Typing this over my coffee break, been trampled by an herd of elephants in the night. OK so I have exaggerated a bit but a I hurt all over this morning so waiting for the pain killers to have some effect. May even use the Tens machine that I have which can be useful when pain killers have done as much as they can. Not such if you know what a Tens machine is and even then called be called something totally different. It is a portable unit which you stick 4 little pads to your body and then attach leads to them to the portable unit. You then switch on and try the different programmes. Some give a constant tingling sensation whilst other give it in bursts or waves.
VALPAL :~ Thanks for telling us about the soup. Grr pity all the safeway stores here was bought out by another company called Morrison's. I would say it happened about 11/2 to 2 years ago, but you know how time flies by.
Thanks for the praise on my hard work I did meet a group of MSers last year as I was in part of a trial for MSers with depression. At the time they picked us for the trial I was suffering bad with depression but it was nothing to do with my MS but my eczema which had raged out of control and I was covered the only place I did not have it was my face. I had night after night being awake because I itched so much. Which again lack of sleep just exacerbated my mental state. I hated the way I looked, people in the street treated me like a leper. So everything was coming to ahead. But after treatment at hospital it cleared up, but has left me with a few scars. But I went on this course never the less. I did not gain a great deal from ( as the tutor said I was equally if not more qualified as her in this area and she did let me lead a couple of sessions) the course but it was nice to meet people. But for one reason or another they did not keep in contact which I found a little sad. (but that may also I understand be their mental state as many it had been a great effort to even get out of the door and come.)
So hopefully with meeting Chrissy it will be a more perminate friendship. Do you know anyone with MS? Yes I have protected loved ones but normally I fail after a period of time miserably.
Hope your able to take that trip to the lakes. Veggie hot dogs that is a new one to me. Although you have many foods in Canada and USA that I have not heard of or just can not get my hands on. Sounds really great idea if weather permitting to go to the lakes. Might even get a bit of exercise in to boot which is a bonus.
ROSEBUD :~ Right that is offical now you planting a forest Joking aside I bet it has been hard work planting all those trees but in the long run I am sure that it will be well worth it. Plus all this planting has an added bonus it is all exercise which can be only a good thing.
on your weight loss glad you have broke the plateau which must have been frustrating but good training for maintainence. Don't say it is ONLY a pound the experts recommend 1 to 2 pound loss per week. So slowly slowly wins the race. Keep up the good work and be proud of what you have achieved. You have been an inspiration to me and a source of information. For this I can not thank you enough.
We play card games for prizes because otherwise techically you really need a gaming licence to hand out money as prizes. We have strict gambling laws which this would come into. As I have said before we only pay a very small fee to play. In that you also get tea or coffee and very sinfully biscuits but I have been good I have not had one in months but sometimes it makes it hard to resist when they are put out in the table in front of you for 3 other players and yourself. The people who run the card game then have to pay for the hire of the hall. So we are happy to play for prizes and if they are not what we want I can alway find a happy home for them.
Phew thankfully pain killers have kicked in some what so washing up now calling.
I am finally feeling better and we are all moved in. I am so glad both of those experiences are over.
Were do l begin, well the surgery went fine l had to be at the hospital for 6am, so our sitter had to be at our house for 530am, thank god she could still do it after l found out the time. So DH and I got to the hospital on time but we had the van topper on the van still cause of the move so the van wouldn't fit in the underground parking, so Dh let me off at the door and he parked the van about 15 minutes away from the hospital. I had my surgery at 830am and came threw it fine, but it sure was painful the gas they use to see inside me was the worst pain, Everyone told me it would travel to my right shoulder and that would be the mose painful part for a few days, but in my case the gas went to my left leg and because of my CP it make walking and moving so painful, l was laying in bed for 4 days just crying. But it finally left on the Monday and then the fun started with the move, the movers we hired were the slowest movers l have even seen, took them almost 6 hours to just move our furniture, DH had moved all the boxes and little pieces of furniture before they arrived. and at 150.00 a hour we wern't impressed. But thakfully it got all done and we are now all unpacked and settling in. Eric had a few rough days when we first got here cause he just cried and cried and took us by the hand to the front door. So we just tried to reasure him that it's ok this is our new house. He is alot better now and seems to love the house, He runs around and around with a smile on his face.
He is now back in school and full time theraphy has started so his days are full 9-12am school then 1-430pm theraphy 5 days a week. But he is a little tropper and hasen't even cried yet.
I finally went to curves on Friday my first time in almost 3 weeks. It was hard, l only did 1 and a half laps before l quit, l could feel it pulling on my incision site and didnt want to take a chance. my Doctor told me to wait a month but l was inpatcient. But on the good news side it was a my weight and measure ment day and here are the results
weight 156lbs
waist 30.5 inches
hips 35
bust 37
and my BMI is now 24.3
So they were very excited for me.
So that is the update on my now to talk about you latests posts.
Rosebud my dear friend
I can't believe you have planted that many tree's l am so proud of you and your DH for all that you have accoplished on your lot. you should be so proud of yourself. And congrads also on finally lossing again, it must feel great to start going down again. I hope this time next year you are sitting on your cabin's deck watching the leaves change.
Purple
I am so glad you had a wonderful time on your holidays, but l understand completely about overdoing it. I do the same thing when we go on holidays and when we get home l am so tired and sore l always say l won't do it next time but l always do. Your card games do sound like so much fun, thats one thing l miss about living in our old apartment, every Wed afternoon was card games and all the old ladies loved Eric he was a baby then and l would push him down in his buggy and spend the afternoon playing cards while he played on his blanket or cuddled in some ladies arms.
Val
I am so glad you got your meds figured out and that stress was releived. Yes we buy alot of the blue menu items and have loved everyone so far, the soups at saveway are also sugarfree so we really love them. How was your trip to the lake? Veggie dogs are good l agree with you, so are the veggie burgers.
Well ladies l have to go and chage my ticker and then give Eric his B12 shot so have a good evening and l will try and post again Monday. Thanks for all your wishes for my move and surgery they sure helped.
Love Mo xoxoxo
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Been a wonderful day here for drying the washing. The only trouble after the washing come the ironing I have just taken my pain killers so that I can tackle the task in about a hours time. It is the one task my DH can not seem to master ends up with more crease than he started with bless him
Been for a lovely walk this afternoon it was nice as there was a great breeze which kept you cooler. Had a rest on the pub wall. No I did not have a drink but I was surely tempted today. I rarely drink but on odd occasions I do fancy a little tipple. But I tend to do any drinking in the house as it goes rapidly to my head due to 2 reason 1 I seldom drink and 2 my medication increase the effects of alcohol. Whilst on the wall a motor bike back fired and Rizzie was so scared he started to shake. Then he decided he wanted to be on my knee for comfort but he is kind of heavy for that at about 36lbs. He sure does not look that weight but they are a very muscular dog and as we know muscle weighs more than fat.
MO :~ on the weight loss and now having a health BMI. with the final 6lbs you will lose that in no time once your fully fit. Welcome back we have all been thinking about you and your family during this stressful time. Sorry to hear that the operation effected your walking that is all you needed. That is the trouble when we have procedures we can be "wired up" a little different due to our various conditions and things effect us differently to others.
Glad that the move is over even if you had the go slow movers. I hope you will all be very happy in your new home. Aww Eric I understand how he felt about moving to him this was not his home. But I am glad that he is happy in his new home.
Sounds like Eric is very busy with his school and therapy. By what you have told us he seems to have taken that in his stride. I am sure that may give you a few hours to yourself to do things that need to be done. I bet that time is very precious and beneficial at the same time.
Oh well there is only so much time that I can put off that dreaded ironing. So time to run ladies. bye for now
I have a rare kind of nerve damage, not too different to MS in some ways, and it now affects all of my limbs. I can't excersise any more and that's one of my biggest difficulties. I used to do step aerobics 4 times a week and now I can't walk without crutches and only for a few steps so have to use an electric wheelchair most of the time
anyway that's my whingey bit over with
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Reason: missed a bit, haha
Welcome mynxie to the thread nice to have you on board this thread. As you will find out not all the people on this thread have MS but we all do have varying degrees of difficulties with mobility.
Myself I have MS and I do have problems with mobility. If I go any distance I tend to drag my right leg. Also I need either a walking stick or someones arm to help me with any length of walking.
Look forward to hearing more from you in the future. On this thread you will find people who will understand your unique difficulties. But greater than that they will help keep you motivated and be a great source of information.
HI LADIES ~ we have beautiful sunshine out their right now; it's a bit cool, but that's OK; it's fall after all.
MYNXIE ~ our PURPLE is also from England, and there is another thread somewhere that has people from England specifically. We are glad you joined us; sorry you have been having such a tuff time of it! I do chair aerobics every day; and I found an ERGOMETER, which I'm getting for my birthday (in October); it's a table-top bicycle and you use your arms instead of your legs. Apparently, you can burn some mean energy with it; according to FRESNOKID'S gym trainer friend. I'm gonna give it a whirl; it can't hurt!
I really think you'll enjoy yourself here; I'm quickly becoming a 3FC's addict. I come here a lot; I just luv it!!! You can meet different people here every single day; and they really are supportive. Come back and post often; and let us know a bit about yourself.
HEY MO ~ I'm soooo very sorry that you had such a bad reaction to that procedure; I've never heard of that before. I guess they are using some new techniques these days; but I'm glad you got thru it (I was prayin' for ya all the way). Now you can put it out of mind for good. Too bad those movers were trying to take advantage of you guys; purposely taking their merry time; that happens a lot these days.
BUT, we are all so happy for you that you are in that wonderful new place. Yes, little children don't always understand why we are moving around; my mom would take us to the houses before we moved and explained that we would be moving soon and why. I'm glad that he has finally settled in OK; a lot of changes there for all of you. Now's the time to enjoy ...
WOW, girl, you are doing fantabulous; you are almost at goal now; then, you have to take some time to do MAINTENANCE; that's so very important cuz you don't want to gain any back. It will be kind of an experiment to figure out what you can eat each day/week/month and not gain any back. Thanx for your support; watching you gals has kept me going despite the setbacks and plateaus.
PURPLE ~ thanx for your kind and encouraging words; you are absolutely right, every pound counts and this is good practice for maintenance; to keep on going even when that water-weight kept going up and down; I knew it was water cuz I had kept to plan very well for most of the time, and the fews times I had treats were isolated and small amounts; not enuff to gain a pile of weight; and we could see that my legs were swollen more on some day than others.
I found a lady (name is ANNIE) who's moniker is TEALEAF here at 3FC's and I found her webpage; and whoa, she had almost the exact same experience as me; I got some great ideas from her site. After she lost about 60 lbs, she stalled, gained eight lbs, then plateaued for about ten months before finally going down again. She is now in the 170's range; her webpage is called ANNIE TAKES OFF.
I found it the other night and so glad I did; as I was getting so frustrated; but now I know that my body is just RESTING. After I lost 73 lbs, it decided to stall; last December was a bad month, but I think that I didn't get enuff exercise last winter; and as ANNIE states, she learned that she needed to cut down her intake (calories) to get the weight falling again.
I have been doing the same; like cutting out as much margarine/butter as I can; and looking for those little things like creme in coffee to cut my intake by another 100 calories at at time. This is key, I think; I will keep doing this as I go along til I reach 1500 a day. She learned that she needed to exercise more on the days she had off (she works at a factory; so that burns a lot of energy) to keep the weight loss going.
We are retired, so I have to find other things to keep me active that I can do safely and without being so painful that I want to give up; as I mentioned earlier (the Ergometer). Planting trees and walking around those loops up at the site are really helping me; I luv that there is a built-in walking track there already; many people there go walking there on a daily basis.
VAL ~ hope you are well; I'm going to look for more of those BLUE MENU foods; esp the soup and try them. Anywhere we can save 50-100 calories on lite versions will be very worth it overall; everything helps!
Well, I have to go check my Sunday dinner (roast chicken with veggies; one of my all-time faves); so, I'll be back soon; take good care ladies ~ your friend ROSEBUD
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Phew got the ironing done so I am pleased about that. Today is not so warm at present it is cloudy but fingers crossed it will not rain as I plan to go for a walk later this afternoon. Walking in the rain is not very pleasurable.
Well Saturday night I had a late night. But that was all of my own doing. I had got this book I just could not put down. So it was 1.45am when I eventually went to bed blurry eyed. Just started another yesterday evening but I have not read very much. I was so tired last night I ended up going to bed early. Thats what comes of burning the candles at both ends
ROSEBUD :~ Thanks for letting me know about TEALEAF another fellow 3fc. I will be definitely be reading her web page as if never hurts to have more information. Yes I when I come to a point when I am not losing regular I will look at what I can tweak in my diet without making too drastic changes. As you know I seldom have butter or margarine on bread. I have not done so for years and now I much prefer it that way.
I try to keep active in the day as much as I can with chores in the home. To get in extra exercise. Might seem silly but I take things through to the table when setting for meals I make more journeys than I used to. I think the extra few steps that day add up in the week. Plus if you think I do that for afternoon tea as well for me it all adds up. It might only add up to 1/2 to 1 mile per week but that is 1/2 to 1 mile more than I would be doing.
It must be nice along the built in track where others go walking. After a period of time you will get to know others and that makes it even better. We see others walking their dog now on the walk round. Others will want to stop to give Rizzie a stroke as they used to have a dog but it has passed on. Rizzie laps it all up the fussing he really loves he when he is made a big fuss of.
Must run as it is getting time for dinner and I still have heaps to do for that meal.
HEY PURPLE ~ I forgot to mention yesterday that you had me with that comment about us PLANTING A FOREST; yes, I actually said something like that to DH: "Uhmmm, that front yard is kinda starting to look like a small forest, so we better not plant anymore there for now!"
To which, DH replied, "Yah, what do we do if they all live? Will we have to start cutting them down?" To which I said, "Not on your life pal; they are stayin' there, after all that hard work!"
ANYWAYS, I sure had a good laugh over that one; thanx for the pick-me-up; you have a great sense of humor, and I really appreciate it.
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Just a swift pit stop this evening as I am going out shortly. But I love to stop by as it keep me on the straight and narrow.
Been a lovely day today. But you can definitely tell in the morning it there is a little nip in the air.
ROSEBUD :~ Funny you mentioning my sense of humour. After years of psychiatric nursing you definitely needed a sense of humour to keep you sane. We were terrible for practical jokes. As I worked in mainly an all male environment my nickname became maid Marion. We come from Nottingham the home of the legend of Robin Hood. This one particular day I was the only female staff on duty and during this hour I was assigned to look after a client where ever they went. This high level of observation was because either they were at risk of harming themselves or harming others. The male staff I worked for with were a smashing bunch but making tea/coffee for others was not top of their priorities. But it never really bothered me as if that was the only thing I could have ever complained about them and they made me feel safe even when the ward was very disturbed. This day whilst I was assigned to looking closely after this client they brought me a drink of coffee which I thought how sweet of them. After a few minutes it began to dawn on me as I saw them laughing from the nurses station my gift of a cup of coffee was not all that it seemed. On closer inspection they had put maid Marion on the cup and I had not spotted it. So that shows you the sort of harmless tricks we got up to.
My DH also has a fabulous sense of humour so it continues how we joke between us. Laughter is the best medicine. His brother Ray has a wicked sense of humour which even my DH can never beat.
Purple - your comment about Rosebud planting a forest was hilarious. I usually only have time to skim this thread at work and my home computer isnt too dependable. Laughter really is the best medicine. My best memories are coming home from a stressful business trip and sitting down with my brother who had me belly laughing within minutes. It can uplight an entire day!
And no, I dont know anyone face to face with MS. I have 'met' a couple from other forums that I frequent. That was actually the reason I came looking for 3FC. I knew that I like to skim forums/get a lot of knowledge from them.. makeup,, ms.. and now diet wise. I'm glad the drug trial was a good experience overall for you... I'm sure the leader was somewhat intimidated by your experience and knowledge (speaking as a younger person it's hard to lead when somebody else is obviously more qualified!) And lack of sleep is the first thing that changes my mood so I'm glad you realized how much of an impact it was having on you. Life gets so miserable when sickness robs our sleep!!
Mo - welcome back! What brand of veggie burgers do you enjoy the most? I havent found many up here and the ones I've tried are horrible!! Unfortunatly it's been getting cold too fast and I have yet to get to the lake because of the weather... we've got snow forcasted for Thursday and I'm such a wimp when it gets cold. I also want to really encourage you to take it so careful with exercise and exerting yourself after your surgery! I'm sure you know to give your body time to heal.... better for yourself and your family in the long run.
Rosebud... it sounds like you've got a good grasp on cutting down calories on whatever you can. I need to remember to do this... especially at business lunches when I cant plan em and it's so easy to take the fatty salad dressing or margarine!
and welcome mynixie! The 3fc forum has been a great place to keep me in line and I'm sure you'll find a lot of support here - come back and post when you get a chance
I feel like I could stay up most the night reading the posts more thouroughly (sp?) so I'm sorry everyone if I'm skipping over huge chunks! Have a great night!
feeling really down about my "physical challenges" today.
If I could use my limbs properly I'd not be this big....I'd be able to excersise still, now I struggle to move, simple as that and it's really doing my head in. I miss being ablebodied, selfish I know...sorry to be a whingey cow
HI LADIES ~ well, we've had a mix of rain and sunshine here the last couple of days; but man, was it humid today; thankfully, it cooled down tonight when some awesome winds blew in ...
Just takin' it easy today; tryin' to keep that flu at bay; DH says he thinks we might finally be winning the battle; sure hope so. My Uncle came by to pick up our car (disabled once again; since last Saturday); gee, it would be nice to have a vehicle that doesn't break down so often; that's going on my prayer list for the next while.
ANYHOW, my Uncle has a nasty flu too; sure hope it's not a different one; and that we don't catch it. DH thinks that it probably is the same one, so hopefully our bodies will have had a prerunner to fight it. It sure seems that so much of our lives is affected by our health as we get older.
MYNXIE ~ that made me think of you; don't envy the place you are in right now; I know that sometimes it is really difficult to accept our limitations and how they are affecting our lives (been there; still there); but eventually, you may be able to set that aside and focus on what you can do today to improve your life; and bring joy into it again ...
You can still eat healthier even if you can't do much in the way of physical activities; and we must keep perspective as well; do what you can. I'm sure you have heard of the SERENITY PRAYER by St. Francis of Assissi (GOD grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference).
You can come on here and read everyone's posts and make some new friends; in the general chatter area there is a joke thread (light thread) that always lifts my spirits, and I pass the really good ones on to my family and friends each week; I try to spread some cheer to them. That's an easy way to do something good for someone else, and they really appreciate it too.
So, we are pretty much stuck at home right now; my Auntie did come by Tuesday to take me shopping; enjoyed that immensely. Sure hope it doesn't take forever for that car to get fixed; I so enjoy going out for a drive and I have three trees left that must get put in soon before it gets too cold.
WELL, we all have our challenges in this life; DH and I both fell asleep this evening; layed down for an hour nap to get the swelling down in my legs and woke up four hours later; that's why I'm on here now; I'm wide awake now; hope I can still sleep a few more hours later on.
HI to PURPLE, VAL, AND MO ~ hope you ladies are all well; glad you liked TEALEAF's webpage; she continues on with more pics in the MINI-GOALS section; will follow her all the way thru her journey; she has a nice sense of humor too. HUMOR can be a very healing source for us all, esp when we are hurting in some way. I look for humor wherever I can; I am fortunate to have a family that have a good sense of humor as well.
GARDEN UPDATE ~ picked some onions and summer turnip for our roast beef dinner this week; seems the winter turnips aren't growing at all; and the carrots are so puny; doesn't look too good for them this year, but at least I got something out of it; maybe next year will be better. I am going to go back to a different source for my seed, and only plant that which was successful this year; streamline, I guess you could say ...
ANYWAYS ~ just wanted to check in ladies; take good care all ~ your friend ROSEBUD
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Looks quite a cool day and dull outside today. Yesterday afternoon we saw a rainbow due to the weather conditions. I love to see them they look so beautiful but of course we seldom see them.
I am being very lucky at cards this week so far. On Tuesday I got 2nd and last night my team got 1st so I have been fortunate. Sometimes you can go weeks without winning then the tide seems to turn.
At the minute I am a little under the weather, I have had a jippy tummy and keep getting cold to the point it is hard to warm up again. But at the minute there seems no real other symptoms. Will keep you posted if it turns out to be anything or nothing.
MYNXIE :~ Sorry to hear that your having a tough time of it. It is hard to accept that your body will just not do as you want it to do and it is letting you down. I can fully relate to what you are saying. Have you been diagnosis long with your condition? For me personally now I am not so angry and upset about what I can't do as I was when I was initially diagnosis. I am not saying that there are times that I end up crying in frustration because I really want to do something and I just can't as my body won't let me. At times especially in the beginning I was angry at my DH not because he had done anything bless him but I wanted to be angry at something. I could not be angry at my MS as you could not physically see it so to speak. I have blamed others for my failing body as I was so upset that I couldn't do the simplest task. How folks put up with me I shall never know. But over the years I have come to place where I am not angry and frustrated all the time.
Remember to talk to people especially loved ones how you feel as that helps as how are they suppose to know how you feel if you do not tell them. My DH often asked was he suppose to be a mind reader. Don't be afraid to ask for help it is not a sign of weakness as I use to think. These are things that I have learnt over time and still am learning to this day. In the mean time feel free to tell us on this thread how you feel although we may not walk in your shoes exactly ( IE. have the same condition as yourself) we certainly do appreciate how difficult life can be when you are presented with challenges.
I hope that sound OK and makes sense. I hope it did not sound patronising as it was never intended to do. But today I am struggling to find the right words for things. ( can be part of MS ) as time has progressed this has become worse for me.
ROSEBUD :~ Sorry to hear that your Uncle has become ill with the flu. There seems to be a lot about lately and lets hope that you have already had the bug he has.
Sound like the garden as had some great successes and somethings that for some reason didn't shine.
I done the same thing thinking I have an hour to recharge the batteries then 4 hours later you wake up. Then when it comes to bed time you are raring to go. I often now set the alarm clock after too many times of sleeping hours then can't sleep that night as you are wide awake. I do hope you managed some sleep.
Sorry to here the car is not working again you really do not realise that you use them so much until they are out of action.
I've been diagnosed for 2 1/2 years now, coming up to the 4th year anniversary of my accident this Saturday though. I think that's one of the things that's kind of bothering me, you know?
I like this forum, it's very chatty lol and the people are lovely here
OK so I have exaggerated a bit but a I hurt all over this morning so waiting for the pain killers to have some effect. May even use the Tens machine that I have which can be useful when pain killers have done as much as they can. Not such if you know what a Tens machine is and even then called be called something totally different. It is a portable unit which you stick 4 little pads to your body and then attach leads to them to the portable unit. You then switch on and try the different programmes. Some give a constant tingling sensation whilst other give it in bursts or waves.
I did meet a group of MSers last year as I was in part of a trial for MSers with depression. At the time they picked us for the trial I was suffering bad with depression but it was nothing to do with my MS but my eczema which had raged out of control and I was covered the only place I did not have it was my face. I had night after night being awake because I itched so much. Which again lack of sleep just exacerbated my mental state. I hated the way I looked, people in the street treated me like a leper. So everything was coming to ahead. But after treatment at hospital it cleared up, but has left me with a few scars. But I went on this course never the less. I did not gain a great deal from ( as the tutor said I was equally if not more qualified as her in this area and she did let me lead a couple of sessions) the course but it was nice to meet people. But for one reason or another they did not keep in contact which I found a little sad. (but that may also I understand be their mental state as many it had been a great effort to even get out of the door and come.)
Joking aside I bet it has been hard work planting all those trees but in the long run I am sure that it will be well worth it. Plus all this planting has an added bonus it is all exercise which can be only a good thing.
on your weight loss glad you have broke the plateau which must have been frustrating but good training for maintainence. Don't say it is ONLY a pound the experts recommend 1 to 2 pound loss per week. So slowly slowly wins the race. Keep up the good work and be proud of what you have achieved. You have been an inspiration to me and a source of information. For this I can not thank you enough. 
but I have been good I have not had one in months but sometimes it makes it hard to resist when they are put out in the table in front of you for 3 other players and yourself. The people who run the card game then have to pay for the hire of the hall. So we are happy to play for prizes and if they are not what we want I can alway find a happy home for them.
I have just taken my pain killers so that I can tackle the task in about a hours time. It is the one task my DH can not seem to master ends up with more crease than he started with bless him 
with the final 6lbs you will lose that in no time once your fully fit. Welcome back we have all been thinking about you and your family during this stressful time. Sorry to hear that the operation effected your walking that is all you needed. That is the trouble when we have procedures we can be "wired up" a little different due to our various conditions and things effect us differently to others.
HI LADIES ~ we have beautiful sunshine out their right now; it's a bit cool, but that's OK; it's fall after all.
MYNXIE ~ our PURPLE is also from England, and there is another thread somewhere that has people from England specifically. We are glad you joined us; sorry you have been having such a tuff time of it! I do chair aerobics every day; and I found an ERGOMETER, which I'm getting for my birthday (in October); it's a table-top bicycle and you use your arms instead of your legs. Apparently, you can burn some mean energy with it; according to FRESNOKID'S gym trainer friend. I'm gonna give it a whirl; it can't hurt!
over that one; thanx for the pick-me-up; you have a great sense of humor, and I really appreciate it. 
hope I can still sleep a few more hours later on.