Hi Carla,

Sorry you are going through so much with your stomach. Hopefully they can figure it out.

I didnt have any candy last night due to the kids didnt offer any and I didn't ask for any. But today i bought mini donuts at the gas station. Shame on me. I haven't ate any yet.

Its a beautiful day.  70 out today.

Have a good day

Glad you are feeling better. yea for the house... 

I am doing Ok.  only 2.5 weeks til my face lift.  I need to eat as many protein as I can. and fruits. Bison, chicken...fish nuts...

I am walking 3 x a week and I plan to do yoga.. Gentle exercise..

it is still hot in SC. we had to turn the AC back on. I don't sleep well when it is so hot... but it was my honey who asked for the AC back on.. I think I ruined him...lol..I am almost always hot (except mornings - before my coffee and before my system starts working ) so hot or hotter.. what's the difference. right?  

I love fall. It's not too cold nor too hot. Because I am so cold natured, I dress for cold, even during the summer and during the fall, my wearing of ponchos, long sleeve shirts, and even hoodies is okay.

Over the weekend, DH and grandkids and friends removed all the floor from our weekend fixer upper and we had the wiring inspected. Next weekend, they will spray for termites, replace the moldy wood where the sink had probably been leaking for years, treat the area as well with mold stuff, put new wood to support the subfloors and then the new hardwood will be put down...yeah!  I think we can move into the house once we get that part complete; however, we will only live there during the weekends until after I recover from the knee replacement. That puts us moving around Christmas.  By then, the new rooms will have floors and walls and we should be able to finish the inside at our leisure.  Behind the house there are a couple of barns and workshops that have been there for years, probably older than the house.  Yesterday, my granddaughter and I were looking around in one, and we found two old tools. One is a thing that is put over the fire place to melt lead to make bullets and the other is a metal thing that could have been used as a vegetable grater.  It's shaped very strange and is so small I wonder what in the hell the inventor was thinking.  When I grate veggies, I want a huge grater...anyway, my sister saw them and asked if I didn't want them could she have them and since her kitchen is outfitted with old but modern appliances and has a pioneer look, I suspect I'll get them cleaned up and give to her.

Okay, I am getting my strength back so the iron is getting put to good use, I think. But, I am still eating massive amounts of iron and protein rich foods. 

B: Spinach, egg, and walnut omelet.  The walnuts were an after thought that should have been left in thought...but I ate it. 

L: Beans, shrimp, and broccoli

D: Trout (rainbow), fresh from the garden turnip greens and turnips, baby spinach salad.  

Snack: Almond butter cookies made with splenda...they suck but they have both almond butter and oatmeal flour so they are really fortified with good stuff...but they suck.   I will eat three for the team. Yeah!!! 

Ladies, we are a work in progress and I, for one, need to realize that perfection is not the goal of all this work but our goal is understanding of ourselves and gaining health and accepting ourselves in this horribly body image obsessed world. 

So, tell me, what's up with you ladies and where the hell is everyone? 

being sick - needing medical attention is  hard work...

When I had my first iron infusions - it made such a big difference. I was winded walking a flight of stairs before..and a month after the infusions - I was hiking in Colorado... Glad you see improvement...

I had a rough week.. mental issue lead to drinking too much wine...I do like my wine ..but2 glasses one day then the next day I need to finish the bottle.... etc....ugh.. Last night was a party... 

This morning my liver let me know it is not OK..(I do have sensitive liver -  genetic) and i know my surgery ois 3 weeks away and I do need a very healthy happy liver to survive the surgery, anesthesia, antibiotics, pain pills.. etc. 

Maybe that was the "after this week I can't have wine, even a glass for the rest of the year syndrome ? 

Last night - after the party- it was still early enough so I cooked bunch of pork loin last night and stuffed some peppers (meat sauce + wild rice + cheese) for today. Once I get home - 20 min in a pressure cooker will make the meal.. (5 min heating up - 10 min pressure 5-10 min NPR) I like my electric Instant Pot. I need to get a spare - second insert.  

weekend - we have massages, then we may try to get out or if we stay home -i have a bunch of housework - or I 'll bake my "cookies" (I don't use flour or sugar... but I use almond or coconut flour, or shredde coconuts). I plan to bake some pumpkin cookies and muffins... and my no flour "bread"...

I make a lot 5-8 dozens and freeze that.. I love cooking and baking - but I hate cleaning after... and cleaning after 2 dozens or 8 - same amount of work..no? 

hope you guys have a great weekend...

Glad to see you are on a mend. Like you - I can't take oral iron... the pain is just too much...

Keep us posted about the procedures ...and your new house..