Reflections of My Life

palides2021 said:
Like you, @katlupe, I like to watch old TV series, and yes, they do bring back "good memories" which leaves one with a nice feeling. I am enjoying reading also about your walks and daily adventures. Keep up the good work! Thank you for sharing all this!
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Thank you for taking the time to read it. I never know if anyone cares or not but it makes me feel like I have friends who care (and that I can talk to!).
 

katlupe said:
Thank you for taking the time to read it. I never know if anyone cares or not but it makes me feel like I have friends who care (and that I can talk to!).
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I always let you know I've read your Diary, Kat.. if I don't post a comment I'll always post a like.... (y) otherwise there's not a lot worse than thinking your posting and no-one is reading in the Diary section..
 

hollydolly said:
I always let you know I've read your Diary, Kat.. if I don't post a comment I'll always post a like.... (y)otherwise there's not a lot worse than thinking your posting and no-one is reading in the Diary section..
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I know you do and I really appreciate it. I can understand that my posts are not interesting to everyone. I am thankful for everyone who does read it and likes it.
 
I think Amazon Prime Video must have had a cheering moment when I made my first purchase on their site to buy a video. I bought season one of St. Elsewhere. It was listed at $9.97. 22 episodes. So I clicked buy and it changed the price to $5.49! Then I thought if that is such a good deal, I will buy season two also. Nope, it says it is not available in my area???? Now what does that mean?

Maybe they do that so that I can't buy all the seasons at that price? I don't know. I just hope when I finish with season one I can move on to the other seasons as well. It is sad (to me) that all the old television shows I love are always priced so high. Even on DVDs.

I do not want to buy the DVDs any more because I am trying to cut down on things taking up space in my apartment. I have been lucky to find some on the other channels (free) through Amazon.

I got started on cleaning out the storage locker this past week. I am throwing things away in the dumpster but only about 1-3 items per dumpster. Sometimes people will clean out their stuff and fill the dumpster. I do not like to do that. I am planning on some major cleaning out though.
 
So much of what you read is biased these days based on who is writing it or who is funding the research on it. I have learned over the years, that articles written will create fear among people who never research or consider who is writing it. And our food pyramid here in the US is based on propaganda to help various big guns in the food industry make profits.

I have done my own studies based on my food intake. Besides what is good for me may not be good for the next person. Often times people can eat a certain food that is not really good for them because they have conditioned their body to eat it for years. Sugar is one of those foods for me. As well as foods cooked with canola or vegetable oils (except olive oil).

I do not have such a strong will power, such as passing up favorites that are not good for me. So every now and then I succumb to the call of those foods. When I do, my body reacts. Reacts badly! I suffer for days of getting it out of my system. Eventually I learn. I learn not to eat a bite with sugar, wheat, bad fats or high carb anything.

Potatoes! One of my old favorites. Yes, I miss it but every time I try to sneak french fries or chips in........I pay big time! More than anything else. I feel like I am dying but I know what it is. It takes about 2-3 days to get over that awful feeling. So I say "Never again!"
 
fatboy said:
i love pizza and everytime i have a cheat day I get pizza.heart burn all night and gut problems the next day. of course I will do it again.at least it reminds me to not go back to that way of eating all the time.
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I know that feeling so well. It is heartbreaking to watch people I know eat foods that I know cause inflammation among other things and not be able to say a word. They all believe the foods they are eating is okay even though they are now taking tons of prescriptions and suffering with even more health issues.

For instance, my BF, Sonny is now having kidney issues and he lives on pain meds (among many other drugs). All he would have to do is read the warnings that come with those to see that they may affect your kidneys. Maybe not today or tomorrow...........eventually though.

Next time just skip the pizza crust. Scrap the topping off and eat only that. I now make a pizza burger bowl with all the pizza toppings and seasoning. I love it!
 
katlupe said:
So much of what you read is biased these days based on who is writing it or who is funding the research on it. I have learned over the years, that articles written will create fear among people who never research or consider who is writing it. And our food pyramid here in the US is based on propaganda to help various big guns in the food industry make profits.

I have done my own studies based on my food intake. Besides what is good for me may not be good for the next person. Often times people can eat a certain food that is not really good for them because they have conditioned their body to eat it for years. Sugar is one of those foods for me. As well as foods cooked with canola or vegetable oils (except olive oil).

I do not have such a strong will power, such as passing up favorites that are not good for me. So every now and then I succumb to the call of those foods. When I do, my body reacts. Reacts badly! I suffer for days of getting it out of my system. Eventually I learn. I learn not to eat a bite with sugar, wheat, bad fats or high carb anything.

Potatoes! One of my old favorites. Yes, I miss it but every time I try to sneak french fries or chips in........I pay big time! More than anything else. I feel like I am dying but I know what it is. It takes about 2-3 days to get over that awful feeling. So I say "Never again!"
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:) I know! Many years ago, I thought, since eating animals seemed so repugnant to me, that I would give vegetarianism an honest try for 30 days. I was very careful about the quality of my experiment, even to consume only vegetable capsules.. I think it took me about 14 days to become really weak and ill, and to understand that I am a meat eater --can't be helped.
 
hollydolly said:
Kat, what foods destroy kidneys?.. I have stage 3 Kidney disease..I'd love to know...:unsure:
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In that post I was speaking of Sonny taking pain meds that destroy your kidneys. My MIL's doctor told her when she had to go on dialysis that she kept wanting pain medications and that is what destroyed her kidneys. Sonny takes a lot of medications, including over the counter ones. He does not read the warnings that come with them.

As for foods, I don't try to push people to eat low carbs even though I know it is the healthiest way to eat. Check out Dr. Berry's videos on YouTube. He explains this so it is easy to understand and he posts his resources on each video. This is one of his many videos on kidney disease.

 
gruntlabor said:
:) I know! Many years ago, I thought, since eating animals seemed so repugnant to me, that I would give vegetarianism an honest try for 30 days. I was very careful about the quality of my experiment, even to consume only vegetable capsules.. I think it took me about 14 days to become really weak and ill, and to understand that I am a meat eater --can't be helped.
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A long time ago, I tried to do it too. Made me sick.
 
katlupe said:
In that post I was speaking of Sonny taking pain meds that destroy your kidneys. My MIL's doctor told her when she had to go on dialysis that she kept wanting pain medications and that is what destroyed her kidneys. Sonny takes a lot of medications, including over the counter ones. He does not read the warnings that come with them.

As for foods, I don't try to push people to eat low carbs even though I know it is the healthiest way to eat. Check out Dr. Berry's videos on YouTube. He explains this so it is easy to understand and he posts his resources on each video. This is one of his many videos on kidney disease.

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I've had DR Berry on my faves on youtube for several years now...

Yes my doctors told me I can't take paracetamol except very occasionally.. due to the Kidney condition.. and of course DR's still prescribe meds to people with conditions which means they shouldn't take them, so the patient where possible really needs to check if they're suitable for them
 
hollydolly said:
I've had DR Berry on my faves on youtube for several years now...

Yes my doctors told me I can't take paracetamol except very occasionally.. due to the Kidney condition.. and of course DR's still prescribe meds to people with conditions which means they shouldn't take them, so the patient where possible really needs to check if they're suitable for them
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Him and his wife are my favorites! Especially if I am looking for information for someone. I watch their videos almost daily.

Sonny has major health issues but he does not do anything the doctors tell him to do. He eats badly and there is no trying to explain anything to him. I gave up on him. Now basically I don't see him very often, just when takes me to run errands or to my appointments. He usually calls me every day. I guess that is the best kind of relationship for me anyway.
 
katlupe said:
In that post I was speaking of Sonny taking pain meds that destroy your kidneys. My MIL's doctor told her when she had to go on dialysis that she kept wanting pain medications and that is what destroyed her kidneys. Sonny takes a lot of medications, including over the counter ones. He does not read the warnings that come with them.

As for foods, I don't try to push people to eat low carbs even though I know it is the healthiest way to eat. Check out Dr. Berry's videos on YouTube. He explains this so it is easy to understand and he posts his resources on each video. This is one of his many videos on kidney disease.

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:) Thank you, katlupe, I enjoyed that video.
 
I always have to remind myself that life is ever changing. At least mine does. One day something that I have always done becomes hard to do. Yesterday when I came home from shopping, my legs and shoulders hurt terribly. I could not get comfortable no matter where or how I sat. It hurt to walk and hurt to sit. Shopping was not difficult so not sure what was up with that.

I have to go to the county office building today. Even though it is not that far away, I am wondering if I would be able to walk to it instead of using Jazzy. I want to try since my friend and I have not been walking the hall in the morning like we were. I need to do that again. The hall is very hot and humid. I feel it as soon as I step out of my apartment. Regardless, I need to restart.

After that I will be vacuum packing the package of ground beef I bought. I put it in 1 lb. packages to freeze. Also going to place the order for my friend's new chairs on amazon. I want her to look at them again to be positive those are the ones she wants. They are like waiting room chairs. But that is what she wanted. Higher up than living room accent chairs so her visitors don't have trouble getting up from them. Faux leather so she she can clean them easily.
 
katlupe said:
I always have to remind myself that life is ever changing. At least mine does. One day something that I have always done becomes hard to do. Yesterday when I came home from shopping, my legs and shoulders hurt terribly. I could not get comfortable no matter where or how I sat. It hurt to walk and hurt to sit. Shopping was not difficult so not sure what was up with that.
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:) Could you have consumed too much salt the day before?
 
Yesterday I did walk to the county office building. I had to drop a paper off so it was a quick thing. Then I walked around the park. There were a lot of the homeless people hanging out in the shaded areas behind the library. They don't bother me. Some say hello but that is about it. I do not get into conversations with them because then they start asking you for money or other things.

Today I will walk to the park and try to do better than yesterday. Yesterday I felt like I had to get back home quickly or I would not make it. I think that may be due to the fact that I am not walking in the hall in the morning the last two weeks. So today I will try the walk outside and see how I do. My goal is to walk to the dollar store. Probably not today, but maybe this week.

I am working on a new recipe today. It is like chicken tenders but using ground pork instead. I think I will use a cajun seasoning. The seasoning I use is not a mix but just the various seasonings I use together. Maybe I will include the cajun trinity........onion, green pepper & celery. I have dehydrated ones that I use in recipes.

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!
 
I made it to Dollar Tree today! I walked with my walker and it was not easy due to all the construction. I did not buy much. This wasn't really a shopping trip, just wanted to see if I could do it. Now this means I can get to this store and Walgreens whenever I need to by walking. Yay me!

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