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Day 9 of no sunshine and rain, rain, rain! But things are looking up as the weatherman promises a "somewhat dry" weekend--- whatever that means!
Okay, I made a big step. I asked that the scale be removed from the bathroom and hidden away. It was like making me crazy. I'll weigh at the end of the month. I am such an obssessive person!:dizzy::dizzy: Rosebud- yes to bugs in Louisiana. Mostly mosquitoes, some spiders, and mostly in the summer. Most camps have screened windows and doors and the owners use lots of citronella candles and bug spray. Purple- I have a new British mystery to read as soon as I finish what I've got going. It's by Colin Dexter. An Inspector Morse story--- are you familiar with those books? Nice to meet you, Ronnie. Looking forward to getting to know you. Now... for the report on eating. I'm doing well. I did have a "planned slip" yesterday. I got one of those fancy coffee drinks, the ones with the whipped cream and about a gazillion calories. It was great, but guess what? It made me sick! I guess it was just too rich to stay inside of me!! I laughed at myself. I cheat and it gets me sick!!:D:D Learned my lesson there!:barf: Hope all of you have nice weekends without overeating! Spicy |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had a nice :sunny: day today; it was a bit cool, but with a sweater or shawl on, it wasn't too bad. We spent the day waiting with baited-breath to hear the verdict on our car; we couldn't understand what was taking them so long as it was in the garage since Tuesday.
Turns out the younger mechanics tried to find the leek and couldn't find it, until the boss returned and put lights all around the car. They think it was coming from a broken seal on the bottom of the manifold; so they have to be extra careful when installing the new one to make sure nothing goes wrong, but that means that we won't get our car back until Monday ... eeks!!! DH had fish & chips for dinner; and I had light baked chicken balls and baked egg rolls with a romaine salad for dinner. A fun dinner for a Friday night since we were bound to the house, but still healthy enuff too. Since we had no car, DH rode his bike all over today and got very tired, so he was off to bed early tonight. SPICY ~ sometimes we don't have something for awhile, then when we try it again, we find that we don't like it anymore. I now find french fries to be boring and tasteless; so I no longer want to eat them. Yes, the scale can be more of a hindrance sometimes; I am just weighing myself once in a blue moon; going for size victories instead ... I have always preferred that way. HI AGAIN, RONNI ~ hope DS3 gets over his cold soon; DH has one too and went to bed early with that as he was very tired. DS2's team is doing well this year. DH and I try to keep busy all the time; we both get bored silly if we have nothing to do -- plus I don't want to start mindless munching from boredom! ;) Not much else going on here; it's a bit cooler tonight here. Have brought out my little mini-heater to warm me up if needs be; have my shawl handy too. Fall is here for sure with it's cool temps, but I still like this time of year anyways. Hope you all a wonderful weekend!Take good care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ We had a beautiful :sunny: day here so NIKO and I sat on the porch twice to catch some rays! I did some more sewing on my curtains; one set is done and just one more left to do, so will work on that this evening again. I tried to find my instruction manual for my sewing machine this afternoon but couldn't find it: that was just another thing that went missing when we moved last fall.
I will likely do them all by hand; and I am learning some tricks to improve my sewing while I am at it, so this has turned out to be a benefit really. This is likely what folks did many years ago before sewing machines were ever invented. I really don't mind as it is very relaxing ... Did my toning exercises and some other indoor exercises today while DH went fishing at a nearby lake. He met someone there from way down south who was looking for land to build a house on, and DH took him to someone we know that had some for sale and they have struck a tentative deal. He didn't catch any fish though -- but maybe next time. Saturday is our fun and lazy night -- we can have whatever we want, but it has to be something that is quick and easy! So we had chicken burgers with crispy bacon and cheese. They were really good and so big as they don't shrink like beef ones do. We had one each on a whole wheat roll and I had a bit of coleslaw with mine. DH has some funky music playing and NIKO just came running out of there; guess he is getting tired of dancing with DH ... ha ha! It is so funny and cute ...;) The whole bunch of us get going at it sometimes and it good fun, good exercise, and good for laughs too! Hope you all have a Super Saturday Night and a great weekend all round -- take good care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi Ladies
Wow that 10 days went so quickly but it always does when your having fun. I don't have any photographs unfortunately as I forgot to take the camera on holiday :o My holiday was spent in a log cabin as you know nestled in woodland and over looking a small lake very picturesque I must say. The only downside I would say was there was a pig farm some 1.5 miles down the road from where were were staying. If the wind was blowing in the wrong direction you had the lovely country air smell of pig slurry :barf: Though that is all part and parcel of being in the countryside just because I live more now in a city I spent my childhood and teenage years in the countryside. This was as both sets of grandparents lived in the countryside well they both lived in this very small village if I said it had 30 house I would exaggerating I think. So I know of the smells that can be created in the countryside farming. We went out every day to a different place to have a look around. One day we went to Elland Road which won't mean a thing to people who do not follow English football (soccer). This is the name of the stadium that my DH football team plays at as he follows Leeds United Football Club. Not that he gets to go to any matches but he follow them by looking at their scores reading all the news of players etc at the club. Well when we went to Elland Road we went to the supporter club shop. Oh my DH was like a kid in a candy shop trying to select what he wanted. In the end it was a cotton Tee shirt , 2 mugs and a mouse mat. Though I think he would have bought the shop if he could. I could see that DH was so happy in the shop and to be near his beloved Leeds United Football Club Stadium. Unfortunately football here as a spectator is mega expensive. Just for a season ticket for one year to see the home games (23 of them in all) it costs over £600 and that is the cheaper way to see all home games. Yikes when you work that out it still comes to over £26 per game. Once upon a time it was a working man's game to come a watch with affordable prices. Though the astronomic prices clubs pay players and pay for transfers is more than we would ever get in a life time of full time work :?: Money in my opinion spoilt the game before the players used to get a very good working wage a little more than the ordinary working man. This was as their working career was short so they could put a little away which would tide them over till they got a new career once football had finished. So to pay to get into the game was affordable and you could take the family. Needless to say I have been naughty with food over the holiday period but yesterday on returning straight back on the straight and narrow. So health wholesome food. I stepped on the scales this morning really expected to see a weight gain and to my surprise none. I think my saving grace was the walking I have walked so much during this holiday. I would imagine that all the little walks in a day would have added up to well over a 1.5 miles maybe more. Plus I seldom had energy to walk with Rizzie several times a day so that job fell to DH. So I think the walking kept the weight off but the food at the end of the day was not all healthy :o Did manage 3 or 4 salads for tea with no bread. Before going away I did buy some no added sugar cake from the farmers market. Wow the fruit cake was wonderful so moist and tasty you would never have guessed there was no added sugar in it. I suppose the dried fruit like sultanas, currants and raisins sweetened it naturally. Talking of Rizzie he adored the holiday with all the different sights, smells and new territory to explore. On the log cabin site there were several families also had a Staffordshire bull terriers the same breed a our Rizzie. We had a wooden balcony with table and chairs so we put the plastic table up at the steps so if the door came open he would not wander anywhere. To be honest he could have hurdled the table very easily. Though it is normally enough to deter him in any antics like that. Plus he had the added bonus of having my father with him. He loves my Dad to bits as he spoils him rotten. We have nicknamed my Dad "Mr Softie" because Rizzie has him spoiling so rotten and Rizzie knows full well where to go for all the little tit bits, treats etc. I am sure if he was stopping with Dad full time he would put on stones in weight our Rizzie. When we were away he barely ate any of his own food, yet when we got home I put some fresh food and water down. Rizzie woofed the lot down in record speed eating more in one day in biscuits than he did for the whole holiday. The holiday has taken its toll on me as I am now very tired and in need of my oxygen treatment. So only a few more days for me to top up the oxygen and hopefully regain some energy. ROSEBUD Well you had me well and truly I always thought when you said a camper that you and your DH own it was something else. I think you may know them as RV thinking about it (photo included just in case I have the wrong name by the way this to me is a mobile home) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...SMALL-RV-1.jpg What you know as campers to me is a caravan which can be towed by a car or a van. On the holiday site we were on there were some static caravans which stay in the same position as they are to big to move unless you move them on the back of a lorry (truck) The photographs of the flowers were beautiful you certainly have some green fingers I can kill a flower I think by looking at it :lol: My parents and sister have green fingers but it passed me by in the gene pool. I certainly wished I did have these skills as they are useful to have not to mention lovely vegetables or the wonderful splash of colours that you have shown us. SPICY I have not read the Colin Dexter books but have cheated and watched the television dramatisation of the books with John Thaw who played Morse. Apparently in every dramatisation of each book Colin Dexter use to play an "extra actor" with a bit part. For example playing a customer in the pub or playing a tramp. Avid reader of these books loved to try and spot him in the drama. If dramatisation of Morse is as good as the book you would have had a good read keeping you guessing who done it right till the end. We now have a spin off drama called Lewis which is the side kick to Morse and it is him solving the crimes. Very much in line with Morse keeping that formula. I did not think I would like it as much but I was wrong. Yes I know what you mean after weeks of clean living food wise eating rich food then can have a negative effect. Good deterrent for the future I suppose and helps keep us on the right path. I use to have a very sweet tooth and would always pick the most sickly sweet choice on the menu. Though now I find them too sweet and wonder why I ever liked them. RONNIE Sounds like the colds are visiting your home at the minute. I hope it misses you by, things like that can knock you off your feet and effect you more than others. You made me think it soon will be my flu vaccination end of October beginning of November. I think I have had it now for the past 4 or 5 years on the advice of my doctor. I hope everyone get better soon. you are going to be kept busy the next few weeks with birthday celebrations of family. I had a lovely holiday which went by rather quickly. In the evenings we would play cards so 2 or 3 hours would whizz by at a fast pace of knots. We have always played card, board games etc since being little so it is second nature to fill our time in the evening doing this. We did go out one evening for a pizza (first time for my parents who loved it by the way) so I selected a small individual one and had a vegetarian option. So that was a nice change for the holiday and we all had a grand time. We went to the sea side one day but it blew like gale force 9 off the sea and took me all my time to stand up :lol: so I look like I was drunk :D So we went for a fish and chip lunch in a restaurant and decided to go to a town further inland. Great choice and we had a lovely afternoon there. Walked off some of those calories ;) VAL Hope your having a wonderful time away and it is not too draining on you. Time to get up and wash the pots up from breakfast :o Plus go and get dressed I am in my night attire at the moment. My feet are starting to feel like blocks of ice :brr: Bye for now sure have missed my daily visits take care ladies till next time :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HI PURPLE ~ wow -- has it been 10 days already? We have been keeping busy, so I didn't notice that but I did remember that you said that you would be back on Saturday. Glad that you had such a grand time with your family and your cottage by the lake sounds fab. Oh too bad that you forgot your camera; that would be the first thing I put in my bag: shucks ... we would have loved to see pics of that ...
Nice to have you back too! Yes, what you call a caravan is what is called a Camper-Trailer here. The picture you showed us would be called a "Camper-Van" here; and the longer ones are called Winnebago Campers. There are lots of longer camper trailers, but ours is 20' and is more than adequate for us as there is only two of us. It has a full 4-piece washroom on the left end; a kitchen with table & benches in the middle; and a livingroom (/bedroom) on the rest of the right side. It is quite roomy really -- feels kinda like a mini-apartment. It needed a few minor repairs and modifications, and we have done some already; we hope to have them done before winter sets in. I have been working on the curtains for the bathroom all weekend and I am almost done. I decided to take a break and come in and visit here for a bit. We had a lovely dinner tonight: I had steak & DH had a boneless pork chop. He had potatoes and veggies with his and I had button mushrooms & onions & veggies with mine ... very filling and very healthy! I have heard of the Inspector Morse shows as well; I think that I may have even seen some of them. When we had an antennae, we got to see many shows like that on TVO that hailed from England. The books often have many more details, but the shows are fun to watch too. Well that's all the news for now; hope you all have a marvellous Monday, and a grand week too ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
We just heard that our dear MEOWEE (Linda) passed away this afternoon. She had been sick for some time as you all know: turns out that they just found out one month ago that she did have lung cancer after all. We will definitely miss her sense of humor, her knowledge & insight, her group hugs, and her AM cheers here on our thread and all over 3FC's boards ...
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In honor of our friend, MEOWEE (Linda) ~ Morning Chickies ... hope you all have a good one!!! :grouphug:
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I will miss our dear beloved MEOWEE with her valuable advice and her funny antics of her cats. At least your not in pain any more dear friend and now at peace. I am sure that Meowee is one of our newest angels :angel: I imagine you will be looking over us where ever you maybe seeing that we are "good little chicks" keeping on the the straight and narrow path of a healthy diet :yes:. I send condolences to her family/friends during this sad time. It is a grey and overcast day here though no rain as yet. This morning it was very chilly and had to have some heat on in the lounge for a little while. I hate to say it but I think winter is just around the corner as there is definitely a nip in the air morning and night now. The council have been this afternoon as we have had trouble with the plumbing in the kitchen as the water was not draining very well away from the sink. Glad to say they have replaced it and put a new fixing for letting the pipes of the washing machine go into so when it is working the water can drain in to the drainage system. Hopefully it has solve a problem that has been troublesome for years. I did contact the council some years back but they said it was my responsibility but policy has since changed and it onus is now on the council. I started with a sore throat last night and it still remains with me today so I hope it does not develop to a full blown cold. On reading Ronnie's post yesterday I was only thinking I have not had a cold for years. Though this feels as though it might go down that route. For good measure I started my periods this morning so do not feel 100%. I am drinking plenty and yesterday was a bottomless pit nothing seemed to fill me. Talk about the old phrase feed a cold and starve a fever. I think I must have been taking it too literately. Not hungry today though thirsty and glad to have things that are cold which are soothing on my throat. ROSEBUD Yes I was very annoyed that I forgot the camera though I did manage to forgot a lot this year :o So will have to become ultra organised for next time so to help prevent this. The best I can give you is the web page which has an excellent virtual tour of the log cabin setting we were in greenfinch B http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/v3/WebPag...254&SCODE=GOOS. We will start looking in another couple months for our holiday next year and we book at the end of December taking the holiday in the September. The weather was dry throughout only needing coats on a couple of occasions. It was not blazing sun or anything but excellent weather for leaving our Rizzie in the car for a couple of hours without any worry to his welfare. Then on our return from our time out he got his fun and enjoyment exploring the woods not to mention staring the ducks out from the balcony. It would have been nice to take the camera for the birds we saw in the woods. Regularly we saw a several robins, chaffinches, blue tits and great tits to mention a few. These birds have some pretty colour feathers so would have made some great photographs. DH and I would love to have a RV in the future we often admire those we see out and about on our travels. Like your camper van they give you freedom to go where you want. You have a roof over your head plus like you said it is like a small apartment but on wheels. Here you can go on sites around the country just like the one we have been to pay a price for your pitch for the time you spend there. There are some stunning areas to go to and enjoy the area around it. Needless to say they are in the countryside away from the hussle and bussle of city life. yes like you mentioned the television or film for that matter often just glean the surface of the book and miss out bits to fit it in a certain time slot. The book does not have such restrictions. You often can get so much more from a book as your own imagination takes over and you have an imagery in your mind of the scene and characters. Must shoot got to go and make some sandwiches for tomorrows treatment. Not sure whether it will be possible at this point but will do the same preparations as normal just in case I am fit for treatment. Yikes must be something in the water here :lol: our Rizzie is having is "mad half hour" running round the lounge and kitchen tossing his ball up in the air. The coming towards me as I go to get his ball he runs away again. He is teasing me with his ball very mischievous glint in his eye but still a loveable rogue :D Bye for now and take care ladies :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Hi, Friends....such sad news to learn about Meowee. I've just been in tears. I'll be praying for her family. :hug:
Purple-your vacation sounded wonderful and I'm glad you had a good and relaxing time. Hoping your cold doesn't turn out too bad, though. Rosebud-hope you are getting those curtains done! I enjoy making and sewing things for the house too and, in fact, I'm working on some curtains for our living room right now too. I just do easy straight seams and no complicated stitching or tucking. Sometimes, I even manage to alter clothing, but I can't do armholes or zippers:dizzy:-been too long since I learned that stuff! Hi to Val, Numpster, & Spicy! Has anyone heard from Beverlyjoy recently? Not much going on here-football game tonight again, so we'll be driving about an hour away for that. But, I guess I need to go and take care of a couple things before we need to leave, so I'll talk to you all tomorrow. Have a good evening! :hug: for everyone! |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ well we had a mish-mash of weather today; started out with lovely :sunny: and cool temps, but by this afternoon, clouds rolled in and some :rain: came down all evening. That's OK cuz my flowers needed watering anyways ...
Well, we finally got our car back and not without DH getting on their cases about it too; the bill was higher than we expected -- $500.00! :yikes: That's a lot considering they didn't have to pay for the parts which were under warranty: that was all labor. So DH and I sat down and rolled coins to cover a portion of that; and there went a huge chunk of "MY" savings. I will be cutting down our budget starting next month to put that back a bit each month. We just have to pull in our belts a bit, that's all ... Once we paid that off, we picked up a roll of burlap to put on the roof of our trailer; we already had purchased the fiber tar, so now we can go up and get that done as soon as we have another sunny day. We are trying to get it all ready for the winter months. DH has to cut some 2" x 4" pieces to put in the inside to give strength to the roof from inside: these can be taken back out in the spring once all the snow is gone. :hug: RONNIE ~ I know, Ronnie, we will miss MEOWEE (Linda) a lot in this thread and forum; she was so bright and cheery. We always looked forward to hearing some funny tidbit about her cats each day. You've had a lot to deal with too with family members having cancer; sending up ^prayers^ for xtra peace and strength for you and your Dad at this time. Hang in there, kiddo ... GOD loves you and so do we!!! :hug: BTW -- yes thanks, I did get those curtains done last night; as I went, it got faster and faster! HEY PURPLE ~ yes, we were just so blessed to have MEOWEE join our group as our new moderator. She was always so understanding and encouraging too. Like you, I am so glad that she is not suffering anymore either. I just wish our testing and diagnostic methods were much better than they are here in Canada. It took them way too long to get her diagnosis correct, if you ask me; so I am praying that there will be some improvements in that area in our country, and real soon ... Those cottages look really nifty and that park looks lovely too, esp with all those walking paths; and I see that they have a nice camping area too where there are terrific setups for them as well. During our honeymoon, DH and I went to a few camping sites and just pitched a tent; but now we have our camping-trailer, we can camp in more comfort. One time, we went camping and made our beds on the sand; but the next morning we woke up in agony ... all the cold had gone into our muscles and youch!!! I told DH that was the last time I would be sleeping on the ground and he agreed. We would go to this lake and pick blueberries and have a grand time. After that, we just slept in our car. Well, today I ate pretty good; I had a banger (large sausage) and beans with salad for dinner; and DH had his super dogs on whole wheat buns. For lunch, we had grilled cheese sandwich and I had a chicken noodle cupasoup with mine too. For breakfast, I had homemade oatmeal, to which I added some natural bran and wheatgerm. Well, that's all the news for tonight; hope you all have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY tomorrow -- and take good care of yourselves too ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi, Gals!
What a day yesterday-rain, rain, rain, which we really needed, but couldn't it have waited until after the football(US-type) game? It had rained all morning and then quit for awhile, but we no more than got to the school (it was an away game) and it started again! Rained so hard that it was splattering up from the bleachers around us and getting us wet under the umbrella! In the first quarter, the coaches and officials decided the call it at halftime, and our boys won on a surprise pass into the end-zone in the 2nd quarter:carrot:! Now, I have a lot to do the rest of this week, as I'm one of the senior parents in charge of the football player dinner Thursday evening. We're supposed to feed 41 boys and the moms too. The other senior mom and I decided to make pork loins (as they were on sale at the local grocery for an incredible price!) with baked potatoes, applesauce, & assorted dessert bars(the junior moms are making those). I have to get the potatoes and make some barbeque sauce (my own recipe:T). My church is allowing us to use their kitchen and banquet room, which is a real blessing, and we're hoping one of our pastors can be there to offer a blessing before the meal. It's bound to be an interesting evening feeding that many football players! Other than that, we also are trying to arrange a sale to get rid of the rest of fil's things-time has become a scarce commodity all of a sudden....Then there's the kids' other activities and, of course, Friday night football away game again-whew, I'm getting tired just thinking about everything that needs to be done this week! Rosebud-Glad you got your curtains done-I bet they'll look wonderful when you put them up! Sorry about that car repair bill-I think the ought to cut the labor costs when it's a warranty repair, but no one here does that-they all just want to make as much as they can:(. I was surprised (but not surprised, if you know what I mean) at how similar Meowee's situation was to my fil's. He also started with a cough that wouldn't go away, which the doc's treated as pneumonia, then found out it was lung cancer when it was really too late to do anything about it. Very sad in both situations. Health care is just getting worse and I don't think having the gov't in charge is going to make anything better-and now I'll climb off my soapbox:o. Purple-I'd love to have a camper, RV, or something like that also-that's one of our "someday when we retire" kind of things. Lots of cabins here because of Clear Lake is a nice sport and recreational lake. Lots of people come to the town through the summer and many own the "cabins" or rent from someone else. Some of these "cabins" are larger than our house! We took some pics of some visiting hummingbirds at our feeder last week and I'm going to try to upload them and post them, but not sure if I'll manage it. Well, better get going here or I'll accomplish nothing at all! Have a great day! |
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Happy Tuesday, Chickies!:hug:
I was sad to hear about your friend's passing. I remembered her--- and all of you--- today in my prayers. On our PBS station (educational) we get something every Sunday called Masterpiece Theater. It is where I first met British mystery stories. This month the shows are about Inspector Lewis. Good viewing, but I must admit my "southern US" ears don't always understand what is being said. LOL That's why I got into reading the books. I read all the Insp. Lindsley ones, and now I am starting Insp. Morse. Having seen the stories gives me a visual when I read. The books are always better than the TV shows. Sometimes I get out a map of England to see where the stories are. What I know about England comes from reading, watching Masterpiece Theater, and postcards. I am a postcard collector and an avid Postcrossing member. One of my favorite postcards is of Queen Elizabeth. Now I have a strong desire to visit! Who knows? Someday I may! Food has been good and not so good since I last posted. Mostly it has been good except I had a pancake breakfast Saturday... I am still doing my best, but sometimes I get bad!!:devil::devil::devil: I would like to thank you all for posting here. I read your shares and know I am not alone in this endeavor. Big hugs from Spicy! |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had a pretty nice day today with lots of :sunny: and a cool breeze; it warmed up quite a bit by noon. We had to go up town to pick up some meds and a few groceries this am and then we picked up some clothes for DH at our local "Almost New" shop; I'm so glad that we can pick up stuff for him at such a great price becuz he wears his clothes out so fast, it makes me :dizzy: ... lol!
So I got lots of walking in today; happy for that :carrot: and I ate really well today too. I have been going over my plan and checking to make sure that I am not eating way too many C's; and sure enuff, I found many places where I can shave some off. While I am using servings or portions, they are based on a set total amount of calories for the day; and I noticed that it is so easy to start 'GRAZING' and eat way more than we realize. I was reading on a site and a doctor there said that this was one of the biggest slips we make. He also gave some tips on how to shave calories off your meals and snacks, which I have now incorporated, ie cut the carbs back a bit. TIP #1 ~ One of the ideas that I have been using for some time now, is to cut everything in half; then when you hit a plateau or stall, you can half things again -- ie. if you would normally have had 2 toasts for breakfast, cut that in half and only have 1. If you would have 8 almonds, have only 4 ... and so on. Instead of a sandwich with our homemade soup, we now just have 1 slice of nice wheatbran bread or only half a sandwich. I am finally getting DH to eat only 1 hamburger instead of his usual 2. TIP #2 ~ substitutes -- look for things that have a few less calories in them, ie cream of wheat has less than oatmeal; bran flakes have less than corn flakes and have much more fiber and iron in them. TIP #3 ~ That's why I have been on the lookout for snacks that are only about 100 calories each. Today, I found some low-fat popcorn in 100-calorie packs; that's just right for the snacks I want to have. Snacks have always been an issue for me; and my favorite 60-calorie sugar-free puddings and jellos were on for half price today, so I picked up enuff to last awhile. My sugar-free yogurts are only 35 calories each; and with some fruit like a small apple provide quite a filling snack. So I am journalling everything down this week to see how I am doing and so far I am under today (I over-corrected a bit) ; so then I just added a bit more to my meal or snack to bring it up to where I wanted it to be. I hope this change will help me over this winter to not only not gain anything, but hopefully lose some this year. HI SPICY ~ that's also how I get to visit the UK too; love those shows that come on our public stations. You get to see the rustic homes and styles that are common along with the natural beauty of the European countryside. We are glad that you like our posts and that you have joined us here on our thread -- the more, the merrier, we like to say ... :D HI RONNIE ~ glad that your son's football games are turning out so well for them. That dinner that you are planning for the players sounds wonderful; it's a lot of work, but I am sure that they will appreciate it. That's a great picture of your hummingbird; I tried so many times to get one but the feeder was too close to the big window and they would get scared and take off whenever I moved. I think that I really need a camera with a bigger ZOOM on it, then I can take pictures farther away without startling them. When we went out for our drive, we did notice that we cannot smell any gas or antifreeze anymore, but the car is still jerky -- the mechanics said that they thought this was becuz we needed new spark plugs and wires. So DH will be getting those and putting them on himself next week; in the meanwhile, we will stay at home as much as possible. We sure hope that fixes the issue for good. Well, that's all the news for now; there's not much else going on here. I will have some more mending to do for awhile -- taking up the hems on the pants I picked up for DH today; that's OK though ... it will keep my hands busy in the evening and keep them from munching! ;) Hope you all have WONDERFUL WEDNEDAY tomorrow -- and do take good care of yourselves ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi ladies
I did not manage to drop by yesterday as it was my treatment day so things were tight time wise. Today the weather is grey and overcast with a chilly feel to the air. We have had a few spots of rain but no more than that. The leaves on the trees are rapidly turning to show their fantastic array of autumnal colours. I had to visit to the dentist today but nothing too bad just a check up as such. Notice that I had a small lump next to the extraction and it was painful to touch or if you caught it eating. So an xray was taken and it showed no infection. It was a bone that belonged to the jaw and was the edge of the socket of the tooth extraction. It means now I have been referred to the hospital and if they feel that they can help I will have a small operation. This is done under local anaesthetic and they will cut the gum and smooth the bone. Not sure if stitches will be required afterwards as I did not ask but I presume it will. So I will fill you in as I know more. RONNI Sound like you have been busy feeding all those hungry mouths. I have never fed so many only as many as 9 so a drop in the ocean compared to you. Glad you were able to get the ingredients on offer which is so import in this day and age of such economical uncertainty. I am always on the look out for bargains that way I get the best value for my money. The dream of the RV is our one for our retirement. Our retirement is more to do with reaching that age as we both do not work. My DH cares for me daily :hug: which can't be easy. The log cabins here tend to be modest affairs more like small versions of bungalows SPICY I can understand how difficult it can be for overseas viewers of such shows as Inspector Lewis to understand. Lewis is a Jordie and this means he comes from Newcastle. They to to me have a lovely accent but can be hard to understand. We all have those difficulties that you experience even me and that can even be evident in my own country. I find the Glaswegian accent very difficult to understand and that's only about 400 miles from me. Glaswegians come from the Scottish city of Glasgow. I have never come across anyone who collects postcards. I know some of the postcards dating from the first world war are so ornate and handmade. I saw some in a museum in Belgium and these where tokens of love to men fighting in the trenches of the first world war. The amount of work that must have gone into these was phenomenal. ROSEBUD These are great ideas for shaving off those calories in areas you may not have thought off. Sometimes as you say you hit a wall and something like this could give you the kick start you need. :carrot: Good for you being on plan and doing the extra walking all kudos to you :carrot: You tales of you camping made me think of my niece who persuade her mum to let her go camping in a friends back garden. My niece is fond of her creature comforts found it a nightmare, to her it was cold, hard , uncomfortable. The best thing was she blamed her Mum for the experience say why did you let me go :lol: That's teenagers for you :D Time to go and make a cuppa my throats somewhat dry so till next time take care ladies. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had some :rain: overnight, but the :sunny: came out for us today. The temps were a bit cooler with a wind, but it was pretty nice most of the day. I just stayed home and did my light housechores while DH helped out a friend with something.
I also spent some time doing stuff on my plan; it takes a bit more time, but I found a way to make it simpler for me each day. I set up a file where I can track what I eat each meal of each day, and that is very helpful too. Did manage to get some toning exercises and such done today; plus I ate really well today too (credit moi). We had Creole Patties or Exeter Stew, which was the original name; this is a family favorite recipe and I have lots left over if I want to have some for a lunch sometime too. PURPLE ~ sorry to hear that you have to have a wee operation on your jaw. I go for a cleaning in October and root canal in November. They are going to try to save the tooth for as long as they can, as I am missing one on the bottom there and I need something to chew my food with. :lol: It's time again to go have some tea and put my tired legs up; I guess I have been overdoing it a bit and they are a bit sore tonight. I felt so good with the extra water out, that I have to be careful not to overdo it, or I end up paying with pain. :dizzy: Take good care of yourselves, and hope that you have a great day tomorrow ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi Ladies
Been a busy day some how today. I went shopping today for the weekly groceries, then made a fresh fruit salad for our tea. I have cooked a chicken for sandwiches tomorrow plus from the leg meat I will make something else with rice not sure yet what it will be at this point in time. ROSEBUD Big pat on the back for staying on plan and getting some form of exercise in. My exercise to day came in the form of walking around the supermarket and parking the car further away than normal. This was because we had our dog and it was a little sunny so parked in the nice cool shade. So not for extra exercise did we park the car further away. Walked further in the supermarket as they seemed to have put things in different places with a change round that they are so fond of. Just as you are getting use to the layout they do their party piece and change it round which baffles me where things are:?: If I am lucky the sharp bone protrude will resolve itself by the healing process and it won't bother me. Though as things stand I will have the operation I would rather have a few days of pain and get it sorted long term. Some years back I had to have a biopsy in my mouth with a stitch in after the biopsy was done. This was done as I was getting constant ulcers in my mouth I was diagnosed with Lichen planus http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ora...planus/DS00784 This will give a much better overview than I could give. It is mainly cleared up though I am prone to bouts of ulcers but I much easier to get rid of than before. So I am some what aware was oral surgery involves and how painful it is afterwards for eating. Nothing else to report in this neck of the woods today so I will close and say good night to you. Take care ladies till next time. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HIYA CHICKIES ~ Lotsa good news tonight -- we now have our car fixed up and it is running better than ever. Turns out the problem was the wiring connecting the spark plugs; we put new ones on anyways. Now the jerking has totally stopped.
DH did a favor for someone and helped him with his vehicle (the body part, which used to be his trade), and the man not only paid for the parts we needed, but helped DH fix our car too -- isn't that great? GOD is good; and so answered all our prayers about this car!!! We also got a call that our glasses were ready; so we went up and picked those up today. There was a bit of a mistake with DH's -- as they forgot to put in the bi-focal; but they will fix that up and call us. I now have to get used to my bi-focals, that I don't have to bend down my head to look over the top to see everything else. :lol: You know, they are perfect for seeing far; perfecting for seeing close, but I guess they can't do anything for the mid-range, where you guessed it, is right where my PC screen is!!! So I have to use my old glasses for reading my screen. :dizzy: I must look pretty funny with my regular bi-focals around my neck and another pair of glasses on my face; maybe kinda like a mad professor or something like that ... or a Mrs. Frankelstein ... :lol: No, no -- not that bad! Ha! We had a lovely dinner tonight of Wild Pacific Salmon poached in lite Ceasar Dressing (mixed with equal amount water) for 20 minutes; along with rice and mixed veggies. I like this salmon as it is nice and mild tasting, so we will be having this again. Very on plan today. I also did all my toning and strengthening exercises today; I do 30 minutes of toning work when I first wake up, then I do some more in the afternoon, and did some dancing this evening for aerobics. After dinner, DH and I went for a walk; it was a bit nippy, but it also felt refreshing too -- so did very well on all fronts -- kudos for that!!! GEE PURPLE ~ I hope that you have success getting rid of your mouth ulcers (will send up some prayers about that for you) as that can't be pleasant while eating. I had a cold sore on my lip that took a while to heal up, and you know, I prayed about it, and it is finally going away. Yes, I do pray for every little thing, and my DH laughs about it (in a nice way), but I figure ~ why not? You wouldn't believe just how many hundreds (if not thousands) of these little prayers have been answered for us over the years. I started keeping track in a journal and realized how much we take for granted sometimes -- we are really truly blessed. Good things happen to us all the time, but sometimes we fail to take notice, or we forget all too quickly ... RONNI ~ like I said in another thread; I am so glad to see that issue resolved for you. I'm sure in time, your SIL will come to her senses and learn to appreciate her family more; and if she doesn't, sadly, she is the one who stands to lose much more ... HEY VAL, TGIF ~ hope you had a good week and are feeling well too! How's it going up there in Thompson these days? How's the romance, I mean friendship, with B going? Still on? :wave: HI SPICY ... We had :rain: most of the day today, but the :sunny: did peak out around dinnertime and that was nice for us; but the trees really did need the rain too. Hope you all have A FANTASTIC FRIDAY tomorrow; and please do take good care of yourselves too ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi ladies
Been a bit busy today as we went out for dinner, did some house work and then had step son over for tea. Haven't seen him in ages with his parents marriage break up when he was young DH did not see him that frequently. Though contact was always kept it was so nice to catch up with him and have a bite to eat. I did a little side salad with a chicken sandwich on wholemeal bread. Followed by a fresh fruit salad step son has just got in to healthy eating so was glad to have the type of fayre I served. Must admit though I am now tired but realised had not dropped by so though I would do so before retiring to bed. No rocking required tonight in that department to make me sleep. We are likely to go out to friends for dinner but not had a confirmation from them as yet so will give a them a bell in the morning to find out whether it is still convenient for them. ROSEBUD Thanks for the prayers regarding my mouth ulcers. I am just grateful that they are much easier to treat now and do not come so frequently as before. I think it maybe something I have to live with but there are worse things to have to manage health wise than mouth ulcers. Touch wood I have never experienced a cold sore but my niece has them on a frequent basis. I know how uncomfortable they can be with the tingling sensation you get from this. Yes prayers can be a powerful thing and I try to remember to say thanks when being answered in another prayer. Over the years they sure do mount up all those little things we ask for. Have you had bifocals before? I now wear a prescription lens of varifocal and it took me ages to get use to them as I was constantly looking through the wrong part of my lens for things. I am fine now I was told though I was quite young to be needing either bifocals or varifocals. I was 40 at the time of needing them well I could have had two pairs of glasses but I knew that would be a recipe for disaster of losing one pair. Plus doing different actives like playing cards or reading recipes in the kitchen I would be swapping from pair to pair. So I made the decision to have varifocals. I did take a long while to get use to them but I was determined to persevere to use them. Now I do not give them a second though automatically using the right part of the lens to focus on different things. I hope glasses are cheaper in Canada than the UK my last pair of glasses came to £300. Not that I pick any fancy designer frame, in actual fact the frame was quite cheap no it is the lens that stings you in the pocket big time. I am really needing to go for a check up but saving up at present to buy my next pair as I suspect my lens have changed somewhat. No further news plus it is nearing my bedtime. Just time to make a hot chocolate before bed. So night night and take care all till next time. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave:HI LADIES ~ we had a glorious :sunny: fall day; yes, the temps were cool, but it was still lovely. With a light jacket on, it was almost perfect really! I spent my morning doing light house chores while DH helped his friend with his vehicle for a couple of hours.
Then we had lunch and went to see another friend in the country as they needed some advice about their house. I spent the afternoon visiting with his wife, who is a sweet girl. They got another new dog today; she is quite nice and the meeting with their present canine boy went fine. They were a bit angst about it as the male is a big husky-shepherd and she is just a small thing that looks like part bordie collie or something similar. I was happy that things went well becuz the poor darling was upset that her people left her behind, but my friend is very loving and dotes on her pets (they are like her kids), so she is going to like living there, I'm sure ... When we go home, we just had a quick supper of hamburglers; actually DH had his regular beef ones and I just had one chicken burger and a cob of corn on the side. This was so suitable for this nice fall day. HEY PURPLE ~ no, this my first pair of bi-focals, as I only had reading glasses before, but as time went on, my long-range site got worse too; and it seems that my mid-range isn't that great either. A lady in another thread told me that you can get 'MULTI-FOCALS' -- I guess that is similar to the ones you are talking about. I didn't even know any such thing existed until today ... :lol: I do have some of different strengths here though, so I am using one of them to read the PC screen; but I am still having to change glasses, which I thought that I could avoid by having bi-focals. I guess the eye doctor forgot to ask me about that; maybe he didn't even think about it himself. Oh boy, your glasses are quite expensive over there; I guess the more focals makes them more expensive too. I didn't have to pay for my glasses as the insurance plan we have paid for them and the company that made the frames waved the extra fee for me (a policy they added for disabled persons, which I think is so nice of them; GOD bless em' for that too!) Well, DH is worn out and laid down early tonight; and I am going to take it easy this evening myself as I am bushed too. Now, I am off for tea ... hope you all have a great weekend and A SUPER-DUPER SATURDAY!!! Do take care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi fellow chicks
I have had a mixed bag in the weather department with the morning being very cloudy with the threat of rain. This afternoon is the absolute opposite with blue skies and sunny. I wonder what the evening has in store for us today :?: I had a salad corned beef sandwich with fresh fruit for our dinner today. we are going out for dinner tonight as our friends have confirmed with us first thing this morning. Apparently it is going to be curry for tea tonight. I know that she makes them mild for me so no after effects in the tummy department. I am really looking forward to it as I have not seen the both of them for so long. I normally see John as he works at the MS centre each week but not so frequently his wife. Just finished showering and getting ready for this evening. I know it is rather early but showering for me takes lots of energy the warm water just wipes me. To top it off it looked like Sweeney Todd has been in the bathroom as I managed to nick myself twice shaving. With having reduced feeling in my legs I did not feel either just saw the results of blood trickling down my shins. So now I have plasters (band aids) on the both of them. I think it is coming time to maybe use a different method of hair removal. Good job I am wearing black tights tonight to go with my outfit as they should hide the plasters fairly well. I am wearing a white blouse with a little bit of embroidery down the left side in white and silver thread. I am wearing it with a long dark navy verging on black with a mixture of polka dots of in shades of white, blue, red and grey. It sounds very gaudy but the pattern is very pretty and plus I get numerous comments how nice it looks. ROSEBUD Sounds like you had a nice time at friends meeting their new "baby" aka their new dog. I have heard you mention this couple who are renovating their home. This must be a daunting task and it sometimes nice to have another view and advice along the way I am sure. I am sure they value your advice and suggestions along the way. Sometime with a project like this you can't see the woods for the trees at times. Glad you get your glasses free as they can hit you in the pocket. Shame you still have to use another pair of glasses using the PC. I find though I have to be when reading in bed my favourite place to snuggle up and imagine myself in the story I must sit in a certain positions or I am not looking through the right part of my lens. Hopped on the scales this morning glad to say that my week of indulgence whilst on holiday has now gone. I put on some weight 2lbs to be precise which was to be expected as I was being rather naughty. I am now back to 177 which my body likes to sit at. I was once down to 175 for a few weeks but I could not sustain that :o I now concentrate on healthy food and portion control rather than trying to be my lowest weight. Just watched a programme on DMD (Duchenne muscular dystrophy) the one thing I was impressed was how much help the family gets or the person themselves with the condition. Also the life span was much longer than in our own country. The one thing I like was most of the young men lived independently from their family. This must give such empowerment to the young men and allow them to run their life as they want rather than what their parents want. There was a lovely holiday homes for disabled/ abled bodied people. It catered for both with work surfaces which lowered and raised. Sinks and basins again did the same thing. The setting was beautiful close to the sea and full access for all users to the sea. I thought if I was a wheelchair user I am sure I would value a holiday home like that, that both DH and I would enjoy. It highlighted to me how much further we have to come in helping those with challenges in their lives. I know we are moving in the right direction but still have much to strive for I think in my opinion. Time for me to finish getting ready to go out. I need to put some make up on for starters and sort my hair out. Got the shaggy dog look at the minute, don't fancy hair with my curry :lol: Bye for now and take care ladies :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Happy Saturday, Chickies-
Two sunny, beautiful days in a row. Such a welcomed relief to the two weeks of rain! Yesterday I traveled to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to bring my scooter to the repair shop. It had quit on me! I just received a call from the repairman and the cost is $120. I know that's a lot of money, but I am so grateful he was able to fix it. My insurance company will not help pay for a replacement, and scooters can be very expensive. So I am focusing on the postivie... $120. is a lot less than a new scooter!:scooter: Hot Springs is a bigger city than where I live. It is an interesting place as it has many hot mineral baths. It's a touristy town, too, so there are always lots of people to watch! I love sitting on my scooter in a mall or similiar place and just watching the people. As you can see, it doesn't take much to entertain me! Food on the road yesterday was okay. I ate out but ordered baked chicken and green beans. Of course, the portion was too big, so I brought half home for dinner. I am amazed at myself because before this try at weight loss, I would have eaten the entire amount and then had dessert! So I can see progress. I am trying to do "mindful eating." And another amazement--- I didn't eat the biscuit!! Have a great weekend! Spicy |
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I'm still kicking! I tried to quit amantadine on my own. well that was a mistake!! let's see.. relationship update. Right now I'm giving B 'space'. He seems to be more comfortable with an internet based relationship... not so much face to face. So I think I'll be breaking it off fairly soon. I'm a few years younger then him... but he's got a lot of growing up to do. It's been a good experience though :) Work is busy. I moved into the master bedroom in my house.. switched rooms with my brother and painted the room so the house has better resell appeal. It's a beautiful sage green now, instead of Barney the dinosaur purple. winter is on it's way in northern manitoba. but it has yet to snow! yay! and i am still tolerating the max dose of Rebif. side effects are too strong for me not to premedicate... and for me to take it during the day right now. but i am taking amantadine regularly and have started meditating in addition to doing yoga. I've also started a belly dance class - I tried to do an intense class but ended up dizzy and confused from some complicated dance moves... so I'm sticking with core moves right now. I am going to my parents place for an extra long weekend for thanksgiving next month. and thank goodness greyhound didnt withdraw bus serve from manitoba! my brother was thinking he was out a job (and i thought i was out free greyhound bus rides!) so that is looking up. i am having a gettogether at my house tonight and going out to dance with some girlfriends later. Have a great weekend everyone! |
WOW, VAL ~ you look stunning in your new avatar!!! I love, love, love the new color you chose for your hair -- it looks fab on you. Sometimes, we have to try a few different shades to find that special one that enhances our appearance like no other ... and baby, you found it! You look really classy, and sophisticated, and professional too! Love that touch of red lace peeking up out of your suit too ... how very sexy!
Sorry that the thing with Mr. B didn't work out but it's a good thing that you got to see that early on. Maybe you are just more than he can handle at his young age -- maybe someone about 5 years your senior might be suit you more. My DH is 11 years older than me, but there are days when I wonder if he isn't way younger than me; this may be a male thing, I dunno :dunno: (shhhh ... don't tell him I told you that) ... let's just say that he is young at heart ... yah, that's it ... huh, huh ... huh, huh ... ;) I hope that you can get your meds fixed up pretty soon, so that you can feel better. Good for you doing the meditation and yoga; they are both good for lowering stress levels, they say ... Sounds like you are planning on selling the house in the near future; still planning on returning to school too? I hope you have a wonderful time with mom and dad on Thanksgiving; I think it's so nice to spend holidays like that with family that cares about us. So glad that you dropped by ... It is nice to hear from you and get an update on your life; and what is going on. Hope you and your girlfriends all have a wonderful night of dancing tonight too! :hug: SPICY ~ glad that you got your scooter all fixed up; $120 doesn't seem bad, but for a scooter that may be a lot. Sounds like you have a lot of fun zooming around on it in the malls and places like that. I would love to have one someday, but they are tres expensive to own here; the best buys are second-hand ones. You can rent one but they never told me how much it would cost me. HEY PURPLE ~ gee sorry you knicked yourself again whilst shaving ... Oh, what about an electric shaver? I have a one screen by BRAUN that I just love. It is actually for men, but it doesn't really matter and it is nice and smooth and easy to use. Glad that those 2 wee lbs are gone forever again; I can imagine that 177 for someone your height would look very good. Sometimes, it is better to listen to where our body is happy than trying to go too low and not being well. Yes, those holiday homes for the disabled sound very nice; it is nice that you found them. When we go anywhere (which isn't that often and we should do that more) ... we always have to look for a ground level place with easy access for me; and a place that allows pets too (as we have always had a pet) or we just wouldn't want to go there. We had a very dull, overcast day, but later on, the :sunny: finally came out around dinnertime. The sky is very clear right now with a bright half moon and lots of stars; hope that stays so that we have some nice :sunny: for tomorrow. I just putted around here doing little things while DH continued to help his friend with his vehicle; it is taking longer than they thought as they didn't have the right tools and had to modify a bit. Tomorrow he is resting becuz he is very tired. Hope you all have a peaceful and restful SUNDAY tomorrow; and do take good care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ We had a good day with :sunny: on and off; so we went up town after lunch and picked up some Spit BBQ chicken for dinner and that was so yummy and healthy. We may have some frozen yogurt ice cream for our dessert for tonight.
I did very, very well this week keeping OP; credit moi for that! I did have one treat at a friends, but still managed to keep within my cap of 1800 C's a day (pheweee). I did a re-think, and I am going to start at 1600-1800 like someone else on this site, so that I will have some leeway later on down the road. We also picked up a few things we needed to carry us into next week. So I got a bit of extra walking in today as well (kudos for that). We were going to go for a drive later on, but when DH went to check the oil and antifreeze, he noticed that he has somehow lost a piece off the car that is very important, so he will be going on a hunting expedition tomorrow to replace it. So we ended up staying home for the rest of the day! Not much else going on here right now either; we will just have a quiet evening at home. Will probably do some more hand mending next week on DH's clothes, as I got all mine done last week. Probably do some laundry tomorrow as well, I think. Hope you all have a BLESSED SUNDAY EVENING and a MARVELLOUS MONDAY tomorrow as well! Take good care of yourselves ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ we had :rain: here all day today; and I mean quite heavy at times. It was very dark and overcast too. We often get fall rains, and they are a bit late this year actually -- but they revive the trees and grass after the hot July and August months, and it was showing that they needed it ...
HEY PURPLE ~ I hope that you are feeling OK, since we haven't heard from you over the last couple of days. I know that you are looking forward to your treatment tomorrow as they really give you a boost. GOOD NEWS FROM NUMPSTER ~ well, the deal is done so I can share what they are up to. NUMPSTER and her DH bought an awesome B & B (bed & breakfast) home/business in a lovely area in southern Ontario. It is on a private lake and the place is stunning; I spent some time tonight downloading pictures and will find a way to show them to you all as soon as I can. (EDIT: see the end of post) You'd also be interested to know that my father and SM came in as her junior partner and they will be helping them get the place up and running. Now all we have to pray for is that her condo sells in time for the take over set for March 15, 2010; and preferably well before that date. The previous owner just wants to spend one more Christmas there as it is so beautiful in the wintertime too. Thanks for all your prayer support and good thoughts for them; I know that they are very grateful, and she expressed that to us more than once. They are very thankful and grateful that GOD worked things out so well for them, and they have some marvellous plans to hold some Christian Retreats there too! Just stayed home and rested; doing little things around home. Couldn't do much else with it pouring so much outdoors. Have A TERRIFIC TUESDAY, and take good care of yourselves ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: PS ~ I did manage to get the pics downloaded; as they had already been downsized ahead of time. Here's a link to NUMPSTER's new home -- as you can see, this is one awesome place; our entire family is tres excited for them, and we plan on visiting there often ... :lol: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/fait...tember-14.html |
The main problems I'm bipolar, I have asthma, and epilepsy. Most bipolar drugs and anti-spasmotics cause weight gain. So it's hard to find a low impact work out that doesn't make me have an asthma attack and a high impact work out that doesn't stress out my body to the point that I have seizures. It drives me nuts sometimes!!
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Welcome, AnnaKitty!:welcome2: My mom is on meds for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and has problems gaining weight as well, so I know what you mean. Glad to have you here. We're kind of a mixed lot with some of us having MS, another with spina bifida-related problems, and others with diabetes or other issues, but we're mostly here to support each other:D
It's cold here in the house this morning, as it was down in the mid-40's F overnight and I refuse to turn on the heat until after Oct. 1st, so it's 68 F in the house right now and I'm sitting under a blanket! It's been a busy few days-did I tell you that the football dinner went very well:carrot:, then they won another game Friday night :woohoo:. Saturday, we went to MN to move DH's dad's stuff to his mom's garage-not sure if we're going to have a sale or just give the stuff away, as there's not much there that's got any value, but would help out someone who's off to college or just starting out. Waiting to hear what DH's sisters finally say about it (although the problem sister will probably be very angry if we decide not to try to make her more money). Sunday, we had a really nice church and then watched football and the Nascar race (DH flips back and forth and back and forth and .....), took a walk, picked more tomatoes, and tried to recoup some energy for the week. Yesterday, had to take DS3 to a podiatrist and he had to have an ingrown toenail removed, so he's going to be a little sore for a couple days. Then, shopped around a little trying to find some warmer clothes, as I've had to get rid of most of what I had from last year (waaaaayyyyy tooooo big:carrot:!), but having problems finding things that I like. I'm pretty conservative about what I wear and don't like low-cut tops or skin-tight anything and it seems that's all that's available in the stores right now:(. Don't know what I'm going to do, but might try shopping on-line to see if there's anything anywhere out there. I have been going to a 2nd hand store here, but my current size seems to be popular and there's never very much available to choose from. Val-your pic looks good! Wish I had your wavy hair! Hope you get your meds working effectively. And, hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving trip to your parents next month! Rosebud-glad Numpster's venture is working out! Tell her congrats! You are doing so well with your plan. I also have bifocals, but can't see the computer screen unless I tilt my head way up or push my chair away from the desk. I have to go back for a recheck soon and will be asking if there's a different way to adjust the prescriptions so I can see the computer and the kitchen countertops, so I don't chop a finger off! Purple-Hope you enjoyed your dinner out! I suppose today's your treatment day, so hope that goes well, also. Spicy-Hot Springs sounds nice! And, very good staying with your plan! It's amazing sometimes when we look back at how we used to eat and what we find satisfying now, isn't it? Keep up the good work! Well, gotta go get something done, I guess. Kids need schoolwork to do and, as usual, there's house cleaning to do.....talk to you all later! Have a great day! |
:welcome3: to our group, ANNA ~ I think that you might have more luck with just plain WALKING becuz of your conditions. Later on, you can try picking up the pace and/or swinging your arms to get a whole-body effect.
I read the advice of a MD (doctor) on the net (sorry, can't recall his name) who said that we really don't need to do a marathon to get into shape -- all we need to do is go for a walk for 20-30 minutes for 3-4 times a week (and more, only if you want to). You can also do toning exercises and hand-weights which help you to lose inches but don't put too much stress on your body -- ie leg lifts, knee bends, tummy tucks, half sit-ups, calf curls, squats, wall pushups, arm & chair aerobics, stretchie band workouts, yoga, tai chi, and pilates ... You can start out with 5-10 minutes and one round of 8 for each kind; and then work your way up to 30 minutes and 3 rounds. Don't do more than that or you may stress your body and that is all you need to do daily. Mix them up each day for variety too. HI RONNI ~ I totally agree with you about the clothes out there now -- they are atrocious!!! It seems the clothing industry has forgotten that the majority of women are over 25 and a size medium-large. I guess they don't want our money ... :?: I cannot and will not ever buy those clothes; they don't suit me, and are not becoming at all to anyone with imperfections. They look like toddlers clothes to me -- scant and half-cropped off to reveal way too much flesh! What really bothers me is when I am out somewhere and I turn around to find someone's bottom or bosom flashing me in the face ... ;) You often see these young girls spending all their time trying to keep their pants from falling off ... :o That may get them all the male attention they want (or maybe more than they want), but most people are not impressed by it; and some day, they will learn that. Our temps fell quite low last night too; and we have a very cold wind again today which makes it feel even colder, but we don't have our furnace on yet either. We just put on some warm clothes (thank goodness I filled my closet some time ago) and a sweater. We also have some nice shawls, vests, and throw blankets if we need them too! I'm on a tight budget just like you and need to save as much $$$ as we can. YES, I have been reworking and tweaking my plan lately. I made up a journal file; and have set a cap at 1600-1800 calories a day. I am actually enjoying journalling what I am eating each day; I thought it would be such a bother, but it isn't even taking me 15 minutes a day total. Once you have the basic file set up, it only takes a 1-2 minutes to put in what you ate for each meal or snack. I made a page at the bottom with the most common things we eat daily. I got them from a pocket-sized count book that also has protein, fats, and carb counts along with the calorie counts. It is true what they say -- I am finding that it is helping me to keep better track of what I am eating, and I can have more than I thought, if I choose the right things. Hope you all have great evening ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hi Ladies
wow the last few days have gone by in a blur we have been busy bees as you say. Sunday I was making preparations for the next few days. It felt like I was making sandwiches for the five thousand ;). Monday I went to Middlesex so a longish journey which the end part turned out to be a nightmare. On the road we were on a fuel tanker had spilt its load so fire crew and police were on scene. Traffic was horrendous on than side of the carriage way I was on the opposite carriage way but the normal rubber necking caused big problems on our side. Very near by another road was closed due to an accident and they were recovering vehicles so this just compounded the situation. By the time I got home I was absolutely wiped out. To top it off I ended up with a dickey tummy I think due to my having to take my prescribed laxatives. Today has been the first day I feel ok and no sore tummy. I put a heat patch on my tummy to help with the pain. I found this a comfort but for the first time in using these it has given me a reaction. So I have one really red patch on my tummy but cream helped this no end. Yesterday was my treatment at the MS centre. Found good news for the centre the bungalow left for us in the legacy made £98,000 (just over really) with the contents of the home. Plus a big pharmaceutical company who must have a charitable section donated us £9,000. The money from the pharmaceutical company will go into buying equipment for exercising such as specialist bikes. These specialist bikes will let you do the work but if you are flagging it then kicks in and does some of the work. It will also sense a spasm and in your legs or arms and go the opposite way which is suppose to help. I have not been on the bike but I might do now I feel more confident down the centre. I will go on other machines down there that at the beginning I would as I am still self concious. My mind cant still get way from the fact I now am more a "normal" size for my height. Years of people pointing , saying comments behind my back or was suppose to be out of my ear shot are deeply ingrained. So I never want to do anything that may draw attention to myself. Had a spot of good news today. The council repair team member came to look at the kitchen today and he had made another appointment to replace the kitchen unit that is water damaged. Also he let us know that the kitchens in the next two years are going to be replaced. Also the bathroom to be replace though I am not sure what they will do about mine as I have a different bathroom to most. I have a walk in shower and no bath. Also heating system to be update, new door, and new window so lots going to be replaced in the next few years. I suspect it is to get it up to a better standard and at the moment it is not deemed to be at a good enough standard. Been busy in the kitchen since coming back from doing a bit of shopping made a carrot and coriander soup. Then made a dish of chicken breast diced with green beans chopped and carrot. Brown rice and one tin of low fat mushroom soup and one of low fat chicken soup. This is all put together in one dish. It is a recipe I found from the tin of soup itself then adapted it with changing the vegetables around to suit what I have in store. This is the recipe from the website http://www.campbellkitchen.com/Recip...astindex=false ANNAKITTY :welcome2: to the thread nice to have you on board. I can fully related with the issue of epilepsy medication which is renowned for weight gain. I am on 2 such drugs gabapentin and carbamazapine not sure if you are familiar with these drugs as they have different names in different countries. I have been prescribed these for a condition called trigeminal neuralgia and it has found these drugs have properties for killing pain associated with nerves It is so hard when you are being good and eating healthy. Then the drugs you take seem to be doing the exact opposite of what you want to do "lose weight". Firstly there is light at the end of the tunnel so don't despair. You have to eat as clean as you can. What I mean by that is choose your foods carefully so things like wholemeal bread, brown rice and wholewheat pasta will keep you fuller for longer. Sutanas are good but better would be grapes as the volume would fill your tummy for much longer. It takes a while to get the act right but there is a way. I know I might be a little heavier than I would like but I can do nothing about that but I know the food I put inside me is healthy ( well most of the time I am naughty now and again this keeps me on the straight and narrow so to speak.) I think also if we are in practice eating well for the majority of time if a new drug comes out on the market that we may have as an alternative without these horrid side effect we will be so use to eating the way we do that technically the weight will drop off to something we are happier with. There are new drugs coming out all the time so I think maybe in the future one of them may help us both :hug: Exercise is another problem I can associate with as we all can in our own ways. We all have mobility issues of one sort or another. Find an exercise that you like even if you can only tolerate it in small doses they all add up. I can only manage short walks but by the time the weeks up I have managed quite a bit. All right a fit healthy person would have clocked up in an afternoon what it takes me all week to do but I have had to come to the conclusion that I can't do what everybody else can. So I set my own little goals that for instance I do walking as my main form of exercise and I set a goal that I want to walk to so many houses down the street. At times it hasn't been easy and I haven't wanted to do it. Though I drag my posterior into action and by the end of it I am always so pleased I did. I am competitive so setting myself tiny mini goals like that to achieve helps me. If I have a relapse with my MS then I have to start again walking and the distance is much less gradually building up again. Look forward to getting to know you and hearing more from you. ROSEBUD Thanks for your entries the last few days when I have been out of action with life. Really had a lovely night out with friends on Saturday then played cards till nearly midnight. The evening goes so quick especially when you are having fun. Glad you are journalling your food I found that a big help at the beginning and like you I thought it would take forever but in actual fact it only took like your said about 15 minutes. It makes you more accountable writing it down and it can often flag up problem areas that you were not aware off. Like when do you get the munchies or what foods tend to send you binging. Like you I have the same concepts about clothes I hate to flaunt to much flesh I think it does not look feminine. Dressing with barely any clothes on with skirts that are no bigger than belts looks like prostitutes. You can dress beautifully without dressing like that. I am glad my niece is not like that she covers up and relies on pretty belts or jewellery to show her to her best. Never seen her in a skirt yet don't reckon she has legs ;) Mind you her mum is the same I can't remember the last time she wore a dress or a skirt so must have rubbed off on to the daughters of hers RONNIE Like I was mentioning to Rosebud I have issues with many of today's styles maybe I am old fashioned but that is me. Like you I found that size 16 which is size 14 US is very popular here so often I think oh I like that blouse only to find none in my size :cry: So the search then continues for another. Sizing for me is another issue gosh there is so much difference between different makers and how they can be so vastly different puzzles me :dunno: So sometimes I am a size 14 UK and another time I am size 16 even a size 18. Now that is 3 sizes difference I wish they would get their act together. I know a lot of it is done for vanity to make ladies think oh lovely I am in a lower size but it make shopping for clothes a nightmare. Right I will get off my soapbox now :lol: Hope your son soon recovers from the ingrowing toe nail treatment swiftly. Not pleasant to have or the treatment for that matter but the lesser of the two evils. Can't you tell I hate treatment on feet. I was useless when I was a nurse I would bargain with another nurse to do the escort to the chiropodist I would do any of the other horrid smelly jobs that nurse inevitably had to do but going to the chiropodist turned my stomach. I think it was the sound of the machines that they use. Dinner out with friends was great we had curry well 3 sorts to choose from, chicken, spinach and chickpea then lamb curry so spoilt for choice. I mainly had the chicken but had a small serving of the other two. I would have had the vegetarian option as my main choice but it was a rather spicy curry and though best not to got too mad on it else my tummy will rebel. We played cards till nigh on midnight. SPICY Hot Springs sounds rather exotic to me even though my city is a tourist destination with the connections with Robin Hood. We have a castle but not in the conventional sense it is a folly. Nottingham is built on a network of caves. I have been down a couple of them prior to my mobility issues. In the second world war apparently the caves were used for air raid shelters. Glad you had your scooter fixed and are mobile again shame that it is not covered by the insurance but as you say a whole lot cheaper than paying for a brand new scooter. We are fortunate here that we have a scheme that helps disabled now you can either have a car or a scooter. Not sure with the scooter how often it is changed but with a car it is every 3 years. All we have to pay for is fuel and the first £100 for any repairs the rest comes under the insurance. So I know how blessed we are in the UK having a charitable scheme such as this to help people with their mobility. VAL Wow Barney purple in the main bedroom. Now I love purple but not for a room I must admit I tend to be more neutral when it comes to choosing room colours nothing too vivid. I know I would like the new colour scheme in the master bedroom you have chosen now more too most peoples taste should you wish to sell in the future. Good to hear what is going on with you at the minute as I know you are busy with work and social life. Belly dancing sound great fun and good exercise no doubt. Have a lovely time at your parents for thanks giving weekend. I think I have replied to everybody. #Gosh the thread has been busy in my absence it was great to come back to read every ones posts and get up to speed. so till next time bye bye ladies :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ Had a busy day today too; had to go to doctors, and got hung up there for almost 3 hours becuz of meetings. My tests turned out pretty good; blood pressure was down; gonna take a small cholesterol pill to get it in the normal range, but other than that OK.
Doc is still pestering me to investigate the WLS thing more; and we had a big discussion about it again today, but DH and I are not too keen on it. I ran into an old neighbour who told me her sister is having WLS in October and she will have to be on liquid shakes for 6.5 months ... eeks! I'm not going to waste a lot of time and money travelling hundreds of miles and do umpteen tests and such when I am not intending to do that at all. I am just gonna try to work a little harder at getting healthy with my own plan; even if that means starting over with a new, and better plan that I have created myself. I like the plan I have now; it is healthy and can be improved whenever and however I like ... HI PURPLE ~ glad to see you back and that you are well; you have had a few busy days there. Oh, all those plans for your bungalow sound marvellous; so glad for you that they are gonna fix it all up for you too. Sounds like your MS center has some great ideas too; glad that you now feel like you can participate more there. Your dinner sounds wonderful; I also had some homemade chicken-rice-veggie soup for lunch today ... was tres yummy! So, I ate really well (OP) today; and got in a bit of walking too (kudos for that). Take good care of yourselves and please do have an enjoyable day tomorrow ... :hug:ROSEBUD :hug: |
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