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Post by LR63402 on Apr 10, 2020 9:42:07 GMT
This thread is for anyone that has been away from healthy eating, had a gain and is recommitting. We accept all forms of healthy eating here, whatever that means to you. We touch base daily for accountability and to encourage one another. This is a judgment free zone.
We all struggle to get the weight off and keep it off. Sometimes this is a challenge, but we never give up and that is the key. Regardless of our situation or where we are in reaching our goal, we count on talking to each other every day and are blessed to have one another as friends.
Feel free to jump in and join us. All are welcome here.
Our motto is persistence, not perfection.
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Post by LR63402 on Apr 10, 2020 12:52:01 GMT
Good morning and happy Friday!
I slept until 415 this morning Yay! Slowly but surely I'm getting there. We have sunshine and the birds are singing, so the day has started of nicely. It's cool today and not even supposed to hit 60, so it will definitely be this afternoon before I seek any Vitamin D therapy.
Mark and I took my truck out yesterday evening after supper for a little ride around the mountain. It was just a little "get out of the house" time and to give the truck some road time. I don't like to let the vehicles just sit for too long. It was just before the sun was going down and it was a nice, quiet little change of scenery for a bit.
Andi - glad you checked in. I would encourage you to make time for self-care. Cortisol is incredibly suppressive to the immune system, so anything that you can do to lower stress & cortisol is helpful and so important right now.
Jana - I hope Pops is taking his meds and feeling some relief. And that you are as well. If it's the condition that RobinMD mentioned, the prostatitis, then your dad may have remembered it as "something to do with the colon" because they may have done a rectal exam to check the size of his prostate.
Susie - my goodness! 1000 masks makes a huge impact for your community front line folks. You and your group must be very proud of your efforts.
RobinMD - I'm still smiling when I think about Forrest chiming in to add his two cents on patient calls.
Well, I suppose that's about it for now. Waving to those I'm missing. I hope everyone can find some positives in your day.
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"Health means adding a level of intention to every area of your life."
~Miranda Anderson
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Post by Jarmstrong on Apr 10, 2020 12:59:33 GMT
Good morning friends.
We were able to get Pop's medicine yesterday. It was pretty uneventful. He started taking the meds and says he feels better. I am still waiting for the urology Dr. to call and make an appointment. Unfortunately the VA doesn't really do anything fast. I may use his Medicare and go outside of the VA to get an appointment. Even if DH and I have to pay for the visits.
I am pretty stressed and concerned about Pop. He is a PITA but he is my PITA. I know I complain about him a lot but I love him and I am just not ready.
I have done pretty good with my eating plan. I was able to get back on plan and I feel like I am food sober at the moment. The cravings are mostly gone. They definitely are not at the intensity that they were at. I am glad I got that way before this stuff with Pops started. I have not gotten on the scale just because I don't want the # to have any power over me. That being said I have my 5 year follow up with my WLS on Monday. I know my weight is going to be up from the last time I went. I know they are going to say something. I will deal with it at that time. Their scale always weighed me about 5 to 6 lbs more than my home scale. I am just not going to stress about it now.
I made some keto blueberry muffins last night. This is the 2nd time I made them. The first time they tasted good but the consistency was very crumbly and dry. They are a lot better this time. I ate one last night and the rest went into the freezer because while they are all keto ingredients, eating 12 muffins in 1 day is NOT good. LOL and I can be tempted to do that while I am stressed.
I am actually off from work today for Good Friday, but I am going to work a little bit this morning to make up for the couple of hours I spent driving Pops around yesterday and to make up for my Dr. appointment on Monday.
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Post by Jarmstrong on Apr 10, 2020 13:06:57 GMT
Lora he didn't mention a rectal BUT he didn't want to tell me he couldn't pee so they might have. He did say that they did an ultrasound. I don't know. I hate that I couldn't go with him and hear first hand what the Dr. said. So frustrating. I don't think he really listens to the Dr. He hates going so he wants to get out as quickly as possible when he is there. He has a visit later in April to see a liver Dr and have a scan of his liver done. I think they will let me go with him to that. He swears he is the picture of healthy and so much healthier than other men who are 72. Except he has liver damage and kidney damage that he refuses to acknowledge. When he does acknowledge he does it in a very condescending way - example - he has some small fractures in his lower back and they will not give him pain meds for it because he drinks - he will say something like "I guess I got fractures in my back because I drink" - I always tell him "no, you didn't get the fractures from drinking BUT you can't get pain meds because you drink!"
He knows he is an alcoholic but gets defensive if we mention it to anyone other than Drs. Everyone knows it. His sisters asked me earlier this year what was I going to do about it. I am not going to do anything about it. There isn't anything I can do about it. He has to want to change it.
Sorry I am rambling this morning.
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Post by janjasmine on Apr 10, 2020 13:43:32 GMT
Hello Everyone,
Today is a paid holiday from work so I am not planning on doing anything work related. Next week is already set anyway as it is The Week of the Young Child and activities have already been sent to the families who are in the online communication system. Believe it or not we still have 8 of my parents who havent signed up. One I havent been able to contact but 7 of those already received their tablets so I think really no excuse for them. They have been called and or texted repeatedly. Now our govenor has declared that schools will be closed the remainder of the year. I dont know what it will mean for the extended care program for the summer at this point since they havent been able to do it since March anyway. Of course back then we didnt anticipate them being closed for this length of time.
Jana, how is your daughter doing with all this? Does she do any type of communucating with her parents at home?
Last night my sister and I did a zoom seder with congregation members from her synogogue. It was okay. The cantor from her synogogue has such a beautiful voice. She came from Russia. Since we had two nights in a row of dinners we are not doing our Friday night get together dinner. I have some chicken tender pieces she gave me plus I have a small sweet potato that I can eat.
I plan on continuing to work in my den at the desk. I bought a few more plastic folders to put things in. I wish they would have had more of those magazine holders tho. I could only find one at the dollar store. I really should organize and put in a binder but am not feeling that motivated and would take forever.
Have a great day!
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Post by success4susie on Apr 10, 2020 14:40:25 GMT
Good Morning ROs...yippee, another day of rising at a good time for me...I have been very productive this morning, but I need a chance to sit, soooo here I am.
Lora - chilly here today too, but at least it is sunny - hope it is not windy. My car had been parked in the driveway for awhile also before I finally drove it.
Jana - love the comment about DF being a PITA, but YOUR PITA - ha. That is how I used to feel about my little sister...she could really get on my nerves, but nobody else better bother her - ha! I cannot believe it has been 5 years since your WLS... I agree, don't stress about the follow up with everything else going on.
Janet- I am surprised that you have 8 parents who have not signed up. Gee if 7 already have tablets you would think they would enjoy having some activities for the kids when they are at home all day. Do you think they don't know how to sign up??? I know what you mean about not feeling motivated for some things... I really need to go through a lot of old pictures and I have plenty of time now, but seem to keep putting it off.
RobinMD - had to laugh at the dogs barking while you are talking with patients. My pastor decided he was going to try to do a Maundy Thursday service from his home...it was such a mistake... the dog was barking, the kids were laughing at him trying to play the guitar and sing, etc. It was a nice idea, but he will definitely not try that again. This evenings Good Friday service will be from the church (with a skeleton crew of 10 or fewer people which is what the governor said is the limit).
I am going to walk over to the home of our sewing group leader and pick up a couple facemasks to send to DD and her DBF in Boston...they still don't have any and were going to try to buy some. Then I am going to try a chair yoga class through LLI on zoom. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Post by janjasmine on Apr 10, 2020 17:12:31 GMT
There may be one parent maybe who might not be comfortable with computers or technology but not sure as there is a language barrier. I have to rely on our family service coordinator to communicate with her and she often ghosts us when we call her or text her. I have a few that are signed up but arent actively participating. I was texting with one parent yesterday and she told me that both her and her husband are working full time and they have a newborn infant and they just come home and do what they can to take care of their family and being safe and healthy. The boy and his sister just play together and he hasnt used the tablet yet. I have one mother who told me that her daughter dropped it and broke it already. ( insert eyeroll!) She is not the only one either.
I am going to call my friend and tell her that I should shop for her today since tommorow may be more crowded. She probably wont like that and she probably wont want to write a list out. Other than getting her card I still have her receipt from last week so I may not need it too much as I am pretty familiar as to what she wsnts anyway.
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Post by LR63402 on Apr 10, 2020 20:31:19 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm back.
I'm just waking up from a nap that probably lasted too long. Haha
Susie - the sun is out here too, but windy, so it's ch-ch-chilly. I was surprised to see that they issued a freeze warning for tonight. Yikes! Good luck with your chair yoga class.
Janet - that's sad that you have parents/kids not taking advantage of the digital learning opportunities. What a shame.
Jana - I hope you hear from Pop's doctor soon, and that the report eases your fears. Sending good, healthy mojo!
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Post by janjasmine on Apr 10, 2020 23:54:22 GMT
Hi again!
I ended up going shopping today for my friend. She really preferred that I should go tommorow. My sister had called a few minutes earlier and said that maybe I should reconsider and go shopping today as it might be less crowded so I went today. They had us waiting outside in line but not for very long. It was a chilly day to wait outside. It wasnt crowded though but the dairy aisles were pretty sparse. I cant believe I went over to Target and forgot to look for eggs there too and another item in the dairy item. I got the eggs at yet another store that I go to sometimes. The other item can wait.
It was decided that the plug is going to be pulled on my friend's husband tommorow. My friend says she is numb right now but I am crying. There will be a graveside burial when it is arranged. She was talking to her husband's son when I walked in. Really sad!
That's about it. I have laundry in the dryer. Have a good night!
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