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Aaaaaahhhhh, three of our four kitties were ferals and one was a stray. The only one without food anxiety is the stray who can't be bothered to even get out of bed to eat with the group most of the time, but the rest? VULTURES. Absolute VULTURES. BabyW, I do believe you've nailed the issue, thank you!!!
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01-05-22, 03:12 PM | |
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kittybug, yikes, ShovelMax! I'm sorry you're having to deal with that -- take care of your back! On the feeding cats issue..... sounds like you and Baby are onto something. I've had six cats in my adult life -- five from the pound, one feral. I always just put out food for them and they all grazed without going overboard. I guess I was lucky!!
manleym and Nathalie, the thing I really love about Caroline's workouts -- especially the more recent ones -- is that she wants you to go at such a slow pace and I really feel that. One of the upper body ones I've done recently does tricep dips really slowly -- opposite of Cathe who always whizzes through them. I do feel them with Cathe, too, but feel them differently with that slow Caroline pace. No workout for me again today. I'm trying an experiment of laying off it except for the PT, and playing with icy-hot/epsom soaks, etc., to figure out some combination of less pain and more sleep. I'm not sure I'm honing in on any correct answer though. Oh excitement here...... the plumber has arrived!
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01-05-22, 06:47 PM | |
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Bee, just popping in to say that I was taking gabapentin when I had my back issues. It’s for nerve pain and it helped. You mentioned the therapist said your issue was a nerve in your back, so it that’s correct, you might need something for nerve pain, like gabapentin. I hope you find what works soon.
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Bee I didn’t have any side effects at all from gabapentin. Generally though, I don’t have side effects from medication. I don’t think anything has ever bothered me except erythromycin, an antibiotic, which upset my stomach.
Yes, my back is feeling better. I had weakness in my right leg for quite a while until I got my strength back, but I don’t notice any imbalances now. I went for a walk at lunch and tonight I did Erin O’Brien’s Strong Body, Ageless Body. It looks like she filmed it in her living room with a big window and sunshine behind her. It’s a great setting on a dreary January day.
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01-05-22, 08:21 PM | |
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Bee, that sounds like it might have been Ambien.
Kim, if that DVD you mentioned is the one I'm thinking of (that I have, really liked, haven't done in ages) there are some funny clips at the end with the crew talking about how they (don't) work out!!! Today I did Travis' PY 108 Detox, which is a whole lot like UY Detox. I'm feeling all that twisting and not in a really good way...I think it aggravated something, sigh. Have a good night, Watulans!!
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01-05-22, 10:54 PM | |
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Kittybug…shoveling is always quite the workout. Hope your back is better.
Bee…I’m also thinking Ambien as the med. My sister had a similar reaction. Kim…glad Gabapentin worked for you. We have talked about it in the future if my leg becomes a chronic issue. It did nothing for my husband. You just never know. Interesting about the cats and eating issues. When we first got Winston, our breeder told us to make sure he felt safe with food. She thought the previous owners weren’t giving him enough to eat as a puppy. So at night we would always give him a snack so he never felt hungry. Maybe I made him feel a little too comfortable with food since he’s overweight now. Ha ha. I just popped in to ask a quick question because I know you are all so much more knowledgeable in this area. I’ve started doing more and more meditation and yoga workouts these days. Can you tell me what the difference is with breathing in through your nose and out through your nose. Or breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Benefits? Differences? Why do you do it one way versus another? Thanks |
01-06-22, 10:52 AM | |
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Today I did Cathe Live 377 -Total Body Circuit. It consisted of seven rounds of lower body, upper body and core work. I must say that this workout was fairly easy. Cathe did include a few moves that she said would be on her new workout series. Yesterday I did Barre 3 and HDM.
Bee thank you for the kindest words and encouragement. I honestly really meant so much to me and it came at a time that I was feeling particularly low. I am thankful for this group and the cyber friendships that have evolved. Kitty- I hope your back is feeling better. Chel- so sorry for the recent losses. These are indeed difficult times for so many. Manelym- thank you. And I appreciate your and all the others having my back. Yes, so much fatigue and burnout and I am in that same boat. Lately I have been seriously considering leaving the university. I ponder it almost every day. I do not believe there is a sector of society that has been unaffected by covid. I think about how much our family and extended family dynamic has been altered. Normally we would have a big family and friends Super Bowl cross generational bash but not so this year. No thanksgiving get-together, no holiday get- together, no New Year marathon movie night. Normally on New Year’s Eve, we have a marathon Honey Mooners, Harry Potter, Stars Wars get together. No Super Bowl but I can hold out hope for the 4th of July! We shall see… Waves to Everyone. |
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