While a loss would have been nice, I’m happy. I usually have a monthly hormonal gain, but not this month! Sweet!
Speaking of sweet, I haven’t been craving them. I know, I must not be feeling well, lol, and I’m not. Allergies are working my last nerve and doing a number on my taste buds. But I’ll survive because I have to.
This one is short and sweet, folks. I have quite a bit of work to do – articles to write, a book
Peace!
Yes, another fracking injury report. I know how many steps I have, but every once in a while I’ll miss one. Yesterday afternoon I missed one and felt something crack. Nothing’s broken, but it’s swollen and oh man does it hurt! On the bright side, I get to sit with my foot up a lot and hobble oh so sexily around the house. Fun.
The thing that annoys me most about it is the timing. I exercised five of seven days last week and lost a pound. If I can’t exercise anymore this week, will I gain? I hope not. I can still get in some Pilates and Yoga, but cardio is out. Unless throwing the ball for the dogs counts.
Anyone watching Psych Week? I am. I was a psychology major briefly and continue to be fascinated with the human mind. So far this week I’ve been heartbroken and disturbed.
Born Schizophrenic tells the story of a beautiful little girl and her family. She was diagnosed at age five. Five! I hurt for the parents and little brother who love and fear her. I hurt for January. She can’t control what’s happening to her and I cried through most of the hour. I’m getting teary just thinking about it.I can’t write about this anymore. Sorry. You should watch for yourself. I dare you not to be touched.
I was disturbed by Enraged. Two people, a man and woman, discussed their anger issues while their families discussed their feelings about their loved ones. The man flat out pissed me off. He was completely disrespectful to his wife and sons. He definitely had issues and anger was just one of them. The woman’s story hit close to home. She was angry, but I agreed with some of the things she was angry about. Do mom’s get angry about our kids’ trashed bedrooms? Yes. The repeated questions? Yes. She did go overboard, but I honestly did not see her as having anger issues. I saw her as stressed out and in need of a break.
Getting healthier is not just about physical health. Becoming mentally strong is just as if not more important. You have to deal with stress, fear, anger, excitement, and sadness in a positive way. I’m not saying live in a world of cotton candy and rainbows, but in one grounded in reality. Learn to pick your battles. For me, as long as the kids don’t have trash on their bedroom floors, and no food or wet towels in their rooms, I’m good. I do expect them (and hubby) to clean up after themselves. I’m here full time, but not the housekeeper.
Excuse the semi-ramble. Pain meds fog is making this a little difficult.
For now, I’m out. See you again soon.
That’s right, this wahm went vegan on January 1, 2010 as part of the PCRM 21-Day Kickstart. How am I doing? Great, actually, and I have only been tempted twice. Chocolate is a weakness, but Mexican cornbread is heavenly. I just whipped up a batch of cornbread from Vegan Comfort Food and am on my way to Earth Fare to snag some of the Go Max Go candy bars that people are raving about.
It’s been hard to cook meat for the family, though, but that’s how it was pre-vegan. I have instituted a something green with every meal rule and they are following. DD was always easy about that because she takes her lunch and loves veggies. DS is another story. Smoothies, salads smothered in dressing, and the lettuce, tomato, onion burger topping are his preferred produce pics. One step at a time.
Hubby has lost about 15 pounds since mid November and I’m down 6 since January 1. I am not complaining at all!
I’ve been cooking from Happy Herbivore, Veganomicon, The New Farm Cookbook, Radiant Health Inner Wealth (blogging and testing recipes from Tess’ upcoming book, and throwing things together from my head. I’m a happy girl, the family is happy cause ‘I haven’t changed their meals.’ Right. Shh.
By the way, I am not being paid for any of the things I mentioned. I thought I’d share. Maybe someday I’ll be paid for my posts, but until then…
Here’s to 2 more weeks of yummy vegan fare!
I’m nursing the ‘too much sodium last night’ headache this morning and have my remedy soup on.
Yep, we had subs last night. Firehouse Subs. It was a new experience for me, and I think I may have to leave it at that one visit. It was very good, don’t get me wrong. I’m one of those who need to cut some things completely during certain times or I’ll order from the hormone-controlled part of my brain.
Sub with extra dressing? Sure! And salt & vinegar chips? Yeah, baby! Soda? No, but I’ll get some light lemonade with extras lime. Overall it was not a bad meal, but the sodium! I knew it with the first bite, but it didn’t stop me. I keep telling myself that it won’t hurt every once in a while.
But it does hurt! I’ve had high blood pressure since my daughter was incubating all those years ago. Salty meals spike my blood pressure and result in a hangover complete with the headache and dehydration. Fun times.
I did this. I knew what the consequences would be and happily went along with it. You know, the few minutes of pleasure thing. It was good, yes, but worth the day of bleah? Not even close.
Not all of us, but the girl has it. She came home from school early on Friday, complaining about her stomach. By Saturday morning she rocked a lovely 103.3 fever, coughs, and body aches. Sunday morning she was officially diagnosed and sent home with a script for Tamiflu, a mask, and all the humiliation a 15-year-old girl can feel when paraded through a waiting room with said mask on. Fun times.
So far the rest of us are fine, but tired. Thanksgiving break starts next Tuesday at 3:55 pm and it cannot come soon enough!
On the food front I’m doing well, but stress eating calls to me. I’m craving sugar something fierce and am literally taking it one hour at a time. I will do what it takes to beat this!
Until later, peace!
Wow. Sorry about that. I still can’t believe October is here and it’s nearly over.
I’m alive. I figured no one would want to read about my wrecked knee for the umpteenth time. Wrecked knee = hobbling instead of exercising. Yep, even my walks are off right now.
Food is as yummy as ever. I’m not vegan, but close. I make sure all packaged goodies are vegan – bread, cereal, margarine, that kind of thing. Dairy destroys me and is easy to avoid, but eggs I crave.
That’s about it on the health front. Being on the sidelines has been somewhat entertaining. Balloon boy, racist JoP attempting to justify his crap, Rush/Beck/Faux News/neocon loons – you know, the usual.
Here’s to healing, love, peace, and being ourselves.
Nothing as major as a bathtub fall, but annoying. We have a 4 ft. tall cactus along the path from the front to backyard. I brushed against it unknowingly and spent an evening pulling spines out of my back.
Are they called spines? The prickly things on cacti? Hmm…
Anyway, I’ve had a spot on my side for weeks that would not stop itching and was a little swollen. Hubby swore he’d gotten them all, but last night he found one. In that spot. Yay.
Other than that adventure, things have been mellow. Hubby had a week off, so exercise that week was mostly on our day trips – state parks, the zoo, parks, and the like. It wasn’t the typical stroll, either. We kept a 3-4 mph pace most of the time.
Since it is much later than I thought, I need to get moving. Here’s to a great weekend! Cactus-free, baby!
I’m down 3 more pounds and beat hubby in the first to lose 5 competition. He’s pouting.
DS tried vegan meat and liked it! Plain, just heated through. He also added it to his pasta sauce (along with mushrooms) and repeatedly told me it was good. I still haven’t recovered from the shock.
DD grew another inch. She’d better stop! Grumble.
My left shoulder and knee hate me. Truly, deeply, passionately.
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Happy 4th! While you’re chowing down, hitting the pool or beach, and watching fireworks, remember what it took for us to have the freedom sometimes take for granted.
Belated Canada Day wishes!
Peace!
I do. I miss the challenge of making veg an vegan meals work for the carnivore hubby & son. I miss the shorter clean up time after making dinner. I miss how I felt.
So far I’ve been able to easily drop pork from my menu. It’s very easy because hubby keeps referring to puppy Fred as a pig. Eggs and cheese may always stay on my plate, but I did just fine when I removed the other things. I just got a little lazy and wanted to make things easier. I knew that DD would happily ignore meat, but my boys are a different story. DS even requested steak for his birthday dinner next week.
Yep, my boy (S actually) will be 11 next week. Time flies! In no time I’ll be the shortest one in the house, and I’m 5′ 6.”
What else to share this time. Oh, I’ve dropped another pound, but am down more inches. I’m still trying to figure that out, but I’m not going to complain. I’m hitting my target on the Women’s Challenge of 150 minutes minimum and 2 days of muscle building. I’m ahead of hubby in the hubby v. wife weight loss challenge. Weigh in is on 6/28 – wish me luck! He’s falling back into his bad habits when I’m not around. Bad for him, and me, but good as far as the challenge is concerned.
It’s late and I have an interesting Saturday planned, so I need to call it a night. I may start posting my weekly menus; at least lunch and dinners. I keep track offline, so why shouldn’t I share with you?
Happy Father’s Day weekend! I miss you, daddy.
Be well, all.
Yep, I’m getting smaller and Hubby says my butt is higher. Neato! I’m still watching my portions, keeping my protein and simple carbs in check, and going ballistic on fruit and veggies. I like how I’ve been feeling!
The kids are out of school now, so it will be just loads of fun to exercise around them. Really – no sarcasm there. We bought a Wii Fit last week after Hubby & the kids argued over who would rule supreme on a snowboard and I’ve been on it 4 times so far. It’s addicting and it is possible to work out a sweat on that thing. Today I hit Super Hula Hoop, a run, a few strength training exercises, a little soccer, and hit the snowboard, all in 31 minutes. I loved it! Hubby was blown away by my score on the plank position (he can’t remember ever seeing me do it, sigh) and feels the need to beat my scores. Snort! Ain’t happening!
On the food front, my fav breakfast these days is a fruit salad topped with a dollop of fat free plain yogurt, flax seeds, oatmeal, and a tsp. of local honey. It’s really good! DS has been snacking on it and DD just goes from her fruit plain. In general we’ve all been eating a lot cleaner. Both of the inlaws are diabetic, so Hubster wants to do whatever he can to avoid that diagnosis. He’s pre-diabetic now, so changing the family’s way of eating has become more of a priority.
On the exercise front, in addition to the new game, I’ve again signed up for the Woman Challenge. So far, I’ve met or exceeded my goals for the past 4 weeks and am going strong. Swing by, take a look, and join me.
Until next time, see ya!