WOW...it took me 20 minutes just to catch up!!! You guys have been busy "talking"!

The nurse came today and released Mom and the physical therapist told her she could go home anytime she wanted to...problem is...I don't think she wants to! I'm going to get her groceries in tomorrow and take her home Saturday. I've got to have some alone time and some rest! I started back teaching this week and that plus taking care of her needs, etc. is just too much. I'll still have to go over and clean her house and help her a lot but I'd rather do that than have her here all the time. I haven't even got to go outside and enjoy my porches at all this year and I love being outside. My poor dog probably thinks she has done something wrong because I've barely had time to pet her in the last 6 weeks, let alone go out and play with her. She need exercising bad, too! I've gotten really behind on a lot of stuff!!!

Welcome Rev...sorry you have fibro but glad to have another 'suffer's' input! How long have you had fibro? Where are you from? Tell us about yourself! I'm 55...was diagnosed with fibro about 25 years ago (seems like longer!) I also have rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. I teach piano and design web pages, live in middle Tennessee, married, 2 children, 4 grandchildren and a golden named Sami. I need to lose about 30 pounds but can't seem to get motivated since my mom had a stroke May 15th. I was doing WW online but I'm not really doing anything right now...except eating too much!

Well...I gotta go take a shower and get in the bed. Mom gets up about 7 every single morning so I can't sleep in anymore. I'm not getting up so early when she goes home. I'm getting her some Eggo waffles and stuff so she can fix her own breakfast...heck...I may sleep 'till noon!!!

;) Happy, Meme and I look young for our age!!!!;)

Here is a picture or my family with the couple we met a few weeks ago. I'm just getting so skinny!:smug: :lol: :smug: I look older now that I'm thinner!:(

Hi
 

Candice-you do not look OLDER!!!You look great. Hi Rev-you sure have a lot on your plate. My philosophy on weight loss. low fat, smaller portions and exercise. I was doing the low fat and exerise but when I joined WW I found out i was eating too much!!!Hi Meme!!Good to hear from you . In went golfing today. I really was surprised at how well I did-compared to me that is. It was fun. Bought some more plants and mulch. I'll have to take a picture of the front and let you realize that there was nothing there before I came except for rhododendrons and roses. I just love flowers. Going to work for 3 days next week-never a dull moment. Hi Anne, Ally, Ser.,Joanne. Oh yeah ,it's hot and the satellite is fixed. Mima

Well, I did read about Wolves and know by the pic is was not a wolf .... just a wild dog. The trail has web site and I reported it and they have the Animal Control officer out looking.
I am trying another scetion of the trail today.
Happy.....that is the Catch-22 for fibro people. you know you need exercise but it hurts. I have to force myself to go out and walk cause sometimes I am so stiff I feel like I am a hundred. But after about ten minutes, I feel better. Then when I am done, and I sit down.....wow, I can't get up.
I weighed 5 pounds more than I thought I did. Boo hoo. That wouldn't have anything to do with the chocolate orgy we had a t work last Friday would it :o
So today, it is walking walking and salad and chicken.
I got Imitrex at the Doc. Tried it yesterday and came home and fell asleep.......

Good morning
 

Well Meme has resurfaced. Thanks for the update. Maybe when you get your mom back to her house, you will be able to have a few minutes peace and quiet. Sometimes it is even hard to appreciate the simple things, like sitting on the porch, when you are bogged down. I don't know how you do all you do! I am a steady worker, but if I push myself to much, I am in BIG trouble.

Candice - you don't look old at all! I guess we probably all look older than 20, but eh, some of the wrinkles and lines are earned:lol: I am grateful, that I don't have a real wrinkley skin.

Ally - I hope they catch that animal! How scarey for you. I am scared to death of dogs I don't know. I will walk way out of my way to avoid them. I also hate it when dogs are in the back of trucks - I almost parked next to one the other day, but noticed him before I got out. A few years ago, hubby and I had parked our car, and a halfton parked next to us. I didn't see a dog, he must have been sleeping. Anyway, I went to get into the car, and that darn dog started carrying on - guess he was protecting his space, but I thought he was going to take a huge bite out of me. I just freaked out and sat in the car and cried and cried. scared the he** out of me.

Hi Serenity. I also have a big problem with Aspartame. All the sweets that ww recommend has it in the product. MSG is another delightful thing I have a problem with. It hides under so many different names, but I can always tell, as my stomach starts acting up and I get a major headache. That happens with both of these products.

Hi Rev. - Hope you are having a day off today.

Hi Joanne - I hope you are enjoying your visit with your daughter.

The first day of summer, was perfect. Couldn't have asked to a more perfect day. It was about 78 above with a gentle breeze. Today it is going into the late 80's or maybe even hit the 90's. I shall die! There is no humidity with it, thank goodness,.

I hope you all have a wonderful day;)

Well...I've had a "wonderful" day so far! :p I got up to my mom trying to pack up her stuff. She said, now...I have it all planned out...we will take this and walk up there and then we'll come back and get that and we'll leave this other stuff until tomorrow afternoon and take it...etc. I said...say what??? I don't think so. She can't carry stuff and walk at the same time. She said she had the stuff in the bathroom yet didn't have any of her medicine. She didn't want to take her stuff on hangers because she said she didn't know what she was going to do with it. Well...sorry, Mom, but I had to move hubby back in his room so I needed it out of here!!! I gently but firmly guided her into my livingroom and sat her down in the recliner. I said, look...I'm not able to carry all this stuff down the steps and up to your trailer piece by piece. You just sit here and relax and I'll take care of it. She had a really heavy "potty" that goes over the camode and a TV as well as all her clothes, pillows and bathroom stuff. I put it all on the elevator and lowered it to the basement, loaded it in my van and backed up her driveway and unloaded it all at one time. I also put most of it away! Then I said adios amigo...I'm outta here! It is sooooo good to have my house back. I didn't even mind having to do all that first thing in the morning. It is really hard for me to do much when I first get up but just knowing she was going home got me movin'!!! :lol:

Well...speaking of getting moving...I gotta...I'm having a cookout for my daughter's BD tomorrow...14 people...and I gotta go make potato salad and stuff. My baby will be 32 tomorrow...boy...talk about getting old! They just bought their first house yesterday. I'm supposed to go with them to see it in 2 hours! Gotta get the move on! Hope you all have as good a weekend as I'm having!!! :s:

Meme..I do NOT know how you do it. I could not move someone's stuff into a van and then into their house. It is all I can do to mow the lawn. And then to have a big dinner the next day? Wow. It is too hot here in NY for anything. Well, more humid than hot. I am whooped. Want to take a shower but then I will need another before bed.
Happy....I just love dogs. In fact the other day I donated dog food to our local shelter. BUT...I hate it when dogs jump at you. There is a house on the corner of my street that is fenced and the dog will come whipping across the lawn at snap at you thru the fence. Scares the poop outta me. So I yelled at it, hoping the owners would come out. She just came to the door and yelled "toby, stop it". So my co-workers and I went to lunch one day and wasn't SHE my waitress. I bet she spit in my salad.:dizzy:

Spit...hmm...or dog poop!!!
 

Ally...it really wasn't all that much. A 13" TV I had to unhook from cable and then hook back up, the potty was the biggest thing I had to move...she had 1 suitcase, an overnight bag, some clothes on hangers, her pillows and a few smaller things. I was just too glad to do it!!! :lol: It is hot and humid here, too. I'm so tired...going on Darvocet and Aleve today...take one and then 3 hrs. later the other...

The house my daughter bought is absolutely beautiful! It has 3 bedrooms, a study, livingroom, kitchen, dinning room, two full baths, big utility and a huge 2 1/2 car garage with a paved driveway. The back yard is also huge. The dinning room kind of sticks out of the back of the house and there is a deck going off it. I just love the colors, too. It is mostly in hunter green and cranberry and that is what my daughter's furniture is. The master bath is in purple and she has new bathroom stuff in purple. It couldn't have matched up better! And the best thing of all is that she will be living almost directly across the street from her best friend since 4th grade!!! And they both have boys only 6 months apart and both married men named Mark.

I finally got all hubby's stuff moved back out of my room and bathroom into his! Whew...what a day! Gotta run...gotta do one more load of wash, do some ironing then take a shower and do my nails before I collapse into bed!!! I think I'm going to need more than Darvocet tonight...probably take a couple of Tylenol PMs!!! :yawn:

My gosh Meme.............your gonna die kickin' aren't ya!;) So was hubby ready to move back to his room! :lol:

Anne...I love dogs but I too hate it when they rush at you barking. It is in the 90's here and we have the humidity too! The heat index is over 100 now. Without the humidity I like it hot now that I am thinner I get so cold:smug:

Ally....That wild dog scare would have kept me from walking there for awhile. Choc. orgy..wow;) I did really well on sweets this week since I am banking for my trip. Eating lots of fruit instead, gee I should do that all the time! Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mima...I did the same thing with the eaitng low fat and healthy but couldn't lose and my portion size was the problem! WW has really put everything in perspective for me! Can't wait to see your yard..I love flowers too! (but you already new that!)

Busy trying on stuff to get packed, everything fits a little different from year to year now! Still trying to get stuff watered, Dh will not fool with it when I am gone!

I think I have a bladder infection, just pelvic pain and peeing all the time, so I am on cipro right now and I'm not a happy camper! you cannot have calcium or magnesium 6 hrs. before or two hours after or maybe it is the other way around..I better go check anyway I take it at 4 and 4 so my eating has to be around that!

HI Girls

I am having not a bad weekend. I woke to thunder yest. morning. On Fri nite we had laid out all the boards for the deck so I could get up early Sat and waterproof. lol Well it was soaked before I could even get down the stairs.

It did get sunny later on and we swept the water off and moved the boards back into the garage. The new forecast says rain until Weds. I had wanted to get the deck down before my daughter arrives Tues. nite. We are dragging mud everywhere - still no eavestroughs

I wonder what all these meds you gals take are doing for you.

I cannot take them and I don't seem to be much worse off, just
taking Tylenol x strength and sometimes tylenol #1.

The only med. I have for my fibro is amitriptyline, which I take at bedtime. Almost everyone I have met with fibro, is taking that, and usually a variety of other things.

I am busy painting a little bird house and a butterfly house for the garden. We have a butterfly sanctuary which has just recently opened near here and we seem to be getting more of them the past few years.

Candice - I saw the most beautiful Iris while garage sale-ing yesterday. It was very large and a gorgeous color of peach.
The woman didn't know what it was called as she had just dug one out of her grandmothers garden and few years ago. She said that altho it is peach, some years it is pale and other years it is dark peach.

Hope you are all having a great weekend

Serenity

Serenity.....too hot for me in NY. Well, humid is more like it. Makes me feel achy and I get migraines.
Speaking of meds, I got Imitrex on Friday. They don't do anything for me. I will have to get Midrin (which makes me sleepy and dopey) back.
I think the key is in Serotonin for me. But can't go back on anti-depressants to get it .....they make me gain weight. I went off 5-HTP for a break cause it loses its effect after a while.
What you take at night is an anti-d, Serenity, cause they feel the best way to beat fibro is sleep. I am sleeping OK cause I walk a lot. But boy do I ache in this heat.
Meme......yeah, I see what you mean. I would get some energy from somewhere if it meant getting your mother back home. I have never taken Darvocet. Does it make you sleepy?

Hey There
 

Hey Guys- I came back a day early and just got everything put away and supper over. I just had to see how everyone was doing.
Welcome Rev..Ally gave you some good advice. You don't have to go to any weight Clubs to lose weight. I have tried them all. I do confess that I did go to weight watchers. If you can commit yourself to losing and helping your hubby in the process ,you can do it . Dump all the junk food in the trash to start with and stick to healthy eating. Cook without fats. and plenty of veggies. Lean meat,chicken and fish. Portion your foods. 4-6 oz. meats . limit breads(use 40 cal ) and carbs. forget the sweets for a while and drink plenty of water .(at least 8 glasses a day) 2-3 fruits a day...There are loads of magazines(Prevention) with good ideas of healthy eating. You need to change your way of eating and get some exercise. Walk 30+ min.everyday. ..Extra from work..
We are all hear to help you..
I had a nice visit with my daughter. She is a busy girl.
Meme- Did I miss something? I have to look back..Is your mother still with you?
Candice.. Hope you feel better soon..Drink some cranberry juice..
Serenity ..Save the pastry for a treat after you weigh in and lose.
Happy We came in about 5.30.. I had seven messages on my ph. 5 were from my kids..We did not get home in the aloted time they thought we should from my daughters..We stopped and shopped and ran into rain etc.. They paniced..My son was calling the Highway patrol.. He had a fit.. when I called him ..I told him well I guess you got a taste of what I went through when You were late coming in.. He said" but you are the parent..." I said"Looks like the rolls have reversed.":lol: :lol:
Mima,Ally..Hello Bye You All....Joanne

Serenity I would love to have peach iris...I love peach.

:wave: I am on my way to bed was up all night getting my clothes ready for the trip, nothing fits right and of course it has to be comfy or it woun't go along. I can't stand anthing tight and bras and underware are tight! I wear exercise stuff around here!

Well I gotta get some sleep and then finish packing..............so I can rest tues. Gotta do some quick cleaning to and get DH's laundry done. Sacking up some food for the card too..got my grapes frozen...............

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Hi everyone, well it certainly is summer in Alberta. These temps. are way above for the end of June. Going to be in the 90's this week. I think I shall just die!!!! Today, there is a gale blowing, so it isn't that hot - only going to 26 (about 80). I don't have airconditioning, but I do have a humungous fan that moves the air around. The house isn't that hot, as it faces north. My deck is also north, so I can get out there and enjoy the day. I don't do very well in the sun, and I burn easily, so try to stay out of it.

Candice - I hope you enjoy your trip to visit your Mom and brother. Frozen grapes are sooooo good.

Joanne - Glad you are back and am happy you and your daughter we able to spend time together. That is so special.

Meme - I do hope that things are back to 'normal' for you. So now you have your bedroom back to yourself! Hope your mom is doing ok on her own.

Ally - I don't get migraines but I can get a wingdinger of a sinus headache. My girlfriend get 3-4 migraines a week - hers are triggered by the darn weather, so this year has NOT been a very good year for her.

Serenity - Hi. Wish we could get some of that rain. Just isn't to be, I guess. It is so dry and the wind just keeps blowing. I don't know what is going to happen if it doesn't rain soon. No crops for the farmers, I guess.

Mima - Hello! Hope you are out having a good time. You are usually on here bright and early.

The G8 Summit is being held in Kananaskis and I sure hope nothing happens. It bothers me when the world leaders are all congregated in one place - you just never know. Kananaskis is just 3 hours from where I live. Lets pray all goes well.

"want more" salad
 

I was browsing through the recipes when I came upon this - I made it and it is really worth making - really good! Could use as dessert

"Want More" Salad

1 med. Apple, diced(1 point)
1 stalk celery, diced
2 Tablespoons raisins (1 Point)
1 Tablespoon sunflower seeds (1point)
1/2 cup pineapple tidbits, drain and save juice (1 point)
Dressing:
2 Tablespoons fat free mayo (1/2 point)
2 Tablespoons fat free vanilla yogurt
1 Tablespoon pineapple juice
Mix and chill. O. K. Someone is going to ask me how much to count the yogurt. Just eat the rest of the container as a snack and count what ever it is. Anyway, it comes to 2 servings at 2 1/4 points each. (I usually eat the whole thing for lunch along with some crackers. Enjoy!