AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

[papmom3]

Wakey Wakey everyone!!

OH Peace-what great news!! Do keep an eye on that gallbladder! My brother suffered for years with abdominal pain they kept chalking up to GRD. Finally the darn thing came this close (pinched fingers) to bursting last year exactly to this day and he got rushed to the the ER at 3am. They did emergency surgery that morning. He and his wife had planned to host Thanksgiving and we almost had to cancel it. We didn't-a story for another day. Anyway, be careful and see if there are any high fat things you can cut out of your diet.

Deter-great to see you!

Gotta zoom all. Feeling particularly peaceful this morning. Had a nice long walk with doggies. Don't really care if I'm late for work or not. Have my last MD appt today with the Nephrologist. I feel really good and I am not living my life like I have kidney disease (which latest test results point to NO) or pre-diabetes. I'm wondering if he will disagree with the Endocrinologist on the the pre-diabetes thing. If he does, I can handle it and I know that starting this routine of walking the dogs twice a day, Planet Fitness 3x/week and Weight watchers will do the trick. The low carb life isn't for me. Looking forward to doing my errands early for once and I'm telepathically asking my dad to invite me for dinner LOL!!

Have a great sober day all!!
:l

[Choochie]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Good Morning All,

So happy to hear about your good report Peacenik. That must be quite a relief to you. Whhheeeew!!!

PM - I'm with you on not being able to give up the carbs! Sounds like you too have escaped some health issues but that you are on your way to remedying all that?!

To everyone else who comes along - have a wonderful AF day. I'm feeling great - day 50 AF for me today (yea..........)

Choochie:l

[Lavande]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

GM Abbers!

Papmom, I need to reduce my carb intake as well. Found out my triglyceride level is rising even though I've lost 7 pounds over the past 7 months. (That works out to losing 1 lb. per month since YB walked out)!!! I'm not eating as healthy as I was when I was cooking everyday for the two of us. Damn him!

Peace, a low fat, AF diet will certainly help that GB situation - it helped mine. I ran into that problem at age 27 shortly after my son was born. After childbirth is a typical time for the GB to act up. Also, I had to advoid anything spicey. You'll be OK

Choochie - CONGRATS on your 50 AF days, WOO HOO!!! So glad to have you here with us

Must run, I have a customer stopping by shortly.
Wishing a wonderful AF Tuesday for everyone!

Lav

[greeneyes]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Morning fabbies!!

Peace, what a relief!!

Congrats, coochie!!!! Coochie Day!!! Yay!

Hittin' the road here shorty. I'm happy to be going out of town. My sister lives on wooded property with a stream running through on the edge. My kinda spot! See you in a week!

Everyone keep the pace, the peace, and your mojo motor running!

Good vibes all around and if nothing else, make sure of one thing....

[choppersmom]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Good Morning! It's an icy, snowy morning here, but it's so pretty! Thankfully the roads look good enough that the morning commute should go smoothly!

Peace, so happy and relieved on your report! Take good care. I've never had to deal with gallbladder issues, but saw what my mom went through. Low-fat diet, as Lav said, will help!

P3, you sound so good! I love carbs, and it would be so hard to cut them out of my diet. I do try to keep an eye on what am taking in.

Choochie, CONGRATS on 50 days!!! Awesome! Keep up the great work!

Good morning Lav and Greenie! Greenie, have a safe and wonderful trip! You'll be missed!

Hello to all others that stop in today. I hope each of you have a peaceful, sober Tuesday!

Off to start my day...take care

[Accountable for Me]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Good morning!

Peace - glad to hear it isn't anything too serious!

P3 - I have been eating huge amounts of carbs the past few months. I never use to, but it seems to have escalated. I think that is one of the reasons my energy is being zapped and I don't feel light on my feet anymore. I need to make more of a effort to watch the refined ones. Good luck at your Dr.'s appt.

Choochie - awesome on your 50 days!!!

Hello to everyone else.

I feel better today. A little on the tired side, but I did sleep well. Had fabulous dreams last night. It was like my life was 'awesome' in them. I woke up feeling a little bummed out it wasn't for real. BF was superly apologetic last night. I wasn't in any shape emotionally or physically to have any deep discussions. I retired to bed at 8pm after Little AFM was put to bed. I was just beat.

It is very cold here today. -18 with the windchill. brrrrrrrrr.....

Well, I guess I should get motivated. The Little one should be up soon. I am so proud of her. She has slept in her own bed 3 nights in a row without coming into mine. I thought it would never happen. I am hoping her sleeping alone anxiety is gone now. My family think that 5 is too old to be coming into my room, but whatever. I wasn't going to force her to sleep by herself and create more anxiety. She is on a roll now though!! Yee haw!

Ok, have a great day everyone!

[Lavande]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

-18 AFM????? Holy Crap :H
Your life is (will be) awesome, just stick with your plan!

Have a great week Greenie! Drive carefully. You too Chops on those icy, snowy roads.

Well, my early customer is late & I need to get to the Post Office. What else is new?
I've always hated wasting time.........oh well.

[ItsJustMe]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Mornin? All! Big AF greetings from God?s country?

First, an important message from IMJ to all. I was told there was a movie that I would really enjoy called ?Frozen?. I rented it last night and watched it with my honey. The message?. Don?t rent this movie. It sucked on so many levels. It actually made Blair Witch Project look like an Emmy winner. No wonder I had never heard of it! I would rather perform hemorrhoid surgery on myself with a plastic spork (spoon/fork combo) than set through that movie again.

Ok, now that is out of my system I can move on with the important business at hand. First; Pap, yes I am doing Weight Watchers. I do the online version for Men. The online tools are really good and I like it much better than meetings. I think that my sudden drop was due to no Al plus running more than anything. I know where my pulse has to be to be in the fat burn zone and I monitor that closely during exercise. The following is not an advertisement but I use the Polar RS-300X RS300X Training Computer - Running & Multisport - Improve Fitness - Heart Rate Monitors - Polar Electro - USA . As I am inherently lazy this makes sure that every minute of my workout is useful in fat burn.

Peace ? I am so happy to hear of your test results. I know that has to be a relief. I cannot imagine having to set around waiting for test results.

Greeny ? be careful driving. All the nuts are out on the roads as well.

Question for the group. Has anyone ever ordered anything from River Pharmacy? I ordered some BP meds because the price is almost as cheap as my copay and I really don?t feel like going to my GP for a checkup just so I can get refills. I placed the order 11/2 and have not heard anything. I know they come from India but jeez, they must have strapped my package on a camel.

Alright, gotta get back to work. Will check in later. I hope you all have a great Tuesday!

And what would a post be like without the IJM thought of the day. Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?"

[Choochie]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

ItsJustMe;1009371 wrote: Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?"

One of my pet peeves........Can you believe how filthy bathrooms in the U.S. are? And getting worse if that's possible........yuck!

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Morning fabbies!

AFM, I am happy to read of your important life decisions. I cant' even describe to you the number of REALLY bad man decisions I made in my life (and yes, drinking/ being drunk did not help me with any of these decisions!) I KNOW it is better to be alone than to be with someone who sucks up their own energy, and yours too, on a regular basis. :l Onward in sobriety and quality living. -18????? HOLY CRAP is right! YOUR DREAMS CAN COME TRUE!!!! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I am so grateful to be sober today with my "wits about me." I may have made some horrid decisions in the past. But today, I can learn from my past mistakes and make better decision NOT "under the influence," and live a much better life today.

Bear, have you considered going to a few AA meetings (maybe in different locations to check out different groups) to see if that might be helpful? Here are two specific things that AA has done for me that might be beneficial for you:

1. Helped me find some non-drinking friends to do things with.
2. Shore up my sobriety which helps "balance" tempting situations. (I feel less urges to drink if I've just been to an AA meeting, and know I will be going to one again soon)

For me, those two aspects of AA really help me with my social life. (which as an old married lady, is different than your activities, granted) So...FWIW...

It's not for everyone and may not be for you. Might be worth a try just to see if it would help. "Be willing to go to any length to stay sober" and all that jazz.

Peace, so VERY happy to hear about your test results. Gallbladder problems are no picnic but it sure sounds better to me than liver or kidney problems!!!

P3, thanks for getting us started today. You sound FABULOUS and in a great and peaceful zone. (I hope that is the case for you!!) I love when I feel like that and it just motivates me to work on "whatever needs working on" so I can feel like that more and more of the time.

Choochie Coochie!!! :yougo: CONGRATULATIONS ON 50 DAYS AF!!:yougo: That is FABULOUS!!!

Lav, what will you be doing for Thanksgiving? I assume EB and company will be at your house (or you theirs)? What about YB? I am running behind today too - for me it's related to a power outage last night putting me behind!

Greenie - DRIVE SAFE and have a very happy Thanksgiving! Your sis's place sounds fabulous. I LOVE the word fabulous!

Choppersmom, I'm sort of secretly looking forward to snow. (shhhhh...don't tell Mr. Doggy!) What part of the world are you from again?

IJM. YOU CRACK ME UP!! :H You better stay sober and keep traveling here with the Daily AFers. That is all. I have ordered from River in the past (like a few years ago) and currently order Bimatoprost (sp), which is the active ingredient in Lattisse () from 4RX.com. I allow at least 3 weeks for delivery, but I've never had a problem. If you are concerned, I would call them and see what they say. I'm with you - I like to be able to get what I need without the hassle of doc appointments if it's not necessary. I also order a made-for-human medication from one of the off shore pharmacies mentioned here at MWO (might be River, come to think of it) for one of our dogs. In that case, it's way less money than what we pay in the US.

Your rapid weight loss is totally unfair and I refuse to discuss it further. ()

The remodeling project is finally going to be done. Or close to it. At least that is what the designer thinks. We shall see on the Mr. Doggy walk through. I hope the A/C guys finish today too so we can finally start cleaning up this mess for good and start moving. This place is a wreck right now, but we will have Thanksgiving dinner here anyway. (what was I thinking????)

I spent yesterday afternoon collecting donations for the Mission in the lobby of a local grocery store. Holy crap is that hard work. Just standing there only works for the Salvation Army. () In order to get $ in the bucket I had to say to every person walking through the door the spiel on what we were collecting foor. That was a LOOOOONG two hours. But I was happy to collect over $100 I'm pretty sure. The grocery store manager said that $42.00 provides a complete Thanksgiving meal (from that store) for a family. So that was over 2 families and I was happy with the results even though the work itself did not float my boat!

I would talk about doing stuff like that back in the drinking days ("wouldn't it be good to do.....community service work....") but NEVER got around to it. I like that I am able and willing to put my rubber on the road these days. (no rubber jokes please, IJM!)

Well, I need to get out my Thanksgiving recipes and get busy. Turkey, ham, German Red Cabbage, sweet potato something or other (made a recipe with pears one time that was good) and cranberry cheesecake. The family is bringing the rest of it.

ONE THING IS FOR SURE!!!! No drinking for this girl today.

Hello to all yet to come!

DG

[Lavande]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

DAMN!

I have to admit something - my resentment level (towards YB) is growing like crazy due to the upcoming holidays!!!!

Flipping thru the channels on TV last night I ran across a Christmasy song & it put me in tears.
Out running errands today I found myself crying in my car. THIS SUCKS!
I'm exhausted trying to manage my thoughts & put them where they belong. I guess I'm still very hurt at being used for 37 years then tossed aside.

I'm not looking for pity friends. I just need people to hear how pissed off I really am!!!
OK, that's over!

DG, I am going to roast a turkey, make stuffing, a sweet potato dish & a pumpkin chiffon cake to take to my son's house. My son will be doing the rest. It's his 30th birthday on Thursday - he shouldn't have to spend the whole day in the kitchen I will enjoy having dinner with my son, my DIL, EB & EB's other grandparents.
I'm not even a little happy that YB has been invited as well. That prick will just show up & pretend like nothing is wrong, nothing has changed. That pisses me off, to say the least.

I will figure out some way to get thru this without going crazy or drinking - that's for sure!

I hope I didn't depress anyone.

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Lav, we are your friends and are here to listen and support! I think I know how you feel about wanting to be "perky" all the time. I too tend to want to isolate rather than vent. PLEASE VENT!!! :l

I'm sure the holiday season is going to have plenty of crap moments due to YB's...whatever that is. I so hope you can just feel your feelings and let them go. And enjoy every precious moment that EB and your family have to offer you.

You deserve better than to be the cook and laundress, etc. while YB tries to find himself, or whatever that is.

We can't ever get our time back. Every moment is precious and if we waste it on people who suck up our energy and make our lives negative - well, we just can't ever get it back. Lav and all who are struggling, my hope is that you find a way to minimize what other people steal from your life.

:l

DG

[LVT25]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Hello friends and Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels to all!:h

I'm keeping busy doing some projects today like cleaning out clothes closets and getting a box full for the clothes closet at church. I still have my son and his situations at school on my mind almost full time and I will be glad when that goes away. It causes me to say and do things I don't like and ultimately feel like shite about myself. My #2 son lost a wrestling match and I "booed" rather loudly. OMG!! You just don't DO things like that! Even though I thought he got cheated--these things are so much better kept inside. What made it worse, was a lady from church (coaches wife) heard me and turned around in disgust. UGH!
I'm sure I told you my #1 son's struggles at school with the One Act theatre coaches, basketball and grades. Everything came to a head last week end, his grades plummeted and he became ineligible to participate in the play. The play coach was of course pissed and they had words and he left. Some of the kids don't understand, I'm sure some of the adults don't either. He of course is suffering the consequences, but is still relieved to have some of the pressure off. He simply could not handle the time involved and keep up with his studies.
The kids that moved in and took his part did a wonderful job, so at least they are able to compete and will do just as good if not better. So that does give me some comfort. I wrote a letter to the One Acts coaches this morning, hoping that would help me put this to rest, but I still can't stop thinking about it, and I guess it will just take time.

So, Lav, when I read your post I decided to share that, because I can hardly talk to anyone without breaking down in tears. I may be taking this way too seriously, but it's upsetting all the same. Now to add guilt to that, I was suppose to help with the dinner last night, and I was too ashamed, embarrassed and weepy to do so.
I really feel for you and your situation. I'm afraid if I was in your situation, I would say or do something (like explode). I hope you can find peace soon, my friend, maybe it will just take time.:l:l
I'll be checking in later, I better keep moving. Have a great sober day all!:h

[Accountable for Me]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Lav, we are here for you!! How can you not feel resentful? 37 years is a LONG time! I think you should beat YB with a rake the next time you see him.

The holidays bring up so many emotions within people. It has to be one of the most STRESSFUL times of the year. I have noticed that I am feeling pretty emotional today, myself. My little one is not getting the 'best' of me these days because I am so angry with the dumb-dumb. Men, ugh! (not all you men.... just YB. LVT's hubby and dumb-dumb at the moment)

No matter what is going on with you, or how you are feeling, please vent it all out. The worse thing in the world is suffering alone, in our own heads/hearts. We need one another. We are here for one another. BIG HUGS to you, Lav. :l:l and you too, LVT!

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily-Tuesday, November 23, 2010

LvT!!! :l I can't imagine how difficult it must be to not STEP IN and try to do everything / make every decision for and on behalf of your children. VENT VENT VENT!!

AFM, DD will take on a new meaning here at AF Daily.

May we all survive the holidays. I don't even have anything overly stressful going on, yet I said to someone just this morning "I wish we could just fast forward from today until january 1. :H (well, I guess I shouldn't laugh because I'm serious!)

DG