Hi Fellow FS Warriors! Seems like an eternity since this flu bug hit, but I've actually only had it for two weeks. Nyquil is my friend. I was taking the Mucinex, but turns out it really wasn't for the symptoms I was having. It was meant to loosen things up and make your cough more productive; however, if my coughs were any more productive, they'd have to expand the local water treatment plant. Once I started taking the nightime Nyquil, I actually slept through the night, and that helped more than anything. Before that, I actually went like 36 hours at a time without sleeping. I would
fall asleep, but then wake right back up. Now I'm sleeping through the night, and occasionally getting rid of some extra stuff now and then throughout the day. No sense getting graphic; I'm sure you guys know where I'm coming from. The snot machine has just about run its course, and I'm about ready to get back into the swing of things. I hardly did anything this past weekend, but rest and watch TV - which BTW, I found rather boring. I just wasn't motivated to do anything, and I was afraid that I would think I was doing better than I really was, and I would put myself down under again. This weekend will be different;
I can feel it! I know some of you are just getting this thing, and you have my sympathy. All I can say is "Rest!" There was a time when I thought about just downing a half bottle of scotch just to knock myself out, but I knew I would feel even worse the next day. The Nyquil helped me. I never got it down in my lungs, and I will be eternally grateful for that.
I've got another hobby now to do in my spare time - developing black and white film. Chemicals arrive this evening. I still use digital cameras, and also use color film with one of my 35 mm SLR cameras, but I really enjoy using the completely manual SLR cameras with no battery powered shutters or light meters and then developing the film myself. I have the enlarger for actually printing the pictures, but for now I will just scan the negatives into digital format for the time being. Maybe if I can fill up all my time with chores and hobbies, I won't have time to eat. :) One can only hope.
OK, I don't know if this is just another flavor of the month (no pun intended), but this technique seems to make a lot of sense when it comes to weight loss. I have often found to be true exactly what this Doctor Linda Mintle is saying - and I'm paraphrasing here - It's the first couple bites that really satisfy the craving and taste so scrumptuous, and after that you're just eating to be eating. After those first couple bites, if you could just push the food away from yourself, you'd probably be just as satisfied. See what you think. Toodles everyone!
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