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It is still very cold here. It is supposed to warm up to the high teens, maybe even 20 by Thursday. Who would have ever thought that was warm?! I'm busy at night keeping those fires burning at home ... feels like I have newborns in the house!! LOL!!!
Weight is up again today. However I am in my range so I am working hard to accept what is and to feel okay with it. I just keep reminding myself that my goal right now is to be 185 or below at the New Year ... that is very doable. Flaxseed and I think we should be burning more calories in this cold weather and therefore losing weight!! Perhaps instead my body is holding on ... just trying to keep warm!
My five for today ...
1. waking up and remembering I need to wander downstairs and throw more logs on the fire
2. the water in our house is still flowing ...
3. warm clothes and boots!
4. being in my range
5. fond memories of days gone by ...
The insurance company denied our appeal for the radiation treatment in Seattle for my husband. So, that means we are stuck with traditional external radiation, not as effective but at least we have an option. He took the news pretty well. I am disappointed but not surprised. We could continue to fight it but he needs to start treatment. It is just so crazy that we can't pursue the treatment that has good science behind it of being the most effective, simply because it hasn't been used long enough on prostate cancer. If it works for spinal cancer and brain cancer ... but that is our health industry.
I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday!!
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185.0 lb
Lost so far: 74.2 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 08 December 2009:
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1282 kcal
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Fat: 32.83g | Prot: 85.87g | Carb: 175.76g.
Breakfast: medifast cocoa, water, Fiber One. Lunch: Alpine Lace Light Provolone, Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins, deli turkey slices, Yoplait Light Thick & Creamy Peaches & Creme. Dinner: Perrier, Eating Right Chicken Poblano. Snacks/Other: deli turkey slices, baklava, Eating Right Tomato Basil Pasta Soup. more...
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3121 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 4 hours and 10 minutes, Desk Work - 9 hours, Driving - 2 hours, Precor Elliptical - 50 minutes. more...
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gaining 4.2 lb a week
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Great 5 for today! So sorry about the treatment for your husband. I hope you have a good day today and try to keep warm. Thanks for being my buddy! You're right we do have a lot of the same buddies. lol
08 Dec 09 by member: chattycathy1955
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Sorry about your hubby - cancer can be so frustrating. When my mom had the double mastectomey (sp?) we thought we were in the clear. Then they hit us with - "Oops, she has cancer in her bones too - and we can't really do anything about that...." It was such a slap in the face - I was so upset. But we take everything as we go, and enjoy it all to the fullest. Hopefully the other kind of radiation will go well for you guys. HUGS!!!
08 Dec 09 by member: MomofTwoGirls
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Cancer is very difficult... You can overcome this w/ your strength and attitudes, and eachother. Hey, don't we hold weight in the winter to stay warm too? You also need a good nights sleep to lose weight, are you losing rest w/ all those trips to the fire logs? What do you mean water is still flowing?? lol I will have to repeat to you many times, I don't comprehend your lifestyle!! lmbo, omg will your internet FREEZE TOO??? **ditzy question, I know**
08 Dec 09 by member: cindyshine
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Your day sounds about as good as mine. I'm sorry about your OHs treatment. Its so frustrating isn't it when you do your homework and choose the best option and the powers that be say no. Glad your OH has taken the news well. Keep smiling and warm.
08 Dec 09 by member: flaxseed
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Cindy ... LOL!!! When it gets really cold here there is a substantial risk of water freezing. That is the water IN the house!! It is the worst thing ever!! So we leave a drip on 24/7 and PRAY like crazy it won't freeze!! Running water in the house is one thing I really like!! LOL!!! Imagine having to buy water to put in your toilets so you can flush them. And showers? Oh ... non-existent if the water is frozen. Yes, my sleep is disrupted these days ... between the fires and my hot flashes ... well at least the hot flashes warm me up!! We need to just keep doing the best we can with the cancer stuff ... I'll make phone calls this afternoon to set up treatment here ... he won't start until probably after Christmas but that was the original plan anyway. Life, rarely dull if you are really paying attention!!
08 Dec 09 by member: madaboutmoose
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I'm sorry about the disappointing news from the insurance company. Idiots! But, now you can move forward and get things underway. I love your positive outlook! Thankful for hot flashes because they keep the winter chill at bay! You rock.
08 Dec 09 by member: amryk
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I - too - commend you for the positivity in light of the news from the insurance company. Your attitude of gratitude does so much to create calm for so many. Three cheers for warm boots. Seems when the feet get cold - the whole body is cold!
08 Dec 09 by member: poet-in-motion
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Thanks for all your wonderful comments, encouragement, and humor!! I'm just trying to make the most of every day. Some days I would prefer to hide under a rock or underneath a pile of blankets.
08 Dec 09 by member: madaboutmoose
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Brrrrrr! So very sorry about the radiation news. ARGHHHHH! I can't even get started with the insurance thing or I won't stop writing. My husband has a chronic illness and I live on a tightrope waiting to see what the new insurance BS will be every month. He works for a tiny company and their rates just went up 20% to get even bigger deductibles, etc etc etc. I have ZERO hope that any of the plans being discussed now will do anything whatsoever to help people like us. Yeah, we have insurance, but you never know when the rug will be pulled out from under your feet. Nevermind the notion that people we love are denied coverage for certain treatments so some GREEDY guy in a suit CAN BUY A BIGGER HOUSE IN ASPEN and so not only his grandchildren but his great- great- grandchildren will never have to work or worry about money. It is a travesty. Immoral. I'm getting all jammed up and need to calm down or else I won't be able to fall asleep. Anyway, sounds like you still have your good humor. You and your husband stay cozy and love each other! As Cindy said, low stress, healthy food (avoid sugar! The phrase "sugar feeds cancer" is under some debate but cancer cells do require more glucose than healthy cells) and a positive attitude are very powerful. Stay strong!
08 Dec 09 by member: beets_yum
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Would your husband try acupuncture? I'm a big believer. My husband hasn't agreed to it yet. If nothing else, things like yoga and acupuncture help reduce stress which is always good for the body.
08 Dec 09 by member: beets_yum
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Beets ... I hear you about the insurance companies and the state of medical care in our country. If we had $85,000.00 to spare we could go ahead with the Cyberknife. We don't have an extra 85 grand hanging around. So, basically only the rich can get it. Great. My hubby was first diagnosed 2 years ago. We've done several "natural" approaches to treatment ... now his cancer in inoperable. We couldn't afford the naturopath long term either ... insurance doesn't pay for it and each treatment was almost as much as my biweekly paycheck. We are definitely open to non-western medicine but the sad truth is we cannot afford it any more than we can afford the type of radiation therapy we would like to pursue. So, we'll take what we can get and hope for the best. I have read so many cancer books I had to stop. It was all I was thinking about. Time will tell and I suppose something else could happen in the interim to end either one of our lives. So, we shall make the best of the situation, work on maintaining health and a positive attitude as much as possible, and love until one or both of us takes our last breath. Is it unfair? Yes. I do appreciate your passion though ... I completely understand it. You stay strong too ...
08 Dec 09 by member: madaboutmoose
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I never heard of "sugar feeds cancer" sheesh, sugar really is a bad thing. Gosh no waters = toilet issue... you like to live in those winters? More power to you I suppose. One thing you reminded me of Idaho, the water. Right out of the shower it just FELT better then our water here. And tasted better right out of the faucets. lol You have good mountain water! We have nasty river water here heehe.
08 Dec 09 by member: cindyshine
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Cindy ... usually we don't have weather quite this cold so the freezing water thing isn't usually an issue. YES, I LOVE winter and you are right the water is so much better here!! So, far our water has not frozen ... so I continue to be grateful.
09 Dec 09 by member: madaboutmoose
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