Gayle, We have you beat on the heat record--- we went 28 days straight of over 100 degrees! Good job on the treadmill. I really enjoy walking on the treadmill too, wish I would do it more often!

Wow, Nancy--congrats on being in the 130's-- Even when I had to do all that to get ready for a colonoscopy I didn't lose anything!! Bummer!!

Lyn, you kayaking sounds fun but I would be to chicken to try it.

Well, I wanted to pop in here for a minute before the day gets away from me! At least I was up before 8:00 am this morning, but it sure felt good sleeping late yesterday.

Have a great day!

later

Regarding your post Bobbi

Y’know, Bobbi, every time I hear of a jogger – or a runner, or any kind of athlete, really – dropping dead of a heart attack, I find myself questioning all of this fitness stuff. Maybe at heart, I’m a tortoise, and have some solid statistics (the ones you gave) for why I am one…. <ducking> I know, I know GG’s – I really must change my way of thinking about this. Did I mention in an earlier post that dh & I did a trek around the lake on Saturday? Yes, I did indeed WALK a few miles!!!! And, we made a pact to do so more often – but it’s been raining and icky ever since. ONE real advantage to the way I’ve been eating for the past several weeks, though, is that I’m not having heartburn or acid reflux or dare I say it….gas …any more. Tends to suggest that my digestive issues over the past few months have been related to eating wrong, and eating too much. (I knew that). Time to reconcile my eating to what my system will best tolerate over the long term and permanently rather than just dieting like crazy for a certain event. Hopefully, I’ll be down another 5 pounds by the wedding over Labor Day, but I really, really intend to continue well beyond the wedding and keep *deleting* pounds until I get to a place where I’m comfortable in my own skin. Nancy, you’ve just really inspired me, getting into the 130’s and all. I can’t get down that far – I look TOO thin and haggard at that weight, but I’m a couple of inches taller than you, so for me, 140 – 145 is about ideal.
It’s been such an icky couple of days hereabouts – not just wet, but chilly, too. I started with a sore-ish throat on Sunday, and now I’m hoarse, and my throat is still tight and scratchy-feeling. No respiratory issues until I lie down on my pillow at night, and then I do some coughing and my nose clogs up. VERY annoying, and I need some uninterrupted sleep right about now. I’m wanting to just close my eyes and drift off sitting right here at my desk!
MustangK – I never realized that it got that hot in MO! Good thing you’ve got that pool to cool off in! What’s up with your real estate situation? Is it looking like you’ll be staying where you are? Honey, if I had your place – and the pool – I wouldn’t even think about moving anywhere! Your place seems just about perfect to me!
Gayle, I’m on day 2 (of the work week) with 3 more to go. On the one hand, I’m in no rush for ds’s wedding, but on the other hand, I WOULD like my work week to go by as quickly as possible. I guess I can’t have it both ways, can I? I wonder what it would be like to work at a job that you actually can’t wait to get to every day? Does anybody have that – or did you have it before retiring? I think I did once, but not now for sure.
Nice to see your post again, Koala – I just LOVE some of your terminology – doona, doona cover – is that like a duvet? And being “gypped” by allergies…interesting and imaginative, when you think of how “gyp” is used in the States, and it’s origins.
Lyn, we have been contemplating the idea of getting a kayak, too. Looks like great fun. What are the chances of dh & I turning it over and drowning ourselves do you suppose ?
Ooops…gotta run! BBL to finish up!
Z

I typed up a big ole post and it didn't go through. I'm not going to type it again so will just say hi and wish you all a good evening. I've had a good day and I'm still OP so far so I hope to make it through this evening OP too.

Marie-- have you tried Canadae dog food? It is all natural and my cousin told me about it. She raises Labradoodles and that is all they feed them. This is her website if you want to check it out:

http://www.adhonayslabradoodles.com/

And this is what I feed Ginger and Sissy. I have a friend in Colorado who has 2 McNaabs and the male had cancer and the only thing he can eat without having recurring problems with the cancer is Canade Platinum. You might check out their website too.

I just happened to check in here to see if I could get back on tonight and then I had to post this to let you know.

Talk to you all in the morning.

Good morning GG's,

I was finally able to get on here last night, thought I would get to the personals, but the evening turned out differently. Not in a bad way. A couple of my friends happened to be on FB last night and were in a chatty mood, so I ended up visiting with them and ran out of time. I enjoy the FB chat like that ~ a nice way to get to visit with friends from time to time.

I was also working on making a kind of electronic photo album. When I go up home to visit, I am going to take my lap top with me. My parents don't have internet anymore, but I can show them the pictures on my computer. I was gonna try to choose a few and print them off, but it was hard to narrow it down, so I am just gonna take the whole thing. That should give us hours of fun

I used the treadmill again this morning. I think for right now if I concentrate on doing it every day (even if it is only for the 10 minutes to start) hoping that I can get my routine down and gradually up the minutes until I get to 30 min a day. It seems sorta painless that way. And first thing in the morning seems best seems to work best for me ~ before other things (things to do, or family) get me side tracked. I have to kind of laugh at myself ~ I don't even bother with getting dressed to do it. Since I am using the treadmill indoors, I don't have to bother changing my clothes or combing my hair ~ I just put my sandles (they are some of those TEVA and have kind of a built in arch ~ so seem to be comfortable and provide good support) and do my walk in my jammies ~ LOL. I'm probably never going to be a Lynn or Marie or Lyn ~ I will be happy with myself if I can just get in the 30 minutes a day. I wish I loved it, but I don't and don't know if I ever will feel that way. I guess I feel like something is better than nothing. Every little bit is more and better than just sitting around.

Well, guess I'd better quit fooling around and do some more getting ready for work.

Hope you all have a nice day.

Good Morning
I'm still around, still at 134, and really don't expect to break this plateau until some of the extreme stress in my life stops, and my adrenals can quit dumping the massive loads of cortisol into my system. Take care all of you- your stories and successes give me hope

Morning all...Tried to check in yesterday. Wow has everyone been busy.

Zoe...Congrats on the 10. We need more baby pictures.

Karen...Adored the swaddled baby at your house!

Rie...Rest today. So you can party this weekend. That's called short term moviation.

Marie...Dash gets turkey thighs and Wellness brand venison/sweet potatoes. He is so allergic to stuff. The dog we had before Dash, Cowboy, had seizures. This gonna sound totally wacky, but I read online about a way to stop a seizure in dogs. When they seizuring close their eye lid and massage the top of the eyeball. It Worked! Not sure how or why but try.....wonder what it would be like to have a healthy dog?

Gayle...I'm with you on the treadmill. I climbed on this past weekend. And been walking a little further each day. Darn that then brings up new/old issues like my gimpy left knee. I can do 15 minutes.....Beat me kiddo!

Donna...You have my prayers for tomorrow.

My seam line is finally healing and the bazooka shots are now more like just a 6" hot wire line. Still on antibiotics which leave me dragging. BUT I selpt 8 hours last night and woke up singing "I Feel Goooood"....damn have got to learn the rest of that song. Bridge today.

Lyn...we used to do some white water canoeing. Loved to watch them kayaking in the ocean off the beach in Md. They seemed to attract the dolphins to swim with them. So neat.

BBL....need to shower and get out of here....hugs,k3

Hi Everyone,

Endoscopy went well - VERY easy. I have a hiatal hernia and she did 3 biopsies. She does not think the hernia is causing the problem (too small). I will not get the biopsy report for a few weeks.

So far, seems like avoiding fat is controlling the pain problem. However, that does not seem to take care of the choking problem.

I am resting today (am kind of tired from the anesthesia - no gym). Will go back tomorrow.

Take care,

Lynn

Lynn