WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER
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Michele:flowerforyou:
What a day, and what stamina! Yesterday I was able to borrow a car and I crammed an entire month of grocery shopping in, a doctor appointment, laundry for 2 weeks, Rx filled and picked up, paid bills and I was exhausted. Compared to your day, I am embarrassed to say that. I hope when I get closer to my goal weight that I will be as active as you are.
Do you make your chicken terriyaki from scratch. If you do would you mind sharing the recipe. I make it too but use the bottled soy sauce w/ less sodium and a bottled terriyaki sauce. I would love to make it from scratch and with less sodium too. Also if you don't mind could you share your chicken pesto salad? Were the desserts for your guest or did you have some too?
:indifferent: Well yesterday I went to the doctor for my weigh in and only lost 4 pounds. Very disappointed but I expected as much. This past month with Boo and my mother issues was extremely stressful. I should be lucky I lost 4 pounds instead of gaining though. If I hadn't had you all to cry to, I'm sure I would have gained instead of lost. I looked at my diary and noticed there were a lot of early morning snacking on peanut butter or string cheese ( when I was up the whole nights with Boo) and there were a lot of days where I just didn't eat enough calories. The day before my doctor appointment I was working on things for my mother all day and completly forgot to eat and I didn't walk Boo. So when I took Boo out around 3pm, a neighbor saw me and asked after her. I told her how my day went and that I had to walk her because I forgot. Well about 20 minutes later when I was walking back the neighbor c ame out and brought me food. She told me what exactly she had put on it so I could log it in my diary. It was so kind of her. She told me, "You are always worrying about others and not taking care of yourself. So I made you this." I guess people are out there watching when you don't think so. I probably screwed up my metabolism some this past month. I have started to eat normal again.
I asked my doctor why the entire back of my legs hurt after walking Boo.I said that it felt like my entire back of the leg was cramping up. I asked her if my magnesium levels were okay, as someone suggested on this site.I mean I have been walking her since July, so my legs should be getting used to this by now. She asked me is my lower back hurt too afterwards. I said yes. She told me I have a condition which I cannot remember the name of having to do with my lower spine and that to help me with it I should do these lower back exercises. I am going to email her again and ask her what the name of the condition is so that I can research it.
Hope the exercises help.
Chiclet0 -
Barb, I hope your headaches and eye problems go away soon.:sick:
Mimi- you are a role model and a good one.
Michele - breathe. :happy:
chiclet - take care of yourself!:flowerforyou:
Suzyq - I am sure you will miss Sophie
Marlouise - my thoughts are with you and your Mom sending positive energy your way
Barbiecat - you are so disciplined. amazing. I also talk to my granddog on the phone all the time he is an English Bulldog and a sweetie. I always talk to my pets if I am away.:laugh:
Laura - what happens in Vegas ...
to those of you I missed - I am so glad you are all a part of this thread. I love you all.
I have had a bad week. started out really well and then sort of went awry.:noway: My treadmill is acting up again.
it gets some dog hair in it somewhere and overheats so it pops off to keep it from burning up:explode: . I can't seem to clear it this time. so tomorrow I will disasemble it. When I don't exercise alot I don't stick to my healthy eating that well. and it throws off my workout plans. I always start with an hour on the treadmill and end with an hour on the treadmill and when that doesn't happen I don't feel like doing my other workouts.:grumble: I am going to have to change my ticker soon to be honest because i can't seem to get rid of the camping weight I put on.:ohwell:
Oh well Monday is a new week and hopefully it will be a good one. :drinker:0 -
:happy: :happy: I am a happy girl right now. I have been taking increased dosage of lipitor since June, because my cholesterol levels were just not coming down. No matter how much I exercise and eat good foods, it is in my genes. Today I had results from my latest blood test and all numbers are in the NORMAL range. I have not been within that range for years!! I am still sad that I have to take the meds, but I do believe that my other good numbers are a result of a fit lifestyle. :drinker: :drinker: And all that bike riding is paying off.
Barb, I am sorry to hear about your eye troubles. I am sending good thoughts your way.
Chiclet, you are so right, losing 4 lbs is so much better than not losing or even gaining. You did well, notwithstanding all the stresses you've gone through. And what a kindly and observant neighbor.
Mimi, so glad to see you posting. I missed you. I echo the sentiment that you are an inspiration and a role model. You just being you is good for all of us. As well, you are such an articulate writer, it is a pleasure reading your posts.
Kackie, glad to see you back too!
Welcome to all the newbies. I see several have joined while I was MIA for a bit. You will love this forum.
With DH away for 4 days, my eating has been less than stellar. In fact, I had a bad sleep last night, woke up early and went out and had A&W bacon and eggs for breakfast, plus toast, plus hash browns, plus 18% cream in my coffee. Yum. I am not even a bit sorry that I did that. As soon as I finish typing this post I will log it, fair and square. No regrets. I am learning not to beat myself up anymore. I have learned so much from all of you, that falling off the wagon does not mean forever.
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Rebel 0 -
Just popping in to post and keep up with everything. I ate pizza tonight. It is my most favorite thing to have on a Friday night. We were brought up on plain cheese pizza which is a blessing as it's not so bad calorie wise. I did manage to get some exercise in chasing stray balls and running some drills.
Our new fat cat has lost 1 pound since we got him. The vet says that is a good sign. Maybe we will get lucky and he is just a chow hound and not a sickly cat. (It sounded funny saying chow hound in reference to a cat.
Have a great evening,
Jeannie0 -
rjadams: I was doing the treadmill regularly also and I was at a stall. I recently started doing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and have noticed the difference. I can't do it every day, but really feel it when I do. I just moved up to level 2 and really like it because it has some different moves, but lots of stomach exercises, I think you would like the change of pace!0
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Well, I totally blew it tonight. I was so good until about 5:00. I realized that our company would be here in an hour and I had totally forgotten to get things ready for the horsduerves. Jessica was in the living room watching "Deal or No Deal" while I was rushing around like a mad woman in the kitchen opening the cheese, cutting it up, making the horsduerves. Then I really stressed ate. But the funny thing is that I felt so uncomfortable afterwards, I had some yogurt to hopefully make me feel better. I know one thing is that I have to learn to listen to my body and just stop eating when my body says "enough" instead of continuing to stress eat. Well, tomorrow yoga after the farmers markets.
I did go to this one farm hoping that they still had corn on the cob. A friend who lives near there said that they were going to have some come in in Aug so they may still have it. Only they didn't.
chicklet, yes I make the chicken terriyaki from scratch. You take 1 Tbs of tomato paste, 1-1/2 Tbs (I'm pretty sure it is) of honey, 1 Tbs of soy sauce (I used the low sodium). The original recipe says to use chicken thighs but I used the breast. When I put it into MFP recipe, it came out at 259 cal and 250mg sodium. I have to look on my recipe here to be sure of the exact ingredients. Update: Yup, those are the right ingredients. I put it in the broiler for about 8 min per side then put it on the grill for another few minutes. The chicken pesto salad is really easy. Bryan gave me the recipe. Basically, I got one of those rotisserie chickens in the grocery store, boiled some pasta, then added the chicken to the pasta and put pesto on it. Bryan told me that it's supposed to be served warm, I thought it should be cold! I really can't see the advantage of it warm, except that maybe the pesto is more flavorful. I did have some of the desserts, but I do want to have my neighbor over one night (they live next door to us), so I'll have the leftovers for them. that WAS the original thought, only problem is that there aren't a lot of leftovers....lol Of course, as is my way, I naturally gave food to everyone. Jessica has a bag, had a bag for Ken & Lynette. I need to ice the red velvet cake that I made for Jess and Zac. Only I didn't put in any red food coloring because I didn't have the food coloring. But that doesn't add anything to the taste or texture, so I figured I was OK. I also need to ice the whiskey cake I'm giving to Bryan to take to his friends' house. And make the indoor smores for Jess. That's great that with all you've been thru, you still lost 4 lbs! What a wonderful neighbor you have! As they say...what goes around comes around...and this just confirms that.
Got my bowling shoes today. They really don't look "manly". They're white with navy inside and on the very bottom. I tried them on for Vince and he said that I should keep them. I think they were only something like $40.
Robin - I change things up on the treadmill, do you? Sometimes I do HIIT which basically I sprint for 30 seconds, then for about 1-1/2 min I recover, then sprint for 30 seconds, then recover. I also do incline intervals. Just something a little different on the treadmill.
Going to take a shower, then go to bed. I'm still feeling a bit bloated, but not as bad as before.
Michele0 -
Hello everyone.
Visited the Farmer’s Market today – came home with pluots, peaches, figs, strawberries, cucumbers, radishes, corn, tomatoes, and summer squash. Heaven! I’m going to miss the fresh, local produce when summer ends. I like eating local produce, but it’s hard to resist the produce that comes from outside the US when we can’t get it here.
I’m encouraged by the 1-½ lb loss for the week. I like knowing I can make it a whole week without tracking and still lose. :happy: Makes me feel powerful! On the other hand, I am looking forward to tracking my food again, beginning tomorrow. It’s a lot more relaxing! :laugh:
Barb, I stopped by our Snowline Hospice shop today. I didn’t score on clothes like you did, but I did on books. I came out with a whole grocery bag full of books by some of my favorite authors – for $14!
I sympathize with you about your eyesight. I had zigzagging light flashes and a trip to the ER a couple of years ago. Thank goodness was from changes in the vitreous not retinal detachment. The doc told me not to worry but to come back asap if it seemed as though a curtain were coming down over my eyes. That would be retinal detachment. My vision has improved but I still have some blurry spots. Ain’t getting older grand?!
Marlouise, hugs from me as you deal with your mom’s illness.
Kackie, so good to hear from you. I hope you’ll put up a pic or two. The PNW is beautiful. I’ve heard Lake Louise is spectacular.
Susan, woo hoo on kick-starting the weight loss again. I know what you mean about the simple carbs. I can handle them if I decide ahead to have a specific amount of something, say one piece of chocolate. There’s trouble ahead, though, whenever I think I’ll have “just a little.”
Amanda, I hope you’re feeling better.
Chiclet, 4 lbs is good. Pat yourself on the back. You did a good job. Not only did you lose the weight but, as you reminded me, you’re putting healthy fuel into your body. :flowerforyou:
Robin, you are also a good role model – both in your consistent and enthusiastic exercise and in the yummy meals you fix. I’m on the “up” side now and that’s nice (of course!) But one of the most important things I’m learning is how short and temporary those “downs” can be. It’s the great thing about what we’re doing, how we’re doing it, and, most of all, how we support each other.
Renny, you are right on target about not beating yourself up. Beating ourselves up when we've "done wrong" seems so righteous but it’s the most counterproductive thing we can do. :noway:
Yay for the splurge :drinker: and yay for tracking it honestly. Keeping the eyes wide open is a victory. Congrats on the good cholesterol results too. I know you’ve been eating lots of fruits and veggies, which is good in lots of ways. I’ve been reading lately about the positive effect on cholesterol of eating foods that are low on the glycemic index.
Michelle, like you, I realize how crappy I feel when I eat food that’s not so healthy. I didn’t notice it before because it was a constant. Now that it’s an anomaly, eating unhealthy food makes me feel uncomfortable for an hour or two afterward. Isn't it great?!
Welcome to everyone who’s new. I’m looking forward to getting to know you. And hugs to all my “old” friends. You are dear to me. 0 -
Hello Everyone!
It is beginning to seem "official" that summer is on the wane--especially here tonight, where it rained very enthusiastically. I took my parents to the barbecue that the yacht club they belong to has every other Friday. The club supplies everything, except whatever you want to grill, so when I saw fresh wild coho salmon for $7.99/lb. at Costco, I decided no steak this time.
When I grill salmon, I put a little butter on it, shake some dill weed over that, and then top it off with a generous squeeze of lemon juice. It was yummy, and best of all, because my parents are light eaters, I have enough leftover grilled salmon for another meal--although I came close to losing it after I walked in the door. :huh:
I was talking on my cellphone when I arrived home, so I put the tote bag down that held my fish grilling pan, oven mitt, etc. AND the foil-wrapped salmon leftovers, and went to sit down so I could write down a phone number. I soon heard some suspicious rustling, snuffling coming from the kitchen. I looked in the doorway to see Mai Li, head first in my tote bag!!!:noway: :laugh: I quickly jumped up and rescued my salmon, and received a very disappointed look from her.:ohwell:
She and her com padres didn't lose out. They got a late doggie dinner after I was finished with my phone call.
Renny, WTG on your cholesterol readings!! Just goes to show you what eating right and exercising can do for you!!
Robin, Sorry your treadmill isn't letting you "tread" very much.:sad: :sad: I thought dog hair (as in Mai Li's long tail hairs) could only clog a vacuum's beater brush, but apparently, it is good for fouling up other devices as well.
Chiclet, Glad you were able to get all your errands done, but sorry it wore you out. I think losing 4 lbs. after what has been going on with you for the last few weeks is a WIN-like you said, you could have gained, but you DIDN'T--and that is what counts!:flowerforyou:
Mimi, Congrats on staying on track with your loss, even though your routine was altered. You are sounding more like a "normal" person than ever. (BTW. not implying you were ever "abnormal" . Rather a reference made to the post a few days ago about what constitutes "normal")
Michelle, Thank you for your recipes, and I think I burned 100 calories just reading everything you said you did!!:noway: :laugh:
Amanda, I hope your pesky virus goes away soon.:flowerforyou:
Suzzeque, I am sorry you can't keep Sophie, but it sounds like she is going to be fine.
Speaking of doggies, would you believe a friend of a friend of mine was hoping I would take in her Chihuahua for NINE days while she was out of town?:noway: :noway: Fortunately, I didn't have to turn her down, because when I spoke to her, she told me she had already found a sitter. I am going to have enough potential doggie problems when I return to work without having a 4th doggie in the mix!!!
To anyone I didn't mention, it is not for lack of interest, just lack of memory and the late hour.
BTW, welcome to the newbies who have popped in during the last few days.
Well, it is late, and I am tired, so bye for now.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.
Barb0 -
Hi everyone Here I am back on the waggon again (I really must try harder not to fall out so often :bigsmile: ) I've also been a bit lax with logging my calories, and I am just thankful that I haven't put any weight on. Last week is in the past and I am ready for the challenge of a new week. I ate a big plateful of roasted veggies last night and will do the same tonight. I have also changed the way I log calories, so instead of breakfast/lunch/tea etc I have changed it to times of the day. Hopefully this will show where I need to watch my "empty" calorie intake. I know I still eat too many unhealthy snacks, so also need to arm myself with healthier snacks. I know the theory so why oh why can't I do the practice.:grumble:
:flowerforyou: Barb you made me smile, Mai Li sounds just like our old dog Milo, he would always have his head/nose in places where he shouldn't - I couldn't leave shopping bags with food on the floor, :laugh: I had to put things out of his reach as soon as I could, otherwise he would investigate and help himself. I loved that little dog and miss him - life was less stressful before Frankie. Mind you Milo had his moments, but mostly he was a good dog.
:flowerforyou: Chiclet you should definitely pat yourself on the back, losing 4lbs with all that stress, I think you are amazing :flowerforyou:
:flowerforyou: Mimi congrats to you too, you also deserve a pat on the back, losing without tracking - you obviously put into practice what I only think about :huh:
:flowerforyou: Jeannie hope your fat cat (does he have a name?) continues to lose weight and that he doesn't need any medication. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
:flowerforyou: Amanda get well soon
:flowerforyou: Marlouise thinking about you and your mum
Well I had better make a start, lots of things to do today. Take care everyone. Viv 0 -
Well the stress that was from my little Boo will be over officially tomorrow. My son is taking her in to the vet tomorrow to have her stitches removed. :bigsmile: She is back to normal and even the neighbors have noticed as we walk down the pathway and she says her hello's to everyone again. When she was sick I was lucky if I got her down the path.
I was informed today that my mom's insurance company has said they will only cover her now up to next Wednesday, then she has to leave the rehab facility. Everyone there that has been working with my mother is shocked, because she is not ready to leave yet!:noway: I called her doctor and she went to see her, and said No Way was she able to leave yet. She planned on calling the insurance company after she saw my mom to report her diagnosis and request more time there. Usually if the patient is not showing signs of progress then the insurance company does this, but my mom is progressing. She is able to stand with one person helping her, can walk about 10 steps now, can use the commode next to her bed, and her body's nutrtion levels are almost normal. The facility wants my mom to be able to walk (with a walker) on to the airplane to come to me, be able to walk to the restroom, be able to pull her pants down, use the toilet and then pull them back up and walk back to her bed. This all involves Physical therapy with their weight machines She needs to continue building up her muscles. The nurse in charge told me that I will need to call some place called Qualis and request an appeal. I have talked with all the therapist, nurses, and the doctor to determine how much she has progressed so that I can relay this to Qualis and hope that she will be allowed to stay for a few more weeks. I have to do this on Monday. My mom asked me to email my SIL to ask how to request an appeal (she actually works for that insurance company!) as she had to do this a year ago when my mom broke her leg. She promptly went down to the facility after work with my brother and yelled at my mother, telliing her that she was so ungrateful for all the things she has done for her and said we were on our own on this and she wasn't going to help. My mom was so upset! When I called her it took everything I could do to get her to calm down and relax. I told her I would handle it and not to worry about anything. Before I got off the phone with her I asked her if she was okay and if she believed me when I said it would be okay and she said, "You're so strong. With everything you have been going through in your own life, plus dealing with my stuff and constantly checking on things for me here, I don't know how you do it. But you do. Your brother was in here today and was a total wreck, yelling at me with his wife. You've always been the strong one. I know you will handle it."
It's funny, I've lost everything and gone past the point of desperation, cry myself to sleep, am lonely and barely have enough to pay my rent. I don't feel very strong.:indifferent: It's just a matter of surviving. Little does she know that I pour my heart out to all of you.
:flowerforyou: Mimi
Isn't it strange? When others here are depressed, stressed and fall off the wagon we are there for them instantly to help them through it, see the positvie or the obvious that they can't see. Yet, when it happens to ourselves, we don't recognize the signs, or the obvious either, and it takes those we helped to help us. How wonderful are all the ladies here I ask you?
:flowerforyou: Renny
You know every once in awhile you have to alliow yourself something special to make you feel good. Yours was A & W. But isn't it nice to know that it isn't something that will crush you and that you can just say, "It's okay, I am in control and it's no big deal.":happy: Good for you!:drinker:
:flowerforyou: Michele
Thank you for the recipes. I'm going to try them tomorrow. Now I have to ask you for the Whiskey cake recipe. I take it, it taste like whiskey because it is made with whiskey? I would love to make that for my ex mother in law. She LOVES cakes made or soaked in whiskey or rum. How do you manage to make all those desserts, and not eat any? That's like being in a pit of rattlesnakes and hoping you won't get bit. :laugh:
I too have to agree with you on when eating unhealthy stuff and how it makes you feel afterwards. It's like you've cleaned your system out and when you put something bad in, the whole body starts sputtering and spewing. I had just finished reading your post and had started cleaning up in the kitchen and saw a open bag o f cheetos that my "date" had brought over, eaten and left behind. I thought, "I'll just try one." (Remember the Lay's commercial, No one can eat just one?) Well I ate one and practically died!!:noway: :sick: It was so salty, tasted like I was eating cardboard and left this horrible smell and taste in my mouth. I had to go and brush my teeth. I can't believe my body reacted that way and I can't believe I used to eat those, the entire bag actually!:embarassed:
:flowerforyou: Robin
Does anybody not talk to their dogs on the phone when they are away from them???
I always put the phone on speaker so my mom can talk to her grand puppy, Boo. Her ears look like satelite dishes turning when she is trying to find out where the voice is coming from.:laugh:
:flowerforyou: Barb
Your story about Mai Li raiding the bag for the salmon made me laugh. Boo investigates all the grocery bags as I bring them in. She hasn't eaten any human food from the bags.....yet, but she definitely knows where the sandwich meats are, etc. Mostly she is looking through the bags for her scooby snacks and toys,:happy: which she knows her mom has brought her.
Have a nice weekend everyone!!:flowerforyou:
Chiclet0 -
Happy Saturday my friends!
We actually have blue skies with little fluffy white clouds here today - but it is cold. I've resorted to my hot water bottle, so comforting. I'm not leaving the house today (apart from to go into the garden) to try to get over this dratted cold. My cough kept me awake most of the night. I'm hoping I'll feel better tomorrow as I'm having some portrait photos done of myself and my three babies (yeah, babies - ages 33, 32 and 27!) We wanted to have some taken while DD#1 is pregnant as she looks so beautiful (always beautiful, but this is something special). Once the twins come along we will get some more portraits done.
I probably won't get as much exercise done today either although I intend to go on the treadmill again later if I've got the energy.
DH is going to do the nursing home visits today. I'd hate to give his mum my germs. Speaking of DH, why is that he looks so young?? He's only a couple of years younger than I am, but he barely looks 40! I'm starting to think that people will see me as a 'cougar'. I really think I need to get up into the attics and see if he's hidden a painting of himself up there - I'll change his name from Miles to Dorian soon!
My enthusiasm for food is not high today, so I'm going to make some thick onion soup later on. My great-grandmother always used to say it was good for colds and throats. Not sure how true that is, but it reminds me of her looking after me when I was a sickly child. Added bonus is that it is low in the calorie department.
I'm going to go boil the kettle so I can heat up my hot water bottle now.
Have a grand weekend everyone.
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Good morning ladies. SO EXCITED to be able to say that 4 pound I gained over the summer is GONE and another one besides. This is officially the least I have weighed in over 15 years.. maybe more. Size 8 here I come!
I still have Sophie. The grad student messaged me yesterday that she was sick and would have to postpone. Have to wonder if she really is or just doesn't want to tell me she changed her mind....
Its peas soup fog this morning so walking the girls will have to wait for safety's sake.0 -
Chicklet – Good luck fighting with the insurance company. I’ve been there and done that with my Dad after he broke his hip. You need to look up your rights and use everyone one of them.
Suezzzque – Good for you on getting rid of the summer weight gain plus 1.
To all those chatting about Farmer's Market - Now that we finally went to ours we don't know how we got along without it. We are going there tomorrow but will bring a cooler as we will still need to go to a regular grocery store for many items. They have natural chickens on sale and we hope to get the full limit of 4.
I'm holding my own with no weight gain or weight loss. I need to get back on track with exercise today and going forward. I did GutNBut already and going to get on the bike now before soccer starts. The kids have 3 games today, so it will be a long day.
I have chicken breasts thawing for DD and I and two steaks for hubby and DS for dinner tonight. Planning is so key to staying on track.
The 'fat' cat is Blue. The other cat is Hazel. So far they are ignoring each other. The dogs are Rosie, Peggy-NO! and Chipper. The lizards are Sandy and Dusty. The guinea pig is Jena. The horses are Missy and Moab. <- that is a lot of animals, but not enough to open a zoo and charge admission. Still live would be empty without them.
Have a great Saturday,
Jeannie0 -
Good morning, everyone. It has been so busy here but should get back to normal after the weekend.
We've been painting my DD Jenny's old bedroom (she's the one who moved to Texas this past summer). DD Mary, BF Matt and baby Isaac will be moving from the master bedroom to the 2 bedrooms at the other end of the hallway--Jenny's and my DS current room. My son will move into the master bedroom. Isaac will now have his own room and everyone will sleep better. He has been sleeping 5-6 hours at night but does not nap well in the same room as daddy working on the computer.
The refrigerator has decided to go so my DS is picking up a newer one today. That is good as we are now having to keep blocks of ice in this one to keep things cold. Also, since we didn't want to shop for food until we have a better one, my eating hasn't been the best. We are using up things that have started defrosting and that includes things the others buy that I don't normally eat. I feel rather icky today and am going to do my best to stick to fresh foods.
I need to go to the vet that treated Shadie when she was rescued to pick up her medical records and flea treatment. She has gained 2.5 pounds, which is good as she only weighed 5 pounds when we got her. They would like her to weigh around 9-10 pounds so she has a bit more to gain. She's good at not getting into 'people' food--she just doesn't seem to care for it. She does love her treat ball, though!
Welcome to our new members.
Chicklet--you are doing so good! I NEVER lose and almost always gain when stressed.
Michelle--I'm going to try the teriyaki chicken recipe. It sounds good and HAS to be better than the stuff my DD buys!
Amanda--I hope you are feeling better.
Susan--I also try to stay away from simple carbs. I made bread yesterday using wholegrain oat flour and some butternut squash that had thawed and needed to be used up. It is SO good! I am going to have a slice for breakfast (according to the recipe it comes out to 92 calories a slice but I used all water instead of milk so mine is actually a bit less than that).
Hugs and prayers for everyone--especially those dealing with illnesses, etc. Take care of yourselves.
I'm going to get my workout in now because it is going to get very busy around here in a few hours! Have a good weekend!0 -
Good morning ladies, just stopped by to let you know yes I am alive, maintaining weight, while trying not to lose my mind. To make a long story not so long. My MIL stubbed her toe about 3 week ago and it turned black, blue and maroon and she was in excruciating pain.We tried to get her to go to hospital but she said "if its broke they ain't gonna do nothin anyway." She went to her regular doctors appointment on September 8 and the doctor examined the foot and told her to go directly to the ER because she had no pulse in her foot. The doctor at the hospital did test and told her they did find a faint pulse and started her on Heprin. (blood thinner) They tried to do an Angio Gram but because the narrowing in the arteries was so extreme they were unable to do stints or balloons. If they were to try to to the stints or balloons it would only worsen her condition because the plaque would break off and create more clots. Because of her COPD, Cancer and heart condition she is not a candidate for bypass surgery. If they were to try to do bypass chances are she would die on the operating table. Her course of treatment is 1. QUIT SMOKING 2. blood thinners and when her strength returns they want her to start walking a few minutes a day and increase gradually uintil she is walking at least 30 minutes a day. To make matters worse she had broken out in what we thought were some kind of rashes on her back, sides, stomach and in her, shall we say, hoo hoo. Her primary doctor told her it was dry skin and fungal infection but no matter what she used it itched and burned. At the hospiotal the doctor told her it was radiation burns from her cancer treatment and the reason it took so long to show up was because it was burning from the inside out. He presribed a concoction for her body and gave her a prescription for her nether region, so to speak. which is helping. She came home from the hospital yesterday and my SIL came up from Baltimore and spent the night with MIL last night but she had to go home today. I am going to be staying with her for a few days and won't have access to a computer. I hope to catch up on post next week. Hugs and prayers for all, Rose0
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Hello everyone, just back from visiting my mom. She was up and eating a bit today, good colour and spirits. She can not talk to well but is understandable,. My eldest sis said she was slipping a bit tonight, but also mom has had a big day with visitors, so it could be she is very tired.
So am I driving most of the day is hard, and the rain tonight with fog, blackness, hard to see at the best of moments. I give thanks to God for getting me home and safe.
Catch you all tomorrow
Marilyn0 -
:flowerforyou: Marilyn
I'm sorry to hear about your mother. It is a very difficult thing to go through. You are in my thoughts.
Chiclet0 -
Hello everyone,
We have joined the 20th century! We all have cell phones with texting. lol For 3 years my kids have been telling me they are the only teenagers without their own cell.
We had 1 for both of them to share and last Tuesday DD had the phone and I lost DS. No one on his soccer team would let him use their cell phone to call and tell me where they were. I went to the wrong school for his game and had no idea what the right school was.
He had an anxiety attack over it as he is adopted and thought we had abandoned him as his birth mother did when he was 2. That was it. We went and added a line, upgraded our contract and now they are like all the other teenagers with their own cells.
No choice but for me to learn how to text now.
Both kids lost their games today. I got an hour in on the bike and am well under calories for the day.
Jeannie0 -
Mimi - that's wonderful that you can lose and NOT journal. Wish I could do that. Now that I think of it, I've never actually tried.
chicklet - I'll have to get back to you with that whiskey recipe. When I first tried it, it was from an OLD, and I do mean OLD recipe -- the paper was yellow with age. The first time I made it, it called for 1/2 whiskey (in the icing). Well, 1/2 of what? I found out, it wasn't 1/2 a cup....lol I made it for Bryan when he turned 21. His comment was "the cake was good, but after eating the icing I felt I should wait an hour before driving....lol" I will get that recipe for you, I promise.
BEWARE: I'm about to cry on your shoulders.
OK, Bryan leaves tomorrow. At first it was at 7a.m., now he wants to leave at 6. Tonight he said "for the last 3 days no one has wanted to spend time with me". Not true, to be honest, I didn't know when he had time for US, between his packing and all. My heart almost shattered. Not only will I not see him until January (you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll be going to Paris, even if I have to go alone), but how my heart is breaking! I don't think he realized how much that affected me. Yes, today has been a real stressful day. I'm certainly trying (key word) to keep things in some sort of perspective. But I'm hurting so much. We (Vince, me, and Bryan) went out for ice cream. Vince commented on how I ate the real stuff -- I didn't have the fat free or whatever. Oh, I'd better stop, I don't know if my keyboard is waterproof. Even as I type this, I'm crying my eyes out. Honestly, I feel a bit bloated from the ice cream, but I think it meant more that I went with them and had ice cream. I think I may go downstairs and just hug Bryan. Not that I won't do that LOTS tomorrow. Thank goodness I bought boxes of tissues!
Michele0 -
Michele,
By all means tell him the reason why you didn't spend all time you could with him. You were just being thoughtful of his time. It's no ones fault. Go down there and explain it to him so that he wont go on that plane thinking you didn't want to spend the time with him. It's just a lack of communication, get it cleared up now. Hug him tight and tell him how much he means to you. Be thankful that you have a son that wanted to spend time with you. Then hit Paris!!
Think of it as an adventure, and ride it with him. It's just another phase of his life and you can be part of it too! Ask him to send postcards or send pictures of things he sees on his cell. Communicate through email, if you have a webcam and he does too, you can still see each other. :happy:
Hang in there and be strong.
Chiclet0 -
Chiclet,
You are an exceptional person. With all you have going on in your life, you still can put yourself in another's shoes and give excellent advice to Michelle.:flowerforyou: Your mom is lucky to have you, and so are all of us.
Barb0 -
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: There's no place like home......everybody was glad to see me and I was glad to see them. the workshop ended at noon on Friday after three hours of practicing our favorite dances of the week......on the way to the ferry my two friends and I stopped for lunch at an authentic Korean restaurants (one of my friends is Korean) and had tofu soup, kimchee, fish, vegetables, rice, and many things I've never had before.....then we shopped at a Chinese grocery store with great veggies and interesting things like octopus and jelly fish...I bought bok choy, snow peas, and tea....I had a nice walk on the ferry and then I got to drive the Lexus Hybrid the last 50 miles.....we got home in time for supper.....Jake had fixed baked chicken with tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers, and onion and steamed green beans that he got from a friend's garden. the day was so busy that I didn't even try to log my calories ( how can you log calories for food you can't identify?)
:flowerforyou: on the subject of not posting food......that only works after you've been posting for a long time and have a reasonably good idea of what to eat and what to avoid........I've had some times of not posting but they are few and far between........today we went out to lunch and had Thai chicken curry and brown rice and spring rolls
high sodium.....so even though I've weighed and will weigh as usual, i won't take the weight seriously until I've been away from the high sodium meals for two to three days.
:flowerforyou: its late, no time for personal replies 0 -
Good Sunday morning everyone... another crisp day... we've had frost every morning since Thursday. Definately time to get out the cool weather clothes. And along with the cool weather, both hubby and I have come down with colds (drat). Oh well, push on... We worked on the kitchen all day yesterday. Got all the lino off the floor and all the glue that held it on. All of the appliances are un-usable except the fridge so eating out is becoming the norm. Today we will put the 2nd coat of paint on the walls so hopefully I'll have my stove back. This morning I decided to use the crock pot to make a stew for dinner but I'll have to plug it in in another room... my living room will smell wonderful!
Chicklet - your mom is right... you are a very strong person. Good things are on the horizon for you! 'The kindness you show comes back to you 10 fold' :flowerforyou:
Amanda - Men seem to have it easier in all departments... they seem to loose weight easier, their hair greys slower (that is if they don't loose it), and instead of looking older they look 'distinguished'! :laugh:
Suszzque - WOO! HOO! - good for you on the loss of your summer pounds +1! :drinker:
Jeannie - I've been texting with my kids for a few years now... takes a little bit of practice but you'll be a pro in no time.
Michele - I've got tears in my eyes... It's always tough no matter how many times our 'babies' leave home, but Michele is right, with all the technology today, the world is a much smaller place. A lady I work with has her son in Afganistan with the Canadain Armed Forces. She keeps in touch with him using Skype, and his babies get to actually see their daddy often.
To all those I didn't mention, have a wonderful day!0 -
Hello Ladies.
First off - a big hug to Michele. I'm totally hopeless at goodbyes of any type and I know how you must be feeling. Four years ago, my son had to spend a year in hospital and I could only get to see him once every six weeks or so. A lot of the time he wasn't even strong enough to talk on the phone, or send texts - that was possibly the hardest year of my life. Go to Paris!!
I also use skype a lot to communicate with my friends in Australia. Apart from my DH (who is my best friend), my closest (ironically) friends are all in Australia. Skype means we can sit with the netbook and chat (and see each other). It makes such a difference.
My daughters and I went for our photo shoot today. Son was supposed to come too, but he had to run a Kadampa meditation class for somebody who was sick today (he lives in the Buddhist Bodhisattva Centre in Brighton. Up until just over a year ago, he was training to be ordained as a Buddhist monk), so we made it just about us girls. The photos are really lovely, it's just a shame that we couldn't get to bring them home today and will have to wait about six weeks for them. Crazy!
We also went to a wedding fair this morning. Both my daughters used to do modelling and they would do a lot of wedding dress modelling at wedding fairs as a sideline. DD#1 wanted to show off her baby bump before the twins come along as a lot of her friends were there. A suitable fuss was made! Her friends know about all the problems my girls have had conceiving and how they have had to go along the IVF route. It is heartwarming to see my daughter looking so 'blooming'.
DH should not leave me alone for the day! I am not sure how pleased he's going to be with me, but I've booked us both in to do abseiling (rappelling) down a 100ft church tower next weekend. It's for charity, so I'm sure he will be fine. We've both done abseiling before (many years ago and never together) but I could never get him to come along when I did my skydiving - he's scared of heights. To be fair though, I used to be terrified of heights - which is why I went skydiving in the first place. I'm now absolutely fine.
I've decided that I need to increase my protein levels somewhat. Just recently I've been dropping below my targets most days. Being a vegetarian (for the last 35 years), I eat lots of quorn and pulses etc, but any suggestions would be welcomed.
Anyway ladies, I hope you are all having a healthy and happy weekend.
Amanda x0 -
:flowerforyou: Good Evening Everyone......I've been a bit pre- occupied for a few days but now ...thanks to a little nudge from Viv (Thanks Viv!)...I feel I must get back into the swing of things!
I hope you're all Ok and mastering all those trials and tribulations that are sent to try us!!
We're back to normal here after our cruise. Washings done etc. and now it's doldrum time! You know...the time when you realise that the time you've looked forward to has been and gone. Still we have great memories and lovely photos to show for it all. Some new friendships too. As for the photos...DH and I nearly ended up divorced when we thought the Tallin photos had been lost forever!! Lo and behold....:laugh: we found them...tucked into a file of other photos on the computer. A little...and I mean very little ...knowledge is dangerous to say the least!! I can try and get some more photos on my profile ..but don't hold your breath!
Our garden's quite glad we're home ...the leylandii trees especially! They were in dire need of a haircut....DH chose last weekend to scale the ladder .....and now at least we know we should have no complaints from the neighbours about them being too high. Unruly maybe as one has sprouted a central sprig in defiance!!
I did get to Zumba last Monday but will give it a miss tomorrow as my partner is on holidays...and there's a relief instructor. If it's the girl that came last time...she nearly killed us!!
Great to say ...my shoulder is much better now. Who'd have thought it would have taken soooo long!!
I was quite lucky on holiday though...I went over on my ankle on a rough pavement and it swelled a little. All I wanted, when I had walking and more important...dancing to do. With a cold compress and massage help from a fellow cruiser all was well. Dancing didn' t suffer!!! What I should perhaps say, is that when I hurt my ankle it was after a canal trip in St Petersburg...we ended up sampling different vodkas.....we decided the third sample out of ....mmmm?? .... quite few more than that!!! was the best. !!!!:bigsmile: Needless to say ...a great trip:laugh: ...LOL ...had by all!!
Anyway ...not to bore you any more.... I'll say..Hope you've all had a great weekend.
Oh and I knew there was something I should have been doing today ...The Great North Run.... Ooops! forgot about that!! .Did any of our UK MFP's enter ? .....if you did ...well done.
BFN Jackie 0 -
Hello Everyone.
Jackie, Glad to have you back with us.
Amanda, Glad the pics turned out, but sorry your son couldn't be part of them, and that you have to wait so long to get them.
Michelle, I hope you had a chance to talk to your son before he left this morning. Thinking of you.:flowerforyou:
I want to share something I did for breakfast today that turned out well.
Today I made an asparagus frittata for brunch, as follows:
Ingredients:
.25 grams sweet onion
.25 grams green pepper
.50 grams fresh asparagus ( 2 spears)
a little water
a shake or two of Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb on the veggies.
1 whole egg and
3 egg whites
1 tablespoon of fat free cottage cheese.
a couple of shakes of Mrs. Dash regular seasoning in the egg mixture
Cut up the veggies, place them in a nonstick pan on about medium heat. Shake on the Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb. When they have sizzled for a couple of minutes, add just enough water to cover the bottom of the pan, and put a lid on them.
While the water is cooking away, combine the eggs, cottage cheese and the other Mrs. Dash seasoning, and whisk everything well. By now the water is pretty well cooked out of your pan. Pour the egg mixture in, and move the pan around, if needed, to evening distribute the egg mixture all over the bottom. Kick the heat up a couple of notches to about medium high, and when you can see the bubbles starting to pop up to the top in your eggs, reduce the heat back to a little below medium, and cover your pan.
My cookware has glass lids, so it is easy to watch the progress. Thanks to the cottage cheese, you will get some big "poofy" air bubbles as it cooks, and when you can see the egg mixture no longer has any runny spots in it, removed the pan from the heat, and let it sit for a minute or two. The "poofs" will sink down, which is fine. You should be able to use a flat turner, such as for pancakes, and flip the egg "pancake" to fold it over halfway. Then you can lift the entire thing off the pan and on to your plate. I logged the ingredients in the quantities described, and it came to 20 grams of protein, 158 calories, 7 carbs, and 5 grams of fat.
I was thinking this is a good "go to" meal for dinner, if you realize you don't have many calories left. I was going to have it with a Flatout flat bread, which would add another 100 calories, but I was full enough from the frittata alone, so I will save it for later as a snack.
I am lazing with the doggies watching Minnesota try to pull a rabbit out of the hat:noway: and beat Miami.
Hope everyone has a great Sunday!!
Barb0 -
Chicklet, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom. I'm praying FAVOR as you talk to the insurance company on her behalf. You may not FEEL strong, but even when you are venting here to us that strength shines through. I believe all of life is a series of seasons and I am confident than when you get to your next season you will be a much stronger person because of how you've handled this one. YOU ARE AMAZING! :flowerforyou:
Closely watching my calories today as it is my day of rest. Heading out now for that most wonderful of weekly traditions... the Sunday Afternoon Nap. :yawn:0 -
Just dropping in for a quick Sunday greeting! Michelle & Chiclet and everyone else who is struggling:frown: .....sending hugs through cyber space!
Jackie, it is always good to come home, but a real WOW to think that the trip we were planning ...for so long...has come an gone! :noway: That's what happened to us when we planned a cruise and land tour in Alaska (for 2 weeks)! Sometimes, I think half the fun and excitement is in the planning! But there's no place like home and after 2 weeks of being away. ..we were happy to sleep in our own beds and get back into a regular routine!:happy:
Suzzie, congrats on the weight loss:flowerforyou: Everyone else, hope you're having a nice weekend!
Will check in tomorrow!
BirdieM 0 -
I did a swim race this morning. For the first race, the 2 miler, I was the only one in my age group so I won! Tee hee. It was fun even though I won by default. I got some kickass goggles and 30% off any race put on by that group for next year. Oh, and a ribbon.
For the second race, the 1 miler, I had competition so I came in 4th. But I swam at a faster pace than for the first race, which was my goal, so I was happy.0 -
:flowerforyou: Macmadame
Congratulations!
So what if you were the only one in the first race, what an accomplishment! Two miles, OMG, you must have been so happy and proud of yourself. And then to beat your time in the second race ....another accomplishment. How long have you been doing this? My son was a swimmer and he loved it. Did it all his life up through high school. He said when he wasn't swimming he just didn't feel good.
KUDOS to you!:drinker:
:flowerforyou: Suezzzque
Thank you for the words of encouragement. I am dreading calling the company tomorrow. Scared is more like it. The one thing my SIL actually did well for my mom was the appeal (plus the fact that she actually works for the insurance company) and now she refuses to help me with it. I hope I am able to convince them.
Going to read up on patients rights when it comes to insurance companies.
I'll check in later.
Chiclet0
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