Couch 239: Cape Coral Couch

ArtieTheSequal · Sep 19, 2022 at 06:41 PM

Now I just have to keep applying the stuff I learned going forward, especially surrounding h's ongoing health issues. He's got another round of tests scheduled in early October they're still trying to figure out what is causing this intermittent pain he's been having for a long time. That was why they figured out he has NAFLD, cuz his doctor's just been scheduling all kinds of tests.

ScarletPimpernel · Sep 19, 2022 at 08:02 PM

I had a group orientation for my new pdoc. That was the dumbest, most unorganized group I've ever experienced. 1. She was hard to understand with her thick accent and fast pace. 2. I learned nothing new. 3. She didn't know how to Zoom. 4. Her guest speaker lectured and preached how we need to eat "Daniel's diet" from the bible.

Speaking of diet: I made H's favorite meal last night for his b-day dinner: ricotta stuffed shells. I've only made them once before, like 7 years ago. They turned out so yummy!

unaluna · Sep 19, 2022 at 10:24 PM

Ive heard of daniels diet. I think i got a kindle book on it.

atisketatasket · Sep 19, 2022 at 11:01 PM

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Ive heard of daniels diet. I think i got a kindle book on it.

I thought only lions ate the Daniel diet...

stopdog · Sep 19, 2022 at 11:14 PM

wasn't daniel the guy in the den with the lions? I don't need a diet to repel lions but mosquitos, chiggers, and ticks would be useful. I have always wanted to have 3 kittens named Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

ScarletPimpernel · Sep 19, 2022 at 11:27 PM

From what the guy said today, Daniel's diet consists of vegetables and water. He said you can add berries and nuts too. But no product from an animal and no processed foods.

I am not giving up my dairy!

atisketatasket · Sep 20, 2022 at 12:24 AM

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wasn't daniel the guy in the den with the lions? I don't need a diet to repel lions but mosquitos, chiggers, and ticks would be useful. I have always wanted to have 3 kittens named Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Yes, and so unappealing was he as a diet they didn’t eat him.

Kind of like a dairy-free diet or one consisting largely of beans is to me.

WarmFuzzySocks · Sep 20, 2022 at 01:39 AM

Ugh. The ex is being….ex-ish. Being mad about it is a little like being mad at the wind for blowing- that’s just what the wind does.

If I could walk into my (so very recently former) T’s office, she’d get why this is throwing me for such a loop. I wouldn’t have to explain. Instead I called my bestie and cried for an hour.

And I took a mental health day. Which included a nap with bizarre unsettling dreams. Ugh.

LonesomeTonight · Sep 20, 2022 at 06:20 AM

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Ugh. The ex is being….ex-ish. Being mad about it is a little like being mad at the wind for blowing- that’s just what the wind does.

If I could walk into my (so very recently former) T’s office, she’d get why this is throwing me for such a loop. I wouldn’t have to explain. Instead I called my bestie and cried for an hour.

And I took a mental health day. Which included a nap with bizarre unsettling dreams. Ugh.

Hugs, WFS. It's good you took a mental health day, though the nap sounds really awful.

LonesomeTonight · Sep 20, 2022 at 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

I had a group orientation for my new pdoc. That was the dumbest, most unorganized group I've ever experienced. 1. She was hard to understand with her thick accent and fast pace. 2. I learned nothing new. 3. She didn't know how to Zoom. 4. Her guest speaker lectured and preached how we need to eat "Daniel's diet" from the bible.

Speaking of diet: I made H's favorite meal last night for his b-day dinner: ricotta stuffed shells. I've only made them once before, like 7 years ago. They turned out so yummy!

That seems really weird with the p-doc, especially about the diet thing. And I've never heard of a group orientation for a pdoc. Will you have to meet with her often?

atisketatasket · Sep 20, 2022 at 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by WarmFuzzySocks

And I took a mental health day. Which included a nap with bizarre unsettling dreams. Ugh.

Nas with bad dreams are the worst. Naps are supposed to be a way to relax.

stopdog · Sep 20, 2022 at 09:34 AM

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Yes, and so unappealing was he as a diet they didn’t eat him.

Kind of like a dairy-free diet or one consisting largely of beans is to me.

You just described my general diet. Alas no dinner parties for us.
I looked and I have no fewer than 7 types of white beans, a bunch of different lentils (bean or not bean), a few different red beans, pinto beans, black beans, and several peas. Yum. I also have an assortment of nuts and beans and hemp to make non-dairy drinks out of. My favorite right now is macadamia and tiger nut usually with a date or two added in for extra yum.

unaluna · Sep 20, 2022 at 10:03 AM

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Yes, and so unappealing was he as a diet they didn’t eat him.

Kind of like a dairy-free diet or one consisting largely of beans is to me.

Are we gonna need two kitchens, my suite(sic)?

Plus, the obvious (to 7th grade boys) about tiger nut.

ScarletPimpernel · Sep 20, 2022 at 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

That seems really weird with the p-doc, especially about the diet thing. And I've never heard of a group orientation for a pdoc. Will you have to meet with her often?

Not sure. I had to request my next appointment which is on Monday. Normally, with all previous pdocs, they make an appointment for me at the end of each appointment.

I have a ton to go over with her on Monday: bariatric surgery, how often do I need an appointment, standardized test results, communicating with L, and now my feelings about being subjected to religion that I gave no consent to.

NP_Complete · Sep 20, 2022 at 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

You just described my general diet. Alas no dinner parties for us.
I looked and I have no fewer than 7 types of white beans, a bunch of different lentils (bean or not bean), a few different red beans, pinto beans, black beans, and several peas. Yum. I also have an assortment of nuts and beans and hemp to make non-dairy drinks out of. My favorite right now is macadamia and tiger nut usually with a date or two added in for extra yum.

It sounds like you would enjoy the Rancho Gordo Bean Club.

ArtieTheSequal · Sep 20, 2022 at 11:58 AM

Speaking of beans, my sister told me about some special kind of bean that she discovered recently and has fallen in love with. I wish I could remember what it is called, I want to try it. She said it wasn't cheap but it's worth the price.

stopdog · Sep 20, 2022 at 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Plus, the obvious (to 7th grade boys) about tiger nut.

I would say you are being admirably restrained.

ArtieTheSequal · Sep 20, 2022 at 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

I had a group orientation for my new pdoc. That was the dumbest, most unorganized group I've ever experienced. 1. She was hard to understand with her thick accent and fast pace. 2. I learned nothing new. 3. She didn't know how to Zoom. 4. Her guest speaker lectured and preached how we need to eat "Daniel's diet" from the bible.

Speaking of diet: I made H's favorite meal last night for his b-day dinner: ricotta stuffed shells. I've only made them once before, like 7 years ago. They turned out so yummy!

I'm sorry the group was so unorganized and that they were preaching religion stuff. Hugs if wanted.

Glad the dinner came out so good though! sounds yummy!

unaluna · Sep 20, 2022 at 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

Speaking of beans, my sister told me about some special kind of bean that she discovered recently and has fallen in love with. I wish I could remember what it is called, I want to try it. She said it wasn't cheap but it's worth the price.

Ooh, let us know when you find out!

Re dairy - i was on a cereal and milk binge for most of my life. I craved GrapeNuts and cows milk, would eat a few bowls, then get stomach and overall body cramps. Once they subsided, i needed more! "Go ask Luna!" In later years, i was "No yogurt? No whey!"

Then i stopped dairy cold turkey

Like for years. Decades even. Recently i got a 2 pct Fage yogurt in my Shipt delivery. HEAVENLY!!!

So yeah, dairy is a drug. You can sacrifice your life to it like heroin. You have to get your head right about it. What is keeping you addicted? There is no one coming to save you. YOU have to decide.

This is why jerry seinfeld said, "im lactose intolerant - i have no patience for lactose."

unaluna · Sep 20, 2022 at 12:16 PM

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I would say you are being admirably restrained.

Is that the opposite of "Ack!"?

Btw, i noticed, watching Mars Attacks, that is the Martians language - one word!

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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,931 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.5k hugs given	Sep 19, 2022 at 10:24 PM #903 Ive heard of daniels diet. I think i got a kindle book on it.

ScarletPimpernel Wise Elder Member Since Nov 2013 Location: US Posts: 8,419 (SuperPoster!) 10 6,444 hugs given	Sep 19, 2022 at 11:27 PM #906 From what the guy said today, Daniel's diet consists of vegetables and water. He said you can add berries and nuts too. But no product from an animal and no processed foods. I am not giving up my dairy! __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,264 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,783 hugs given	Sep 20, 2022 at 11:58 AM #916 Speaking of beans, my sister told me about some special kind of bean that she discovered recently and has fallen in love with. I wish I could remember what it is called, I want to try it. She said it wasn't cheap but it's worth the price.