HI LADIES ~ we had another lovely day; but there were moments of light ***; and even a very small rainbow for a bit. So strange to have sun, rain, sleet, snow, clear, and a rainbow all in one day ~ LOL!
VAL ~ enjoy your time off; and I hope you are feeling better real soon. I know that persons with MS have some very unique challenges to face. Do hope that things improve for you; and I pray for you regularly as well. Sorry also to hear that your brother is suffering with chronic pain; will add him to my SPECIAL Prayer List as well.
HELLO TO PURPLE, MO, LINDA, AND AMIE.
AMIE ~ that home delivery system for your meals sounds nice; you are fortunate to have that available to you. I make all the meals around our home; DH isn't much of a cook. He can do eggs, frankfurters, and burgers though. He's not too bad with toasted peanut butter sandwiches either; which is one of his favorite snacks (he has no weight problem).
Well it's very late, gotta go for now; take good care all, and I'll be back very soon ~ your friend ROSEBUD
Just a flying visit today, but hoping to stop by longer tomorrow to answer all the lovely posts, but I have just not the time to do it properly today. But I have read them all, the thread is going at full pelt at the minute away for a day and there is 3 or 4 posts to read.
Been a cloudy day today no sign of the sun but no rain either so perfect for walking in. Had a lovely walk today around the block with DH and furry baby Rizzie of course.
Went out a lunch time for a pub lunch unfortunately I did not select the healthiest meal on the menu but on the other hand it was not the worst somewhere in the middle. But for tea all we have had is a huge bowl of melon to fill up on which are hardly any calories. so that should see me till later. But I have already prepared something healthy for when we return to prevent me going off plan any more today.
Last night had a torrid time, don't know why but I started to itch head to foot despite having an antihistamine. I had creamed myself head to foot with my eczema creme and put steroidal ointment on selected areas. But oh boy it was so uncomfortable when the only urge you have to do is itch uncontrollably. Approximately 18 months ago this is how my eczema flared up last year when I was covered in eczema all over apart from my face. I was an oozing mess and my mood was low. Partially because the treatment was not working and secondly I was not sleeping. In the end I ended up going to hospital to see a specialist who sorted me out by putting me on steroids, cream and ointment. Plus 2 sorts of antihistamines. I was fearful that this was all coming back to haunt me. Touch wood today I am OK hoping I am OK at bedtime. Poor DH was kept awake until he suggested to go on a walk one to stop me itching and causing damage to myself. Also hopefully to tire me out. So there we where at 1.30am going for a walk. Well I was shattered by the end and slept the rest of the night so his remedy worked.
I hope you ladies are all well and so are your families and loved ones you are in my thoughts. Take care catch up with you soon xxx
Hi. Val, I have asthma also. I bind my entire head with a scarf, which helps a lot in the harsh winter weather. Lentils are the tiny little beans, brown, red, or green. I like them boiled until soft with a tablespoon of curry paste, onion and soy sauce over rice, but, they can also replace meat in part, I'm told. Experiment. Sorry your brother is in chronic pain.
Rosebud, LOL., DH! My boyfriend is a great cook, that's the problem, he makes gourmet meals, it's like, "Honey, we'll be ready to eat in about 3 hours." And I'm like, "I'm starving, haven't you ever heard of a frozen dinner?" It's good natured, and we compromise, he says he needs to learn to cook more healthy, which I'm good at. He's been so supportive, coming to see me every day, and calling regularly.
Purple, I hope the itching goes away. I only have eczema on selected joints, in tiny patches. I hear it can be miserable for people.
My food should get here today. Cleaned out my fridge and freezer. I went with the higher price, though I may go with Diet to Go, starting next week, because it's cheaper, and the food is really good, bessides, a lot of people on here are doing it. I'll let you know how it goes.
Took half a trazidone last night, and slept like a rock, must've really needed it. Still waiting on the abilify, should get it today.
Amie
HI THERE LADIES ~ Well, I can't believe it, but our FALL IS FINALLY HERE! YEAH and more YEAH! We had another day of glorious sunshine, and they are calling for more of the same for tomorrow.
Well, we didn't get to take our trip today; had to postpone it til later as the car has a wee brake problem. It was supposed to be fixed yesterday, but the wrong parts came; had to re-order them; and again today, only half the order was correct, and DH had to re-order some more again. Needless to say, he was getting a little frustrated. So I said "No problem, we'll just cancel and make an appointment for a later date".
The mechanic doesn't want us to make a trip til the brakes are fixed; so, it will all turn out for the better, in the end. Instead, we have decided to go to the city, so that we can get in some early Christmas shopping all at the same time; and that should be a lot of fun too.
PURPLE ~ sorry to hear about the eczema problem; we have a friend that has a terrible psoriasis break-out (poor dear); they have tried everything, she suffers terribly. I had a cousin and a close friend with eczema (both suffered mostly when they were young though); fortunately, it all cleared up for them. Specialists said their nerves were bad; but later on, both had babies, and haven't seen any eczema since; interesting ...
I hope it clears up for you real soon as well. I have these weird nerve jabs in my legs that keep me awake; if I do some dancing, the adrenaline takes them away (a wee bit of beer helps sometimes as well; just a tad though ~ LOL).
AMIE ~ I think that's sweet that your DB makes you dinner; I would love that (but have a wee snack while waiting). Glad to hear that your meds are helping you and your food has arrived; do let us know how you like it. What kinds of stuff did they send you? My DH had asthma problems before big-time; but since he quit smoking almost five years ago, he hasn't had to use inhalers since. If he gets a flu, like he did this year, it flares up a bit with a phlem problem, but he's handling it OK.
VAL ~ you can get different kinds of beans in cans; just drain and rinse them and add to any favorite dish. I use red & white kidney beans, navy beans (we normally call pork & beans here), pinto beans, and sometimes black beans. Canned beans are already cooked for you; so really you are just heating them up. DRY beans, however, have to be soaked overnight; and boiled til tender the next day before being added to soups and others dishes. They are cheaper, but a lot of work; so, I prefer the canned ones myself. They are a very good meat substitute and I know that you are trying to eat that way.
Last week I did really well, but I had only a so-so day today; hope that I do better tomorrow and for the rest of the week. Had one of those; gosh darn pity party days today ~ LOL! Why can't I eat what my skinny husband eats? Why is he so danged skinny when we eat almost the same things? Sometimes, he eats a huge bag of chippies on top of his meals and doesn't gain an ounce; his genetics are way better than mine (family of skinny-minnies). OK ~ MY PITY PARTY IS OVER NOW ...
ONE thing that I have done, is that I have switched to drinking GREEN TEA, and have found it to be very soothing; I love it! And, you don't get that acidity problem that comes from other kinds of teas; I am trying mainly to drink green tea and water right now.
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELVES LADIES ~ and talk at you again real soon, your friend ROSEBUD
Last edited by Justwant2Bhealthy; 10-25-2007 at 08:51 PM.
Well calling in today to do the job I was unable to do yesterday and that was to reply to the posts. So great to see this thread taking off. Been a packed day of jobs to do today but now I have the time to sit at my computer. Been my dreaded ironing day today plus tomorrow. Broke it down into manageable sizes for me. Also nephew called around today (DH sisters son) to do something technical with his laptop which he had to jack into DH PC. Well lets put it this way it was way over my head, yet I have a fair knowledge of PC. But he is a PC whizz kid. Cooked lunch for all of us, then afterwards when Stephen our nephew had gone home we managed to fit in a late walk.
ROSEBUD :~ I have had eczema most of my adult life but until last year nothing to talk home about just small patches about the size of a dime or cent depending what your currency is. Eczema this size was easy manageable and not very intrusive on your life. But since the bout I had last year it has been an on and off battle to keep it under control. If I get too hot in any way the heat quickly dries out my skin which in turn leads to the itching. It is a constant battle which at times you feel that your in a revolving door never getting out.
Sorry to hear about your "nerve jabs" in your legs this must be painful. Nothing worse when it keeps you awake. Has next morning your grumpy or so tired which makes things doubly difficult to do. Lets hope they resolve themselves. But one little blessing at least you have found some methods of relieving them.
I really know what it is like having "skinny Minnie's" my sister has always been a stick insect eats what she likes and all the fatting things we only dream about or just look at and put on 2lbs. I have taken after my dad's side of the family and my sister my mums. So my sister and I look nothing alike. But her eldest daughter look so like me it is uncanny. Many people ask whether she is my daughter.
VALPAL :~ Amie gave you a good description of lentils and what they look like and uses. When I first used them I only put a very small portion but as I found I liked them in especially in soups and casseroles. Anything I am grateful too that keeps me full that little bit longer.
Yes the strange gait we can get with MS can give us pain. Mind tends to be by back and my hips. At times I look like a waddling duck for want of a better expression. I never really had what MSers call cognitive fog until the past two years the first time it happened I was at service station on my own at this point as DH was exercising Rizzie. When I had been to use the facilities I came out of the service station and I could not remember what vehicle I had come in or who with for that matter. I really panicked for a few minutes. Then I spotted my DH what a relief. I was in a real state when I came up to the van, I thought I had the starts of dementia. I have noticed more and more that it has hit my speech centre and will come out with the wrong word with some amusing results. Also when typing I found it difficult to spell the most simplest word than goodness for spell check.
AMIE :~ Thanks for your excellent description of lentils. I see that you have asthma as well as eczema. I have often heard said that they go hand in hand. Fortunately I do not suffer from asthma so something to be grateful for. But now the colder weather is fast approaching ( I still know at UK worse cold spells it it like the Bahamas to many people ) I look like I am dressed up to go to the Antarctic I have a scarf wrapped around my face so as not to trigger nerve pain in my face and thermal gloves for my hand because if they get cold with having the MS you can get pain akin to frostbite. Not to mention my thick coat. I look a right plonker in this country but I don't care I do it for my comfort.
Yes it will be interest how this meal plan goes. Will be interest to hear the journey whilst taking it. Wishing you all the best for it. Your lucky your boyfriend can cook when my DH I first met I swear mind could burn water . So I had to teach him to cook from scratch, so now he can could but I usually do it whilst I still can. When I was working he even got adventurous and looked into baking books that I have. So one night when I had worked an evening shift I came home to his home made scones.
Glad you managed to get a good nights sleep with some trazidone which must have made you feel better in yourself. I hate sleepless nights. I used to be awful at getting of to sleep and was a light sleeper to boot. But one blessing that my medication that I am on now I sleep well nearly all the time.
Time to got and start to get ready for bed. Not that I will be sleeping just yet I got to get my daily fix of reading.. I love to go to bed to read, I hardly ever read anywhere else. Plus I find it relaxing and helps me to go to sleep. I have lost count now where DH has found me a sleep with a book in my hand
bye bye catch you tomorrow all being well ladies. xxx
HI LADIES ~ We had another gorgeous day today; we have been blessed all week. The weekend may a bit different though. We decided to go out for a drive and had to check on those car parts, which didn't come in; the guy made an error (DH's patience is being tested to no end ~ LOL!)
It was so lovely that we decided to go for a drive by one of our favorite lakes in the area (the water was quite high today). Gotta take advantage whilst we can, cuz it may not last much longer. We usually see some more permanent *** by early November, for sure.
I had a much better day today; that beautiful sun brightened up my day so much. I went out for a walk around the yard and filled all my feeders for my fine-feathered friends. I put little baskets all along our garden fence; and they sure do love them.
We had a real treat for dinner tonight (my favorite); PITA PIZZAS. DH is a bonafide fan now too! I had mine Greek, with olives; and DH has his with mushrooms. We are just staying home tonight and taking it easy; it's kinda cool out there.
HI PURPLE ~ as you stated; lentils are a smaller bean or pea, as we call them here; they come in green, yellow, orange, and beigy brown. I do like them all; you probably know how long they need to cook better than me, as I just throw some in my homemade soups with some barley; and cook til tender, then freeze the soup in stackable containers.
HELLO TO VAL, AMIE, LINDA, AND MO ~ take extreme good care of yourselves ladies; and have a great weekend too, your friend ROSEBUD
HELLO EVERYONE ~ just taking it easy on this rainy Saturday; DH is bored out of his mind. DH just called to me that the rain has now turned to *** snow ***; so here it comes; he's even marking it on the calendar, no less ~ hehe!
I sure hope he finds a new hobby for the winter; and it hasn't even started yet ~ lol! Our birds are stocking up on food; those Blue Jays, they fill up there gullets and take off to the bush; probably to some knot hole in some old tree there. I love watching the birds, all their antics are so funny.
THAT'S why I posted that little poem above (simple, but true); watching them reminded me of it. We have all that in our backyard ~ flowers, two adorable furry friends, kiddies running around playing, and the birdies; we also have some goaties and chickens next door. We have one chicken living under our back shed; hope it doesn't get too cold this winter; DH went looking for it yesterday, but couldn't find it (probably hiding from him ~ lol!)
WELL, I'm doing better on my plan the last couple of days; YEAH! We are starting our fall cleaning now; gotta keep that DH busy somehow. Every fall we sort and clean and discard stuff that's not being used and is really in the way; taking up valuable space for nothing! This morning, I sorted out clothes, and cleaned out my desk.
GONNA go put some soup on for lunch now; take good care ladies. HAVE A GREAT DAY! Your friend, ROSEBUD
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Thanks for the information on lentils and beans all - what I'm looking for specifically is how to prepare legumes so that they're ready to just pop in dishes. All I know of these things is the hard little balls that come in bags.... with the idea that they have to be soaked overnight THEN cooked? Is that right? I really am from a fast food generation!!
Amie - I've got a disk inhaler that really helps me through the winter but you are so right about covering up! I have to keep my mouth and nose covered with a scarf and usually breath through my own mitten on top of that - but -40 calls for some extra precautions. Has it gotten very cold where you live yet?
Purple- sounds like your run in with cog fog was really scary! I dont let myself drive vehicles or go into stores alone/without a cart to lean on but it hasnt gotten as scary as completly forgetting my surroundings like that. I have taken injections on the wrong day because I was so confused - so I do them with my brother as an extra precaution.
Rosebud- Thanks again for reading all my recent rambling. Poor us! hee hee hee. We are overdue to change the trucks tires to the studded tires and will probably do it tomorrow. Do you and DH do a lot of driving during the winter? Maybe your snow will go away or melt?
That's all I've got for now! happy weekend everyone
Val
HEY VAL ~ you can find PRE-COOKED beans (a type of lentil) in the canned foods at any grocery store. I prefer red and white kidney beans, chick peas, white pea or navy beans, black beans, romano beans, or what is known as porkn' beans (navy or pea beans). Actually there are many more different kinds of beans and lentils; I just can't remember them all right now.
Just drain and rinse them with COLD WATER before using; and since they are already cooked for you, just add them to whatever dish you are making. They only need to be heated through. What could be faster than that?
And at our local V-Mart, I have found quick BLUE MENU dishes (lentils and rice with spices) that only take about 12-15 minutes (the mix comes in a box); look for them (total vegetarian). And, you can also buy frozen lentil and rice dishes as well (just heat them in the microwave). Looking for all these will keep you busy for awhile ~ LOL!
P.S. Traditional LENTILS (which include DRIED SPLIT PEAS, are smaller) may not take as long as dried beans do to cook. I have a pack of yellow spit peas here, BUT the package doesn't have any instructions on it ~ LOL! That's why I just put them in soup and cook them til tender (I just don't know exactly how long they take to cook).
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HI LADIES ~ Well, that snow is still here; we woke up to 28F and everything is frozen like a popsicle out there, so we are just staying home today. DH walked over to a nearby Church, but there weren't many people there becuz of the bad road conditions.
VAL ~ NO, we don't drive as much in the winter as we do in the spring to fall becuz of the harsher weather here. You have a truck and use chains for traction (which aren't allowed in Ontario ~ they are illegal here). Instead, we have what are called MUD & SNOW TIRES; they stay on all year round. DH says we may need to get new ones next year, so we better start saving now ~ LOL!
We do go into town about 1-2 times a week in the winter, but during the worst weather, we may only go in ONCE a week. We do stock a good pantry and have a 4-foot freezer, so we could be good from 2-4 weeks, if need be. I always have stuff on hand to make biscuits or bread, if I have to. I store my flour in the freezer too (esp good for whole wheat); it keeps longer in there.
We normally buy bread, cuz we only use about 2 loaves a week, as long as DH doesn't eat too many peanut butter sandwiches, that is ...
We find the slushy, then frozen weather at the beginning of winter hardest to get use to; once it's here and the temps fall, it becomes a dryer cold which is more bearable. It's the damp sleet and snow that gets to your bones, joints, and muscles. We managed to get most things ready this year; took out the air conditioner, put in a board and a sheet of foam insulation for the winter to keep the air out.
We tried to get the car ready, but the brake parts are now coming from a US factory, so that's gonna take at least two weeks to get here (oh, and the shipping costs might hurt a little ~ ouch). But you gotta have brakes, and our mechanic is going away; so DH is gonna have to do it all himself. Thank goodness, he has a good physio-therapist. He has to go again tomorrow, but it's really coming along now. Each day, he can do more and more; we were a little concerned, but this man is helping him a lot.
All I have done today is thaw, clean, and fill the birdies' feeders and make meals today; am really taking it easy. I have to admit though that the new fallen snow does look really pretty on the fur trees out back. We were gonna go visit a friend who bought a new place, but DH says the roads are too yucky today; so, maybe next week will be better.
WELL, that's all the news for now ladies; hope you are having a great weekend. Take good care, your friend ROSEBUD
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HELLO ... Am I the only one around these days? Everyone else must be on extended leave ~ LOL!
We had some snow falling when we got up this morning, but by this afternoon, it was almost all melted. I got out for about three walks today; and went out to fill all my feeders. I have them set up all around the back yard so that I have to go for a nice little trek to get them all in; I did this on purpose, to get in some extra walking each day. You really have to lift up those legs when you are dredging thru snow; but whatever burns energy is OK with me ...
Inside, I just did some laundry, tidying up, dishes, and meals; while Dh went to his therapy session. They say it's healing a lot faster than expected becuz he has been doing his daily reps faithfully; and that he's doing so well, that he may only have one more session, this Friday.
I kept on plan really good today but had to deal with a bit of bloat for some reason. I used to have other problems before, and now things are changing; neither is enjoyable, I must say; but I am feeling better now after having dinner and some nice, green tea.
Well, I came in expecting to have something to read, but all that was here was my own babblings ~ LOL! I hope some of you ladies come by soon and keep me company; that would be very nice ... Take good care, your friend ROSEBUD
Last edited by Justwant2Bhealthy; 10-29-2007 at 09:17 PM.
Well plans of mice and men got scuppered and just have not managed to get on the thread so I have been MIA. Thanks to everyones posts they have been great to read and even a bit of poetry from Rosebud.
Not up to full strength today as yesterday I went to Brighton which is right on the South coast of the UK. From where we live it is about a 400 mile round trip. The journey itself went extremely smoothly but nevertheless it has taken its toll on my body today and I feel quite tired.
I went out for a lovely meal with friend at an Indian restaurant, the food was wonderful. That day knowing full well we were going out in the evening I kept the calorie intake lower. The same for the next day just tweaked slightly the calorie in take to lessen the effects. But we rarely go out for a slap up meal like that so we thought we'd make the best of it.
Autumn (fall) has set in in earnest here the tree have started to change and the colours are glorious to look at down the tree lined avenues. I love this time of year for the splash of beautiful colours that nature throws up. I noticed on one of our walks the other day I am sure were about 4 inches of growth of what i think were daffodils shooting up. I am no gardener so I maybe wrong. I think the shoots were way to big for crocuses or snowdrops so I am intrigued to see the flower now. If it is daffodils they are way, way to early. But with us having milder weather now plants are getting confused when to bud and come into flower. We have had one or two frosts but nothing to talk home about. We have had no haw frost ( this is what we call a really sharp frost were every thing is whited over and it looks like a Christmas card image. It is that white over it looks like it may even have snowed but that is not the case.
Sorry I have not replied to the posts today but I am not feeling up to full speed today. So soon as I am fully recovered and I have time I will do so. Just wanted to show my face to prove that I had not fallen off the face of the earth.
Must run ( well not literally haven't got a run in me more like a slow hobble ) time to get afternoon tea on the go else we will go hungry before we go out.
bye bye ladies and take care. Hope your all OK and your families are well.
I was falling asleep yesterday and I realized that I've completly forgotten about 3fc... I usually get a chance to come by every day. My brother and I had a heck of a time changing the summer tires off his truck - a few months ago he drove 30 km/h into a 2 foot puddle and the vehicle hasnt been the same since. (we like to do an annual offroading/adventure where we push this 2 wheel drive chevy s10 junker through **** and back) Our adventures have affected the truck suspension so we couldnt get the jack under the truck frame.
So we spent a couple hours trying to fit the jack under... I wish I had taken pictures of the process. At one point we wiggled the tire we wanted to change off and wedged it under the truck frame to try and fit the jack beside it. Then we found some cement cinder blocks and wedged those under before being able to get a good jack point. We even jacked the truck under the driver side door (basically right in the middle) and tried to get the rear tire high enough to change. There was a lot of laughing going on.
Thank you rosebud to explaining what you know of these bean things to me. I really want to work with the bagged ones. less sodium
i have to run! purple take care of yourself and rest up. I have got to get back to work!
HELLO EVERYONE ~ nice to see some visiters today; thanx for coming by and posting. We had a lovely day; the sun prevailed and came to stay til dinner-time. I did some walking out back today and of course did my treks to fill the birdie feeders; they sure appreciated it, singing away to tell their friends "COME AND GET IT!"
DH got the car all fixed up today; with all that sun, the snow has melted again. I hope the forcast is wrong again tomorrow, as we've had two unexpected days with some sunshine. Tomorrow we are off for a shopping trip and just to have fun really, but I'll try to be really good.
Kept on my plan today, and I'm really happy about that. I think I should keep track of NSV (non-scale victories) like did I stay on plan today? And did I get my walking done? Plus maybe weights, stretches, aerobics, dancing, and so forth ... this could help keep me motivated better.
VAL ~ glad you and your bro had a good laughing fest whilst changing your tires; it's good to laugh at ourselves and life. Laughter is a gift that keeps on giving; it makes us happy at the time, and experts say it help our bodies heal and be stronger as well! So, get out those comedies! I'm always on the lookout for comedians and such for Dh as he love that.
PURPLE ~ sorry you are wiped out right now; glad you had a good trip and had a nice dinner out; hope you are feeling well soon. I used to read a lot too; but haven't found too many books of late that interest me much; maybe I should scoot over to the library this week and see what they have. We have some new birds this year, so DH wants me to see if I can find out what kinds they are.
HELLO TO MO ~ sure hope you can find the time to come in and say hello, however briefly sometime; you must have almost reached your goal by now. You have done so very well; but I know that your life is pretty busy as well.
Hello to ERIC and your Dh.
Well, that's all for now; DH and I are going to go play some games; so have a good night; and do take good care, your friend ROSEBUD
HI LADIES ~ we had another lovely day; but there were moments of light ***; and even a very small rainbow for a bit. So strange to have sun, rain, sleet, snow, clear, and a rainbow all in one day ~ LOL!
ROSEBUD 
I have a scarf wrapped around my face so as not to trigger nerve pain in my face and thermal gloves for my hand because if they get cold with having the MS you can get pain akin to frostbite. Not to mention my thick coat. I look a right plonker in this country but I don't care I do it for my comfort.
more like a slow hobble 