Bruun's Titting UP

[Isolde]

Bruun's Titting UP

Merry Christmas, all! :l

Well, I most certainly didn't stick to any kind of diet or sober-ness last night. But I also didn't go overboard in either category. I was actually oddly hungry yesterday - the Vyvanse had been really nixing my appetite. But I think with all of the cleaning and getting everything ready, I was burning enough calories that my body was really screaming for some food. And I obliged. Some years my family's Christmas Eve party has a big turnout, and sometimes it doesn't. Last night it ended up just being family and a few close friends, but it was really nice. At the end up the evening, we all ended up on the back patio watching A Christmas Story. And then everyone helped clean up (some years it's just me), which was very welcome, as my knee was mighty swollen by that time. Back to the frozen peas, for me!

As for protein shakes, I keep toying with the idea of trying Dr. Mercola's. But like you, DG, I try to eat my calories instead of drinking them. But sometimes protein shakes are just so convenient. The one I am using now is based solely on taste (Nitro Tech). I'd like to find one that is healthier at some point. But lately if I'm short on time and need some protein, I turn to full fat Greek yogurt - 23 grams of protein per cup and fantastically delicious with a bit of stevia and some fruit. Quick, easy and very yummy.

Enough talk of food, I think I am still full from last night! Merry Christmas to all!

[Bruunhilde]

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Happy Day All!

Thanks Is, for reminding me that yogurt is a protein food, somehow I always forget why its in the fridge. I have a huge tub there right now, plain greek yogurt, ready for use!

DG, your comments about sugar resonate with me, its just like alcohol. I had wine last night, and the night before - not nearly as much as I used to do, but enough to make me realize it was a supid thing to do because it was just empty calories. And I realized that the booze did NOTHING for me except upset my delicate GI tract and make me anxious. Anxious because I wanted more and wasn't able to get more easily without looking like I was "too" into the wine at the party. Then someone's kindly mom offered me a shot of frangelico plus vodka chased by a lemon wedge dipped in sugar. I declined then relented, and IT DID NOTHING FOR ME. Wow.

My plan for tonight is to take some xanax so the anxiety doesn't get me aiming for the assorted open wine bottles. Its freeing to know that I can go without and I am getting my life back. I have been SO much happier and energetic this year, and busy.

In answer to your question, my vacation is going great and I have stuff to do all the time, partly because I have so many chiropractor/massage visits but that makes me feel taken care of, and my overall pain is so much better I am sure that is feeding my good mood.

Anyways! Thanks for the protein powder name, sometimes I can't eat and need to so the protein shake works wonders.

So Red, Ru, Brenda, Is, Ne, Space, DG, Pete, Sabby and Cassander, have a great Sunday today and a lovely holiday for you who celebrate one! I'm off to enjoy the traffic-choked California freeways, where you can easily turn a 100 mile trip into a four hour Sam Hell.

P.S. I don't care for bacon! I much prefer avocado on my sandwich and in my cookies (substitute avocado for other fats).

[Bruunhilde]

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Space, forgot to answer your question - I added one large sweet potato to the russets I was boiling last night, for mashed potatoes. Hilarious, the batch turned out a peach color, light and fluffy and the taste was better than the first batch, partly due to more butter but the sweet potato added texture, I think, and lots of character! I can't wait to freak out my siblings tonight! LOL One of my sisters is a mashed potato freak, so I had to make one "normal" batch just in case. However, I think I'll serve them in one container, side by side, so everyone can get an eyeful and also choose the old stand by or a combo if they prefer. I will report back!

[Doggygirl]

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Is, I am still not totally caught up with things here and I am sorry to read that your knee is still bothering you!!! :upset: I have tried the Mercola protein powder (blueberry) and I'm not crazy about it. I know he uses good quality whey. I guess I just prefer to add my own sweetener and fresh or frozen fruit to my own taste.

Bruun - that is a stitch about the "peach" colored mashed potatoes! I'm going to remember that!

I tried something today I haven't made before. I've been on an "oven roasted veg" kick lately, and came across a recipe for oven roasted beets, sweet potatoes and sweet onions. I had some beets still from the CSA so gave that a whirl. WOW was that good! Some oil an savory spices with the sweet roots - I loved that. And colorful and easy peasy.

Hope everyone had a fabulous day!!!

DG

[Isolde]

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DG, roasted veggies are fantastic!! It's amazing what roasting does especially to things like garlic and onions.

[RedThread12]

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I roast ALL vegetables I get my hands on, too. Turnips, celery root, brussel sprouts, asparagus, carrots, and OMG, the best - fennel!

It's so great 'cause you can cut them up whenever you have time, then just pop them in the oven. I just use a little EVOO, salt and pepper; and sometimes a splash of balsamic vinegar over everything, which kind of caramelizes and creates some crunchies bits.

'Yo, fellow roasters!

[Doggygirl]

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Hi Bruun and friends! So how was everyone's Christmas? Is everyone in a food coma except me?

I am totally in on the roasted veggie love! :h

DG

[RudyB]

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hi everyone! i've missed you.

all this talk of food brings immediately to mind the fact that my appetite has returned. for weeks i wasn't eating in the evening, and now i find that i become famished all of a sudden, all times of day, and i eat. it feels much healthier than the way it was, which was probably stress related (and from bronkaid, which i almost never use these days). (btw, i had roasted cauliflower on christmas night and it was delicious!)

the stress is still here, but i've put it out of my mind pretty successfully; it doesn't overcome me like it used to. it helps tremendously that the ex has been away, house sitting. thank you so much everybody who has wished me well and reminded me that it will come to an end, eventually. my father has convinced me to go for full legal custody, and i will take his advice. things are so grotesque with my ex already, especially with his undignified move into my house, that it feels perfectly appropriate to do so. kinda like, he asked for it! ...and i deserve it. considering how little he has contributed to his son's life in the past 3 years, it's a no-brainer, and if it does end up in court, i'm sure the judge will be happy to oblige my request.

ok, that was enough about me. but i know that you all care and are rooting for me, so there's the latest, and please keep your forms of prayer coming my way, if you would.

yes, it is great, all the sobriety going on these days! i'm right there with you. a few nights ago i had two and a half ales. i loved the first two and they even gave me a nice, brief high. i was chasing the horse for about an hour with them, but then i lost sight of the beast and ate my food. the third beer got warm halfway through. i have no regrets about the indulgence.

sometimes i want a treat, at the end of the night especially, something to make me high and happy without effort, and i poke around in my mind for an option that might do the trick. i come up with nothing (it's not drunk that i want, or stoned), so i land on a funny tv show ('the office'), or a good film (like 'blindness'). curling up in bed with that kind of escape does do the trick, and that's a miracle.

being around friends has really helped keep me sober. what would we do without each other?

now that i finally have a minute, i suppose i'll take a gander around to the other threads, see what i've been missing.

xo rudy

[Bruunhilde]

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Hi All,

Thanks DG for the roasted veg idea, my friend was just telling me about her cauliflower. And I need to eat more veggies that aren't blended or mashed.

Just got my review from my boss and he gave me a 5 out of 5 rating and wrote I am a "star performer" so that made me happy although I still think they'll all figure out I'm a fraud one of these days.

It was great seeing my parents and siblings, wish I lived closer. Feeling hate about my house again. Its too far away and too hard to upkeep.
The post holiday exhaustion and deflation has set in. Yesterday I fell, tripped on the horse trail when a big stick got stuck in my shoe and I went FLYING. Both knees are swollen and bruised. Bleh. The sun is out though, and I will get out with the dog today.

Ru, glad you're doing better.

[Isolde]

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Bruunhilde;1234439 wrote:
Just got my review from my boss and he gave me a 5 out of 5 rating and wrote I am a "star performer" so that made me happy although I still think they'll all figure out I'm a fraud one of these days.

Congrats on your review, Bruun! There is a name for that - feeling like you're a fraud, despite everyone else seeming to think otherwise and all evidence to the contrary. I have felt like that many times. Not recently though. Maybe because no one's been telling me I've been doing a good job! :H

Bruun, I forgot to respond to your inquiry into my knees and kombucha awhile back. It's popped up in my head on occasion, but I've been forgetting to actually answer it. They were doing better. Then in a hot yoga class that I took a week and a half ago, I was standing up out of a pose and I felt something tweak just slightly in my right knee. It was enough to make me wince, but it wasn't really painful. Well, it has been getting worse every day since then, instead of getting better. Christmas Eve night, after (very carefully!) cleaning the house all day, it was noticeably swollen and quite painful. Long story short, I decided to schedule some physical therapy. Luckily my insurance is apparently quite awesome and it will be at no cost to me. Woo hoo! First appt. is Friday morning. And none too soon as I've been limping very badly for about a week now.

Oh, and on the kombucha issue. I would think that it would be helpful for me, as IC is an autoimmune disorder, and I've been doing everything in my power to boost my immune system. But I can't shake that it's just not sitting right with my body right now. I pulled a HUGE thick scoby out of my batch that was brewing, pulled 2 layers off of it, and put them in my scoby hotel in the fridge w/enough of the brew to cover. At least I know I can always start brewing again very easily. And now that I'm beginning to immerse myself in paleo, I'm thinking that kombucha probably isn't considered paleo anyway. I'll do some research on that, but it at least makes me feel better about shelving the brewing for now.
What is FOS?

[SlipperyPete]

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Bruun, have you heard of Magnesium being used for HBP? Lowering Blood Pressure With Magnesium
I hear it mentioned all the time that we should be taking supplements for it, and then I came across a book about it today and thought of you.

Isolde;1234497 wrote: And now that I'm beginning to immerse myself in paleo, I'm thinking that kombucha probably isn't considered paleo anyway

Robb mentioned it in one of his podcasts, and he's for it Although I think I remember him saying he'd prefer someone eat stuff like sauerkraut for their probiotics, which works for me since that's part of my heritage. Yes, I come from a long line of kraut eaters.

[Isolde]

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SlipperyPete;1234578 wrote:
Robb mentioned it in one of his podcasts, and he's for it Although I think I remember him saying he'd prefer someone eat stuff like sauerkraut for their probiotics, which works for me since that's part of my heritage. Yes, I come from a long line of kraut eaters.

I did some researching online this morning. Seems a lot of paleo peeps indulge in kombucha. I am a huge lover of kraut, as well (part of my German heritage!). However, sauerkraut is another good-for-you fermented item that my body's messed up version of IC doesn't tolerate. I put on 3 pounds of water weight overnight the last time I ate a good portion of it (it's so good with pork chops!). This was a few months ago, and I haven't touched it since. Yogurt is also on the "bad list", but I seem to do ok with it, especially my beloved full fat Greek version! For now I'm just going to focus on keeping it simple paleo and see how it works out for me. It's supposed to be very helpful with autoimmune diseases, so that's good news. After awhile, I'll test out kraut or kombucha and see how I react.

[Doggygirl]

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Bruunhilde;1234439 wrote: Hi All,

Just got my review from my boss and he gave me a 5 out of 5 rating and wrote I am a "star performer" so that made me happy although I still think they'll all figure out I'm a fraud one of these days.

Congratulations on your fabulous review!!! :yougo::yougo: Wow - How well I know that feeling of "when will they figuure out I'm a fraud???" I know YOU are not a fraud. But am I a fraud????? I worry about that...... :nutso:

I'm sorry to read of your fall!!! I hope your knees are feeling better today. Are you still enjoying your time off? When do you go back to work?

Is - I'm sorry to hear about your knee too!!!! And also the continued IC related limitations. Ugh. You don't deserve that! :soapbox:

Pete, I too come from a long line of krauts. Oops I mean kraut eaters.

Hello to all the other fabulous campers and Happy Thursday!!! I made it all the way through Christmas sans sugar, then caved the day after. UGH. This has to stop!

Other than that, I'm just waiting for some snow. What the sam hell is the point of winter if we are not going to have any snow????

DG

[ifulovelife2]

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RudyB;1233978 wrote: (btw, i had roasted cauliflower on christmas night and it was delicious!)
I can vouch for roasted cauliflower, it's surprisingly scrummy.

Doggygirl;1234885 wrote:
Other than that, I'm just waiting for some snow. What the sam hell is the point of winter if we are not going to have any snow????

It's been snowing here. It's cold, wet and difficult to drive and walk through. Bugger that for a laugh. Bah humbug!
Bruunhilde;1234439 wrote:
Just got my review from my boss and he gave me a 5 out of 5 rating and wrote I am a "star performer" so that made me happy although I still think they'll all figure out I'm a fraud one of these days.

Is this the same boss you were lately condemning for being an evil little ****? Should I call off the hit?

I hope everyone's having a fantabulous holiday season and over-indulging in their favorite ways. I know I am.

[LadyLush]

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Hey Campers!

Almost another year gone by! Gosh, 2012!

Notbrenda, where have you been?

Glad about the work thing Bruun, but I know you deserved it.

DG, I miss you and really have an excusable absence!

I hope all of you are well and plan a safe weekend.

I will check into the campfire in a bit after my son cleans out my refrigerator. :-)

Weather here has been in the 70's and I think I saw Notbrenda had snow! Wow.

Love to all,

LL:l