WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2013
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:flowerforyou: I just wanted to check in... I have lost another 2 pounds this week. I had blood work completed almost 2 weeks ago and no phone call from the doctor's office - so I must be doing something correctly :bigsmile:
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I did it. I made the call, and I connected with someone from the OA group here in Green Valley. I will be attending a meeting on Tuesday morning.0
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Good for you phoo. I had some very wise women a couple of weeks ago that told me that this IS the place to whine since we have been in your shoes. In fact I think I still have one of them on. As long as the food isn't in the house or a don't got ot he grocery store with some one else I am OK. I guees in a way it's good we eat our supper meals out and I don't cook except for fixing myself lunch. Let us know how the meeting went and tell us any tips they may give you and what you learned. I'm sure there are many in here including myself that could learn from it. I just don't have the courage to step out and go to a meeting.
I did try on the jeans. First I was surprised they went over my hips, then was bale to button them and then the zipper. They didn't feel comfortable and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to sit but they went on. When my sis and I cleaned out my closet I kept one pair of my old size 20W jeans so that I cold hold new sizes up tot hem and compare them. I was dissapointed that it didn't seem that much different in the waist.
Take care, Joyce0 -
darn~~~ I had it all written out and the site crashed on me..
anyway.. Phoo- I went to a few of those meetings and they share such a wealth of information....
I got up at 6 a.m. and never got to the gym, but am over my 10,000 steps anyway.
got out the door before 7 am went grocery shopping, on the way home stopped to see my dad for a few minutes.. then came home and put the groceries away.
then proceeded to make pumpkin cheesecake bars(low fat) will post recipe later
cranberry bread for our new neighbors,white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, and oatmeal raisin cookies,made hamburger and beans for my DFIL,we brought that over and visited for a bit, then came home and I put an oven stuffer roaster in the oven with baked potatoes. DH did a load of laundry and did my sheets so I just put the bed back together.. just finished having dinner, I had baked potato with sauteed mushroom and onion.. yummy
DH lunch is all set for tomorrow.to say im exsausted is an understatement.. I thought Sunday was a day of rest:laugh:
hoping maybe to draw a bath and relax for a bit.. after I pull the chicken off the carcass .will be sleeping well tonight im hoping0 -
I did it. I made the call, and I connected with someone from the OA group here in Green Valley. I will be attending a meeting on Tuesday morning.
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Bravo for you to take this step......i know people who go to OA and it's an awesome program..one woman has been abstinent from compulsive overeating for more than 20 years---I wish you the best, one day at a time. Barbie 0 -
Phoo-I too am a compulsive overeater.I did go to meetings and had a sponsor for years.When we moved,wasn`t able to go to any.They do have online meetings now and phone meeting.I wish you well with it.
Hope everyone is enjoying their night.
HUGS
jane0 -
It's been a busy weekend and tomorrow is Monday again. How does that keep happening? :noway: :laugh:
Pat - Good for you for making the call. I too am interested in hearing all about it as I am a binge eater too.
I'm off to bed as this week is going to be another busy week. Friday my DD and I are going to go and check out the Y.
Have a great night everyone. Sandy from ON 0 -
NewMeNomi: Welcome to our group. It is fun when people sign with their location. We have women here from several countries, states and provinces.
Jeanne855: Welcome. I started here because I wanted to be strong and healthy enough to enjoy my retirement and realized that my knee pain was caused by me being too heavy for my knees.
I’ve met some wonderful women, and had enough success that one knee is pain free, and the other is greatly improved. It takes a burning commitment to your heath and patience, but anyone can be successful. Please include your location in your signature. It is fun to know where people live.:flowerforyou:
Barbie: I read the Clinton diet article, too, and also have no plans to emulate his practices. :noway: The moderate steps I am taking here seem to be improving my health to a very satisfactory level. I hope you have god news from the osteoporosis specialist, and will pass along any recommendations that will help us maintain our health.:flowerforyou:
Pat: I hope you feel better soon. It worries me that you feel powerless over food. You are talented, strong, and competent. I hope you will be able to see that, too. Time to let yesterday go and move on with good actions for today and doable plans for tomorrow. Your planned meals look great. We are all with you, facing one meal, one bite, one step and one day at a time. Congrats on getting in touch with OA. Hugs.:flowerforyou:
The kids are all gone for now, I’m doing laundry, and very pleased with our weekend. :bigsmile: We had SaTurkey Day for our son with his closest family, cousins and best friends. There was a Radio Controlled sailing regatta, with a need to rescue a boat stuck in the mud. :laugh: We borrowed a little rowboat from a neighbor and our daughter went to the rescue. We had turkey and all the trimmings, laughter, and good times. (and over ate) :blushing: Today the kids went up to our son’s place to have more time together, and we did a ton of laundry and loads of dishes. I am pooped, and tomorrow we’re set to drive to the Seattle area to pickup our daughter, let DH see our son’s new place, and have a little bit more fun before DS is deployed. Keep all of us in your prayers. :flowerforyou:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
August goals:
1. Log every bite
2. Move more.
3. Drink at least 2 glasses of water daily.0 -
:flowerforyou: OA? Could we all not benefit? What did you learn???? Are not all ...or most of us...compulsive over eaters? Is that not the issue?
Grnadmallie. I also had written a post that got lost in cyber space. Oh well....
Renny0 -
Phoo - This is one group you can whine to and congrats on going to the OA meeting. I am also interested in any tips, etc. you may learn! I can relate to your needing to say stuff out loud to make it real. I think we have all had our binges from time to time, though we may not pay for them in physical pain.
Diet raspberry ice cream... - darn, I missed that recipe! I am now the proud owner of an ice cream maker (electric) and am looking for low fat recipes! Saw that gelato has less fat than most American-style ice creams.
Weather is just killer here - nights are getting cooler (upper 40's last night) though days are still around 80. According to the forestry people, that combo means some really great fall foliage this year!! I love the fall - sweater weather is my fave.
Still playing around with making low sugar jams - with all the fresh fruit, they are yummy! Now that our farmers' market has young ginger again, I may need to make some more of the mango-peach-ginger jam......
Jill in western MA0 -
Since I am new to MFP and this message board, I'm just reading through posts trying to get to know you all. I have to say thank you all for being here! It's very supportive and also encouraging to see that I'm not alone in this.
Today (my 2nd day of tracking) I went over my calorie limit by 400 calories! I am eating way too much sugar too. It's very enlightening to discover how bad and unhealthy I'm really eating! Changes in my diet are definitely in order.
I did do a 1.97 mile walk this morning, so that felt wonderful to get out and do that. It has been a good couple of months since I've done more that walk my old dog around a couple of blocks. My knee is a bit sore (osteoarthritis) but I'm feeling positive about starting to walk again.
Sunday evening; another busy, hectic week at work coming up. Have a great week everyone!0 -
Nomi, that's one of the good things about being here. The first couple of weeks can really used to get to know yourself. And I mean the 'what I really eat' self. Once you identify what is good and what is bad you can start working on them.
One thing I do to help me through the day to stay within my calories, doesn't always work, is to put all the days meals in when i'm putting in my first meal. Sometimes I know what I am eating for supper and sometimes I don't but by mid afternoon I usually do and I go ahead and put that in. And then I try to click on complete the diary or what ever it says. Like today, I saw that I was at 1360 calories. Even though MFP says I should have more calories, my doctor and dietician say I should keep it in the 1300 - 1400 calorie range. So I knew I was done. I had to stick with what I already have entered. time for me to go get my 8 PM snack!!!
Joyce0 -
Happy Sunday to you all, so nice to be back in the pack.
Nomi – I too was surprised when I started to log, I was almost embarrassed until I realized that it is all a learning experience and if you want to learn, log everything, ask for advice and learn from the mistakes.
Jill – I love sweater weather and autumn colours too (but I am not quite ready to let go of summer yet).
Phoo – whine all you want, we have all been there. For me the trigger is boredom and inactivity, not necessarily a food. We’re here for you and have all been bingers at one time or another, overeaters for sure.
Mefitnesspal – don’t know your name but thank you for posting the poem for Liz. It gave me goosebumps and I teared up. I sincerely hope when my time comes I slip away the same way.
Liz – your message to your sister was very touching. You will have to take Martha’s place watching the grandgirls grow up here on earth. I am sure she will be watching from heaven.
Uck… I have ragweed allergies going on and my eyes and nose are running steadily, even with an antihistamine. I always forget about the late August mess until it magically appears again. I always think I am getting a cold until the penny drops and I figure it out.
My eating during my vacation wasn’t over in calories, but I seem to have slipped back into skipping breakfast. Time to fix that again. You think I would learn by now.
Just heard my baby sister (ha, 3 years younger) is coming up to visit tomorrow (2 hour ferry ride then 8 hour drive). I am so looking forward to some sister time.
Bye for now, supposed to be thunder tonight but sure doesn’t look like it now.
Lila in in the sunny but not too hot Kootenays, BC0 -
Late Sunday evening greetings
Another busy day - this morning I was at the lawn bowling club as a marker for one game (sort of referee) which lasted 2 hours. When I got home I had a bite of lunch but was so tired went and slept for 45 minutes.
Later DBF and I went to visit his brother who has recently moved in to a retirement residence. Brother is very philosophical that his daughter put him there, so that is now his lot and he has to make the best of it. One of two things missing that I think I'd like - small microwave so that I could do a hot breakfast from time to time. He has a coffee machine and goes down for his lunch and dinner but is finding is hard to get 'in' because others have been there a long time and already have their little groups.
Got some fresh corn on the way home, and DBF made hamburgers on the bbq while I did all the other bits and pieces. Not a very exciting evening, but we watched the second part of a program about Churchill and the first part of 'Silk' on PBS.
So now it is bed time again and another day is over.0 -
Liz - so sorry to hear about your sister - your words really touched me - such a beautiful tribute.
Had such good intentions about posting yesterday - but felt really ill during my party on Saturday. Everybody enjoyed the food and had a great time. I developed a dreadful headache but managed to hide it until they went home. Yesterday I spent in bed with the most dreadful migraine. I have managed to lose 4 lbs in the process which hopefully will go back on as this takes me too far below my goal.
I was so disappointed not to really enjoy the meal I cooked - as I had worked so hard to make it low cal. For staters I made sticky sesame chicken wings, Thai fish cakes and green curry chicken soup. For main course hoisin chicken, Balanese lamb satay skewers, Thai green vegetable curry, Sri Lankan tamarind and coconut Dahl served with jasmine rice. The puddings were a bit naughty with meringues and syrup pudding but with a healthy choice too of fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Everyone made such an effort and wire fancy dress such fun! Friendship is so important eh - that's why we all post here.
So perhaps a longer post tomorrow.
Until then eat well and drink your water
Jo0 -
Good morning, ladies,
Up very early with indigestion/ulcer-type discomfort again. Had two picnics (great weather for both) over the weekend; probably the cause. DD drove back to college yesterday; made it safely. Bought herself a beautiful little fridge. Got a grand tour of the room thanks to "Facetime" with our iPads. Found out her room-got her a private for senior year-had been painted pepto pink by the last student and not covered up very well!!!
At the folkdance picnic I had this wonderful cold soup.......Hungarian Sour Cherry..........just delicious...went back for seconds..... and (I thought ) a good choice. Well, when I looked it up on Google to find out more about it, it was described on one site as "a dessert pretending to be soup"!!! GRRRRRRR..... Live and learn.
Off to the gym and back to a semi-normal sched.; DH still on vacation this week.
yanniejannie.........midAtlantic0 -
Hello all on our bank holiday Monday!
Jo - Wow! What a spread! And what a shame you couldn't enjoy it.:sad: It all sounds completely delicious. Hope your headache goes soon.
Pat - good luck with tracking down and conquering the source of your binge eating! I used to do it a lot in the days of my first marriage when I was depressed. There are some things going on in our lives that we just don't want to acknowledge. I think our bodies are often better than we are at telling us that something is wrong. Well done for reaching out for help:flowerforyou: I have had masses of help, groups and therapy over the years and DH thinks I am quite sane now!:happy: I would not agree! I am quite capable of losing the plot when under any stress at all. It's just that, in general, I am happier these days. I always keep my fingers firmly crossed though.:bigsmile:
Today was the first day I got back to my weights. Did a short weight session, but it feels weird as I've been off for a week. Have yet to do the whole thing with press ups and planks, but I'm glad I managed something. Did my gymming, so can EAT today!:drinker: :laugh: Lunch is baked beetroot, mixed grains and feta. Dinner is king prawn stir fry with a small amount of rice. Lots of garlic! In a minute I'm going to make my scones.
Will see if DH is prepared to buy me the Lulemon jacket for my 50 lb present. I told him it was expensive, but didn't say how much. I also liked one of their t shirts in pink, but do think that would be taking the p**s. I do love nice exercise clothes though
Once upon a time I would have gone out for a posh meal to celebrate just about anything so this wouldn't be any more expensive and much better for me. Sorry, just thinking aloud. . . .
The antibiotics finish today. I have decided to ring the hospital in London where I had all my treatment and ask if I can have a check up. When they discharged me they said I could come back if I had any problems. I will ring the breast care nurse tomorrow. The one I had was amazing. I had a horrible haematoma that did not heal for a year and had to be 'stuffed' three times a week in the beginning. It went on for so long and she was unfailingly patient and friendly. She has left, but I hope her successor is equally exceptional. They really can get things sorted when there is a jam in the system.
Bye for now folks. DH has just brought me a coffee. The only one we have all day. I love it.
Heather in gloriously sunny Hampshire UK0 -
morning ladies,
was up and out to the gym early.. did ok... slept well, and got the DH dinner all set and our lunches set too. going to sweep and wash the floors in a bit, and take a shower and go to work for 10.
bought quite a bit more puffed cereals,I like that with the unsweetened almond milk, low in calories and good for you..
im up a couple of oz. this morning, but will take it and keep on truckin
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Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Hope this gorgeous Monday finds you all happy and healthy!!! I had a wonderful weekend of being with friends and now I need a weekend to recuperate for mysellf:laugh: !
I have decided that I`m spending way too much time on this computer in the mornings, so I`m going to cut some time out, means I may not post everyday, I will try to keep up and read everyday, and of course I`ll be wishing everyone fabulous healthy days! I`m just tired of always rushing to get everything done:frown: .
So...until we meet again ladies:flowerforyou: ...Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in sunny again:bigsmile: NC0 -
Heather - big congrats!
Jo - an Asian dinner party -- tell me more. What are you serving? Welcome back!
Liz - I'm so sorry to hear about your sister. You'll always have such wonderful memories of being there for her.
Meg - I look at collage video because they have clips that you can review to see if you're going to like the video. However, I've found that the price on Amazon is usually better.
grandmalle - sounds like you did great at the picnic. They can be so hard to manage, but you did great
DeeDee - your lunch of the mushroom sounds so good (see how far behind I am?). You should have come to the party. I guess there were about 25. We were surprised how many people went into the pool, down the slide even, and in the hottub. Vince said he had the temp up to 97. I made two of the cakes like a pool, and I thought one came out better than the other, but the picture of the good one didn't come out...waaaaaa. Hope you had a great evening with your friends. It was such a lovely evening (so few)
Joyce - hope your furbaby is better.
Jessica called last night. Said she might now be down this weekend because she may have to work. To me, this is getting a bit rediculous. I don't mind watching her cats, but it's been over 2 months now. It seems like every weekend there's some sort of excuse. I suggested to Vince that what we should probably do is just take the cats up there. He was saying to her last night how they're starting to think of me as their "mother" since I feed them, clean the litter box, give Lane his insulin, etc. etc
Welcome everyone new!
genalace - hope you had a great time at the shower
Pat - good for you going to OA. So proud of you
yanniejannie - hope you feel better fast
Skimming the posts. Want to tpost this, but have to go to Food Lion, then the Dollar Store, then the extremepump class.
Michele in NC0 -
Michelle~ sounds like you might have another couple of pets that happened to a friend of mine, asked to watch her cat for a couple of weeks and it ended up being forever..
shower done,dogs walked,lunches made,DH dinner made.floors swept and washed,and been to the gym...all since 4:30 am
im going out on a limb and having a 2nd cup of tea
the weather here this weekend was spectacular..and was a busy weekend, it will be nice to have a 3 day weekend next weekend.. gonna call my brother and see if the cottage is open next weekend,maybe go up there for a couple of days:happy:
forgot to tell ya'll that I skyped with the DD and DGD yesterday for a little bit,
I almost passed out, because my DGD is going to a private faith based christian school they have bible study daily.. Taliah's father who you have heard me speak of, isnt the best person ever but I was pleasantly suprised that he actually went out and bought his daughter a children's bible. to say I am flabergasted is an understatement,but maybe this school and what goes on there will change that little family for the better. it is in the hands of the lord that's for sure...0 -
Good morning everyone! I've been gone from this board a few months, although checking in regularly. I've pretty much stopped logging, but ONLY because it's working for me. For some strange reason, I don't feel "obligated" to eat my daily calories + exercise cals if I don't log my food. I mainly eat when I'm hungry or when it's time to eat. Logging is what helped me realize exactly how much I was eating and to recognize my portion sizes were so skewed. I'm still running and training, and at worst, maintaining while losing inches. There's a new residence on my horizon, a new guy who's been around a few months, and a summer's worth of concerts, races, beach visits, and overall fun.
Goals I have failed on? Painting more--I'm painting WAAAAY less but the new home has an art studio. All I need to do is the lighting because the artist took theirs. I've failed on Russian--and will have to resume once my life settles down, if it does. I've failed on organizing my apartment--but I get a fresh start once 9/15/13 rolls around.
I'm not going to be able to catch up on what's happened to everyone here, but I'm going to go over the last few pages, and welcome to all of the new folks--what a wonderfully motivating board.
Oh, I attended a music festival here last weekend and got to meet one of my favorite gal pals from this board and her husband (hi Lucy!) and am looking forward to meeting some of our other area ladies.
Seize the Day
Jackie-in-Cherry-Hill-outside-of-Philly (for the time being)0 -
Good Moday Morning, Ladies!
Thank you for all of the kind messages of support; this is such an awesome group!
Michelle- I left one of my cats with my son when I moved to Az 2 years ago. He asks when I am coming home to get Poopsie,
and I just smile. I think he just likes tweaking me for it because he has spent more on that cat for toys and 'nip'
than I ever did! :laugh:
Today the scrapbook store owner, I and another friend are going down to Rio Rico to check out the site of the weekend retreat in Oct. We have heard that it is not being properly cared for, so we need to see if it is still a viable place to have the retreat. If it isn't, the owner of the store will really need to scramble to find a new site in a very, very short time! I really hope this works out!
My first OA meeting will be tomorrow morning at 7:45 A.M! Now, since retiring, I really hate being up and out that early, but, for this, I will be!
Yesterday's food plan worked until suppertime. Then I switched out the planned menu for a plain omelet and 1 piece of toast. Everything stayed in, nothing caused much discomfort, and I ended up with a good count, so it was OK.
For today: breakfast: fruit bowl and bacon (This will be my meal in the hotel restaurant)
lunch: yogurt and raspberries; 1 slice toast
supper: pulled pork over mashed potatoes; cooked vegies
snacks: cheese; watermelon; rice cakes, if necc.
Have a great day, Ladies!
Pat0 -
Hi gals. I am only here for a short time; today starts my evening clinicals. I was going to water aerobics this morning but I was waiting for the basement guy to show up so I could talk to him. He was supposed to be here by 7:30 and at 8:10 he called to say he was not coming til this afternoon, so then it was too late to get going. Bleh!
I will have 9 students in the ICU, but a couple will be on “out” experiences so I will end up with only 5-6 after tomorrow. That is a luxury!!! I’m used to 9, but this unit does not ever have more than about 6-7 patients, so no way to accommodate 9 students!
Just a few shout outs…
Joyce glad kitty is better! Hooray for the jeans that fit!
Heather: I am drooling! I hope that mastitis is soon just a memory!
Pat: oh my we are never tired of listening to you or any of the wonderful ladies here! You fell off the wagon that’s all. You are not a loser, you are a winner because you are trying to get on top of this and you are searching for the right answers. That takes courage. Triggers and setbacks abound for all of us. You are loved and cherished here for your wisdom and kindness and your contributions! Stick with us and don’t give up! I do hope your diverticulitis settles down! I was going to recommend OA but I see you have already contacted them! Good for you! They will be immensely helpful!
Newmenomi: good for you to walk so far! Learning how you eat is important because that knowledge is power!
Lila: enjoy visiting with your sister!
Jo your meal sounded delightful. Since you didn’t like it, you can pack up all the leftovers and send them my way!
DeeDee :we shall miss your daily updates especially about bossing the boys around, but come back when you can!
Well I best get going. Today and the rest of the week will be unbearable hot with heat indices in the 106-range. Lots of water for sure! Take care all and I will check in tomorrow morning. Meg0 -
Happy mon .Gonna be hot in the 90`s today.yuk.
have a good one.
HUGS0 -
Hello, all!
So I didn't get to the gym- or do any formal exercise- this weekend so I will have to amp it up today. I didnt lose anything this week so I'm feeling a little discouraged, Do you think it has anything to do with the fact I went out on Friday and had friends over on Saturday? I don't think my eating was too bad- at least it was better than it has been in the past. Maybe it was the wine with dinner both nights- I do LOVE wine with dinner!
It's beautiful here but find I spend most of my days indoors. HAving just retired, I am trying to clean out my room which has been overrun with "stuff" the last ten years. So I am slowly making it through all the cabinets/drawers/closets. Ive decided that I am going to reward myself with a rumba for this room when I am finished. This room is an office/hobby room so the floor always has threads, pins, pencil shavings,etc. Now maybe I can keep it nice after all this effort.
Jeanne- I had foot surgery and am not yet able to do cardio that is weight bearing so most of the time I am on a bike. But there are several seated videos on the spark site that are pretty good for a change of pace (is it okay to refer to another site ?)
Liz- Loved what you wrote about your sister. You were lucky to have each other
Pat- I went to OA in the past and found it very helpful. I still go to a twelve-step meeting (al-anon) because the people are so full of wisdom. It made me sad to hear that you felt ashamed- this is something that I work hard to get beyond. Giving in to a binge is just that, nothing more. I try to not put a value on that because then I am ,too, ashamed.
Nomi- yes, logging is a WONDERFUL tool. So many surprises
DeeDee- I know what you mean about posting. Everyone on this thread has so much to say, and so much good advice can be gleaned from it that I want to read it all. That takes time! So we'll just see you whe we see you. Sounds like things are going well for you
Have a good day everyone
Nancy in Ohio0 -
OK guys, I need to unload on you. They scales are slowly creeping up. This morning it was 194. I can almost cry. I'm really sure how this all got that bad. I don't go to the Y anymore. I still try to stick within my 1300 - 1400 calories a;though many says my carb count is at the upper limits/ My sodium is also usually between 1500 and 1750. so that's OK. So what is it? I know my bowels arent normal, I guess I need to start taking Miralax routinely but I just hate adding another medicine to my huge amount I already take. Taking medicine to me means something in me has failed and you know how I feel about that. I dread Wednesday when I take my blood sugar and all my measurements and record everything. I used to look forward to that day, all the victories it showed. But not anymore. I really don't think I am eating anything wrong. I know I'm not drinking the amount of water I need although I say it's 8 glasses a day. many days it isn't close to that.
So that's me today. I didn't sleep well last night and when I got up to got up to the bathroom, I slept soundly and before it know it it was almost 12:30. The docotr knows my day usually starts at 11 AM or so and they have 2 main meals, snacks and a mini meal worked into my daily plan. Well I have to get off here and fix me lunch.
Thanks for being here as always. Joyce0 -
Hello to all: This was my first day back in the pool since I injured my shoulder and it was wonderful!! I was only allowed to do water walking and lower extremity exercises but it was great. It was also nice to see some of the ladies from the arthritis class that I teach sometimes when I am at work.
We had our last rehearsal for the Peace choir yesterday. The concert is on September 8. I think German is not my best language for singing. I have trouble with some of those consonants and remembering how to pronounce "ie" and "ei".:grumble:
Pat - please keep posting. We would miss you greatly.
I know what some of you mean about spending too much time on this site. It is easy to do but I do so enjoy reading the posts, they are so encouraging. Well must get my transcription finished. Healing angels to all who need them and congrats to all with successes. Sue in SD0 -
Hi Ladies – Happy Monday
Well this weekend did not go as planned. We did have our friends over for sushi on Friday and had a great time. They left around 10:00 and I went on up to bed. At about 1:00am the phone rang, it was my hubby calling me from downstairs asking me to please come downstairs. Although this was very strange, I came down right away and was stunned as he was sitting in the kitchen and there was blood everywhere. He had cut his foot pretty badly and had yelled for me (I’m a pretty sound sleeper so didn’t hear anything) until the phone rang. He had knocked over a wine glass and stepped on it. He said he had tried to get it to stop bleeding, but then began to worry as he had lost a lot of blood. I figure he had lost at least a pint.
So I ran back upstairs, threw on some clothes and got him in the car and rushed over to the emergency room. Luckily, the hospital is fairly close and they got him in and x-rayed (wanted to ensure there was no glass still in his foot) pretty quickly. After getting stitches and crutches we got home around 5:00.
By this time, much of the blood had set on the floors and carpets. What a mess to clean up. Ugh. It looked like a crime scene from CSI, I’m just grateful I am not squeamish. After everything was pretty much cleaned up I slept for a couple of hours, went back to finish up cleaning and running out to get hubby’s prescriptions filled. So that really discombobulated the weekend. Hubby is having a hard time realizing how much this impacts his ability to do most everything. He has a follow up appointment today with the podiatrist, but I figure it will be a week or two before he can bear any weight on the foot.
From a food/exercise perspective, totally off program this weekend, but back on track today. Liz – so sorry to hear about your sister, by thoughts are with you. DeeDee – hope you were able to enjoy time with your friends on Saturday. Phoo – all you can do is take one day at a time. I think the balance with food is a lifelong challenge. Drvvork – congratulations on the weight loss, great news.
Hope everyone has a great week and can finish out the month on target.
Be well,
Suzy0 -
Happy Monday!
:flowerforyou: My deepest condolences, Liz. Losing someone close is very difficult. Wishing you all the best! :flowerforyou:
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing the close-up photos I took yesterday in my garden. The light was perfect, so I'm happy with the results. :bigsmile:
Here's a link to my blog for viewing:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/jb_2011/view/august-garden-pics-570109
I had a very busy weekend, but it was a good one. Need to watch my foods this week! Scale crept up a little. I'm having a time trying to get these few pounds to budge! :grumble:
Have a great day, back to the kitchen for me then off to teach for the afternoon. jb in beautiful, breezy, cooler Portland 0
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