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Karen: It seems to be food at all that triggers me, so mornings are generally good because I don't eat until 11 a.m. or noon. As soon as the body's gas production ramps up, the whole system gets haywire. It appears that everything I eat causes the same reaction, and I have to eat. Feels like that's an eating disorder in…
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Yesterday was... bad. The same old Crohn's-type symptoms, but magnified intensely. Not for the faint of heart, so put it in a spoiler. Skip it if you're not into potty talk! :) I'm at my wit's end, I genuinely am... and the end of my rope, as well. I REALLY did not want to mess with doctors until this pandemic has abated…
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Morning, afternoon and evening, all... kinda soapboxing it here, as well as remembering these things for myself. Beth Time for a reality check: Stop with the shame game! We've been indoctrinated from birth with this notion that, if we're overweight, we are weak and lazy, and it is simply not true. Stop being ashamed, stop…
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Thanks, Machka and Heather. Appreciate you chiming in. Welcome to those who are new, we're glad you're here! Later, Love, Lisa
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Barbara - just saw the info about Joe. Sure hope everything comes out right! Elliptical - 79 minutes/491 cals Just a quick question - has anyone ever used resistance bands, either loop or cable-type? They would probably look something like these: I had one loop-type when I was in PT after the knee replacement, but it's…
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Morning, afternoon and evening, all, Thank you, Barbie, for getting the thread started for us once more... you're our center. The storms woke me an hour early or so this morning. The light show began at 3 a.m. or so, and by 3:30, I gave up, got up, went about my new routines - I've been "retired" now for three whole…
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My goals for August were: 👍Survive without getting cooties.* So far so good! 👍Stay within budget.* Moved to a monthly budget for August, and went $8 over. Pretty pleased with that performance. 👍Be lighter going out than I am going in.* On August 1, I was at 208, August 31, I was at 194. That brings me to 25 pounds lost…
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Ah! Rebecca, I missed her - that first photo of Athena is so awesome, it makes me smile... and if there's anything more lovely than a sleeping baby, I haven't found it yet.
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KJ - Joaquin and Miguel - <3 Elliptical - 74 minutes/430 calories and one kitty cat in my lap trying not to touch the parts of me that are sweaty. Unsuccessful so far. Nice to be loved... Later y'all, Lisa in AR
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Allie - you seem peaceful about your decision, which makes me glad, and I'm so sorry about your friend. Margaret - I'm so sorry your brother is being clueless and awful. Like Terri, I expect nothing of any of my living brothers, and that's pretty much what I get. I'm glad you were able to honor your son's birthday, and…
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The hubby has made beer already today and is roasting meatballs as we speak, some of which will serve as supper tonight, and most of which will be future meals. I love turning the entire kitchen over to him. My gut's been in an uproar all day, so most of the day I've just doodled around. At least, I did after I slid down…
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Happy Sunday - Levi sighting! My daughter got over her snit because I wouldn't go up there for two weeks and is sending me pics over text now. She's also called me twice. If I'd known that was going to happen, I'd have killed off my Facebook a year ago! :smiley: Love, Lisa in AR
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Done. Made my 1,000 calorie mark, but ran slap up against heat exhaustion, and I genuinely do know better. The heat index is between 105 and 110 now, and I know what that does, as I lived in the desert for years. Stupid, and I paid for it. Sitting now in the air conditioning, with a fan pointed on me as well, and my core…
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Ah... sent Corey off to pick up the mulch so I wouldn't drip all over his truck seat. Which was actually just a good excuse--it would have been just me watching him load mulch in the pickup with a little skid steer loader. I put in another 50 minutes of trimming and I'm just wrecked. But got quite a bit done, and…
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Barbie - you are a faithful friend. I'm sorry for your loss. Allie - congrats! Pip - He is such a happy man... even soaking wet. Holy humidity, Batman! Even though the temperature is relatively cool, at 73, the humidity at 89% makes it almost impossible to take a deep breath out there. The air just feels boggy. I trimmed…
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Heather - as you're going stir crazy, I'm just the opposite. My husband asked me if the new fence made me feel trapped or fenced in, and I told him that, on the contrary, it made me feel more safe and secure. Probably an illusion, but that's my perception. Perhaps just all the uncertainties in a pandemic world... Oh! And…
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Elliptical - 72 min/431 cal Yardwork - picking up stones, brushcutting, 92 min/694 cal
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Beth, Thank you so much for the compliment! In all reality, I'm not even sure I'm actually present when I'm writing, which is probably why I don't mention it. Just the opposite of that hyper-aware state I was in while hanging the clothes, where I felt I could hear, see, smell, taste, touch everything. When I write…
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Machka - hope you can get your tooth fixed soonest, and hope it's not terribly painful. Or expensive to fix. It's been a rough couple of years for you, my friend. Many hugs coming your way. Laura did her damage in Arkansas well to our east, we saw a bit of rain, no big whoop for us. And we needed the rain... Coming up on…
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Karen - I had to go back and check, as well. I'm glad the news wasn't worse for your partner, but I know it's frustrating for you both. The bathroom is tiptop and sparkly - I had my glasses on when I walked in there to take a shower, went EEK! and got to scrubbing everything from the floor and baseboards up. Usually, I've…
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Faye - Don't know what caused mine either--but relieving it seemed to be a combination of time, and a knee pillow between my knees while I slept on the opposite side of the pain. I think it allowed the piriformis to shift into a neutral position and get the heck off that nerve. Wish a nap was the answer to some of my other…
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Thinking about our friends who are in the paths of Mother Nature's wrath... I woke up yesterday morning with sciatica bad enough that my right foot was numb and dragging. First time my husband's seen that was when he came in the kitchen about 5 a.m. He was a titch unhappy with me. So, I sat down for the rest of the day…
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Machka - glad your brother and his kids are okay. Karen - Glad your friends are OK. Thanks for asking about us. Every model is different, of course. The one below is rain predictions by Saturday. I've put a little blue dot where we are, on the barest edge of the northwestern track of Laura. The middle of the worst bit will…
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Ha! No, I do not iron. That said, yes, many clothes come off the line quite wrinkled. However, I don't personally wear shirts that wrinkle, and in all honesty, my husband simply doesn't care whether it's wrinkled, as he will be greasy and dirty within moments of getting to work, so a wrinkle or two is a moot point. When…
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He does dye my hair for me already. Not sure I'd let him loose with scissors on it, though. :)
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Morning, afternoon and evening all, Kim - I'm so glad you got in a good day with someone who loves you. I can hear the relief and joy in your voice! Humans need each other's touch to thrive. Machka - Hope your brother and family will be safe and dry. Heather - Hope your cauliflower cake turns out wonderful. Sounds like…
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Karen - glad your cousins are safe! Kim - hope the girl's visit brings you some peace and joy. You could sure use some right now. Tracey - thank you! That's what I'm trying to do - show the world through my eyes, ears, nose and fingertips--it's a real compliment when it feels real to someone else. That kind of observation…
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Beth - You deserve a little "funky" time, hope you feel better today... Machka, Rori, Beth - sounds like all our caregivers need a break today. Kim - thinking of you. Debbie - ditto. Anyone in the path of the storms, take care. In terms of when I feel most alive: I'm most alive when I feel connected into the universe…
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Rori - Respite indeed... fingers crossed it all works swimmingly. Levi sighting! His mama just pulled him out of the baby pool on the porch in sweltering Kansas... He's seven and a half months now... growing like a weed! :)
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Treading a little carefully: Elliptical - 69 min, 462 cals Yardwork - 61 min, 439 cals
