Elinor Everywhere
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I don't know the name of it, but it's a demi-kind, whatever that means. All I know is that it was ridiculously expensive. But wow....what a difference. :D
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Tennis and rugby. I love to race sailboats, but I think it's fairly boring to watch, even when one knows all the ins-and-outs of sailing.
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Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions! I ended up Googling "specialty lingerie", found a store that is in the major cities across the country (called "Intimacy"), and went today for a fitting. Much more fun than I expected! They don't measure - they are in the dressing room, bringing in bras and putting them on for you. They really know their products well. If you are modest, I'd go a different route. :tongue_smilie:
But, I LOVE the bra I bought. Major sticker shock, but she said they have 70% off sales once or twice a year, and I'm already looking forward to that and getting a couple more. A bra like that makes such a difference! I'm not big-busted and I'm almost 50, but things are definitely looking up. :D
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I lost one of our cats years ago to a Great Horned Owl. We have hawks and coyotes around here, too. Don't think it's just cats - I know two Shih Tzus who were killed in their fenced backyard by a coyote (6-foot block wall fence), and a poor widowed lady was walking her small dog on a leash on our street and a coyote took the dog from her. So sad.
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Something to clarify my other post:
I do not expose my children to responsible drinking to prevent addiction, but rather to prevent getting drunk as young adults and making stupid drunken choices.
For addiction prevention, I believe it is more important to focus on healthy habits for dealing with stress and frustration than on specific substances. Addictive behaviors start as coping mechanisms: drinking or overeating or taking drugs to feel better. I find it important to model healthy, productive mechanisms and behaviors. IMO, this has absolutely nothing to do with drinking or not drinking, but with the motivations for drinking: we model that we drink wine with dinner because we like the taste - not because we need it to feel relaxed, or to relieve stress, or out of sadness. We eat to fuel our bodies and enjoy good, well prepared food - we do not eat out of boredom, misery, as a reward for a stressful day.
IMO, these are behaviors children observe subconsciously. And we also talk explicitly about our motivations. Both children have asked us whether we would still drink wine if it contained no alcohol - and the answer is, absolutely, it is not about the alcohol, but about the subtle, manifold nuances of taste in a good wine (which just happen to require the fermentation process in order to exist). (Btw, this is a conversation i had with several non-drinkers, who frequently harbor this same misconception)
This is exactly our attitude, too.
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Good for you!! Congrats to you all, and many happy adventures on your land!
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The only bean we eat is black beans a couple times a week.
Long grain white rice (not the minute made stuff) is a staple of our diet. So is pasta. Its really nearly impossible to feed a growing family without those, but I have limited to eliminated it for ME except for about 2-3 times a month.
The milk in my coffee is the only milk I drink bc I don't want to drink my calories, but no dairy at all? No Greek yogurt? No hard cheeses with wheat crackers for and fruit for a lunch? Good grief. I don't think that's going to happen.
The only processed stuff I have is canned goods like black beans or tomato sauce used for a recipe.
Some avocado, tomato and cucumber slices with sea salt and pepper. Or a turkey and avocado sandwich on whole wheat flat bread. Or a green salad with feta or Gorgonzola tomatoes and fresh berries and lemon juice spritzed on top. Left overs. Or a banana in the car.
A couple times I might indulge and make something with pasta. Vodka cream sauce over penne with grilled chicken. Alfredo with spaghetti noodles. Or costa rican black beans and rice. These meals are no more than once or twice a week.
I suppose I could go hard core and give up everything forever. No coffee. No pasta. No rice. No fruit. No dairy.
I've never done Whole30, but have had great success with Primal (Mark Sisson's book/site....more forgiving then Paleo). Primal allows some dairy (cream, cheese) and wine, and the occasional (or..ummm...daily in my case) square of 72% or higher dark chocolate.
The problems I see are what I've bolded....the grains & legumes. Eliminating grains sounds hard, but it really isn't. Have your hard cheese but skip the crackers. Eat your sandwich filling but skip the bread. Feed your family the rice/pasta but add a second veggie or a salad to your dinner instead. Skip the beans.
It sounds like you allow yourself only a bit of these things a few times a week, but if you add them all up it seems like you are having grains/legumes daily. A sandwich once or twice a week, pasta/rice once or twice a week, beans once or twice a week......that makes about 7 days a week of grains/legumes.
I'd try this: keep the coffee, keep the greek yogurt, keep the wine. Do not eat grains or legumes at all. May want to skip the sweet potato, too, for now.
Once you have lost the weight you desire, you can add back in sweet potatoes and the occasional serving of rice. It's not a "rest of your life thing" on those, but for the grains, I do think of it that way. When I'm at my ideal weight I allow myself a once a week "cheat day" and have my favorite cafe's turkey sandwich on ciabatta bread (to die for) or some other bad-for-me food. But when I'm trying to lose the weight, I need to be strict.
For me, it's not just the weight, but when I eat Primal I have a ridiculous amount of energy, I sleep more soundly, and I feel like riding my bike or hiking or kayaking or doing some form of fun exercise. When I eat grains, I feel sluggish.
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I've heard it both ways. Lived half my life in OH and half my life in SoCal/west. Now I'm wondering which place I learned which expression!
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Doesnt Phil on Modern Family have one of these? I think I saw it there. Ae they good exercise?
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You ladies are scaring me...
I'm sorry, Susan, I didn't mean to. My dd is going to high school next year not because of attitude but because she's extremely out-going and from attending part-time this year she's made some good friends and has teachers befriending her in the school library and saying they can't wait to teach her! So, for US, this is the right decision at the right time.
She's in marching band, concert band, choir, speech and debate, and CSI lab (some are a semester each), and next year she's hoping to add French Honor Society, drama, and Model U.N. to the list. She's a highly motivated girl. :D
So no worries....the 10yo attitude may very well pass quickly!
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I wear make-up if I'm going to be around "real" people...those not my family. :tongue_smilie: So, on Mondays and Thursdays I volunteer at an office, and I wear it. Tuesdays and Wednesdays I don't unless I'm meeting a girlfriend for lunch or happy hour. Fridays and Saturdays I wear it if we're going anywhere or doing anything, otherwise, if I'm home doing laundry, no. Sundays, yes, for church. So, I guess 3-5 days a week is a "yes".
I don't wear foundation because it's too heavy and greasy-feeling for me. I've also been blessed with good skin, so I don't need the foundation to cover anything up. Unless they made a great product for wrinkles, because at almost 50, those are starting to be a bit more aggressive in their desire to be noticed. :D
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I've always assessed my children individually. What works for one will not necessarily work for the other one. They are unique individuals and have unique needs. That said, my youngest has been in and out of public school. Sometimes it was perfect and other times it didn't work like we hoped. Now she is in high school and we have made the decision that she will stay there and not return to homeschooling. I'm not a failure. I'm not saying you should definitely send her to school, but I am going to suggest that you are not a failure if that is what makes her thrive.
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I've never felt that homeschooling is the end-all, be-all way to live. It worked for us, we loved it, and I'd do it again. However, there came a time when it didn't work (for me), and I sent my son to school. No regrets, with the exception that my school was more rigorous and he rose to the challenge.
My dd is still homeschooled for this year, but she is eagerly anticipating going to school full-tme next year. I'm sad, because she and I have a great time learning together, but it's an appropriate time, and I support her.
They are not failures or homeschool drop-outs.....times, and needs, change.
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Tonight we had my kids' favorite - shepherd's pie, recipe from Marks Daily Apple. Instead of mashed potatoes on top, you do mashed cauliflower. It's yummy!!
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I don't know anything about fat fast, but if you want to reset, I'd do Whole30 and then move into Paleo.
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I agree. Starting today I'm adding more fat in my diet, because even though I'm not doing low fat, I think it's working out that way due to the small amount of food I'm consuming. So today I had bullet proof coffee and some ham with a dill pickle for lunch. Dinner will be a salad and faux shepard's pie (made with cauliflower instead of potatoes). One of my favorites!
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I'm in the exact same boat! Last time (2 years ago) the weight flew off. Not so much this time. I'm cheating too much, I think, so yesterday I started back with a vengeance. I hope it goes better for both of us!
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Pamela, your CF post brought memories of when I was Cross Fitting a couple of years ago! I remember that I was so thankful I didn't know the WOD or else half the time I wouldn't have shown up!! Stick with it - I hurt my back and stopped, but I was amazed at how much stronger I was before that happened.
I've been sick off and on since January with norovirus and nasty colds, which is bizarre for me because I'm one of those "never sick" people. I still have a cough (2 months later) and my singing voice is still an octave lower, but yesterday I started exercising again. Walked the dog 1.5 miles.
Today I walked the dog 2 miles, and I also want to start speeding up the walk. Oh, and today I finally bought a pair of Vibram's!! I'm so excited - I've wanted them for a while but never splurged. I don't want to take them off - they are so comfy!
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Thats great! He didn't pee in my hair though that may have been more washable he also ate soft dog food.
Oh my! :ohmy: Eek.
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I would not put a new puppy in my bed ever. I won't tell you what I woke up to with my very long hair.
EWWWWWW! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Fortunately, even at 10 weeks my pup had amazing bladder control - she never has peed at night, and she's in bed sometimes for 12 hours. This works against us when we travel - she doesn't like to pee in strange places and one time when we were staying with friends she went over 17 hours without going. My dh finally had to express her bladder, then we took her back to the same spot the rest of the visit and she was fine. She had issues. :D She's better now as an adult, but it takes her forever to find the "right spot" when she's out of her comfort zone.
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Hmmm, okay, I walked 2 miles this morning, then came home, drank a bunch of water and made a bulletproof coffee with 1 tbs butter (I'm working my way up to 2 or 3). I'm hoping the fat will help - I'm definitely NOT trying to eat low-fat but I think it's working out that way simply because I'm not eating much at all.
I will try and have something for lunch, maybe an avocado or tuna salad. Then it'll be the usual dinner. I'll try that for a week or so and see if anything starts shifting.
Stay tuned! :D
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I put the crate next to the bed and slept with my fingers poked through. It helped, but by the 2nd night I tucked her into the crook of my arm in bed and we both slept like a rock, with her never needing to use the bathroom (she was 10 weeks old and 2.5 pounds). Now, at 1.5 yo and 11 pounds, she still sleeps like that. In fact, she's under the covers snuggled against me right now.
Obviously, I am no help in helping your dog to sleep alone. :tongue_smilie:
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Ok, I'll try the blender next time. Thx!
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Two years ago I found Mark Sisson, read his book, subscribed to Marks Daily Apple, and easily lost weight without feeling deprived. I felt great and had so much energy that I took up tennis at 47, having never played before.
Then we spent a month in France and I told myself I'd eat some bread with my pâté and a croissant here and there (I never did give up wine). But the carb addiction was back with a vengeance, i ate more bread and dessert than i planned, and when we returned home I was back on the carb fest.
Now, 1.5 years later I'm at my heaviest weight ever, need to lose 30 pounds, am not playing tennis. I'm not eating a ton of carbs....probably around 60 grams a day. Most of that comes from wine with dinner and a square of 72% chocolate or TJs dark chocolate and seasalt almonds.
I'm walking 1-3 miles about 3 times a week. I'm not eating very much but it's because I'm not hungry.
Breakfast - nothing or a latte.
Lunch - nothing or leftovers or a salad out with a friend
Dinner- meat, veggie, salad, wine, choc
Seriously, I'm surprised I'm not losing weight. I'm not starving - I'm eating when I'm hungry, I'm just not hungry. I'm 49 and definitely notice the menopausal stomach weight gain, although I have no other symptoms of menopause. I'm 5'4" and pear-shaped.
Is the wine and choc killing the weight loss even though I'm still only having 50 or 60 grams of carbs each day? I ate a bit of choc and wine each day last time, and lost weight effortlessly. I did eat breakfast and lunch then, but for some reason I've lost my taste for eggs, and it seems that not eating and having BPC or a latte for breakfast should make skipping lunch a non-issue.
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Did you guys have to build up gradually the amount of butter? I love butter, but the oily consistency of my coffee is making me a bit nauseated, and I'm only having 1 tbsp.
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