2021: Think Positively for a Better Year!
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Pam - you've got to be "in the zone" I think to lose weight and that's hard to do when you're in pain. Maybe you can think of some "baby steps" that you can convince your brain to start with to get you started back toward a groove.
I've been bad since I saw the cardiologist but that stops Tuesday. I've already chosen my meals for the week but still need to do the spreadsheets. Once that's done I'll know my head is in the right place. I'll also weigh myself Tuesday morning.0 -
From past experience, it seems that I don’t lose weight unless I do about an hour a day of medium intensity cardio, such as walking. I don’t think I can do that right now, but I am going to try to at least do 10 minute increments a few times a day and see how my foot handles that. As for diet, I think I need to cut way down on my carbs and probably increase my fruits and veggies. I’m going to spend some time this week figuring out my plan and getting the necessary foods in the house. If I can lose 1-2 pounds a week, I would be happy with that. I weigh myself daily, but usually choose one day to be my official weight recording day. I’ll probably choose Thursday or Friday for that.0
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From past experience, it seems that I don’t lose weight unless I do about an hour a day of medium intensity cardio, such as walking. I don’t think I can do that right now, but I am going to try to at least do 10 minute increments a few times a day and see how my foot handles that. As for diet, I think I need to cut way down on my carbs and probably increase my fruits and veggies. I’m going to spend some time this week figuring out my plan and getting the necessary foods in the house. If I can lose 1-2 pounds a week, I would be happy with that. I weigh myself daily, but usually choose one day to be my official weight recording day. I’ll probably choose Thursday or Friday for that.
That's the pits but you can only do what you can do. I'm sure the experts would suggest water aerobics to keep pressure/weight off your foot.0 -
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The cat in the Mac and cheese is hilarious. I laughed out loud when I saw it. I agree that you have to be in the right head space for diet and exercising. I’m doing well with food but not it’s exercise yet. I get in a rut with food. I could have the same thing for breakfast and lunch for weeks on end with getting bored. I’m making myself mix things up by eating a variety of foods. I think I’ll do better in the long run doing that. Meantime, I’ll just keep doing what l’m doing. It’s slow but even a pound a week is 52 pounds over a year.0
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Thinking of Jean today and wondering how she’s doing. I hope she stops to read posts even if she’s not ready to post anything. I wonder if she was able to reschedule her trip to Australia.0
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I’ve been thinking about Jean as well. I hope she is recovering from whatever occurred and is able to come back occasionally and let us know how she is doing.0
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Jean - we miss our fearless leader!!!!!0
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I had Kodak power flapjacks for breakfast today. Maryanne has mentioned them before. They’re pretty tasty and super filling. Thanks for recommending them. I had 2 strip of bacon with them for a breakfast just over 300 calories. I loved the NS pancake mix. It was one of my favorite breakfasts. These were just as good and no prep needed.0
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I am having problems with my laptop which I use for posting to forums as it is much faster. The problem is that it sometimes deletes info that took energy to post. I guess I'll get a new one this Fall. It just deleted a bunch of info I won't report.
I have an appointment with my primary doctor this afternoon and right knee replacement on October 25. I am just beginning to feel better but I did manage a trip to Alaska which reinforced the need for the surgery and left me exhausted.0 -
I had Kodak power flapjacks for breakfast today. Maryanne has mentioned them before. They’re pretty tasty and super filling. Thanks for recommending them. I had 2 strip of bacon with them for a breakfast just over 300 calories. I loved the NS pancake mix. It was one of my favorite breakfasts. These were just as good and no prep needed.
No prep is always a plus!
I still enjoy my Wonderslim pancakes (usually with 1/2 banana smushed in).0 -
Jean, it’s so good to hear from you! I’m sorry to hear about the upcoming surgery, but I’m sure it will be worth it for the improved mobility and lessening of pain. I hope you enjoyed your trip to Alaska, despite the knee issues.
I’ve gotten so accustomed to doing everything on my iPad, I’m not sure I could even use a laptop or desktop computer anymore. At least, not without a steep learning curve and a lot of frustration.0 -
Jean, welcome back. We missed you. Was the Alaska trip a cruise? I pretty much use my IPad for everything now. I still have my laptop but it mostly gathers dust these days. Surgery is never pleasant but the quality of your life will improve after you heal from it.0
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440+ new messages find me logging in.
I am having problems with my laptop which I use for posting to forums as it is much faster. The problem is that it sometimes deletes info that took energy to post. I guess I'll get a new one this Fall. It just deleted a bunch of info I won't report.
I have an appointment with my primary doctor this afternoon and right knee replacement on October 25. I am just beginning to feel better but I did manage a trip to Alaska which reinforced the need for the surgery and left me exhausted.
Hi, Jean!
SO great to hear from you! As you can see from the message count we've been doing our best to hold down the fort (so to speak).
The knee replacement doesn't sound like fun although a trip to Alaska does!
Having computer issues is not fun. And I can't imagine having them on top of physical issues makes it any easier.
I guess I'm behind the times. I use four computers. I have an ancient DOS machine that I still do CROM's accounting on because I refuse to learn a new program (and okay, I'm a little bit proud I can still work in DOS, old fogey that I am). It's in the basement and that's where I spent the holiday weekend. LOL! I have an old but newer windows machine that I use for the CROM newsletter. Again, because I refuse to learn a new program. Neither of those is ever connected to the internet. (And we have backup machines here in case either of those should die. LOL!) Then I have my personal computer which is brand new since my prior one crashed in May (computer crash seriously impacting not only my personal accounts but also CROMS's data base and sister's death right on top of each other; it was a fun month. NOT!) None of those are laptops. Finally there's my work laptop. (DH has a desk top computer with two monitors and a lap top).0 -
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I have 2 laptops and my IPad. The older laptop has Windows 7 which I was really comfortable with. I got a new laptop a couple of years ago because I didn’t have Windows Office on the old laptop. I rarely use the new laptop so I haven’t gotten any more comfortable with Windows 10. I bought the IPad at the same time and use it 90% of the time.0
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The Alaska trip was not one of the best trips. It is beautiful there and the people very friendly.
Right before we left, they cancelled one of our tours which was by rail leaving at 6am and returning to hotel area around 10pm. It is scheduled again but not until Fall. No cruises were operating during the time we were there. The cheapest rental car was $170 a day.
Our flight from Columbus to Chicago was fine, but we were delayed because the plane we were to take had not arrived because of time needed to take care of mechanical problems plus weather. The plane arrived and we had a new departure time but that was delayed because of storms and a tornado in the area. We were originally scheduled to get into Alaska at 3pm Alaska time, but actually landed at 2am so we checked into the hotel around 2:30am.
We were exhausted so we slept well and overslept hotel breakfast. We got ready and went to downtown and the Visitor Center. No eateries or holes in the wall open for breakfast. We survived on the protein bar in our handbag.
We went on a tour of Anchorage which was very nice. At the end of the tour, we and some other people on the van thought eating out would be good. There were no restaurants open to us as advanced reservations were required. As we took the tour, we noticed the lack of fast food restaurants except in shopping malls on outskirts of Anchorage. Again, another protein bar came to our rescue when we got back to the hotel.
We did a search on the internet for restaurants with opening. We were able to get a reservation not for that night or the next night but two nights out. We had even checked with the visitor's center for recommendations and got a "I don't know if it is open but you might try X". There were signs on some which said, "Closed because people don't want to work."
Bottom line is that we scheduled 4 night and 5 days. We were able to get a restaurant meal one night. The scenery was beautiful and we were able to see a big glacier, but with cars to expensive to rent and hard to find food, it wasn't the best trip. The staff at the hotel was great and one sneaked us some breakfast items to eat at night. The tours were great but were all land based and never went beyond the nearby glaciers about 60 miles away. Air tours were possible, but we couldn't afford $400 each for a one and a half hour flight.
I don't know if it is because Alaska just opened up to visitors combined with restaurants struggling to stay open that was the problem. I can say that the planes going and coming were booked full so there were people. If we hadn't arrived so late perhaps we could have made advanced dining reservations. We figured out local people there ate at home. Some highly rated restaurants advertised that they were open only mid-May to the last of August.
It was still daylight at 10:45pm when our flight left for Chicago.
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Jean, that was a challenging trip! I’m surprised the hotel wasn’t able to be more helpful about suggesting restaurants or alternatives like food delivery options. When did you go?0
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What a disappointing trip for you. I’m glad the scenery was beautiful but the lack of food options sounds terrible. If you’d known in advance, you could have brought some shelf stable foods with you. From what I’ve seen on news reports, Alaska has one of the highest vaccination rates. That makes it more surprising so many places were closed unless you went before vaccines we’re available.0
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Alaska is in the past. We were amazed at the number of sushi places. We have no idea if they were open as we don't eat sushi. What surprised us was the lack of help being given people at the visitor's center as we couldn't help over hear some conversations. "We don't know what their hours are; we don't know when they will open; the last we heard they were open but you found them closed?"
Back to Hawaii, if possible, next Spring. More affordable and plenty of places open. When it comes to vacations, Alaska ranks near the bottom. It isn't fun wearing a mask from 8am Alaska time when we checked into Columbus until we arrived at 2am the next day Alaska time. I think that is around 18 hours and dealing with crowded airports. I think everyone was wanting out but the weather didn't want to cooperate. We were looking forward to a good meal as that is part of the fun of a trip.0 -
Pam, I just read Dr Keith Roach’s column in today’s newspaper. A writer had a question about Prolia. He mentioned that once you’re taking it, you shouldn’t stop. People who went off it had an accelerated rate of bone loss when they stopped. Have you heard anything about that?
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Jean - I'm sorry Alaska was a disappointment. Seeing the scenery on TV it sure looks beautiful but maybe we're better off seeing those filmed shots from the air.0
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Had my pre-colonoscopy appointment today but they wouldn't make an appointment until they get in touch with my cardiologist (I guess anaesthetizing a lawyer with a cardiologist is scary LOL!)
Also went to the grocery store. Boy, with what feels like a lifetime supply of canned goods and paper goods and my once a week food delivery, there isn't much I need to buy. It's sort of nice!0 -
Pam, I just read Dr Keith Roach’s column in today’s newspaper. A writer had a question about Prolia. He mentioned that once you’re taking it, you shouldn’t stop. People who went off it had an accelerated rate of bone loss when they stopped. Have you heard anything about that?
I'm going to have a meeting in October with my endocrinologist to discuss my options. I do trust her so I really want to hear what she thinks I should consider at this stage (still osteopenia).0 -
I visited Alaska several years ago on a cruise, and of course, pre-pandemic. We found the scenery to be spectacular and the people friendly. Since we were on a cruise we didn’t look for local restaurants, as I recall. DH had been there once before on a camping trip with a couple of buddies and thoroughly enjoyed it. As I recall, he mentioned eating bison burgers and enjoying them.
Helene, I have not heard anything about issues from discontinuing Prolia. As long as I don’t have any side effects from it I expect to continue getting the injections unless my endocrinologist thinks I should stop.0 -
It has been one year 4 months since I have been in a store other than local supermarket, drugstore and Dollar Store. I use the Walmart grocery pickup--even light bulbs--and it is so efficient and quick.0
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Check out this advice or info given in a travel expert's email. Note the info on restaurants.
TRAVEL TO HAWAII
I'm enjoying some fun in the sun in Maui at the moment, and it's been a phenomenal trip so far. There were a few more steps involved this time around, but the state's pre-clearance program made it easy to visit quarantine-free, and my rental car was even waiting for me when I arrived.
While booking a car will likely continue to be an issue for some travelers — I've seen my fair share of U-Hauls at tourist attractions around the island — actually entering the 50th state is about to become far easier.
Hotel prices are already a bit out of control and many restaurants are getting booked up weeks or months in advance. With Hawaii becoming even more accessible, I'd be sure to plan out every element of your trip as far out as you can.0 -
That’s good info about Hawaii, Jean. I have some friends who are planning a 40th wedding anniversary trip there later this year and another who are planning a trip in November. I’ll pass this onto both of them.
I have never used the store pickup options. Either DH or I have done all of our shopping in person, masked and hand sanitized. All of the stores around here offered it and still do, but we just never took advantage. I guess neither of us ever thought it was that risky, especially after the CDC said that the virus didn’t live long on surfaces. As long as I wore a mask and social distanced, I wasn’t that worried about catching the virus during shopping trips to the grocery store. I definitely limited the number of my trips and didn’t shop much outside of groceries. And I made liberal use of on-line shopping through Amazon and a few other stores, but never for groceries. Neither of us ever got sick, so I guess we were either lucky or our risk assessment was on-target.0 -
I’ve never done grocery store pick up either. During the worst days of Covid, we were on an island in FL. The town was very strict about Covid protocols so it was very unusual to see anyone without a mask. We have two independent grocery stores and both were well stocked on most items and quickly went to one way aisles. They had staff cleaning carts between customers. We used store pick up at Home Depot. I ordered some building supplies DH needed and staff brought them out to the car. It was easy and the staff were friendly. It was over a year before I went to Target. By then I was fully vaccinated. That was the only time in 18 months that I’ve been inside a big box store. I guess I’m still avoiding crowded situations.0
