I’m a Pear/Apple - Part 4. Yabadabadoo !

Good to hear your positive cheery words Whiff.

I am recovering from having my two lovely grandsons 13 and 11 for 5 days of laughter, noise and activity. 👍

NanKate back to my normal self thank you. But taking it easy as I don't want to do anything stupid before my holiday. At least I can back to my normal routine this week. Sit fit and craft group. And can get back to doing my exercises at home . Still did my wake up morning routine but to tired to do anymore. I thought Monday I would be aching after my class but I was fine. So I must be getting fitter.
Hope you are well .

Just popped in and sad to see that you have got shingles Whiff. So please you are now feeling somewhat better.

Be kind to yourself especially where food is concerned. You need some TLC. 💐🌷💐

MayBee the anti virals worked and it didn't get any worse and can't say I had any pain and didn't scratch. But already on tablets for nerve pain and other pain killers. The worst was the 6 day headache and tiredness. But fighting fit again.

Shirley that's a good loss. I lose three quarters of a pound but it's a loss so look on it as a win.

Was back at my sit fit class yesterday it was circuit training couple of new exercises but it was fun . Back to craft group this week . Really missed both things last week. Been doing my morning wake up exercises since she gave them us. But didn't do any exercises other than those last week so back to doing them when I am home.

My gardens need weeding but they will have to wait until after my holiday as I don't want to do my back in or injure myself. Waited 19 years for a holiday so taking things easy so as to be fit and well for it.

Take care everyone. 🤸

Morning all…..lost 2lbs 😀

Hope you’re feeling better whiff , shingles isn’t a nice thing to have.

It’s so important to get them asap though. You should have been given an appointment straight away. Even though they’re very expensive we always kept the aciclovir tablets at the surgery because we knew they had to be administered straight away.

MayBee at least I did get the anti virals after talking to my GP on the phone. And thankfully they have stopped it getting worse and few minutes ago noticed little part of the rash has disappeared so they must be working and that's the main thing. 🤗

I’m absolutely furious that you couldn’t get an appointment with your doctor when you had what was obvious symptoms of shingles.

MayBee my 6 day headache finally went yesterday. I very rarely get a headache so knew something wasn't right plus I was tired all the time. The rash appeared on left side of my chest Wednesday morning.By evening it had spread and was red with lumps . I have weird skin alone with everything else 🤣. I lack pigment so bits of my body which are supposed to be a different colour aren't but same colour as the rest of me. In more pain than usual.

Thursday I popped into my GP on the of chance some one could just look but no appointments so told to call 111. As I was going to my craft group phoned from the library. Had a call back hour later from paramedic who arranged for me to go too a prescribing pharmacy near to my home. The pharmacist was lovely and confirmed shingles but because of my HPX and never heard of it couldn't give me a prescription. Feeling very wobbly and ill . She arranged for my GP to phone me at home and called the taxi firm I use as not well enough for the bus. Had to ask her to tell them my usual requirement which is I need someone to put my legs into the car.

It was one of the usual drivers I must have looked bad as he got me from the door holding my arm and pulled onto my drive and offered to walk me to my front door.

I text my daughter and she said if I needed a tablets fetched to let her know. GP phoned and let me have the tablets 5 x 800mg for a week . He wanted me to start them that day.

He did make me laugh as he asked if I could be used as an example to other budding GP he teaches a class as if you don't know what is wrong with a patient don't dismiss them. It's because my HPX wasn't diagnosed until 2022 and I was born with it. Told him to use anything out of my medical history he wanted. I would hate anyone to go through what I did.

The leaflet with the tablets said what time to have the tablets so I could work my other tablets round them. My GP wanted me to start them that day so my daughter got them for me and had 2 on Thursday.

I have been on tablets for nerve pain since 1992 and other painkillers. So haven't suffered the pain others get plus getting help from the start I haven't been as bad as other people.
Also may have something to do with HPX as others who had Shingles and HPX their symptoms weren't as severe as other people.

Staying home all week. Not just because of the shingles but my daughter and family in France on holiday for a week and she would only worry about me more and I want her to have a rest as since before Christmas she's had one cold after another caught from the children and a nasty virus which they recovered from quickly but floored my daughter for over a week.

As you can tell I am feeling better back to my rambles. Want to get fit ready for my hols next month.

Hope you are keeping well and your dog not knocking your legs. Are you on the list for a knee replacement? Or haven't you got to that stage yet?

My brother is recovering well from them replacing his socket in his artificial hip. And because he lost so much weight ready for the op and swam everyday day his GP has taken him off his BP tablets and talking about reducing the amount of heart tablets he takes.

The consultant who did his op asked if he could be used as an example of a patient getting himself fit and losing weight before the operation. And how it speeds up recovery.

Anyway rambled enough . 😁. Take care everyone.

How are you Whiff? I am thinking of you…x

Oh no. Good to hear you got the anti virals so quickly.x

Just a quick one I have shingles but rash started Wednesday but got the anti virals on Thursday. Lost 2.25lb this week stuck to my cal allowance. Have a good week everyone.

My partners on Apixaban, too. He’s in charge of the dog on walks to prevent her running into my bad knees but somehow never manages to stop it. The worst times are when I’m walking ahead of them and she catches me unawares. It’s usually when my knee is ok. Each time it happens I think it brings me one step closer to needing a new knee

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Shirley brilliant weight loss. You have more will power than me . I eat my Lindt bunny after my dinner it was 50g one but I didn't have any pud. Also it was low cal dinner.

I am trying very hard to lose 5-7 lbs before my holiday as it's my first one since 2005 and want to have some naughty treats.

MayBee glad your dog is better . Taken a long time to heal . So plenty of walkies for you both. Why is it people and animals always hit the bad part of your body. A woman at my older grandsons school trod on my left foot which is my worst side. There was plenty of room and my foot was out of the way but she still trod on it . Being on Apixaban I bruise easier so have a bruise on top of my foot. 🤬 It's easy to over eat when with family hope you enjoyed your Easter egg.

I’ve got the family here and ate far too much yesterday: there was some left over pizza and I ate the Easter egg the kids gave me. When they go home I’m going to have a healthy week. Took the dog for a walk today ( she’s only just back walking again) and she ran into my bad knee which is annoying. I’ll get the scales out on Friday.

Well done whiff, that’s great, I too lost 3lbs this week through weighing and calorie counting, re started with NHS weight loss app.
I’m pleased to say not one piece of chocolate passed my lips even though the rest of family had them.

Weather is still quite a bit of rain this week, when are we going to have the lovely Spring days?, I know it’s not particularly cold .

Happy Easter to you all 🐣🐰. Lost 1.25lbs this week so pleased about that. Have a lovely day all of you.

grannyactivist that's great. I don't have anything bread like in as they are my downfall. Not had any hot cross buns this year as I can't stop a one 🤦.

I am dieing to get my seeds started but it's been so wet so haven't been able to set the staging in my greenhouse house yet. Got all my seeds before Christmas. Will be ordering more compost this week . The ground is so wet weeding is to messy and heavy for me at the moment as I will remove lot of wet soil with the weeds.

My window cleaner came yesterday morning. Beautiful and sunny within a hour of him going we had hail. And it was sunny ,rain and hail rest of the day.🤬

Any excess veg plants my daughter has some and my craft group snap them up. My dad could plant a whole packed of seeds and everyone would grow unfortunately bit hit and miss with me. 😁

Hi Whiff - I’m eating a balanced diet with lots of home grown vegetables and enough protein, just really cutting down on carbs. I’m doing lots of exercise too, which is making a difference.

grannyactivist well done wth the brill weight loss. I do hope you are eating more than soup and berries and cream ? Is that for one meal a day or 3 ? Also cream if it's low fat ok but if it's full fat then low fat or fat free (personally I don't like that ,) yogurt would be better. I know you have lost weight and that is a way working for you but you needed a balanced diet to make sure you get all the nutrients and calories your body needs daily. Also if you are exercising and only eating soup ,fruit and cream your body will start to use fat reserves that are needed for your organs to work properly.

Remember it's a marathon and not a sprint so the next month your weight loss may slow down but the main thing is to keep going and not given up. Bet you have lost inches as well as the weight.

Shirley staying the same shows you can maintain a weight while not the weight you want but proves to yourself you can stay the same is should boost your confidence. Well done.

Well done grannyactivist a whole stone, that is great.

Margaret you are very welcome, you will find a lovely bunch of losers on this thread. Only support given, no criticism. Lots of great ideas from Whiff and Co.

Hi all, actually stayed the same, haven’t weighed for at least a month so happy with that. Back to the drawing board now….writing everything down and calorie counting.

Hope you all have a good Easter,

Well my month is up and I’m pleased to say I’ve lost almost a stone. 🥳

I’ve had nothing with added sugar in it and no alcohol, but lots of home-made hearty soups with berries and cream for afters. I would like to lose another three stone, so I’m just going to keep on for as long as I can.

Margaretin you are never to old to lose weight and get fit. I am the youngest in my sit fit class I will be 66 next month. Our oldest member is 91 and she is amazing . The rest are into their 70-80's . All at my class have mobility problems. So welcome to the pears .

I would like to join please. Could I ask a question? I am 86, so is it either a folorn hope that I might now lose some weight, or should I say "it is what it is" and just ignore it as long as I am reasonably healthy? I have various medical problems like an overactive Thyroid for which I take medication, and two colapsed discs in my back which means I cant walk far. The back specialist helpfully informed me that "we could do an operation, but at your age we won't"!