ROSEBUD . . . although I usually buy flaxmeal, if you can't get it, you can definitely grind the seeds in a coffee grinder quite effectively. BTW, I have become quite addicted to adding a little cocoa powder and a little Splenda to my coffee of late. Thanks for the tip.
We had a gorgeous sunrise around here this morning but unfortunately the sunny didn't last nearly long enough. It now looks like our storm that is scheduled for this evening may just decide to move in a little early. Oh well.
Had a great morning of moving furniture and cleaning corners -- so proud of myself . At this rate I may just about be ready for the furniture delivery that's scheduled for Thursday. Of course, if it actually makes it on schedule may depend on how much snow gets dumped on us by the next ,next storm that is supposed to be along on Wednesday night.
Good Evening it has been miserable and grey all today with a few little showers. Did pop out with DH to the computer fayre just to get out of the four walls It was chilly in the wind but nice to get out never the less. There at the computer fayre there is a small basic café so I just sat and had a drink to wait for DH. He bought a few little cases to put DVD or CD in. Plus some A4 photo paper. Plus some rewritable discs I think that was it
Nothing much doing here today. I had my meal already prepared so matter of reheating it. I have stayed on plan so far today and done my stretch on the wobble machine. My legs felt like jelly (jello) afterward but they are fine now some 25 minutes later. I also did the exercise told to us by recidivist a poster here on dieting with obstacles.http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160994 I didn't do it with weights for my first attempt I just did it into thin air with both my arms. Oh by did I know I had done it they were shaking after going through the alphabet just once. I think if I had used weights I would have been really struggling to even do half the alphabet. More practice needed that is for definite.
ROSEBUD Here too the cost of living has risen terribly and my DH is alway looking at prices I think if I left him in charge of the groceries we would end up with junk in the trolley ( I think you call them carts). I love a drinking chocolate at night the cadbury's variety that is 40 calories per cup. For a jar which is 250mg (I think) it is $5.04 last week it was $4.50 so a big rise in prices. He keeps trying other varieties but I am not very keen on the flavour
I refuse to give in and go to the cheaper rubbish. He sees price where I see the calories I do not want to go to the weight I was I am much happier where I am now. I did not realise how unhappy I was until the weight started to come off. I started to go back to the person I once was who took pride in their appearance. Not that I ever been slim I have always been overweight since my teenage years.
The only reason I can think that the prices of the food went up was due to the increase in fuel cost. Though fuel costs are now slowly decreasing but the food is not getting any cheaper I noticed. A lot of our food I think is imported now so again many miles fuel to pay for.
Yes I find the same healthy foods are mega expensive where the high fat and sugar contented food is relative cheap. It makes it difficult to eat healthily if food is so expensive which is good for you. Governments wish to reduce obesity then they need to step in and reverse the pricing costs making healthy foods cheap and the junk food dearer. I am sure that would have a impact on peoples health straight away.
It is good that dietitians are suggesting cheaper low fat produces for their clients. Yes it is cheaper to have less meat and more vegetables. I already when making meals put extra vegetables and beans/lentils in casseroles. Or have extra vegetables to meat and vegetable type meal. We have a few vegetarian meals along the way also. So my diet has changed or should I stay been tweaked
If Splenda is very expensive use an alternative it really does not matter which sweetener is used. We have something called half and half sugar. Which is half sugar and half sweetener I use that sometimes. Though I am not diabetic so I do not have to be so careful around sugar. flaxseed here is like a coarse flour. So I suppose it acts like fat and flour in a recipe just because of its nature.
Farmers markets here tend to be a little pricey. Though I do buy jam, some bread, ostrich burgers and no added sugar scones. So I do not know if they are the same price wise in Canada.
Even though I have lost the bulk of my weight I really do struggle with certain things. I though I would master them but I certainly have not. Nuts are a big downfall of mine it is not just a few but a whole bag full in no time! I am worse at night time. I am fine all day can keep on plan lovely then at night this even monster comes out that can lead me into bad ways. I have one bonus now that I can not walk very well before I would say I am just taking Rizzie for a little walk but it was more like via the shop for some naughty or other Get rid of the evidence eating the chocolate and putting the wrapper in the bin. It was like I had not had the chocolate then. So now I can no longer do that I have been stopped in my tracks. I think losing more of my mobility has had one bonus stopping my snacking on chocolate.
MEOWEE Your welcome with the recipes it may be useful for you with your diabetes as they are low fat and sweetener. Yes I have heard people putting flax in the coffee grinder to get the flour like consistency. I am lucky here it already comes like that and it is difficult to get it in the seed like consistency.
Your coffee with cocoa and a touch of sweetener you are growing to like so much is called choca mocha here. You can buy it when your out at a café as well as pre packed. Though like you I prefer to make my own but haven't done so in ages. Hmm you got me to thinking I will be having one soon I think
It is so surprising how the dust gets in those corners where the furniture goes and when I look in my Hoover (vacuum) I am horrified by the amount it has collected. I have a dyson Hoover and it is bagless. It goes into a round cylinder that you can see at the front of the Hoover. You just empty it when you have finished. It is all fully washable with warm soapy water when it need it. I love that Hoover and it is so strong and powerful. You wonder where all the muck comes from. Mind you will a dog he malts continually and my long hairs seem to get everywhere. Needless to say all my hairs seems to collect around the brushes that beat so frequently I have to clean them out. One downfall of my tail length hair. Well I think it about there I did cut it before Christmas so it maybe a fraction short of my tail-bone at the minute.
Time to wash up the pots from tea that I have been putting off for the last hour or so. So take care ladies and catch up with you soon.
PURPLE ~ yes, I did those exercises too; they sure give your arms and legs a workout. Maybe using those 2lb weights have been making my arms stronger. The best thing is that my shoulders and back discs are NOT hurting today; that's just what I needed, a way to do exercises that don't aggravate old injuries.
You're right, somethings are just worth the little extra money you have to pay for them, becuz the quality and taste is so much better. Your DH is like mine, watching the prices; I tell him not to look at them now. I bought a bag of skim powdered milk last week that cost over $22.00; I thought DH was gonna throw a fit right there in the store: he sure was very vocal about it. I told him, if you want it then you have to pay for it and that's it.
So far, I have being using another substitute though people often say that Splenda can be used in recipes better. I may try using other things like a bit of honey again like I use to in my recipes, as long as my sugar levels stay OK. Some people use honey, molasses, stevia, and something called agave syrup; but I'm not sure we can get that here.
Up til now, I have just been cutting the fat and sugar way down and in some recipes ... using none at all. I was upset to learn today that my Vanilla Yogurt has something called SUCRALOSE in it; which I interpet as some kind of sugar syrup. I see that as false labeling when they say there is no sugar in it, but in tiny, tiny letters at the bottom right, it says there is something called sucralose in it to sweeten it. I'll have to do some investigation as to what that is made of; as I thought I was buying a NON-SWEETENED yogurt.
Our new furry boy, NIKO, is a what we call a shedder: he also loses his hair, so we will be getting lots of exercise sweeping, dusting, and vacuuming the floors and rugs now. Our girls, we had before, were fine-haired NON-shedders; so we were fortunate with them. But DH is good about it, and says that becuz he sheds so much, and it is hard on me, he is helping me with this big chore more. Once the summer comes, NIKO, likes to be outside more, so it won't be as bad then ... we hope.
MEOWEE ~ yes, I will check next time I go shopping to see if they have any flax meal; but if not, I'll just grind some up like I do the oatmeal now. Glad you like that MOCHA COFFEE ... CHOCA-MOCHA's a cute name too.
Well, we had Shepherd's Pie for dinner tonight with a light apple crisp and a few spoons of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, still left over from Christmas. This is a treat really; the rest of the week, I have fruit and/ yogurt or s/f puddings for snacks. I have been saving them for the evening so stop the munchie cravings, and so far, it seems to be working.
HI to VAL & NUMPSTER ~ hope you and yours are having a nice peaceful Sunday.
Well, that's all for now; take good care ... ROSEBUD
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Weather still remains grey and overcast with burst of showers thrown in for fun It has got a touch warmer now at 10C so that has made thing a wee bit more comfortable for me.
Today we are going to have a meal at the local pub. I will have chicken with salad and a jacket potato so nothing too off plan I think. I just wanted a break from cooking as you ladies know it is tiring not to mention time consuming. I do like to cook and create things don't get me wrong but I do find it some what exhausting at times. I hope this week to make the patties suggested by Rosebud this week when I have purchased some minced meat. I have searched my freeze and unfortunately none to be found else I would have cooked them sooner. Not sure whether yet to do it in the tomato sauce suggested by your grandmother. Hmm decisions I really do not know which way to go on this matter yet
I am really pleased with my efforts this weekend I have got myself back on track food wise and exercising which were slipping up a bit. That is the trouble when your under the weather things like food and exercise get swept a bit under the carpet so to speak. So now I have been planning so I know what we are having so that helps big time. If still hungry then there is always fruit to call upon to fill that little gap. Hope to get my exercise session in this afternoon just before tea. That way it give my legs time to recover. Gosh can not think it is another weekend gone and we are back to Monday again.
I am sure that you have heard of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber of Evita and starlight express fame. Well this year he is composing the song for the Eurovision song contest. I know this will mean nothing to you but this is a competition that is run every year between European countries for the best song. It has launched the careers of several well know people after winning. It was the start of ABBA, Celine Dion and Lulu to name a few in its 52 years of running. This year it is from the city of Moscow in Russia. Unfortunately we have done poorly in the last 10 years so it has thought it has come the time to turn things around. So a competition has been devised and 6 acts were selected by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the viewer vote who they would like to keep. So it will be interesting how things turn out this time
ROSEBUD Any exercise that we can do that does not aggravate old injuries or our conditions is a bonus. I thought my arms would ache today but they were fine so it looks as though I will be doing that again.
Another sweetener that I have heard good things about that it taste like sugar is xylitol. Though I do not know what the cost of this xylitol is in Canada here in the UK it is very costly otherwise I would use it.
I am glad you agree with me on you just have to pay the extra for somethings to get the quality. Men just see prices then moan about the taste when we serve up our food. Now I am gradually educating on healthier ways but oh boy the price issue is the big one. I need to blind fold him then I will be fine
It is so annoying that labels are so confusing labelled so a to deceive us unto believing something is sugar free for example. The sooner governments step in to make the law to make it clearer to the public the better as we do not all have a degree in chemistry Clearer labels would make it simple to know whether we can eat this or not if you having to watch sugar or fat for example.
Yes our dog sheds hair constantly but with being short haired it possibly does not show as greatly as a long haired dog. Though when you hoover it looks like you have hoovered up a whole coat of hair it is a wonder he is not bald . It is hard work having a dog there is no two ways about it but I still adore having him. He is company for me and peace of mind with living in a bungalow. My DH does not want to get another dog if anything happens to Rizzie but I do so I need to work on him I am hoping he misses a dog more than he knows and will relent so we are in agreement.
No more news for today I think. Not sure if I will have the opportunity to drop by tomorrow as it is my oxygen therapy day but I will try. Bye for now and take care
Talking about vacuuming up hair -- needles to say, I collect enough cat hair every day to make an other kitten.
Nothing too new around here -- we got another six inches of snow overnight and so far, there's no sign of sunshine for us. At least there were no power outages reported across the whole Province from this latest storm.
I'm full of vim and vigour this morning -- think it's an effort to keep warm -- I've cleaned kitty litter and got laundry started already and since, my driveway has now been plowed, guess I'd better finish up my 3FC 'rounds' and get myself out there for a grocery run before this energy starts to fade.
HI LADIES ~ The day started out with lovely sunshine and mild temps; but the clouds rolled in this aft. We went uptown to pick up some specials today too; got some very good deals. The stores here are pretty good about putting lots of sales on just after Christmas, and we get to save some $$$. DH and I save our Christmas money up thru the year by saving all our coins; you'd be surprised how much you can save, esp since we have toonies ($2), loonies ($1), quarters (.25c), dimes (.10c), nickels (.05c), and pennies (.01c). DH save the pennies and rolls them and deposits them into his savings account once a year. We like doing it this way so we have NO DEBT after Christmas like some people do.
HI MEOWEE ~ yah, you have lots of kitties at your house; and we just have one fella, but like PURPLE says, you'd think we have more by the amount of hair he sheds, but it doesn't take too long with my dust mop to make a quick pick-up. Once a week, we get out the little ELECTROLUX hose vacuum and do all the nooks and crannys (corners). We still haven't found our extension wands and carpet bar, so DH used the UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER on our bedroom rug(s).
HI PURPLE ~ yah, you stand your ground there, girl: I do with my DH! The better quality of food issue is one battle I am choosing to have a go with him about. He makes comments to the clerks and complains about the prices, but I just give him this ... and fork over the $dough$. The household budget is my domain and I just make sure that I save in other areas so that I can increase our grocery bill now.
Today, on the net, I was investigating the Cable TV costs; DH and I are trying to decide whether we want to get it for this year. We had considered it as a Christmas gift to ourselves. Their site is really slow, so I was on there for almost two hours; I am trying to see if I can create my own package for the choice of channels we get. So, I will have to go back tomorrow to give it a looksee again.
We had nice roast chicken for dinner tonight with lots of roasted veggies; think I'll turn the leftovers into a nice thick stew/soup for tomorrow night's dinner. I managed to get some LEAN Hamburger today for only $2.00 lb, which is half price of what we usually pay. I try to drain out some of the fat, if it looks like there is too much.
Well, that outing helped me to get some walking in today too; I wanted to go today becuz they are forcasting really cold temps for the rest of the week, but I am hoping that will change as the week goes along.
HI to VAL and NUMPSTER ~ hope you both had a great weekend and a good week coming up ...
Time to put my legs up with a nice, hot tea; so take good care ladies, your friend ROSEBUD
Just time for a swift drop by to say hello. Though not enough time at present to answer personal posts. I am just off to oxygen therapy. I hope to drop by later to answer personal posts. I have read through your post this morning to get myself up to speed.
So that is all I have time for now but catch up later. Take care ladies and look after yourselves.
The wanderer returns I had my oxygen therapy I am some what tired but I know I will feel heaps better tomorrow. The weather is a bit brighter today and a feels a wee bit warmer.
I have got to do my grocery shopping tomorrow and get the basics in. I am going out to lunch the following day with my brother in law. So a few things to keep me out of mischief. I am hoping to get in my exercise the next couple of days though today I think today I will have to be giving it a miss. I did an extra hard session yesterday as I knew today would probably not be a good time for me to do it. I normally feel tired from the oxygen therapy so do not want to compound that with doing exercise.
ROSEBUD Like you I save my small change. We have quite a bit of coinage in the British monatary system. 1p,5p,10p,20p,50p,£1 and £2. We do not save 50p,£1 or £2 but the smaller change we do. It is suprising how it adds up. Good idea to use it so you have no debt after christmas. Like you said so many people get theirself into debt at this time of the year. Like yourselves we are careful with our money as we have to be due to our circumstances. It wasn't like this when we both worked but you cut your clothes to your cloth as the saying goes. It was really hard at first I can't deny but you get use to it as it was a matter of having to. I wasn't going to get any better so we faced it head on together like we have all things in our lives.
Yes your right about standing your ground. I am the head cook so I have control over the food and what goes into shall I say. Like you say the budget for the food bill is my concern. I can be economical and make meals go further with little tricks of the trade shall we shall. At the moment I am using lots from my freezer to run them down a bit and then we start building them up slowly when offers come on. I alway like a bit of room though to put homemade goods like soups, stews and other goodies that I have concocted.
Nice christmas gift to yourself the cable television and I am sure it is somethign that your both will get hours of pleasure from which is most important thing. Our gift to ourself when we gave up smoking was to go on the internet. So I loved the internet enough to never to want to give it up for the cigarettes. We both have had hours of pleasure from it and it gives you excess to another world out there. If it had not been for the internet I would not have this site which has been paramount to me losing my weight for the first time in my life ( well a significant amount)
Nice dinner you had and great idea to convert it into a soup for another day. Makes it go so much further and a healthy soup as well.
Right time to go and make a . Plus get a few chores pulled in that I have been putting off. Bye for now and take care till next time.
I spent most of today out and about enjoying the sunshine even though it was darned cold. Now, I'm hunkered down waiting for the next snow storm to start. The forecast is for a really mixed mess -- a big pile of snow overnight; followed by a lot of rain on Wednesday; followed by a real deep freeze moving in Wednesday night. Boy, never thought I'd say this, but I'm hoping for nothing but snow.
We are a thrifty lot -- I save Loonies, Twoonies, and Quarters -- they definitely add up pretty quickly over the course of the year.
I have my TV, my telephone, and my internet all through my cable company and find that saves a little over having them as separate items. Whatever way you look at it those three seem to add up pretty quickly, especially by the time you add in the taxes. I'm running about $140 a month.
HI LADIES ~ we have really cold temps today; the temp reads at -26C but DH thinks it's more like -30C becuz our thermometer is up against the building, and it feels colder, esp with the northern winds. We discovered another crack and filled it with rags to stop cold air coming in the house.
HI MEOWEE ~ wow, the weather is all over the place, but it's the same here; yesterday was mild, but today it is really cold, and I can even hear the building crackling some. I'm not going out there at all; DH says your skin freezes as soon as you go out there, and NIKO wants right back in as quick as can do his duty ... Yes, we have that cable option here too, but I'm not sure it would be a a benefit for us here, as we already have a great deal on our phone and internet from another provider.
HEY PURPLE ~ nice of you to stop in when you are so tired; hope your therapy helps you feel better tomorrow. Yes, we ARE a thrifty lot, but as you say, that often comes from necessity; as was the case for us too. We have learned through years of experience and wisdom that we have gleamed from others too.
We had that lovely thick soup tonight and there is enuff left over for lunch tomorrow: there is a good way to make on chicken go a long way. Well, it's time to go take a shower, then have a nice hot tea. Take good care ladies, your friend ROSEBUD
Up nice and early this morning after a good nights sleep leaving me refreshed. It is horrid weather out there this morning with fog and a really sharp frost lets hope it improves as the day goes along.
Unfortunately my DH is unwell or shall I say in pain. A few weeks ago he had some dental work done and a crown was fitted to the front tooth. We thought he had got away Scot free with no infections as he is so prone to them. It started to give him a lot of pain and now he's waiting to see the dentist at 12.30pm today. I am a sure it is not a minute too soon. There is nothing worst than toothache pain gnawing away at you hour after hour. I am trying to play nurse well you know men they are dying at the slightest thing. ( mountain out of a mole hill comes to mind) I am administering painkillers as and when I can but with very little effect. I suspect he will be on antibiotics after today for 5 to 10 days.
Went out last night to play whist and I won a prize a box of tea bags. I know the prize is small but we only pay a small fee to play so the prizes are not worth lots of pounds. Plus who every runs the whist drives saves a little each week to give lots of really nice prizes at Christmas drive. My DH also won a prize a well his was for the most 8's. When you finish your game you write down how many tricks you won and this number will be any where between zero and thirteen. DH had got five games where he had won with the score 8. Though if he did not win this prize he would have got the lowest score in the house He had a torrid time and could not pick up nice playing hands.
MEOWEE I am sure snow would be more preferable than the weather you have been getting. It sounds weather wise you having a horrid time at the minute there in Novia Scotia.
Looks like a lot of us saves the coins and know how quickly they add up over the year to make a nice tidy sum. We have just bought a coin sorting machine in the Christmas sales. So no more time spent sorting it out into the different denominations. I am surprised how reasonable it was the only trouble is it runs on batteries and they are expensive
We here can have a package deal on cable, broadband and telephone which works out cheaper. we have a deal with telephone and broadband. We use to have cable television but we found we were not watching enough of the cable channels to warrant the spend on it. We have to buy a television licence every year here regardless when owning a television. This then gives you 5 channels which are known as terrestrial channels. They give a wide selection of programmes to suit most taste. So they were sufficient for us. You do get the television licence free when reaching the age of 74. So I have a few years yet to have that pleasure
ROSEBUD I love to drop by here daily if I can it helps keep me on the straight and narrow. Not only that I find it interesting hearing about others lives in a different country to my own. This site keep me anchored firmly to the ground and makes me accountable for what I put in my mouth. I decided that at the beginning I was going to use this site in that manner so if I messed up I had to let it be known none of this secretive stuff and pretend it didn't happen. That is what got me partly to where I was at 300lbs not being accountable for what I put in my mouth. Now I am more aware of that and the consequences.
Last night I watched a documentary on television that followed the story of four or five people who had lost considerable amounts of weight. Some through weight loss surgery and others by conventional means. The one thing that was showing that even though they had lost the weight they still had body issues. Why? this was due to all excess loose skin that remained. I thought it would not bother me and it didn't for a long while but the area that is most upsetting for me is my tummy. I has become more of an issue in the last few months as the nearer I am too my target. Though I never want to go back to 300lbs I can hide loose skin in clothing but I couldn't hide the fat. I think I will have to live with it and come to terms and having the operation on the NHS (our health care system which is free) as it is very strict about the criteria for tummy tuck. To have the operation you have to have medical documentation that it is causing problems with infections (fungal for example) or that there is problems from previous abdominal surgery. I do have a little over lap in skin so whether in summer that will give me fungal infections only time will tell. Till that time it is a matter of living with it as I can not afford to pay for any surgery at this time in my life. So for now they are my badge of honour
Time to go and wash a few pots up and not to mention get dressed. At the minute shamefully I am still in my nightwear . Till next time ladies take care and look after yourselves.
HI LADIES ~ we have beautiful sunshine again today, but we are having some very cold temps here this week (-20's and -30's C), but they predict it will warm up (into the -teens ) by the weekend.
MEOWEE ~ sorry to hear you have bad weather there again; my weather page says that you have +4 temps with some rain today, but it will get a tad colder as the week progresses. It's a good day to do some indoor stuff at least.
PURPLE ~ I think that is awful that you have to pay for a handful of airwave channels, and esp for seniors of 60 y/o and over; they should definitely get them free gratis too. That sounds like pure greed to me ...
I wish we had an antenna here like we did in the last place, as that is free; like you, we only get a handful of channels, but we don't watch a lot of TV. We are going to see if we can pick up a second-hand antenna somewhere. DH isn't happy that the cheapest cable package we can find is $40.00 per month and the price is going up again in March 2009. We think they should have a smaller, more affordable basic package for seniors and low-income families at around $10-$20 a month.
Our internet and long distance phone together are about $30.00. Our local phone is $30.00 a month just for that, so that comes to $60.00 a month for local phone, long distance, and internet. DH thinks that the cable prices are too high, and since we don't watch TV that much anyways, I have to agree that I can think of so many other things I would rather do with all that money.
Yes, I know what you mean, I think coming here helps me keep eating healthier too; and you quickly notice that people who stop coming often gain some or all of the weight back, then they come back and tell us about it. I have read many stories like that here. As long as I am on the net and well, I will try to come here. I have been eating healthier for over 3 years now and I know this place has helped me to keep at it for the last 2 of them.
In the past, I would always gain the weight back becuz over time, I would get lax about how I was eating and exercising. I find coming here reminds me: and I think that is key ... that it REMINDS US to keep a watch on our health; and we now know that eating healthy and keeping active is important for long-term good health.
I really do feel for you about the collateral damage (I call it: ) from losing weight; I have the same issues. I lost a lot of weight over a few years and that was the result; I find my tummy the most difficult part too, but I still have lots of weight to lose yet. I'm hoping if I lose some more, that maybe it won't be as bad, so we'll see what happens.
Personally, I am not interested in surgery for that; I have my own reasons for that, as any kind of surgery would be risky for me with my health issues, esp blood clot problems. My doctors have already told me this; and I would rather be alive. VANITY, VANITY ... ALL IS VANITY! King Solomon's words ring in my ears ... but, I wouldn't tell anyone else what they should do; to me, it's a personal decision!
Anyways, we got lots of stuff done this morning; did a couple loads of laundry and we noticed that when the dryer was on, that the temps went up to 77F in here even with the fan on. And the furnace hasn't come on either. We also sorted out 4 mores boxes of stuff and can actually see my desk in the spare room again. I have this PC on a table desk in my livingroom where it is handier to use.
HI to VAL and NUMPSTER ~ hope you ladies are having a good week; half your work-week is over already ... yeah!!!
Time for my afternoon tea and put my legs up for a puzzle, I think. Take good care ROSEBUD
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The weather is very cloudy here no sign of any sunshine today. We have the odd shower as well mixed in to the dry spells. Though along with the rain brings warmer weather which is nice.
I am tired at the minute after my DH has had a restless night. He went to the dentist yesterday due to toothache. He had an xray upon the infected area. Unfortunately the news is not good. Has expected there is an infection but it is widespread over the area of 3 teeth. Antibiotics have been prescribed for 5 days to see if that clears the infection. Though the dentist is thinking that he will have to go to a specialist (they are located at hospitals and come under the title of orthodontist) for this area to be treated. DH thought that the dentist thinks that the area may have to be drained. At the moment my DH is asleep as he is so tired from the painkillers that I have given him. He is not use to taking any medication and hates taking anything. So he is bad as he is only too willing to take what I have suggested. At least he is not in pain whilst he is asleep so that is at least one blessing to be thankful for. At the moment our Rizzie is laying with him kind of like a watch. Dogs are so acutely aware of things and he knows my DH is unwell. So he is sticking to him like glue at the minute.
I have got my rings back from the jewellers after being made smaller. When I took a look at my rings I was so shocked and thought they had made them too small. They looked so petite I thought they were never going to fit me. Though of course they did and perfectly. They are that tiny now it will not even fit on my mum's smallest finger (pinkie finger I think some may know it as). The real test for me and big wake up call I think when get my sister to try my rings on. To me she has always had long slender fingers which looked elegant. My hands were small and dumpy looking in comparison. The smaller I have become I see more and more of that we look more alike that I we ever did.
ROSEBUD We have to pay for the television licence regardless of your home circumstances. There are no reductions if you are on a low income which I think is very mean. Though people do take the risk and do not pay for the licence though if caught ( we have detector vans who have the equipment to know if you are watching with out a licence) there is a heft fine or prison sentence. So it is just not worth it it break the law. It is greed pure and simple as it cost around $216 per year. You can pay in monthly instalments to make it easier.
You and I are alike when it comes to using the site it has a positive aspect on our eating habits for the most part I know I would not have been no where as successful as I have been without the reminder that this site brings on a regular basis.
I have been very anti plastic surgery all of my life except for people who are born with birth defects or have injury from an accident. So I am confused right now why I am of the view about my very wrinkly tummy. I can fully understand that not have the operation is the best choice for you due to your medical history. I think if I was in your shoes I would be making the same choices in a heart beat. Better being alive than vane. It is one thing having a necessary operation but another having an operation for personal vanity. I am hoping that it is just a stage that I am going through in my transformation and that I don't go down the path of surgery unless the doctor deems it necessary due say infections. So I am giving myself a good cooling off period to adjust to the new image. Yes so isn't not perfect but I knew at the start of it I was not going to get away Scot free there was going to be collateral damage as you say. I thought I had prepared myself mentally for this but obviously not as good as I thought
Managed to pull in a load of laundry yesterday myself. I hope to crack on with the little bit of ironing that is left in the next couple of days if I have the energy to do so. I really hate letting the ironing build up as it gets too much for me really in one session to deal with.
I think I will go and put my feet up and rest whilst I can so till next time take care
HI LADIES ~ we had really cold temps this morning: in the -30s and lower; a friend stopped by and said it was more like -40's . DH tried to start the car and the battery was frozen, but he brought it in and recharged it; so it is working again.
Thankfully, we don't really need to go anywhere; we are gonna wait til the weather warms up. The only thing I don't like about January to March is the extreme cold and DH gets so bored that he can become a bit of a pain in the butt. He needs to find a new hobby, besides bugging me!
MEOWEE ~ I hope your furniture delivery went smooth for you today, without any problems; and that the weather was nicer for you too!
PURPLE ~ Prayers going up for your DH and his teeth; feel sorry for anyone going through that, as I hate having bad teeth and dental work done too. I was up most of the night too; that scrape on my shin was stinging, so had to put on some salve and let it dry up again. So as not to bother DH, I layed on the couch but my sleep was fitful to say the least; our bed is so much more comfortable, but had to leave it open to the air. I will surely be more tired tonight. Sure wish this thing would heal up once and for all; never had a scrape give me such a hard time healing: not sure why it's taking so long ...
Honestly, I really understand how you feel about your tummy issue: when I look at mine, it saddens me too, but I have health concerns to deal with. Yes, give yourself some time and see how you feel after awhile. It's true that some problematic issues come up, esp the more weight you lose.
No, we are never quite prepared for all the changes losing weight brings with it: some people treat you differently; you get more attention than before (and not always the welcome kind); some people get jealous of you (your spouse, family members, friends & co-workers); you have to adjust to the new person looking back at you in the mirror (some people won't even know who you are); you have to adjust to the side effects of weightloss in itself (as we've mentioned already); you have to buy a completely new wardrobe (even if you enjoy that) but that's costly, and the healthiest foods also cost more; some people become unduly concerned about how much you are losing; plus, you may even worry about gaining it back, and find yourself saying, "How lucky do I feel? Will I be one of the 3-5% who are able to keep it off?"
Some of the ladies here say that maintaining is harder than the losing; I can see why. You are almost at your goal weight; pretty soon, and I noticed that you changed it from 170 to 167 lbs. How do you feel? I am getting used to this weight; and now want to get down some more so that I can feel even lighter. Right now, the most important things for me are my health; feeling more comfortable in my skin; and to be able to do more of the things that I would like to (like going places and walking longer distances again).
Whoa, that airwave TV fee is higher than I expected; and to me, that sounds a lot like the airwave police : I'm glad we don't have that here. I think we should always have an option to "opt out" of every service; that kind of negative billing sounds like too much control, and the folks would be outraged here. We had a huge rebellion here some years back when a cable company tried to dictate what TV channels you should watch and how much you should pay. It was called 'negative billing': and the people axed their accounts, in droves. The company was forced to rethink their business practices, and very quickly; but they lost many of their former customers to satellite dishes.
Well, it's time to go have a tea break and put my feet up; so take good care ladies, your friend ROSEBUD
Last edited by Justwant2Bhealthy; 01-16-2009 at 07:35 PM.
Oh well.
. At this rate I may just about be ready for the furniture delivery that's scheduled for Thursday. Of course, if it actually makes it on schedule may depend on how much snow gets dumped on us by the next ,next storm that is supposed to be along on Wednesday night.
I do not want to go to the weight I was I am much happier where I am now. I did not realise how unhappy I was until the weight started to come off. I started to go back to the person I once was who took pride in their appearance. Not that I ever been slim I have always been overweight since my teenage years.
that can lead me into bad ways. I have one bonus now that I can not walk very well before I would say I am just taking Rizzie for a little walk but it was more like via the shop for some naughty or other 
Get rid of the evidence eating the chocolate and putting the wrapper in the bin. It was like I had not had the chocolate then. So now I can no longer do that I have been stopped in my tracks. I think losing more of my mobility has had one bonus stopping my snacking on chocolate.
It has got a touch warmer now at 10C so that has made thing a wee bit more comfortable for me.
and fork over the $dough$. The household budget is my domain and I just make sure that I save in other areas so that I can increase our grocery bill now. 
. Plus get a few chores pulled in that I have been putting off. Bye for now and take care till next time.
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. DH tried to start the car and the battery was frozen, but he brought it in and recharged it; so it is working again. 
: I'm glad we don't have that here. I think we should always have an option to "opt out" of every service; that kind of negative billing sounds like too much control, and the folks would be outraged here. We had a huge rebellion here some years back when a cable company tried to dictate what TV channels you should watch and how much you should pay. It was called 'negative billing': and the people axed their accounts, in droves. The company was forced to rethink their business practices, and very quickly; but they lost many of their former customers to satellite dishes. 