[bizi]

Well it is official, I regain 5 more pounds...sigh
bizi
http://mrctv.org/blog/cdc-warns-heal...eals-cucumbers
healthy food outbreaks!

[Mari]

Hi, Bizi,

You can lose the weight.


How do cucumbers get infected? Doesn't the skin protect them?
Bagged salad? That worries me because we eat a lot of those.


M

[bizi]

I guess we take chances every day with the food we eat. kays cats would not eat her food because it was bad....
dole was the bagged brand. I usually use the boxed kind organic 365 brand if we buy them at all these days.
chipotle had issues with their lettuce, they did not serve it when we were there last.
We mostly only use frozen veggies. picked at their prime and flash par boiled before freezing. We get them from whole foods. They are organic and only cost about $1 more than conventional.
WE eat:
califlower
brocolli
fire roasted corn
shelled edemame
california squash medley
butternut squash
long green beans
mushrooms
occasionally lima beans(I don't like them)

I get fresh pink lady apples there and always wash them off first.

When going to a restuarant I never use the lemon in my water because I have heard that a lot of them don't gt washed before cutting them and who knows what sort of bacteria could be on them....maybe I am alittle paranoid about the lemons...

bizi

[OhKay]

I have faith that you can lose the weight, too Bizi. You've been successful in dropping the pounds in the past when you've put your mind to it

That article is scary! I don't remember hearing about all of those recalls…
I stopped buying bagged salads because I've been more successful at selling salads to my husband lately and I make my own mix so out of all of those products, I'm only guilty of buying the cucumbers, but we go through a lot. I can't believe there were 888 cases of infection!

[OhKay]

You're not paranoid about the lemons Bizi. I bartended and did a lot of waitressing, and it's rare to see anyone washing the lemons, limes, or oranges for garnishes. When I used to order bloody mary's I would specifically say no lime.

My husband is against most vegetables outside of salads, so I get most of mine in during the day- usually raw. I wash everything thoroughly in warm to hot water though. I buy frozen peas and canned corn.

[Dmom3005]

Question, anyone know a good site for bringing cholesterol down. Showing
list of foods not to eat. My husbands is just a little over what it should
be. And he is trying to change his diet. Ugh, he is obsessed with some
of this stuff.

Donna

[Mari]

Originally Posted by Dmom3005

Question, anyone know a good site for bringing cholesterol down. Showing
list of foods not to eat. My husbands is just a little over what it should
be. And he is trying to change his diet. Ugh, he is obsessed with some
of this stuff.

Donna

Donna,

Losing five or ten pounds can lower cholesterol in most cases.

M

[Dmom3005]

Thanks Mari

I will let him know. Not that he has that much to lose.

But that might be why mine is now good.

Donna

[bizi]

Am glad that I am going to see a substance abuse tdoc on tuesday.
I really need someone to help me.
Last week I saw my pdoc and asked her to increase my geodon because I felt like I was becoming hypomanic. She agreed. So I am taking 40mg in am and 80mg in the evening. But I need to take them with food for proper absorption.
Need to get some milk to drink before bed or maybe take my geodon with dinner.
We have been going out to eat more often and both have been drinking much more these days. I really think it is my bipolar contributing to this behavior. It is quite common for us to be dual diagnosis.
Yesterday, I got a lovely hand written letter from my old tdoc, I had only seen her for 3-4 times, I was seeing her monthly. She is in her 80's and I really liked her. She only charged $40 an hour because The baptist church does not charge her office rental so she passes on the discount to her clients. I wrote her a nice note, had called her to cancel an appointment and explain about my needing to see a substance abuse tdoc instead.
In my note, I wrote that I had realized that with her this was the first time that I had closure with a therapist. In the past I would just simply cancel an appointment and never follow up with a good bye or explanation for leaving. It felt good for closure.

She also sent me a copy of the news papers article about me and my business that she had saved, going thru her old files she found it and sent it to me with her note. That was 2001 and I was so much heavier then...it just shows me where I am headed if I am not careful about my eating...that is getting out of hand. My computer use is getting out of hand.
I AM GETTING OUT OF HAND!
What is wrong with me??????

It is supposed to be a gorgeous day, should get outside and do something. Jeff is back in bed hung over from last night and with an upset stomach/head ache.
I could not sleep last night, finally did then up at 10;30am.
I am still in my jammies and look a fright.
sigh
Maybe we need some marriage counseling...we are living above our means and this needs to stop.
sigh
bizi

[mymorgy]

Originally Posted by Dmom3005

Question, anyone know a good site for bringing cholesterol down. Showing
list of foods not to eat. My husbands is just a little over what it should
be. And he is trying to change his diet. Ugh, he is obsessed with some
of this stuff.

Donna

my friend just wrote me and said the chitosan lowered her cholesterol even more. that is the only different thing she is doing.
bobby