Just testing to see if this will post to facebook.

I have been having issues with my right wrist...diagnosed with carpel tunnel, of course. After I had allergic reactions to two meds my dr tried, I inquired about acupuncture as an alternative to surgery. He agreed that this was a good first alternative so he suggested I see his acupuncturist (after I told him of a previous bad experience). I have ( Read more... )

I went to my group meeting on Tuesday to learn more about the adapting phase of my diet program. I really wasn't sure that I was ready to switch but by the time I left the meeting I had made the committment to proceed to the next stage. It is much harder. I now have to plan a meal for dinner each night. Part of what I have loved about this ( Read more... )

Steve and I went to visit Rusty Hevelin in the hospital this afternoon. He was in great spirits...he'd already had a visit from Frank Johnson and Chris and Naoimi Barkley (he slept thru their visit, though. They left him a funny note.) We spent almost two hours with him, just talking in general and visiting. I told him it was a shame he had to ( Read more... )

Just a quick update because its been a while. I've been reading LJ's to catch up....Steve's had my laptop and I haven't been able to get online until now. Even missed the good news from Minnihaha B until now. (my beloved spouse could have told me ( Read more... )

I know, it's been a while since I've posted. My intentions were to post at least once a week but life keeps getting in the way. The good news is that I hit the 30 pound mark last Tuesday on the diet "life style" program. The fact that I lost 1.9 pounds that week came as a bit of a surprise to me. You see, the week before GRR Martin was in town ( Read more... )

Thursday I went to my meeting and broke the 25 pound barrier. I think that I feel and look better now than I have in many years, even though I still can't fit in some of the clothes I wore then. I have also switched from all shakes to 1 meal a day. This is a low cal Lean cuisine type dinner, a small salad and a piece of fruit. People ask me if ( Read more... )

I've just picked up the above new cookbook by Melissa Kelly, which I believe is a response to the book French Women don't get fat (unsure of the title). She is the owner, and executive chef of Primo Restaurant. Because of my greek and syrian background I find it interesting and I know that I won't be dieting like this forever. She has a whole, ( Read more... )

The diet is going well...20.2 pounds so far over 8 weeks. I find I've been craving more protein so I have added either a string cheese or a mini bel. I picked up pizza for the kids for dinner last week, thinking it wouldn't be a problem and I ended up eating a piece of pepperoni in the car and again when I got home. The logical thing to do would ( Read more... )

I had planned to spend time on my tredmill today since the weather was cooler, but I got a phone call from Guy and Becca, inviting me to meet them at the zoo to see the new Australian exhibit. I hadn't been to the zoo since going with Devon on a school trip in gradeschool so it sounded like fun ( Read more... )