners in our house. Emily loves them and I have been remiss in letting her eat so many of them.. .they are OUT OF HERE. She will be happy with what I give her. <br /><br />When I get weak I will just remind myself of that BP reading the other night - 174/103!!! <br /><br />Do it or DIE. you would think that is motivation enough.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-36227113392668082032011-01-05T17:55:00.001-08:002011-01-05T17:55:49.647-08:001/7th of the way there!just finished workout 4 of 28. It feels good to be doing this even when I'd rather be sitting on the couch watching TV!Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-10227926936345621862011-01-04T17:05:00.001-08:002011-01-04T17:05:13.991-08:003/28....only 25 more days to go! :)Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-26383667983056410932011-01-03T17:07:00.001-08:002011-01-03T17:07:16.675-08:00I worked out today despite every bone in my body telling me not too. It was a very long day at school and I was tired when I got home, but I feel better for having done it. <br />
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2/28!Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-53692022415119354972011-01-02T05:43:00.000-08:002011-01-02T15:42:38.061-08:00Begining Again (update)Because my blood pressure was 143/88 today, and my weight is higher than I want to admit to myself, I've been having the most horrible acid reflux lately, and I feel like crap most days I'm starting again. <br />
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I've signed up for the <a href="http://teams.sparkpeople.com/28DayBootcamp ">28-Day Bootcamp Workout Challenge</a>. So for the next 28 days I will log my progress here. The good, the bad, the ugly. Whatever I do or don't do, you will find it here. <br />
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For breakfast today I had 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, 1 cup of low-fat yogurt, and a cup of coffee. <br />
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The weather is oddly warm today, so I will go for a walk. <br />
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Anyone want to join me in the challenge?<br />
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I made myself workout with the Wii. I use EA Active and did a 22 minute workout. I was sweaty and feeling better about myself for it by the end. :) Workout 1/28 down. I'm committed to working out every day for the next 28 days!Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-1538269567501813602010-12-23T22:02:00.001-08:002010-12-23T22:02:42.514-08:00Merry Christmas Girls!Merry Christmas, Girls.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-46270138629426297992010-10-15T17:28:00.000-07:002010-10-15T17:28:25.495-07:00From Aola's Blog - I loved it so much I wanted to put it here tooI AM NOT NEEDED THERE … FIRE, GIVE ME FIRE!<br />
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I am not needed.<br />
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There are enough scholars arguing both or all sides of everything.<br />
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(I always laugh when I hear about “equal time” as though there are only two sides. There are thousands of sides to everything.)<br />
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I am not needed there.<br />
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There are enough etymologists.<br />
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There are others who can use the beautiful words like nosology, tautology, eschatology, exegesis, and omphalos—(not to mention syzygy) even though only five-thousand people worldwide know what those words really mean.<br />
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I am not needed there.<br />
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There are ever so many beautiful singers, whose voices are sweet or clear or powerful.<br />
And though I love to feel them play my bones,<br />
I am not needed there either.<br />
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There are more than enough people busy stirring the pot, taking the high road, knowing all the short cuts,<br />
calling more cooks to supervise the broth, adding more coals to the fire.<br />
There are more than enough who spin evolutionary ideas, who add more to the heap, who fill everything that needs filling, and who are emptying all the things that they believe are in dire need of emptying.<br />
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There are enough rolling stones, enough birds in the bushes (though far fewer in the hand).<br />
There are enough of all these.<br />
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I am not needed there.<br />
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But down at the back of the house at dark, leaning over the great stone sharpening wheel, my old broken shoes fitted to the rusted pedals,<br />
I can make my legs go forever.<br />
I can make my legs go forever.<br />
I can make my legs go forever.<br />
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I press the steel blade of every dull knife—not hard against hard, but tender against hard, just right—against this spinning stone. I make fly everywhere in the night, showers of sparks, the little fires that catch often enough, and just right<br />
on various dry old tears,<br />
and old useless memories<br />
stacked as crisp papers in some forlorn attic<br />
under the hairline soffits or in the cornices of the heart.<br />
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And this fire sets ablaze whatever is needing warmth…<br />
This fire sets ablaze<br />
And burns away whatever is no longer needed.<br />
Here I have found my place.<br />
Here, I have found my place.<br />
Here I am needed<br />
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At this great stone wheel that cannot turn by itself, but only by the bones and blood of the hands and the legs<br />
that can hold to it,<br />
that can hold to it,<br />
that can hold to it.<br />
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Working long, tiring, resting,<br />
Working long, tiring, resting,<br />
Working long, tiring, resting,<br />
coming back once more.<br />
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Fire! Give me fire!<br />
More! Fire!<br />
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Again!<br />
Again!<br />
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… Showers of sparks, everywhere!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-63517517244694352372010-08-23T22:20:00.001-07:002010-08-23T22:20:19.326-07:00Aola, There's a Story on "Burning Mouth!"<a href="http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/">http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-32050280118990275692010-07-28T12:14:00.000-07:002010-07-28T12:19:12.748-07:00Reality BitesI'm fat.<br />I'm old.<br />I'm (evidently) not willing to do the work it takes to change that. <br />I will be 56 years old in a month, that is almost 60! Wow!<br /><br />Yes, I would like to lose weight but like I said .. evidently it is not important enough for me to actually do something about it. Exercise. <br /><br />Sometimes I get really depressed about my body shape. When that happens I really let myself go. I dress horribly, don't fix my hair, just generally don't care. But, then I snap and realize that the reality is that this probably isn't going to change and I need to try to be the best old, fat lady I can be. <br /><br />So,I fix my hair, put on a little make-up, wear something that fits a little nicer and try to be content with the person I am.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-84448657523384609432010-06-12T09:14:00.000-07:002010-06-12T09:14:41.368-07:00I've been trying to lose weight. Actually trying this time. Not just saying I'm going to try and then eating whatever I want to anyway. I'm a fairly routine eater so each day is pretty much the same:<br />
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Breakfast choco-nana-nutter smoothie 300 calories<br />
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Lunch turkey ranch wrap with tons of veggies 300 calories <br />
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Snack light sugar free yogurt 110 calories <br />
String cheese 70 calories <br />
hard boiled egg 77 calories <br />
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Dinner is whatever the family is having but I eat a lot less and don't go back for seconds. <br />
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We've put ourselves on a grocery spending limit of $100 a week so we aren't buying soda of any kind anymore. Sorry Diet Coke. I miss you, but we must stick to our budget. Last week we spent $114. That included all of our breakfasts, lunches, and dinners plus diapers, toilet paper, and a sunless tanning lotion that I had a coupon for. Our lunches are always turkey sandwiches or wraps so that was easy to buy for. Our dinners included hamburgers, chicken alfredo, spaghetti, fajitas, grilled chicken, tacos, and chili dogs. I even had enough chicken for three extra meals. It's not a glamorous menu, but it's the food David and Erin will eat. Saving money did require trips to three different grocery stores. Luckily they are all in or near the same shopping center so we didn't have to travel too far out of the way. I'm not sure how much more than this we were spending before, but I know we weren't doing a very good job of keeping track. It feels good to know what we are buying and how much we are paying for it. In a strange way it also seems to help me with the diet.Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521088520231972617noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-84028725047958535502010-05-11T08:21:00.000-07:002010-05-11T08:31:46.592-07:00Death by food or Aola is a big fat wuss.I wonder what it is about certain people's personality that makes us have that addictive character? I get that way about the silliest things... foods, games, etc. I'm just really glad I never smoked - I would have never been able to quit.<br /><br />And, what it is about other people, why they are not? My Dad smoked for 40 years and then just one day decided to stop, laid them down and never picked up another. He never gained weight because if he started getting a little belly he would just stop eating??? why didn't I get some of that???<br /><br />I'm doing good with the whole not eating of the salty snacks, but, the only reason I am is because there are NO pretzels in the house. It sure as hell isn't because I don't want them. We will see if I can resist buying a bag tonight on our weekly shopping trip. Seriously, I was thinking about running into town because I need to go get dog food and the thought crossed my mind to stop and get a bag of pretzels and eat them all before I came home.... WTF??? Like Mark cares if I eat pretzels??? or the salt wouldn't hurt me if no one knew?????? that is some strange thinking. <br /><br />Like I said... good thing I never took up smoking.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-44378941129642316282010-05-07T19:50:00.000-07:002010-05-07T20:03:32.792-07:00I am kind of having a hard time adjusting my diet to life-without-salty-snacks. I knew giving up the pretzels was going to be hard for me and it is. I crave the salty snacks.... a lot. I went down thru the cracker isle and looked at all the labels, Triscuits were one of the lowest sodium snacks I could find but they are high in calories so I have to really limit myself on how many I can have. It leaves me feeling unsatisfied. I know it will level out in time, I just have to push thru these first few days. <br />I took the diuretic for about two years and I think my body is having to re-adjust to not having it. I have been having some trouble with swelling in my ankles, not bad but noticeable to me. <br />Lots of changes for an old body like mine, once I get the salt intake down to where it should be and get used to the new medicine I'm hoping these symptoms will go away. <br />The burning mouth thing is all but gone!! Hallelujah!!! The itchy skin is still a problem though...maybe it is all in my mind... "it's all in your mind Mr. Tweety, it's all in your mind" said with my best British accent (Chicken Run)<br /><br />I hope you don't mind my whining, it helps me to talk this out as I go <br /><br />Thanks for being thereUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-25258858862023392412010-05-06T09:14:00.000-07:002010-05-06T09:17:48.650-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>OMG<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>I think I finally did it!! I think I finally found an exercise I enjoy!!<br /><br />I like weight lifting because it makes me feel strong and I enjoy walking... but I found something that really gets me <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>MOVIN'<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br /><br />lower the shades, lock the door, <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>CRANK UP<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span> the classic rock channel and DANCE!!!!<br /><br />crazy, wild uninhibited dancing, just letting the music move me. Wow! that was fun. <br /><br />I only made it through one song this morning, Suzie Q by CCR but it got my heart racing and I loved it. It wasn't drudgery.<br /><br />YIPPEE!!!<br /><br />now my family is going to think I am crazy for sure. hee hee hee heeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19908948.post-20517819472671420312010-05-02T20:27:00.000-07:002010-05-02T20:43:35.799-07:00Although my eating habits are pretty healthy most of the time, I tend to slip off into some not-so-good eating habits sometimes.. .so, once again, I am weeding things out that are not good for me and trying to add in some that are. For instance: I finally went to the doctor and got my blood pressure medication changed to one without a diuretic. Now, let's just keep our fingers crossed that it actually relives some of these crazy symptoms. And, I have once again eliminated soda pop out of my diet. I have a hard time feeling guilty about drinking caffeine free diet coke but still I want to be rid of it. I am trying to eliminate one thing at a time to see if I can find a way to feel better. At my age I know there are some aches and pains that go along with age but I should feel better than I do. My goal, as usual, is optimal health not weight loss - I have pretty much given up on weight loss. Optimal health comes with having an immune system strong enough to fight off whatever is not supposed to be going on in your body. As you age, your immune system gets weaker .. unless you keep it feed lots of nutrients. <br /><br />BUT.. I have had a revelation, well, it is really not anything new but it has kind of hit me in a new way. <br /><br />Bottom line is that if I don't start and maintain an exercise program I am never again going to have optimal health. I don't care how healthy I eat, it is not enough. <br /><br />So, I am at this teetering point of making that happen or just giving up. That's how bad I hate to exercise and I am not a lazy person, I just hate to exercise, always have. My sister talked me into going to an aerobics class with her a long time ago - I would get drunk and go or get high and go and it was always just a joke to me. I made fun of the women and their leggings and cutesy outfits... Trudy finally made me quit going with her :)<br /><br />I read tonight that joint aches are yet another symptom of menopause and it may or may not be arthritis that is causing me to hurt so bad. Mark thinks that is good news, I'm not so sure. <br /><br />The next thing to go will be my stick pretzels. This one I dread. The pop has been easy to do without, the pretzels I will miss!! It means I just flat cannot buy them or have them in the house because I cannot resist them. <br /><br />Getting old just SUCKS.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2