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Good Morning VIP friends:
I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Thursday and it is going to be a great day. Joe goes to his Kidney doctor today and we will hopefully find out what we are doing with a kidney that has not moved in 2 years and has grown in size despite all the water he is drinking. So that is what we will be doing this afternoon. I only work from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and then I will make up the hours on Saturday.
@Dianedoessmiles1 - They do have me on Mobic 15 mg for the Fibro pain but for some reason it does not touch this nerve issues. It is weird. Yeah the overtime is not too bad. It is only 2 extra hours a day and I get a break before starting my regular shift so I can get up and move around. So that is good.
@SweetPeasMom55 - Oh man that is a lot of snow. Glad you got some one on one time with the instructor. I am sure that will help.
Well I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday
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Diane: Got a lot of rain yesterday. Wind was not that bad though.0
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Good afternoon all. It has warmed up, today in 60's.
@Tabatha_Cain hope all goes well and you get good positive results on Joe's kidney problem.
I got a 2nd postcard on my Grand Canyon walk.
Nothing too much else new here. Hugs all
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If this picture comes up this was out the window at work. It's only a 4-lane highway and we had more whiteouts than visibility. Yesterday we had grass today over 2 ft of snow with another 2/3 coming.
@Dianedoessmiles1 I have had my fill please take your snow back.
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@Tabatha_Cain , how did Joe's appointment go? Do you know his efgr #? Mine has gone from 53 to 42-44. I'm concerned, but it's still doable. Glad you can pick up hours on Saturday. Lol PS4L we call it Caturday. Our team loves cats! They do have meds for the nerve pain. I have mine under control by using my foam roller. I put put my leg on it and move my leg side to side. It hurts but it's also instant relief.
@Patti241 , we also got rain. It came down hard! Our highest wins was 44 MPH most in my area kept their electricity. However Downeast Maine most lost theirs. That's pretty common and most
have generators.
@Kurtize , thinking of you and Don. I had a sleep study last night. I was done early so at Panera lol a bagel and am only 3 minutes back to where it was for Lyft to Lyft me up! I hope I slept enough. They have you all hooked up to machines with leads from head to toe! And cameras that watch you sleep. It feels like one those freaky movies where people are kidnapped and held against their will with cameras recording everything! Lolol good things I didn't think of that last night! Id of not slept!
@Sweetpeasmom55, where do you live? We used to measure in feet. Now inches. I do not like global warming! Hopefully today you can around easily. I lived for a tiny bit in Colorado (Aurora around the time of the shooting) funniest weather ever! It'd snow but the next day most of it would melt. My GD2 would be outside in Feb "sunbathing." And she's burn! We laughed so hard.0 -
@Dianedoessmiles1 I live in the south towns outside of Buffalo NY. It's the lake effect snow that gets us. Today looks so much better travel wise. My daughter lives in TN and they shut down completely over a couple inches. We have whiteout conditions and we are expected to be at work. I sent her a picture last year where I opened the garage door and we had 4 ft of snow. 😂😂 I had to dig out to get to work. Not going to lie we complain non stop about driving to work. Our VP is the town supervisor. She prides herself in not calling a travel ban. If there's a travel ban we get to stay home. I too am not a fan of global warming. I don't understand how people don't see it or choose not to. We use to have snow from Nov through March. Now we get it and then it melts then we get hit and so on. We were laughing at work as we all own snow pants. I had them in the car just in case. It's only a mile drive but a mile in a snow storm can feel like a hundred. I had to order more shear pins as we only have one spare and I was thankful we had one when the snow blower had one break. I was and am thankful hubby is taking care of the driveway. He is retired and I think his family lectured him to start helping me.🙏
We are starting the goodies at work. I'm trying very hard to limit the binge eating. Corporate is non stop food so thankful we don't have that. I'm now considering staying where I am. Less stress a healthier environment. Pros and cons it won't be posted til March/April and I can make a sound healthy decision.0 -
Good morning everyone0
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What it looks like normally0
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Hi I am Amy and I have been away for at least two years because of knee surgery. I am looking forward to being back and getting and giving encouragement and motivation. I hope I did this right. I filled out the Questionnaire and signed up for the Shape Shifters. However, I didn't see a blue button that said Join.
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@ittybitty456 must have done it right. You show up on shapeshifters list. You’ll get an invitation to join when the teams are finalised in plenty of time to participate in the trial week starting 4th January in the meantime don’t forget to have a look at these countdown pre challenge activities.they make you thin
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10928892/countdown-pre-challenge-activity-5-mindful-eating-vs-emotional-eating#latest1 -
Well the building we work in may be over 100 years old. There's no insulation but it's solid. Customer hit the gas instead of the brake and smashed into the building. Building shook but it's still standing and very little damage.0
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Wow some of you are getting lots of snow. Wouldn't mind a little snow but not that much. Hope all are having a good day. Hugs0
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@Sweetpeasmom55, oh, those pics is what it used to be like here! SO, PURDY!! I can't remove snow now, but moved into a 55 plus where we do not need to! YEAH!! It's always funny to see people who move into a unit here at first. Almost every snowstorm they'll be outside shoveling the sidewalks etc. they do not need to, but they "want to" that leaves them soon enough. LOL!! We do have to move our cars though, so cleaning off needs to be done. I no longer drive and do not miss doing that!! WOW on your building getting hit!! YO!!!! Glad no one was hurt though.
@Patti241, how did Friday go? Mine was okay.
@ittybitty456 HEY WELCOME BACK!! WOOHOO!!! I remember your name because I call Izzy (my almost 16 year old cat, I thought she was going to be 15, but I looked at her adoption papers born in 2009! YO OLD KITTY!) I call her "IttyBittyKitty" she's a whole 7 lbs so tiny. Now there's also a 2 1/2 yr old boy kitty he's a very solid 14 lbs. They are so funny side by side. The Shape Shifters will love having you!! The leaders are just putting together the teams. We'll make sure you get onto your team. Are you friends with @Gouldsgranite ? For now we are encouraging our members to do the pre assignments they'll help us all to be ready for the challenge as @Nansbones7708 does.
@Kurtize, Joyce, we hope you are also having a good day!
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Good Morning VIP Friends:
I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Saturday. Joe and I were supposed to have the day off together, but one of his coworkers messaged him as he is the last resort because all 3 of her kids are sick with pneumonia. So she needed someone to cover her shift today. He took it. Obviously because he is a good guy, he did ask me first though and I was like take it. She is a mom and her kids need her right now. So he took it. He will work until noon and I will be home cleaning and running errands.
@SweetPeasMom55 - That looks horrible out there in your first couple of photos. I get that. We had that Thursday. The more recent picture looks a lot better. Your city or town actually does a decent job clearing the walk ways. Yeah that is definitely a solid building. Are they still letting you in the building.
@Dianedoessmiles1 - They have not done a kidney function test on Joe. They don't know what to the kidney stone is made of just that they cannot see it on an x-ray. They can only see it through ultrasound. No restricted diet yet. I will be looking for a lot of stuff for relief that is not medication.
Well I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday
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Diane: My Friday went okay.0
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Good Morning!
Diane I remember you too from the Gr8ter Team or whatever it was. That was two or three years ago. So glad I finally found the 5% Challenge again. I have missed all of you.
I lost 45 pounds to get my knee replacements but have put most of it back on. Now I am trying to get on a clean slate and start all over again. Decided to try a different team this time so we'll see how it goes.
I tried to send Gouldsgranite a friend request but when I clicked on her link it said user not found.
Hope you all have a nice day.
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@macrat12 we purchase one in honor of my husbands dad every year.
@SweetPeasMom55 I love your name. I called my first granddaughter "sweetpea' when she was just minutes old. She's 18 yrs now and I still call her that.1 -
Happy Saturday.
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@Tabatha_Cain My Dad and sister suffer from large kidney stones. My sister is because she doesn't drink enough water. My dad needs a more acidic diet. So he has to drink lemonade. He has one stone that is too large. They tried blasting it but it hasn't budged.. Dad has decided he's going to keep it.
This is a hundred year old building. It is so sturdy and he hit where the original vault was. Had he hit our old building he would have been in the lobby. Today we walked in and one printer wrote nonsense on 200 sheets of paper. Another machine had it on the screen and refused to reboot. All the heating units were shut off. My co-workers believe the building is haunted.🙄 one wants to sage the building the other has ghost equipment and wants to talk to them. I said let's just put up a sign stating leave heat on. I told the one with the equipment to leave it be I don't want any evil portals being opened. The building is spooky as it is.
So I am putting extra thought into healthy habits. I have always done what was best for the family but never made myself a priority. My thoughts are focusing on just what would make me healthier and happier. Glad I have time to make a plan.👍0 -
@Kurtize the poinsettia is beautiful. I have one little kitty who helps with the plants so it's one plant I skip. We have them at work and love them.
@DrewsAnna I was always Emily's Mom then she grew up. I got this little cat and named her Sweet Pea best decision ever.0 -
Diane, I just found Gouldsgranite and sent her a friend request. What a small world it is. She also lives in Oregon and we only live 3 1/2 hours away from each other.
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@Tabatha_Cain , Awww TY Joe for helping out your co-worker!! That was so nice of him, in turn if he wants/needs time off hopefully she'll help him if she can. Will it be overtime? LOL I used to love getting overtime!! A day off though is also nice. For his stone it depends on what is made from. Water is the best thing for any kidney issue.
@Patti241, Happy to hear your Friday went well. Over the weekend are you able to relax?
@Ittybitty456, Love having you back with us!! Glad you found Janey ( Gouldsgranite) we were both leaders back on Sparkpeople on the Spirited Under Dawg team.
@Sweetpeasmom55, my kidney dr recommended lemonade because I needed the extra acid. OH man when the kidney stone decides to drop down OH MY GOODNESS!!! Glad you are going to put yourself first!! Like on airplane, put your oxygen on first before someone you are with.
I had a sleep study Thurs night, LOL this picture cracks me up!! I'll hopefully have any answers in 2 weeks.
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Good Morning VIP friends:
I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Sunday and it is the day I am actually going to my cousins for cousin baking day. It is going to be great. We are gonna chat about bake and just hang out. I am not sure if my sister will go. Probably not. Since she has been with her boyfriend and also gotten cancer she really does not go anywhere he cannot go. I don't understand why either. She is so afraid of being without a man. She will take whoever she gets. This guy she has been with him the same amount of time I have been with Joe and well he already told her he would never marry her, and he doesn't invite her to anything having to do with his family. He always leaves her home. I feel like he is using her for a place to live. Oh and he doesn't work because supposedly he hurt his shoulder at a job and is trying to sue them, but keeps getting told the injury is not from the job so no lawyer will take the case. Sounds suspicious right.
@ittybitty456 - Welcome back to the Challenge.
@Kurtize - Beautiful Poinsettas. I wish I could have some of those in my house. My cats would eat them though and they are toxic to animals.
@SweetPeasMom55 - Oh Wow. Our urologist said that the blasting Joe is having done will actually turn the stone into powder for my husband to pass. So maybe your dad had the shock wave blast which we were told only works in 60% of cases. So I could see why it did not work. My husband's stone is 13mmX11mm. They said 2 big to pass naturally and if it gets any bigger they will need to do multiple procedures to get it all turned to powder. Yeah that building is definitely interesting. I would love to see it. Definitely make a plan on what you need to be happy and healthy. You cannot help others if your tank is empty.
@Dianedoessmiles1 - It was overtime for Joe. Joe drinks so much water every day. They said his kidney is well hydrated just now the stone is too big to pass naturally. Don't you love sleep studies. Joe will be having one soon. We go see the sleep doctor Thursday this coming week. I am sure they will order a sleep study for him since he has not had one since 2013.
Well I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday
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Diane: Not really. Every now and then I can relax0
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Dad was having a rough day. I took over the Christmas gifts and put them under the tree. Dad was so excited . Another year I am sure everything will be opened before I get there Christmas morning. Amazing how he normally does not get moving til 9 am but Xmas morning everything is all unwrapped by then. Lol I also made sure they both had equal number of gifts to open. Mom had an extra last year. Yes I actually wrapped his lottery tickets. Just hoping he doesn't struggle too much with the wrapping paper. He wanted paper and not tissue.0
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Happy Sunday, have a wonderful day.
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@Tabatha_Cain, how did the day go? Hope that was fun!!! I had a huge kidney stone, they put in a stent to help me. On top of the OUCH of the stent i had a bad UTI!! OH, MY GOODNESS!!! I hope Joe can sleep for the sleep study!
@Patti241, have you seen the healthy habits for this challenge? Will those help you with relaxing.
@Sweetpeasmom55, I smiled reading about your Dad. LOL things that make us feel excited like a little kid again.
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Good Morning VIP Friends:
I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Monday and it is my long day at work, but it is going to be a great day. I am hoping that I am able to get everything done that I need to get done today. I have to call Joe's old doc office and see if they have a copy of the report from back in 2013 because the place he had it done at no longer has a copy of it. Weird huh. How does a hospital not have a record of a sleep study they did back in 2013.
@Dianedoessmiles1 - I hope so too. It will be so weird having to sleep without him. I don't think we have slept apart since we have gotten married so it will be really weird not having him at home asleep next to me. Stent was not even mentioned for Joe's kidney stone. I am betting since you also had a UTI that is why they put in the stent.
Well I hope you all have a wonderful Monday.
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I just so love it when the weather man gets it wrong in my favour.
Forecast wall to wall rain all day.
Just dreich in the morning so I got the paths I intended plus almost half of the rest of Anne’s paths and wall tops powerwashed today. Just meant to do the main paths and steps to remove slippery algae. We don’t need to add broken bones to all her other issues.1
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