MARCH Q&A ANSWERS FOR ROZ

Roz asked these questions.....What is your favourite movie? Favourite childhood memory?

I'm really showing my age here, as I think one of my favourite movies would have to be The Blues Brother with John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd.  My family practically wore the spots off this movie playing it so often. The story line and music appealed to me at the time. Its the sort of moving that any age can watch.

Now this second part is a hard question for me,  I don't have many happy memories of my childhood unfortunately. One thing that does stand out though,  my next door neighbour and I wanted to go camping. I was a real tom boy back then, so hung out with the boys in the area.  We were around 8 years old I think, so his Dad set up a tent in their back yard for us to experience camping.  Our houses backed onto a huge park so when his Dad came out to check on us, we pretended to be  asleep.  In actual fact we were both too scared to sleep, about half way through the night we both went inside our own houses, after hearing one too many spooky noises.  That was the one and only time I've been camping. LOL!

Thanks for your questions Roz, it was fun answering them.  Don't forget its not too late to ask your questions for March Q&A

Hugs Lindy xx

FFF5

FFF week 5 check in. 

I'm back in the swing of things this week after a bit of a hiatus, happy with my progress to date. Had fun being a cheer leader though and watching everyone else from the side lines.  You have all done really well.

1. Did some retail therapy to add to my steps. Been doing some sort of walk each day which is good for me, as with my back I usually can't do it.

2. Added heaps of fibre/roughage into my diet. Eating a salad for lunch instead of a sandwich. Also trying one new recipe a week to add some sort of fibre and keep me interested. 

Lentil patties

If you have any good suggestions to add fibre and keep it gluten free I would appreciate it.

3. Did   two aqua aerobics  classes (mermaids).  I was going to do another fitness class but not ready to push myself as yet, as still in recovery mode.

4. Drank heaps of water, so much I feel like I'm a fish.

5. Decluttered our wardrobe so now we can find things easier.

6.  Did all my exercises from my osteopath daily. Did you know if you stand on one leg whilst cleaning your teeth, then swap to the other for a count of 60 it helps your core muscles?

7.  Lost 2 kilos, which I think converts to 4.40 pounds  Yay!  So the fibre is really helping  to keep me feeling full and lose weight.

How did you all go this week? Will hop around the land to check everyone's progress.
Hoping week 6 is as successful as this week. Good luck everyone.
Hugs Lindy xx

MARCH QUESTION AND ANSWER TIME

Today is the first of March, so pinch and a punch for the first day of the month.  I love this month as its our anniversary.  Bear and I were discussing over dinner tonight how we can't believe its been so long since we met and married. Some of you wouldn't have been born or were just little kids.  How funny does that sound.  

                                                                                                                       

I forgot about March Q&A until I saw Bleue mentioning it over on her post. https://hourofblue.blogspot.com.au/2018/02/questionsquestionsquestions.html

So if anyone out there has any questions they want to ask Bear or I fire away.  We will try our best to answer them.  Hopefully you'll all do a Q&A also, so I can pop over to your page and ask a question.  

Ready, set, go ask away!

If you prefer you can email me your question at lindylouthomas1979@gmail.com

Would really make me happy if some Aussies came out of hiding.

Hugs Lindy xx

MY BEAR ....... MY HERO

Bear has always been my hero, yesterday he certainly gained that status by saving me.  We went interstate for some much needed  retail therapy which was fabulous. I also achieved my step count whilst shopping.
Where we go its divided into two areas, firstly we went to the kmart shopping centre where we also had lunch, then drove onto the Big W/Bunnings shopping centre.

Here Bear saved me from being run over on a zebra crossing.  People might stare strangely at us for holding hands at our age.  It sure came in handy as it enabled Bear to pull me backwards out of the path of the car, which went speeding through the crossing. Once the woman realised she slammed on her breaks and refused to proceed until we continued walking.  I was a bit nervous to go in front of her car in case she took off again.  Always something interesting happens when we travel interstate.

See you all Friday for FFF5 check in.  
Hugs Lindy xx

THE TATTOO

Do you have a tattoo?  I think you either like them or hate them.  If my Bear sees tatts on females,  he usually comments to me that if I were to ever get one I wouldn't sit down for a week.

Spank me Sir!

I wasn't feeling very submissive the other day, shock horror.  Yes I know when is Lindy not submissive.  I was feeling very rebellious so decided to go out for a tattoo.  The tattoo artist showed me several books with all sorts of pretty tatts.  It was really confusing, so it took a while to make up my mind.  Then I spotted the perfect tatt......A BEAR.

How appropriate I thought, my Bear will love this as its showing HIM how much I love him.  I bravely sat there whilst prodded with needles to make my design.  It wasn't until a few days later I realised the tattoo artist mustn't have heard me correctly as he obviously thought I said I wanted a BEAN not a BEAR.  How disappointing! What a botched up job he did.

Might have to go back to have a word with this tattoo artist.   LOL!

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Have you ever watched Steal Magnolias, where there is a scene they think Shelby has been driving nails up her arm?  

Steal Magnolias - dialysis   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVgUYvWKXA

 I'm not sticking nails up my arm or having dialysis just to put your minds at ease.  This happened Tuesday as they had so much trouble finding a vein for the canula. I had been nil by mouth since 4am. and  scheduled to have my scope at 1.30pm which was delayed until 6.30pm. Fourteen and half hours without fluid does not make for very good veins.  The surgeon had to find it himself and this is the result of his handy work.

Thank you all so much for all your beautiful messages on here, face book and emails, I really do appreciate them. We had a different result to what we expected which is fabulous news, still waiting on pathology results from some samples taken. I have to change my diet to include way more fibre/roughage.  Already thought I ate heaps, apparently not.  When I came out of the anaesthetic I thought the surgeon said to include corn, nuts and seeds.  You know bird seed? 

So Bear went out to buy me heaps of things we thought would help.

wrong wrong wrong

I did a bit of research, Amy has so kindly done some research also and  Katie t emailed me saying Stop don't eat these!  Oops!
Thank you girls I really appreciate your help. Hopefully now I'm on the right track, so will be all up from here to a healthier version of the person I am today, as I said in FFF.

One positive thing this week my wonderful Bear took me to see a movie as a reward. It was nice  as we don't often go to the movies.  Funnily enough it looked like we were going to be the only two in the cinema until the lights went down.  Then two females snuck in separately and made a hasty dash out at the end.  Goodness knows why.  

Also this is the view from my hospital bed. I was last cab off the rank, so day surgery ward was closed.  I was taken to a normal ward with a window view. Makes recovery so much better.                                                      

Have a good weekend everyone.

Hugs Lindy xx

FFF 4

Once again I've been cheering from the side lines.  Go team FFF you can do it.

You are all doing so well, I can just lay back sipping a cool drink watching. If you don't succeed reach for the moon and fall amongst the stars.

Next week I hope to be joining back in to become a healthier version of the person I am at present.  Until then keep up all the good work everyone.  I'm looking forward to hopping around the land checking on everyone's progress.                                    

   

Good Luck!

                                

FFF3

CHECK IN TIME AGAIN

Can you believe its Friday again, gosh where has that week gone.  I'm afraid I failed miserably this week in FFF3 with too many celebrations, it was just way too hard to stick to a healthy eating plan. Also I'm still unable to exercise due to my back/neck condition. So I'm hanging my head in shame!

Apart from this I've had a wonderful week with my eldest sister and bil visiting.   Monday would have been our Mums 97th birthday, so we celebrated with a curry for dinner which I burnt,  in true Mum style.  When Bear explained this to my sister, she told me a funny  story which I hadn't heard before, so that was really nice.

Tuesday we met  them for lunch in our favourite pub, so not really healthy eating again. Of course it also happened to be Shrove Tuesday, so pancakes for dinner. Yay!

Wednesday Valentines Day, Bear and I had a special candlelit dinner and dessert with a bottle of wine. 

Thursday was our youngest daughters birthday, so even though we were not with her we still celebrated.

That brings us back to Friday.

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Wednesday I went to see my osteopath about my back.  He checked my whole spine and made me twist'n'turn then suggested the problem  could be coming from my ribs which I hurt last year.  So he gave me some gentle exercises to do, told me  he is happy with what I'm already doing, just to take a day in between to recover.  One good thing he is very pleased my muscle tone is excellent, woohoo.

So that's my week for FFF3, hope everyone else went well.
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Next week will be another one of no exercising. As of Saturday I have to go on a special white diet for two days, then Monday a liquid diet in preparation for Tuesdays procedure.  I'm feeling calm about it now, certain they won't find anything. Just not looking forward to drinking that horrible prep and the atomic runs to the toot.  Bear is threatening to padlock the toilet.  After this I'll be back in the game with my healthy eating plan again.
Hugs Lindy xx