Most annoying today is the lack of stickiness on not one but three types of Band-Aids! All I am trying to do is keep some clean gauze on the side of my thumb over top of a patch of skin that dried. Then cracked open over and over again. The Band-Aids keep opening up. Tomorrow when I go to the pharmacy I'm getting some gauze tape. I'm determined to heal this finger.
I'm fact I have a lot of skin issues right now so I decided to double my efforts to heal myself before things get out of hand. Skin stuff is unfamiliar territory toe. But I have to do this now.
Today I taught pottery and in keeping with skin protection I experimented by wearing black vinyl gloves to protect my hands. Geez they are hot! I was able to work with them on and felt good at the end of class when I removed them. The makerspace was super hot due to the kiln firing a glaze load of pots. We were all sweating. And the town was experiencing weird brownouts that always managed to plunge us into darkness just as my students had the tiniest brushes loaded with underglaze colours to apply into some tiny area of their pots POOF darkness! That was all new. Two more classes to go on each of my courses then another round right after
Food was awful. I need to get serious. Tomorrow I will revisit my lifestyle RX info and rebuild a good plan. The fact that my sking is sooooo bad cannot be fully attributed to the infusions though that's the cause. The fact I'm not healing very well is part of diabetes. I have to get that blood sugar down.
Sunday - Daylight Savings Time begins (Its later than you think)
Diet Coaches/Buddies - Got the clocks set forward as my major accomplishment for the day. My dream in life is to learn how to adjust time on each clock, watch, and phone as an easy task instead of a puzzle to solve. Each new item entering our life comes with some tiny, seemingly unnecessary, piece of electronics with its version of time. As well as a few always-on LEDs to let you know you aren't alone.
Made two difficult phone calls. Neither were as difficult as their anticipation. There's a group that's been meeting for years that is approaching the end of its useful life as structured. Change is unwelcome by everyone involved. I learned how a friend had brought a group with a similar issue to a close by merging it into an active younger group. There are some super diplomatic people out there.
Eating was on plan with no daytime snacks, CREDIT moi. Dinner was pizza with Greek salad. The chef needed a night off. Buying Greek salad from this local joint is an old tradition. It comes with abundant feta cheese - its forte. Otherwise it's chunks of iceberg lettuce which we never have because we're fond of so many leaf lettuces. The Bell Pepper comes as a whole pepper sized ring which requires some wrestling to eat. It's fun for us because we remember feeding pizza to the kids from this very same joint.
onebyone - Teaching a class with intermittent light is an unwelcome challenge. Wish you well getting a small patch of gauze to stay in place.
Joy (gardenerjoy) That's some impressive thunder. Good luck trying to bring sanity to your state legislators. And may you keep yours while trying.
maryann Always admire those who forego the last run of the day - the run that results in the most accidents. Giving up your monthly house cleaner is a big step.
curlyjax You do deal with a lot of social interaction every day. I admire your BFF's ability to help you brush off the rudeness.
Readers -
Quote:
day 6Find a Diet Coach
How to Fine a Diet Coach
If you're not sure whom to select, consider doing the following: . . .
Viewing their slips and mistakes in an objective, problem-solving way can help you take a more useful view of your own difficulties.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), Pg 86
Terrible eating day, ugh. Panera has briefly brought back its hot chocolate so collegefriend and I indulged, then I went to get some freshly made chocolate creams as I had planned to before the hot chocolate. I've been craving these for months and fortunately its a bit of a drive from my house so I don't go often. I got and ate them in the car driving home which was a bad idea as of course I wanted some later. Home for a nap and brief household chores, then off to meet DS for a burrito dinner near where he lives. That was actually a reasonable (not super large) portion and quite good. He gave me one of the things I need for taxes but not the other (!) which is the reason I drove there, but promised he'll get it to me this week. It was lovely to do a brief dinner with him anyhow. We met at a square I frequented often when I lived in Somerville and my goodness have things changed in 30 years, which of course one would expect. I was delighted to see one restaurant I remembered was still there. I'd like to go back in the spring and walk around to really look. On the way home I was obsessed with chocolate and almost stopped for ice cream but forced myself to go home. There was one small chocolate thing there which I ate and it hit the spot. Then I ate some more just for taste even though I wasn't hungry. Argh!! Today I feel full and disgusted with myself. I tend to be gung ho for awhile then give up and binge on sugar. Having a sore tendon doesn't help either as I'm not exercising other than my weights and i'm fearful of aggravating it. Of course the extra weight doesn't help that either.
Thanks for letting me vent. I'm getting groceries later today so I can make some good eating plans and buy the food for them.
Food was better yesterday. I had logged it midday. Cause and effect. X - Country skiing was rigorous. I immediately napped after a bath. Not good for sleeping the night through. Oh Well.
DS forgot about time difference and called me at 6 am. That is fine. I'll take a call from him everytime. Today hanging at the cabin with DH enjoying the cold sunshine.
Money March: Plus - sold a Yeti soft cooler on Facebook; minus: signed up again for Spotify. I can take commercials on tv but not on my music. No problem. it is only 12.99 a month.
onebyone: The skin issues sound very difficult. Yes, so important to take care of them.
Coaches
It's both later and earlier for this post from me. Time change did that.
Anyway I need to sleep so I ll say that my skin care is starting to pay off even after only one day. That's heartening as I easily fall into believing that I no longer heal well. That's a lie I find myself telling myself. What is the point in that thought? Completely unhelpful
Today's food was a tad better. I didn't create a food plan. I pretty much spent the day hiding out from everything. I'll resurface tomorrow. I did run the dishwasher twice and make dinner from scratch. I also have a to do list for the morning.
Monday - Commonwealth Day Canada (Independent since 1867)
Diet Coaches/Buddies - Delightful visit to the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum to see a new exhibit. Can't declare that Spring has arrived in the Boston area, but I did that adventure without a coat. Felt nearly naked, LOL. It's a big improvement to driving when snow melts away from the piles that keep cars from parking right against the curb.
Good news, Bad news: Bought girl scout Thin Mint cookies. Rationalization: who wouldnt buy from a little girl that cute. She was so young that her mom handled the money and pulled the wagon. Her adoring brother was following along in Pjs. There was no choice. The good Dr. Judith Beck does not have a chapter about standing up to adorable Girl Scouts.
Eating was on plan with no daytime snacks, CREDIT moi. Dinner was a hearty beef and barley soup courtesy of Whole Foods. Seemed inappropriate to have a winter soup when we weren't cold. My evening snack included a planned pair of Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies. If I stick to two cookies each night, it'll be a win for me. Two cookies, at 40 calories each, doesn't break my eating plan. A whole sleeve of cookies does. My head doesn't long for each cookie but for the whole sleeve. Rational thinking about food hasn't happened to me yet.
onebyone - Yay for skin that's healing. Your new dishwasher is certainly getting a workout.
maryann Good news to sell a Yeti soft cooler whose zipper you didn't like. You really work yourself in that cross-country skiing.
curlyjax A burrito dinner with your DS sounds fun. Congrats on ice cream not stopped for.
Readers -
Quote:
day 6Find a Diet Coach
How to Fine a Diet Coach
If you're not sure whom to select, consider doing the following: . . .
You might also get a good feeling from helping others - and from being helped by them.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), Pg 86
Food was reasonable but maintenance. DH and I went searching for x-country options for next year. The snow is nearly gone up here. This is probably my last day of downhill. There is a co-op x-country facility that was great. They told me about a volunteer program. I take littles after school one day a week to ski and I get a free season pass. Sounds like heaven. I will put it on the calendar for next year.
Moola March Update: progress not perfection. At the co-op, there was the hoodie wool base layer that matched the bottoms I bought years ago. I could never find the top in a large. They had it for 30%. So yeah, it was want not a need. Oh Well. It will be my lounge wear in the cabin for years to come. https://www.karitraa.com/us/en/rose-...no-wool-black/. Think of the savings in the energy bill.
BBE: I have offered the farm lot to a girl scout to sell. It is a busy thoroughfare in a small town. That got me out of having to buy any cookies. onebyone: Sound like your dishwasher was a great solution. Good for you.
Tomorrow is the big day — driving friends to Jefferson City to visit legislators. That takes a lot of logistics to do well. I made two separate spreadsheets — one by bill number and one by legislator to keep it all straight. I also printed the floor plans because we were lost most of the time last year.
I washed the car and “get gas” is next on the list.
It will be hard to get in exercise tomorrow, but I will count the walk up the hill from the parking lot and walking around the large building. I’ll take the stairs as often as I can. It will also be hard to get in time to eat and I likely won’t be hungry until I get home, anyway. So, I’ll take advantage and bring just enough food for fuel. I can’t snack on food that I don’t bring.
Diet Coaches/Buddies - More going about without wearing a coat. Again, felt like Spring just because it was such a contrast to the recent bitter cold. In my class about traveling west in the 1800's, we've come to the construction of the coast-to-coast railroad. To my surprise, the major barrier was, not steel or bridges, or money but . . . slavery. Neither side was anxious for additional slave/non-slave states to change the near-equal balance in congress. Dawdled for decades beyond when it was possible. Some (sane) folks believed it would be impossible to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The engineers thought that switchbacks, bridges, and tunnels could conquer them. Will have to wait to next week to see if a railroad ever made it to California.
What I know now is that the moniker Bloody Kansas was well earned. All the tensions of the nation became concentrated among pro-slavers, free-staters, and abolitionists in Kansas which, at that time, was a long way from everywhere. Gotta learn me some history.
Eating was on plan with no daytime snacks, CREDIT moi. Big issue was discovering that I'd purchased Myrtilles instead of blueberries. Had just assumed that to be the French word - they were in the case at the supermarket where blueberries normally sit. Lecture: bleuets is French for the cultivated blueberries of North America; Myrtilles is a different species of smaller berries easy to confuse. Oh, well. They were my evening snack along with the exactly counted, planned, two (2.0) Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies.
Joy (gardenerjoy) Hope you survived Jefferson City. Arriving with a war plan seems appropriate.
maryann Yay for Merino Wool for undergarments - the most unintuitive fabric for next to the skin that I'd have guessed. Teaching littles in exchange for a ski pass does seem ideal.
Readers -
Quote:
day 6Find a Diet Coach
How to Fine a Diet Coach
If you're not sure whom to select, consider doing the following: . . .
You might meet someone who will agree to be your diet coach - and vice versa!
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), Pg 86
I woke up too late to post yesterday thanks to the time change and feeling more tired. Sunday was a bit more leisurely with a focus on groceries, tax prep and food prep.I also called one of the investment places-Sunday morning is a great time to call, I got through right away. I made salmon, rice pilaf, microwaved baked potato, a whole tub of spinach, and two pounds of ground beef that i'll use for the week. I'm really focusing on getting back on track. Yesterday I had two chocolates at work (and a few extra carmelized pecans) but that was it.
A little admin yesterday but the bulk of the evening was getting sucked into a movie. On the way home yesterday I saw a friend I had somewhat of a falling out with, and we had a hug and a very nice chat, so I feel great about that.
Maryann-teaching skiing to littles sounds right up your alley! That lounge wear is beautiful.
Gardenerjoy- you were well prepared! I hope it went well.
Onebyone-sometimes a day hiding out from everything is just what is needed.
Bill-wow, that is fascinating history. Yay for a planned treat that is just right.
Beautiful day yesterday on the slopes. I plan to wrench one more weekend out of my ski pass starting this Friday. I exercised six times last week. Went to bed with out evening snacking. Yeah!
I have been getting in all my protein but not all my veggies. This will be my focus this week.
Laundry is imperative today. I have exactly ZERO clean workout clothes. I also am going to make my cleaning calendar for March. I cleaned the refrigerator at the cabin yesterday. Credit Moi. I also have 3 library books I am scheduling myself to finish. Sounds like a wonderful day of puttering.
BBE: I saw the "snow train" up in Tahoe. Spoiler: they make it through to the coast. Joy: Good luck at the legislature. Curly: Mending fences is a joy.
Wednesday - Romeo and Juliet's wedding day (1302, according to Shakespeare)
Diet Coaches/Buddies - Went about activities wearing a flannel shirt. Finally noticed how warm I felt and shifted to a Polo for the first time this year. Like being relived of a burden. CREDIT moi for a trip to the supermarket bringing home no foods, however healthy, that ultimately become unnecessary snacks for me. If they're not in the house, I can't nibble on them. Seems like I've learned this before. And before that. And even before that. Short memory, I guess.
Mucked about in estuaries, salt marshes, and barrier islands in my class on The Nature of New England. Such fun to be reminded that 70% of ocean species spawn in estuaries. And to be reminded that developers treat them as wasted areas to be filled with ocean view condos. I came away from the class feeling that it's a privilege to live where I can see marsh grass in abundance.
Eating was on plan with no daytime snacks, CREDIT moi. Dinner was salmon grilled on the back deck with the kitchen door open - as if it were Spring. Evening snack was my standard blueberries with two Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. It's feeling more natural to have only two after a few days of this.
maryann You're getting in a bunch of exercising. Have you forgotten that you have a knee problem?
curlyjax Such a happy thought to restore a lost friendship. It does take a while to adjust to the time change.
Readers -
Quote:
day 6Find a Diet Coach
How to Fine a Diet Coach
If you're not sure whom to select, consider doing the following: . . .
Find a diet professional. Consider working one-on-one with a mental-health or health-care professional who has had experience and success with helping people lose weight and keep it off.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), Pg 86
I had a nice chat with the caregiver i've been working with;she's sounding less overwhelmed which is great. I have the reputation of being one who can speak firmly to people when needed but I don't always want to be that person, so its nice to just be the support person too. I had a really good workout at the gym; i went up in weights for an exercise again. My tendon is still sore but i'm not letting that stop my weights. I was starving afterwards and added an extra snack, but it was all good things. I'm telling myself I can have chocolate on Easter (or the day before realistically) and can wait until them Bit of a kerfuffle with DD-certain admin things are ridiculously hard with her that shouldn't be.I do know she's been feeling sad; so many folks her age are engaged, married or at least have boyfriends. I try to listen but I get sucked into her sadness. Then again she rejects a lot of my suggestions so there you go.
Maryann-nice idea to get one more skiing session in. Puttering is a lovely thing indeed.
Bill-yay for bringing home nothing to snack on.
Coaches,
Food was logged and planned. Trainer added weight and boy was I tired by the afternoon. I tried a different schedule, though. Rather than get all my things done in the morning and sit 4 hours straight in afternoon and evening, I did a task, practiced chess. Then I did another task and took a nap. Afterwards, I turned on a marathon of FREE Sherlock Holmes and, while it was playing with commercials, I finished the laundry, cooked up pumpkin muffins for the week, made a big bake of chicken for protein for, and cleaned the kitchen floor. It is a much more productive schedule. It kept me from being hungry and I woke up to a clean kitchen floor and prepped food. DH wasn't there last night ,though. So I won't be able to do it like that so late. But I can do it until 6:00 .
Weight remains two pound above ticker. With how sore I am feeling, I know some of it is water.
March Money Madness: OK talk about two steps forward a hundred steps back. The hospital bill for my knee is 5,000!!!!! Yep. I was down for a bit. I called everyone I could think of to verify or discount. Nope. Why do I even try to save $10.00 when this kind of bill hits?
Ok here's why:
1. I have the money in the HSA.
2. I deliberately chose a high deductible because DH is going through radiation this year. The lower premiums combined with the Out of Pocket Maximum mean I am averaging a doable total of 2,000 a month for the year.
3. My knee was checked for joint issues ( CT scan was half the cost) which if present could have literally crippled me for life or at least ended with a knee replacement.
One the whole, I feel grateful.
BBE: Your Welcome. our flooded rice fields are a fly way Curly: Tere is nothing that makes me hungrier than being powerless over helping my son when he is struggling.
Yesterday was a big day as predicted. I walked a lot, ate a little, and saw a nice drop on the scale this morning!
I’m enormously grateful that my body feels good today. Last year’s drive to Jefferson City was what prompted me to finally see a physical therapist about the muscle pain next to my shoulder blade. A year later, after many and continuing exercises, that is not a problem for me.
I did a yoga routine when I got home that was designed to be used after a long drive and I think that helped, too.
What did they do to Band-Aids?
Sunday - Daylight Savings Time begins (Its later than you think)
