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[LittleOleMeinFL 1]

Apples update, she didn't get the John Deere cast, she got one she can remove to go in the shower, she had to beg the dr for that and promised to only remove it to shower. She said it's 'leather and lace' instead of JD green. LOL Oh and, Laura, it's the left arm, outside bone. I'm sure you know the technical term. LOL

Lori~ WTG on the exercise! soooo proud of you. : )

OK... when talking about the outside bone you have to say palm up or palm down- otherwise they are backwards. : ) I am guessing it is the radius as it is the most common bone fractured in the arm. (the outside one if palm is up) That is good news if he let her put a velcro splint on rather than cast. If it were displaced or really out of whack he would have had to put plaster. Hope she is RICE- ing it. REST, ICE, COMPRESSION (splint), and ELEVATION. (keeping it above your heart level to decrease swelling).

awwwww, apples, wishing you a speedy recovery! Nelson's fracture was on the left too! Copy Cat...

OK... got my boy from Camp- they had "swamp" day and held swamp creatures that the wildlife society brought in (gators, lizards, turtles etc.) I practically boiled him when he got home. (kidding- but a VERY soapy bubble bath). gross. hate swamp germs in my house! Need to figure out dinner. I am thinking grilled fish and sautéed spinach. CBL.. Laura

[ladykcusa 1]

Karen - so sorry about the broken arm. Your string of bad luck is officially OVER.

Lady Gaga was incredible and amazing, however, I think it might be my LAST concert. At 67, todays youth is a little much for me to handle. The costumes of the other concert goers were bizarre. You can really not imagine.

She had a rock group open for her that blasted my ears off and made my hair blow in the noise.

Her performance was everything I imagined and more. Great sets and dancers and wonderful energy with the crowd.

Way to go on exercise, ladies. You inspire me.

[ifyourstomachoffendsyou 1]

Grilled fish and sauteed spinach. Mmmmmm!

I made a baby spinach and spring mix salad with strawberries, cashews, feta, and raspberry vinaigrette the other day. That's what was in the house. Tasted great.

Had a mixed lettuce (no iceberg) half salad with chicken, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, mandarin orange, and walnut sprinkled through it and poppyseed dressing along with a cup of French Onion Soup at Panera bread. Sucked the soup out of the croutons, LOL. Man was that good. Love their French Onion soup.

Got in a good 45 minute walk this afternoon. Drizzled a little. Needed to grow a set of gills to get any oxygen out of the air. Supposed to keep raining off and on for another day or two.

Cheri

[Charlene K 1]

Boo!!!!! I didn't lose a lb!!!! I talked to a sports medicine/trainer for a high school. She said that if I wasn't used to walking that fast I would get dizzy, and I was probably dehydrated. Yep, I only drank three bottles of Water yesterday till I got home from walking. Then I drank another 32ozs. The teacher said as long as I was noticing change.....like my clothes getting loose.....not to fret over the weight. Well, that made me happier.

I am not walking tonight. The heat index is 107 right now. I think I will just ride my bike in the house.

Well, my DD is at the doctor's with my GD. Her foot is swollen .....there definitely is something going on with her foot. I just hope she doesn't need a cast. She already weighs 30lbs, and my DD is about to pop with this pregnancy. Please say a prayer for Sydney. She will be 2 next Monday. Janet, Lori, Phyl.......can you believe I was posting about her birth two years ago? Boy, time sure does fly.

Okay, peeps......CBL

[ljv52 2]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note. Made it to the gym early this morning - had time to do 40 bike/40 elleptical and 30 on weights. I almost said the heck with it and went back to bed, but guilt took over and I got up. LOL. These rainy days are tough - prefer sunshine to wake me up.

Karen, so sorry about your arm, but happy you didn't need surgery. Wow, you need to just sit and relax -- glad you have the lake -- just read some books and hold that arm up. Hugs.

Jessica, I liked the pink hair -- LOL. Just proves we are all different -- I've always liked wild hair. Cheri gave you very good advice on your MIL -- she is dead on accurate. As Lori said, wish I'd had that advice when my dm was alive -- she was much like your MIL.

Laura, yuck on the swamp germs -- good thing I wasn't a boy. Glad you had fun on your date with DH.

Arlene, sorry about the weight but you and I are in the same boat. It's been 9 months and truly, I have gone down in sizes -- without losing pounds -- as I said before, I think our bodies need to catch up to our weight loss sometimes. Good going on the walking, but be careful with that dizziness -- our heat index has been over 100 last few days too.

Jodi, good going on the exercise and thinking of Dassi -- prayig for her, poor little girl - she's had it really rough. You are a great mom -- you are very in tune to her feelings and needs.

Lori, glad to hear DS got his promotion!!! And wtg on the exercise classes. I was thinking of you at the gym this morning cause I was sweating so much -- I wear a sleeveless top and exercise shorts -- then a girl came in -- young -- in her early 20s I think -- normal weight and she had on sweat pants and a long sleeved sweatshirt - I guess she thought she needed to dress extra warm to make her sweat? Good lord, it made me hot to look at her. She wasn't there very long -- probably less than 20 mins.

Joyce, wow, I'm impressed that you went to the concert -- you are so much fun!!! I hope I do that kind of thing with my GD when she gets older.

Reminds me, Sylvia Browne is coming to our little casino near here - only $32 to see her - a bunch of us from work are going -- It's Sept. 11 -- should be interesting.

Janet, hope you had a great day at work.

Hope everyone has a great night - will try to CBL.

Linda

Edited August 4, 2010 by ljv52

[Charlene K 1]

Update......Sydney's foot is not broken. It is a bug bite. First, she slips down and limps.....doctor said she would be okay.....then she gets a bug bite and her foot is so swollen she can't walk. Poor baby, but glad it is not broken. She has to take antibiotics and has a cream for the bite.

Linda, yep, our bodies are in rebellion. I have been lax in writing down my Water and food. I journal on Daily plate on my iphone app, but I have not done the water. I am starting a journal tomorrow on food, water, exercise,short goals, lifestyle goals, and emotions. Now you know what our lesson was on.

Lori, Congrats! to your DS.

Apples, thinking about you today. I am so glad you have a cast you can take off for a shower. Please take care!

[ladykcusa 1]

Linda - I love Sylvia Browne and I saw her in KC a few years ago. Always enjoyed watching her on Montel Williams show.

Arlene - You are doing so well. The scale needs time to catch up with your efforts. Stay strong.

[Great2BThin 5]

I was just thinking when I got lunch today that I meant to comment on the 'nugget test'. LOL For me good restriction is 4 nuggets, getting too loose is 6. LOL And I can never do Chik-Fil-A's for some reason every time I do they come back up via a PB or get stuck. I think it has to do with using the better breast meat and I get stuck on breast meat a lot, it's drier or something. I got a kick out of reading about Laura and Charlene and the nugget test. LOL

Charlene, yep seems like that grandbaby was just born.

Joyce, I wasn't even sure who Lady Gaga was when you first posted. So cool you went.

[Charlene K 1]

I guess I have formed a habit.......I just had to go out and walk a short one......just had to sweat! Now, I am downing 32oz of Water. I still have my WW mug.

Great, I have to quit the nuggets. I will only use them for a restriction test......4 just right.....6 too loose. Got it! lol

[ljv52 2]

Joyce, I really miss watching Sylvia on Montel too -- always looked forward to it. Can't wait to see her in person.

WTG on the walk Arlene, you are awesome!!

CBL

Linda

[ocotillo 0]

I know I'm behind but better late than never, right?

Phyl, do you have a dentist you go to in Mexico? After lap-band down there, I bet you would be able to find a good one. And the "watch dogs" joke was very cute.

Charlene, the pool is a great way to exercise. I got 45 minutes in today and I really can feel it. That's nice of you to cook for your Mom. Glad she appreciates it too. You are quite inspiring walking in all that heat and humidity.

Great/Charlene I must have missed the post about the epidurals and weight gain, but my sister gets those and she's gained quite a bit of weight. I think there are more factors involved than the epidurals. Those shots have helped her a lot...she's able to move and do thing and she's not just sitting around.

Lori, congrats to your DS!!! And yes, we have monsoons every summer...humidity and heat this year but very little actual rain. We are a desert, we get most of our rainfall in the winter and summer. Winter rains and monsoons. It's usually humind (30% or so) July and August.

Jessica, you can do it...it will not be easy, but it's totally up to you and there is no reason not to get through school. I think your pink hair is cute, but yes, it may not be the right impression to start with. Don't let your MIL put you down in any way. Smile and say, "I'm capable of this, it may be hard, but I will do it". And you will.

Laurak, I want to work up to 5 miles. Not there yet, but I will be by the end of September. That's cool you have the rail trail. I love those.

Janet, you are lucky to color your own...my always looks like crap when I do it, that's why I have a professional do it now. I may have to go back and have him fix the color. I really don't like it right now. Hope it fades. For electrolites, one product that I like a lot is Electro Mix byAlacer Corp. They make Emergen-C. The Electro mix is sugar free, calorie free, sodium free but has potassium, magnesium, manganese, Calcium, chromium and is lemon-lime flavored.

Julie, good for you in throwing away the sweets and the exercise. It's going to help in so many ways. So the trip to Bismark really does take some time. You are a good mom and grandmom.

Okay it's 11 and I have to sleep. Hopefully more tomorrow. Sister is here from Phoenix and is expecting her son to arrive with moving truck, so no promises. Her son is going to graduate school here in Tucson.

Janet, 45 minutes pool today.

More work tomorrow. 37 working days.

Eva

[llkb4me 1]

Linda, I seen Sylvia Brown at our casino here a couple of years ago. It was intertaining and she is a good speaker.

Good job on exercise ladies, we just needed "the Commander" to give a a push. lol

I walked another 6 miles last night. I think I'm up to around 30 miles for the week. I never thought I could do that. Having fun and talking a lot keeps pushing me along.

Laura, swamp germs, dirt and the works just seem to come with boys. If there was a mud puddle in the area my DS seemed to find it. Always came home with mud and Water splattered up his back from riding his bike through it.

Joyce, I think the people watching would have been the best thing at the concert and I do like some of her music too.

Better get to work.

LauraK

[ocotillo 0]

Laura, funny about washing the swamp bugs from your boy. I don't have to worry about swamp bugs, just grease and dirt from my boy. When I met him 30+ years ago...he was greasy then too. I should have known.

Joyce, it's so cool you went to see Lady Gaga. Yep, I agree some of the concerts are a little too enthusiastic for me too, but then again, how else do you stay young.

Linda, I think Sylvia Brown would be interesting to see too. I've seen her a few times on TV and my MIL really likes her and has a couple of her books. If I was close, I'd go with you.

Charlene, Glad your GD is okay...those bug bites can be wicked.

Jodi, I'll have to catch up on your post later. Hope all is well with you!

Off to work for me. Think I said this in my last post, but my sister is here (the one from Phoenix) and my nephew should arrive today, so not sure what's happening tonight.

Everyone have a great day

[1day at a time 2]

Jessica.....like the pink hair! I want purple streaks in mine.

I am doing well I walked the mall yesterday at lunch I complained to my mom the whole way but did it LOL

[ladykcusa 1]

Complaining while walking increases the calories burned. lolol

Way to go - you exercised in spite of hating it.

Well done.