Kerri, last I heard, you were still waiting for the SBFT. I didn't see anything about your getting it on the last couple of New You threads. Did I miss something? Or did you only post about it on some other thread?
Okay, so this morning we had pancakes. Lunch is leftover hamburgers (extra lean!) and potatoes, and I am going to have a yogurt. DH gets cheese on his burger instead. Also orange juice. Dinner is ramen with skinless chicken breast fillet and vegetables, and also some green beans. This is rather a lot of carbs but lots of protein and vegetables too. I am going to go on a walk later today.
I had it a few weeks back, but no results until I go see my specialist on January 8th. As the specialist told me it wasn't especially urgent I'm not really that fussed. It isn't really going to change my treatment, simply tell him the extent of what's there, as far as I can tell. Of course that isn't what he finally told the people in the x-ray department... he's so much better at twisting the truth than I am. Next time I'll leave it to him in the first place instead of getting myself caught up in a web of complicated lies!
I've been having quite a few rough days with this taper... mostly when I've been outside shopping though. I came to the conclusion that it was partly exacerbated by all the walking around and then eating dinner, usually a big dinner, and some more walking. I ad problems with that both days of last weekend, but I hadn't been having too much trouble at home. Well this whole last week was a bit dodgy, and I was not only glad I'd decided to stay at 25mg but actually considering that I might have to go back up to 30mg. The last couple of days have been better though (no more meals outside for a while!) so I should be okay to stay at 25mg for an extra week or two. I am NOT tapering another 5mg on Christmas Eve thank you very much! And yes, I've already figured that stress can only make things worse, but believe me there's not a whole heck of a lot I can do about that except the things I've already done.
You know it's a Monday when... a close relative suggests flying halfway round the world at their expense to visit your parents for a week without your children.
I think it took me a couple of hours to pick up my jaw after reading that particular email this morning. Apart from the fact that there's less than a week between us getting back from Malaysia and the kids starting school. Apart from the fact that I would never get a flight at this time. Apart from the fact that nobody in their right minds would be able to take on both my kids for a whole week, including their father, even supposing he didn't have to work. Apart from the fact that I wouldn't take money from somebody in this way. Since this is supposed to be a big secret surprise for my parents, and DH was still slumbering sweetly in the Middle East, I turned to my SIL to vent my spinning head, and she suggested pushing it till March as a possibility. Sometimes solutions come in the weirdest of shapes and from the most unexpected quarters. She's not wrong, and it gives me a way to not just slam the door in my aunt/cousin's face (she's my mother's first cousin, so my mother's generation - their mothers were sisters). She was the one I sent the 'No' card to a while back - did I mention that?? I printed out a little card and had it laminated, giving her permission to say no occasionally, since she had two new grandchildren on the way (who've now both arrived) and Christmas and tends to find it difficult to just say no to people about anything. She took in exactly the right way and was quite chuffed, according to my mother, that I'd been so thoughtful. This is the second time she's offered to pay for me to fly over and visit my parents though. I think she desperately wants to do something for Mum. The advantage of March would be that it's my mother's birthday then, the kids are on holiday and I should have resurfaced after Christmas, CNY and the all-family holiday and gained myself just a little planning time. I'm more likely to give both my parents heart-attacks if I suddenly turn up on their doorstep just after Christmas!
For anyone waking up to this Monday morning with a deep sense of foreboding, take my advice and crawl right back under those covers, because this is a Monday with TEETH!
The only stress that seems to affect my own personal case of Crohn's is insufficient sleep. If any other kind of stress had anything to do with it, I would have an easier time keeping it under control. (Though of course excess stress makes me susceptible to colds and things just like everyone else.)
March sounds good from what you say!
So, I ended up having what I said I'd have to eat today, and also a piece of low-fat apple cake (lots of apples, this actually made up a fruit serving) and some orange juice, so I did cram in my 5 a day for today.
Looks like they were listening for once, since it's just you and me on here Becky! I've sent a response back to my cousin so I'll have to see how it goes from there. Hope she isn't too crushed. I know what it's like when you get a bee in your bonnet over some pet project and you share it with someone, only to have it trampled on... I didn't do that, but even so.
Didn't do too badly with my list today, and I threw some mushrooms into dinner (a tikka curry sauce base from the UK!) rather than onions since I know I'll be after the onions for salads tomorrow and it might just be that they won't have such nice ones downstairs. Can't believe they didn't make it to my list, but then they aren't an integral part of my menus. I got everything else though. Spent S$100 on a trolley full of fruit and veg, so there should be some healthy eating in there somewhere. Honey was saying about preferring all the savoury offerings of the season, and I have to say that much as I like my junk food, I tend to find myself craving savoury stuff over sweet more and more as I get older. We haven't got a huge amount of 'goodies' this year, which makes a nice change from the way we normally overdo things. It would be a help if I actually got the chocolate Santas on the tree this year though. I'm keeping them in my relatively cool, partially air-con bedroom until the last possible moment, but that will likely mean I forget them altogether! No more sticky cady canes this year. This is my 9th Christmas in Singapore (no, sorry, 8th since I was in the UK for one) and there are more and more things I let go of from my childhood each year because they just don't fit the climate. I overdosed on Turkish Delight earlier in the year, don't fancy sugared almonds any more, know that candy canes, truffles, peppermint creams and a whole host of other sweet items end up as a mass of sticky goo before a few days have gone by (the truffles never make it that far because it's tough going rolling a ball of melting chocolate, and the peppermint creams melted into one huge tub of green sludge!)... No wonder the savoury stuff is becoming increasingly appealing - nuts don't melt!
I think our Christmas dinner is going to be much healthier than anyone else's - ham, pickles, salads, dips with crackers and veg, boiled eggs, with mincemeat cake and fruit available for dessert. Plus it's going to be on offer in the fridge at any time in the day so we probably won't stuff up like those of you pigging out on roast dinners. Not that I don't envy you... a good roast dinner made by my mother is almost the whole point of going home (never mastered the skill since I don't have a proper oven and it's just too hot!). But I think we'll be okay this year. Probably more traditional than we've managed most years too since I won't be catering to fit my PILs into the equation. They get rice and dishes the day before - nothing super-innovative, but a little bit different than I ordinarily serve them out of convenience. We had to nix chicken wings since my MIL is still complaining about my SIL's chicken wings from 3wks ago, and still cooking chicken wings every weekend to show us how it's done properly! Beat my Thai fishcakes if you can!
Going now... still got lots to do, and I'm avoiding the other thread because the only thing being kept up in this house is my laundry. DS is helping me slay the laundry monster by forcing me to tackle it every single day - it's working pretty well I have to say!
I really don't know what to report right now. Eating has been sporadic, but not really so unhealthy. I've been busy with running around and trying to get things done, and I often forget to stop and refuel. Yesterday I picked up a deli chicken, as I knew I was not going to have the time to put into proper meals for the next couple of days. I can throw together some decent, healthy eats real quick if I have cooked chicken on hand.
I've finished all my baking and have it frozen so it's not been a big problem for me. However, when I pull that stuff out tonight to put together trays it might be a different story.
I've been doing some ab and butt contraction reps for a couple of days now. Something I read on the net that you can do anywhere. I HAVE A SORE BUTT NOW!!!! LOL. I guess those muscles are a little lazy.
I am one of the people that cannot stand the taste of mincemeat. Give me good old butter tarts anyday.
Only one celebration(New Years Eve) to go once Christmas eating is over with. We always have friends and the kiddos over that night to munch, drink, and play games. Much more fun for me than Christmas, but equally as fattening. Expect to see me New Years day with my resolutions .
Kerri, I think it's a wonderful opportunity if you can get away to visit your parents. How nice of your Aunt/cousin. I hope you can find a way to make it happen.
Have a great time gaals. I cannot say for sure when I'll get on here next.
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Kerri, last I heard, you were still waiting for the SBFT. I didn't see anything about your getting it on the last couple of New You threads. Did I miss something? Or did you only post about it on some other thread?
Okay, so this morning we had pancakes. Lunch is leftover hamburgers (extra lean!) and potatoes, and I am going to have a yogurt. DH gets cheese on his burger instead. Also orange juice. Dinner is ramen with skinless chicken breast fillet and vegetables, and also some green beans. This is rather a lot of carbs but lots of protein and vegetables too. I am going to go on a walk later today.
How is everyone else doing?
Sorry, a bit scatty lately
I had it a few weeks back, but no results until I go see my specialist on January 8th. As the specialist told me it wasn't especially urgent I'm not really that fussed. It isn't really going to change my treatment, simply tell him the extent of what's there, as far as I can tell. Of course that isn't what he finally told the people in the x-ray department... he's so much better at twisting the truth than I am. Next time I'll leave it to him in the first place instead of getting myself caught up in a web of complicated lies!
I've been having quite a few rough days with this taper... mostly when I've been outside shopping though. I came to the conclusion that it was partly exacerbated by all the walking around and then eating dinner, usually a big dinner, and some more walking. I ad problems with that both days of last weekend, but I hadn't been having too much trouble at home. Well this whole last week was a bit dodgy, and I was not only glad I'd decided to stay at 25mg but actually considering that I might have to go back up to 30mg. The last couple of days have been better though (no more meals outside for a while!) so I should be okay to stay at 25mg for an extra week or two. I am NOT tapering another 5mg on Christmas Eve thank you very much! And yes, I've already figured that stress can only make things worse, but believe me there's not a whole heck of a lot I can do about that except the things I've already done.
You know it's a Monday when... a close relative suggests flying halfway round the world at their expense to visit your parents for a week without your children.
I think it took me a couple of hours to pick up my jaw after reading that particular email this morning. Apart from the fact that there's less than a week between us getting back from Malaysia and the kids starting school. Apart from the fact that I would never get a flight at this time. Apart from the fact that nobody in their right minds would be able to take on both my kids for a whole week, including their father, even supposing he didn't have to work. Apart from the fact that I wouldn't take money from somebody in this way. Since this is supposed to be a big secret surprise for my parents, and DH was still slumbering sweetly in the Middle East, I turned to my SIL to vent my spinning head, and she suggested pushing it till March as a possibility. Sometimes solutions come in the weirdest of shapes and from the most unexpected quarters. She's not wrong, and it gives me a way to not just slam the door in my aunt/cousin's face (she's my mother's first cousin, so my mother's generation - their mothers were sisters). She was the one I sent the 'No' card to a while back - did I mention that?? I printed out a little card and had it laminated, giving her permission to say no occasionally, since she had two new grandchildren on the way (who've now both arrived) and Christmas and tends to find it difficult to just say no to people about anything. She took in exactly the right way and was quite chuffed, according to my mother, that I'd been so thoughtful. This is the second time she's offered to pay for me to fly over and visit my parents though. I think she desperately wants to do something for Mum. The advantage of March would be that it's my mother's birthday then, the kids are on holiday and I should have resurfaced after Christmas, CNY and the all-family holiday and gained myself just a little planning time. I'm more likely to give both my parents heart-attacks if I suddenly turn up on their doorstep just after Christmas!
For anyone waking up to this Monday morning with a deep sense of foreboding, take my advice and crawl right back under those covers, because this is a Monday with TEETH!
Kerri.
wish stress were MORE of a factor
The only stress that seems to affect my own personal case of Crohn's is insufficient sleep. If any other kind of stress had anything to do with it, I would have an easier time keeping it under control. (Though of course excess stress makes me susceptible to colds and things just like everyone else.)
March sounds good from what you say!
So, I ended up having what I said I'd have to eat today, and also a piece of low-fat apple cake (lots of apples, this actually made up a fruit serving) and some orange juice, so I did cram in my 5 a day for today.
Hmm...
Looks like they were listening for once, since it's just you and me on here Becky! I've sent a response back to my cousin so I'll have to see how it goes from there. Hope she isn't too crushed. I know what it's like when you get a bee in your bonnet over some pet project and you share it with someone, only to have it trampled on... I didn't do that, but even so.
Didn't do too badly with my list today, and I threw some mushrooms into dinner (a tikka curry sauce base from the UK!) rather than onions since I know I'll be after the onions for salads tomorrow and it might just be that they won't have such nice ones downstairs. Can't believe they didn't make it to my list, but then they aren't an integral part of my menus. I got everything else though. Spent S$100 on a trolley full of fruit and veg, so there should be some healthy eating in there somewhere. Honey was saying about preferring all the savoury offerings of the season, and I have to say that much as I like my junk food, I tend to find myself craving savoury stuff over sweet more and more as I get older. We haven't got a huge amount of 'goodies' this year, which makes a nice change from the way we normally overdo things. It would be a help if I actually got the chocolate Santas on the tree this year though. I'm keeping them in my relatively cool, partially air-con bedroom until the last possible moment, but that will likely mean I forget them altogether! No more sticky cady canes this year. This is my 9th Christmas in Singapore (no, sorry, 8th since I was in the UK for one) and there are more and more things I let go of from my childhood each year because they just don't fit the climate. I overdosed on Turkish Delight earlier in the year, don't fancy sugared almonds any more, know that candy canes, truffles, peppermint creams and a whole host of other sweet items end up as a mass of sticky goo before a few days have gone by (the truffles never make it that far because it's tough going rolling a ball of melting chocolate, and the peppermint creams melted into one huge tub of green sludge!)... No wonder the savoury stuff is becoming increasingly appealing - nuts don't melt!
I think our Christmas dinner is going to be much healthier than anyone else's - ham, pickles, salads, dips with crackers and veg, boiled eggs, with mincemeat cake and fruit available for dessert. Plus it's going to be on offer in the fridge at any time in the day so we probably won't stuff up like those of you pigging out on roast dinners. Not that I don't envy you... a good roast dinner made by my mother is almost the whole point of going home (never mastered the skill since I don't have a proper oven and it's just too hot!). But I think we'll be okay this year. Probably more traditional than we've managed most years too since I won't be catering to fit my PILs into the equation. They get rice and dishes the day before - nothing super-innovative, but a little bit different than I ordinarily serve them out of convenience. We had to nix chicken wings since my MIL is still complaining about my SIL's chicken wings from 3wks ago, and still cooking chicken wings every weekend to show us how it's done properly! Beat my Thai fishcakes if you can!
Going now... still got lots to do, and I'm avoiding the other thread because the only thing being kept up in this house is my laundry. DS is helping me slay the laundry monster by forcing me to tackle it every single day - it's working pretty well I have to say!
Kerri.
what's mincemeat cake?
I've had probably as much mince pie in life as you have (due to an Anglophile mother) but never heard of mince cake.
DH's aunt is cooking our Christmas dinner in Michigan. I know it will involve ham and Polish sausage, but haven't a clue what else.
I exercised this morning first thing, yay for me.
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Hi gals
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I really don't know what to report right now. Eating has been sporadic, but not really so unhealthy. I've been busy with running around and trying to get things done, and I often forget to stop and refuel. Yesterday I picked up a deli chicken, as I knew I was not going to have the time to put into proper meals for the next couple of days. I can throw together some decent, healthy eats real quick if I have cooked chicken on hand.
I've finished all my baking and have it frozen so it's not been a big problem for me. However, when I pull that stuff out tonight to put together trays it might be a different story.
I've been doing some ab and butt contraction reps for a couple of days now. Something I read on the net that you can do anywhere. I HAVE A SORE BUTT NOW!!!! LOL. I guess those muscles are a little lazy.
I am one of the people that cannot stand the taste of mincemeat. Give me good old butter tarts anyday.
Only one celebration(New Years Eve) to go once Christmas eating is over with. We always have friends and the kiddos over that night to munch, drink, and play games. Much more fun for me than Christmas, but equally as fattening. Expect to see me New Years day with my resolutions
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Kerri, I think it's a wonderful opportunity if you can get away to visit your parents. How nice of your Aunt/cousin. I hope you can find a way to make it happen.
Have a great time gaals. I cannot say for sure when I'll get on here next.
Bingle Jells! :-)
Now I thought I posted here earlier and it seems I didn't. Hmmm.
Oh well. Just to say have a great Christmas everone and I'll see you when I get back from my parents' in a few days' time.
Merry Christmas!
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