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Bones are good. We're giving the Actonel one more year before making a decision. I'm fine with that. I need to be cautious. My Grammy lost 8 inches in height before she passed away at 96, and my mom has shrunk several inches. My 8-years-YOUNGER sister has full osteoporosis which cut short her career at NASA (they won't…

Good morning, everyone! My trainer just gave me a "diet" to try - it is how I've been eating for two years now. How to break that to him.... Yesterday was fantastic. The temp got to 39, so my pup and I did a lot of walking. I got to spend time with my nephew before he deploys in March, and played board games with the…

Good morning everyone! It was two years ago today that I gave up eating grains other than the once a month occasion when it was socially necessary or a big treat (sushi, etc.). Since then I've had no pasta and no bread, and rarely something other than rice. I've upped my protein intake, all from good sources. I'm eating…

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So John, I think I have a few returnees under my couch. I found them when I was looking for my dog's ball last night. I'm doing dust-battle in a few minutes. Honestly, I try not to give up things for Lent. Not even Brussels sprouts (which I do like). What I try to do is to commit to something new for the 40 days. Like…

Good morning! Today is Fasnacht Day in PA (German for "fast night"), which is our version of Fat Tuesday. Fasnachts are like powdered jelly donuts without the jelly. Fortunately, I don't have access to any and won't go looking. I have enough naughty things anyway. I shoveled snow this morning, and that is all the powder I…

Happy Valentine's Day! Give someone you love a big hug (well, for me it was my dog Henry, but I got good kisses back so I'm set for the day). I did sign up for the FitForFood. I think they go by the number of calories you burn in "active" mode, but it doesn't matter. Before they didn't count for anything, and now they feed…

John you look AWESOME! Handsome guy for sure! And so kind of you to share your talents. Slept straight through until 4:45 again this morning. This is bliss. I would never have guessed it. I promise I won't report every day, but I'll let you know in another week or so if the effect continues. Heron, did you really tell…

Just thought I would inspire you all as I have been inspired. One of my MFP friends is celebrating a 1500 day chain of logging in as of today! I feel great when I make it to double digits. 1500 days is an amazing commitment. She's doing really great, too!

Oh, dear. Me too! I finally packaged mine in one ounce portions in the snack size ziplocks. I'm less likely to eat three of those! Another good night's sleep. Off to the gym for legs and core today. It's snowing. How much longer until Spring???

Whoa, look at the recipe I just found. Looks amazing! I never thought of pork rinds for the crispy crumbs for anything. From a Spark Recipe chat thread: Steam, mash the cauliflower. Mix 1/2 cup lowfat sour cream with Johnny's Garlic Dip seasoning (got at Costco) to taste. Then take a bag of Spicy Pork Rinds and crush with…

I like the roasted brussels sprouts, too. Or cook some bacon in a pan, stir fry onion and the sprouts in the same pan, and then add the crumbled bacon. YUM! My non-vegetable-eating son-in-law-to be (that's a lot of hyphens!) gobbled them up.

Full dose of the CBT oil last night. I still woke at 4:30, but fell back asleep right away and didn't reawaken until 6. I feel really rested! Having sardines for lunch today. I have to admit the little bones still creep me out a bit. It's the chunky ones in the spinal cord...but they're loaded with calcium! I have a friend…

Good morning everyone! To answer the question from above, my whiskey talk went very well. Five fantastic courses accompanied by five amazing whiskeys (or whiskys) (or even whiskies, but that is bad form). We had about 55 people in attendance, and were sold out. My co-presenter was Lew Bryson, and he has great books on the…

Good morning! I made a yummy chili for dinner last night, and now I am second guessing myself (I would say "waffling" but there are no waffles...). Grass-fed beef, organic tomatoes, onions, celery, and pinto beans. All good stuff. But, it is officially high carb. Wish we knew all the answers. I did sleep better last night,…

Good morning! Great boot camp this morning, and a nice walk to work with the temp above freezing. My challenge today is that I am guest speaker at a formal whiskey tasting tonight (I'm speaking on the Whiskey Rebellion - someone else is managing the tasting). I plan to enjoy it and learn something. Not sure what the menu…

Three full weeks TF is amazing!!!! Hard work, but you are winning the battle. Bravo!

Kim, IMHO get rid of the clothes! They belong to another woman, not to you. Every time I keep them, I grow back into them. It is 7 degrees outside this morning. Yikes! Just walked my dog Henry around the block, but no further than that. I didn't want his little paws to freeze. Time to pull out the Ugg (Ugh!) boots to keep…

I was wondering about that, John. Fortunately, I am never subjected to drug testing, but that could be a huge issue for some people! I'll let you know how it goes. Today is a great day. The sun is shining, the light snow we had last night is almost melted. It hit 40 degrees yesterday so I walked and walked! Just finished a…

Whoa, a very stressful weekend with tenant and car issues. I survived by caring about what I ate and did, which was mostly successful. Things have turned a positive corner now. It is bitter cold in PA today - we're now up to 22 degrees. I have walked about 3 1/2 miles so far, but am disinclined to do more than another mile…

Oh, and to update. I did 143 miles total. Let's assume 100 of those were outside (really more like 120). Not bad for the dead of winter in Pennsylvania! Today is sure a cold one though. So far only 3 1/2 miles.

I can't do Saturday evening because I'm leading a formal whiskey tasting and presenting on the Whiskey Rebellion. Fancy dinner and all. Have a great time! I'll enjoy listening!

Good morning everyone! Happy Friday. I submitted a paper yesterday to a conference - it is a "big deal" conference, so cross your fingers. That is surely a burden lifted to have it in, so I can be a little less focused sitting at my desk for a few days. Less sitting, more motion! I did a basal metabolic rate calculation…

Heron, that stew looks great. I make a weird chicken dish in the crockpot with peanut butter (12 - 1 cup) and a can of diced tomatoes with jalapeno (or salsa). It tastes great but no one believes me. Yesterday was my family birthday celebration, a few weeks late, and I fell for chips and three chocolate chip cookies. Not a…

Carol, I'll check my schedule but I think that works. 10 PM my time, if I'm correct (eastern). With the snow in the northeast came all sorts of cold. I'm still walking (it was 14 this morning on my way to work) but not doing a lot of extra walking. Just about 3-4 miles per day right now. Wishing for warm...

For slippery conditions I highly recommend YakTrax (though they don't last long) or IceTrekkers (much sturdier but don't walk inside in them). Since I walk to work in all conditions, they are critical for my safety. For something that looks pretty stupid they work really well. If you are putting them on boots, be sure to…

Just figured out you can get total mileage at the fitbit site. I'm up to 141 for January, and would say 95% of that is outside (since I'm kind of a slug indoors sitting at my desk or in my comfy chair). It is funny to look at the graph for the month. I have mostly good days, and then about once every 8-9 days get only…

Just went to the Fat2FitHQ group at fitbit. How do you do the challenge? And who is Walter A who is so far out ahead of the rest of us?!

Happy Sunday! A great start to another great week. Clean slate, and all that. Yesterday was my "day off" from closely monitoring food. I didn't go crazy, but why do I do that to myself anytime? Checking out the FitBit challenge to see what it is all about. Off to do my heavy arms day. I'll be sore tomorrow, since I'm…

This is fantastic, and looks like so much fun! I'm a terrible shot (could I bring a bow instead?) but I so want to do it!