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PHYSICAL CHALLENGES ~ September Thread
:wave: WELCOME EVERYONE ~ Please join us in our thread: to give support and encouragement; to share ideas, and/or just chat with one another about everyday issues ...
This special thread is for anyone with any kind of physical obstacle and/or challenge like SB, CP, MS, MD, PK, Lupus, Osteo, Arthritis, Rheumatism, or any other condition (s), whether genetic or acquired (like injuries), that causes some physical limitations and/or difficulties. :D HAPPY MONTH OF SEPTEMBER EVERYONE :D ******************************************** :hug: ROSEBUD :hug: |
Hi Ladies
It has just dawned on me that it was the 1st of September so I though I would start the new thread for this month but Rosebud is more on the ball than me. So all I have done is copied and pasted the entry I put in error the August thread. So a little of deja vue for some of you maybe ;) Good afternoon the morning started off partially sunny and cloudy. Though now there is no sun in sight and dark clouds lurking over head which has resulted in one short sharp down pour at around 3pm. I have been and come back from treatment at the centre so now I am feeling a bit worn out. DH has gone down to brother's works unit to pick up the van as we are going to deliver back the bean bags that had some faulty screen printing on. We have to be there by lunch time so we will be setting off no later than 9.30am I would think. We knew this trip was in the offing but thought it would be Thursday to be honest. Watched a documentary in Gaelic last night not that I speak a work of the language it was also subtitled for English speaking people. This was about the last person alive that use to live on the Island of St Kilda of the West coast of Scotland. It is a very remote land whom seemed to have a live that revolved around sea-birds the St Kildian's would kill them for food and sell their eggs etc. http://www.kilda.org.uk/frame1.htm Though as people gradually left the Island and there was never a big community of people as there were only something like 10 houses. They were no longer able to sustain themselves as before so they asked the Scottish Government to relocate them in 1930. It was very interesting learning of a way of life that no longer exist. It is good to know that today people are now voluntarily restoring the houses and stone stores today's equivalent of a shed I suppose. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland I have added some web sites to show you the island and more about it. RONNI Life can sometimes be like you describe hectic and it seems to get in the way of things you would like to do. Good idea having a yard sale to sell things when paring down and your "larger clothes". This will give you some extra cash for some more clothes in your new size. Or the cash I am sure will always come in handy when you have a growing family. I think it is the chicken and the egg scenario when it comes to whether your tiredness is due to events in your life or is it just a symptom of your MS. I know when my father was ill I was not sure about my symptoms I was experiencing was due to the stress or was it an attack. I had not had an attack for 9 years so thought I would be scot free by then but I found out that it was attack I was shocked to say the least. That taught me not to be so complacent. I know you have a lot on your plate at the moment with the worries of you Dad's health so I will send prayers up for your family and will be thinking of you during this time. It is nice to hear from you and what is going on in your part of the world. I have not yet taken my holiday I go on the 12 September so all the children have gone back to school. We do this for financial reasons because holiday homes, hotels, caravan and cabins all put their prices up during the school holiday which I think is so wrong. The kids go back in early September the date varies depending which school. ROSEBUD I did not realise that your DH had been unwell sorry to hear that and hope he is soon on the mend. I will be thinking about him and yourself of course during this time and say a little pray for you both. In the UK aspirin therapy is often used in a low dose especially with anybody who has had heart conditions with in their families. It can be a good treatment as it thins the blood slightly which can be good the older you get and the more likely your blood vessels are to be furred up. Stress is a big factor in any illness and often makes them worse as I know to my cost with my eczema. Like you say I think you have nothing to lose to go and see the specialist regarding surgery. This way you can hear what they suggest and it gives you an opportunity to ask questions you may have. They are not going to operate there and then so you will have time to think what is right for you and your DH. If you decide it is not for you at the end of the day after to listening to the experts and what they have to say. You have made an informed decision having all the information to hand with all the pro's and con's. I am not sure that if the procedure is the same here but they do some psychological work with a specialist before hand just to make sure that you are not just hearing what you want to hear. Some people who are really desperate to lose weight only hear the words lose weight. They are then surprised and find it hard to come to terms with the new eating regime. Though I can see that you are going into this with your "eyes open" and are treating the appointment with the doctor to just find out more about the procedures on offer. It is only normal that you would go off track with the stress you have been having. Though I think 2 days off track is not bad some people do it for weeks. So kudos to you for getting back on the wagon and doing your exercise. Must go as it is tea time here and my DH is saying he is starving now he has come back. So I will catch you soon. Not sure if I will feel like it tomorrow but I will as ever try and pop on. So bye for now and take care :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
THANKS PURPLE ~ for putting in the closing of the August thread; I really appreciate your help. If you really knew what DH and I have been going thru, you would understand fully why I haven't been able to come in and post.
We have been having some very disappointing experiences of late; and I think it's time to clean house again (but I mean this as far as relationships are concerned not our actual house which is clean already). Some people are so full of themselves, they are totally inconsiderate of other people's feelings; and one thing I cannot abide is deliberate dishonesty and deceit (and we have been experiencing a lot of that lately). A stranger helped us tonight for nothing -- we were put in a nasty bind today, but a stranger came to our rescue and helped us out. GOD must have sent him like an Angel, so I have asked GOD to bless him for his help. We can't pay this good Samaritan back, but GOD can and HE will some day ... We don't have a lot of family; most are estranged or distant. The few that do really care about us are far away. I pray to GOD that He will help us meet some true friends here some day; ones that really care about us. Thanks for your help and for taking the reigns for me here. We have some urgent things that we have to do over the next couple of days, but I will try to come in at night before bed if I can. I will also send RUTH a PM about putting our thread up as a red sticky; she wants me to send her the link to this thread to make it easier for her to find it, so it should be up at the top of the page by tomorrow. We just got back home but I did manage to eat healthy today. We went shopping a bit and picked up a small new coffee maker as ours was getting a little slow; will try some vinegar & water solution on the old one to see if that is what the problem is (I kinda suspect it). You need 2 cups of white vinegar and add 3 cups of water to clean out the tube system; letting it soak for awhile on off, then continuing on. Anyways that is all the news from here; got a lot of walking in today and was happy for that. I have always tried to do some walking each day, but some people just don't know that, even if it is only for 10 or 15 minutes. I kinda try to walk from one end of our place to the other for about 10 minutes at a time. We also go and walk at other places as well; I have to stop a lot, but at least I do it, and I am very proud of myself that despite all my set-backs and challenges, I have never been a quitter ... I did some more research this morning and was not impressed with what I found out about the R & Y procedure my doctor wants me to have. Heresay info isn't quite accurate -- that is why we must do research ourselves. I am surprised by the fact that so many people don't have any idea what these procedures are really like before, during, and after. Life will not be normal at all: you cannot eat your favorite foods. I am not interested in living with my face in a toilet or consuming mostly expensive, chalky shakes -- to me, that's not living either. Honestly, I am not really interested in this at all; and as time goes on I'm not even sure that I want to even read anymore about it. I haven't made up my mind yet, but I am not impressed with anything I am seeing at all. Everyone else thinks that I should investigate it; everyone else thinks that I should see that doctor; everyone else thinks that I should consider it ... but I don't! I just don't know what to do anymore; so I am just gonna keep doing what I am and try some new things now and then, and see if anything helps. Anyways, I am really tired and should get some shut-eye, as I am really rambling. Take good care ladies and please do have a great week! :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Re : PHYSICAL CHALLENGES ~ September Thread
Yes, Keep it up and its challenges. do your daily routine and you get success.
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Rosebud-I was concerned when you mentioned your doctor talking about the surgery. Surgery is always a major deal. No matter what the statistics are (and like Purple said, there are many,many people here who are successful without any surgery), any surgery carries risks, from anesthesia problems to infections and should be investigated very carefully before doing anything elective. I once considered a surgery for weight loss, but decided it was just too risky, as I've had 5 surgeries since 1992 and had problems with each one (almost died once due to anesthesia issues). And, yes, with the weight loss surgeries, your way of eating changes so drastically, it's amazing that there aren't more people with serious health issues afterwards. And, I do know that many people will regain the weight after a few years, as the stomach can still begin to stretch again. You've done such a great job so far and continue to work your plan and improve your plan to become healthier! You are such an inspiration to me and many others here. We'll support you whatever you do, but I just encourage you to continue investigating any surgical procedure so you can make the most informed decision you can. :hug: I feel for you on the deceit and dishonesty issues-we're having some of those ourselves, as you may have read in the CE thread.
Purple-Hope the deliveries went well. When we still homeschooled 100% of the boys classes, we did our vacationing after everyone else went back to school in Sept. and Oct. too. Saves a lot of money and the weather was always nicer! Where are you going to go? Not much else going on here, except taking stuff up to mom's to prepare for our yard sale and we have to get DH a birthday gift for tomorrow (he'll be 51), then DS1 will be 28 on the 10th and DS3 will be 13 on the 12th! So, I guess we do have a lot going on!:lol: Hope you all have a great day! Talk to you later....... |
Wow Rosebud, I see you've made some great progress! You are obviously doing something right! I hear you saying you don't really have any interest in the surgery that was suggested, but seem to be being pushed by others. Something I have learned through my many medical issues is to go with my gut instinct. If my first response to a doctor's recommendation is a knee-jerk reaction of "heck no!" it's usually right on. My worst experiences were caused by letting a doctor or family member push me into doing something I really didn't want to do, or felt was unnecessary. I've been told that makes me a non-compliant patient but as a 6 year cancer survivor I'm guessing I made some good decisions along the road! It might be the time just isn't right for you to make that big of a change, and at some point in the future it will come up again and your response will be different. Truly no matter what decision you make you'll have plenty of support on this site, even if you don't have a good support system living nearby!
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Hello! I am new to this site, and I need all the encouragement I can get. I am doing a diet my doctor gave me with portion and calorie control. I've been doing it for about 2 weeks.
I have a mobility impairment as a result of a congenital problem that was made worse by a fall. But that's okay as I have a shiny blue scooter to use when I go shopping or to an event here in town. At home I use a wheelchair or a walker (if I'm having a good day). Anyway, I've joined a couple challenges here, and I thought perhaps this thread would be a good one for me. Almost 100% of the time I am happy and positive in my outlook. But giving up excess food has kinda made me feel depressed. With your encouragement and support, I will achieve my goal! Thanks for being here, Spicy:) |
Hi Ladies and good afternoon
Today the weather has been very grey and over cast with some very sharp down falls of rain so not the nicest day. Unfortunate for some people living in the UK they have weather warning out due to the predicted rainfall of about 25mm for those of us who still work in the old measures that is nigh on an inch. I pray for these people that they will be spared any damage to their homes through flooding etc. It must be so worrying if you live in areas that get these severe weather warnings. Yesterday went very smoothly on the delivery so no complaints there. Though I was having trouble with the old water works yesterday and wanting the loo frequently. So whilst at the trailer park we delivered to he asked where the toilets were. Oh my I was in for a shock I walked in and it was a male toilet big clue being the urinals :fr:. I was desperate for the loo so my darling DH kept watch on the door so as to spare my blushes and some poor man's come to that :o. It reminded me of the some of the toilets I have been into in Europe on my travels maybe here in England we are more straight laced and see it as strange to have mixed toilets. I have been shopping today to stock up on food. It was not a big bill today as we did not need so much. The bulk of the money was taken up with fresh vegetables and fruit to be honest. On returning home I have made up a big bowl of fresh fruit salad I must admit it looks rather yummy :T so we will have this later at tea time to get in our recommend 5 fruit/vegetable a day which they say is the ideal amount here in the UK but other countries may have different views on this. ROSEBUD I am so sorry that you have been experiencing so many issues and problems with so called friends. It is so stressful and not to mention hurtful when you find out people whom you thought were proper friends turn out to be deceitful and dishonest. Some people have no concept of hurting others feelings all they are concerned with are themselves and no one else. So I understand why you have not be able to drop by like normal to the thread. I pray that for you and your DH things get better and you find some true friends as you so both deserve it. It is nice to know in the world there are still some decent kind and thoughtful people out there who would help a stranger in need. Like you say God will pay him back for is kind deeds. You may not be able to pay them back yourself for their kindness but I am sure that both of you would help someone else in need if you could. God knows this that you would be kind to others so sent you a what I like to call them earth born angel to assist you in your hour of need. You mention your coffee machine is becoming slow and the method you use with vinegar. Some of these remedies are the best I have to use neat vinegar on the vegetable steamer. This in turn when boiled and left to cool down cleans the elements a treat. There are lots of uses in the home for vinegar or bicarbonate of soda for that matter. They come in a lot cheap than individual shop bought products which are suppose to do that job and not to mention kinder to the environment. :carrot::carrot: yeah for walking, it does not matter how long in time you took. All these 10 and 15 minute walks all add up in the week. :carrot::carrot: I know you are no quitter your someone who grits their teeth and keep having a bash at it. I admire that quality in you and you have kept me going when times are tough. Thankyou :hug: Yes surgical intervention are not for every body plus like you say there are risks with the surgery/anaesthesia. Then for the rest of your life you are unable to eat normally ever again. For me personally I could not do that but it is the right path for others. Only the individual person can decide for themselves what is the right thing to do. I think it is right to do as much research as possible so that you know what it is all about so you do not look at it through rose coloured spectacles. You need to know the pro's the con's and then weigh up what is right for you. For me personally it was trial and error with food. What is right for me is not the right path for others. RONNIE Happy birthday to your DH hope he has a wonderful day. WOW the month of September is a busy one for you regarding birthdays. October I suppose is our month of birthdays with my Mum's on the 10th and then the 24th is both mine and my sister's. Though we are not twins there is 5 years apart and she is my baby sister ;) (40 this year my sister will be so not exactly a baby any more :D) The trip went really smoothly just the getting up at 7am wasn't so nice :no: I like to only see one sort of 7 on the clock and that is 7pm :D I do not know if you struggle to get up in the mornings. This to me is really strange never prior to the MS did I have any issues with getting up in the morning. I think it is due to the fact I now need more hours of sleep than before. WEIGHTLOSSWANTED :wave: hello and :welcome2: to the thread. You have some sound advice there for Rosebud regarding surgery. It in my opinion does not make you a non compliant patient just because you do not go and do every single medical procedure they say. I have dug my heels in when I was having testing for MS all those years ago as I did not want a lumbar puncture. I see how ill it can make people and I saw there were other less invasive procedures that I could have namely MRI. I got my way and guess what they diagnosed me from that so no lumbar puncture needed. You go what is right for you and what you think is the best way forward not the easy option for the doctor. :congrat: on being a cancer survivor that is something to be proud of and like you say you must have made some right decisions along the road to come this far. MILETJOHN :wave: hello and :welcome3: to the thread. Here you will find a support along the weight loss journey especially if you have mobility issues as we know how hard it can be. SPICY A big hello :wave: and :welcome: to the thread. I will tell you a little of myself as a way of introduction. I am a 44 year old lady living in the UK. I was diagnosed with MS in 1999 so I have now on my 10th year. Prior to to giving up work I was a psychiatric staff nurse and worked with patient who had committed a crime (serious ones like, murder and rape) but who where found to be mentally ill. I adored this work and found giving up work harder to come to terms with than the disease itself. I had mapped out my life career wise and was working towards my ultimate goal to work at the maximum secure hospital such as Rampton or Broadmoor. I was just about to start looking for posts that were vacant there when MS came into my life. At present I am using a walking stick for my mobility and am knocking on the door for longer distances for getting a mobility scooter. So when the time comes I maybe asking your advice and experience in this matter. I am a complete greenhorn when it comes to scooter and which is right for me. The first few weeks of adapting your new regime of food to different foods not necessarily what you love to eat. Though you will find lots of recipes on here to try which are low calorie but keep variety in your diet. I kind of count calories but not strictly though will weigh out foods I know that I am very heavy handed in such as rice/ pasta/ and cereal. I understand feeling depressed giving up the foods you love who are kind of a friend to you is understandable. Though it is all about balance. I have found that if I have say a day a week or a fortnight whatever is right for you. This day you are allowed to have something naughty but only that meal the rest of the meals are to be healthy and nutritious. This way I did not feel that I was being not allowed a treat now and again. Some people also save 150 calories each day to have that nice thing each day like a skinny cow ice cream or a low fat chocolate pudding. There are items out there if you have a look around I have a few lurking around in my house but never more than one in a day. If you find you have trigger foods then do not let them into the house. For a long time nuts could not pass the threshold of my house else I would eat the lot in one sitting :o So keep up the good work and we will support you along the way on your journey. Looking forward to getting to know you over the forthcoming weeks. Right I think that is all my news for now so I will go and start thinking about making some tea before I get some hints from DH that he's starving :lol: So till next time take care :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES & GENTS ~ well, I tried to come in and do a post last night, but my PC quit on me. We thought we had a glitch in our PC, but it turned out to be that our power bar had a glitch in it. We started having trouble a few days ago where my PC would just go on and off by itself ... and we thought ... oooweeooo ... spooky ... :lol: Anyways, this AM, we tried a new power bar and so far things seem to be back to normal again.
So -- what was happening here? We had some stuff put away in storage, but we had to move it, as the owner sold the place, and turned the keys over to the buyer late Tuesday afternoon. Usually one has 30 days to remove your stuff, but the new owners wanted the space right away. So, we went out Tuesday night and someone (an Angel) came by and helped us; and we went back yesterday AM, and got the rest (it all took us only 2-3 hours in total). The new owners came by and told us that anything that we didn't want, to just leave it there and they would haul it away themselves as they had some other stuff to move already, which was very kind of them also. So, we left them a few things that they could use as well -- for all their help. So GOD answered our prayers for that -- we asked Him for help becuz we didn't know how we could move everything out of there with such a short notice, and all by ourselves. But once again, He sent us help, and a whole lot of peace of mind too. DH is building NIKO a dog house with a friend who likes to do things like this to keep busy. UP until now, he had what is called a lean-to shelter, but a nice dog house is much, much better. DH had to go get some screws for the tin roof, which will last a longer time. His friend is very generous; and is giving him the metal for the roof ... may GOD bless him for his generosity.. We just had to supply the plywood and 2" x 4" wood which thankfully, we already had. So GOD has been answering our prayers about finding us some really good friends closer to home, and we already have some great friends here @ 3FC's, don't we? Just like our dear friend PURPLE who has come to my rescue once again ... thanks so much! OH Yes, I feel great compassion for those who choose the surgeries -- and I really understand how they feel becuz I have felt the same way myself on many, many occasions. I have considered it in the past and I still have moments of 'what if'??? :welcome: TO ALL OUR NEWBIES ~ who have dropped by recently! Wow ... it is nice to have you all come and visit us in our thread ... MILETJOHN ~ welcome and thanks for your encouraging words John. I do plan to keep on, keepin' on; will try to improve things here and there, and see what happens. Come back and visit us now and then ... WEIGHTLOSSWANTED ~ thanks for your words of support; they are very appreciated ... SPICYWOMAN ~ glad you have found and joined us here. I hope that we can be a help to each other ... HI RONNIE ~ thanks for your kind words of concern and caring. I know that you have been thru so much yourself with your health issues. I really don't think that I qualify for any surgeries anyways becuz of many health issues I already have myself. Prayers going up for you always ... :hug: The hydro folks came by and put in our new 'SMART METERS' today, which should help us all to save even more $$$ on our electricity bills, if we use stuff in off-peak times of the day (ie 10 pm to 7 am). We unplug all of our small appliances when they are not in use: like the TV, video & dvd machines, fans, air conditioner, coffee maker, etc. I also unplugged some unnecessary cords and plugs today, as they all draw energy even when you are not using them; and a lot of people don't know that ... My eating has been very good (credit moi); and I have been doing my daily routine as per usual ... kudos 2 me! The water pills that the doctor has me on is helping to keep the water down in my legs much better; hopefully that will help them heal as well. DH and I were confused -- we have had such a rushed week that we both thought today was Wednesday, but my PC calendar says that it is Thursday today. So, I hope that you all have a THUNDEROUS THURSDAY ... and a FABULOUS FRIDAY tomorrow too!!! :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
:wave: Hi to everyone and welcome to our new folks! We enjoy visiting with everyone so come back as often as you can!
Just taking a break before I go make DH his birthday cheesecake-he doesn't like most regular cakes and icings, so we make him cheesecake and put cherry pie filling on top for his birthday treat:T. Obviously not going to be an on-plan day today, especially since we took him pizza for lunch at work! Will be making a lean stir-fry for dinner though, so that won't be so bad. Anyway, I've had a lot of not-on-plan days of late and must get back into gear asap! Got confirmation on my dad's situation yesterday-he does have Hodgkin's lymphoma along with the throat cancer. He's thinking he'll just stay where he is (rather than move up here with us) and do the radiation treatments on the throat, but no chemo or Hodgkin's treatments at this time. He's taking a couple more weeks to think it through before committing to anything, which just worries me more since you hate to wait for any kind of cancer treatment-as we found out with DH's dad this summer, you can definitely wait too long to start treating. Purple-just have to tell you that we have October covered with birthdays too. Mine's on the 10th, same as your mom, my mom's is the 22nd, and dad's is the 25th, our anniversary is the 12th, too! I know Rosebud's is in October too. So, we know October is a very special month;) Rosebud-sounds like you had your hands full with moving things suddenly, but it's wonderful that you found your helping angels at the right time. Hope things are still going ok for your DH, health-wise. And, you too with the legs. Don't know anything else, but really must get to making that cheesecake-it won't take long as his favorite is the one right out of the Jello box:D Take care, everyone! |
Hey, Y'all-
Thanks for the welcomes! I'm here, I'm doing the best job I can, just putting one foot in front of the next. I enjoyed reading Purple's post. When you want to know about scooters and wheelchairs, I have lots of knowledge to share. I'm on my second scooter and after 9 years of scootin' I'm pretty good at driving it:D I've been reading some British mysteries, so I enjoyed your story about the "loo." I have a strong desire to visit the UK. Who knows? Someday I just might do that! In the mean time, I am being a good girl and following my food plan. I feel like the little engine that could: I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can! Good day to everyone! spicy |
Hello and good evening fellow chicks
Today has been partially sunny and cloudy all day. Though no rain thankfully on the horizon here. Unfortunately here in the UK as I mention we did have severe weather warning out in some areas. One area that has been hit hard is parts of Scotland when rivers burst there banks when in 24 hours the rainfall that is normally expected in a month fell during that time with catastrophic results. Home have been flooded with the bursting of these rivers and home have been evacuated. These is now going to be a hard time for these family whom this has happen with all the upheaval that the kind of disaster brings. Today for the main meal of the day we had brown rice and turkey done in a lemon and ginger sauce. I cheat I am afraid on the sauce and it comes out of a jar :o sad to say. Then we had a lovely fresh fruit salad. Talking of fruit we also popped to another supermarket as the one we do the bulk of our shopping has a poor selection of tinned fruit in juice. So I have stocked up a bit on this to make the trip worthwhile. RONNIE I think your DH birthday is the prime example of when it is good to go off plan. Must admit it all does sound very yummy :T When you talk of cheesecake was it the baked variety which I think is more popular in the US than here. I must admit until my birthday last year I had never tried baked cheesecake but I must admit I did like it I hope you had a wonderful day with your family celebrating your DH birthday. Yes I can understand your worries about your Dad delaying his treatment after the experience with your FIL. I know here in UK they fast track you through the systems so to speak if you have any form of cancer the doctor then puts your options on the table for treatment and it is up to you which way you wish to take your treatment. I have heard literally that lumps have been found and within a month of going to their GP they are having the consultation giving there treatment options it is virtually going so fast you barely have time to take it all in. I will send prayers for your father and your family. Yes October is a special month with all these birthdays and anniversaries. It is my Mum 70th birthday this year as well as my sister big 40. ROSEBUD Glad you have sussed out the switching off eerily for no apparent reason of the PC. Not sure what a power bar is? It must be a different name for something we use daily over the pond. The smart metres sound a great idea and way of saving electric (hydro). Anything that can save $$$ at the end of the day must be a good thing. I don't know if your bills are as costly as ours for electric (hydro) or gas. I know that we pay monthly sum of £140 :fr: (which is $249 CAD and $229 USD roughly) for the two of them as they are provided by the same company. This for us is the singularly biggest bill per month not that we waste gas or electric. Our home is well insulated so do not need to have heating on as much as others. Plus we ensure lights etc are switched off so we try to do our bit as much as we can. We can get cheaper electric here after midnight till 7am so frequently I do my laundry at that time to take advantage of the cheaper rate. Glad to hear that the water tablets are having the desired effect on reducing the swelling in your legs. The only side effect I know about from Dad is the running to the loo more frequently. I hope this assists the promoting of healing in your ulcers soon. SPICY Glad I put a smile to your face and my blushing :o moment of having to use the gents. I can see the funny side it is all part of life and they say variety is the spice of life just not quite the variety I had in mind :lol: You will find overtime I do have a sense of humour and I think that comes partly from my nursing days. It helped keep us sane and alleviate the stress. Then secondly I have a DH with a cracking sense of humour and I always have to be one step ahead of him ;) One of his first antic he pulled on me when we first were together and we were doing the shopping. We were at the checkout and the lady was scanning the goods. After every item she told me the total of the bill :?: which I found kind of strange. I found to my horror afterwards my DH or b/f at the time had told her that I did not have a lot of money and did not know if I could pay all the bill with the all the items I had selected . I have never felt so embarrassed :o in all my life the fact he had told the cashier this. So from that point on I had to be ready for his little antic and swiftly learnt that to play him at his own game. Not that I win very often as he is the master not that I would tell him that ;) I sure will be calling on your advice as your a seasoned scooter user. I only have one other friend whom uses one and he is a lot lighter than me. He is one of these skinny minnies who can eat like a horse and not put an ounce on. My sister is also blessed that she can eat pretty much what she likes and stays so slim. So we are poles apart when it comes to our weight as I can put on 2lb just looking at something :D My Mum's side of the family are slender and my Dad's side are overweight. I'll give you one guess which side of the family I took after ;) Though this is the lowest adult weight I have ever been. My weight issues began really when I hit my teen age years and have stayed with me ever since. I am glad to have found a fellow reader. I have read for as long as I remember though I tend on the whole to read books set from the period 1850 to 1950. The books you have read what are the authors name(s) ? I do hope one day you get the chance to visit the UK as we have some beautiful places to see. Here we have a mild winter and seldom have snowfall. Our summers are not blistering hot either but for the days that are I do have a portable air con unit. We rarely go about 30c it tends to sit around 22 -25c in the summer. :carrot: Great for staying on plan :carrot: Plus having that motto to keep you going. It is tough admittedly in the beginning but it does get easier as time goes on. When the new foods your prepare become second nature. You will not crave those sugary foods no where near as much and that makes it so much better. For me personally at the beginning it was a bit like giving up cigarettes so the withdrawal symptoms and the cravings that go with that. I would give yourself non food based rewards even small things can make all the difference. For my bigger achievements off losing say 20lbs I would buy an item of clothing. Nothing too expensive as believe you me your not in them for very long. It helped boost my moral and spur me on to going on even when the days were tough. Then I started to like what I saw in the mirror I could see the weight had dropped off. The compliments started rolling in which I liked as part from my DH nobody ever told me I looked nice. I suppose I became addicted to the nice things that were said too me for the first time. I knew if I wanted to hear more I must continue to eat healthy. Right must go and make my drinking chocolate my evening has rapidly turned into night as I seem to have had many interruptions during the typing of this. So good night to you all and hope you have a wonderful weekend. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ well, we really had a busy day today; and we didn't realize until we went up town to pick up my meds and a few groceries that I forgot (salad stuff & bananas) that this weekend was the September long weekend too. A lady mentioned that to me when I was wondering why it was so busy ...
PURPLE ~ a power bar is an extension bar for your electrical plugins from your PC. Mine had eight outlets on it and it is supposed to protect you from power surges and such; and it is also supposed to turn off if something isn't right. Some people call them 'Surger Bars' or 'Surge Protectors' and they probably have other names too. They are supposed to protect you PC from possible damage. Anyways, we went out to see a couple who is renovating their home and boy do they need some help. DH went out and helped them find a way to get some hot water flowing for baths or showers. They have much more work to do to get some heat in there but now they can at least have that. They discovered that a couple of their pipes had a leak (it's an old place). Well, I spent the night trying to find a site she likes to go to; but it took all night just to register and get setup. Now I am getting tired, so I just came in to read and do a quick post. So take good care, and have a great weekend ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Good evening fellow chicks
Weather been nice today if rather windy. I did a small load of laundry last night so popped it outside to dry this morning. With the wind they did not take long to dry so I brought them in within 2 hours. I noticed that other neighbours had taken advantage of the windy weather to do their laundry as well. I have been to the farmers market today to buy one of two bits and pieces. Then today for dinner I did something I have not had in a while is pork in stuffing. You can do this dish with either chicken, pork or turkey. ~Firstly you dip it in egg which has been beaten ( the meat that is ). Then you roll in in stuffing that is in its dry state (packet mixture). You then place in a oven proof tray covered with tinfoil. You then give the tinfoil a good spray over with one cal spray (you must be liberal else it will stick). You place the meat covered in stuffing in the dish lined with tinfoil . When all the meat is completed you then get another sheet of tinfoil and wrap around the dish tightly. Or only making a small amount the tinfoil used to put over the tray can be made into a tight package. Prior to cooking though I forgot to say just drizzle a tiny amount of oil olive. I do meet a tiny amount though over the meat. You then cook slowly in the oven until the meat is tender. Then loosen the meat from the bottom of the tinfoil and leave open to crisp up the stuffing around the meat a little. ( to do this turn the oven up) To crisp up the stuffing coated meat it takes around 5-10 minutes so keep an eye on it. Serve with a selection of vegetables in season and gravy. I have made it without using the beaten egg and it still comes out very nice just to lessen those calories a bit. It was the switching on of the illuminations at Blackpool. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Illuminations Blackpool is a seaside resort on the west coast of England. It is certainly a great site to see and I have been on numerous occasions. I take the tram (some which are also highly decorated with lights) as there is no way I could see the lights as it stretches some 6 miles. ROSEBUD I see from your post it is holiday weekend in Canada and like here in the UK we get more shoppers on the days prior stocking up on food. Not that now food shops tend to close they adopt the Sunday opening hours for the bank holidays. The only days that are a complete shut down for shops is Christmas and boxing day. Plus Easter Sunday and Monday. Otherwise they are open for business. You may even find small independent shops open on Christmas etc especially run by families who do not celebrate these days as it is not part of their religious belief. We also have emergency chemist (one nominated in turn with other chemists to each have their fair share) service on those days where they are open for just a couple of hours. I spare a thought for those working on special days like Christmas etc as I know what it is like to work them. I think during my nursing career I only had one or two Christmas's off and rarely new years day. (I offered to work new years day as I am virtually tee total). I hope you have a lovely holiday weekend. I am now wiser as know what a power bar is. Here it is either referred to as a cable extension or a surge protector. Both DH and I have a surge protector after I found out to my cost what a surge can do to your pc. It was an expensive lesson to learn. We also have one for the television to protect that as well. A television is an expensive item to replace. We purchased the present television some 10 years ago and even then it was very expensive. It fortunately has been a good work horse and fingers crossed :crossed: nothing has gone wrong with it. So it seemed in this incidence that paying that bit more has paid off in the long run. Renovating old places creates lots of work not to mention headaches solving problems. They say that you should have a contingency fund as inevitably something will crop up that you did not expect to have to replace or repair. If you never have to use this contingency it is a bonus. At least now they can have a shower or a bath rather than a strip wash. I know what that can be like when our shower broken down here. Mind you after a couple of days DH had a brain wave :idea: which was to fill the watering can with warm water and have a make shift shower :rofl: I really struggled even with DH help to use the watering can we looked like Laurel and Hardy trying to do this not to mention laughing a lot. Though at the end of the day I was grateful as it made it so much easier to wash my hair. My hair I think at the time was about waist length. It is now just about touching my tailbone so I would definitely need this emergency shower. Have a grand day Sunday and take care till next time Bye bye :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES & other friends ~ We have been having lovely weather here lately; :sunny: and warm with a nice breeze. Seems like summer just arrived for almost the whole week. So DH wanted to go out to our lot to take some measurements of the window that needs replacing. While I did a few things inside the camper, DH cut a bit of grass, but by that time it was getting fairly hot, and he just ended up tiring himself out, which wasn't a very good idea.
After that, we came on home for dinner: I had just plain meat patties (no bun) with some beans, sliced tomato, and salad. I made DH a cheeseburger; plus he had some real fries with gravy that we picked up for him on the way home. He likes the fries, but I just have something a little healthier for me. It's funny, I used to really like fries & gravy, but lately I have noticed that I have lost my taste for them; but hey, I'm not complaining ... I'm thrilled about it. I would much rather have a nice, small baked or boiled new potato with skins on, or homemade homefries instead. PURPLE ~ your pork dish sounds great; I picked up some boneless center chops and chicken breasts this week at the grocer for a good price. That sounds like a great idea. Yesterday, I made a crockpot of homemade pasta sauce with tomatoes and veggies like mushrooms, carrots, onions, celery, and zucchini for a nice variety; then added in some mini-meatballs and we had this on some special high-fiber & protein spagetti. I had enuff leftover to make three lunches too. So the last few days, I have been able to keep on plan very well; and with the added stressors we have had, I think that is superb ... credit moi! I also got a bit of walking in yesterday and today, and washed the floor in the camper which is good exercise too, so kudos 2 me for that too. I have a new appreciation for housechores these days ... :lol: Lots of folks were out at their cottages and camps enjoying the great weather for this last long weekend of the summer/fall. Some kids started back to school last week (the French school, I think). We have one Public English Pre-K to grade 12 and one French Pre-K to grace 12, plus one other English Catholic School here. I know the French kiddies in our neighbourhood did start early for sure this year. I hope to make some more curtains for our camper this week and for the doorway of our washroom as well -- thought I could do it today, but had to bring it back home for some alterations. I find the little camper quite comfy and handy; I really prefer having my own place finally. In time, we'll get all the cushions and mattresses that we need, do a few small repairs, and spiffy the place up a wee bit to our tastes. I managed to get some nicer pictures in the full sun today, so when I get them downloaded, I post one in here for you all to see. Well, that's all the news for now; hope you all have a lovely weekend, and especially to everyone where this is a longweekend too. Take good care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Good evening fellow chicks
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all our New Zealand users here on 3fc. Gosh it kind of sounds strange saying that in September :lol: When for me that day is celebrated in June. Though I do know that our Mother's day is different from that of Canada and USA. Today has been a cloudy day though did not rain :rain: right up until the evening time so we had had the best part of the day dry. I am keeping the eye of the weather more this week because is normally the week we go on holiday but this year we are a week later. Just finished watching a 2 part documentary about the history of relationships between humans and that of cats. It explored the history of cats in different cultures and mythology. The first stop of the documentary was to a place in Belgium called Ypres. ( I instantly recognised the town of Ypres as I went there when I was at school as part of a history trip. Ypres was one of the towns that was involved in the first world war. I remember being very moved by the Menin gate which is a war memorial.) where every three years they have a festival that shows what happened right up until 1830's that cats where thrown off high buildings. Do not worry no cats are used now only stuffed toys. The ladies who owned these cats were thought to be witches so thus they were burnt. I never realised that in parts of the world cats are revered and even have been thought of as goddesses. One of the highest growth now of the keepers of cats is Japan here they absolutely adore the cat. Virtually in every shop window there is a figurine with a cat with it's paw raised. This is suppose to bring good luck :lucky: and prosperity to you. Today for lunch I have eaten chicken, with a selection of steamed vegetables. Then for tea we had a sandwich after a selection of fresh and tinned fruit with a low fat framage frais by weight watchers. So a good day for being on plan today so pleased about that. Last night I had a very heavy stumble when I stood up from my computer chair and my legs just gave way on me. So just like Humpty Dumpty ;) I fell down back onto my chair. I experienced lots of pain in my back which was lessened with my pain killers. It then brought on a bout of pins and needles in each of my limbs. God as been kind to me today and my back is pain free. The pins and needles are virtually gone so things could have been far worse. I gotta stop trying ballet I am hopeless at it :rofl: but I am a slow learner no doubt I will be doing an encore performance someday soon. ROSEBUD I found that my taste buds have changed a little since embarking on this journey. I prior to this absolutely adored chips (fries) but now I am much happier with a jacket potato or new potatoes like yourself. I am not saying that I don't ever indulge in them but given the choice I would pick the jacket potato option. Just a pity that my love of sweet stuff did take the same journey. I find if I steer clear of it I don't crave it. Though if I start indulging frequently the bad cravings sets in and I want sweet things all the time. Sounds like your pasta meal with those mini meat balls went a long way making extras for the freezer freeing you up on lots of cooking some days. It is our version of ready made meals;) but a whole lot healthier as we know what has gone into them. I hope the weather remains nice over the weekend for those of you who have the holiday weekend. If it is anything like British weather it is nice before hand then come the special weekend or what we call here bank holidays the heavens open :rain: Then the only thing it is fit for is our feathered friends the ducks. To make matters worse it is then nice weather again :sunny: the day you go back to work. Talk about rubbing it in :D :carrot: :carrot: Well done on keeping on plan and getting all that exercise in. :carrot::carrot: Yes you never before really wanted a job that required a bit of elbow grease now you think yeah that will burn some calories :) I today did some cleaning in the kitchen. DH pulled out the cooker today in the kitchen as there seemed a bit of a smell from that area. Well the culprit was discovered :fr: to our horror the side panel on the kitchen cabinet has started to rot that in turn has started to corrode the oven :( I have now put a report into the repairs section online as it is not urgent repair for them to come and look at the problem. To be honest the kitchen in here comes out of the ark (Noah's that is :lol:) and needs to be replaced. Though I do not know if the council will stretch to that much I think they will just replace that panel. Whilst the cooker was pulled out I took the opportunity to clean both sides of the cooker which I can't really do in in its present position. Plus the side panel of the kitchen units well one any road the other is well past it's sell by date :D I will let you know what the council say when they come to inspect the job. Sometimes they do not do an inspection but I think they may as I did mention other issues with the kitchen so :crossed: fingers crossed that we get a new kitchen. I don't want anything too fancy that is just not me just something that is practical and does look like something Mrs Noah would be using :lol: Talking of council repairs on Wednesday we have the repair man or lady for that matter coming to change the pull light cord in the bathroom. Ours keep jamming so it is only a matter of time before it breaks. I thing it is just ordinary wear and tear cos when you think about it they do get some hammer over the years being pulled on and off for light in the bathroom. Right it is getting late here soon time for me to make some drinking chocolate and find my bed :faint: I must admit I am tired went to bed late last night but I woke up really early this morning. I must admit since the change in medication I am waking up early in the mornings. Not that I am taking any less just now I take it just twice a day morning and night. Where as before I took it 4 times a day just smaller doses but added up to the same amount. I would not think it would have such a dramatic result as it has. To be honest I thought I would sleep even longer as I was originally taking 200mgs or gabapentin but now I take 300mgs :dunno: Not that I am complaining like it is nicer to be able to get up easier in the morning where as before it was awful some morning I needed a few :kickbutt: to get going ;) Well right time to say good night and take care my friends till next time :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Hello, new friends-
I have done well on my food plan except for the small piece of chocolate cake I had as dessert today after lunch. I am not stressing about it because my dear doctor said for me to occasionally treat myself to a little dessert. So for the first time in weeks and weeks, I indulged. The wonder for me is to just quit feeling guilty over a tiny bite of cake with NO frosting! Left to my own devices, I can beat myself up needlessly.;) This afternoon I went to a reception at the local art gallery. There was a "dog and cat" showing--- paintings, photos, etc. all showing dogs and/or cats. I entered a photo of my dog Jack, and my partner entered an acrylic painting of two of our previous dogs. We didn't place, but we met some nice people who love pets and are artistic! Justwant2BHealthy-I thought of Niko's doghouse your husband and friend are making. There was a category at the show for doghouses and kitty houses. (Notice- the feline houses weren't called "cat houses." LOL) Purple- I read almost constantly. I have just read the last of some wonderful books by Elizabeth George. Although she is an American, she has written some British mysteries. I first was introduced to her works on our Public Broadcasting Network as her works were produced for Masterpiece Theater. She writes about an inspector from Scotland Yard named Lindley. And I am sure all British inspectors are as handsome as Sir Thomas Lindley! Thanks to everyone for making me feel welcomed. Spicy:hug: |
Hello fellow chicks
Grey and overcast day here but no rain thus so far. I have been busy on and off for most of the day. Worked up a good sweat mopping both kitchen and bathroom floors. Kind of figured a good session of mopping would be a good work out and burn calories in the process. I have made our pack up for tomorrow to take to the ms centre. I made four individual sugar free jellies (jello) to be able to use one for the pack up tomorrow and one for this afternoons tea. Not to mention cooking the dinner somewhere in-between all that lot :D I have also washed a mat today it is rather a big one and it just fits into the washing machine with a bit of jiggery pokery ;) This mat is a machine washable one though once it is wet it is too heavy for me to lift. Not that it comes out that wet out of the washing machine. Too be honest even in its dry state it is just about in the realms of what I can manage though I suspect not for too much longer. After doing all this I treated myself to a long shower and freshen up. SPICY Well done for keeping on plan keep up the good work. Little treats such as you have mentioned are allowed and make the weight loss journey easier. All throughout my weight loss ( come to a stand still at the minute but I have become less inactive due to some attacks I had nigh on a year ago) I did as you have done. So don't beat yourself it is allowed you haven't got to be an :angel: all the time. I have been off the rails in the past 5 or six days but glad to report I am back on track again and today is my second day of being on plan again. I got myself stressed :stress: out when I put my :foot: foot in it accidentally. It is not in my nature to hurt people I will go out of my way to do the absolute opposite. A week ago at the ms centre a group of us were chatting about mammogram scans as we were all of an age were we either have them regularly or like knocking on the door in the next 5 years, One of the ladies I was talking with mother died of breast cancer so she is carefully monitored. Unbeknown to us the gentleman who was waiting for his wife in the tank who was having treatment was dying of breast cancer. He got up and walked out we thought he was embarrassed as some men can be. Though the minute he had gone the manager of the centre told us. I was so upset and have stressed myself out ever since punishing myself that I have hurt this man. I would never have brought the subject up had I known about his wife. It is hard enough for him going through all of this without people bringing it up. So I know the art of beating oneself up needlessly so I am no stranger to this. You told me of the Inspector Lindley in your books you read by Elizabeth George. Oh I am sure that our British inspectors are just as handsome as you imagine they could be. Not that I came in contact with inspectors in my line of work but I did see ordinary policeman in uniform. Oh my they could make you go weak at the knees ;) We use to have to contact the police if we lost a patient on our open door forensic unit. All the patients were on regular checks ranging from 30 minutes ( looking and finding them every 30 minutes) right down to suicide watch which meant one nurse assigned to follow them every where they went. Well this one day it was my first in charge of the ward (I had been a in charge on different wards but forensic ward is a different kettle of fish. So much more intense and more responsibility) Well thus began my day which turned out to be a nightmare :D. First a patient went missing so police called and they came down to the ward. We filled in a missing person report with them. Oh one bonus I did get this really cute looking police officer. I shouldn't think the officer barely got back to the station when my second patient when missing so the officer came back. I swear he thought we had been making the patient go missing on purpose so we could see this lovely policeman which would make you go all gooey eyed ;) Well this was a great start to my first day in charge. The final thing to go wrong was a patient started getting violent and not listening to verbal command so control and restraint had to be used. Though we had to call the incident team for back up. Incident team were other nurses from other wards who would come running to your ward when the emergency was alerted. The trouble with these incidents you have lots of paper work. I as the nurse in charge of the ward have to call the shots with the incident team. I then had to draw up an injection swiftly and give it to the patient for his own safety and that of others. So my shift was over and it could not come a minute too soon :D: We love having you on board Spicy and you have lots of valid information so can contribute in many ways. I loved the board for the same reason the warm welcome and help they gave me to over come my hurdles along the way. Right time for some tea other wise it will be supper time before I get something to eat. So till next time take care :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ well, we've had a couple of very, very busy days lately; as I had mentioned that we likely would. We went out to that old place again and DH helped these folks get one of their bathrooms up and running with hot water so that they can have showers and baths.
Plus they hooked up hot water to the kitchens so they could do dishes with hot water for once; and hooked up the second bathroom today as well. The dear girl was so very happy about this as she had no hot water for a couple of months and they had to travel to a relatives for showers. Anyways, long days but they treated us to two lovely dinners, two days in a row. We ate very well; was very tastey and fairly healthy too. We both are bushed for the long days; even though I really didn't do much, but I did get some walking in both days which is good (kudos 2 me). Now, we'll take a couple days to recupe and get other things done that need to get done at home (like laundry and such). DH is in bed already and I will join him soon, as I am tired tonight. I'll come in tomorrow and talk more and answer personal posts to everyone when I have more time and am not so tired. HOpe you all have A TERRIFIC TUESDAY tomorrow. So ... take good care of yourselves and thanks to PURPLE for holding down the fort for us once again ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Hello, Everyone-
Ah, the long holiday weekend is over! We didn't do much special except have father-in-law over both Sunday and Monday for dinner. We are probably growing tail feathers as we had chicken both days! Sorry for all who eat here at my house, but a chicken breast can be baked, grilled, roasted, and probably many other ways as well!! And they fit so well into my food plan. Cheaper than beef and pork, too. I tried lamb recently, but I think I didn't cook it correctly or something. We didn't care for it.:( Much better eaten at a Greek restaurant. The scale moved two pounds down for me at my weekly weigh-in. That's a good loss, but I'm one of those "I want it all gone now!" people. Anyone else like that?:tantrum: I've enjoyed reading all the shares. Thanks for that. You give me a feeling of companionship on my weight loss journey.Spicy:carrot::carrot::carrot: |
:wave: should have time to check in tomorrow. worked 14 hours today....
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HI VAL ~ it is always so nice to see you drop by, especially when you have been putting in 14-hour work days ... :yikes: That is tiring; hope you don't do that all the time. Hope you had a restful long weekend though ...
HELLO SPICY ~ congrats on releasing 2 lbs forever ... I think most people want to lose weight faster, but I have been thru that enuff to know that isn't how it goes. The scale and I are not friends; I prefer to use other means to gauge my progress (NSV: like inches and sizes), as I have always found that works better for me. Our dear PURPLE could tell you how to prepare LAMB as she cooks that quite regularly. It is a bit pricey here so we don't eat it much; probably haven't had any since childhood actually. We eat mostly chicken, lean beef and pork here. I picked up some nice boneless & skinless chicken breasts last week on sale; nice to make a stir-fry with. HI PURPLE ~ hope you had a good day at your 'oxygen therapy' today. I know that tends to tire you out initially, but helps you in the long run. The doctor has me trying some new type of dressing on my leg and it seems to be helping, so we will pick up some more this week too. Sure hope this helps it to clear right up this time. Sounds like you had some harrowing experiences in your job, but there were also some pleasant perks as well. Your country is well-known for it's telly shows with handsome police officers. I used to watch one show quite regularly on TVO. I put my legs up after dinner and fell asleep and didn't wake up until now. Am having my tea right now; and DH just sauntered out too. He's gonna have a coffee and a light snack (a chocolate pudding). We got some minor repairs done around here today; some new floor trim in the bathroom (as some was getting old and hard to clean). Plus they had to make the door on NIKO's doghouse bigger as it was a bit too narrow; and we put an old piece of carpet we had saved in there too. We folded it in three so it would be nice and thick for him -- after all, we want our furry baby to be tres comfy. With a little coaxing, he went in and then laid right down; but from what I can see, I still think he prefers to be outside or under the trailer. :lol: We went shopping this afternoon, so I got some walking in today (kudos 2 me); picked up some chicken burgers that were on sale again (I love them as they are half the calories of beef burgers). We did pick up some beef burgers for DH as he loves them now and then. I had a chicken burger for dinner with a big slice of tomato; it was really nice too. I ate well today (OP) ... so credit moi! I picked up a big box of TULIP BULBS today and we planted them this afternoon; put in some new soil too along with my other flowers which bloomed nicely this past week. My neighbour says they are blooming later this year, but they are pretty: I should take a picture of them tomorrow too. I would like to plant some daffodil bulbs too, if I can find some; we are going to look again tomorrow morning, first thing, before they are all gone. They seem to sell out fast here and I wanted to get some other kinds too, if I can find some that I like. We are trying to fill the garden up with perennial stuff that comes up year after year; so we have less work to do each year. We also got some paint on for half price clearance to touch up inside our camper trailer and also a piece of plexi-glass to replace one window that was broken. It didn't cost as much as DH thought; so we really lucked out on the prices. So DH wants to go up and do a bit of work there this week at least one day. Well, that's all the news here from now; hope you ladies (and gents out there) are having a great week. We are having lovely :sunny: and warm weather here this week ... almost like a fall summer, which is nice really. The buggies went into seclusion, but a few came back out today; thankfully, there weren't too many though ... Take good care; and hope you all have A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY ... :hug: ROSEBUD :hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ Well, we are having another hot and :sunny: day again today -- now I am sure that summer has finally arrived! :lol: We went back up town today to try and find some more fall-planting bulbs but the other store didn't get any in, so either I have to go back to the other store and they only had two kinds or I will have to order some thru the mail, which I think might be a better idea as I can get many different kinds and choose the ones that I want as well.
We did manage to get the stuff we need to do the minor repairs on the roof of the trailer; the seam on the one end it leaking a tiny bit, but if we fix it now, it won't ever get too bad, and it is wise to do it before the winter too. We were fortunate to find everthing we needed but we had to buy a wide putty applicator to apply the sealer as they had no brushes left; but I'm sure it will do the job just as well. DH is having a nap as it is quite hot outside right now; way too hot to do anything outside at this time of day anyways. We already have the utility trailer pretty well set up for what we need to take up to the lot. All I have to do now is make up a cooler lunch tonight and we'll be all set. I was just thinking that we should call it our 'CAMP' since we have a camper at our lot now. Here in the north, if you have a lot with a camper trailer parked on it -- then, it is called a 'CAMP' ... :lol: People use these for weekend holidaying, summer vacationing, and hunters use them for when they are hunting in the fall as well. Well, I think I'll go put my legs up for a short while as well. My eating has been spot on today (credit moi); and I managed to get lots of walking in today as well (kudos 2 me). We had to go to three places this morning. If we go up in the morning, it is much easier on my legs and feet. Tonight, I hope to have a romaine salad with chicken, maybe green beans or asparagus and new potatoes with skins. We got a nice big bag of new potatoes today. We prefer to buy 'NEW' potatoes now, becuz according to my research, they have less starch in them than 'late or fall' potatoes have. So I hope you all have A GREAT DAY TOMORROW -- and do take care of yourselves ... :hug:ROSEBUD :hug: |
Hi Ladies
What glorious weather we have had today been sunny all day though nice breeze to go with it so not unbearable by any means. Well today is a flying visit I hope to have a little more time tomorrow to sit at my pc and post my normal posts. I have been busy with preparations for my forth coming holiday which I go Saturday for one week. Though there are days which I can get nothing done one of which was Tuesday which was my oxygen therapy day so after that I am wiped out. Then the other day is Friday as we are going to my parents to pick them up to take them to our home ready for going away on Saturday. So I have to work extra hard in between days. Today has been one of those days so no rocking required tonight to make me sleep I can assure you. Plus I think I was up this morning before the birdies :lol: Ok so I stretch the truth a bit it was just a few minute past 7am. Me up at 7am it is unheard of in resent years I can assure you. I am making the most of it whilst it last because I know there will be a time maybe when I revert back to needing a crane to get me up in the morning ;) I thought a day or so ago I was starting an MS attack :fr: which was a bit hair raising when I had that familiar numbness from my knees downwards. Fortunately after a night in bed the numbness went though I was fearful that the numbness would have spread over night as this is the normal pattern of my attacks. I do have one residual issue since the little scare that is my right leg is dragging quite markedly so. Normally that rears it's head when I am tired or have been walking quite a bit. I said a little pray to the man upstairs and thanked him for not letting having a full blown attack. I am sorry ladies that I have not been able to write more but I have read your lovely posts and got myself up to speed. good night ladies and take care to till next time :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
I had a great long weekend :) I ended up going to winnipeg for the weekend to hang out with B and meet some of his friends. I was careful to only take day buses (instead of night buses, where one travels for eight hours all night) and wasnt too tired by the time I got back to Thompson.
and now i need to go to bed...... purple please be careful with your health as best you can be. perhaps take it easier. do you keep a symptom journal. same goes for you rosebud and welcome newbies! |
HIYA VAL ~ nice to see you drop by; and glad you had a nice long weekend in Edmonton visiting with B and his friends. That's good that you found some way to travel that isn't too tiring for you. Sometimes, we get so busy on our holidays that we need to come back home and rest from the vacation ... :lol:
It is quite humid and sticky here right now; it was a scorcher today with lots of :sunny:. Thank goodness there was a breeze all day and some clouds rolled in this afternoon (had sent up some prayers for them) and that helped a lot. Can't imagine what the temps would have been without them. We went up to our 'CAMP' today and put in the new window; the man at the store gave us a special plastic that he says will not break or yellow. It really looks like real glass; you cannot tell that it isn't unless you touch it. The heat was kinda getting to DH so after we got all the curtain hooks and rods up for the windows, we decided to come home. I just wanted to get all the curtains up in the windows to help keep things cooler (shading the sun). Just those things took us all day; we finally got home at 6:30. Then I made dinner; we had some leftover DELI CHICKEN and heated up leftover new potatoes and veggies. So I not only ate well (OP) today (credit moi), I got lots of exercise doing stuff at the cottage with a couple of shorter walks out there (kudos 2 me) ... :D Now I am going to go put my legs and feet up as they are tired and sore. Last night, I read a romantic comedy called KISS ME KATE; it was cute. I wanted to read something that was light and ended up finishing the whole story. DH and I have to go get new glasses tomorrow too. It is supposed to be a bit cooler next week; and I hope they are right becuz it is very humid in here tonight even though it is cooler. PURPLE ~ I know you are excited about your yearly holiday; hope you and your DH have a grand time with your family once again this year. I know that you are going to go pick your parents up tomorrow so that you all can leave together. If we don't hear from you before ... please do have a great time !!! Take good care ladies and have A FANTASTIC FRIDAY ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
Good morning,Friends-
After two rainy days, I awakened to a beautiful day. Rain makes me hurt, which some of you might understand. So I was happy to scoot out to the mailbox and enjoy some cooler air. I was interested in reading about your "camp." I taught in a rural fishing community off the coast of Louisiana. There were many "camps" on the island, some quite fancy and expensive. But they were called "camps" by the locals who had little patience with the big city people who owned them. Some were modest little places and others were mini mansions. The camp owners would come down each summer, but by Labor Day they had closed up and gone back to the city for the winter. I loved living and working there, but my doctor made me retire early. He was right that I needed to quit, but I hated to leave something I loved doing. The first year of retirement, I cried entirely too much. Sounds silly to me now. I love being retired! It just took me awhile to let go of the routine and the interaction with the kids. So now you know a little something about me! Thank you for being here and adding some positive support with my food plan. Spicy:carrot::carrot::carrot: |
:wave: HI SPICY ~ it was interesting listening to you tell your story about working in a vacation area. We use to go to a place with lovely beaches when we were in our teens; that would have been a super place to work for the summer. Your story made me think of that place a lot.
DH and I went back there on our honeymoon; and through our travels found a place that was even better. We found an amazing place where you could walk out into the water for yards and it still wasn't up to your knees; and it was very quiet, uncrowded, and peaceful there too. The beaches are on one of the great lakes; which is becoming a very popular vacation spot. My sister, NUMPSTER, is trying to buy an awesome business there as we speak. We are very excited for her and her DH; and we hope that it all turns out well for them. Like you said ... these 'CAMPS' as they are called up here, can range from a small one-room shanty to a camper trailer (like we have) to a big, expensive trailer, to a cottage, or even a country home (like a hobby farm) that they go to only in the summertime. What some people call a cottage is better than some people's homes; of course, these are very rich people at that. Some call them 'summer homes' -- but we also call them cottages; while camps usually refer to a camper-trailer, or a small shed or 'modest' cottage out in the country, or by a lake. Actually, they all range in sizes and styles. We went up town today to pick up some more flower bulbs and I was fortunate that there were some left, so I picked up quite a few. Our little garden along the house should look pretty nice come next spring and early summer. In the spring, we'll pick up a couple more different kinds that will bloom from summer to fall. I picked up some different kinds of tulips like pretty rose-tulips and daffodils or narcissus, hyacinths, and alliums today to give us more variety to go along with our irises and gladiolus, which look very pretty, I must say. It was another very, very hot day again today with lots of :sunny: but the clouds came by and saved us by late afternoon. So then I spent some time researching perennial flowers and bushes, and discovered that some kinds of Irises can bloom twice in a season (spring and summer); so I am watching to see if the ones we have in the front yard re-bloom soon too??? We went out for lunch today as I had to wait for our pharmacy to re-open after lunch (1:30 pm); and we met up with a friend and ate with her. I just had a cheeseburger to keep on plan and it was a nice homemade one too. For dinner I just had our favorite super chicken dogs; and I had mine with some beans and stir-fried veggies, so kept on plan well today (credit moi). I also got some walking in today going around a few smaller stores (kudos for that) as well. I am finding that the water pills are really helping the swelling stay down on my legs and feet; and I hope this continues on. I have been feeling a lot better since taking them too. I have also started taking Vitamin E and that has been noticebly helping my circulation as well. I also started taking Vitamin A to try and help my leg to heal; plus using the tegaderm pads which are a lot easier to use as well -- they cost a bit more but they are worth it. I did some research and these two vitamins were recommended to help that as well (skin wounds). I bought some fish oil capsules and am taking them a couple times a week; but I did notice you have to watch taking them if you are taking blood thinners, so will ask my doctor about that next time I see him. Well that is all the news from here for today; and I hope everyone has A WONDERFUL WEEKEND ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
VAL ~ Here's a link to another thread where I put some pics of my drum gardens ...
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/fait...ptember-6.html You had asked about them some time ago and I had to keep going back to resize them as they wouldn't fit. Last night, I finally found a way to get them down to an acceptable size by cropping off some of the picture, but you can still see what they look like pretty well. I am going to try to find a better way to show you some more pictures. I may have to go back on Facebook, but I may use an different site like my own blog or some other place; but I'll look for one ... Anyways, you can also see some of my flowers here. The salad/veggie drums and the tire garden (which had green beans) were in the country. We lost 2 drums in the move; don't know how or where but I still have one and will put that at our lot for bulb flowers. We are gonna try and find a couple of more drums for a salad garden and beans too. The salad drum has lettuce in the center, surrounded by radishes, spinach, and the outside has mulitiplier green onion sets in a circle. The other drums had similar stuff (only romaine lettuce), but also cabbage starts and regular onions and greens. Later, I also planted green and yellow beans in each drum amongst the onions and boy did they grow well. We put thick cardboard on the bottom to keep the weeds out and planted the stuff really close together to keep them down: hardly had any weeds in these drums and any we had, were easily pulled out. I told DH that I would love a whole garden of these drums, if I could get enuff of them, as they are very easy to use and pick from. The marigolds in the basket are ones that I planted myself; some were from seed and a few were seedlings I picked up real cheap. I also had baskets with petunias, and some with red geraniums, and some with pink geraniums, all of which grow really nicely (and EZ too). I picked up the starters from the nursery for those too; well worth the money as they bloom all summer. I have pictures of those too, but I can only post 5 pics at a time; and I have had to resize them several times too. I will try to post more as time goes on. The gladiolus are the bulbs I planted here in the spring and my, are they gorgeous or what? I want to get some more of those in different colors next spring, and some double-blooming Irises for next year too. Hope you like the pics ... BBL ... Rosebud:hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ just had a quiet day at home. The temps were gorgeous; we had lots of :sunshine: but with a nice breeze and it was idealic weather all round. Talked to NUMPSTER this afternoon; they are still busy and actively pursuing a business venture and we hope their dreams come to fruition for them.
Had lean boneless pork steaks for dinner with veggies and new potats; very healthy and on plan (yeah). Just had one short walk outside today, but it is better than nothing. Was looking at stuff in the net for a while too. Now it's time to put my legs up and rest for a while. Not much other news here right now, but hope you all have A MARVELLOUS MONDAY and great new week ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
:carrot::carrot::carrot:Happy Monday, Chickies-
I awoke to rain again today. The fifth day in a row! Ouch!:( I need some sunshine! My dog is tracking wet paw prints on the carpet. She is also happier when the sun is shining. Oh, well, this too shall pass. :carrot::carrot::carrot: I had a good weekend, food-wise. Was able to stay on my plan in spite of eating dinner out Friday and breakfast out Saturday morning. We don't usually eat out so much, but for some reason F-I-L called both times and invited us. It is impossible to tell him no. He pulls the "deaf act" when we try to say no!! He is a 92 year old wonder! :carrot::carrot::carrot:I'm putting all these happy carrots in this post as a way of making me feel more energetic. Hmmm, maybe it's working. I just stopped long enough to put on a load of laundry. Rosebud- I am going to see if I can figure out how to post a picture of my sister's and her husband's camp. It is just a tiny little house. But I love going there. Hope you all have some sunshine today! Spicy |
:wave: HI SPICEY ~ posting a pic is pretty EZ -- just click on the paperclip at the top of the posting page, click on browse and select the picture you want to post, then click on upload; and it does take a few minutes for each picture. Your pics must fit the sizes they show you in the menu box that pops up or it won't work. Then you close the box and click on the paperclip again and they will show you the list you uploaded; it says insert all, and you click on that and the corresponding attachment will show up inside your post. The picture comes up when you have finished your post. Hope this helps you somewhat ...
We had a busy day today -- first, I had to go to the hospital for some tests; they took 5 vials of blood, and DH says that's a good way to lose weight. :lol: I also had to do one of those yucky urine samples, but it actually went pretty smoothly this time. I had to fast for these tests since yesterday, so after they were done, DH and I then went to Timmy's (Tim Horton's) for a brunch. Then I had to go to my dentist appointment right after that, but this was just for a consult and xray. I have to go back in October for a cleaning and November for a root canal for that one where the filling fell out. I got the new younger dentist this time, and we are going to try and save the tooth for as long as we can since I am missing a tooth on the bottom, as I gotta have something to chew my food with. ;) So everything went well there and I had total peace about it. After that, we went up town and did our weekly shopping early since we were up there anyways; so I got a good amount of walking in today as well (kudos for that). Ate good today (even with having a brunch out as I only had something small); credit moi ... Now my feet are pretty sore and so I am taking it easy. Our car is in need of repairs again: we have a couple of leaks somewhere. We are losing our antifreeze and I can smell gas for some reason every time we hit a bump or put gas in, so the car is going into the garage tomorrow AM. I hope we'll be able to survive this bill as it could be a costly one, but we have to keep reminding ourselves that it's better than a car payment. Tomorrow, I will be staying home keeping busy doing laundry and a few housechores while the car gets fixed. One that is all fixed up, then we will be able to go do some work on the camper again. We only have the roof seam to do before the snow falls; actually we don't really know if it is leaking or not anymore, but it is just a precautionary measure, just in case. Hope all you ladies have A TERRIFIC TUESDAY tomorrow and take good care ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
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Maybe I have done this correctly and you can see my sister's camp. What you can't see is that there is a lake in front of it, and a river runs behind it. Very peaceful place with good fishing. |
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SPICEY ... Actually, I have seen the lake becuz I peeked into your profile and their is a picture of the house with the lake in front of it in there. I looked in there to see what state you lived in, as DH asked my where your sister's camp was. Here's a picture of our camper when we first got it; you can see the crab apple tree that we planted is in front of it, but it is actually about 6-10 feet away ...
We don't have a lake right on our lot, but there are two lakes less than 2 miles away, plus a few creeks and streams as well; and you can get to them all by ATV. The other pictures are of flowers that I grew in baskets last year: red & pink geraniums; purple and pink petunias; and marigolds too. My sister told me an easier way to downsize the pictures to fit the limit, so I was able to do a bunch last night that I had wanted to post before. Attachment 33208Attachment 33209Attachment 33214Attachment 33210 |
Rosebud- Tell your husband that my sister's camp is in south Louisiana. I live in west-central Arkansas.
I loved seeing your pictures. Thanks for putting them up. Now that I know how to put pictures here, I will try to add more from time to time. spicy |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ well, we had an overcast day, but no rain fell; dark ominous clouds showed up later on but nothing. The sun did peek out for a short while and that was nice. Had to put my little mini-heater on just for a few minutes today as the temps were cooler than normal for this time of year (only in the 50's F).
I spent the morning doing laundry and prepared our roast pork and chicken dinner ahead with lots of veggies and new potatoes; it was delish. I had everything ready by early afternoon then took a rest for my legs and back today. Must have been the cool weather bothering my lower back; that often happens. The oven and dryer warmed things up pretty good for us today. SPICY ~ do you have many bugs down in Lousianna where the camp house is? We are going to put a porch on our cottage (screened and windowed) so we can avoid the midsummer ones. One thing that is nice about fall is that they finally leave; it is really nice for sitting out on the deck right now even if it is a bit cooler. The camper is nice too; no buggies in there ... yeah!!! The car went into the garage first thing this AM; we had some good news that if the antifreeze leak was from the manifold (which we just replaced last year), then they will replace it free for us becuz it shouldn't be leaking in less than one year. The garage was pretty busy and didn't call us today so maybe they won't get to look at it until tomorrow. Thank goodness we had all our errands and appointments done for the week; the only thing we forgot to pick up was bottled water but we have enuff to last at least a week or two I think ... Tomorrow I hope to make some curtains for the bathroom of our camper trailer and when the car gets fixed up DH will be putting in some shelves in a cupboard for me and a few other small repairs and modifications that we need. Not much else going on around here right now; pretty quiet on the home front. Hope everyone is having a great week and please do have A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY tomorrow ...:hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ well, we had a lovely day here with nice temps, so we decided to wash our windows for the fall, and that took most of the morning. This afternoon, I worked on curtains for the bathroom of our camper trailer -- they are all cut up, now I just have to do the finishing and trim.
I tried to use my sewing machine today, but for some reason that I can't figure out right now, it wouldn't sew for me; I'll have to dig out my book (hope I can find it) and see what that says. In the meantime, I think I start on the tie-backs and do them by hand just to get some of it done. The mechanic called and he does think the problem in our car was caused by the manifold, and he verified that since we just put a new one in last fall, it is still under warranty, so it will be replaced for free; so that leaves us just the labor costs, and hopefully that is all it will be. The parts will be in tomorrow and they will be able to do the work tomorrow then as well. DH just came back from helping a friend with some plumbing in their house; he's earning a lot of bonus points -- or should I say ... gold stars with GOD for all the favors and help he gives to other people, and I'm sure GOD will bless him for it too ... We had creamy mushroom pasta with mini-meatballs for dinner tonight; and I did have a good OP day too. Got lots of exercise in doing the windows, doors, etc this AM (kudos for that); it all counts since it's extra stuff we don't do on a regular basis. My right shoulder was a bit sore afterwards: from an old injury acting up on me again ... Time for me to rest up my legs and feet; maybe do a bit more sewing too. Hope you all have a very pleasant day tomorrow! Take good care of yourselves and have a nice evening too ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: __________________ |
:wave: HI LADIES ~ well, our day started out with :sunny:, but then dark clouds rolled in and we have had :rain: since this afternoon. Just did stuff around here today; actually, didn't do that much -- just taking it easy after two busy days to rest my body a bit.
We had a lot of leftovers today: leftover pasta for lunch; and for dinner, I had roasted veggies with chicken breast and DH had same with roast pork and new tators. I had a small romaine salad for my appetizer, and that filled me up so that I ate less for dinner. So kept on plan really well today! :carrot: Now I am off to do a bit more exercise, as DH has some nice bouncy music playing. I did my toners this AM and some hand weights this aft. Then will have some tea and do some hand sewing of my curtains again tonight; it is very relaxing sewing by hand -- I actually prefer it and I can rest my legs at the same time. Hope you all have a fabulous Friday tomorrow!!! Take good care of yourselves ... :hug:ROSEBUD:hug: |
:jig:HI SPICY ~ hope you are having a great day!
:comp:HIYA VAL ~ TGIF ... hope you had a great week up there in Thompson! :getwell:HI there, MEOWEE ~ sure hope that you are feeling heaps better these days; take good care of yourself! :cofdate:HI RONNIE ~ glad to hear that things are going much better for you and yours at this time! :beach:HEY to PURPLE ~ prayers for a safe and fun-filled holiday with family! :belly:HI to all our VISITORS who drop by for a look-see now and then ... have a great evening! ;) |
Hi, Everyone! It's been awhile since I've had more than a couple minutes to read and run here, so I've been missing you all. It's just busy this time of year with schooling and football and gardening to finish and veggies to freeze. I've been freezing tomato juice with celery and onions to use for soups and chili through the winter, as well as freezing my yellow bell peppers. Then, there have also been some different houses on the market in the last couple weeks, so we've spent some time looking at houses hoping to find something that ALL of us would like and make an offer on so we could move.
DS2's football team have won all 3 games so far this season, and the reserve team (which he plays on also) ended their game in a tie, so it's been a good season so far-tonight's game is against a bigger school, so hoping for a win, but we'll see. DS3's got a cold and is feeling poorly today, so may have to make him some chicken soup! DH, DS1, and DS3 all had birthdays this month, too!:dizzy: Too much going on here!! Rosebud--your 'camp' and flowers look great! You and your DH sure keep busy too and it's nice that you are able to help out others, too. I enjoy reading what you cook-it gives me ideas to add to what I make. Thanks for keeping this thread going while some of us have been scarce:). Val-Sounds like you've had a nice time traveling, but hope you aren't too worn out from it, as I know going anywhere in a vehicle is just wearing on the body. Purple-hope you're enjoying your holiday! And, hope you have some nice stories to tell us when you get back:) Spicy-I've enjoyed getting to know you from your posts. Your sis's camp looks like a really nice place to get away and relax. And, you live in the same state our favorite Nascar driver is from (Mark Martin). Congrats on keeping with your plan! It's nice to see the weight come off, but even more important to realize that even when the pounds don't come off quickly, you're getting healthier. Hi too Numpster, Meowee and everyone else too! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Probably won't be able to get on here, as we may have to head to MN at some point. Later!:wave: |
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