Healthier Living Thread Part IV

i am feeling a bit blue today, not sure what's up with that. i think i am just jealous that my brother is going to be moving to lasvegas and i am stuck out here. don't get me wrong, i love the prairie, but every once in a while i long for a taste of that youth where it is so easy to just pick up and move wherever and whenever you want. the family kinda puts a damper on that for me, lol! drat! oh well. i've been good today, so that's a plus. :)

{{{{{{{sarah}}}}}}} i understand how you feel about not being able to just pick up and go where you want. i like the maturity of where i am right now, but i do miss having the world open in front of me, too.

well.......i made my decision and will be working close to home. i emailed the hospital and explained that the pay was almost enough. they called me back with an increase in starting pay........so i took it.

ty everyone for your thoughts on this

:) i'm so happy for you--and to have your dh working with you, too. is he a nurse? it'll be nice to spend time together, eh?

thanks tweety, the h/a is better but the cough is more frequent! grrr... and i am dang tired from waking up to cough and pee (yes the two go together lol)

they do after a certain age, yes?

hope you enjoy your camping, we did it a lot when i was a kid! (i agree on the disposable clothing, ditto on blankets and pillows and such!)

had a blast :) it would be so nice just to throw all our gear in the recycle and be done with it. you know, maybe they could do it like at hospitals--just check out what you need at the ranger station and drop it off when you leave . . .

as to moving - first chance you get, go to visit him! it might not be all it's cracked up to be!

las vegas drives me nuts. i'm a bit overwhelmed by all the noise, lights, color, and cigarette smoke--i forget there are states without smoking policies, lol.

hiker - i think you are onto something there! multiple uses, not just camping. what you need is someone to help with product development - you could get rich!

are you offering to help with development?

hi everyone! despite going out to eat twice in the past two weeks, i'm holding at 228.

awesome, girl!

last night , at 2200 , est, in the chat room on an , i had raw veggies and dip and 1.5 l h2o , and i had the very best of times

darn it, i am good

beans beans

the magical fruit

the more you eat

the more you toot [poop]

sheryl, sheryl, can u hear me now ?

we needs some tp sheryl

yup, more than one square !

i've long suspected you have a bit of a rebel in you muff is going to lead the toilet paper brigade--tp for the masses--two, three even four squares at a time. . .

tweety, did you end up enjoying your birthday party? i'd have posted some cool graphics, but i don't know how. . . i'm just happy to multi-quote

Hello everyone.........so much going on........

It sounds like everyone is doing good.

Hiker........dh is a chef, but has cooked at hospitals before, he interviewed for the cooks position yesterday........He would have to drive over an hour to be able to cook at a restaurant, not worth the gas....

Angie.......will be checking out those links.......ty

Well, I am a little behind the times, but we are having beans at the senior meal today.......so will be my turn to TOOT

Went walking by the river yesterday, it is so beautiful, running fast with all the rain we have had, and more rain today.

See ya'll later, gotta go get ready.......helping cook today.......wheres dh when you need him?

last night , at 2200 , est, in the chat room on AN , i had raw veggies and dip and 1.5 L h2o , and i had the very best of times

darn it, i am GOOD

beans beans

the magical fruit

the more you eat

the more you toot [poop]

sheryl, SHERYL, can u hear me now ?

we needs some tp sheryl

yup, more than one square !

Muffie, are you up-to-date on the "abused by an allnurses member" thread? Still talking about bike seats with the added ref. to TP...

Hi all!

Angie - I LOVE to grill,tho tend to overcook everything trying to make sure it's done. Will definitely give these a whirl.

Zoe - sounds like you are feeling better? And sure, I'm up for product development!

Sarah - how are you doing dear?

Muffie - Cheryl would be shocked at my tp use. It is more than 3-4 sheets.

Especially at work with that single ply stuff.

Hiker - glad you had a good trip!

Tweety - sorry I missed your cyber party!!! Glad you had a good day.

ER - are your patients going to blame DH if the food isn't to their liking?!!

I feel like I keep catching everyone on the fly. 2 weeks til my replacement starts. Maybe then I can have some more reasonable hours!!! This 50-60 hour work week plus school is for the birds.

Starting my next count down - back to Vegas on 4th of July with DH! My 50th BD is on 7/2, and this year is 7/7/7 on the calendar, so we are going to try our luck. Really just a good excuse to get away for a few days.

I LOVES to travel! :monkeydance:

Hi to anyone I missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blue, I hope your accomodations are as nice your next trip as they were the last one :) Happy early birthday

Been eating a bit better. Getting out of the house helped. I find I eat when I'm either anxious or trying to avoid something--neither of which is a problem when I'm playing outside, LOL.

Zoe - sounds like you are feeling better? And sure, I'm up for product development! ...

... Starting my next count down - back to Vegas on 4th of July with DH! My 50th BD is on 7/2, and this year is 7/7/7 on the calendar, so we are going to try our luck. Really just a good excuse to get away for a few days.

I LOVES to travel! :monkeydance:

Hi to anyone I missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am feeling SO much better - I must have been carrying this bug for months because I have not felt this well in a long long time!

I went walking the last two days and really watching that sodium and empty calories :) That feels pretty good too (altho shopping yesterday was very tough for me, I was chanting "low sodium" and everything was bad bad sodium ... even stuff I don't usually eat, I wanted!!!)

As to 7/7/7 - 7 is the number of "completion" - lots of people are fasting that day or for a period of time ... winning money? Sounds like a plan too!

xo

Way to go Zoe!!!

I'm doing well. Not perfect, but well. :)

Thanks Tweety! And I bet you do better than you think you do!

Had oatmeal with prunes cooked right in (micro) - and then ricotta (part skim) added. No really, the ricotta tastes good, much better than yogurt if you ask me!!

I have done this with apples or pears (cooked them with oatmeal or cream of rice with a little extra water, in micro), can add cinnamon with the apples and it's really good, then the ricotta after it's cooked. Bananas added to plain cooked oatmeal, with ricotta added afterwards, are like a banana cream pie ...

Or, use canned no-sugar-added fruit, 1/2 cup, plus the ricotta, added after the oatmeal is cooked.

None of these have sugar added. When I'm behaving I usually have this kind of bkfst to get some fiber... I'm also liking raisin bran, and of course the "Go Lean Crunch" (altho that causes horrible odiferous flatulence! Have to plan it for a day without people ... lol). I figured out what Go Lean Crunch reminds me of - remember "Super Sugar Crisp" from childhood? I can hear the jingle in my head right now It really does taste like that to me!

Trying to get psyched up for a walk cuz now I am full of bkfst and coffee! LOL! But I will... I go in late today. I plan on my other work days to just go walk after work, as Tweety seems to find it helpful to motivate/discipline that way. Hopefully that way I can't get into my "I'm too tired..." whine when I come home and collapse after work, or my before work "I'm too sleepy and I still have to work so I won't have enough energy to work..." mode. There's alllways somethin' ...

Have a great day everybody :)

Anyway - here we go xo

Hi guys! Sorry I've been missing, been sooooooo crazy busy! It's good though, I like being busy. :) Thanks all for the positive stuff, I think you're probably right about Vegas, it just sounds good cause I can't have it - LOL, grass is always greener and all that stuff. Well, anyway, the skies are grey today and it looks like it might rain, which actually makes me happy, that means we will have green pastures, yeay! I want all the sunshine I can get, but I know we could use the moisture.

I am PMSing, so I feel all bloated and blah and not eating as good as I should, but I know that and I know it will be better next week, so I'm not too worried about it. I am feeling pretty chipper today, so yeay!

Thanks everybody, hope y'all are having a great day!