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  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,661 Member
    Tracey, these three sisters are in the Oregon Cascades. My favorite mountains.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley OR
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,246 Member
    edited June 23
    Rita Sounds like you found solutions to keep your teeth as healthy as you can. Great!

    Pip Happy Anniversary and here's to many more!
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Machka- I love the colors that you chose for your new home! Mine are similar. blues, greys, and browns. I am hoping to paint again this year. Just to freshen things up. I also live a five minute walk away from a beach. It is nice to have it so close.
    Flea- Beautiful photos! I am excited about my son moving to Idaho; so that I can go and visit and explore some of the West/PNW areas.
    Tina - Sorry about the COVID souvenir! I am absolutely cracking up over you considering extending your "sick vacation" bc of the pampering from hubby! lol Funny, yet sad, that THAT is what it takes to get someone to take over our work for us, once in a while! Pssst...another day or two won't hurt him!
    Rita- Love the pic of the horned toad/lizard. Desert animals are so cool and unique. I guess that makes you cool and unique for choosing the desert as a home! Stay safe from the fires/smoke!
    Tracey I am sure you would get good business as a "rent-a-granny"! You could set your own hours.
    Pip- Congrats to you and Kirby on 22 years! I think you are perfect for each other!
    Lisa- Happy birthday to Corey! I would agree with him that the cake (fail or not) looked too yummy to throw away! Just serve it in a bowl and call it "pudding". Food is like crayons- it is okay if they are broken or ugly...they can still fulfill their purpose!
    Allie- Your cruise sounds fantastic! I know you will enjoy yourself and you are so deserving of the time and money spent on yourself! Enjoy, friend!
    Ginny- Are you in your new place? Or just planning the move? You and Kylia, both are close to where I am and are dealing with the unusually high temps for this time of year. This past week has been SO hot and humid! Makes me very glad to be close to the lake.
    Kylia, Debbie, and other cat owners- As cat owners, you all probably know how good they are for your heart, soul, and health. Have you seen the latest science/medical news on cats, though? Apparently, a cats purring emits healing vibrations. Interesting stuff! But I bet cat owners have known this for a long time!
    Carol- Your grandkids are beautiful!
    Lanette- I love dandelions! I like knowing how useful they are, I like how they are one of the first signs of spring, and I like how the little goldfinches blend in with them, as they hop around on the ground looking for food. A long time ago, I had a little girl in my childcare that was looking out the window at the dandelions one morning. As she looked, the undetected by her goldfinches took to the air. She yelled, "Miss Kel! Your dandelions are flying away!" lol

    News of the week. Last Tuesday we had a little "hiccup" here at my childcare. Late in the day (seriously minutes before his mama was due to pick him up), one of my babies had a seizure. He had been fine all day. Crawling around, babbling, playing, eating...all his normal stuff. He was playing at my feet as I was speaking to my son who had just arrived home from work. I looked down as I was talking to my son and little guy was on his side seizing. My son called 911 on his phone and called the baby's mama on my phone, as I tended to the baby. When the seizure stopped, I picked the baby up and his face and lips were blue/blue gray. He hadn't started breathing again. (people generally don't breathe during seizures! I didn't know that!) I gave him a good pats on the back and the breathing started again. Absolutely terrifying. I have seen adults have seizures; but have never seen a baby have one. Never again, thank you. Anyway, baby was fine. Checked out at the hospital, checked out with pediatrician the next day, and has an appointment at the local children's hospital just to be sure all is well. In the meantime, he came back into care after a couple of days home with mom, and has been fine. Whew! BUT WOW! My brain did not want to let me sleep for a few nights after that! I am sleeping this weekend, finally! lol That is all. Sleeping, cooking, cleaning. Nada mas.
    I have been tracking my food each day and making good choices; so that is one good thing. I will weigh in tomorrow. That's all I have for right now. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

    Hugs Kelly

    Yes, I discovered that people don't breathe during a seizure when my husband had a big one (brain injury related) a few years ago, and turned quite a complete and distinctive shade of blue.

    Just as I was about to start CPR, he suddenly gasped in some air and turned a bright pink.

    Thankfully they do seem to start breathing again when they relax.

    M in Oz
  • Dia_R
    Dia_R Posts: 37 Member
    Where is everyone? Did this app just die, with the loss of the newsfeed?
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,284 Member
    Pip Happy Anniversary! So glad you found your soul mate!

    Yesterday’s dinner: leftover pork loin strips in home made BBQ sauce (no added sugar) over 1 slice honey wheat bread. Mixed veggies and sweet potato (also left overs!) DH does wonders with leftovers!!

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    RVRita who is going to work in pay boot again today at Bottomless lakes!

    Week 3 of my course in spoiler.
    Overview
    Session 3: Mindful Eating
    Last week, you learned how to balance your meals and snacks with MyPlate. As you work towards making more of your meals look like the MyPlate example, it is important to also learn how to approach each meal in a mindful way. Like MyPlate, mindful eating is a tool that will help you to eat in a more balanced way and maintain a healthy weight for the long term.
    What Is A Mindful Eater?
    A mindful eater is present in the moment. They take notice of the taste, smell, texture and temperature of their food. Mindful eaters listen to their body by asking questions like: “What do I want to eat and what am I hungry for?” They also listen to their hunger and fullness signals by asking questions like: “Am I still feeling hungry or am I feeling full now?” Mindful eaters don’t judge themselves or their food
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    choices. They show self-compassion and approach their eating patterns with curiosity. Mindful eating is a key skill that will not only help you reach your weight loss goals, but it will help you maintain a healthy weight long term.
    ✓ Skill Building Activity: Taste A Raisin (your coach will lead you through this activity)
    Ignoring Hunger Cues
    Almost everyone is born with the innate ability to eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full. Physical hunger is useful. It is your body’s way of telling you it needs fuel. Physical hunger can feel different to different people. Some people experience a grumbling in their stomach, while others may feel a gnawing sensation.
    As you grew older, you may have lost your natural hunger and fullness cues, or maybe you learned to ignore them. Maybe you grew up being told you need to clean your plate, regardless if you were hungry or not. Maybe you eat due to emotion, social cues or time of day.
    Ignoring hunger and fullness signals can eventually lead to an unhealthy relationship with food and the following may occur:
    ➢ Eating when you are past the point of fullness
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    ➢ Eating when you are not physically hungry
    ➢ Denying your body food when you are hungry
    When hunger and fullness signals are ignored over time, you may lose the ability to feel hunger and fullness at all.
    The good news is that you can teach your body to eat in a mindful and natural way again!
    Becoming More Mindful
    One key aspect of mindful eating is listening to your hunger and fullness signals. While this may sound simple, many of us often eat when we are not physically hungry and/or eat until we are uncomfortably full. You are not alone if you struggle to recognize your body’s hunger and fullness cues.
    The first step to getting your hunger and fullness cues back is learning to listen to your body. Knowing your hunger level and your pre-meal mood helps you to become a more mindful eater.
    Before each meal and snack, take a moment to rate your hunger using the scale below. Your goal is to stay between 3 & 7 on the hunger scale. (Note: This scale is available on your app and website each time you upload a meal.)
    Score
    Pre-Meal Hunger Level
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    Ravenous, starving, feeling faint
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    Uncomfortably hungry
    3
    Hunger pains
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    Light hunger
    5
    Neutral, no hunger, no fullness
    6
    Satisfied, not too full
    7
    Full
    8
    Uncomfortably full
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    Stuffed
    10
    Feeling sick
    Hungry or Not?
    If you determine that you are physically hungry, you should eat. Some diets may ask you to ignore hunger and follow strict diet rules. This often leads to feelings of deprivation and overeating at a later time.
    When you feel hungry, use the steps listed on the left side of the chart to approach your eating in a mindful way. If you decide that you are not physically hungry, use the ideas listed on the right side of the chart to help figure out your next steps.
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    I’m Physically Hungry
    I’m Not Physically Hungry
    1. Determine if you are hungry for something sweet, crunchy, warm, etc
    1. Take a moment to figure out what you actually need
    2. Eat foods that leave you energized and satisfied
    2. Determine if you feel bored, lonely, sad or tired
    3. Eat without distractions (television, computer)
    3. Try to meet your need without food
    4. Eat slowly, taste your food; notice the flavor and texture
    4. Re-direct your attention by taking a walk or reading a book
    5. Stop when you are no longer hungry and before you feel full or stuffed
    5. Practice using skills other than eating to deal with feelings and emotions
    What to Eat
    You may have noticed that the first step of mindful eating is deciding what you want. Many diets tell you to avoid the foods you want. Rather than avoiding them, think about ways you can work these foods into your meal. If you really want pizza, make it
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    your grain and meat serving and fill the rest of your plate with fruits and veggies. If there are certain foods you crave, ask your coach how you can have those foods every once in a while and still create a balanced meal or snack.
    Moving Forward
    As you begin to honor to your hunger and fullness signals, you may notice strong urges to eat when you are not physically hungry or eat past the point of fullness. If you notice yourself doing this, don’t worry. Being mindful of your eating takes time and you will get better as you go! In later sessions, you will learn how to deal with these urges, but in the meantime, be sure to let your coach know what you are noticing.
    Summary
    Change takes time and you may notice strong urges to eat even when you’re not physically hungry. If you are in the habit of eating to deal with stress or boredom, it may take time to retrain yourself. Becoming a mindful eater is a great skill that you will master as time goes on. Mindful eating will help you reach your weight loss goals because you will become more satisfied with the foods you choose to eat. You will also eliminate the extra calories you are consuming for those times when you eat when you are not hungry or when you eat past the point of fullness.
    Activities
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    □ To become more aware of your hunger and fullness signals, begin or continue to use the pre-meal hunger ratings when you upload a meal or snack.
    □ Post one mindful eating experience from this week in the group discussion.
    □ Goal setting: Work with your coach to set one goal this week associated with this session. Example: I will eat dinner at the kitchen table without any distractions.
    List your goal here or message it to your coach: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
    Discussion/Questions
    □ Have you ever waited to eat until you are a 1 or 2 on the hunger scale? If so, what happened? Share this experience with your coach and/or your group members.
    □ Post one benefit of practicing mindful eating in the group discussion.
    “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, non- judgmentally.”
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    -Jon Kabat-Zinn
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    Eating Without Distractions
    Ideas to Eat More Mindfully
    ● Don’t eat in front of the television or computer screen.
    ● Try eating alone.
    ● Don’t read while you eat.
    ● Turn off the music and eat in a quiet room.
    ● Don’t text or check your phone while you eat.
    􏰀 Distractions during mealtime can cause you to eat faster than normal. You also will be less likely to know how much you have eaten.
    􏰀 Distractions may cause you to feel less full because your attention was on something other than your eating experience.
    􏰀 To limit distractions, try the ideas below and see if you are able to eat more mindfully.

    Are You Truly Hungry? 􏰀 Why are you eating?
    o Sometimes we eat because we want to eat, it’s time​ ​to eat or other people are eating.
    o We need to eat when we are truly hungry.
    􏰀 Eat slowly.
    o Be sure to eat your meals and snacks slowly. This can help you determine your level of hunger.
    o Feelings of fullness do not happen right away
    􏰀 Are you full?
    o Stop 2 or 3 times while you are eating to check in with yourself and determine if you are still hungry or are starting to feel satisfied. This way you will not be too hungry or too full.
    o You should eat until you are satisfied and almost full.

    Re-Directing Your Attention
    􏰀 If you find yourself thinking about food when you’re not physically hungry, consider re-directing your attention to a non-food related activity.
    􏰀 Take a look at the list below and see if any of these activities would be enjoyable for you.
    Non-Food Related Activities
    ● Call a friend
    ● Clean out a closet or junk drawer
    ● Walk around your workplace or neighborhood
    ● Make a to-do list
    ● Check your email
    ● Sip on water
    ● Play with your pet
    ● Work in the yard
    ● Do something nice for someone
    ● Brush your teeth
    ● Color in ​a coloring book
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,284 Member
    Today is Let it go and have 1 pecan Sandie while wearing pink!

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    RVRita at Bottomless lakes

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,575 Member
    Well, I blew it today....Ate a jumbo angus beef hot dog with steak fries. I have zero fat calories left!

    Carol in GA
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    Pip - Happy Anniversary to you and Kirby. <3 So great that you found a sweet guy, and I'm sure he feels the same about you. The kids look very healthy and their frozen treats look delicious. What's in them? Hope no more blisters from your new shoes.

    Flea - what a nice trip to the mountains, so happy to hear you went and had a good time. Love that you were high enough in elevation and above the tree line to see the Three Sisters and other high mountains in our beautiful part of the country.

    Carol - your grands are growing so fast. Hope your granddaughter's leg is healing well and she'll be rid of the boot soon.

    Tracey- those boys did a great job hauling dirt. Please send them down my way. :p I wish I had a couple grandkids who wanted to earn spending money, I'd put them to work. $10 per hour is a bargain.

    Sue - Hope your sister finds help, she's in a tough spot for sure. Glad DD was able to attend the memorial.

    Kelly - so glad the little one with a seizure is OK. What a scary thing to happen, you and your son handled it well. Glad Lake Michigan helped with the hot weather. We normally get goldfinches around here for a few weeks, I wonder if later this summer they'll arrive when the dandelions get in full swing.

    What a pain in the back!
    I've had low back pain for the past couple months on the right side, often making it hard to bend over and pick up things from the floor. I've had it on and off all my life and I know tight hamstrings and too much sitting make it worse, plus lifting bags and buckets full of whatnot. When DH was still here I'd lie on the floor on my stomach and have him press on my lower back near my tailbone and get that SI joint back where it should be. Learned this in PT.

    I went on YouTube and searched "SI Joint" - found a useful channel called "Core Balance Training." This Physical Therapist has a lot of videos, and has a different strategy than Bob & Brad. I can attest that doing bridging with a belt around the thighs above the knees, then icing for a few minutes really helps. If interested, here's one of his videos explaining about the SI joint pain, with a focus on the bridging in the last half. 10 minute video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsdX859temc

    ** Reminder to get Weekly Check-in info to me today or by tomorrow noon **

    Make it a super day. <3

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

    Equal parts on plain yogurt (Greek) and peanut butter, some raw honey, oatmeal and almond milk to make it more creamy, you can blend it with hand blender or stir first then add the oatmeal ti keep it chunky.

    Actually RVRita, I got two soul mates, the first one died, I just got very lucky to get another one 🥰
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Lisa -
    You have gained so much useable space by eliminating all the hallway also! I am a fan of layouts with as little hallway as possible.

    smiles kim
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    The first pic is of Barney and Fred.

    The second one is chewy and Yoda

    The last one is for you, Deb. This is what the door looks like. Like I said, I can't even unlock it from inside unless I'm standing on a stepstool, so I think the cats won't be able to jump over it for a long time (if ever)

    Michele NC
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,177 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
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    Kylia, Debbie, and other cat owners- As cat owners, you all probably know how good they are for your heart, soul, and health. Have you seen the latest science/medical news on cats, though? Apparently, a cats purring emits healing vibrations. Interesting stuff! But I bet cat owners have known this for a long time!


    News of the week. Last Tuesday we had a little "hiccup" here at my childcare. Late in the day (seriously minutes before his mama was due to pick him up), one of my babies had a seizure. He had been fine all day. Crawling around, babbling, playing, eating...all his normal stuff. He was playing at my feet as I was speaking to my son who had just arrived home from work. I looked down as I was talking to my son and little guy was on his side seizing. My son called 911 on his phone and called the baby's mama on my phone, as I tended to the baby. When the seizure stopped, I picked the baby up and his face and lips were blue/blue gray. He hadn't started breathing again. (people generally don't breathe during seizures! I didn't know that!) I gave him a good pats on the back and the breathing started again. Absolutely terrifying. I have seen adults have seizures; but have never seen a baby have one. Never again, thank you. Anyway, baby was fine. Checked out at the hospital, checked out with pediatrician the next day, and has an appointment at the local children's hospital just to be sure all is well. In the meantime, he came back into care after a couple of days home with mom, and has been fine. Whew! BUT WOW! My brain did not want to let me sleep for a few nights after that! I am sleeping this weekend, finally! lol That is all. Sleeping, cooking, cleaning. Nada mas.
    I have been tracking my food each day and making good choices; so that is one good thing. I will weigh in tomorrow. That's all I have for right now. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

    Kelly- that must have been so scary- Pray it never happens again.

    As for the cat purring- that is my favorite sound. So soothing. I have a sound machine that you can upload your own sound, Yep, mine is cats purring. Only sound on there that works for me every time.

    These kittens were even purring WHILE I was giving them another flea bath yesterday. Purred while I was scrubbing and drying.

    They are cute but getting into everything!! They learned to climb/jump over the barrier I had to keep them in the living room- now they are exploring most of the house. A few rooms are closed off.

    Debbie

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