Hi, Everyone!
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that's because I can't see it in the sky here...
Loriann, I hear you on the coffee!
I love good coffee and find it very hard to stay away, and I don't even have the option of free fresh stuff like you. That's quite the temptation! Can you get decaf? Would it satisfy you? Maybe you can have two cups of the "leaded" stuff and make the rest of your cups decaf? I usually find decaf just as good, though I like the flavors sometimes added to the regular stuff... I find it hard on some days to stick to the two servings of caffeine requirement, but it really is important. Caffeine has such an effect on insulin--and it could even be the reason your weight has stalled.
It also has similar effects on your blood sugar that sugar does--so it could also be the reason for your exhaustion at the end of the day. I read a great article on it a while back--I'll see if I can fine it. I'm sure the workout will help with the headache and the caffeine!
Cottage, I'm so glad you're getting a break--you deserve it!
I bet the girls are going to have a blast!!!
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Cat, I'm so sorry the trip to NO was a bust...and that DD is feeling so unwell. That's awful!
I hope she feels much better very soon and you can try again before she leaves. Does she take cranberry supplements? I've been using them since I started SBD (no juice), and they are super convenient.
I find that just a couple days of them and I feel perfect again. Glad you're getting her juice and that you think you'll be able to get out today! The yogurt you're making sounds delish!
I make a similar protein smoothie--I use regular yogurt and NSA frozen fruit with SF syrup, protein powder, a little skim milk, and some psyllium husks (makes it so filling!!!). It's yummy!
Barb, I'm sorry about the high cost, but glad you figured things out so you can go forward. Is there anything someone in the legal system can do to force Robert to at least pass along information? That must be so frustrating. I understand the emotions behind it, but why do people do silly things to stall something they know is inevitable?
I hope things go well today--is there any way you can be out of the house when he comes or would you be worried that he'd take things that aren't his?
Schmoo--my husband has your mom's problem. He drinks about 5 or 6 cups a day at work and when he's home on the weekends, he doesn't drink any coffee, so he has vicious headaches, though he won't admit that the coffee is why.
Gotta love men...
Ruth, my friend (a fellow dog-slave) and I both agree that an indoor dog walking area should exist in climates like ours! It's awful to have nowhere to walk your dog unless you plan on taking your life into your hands (you should see the sheet of ice on our driveway...it's an insurance rep's nightmare!
). One thing which might not be in your general area, but perhaps somewhere nearby, is to go visit a pet store. It's an inside place where you can take your dog. You can't get nearly as much exercise there as you could at, say, a park, but perhaps with your knee, it's a good thing. Of course, there are other dogs to distract Hersh and lots of good smells, but it's something.
I know it must be so frustrating to be homebound, but it'd be worse if it were gorgeous outside, right?
Me:
Snow falling here, too. I can't help that rush of joy I feel when I see the little flakes...but I also think, "More???" Supposedly we're due for a storm on Saturday. I hope not--I'm going to be at a scrapbook retreat I usually attend with my dear friend, Mel, but she had a baby two weeks ago, so she's not coming with.
She is planning, however, to come visit us on Saturday with the little guy. If it storms, she might get stuck at home or stuck with us--either way won't be good for her.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Gym after work today and then off to our last Faith Formation class in Lent. I have so much packing to do for the retreat that I may try to fit some in after we get home...but I have a lot I usually do at that time, so who knows. Life has been way too busy lately!
We're having
Lentil Barley Chili from the website Cat gave us last week (thanks, Cat...lots of great recipes!) for dinner tonight. It was a little confusing, but I think I figured it out. I made it last night because I didn't think I'd have time to get it done before we have to leave tonight. So all I have to do when I get home is reheat it on the stove (our micro is broken...) and then we can actually eat before class!
That's a first this Lent!
Hope everyone has a great day and keeps their eyes peeled for signs of spring...they have to be around here somewhere!