Sorry I didn't post yesterday but I have been sitting down propping my left leg up on a footstool icing my knee then the rest of my leg (from mid thigh down to mid calf my left leg has been noticeably swollen). It has taken me 36+ hours to get where I can put weight back on it. I am not sure what happened but I am self-treating that and scrapping all former plans this weekend. "Oh well", right?
Alana from Canada We have several others representing your country here so now you are adding more flavor to the pot!
gardenerjoy big time for your ticker moving to goal weight. You do a great job of working your program and sharing that with all of us.
wife2abadge Now you've got me worried. My DH (his triglycerides are 774) does not eat processed foods, nor artificial sweetners (he has PKU and they contain phenlyketonurics--a type of protein toxic to his blood) and the only carb he eats too much of is white potatoes, although he has been eating normal portions in the past month. He loves vegetables and eats them by the bucket load. He does not have much of a sweet tooth. I am having him pick up some fish oil capsules tonight and I want him to start with that. He will take his lab test results with him when he
finally sees a doctor about his skin cancer. Being I am the one who is the "lifetime" dieter and he is at the high range of
overweight, I am not sure how much tweaking we can do of his diet. He eats very healthy. His blood sugar is normal. So, what do you mean "no grains"? How does grains affect your triglycerides? Please tell me more. He eats what I eat when we eat at home and he is the one who misses lunch when he is working. Should he continue to eat whole wheat toast and Raisin Bran?
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Well, by the sound of it all of you Canadians are really enjoying this weekend and all the media attention. I hope it brings in lots of much needed $$$ for everyone! I heard that Will n Katherine's wedding brought in $6B to London and England overall.
onebyone I went through a grieving when I moved and then I watched (feeling somewhat helpless as my DH did as well). He had to decline going to a family reunion back in MN this weekend and all day today he has been looking at the clock and saying what he thinks is happening right now. My heart is with you.
Lexxiss Prayers to your mom and hope the results are "nothing" or if "something", something that can be fixed quickly. I am very worried about my Dad right now. I am praying that he is placed into assisted living. My sister and I don't see it equally but he is nearly blind and I am fearful if he falls, it could be deadly. They (our parents) worried about us when we were little and now it is our turn.
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Yes, I will
make sure that I have someone take a picture of me in the Norwegian
bunad. The making of the costume is coming along quite well. I am quite pleased with it thus far.
I heard this on the NPR the other day (and it is so true) "Atlanta is the city where you drive someplace to go for a walk!" That was one of the first things my DH and I noticed when we moved here 7 1/2 years ago. We used to routinely take a walk after our evening meal. I know that is one reason why my regular exercise outdoors back in MN became infrequent moving here. Now, we have to make a concerted effort to get that activity in.
As for me, I can barely put any weight on my left leg so I am going no farther than the loveseat to watch oodles of pre-recorded programs from the past month.
Credit: At my insistence I began learning to read the "Liturgy of the Hours" which is the daily prayer book used by priests, the religious (nuns, brothers, monks and deacons) and, yes, the lay Carmelites. I would like to have my DH be my "formation director" but if they won't allow that then I will go with someone else. This is prayed 3x a day and includes antiphons, psalms, singing a hymn, scriptural reading and intercessions. It has such a calming affect on me already. It is like a "let's stop now and be quiet" type of spoken out loud meditation. Always good for the soul.
Maryann and
eusebius know what I mean. Feeding our spirits.
Hello
woodland, silverbirch, ceejay and annewonder....if I missed anyone else, hello to you as well.
Peace and love this holiday weekend, Pam