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Thanks! I'm going to buy some if this doesnt resolve by morning!
Hi Ladies,
It was another beautiful day here in Michigan. I exercise twice today. My food is the same as yesterday.
I did get into the chocolate chips last night but only one handful. Guess I need to make my splenda chocolate chip cookies.
Guess I better get off here and do something productive around my house.
Everyone have a good day.
Love and hugs,
Yvonne
Julia...have you tried Miralax for your problem?
I had an increasingly difficult time with my bowels as I gained weight. I was lucky if I went once every 10 days! I took several OTC meds to get moving & added bran & bulk to my diet...still no success with frequency.
I became desperate & even began taking the colonoscopy prep stuff, but even that was minimally successful & not good on a regular basis.
Since surgery I have been okay, but I did have a couple times I needed to get things moving. They talk about Miralax on the other boards so I tried it. It really does work great! And unlike alot of laxatives you can use it daily if necessary.
You might want to try it if you haven't already...
Good luck regardless!
Kathy
Hi All,
I am sitting here contemplating my food for the day. I skipped breakfast but I'm drinking water. Soon I will have brunch...probably tuna with a couple of crackers, or a half tuna sandwich. Dinner is an Italian pasta with a large green salad.
The weather here is summery, but the wind has picked up today. I don't complain much about the weather because it is usually quite good. I truly think that our high cost of living is based on the weather...you just can't beat it.
I have my jewelry class today at 1:00.
We have decided to get solar installed on our roof and also on our daughters across the street. It's exciting to do this...not sure how long it will take to pay for itself, but I'm thinking we will be glad that we did it. The tax incentive is very good also.
Im eating prunes Jeannie but still having a problem...geez. I'll add a couple more today. I think that I'll do fine once I clear the build up...lol.
Happy Day to all of you!
Julia
hello ladies
Today I've been doing laundry. I didn't really have breakfast. I got busy and forgot. So far today I've had a few crackers and tuna salad plus my water,meds, and vitamins. Snack will be celery and carrots with more water. I haven't thought far enough ahead to know what supper will be but I have healthy choices in the fridge.
At 2 I have line dance. That should insure my 10,000 steps.
That's it for me. See ya tomorrow
Good Morning Laureen and OFF,
Well, we have had a few sunny days here in Michigan, so I have no clue where your clouds are coming from. You guys usually get our weather the next day, coz my family is right across the river from you.
Well, I failed to get my walk in yesterday, so my total number of steps was too low. Must do it today.
My food was okay yesterday, but I did get into some sugar. Today, I have to check my freezer to see what's to thaw for dinner.
Must get moving. My living looks like an explosion of boxes and laundry.
Hugs
thanks Jeannie for the insight. Sometime we have stress that we aren't even aware of. I have the usual day to day stress that comes with being alive but I don't have so many of the stressors that many have. As a result I don't think about it. What brought home to me that I actually do have stress is that I realized that I cannot tolerate any music playing in the car except the classical station. My husband thinks that any instrumental music should count, but I find his choice, that I call elevator music is so very annoying. I truly think that is because I am on edge and don't consciously know it. That is one of the reasons I am looking into yoga. Haven't tried coloring yet.
Jeanne,
I don't suffer from SAD, except when we go for weeks at a time where it is predominately grey and rainy and it has been that here. . . our tomato plants are telling me that they want the sun, as they are not growing the way they should be having been planted Mother's day weekend. . . anyway, certainly cannot control the weather so I will look forward to grandbaby time this weekend, as my daughter and her husband are moving into their new home and I will be needed to entertain Miss Juniper, who is almost 9 months old.
Your veggie burger sounds very yummy what with the avacados and pineapple, I will have to keep that in mind for the near future. . .
Have a great day!
Happy to be back here and feeling reconnected.
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Laureen,
The weather controls us so much, doesn't it. There are days, that I either go sit in the sun or I go sit in front of the window and let the sun warm my bones. I don't suffer from depression like some do when the sun hasn't made its appearance in a day or three but I do miss it. We've also had unusually crappy weather and I find myself looking out of my window hoping the sun pops out. Yesterday, it was sunny...cool, but sunny. Since I live in the Ozark Mt foothills, this time of year, I cannot sit outside for too long or my allergies go crazy but I did sit in front of my window and absorbed the rays.
Work is crazy for me this time of year too. I hate, hate, hate moving and today or tomorrow, I am having to move computer programs around in our center....well, I'm not but the tech folks are and it is crazy. You'd think it would be easy but we have certain license for certain programs and they stay with the PC...it's just nuts. Anyway, I feel your pain on moving.
Breakfast for me was good....1 egg and DH and I split a piece of bread... My snack today is cucumbers. Lunch is a black bean veggie burger that I made last night on rye with avocado slices and pineapple. Dinner is beans, squash, onions, and of course cornbread. We need to go pick up another watermelon.
Ladies, take care of yourselves today...do the smart eat, the smart drink, and the safe exercise. If I've learned one thing from being on this board all these years it is to do the walking, dancing, running, stretching....safely. So don't push yourselves to past the limit....our knees are sure not what they used to be.
Nancy,
I use color and other art therapy for not only decreasing stress reactions in my life but also when my grand babies come up. And, when I am in meetings where emotions run a little high, I doodle....and doodle...and doodle. So, I am right with you on the coloring. I keep pencils and coloring books in my office and there have been a few times when a student came in and was unable to do any constructive writing or who was needing to discuss his or her grade and I could see the stress so I grab my pencils and tear out a page and the student and I color and after the first five minutes, calmness overcomes him or her and we are able to talk. The week before finals, I take my students pages to color and I ask all my students to bring a cheap set of color pencils to class every day because somedays we just need to color. One of my students messaged me the other day and said, you and your coloring kept me grounded....he is on his way to Columbia Law .....yeah.
