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PHYSICAL CHALLENGES ~ February's 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 FEBRUARY EVERYBODY! :D ******************************************** :hug: ROSEBUD :hug: |
Sooo, ya ... I was supposed to start this last night; but better late than never they say ... :lol: ... got busy doing other things and forgot! :dizzy:
Anyhoo ... we had really cold weather again last night; it went down to about -22C and we revved up the furnace again to keep us warm. It was cold today too -- about -15C with some light ***** squalls but we braved the winds and went out shopping and to run some errands anyways. Gotta pay those bills ... ;) I bought a thick plush new fleece blanket for our bed; I wanna be warm, but it is so nice I feel like stealing it to use on my sofa. I have it in the dryer right now, as they say to wash it before using (never know where they have been, I guess). We had meat pie with french green beans and salad for dinner tonight. I discovered them when we were putting some stuff in the freezer today. I forgot that we had 3 meat pies in the freezer for Christmas; and we never ate them, so we had part of one tonight; and have some leftover for our lunch tomorrow too. Hope you are all well; have a great evening and a terrific Tuesday tomorrow ... Rosebud :flow1: |
BUMP ...
HI, it's me again ... just closed the January thread. DH says it's already down to -20C tonight; so it's gonna be another cold one out there for sure ... :brr: Time to go make my tea and read some; and put my feet up after all the walking I did today. I felt much better today; and so far, I don't feel sore, so I hope that's a good sign. Oh, my new plush burgundy fleece blankie is done; maybe I'll go wrap myself in it to stay nice & toasty! ;) Keep warm people ... :D |
Hello everyone I hope that I am in the right place....I used to be pretty active on this board years ago....I had been doing pretty well lost about 40 pounds and then one day when I was taking my daily walk my knee ballooned and everyday after that it did the same thing this went on for about a week and then I went to the doctor to find out why and that is when I got the news that I had R/A. At this point the doctor had told me that walking everyday was no longer an option and sent me to the RA doc more then a few rounds predisone....fibromyalgia....depression and I fell in to the fridge not to resurface until I got sick and tired of being fat. Not sure what to do about exercise just yet as my knee still gives me problems and some days it just hurts to move but I have been kind of being more careful with what I eat still not sure that I could pull off the same kind of diet plan that I was on before because it relied on me walking 5 out of 7 days a week....and now it hurts to take a shower most days. I want more out of life my doctor says that lossing weight will help my joints and my back pain.
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HI LUCY ~ :welcome: BACK to 3fc's and to this thread ... I had just replied to you in the old January thread and you popped your post over here. Good girl, you got that all straightened out.
We can sure identify with your plight on this thread; everyone here has some kind of physical challenges to deal with on a daily basis. We are glad that you decided to come back and join us on our thread; and we look forward to getting to know you better as well ... Rosebud :hug: |
Thanks and sorry for the goof up but my brain is still in Jan...lol I am still not sure how to do this and both of my issues are a big problem but I am willing to try at least I need to loss the predisone weight and that is about 60 pounds :( Then I will work on the depression weight 100 pounds then I will be back down to where I was when I left here 2 years ago :( I have been looking around and others seem to have some kind of medication that helps them but my meds don't seem to help and the fail safe is predisone and that makes me so hungry all the time....ugh
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LUCY ~ there is a predisone thread on this forum that you can do a search for; you may like to read about other's experiences with that drug. From what I have heard, many if not most people that took that drug, gained weight while on it. Yes, you'd think the doctors would find another med instead; but I don't know much about that specific drug as I have never been on it (to my knowledge).
Over the years, I have just taken tylenol and/or rested my legs. One time when my right knee was dislocated the doctor gave me some kind of pain pill and that helped, but I don't remember what it was called now. After I popped my knee back in, the constant pain went away. Later on, it would pop out and I would have to keep pushing it back in. Over the years that has been slowly healing, esp since I started using a cane on that side; so it's not near as bad as it was before ... only gets really bad if I walk on it too much at once, so then I have to rest it for a few days. I have to pace myself and do the xtra walking every other day; if I am sore or my legs/feet/knees bother me, I rest them until they feel better. Then I do other things at home instead like chair aerobics, dancing, stretchie bands, hand-weights, and other light toning exercises. Swimming might be good for you. |
Thanks I am now looking in to what kind of lifesyle change I want been looking at nutrisystem, jenny craig, etc for now I am just counting calories. I will go and take a look for that predison thread.
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LUCY ~ I bumped up that Prednisone thread for you; so it's now on the first page again where you access it more easily (on the same page as this thread is on) ... :D
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE! :hug: |
aww thanks ;)
I am gonna go take a look at the thread...have been doing good today :) I have even called my old gym to see if they could take the freeze off my account but it has been so long that I needed to call the main office and I haven't heard back from then just yet. |
HI LADIES ~ well, we had another :sunny: day today; we have been very blessed the last few days with all this sunshine. It was cold last night, but the sun warmed the day up for us to about -10C, which wasn't too bad.
DH had to put a new handle on our back door, and said that his hands were still freezing anyways. He locked himself out, so I had to try to get the door unstuck: a hammer wouldn't budge it, so I finally had to use a screwdriver and that worked! It took him awhile but he finally has it opening and closing again ... :lol: LUCY ~ hope things work out with your gym so that you can go back again. Do they have a pool there? What kind of exercises would you try? I made my own Chinese food for dinner tonight; had baked chicken balls with rice and stir-fried veggies: onions, mushrooms, celery, carrots, snap peas, red pepper, corn, and sliced cabbage with some broth & soya sauce for flavor. It was really good. Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday tomorrow ... Rosebud :flow1: |
Hello Everyone
It has been a day a pretty good one but it doesn't look like the gym is going to fix the mess up :( Long story short I stopped going when the doctor said no more walking got them a doctors note and put an unlimited freeze on my account when I tried to unfreeze yesterday they told I needed to call corporate and they changed computer systems blah blah blah so now they can't find my account. I was going to try to see a personal trainer for a little while to get an idea of what I can and can't do with my health as well as using the toning tables that I "should" be able to do. I am going to wait to see if they call me back with some good news but I am not holding out much hope. I think I am going to look into the YMCA because they have a pool and other things for my youngest to do while I am there but the new one doesn't have the pool built just yet and the other are farther away from me so I just don't know at this point. Now the good news I have stayed at about 1,200 calories today and my fit day says that I burned 3,317 calories just by being me today :) |
HI LUCY ~ I was wondering how you decided on how many calories to eat at the beginning of your journey? From my knowledge and experience, 1200 seems way too low to start out at -- becuz you will inevitably hit some plateaus along the way, and you want to have some leeway so that you can cut down about 50-100 cals to get your weightloss going again.
Our PURPLE, who will come by sometime this week; started out at 2000 to 2200 calories and lost weight on that. Then when she hit a plateau, she would lower her calories to get losing again. Now that she has reached her goal weight (or close to it), she is eating about 1500 calories a day to maintain her loss of over 120 lbs. (You are starting out lower than that) I started at 2100 calories which was a recommended average amount by a science researcher in New York; now I am doing about 1800 during the week and 1800-2000 during the weekend, give or take a few cals. This way, I have some flexibility too. Our local dietician told my mother that IHHO, no adult should eat less than 1500 calories a day, as the body needs that much just to be healthy, especially a larger person. We have to make sure that we are eating an amount that we could maintain for the rest of our lives. If we eat too low now, then when we increase our intake later on, we will gain all the weight back -- which has happened to me in the past, many times. There is a CALORIE COUNTERS FORUM on this site -- maybe you could start a thread there and ask others their thoughts about how much they think you should eat each day based on your weight & height. I know cutting 500 calories a day, should result in a 1-2 lb loss for each week. In the beginning, you may lose more, but some of that will be water, then it will be fat from about 3-4 weeks and on ... :hug: |
HI LADIES ~ We had lovely :sunny: again today; and we're lovin' it too! We had lots of birdies comin' to our feeder the last few days. The colder temps encourages that, so we put out extra food during February and March for them, as these are our coldest winter months.
Just stayed home and did stuff around here as I seem to have caught a wee cold when we were out yesterday; DH says he caught it too. So it's better to just stay home and recupe, as they say. :wave: to PURPLE and RONNI ~ hope both you ladies are feeling OK this week. I'm sure you are busy, but do take good care of yourselves too! Hope you all have a great day tomorrow ... Rosebud :flow1: |
Hi ladies
Life for me still remains very busy glad my life is not normally like this I would not hack it :D I have woke up to a grey and dreary morning drizzling down with rain so umbrellas :rain: at the ready. The last two days it has been sleeting on and off and two sharp frosts in the morning which took most of the morning to melt away. Gosh is it February already where did January go at the moment it seems a blur :?: Tomorrow is another busy day with visiting my sister in hospital and then going on to see my parents oops no a I mean the other way round :D So tomorrow will go in a flash no doubt at 90 mph I am hoping that in a few weeks time that things start to slow down and get back to normal. I have had no oxygen therapy this week due to the sniffles so I am starting to feel better that a little more as each day goes by but I knew it was the wise thing to do. If you try treatment the pressure will always win as it will give you acute pain in the ears so just not worth it. Slowly this cold is disappearing nothing like how I felt on the first day which was my worse due to it triggering my trigemenal neuralgia. On the food front thing have been a good week on plan so pleased there not so good on the exercise front though :o not really felt like it. Hopefully when the cold has gone I will get back to walking a little most days. Ate some lovely home made soup yesterday. This soup was roast butternut squash and roasted onion soup. It was in a chicken stock and seasoned with a tiny bit of curry. If you are able to take it more spicy then curry or chilli will be nice in this soup. I just blitzed it down with my hand blender to make a smooth thick soup which was very tasty :yes: Yesterday I served it with a little bit of granary French stick. DRAMAQUEENLUCY :welcome2: Lucy to the board nice to meet you and hope you find the board helpful. It is hard coming to terms with not being as active as before due to our bodies challenges. Like you I used to walk nigh on every day which aided the weight loss. I had two relapses in with my MS which then put paid to my walking for months. I can walk a little now but I soon get tired :tired: and it becomes counter productive as then for two weeks I can barely do anything as I feel so rotten. My sister a few months back was also diagnosed with a form of arthritis but not the same as yourself. My sister has osteoarthritis and for that form of arthritis is young at 40. I am not sure if you have spoken to a professional person whether that is a doctor or a physiotherapist to see what form of exercise would be OK without aggravating your arthritis further. Any amount of exercise is better than none no matter how little it seems it all adds ups. Oh dear I am forgetting myself I forgot to introduce myself :o I will try and do it in a nutshell which I am not renowned for :nono: I am a 45 year old lady who is using the calorie counting method I pan in about 1500 per day. I am not losing at the moment but am maintaining as I can't seem to lose that final bit but from where I started I am more than happy. I am or stall I say was a psychiatric nurse in a locked unit at a medium secure facility. I ultimate aim was to progress to maximum secure facility but then in 1998/99 I started to experience problems which lead me to believe I might have MS due to my medical knowledge. I didn't want to give up with my beloved nursing so I kept my fears to myself for 9 months until things came to ahead when the MS hit my legs. I then eventually told my DH what my fears where who persuaded me to see the doctor the rest is history I was diagnosed some 9 month later with MS. Eventually when I surfaced about the parapet after years of playing the perfect ostrich I embarked on losing weight I found this site was was my saviour and has kept me on the straight and narrow ever since. I started on the programme that Rosebud told you of about 2200 per day and have slowly worked down to about 1500 per day or there about. Even at 2200 cal per day I was still losing 2 or 3 pound per week at the beginning as I had been consuming vast amounts of calories per day for years. Oh yes by the way I am from the UK you might have guessed that already from my spelling :lol: I live in Robin Hood county of Nottingham which many people have heard about due to the legend or our football club if they come from other European countries. I hope to get to know you more over the forth coming weeks and start to enjoy your successes along the road with you :D ROSEBUD It is sure good to be able to drop by today I have missed my normal pace of life not this one I have adopted at the minute 90mph. Nice to have the time to catch up and have a bit of me time. My sister still remains in hospital she has had some ups and downs along the road. Her feeling as come back in her leg but low blood count so has need a transfusion to correct that. Walking with the aid of two physiotherapists now so the path to recovery has begun which will be a slow and long haul. No further news about my father's tests so fingers are still crossed :crossed: for good news on that front I think he goes and sees the specialist this month not sure which date though. Dad has a catalogue of different people he has to see on a regular basis from the practice nurse, doctor, heart specialist, diabetic nurse, chiropodist to name a few now added into the equation is the specialist for his bowel. My mum is is private secretary I reckon ;) what with this appointment this day and that appointment that day if it wasn't for mum I am sure he would not attend them. Yikes not to mention his medication he wouldn't have a blind clue if it wasn't for mum dishing them out and telling him or reminding him to take them. When mum had her appendix out a few years back me and my sister tried to sort him out he swore blind that was not the right medication that mum gives him. I am sure I could sort medication out for one person when I was in charge and dispensed a whole wards medication on a daily basis he drove me "crazy". :stress: I have one delivery to do next week that is to Luton about 100 miles from home so not too bad and it is a straight route there and back traffic permitting. No other deliveries on the horizon as present to our knowledge. You know I am maintaining at the minute well my DH said my body shape was changing and half believing him as I did was still not sure. Then someone asked me had I lost even more weight has it looked like I had. I know I hadn't I regulate my weight by going on the scales which lets me know if I am on track or not. Couldn't believe my ears so maybe this long spell from weight loss is my body now taking shape after all that weight lost of one person if you look at the amount I lost. It is not as though I can do vast amounts of exercise to sculpt my body that way as you know so it is pleasing to know the little walks are paying dividends. So good news on that front and it has pleased me on end as comments like that help boost your will power to keep doing what you are doing as it is the right thing for you. Time for me to run and start to thing about preparing some lunch as no preparation done as yesterday I went shopping and by the time I had finished with that I was bush whacked as the Australians say :D Bye bye all and take care till next time. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Good Morning Everyone!
It has been an interesting few days here...I started a new med this week that is really messing with my tummy :( I had a site bookmarked and that told me that I was eating about 3,200 calories a day to maintain my weight I think that it must have been more because I was gaining but when I asked the doctor about it he told me that it could have been the predisone so who knows at this point? The doctor told me to try to stay between 2,200-2,100 calories per day but with the medication messing with my tummy until the afternoon the most I have been getting is about 1,800 I have been able to eat some kind of breakfast but lunch and snacks are very very hard because my poor stomach is in an uproar. The new med is Savela just started to take it this week. I had a talk with my Rheumatoid doctor about the weight loss that lead him to change my medications, he is the one That I am working on this with he told me that yoga would be very good for me as well as using the pool and some kind of water aerobics with others that have RA & Fibromyalga. I am looking in to everything but it has been hard to find a place not to far from me that has a pool/classes. I can go to the YMCA but they only have only one pool that is farther away and don't have any RA water classes so I am going to call the arthritis foundation and maybe they know of a place that I can go to there is a list on their website but the only one that would have been good closed down it's program but the list doesn't look like it was updated in years....ugh According to the doctor water and yoga seem to be the only things that I can do at the moment he did say that as I loss weight the swelling in my knees will go down and then I maybe able to use other equipment. I have a wii so I may see if there is a program it that does yoga I hadn't thought about it before, I will have to look on amazon. OK well I think that I should tell you all a little about me. I am a 40y/o single Mother to 2 boys ages 18 & 12 I work a full time job as getting on disability is hard and I really wouldn't make enough to survive. I am an office manager for a roofing company and have been there for about 5 years now :) I love my job the guys are all great and are like family to me. I have been seeing someone to talk to about my issues with being alone/RA/not being able to do what I used to, etc I also have many many other doctors and seem to live taking someone to some doctor as my youngest is ADHD, LD & Speech issues....so we are a very busy family. I thank you both for the welcome and hope to get to know you both better in time :) |
Lucy-:welcome2: Glad to meet you and I know you'll find a lot of support here! I was wondering about some gentle strength training? Small weights are inexpensive (Walmart) and you can work your arms and upper body areas-building muscle up helps burn calories all day. I also use a stability ball for crunches and other exercises, as I have back and knee issues, along with MS.
Rosebud-Hope you and your DH are starting to get over those colds. It's that time of year. Our DS3 has one now too. I'm just hoping for an early spring, no matter what that stupid little rodent said a couple days ago:lol: Your stir-fried veggie combo sure sounded good. I'm gonna try it for lunch some day, then experiment on the family later! Good advice to our new Lucy-you have so much wisdom and I love reading your posts. Purple-Glad there's been improvement for your sister and still no bad news for your dad! Still keeping them in my prayers. Will put you and your DH in them too, so you don't get more run down and ill. We've been running and running too, but seems like we're not accomplishing anything:dizzy: Your butternut squash soup sounds good too, so I'll have to pick up one of those soon. I've just learned about spaghetti squash and have been eating it with my spaghetti sauce (which is mostly from a jar-lol!) and also with our chicken noodle soup. The family used regular noodles and I used the squash and it was wonderful. Only 8 calories per ounce for the squash! I've been trying an experiment the last week or so. By chance (or really, Divine guidance) I read in a couple sources about gluten intolerance and discovered that so many of my recent symptoms matched those listed. I have been having such terrible abdominal pain, bloating, and other symptoms, along with gaining weight, instead of losing, and just feeling miserable, so I decided to cut out gluten/wheat products for a couple weeks to see what happened. Lo and behold, I've lost over 4 pounds in 4 days, as well as 4 inches off my stomach and hips. And, more importantly, the bloat, pain, and other belly issues have gone away completely! I even have much more energy all day long. Now, I know I can't just use that as a complete diagnosis and need to add back something with gluten in it to see what happens, but I'm gonna give it a couple more weeks before I do that and see if I keep feeling better. My sister said that she had read that some experts (whoever they are) actually recommend gluten-free diets for people with MS. I'm just glad I'm getting some more energy, as there's so much stress right now. We have to go to mediation tomorrow hoping to settle our lawsuit against the driver who crashed us 4 years ago. DH's mom has her breast cancer surgery on the 15th (any and all prayers welcomed as they are not sure until they get in there whether it'll be a lumpectomy or mastectomy). Lots to do regarding taxes and fafsa. And, yesterday, I found out that my dad is still losing weight-he's down to 175 (I've never seen him under 200 in my entire life) and has been having problems falling down, since he has so much swelling in his feet that he can't move them properly to walk. Yesterday, he fell outside his vehicle at his work and couldn't get up until someone saw him from the street and went for help:cry:. He lives 600 miles from us, so we're trying to figure out how we can buy a new house that's only one story, so he can move up here with us. Much of that depends on the outcome tomorrow. The stresses just never end here:no: Well, hope you all have a really nice day! :hug::hug::hug: for everyone! |
:hug:DEAR RONNIE ~ We are definitely sending up lots of prayers for you and your family right now, and for your DAD, and your MIL and her doctors for wisdom during her surgery on the 15th: got that marked on my calendar right pronto!
Yes, that sounds like a good idea to get your DAD to come and live with you so you can keep an eye on him and help each other. As you know, my sister NUMPSTER, bought a bigger place and my Dad & SM will be staying with them for the winters and helping each other. They both have had their health issues lately too, as you all know; and she & her DH will be able to keep an eye on them too. ;) Am also sending up some prayers about your legal issue tomorrow; that all will turn out for good for you and your family -- and that you will have peace about it. It would be so nice to get it all resolved amiably and quickly. :hug: |
HI LUCY ~ sounds like you had a great meeting of minds with your doctor recently; and your plans sound good. I hope that you can find a pool and aquatic program that will help you; that is close by. Yes, you could do some light yoga breathing and gentle movements; speaking of that ...
Have you ever heard of TAI CHI? I think that you might like that; I have a tape of one that is a "Gentle Tai Chi" for those with health issues and seniors, etc. It uses slow moments of the arms (esp) and legs to a soft music. It is so popular in China that they even do it during their work breaks out in the public and in the parks; people of all ages do it. It is kinda like yoga too, just delicate movements that stretch the limbs and body, but without overdoing it ... I'm sure that you might be able to find a dvd of this at Amazon.com as well. You may be able to find a WII yoga program too. It sounds like you have a busy life also, just like Ronni & Purple do presently. Life with kids always keeps you busy, from what I have seen and heard. PLus you have a full-time job as well, so that keeps you active too. You probably already get more exercise in than you realize ... :D |
HEY PURPLE ~ glad to see that you are feeling better and came by for a visit in spite of all that your family is going thru right now. I am glad to hear that your sister is doing so much better; and that she has her feeling back in her leg and is starting therapy & walking already -- will keep prayers going up for her and for your Dad too ... :hug:
You have a busy day ahead of you tomorrow as well; hope you have a good day though, and do take good care of yourself too. Don't over-tax yourself too much now. DH and I picked up a wee cold this week, but I am starting to feel much better; just a few sniffles left for me too. We went up town and picked up a few things we couldn't get earlier this week; we went hunting for some bird seed and dog food and found some good deals today. I also picked up another plush blanket; so now we have enuff to keep us warm and cozy ... :D So I got in lots of walking today; am pleased that I got extra walking in three times over this past week. We had lovely :sunny: today, so it was perfect day to go out. We had fish for dinner tonight becuz it was easy after a busy and tiring day. Hope you all have a fabulous Friday tomorrow ... Rosebud :flow1: |
Hello fellow chicks
It is a grey day here but no rain the temperature is around 8c so not too bad overall. We have been warned that there is a cold spell on the way and not to expect temperatures above freezing. Although hearing about the weather on the East coast of the USA it sounds simply nothing. I do hope that any of our users on 3fc whom are in that area are OK and I will be thinking of you. A good piece of news my sister has come home but still remains on much medication which includes opiates. She is now walking with a cane but can only manage short distances which is to be expected in the circumstances. Thanks for the continuing prayers which have helped her through this difficult operation. Unfortunately she has lost weight which seems funny to be saying this on a weight loss site. My sister has the opposite problem to us and has difficulty keeping the weight on and she does not have the weight to lose either. She is very slender and has a small build she is around 5ft 7in but pans in when well around 140 (heaviest she has ever been I have seen her as low as 105 and she looked awful. Not that she has an eating disorder but is one of the lucky soles who lose weight at the drop of a hat and struggle to stay at a good weight) LUCY Sorry to hear that your medication is playing havoc with your tummy side effects can be horrid. I have been fortunate so far that I do not suffer to greatly with side effects. Steroids (predisole) can have the side effect of weight gain so all you can do is eat sensibly and stay in the range of calories suggested by doctor. I know that is seeming mission impossible with the tummy being as upset as it is. All I can suggest is try and make sure that the calories you do consume are nutritious so that way you get all the essential vitamins and minerals. I am sure that for a short period of time 1800 calories is very adequate but I am sure that you doctor will be monitoring the medication and charting the side effects. If this drug regime really does not suit I am sure there are others for you to try that will suit your body. I hope that you have some luck with RA classes in your area for swimming and yoga. Please keep us informed how things go. Like Rosebud says tai chi is low impact on joints and you may find that it is something that you could have ago at. I am sure that you will find something it is often the case that trying to find out what is out their in your area which is easier said than done. I did not find the MS therapy centre until over a year ago and I had been diagnosed for over 9 years! Here there not much help if you are diagnosed with a chronic condition such are as we have. It would be so nice if there was a "pack" with all sorts of information in that would provide useful after you have got over the initial shock of the diagnosis and are at the stage "now what do I do from here". You are a very busy lady and do much to be proud of it is not easy being a single mum at the best of time not to mention having physical challenges yourself to content with. I take my hat off to you and I admire you greatly I am not sure that I would be able to deal with what you day in and day out. I know how hard it is looking after a child with challenges of their own as my sister has a child with Perthes disease. In English ;) this is a condition of a hip that presents itself from the age of 4 to 10 and it is due to insufficient blood supply to that area and the bone dies. If the child is luck (most are) new blood supplies will be created by the body and the new bone will gradually appear over 1 to 3 years. Still the bone in my niece has not fully grown and she is now 12 years old and had the condition I think for 4 years. She was coping well but need lots of pain killers to hold the pain at bay at times. Unfortunately as she has got older she moved schools in the September to go to secondary school but she now has been confronted with more walking in school and lots of stairs. She is in so much pain that she is now having a stronger cocktail of drugs and can only attend school part time. Now physiotherapist is trying to build up muscles in her back and leg which have become weak due to the gait she has taken to protect her hip. She is so brave she does not complain even though she is in lots of pain and does not look well :hug: RONNI Thanks for the prayers for my family sure do appreciate them. Yes I am hoping that I do not become ill in this roller coaster that I am on. I know that I did once before when it lead to a relapse which I am trying to avoid. I know stress can be a trigger for a relapse so trying to use my techniques from my nursing days into practice easier said than done :lol: It is so much easier telling someone how to do it and be the facilitator of a relaxation session than practice it yourself. Hey they do say nurses make the worse patients :D Yes I have heard of spaghetti squash which is a gem of a vegetable for substituting for spaghetti pasta. Unfortunately the range of squashes here in the UK is virtually nil :lol: It was not until recent years have we seen butternut squashes we get marrows also and that is about the top and bottom of it. We get pumpkins but they are like an arm and a leg in cost then when Halloween has past then they virtually disappear off the shelves. Hmm they must think no one wants to eat them but I like a pumpkin soup made in very much the same way as butternut squash soup it gives a nice flavour. I hope that in years to come that we shall get affordable ranges of squashes for us to try. Wow what a difference to your body not to mention weight loss and inches loss with lack of gluten in your diet. I know like you say it is not the bench mark for gluten intolerance but if you feel better on it then nothing to stop you from going down that avenue. Even getting advice from doctor or dietitian regarding this if your are worried in anyway that you maybe lacking something in your diet from not having the foods that gluten is contained in. Like your sister says some experts believe that if gluten among other things is omitted from your diet it improves MS symptoms. I know one such diet is something called Best Bet diet but I know for me I would not be able to incorporate such a restrictive diet into my daily life. Cutting out gluten is one thing but omitting dairy, gluten, legumes the list goes on what is permitted. I think I could tackle one reasonably easily but all together is another matter mission impossible for me but if that is the choice for any MSer I do not discourage anyone for giving it ago. Sorry to hear that you have so much stress in your life right now but it natural with all that you are juggling right now all which are pretty stressful individually never mind all come along on one bus load together. I am sending prayers for your father and MIL regarding their health. I do hope it is a good outcome for your MIL forth coming operation. :hug: poor Dad being unable to get up after falling it is awful not being able to get up with help and can sympathise with Dad. ( I can't always get up and rely on DH getting me upright) No wonder you were so upset about Dad I would have been had it been my own father. I really do hope that you are able to get a bungalow (one storey dwelling here in UK) to suit your needs and Dad can come and live with you. Plus one bonus I am sure that a one storey dwelling will suit your own physical challenges that you have regarding mobility or may have in the future. I really do hope that you are given the strength you need to meet your forth coming stresses in your life and I am thinking about you and your family :grouphug: ROSEBUD Thanks so much for the prayers for my family it has been much appreciated and I am thankful that my sister has come through her operation and on the road to recovery. I really hope that she sees some improvement after the operation though there are no guarantees this will happen as the surgeon told her. I think the operation was also done to protect her spinal cord with her disk being pushed out of shape and was now showing signs with pins and needles / numbness in her legs. I hope that she has less pain than she did as that will be be a bonus anything else is icing on the cake. I am trying so hard not for it to affect my health as I know a relapse may chip away a little bit more of what I am capable of doing right now. I try to have a tiny bit of me time every day to ensure I can chill out and relax the best I can. If I can sit and read a book for a little while often that takes me to another time and place that the book is set in. Magically it allows you to forget your worries and cares for a short moment in time. I have been to the farmers market today which was heaving I think everybody decided to visit today and the car park was very full. I was lucky and picked up all the things I wanted to buy. Like sugar free cakes and scones. Great for treat without being too bad on the calories. At least the sugars are natural ones. I was speaking to the baker and he told me date (pureed) are used to sweeten many things like fruit cake or carrot cake. It is nice that they are making a range for diabetics and those who are watching what we eat. I have put them into the freezer ready for pack up days on deliveries. I hope you all having a great weekend take care all :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
HI LADIES ~ Just stayed home and did lots of research today, as we had a visitor this afternoon who makes and rents and sells motorized bikes from down in the Ottawa area.
He shared some tips with me about losing weight; he is on the FIT 4 LIFE plan and has lost 40 lbs in only just over 2 months; but he started high. I read that program when it first came out in the 80's and instilled some of the ideas when I could. I may give it a whirl for a day or so to see if I can master it. I already have the dinner on some nights; and fruit and snacks alone now, but putting the whole plan together would take some planning and extra effort for me, I think. I'm not sure (as I was back then) that I would like the whole plan as it is so opposite of how we have been eating all our lives. However, a lot of the ideas may help those with IBS or other digestive disorders. Our family has so many of them, including lactose intolerance; digestive and absorption problems; and IBS ... all of which the author claims can be helped by their plan. Have a super Sunday ... Rosebud :flow1: |
Hi Ladies
Having a quite relaxing weekend after the racing speed of late our life's had been going. I have been out for lunch today from a treat from DH much appreciated. I have cooked a couple of gammon joints today. One to eat and one to freeze policy that I try to adopt when ever possible. I am going to use one for sandwiches tonight and the other has already cooled down enough to be frozen. Had an accident today when I thought I could lift this pan of water and but my strength is going slowly from me and all I did was pour boil hot water on my foot :cry: Quickly did the first aid procedure for burns and I think I have managed to stop the blistering although it is red I know it could have been far worse. My guardian angel must have protected me from what could have been a nasty accident. I have put some cream on my foot for minor burns called "sudocrem" it works wonders at taking the stinging pain associated with burns. So lesson learned today not to lift that pan with water in it now as it is above my capabilities. I sometimes over step the mark and think things are within my abilities and they are far from it resulting in all sorts of mischief ;) Our dear Rizzie is not so well today he is a bit lethargic and can't be bothered attitude. He has spent a lot of the day asleep which is not like him he normally likes to have a good playing session with his ball being thrown or hidden around the house to find. He has perked up a bit this afternoon but still not right by a long chalk. He is still eating as he has had a little bit of of cooked gammon I had cooked earlier. No vomiting or the runs but I think he has arthritis has he is struggling to get in to his chair at times and his rear end doesn't come with him. Will keep an eye on him closely if he does not pick up he has got himself a one way ticket to his favourite place the vet (not really he makes such a racket he is embarrassing not that he his aggressive or anything like that when being examining just over excitable) ROSEBUD Sounds like you have been busy with your internet research where would we be without the internet and it's usefulness in providing us with information to our fingertips. Nothing to lose by trying your friend weight loss programme it may suit your life style and health issues. You can always return to your eating programme that you are on at the moment if things are not working for you. I have heard of the programme but not that I know anything much about the programme apart from the name. You never know you may find it is the one for you not one programme suits all. I think we know that when we read others stories and find that they had tried numerous times before but not succeeded but trying something new and the penny dropped for them. There are so many people whom suffer from the health issue called IBS and its debilitating symptoms that it has anything that can lessen the symptoms and make you feel in control rather than the IBS is worth it. So often it is triggered by certain foods or beverages and the symptoms so embarrassing at times. Medication can help but if you can control what triggers it in the first place then medication can be reduced or not taken altogether. The more I hear of IBS the more people I hear that have the condition in various severities it would be nice if there was a cure for it :) Must go and finish my :coffee: before it goes cold till next time have a lovely Sunday and take care :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Not really sure if this is the place to post this, please let me know if I've messed up.
I am disabled, trying to lose weight and have been trying to find ways of exercises to suit me with my limited capabilities. Well I found that Avon is selling a couple of things that are ideal for people with mobility problems. They are selling a Tone and Stretch Band for £3 in the next couple of weeks (I'd been advised to get one and had no idea where! lol) and a Gyroscopic Ball for toning your arms. Both of these can be used sitting down and seem not to be too demanding on the body. I don't know if this is an international thing for Avon, or just in the UK, but I thought I'd share this if anyone else like me has had trouble finding things that suit them. |
:welcome: TIGZ ~ Yes, you certainly are in the right place. We are glad that you decided to join us here in our thread. I see that you are from Scotland; my SM and her family are from there and possible one of my Grandfather's too. We're not sure, but he does have a Scottish surname; although some immigrants used to take on other's names when they came to Canada a long time ago, but we do know that they did come from the UK.
Thanks for the good tip on where to buy a new stretchie band. I really liked mine but the last few times, I was using it; the danged thing snapped in half, and then in half again ... :lol: Gave me quite a fright really, but it was funny too. We do have AVON here too, but I don't know if they sell all the same products or not, but you never know. I also do other toning exercises laying in my bed in the AM before I get out of bed, plus I do arm aeorbics in my chair. I even do some while in the internet while waiting for things to come up; I do arm movements (sometimes to music) and chair situps or tummytucks as I call them, but they all work the same. Here's how you do them: you hold your tummy in and cross your arms in front of you, then move forwards and back about 8-12" ... repeat about 10-15 times. As time goes on, you can do more. Sometimes I vary it by putting my arms out in front of me, clasping my hands; and over the back of my head. Stretching your legs out in front of you whilst doing them also helps work your lower tummy too. I repeat them each way about 10 times. Do you have a eating plan that you like? Do come back now, and tell us some more about yourself. And maybe you could explain more about that exercise ball for your arms; I haven't heard of that one yet, but maybe I'll google it ... :hug: |
HI PURPLE ~ sorry to hear that you had an accident with the boiling water :yikes: -- yes, we have to be so careful esp with things like that. I'm glad that you weren't injured any worse, but I'm sure that was bad enuff; might be better to leave the heavy lifting to DH from now on. I pray that your foot heals up well and quickly.
Also your Rizzie is under the weather too; gotta send up some prayers for him too. Our girls had the same problems as they aged too; and NIKO seems to catch our colds. There are so many going around these days. One of DH's cousins is bed-ridden this weekend with one; so we are praying for her to recover quickly. I may try some aspects of that Fit 4 Life plan; not sure if I could do it all the time, but I will try and gleam some benefits from parts of it at least. I was thinking of trying some meals or maybe every other day and see how that goes for awhile. I did the breakfast and lunch today just to try it out. I found the lunch menu a bit lacking; only 2 choices given, so that will definitely need some work. We had milder temps today with the :sunny: out for awhile too -- it got up to -7C this afternoon. Made roast chicken with veggies and sweet potatoes for dinner tonight; so nice with lots left over for another meal. Hope you all have a Marvellous Monday tomorrow; and do take good care of yourselves too ... Rosebud :flow1: |
Hello fellow chicks
We have a grey dreary morning but fortunately no rain not been out so far today so not sure how warm it is. Although this is typical weather for this time of the year for the UK :yes:. Today it has been a vegetarian fayre for lunch with harricot and aduzki beans (spelling?) sweet thai chill. I cheated and used a sauce from a jar I must confess and the beans come to that. It make a lovely dinner and made double portion so that we can put a meal into the freezer for a later date. It turned out better than expected I must admit :T. Well our Rizzie seems much brighter and perky this morning more like back to his normal self which is pleasing :hug:. Not ate much yesterday but that is the same with humans if we feel unwell often the first thing to go is our appetite. He has at least wanted to play with his ball in short bursts today so maybe he is on the mend and had a 48 hour bug or something like that or just his arthritis catching up with him. He is no spring chicken at 11 I forget his age at times as he is so sprightly not acting his age at all when I compare to my SIL Alsatian dogs who are the same age they do seem elderly in the way they are. Already made sandwiches for tomorrow at the ms centre and whilst I was doing that I made today's tea as I would have all the same things out. So all organised now I think for tea and tomorrow. Need to have a shower later to wash my hair which is a little greasy I noticed this morning. Friends of ours are now on their holidays and they have gone to Sri Lanka for a fortnight. 4 days touring and 10 days in a resort. I hope they have a wonderful time and look forward to hearing about their travels. TIGZ :welcome2: to the board glad you have found us and this is the right place as you have challenges like the rest of us who post on here. Like yourself I am also from the UK and have found this board a godsend as her people understand how difficult it is to undertake exercise and our achievements in this area maybe small but here on this board are big :) Thanks for letting us know of different forms of exercise that we may look into any suggestions are gratefully received. I have heard of bands that you have mentioned but not the company you mentioned. Look forward to getting to know you better over the forth coming weeks. ROSEBUD Yes painful lesson learned about moving heavy pans I just get carried away and sometime forget that is beyond my capabilities now. I just think I go into "automatic pilot" mode when working and this makes me absent minded :dizzy: I am very fortunate that I have altered sensation in my feet I have lost a lot of normal feeling from my knees down really and each relapse more has been taken away. With lessened feeling in my lower limbs I am blessed in not been in pain from the burn when clearly I should so I am fortunate for that reason. I will have to keep a close eye on it to make sure that it is OK. There is no blister but it is very red for a two inch square area just above my big toe on my left foot. Thanks for the prayers for the swift healing much appreciated. Your prayers for Rizzie seem to be working as he is seeming a much perkier fellow this morning with that glint in his eye looking for mischief :lol: I know as our baby gets older it is to be expected he will slow down like we all do when we are older. I really hope your prayers for your poorly cousin whom is bedridden is well soon and back on her feet are answered. Even if you do not fully undertake all of the "fit 4 life plan" taking bits of it that you can incorporate into your daily menu could be good. To be honest as you know I count calorie well when I started on this journey I would take recipes from all different sections of this board. Plus a big help for me as a starting point was the pyramid of food which gave me a guide to how much of each food I could have. Like say 2 portions of dairy or 5 slices of bread. It really helped me tow the line in and a good starting point over the months I have tweaked it has you know adding or taking away things as needed to where I am today. It is a growing processes one I think I will always be learning something new that I can incorporate into my life style. Well in the absence of a fairy godmother :D I must go as I have dishes from dinner which still need washing as we had a later lunch today so hence pots still lingering about. So hope you all have a smashing Monday and catch you all soon :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Hi Ladies,
Thank you for the lovely welcome and advice. Had a very busy day and not been able to do much. Just been raiding youtube and found some really good chair workouts to try. LOL Does anyone else feel like a complete muppet when you are doing a workout dvd? I wish I could do it with a paper bag over my head! Must remember to close the curtains ROFL! Or I might end up on youtube! Hoping tomorrow won't be just as hectic and will get a chance to do a shopping list and menu for the next few days. I always find it easier for doing the shopping and financially if I make my menu first and then make the shopping list from that. Then I need to go around the supermarket with blinkers on! Not good in a mobility scooter, but fun to see the nervous look on the faces of people in front of you! Mwaaaahahahahahahahaha (Evil Laugh:devil:) Why isn't winter over yet? We got a little sunshine here this morning and even though it was blimin freezing, I felt it charging my batteries. I'M SICK OF HIBERNATING!!!!! LET ME OUT!!!!! |
HI TIGZ ~ you have a great attitude; sounds like you have some fun in your scooter in the grocery store. The weather here was cold today too; one of those days that you definitely want winter to be over with pronto.
We had to go out today and those winds almost blew us away. DH had a dentist appointment, otherwise we would have just stayed home. We picked up some fresh foods and did some errands whilst we were out there; but boy, I was glad to get back home. DH was just saying it feels cold in here right now, so I am going to put the furnace up a bit to make it feel warmer in here. I just noticed that I can hear the winds coming down the furnace pipe ... :yikes: The cold is bothering us much more as we age. I'm glad you found some exercises to do on youtube; and yes, DH sometimes comments to me that I look like a traffic cop waving my arms around all over the place ... :lol: I said I don't care; it works for me, so I don't care whether others think I'm nuts or not ... ;) Hope you have a great shopping trip tomorrow ... Rosebud :flow1: |
HEY PURPLE ~ so glad to hear that you and Rizzie are both feeling much better today. Every now and then, our NIKO has a day where he seems to sleep a lot, but then the next day, he is right as rain.
I am making lots of double meals now myself; I try to make at least that many now. Tomorrow we are having leftover chicken and roasted veggies from Sunday's dinner. We had hamburgers today becuz I was famished. I did fruit for breakfast but by dinnertime, I am starving. I calculated that plan has way too few calories for me. I may do the odd meal, but the overall plan doesn't suit me at all; as it's way too restrictive ... I think vegetarians or even vegans would like it better; it really sounds to me like that's what the plan is really about ... plus it's very low cal to boot. I don't miind a meatless meal here and there, but I am a meat lover; I just seem to function better with lean protein and complex carbs. So, I am going to stick to my calorie-counting as I am doing so well with it now. Hope you have a terrific day at your therapy tomorrow; and do take good care ... Rosebud :flow1: |
"I don’t wanna work today
Maybe I just wanna stay Just take it easy cause there is no stress" :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::c arrot::carrot: Gorgeous day here again today, I'm like Jekyll and Hyde when the sun comes out LOL! Going to look at a new car tomorrow. I should be excited. But I'm not! :frypan::frypan::frypan::frypan::frypan: Rosebud - Thank you for the kind words about my attitude, most people just think I am nuts. Unfortunately the attitude fails me frequently as I have bad bouts of depression. Marketing idea: Chocolate flavoured Anti-depressants YUMMMMMMM! Purple - I know where you are coming from. Its so hard. I was raiding youtube last nite for wheelchair workouts. Actually found a couple of possibilities.....now if I can get 2 minutes to scratch my butt......LOL Anyways, cheers all! Have a good day! :beach::beach::beach::beach::beach: |
:lol: HI TIGZS ~ well, I think you have to have a good sense of humor in this life; and with what some us here on this thread are dealing with each day, we need an extra dose of something ... ;)
And, dark chocolate covered anything might be a good idea; I had some dark-chocolate covered almonds at Christmas. That was a great idea too. I can have 4 for only 100 calories; and I only have about 4 left. I put them out in my freezer for a weekly treat; after that, then I can start on the very dark chocolate bars :lol: ... but in moderation, of course! :D We had another gorgeous :sunny: day today; and the temps came up to -7C which isn't too bad really. We'll take it! Just stayed home and did some laundry today; and a few light housechores as well. Stayed off the net all day waiting for a call, which never came ... :p We had a lovely dinner of leftover roasted chicken and lots of veggies. Had a good day and was very happy with how I did. I made some homemade chicken-veggie soup with some of the broth and veggies from the other dish; and have enuff left for tomorrow's lunch as well. Well, it's time for my evening tea -- have a wonderful Wednesday tomorrow ladies ... Rosebud :flow1: |
Hi fellow chicks
Well today is a mixed bag when it comes to the weather one minute brilliant sunshine :sunny: and the next snow ****. The weather though over the past few days has been getting slowly colder and distinctly chilly :brr:. Tomorrow off on our travels DH and I we are delivering in Luton which is not too far from London our capital city. Lets hope the weather does not turn for the worse and we have heavy snowfall:no: We are delivering the usually beanbags for BIL but I have still to get myself organised and make the sandwiches for the journey. I have just got back after doing the weekly shop at the big superstore near my home. Mind you I am blessed for supermarkets as I have quite a few different ones all about the same distance from my home (5 mile radius) so we can pick and choose. In the supermarket we go to I dropped by on the off chance that my glasses would be ready at the opticians as it has nearly been a fortnight since I selected the pairs (had an offer on two pairs for the price of one). I have gone for varifocals the same as my old pair of glasses. I have wore my glasses for a few hours but the change in prescription has made me feel dizzy after several hours of wearing them so to give my eyes a rest I have gone back to my old pair. So I have got to gently introduce my eyes to the new prescription over the next few days. The glasses I have selected this time are not wildly different from the ones I wear at the minute nearly the same shape but the glasses arms are slightly wider. One pair is light and one pair beige but even then not vastly different from each other. I have not got both pairs as unfortunately the lady who was fitting my glasses noticed a fault in the enamelling of the glasses so they have returned to have them replaced before they are given to me. Like I said earlier in the post I have yet to make our sandwiches to go with us on our travels as the service stations are so expensive. I have also got some plan cooked chicken for our Rizzie so he has something to tide his hunger over with until he gets home. Plus it is not fair to be eating right next to him whilst in the van and he get absolutely nothing. This way he thinks he's not missed out and I feel guilt free for giving him something. I have had a tiny bit of a tummy bug I think since Monday with the trotters not that I have felt too unwell or anything just a shade off colour and reduced appetite (not a bad thing ;) ) Went for my oxygen treatment yesterday so and starting to feel human again :D Missed out last week so been a fortnight since my last oxygen fix so was ready this time. TIGZ Yes I know what you mean exercising in the lounge to a dvd in the lounge on full display to the neighbours so needless to say the curtains are swiftly shut before the men in white coats come and cart me off :lol: Mind family all think I have a few screws loose for undertaking the career path I did of psychiatric nurse :yes:. My ultimate aim was to work at Rampton (maximum security psychiatric hospital) unfortunately just as I started to seriously look for Sister posts there (Sister is a rank in nursing or the male equivalent is Charge nurse) MS came knocking on my door. Shopping is hard with all the "goodies" on offer to tempt you to fall off the path of healthy eating. There are aisles that I avoid altogether now and don't even stray down them otherwise it could be lethal :o I am lucky as I do not have any children whom I have to cater from so nothing to tempt me and my DH in our house. So if I do go on the munchies in the home it is on food that is not too damming on the waist line at the end of the day. I have yet to go round in a supermarket with my scooter ( I can just manage the walk round but absolutely tattered afterwards) oh no me on a scooter and food in the aisle not a good mix :nono: I can see that I am going to have an embarrassing accident knocking down a food display and you can guarantee it will be glass jars of something or other :o. I am new to a scooter by the way I have just about mastered using it outside without flattening someone (unlike the first time I used on I pinned our best friend to our car after I come hurtling down their driveway at full throttle :scooter: Unfortunately our friend as not let me live that one down yet :D It is lovely to have you on this board posting with your lovely upbeat personality and my warped sense of humour. My DH also has this lovely nature that I love so much and drawn toward. Many of the nurses I worked with thinking about it over the years had it and it was our pressure value on coping what at times with stressful and difficult situations. Look forward to having more of the same Jekyll or is it Hyde ;) ROSEBUD Well glad to report our Rizzie is back or normal being mischievous and having that glint in his eye telling me that he his looking for more trouble :D Appetite is back to normal and yesterday he was a bottomless pit and I reckon he had hollow legs cos I just couldn't fill him. He was making up for the last few days when he ate enough to keep a sparrow alive ;) Well at least you gave the "fit 4 life plan" a whirl and it wasn't for you as you did not find it filling enough. I like to feel full and satisfied so something along the lines of volumetrics looking for the foods with little calories and volume to fill my tummy. I know my tummy has shrunk since I have been healthy eating and foods that I happily munched away on now make me feel green at the gills for eating them. (serves me right for being naughty and giving in to temptation :lol:) At least you can go back to your normal style of eating plan as it is working as you know by smaller clothing for one :carrot: We know how important victories are whether they be the scales or not. Along the path that I have taken I have had both and they have given me pleasure not to mention incentive along the way to carry on. I think it happens to most of us as we get that little bit older the more we feel the cold. It maybe due to the fact we are not so active as we were when we were twenty years or so younger. Plus with age comes health issues like arthritis not to mention other aches and pains. I know I feel the cold much more that I ever used to. My hands and feet are nearly always permanently cold my DH joking says " I reckon you must be dead " with being so cold. I know my DH who always wanted it cooler than me is now finding it cold at times especially on his shoulder which is arthritic. Gotta run and a few chores I still need to do for today if I can been good to drop by though and catch up . :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
HI PURPLE ~ it was so nice to hear from you today; a big, long post too. Glad that you got out to your therapy yesterday, as it helps you so much. We were gonna go out today for a couple of pick-ups and for a walk, but the winds were really cold, making it feel much colder than it was. Tonight it is suppose to drop down to -17C, and with the winds, that would feel more like -27C; I can already hear the winds coming down the furnace pipe as I am typing this post. :brr:
DH is out watching a charity hockey game at our local arena; he likes going to things like that. I used to when I was younger, but I didn't feel up to it with colder temps. I do better earlier in the day really. Today, we were making up our bed with a new blanket that I picked up and I pulled my groin muscle ... :yikes: that really smarts. Thankfully, after I rested for a while, the pain subsided and I was OK to get dinner going early, so DH could go early to the game. In the future, I am going to have to be more careful, and DH says that he would rather do those things than have me hurt myself again. I had a really good OP day today; was happy about that. I am tweaking and revising my plan as I go. Instilling some ideas from other plans, but still using my basic plan that I devised many years ago now. I am getting better at it as time goes by. I have decided that it is better to stick with what you know works for you best. Our winter carnival is on full force this weekend; sounds like they have some awesome things going on again this year. We have a new recreational committee that have been doing a fabulous job; so we are very blessed to have such dedicated folk in our town. We hope to get out and see some of the events this year. Hope you have a wonderful trip tomorrow; like your RIZZIE, our NIKO loves to go with us no matter where we go, or how cold it is. DH thinks that we should try to find him a coat or sweater of some kind, as he is becoming so used to being a house pet now. Finding one his size will be the issue; he is a medium-sized dog. I don't know whether he'll want to wear it though, so we'll have to see. Maybe I'll put on one of DH's t-shirts to see how he reacts; that's what I did with our girls. When I saw they were OK with that, then I bought them sweaters. Well, that's all the news from here for now -- do take good care ... Rosebud :flow1: |
Well, I overdid it yesterday. Ended up flat out on my back on the couch, grinding the teeth, migracool patch on forehead, doped up to the eyeballs! :dizzy: I was so desperate for relief I missed American Idol and took a ROASTING hot bath instead (just call me lobster!). Better today though. Sun is shining again, gorgeous but freezing here. Took this pic 2 days ago. This is what we see just yards from the front door. Makes is easier to get up in the mornings when this is what you see:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...uss9210002.jpg Car News Went and signed the papers for a new car today. Going to go back on the Motability Scheme again. Less stress with no MOT's, Insurance and repairs etc etc etc My Motability Gripe: The amount of people on the scheme who need automatic cars and the astronomical deposit for family sized cars that are automatics. Even the deposit you need to put down on one with enough room in the boot for your wheelchair - RIDICULOUS!!!!!!! Someone there needs a reality check! Anyways, car will be here in a few weeks YAYYY!!!:broc: Purple - Hope road trip goes well. Need to post a pic of Rizzie. I have a GSD and an Afghan/Collie cross. Here's mine: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...rettyhippy.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a315/flo71/Angel.jpg Rosebud - Groin strain - OWWWWIEEEEEEE! Hope its back to normal. I totally understand being better earlier in the day, I'm like that too - on a downwards spiral from breakfast. Really had to learn well how to pace myself when I got back out the wheelchair, its a balancing act.:yoga: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...etsvgzycuj.jpg Right, going to have a coffee now and see if I can pick myself up for the afternoon! TC All! XXXXXX |
Hello everyone!
I have had some computer issues that kept me down for a few days :( Lucky for me I have a computer wiz in the household so I only had to wait on the parts :) Well let me start by saying that my tummy is feeling much better and the new meds seem to be working as I must have lost some weight because my jeans fit again...lol I started a water aerobics class last night and that went really well I was able to do the whole class but was very very tired after and just snacked for dinner then went to bed before 8:30 :yawn: I did swim my youngest son for the hour before that so I think it may have just been a shock to this body of mine...lol I was a little disappointed to find out that I only burnt about 400 calories and it seemed like so much work! I have joined the ymca and that was the pool I used it is farther then I wanted but I couldn't find anything closer so...what could I do? I was very happy that I was able to do so much more in the water then I can on land...I was very proud that I made it through the whole class ;) I am going to look up how to use the stability ball and will ask about Tai Chi I am just not sure what all I can do right now....maybe a trainer could help me figure it all out I don't know but I have been doing something everyday and my calorie intake is staying about 2,100-2,300 per day yeah some days it is about 100 more then the doctor suggested but I am just not gonna beat myself up over it...it can't hurt that much, kwim? I am going to try to use the bike at the gym today for a little while or maybe the elliptical I am not sure just yet and the more I am thinking about it the more I think I would like to meet with a trainer at least a few times but it is so expensive...well maybe with my income tax. Purple~Your poor niece....I know what this is like as an adult but as a kiddo it must be so much harder! God Bless her! |
HI TIGZ ~ that's a really nice picture of the view near your home; that is worth getting up to look at indeed. It must be so beautiful to sit out there with your morning java and so peaceful too. Ah, the eyes on that lovely little furry baby ... so deep; he/she looks like a sweetie and the Shepherd looks so mysterious in the dark. :lol: I love furry babies myself; will have to show you a pic of our NIKO too.
Vehicles are expensive no matter how you get them, it seems. We didn't pay much for our second-hand car, but the upkeep does cost as you know. Yes, I am feeling much better; just resting seemed to help that (I am so grateful). Today, I just took it easy, doing light stuff only. DH did the big vacuuming today; that is such a big help to me. That took up the morning while I did other small things; but lesson learned: there are just some things that I can't and/or shouldn't try to do anymore. HEY LUCY ~ glad you got your PC issues all sorted out; like car repairs, PC issues come up regular. You are doing very well and boy, you are going to town with the exercise thing. Be careful not to overdo it now; we don't want you to hurt yourself, but you could try one thing at a time and see how you feel. It was a colder day today as well, but we did have gorgeous :sunny: all day. I sat in the sun for awhile and did some reading during a break and it was so nice. The sun makes it seem like it is warmer than it is; DH went out for awhile but came back in becuz he was cold. I am happy for the sunshine becuz it really makes February and March so much more bearable for us up here in the north. I sit in my rocker by our front window and it feels like I am basking in the sun, even if it is winter. Hope you all have a fantastic Friday tomorrow; and do take good care of yourselves ... Rosebud :flow1: |
I never did make it to the gym yestersday my youngest had a orthodotist appt before and it didn't go well he was hurting so we went home and then I made him something soft for dinner. I did get the house cleaned up a bit the boys sure can mess it up fast! I was up a lot last night as my joints had been very stiff so I am debating the water class tonight it may get better once I am in but moving is very hard so I just don't know if I will have the energy after working today and not sleeping well :(
I have 2 furbabies as well Princess & Izzy..I ill have to get some pics up of my babies ;) |
Good morning, everyone! Gosh, I can't believe how long it's been since I had time to get on here and visit-must do better at that, as it helps so much to communicate with others in the same boat.
Lucy-glad you're able to join the Y and have some workout time. I'm sure it'll help, even with winding down from stress and such. Tigz-beautiful view and furry babies! Welcome to our group too! Purple-ouch! A burn on the foot can be very painful-maybe some advantage to diminished sensation (if there can be any advantage, you know). I once dumped a pot of boiling water down my tummy and ended up with a blister right at my waistband. I knew then that I had to start being much more careful. My biggest problem has always been falling. I even fell a couple weeks ago when I had snow on my shoes and stepped on a concrete floor, then whoop! Down I went on my knee again and it's still stiff. Hoping your travels went well this week! And, so glad Rizzie's feeling better! Rosebud-Hope you get to go out to some of your Winter Carnival activities. Sounds like fun! I'd like to find some fun activity to do, but I'm thinking more of somewhere with palm trees and sandy beaches-lol! Not that anything like that is bound to happen, of course. I was reading Dr. Oz's book, "You on a Diet" and found a hint I'd like to share. He says that eating about 70 calories of healthy fat (you know, those omega fats) about 20 minutes before a meal triggers the fat-sensing chemicals that our brains need to help us start to feel full. Now, I've always had a problem with portion control and wanting second helpings, so I thought this is something I really need help with. His solution is to eat 6 walnut halves or 12 almonds or 20 peanuts about 20 minutes before your meal and IT REALLY WORKS! I'm so surprised that something so simple helps me keep my portions within reason. I knew I had cut my fats way too much, so now I get those healthier fats and feel more full with less food at any meal. Our DS3 is going on a youth retreat this weekend-his first time to go away on his own (well, with the youth group, of course). He's looking forward to it, even though the boys that had caused problems will be going also, but there will be lots of other kids there that he likes to hang with, so he should have a great time! Our lawsuit was settled for more than we expected, but less than our attorney said we should have gotten-oh, well....it'll be enough to pay off the medical and even some other bills, so we're not complaining. Just wish drivers would learn to be responsible and insurance companies weren't such crooks! Well, must go get some work and schooling done. Hope you all have a great day and weekend too! Oh, and happy Valentine's Day :val1:! |
Originally Posted by ronni62: Having a busy day today with kids, cars, housework (yes I do some lol!) and making jewellery in between. Used to make jewellery years ago, before "The Chair" and then the kids, now finding I have some extra time since the kids are in school and I can make jewellery without stressing my body out. Got a local charity night coming up so I am going to sell some there and see how it goes. If unsuccessful there's always Ebay LOL!;) Need to go, making salad to go with dinner tonight. TC All talk laterz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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