Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@GOINST - I feel so bad for you and your DH - I know personally the affects anxiety has on health problems - it makes your breathing and BP just soar and multiplies all issues - so sorry you are bearing all the brunt of this. I'm sure his physician has tried anti-anxiety meds on him I hope something helps him and you in the longer term. How is YOUR HEALTH I know you suffer as well with diminished lung capacity. Are you getting any help from your community yet?

@20Paws - congrats on a month of gym usage. Going every other day is a great objective! Sure does take a while to learn all that equipment. Good for you to get used to free weights.
How did you pick 20 paws for a moniker?

@Kah - I hear ya on the medical expenses coming up. So, don't know if you'll need this but I saw it at the Aldi's Grocery store on sale til Sept. 22 for 19.99 - a very mushy - pushable, squashy ottoman/footstool/poof -its sort of squarish-20"x20"x12" - its so light weight! if you need one at work, this would be ideal. Then handy at home after.

@Morgori - love the avacado - mmmm.....

@Skinny - Lori is coming the weekend of the 25-26-27 - such fun I have planned for her!

@Susan - you are definitely NOT a helicopter mom and I believe you always make the right calls for Cyrus! Its the coaches I worry about! If Cyrus had to quit on Drs. orders right now, I truly believe in another 2 years he could just walk on any field and pick up the ball in any sport and be a star! Inate talent is always there - just like riding a bicycle - so don't sweat it.
As for you young lady - I'm so impressed with your stick-to-it attitude! This new city is so good for you. Exercising, watching your food, happy at work, doesn't sound like you travel much at all! And a nice fella in your life to boot. Sigh.....

@Laurie - what a good solution for your dad and its better for both your mom and you. Really, when would you have found time to help your mom with your meetings after school, or time for your work-outs. That fellow who has been helping your mom sounds great. Every family deserves that kind of help for these complicated issues. Hope you got most of your papers graded last night. Good core work.

@ Angelika - nice to hear about your French exchange student - would really make life extra interesting! I really got a lot out of your comment to StrawbC about emotional eating and finding a substitute activity. And if that doesn't work, to consider counseling to "unplug the trigger"
I sought counselling this year and it was so good for me, I can't find the words. So, I am saving your sentences to re-read whenever I have a struggle, you said it so well. I may re-post it here for others, but I will give you credit each time.

Congrats on your weight loss - .4 or 4 - either way its great!

@JLKulio - Welcome! You made me laugh - ham sandwich on a Chinese Buffet! - Go for it! Its your destiny it seems. Sounds like your planning to cover your - ahem - big salty meal before and after -well done. Hope to see you back here so we can hear about crab rangoon etc.

@Jnfer98 - you are doing so well! Keeping healthy snacks on your person is the way to go. I keep cottage cheese in a little cooler quite often. It's my pal! What activities fill your after work hours can I ask?

@Morgori - another gem with Water Monitoring Day.
Can I add an interesting factoid I learned over Labor Day Weekend? On the farm, in Western Nebraska the pasture land has been invaded and over-run with a type of cedar tree that is spread by birds pooping the seeds - its called the "western red cedar." Farmers are doing controlled burns to regain their pasture land. Studies have shown this tree (as well as its relative the Eastern red cedar) suck up about 240 gallons of water a day - if available- away from the aquifer - thats AMAZING, and thats a WASTE of water! After the pasture is burned you can see that the tree trunks are very crooked and therefore no good for logging. It is now considered a noxious weed here.

@71480kf - well hello back at ya and WELCOME! Home you drop in again.

AFM: Did dinner with friends John and Ann - they've been married 37 years and have 4 sons -2 M.D.'s, 2 Ph.D.'s - nice, huh? and 1 grandson. So we jointly fixed chicken, spaghetti, and alfredo sauce - split the alfredo into 2 pots - mixed cooked chicken into 1 pot. After chopping up the fancy pants mushrooms and sautee-ing them in mod heat in non-salted butter, the 'shrooms were added to the other alfredo pot. Some 'shrooms were left to be served on the side of our salads to taste alone. We all agreed the alfredo sauce with the mushrooms in it (2 types) was the best! We also decided of those on our salad plates, we preferred the Mitake Frondosas to the Trumpet Royale mushrooms (although they were good too).
When you look at the Trumpet mushrooms, (and start playing with them of course) they will remind you of the Dancing Mushrooms in the Original Fantasia movie by Disney.
I think you can google images of these under the common names. The Mitake Frondosa is a Trademark Name for a version of a mushroom called Hen-In-The-Woods Mushroom. It is very common in China and used in their traditional medicine and also has been studied by western medicine. It is considered very healthy for you.
Not so informed on the Trumpet Royale - again its a Trademark Name. I'll bet its just called a trumpet mushroom. Fat tall stem with a tiny cap.

Busy going to PT for my spinal stenosis, lifting weights to strengthen arms for work, using a hand grip to strenghthen hands. Twisted high part of left ankle yesterday and it hurt light a banana slap but is better today.
Eating a high protein diet and still can't eat anything with edges like popcorn or a rice krispy square.
At least I'm off the ice cream. I bought a flavor to try- they came out with "FLAN "- oh so good, but too rich so I still have some left.And no desire to eat it. And I can't justify buying any more ice cream while there's still some in the freezer.