Melody P.’s Posts
on 5/13/21 2:30 am
Good Thursday mornin everyone.
I did a good one yesterday...I was using a mandolin and the protection thing got caught...my thumb slipped and got sliced. It's not quite deep enough for stitches but close...I swear I manage to do some stunts. I had a friend suggest Kevlar gloves so I'll be getting some later on. Just a duh moment. It's really sore and still oozing a bit.
I also got my first Covid vaccine yesterday! I've had a pretty bad headache and my shoulder is a bit achy. Glad to have it started.
Not much planned today...that I know of anyway. Had a lot of pain during the night so not a very restful night.
QOTD: What's something people don't worry about but really should?
Being decent to each other. It takes less effort to be nice or civil than it does to be mean and nasty.
B: just egg, chicken sausage and coffee before
L: strawberry & banana protein shake
D: cabbage and turkey smoked sausage with a little bit of vegan cheese
S: roasted seaweed and maybe GF pretzels.
have a great day everyone!
on 5/12/21 4:23 am
PS: my mammogram literally took about 10 minutes or less. The lady was super nice and it wasn't a big deal. Just my brain over complicating things per the usual.
on 5/12/21 3:52 am
Hello and good mornin menu friends! Hope that you're doing well.
My mom has a doctors appointment today with her GP. Other than that not much planned today. Hoping to cut back my calories today a little more than yesterday. I start my Effexor today. There was a little hiccup with the insurance but they finally got it figured out. I'm not feeling particularly well but it could always be worse I guess.
QOTD: Which do you prefer? Books or movies?
books! Though both can be equally great in their own way.
b: oatmeal and coffee before
l: frozen strawberry and bananas added to a vanilla protein shake
d: cabbage, onions and turkey smoked sausage
s: beef jerky, roasted seaweed and raw carrots and/or broccoli
have a great day everyone!
on 5/11/21 3:32 am
Good mornin menu crew.
Yesterday was a rough day and I had a meltdown. I'm ok-ish today but still kind of reeling in my head. Just lots of emotional stuff related to my weight stuff. I'm not giving in though. Today is a new day.
I've got my mammogram today at 11. Oh joy. lol
QOTD: What's the worst hairstyle you've ever had?
In 4th or 5th grade. perm. It was awful!
b: chicken sausage, gf toast and coffee before
l: vegan protein shake
d: I am thinking of going and getting some fresh veggie to eat on so I'm thinking fennel and some pork tenderloin
s: roasted seaweed, biltong jerky
on 5/10/21 2:57 am
Good mornin menu friends! Hope that you're all well!
Lots to do today. We have to go look at washers and dryers either today or tomorrow. Our washer is going out and our dryer is from the mid to late 80's...on its last leg too. I also have an appointment today with my bariatric doctor. Oh and we have the kids today...LOL. At least the girls are not until after school. My doctors appointment is at 3:40 though...so that makes it interesting as the girls get out at 3:30ish. I'll be very early for this appointment so lots of sitting today.
QOTD: What's the plan for this week? Anything big planned?
Just a few appointments...my mammogram is tomorrow and then we are getting our COVID-19 vaccine hopefully Wednesday or Thursday.
B: JUST egg, pico de Gallo, chicken sausage and GF toast - coffee before
L: GF chicken nuggets, BBQ sauce and maybe a chai tea
D: no idea...I need to think about what I can eat on the go
S: dairy free yogurt, roasted seaweed and some brown rice crackers
Have a great day everyone!
on 5/9/21 4:04 am
We can wish right!?
Good mornin everyone! Hope that you're all doing ok. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!
I'm running on very little gas. Just not sleeping well. A lot of discomfort in my eye and the gas bubble...we'll I can even see it in the dark so it plays on me being able to sleep as well. Thankfully it should be gone I'm 3 or 4 days. All I know is I'm exhausted!
It's a good thing we got a new coffee maker...our old one sprung a leak yesterday at the base(pod coffee maker). Things can sure work out weird sometimes. I really like the new coffee maker so far...it does k cups and nespresso pods...which I don't have any of yet. I love espresso but never have it so this should be fun for every once in a while.
Looking to get my COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. Since I have had to cancel twice it's been super frustrating. I want to get it so much! With the back surgery and the eye thing moved up...it's just frustrating.
QOTD: What do you do to get rid of stress?
This is a hard one for me. It's usually some sort of craft....chainmaille to be exact. With my eye thing it's been frustrating to say the least. I've been trying counted breathing but in all honesty it's not working a whole lot. I'm a stress ball but at least it should be on the way out.
B: JUST egg, chicken sausage and GF toast - coffee before
L: chili with maybe a piece of smoked turkey sausage. A sprinkle of bacon piece and chao cheese
D: probably chili again...depending on how my my stomach responds at lunch
S: mixed fruit and ???
have a wonderful day everyone!
on 5/8/21 10:25 am
Bandage is off and boy is it sore today. They couldn't get all the marker off LOL
on 5/8/21 3:21 am
Good mornin everyone.
I am feeling rather miserable this morning. My eye is hurting and the tape is really irritating my face. I've gotten very little sleep and i'm pretty grumpy...or salty...LOL
I have an appointment at 8:30 to get the bandage off and see how things went. Not sure if I'll see the doctor or a NP. Either way they put tape over parts of my eyebrow...I'm hoping it doesn't pull the hair out. I hate medical tape...it eats away at my skin. At least this is just an over night thing. I will have to wear a shield at night but I'm going to use a different kind of tape. Should only have to do that for a week. I also have drops I have to use every day for a while. There is a gas bubble in my eye so I have to continue sleeping on an incline for a while.
My mom is wanting to get a coffee maker that's on sale at Sams today so after my appointment off we'll go. I may stay in the car depending on how my face/eye looks.
QOTD: what's your favorite breakfast food?
I'd have to say breakfast sausage..I'm going to be trying my hand at making my own chicken and apple sausage. I like applegate's chicken and maple sausage but it's kind of pricey and higher in fat.
b: oatmeal and coffee
l: tostada with vegan cheese, chicken breast and salsa
d: not sure on this one...might make jalapeño poppers with some of the chicken
s: maybe raspberries if they look good at sams...gf toast and maybe some popcorn
on 5/7/21 11:00 am, edited 5/7/21 4:04 am
Everything went well. It was very funky. Will know more tomorrow after the follow up.
thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!
on 5/7/21 3:04 am
Good mornin everyone! Hope today finds you doing ok. Chrissy, hoping your meeting ent better than expected!
My surgery is scheduled around 1. Not really thrilled I can't have anything to eat or drin****il that late in the day. I have to turn my stimulator off before and I can't have anything for pain until after surgery either. Promises to be interesting... I'm already parched even though I really pushed the fluids yesterday.
My psychiatrist listened and I'm back on Effexor. It worked so well before. It has to have a prior authorization so I haven't started it yet. I originally thought it was making me sick but turns out it continued after discontinuing taking it. I think at the time is was the Tylenol 4s. Every once in a while it still does.
QOTD: What are you looking forward to this weekend?
I'm really just looking forward to this surgery being done and the follow up Saturday. Hoping for a quite weekend.
Food is so unplanned today. I will have a bag of GF pretzels with me to be able to take my meds after the surgery.
Pics for today are from last night. We had to buy a new bed for our biggest dog, Frankie, and well....the cats really love it! LOL. They are such nuts.
on 5/6/21 11:27 am
Good news guys!
I called social security today for a different question. They are giving me back pay in two installments and my regular stuff starts in June!
I'm so relieved!!!
on 5/6/21 2:57 am
Good mornin everyone! Hoping today finds you doing well.
Nothing much planned for today. I have my appointment with the psychiatrist mid morning and then who knows what the day will bring. I'm sure I'll have to pick up some meds but we'll see.
we've been trying to find a white lilac plant but they are not in stock anywhere around here. It's a little past the time to plant them...at least here anyway.
QOTD: What mystery do you wish you knew the answer to?
For me it's a personal thing. My great great grandma...disowned all but one of her 5 kids. As far as I can tell she was married at least 4 or 5 times. She seems to have been a prolific liar! lol we have done a lot of research and she remains a mystery. Her son, my great grandpa, died before my grandma was born due to a burst appendix. His mother never met my grandma...never made an effort to be part of her life. I guess there is just part of me that wonders how you can just decide your kids don't matter. My grandma was an only child and could of used more people in her life as a kid. It really boggles my mind! Nothing this woman said seems to have been true.
B: just egg, salsa and GF toast - coffee before
L: I'm guessing GF chicken tenders and maybe some crackers...
D: totally unsure of this one
S: popcorn, raspberries and a chai tea
on 5/5/21 12:26 pm
It has definitely caused more strife with the weight gain than it has helped with my depression and anxiety. Granted I've had a ton of crap going on but my eating if anything since starting this has been better. My A1c is considered normal( I would like to bring it down a bit more).
thanks for mentioning that. I knew it had to be a big contributor.
on 5/5/21 8:32 am
Wow...I am on Paxil! I will be asking for a switch for sure!
on 5/5/21 2:45 am
Good morning menu friends. Hope that you're all doing well.
My eye surgery was moved to this Friday. Depending on the time I may not be able to start the menu post that day. I am glad to get it done as it's still bleeding.
My weight just seems to go up every day and i'm literally at my wits end with it. I talk to my psychiatrist tomorrow so I'm hoping she'll switch me to an old med that didn't cause weight gain and worked better for my depression. I'm frustrated to tears. I know I could do better with eating. Just so frustrating and embarrassing.
Today's plan is taking a friend to the airport and a grocery store run. I've had a headache all week so I'm not really feeling up to anything.
QOTD: Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
Easy one for me...early. I like arriving right on time for most cases but I hate being late at all if I can control that!
B: 3 tbs JUST egg, chicken breakfast sausage and raspberries - coffee before
L: 2ozs pulled pork, no sugar added BBQ sauce, vegan smoked cheese and ???
D: probably more pork and ???
S: probably more raspberries and a piece of GF toast
on 5/4/21 2:56 am
Good morning menu crew!
Well...yesterday kind of sucked and kind of was good too. My eye has sprung another leak and my appointment went well. The nurse who told me it'd be a full exam was wrong. I'm not due for that until 2024. But they listened to some of my concerns about other things and I feel I'm on a better track.
I've also realized that I've gained all this weight while on the newer antidepressant. My eating while not great hasn't changed since starting it. Hoping that my psychiatrist will be able to switch it up. I'd like to try one I was on that worked so well for depression. I thought at first it was making me sick but it was something else. I "see" her Thursday so fingers crossed.
QOTD: Would you rather have amazingly fast typing/texting speed or be able to read ridiculously fast?
Hmm...for me I wish I could type BETTER faster with less typos. I already read kind of fast so...
B: JUST egg, chicken sausage, GF toast and coffee before
L: chicken tenders and BBQ sauce oh and fresh raspberries
D: no clue at this point
S: popcorn, GF pretzels with mustard
Have a wonderful day everyone!
on 5/3/21 6:41 am
I don't know if I mentioned it but I got the clearance from my eye doctor on Friday to go ahead and get the COVID vaccine! Got it scheduled for this coming Friday! Wooo hooo! I'll be so glad to get it done.
on 5/3/21 3:10 am
Good mornin everyone!
It was a rough night last night. I had a lot of leg cramps and pain. Yesterday ended up rough with the pain as well. I have my women's doctor visit today at 3. Not looking forward to that what so ever. I will be glad when it's done and over with.
Other than the doctors visit nothing else is planned for the day. We were up to 94 yesterday and it's nots supposed to get above 60 today. Gotta love spring.
QOTD: What's your favorite genre of movie?
I'm not sure. I'd have to say historical type stuff...like Apollo 13 and saving private Ryan. Not necessarily the violent war movies. I just love history.
b: tofu scramble, chicken sausage and GF toast - coffee before
l: chicken tenders and the rest of the egg roll in a bowl
d: not sure on this one yet
s: pretzels with mustard and ???
on 5/2/21 5:21 am
The tofu scramble wasn't to bad! It needs more seasoning in certain parts so I know that for next time.
