Consistency is more important than perfection.
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Hello you two! It’s good to hear from you, Snoozie. It sounds like you’ve been super busy. I didn’t realize you were still working with the Red Cross. Good for you! That’s awesome. I’m sure they keep you busy and active so no worries about not exercising!
My birthday was the 10th. It was good, I guess. We were moving my parents the three entire days before. I was so exhausted so I took my birthday off and did nothing. My hip has started hurting pretty badly and I guess I need to go see the doctor. I’ve never had hip issues before.
We’re actually on vacation and are in Cape Cod for a couple days. I started feeling sick with a sore throat last night and today have been miserable but the weather isn’t cooperating so I didn’t miss any beach time. We were in Boston last weekend for the Red Sox vs Yankees baseball game at Fenway Park. Our son was able to hook us up with free tickets for Father’s Day. We must have walked twenty miles in the three days we were there. We’re going to a concert on Saturday that our son is working and he hit us tickets. It’s Chris Stapleton and George Strait! Should be good! I’ll be happy to get back home on Sunday and hopefully I’ll be feeling better by tomorrow. We may actually get a nice day for the beach.
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oh suzy im sorry to hear about your hip i hope you can get in to get it looked at… weirdly sometimes where the pain occurs isnt really the spot so it could be something else that is tweaked but you're feeling it there? also very sorry to hear you woke up sick on vacation ughhhhhhh!! how cool on the ball game at fenway no less!
where were you moving your parents too if i may ask? i no wonder u got sick being so exhausted before you went.. fingers crossed u feel better and can enjoy some beach time and the concert sounds fab!!!
btw.. one of my friends had a knee replacement last week and another had a hip replacement 2 days ago.. she was doing laps around the house with her can this morning lol… but had a hard time putting on her underwear cause she forget her "reach" thingie (like big tongs) downstairs HAHA
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Happy belated birthday, Suzie! I'm sorry about the hip pain. I hope it's something temporary. Even if you end up joining me on the hip replacement waiting list, I keep hearing good stories about the results! That's great to hear about your friend with the hip replacement, Snoozie. I was just thinking, why don't they invent knickers that fasten with velcro across the front. I can picture the design! I struggle a bit with my hip now … socks are a pain too, but I can't picture an invention for them. I have a thing for putting on socks but it's more bother than it's worth. Anyway, really hope you can get the pain sorted, Suzie. And hope you have recovered from whatever caused the sore throat.
There are lot of colds, flu, covid, etc. going round here and hay fever is terrible at the moment! I'm mostly staying indoors as it's too hot to go out. Or I go to somewhere that has air conditioning like a supermarket or cinema. My house and my office are not air conditioned and the office is terrible in the heat: I can't think!
Good for you doing the volunteering, Snoozie. I understand that you are busy with it. It doesn't sound like a lot of work, but so worthwhile.
I am sorting things out with my dad, he's having investigations but looks like he has dementia, sadly. I wish he wasn't so far away.
I'm still paying for that weight loss programme, but needless to say my weight loss has stalled because I have been eating rubbish at work! I need to get a grip! I'm hoping the heat stops my appetite - it doesn't seem to!
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Oh my gosh! I responded a couple days ago with a long reply. Now it’s gone. Ugh. I’ll repost tomorrow. Headed to bed now.
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Hello!!!! I’m so sorry I’ve been missing in action lately. I’ve been and am still way too busy for my own good. I swear, I’m exhausted. My hip has good days and bad days but it does seem to be hurting less over all. How about you, Vail? Any news on that front?
We moved my parents from one assisted living facility to another. The first one changed owners and it was truly unbearable. Their new one is okay. They have more room but the care and food are mediocre at best. They’re paying a fortune now that their long term care insurance has run out. Dad’s Alzheimer’s has gotten worse. He barely eats and just sleeps all the time. He will be 95 in November and mom is 92. That’s crazy. I don’t want to live that long.
We’re doing a LOT of watching grandchildren lately. We’re on day 3 of 5 with the two near us and then will drive to Nashville two days after that to watch that one. Then they are driving down and leaving him with us for a couple weekends. Meanwhile, my women’s club fundraiser is in four weeks. It’s been a very busy summer.
I swear when it starts cooling off I am going to start back walking every morning. I need it for health, weight and stress. I miss my best friend terribly but she would want me to keep walking and get healthy. She was always so encouraging and supportive.How are you both? What’s new? How’s the RC volunteering going? How’s your dad, Vail? Did you plant a summer garden Snoozie?
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I hope that your hip is going to improve completely. Maybe some sort of bursitis instead of osteoarthritis? You seem to have had more than your share of painful things!
No news for me yet on the hip front. I'm struggling with it, to be honest, some days more than others. Basic things like doing housework or the garden are getting really hard. I'm really struggling at work, with the physical side. Also struggling with exercise, and let's not mention my weight! This is the trouble, isn't it, we, or me, expect we can go on eating as normal when something like this happens, when clearly it's more important to cut down the calories if you're not as active. I am still paying for that new diet programme, and the old one, while putting on weight, ha ha!
My dad is OK, thanks, some days better than others, but he's deteriorating. He lives alone and I'm not sure what to do. I have been trying to sort out a lot of stuff for him at the moment, but I'm not very good at that. He was much better at managing life than me, and I feel kind of guilty that I'm not doing a good job of things. I'm glad your parents are somewhere safe, at least, but it doesn't sound that great. It's so difficult to find anywhere, and so expensive.
You do sound really busy! Especially with the grandchildren! I haven't had as much babysitting as I would like, but do have some dates coming up. It's tiring, and I feel so slow and old, but absolutely love spending time with my grandson!
Good idea to start daily walks again (if you have time!).
Thinking of you two. I often open MFP and there don't seem to be notifications now that somebody has posted, so sorry, it takes me ages to realise!
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Be careful what you wish for with babysitting! Lol. We have been super busy with that but we love the little munchkins.
Sadly, my dad passed away today. He had stopped eating and was non-responsive the last few days. It’s a relief that his suffering is over. Now mom has to figure out how to be on her own for the first time in her life. Luckily she has made a few friends at the new place and they are watching out for her. I’ll spend the day with her tomorrow.
No time for daily walks yet and the heat is intolerable lately anyway.
I’m still paying for a gym membership, Vail so you’re not alone on that.
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I'm so sorry, Suzy. It sounds like maybe it was his time to go, but still so sad. Thinking of you.
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They have done something to MFP and I'm a bit lost with it. I had difficulty finding this thread, yet again.
I hope you are both OK. You must have lots to sort out with your dad passing, Suzy. I suppose you are very busy over the summer, Snoozie? No need to post, but I am thinking of you both.
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Thank you Vail. Lots going on and I need a vacation. I fantasize about going to the beach all by myself and not having to answer to anyone for anything for maybe three whole days. Is that asking too much? lol.
My dad’s service is September 12th. He’s being buried with full military honors at the local National Cemetery. Maybe mom is really struggling without him. So sad.I took my grandson for a one mile walk at the park this afternoon in his stroller. It really made me want to start doing daily walks again. I’ll have to start out slow.
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I know you are joking but I don't think it's too much to ask, actually! You always have so much on, and often having to make arrangements with/for other people, and I can see the attraction of just shutting that out for a couple of days! I'm sorry your mom is struggling. The walk with your grandson sounds nice. I'm struggling to walk much at the moment, and I forget how good just walking is: getting out, and getting fresh air and clearing your mind.
I'm doing tiny bits of exercise. Reluctantly, lol. I've decided my diet programme is a load of tosh (I have been looking into the evidence base) but I don't want to give it up just yet!
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It’s only a load of tosh if it isn’t and hasn’t worked for you. What works for some doesn’t for others. It’s not a “one size fits all” type of thing.
Any exercise I do anymore is under a great deal of duress. lol. I so enjoy getting out and walking and moderate hiking but I just can’t tolerate the heat and humidity like I used to when I was younger. My son, his wife and my grandson leave to go back home on this coming Monday. I can’t put into words how exhausted my body is right now. I’m in bed at 8:00 with a heating pad on my lower back! lol. I was outside walking the driveway with my 10 month old grandson this morning at 6:20 am. It was absolutely beautiful and cool. Maybe I could try and become a morning person and take my walks then. I’ll have to stop being a night owl though. That’s tough.
Do either of you ever grill chicken? I found a fantastic marinade that was delicious on chicken thighs. I have a propane grill. I don’t mess with charcoal, too much trouble. Let me know and I’ll share it.
How’s your dad, Vail?
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My dad is OK, thanks, just slowly deteriorating, I think, some days better than others. He has more investigations this week, to find out what type of dementia he has. I know there isn't a cure but depending on type there's a possibility that medication can make things easier for him for a while. He has been in quite good health otherwise.
The diet being "tosh", ha ha, well I looked into the premise of it. I was drawn in because there had been clinical trials and was supposedly being used in the NHS. But looking at it, the "science" on which it is based is lacking in evidence (neuro-linguistic programming, sleep suggestion, etc.). I looked into the clinical trials and there was only one, with a small number of people and presented at conference, not in a peer-reviewed journal. In the support group, negatives aren't allowed, so all you see is the postives. And it turns out even some of the people who are very positive about it, haven't lost any weight! Personally, I have gained weight and so did my "buddy" (who bailed a few weeks back after the weight gain!). So back to doing my own thing, I think. Although I'm still listening to the recordings as it's not hard to do.
I was forgetting it's so hot over there! I don't know how you manage it! I have barely been outside this summer as it has been too much even in the UK. I don't know if you're naturally a night owl if you can change to being a morning person. I used to like walking my dog early in the morning in the summer. It was quite a nice start to the day. Nowadays I just like a bit of quiet time, but maybe I should look at morning exercise too.
I don't tend to grill chicken. I do have an electric health grill but never use it much because it's a pain to clean afterwards and I'm lazy! I tend to just use the air fryer function. I have been very lazy with cooking generally. But grilled chicken is a great idea for summer protein. Last time I air fried it, I just used marinades from the supermarket (cajun, and harissa). I wasn't that impressed so would be interested in your marinade!
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Here it is, I’m sure you could reduce it for less chicken. I think it would work for any cooking method.
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar or other vinegar
- ¼ cup soy sauce I use low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- ⅛ cup lemon juice
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard or Spicy
Brown mustard - 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 6 chicken breasts or 3.5 lb chicken
It Seems like a lot of ingredients but I had them all on hand.
I see what you mean about the diet now. I seem to remember that one of the things you liked about it was that it was so positive. Maybe just take that aspect of it and go back to what has worked for you in the past.
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Thank you for the recipe. That does sound good! I need to get back to make my own marinades. I made a mushroom stroganoff today and it was delicious!
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oh my gosh…. im sorry i've been MIA.. i got locked out and went thru my "book of passwords" from backwards to find the most recent one for here but I couldnt get in! I've tried to catch up on the past posts . Suzy oh my god I am SO very sorry to hear about your dad passing away…. my sincere condolences… i can only imagine that your mom is struggling indeed.. how sad…. you mentioned the service is in Sept and your dad will have be buried with full military honors; it's lovely and im glad to hear it as i believe all our veterans deserve no less.. sending gentle hugs and heartfelt sympathy..
Nothing much new in my part of the world.. but i've started taking free Tai Chi lessons that they have 6 days a week at a local mall (before it opens).. i tried a free yoga one there but couldnt get out of bed for 2 days after.. this body is not flexible enuf for yoga.. and my knees which have never hurt before - were sore for a week! But i got talked into going from some of my retiree group lol.. but the good news is the Tai Chi happens before the yoga, and i was watching them and i thought hmmm.. ya know.. THAT would be good for me.. it stretches all the muscles so I tried it a few times and lo and behold i'm actually really enjoying it! i think because im always on the run and my body and mind are always "on" .. that the added stillness and quiet during the class is something i really like.. normally i have no patience for that sort of thing .. but who knew lol.. and best of all its free.. the people are all very nice and of course, all very good LOLOL.. each move has a "name" but they all flow from one to the other.. im nowhere near there i just spend the whole class with my eyes glued to the instructor and follow along.. but its actually starting to feel familiar now.. so i'll keep it up..
Two of my retiree group recently had a knee replacement and a hip replacement - i hope both you Suzy and you Vail are not in too much pain with your "parts"..
My cooking skills are still pretty much reduced to making some kind of protein and veggies.. and usually all just tossed on a cookie sheet in the oven.. i am doing a lot of roasted fresh veggies instead of frozen while they are in season.. one of my fav meals is still just a big tossed salad with the usual tomatos, cukes, red onion or whatever and then i toss in some leftover protein (chicken or steak or ham) and then dump a bunch of warm roasted veggies on top too.. i know it sounds weird combinging a cold salad with a bunch of warm veggies lol.. but it's a fan fav here lol. im trying harder to make sure i have fresh produce avail - i was throwing out way too much so im buying just a few days worth now.. shopping more often but less waste.
so that's all i have.. and i have now saved my PW lol so fingers crossed i can find my way back here again much more often!
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It’s so good to hear from you, Snoozie! I was seriously getting worried about you. I would love to try Tai Chi. I wish they offered it somewhere near me. I’m still not getting out there and walking or doing anything. I do want to and now it’s getting a bit cooler so maybe I’ll be more inclined to do it.
I bought some flavored balsamic vinegar…some Tuscan type thing. I mixed it with garlic olive oil to put on roasted veggies. Oh my gosh!!! Game changer! I made some with the marinated chicken that I mentioned earlier. So good!
My painful knees and hip come and go so I don’t think I’m at the replacement stage just yet. I know losing weight would really help with that but apparently I’m not willing to eat healthier to actually do anything about it. I start the day thinking I can do it but then go off the rails at lunch or dinner.0 -
H Suzy… yes im glad to be back.. honest to god i have to change passwords for so many things so often and i do write them all down lol.. and i put the date i changed it too but i could not for the life of me find my MFP one!!
i love balsamic vinegar.. one of the other retiree groups in the next town had a lady who runs a local little olive oil company come in with samples of different OO and diff balsamic vinegars.. we each got our own little sliced ciabatta and then she put 3 plates of different OO and 3 of diff BV.. we had to dip a piece in a specific order.. first in each of the OO then a specific OO with a specifc BV.. it was great and i discovered one othe OO i didnt like.. was AMAZING when paired with a fig balsamic .. honestly i could have taken the plate for myself and just sat there scooping it all up LOLOL.. I do splash some balsamic on my roasted veggies now and then just to change em up and since i plan a batch this afternoon, i will def do it this time lol. when i was down east we had dinner at a cousins and she made these roasted root veggies.. i cant remember everything but there were full long thin carrots, asparagus spears, parsnips.. and she did a spice blend with a drizzle of maple syrup on them .. i could have eaten the entire tray myself and skipped everything else lol.. they weren't sweet at all from the maple syrup but so good (im not even a big fan of asparagus, but these were young thin spears and i scarfed up all of them and yep.. i went back for seconds LOL..
I had no idea they were offering these classes at the mall, because they hold them before it opens from 830-930 … it was just a fluke i was there for the yoga class that is after and saw them.. i know our community centres and senior centres offer the classes but frankly.. these are free and every day… so i can pick and choose when to go and it costs me nothing.. i did laugh at myself this morning; i am not the least bit graceful.. im more like a ruptured gazelle when i move.. and of course everyone there has been doing it for years so they move fluidly like water flowing.. and im there stomping away lol.. but one of the ladies told me after i did well today (i think she was just being kind frankly cause i struggled more than usual today lol). But i am surprised how much im enjoying it and the gentle aspect - it does use all the muscles i can feel them for sure.. but its nice and gentle
I'm trying to rein myself in and eat better too… i tend to go off the rails in the evening.. but i read something on my diabetic pages that said if you're gonna go for a treat or dessert or whatever, better to have it during the day rather than at night.. i do like my little cup of tea and a sweet but i know its worse at night for my blood sugar to eat something sweet or high carb around 8pm… so i will try to perhaps sswitch it up.. i dont really want a sweet after lunch tho lol….
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Why do we crave the worst foods at night? And why don’t we crave things like broccoli and celery? Lol.
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i know omg.. i had a perfectly lovely dinner… a bunch of different greens piled in a bowl with loads of warm roasted veggies and some chicken then mixed in (i went with a ranch dressing tonite) and omg it was soooo warm and filling and good and i was perfectly satiated afterwards.. not hungry at all .. and not an hour later i was opening a bag of potato chips!!! i wasnt at all hungry … !!!! soooo frustrated with myself !! im swearing it here to you guys now tho.. thats it.. no more potato chips are coming into the house cause if they are here… i have no willpower. i can pass on the cookies and sweets if they are around… but simply going to have to just not buy the chips anymore at all.
but.. i DID crave broccoli last month - i had to go 3 months cutting back on all my fav foods; fish, broccoli, mushoroms, tomatos, potatos, greens, and oranges cause my potassium levels were high … and of course i was having an orange every day, and most nights broccoli and tomatos and fish LOLOL.. so yes because of course i couldnt have it.. i craved the broccoli!! hahaha
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oh and suzy? i did splash some balsamic on my veggies this time (along with the OO) before they went in the oven LOL.. yummmmmmmm
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Snoozie, you’ve always said “baby steps” so along with your “no chips in the house” declaration I’ll declare sweets only on Sunday. That’s the day we usually have the family over for dinner and I make a dessert with dinner. If I can limit myself to one day a week then I’ll move onto another step. I am going to start walking in the mornings this week. It has definitely gotten cooler here.
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That's a great idea Suzy.. and yes… im slowly getting back to the basics for me.. eating only 1/2 a sandwich for lunch . then having the other half around 230 so im not starving at dinner.. im also adding a small salad as often as possible before i eat.. i usually have my salad just on my plate with whatever else.. but now i make a little salad with just some greens, cherry tomatos and some corutons (maybe some cucumber if i have any lol) and eat that while im waiting for dinner to cook.. i find its helping with both my "not stuffing my face from famished" and hopefully my blood sugar as eating the fibre first in the meal helps slow down the sugar rush.. (i also eat a few spears of whatever veggie i might be having for for dinner first.. just a bite or 2 of the veggie and the protein, and then i can dig into my potatos or pasta or whatever lol… but its definitely baby steps for me too … i've been eating out too much; the last two lunches i went to with the group, i just ordered a bowl of soup. (ok one was french onion soup lol.. not exactly healthy!!) but it was just to actually lower my portion size.. but the other was a lovely veggie beef homemade type one with a roll it was just enough. honestly the portion sizes in restaurants are huge.. and i cant normally take home leftovers cause a( if its on my plate i'll just keep picking away at it and eat it all, and b) we usually sit for a few hours yapping and what not and by then.. the food has been sitting out way too long.
on Wed we are meeting at a Portuguese bakery to enjoy the last bits of lovely weather … which is a very dangerous place for me. But i already decided im going to get a sandwich with turkey tomatos lettuce on a portuguese bun and have them grill it.. it squashes it down flat - and im going to play pickleball afterwards so i figure that's the best choice.. vs a couple of portuguese custard tarts and a cappucino LOL..
I JUST ate 2 chocolate chip cookies as my dessert after dinner .. i didn't need them at all i was full.. but duh….. so yup .. baby steps… lol (oh ya.. and i was at the store yesterday and they had my damn chips on SALE (they are crazy expensive here now too for a bag of Lay's potato chips its like $6 … i have been buying the store brand ones at $1.99 lol.. anyway…. i saw the sale price… paused… shut my eyes and kept going.. and managed to get out without buying them… they are definitely going to be my once a month only treat… and i'll pick the 15th of the month … LOLOLOL… I havent been doing as much walking as usual lately, but im still trying to walk for 20 min after lunch and dinner… supposed to help lower the blood sugar a good bit with just 20 min. but sometimes the mind is willing.. but the body aint lol
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I’m looking forward to Fall/Winter soup season. My husband isn’t crazy about soup for dinner but he does like chili, so I’ll make him a big pot of chili and me a big pot of soup.
I know what you mean about restaurant portion sizes. It really is outrageous how much food they put on a plate. I have a friend who just orders a side a vegetables and a side of rice when we go out. Such willpower!
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Sorry for not responding: I've had the evil triumvirate of these message board: 1. Can't log in, 2. Log in but don't get notifications, 3. Write a post then come back later to find it never posted. Ha ha!
Love your Sweets on Sunday idea, Suzy. It reminds me of the No S diet that I did all those years ago (No Sweets, no Seconds, no Snacking, except Sometimes on S days. S days are Saturday, Sunday and Special days). You have reminded me that sometimes it's actually helpful to just have rules, instead of having to think about everything! I think I might copy you. A lot of my weight gain at the moment is down to snacking on home made cake and other sweets and treats at work. None of which are needed for nutrition, or even for hunger, because I do bring in a lunch to eat.
Thank you for the reminder of balsamic vinegar too, Snoozie. I used to always have a bottle in the house. Maybe I will treat myself to a nice bottle. You get a lot of taste for a small amount.
I'm still not enjoying vegetables at the moment, but working on it. This is so strange for me! But maybe adding some strong flavours will help. One issue is that I have been really tired for a long time now. I don't know if it's the arthritis or the weight gain or mental stress or something else, but even preparing a meal is quite challenging. I'm hoping that changes. I know the way round it is to just buy stuff that's easy to cook, in my air fryer or microwave.
Funny that you mentioned Tai Chi. I went to my first ever class this week and really enjoyed it! But I was in quite a lot of pain the next day, and now it turns out it's not going to work well with my work days. You know, I hadn't planned to be a grey haired old lady in her 60s, walking with a stick and still working! But that's the financial situation at the moment, and honestly, I do kind of like working still, having some purpose, it's social, etc. Anyway, the Tai Chai class was funny, it was all older women including the instructor and very sedate … then about half way through she started telling us what the moves were meant to do (e.g. kicking somebody, protecting the groin, etc.) in fighting, and brought out a big sabre/sword! I had forgotten it's actually a martial art.
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We've had a week of gorgeous warm (not hot) weather so altho i am a big soup person too im going to enjoy this late summer before i start stocking up the fridge.. im a big chili lover too suzy!
and yes on the restaurant meals. and honestly with all the coffee meets and restaurant lunches and stuff with the retiree group, i now often just have a bowl of soup - we were at an japanese thai fusion place and i had a bowl of won ton soup and 2 spring rolls.. it was more than enuf and i didnt feel like i had to come home and sleep afterwards! tomorrow we are doing a brunch at a local diner.. i looked at the menu and depending on what their soup of the day is i will either have that and or a BLT sandwich and a cup of tea.. no huge platter of eggs/bacon/hash browns/toast/jam this time!
Vail im so sorry to hear you are struggling with a few things, including what sounds like fatigue all over.. i have no doubt the combo of pain & stress and everything is part of it.. have you by any chance had your hemoglobin levels checked? i tend towards anemic and i was low again at my last physical so im on iron supplements again.. but you're still working too.. i can remember coming home from work exhausted and just grabbing something on the way home cause i was too tired to cook.. i do hope you feel better soon!!
i found a large clamshell of mixed root veggies at my local market - usually they are separate tubs.. ssweet potato, turnip and squash but they now have a combo pack which was perfect so i just threw them all on a huge cookie sheet with the OO and balsamic and a shake of onion powder and paprika and roasted away.. i've been having them as my "side"; i also found they had their own beef and broccoli mix (uncooked) so i got a small tub of that and made it up for dinner.. yup im lazy …lol but it was quick and easy and it had a very nice spice blend of something on it. i have a 1/2 lb of ground beef in the fridge right now i should be using up tonite.. i was going to make a shepherds pie but it seems like an awful lot of work as its almost 5pm now lol.. so maybe i'll just toss it in the freezer and have a tuna sandwich on whole grain bread for dinner.. i've had worse LOLOL.. i do have a jar of soup actually and im a bit chilled so ya know what.. soup it is thanks for that idea Suzy haha
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A shepherds pie sounds delicious but definitely too much work for an evening! I hope you enjoyed the soup.
I'm actually due a routine a blood test so I'll see if anything comes up with that. They will test for iron levels, I'm sure. I'm so drained. I meant to ask them about thyroid too because of family history. Although the weight gain is not thyroid but overeating, ha ha! Also wondered if it was a symptom from my kidney disease.
I did have an assessment with a pyschiatrist recently and it turns out I do have ADHD (inattentive type), but also recommended I have an autism assessment as there were autistic traits too. I'm on the waiting list for ADHD medication but my heart disease might be a problem. I'm still finding my way with this diagnosis and how much it ties into things like eating.
I'm admiring your eating out skills Snoozie. I'm going for a meal out today, and another one tomorrow - I don't normally have that much on but realised I hadn't got in touch with a couple of friends for ages then did it all at once, ha ha! I will try to follow your example and eat sensibly! Although I know one is doing one of those menus where it's only a couple of quid extra for another course so I will be tempted!
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Oh wow Vail!! Such a lot on your plate right now and finding out about the ADHD and potential assessment on the autism scale.. and trying to deal with your fatigue and as you said if any meds for those conditions might impact your heart and/or kidney disease.. holy cow my friend.. i think my head would be spinning and i admit it would probably be diving into food first as that's always been my "emotional eater" personality.. i do hope you can get some answers for at least some of the things piled on you.. i do have my thyroid checked every couple of months in bloodwork cause i have a hyperactive one.. most people have the hypo kind (the slow metabolism) but mines on overdrive .. which means my adrenal glands and everything else is kinda stuck in "fight" mode rather than flight.. anyway i was on meds for a couple of years but things seem to have settled down now .. its funny tho you mentioned the fatigue and the pain you've been having… i didn't recognize some of the symptoms that i was having til AFTER they diagnonsed the thyroid were actually common for the thyroid issue - sleepelessness, itchy, anxiety, fatigue, trembling in my fingers (like when you hold your hand sideways in front of you, you could see a bit of a tremble… but i just figured the sleeplessness was from 40 yrs of shiftwork and the fatigue was just that i was run down, and the itching .. well i just scratched now and then but i had no idea those were symptoms.. cause lets face it they are also syptoms for eerything fro menopause to 100 other things including getting older LOL.. ANYWAY the reason im saying that is that hopefully maybe your blood work will show osmething that might explain at least some of what you are feeling…
also um.. i dont know how things work in the UK.. here our doc emails me the requisition and i print it and take it in with me to the lab… and umm.. occasionally when i look at what my doc ticked off.. i sometimes add a tick or two in other boxes with a pen LOLOL.. .I don't do it often… but if i notice maybe she hasnt put the cholesterol one or the A1C on there.. i MIGHT occasionally add one before i go in…. (now we dont pay for bloodwork here…. and as i said im not sure how things work over there.. but it has worked a few times for me lol
I got a wee bit of a shock yesterday; i had my physical back in August and my doc had ordered some standard tests as it had been a while (mamo, PAP that sort of thing) and also a bone density scan.. mine have always been fine but i got a call yesterday from the office saying mine came back LOW this time .. I was like huh?? are you sure it was mine? and she said yup and the doc wants you to add 1200mg of calcium a day (thru high calcium food, no supplements) and also 1000IU of vitamin D3… and exercise more..
i actually said in the phone ARE YOU KIDDING ME? EXERCISE MORE.. omg .. i already play pickleball 3x a week, i do Tai Chi every day now and i walk every single day … i can't do any MORE.. she was just like well.. she wants you to exercise more. anyway.. i have to say .. i was kinda angry when i got off the phone.. i think i was angry that somehow my bone density had gone low for no reason i could think of, and her telling me to exercise more LOL.. that anger drove me into a bag of potato chips yes it did… anyway.. i've calmed down now lol.. and googled high calcium foods so it wont be too hard to get in 1200 a day i think.. and i researched what vitamin D3 was cause i never heard of D2 or D3.. i only heard of Vitamin D… 3 is the one you get from sunshine naturally, so considering the amount of time i spend outside int he summer i would think it would be high already.. anyway because its a supplement of course its not covered by my health insurance … so lord knows how expensive thats gonna be. and she said they wont do another bone scan for 3 yrs.. so it cant be all that serious if shes gonna wait 3 yrs to do another one… anyway All the other stuff came back fine so i guess i shouldnt complain.. but i was miffed yes i was lol.
I'm out of all the prepped food i made and i was so tired tonite i ended up with a frozen pizza… oh and Vail? the shepherds pie didnt happen i put the beef in the freezer lol.. but i'll make that up tomorrow and honestly … it was mainly because its osmething i can keep in the fridge and just reheat a portion when im hungry.. cook once eat 3 or 4 times or i can freeze a portion for those nights like tonite.. thats the only reason i was going for ssomething that involved. so i wouldnt have to cook again for a few days lol.. the huge pan of roasted veggies was great tho…. i added a few spoonsfuls to each meal no work just nuke em and easy peasy lol..
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More exercise: what are they thinking? I mean, I'm sure exercise is good, but you are already doing that. It's so frustrating but I'm sure a lot of it is due to just being post-menopausal. Our lack of hormones doesn't work well for bone density, I don't think. Good luck with improving it - it sounds like you've really been looking carefully into dietary answers.
I have been talking to my doctor about my tiredness and difficulty exercising, and am getting referred for exercise on prescription. I appreciate the thought, but when I'm too exhausted to cook it's even more draining to drive somewhere and try to exercise … but we'll see. Sadly I don't seem to be too exhausted to eat, ha ha!
So funny about ticking the blood test boxes … I have never had the nerve to do that, and the new forms don't have the other tests on it. But the doctor has added thyroid. We'll see. I'm so busy with work, etc., it's difficult finding a time to get to the blood-taking place! Interesting about your symptoms and not recognising them as being thyroid related. I'm not sure I would have recognised all those either.
Yes, my head is spinning a bit with the ADHD/autism thing, but generally it feels kind of positive. It's nice to get some answers! A lot of stuff is starting to make sense in a way it didn't before. One thing that's interesting is that neurodiverse women seem to have a much worse time with menopause … there's some sort of link to female hormone levels generally.
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