I had an upset tummy yesterday, figured it was because I didn't eat right but this morning I was down to 164.5#! Doubt that will last but guess the gastric distress was worth it to see that number again. We didn't go to the gym as I have things to do this morning and this afternoon I'm babysitting. I just laid around most of yesterday so now that it's Monday, I need to back to my routine.
Carol Sue - I didn't know what a dew claw was either, my son told me. I've always seen them but didn't know that's what it was called. Halo has a couple, and the others have been removed, one in front and one in back.
Doing good with my anti-inflammatory eating. Following my Weeks 1 & 2 goals - see below. "The Anti-Inflammation Diet & Recipe Book" by Jessica Black doesn’t exactly match the other book I had. Interested to see the Natural Health doctor to get her advice. Made a REALLY good tofu, broccoli, almonds, & raisin stir fry over brown rice. First time I’ve ever prepared tofu so that I like it. Got the tofu recipe from the new book.
Time to set goals for Week 3
Week 3 goals:
Keep meeting Weeks 1 & 2 goals (Aug 11 - Aug 24)
Cut out ice cream/frozen yogurt/ice pops/candy/cake/cookies/pastries & diet soda
Eat at least 3 organic fruits/day
Eat at least 1 vegetarian vegetable and protein meal every day
Cut out jelly/jam w sugar or artificial sweetener
Add Week 3 (Aug 25 – Aug 31) goals
Don’t eat after 8pm
Limit eating after dinner and before 8 to nuts, yogurt, and fruit
Lynn Do you feel more in control by writing your goals and then trying extra hard to follow the one's you've "broadcast?"
I notice I do better when I write somewhere on this place what my goal is for the week, but I also feel lots of pressure when or if I don't make it by the end of the week and feel like giving up. Not best way to go.
Gayle So glad you posted. Sounds as if the vacation was a success. Having some decent weather really helped. May these 10 days pass quickly.
Maddie will be in school and you'll have more opportunity to concentrate on our own needs and wants.
Mary Sorry you are having some gastric distress. You are more brave than I am - nothing is worth going thru that. I'm a chicken.
Carol My mom was controlling as I was growing up, but I thought it was normal. When I was married with 4 kids, and she moved in with us, the controlling was confusing. Gradually I realized I had to be firm with her and separate what she could have a say about and what she had to accept as MY say. My teenagers were enough of a challenge and having to add a rebellious Mother living with us almost did me in.
Gradually she developed Alzheimers and the last 6 months of her life were in a nursing home. I received some help when Sr. Mary listened to me an hour a month as I tried to cope with the guilty feelings that I didn't do enough.
Our daughters are now old enough that we have few times that are not good. The oldest I only see a few times a year, and the youngest more often but I've learned to refrain from advice. Probably a better way that I could have adopted earlier.
Weight does not want to go lower. 1 pound lower in over 3 weeks, but at least the scale is not bouncing quite so high the day after I go to a restaurant with the extra salt.
DH had such a good time with our son and grandson. All 3 households will be eating healthy trout from safe spring fed stream the rest of the summer.
He is still entertaining us with stories.
Lynn Do you feel more in control by writing your goals and then trying extra hard to follow the one's you've "broadcast?"
Absolutely! This is why I am back here. Once I've "broadcasted" them, I feel like I have made a commitment. Much more difficult for me to ignore the goals if I have posted them here.
Tonight starts the no eating after 8 pm goal. DEFINITELY the most difficult one I have chosen. I will keep you posted.
I stayed up late last night because I found Season 5 of Downtown Abbey and just had to catch up! Viewed all but one and went to bed after 1 am. Then this morning while drinking my mocha freeze I watched the last one. Now I have to wait for Season 6 which I suspect will be a long time before it's free on Amazon Prime since it's the final season I think. I just love this show! I wish it were the sort of show my dh would enjoy...I'd get all the episodes and watch again with him, but I don't think it's his thing. Too much talking and he'd have problems hearing. I've read that some men enjoy it though. So, I haven't gotten much of anything else ...do have dinner in the slow cooker...a small beef roast with potato, carrots, diced tomatoes and brown gravy. Plan to serve with cornbread and salad.
Lynn - The no eating after 8 pm is really tough..but if anyone can manage it, I think you can. Do it for me too!
Sandy - I notice challenges do not work for me and neither does listing my goals like Lynn. They seem to work for a lot of people and I wish they did work for me. I do usually track my intake but even that doesn't really keep me on plan...and now and then I tire of it and stop for a while. I really wish I could find something to really motivate me to stay on track. Mostly my motivators are my health and feeling gluttonous and dumb for neglecting it. I wonder sometimes whether it is because (in my case) I don't care as much what I look like as I did when I was younger, but I do really hate having a large belly and not being able to easily find clothes to fit. Glad your dh and son were successful with the trout! It's good to have a freezer full of healthy fish. e used to have a lot of salmon in our freezer, but no longer. Now I buy it a little at a time.
Really need to get busy...you all have a good day.
Mary, our family also loves Downtown Abbey. We get it on public TV and never miss a single time. Even DH with his hearing problem enjoys it but doesn't understand how we girls can keep up with the characters and who belongs with who.
A challenge seems to make me anxious rather than successful. My life long study of nutrition seems by best motivator. If I'm to eat less, I certainly want the food to supply as much for good health as possible.
I've been practicing the habits pushed by Dr. Judith Beck for the past year and some of those good habits have actually stuck and are helpful.
The best one is I'm very, very rarely eating anything after supper except for my banana that I save for that time. Heard it helps sleep, too.
DH is fixing huge portebella mushrooms that we will eat with provolone cheese on top and steamed broccoli. Oh, getting hungry and we don't eat for another hour.
Lynn Think Possitive. You can make your challenge.
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I had a terrible night with pain in my hand and arm. It's not as bad during the day, but I can't seem to find a comfortable position lying down. I've been trying to spend a lot less time online, thinking that typing is causing more stress. I think I need to try physical therapy, but I just hate going there over and over.
Mary, I don't do well with challenges or setting goals. I get stressed out over it and the stress makes me eat poorly. I'm just a hopeless case. The first time I dieted, a guy I liked was going to Viet Nam for a year, and I was determined to be thin and have long hair when he came home. That worked, but I have no one going off to war this time. LOL I also don't care what I look like at my age, until I look in the mirror or see a picture.
Sandy, I feel the same as you about nutrition. If something has what I call empty calories, I avoid it. I feel better emotionally when I know that the food I eat is providing something my body needs. I just don't need so much of it. I have been eating some sweets and some salty snacks lately, which I haven't done for the past few years. DH bought some double stuff Oreos and they call my name. Usually he buys vanilla ones and I don't like them, but the original chocolate was always my favorite. Also, he bought some original potato chips. He normally buys sour cream and onion, or ranch flavored, and I only like original. I think he's buying these things to tempt me. He has a habit of doing that, but he would never admit it.
Lynn, I think it's a good idea to do one goal at a time instead of trying to make too big of a change at one time. For me, the no eating after 8 has to be no eating after 6 because I go to bed so early. Lately I have been eating an egg at bedtime and it seems to help with my fasting blood sugar. For years when I maintained a lower weight, I ate a good breakfast and lunch but no dinner, or a very small dinner. My thinking was that I workied all day and was active and needed fuel, but was sedentary in the evenings and didn't need fuel. I only ate dinner on the days I went to exercise in the evenings. That really worked for me, but after the kids moved out, DH didn't want to eat dinner alone and I got back into the habit of eating dinner. Adding all those calories in the evening did me in. I can't get back to eating lighter. I'm so happy I have DH to blame things on. LOL
Getting closer (to resuming my RA meds) ~ 6 days. I am impatient. I want this pain to be over or at least less.
Carol Sue ~ I'm sorry you are having so much pain. I hate to say, but the pain in your hands and arm sounds like how my RA started ~ the pain is worse at night and eases up in the daytime. I too thought it was from being on the computer so much. I thought I had carpal tunnel and went to the doctor for that. That was while I was still working and I was doing the unit secretary job ~ on the computer all day. I had all kind of xrays and tests, but they could find nothing showing I had carpal tunnel. It wasn't until it affected my knees and I could barely walk that I decided that there was something more than carpal tunnel going on and I went to a rheumatologist where I got my diagnosis. I hope that is not what you have, but at the same time, I hate if you have it and are not getting treatment and relief from that pain. Maybe I am a big chicken. I wish I wasn't on so many meds, but living with this pain is miserable. I guess I would rather take the meds and be able to enjoy life instead of being miserable all the time. Not fun. Oh, you silly girl ~ you are pretty (I've seen your profile picture) ~ so when you look in the mirror ~ there is still a pretty woman there.
Sandy ~ I don't do well with the challenges either. All they do for me is set me up to feel like a failure ~ because I always end up messing up. I do better if I just try to do the best I can and for each time I do the right things, that is one less time I am doing the wrong things. Slowly ~ little by little ~ I am getting there. We're all different and I guess each person has to find what works for them.
Mary ~ glad you got to enjoy the Downton Abbey show. Oooo ~ your slow cooker dinner and the side dishes sounds delicious. Maybe I can find some recipes for the slow cooker that would work with our way of eating.
Lynn ~ you're doing great with your plan and goals. Do you feel better eating from the anti inflamatory foods list? Hope it is helping.
I am going to get to go visit my mom in the nursing home, and get to see my sister too. Part of me is dreading it though. When I made these plans, the pain hadn't gotten so bad. I have to change planes on the way there and on the way back and I worry that because I am so stiff and hurting and moving so slowly, that I won't be able to get from one gate to the next gate on time. Say a little prayer for me that I make all my connections ok, and also that there might be some kindly person who could help me get my carry on thing out of the overhead place (I'm so short), as my husband isn't going with me ~ he is tall and usually the one to help me with that. I asked my husband if I couldn't change the dates ~ I guess doing it for the flight could be done, but not the hotel reservations, so I have to go and hope for the best. In a way, it is probably better that my husband isn't going on this trip ~ I can do things at my own pace and not have the go, go, go schedule that we have when he is along.
School is back in session ~ it is nice to be able to wake up when I wake up and to not have to use the alarm clock. I don't always sleep much later than I did during the summer, but it is just nice to wake up naturally instead of having to hear that alarm.
Hope you all are having a nice day.
Picture of my mom and the kitty at the nursing home. It is cool that they have a pet there ~ mom loves animals.
Didn't go to the gym again today...we just can't seem to get ourselves to go regularly. At least I have my bike here at home. Haven't even done that much the last week or so but have now and then. What with company and babysitting, sometimes I just don't get to it. I do my stretches in the morning and try to work in a little more during the day but it's not really enough I know.
My weight did not stay down to that one day low, I didn't really expect it to but it is stable, no change at all this week Wed to Wed.
Glynne - So glad it won't be much longer for you in regard to the meds. Praying the pain will not be too bad before then. Dh liked my dinner last night but I didn't care for it..the meat and potatoes were good but it was the sauce I didn't like. I think next time I'll use less vinegar, that's what I did the previous time and I liked it then.
About your travel, some suggestions: most airports have vehicles that will pick up people with disabilities or anyone who needs a little help walking so long. Look around or ask for one of these. Lots of times we see them when we are walking to our gate. Also do you really need to store your carryon overhead? You may need to, but I usually can get by with just a large soft bag under the seat plus my purse. I can't put a bag over head anymore and it's even hard for my dh anymore. So we don't usually do it, and we just check a bag other than what we store under our seat. Just my thoughts.
You know how they allow passengers who need more time to board first? I found out the hard way that that is fine if you can put it overhead, just are slow, but I thought they would help me and they didn't. I was still expected to do it myself. So boarding early did not work for me.
Carol Sue - So sorry about your pain. Mine has been a little better recently and I've actually been sleeping better. Not sure why but thankful. I don't think I'll ever get a full straight 8 hours but 5-6 hours straight is wonderful if I can get it. I don't even mind if I have to get up if I can get back to sleep right away. This am I put Halo out at 4:30 ...she stayed out almost 20 min, I was about to go back to bed and just hope I woke up for her bark, then looked on the monitor and saw her at the door. And I was able to keep back to sleep and slept til almost 9 am!
Sandy - The portebella mushroom dish sounds good! You dh sounds like a good and interesting cook! I was reading the other day that for my blood type I should eat vegetarian. I don't eat much meat, do like a little, but I could do without it a lot of the time. I fix it mainly for dh. He doesn't really like a meal without it.
Hi Lynn, hope the diet is working well for you. Helping pain and sleeping better should be good motivation.
Mary We are a jinx to one another. I missed gym this weekend and again today. More on why later. Glad you are able to get back to sleep. 4 hours sleep, wake up, then another 2, 3, or sometimes 4 more hours of sleep is my normal.
Glynne Your journey with RA was not what I expected. Somehow I had the understanding that it began earlier in life. I agree that getting to sleep till I wake naturally is delightful. My you have SAFE TRAVELS and an easier way to connect between planes.
Carol What a puzzle that you are having so much pain, and that your sleep is interrupted. No sleep seems to bring more pain.
Lynn May you be strong and avoid eating in evenings.
Today, my gym and massage day was interrupted.
As I was stopped at red light, the car behind me stopped then I looked away. BANG His car suddenly hit my back end!!! I realized a woman in a red SUV came over the hill and crashed into the guy, who then crashed into me. Luckily I had my foot on the break so I didn't hit the white truck in front of me. I drove to corner with place to park then took my information and walked back up the hill to talk to the Sheriff's Deputy. He first talked with the sobbing woman in the SUV, so I told him I was needing to sit down, pointed to my parked car and asked if he could stop there for my information. I left him by registration, drivers license and Insurance proof.
He took almost 1/2 hour but finally I signed and was released. I missed my 9:00 appointment, but met our youngest daughter to give her donated towels for one of her poor clients.
Thank goodness I wasn't hurt and still able to go to get full body massage that eased out the tension I was feeling.
Then to Chapel for thanksgiving prayer and to pray for our two granddaughters who are very strongly in need of God's help.
Both families are frustrated they can do so little to help these two adult grand daughters of ours.
My husband is with my Son to help him with arrangements to help his daughter.
Eating? Little appetite so not a problem, thank goodness.
New course has 25 students so I will be posting short messages for the next 3 weeks (or until some drop out).
Went to new doctor today - She is a Gyn & Board Certified in Holistic Medicine. LOTS of info, but here are the highlights -
Must go for a comprehensive blood test
Need to get off the ant-acid, statin, and Celebrex
Need to eat more slowly (20 minutes for a meal)
Need to follow the 10-Day Detox Diet by Dr. Mark Hyman
Need to take marshmallow root in water & tea with shaved ginger & fresh lemon for 1 week before I stop the ant-acid (Prevacid)
This doctor I am seeing wrote the "Boosting Your Immunity for Dummies" book.
I will keep you posted on my progress.
Lynn
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I did it. Had to battle the "Chew" - I need to find that book - The Taming of the Chew. But, I did it. At one point, I had a cup of tea w agave. But that was it.
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Last night I slept for a few hours then had to go to the bathroom. When I got up, I realized I hadn't had much pain and wondered what was different. But when I went back to bed the pain started and I slept poorly the rest of the night.
Gayle, my PCP said it could be RA but the pain in my arm is what throws him off. There's some pain in the elbow joint, but more of it is in the muscles. I should go to a Rumatologist but I'm procrastinating. I should go to a Derm for the psoriasis. The med for RA would also help the psoriasis, but I don't want to take it because of the side effects. I guess I will reach a point when the pain is more of a concern that the side effects. I take so many pills already. When I worked at Medco I used to have patients that sent in 17 prescriptions at a time. I never wanted to end up like that, but now I'm half way there. Sometimes I just want to quit taking all my meds and let nature take it's course. I don't know if God meant for me to delay my demise like this. Jesus said he goes to prepare a place for us...I wonder if my place is ready yet? LOL
Lynn, I hope I am not being too nosey but why did the doctor want you to stop the Prevacid, statin, and Celebrex, and why do you need to take that concoction before stopping the Prevacid? I'm just curious. I'm thinking this is the holistic way of thinking.
On my own I have cut back on my statin and also the fenofebric. First I cut the statin to half the dose. After getting my next labs my cholesterol was still good, so then I went to every other day for both the statin and the fenofebric. I know my doctor would not approve, but I don't like taking so much meds. He told me that only exercise would raise my HDL, and that's the only one that's bad. I will get labs again in a couple months and see what the change is. If my cholesterol goes over 200 I will increase the dose. Doctors want you to keep taking the meds no matter what. I have read that in older women with heart disease (me) having the cholesterol too low is not good. Mine was down to 124. It only needs to be under 200. It's not a contest to see how low can you go! LOL
I will be waiting to see how all these changes work for you. It's interesting.
Sandy, I hope you don't have any after affects from the accident. I'm glad you feel OK and the massage probably helped.
Mary, I have seen people having a wheel chair assist in the airport and my friend had that for her mom. I think you have to arrange it in advance. I agree with you about the carry on. Something softer or smaller can fit under a seat. We only used the overhead compartment because DH is tall and can do it easily. We try not to take much when we travel. We have found that we can get buy with a lot less than we think.
Slept a solid 5 hrs last night but couldn't get back to sleep after that. Got up earlier than usual too because gc were to be here by 9 but dd wasn't able to leave that early afterall so still waiting for them. Since they weren't here I went out for some groceries, things they like. We are babysitting because our dd is in the Hood to Coast run and heard last night rain is finally coming...we need it but not so nice for her running. She said it's better than heat though.
Carole Sue - glad you got some sleep without pain, but sorry it returned. Mine is often like that too. I just never know when it will come on. It has been much less recently though. I don't think most of mine is arthritis. I think the hip pain (when I have it) is probably arthritis but I think the feet, ankle and leg pain is something else...muscle or nerve maybe. The two type pains are very different.
Yes you can get the wheel chair assistance at the airport and they will board you early and help you which is an advantage, and I'm sure they do the same when you depart although you might have to wait then for the other passengers to depart first, not sure. I forgot to mention that.
Lynn - I knew you could do it. I can do but it's very hard and I rarely can get myself to do it more than one evening. Isn't that crazy really though?!! I mean people all over the world eat only one or two meals a day and yet it's so hard for me to get through the evening even when I've eaten every 2 or 3 hours all day! And I'm sure it has a great deal to do with my not losing.
How is your bs when you don't eat in the evening? I think it would probably help mine but I would take it at bedtime just in case.
Sandy- Glad you weren't hurt in the accident! My dh says there can be rear in damage even when you can't see it at the time...it can throw off the alignment or something so be sure and check for that if you haven't already. Any aches or soreness since the accident? Maybe the message helped with that though. You are blessed to get regular messages. Where do you get them...at a spa or your gym perhaps? I would love to get regular messages..they are offered at our gym.
Gc are here now and are watching a movie and having a snack. They will be here overnight then we take them to Portland to stay with a friend.
Mary Your husband is right about possible need for car to be re-aligned.
On a straight stretch with out cars, I let the car drift a bit and it stayed straight so that is hopeful.
Massage probably DID help keep down soreness in my neck and shoulders after the car hit my back end. Also, susupect that wonderful bumper absorbed some of the impact. Doing fine today.
Carol Sue I'd be interested to see if your modification of your medicine still kept you safe. So far my numbers are good except for the liver and as heavy as I am, probably have a "fatty liver". Loosing weight is one thing that will help.
So far I'm fortunate to loose 1-1/5 to 2 pounds a month, but my modified eating is helping my ankles so they don't swell as usual for summertime.
Gym membership runs out when September begins, but with gardening and cooler weather for walking, I'll simply wait till October to rejoin. I did notify the gym so they know I"m coming back.
We didn't go to the gym as I have things to do this morning and this afternoon I'm babysitting. I just laid around most of yesterday so now that it's Monday, I need to back to my routine. 
I wonder sometimes whether it is because (in my case) I don't care as much what I look like as I did when I was younger, but I do really hate having a large belly and not being able to easily find clothes to fit. Glad your dh and son were successful with the trout! It's good to have a freezer full of healthy fish. e used to have a lot of salmon in our freezer, but no longer. Now I buy it a little at a time.
And I'm sure it has a great deal to do with my not losing.