Couch 240: The Vanadis Couch

LonesomeTonight · Nov 24, 2022 at 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate.

I'm not doing anything special today after all. We were supposed to go over to our friends house like we usually do for this holiday, but H has come down with a cough/sore throat so he's in bed and we're not going anymore. Just in case he has covid (he tested negative but I don't want to get them sick if it was a false negative) I'm not going either. I figure after h feels better I'll cook a turkey breast and a few sides he can eat on his new diet (for the NASH thing) and we'll just have it later. Probably just as well, if he'd gone today he'd just feel deprived at having to skip mashed potatoes, stuffing, and dessert.

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! Hope your H feels better soon.

My H and I were at home today, too. Thanksgiving is at his sister's, who is 90 minutes away. H is recovering from his hip surgery last week, so that would have been a really long car ride for him. I got my Covid booster yesterday and have been really knocked out by it (chills, achiness, really tired), so it's good I wasn't planning to go (or I'd have had to cancel anyway). H's Mom drove D down to his sister's, so they all still got to see her for Thanksgiving.

Hope everyone else is having a good day (whether celebrating the holiday or not).

ScarletPimpernel · Nov 24, 2022 at 06:00 PM

We're just playing it low-key. We picked up food from our traditional store: Honey Baked Ham shop. It'll just be my dad, H and I. And of course the dogs will get some yummy food too!

Polibeth · Nov 24, 2022 at 06:27 PM

We just stayed home, the 3 of us, husband, son and me. It was a nice quiet day though h made a huge Thanksgiving feast so we are all stuffed!

unaluna · Nov 24, 2022 at 06:29 PM

I dont have much pain today, just some this morning. I ate on my diet today - can of tuna, wasa crackers, coffee, 2 oranges, bag of organic broccoli and cauliflower with dip, half a blueberry quest bar. I may still have a bowl of oatmeal. NEXT year i am having a real thanksgiving!

stopdog · Nov 24, 2022 at 07:15 PM

I had a small gathering at my place - 8 of us (down from 17 at our peak) - I sous vided a turkey breast and a couple of pork tenderloins - the sous vide turkey breast was really good. I think the guests enjoyed it as there was not much left.

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 24, 2022 at 07:43 PM

One good thing about staying home last-minute is, easy for h and i to stay on our respective diets. none of that pesky, tempting holiday food around!

ScarletPimpernel · Nov 25, 2022 at 06:56 PM

Ugh! I couldn't resist the 75% off on the clothes I bought online. Oh well, H agreed to it. I got a skater dress and a long sleeve babydoll top, both red.

LonesomeTonight · Nov 25, 2022 at 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

Ugh! I couldn't resist the 75% off on the clothes I bought online. Oh well, H agreed to it. I got a skater dress and a long sleeve babydoll top, both red.

Hope you enjoy them!

unaluna · Nov 25, 2022 at 08:47 PM

What is this, Denzel's birthday week? Another movie tonight, Unstoppable.

I think i am going to pause my ozempic, if only to see if i do return to some low baseline of poor health. I cannot in good conscience take another shot tonight. I will be crawling to the mailbox if i do. The GP said i had a muscle strain that would take 4 to 6 weeks to clear. I AM feeling better today. This is an unbelievable drug. On the fb groups, most of the people seem to be suffering excruciating side effects (it DOES effectively lower your blood sugar) but keep holding out for the golden pot of weight loss at the end of the journey. I am not that strong right now.

atisketatasket · Nov 25, 2022 at 10:10 PM

I thought today I should start Christmas shopping. But then I realized I mostly enjoyed Christmas shopping for presents for my mother, who loved opening presents—she was like a little kid sometimes. Watching her open presents was the best part of Christmas.

And of course now she is not here to buy presents for.

ScarletPimpernel · Nov 25, 2022 at 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

What is this, Denzel's birthday week? Another movie tonight, Unstoppable.

I think i am going to pause my ozempic, if only to see if i do return to some low baseline of poor health. I cannot in good conscience take another shot tonight. I will be crawling to the mailbox if i do. The GP said i had a muscle strain that would take 4 to 6 weeks to clear. I AM feeling better today. This is an unbelievable drug. On the fb groups, most of the people seem to be suffering excruciating side effects (it DOES effectively lower your blood sugar) but keep holding out for the golden pot of weight loss at the end of the journey. I am not that strong right now.

I'm sorry you're having such bad side effects.

My H is on Ozempic and has done well on it. I'm on Trulicity. It hasn't done as well as my H's has, but good enough.

NP_Complete · Nov 26, 2022 at 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

I thought today I should start Christmas shopping. But then I realized I mostly enjoyed Christmas shopping for presents for my mother, who loved opening presents—she was like a little kid sometimes. Watching her open presents was the best part of Christmas.

And of course now she is not here to buy presents for.

That first year, I wanted so badly to just buy my dad a Christmas present. It's hard.

LonesomeTonight · Nov 26, 2022 at 09:25 AM

Hugs if wanted, @@. That sounds really difficult.

Not quite the same, but I used to always buy my beloved grandmother a calendar for Christmas. Usually one with tea kettles, as she used to collect those, or something else that I thought she'd like. And we'd write important dates in it (like family birthdays), so she wouldn't have to remember. The first year after she passed, I found myself starting to look at calendars, then realizing and feeling really sad.

unaluna · Nov 26, 2022 at 09:31 AM

This is SO me.

Autistic Traits In Adults You Never Realised Were Signs Of Autism - YouTube

unaluna · Nov 26, 2022 at 09:36 AM

Re presents - this may seem obvious, but those are all signs of connection, and thats good that you all had those connections. You know, "better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." I never before thought of that expression as applying to other than romantic love, but i think it does.

unaluna · Nov 26, 2022 at 09:51 AM

Uh oh - heres another one! Old tyme couchies will be amazed and appalled.

Yiddish Word Of The Day (A LIGHT, FUN Group Of Lovers Of Yiddish)

Its the origin of our favorite word!

Possible trigger:

undergotchies

Lemoncake · Nov 26, 2022 at 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

What is this, Denzel's birthday week? Another movie tonight, Unstoppable.

I think i am going to pause my ozempic, if only to see if i do return to some low baseline of poor health. I cannot in good conscience take another shot tonight. I will be crawling to the mailbox if i do. The GP said i had a muscle strain that would take 4 to 6 weeks to clear. I AM feeling better today. This is an unbelievable drug. On the fb groups, most of the people seem to be suffering excruciating side effects (it DOES effectively lower your blood sugar) but keep holding out for the golden pot of weight loss at the end of the journey. I am not that strong right now.

Well done for listening to your body. How much weight loss are we talking about Una?

Dr Now show levels or just a few ? Maybe they could refer you to a dietician and also get a workout plan drawn out for you by a physio?

unaluna · Nov 26, 2022 at 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

Well done for listening to your body. How much weight loss are we talking about Una?

Dr Now show levels or just a few ? Maybe they could refer you to a dietician and also get a workout plan drawn out for you by a physio?

Thanks. My dr offered me a dietician back in june but i said no. I should probably rethink that.

I need to notify him and the clinical pharmacist who prescribed this voodoo poison curse that i am stopping. If i am able to get out of bed next week, i might restart it next saturday.

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 26, 2022 at 02:33 PM

Yikes Una, that sounds more than a little scary. "Voodoo poison curse". I'm going to ask h's liver dr to send him to a nutritionist, I think the more he and I both look at food as medicine the better off we will both be. Me with my thyroid thing and his NASH.

H is feeling better this afternoon. He pretty much stayed in bed and slept for 2 full days. Today he's up and about, puttering around the house. He said his throat's still a little sore but I haven't heard him coughing at all today so that's something. He tested twice for covid 24 hours apart and both were negative. Hopefully he'll feel up to visiting his friends who are in town at some point today, outside of course. They're leaving tomorrow morning super early.

stopdog · Nov 26, 2022 at 02:45 PM

IF anyone changing eating habits is interested - 3 ingredient pancakes are good (it is eggs, bananas -the riper the better, and cinnamon - you can add in blueberries too (4 ingredients) but if you add too many - it will get a little messy- and you can add about 1/8c of gluten free flour if you want - I don't but my friend likes hers better with just a little of it).
Here is one version that leaves out the cinnamon -but I like it with the spice. I sometimes use a little coconut oil but also if your pan is non-stick enough - you don't need much if any at all. Banana Egg Pancakes - Just 2 ingredients!

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ScarletPimpernel Wise Elder Member Since Nov 2013 Location: US Posts: 8,412 (SuperPoster!) 10 6,422 hugs given	Nov 24, 2022 at 06:00 PM #922 We're just playing it low-key. We picked up food from our traditional store: Honey Baked Ham shop. It'll just be my dad, H and I. And of course the dogs will get some yummy food too! __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica

Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Nov 24, 2022 at 06:27 PM #923 We just stayed home, the 3 of us, husband, son and me. It was a nice quiet day though h made a huge Thanksgiving feast so we are all stuffed!

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,868 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Nov 24, 2022 at 06:29 PM #924 I dont have much pain today, just some this morning. I ate on my diet today - can of tuna, wasa crackers, coffee, 2 oranges, bag of organic broccoli and cauliflower with dip, half a blueberry quest bar. I may still have a bowl of oatmeal. NEXT year i am having a real thanksgiving!

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,238 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,771 hugs given	Nov 24, 2022 at 07:43 PM #926 One good thing about staying home last-minute is, easy for h and i to stay on our respective diets. none of that pesky, tempting holiday food around!

ScarletPimpernel Wise Elder Member Since Nov 2013 Location: US Posts: 8,412 (SuperPoster!) 10 6,422 hugs given	Nov 25, 2022 at 06:56 PM #927 Ugh! I couldn't resist the 75% off on the clothes I bought online. Oh well, H agreed to it. I got a skater dress and a long sleeve babydoll top, both red. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,868 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Nov 26, 2022 at 09:31 AM #934 This is SO me. Autistic Traits In Adults You Never Realised Were Signs Of Autism - YouTube

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,868 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Nov 26, 2022 at 09:36 AM #935 Re presents - this may seem obvious, but those are all signs of connection, and thats good that you all had those connections. You know, "better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." I never before thought of that expression as applying to other than romantic love, but i think it does.

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,868 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.4k hugs given	Nov 26, 2022 at 09:51 AM #936 Uh oh - heres another one! Old tyme couchies will be amazed and appalled. Yiddish Word Of The Day (A LIGHT, FUN Group Of Lovers Of Yiddish) Its the origin of our favorite word! Possible trigger: undergotchies