Finally, just about 36 hours until I leave for my cruise.
I CAN'T WAIT.
Carnival ship Miracle.
Two days at sea
San Juan: going on a tour of the island for three hours
St. Thomas: Shopping in the AM, beach and snorkling in the PM
Tortola: don't know yet. I wanted to do some more snorkling but the shore excursion costs a lot of $$$
Two days at Sea.
I plan on doing everything I can. It is a wonderful new experience and I am so excited. I packed my bags, crammed in a ton of clothes and such into an expandable overnighter and a soft duffle bag.
Pictures and such when I return in June.
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I am finally feeling better from the Spinal tap. Two days of post tap migraines is enough.
I have energy to burn. My eyes are not hurting and as a matter of fact, I actually had to use sunglasses today because my eyes were taking in and processing so much light. YIPPIE for Lumbar spinal taps. (yeah, right).
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Oh, get this, I was speaking with Mitchell the other day and out of the blue he announces that the tennants that he has in his house upstate will be moving out in June and then we can start going up on weekends...
Huh? When did it become we? Not that I mind. I like the house and the area is great for walking, but, Huh?
*****
Jazz is staying with Georgiana starting tomorrow and so is now making me play with him. So.
To all have a great two weeks.
Love ya guys
Friday, May 25, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Advice
I broke my own rule on ck but I felt I needed to help
"Hi there,I am more comfortable Pm'ing than thread posting.
I hope you do not mind but I looked over your food diary a bit.
I wanted to see if I could get an idea of why you came back prediabetic.
I want to preface what I am writing by saying that I too came back pre diabetic over a year ago, but due to nutritional education, both thru my doc and on my own, I am no longer at risk of getting diabetes.
I have struggled for almost 40 years with weight and was in such a bad way physically, that instead of resigning myself to death by age 50 I had WLS and had the gastric band put in on Jan 24, 2006. I have dropped 66 pounds so far and am eternally grateful for modern medicine, but I do not wish it for anyone else unless there is no other way.
That said, here is what I noticed:
Your sugar content is too high. Yes, you are where CK wants you to be with carbs but too many are coming from your desserts: ie. the cold stone creamery stuff. This not only will kick up the sugars to unhealthy levels but it is probably a major contributer to your cholesterol levels that are showing on ck: ie 393 for the last week. Normal is around 100 to 150.
You can customize your food diary to show you how many sugars and cholesterol and sodium (which looks just right by the way) for each of the foods you enter. This is what I did and it helped me greatly to make better choices.
I would also try and add to your diet more and different types of fish and seafood.I discovered in the past two years: Tilapia or St. Peters Fish, Salmon (great for Omega 3's which help the body heal itself), Halibut (great but is expensive) Tuna Steak, as well as crab and clam meat, which I put with romaine lettuce and vegis, adding a squirt of real lime and lemon to.
I now have fish 4 times a week and maybe once a week red meat. I no longer eat a whole egg, rather I eat the whites and give my dog the yolk (dogs do not have cholestrol issues and the yolk is where all the cholesterol is) Stay away from fried fish and seafood though. Too high in fats and cholesterol.
Add more fresh fruits for the sugars and fresh vegis. These will help the body work better and ahem, clean out the system more efficently.
Finally, up the exercise a bit. Every day, increase by a minute or so. Get the heart pumping a bit. Break a sweat. This will get the metabolism moving.
I give this advice because this is what I have had to learn to do on my journey to health and joy.I hope it will help and know I mean it with care and concern for you.
Have a joyous day
Sandra
"Hi there,I am more comfortable Pm'ing than thread posting.
I hope you do not mind but I looked over your food diary a bit.
I wanted to see if I could get an idea of why you came back prediabetic.
I want to preface what I am writing by saying that I too came back pre diabetic over a year ago, but due to nutritional education, both thru my doc and on my own, I am no longer at risk of getting diabetes.
I have struggled for almost 40 years with weight and was in such a bad way physically, that instead of resigning myself to death by age 50 I had WLS and had the gastric band put in on Jan 24, 2006. I have dropped 66 pounds so far and am eternally grateful for modern medicine, but I do not wish it for anyone else unless there is no other way.
That said, here is what I noticed:
Your sugar content is too high. Yes, you are where CK wants you to be with carbs but too many are coming from your desserts: ie. the cold stone creamery stuff. This not only will kick up the sugars to unhealthy levels but it is probably a major contributer to your cholesterol levels that are showing on ck: ie 393 for the last week. Normal is around 100 to 150.
You can customize your food diary to show you how many sugars and cholesterol and sodium (which looks just right by the way) for each of the foods you enter. This is what I did and it helped me greatly to make better choices.
I would also try and add to your diet more and different types of fish and seafood.I discovered in the past two years: Tilapia or St. Peters Fish, Salmon (great for Omega 3's which help the body heal itself), Halibut (great but is expensive) Tuna Steak, as well as crab and clam meat, which I put with romaine lettuce and vegis, adding a squirt of real lime and lemon to.
I now have fish 4 times a week and maybe once a week red meat. I no longer eat a whole egg, rather I eat the whites and give my dog the yolk (dogs do not have cholestrol issues and the yolk is where all the cholesterol is) Stay away from fried fish and seafood though. Too high in fats and cholesterol.
Add more fresh fruits for the sugars and fresh vegis. These will help the body work better and ahem, clean out the system more efficently.
Finally, up the exercise a bit. Every day, increase by a minute or so. Get the heart pumping a bit. Break a sweat. This will get the metabolism moving.
I give this advice because this is what I have had to learn to do on my journey to health and joy.I hope it will help and know I mean it with care and concern for you.
Have a joyous day
Sandra
Pain redux
F'ing Ouch. I still have a week before my next spinal tap and I can't stand the waiting.
Migraines are worse than gunshots I believe. I am back taking Fueroset three times a day for the pains.
I wish I could live in water. Then my damned back would not hurt. I am so crippled today from the herniated disc I can't even stand up straight. I keep ice on it half the day and take the morphine the other half.
I am not sad, just so damn frustrated and angry at the uncertainties.
Pain just makes your life hell.
And my poor Jazz is such a sweetheart but I feel so angered that I can't run with him or like today, take him on a long walk. My aide took him out twice so he got the exercise but I want to be the one to do it.
After the tap though, two days of massive migraines and then free of pain for another two months. Well free of pain in my neck and head. My herniated disc, welll that is a crap shoot.
The therapy in the pool is wonderful and I am back to swimming twice a week, doing the PT and then laps. I am up to 16, almost back to a quarter mile.
If I did not have to get out of the pool, life would be easier. I get out and my left foot goes tingly and then numb. ARRGH!
Then, of course, I get really down on it all and binglet myself into coma with ice cream Low fat and low sugar, but dang, a quart goes down too easily. Well, not that easily, if the gastric band has its way, I will toss up half what I had.
Yuck, and yet, I did that last night alright.
**************
on a brighter note
My niece Annette turns 6 on the 18th. SIX! My goodness, she was just my little sweetheart with the chicken legs. Now she is going to be going into first grade in the fall. Time goes quickly.
Also, I got an Ipod and have been spending the past couple days loading my cd's onto it. I did not realize I had so much music. I can load 1000 songs, I am up to almost 700 already and I still have about 10 cd's left and four more I want to take out of the library.
My cruise is now 14 days away. I have all my clothes ready and drugs are set up. I got my passport and all I have to do is show up in Manhattan at 12th ave. and 55 th street at the pier with documents and luggage at hand. Its funny, someone who casually looked at my life would thing, "what the hell does she need a vacation for? She doesn't do anything that would need one." Hell, I work hard at dealing with my life. I am so emotionally exhausted from dealing with least of my doctors and illnesses, most of all with the damn government agencies. I long for my deck chair, ipod, book and fruity drink with umbrella sitting beside me. I want fantasy for 9 days. After that, I will be able to deal again with reality.
Jazz will be getting his summer shaving this week, along with yearly shots and such. He is little sweetie.
Well, time to take another pain pill. Oh, yeah, Wednesday I have an appt. with pain management doctors. Hopefully they will come up with something better than I am doing now.
Ta for now.
Migraines are worse than gunshots I believe. I am back taking Fueroset three times a day for the pains.
I wish I could live in water. Then my damned back would not hurt. I am so crippled today from the herniated disc I can't even stand up straight. I keep ice on it half the day and take the morphine the other half.
I am not sad, just so damn frustrated and angry at the uncertainties.
Pain just makes your life hell.
And my poor Jazz is such a sweetheart but I feel so angered that I can't run with him or like today, take him on a long walk. My aide took him out twice so he got the exercise but I want to be the one to do it.
After the tap though, two days of massive migraines and then free of pain for another two months. Well free of pain in my neck and head. My herniated disc, welll that is a crap shoot.
The therapy in the pool is wonderful and I am back to swimming twice a week, doing the PT and then laps. I am up to 16, almost back to a quarter mile.
If I did not have to get out of the pool, life would be easier. I get out and my left foot goes tingly and then numb. ARRGH!
Then, of course, I get really down on it all and binglet myself into coma with ice cream Low fat and low sugar, but dang, a quart goes down too easily. Well, not that easily, if the gastric band has its way, I will toss up half what I had.
Yuck, and yet, I did that last night alright.
**************
on a brighter note
My niece Annette turns 6 on the 18th. SIX! My goodness, she was just my little sweetheart with the chicken legs. Now she is going to be going into first grade in the fall. Time goes quickly.
Also, I got an Ipod and have been spending the past couple days loading my cd's onto it. I did not realize I had so much music. I can load 1000 songs, I am up to almost 700 already and I still have about 10 cd's left and four more I want to take out of the library.
My cruise is now 14 days away. I have all my clothes ready and drugs are set up. I got my passport and all I have to do is show up in Manhattan at 12th ave. and 55 th street at the pier with documents and luggage at hand. Its funny, someone who casually looked at my life would thing, "what the hell does she need a vacation for? She doesn't do anything that would need one." Hell, I work hard at dealing with my life. I am so emotionally exhausted from dealing with least of my doctors and illnesses, most of all with the damn government agencies. I long for my deck chair, ipod, book and fruity drink with umbrella sitting beside me. I want fantasy for 9 days. After that, I will be able to deal again with reality.
Jazz will be getting his summer shaving this week, along with yearly shots and such. He is little sweetie.
Well, time to take another pain pill. Oh, yeah, Wednesday I have an appt. with pain management doctors. Hopefully they will come up with something better than I am doing now.
Ta for now.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Keeping my life in kilter.
I have been organizing my things. Getting ready for the cruise. Making Dr. appts. Etc, etc.
On May 22 I will get my next Lumbar puncture. I am getting really use to it. 30 mg of valium and my favorite Radiologist. Three days of migraines afterwards and then off and running again for two months.
PT is going well. Jay, the physical therapist, has been working me very hard in the water. I end up with my shoulders aching afterwards. BUT... I can swim 10 laps without stopping now. Every day I am going to do a few more than the last day. I want to be back at a mile by Summer time.
While I am away my Mom is going to be down in Virginia helping out my SIL. My bro will be away in Israel giving a paper and lecture that week.
Jazz will stay with Georgiana and her boys for the 9 days. Jazz will be having a great time, he will have gotten his yearly rabis shot and tushy cleaning, (no I am not explaining that one), plus his summer cut.
So, life is level mostly.
I am losing weight.
I am taking care of my physical and mental/emotional being.
I am making sure that my mom is taken care of.
I am loving and caring for my Jazzy.
I love the way Mitchell smells.
I bought all new clothes in size 18.
I suppose I could ask for more in my life right now but I am happy for what I have and how I am living.
Every day I grow, harmony will eventually be obtained.
Not bad I say.
On May 22 I will get my next Lumbar puncture. I am getting really use to it. 30 mg of valium and my favorite Radiologist. Three days of migraines afterwards and then off and running again for two months.
PT is going well. Jay, the physical therapist, has been working me very hard in the water. I end up with my shoulders aching afterwards. BUT... I can swim 10 laps without stopping now. Every day I am going to do a few more than the last day. I want to be back at a mile by Summer time.
While I am away my Mom is going to be down in Virginia helping out my SIL. My bro will be away in Israel giving a paper and lecture that week.
Jazz will stay with Georgiana and her boys for the 9 days. Jazz will be having a great time, he will have gotten his yearly rabis shot and tushy cleaning, (no I am not explaining that one), plus his summer cut.
So, life is level mostly.
I am losing weight.
I am taking care of my physical and mental/emotional being.
I am making sure that my mom is taken care of.
I am loving and caring for my Jazzy.
I love the way Mitchell smells.
I bought all new clothes in size 18.
I suppose I could ask for more in my life right now but I am happy for what I have and how I am living.
Every day I grow, harmony will eventually be obtained.
Not bad I say.
Slowly.
Over the last week I have seen my scale creep in tenths of a pound a day downward. At first I wanted to throw the damn thing down 8 flights but now I am in a Zen mood with the scale. As long as it does not creep up then the machine and I are one....
I finally think I figured out one of the reasons I am attracted to Mitchell. His smell. It is hard to explain just what it is with his smell though. It just calms me down and makes me feel happy.
Go figure!
I finally think I figured out one of the reasons I am attracted to Mitchell. His smell. It is hard to explain just what it is with his smell though. It just calms me down and makes me feel happy.
Go figure!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Just a funny!
***This one just came to me from my friend Paula, who has a warped sense of humor...
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated
that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of escherichia coli, (E.coli) bacteria found in feces.
In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
P.S. Some of you have obviously had far too much water!
I don't know, I just got a good giggle from it. ;)
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated
that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of escherichia coli, (E.coli) bacteria found in feces.
In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
P.S. Some of you have obviously had far too much water!
I don't know, I just got a good giggle from it. ;)
In the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun...
Okay Business and Leisure first:
This is the ship I will be on for my cruise:
http://www.carnival.com/Ship_Detail.aspx?shipCode=MI
Here is the deck plan: Empress deck #6227 mid way of the ship:
http://www.carnival.com/Deck_Plan.aspx?shipCode=MI
This is an example of the state room, but we will have two twin beds with the couch/pullout
http://www.carnival.com/CMS/staterooms/stateroomdetail_MI_OB.aspx
This is the itinerary:
http://www.carnival.com/Itinerary.aspx?embkCode=NYC&itinCode=EC7&durDays=8&sailDate=5/27/2007&shipCode=MI&sailingID=41909&subRegionCode=CE&rateCode=BCA
The following are possible side trips I would take:
St Thomas Virgin Island
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=STT&excursionname=Downtown+Shopping+%26+Beach+Getaway&excursioncode=434034
Tortola:
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=TOR&excursionname=Tortola+Sightseeing+%26+Cane+Bay&excursioncode=435011
possible
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=TOR&excursionname=The+North+Shore+%26+Pusser%27s+Landing&excursioncode=435010
possible
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=TOR&excursionname=Long+Bay+Beach+%26+Lunch&excursioncode=435015
major possible
San Juan
Nothing really excites me
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionsSearchResults.aspx?portcode=SJU&portname=San%20Juan,%20Puerto%20Rico
I am so excited.
This is the ship I will be on for my cruise:
http://www.carnival.com/Ship_Detail.aspx?shipCode=MI
Here is the deck plan: Empress deck #6227 mid way of the ship:
http://www.carnival.com/Deck_Plan.aspx?shipCode=MI
This is an example of the state room, but we will have two twin beds with the couch/pullout
http://www.carnival.com/CMS/staterooms/stateroomdetail_MI_OB.aspx
This is the itinerary:
http://www.carnival.com/Itinerary.aspx?embkCode=NYC&itinCode=EC7&durDays=8&sailDate=5/27/2007&shipCode=MI&sailingID=41909&subRegionCode=CE&rateCode=BCA
The following are possible side trips I would take:
St Thomas Virgin Island
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=STT&excursionname=Downtown+Shopping+%26+Beach+Getaway&excursioncode=434034
Tortola:
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=TOR&excursionname=Tortola+Sightseeing+%26+Cane+Bay&excursioncode=435011
possible
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=TOR&excursionname=The+North+Shore+%26+Pusser%27s+Landing&excursioncode=435010
possible
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionDetails.aspx?portcode=TOR&excursionname=Long+Bay+Beach+%26+Lunch&excursioncode=435015
major possible
San Juan
Nothing really excites me
http://www.carnival.com/ShoreExcursionsSearchResults.aspx?portcode=SJU&portname=San%20Juan,%20Puerto%20Rico
I am so excited.
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