Good morning ladies,
Had a talk with Mom and my sister yesterday. Seems like my Mom has not been upfront about some heart / medical issues she's been having. Her blood pressure is elevated, she has swelling indicative of water retention - hoping not but she might be at the brink of congestive heart failure. So no move for her up this way. My sister will more than likely move her into her home before winter sets in. This is going to be rough but as my sister said, she has to do what needs to be done. I feel badly for her (my sister) but as she told my Mom - it wouldn't be any trouble at all IF my Mom would STOP fighting her tooth and nail on everything - Mom use your cane, Mom don't be gorging yourself on Cheeto Cheese snacks, Mom WASH YOUR HAIR already! (LOL) I feel badly for my sister - we talked about different options including hiring the neighbor girl to look in on her but she'd have to almost move in and that's not going to work. So we will be getting Mom out of her house, just not the way we thought...
Ceejay - I do hope that you can get everything settled with the niece and get back to enjoying your own life and your retirement. Like you - Coca Cola is probably my biggest detriment to weight loss. Like cigarettes before that - I like it. Hard to stop, know that I should. Cutting back as you have is a good step in the right direction.
Susie - thank you for sharing your story about turning to food for comfort. That is so sad. I suppose it is very easy to turn to food because it's there and it makes us feel both good and then bad at the same time. As we say - wish broccoli was as satisfying as chocolate! Thank you for your support.
Annie - dealing with the elderly - welcome to my world - In my Stepping On Class all the ladies talk constantly over each other - no one listens to anything the other says and they all want to get their opinion in ALL AT ONCE. Yes, it can be tiring Let's pray we are never that way ourselves.
I have to help DH with a tablet training class this morning at the Senior Center so I'm about to have something light to eat and get ready for that. Hello to the rest of you - will try and check back later...