Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Junie said: Also, Slache, you can adjust your diet without affecting the kids or Matt. If they have a baked potato with the meal, you could skip the potato and eat more meat/salad/whatever. We do a lot of adjusting at the table here because I don't expect my whole family to give up gluten. They eat what they want and I eat what I can. They eat their own breakfast and lunch. Matt's the one that wants to go low carb! We decided 8 years ago that I needed to lose 200 pounds and he needed to lose 30. Since then I've lost about 130 and he's gained 40, so now we're both trying to lose 70. Roughly. Edited December 7, 2018 by Slache 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Lynn needs the mega Willy_Nilly! WILLY_NILLY 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Do you know how hard it is to put on your socks when a 50 pound puppy insists on sitting on your feet? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 We have the teacher gifts all made and put together. I have some bowings fixed for Sunday's music. Music has been rehearsed. Ds14 and dd12 have been doctored and medicated. Dogs are being walked. Sandwiches are being eaten. If I can manage 5 uninterrupted minutes, Imma get dressed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 16 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Do you know how hard it is to put on your socks when a 50 pound puppy insists on sitting on your feet? No, but I know how hard it is to put socks on when you have a 30 pound Alex wrapped around your calf. I wonder which one is more difficult? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 The biggest help for MY weight loss has been getting a glucocmeter and strips and using it. I wish that my doctors had been proactive and had had me do this long long ago when I was first prediabetic. It has helped me to see what I can tolerate to eat with my insulin resistance. (The science is that when your body releases too much insulin because of too many carbs, the insulin hormone acts as a fat retaining hormone.) It has also helped me to see what I can eat when. You can get low cost glucometers from AFSA and the like. The other big help for MY weight loss has been the bone broth. For some reason (having to do with intestinal permeability, I think), I can only lose weight while drinking it. I have finally found a brand that I like. Since it appears that I either have Celiac disease or non-Celiac gluten intolerance, this makes sense. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I can lose weight on a low carb diet. The problem is.... sticking to it. I eat to feel good and carbs make me happy. And I hate vegetables. Well, I don’t hate them. I just don’t like to cook them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, KrissiK said: I can lose weight on a low carb diet. The problem is.... sticking to it. I eat to feel good and carbs make me happy. And I hate vegetables. Well, I don’t hate them. I just don’t like to cook them. I am very strange in that I can have an extraordinarily boring diet and have no problem with it. I eat the same thing for years without getting bored. 9 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: The biggest help for MY weight loss has been getting a glucocmeter and strips and using it. I wish that my doctors had been proactive and had had me do this long long ago when I was first prediabetic. It has helped me to see what I can tolerate to eat with my insulin resistance. (The science is that when your body releases too much insulin because of too many carbs, the insulin hormone acts as a fat retaining hormone.) It has also helped me to see what I can eat when. You can get low cost glucometers from AFSA and the like. The other big help for MY weight loss has been the bone broth. For some reason (having to do with intestinal permeability, I think), I can only lose weight while drinking it. I have finally found a brand that I like. Since it appears that I either have Celiac disease or non-Celiac gluten intolerance, this makes sense. I need to look at both. Mine was always extreme fitness. Do insanity, lose 15 pounds, keep it off. Do P90X, lose 20 pounds, keep it off. Do Les Mills (martial arts), lose 10 pounds, keep it off. Then I broke my back, then my insides wanted outside and I'm kinda stuck. I've kept the weight off but I have a lot more to go and it's not going to get easier over time. Whole30 was mostly about making me feel healthy, I'm hoping HFLC helps me feel healthy and lose weight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Ds has pinkeye (bacterial conjunctivitis—not viral) again. We did a dr run yesterday and I am heat sterilizing his bedding and laundry today. He had an allergy flare during the dryer fiasco, rubbed his eyes, and contaminated himself. I waited until I couldn’t anymore—his body’s immune system just won’t kick in. I have the kitchen and dining room clean and I am taking a break and then doing the living room. Doing heavy duty vacuuming and dusting twice a week is a chore. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Jean—can u pm me what you try to keep your blood glucose numbers at? I think I need to check my numbers more regularly again and see what’s going on. I have had a 20# creep this fall. It started with a flare and steroids and hasn’t stopped despite me semi-seriously calorie counting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Naptime. I'm too tired to eat lunch. 😞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: Jean—can u pm me what you try to keep your blood glucose numbers at? I think I need to check my numbers more regularly again and see what’s going on. I have had a 20# creep this fall. It started with a flare and steroids and hasn’t stopped despite me semi-seriously calorie counting. Good bloodsugars should be under 100 for fasting (I am not there but am trending closer than before). 120 or under two hours post prandial. I hit this or close at least half the time. But I am also officially diabetic. My doctor only wants me to get 140 or lower because they don’t think that diabetics will do what is necessary to go lower. But I can only do it with the help of meds and have to fight tooth and nail to keep him from taking the meds away from me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 It will be a long day. My choice is made, and I believe it was the right one. I have a sick cat, but I think he'll be okay. Just a GI thing for an old diabetic cat requires a little more than for a normal old cat. I have to get through the rest if the day, get home, do chores, and pass out. Was so stressed I was up at 4 this morning, thinking. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Jean, what brand of bone broth do you like? Do you have a cup a day? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I am still obsessed with Eit Barn et Født I Bethlehem - particularly the "James Conducts" one on YouTube. I like the Norwegian better than the English we are singing, and his slightly faster tempo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Living room is done. I am waiting to vacuum the entry and stairwell...I am going to mop bathroom floors instead. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Hungry hungry Slache-o! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Slache said: Hungry hungry Slache-o! DON'T EAT THE MARBLES!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 My hair stopped falling out. It's been a few months. I assume it was the vitamins. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 51 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Jean, what brand of bone broth do you like? Do you have a cup a day? https://www.amazon.com/Bone-Broth-Protein-Powder-Nutrition/dp/B06XXXN719 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KrissiK Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Awwww, sweet puppy!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 ed po: So, ds will be taking health at "electives" co-op in the spring. These are usually no homework classes that meet once a week, so not enough for a half credit. But I was thinking about adding a text or something to complete the half credit. But I think Total Health and Apologia are probably too dense for my purposes. Any suggestions? My primary goal is efficiency. My secondary preference would be Christian but not preachy, lol (not sure that exists, lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 So, all this talk about eating healthy and carbs..... I went to church at 11:30 to help set up bells, we were there an hour, I was starving and didn’t want to go home and make lunch, so we picked up Little Caesar’s. I cannot believe myself. I hate that pizza. But, it was cheap, and we ate it all. And for some reason it was really good.🙄🙄🙄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 21 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: ed po: So, ds will be taking health at "electives" co-op in the spring. These are usually no homework classes that meet once a week, so not enough for a half credit. But I was thinking about adding a text or something to complete the half credit. But I think Total Health and Apologia are probably too dense for my purposes. Any suggestions? My primary goal is efficiency. My secondary preference would be Christian but not preachy, lol (not sure that exists, lol). So, points for quoting myself. I found this blog post that might be useful..... https://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/homeschool-health-high-school/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, KrissiK said: So, all this talk about eating healthy and carbs..... I went to church at 11:30 to help set up bells, we were there an hour, I was starving and didn’t want to go home and make lunch, so we picked up Little Caesar’s. I cannot believe myself. I hate that pizza. But, it was cheap, and we ate it all. And for some reason it was really good.🙄🙄🙄 Yummy and cheap! My kind of lunch! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I just got home from Costco and realized I hadn’t had lunch either....protein shake with some of the raspberries I picked this summer. And now I want Papa John’s pizza. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I want a Shakey's pizza. But I haven't done pizza in years, because carbs. Also not sure we have Shakey's pizza here, so there's that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I got the Dickens Village set up. Now I gotta make phone calls. 😩😩😩😩 I hate making phone calls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: I just got home from Costco and realized I hadn’t had lunch either....protein shake with some of the raspberries I picked this summer. And now I want Papa John’s pizza. WITH THE GARLIC SAUCE! Matt used to work there and we got cheese pizza with garlic sauce instead of garlic bread. Weweresofat! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Just now, KrissiK said: I got the Dickens Village set up. There may or may not be a Dickens village at the Mr. and Mrs. Ellie house this year, because home improvements. Although maybe I could set it up late and leave it up into January... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I went to Aldi and came home with a mountain of junk food. The kids are happy. Apparently while I have the cold that never ends, nothing to actually cook looks appealing but chips and babka look great. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 We have the best wood-fired pizza truck in downtown Newcastle. It's one of Newcastle's best things. And they have gluten free crust. But it will send my sugars sky high so instead I am making beef vegetable soup in the pressure cooker (the real kind, not the Instant Pot). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Another Lynn said: Yummy and cheap! My kind of lunch! 👍 1 hour ago, prairiewindmomma said: I just got home from Costco and realized I hadn’t had lunch either....protein shake with some of the raspberries I picked this summer. And now I want Papa John’s pizza. I threw up years ago after eating Papa John’s, and now I can’t eat it any more. I am happy to eat any other kind, though! 47 minutes ago, Ellie said: I want a Shakey's pizza. But I haven't done pizza in years, because carbs. Also not sure we have Shakey's pizza here, so there's that. There was a Shakey’s Pizza in the town I grew up in - it had a player piano and huge windows where you could watch the pizzas being made. If it was your birthday, you could get your very own mini pizza with a big marshmallow in the middle holding a birthday candle. 😊 I’m so hungry. I brought snacks for the kids but not for myself. Just a couple more hours ‘til we’re home. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: We have the best wood-fired pizza truck in downtown Newcastle. It's one of Newcastle's best things. And they have gluten free crust. But it will send my sugars sky high so instead I am making beef vegetable soup in the pressure cooker (the real kind, not the Instant Pot). I saw a video earlier where someone did a crustless pizza. They used like ham deli meat and then put the pizza toppings on it. It looks pretty good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 The nearest place to get decent gluten-free pizza is in a part of town that is not very convenient. And it's expensive. It it was close and cheap I would be in trouble. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Slache said: WITH THE GARLIC SAUCE! Matt used to work there and we got cheese pizza with garlic sauce instead of garlic bread. Weweresofat! Exactly. When they forget the sauce, I have to make my own with butter and garlic salt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) Our Costco now carries both gf crust and cauliflower crust pizza in the freezer section. Pizza Booyah! I am sticking a frozen lasagna in for dinner tonight. Edited December 7, 2018 by prairiewindmomma 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 minute ago, prairiewindmomma said: Our Costco now carries both gf crust and cauliflower crust pizza in the freezer section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Slache said: Exactly my face. I stopped in on my way home from the library. They are also carrying a ton of Indian products they didn’t used to. I picked up some jars of butter chicken sauce. Sometime this week a ton of product lines changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 minute ago, prairiewindmomma said: Exactly my face. I stopped in on my way home from the library. They are also carrying a ton of Indian products they didn’t used to. I picked up some jars of butter chicken sauce. Sometime this week a ton of product lines changed. You have got to keep me more informed about these things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I have never been to Costco... :hiding: Or Starbucks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Slache—I thought you were still dairy free. Dairy free pizza is disgusting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: Slache—I thought you were still dairy free. Dairy free pizza is disgusting. :nods: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I have been to Starbucks twice. The first time I got a hot chocolate, which was disgusting. The second time I got a fruit smoothie, also gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: Slache—I thought you were still dairy free. Dairy free pizza is disgusting. Apparently not. New thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 23 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: Our Costco now carries both gf crust and cauliflower crust pizza in the freezer section. Pizza Booyah! I am sticking a frozen lasagna in for dinner tonight. Oooh, twins. So am I. hmm, I guess today isn’t A stellar day for nutrition at my house. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Slachey, I think a baked sweet potato or an orange once in a while is not going to hurt you. It's not a slice of cake! Maybe keep a weekly tally chart in your bullet journal or via an app, with goals for minimum and maximum numbers of servings? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, whitehawk said: Slachey, I think a baked sweet potato or an orange once in a while is not going to hurt you. It's not a slice of cake! Maybe keep a weekly tally chart in your bullet journal or via an app, with goals for minimum and maximum numbers of servings? I log my food into Fitbit and they track macros. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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