New You - September 6th

...and sweaty to prove it!

I just got a shiny new computer yesterday so maybe will be able to post more over the weekend.

I was tempted to get on here this morning and boast up my wonderful new cabbage casserole. YUMMY!!! I would have felt really guilty afterwards if I'd tried to convince you all that I'd been gobbling up something healthy. Fact is it's really a butter casserole, small wonder it's so good. Three tablespoons of butter to saute the cabbage and onions. Another three tablespoons to create the sauce. Top the mess off with about 1 cup of crushed potato chips and dot with another couple of tablesppons of butter and bake. Not really a vegetable at that point is it? Well, it's very, very good . It would send your points right off the chart Lenora.

Good to see you Becky . How have you been feeling?

I've had 2 cups of coffee today and will try to limit further consumption. I'm drinking water now.

I have no idea what we're going to have for supper tonight. I have a ton of red peppers(a bulk purchase I'm regretting). Anyone got any ideas for those? I already have a salad planned but it won't use any of those peppers.

Cereal planned for breakfast this morning. Packing and toting for exercise.

I *really* need to get my eyes checked and get new glasses. Feel free to get on my case about it, as it's one of those things I tend to put off.

Must get going and post on the other thread and check on Ivan...later all .

The wagon is nowhere to be seen.....I'm so far off it, it's not funny.

Tomorrow is another day, I guess.

-Jo

The one "must have" in my make-up collection (for my almost-40 skin) is my tinted moisturizer/sunscreen! Every day, rain or shine, I put that on! My normal foundation has an SPF of 18, too.

Did you ladies know that if you use two products, both with different SPF's...you DO NOT get the protection of BOTH, nor the higher protection??? What you actually get is an average of the 2...therefore, if you use a sunscreen with a SPF15 and then a foundation with a SPF8...the protection level you get is actually about SPF11.5...just a tidbit of suncreen info!

Anyhoo! I ATE BREAKFAST this morning! Hurray for me!...That is an accomplishment in my book. I'm going to try for a walk while DD9 is at swimming lessons this evening, too.

I did a good job sticking to my "points" most days last week...until DH got home...then blew the weekend. The scales showed one pound less this moring (down from last Monday) so I guess that's something. I'm sticking to it this week, too....really.

I have homework (and housework) to accomplish today...then Girl Scouts, swimming lessons...etc.

I'm off!

Lenora

Morning all .

No, I have not dealt with that eye appointment yet, but perhaps tomorrow.

Thanx for the red pepper ideas Becky. I got rid of them by cutting them into large chunks, marinating them in sesame/ginger marinade and roasting them on the bbq with some finely sliced onion. They were great.

I had a salad for breakfast this morning. I have no idea what the eats for the rest of the day will be.

I had a stressy phone call from DIL last night, she's been having pains since Sat night so I might go in to help her out today if she needs me. She might need to go for a check with the doc. Whatever, she's having trouble meeting the demands of a very bossy 21 month old who doesnt understand whats going on. I'd bring Syd home with me if my house wasnt so unsafe right now. DH has all the kitchen cupboard doors off and dangerous tools all over the place. Childproofing would take a full day, and time won't allow for that.

I'll check in with you all later...have a healthy day .

My dad was visiting over the weekend, so yesterday and today have been more on the wagon. Still haven't gone to the JCC to exercise. Tomorrow evening begins Rosh Hashanah. I'm going to the USC Hillel service and dinner, and forced myself to order the vegetarian dinner. I'm going to make brisket for the second night though! Also, you know, it is traditional to use lots of sweets for a sweet year, so while I might take a little license the first night, I'm going to make a low-fat chocolate cake. And I MIGHT make a challah (egg bread, like brioche) with some kind of fruit in it or something. I am not wild about raisin challah, which is traditional, but apple challah would be yummy. Of course the JCC won't be open on those days.

See you on the other side of the holiday!

O-kay...I got out of "sorry for myself" eating mode! I've had a busy week, which translates into bad food choices....but the scales are down another 1.5 pounds, so thats something!

I'm going to pop in the belly dance video this morning...then have to shower and run several loads of laundry up and down the stairs....that will "add" to my exercise for the day.

I havea "Critical Issues in Professional Development" senior seminar from 6-10:00pm tonight and all day tomorrow....ugh!

DH will get home this evening while I'm gone....so I need to take care of all the girly-stuff (like shaving my legs) that I neglect when he's gone.

I want to run out and get some flowers for the bedroom, too (asuming I actually get it cleaned this afternoon )

I'm off!
Have a great week-end!
Lenora

Both of my DDs have had the "sniffles/headache/crabby mood" thing for the last couple of days.....DH came home with a pulled back muscle from moving his systems around by himself...DD14 has bee going non-stop with school and marching band....and you know how my schedule looks, so...we slept in and skipped Sunday School and Worship. I'm sure God understands...This is a day of rest, after all!

I plan on doing absolutely nothing until 4:00 when we have a parent/teen meeting at church about confirmation, and a cook-out after.

Later this evening, I need to do my calendar/actoin-list for the week, along with menu planning and shopping lists...that's it.

I had a great meeting with my supervising teacher for my 30 hours of "Exploratory Experience." She has already "handed" me two lessons and supervision of a series of group-project activities for the students. She has offered me free and complete access to all the FCS-team's files and resources, and I've promised her several electronic resources, including the power-point that I did last fall on "Nutrition Basics," which is pretty darn good. I'll be "teaching" that lesson, so I can just make her a copy of it to keep!

My seminar this week-end was o-kay. Professional ethics, profesionalism in the work-place, FCS as an interdisciplinary body of knowledge, etc.....not much was "new" to me, but I'm sure it was to some of the 22ish year-olds! I did enjoy the professor who led the seminar. She is not someone who I've had class with, before.

I did eat a banana this morning...but since it was 11:30 when I got out of bed, I'm not sure if I can classify that as breakfast(?)! I do need some lunch, though, so I'm off!

Well done on managing the holiday eating, Becky! I hope I do so well. You should come to Ohio...It's sunny and cool....right about 67. There isn't a cloud in the perfectly blue sky, and the trees are just beginning to show a bit of change. These are the days when I'm absolutely convinced I'll never live anywhere else!

Blessings!
Lenora

I had a glass and a half of red wine at a party (semi-mandatory departmental party for DH) on Sunday. I thought, "Yum! Why don't I drink wine more often?" Then I went home and lay around the house like a slug for four hours, and slept for ten more.

Right. There's a reason I usually stick to grapes for my flavonoids or whatever they are.

I haven't had breakfast yet and it's 11 am, but I have a lot of running-around errands planned for the evening, so at least I'll get a bit of exercise.

Really. They damage short-term memory and you never get it back. I've been noticing the change since starting full-time school. Fortunately there are ways to compensate.

My problem with alcohol is just that it makes me so bone-tired, so it's not worth more than the occasional indulgence.

Jack and I had a falling out many, many years ago , and I have not seen him since. It's fine with me, he did me terribly *wrong*. My main squeeze now is Martin(i). That would be Absolut going incognito(getting around on Lenora). He makes a weekly appearance on date night but can't stay long...I'm too old ....can't handle much of him.

I had a crappy morning yesterday, I think it was a rehash of the same bug I had a week or so ago. I seem fine this morning.

My SIL has decided I'm fat and need to lose some weight . WHAT? She just figured that out? Anyway, besides harping on me about my coffee she's now making my weightloss a mission. Oh...sigh...that we could all have someone to care *so much* about us.

Anyway she was listening to some program on the radio one day and has now got this idea that if I want to lose weight I have to get a corset. I think the theory is that you can't overindulge when your all trussed up. SNORT!!!!! So today she's dragging me downtown to get a corset. This should be *real* interesting since I can't even wear a bra for more than 1/2 a day at a time. I'll give the full report on the shopping expedition when I get home.

Not too much else to report, as I did not eat much yesterday. A few soda crackers, an orange, and two slices of pizza. I'm off to have some breakfast now, I'd hate to get hungry the minute I pick SIL up for this shopping event . Later gals .

Alright, already! Confession time: I haven't seen a doctor...any kind of doctor...in almost 4 years. I'll be 39 in December. I've been hearing that little "voice" telling me that I need to "just do it" for a while, and now the Universe has joined in with almost daily reminders that I need to have a check-up. I suppose I'll have to make an appointment...realistic goal: before the end of the year.

Anne, it's so good to have you back! I'll keep your health and recovery in my prayers. How beautifully your family has grown. I am so excited for you all! Please give us more info and pictures if you can!

I ate a bagel this morning...after my 8:50am class, but still before 10:30 am...which is good for me. My 1:45 class is already canceled for today...comp-time for the observations that we have to do on our own...my professor for my 12:15 class has been called up for jury duty and told us to watch our e-mail in the event he will not be here today....nothing yet, so I suppose that class is on. That class is "Middle Childhood and Adolescence in the Family Context" ...having "one of each," I hoped it would be enlightening.....not yet!

I was going to spend this time working on an assignment....but left the requirement sheets at home in a different folder...so here I am! If I had on better shoes, I'd go for a walk as it is another gorgeous day, but it's not gonna happen in the shoes I have on!

Not much else to report. DH is sick...I hope it's not contagious....I don't have time to be sick! I'm taking my vitamins and trying to get a little more sleep...hope that works!

Have a healthful day, all!

Much love,
Lenora

Your kids need you! I remember begging and pleading with my mother to go to the doctors when I was your kids' age. It was really painful because I was terrified something might happen to her. (She eventually did and has been much better about it since.)

I'm off beta-blockers! My primary care doctor said at the beginning of the year (new doctor due to insurance change, but he's friends with the old one) that I could start tapering them since I'd been off of steroids for about six months, so he's been having me taper off of them, and I've been having my bp checked every week or so. Yesterday my blood pressure was DOWN after having been at a lower dose of beta-blockers, and he said, "what have you been doing?" I said, "I don't know. Really. Nothing. It must just be because I've been off steroids for longer." So he said okay, no more beta-blockers. I'm to be checked in another two weeks, and if that looks good I can start tapering off of the diuretics as well. He said it won't actually hurt me to stay on them, but there's no reason to take something I don't need.

So last night I came home and ate frozen pepperoni pizza for dinner. I looked at the label and I ate 1200 calories' worth! Oink. It was good though. I think I'll have the last slice for breakfast. Or brunch. It's almost 11. I slept in today after two really rough days of classes (both taking and teaching). Slept for 11 hours.

Tonight and tomorrow is Yom Kippur. I usually don't fast for that, but I might be able to make it on water-only (the traditional fast does not allow water) if I have milk in the morning, what with remission and all. I think I will start the fast late and end a bit early. That should cover me. There are health exemptions for fasting, officially and everything. I'll make it feel real, with no harm, by keeping off of caffeine for all 24 hours! That by itself feels as bad as starving.

I got a nasty paper cut yesterday, on my hand (duh) so I put some Superglue on it today. It felt much better, but some glue leaked onto another part of my hand, and it didn't bond anything but felt weird. I had to soak it in nail polish remover and then let it wear off. It's still on the paper cut though, and continues to feel better.

that I can't find the new me hiding there .

Morning all:) . It's been a whole week since I posted on this thread. I really don't have any good reason for that. It must have something to do with all those brain cells that have died over the last 20 years.

I've been battling with a touch of sinus infection, and wondering about getting back on the nasal preventitive. I thought I might lose some weight if I wasn't using it but nothing improved in that department, so we'll see. It may be worse to suffer with the sinus as it uses up all the energy a person could put into taking better care of ones self. It's hard to feel like exercising or cooking healthy meals when you're lying in bed on an ice bag.

Busy times here for me, but we've at least been eating at home and not at the fast food joints. I could certainly be eating more vegies, but that's always the goal around home.

So today?.....I will plan supper with an overload of vegies. A stir fry maybe.

It's good to have you on with us Anne . Wow, Oct 12th is not that far off. I hope your recovery is an easy one. A pal of mine went a little *nuts*(no, alot nuts) after her op, but within 6 weeks they had her hormone imbalance figured out and under control. She feels like a whole new woman now and wonders why she waited so long to have the op. Even her long term back problems have disappeared.

Must get going here, I have lots to do. First task a self nurturing long shower, leg shave, hair wash...I will feel like a new me .

Oh, I just about forgot to update you on the corset. "@^&(#%^&%$%*#^"!!!!
Need I say more????

:) :)