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Hoping I have helped fill your world with some good recipes to help you along the way..
I am holding my own.. not losing as much as I would like.. but not GAINING any more YAY..
I will get there.. I know it.. had a pretty rough day today pain wise.. left elbow ring finger and middle finger I thought I was going to just cut my arm off it was pretty bad nerve pain..but its lightened up .. and I have not even taken anything for it.. I really think a lot of this is weather related .. the warmer I keep myself the better I feel.. but when its damp and warm.. well.. or damp and cold.. I have a difficult time.. this morning it was damp and cold and a little rainy.. Pain frustrates me.. I know there are things I need to do.. exercise for one.. I know it would help me.. but when I get off work.. I am tired.. simply TIRED.. and its not a regular tired.. its like a tired that says .. go home have dinner and go to bed.. shower if I can.. I have a hard time getting the laundry done in one evening now... so I just spread things out.. to make it easier.. We try and keep our weekends open so we can go play though lately we have been going over to moms and checking out things and packing stuff up... This weekend we are loading up and bringing a bunch of stuff home... We also are going to see Moms footstone that should be in by Sunday..
Pray that the house sells soon.. it will make it a bit easier I Think...
Otherwise all is well.. and Life is indeed good..
Until next time..

SO YOU ARE FRIED....

Seems a lot of us like FRIED.. so in honor of that UNHEALTHY yet crunchy treat... I found these for you..

Healthy Fried Recipes~

• Almond-Crusted Chicken Fingers
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• Beer-Battered Tilapia with Mango Salsa
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• Coconut-Crusted Tofu with Peach-Lemongrass Salsa
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• Cornmeal-Crusted Chicken with Pepián Sauce
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• EatingWell Fish Sticks
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• Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches with Remoulade Sauce
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• Home Fries
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• Oven-Fried Fish Fillets
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• Oven-Fried Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
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• Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks
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• Oven Fries
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• Pan-Fried Trout
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• Picnic Oven-Fried Chicken
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• Pistachio-Crusted Tuna Steaks
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• Potato-Horseradish-Crusted Mahi-Mahi
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• Salt & Pepper Shrimp
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• Scallop & Shrimp Dumplings
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• Skillet Tofu Parmigiana
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• Spicy Pecan-Crusted Chicken

It is all a matter of adjusting, changing, discovering, trying.. and moving forward...
Weight wise for me .. not so good.. but at least I am trying..
Every day I rise with good intentions.. some days I am successful.. other days not so much... but thats me for right now...
Until next time...

I really Like to laugh at people

Not in a mean sort of way but in a way that I have to ask myself.. how do they think of that.. and more importantly why... hence this blog I .. its really gross.. I AM TITLING IT.. YOU COULD NOT PAY ME TO EAT THAT..... I just do not get the notion that someone could do this to this food.. by itself its bad enough but... well.. just take a peek.. heh..
Monday is zooming by.
Hope all is well in your world.
Until next time

551 ..

See how original I can be... todays post title is 551 .. I could leave a mistery.. is it the time.. nah... is it a special date... since when did May have 51 days.... :0)
Actually its just the my post number .. my 551st post today..
Things are going well.. Exercise sucks.. have not gotten there yet.. mainly because of the exhaustion factor.. I had any brains I would have adopted exercise prior to developing Fibro.. but we never know what life is going to toss our way... My biggest difficulty is being tired a lot... and pain when the weather is either cold and wet or warm and wet.. like today.. YIKES.. it hurts.. my hands hurt.. chest hurts.. legs hurt..but.. I am alive.. and moving forward.. my eating .. has been decent.. my logging has been non exisistent.. shame on me.. and I will get back to doing that..
Today I am going to give you some neat links through Healthy Lifestyle Network..
Hope they help you along the way too.
Until next time...

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THE BASICS

It's pretty simple

Honi's Zuchini and Spinach Lasagna

3 medium zuchini
1 jar Barilla tomato basil sauce
1 box frozen chopped spinach
1 small container low fat cottage cheese
1/2 bag of 6 cheese Italian style shredded cheese
1/4 bag shredded parm cheese
1 small container LEAN ground turkey meat
1 box no boil Lasagna noodles
olive oil
2 tsp. jarred minced garlic
basil to taste
rosemary to taste
Brown turkey 1 tsp minced garlic use olive oil sparingly add a little rosemary and basil
saute zuch and 1 tsp minced garlic, add spinach ( be sure and DRAIN WATER OUT OF SPINACH COMPLETLY PRIOR TO ADDING TO ZUCH) and season to taste with rosemary ,basil
take one container of light cottage cheese place in medium bowl use a hand mixer ( we have a cuisart wand which we love) to puree cottage cheese until smooth as possible. add a little italian seasoning, basil.. rosemary ... after veggies are sauteed until tender, turkey is browned... layer Lasagna on bottom, sauce, turkey, cottage cheese, zuch mixture..cheese and repeat layers caping off with lasagna noodle layer, cheese and sauce..
Cover with foil bake 350 ( PREHEAT OVEN 350) for 60 minutes cook uncovered 30 minutes until golden and cheese is melted... AS my husband said. he loved it... this will be a mainstay recipe.. yay.. OHH thanks for all the eggplant advice.. I appreciate it.. we had strawberries dipped in darked chocolate with a little whipped cream, and blueberries for dessert... very yummy indeed.. since we did not cook at home last night , we went out to a Ginza for a wonderful dinner of sushi and a shared entree of number 507 I think .. lol.. it was shrimp, ramen noodles , scallions and carrots in a very light sweeter based sauce.. .. I think we prefer the chicken better...
Until next time.....

TURN AWAY IF CHOCOLATE IS A DIRTY WORD TO YOU...

TODAY BABY ITS ALL ABOUT CHOCOLATE.. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY .. ENJOY THE RECIPES..

FIRST THERE IS THE CHOCOLATE QUIZZ


DARK AND FUDGEY BROWNIES FROM EATING WELL .COM

We like to use chocolate with 60-72% cacao content in these rich, fudgelike brownies, as it imparts a deeper, fuller flavor than less-chocolaty choices.

Makes 20 brownies

ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 3 hours 20 minutes (including cooling time)

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, American-style or Dutch-process
3 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (50-72% cacao), coarsely chopped, plus 2 1/2 ounces chopped into mini chip-size pieces, divided
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup blended with 3 tablespoons lukewarm water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts (see Tip), optional

1. Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line an 8-inch-square baking pan with foil, letting it overhang on two opposing sides. Coat with cooking spray.
2. Sift flour, confectioners’ sugar and cocoa together into a small bowl. Combine the 3 ounces coarsely chopped chocolate and oil in a heavy medium saucepan; place over the lowest heat, stirring, until just melted and smooth, being very careful the chocolate does not overheat. Remove from the heat and stir in granulated sugar, corn syrup mixture, vanilla and salt until the sugar dissolves. Vigorously stir in egg until smoothly incorporated. Gently stir in the dry ingredients. Fold in the walnuts (if using) and the remaining 2 1/2 ounces chopped chocolate just until well blended. Turn out the batter into the pan, spreading evenly.
3. Bake the brownies until almost firm in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out with some moist batter clinging to it, 20 to 24 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 1/2 hours.
4. Using the overhanging foil as handles, carefully lift the brownie slab from the pan. Peel the foil from the bottom; set the slab right-side up on a cutting board. Using a large, sharp knife, trim off any dry edges. Mark and then cut the slab crosswise into fifths and lengthwise into fourths. Wipe the blade with a damp cloth between cuts.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per brownie: 86 calories; 3 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 11 mg cholesterol; 15 g carbohydrate; 2 g protein; 0 g fiber; 19 mg sodium; 25 mg potassium.
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate

TIP: Tip: To toast chopped nuts: Cook in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.

MAKE AHEAD TIP: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

GRILLED CHOCOLATE SANDWICHES.. OOOOHH

CHOCOLATE DIPPED GINGER SNAPS

THE EASY STANDBYE IS DARK CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES.. SIMPLE MELT A FEW DISKS OF THE BAKERS CHOC DARK CHOCOLATE THAT COMES IN ITS OWN MICROWAVABLE CONTAINER... TAKE A FEW DISKS OUT PUT THEM IN A SMALL GLASS DISH.. NUKE UNTIL MELTY .. STIR.. DIP STRAWBERRIES OR NUKE WHOLE CONTAINER AND DIP LOTS OF STRAWBERRIES...
AND FOR A CHOCOLATE QUICK RUSH THERE IS ALWAYS THIS..
200 CALORIES FOR 52 BISCUITS AND EVEN i DO NOT EAT THAT MUCH... THEY ARE GREAT TO SNACK ON.. AND FULL OF FIBER TOO..

No skull breaking here..

Well needless to say yesterday was an adventure... average at work... I went to a meeting for my boss... they were giving away door prizes.. I never win things... so the guy gives away an ipod shuffle.. it was the number before mine.. then he gives away a gps.. the number after mine.. then he picks up another GPS.. looks at it.. puts it down.. and picks up this "PURSE" they call my number... Lets just say this purse is not my style.. its called an Apple BAG and is as big as my ASS... not to mention its a little on the gaudy side... glad I won.... would have loved the GPS..

So my husband comes back in town we decide to meet for dinner as I decided not to eat the sandwhiches they had at that meeting... We go to the Korean place and share a dinner and some sushi.. it was great... we head home..
I go to let the doggies out... and remember we have not gotten the mail... sooo I let the dogs out the front door and I follow down the steps in the dark... Apparently I misjudged and missed the last 2 steps... thank heavens I was holding on .. otherwise I would have fell on my head... I landed on my knees and hands.. the sidwalk slopes down so it took me a second to not slide.. I got wounded pride and a sore skinned knee.. otherwise everything else is in working order...

ANOTHER GREAT WEBSITE with great advice and recipes..EAT BETTER AMERICA..
Until next time...

HELP HELP HELP

HI..
glad i got your attention..
So you remember that really pretty eggplant parm I made.. looked great... but good lord its bitter.. WHAT DID I DO WRONG.. the Eggplant was bitter, I soaked it for about 30 minutes in salted water just like always.. I rinsed it.. and then patted it dry and baked everything like I should have. What makes an eggplant not bitter????

ASKING YOURSELF THE BIG QUESTIONS

So you have decided for the 50millionth time to get healthy.. just like so many other people.. yet its February and you are starting to slack.. whatever reason... Valentines, birthday .. whatever..
Suppose there were no rules.. no rules that said you had to be glue to paper when it came to losing weight.. no rules that said , follow this plan verbatim.. and you will lose weight...
NO rules that said exercise 60 minutes a day.. drink 38 gallons of water.. etc...
Suppose just this time you allowed yourself to be free and creative.. and develop your own plan.. your own goals .. your own outlook.. Suppose you could develop a tailor made program to your needs .. your strengths and weaknessess... Well in my first week I have started learning those things... Before I even got started with the program.. and granted I cheated a bit because I was so ready to start I just dove right in... Today I Started filling out the work book areas of Vtrim.
oen of the first things you do is called the CHECK IN.. on one side you have all the +'s of losing weight and on the other side you have the - of what you will have to give up..
Here is my + and - list
On the plus side: On the minus side:
BETTER HEALTH UNHEALTHY EATING
FEEL BETTER BINGEING
STRONGER TRIGGER FOODS
FREEDOM SORE BONES
ENERGY SORE MUSCLES
POSITIVE THINKING SOME PAIN
LOOKING BETTER DEPRESSION OVER SIZE
FEELING OF ACHIEVEMENT FEELING OF FAILURE
PORTION CONTROL PORTION DISTORTION
SELF CONTROL NO CONTROL
COPING SKILLS FOOD AS MY FRIEND
REFLUX
CLOTHES THAT ARE TOO TIGHT
NEGATIVE THINKING
BEING TIRED
ANXIETY OVER SIZE
RESENTMENT
It is interesting to do... making a list and seeing the positives and negatives... where the negatives really are positives .. it is good to give those things up...

You also develop a game plan work sheet...
You set specific goals and develop at least 2 strategies to help attain said goal.. for example.. Calorie control
strategies might be, a food log and monitoring how I eat regarding speed and portion control..

Then you do a tracking of yourself, where do you most often find yourself eating, when are you most likely to overeat, When and where is it easiest for you not to eat
What other people have postive or negative effects on your eating,
What kinds of foods contribute most to your total calorie intake, these questions help you to think.. help you to change where you are..
Portions visualized is a great way to assist yourself in making better choices..
Since we are so used to being served the big portion, the super sized portion.. PORTION DISTORTION.. now its time to focus on small...
Tips to help you make better choices are: use smaller serving pieces,
It can be hard to do in a restaurant, but it can be done, hold onto your bread plate or ask for an extra salad plate... serve yourself the one portion you know you really need then have the waiter go package up the rest of your food to take home, to be enjoyed for a lunch or dinner later on..
At home measure the exact amount of foods you usually eat, pasta, cereal or pretzels for example.. measure one serving.. say .. .1 cup is a serving.. now find a bowl or a regular cup that holds just that amount... USE THAT CUP OR BOWL for all servings of that particular item.. *( for more assistance you can take a permenant marker and write down in the bottom of the bowl exactly how much food it holds) ..
With a little planning.. you can create what works for you .. I know I have said this before but it can be done.. I know.. I am trying again for the 50 billionth time...
Until next time..
Ohhh the eggplant parm from last night in the pictures from yesterday looked great.. .BUT DAMN the eggplant was bitter and that was after soaking and rinsing it too.. I gotta research how not to bet bitter eggplants.. gonna trash the dish when I get home .. RATS...

A PHOTOGRAPHIC DAY IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

LAUGH AT ME

TODAY is about laughter.. do you know when you have finally "ARRIVED" when you can laugh at yourself... when you can describe yourself.. and laugh.. and not take all that is you so seriously.. Your imperfections are what make you uniquely you.. Today try and find something about you to laugh about.. Of course I wish I were a Victoria Secret's model.. but I am about as far south from that as you can get.. WAY DOWN SOUTH... My body.. is lumpy and bumpy in all the wrong places... I am wide where I should be curvey.. My legs look like tree stumps but .. they work.. and they are my legs.. You will never see my parading around in 4 inch heels.. I would fall.. its a fact.. My grace ... well. she left the building with Elvis.. and I tend to be more like the bull in the so called china shop.. but I am okay with that..
I am not dainty.. and sometimes I sound like a full blown cracker southerner.. one that can snore the shingles off the roof.. and I am proud of that.. No matter how much weight I loss I will never be what I fantasize to be.. but far more importantly I will be a better version of me.. I won't get taller.. I might get shorter.. and this too I am fine with.. because aside from my poundage.. I am pretty damn cool.. I am comfortable with me.. it took me a while to be able to say that.. and now I look forward to being more comfortable with me.. Perhaps its my age.. Welcome to 46.. I dunno.. frankly I just want to live.. and I thank God for my relative good health.. and I am blessed because every morning I wake up.. and look down and do not see a toe tag on my toe.. Hey baby.. I am alive.. ready to face.. another day... SO MY FRIENDS MAKE ME LAUGH!
News from EATING WELL....
its almost fluffy heart time.. so here ya go
Eating for your heart
HEART HEALTH CENTER
eat to prevent heart disease
Steps to Heart Health
KNOW YOUR NUMBERS
CALCULATE YOUR RISK
LOSE WEIGHT IF YOU NEED TO
SLASH YOUR INTAKE OF SATURATED FATS
JUNK THE JUNK FOOD
FILL UP ON FIBER
REPLACE REFINED GRAINS WITH WHOLE ONES
GO FISH
GET NUTS
ENJOY ALCOHOL IN MODERATION
QUIZZ YOUR HEART SMARTS

THURSDAY

Well its a pretty quiet Thursday ...
Hope all is well in your world..
Y'all have got to try these Amy's frozen hot cereals.. they are really good.. and just the right portion size and VERY VERY VERY VERY FILLING... they can be tricky to find, in fact the only place I have found them is at WHOLE FOODS..
Well off to face the work day..
UNTIL NEXT TIME...
I just noticed something odd my post for yesterday said it came out on Tuesday.. oh well.. it came out yesterday morning round 5 ish actually .. oh well..
dont know whats up with the posting issues..
KICKING SOAP BOX TO MIDDLE OF BLOG... STANDING ON SOAP BOX..
CLEARING VOICE.. ... Normally when I go to Caloriecount.about.com to log my food I never EVER read the links to the communities.. and comments.. for some stupid reason I did today and I am flaming mad right now..FLAMING.. So I was reading some of the posts.. the topic was .. waht do you fear about losing weight.. and perhaps it was a age related thing.. most were worried about losing their boobs.. most of the responses were so superficial .. I find that a lot of the posters on this site.. are young ... and have no clue what a real weight issue is.. granted everyone has their own private issues with weight and who am I to get so tired and irritated when I read such useless crap.. hence while I like logging my food there I seldom find any of the communties genuine and real.. perhaps I have looked at the wrong communities I do not know..I just know.. that to fear going down a cup size.. to fear losing your butt.. is stupid.. to me... I had 3 pounds taken off my chest in 1989 with my last big weight loss and then I had a reduction.. I guess everyone has their own goals.. and while it is nice to look nice.. I suppose at 46 my main goal is health.. to be healthier and feel better.. the looking better comes with the territory and is fun.. but the serious side.. good health.. is far more important on this weight loss excursion.. to me..
Stepping off soap box.. kicking it back into the corner...

And for that someone who was wondering exactly what the food for lunch I was eating was doing to me.. .here is an analogy.. Remember the show WELCOME BACK KOTTER.. remember when Barbarino would get that goofy look on his face and Say "what.. who.". etc.. thats exactly how my tummy would feel...

EATING WELL WEDNESDAY + THE POUND SOUND

Here are some neat things from this weeks Eating Well..

MAPLE GLAZED CHIX

CARMELIZED ONION LASAGNA

A COLLECTION OF COMFORT FOOD RECIPES

as of 1 minute ago.... 194.7
I am debating...
I like the lunches at Food Studio.. I really do.. but I dont think they like me so much .. as right after lunch I start not feeling well.. digestive issues.. IBS.. so... what do I do .. would I be better eating lower calorie lunches from my house.. like I told Steve last night his meals cost me between 350 and 450 calories.. I can have lunch for 300 calories.. and not be starving after dinner... which has been happening because by the time I get home.. I have around 150 to 300 calories to use.. and end up going over by 50 or so calories... just trying to work out the bumps in the program... What I want to do is make my meals 300 calories or so.. then have room for healthy snacks.. keeping the total calories between 1200 and 1300 calories.. though I was not thrilled with this at first.. eating frozen meals for lunch... Healthy choice just came out with a new line that is lower in sodium ( sodium was my concern on some of these meals) and I also think about the money too.. 45 a week.. prior to starting my program I was spending that much or more for lunch.. however.. now with making really good dinners again.. I see really great potential in left overs.. am I really that cheap??? or is that just being smart..
I dont know what to do.. I really like food studio.. but I can not afford ESPECIALLY NOW getting sick at work.. and thats happened every day this week so far.. I have 3 more paid for meals from him.. I am picking those up in an hour or so.. if I feel that I can not eat them I am giving them to my boss.. ( she never eats unless I remind her..or bring her lunch thats how busy we are now) otherwise I will pick up frozen dinners and do the left over thing next week and see how i fair weight wise.. .. yes I am a calorie counter. and I think.. counting calories for ME is the best way to lose weight.. 3 balanced meals.. a couple of snacks and exercise.. seems to be the best trick... I like basing this on the Eating well program they have so many great recipes.. and I love that comfort cookbook it actually has symbols on which ones are better for weight loss.. so while all the recipes are better for you in that cook book than other cook books... they label which ones are better to use when you are trying to lose weight.. I like that a lot.. plus all nutritionals are provided with every recipe.. I dont even look at recipes that do not provide that...
Well its time to start a Wednesday..
Have a great one..
Until next time...

KNOCK KNOCK TICK TOCK I CHEATED

ACTUALLY cheat is not a word I use.. its a silly word.. and one that does not work in my world.. and besides I really did not cheat.. I peeked.. Yeah .. I was impatient and wanted to see if I lost anything and much to my happiness I went from 199 last wednesday morning to 195.2 I will do the official weigh day tomorrow.. I was planning on walking last night and planning for a lighter dinner but had left overs instead. Sunday night I made a hamburger cassarole.. using 90% lean hamburger meat , I browned about 1/2 a pound then let it drain on a paper towel on a plate.
I sauted sliced scallions ( the whites) added the meat back, added 2 cans of tomato sauce ( 8 oz each) simmered for a while until sauce thickened.. I used about a half a bag of yolkless egg noodles.. drained them .. I took 8 0z of light cottage cheese and used my hand mixer and pureed that mixed in 8 0z light sour cream.. added chopped green scallions ( the parts of the white that I had not used before) about a handful, mixed that together... then I layered the noodles , meat sauce, cottage cheese mixture until it was all used up.. ( I put in a 2 qt pammed pyrex) sprinkled some light shredded cheddar.. then baked until the cheese was melted.. about 30 or so minutes.. and the cassarole was set... It was pretty tasty..
Tonight we are having omelettes made with egg substitute, mushrooms, scallions and peppers.. and light white wheat toast.. and probably a WW bar for dessert ..
Ohh Amy's makes a great line of frozen oatmeal cereals.. ranging from 190 calories to about 220.. they are YUMMY.. I eat them on cold days when I do not have time to make my oatmeal..
Lunch is provided by Food STudio B .. today its black bean soup...
Yesterday it was Shrimp and salad.. with a yogurt dill dressing.. I dont do well with red onions and I had mentioned that.. but they were on top of the salad and easy to pick out.. the shrimp was tasty.. I hope I like the black bean soup.. I am not a huge black bean fan.. so this should be interesting.. its kinda nice getting lunch surprises and trying different things... I will give the guy a lot of feedback as to what works for me and what does not.. its weird not making my lunches and only bringing fruit with me.. for snacks for work.. Planning on walking right after work.. with temps so cold .. swimming is out for now.... ( even in the indoor pool.. I get too chilled and it makes the fibro flair up it seems when I get too chilled..)
Otherwise.. same old same old here.
Until NExt time..