ToriD1012

SO true!! I've also spent the bulk of my career working in male dominate departments. And between the guys in the meat dept and the guys in the vending/sales world, I've heard pretty much everything. If I were the type to sue for sexual harassment I could be LOaDED!! But I'm not, so I guess I'll have to settle for poverty One my guys sent me an off color text not too long ago and I said something to him like "why would you send a woman that??". His reply? 'You're not a woman, you're Tori!' SMH

Kay_in_PA

Glad to hear your having a great hair day. Seems like it's been awhile since I've had one. Winter is not kind to my hair. <sigh>

I completely here you about the separate meals although in my case hubby isn't the issue, it's the children. The girl is okay, but my son is autistic and has a very, very limited palate. Fortunately he doesn't care if he is eating different food as long as it is something he likes, but it does make more work for me. One of the products I've found that works for both of us are dreamfield pastas. They have very low impact carb and are otherwise indistinguishable from regular pasta. True, they don't offer much nutritionally, but when you are trying to share a meal with a picky eater sometimes you have to compromise a little.

Squats are a great exercise, and can be done anywhere. I do them while I'm outside waiting for the dog to do his business. He does give me some funny looks when he sees me squatting too. Glad your friend took the time to show you how to do them correctly because they can be hard on the knees if done wrong. Go you!

quinnesec

Pam,

Not yet, anyway. It was in the form of an acceptance letter to a top university that she thought was totally unattainable. She just threw an application in for kicks, and darn if it wasn't accepted. Unless they have a boat load of gift money, it's most certainly out of our reach. But, it made a girl bogged down in the middle of finals very pleased and the acceptance letter will be framed and put on her wall by tonight, I'm sure.




Starting to re-enter the real world again. My schedule is definitely calming down, for today anyway. I'm just now getting a chance to catch up with all of the posts and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of the new faces.

Woke up to -5 degrees this morning... definitely not hiking weather. Darn. Why does the weather always have to be crummy when I have a quiet day??

Anyway, off to make my coffee and oatmeal. Hmmm... peaches or strawberries cooked in it today?? A quiet day, a bowl of oatmeal with warm fruit and a little brown sugar, a cup of coffee and a fire in the fireplace... can anyone say "heaven"??

Have a great one!

quinn

Kay_in_PA

Hey Mern, I didn't notice you'd already posted about the Dreamfields. It has definitely been a winner at my house.


And Pam...
You are making me very jealous! Although you can keep the -5.

RunbikeSki

You do know that's food porn for those of us on oatmeal-restricted diets Great news on the Univ. front. A happy senior is a happy mom.

Zyxst - squats are one of the all time greateat exercises and as Kay says, you can do them anywhere - although discretion is probably a good idea in public . Living in a house with a non-dieter definitely has its challenges, as pretty much everyone here can attest. Sometimes you just have to do what's best for household harmony. In any event it looks like you maintain your calories - super job.

Mern and Darlene, the agreement on the BP front was no meds at the moment, but I will continue to monitor the BP at home and record it on the little card they gave me.

Amy - I suspect your kids know exactly where that line is. But it is their job to continually test it , making sure that it hasn't moved

Tori - I totally get the 3 1/2 workouts. It is like when I say to myself "well, I really don't feel like running today, so I'll just go for a walk around the block." It almost always turns into a run anyway. Telling yourself, "I'm not really going to workout, just do a couple of exercises", will most likely turn into the best workout of the week.

Cassie - You've done the zero processed food before, you can do it again. I am with you on how much better I feel eating clean. But it is a little harder in the winter, somehow. Summertime I can almost eat raw all day long. In the winter I want warmth, meat dishes with sauces, veggies with sauces, and warm desserts all of which make it harder to stay away from the processed stuff. But you are cleavor chef, I am sure you'll get it figured out.

Mike - missing you, dude. Just because you are busy doesn't mean you can abandon your friends.

MH - My sister rowed crew in HS. All the cutest guys were on the crew team! You can keep your football and basketball players, give me a crew dude anytime. Well I guess its a little too late from me now... but you know what I mean.

Mern

Crazy day today: the high school here starts at 7:15AM, but live-in GD didn't have an exam until 9:00AM. No school busses and I had to be at two different schools at the same time. (DH also had a 9AM doctor appointment so I had no driving help.) So in order to get all the kids to school on time, I bribed the younger ones to get up half an hour early by surprising them with a carb & processed food loaded breakfast of take-out McDonalds. I don't feed them junk all the time, though...

zyxst, congrats on your great hair day. That's great--makes a real difference in how one feels about herself.

I make one meal, too, and let DH add a baked potato or corn or something else starchy if he wishes that he can do in the microwave. It's nice to have a little more togetherness in the kitchen. I'm also really big on making old favorites more healthful by making them lower carb. So many times a lower carb version of a food tastes just as great as full carb versions. For instance:
--When I make chili with ground beef (DH doesn't like turkey chili) I start it the same and take out my portion before I add his beans. Or instead of kidney beans I add much lower carb black soy beans which DH finds equally good.
--I cook lower carb pasta and just put different sauces on his portion and mine.
--I substitute finely chopped cauliflower for rice (I chop it in the food processor) and DH can't even taste the difference because like rice, it mostly just absorbs the flavor of whatever stuff you add to it.

I have an eye doctor appointment this afternoon--an annual vision field test to see if I've lost any more basement vision that cannot be restored because it's from optic nerve damage. My loss of basement vision causes me to, when I look straight ahead, not be able to see anything on the floor or ground any closer than 7-8 feet ahead. You know, like looking straight ahead you can see some to the side in your peripheral vision. My peripheral vision is fantastic, so I have no problem driving at all. But a possible "complaint to blessing" is that if I've lost more basement vision, it won't be a problem as long as I' think ahead to point my face to the floor or ground to survey what's ahead before I start walking. Annoying, but at least I have an option.

01gt4.6

I need a good ass kicking. My eating has been so bad lately. I don't want to end up under a bridge with everyones cats.

Mern

Quinn, kudos on DD getting accepted to that top university, even if she doesn't wind up going there. I'd frame that acceptance letter, too! I'm so glad you can enjoy your oatmeal by the fireplace--your little corner of heaven. I was in heaven today with a chocolate mocha muffin and cup of almond coffee again.

quinnesec

It's too flippin' cold to be under the bridge today! I checked to see what our record low was for this date and it was 32 below!! -10 is expected for tonight... ugh.

I was in the same boat last week with my eating. A heavy schedule allowed drive-thrus and way too much bread to sneak in. You know what to do... even if you're too busy to eat properly, stock the office with fruit and stuff that you can "graze" on throughout the day.

Don't make Mern get her whip out again!!

ToriD1012

Dude!! I'm tellin ya, Nancy taught us everything we need to know....JUST SAY NO!!!!

And Jasmine doesn't sleep under the bridge thankyouverymuch....she's too good for under the bridge. However, if I don't come into some money soon I may be under a bridge during Mardi Gras!!