Paleo Pals - Health, Weight Loss & Support

Jade, I second Egads and ksusan we are here for love and support too. I don't know what I would do without these lovely ladies. Hugs girl.

HELP!!! I am making Chicken Potpie Chowder for dinner. It calls for cream corn what can I use that is a diet friendly?

Looks good vampeyes

Looks tasty.

InnaB - Back in 2015 I had to sink $2,200.00 into my 1999 VW Bug. Foolish, I know. I sold it a couple mos. later for barely over that and decided I wanted a puppy MORE than another car. That is how I ended up getting Kirby. For me, the best decision ever. Even though it is a challenge to get to/from the grocery store and other stuff. But who could pass up this face ;0) and his cuddles ;0) However, I understand that a refrigerator is a greater need than a car.

Egads - Oh my gosh! You are hilarious! Loved your videos. I just don't understand how your DS doesn't appreciate your sense of humor.

Saw my MO last Friday, she said that at this point I am in REMISSION! Yeah!!! However, can't help having the sense of waiting for the other shoe to drop too. Kind of conflicting.

Last week I was on Dexamethazone (steroid) and I felt amazing (except for the insomnia)! This week reality has bitten me in the arse. I was pleading with my Palliative Care provider today for a half pill dose, but she told me "NO" because it suppresses the immune system and is hard on the bones, plus the Ibrance weakens my white count. Major BUMMER! I don't like him at all! He's no fun!

Another thing that was ZERO fun was when I decided last week to actually drink the recommended amount of water on Thursday & Friday. I drank 60 oz., plus my morning coffee. I was urinating like crazy & on Friday evening I started having muscle cramps all over my Torso. I couldn't understand why this was happening. Then during the night I began have cramps all down my legs and neck. I called the MO on Saturday and they said the cramps could be due to an electrolyte imbalance. Say what? Then it clicked in my brain. I had been craving salt all evening on Friday. Drank V-8 and even cooked some salty bacon at 11 p.m. I had done this to myself. MO said I could have caused myself to have seizures had I continued. Had nausea & vomiting on Sunday. Thankfully I managed to avoid the ER this time. I laid low at home and drank juice, etc. to get my electrolytes back in order. I guess the 8 glasses of 8 oz. doesn't work for me!

I make stuffed zucchini that I discovered kind of as a fluke, and want to share the recipe for anyone who wants to try it:

After cutting in half and scooping the seeds out, I par-boil the zucchini halves in boiling, salted water for 2 min. Beforehand I cook Jenni-O 93/7 ground turkey, seasoned with a generous amount of taco seasoning (McCormicks). Pour Hunt's brand tomato sauce with "Roasted Garlic" in the bottom of my baking dish. Place the par-boiled zucchini halves in the tomato sauce, fill with the cooked turkey meat, sprinkle medium cheddar & sliced green onion on top, cover the pan with foil and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 min. When I serve it I put some of the tomato sauce over the zucchini boat. I love this combo a lot!

Okay, it is now 2:00 a.m here and I should try and get some sleep, but first Kirbs needs out. Have a great day Ladies!

Junie, congrats on your good news! Happy to hear it! And I agree that Kirby is the sweetest thing on the planet!

About the dog: although we were able to repair our fridge for the mere $300, the dog purchase is not forthcoming in the near future. My DH has dogs in the past. When we first started dating, he had a dog and I had a cat. When he moved in, he didn’t take the dog with him and had never warmed up to my cat. Then we immigrated to the US leaving the cat with our friends, and for many years pets were the last thing on our mind. So for 26 years we’ve been petless.

I think I am getting ready for a dog, but not for the additional responsibility that comes with it. Maybe in a couple of years, when our son leaves for college i’ll Revisit this topic.

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Where am I, Egads? At the gym, sweating out the frustration I felt after watching the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. Since this thread is not a political one, I'll just leave it at that.

My post-surgical recovery is complete. Surgeon says I'm healing beautifully & I feel great. I've been cleared to return to all my prior activities (including the gym). I'm lifting again but have temporarily reduced my weights so LE doesn't raise its ugly head (or arm!). I've even signed up for a new water aerobics class.

My eating had been squeaky clean (to quote Egads) this week. I made Mexican stuffed peppers with paleo enchilada sauce & they were muy bueno! Tonight DH is grilling avocado chicken burgers (spiced up with jalapeno & poblano peppers). I found paleo tortillas at Whole Foods & plan to experiment with paleo enchiladas (I may wait to do that on a "cheat" day so I can add some cheese to it, though). Can you tell that I'm addicted to Mexican food?

I'm branching out & have tried making paleo desserts. So far I've made ice cream, cookies & brownies. (These chocolatey cookies were great & froze well. https://getinspiredeveryday.com/food/double-chocol...) My next effort will be coming up with some new paleo breakfasts. Anyone want to recommend your personal favorite? (I am going to try using my waffle iron in unexpected ways. Maybe sweet potato hash browns? Egads, you've inspired me!)

Yea, Junie, I'm celebrating your remission with you! I'll bake a big pan of paleo brownies we can all share. And, Vamp & Junie, thanks for the recipes; both sound like yummy fall food. JJo, hope things are coming together for you. Hang in there! It does get better. And thanks, Egads, for the magnesium tutorial. I needed that!

It feels almost like fall here in Virginia & that's enough to make me happy!!!!

Thanks Jadejo!

Egads - The food pics look delish.

Got a question for you all?

I have a a severe reaction to antibiotics gut wise. Even after begging to the doctors and asking if there was any other way to get them other then orally I basically been told I'm going to have to suffer through it. 

I have been given the suggestion for probiotics by someone on box but when I went to pharmacy all were out of my price range except one which I was told was basic and least strength, got it anyway but I was wondering if anyone has other suggestions. 

To give you an idea what antibiotics does to me in 2015 after only being on antibiotics for 5 days I became seriously ill with heavy nausea I was taking an otc anti nauseant every four hours and  had to sleep sitting up with my back against the wall and that was difficult so I wouldn't get much sleep until my body gave out from exhaustion, I could not get any solid food in me because my throat wouldn't allow me to swallow solids it would close up and I would start feel like I'm suffocating I literally choked whenever I took pills and had to live off of broth and completely liquified fruit smoothies with protein powder. This lasted over 3/ 1/2 just nearly four months. I was taking in only 500-700 calories a day and lost 50 pounds in 45 days and in total lost 60 ( gained back of course) because I was at the time and am again obese, the doctors only response was "well you can afford to lose the weight, can't you?" Exact words of an emergency room doctor. No help whatsoever.

 I do not want to go back to that.ever. The only good thing that happened was I lost weight it, it took its toll on my body and a a scoot he over a year later I ended up getting a blood transfusion because I was already anemic and my body could barely recover what it went through and had me right on the edge of critical anemia. I full believe this incident fed the cancer cells in my body and is part of the reason I'm here today.

 I don't know if there are foods that would help like probiotics are supposed to ( or if probiotics will even help) but I do not want to go back to that nightmare. Over 3 years later I'm still traumatized from it and have avoided antibiotics since.i can't this time. This isn't me having a little stomach upset while taking antibiotics it's me getting severely ill.

If anybody has gut issues with antibiotics I'm wondering what you have done to help deal with it. Food or otherwise.

Activia yogurt was mentioned by someone and I will be getting a pack tommorow.

Thank you.

Chia pudding may work as a breakfast alternative. Also, my wife and I were talking this morning about frying up some greens or broccoli in bacon grease (I imagine chicken schmaltz would work well, too). 90-second keto mug bread isn't terribly exciting but can be modified with cinnamon, ginger, and a little fruit.

Egads, my father was a principal. He taught me his most important maxim for educators: Respond to everything you see, and don't see everything.

I haven't re-carbed because this 3-month block is an experiment. After I look at my labs with my PCP in October, we'll talk about whether to add more carbs in, or switch to a low-grain, low-fruit Mediterranean-ish diet for a quarter. My metabolism adjusts very quickly to whatever I eat and any level of exercise to keep me at a BMI of 32-33, so changing things up is sometimes a strategy to re-start weight loss. In the 3 months after my next appointment, I have a conference with working meals, Thanksgiving with family cooking, Christmas with family where I can control food options to some extent but several other people need to be cooked for/will be cooking, and flights, a land tour that includes meals, and a small-ship cruise that will provide limited options.

Jadedjo, what a disgusting statement from a doctor! I'm sorry.

JKL, I missed your post. Thanks for the update, and I'm glad your recovery is going well.

What else? I've been (re)credentialed as a Medicare provider plus two sort of mega-panels of other health care panels, so as of 10/1 I can take insurance in my private practice again. I don't know if I've said here that I'm only seeing people with breast cancer concerns and hope to get a group or two going next year since there are no breast cancer-specific groups in my area.

Thanks!

I have been out-of-the-loop so just caught up on all the posts. Junie - woo-hoo, REMISSION. I know its hard to get past the "waiting for the other shoe to drop" but enjoy. I find when I do all I can, through exercise, diet, taking care of myself, that it gives me more confidence and a feeling of control. (Until it doesn't - LOL, like every ache and pain).

Egads, I can so understand new BIL and your family. My husband's sister gave up a child for adoption and that daughter found the family a few years ago. It left my poor nephew wishing he had been adopted, since the adopted sibling had an ideal, and I mean ideal, childhood being raise by a prominent doctor, while he lived more like your brother-in-law. I'm glad you found him and can enjoy the rest of life as family.

I see a pumpkin spice latte in my future. We have just turned autumn-like cool in the last couple of days, so I think I will be switching from iced coffee to a nice fall flavored latte. I will get the ingredients when I go to the store tomorrow. Thanks for finding the recipe.

JKL I think I need your Mexican stuffed peppers recipe, and please let me know how you like the paleo tortillas. I just think nothing will come close to a corn tortilla for me, but maybe with enchilada sauce and cheese all over...

I got my cholesterol tested because I have been off exemestane for 3 months while they try to determine if I am in menopause - long story. I was told that the AIs can raise your cholesterol, but alas, being off for 3 months did not improve it. I'm at 214 total, so getting a little high, although my triglycerides are 59 and my HDL 61, so in calculating various ratios, it seems all mine are low risk, except one is moderate risk, and does not warrant any action - ie statins.