I skipped working out this morning because I still don't feel very well. Planning to eat lightly because of it. Even though I am a morning excerciser, I am hopin to take a walk after work.
I made it through pool last night despite my aching stomach. Lots and lots of people making a big deal about how I look. I know they mean well but it often makes me uncomfortable. It seems that my level of comfort in my own skin is still pretty fragile. Some of the "compliments" are a little rude: " wow, you used to need 2 barstools for your but, now you only need one!" Huh? Oh, well, it is about how I feel, right?
We had huge thunderstorms here last night. No major damage but lots of power outages. I was pleased to wake up this morning to the sound of the mechanical functions of my house comming on as the power started back up.
Today is my son's 33rd birthday. Lord! How did that happen.
I am hoping that Karenfl is recovering. Do we have anymore news? I really am grateful to have been included as a member of this group. It is so nice to communicate with people who are on the same journey. I think there is a kind of "purity" to this because we all come from different places, walks of life, family situations, etc. But, we understand each other and our struggles. We are all either running alongside that wagon or in the back encouraging the others to hang on. It really means a lot to me.
Gayle, I hope that you have a good day at work today and that it ends on time.
Marie, are you back from the roller coasters? Did you have fun?
Nancy, I love the idea of "jumping off pounds".
Freda, I am really trying to get to the "food is just food". Most days, I get there. I really look forward to the days when I can be more relaxed about it - not always feeling like I have to have a food plan. Maybe someday.
Donna, I hope that you are enjoying your running amok Girls gotta do what a girl's gotta do, right?
Mary,sad about the gk leaving but I hear you about the need to rest and get back to a routine. When my kids come to visit from ND, I am always sad to say goodbye and a little relieved because I am so intent on enjoying every second of their company and taking care of their needs. Get some rest and get back to your usual routine. I haven't tried the atkins cookies but I recently posted about Wonderslim peanut butter protein bars. They taste like reeses and they are really filling. I also actually LOVE cucumbers so I will often just peel a cucumber and eat it or eat a big bowl of salad. I tell myself, "If I eat this whole salad, then I can have that cookie (or whtever). Usually, my stomach is so full that if I still eat the cookie I at least won't binge. I don't think "snacking" is the problem, it is the type and amount of snacking that gets us into trouble. I know lots of people who will eat a cookie, bar, whatever, they just don't eat half a box....
Lynn, enjoy the grad school chums!
Bobbi, Nice to see you back. How did the garden tour go? Are you still controlling those waskelly wabbits?
Zoe, Things are going to be a little tough for a while, you have a sad heart. It is tough when that stuff is around. My facility is a kids facility and we are known (really) for our wonderful food. Most of my employees are really dedicated to fitness to manage it. They love to nurture people - sometimes with food, and it has been hard for them to learn not to offer me sweets or such. There are several people who have been dieting (most on this plan that takes shots and appetite suppressants). There has been a real emphasis on healthy alternatives. Of course I have long demanded that the kids be offered nice salads and fruit at every meal so there have been things for me to choose from. I have a lot of native and samoan employees (very matriarchal cultures) and I think most of them see me as a maternal figure as much as a boss. Their pride in me has been a big help and a big motivator. But, the smell of the banana bread or cookies in the kitchen wafting into my office is always such a struggle.! Hang in there.
Rosey, I guess the guys are out on the bear hunt? I can't wait to hear. What is your creative self doing while they are in the woods?
Oh, SEE??? That’s why my pounds are loathe to leave me, and so anxious to come home to Mama even when they do leave! Unlike your description, PT, I think of our little lost pounds as sad little fluffballs with big, imploring eyes who, once lost, wander the world in search of food and nurture. If I look sideways at a certain angle out my window, I can catch glimpses of them peering in at the warmth and fellowship within, orphaned and on their own, unloved and unwanted. To LOSE these poor little things deliberately….to shut them out…to condemn them to such a horrible fate….well, see? This business of losing pounds is just a little bit cruel, if you ask me. I just want to gather them close, give them hugs and reassure them that they are loved. All my poor, dependent little pounds! It must be the inherent social worker in me…once you set out to save the world, no matter how far you travel from that original premise, you’re always trying to save something. With me, it’s those poor, sad little pounds that other people drop by the wayside. Mama Z will give them a home…(In fact, I’m probably taking in those pounds that are “hopping off” your wagon, Nancy! Glad I can help, of course…. ) Except I’d better not! As much as I empathize with their plight, I simply can’t afford to indulge my sympathetic nature. Somebody kick me! I need to get tough on those pounds and I need to do it now! I’m in the process of compiling a menu starting next Sunday with calorie, etc. counts – and plan to stick with it religiously. In the meantime…oh, please let’s not talk about in the meantime!
So tonight we’re having a birthday party for my son. He’s turning 30 today, and while we would typically treat it as a "milestone" birthday with something more than our typical family birthday dinner, his wedding shower comes along next month, and then the wedding itself, and he has suggested that we NOT go overboard for his birthday. His fiancée took him go-kart racing last Sunday (I don’t know exactly what that is, but apparently the “carts” are a lot more sophisticated – and faster - than the ones I remember from years ago, and drivers have to be equipped with crash suits and helmets and such….Yikes. Well, he came back in one piece, so I guess it was okay – and he had great fun, I hear. Better him than me. So, anyway, I’m making a glorified strawberry shortcake for his birthday cake – it’s always been his favorite, and I try to spiff it up some with a layer of coconut custard & cut up strawberries in the middle, and whole strawberries on top. Actually, it’s really, really good, and I guess you know that I plan to have a piece. (I’m thinking of it as a humanitarian gesture, of course: it helps me to hold on to those poor sad little pounds!)
Yes, Bobbi…you have definitely been neglecting us GG’s!!!!!! Come back and tell us about your garden and the tour, and what you’ve been cooking lately…AND if those headaches are under control!
Love the protein cookie idea, Lynn, except for the fact that I’m not yet at the point where a couple of cookies would satisfy me. Soon, I hope… Good grief, I haven’t been in touch with anybody I went to grad school with! (Of course I went to grad school during the ice age, so they’re all probably just as old and decrepit as me!) Mary, isn’t THAT the truth!!!! If our bodies would adjust as quickly to less food as they do to more food, our problems would be over! It gets SO tedious, but of course you – and everybody else here – know that. Gayle, and we treasure you – it’s made me so happy to have you joining in with us regularly now! I knew you were a perfect fit!
Okay, over and out for this chickie….got work to do, and want to get out of here early today to help get ready for the birthday party!
Have a good day, y'all!!!!!! Z
Morning everyone my guys are on there way,it was nice to have coffee and visit a bit befor they left.its cloudy and rainy so hope there trip goes well. tyler and i are going to hang out and hes going to help me clean out a few bottom cupboards that i cant get to. then we are going to be lazy and have a steak dinner. why should the hunters have steak and not us i hope they get a bear,the sibling rivelry has reared and my grs Tim wants to best his brother,all in fun tho.i know we all struggel and fall off our diets, the thing that works the best for me is dont bring it home,and have stuff allready prepared so i dont have to wait long to eat. i imagine its harder for those who still work.hope you day is awsome everyone rosey
Good drugs, PT? Am I a little slow on the uptake here, or what, exactly, do you mean? Is there a drug that will help me to forget those little lost pounds? Or, are you assuming that I am ON drugs because of my obsession with them? (the pounds, I mean. Not the drugs.) I should be so lucky. Is there a drug that will instantly morph my body into perfection? If so, please send, and bill me later. Don't forget my GG discount. Rie, our sons share a birthday! Three years apart, but I bet they're a lot alike even so. Sweet guys, aren't they?
I got up late today and didn't go to the gym even though my dh did. I was just so tired and felt I needed the rest since even though I've had this UTI I haven't really had time to take care of myself. I'm feeling better but still don't feel quite right. It's strange...this episode has been less painful but taken longer to totally recover.
I plan to do my regular weekly shopping today...I do different kinds of shopping for groceries. Once or twice a month, I shop Costco usually about the time the coupons come out but occasionally at other times. Once a week, usually Sunday or Monday, I shop the special deals/sales and stockpile anything that I know we will use. Then once a week I make menu plans and shop for anything I still need for the recipes...this is what I call my regular weekly shopping. I'm pretty stocked up right now so this list is short.
Yesterday we bought a glider for the front of our house. We had a bench seat there but it was breaking down. I think the glider will look nice.
Rosey, Zoe- it really helps me to have my menus planned. Often I plan not only dinner but breakfast and lunch too (for myself - dh eats what he wants). This week though I mostly just planned dinner.
Z - The strawberry shortcake sounds great! And of course you know I'd eat some too! Of course, I have plenty of pounds I would love to give you too... However my weight is down..probably due to the gc being here...I lost 5.6 lbs this week!! I'd suspect something was wrong with the scale however my dh's weight using same scale is very stable. I'm STILL not down to my sig weight though so that shows how much I gained since before Christmas!
Rie - People can be cruel without meaning to I think. They just need to think before they speak, but I've often been guilty of not doing this too I admit. I know how you feel about your son's age...I can't believe how old my kids are getting! How can they be that old when I am still so young! LOL I have 4 children and my BABY turned 34 this year!
Jess - Your description of pounds certainly grossed me out! LOL I'll try and think about them that way when I'm eating today..maybe that will help me stay OP.
Nancy - I want to be up on that wagon with you, so please give me a hand up too! Since the kids were here and I lost some pounds my bs has been much better too. I hope I can keep both down.
Well, better get off this computer and go shopping! Have a great day! Hi, Glynne, and to anyone else I might have missed.
Karen, I am SO, so glad to see you back! We were all driving each other crazy trying to figure out what was up! Rest, heal, feel better, and know that all of our thoughts and prayers have been, and will continue to be with you. Z
Hey everyone i had a nsv yesterday shopping in wallmart.1st people i havent seen in awhile are starting to notice and thats so fun and 2nd i can now buy clothes that fit right off the rack..thats a 1st in many yrs for me. i didnt buy anything but i sure did look. and left with a huge smile rosey
Karen -- So happy that you are back home. We were all pretty worried about you. Thanks goodness that Jess was able to track you down and find out what was going on. You take care and know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.
KarenFla....glad you checked in, we're all worried about you. Everyone else........I know I've been AWOL, sorry. Our garden tour is June 25th, everything is planted, borders replaced, trees trimmed, blah, blah, blah. We're watering like mad now, pulling new weeds and fighting the high winds we've had for a few days. We had 1/2 our Hawthorne tree blow down, tomorrow we'll have to cut it down and worry about the ugly stump it's going to leave right in the middle of the yard. We have many baby birds that blew out of the nest and it's hard to keep Charlie (dog) from getting them. Take care everyone.
Hola, my lovelies! KarenFL, so glad to "see" you! Keep us posted on your progress!
PT/Zoe, I meant what kind of drugs were you on when you waxed fantastic about your poor, pathetic, moony, fluffball pounds? I guffawed, my friend! I also wanted you to share (NOT the pounds)!
Took Granny to the doc this afternoon. She's FINE. Her heart sounds good, all her vitals are very good, and he thinks the ankle swelling might be a side effect to the Motrin the other docs told her to take daily to control her knee pain. So, she'll do Tylenol instead, see how that goes. And he said she sits too much, doesn't move around (because she's wobbly and TIRED), and "YOU NEED TO GET YOUR EARS CHECKED!!!", and he gave her a sleeping potion. I hope that helps!
I set up an appointment for a Doppler ultrascan of her carotid artery, because we know it's clogged, and he needs to know how much clogged. That's tomorrow. And I got her a CBC, a shingles shot and a DNR form, so I think I did one good day's work. I'm TIRED.
It is raining and dreary here in Montana tonight. We have lots of flooding around the state. Rats! I was planning to take my son out to asian food and he felt like relaxing instead. I filled his request of a take out sushi roll. I bought single servings of cheesecake - like Zoe, I will have piece.
I am not feeling well - 2 days now - and I plan to call the dr. Some kind of weird belly pain.
Yay! Karenfl. So nice to hear from you! I was really glad that detective Donna was able to track you down. I hope you heal quickly. Keep us posted as you are able!
Donna, that is a pretty good report about granny. I wasn't aware that ankle swelling could be caused by motrin. I agree with you that I want some of the drugs that make me see pounds and endearing little fluff balls! My extra pounds are snarling, lock-jawed monsters that will not let go of me! I don't know about you, but once again, I wish I live in Zoe land.
Bobbi, sorry about the tree. Sounds like you are really busy! Your yard must be absolutely wonderful.
Hi Karen31! Have a good day.
Rosey, you go girl! Clothes right off the rack. You just keep rolling along. I am so proud of you and impressed.
Zoe, the cake sounds wonderful. Yes, my son, like yours is really sweet. He has full custody of his son and lives with me. He works but he earns his rent by taking care of house and yard. He also does the errands, shopping and all the cooking. When I was diagnosed with diabetes, he learned everything with me and he eats the same program that I do. I am going to eat a single piece of cheesecake with him. We are blessed to enjoy the company of our adult sons.
Gayle, Freda, Nancy, Lynn and everyone else - I hope you are having a lovely evening. See you tomorrow.
Girls gotta do what a girl's gotta do, right?
Things are going to be a little tough for a while, you have a sad heart. It is tough when that stuff is around. My facility is a kids facility and we are known (really) for our wonderful food. Most of my employees are really dedicated to fitness to manage it. They love to nurture people - sometimes with food, and it has been hard for them to learn not to offer me sweets or such. There are several people who have been dieting (most on this plan that takes shots and appetite suppressants). There has been a real emphasis on healthy alternatives. Of course I have long demanded that the kids be offered nice salads and fruit at every meal so there have been things for me to choose from. I have a lot of native and samoan employees (very matriarchal cultures) and I think most of them see me as a maternal figure as much as a boss. Their pride in me has been a big help and a big motivator. But, the smell of the banana bread or cookies in the kitchen wafting into my office is always such a struggle.! Hang in there.
I need to get tough on those pounds and I need to do it now! I’m in the process of compiling a menu starting next Sunday with calorie, etc. counts – and plan to stick with it religiously. In the meantime…oh, please let’s not talk about in the meantime!
my guys are on there way,it was nice to have coffee and visit a bit befor they left.its cloudy and rainy so hope there trip goes well. tyler and i are going to hang out and hes going to help me clean out a few bottom cupboards that i cant get to. then we are going to be lazy and have a steak dinner. why should the hunters have steak and not us 
However my weight is down..probably due to the gc being here...I lost 5.6 lbs this week!! I'd suspect something was wrong with the scale however my dh's weight using same scale is very stable. I'm STILL not down to my sig weight though so that shows how much I gained since before Christmas! 
