Daily Thursday, August 15th
 

off for coffee, back shortly

I'm back, coffee in hand.

peachie, how is jiff doing?? Hope you have good news for us. Did you buy a baby craft book? :rolleyes:

sarah (nora's niece) hope you take the time to join us in our daily, where anything goes.

I'm working the band practice this afternoon after school. It is going to be a hot one. We must keep reminding the band director to give the kids water breaks, he gets so into the music he forgets. Not a good thing to do in the south. A couple of weeks ago we had 8 kids under the parents tent sick from the heat.

I have big plans this morning..........I plan to clean my master bath, YIPPEE!! I really don't want to, but my friend wants to soak away her cares in my jacuzzi, and I'm ashamed to let anyone see my bathroom the way it looks now. Can you tell housework is not my cup of tea. :D

Hubby is leaving for a business trip to London on Saturday. This is one business trip I wish I could go with him on. I have been pen-pals with a girl in England since we were 12 years old. She came to visit me in 79 and I think it is now my turn to visit her, don't you think? Oh well, maybe next time.

Have a good day all
Debbie

Good Morning Deb, I could use a cup too, OK? Double cream and a pack of splenda, thanks a bunch!

Well, after yesterday's heady excitement it's going to be a rough couple of days now waiting for my appointment with my obgyn. I'm hoping then enough time has elapsed that I can get a good +++ result. We'll just have to wait and see, but I'm not too good at patience!:o

Today is do everything we should have done yesterday day since things were a bit wild and I didn't get anything done! Lots of housecleaning afoot for me! :)

Take good care and I'm thinking of you Jiff :)

Have a good one everyone! :)

Good morning chickies...... mmmmm, that coffee smells really good deb..... thanks!

Deb, if I promise not to look at the rest of the bathroom may I puhleeeeze reserve a place in the jacuzzi for tomorrow????:dizzy: Make sure you drink enough today too... it isn't enough to just watch out for all the kids, you must watch out for Deb, too!!! I'm sorry you can't go to London to see your friend, but maybe you can go next time?

Sarah... it's nice to "meet" you. Come on and join us any time... we are really a nice bunch of nutz and chicks!:lol:

Pooky.. take it easy, relax -- all that housework will still be there whenever!! (can you tell that I am most definitely not "Mrs Clean"?!?! :o )

Everyone else to come..... have a great day.. will check in later!

Debkay, Samsgram, Pooky and I are on the way to check out that Jacuzzi. My sister had one in her old house and I just loved it. Did get a bit of a shock once when I turned on the spouts before there was water in the tub! :D Deb, I do know what it's like to want to Martha up before someone comes. I am sure you are NOT a rotten housekeeper.

Pooky, I'm crossing legs and fingers and earlobes and boobs that all will be well with you.

Samsgram, what's the work situation? Any resolution yet? Remember if you work too many hours you won't be able to companion that PWD you are destined to get one of these days.

Peachie, you had darn well better let us know how Jiff is doing or I will phone you and give you heck. A piece of beef jerky? That stuff can be dangerous.

Leenie, what can I say? Try not to go completely into orbit when the boss is away!

Gotta go and start a big pot of Soup au Pistou with my garden veggies. It's a lot like minestrone and is served with pesto to thicken it. Yummy!

By the way, the AC guy showed at 6:30 last night and fixed the AC! Minor parts replacement so no big expense this year anyhow. The system is over 20 years so soon it will be time, I guess. Anyhow, it's great to be able to sleep without a fan blasting away and a furry dog beside me to get the full benefit of the air.

Happy Thursday to all to come.

Another scorcher today. We hit 102 yesterday. The ac is working just fine. DH played golf in the heat I passed on my usual wed. night game.

Little man is still sore this am, but the ultrasound the chiropractor did seem to help an he liked it. Soo we will go back today. I think we will go do a little mall walking. I can't spend the whole day at home again.

Laundry, laundry , laundry on the list today. I need to get the cloths done to pack for our trip to NC on tues. I think it is cooler there, only in the 90's...lol

Have a good day chickies an pooky I will put on my cross your heart today to make sure something is crossed all day.

Peachy, hope jiff is better today and that you tell he how much she is missed.

be well,
-L

Ruth? You can cross your boobs? :cool: Perhaps we can all give it a try while we are sitting in Debkays bathroom, but Pooky? I don't think it is a good idea for you to be sitting in the Jacuzzi just yet.

I have not spoken to Jiff yet...they don't let the phones thru yet and I suspect that they have discovered that she was calling from her cell phone and probably have confiscated it since it tends to muck up the works of the medical equipment. BUT! I will let you know ASAP when I get in touch with her and hopefully I will be able to run over there sometime today!

Debkay, THINK OF THE AIRMILES THAT YOU WILL GET!!!!! of course if your dh is like my dh....which they seem to be cut from the same type of CHEAP cloth.....you'll have to do some type of gymnastics to GET them! ;) Stay cool!

jenny, loved reading about your boys yesterday. REALLY wish you were closer, of I was closer!

SG....how them Mets doing? my buddy Mo?

hey to all who sneak in!

Been sleeping later these summer days. Used to be up at sparrowfart! oh well, I am sure that will change once school begings, but dh and I were just talking last night and said how much we are enjoying this summer with the boys!

later and I will post as I hear news of Jiff!

peach

Good Morning,

All is well. No Complaints...RUTHIE Orbit is where I'll be, and don't try to stop me :flow2: I'll be down next week :)

Well off to eat my boiled eggs w/salt mmmmmm.

TTYL, Love Leens :dance:

Hey, Leens~~~you snuck in there while I was posting. Good morning to you too. :)

Morning Ladies! I need some butt kicking....I'm losing my enthousiasm from the first Atkins week!! Could seriously be that I have gotten "that time of the month" AGAIN this week,and it's kind of really bothering me. so anyway. SOmeone make me behave please!!!!

Jihan~~~Do we have to send Jiff over there to give you a kick in the buttocks? And I don't think that she's in a very pleasant mood right now. :lol:

So, if you'll behave andtry to stay OP today, so will I.
~~~Sil :flow1:

ok, I'll try today, but I'm rather cranky. is Jiff ok????/

I don't know if Jiff's blockage was the same kind of blockage I've been experiencing the last couple of days but it sure ain't fun. I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing differently that would cause such constipation and can't think of a thing. I'm generally as regular as clockwork. Anyhow, I hope she's doing much better now.

I was surprised to see AddoAnnie and Sil on the Fat Flush Plan forum. This is something I'm gearing myself up to try. I've read the book and other than having to give up salt, I think I could probably do this plan. It is definitely low carb but with the addition of cranberry juice (very diluted) and some stuff from the health food store. I'm wondering if the Psyllium (sp?) would help me with my irregularity problems. Anyhow, if after my weigh-in tomorrow I still haven't lost a significant amount of weight after being so totally OP, I am definitely going to switch to FF for a couple of weeks. From some of the posts I've read dealing with the FF plan, there are quite a few people who just use FF to get them off a low carb stall.

Well, I have some banking and shopping to do so I guess I'd better get out there before it gets too hot.
LindaBC

ok, sounds like a plan . i weigh in on monday. i'm thinking of buying that fat flush book. i'm all into cleansing too, so that could be a good idea. i too am having this irregular thing. (we're not shy here are we??)
:)
so i might try it. i'm just so indecisive these days

jiff's BAAACKK!!!! and yes, princess dear... get going!!!! and it's all fine to start next week after that icky TOM goes away, but THEN....

and i'm so glad to be out of there.. i'll post more on peachie's thread, but everything went well. thank goodness. nothing serious. just extremely uncomfortable and dehydrating.

as for pies, ruthie. i TOO am a pie queen. my parents have both said that i make crusts better than their own mother's did!! and dad said that i made a certain italian pie better than his mom ever did!! now THOSE were real compliments.

but i don't make them anymore. no one's around to enjoy them but if there were ever a chance for me to make pies that others would actually eat, I"M YOUR GIRL!!!!!!!

Regarding the constipation issue~~I too, tend to be that way. When I started taking the psyllium in the cranwater i got constipated at first. I kept drinking alot and started taking magnesium tablet supplements (it's the active ingredient in Milk of Magnesia). That has made a world of difference. Because it relaxes the muscles, it also helps taking a dose at bedtime to aide sleeping.
Give it a try.
~~Sil :flow1:

I'm SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!
 

I'm gonna be a granma again!!!!!! :dancer: :dance: :cb: :joker:

Shucks, 'cause my hands have been so bad I haven't even finished the blanket I started when Lys (dd) became pregnant with Rosie = and Rosie is now 15-1/2 months!!!!!!!! .. I'm gonna have to figure out how to make my hands work 'cause it seems like there's lots of knitting and crocheting to be done! whhooooooo hooooooooooo!! :cb: :cb:

Oh, gosh! Here I thought the Psyllium in cranwater would HELP my constipation. I'm just not used to being so bound up in the mornings (no nothing is sacred in this forum. :o ) I just bought some of the Psyllium today and I've just finished making my cranwater. I have bought the flax seed oil and had some in my salad today. I've also started taking Evening Primrose Oil. I bought some whey powder for the morning fruit smoothie. I have still set the target date of Monday to start this Fat Flush Plan but I'm trying to ease myself into it gradually. I think one of the reasons I have trouble when starting a new weight loss plan is that I jump in head first and then reality strikes and I get discouraged. As I said before, I think the most difficult thing for me will be giving up salt. I've cut back a lot but still not to zero.

Meanwhile, I think what I'm following now could be called a modified Atkins fat fast...or is it fast fat? Whatever. Here's how my menus have looked so far today.
B:
4 bacon
2 eggs with 1 tsp cream cheese

S: (and this is gooooood)
1/2 avocado mashed up with 1 tbsp Hellman's mayo, 1 tbsp real cream cheese and 1 tbsp medium (or hot) salsa sprinkled with 1 tsp sunflower seeds and served with crispy pork rinds. I found I was nicely satisfied with just 6 pork rinds and this guacamole-like mixture. Very nummy.

L:
1 cup chicken salad with extra mayo, some celery & green onion, served with about 8 pork rinds. Side salad of mixed greens, a tiny bit of tomato, radishes, green onions and dressed with flaxseed oil and apple cider vinegar. To use up the dressing after eating the salad, I poured it over the chicken salad. Can't waste that expensive flax seed oil.

D:
Pork chop breaded with crushed pork rinds (those are handy little devils)
Mock mashed potatoes (made with cauliflower)

S:
small portion of L.C. Peach/Blueberry Ice cream (I made it myself)

I'm trying to increase my fat to about 75% of my daily calories while keeping calories in the 1,500-1,700 a day range. I want the carbs to be about 5%.

Tomorrow is WI so we will see if it has been working. Keep those fingers, toes, knees, elbows and (in the case of Ruth) boobs crossed for me.

OH, Samsgrandma, I'm so happy for you. You must have been posting the same time as me. Congratulations and don't worry about the knitting, crocheting thing. Most grandmas these days don't do that stuff and just try to spend quality time with their grandkids. They will love you whether or not you make them bootees and bonnets.

Hello LC buddies!

How has everyone been??? From the bit of catch-up reading I've done, I bet I can tell what Pooky's been doing!!! lol

The kids and I (SH stayed home) went on vacation to Disneyland for 4 days then down to the beach near San Diego for 5 days. Except for worrying about my mom, it was great! (FYI: mom is recovering from having 1/2 of her tummy removed due to ulcer scar tissue buildup - she had been doing great but took a turn while I was gone)

We left on a Tuesday and mom had started a temp and felt terrible on the Saturday right before that. I took her to the doc and she did a mess of tests and determined that mom had an UTI. She went on antibiotics. My sis called on monday evening and asked if she should come and stay with mom til she was better (Tracey - remember lipo sis? - lives a couple of hours away). I said yes, it would make me feel better since I would be gone. Wednesday morning mom wasn't doing so good and Tracey called doc - doc said bring her in. Tracey went in to get mom ready to go and noticed a HUGE lump under the entire incision area. Area was angry red and hot to the touch. This area had looked textbook perfect on Monday - the doc was almost bragging about what great work she does!!! Tracey left the room in a hurry to get her stuff to leave the house and then help mom. LOOK AWAY NOW IF YOU GET SQUIMISH! She came back in to help mom dress and about an inch long area of the incision had split OPEN and fluid (not blood) was gushing out!!! Tracey had mom hold a towel (that got soaked very quickly!) on her tummy and hightailed it to the ER. They were ignored by ER staff since it was a zoo in there that day - they didn't really look at it and just declared "Oh, we have a little leaker here, huh?" Tracey was rather freaked out if they called what was going on with mom 'a little leak'! To make a long story short, mom when back into the hospital for another 10 days but she is doing better now. What a horrible nightmare! Makes you realize that truth is certainly stranger than fiction! Poor thing is just skin and bones now:110 lbs. But the good news is that she survived her SECOND bout with death!!! I was ready to pop back on a plane and head home at a moment's notice but Tracey convinced me that mom would hate for me to disrupt the kids' trip.

Gosh - so much drama! JIFF, STEP AWAY FROM THE JERKY! (I love the stuff but don't think I will ever eat it again without thinking about what grief it caused you)

Chat at ya guys later---

Kel

I only had a few minutes to let ya'll know I"m alive!!

Kel - please know that I read !! And pray!

Barb-prayers still going toward you and Alvin

Jif-DON'T DO THIS S*** to me again!! ( I know where you live! LOL!!)

There is something I've not shared with ya'll. My daughter and grandkids are leaving-well a bit more complicated. Been crying for 2 weeks.

I'm alive- still praying and you all are included! Hey Jiff~ don't scare us like that again, K?

oh kel... how awful!!!!!! sounds like your mom needs some visiting nurse care for awhile. and some advice about increasing her calorie intake [we should all be so lucky!!!!]

and this whole bezoar thing is just because i'm eating so damn healthy!!! bet if i ate more biscotti and pizza this wouldnt have happened!!

and janice>> for the rest of my life, my diet will be 70% protein, 20% carbs, and 10% fats. in theory at least. and what's this about those grandkids leaving you???

and congrats on the news samnrosies' grandma.. but you'll have to change your name.. not sure i can type all those names in!!!!

Wow, what news from everybody! I had another long day at work so I didn't even make it here officially on Thursday. It was depressing tonite, I left work at 8:30 and it was already dusk. Oh, I LOVE summer and long days! I don't really like night time, except for being able to use nice lighting! I have white icicle lights permanently in my living room bay window so I can get the glow off them if I really want it. I don't turn them on very much, don't want to frustrate the neighbors! And no, I don't even like to sleep in the dark and I get completely desperate when the power goes out!

Sil, thanks for asking...but I don't go to the cardio for another month. :( I called them to see if they had an earlier appointment and they said Oh, you are down for the 13th of SEPTEMBER. Aaaaccckkkk! No I wasn't, I knew it was August because when she told me the date I cried because it was a whole month away, and that was a month ago. Soooooooo, I get to wait another month. At least I can lose more weight in time!

Linda, the flax seed oil should help. If you don't like the flavor then try adding it to a smoothie. I can't taste a drop that way. Brisk walking seems to help it too!

Ruth, I've been trying to cross my boobs. It almost works! You are so amazing. Did you learn that at the fair? :D

On a lighter note, Cody asked me tonite if I could still breastfeed babies. ( I think he will be a breast man when he grows up, he sure asks a lot of questions about em!) I said no, that I didn't have any more milk. He says 'Well can't you go outside and eat some grass?"

Off to bed soon, I am taking a long weekend from work to ...work. Site work and housework!