Paleo Pals - Health, Weight Loss & Support

Egads, I'm back to comment on your Two Cent Tuesday post. Your question was perfectly timed because I had just had a long conversation with the woman who does my regular MLD massages about that very subject. She & I agree 100% with both you & Pebbles - it's a sweet (but dated) song that isn't remotely offensive. If you want offensive music, listen to some of today's rap & pop. As you pointed out, it would be much more appropriate to be attacking those! Frankly, if this is the worst thing you can imagine, you need to open your eyes & look around; there are a lot more offensive things happening in the world today than the lyrics to Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Now I will climb down from my soapbox. As for your hip thrusts I gotta say I like the idea of making the Kardashians cry so maybe I'll try them. I swear though, if you keep adding exercises to my already lengthy routine, I'm not going to have enough time left to do all the cooking that paleo requires. And that leads me to my next story...

I decided to make Nom Nom Paleo chicken nuggets last night (sounds easy enough, right?). The nuggets were browning beautifully when my smoke alarm went off, waking my husband from a sound sleep (retirement = regular naps) & causing him to come running into the kitchen yelling “where's the fire?". I calmed him down & waved a towel at the smoke detector until it stopped. Problem solved (for about 3 minutes) until the alarm sounded again. Eventually DH stood on a chair, pointing a small fan at the smoke detector while I finished cooking. From the look on his face, I don't think he was enjoying himself. Tasty chicken but probably not a recipe I will use again!

And for you ladies with sore feet - I previously recommended Oofoes recovery shoes for plantar fasciitis & they are equally great at relieving sore feet. I live in mine while I'm inside & they are wonderful. (You can find them on Amazon.)

Egads, we didn't use paleo gingerbread but I did make a gingerbread house with DGD11 & a gingerbread woman with DGD5. They did most of the work & we had a lot of fun!

Wow, I missed a day somehow! Egads lol at your comment of pictures of you at the gym and those images made me lol, who the heck would purposely want a camel toe? It's not a new fashion statement is it? Oh dear God send me back to the 40's and 50's, I think I would be more comfortable there! As for Baby It's Cold Outside, I quite enjoy listening to that song and agree with you and Pebbles #MeToo has good #TooFar! I wonder if the CRTC got enough letters they would change, I am thinking not likely, maybe it's the #MeToo movement that needs to hear from us? I am disappointed that it has really gone this far.

As for workout Wednesday, Can I do those on the floor with my "issues"?

I had an epiphany this am, as for my ignorant niece I should have politely asked her to turn down her volume on her cell phone. I really need to stop letting my bil and his common law get to me. I honestly shouldn't give to cents about them or how they treat people (me), it's who they are to be ignorant a-holes and that won't change.

Pebbles, how did your first day not having to drive to RADS go?

JKL - your granddaughters are adorable, love the gingerbread woman! I got to know what the heck caused all the smoke from the chicken nuggets? I bet your DH wore the same look my gives me when I am too noisy in the kitchen before it's time for his alarm to go off. I haven't even started Christmas baking and likely won't bother this year, they got buttertarts out of me a couple weeks ago.

Last night I made Tomato-Basil Soup with Shrimp, I thought it was quite good, DH didn't like it as much as my original Tomato-Basil Soup recipe. Here is the recipe: https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/07/13/tomato-basil-s... I will upload a picture soon. It was a perfect soup for a cold day.

Vamp & Egads, thanks for the DGD compliments. I know I'm prejudiced, but I think they're pretty special & I love to show them off! (I'm new to posting pics here since it's much easier to do on my IPad than it was on my old computer.) DGD5 had crazy hair that day, half in a ponytail, half out. She would NOT let me fix it since she hates to have her curls brushed!

Re the Oofoes (I like the name too.) I have both the slides & the clogs (not a fan of most flip/flops so haven't bought those). I prefer the slides but I often wear the clogs in the winter (warmer toes!). You'll want to replace them when they stop feeling as supportive; that's when I put them in my gym bag as shower shoes. Hope they help!

Vamp, as to the Nom Nom smoke episode - my main level smoke detector is in the perfect place to receive every wisp of smoke from the kitchen. Additionally it's hard-wired into the house electrical system so it's very difficult to disconnect. I was cooking more chicken than would fit in the pan so my ghee got a bit dirty (although it didn't affect the taste at all). Oh, well, as we say at my house "the frying's not done until the smoke detector goes off". Your soup looks amazing - I'm going to have DH try making it (he's my Soup Nazi).

And your soup sounds tasty, too, Egads. Maybe we need to add a soup section to our Paleo recipes? And keep those substitution tips coming - they are soooo useful! Also, thanks for the workout advice. I like my gym's machines so much that I don't vary my lifting as much as I should. But I understand the need for it & you're giving me so many additional exercise ideas that I will try to add more variation. Do you ever use bands? My physical therapists have given me some moves with bands that I really like (& the bands are easy to stick in my luggage when I travel).

Off to the gym now to try some of your suggestions.

jkl2017 - excellent soap box, I think you can stay there. And I love that you did gingerbread houses! Can you post a recipe for the non nom paleo chicken nuggets? That's something I've been depriving myself of and now sound most delicious, if there's a healthy, paleo friendly version, I would love to know!

pi-xi - I think all those nuts are healthy, so I think you're fine eating them! They say tamoxifen causes weight loss for some so maybe you are just getting that effect? Honestly if it's going to cause weight gain for me, let's trade.

vampeyes - thank you for posting that tomato basil soup with shrimp! I already made a note to myself to try the recipe. It looks AMAZING. And full of cancer fighting goodness which is awesome!

egads - the hip thrust is part of my regular abs workout! Except that video just made it more complicated. :-O And THANK YOU for sending me all the meaty-goodness information!! I still have to digest it all (no pun intended LOL) but I'm still on the paleo-train, and it helps a to have all that insight. Plus I'm still trying to lose weight so super interesting that you tried everything including going vegan and it was paleo that worked for you!

ksusan - Manuscript? Wow! Sounds impressive.

My update - I heard I still need to be vigilant the 2 weeks post radiation treatment so I'm still applying the lotions etc. The week is going by fast, probably because I'm back in the office full force on Monday 12-17 and just enjoying these last couple days of working from home. Although I will prob be much more productive when I'm back in the office, as judged by my posting to this thread right now during work hours LOL. And the hallmark channel movies in the background. :-P

Tomorrow I see the oncologist to talk about tamoxifen (and post-treatment follow ups I guess?). What should I expect on the schedule now that I'm done with "active" treatment? I'm a bit nervous about the meeting actually... I don't know, we'll see how it goes. Honestly I want this behind me, I don't want there to be a million more scans and follow ups, so I'm more nervous that they are going to want to be extra vigilant with me. Now that I've been through the surgery, radiation, CT and bone scans, blood tests, genetic tests and so on, I really just want them to leave me alone for a year, let me do my thing and really tap into the diet/nutrition and exercise to get as healthy as I can possibly be, and come back in a year for a check-up. I think they are going to want sooner check-ups and more scans though and I don't know how I feel about that... I don't even know if I want to take tamoxifen due to the side effects but I think I will probably give it a go and hope I can skate through as cleanly as I did on the radiation treatment.

Here is Domino, much deserving of a good rest after coming with me to treatment every day!

pebblesV

your pup is adorable. congrats on your completion of rads and good luck on your tamoxifen journey.

GOOD IDEA / BAD IDEA?

Turmeric Bombs. I seen this recipe on Pinterest and thought I would check it out, so many good things about about Turmeric that benefit the body - inflammation being one of them - bonus for me and my arthritic spine! Soooo I opened up the link and what I found was that it really doesn't sound all that appetizing, so I decided to share with you all to see what your thoughts are on this. Good idea or bad idea? Any takers (Egads) on trying this recipe out and giving us your reviews?

http://empoweredsustenance.com/turmeric-supplement...

Thank you JK.L2017, you're the best! I might have to give that a try for the holidays

TwoHobbies - thanks for the info! I will look it up on Netflix. I was reading Chris Beat Cancer and Chris Wark, who beat a stage 3 cancer in his 20s and 17 years later is healthy and cancer free, talked about turning orange drinking tons of carrot juice! So I think that’s just a sign of you being super healthy. Chris’s approach was to overdose on nutrition which is a bit too much for me as he ate the same salad every day for months (I need more variety than that!) but I’m definitely eating more carrots and garlic and turmeric and fruit and all the good things to fight breast cancer.

I found this really useful site here: https://foodforbreastcancer.com/amp/food-list.php

Vampeyes - on turmeric bombs all I can say is I bet it’s healthy and probably tastes terrible lol. I’ve noticed that most cancer fighting recipes I find online taste awful, so I have to adjust them to get more flavor in. The first time I tried the gluten free dairy free pumpkin pie I followed the recipe to the tee and it was not good. Then I adjusted and took out the butternut squash to make it all pumpkin and added berries and honey and dark chocolate (all cancer fighting according to foodforbreastcancer.com) and it was delicious

Egads - I would love if you shared your avocado recipe. Always like trying different ones.

As for Vegas, well let's not go there. I don't want to stress over it right now. My goal is top get through the holiday's and aim to change my household when things slow down and I have more time. I still aim for eating healthy, but sometimes I am just too darn tired to cook. Hate this season, cold, dark and depressing!

I look forward to tomorrow when I see the physio therapist and can get a workout routine! Squats, lunges and walking is all I do. 🙄

As for stocking stuffers we are done. Surprisingly the mall was super quiet Saturday night!

DS2 decided he didn't want a pet that was a lot of work so we x'd the rat idea, then he changes his mind again. 🙄🤨 I wasn't going to bother with it as he is likely to change his mind again, but the cage is on for a good deal. Maybe I will pick it up, can always return it if we don't need it.

This is my last week of work. Looking forward to it after having to text my phone client again for money. Seems to be becoming a bad habit of hers, very frustrating. I suppose I am, " JUST THE CLEANING LADY", I hate feeling that way and chasing for money sure makes you feel like a big fat non important looser! I am thinking if we get the rat I should get a job at a pet store for the discounts! 😁 I should anyway I do have a dog and cat!

Hi all! OK it's still Monday here and I have a Vegas confessional! I enjoyed fried chicken at my sister's holiday party. Now all I want to do is eat friend chicken! 🤪 It was dee-licious.

I was really good today at our dessert potluck at work though! Knowing I couldn't partake in the sugar rush, I made my gluten free dairy free pumpkin pie and enjoyed that! This time I made it like little cupcakes.

Recipe is full of cancer fighting goodness.

Crust: Almond flour, coconut oil, honey, chopped almonds and walnuts.

Filling: Pumpkin purée, maple syrup, dark chocolate, crushed almonds, turmeric powder, ginger powder, cinnamon, nutmeg.

Mix, lay in pan, bake a half hour at 300-350 degrees. Garnish with berries!

Egads - tamoxifen withdrawal? You mean you have withdrawal symptoms from tamoxifen so maybe there was something good about being on tamoxifen? I'm going to start it soon, still so wary about it.

My MO appointment went well! I was so nervous before and so relieved after. We have a plan and he's very flexible letting me do what's right for me while also reassuring me or answering questions on my concerns. And he said that plan can be fluid depending on his things go which is great.

So... I'm going to start tamoxifen in about a month as my husband and I want to try one more IVF cycle to get eggs/embryos (did I mention that? We just want the option). Then I'm going to ease into it at 10 mg to start with and work my way up to the 20 mg dose in a month. Someone else with minimal side effects did this so when I mentioned it to my onc he was fine with it. Trying to lose more weight before I start!

Vampeyes - your last week of work is my first week back to work full time! Since I finished radiation treatment last week I'm back in the office now. I envy your free time to do whatever you want to do, my sister is not working right now and the day still flies by! I think this will be a great chapter of life for you to enjoy your passions.

All - fun update to share. went back to the office today after working from home for 6 weeks during radiation treatment and was greeted with a welcome back banner AND everyone in the office wearing pink shirts to support me! What's so cute is that it's 90% guys in my office and they all wore shirts with some pink on it today. I was so touched! So getting back to work was not bad at all today.

I practically cried again but this one was happy tears (I've had many tears along the way of this whole thing).

The only one who seems not so pleased about me no longer working from home is little miss Domino. While she's cuddling up to me right now all happy, this is her look from this morning when I was back to the routine of getting ready for work (dogs know, don't they?)

Domino and Tucker are ready to help me wrap lol...