Plan B on catching the cat: bought large trash can with attached lid. Put cushion on bottom. Will drop her in and slam lid & roll it into the cat room.
At least she hasn't run off. I heated up a big bowl of tuna and she's outside eating it now,
So near yet so far! Decided to grab the cat and put her in a parrot transport cage. Easily picked her up, but she quickly ran out the door before I could close it. Heartbroken. canceled vet appointment, but asked if I could pick up ear drops and possibly better antibiotics than what I'm using. The tech is to call the vet and get back to me.
Thinking of something to put her in that she can't so quickly get out of. Considering a trash can & exploring lids. need an attached one, she'd be too quick if I tried to put on the standard lid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/04/19/eat-down-refrigerator-freezer-tips/
Very disappointed! Caught another cat in the trap yesterday evening, not my Little Flash. It was a pretty calico; we quickly saw the trap sprung & released her.
I have until ~8 today to catch her & then I'll have to cancel the vet appointment for the spaying. I am more concerned over infections near and likely in the ear. Have been treating as best as I can with topical & powdered antibiotics, but not particularly effective. She needs a long acting injection.
Progress as of today: 22.8 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
Doing 30K combo steps/bike peddles. Trying to pick up pace, all too easy to become distracted and slowdown on the bikes.
It's April & I get another bar. Soon, no regrets over deleting all August & September entries.
Shocked to see snow this morning! Was 74 Tuesday.
Progress as of today: 21.8 lbs lost so far, only 7.2 lbs to go!
Rather than deleting ALL entries from a past month, are you leaving 1 post up so that you will have a bar (on the graph) for that month? I guess not?
It only takes one entry to leave the bar up, however that entry can be a distortion of the monthly average since it’s a single data point. Doesn’t much matter to me. Just been too lazy/busy to delete more.
photo reminds me of Bear's photos of her country road she sometimes posts photos of!
we were possibly going to get snow, but sooooo glad we did not!
InnerPeace often posts lovely pics too. Wish she’d post more of her dogs! Absolutely adorable!!! Think she calls them Rocco & Steve.
Also Annie! Spectacular views of the loch by her house. Miss her.
Asked the husband if he enjoyed working out and he said: HELL NO! lol. Feel the same way. And even more so about CR and IF. Sucks! But we want to be fit & healthy & there's a price to pay.
The EBay seller opened a case against me re the USB heatable insoles. He provided a prepaid address label which I couldn't print because my HP Printer croaked. Replaced it with a nice Brother printer. The seller gave me until 3/7 to them & told me to take it to the PO & they will print the label for me. Never heard of that & didn't want to go here. Way cross town & long line. So was going to return ASAP, but received the case notice from eBay. They automatically decided in the seller's favor. All I could do was post a nasty review: SELLER SELLS GARBAGE! IN THE TRASH WHERE THEY BELONG!!!
Progress as of today: 22 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
I still do PayPal. Easy to get reimbursed if something happens. Amazon is good too. I could possibly open a PayPal case re the bad insoles. But not worth the $10.
That unpleasantness with Ebay -- nobody needs that kind of **** in their lives. WTF...
Also he goes long & very fast on the treadmill & elliptical. Of course all depends upon the individual, but I’m with Matt.
then again, if it were easy, everyone would do it...
for me, exercise is easier than any other challenge...
today i let mysellf get away with indulging, somehow the calories got away from me..
lol, sorry about the commotion with the ebay seller. eh, things happen. glad it wasn't over a large, expensive purchase.
FOR ANNIE!
Wore the new K95's. Excellent fit. Now I'm wondering if I sew two elastic headbands on the KN95's if they would fit just as well. Seems a simple enough thing to do. May try even though I have 20 K95's.
First covid vaccine went smoothly. Quicker than my typical PCP appointment. About 1/3 young people of varying ages & rest over 65. apparently hospital modified the over 75 (& underlying condition) policy first: I saw very few over 75. Many young college looking kids with pink & blue hair.
Had to park on upper level & only hassle was many flights of stairs, refused to use the elevator. Knee pain continues on stairs & I have to hobble like I'm 105 yrs old.
They used Phizer & we are to return on 3/19/21. Stopped at Burger King on the way back. Coupon for 2 Whopper Jr's, 2 small fries & 2 Coke's for $5. Between the two of us, only ate one of the fries. May reheat with the husband's leftover meatloaf tonight.
Weight creeping up & I could care less. Will hit the panic button at 115. 115 Not as low as if sounds, given I'm only 3 inches from the official dwarf disability cutoff.
Progress as of today: 21 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
let me tell you, reheating fast food fried food...works! love doing it. tonight i just realized i have fries leftover...i could have them...but i'm intent to order thai....but now that i'm thinking of the fries, i may change my mind tonight and just have them! we'll see!
you could work at moderation of weight around 113-115 and try working to keep it within there. or like, 113-117 wiggle room of a few lbs to go up and down.
Good to know they can be reheated. I won’t be touching them. It’ll be cabbage, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini & squash.
We got stuck in the driveway & now poor Matt is shoveling away. I did call the guy who does this private road we live on & asked him to do our drive, but he hasn't made it by yet. Silver lining is Burger King is now open & I have a $5 coupon for 2 little bacon cheeseburgers, 1 fry & 1 drink.
Saw a terrific article in the NYT a few days ago on how to order authentic N95's. Ordered and should arrive soon. Yay!
Today's a gym day, weights.
Progress as of today: 21.4 lbs lost so far, only 2.6 lbs to go!
but their fries did win me over.
Never tried the Impossible Burger. Hear it tastes like the real thing. Too bad it’s hi in calories. Guess that’s what makes it taste good!
For occasional use, some are saying rotate the masks every 5 days if worn daily. This limits stretching the bands. I know I am have a terrible time getting a proper fit with the KN95 & would rotate, but I don’t leave home on a daily basis.
Some also say rotating will allow sufficient time for any contamination to die off.
Given my limited mask use, I plan to wear the same one for ages. I did have to order 20 & will give some to friends/family.
Let me know if you find anything interesting!
that didn't work. will try again.
Gym pics.
Here is an interesting covid vaccine story. A friend's mother fell and broke her shoulder. The friiend is going over everyday to help these elderly parents, I think 70 & 75. The mother called in a visiting nurse. And a PT. My friend became extremely concerned they would expose her parents to covid & spent hours trying to get them appointments. Finally she phoned the Rite Aide pharmacist, weeping hysterically. He said: Fine, bring them in at 11AM tomorrow. She did and all went well! She is too young to get one for herself now. This is in NY.
Sore from workout yesterday, but a good sore. Plan is to do the gym every other day, like the husband. He spends less time on the legs, says he gets enough from running & the elliptical. I don't run, merely walk fast when I tread. He has always ran like a fiend from hell is chasing him. Allows him to pig out on giant desserts & not gain an ounce. A$$hole.
Progress as of today: 22.8 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
great gym pics. you are seriously SET! :)
Give the gym a whirl every 5 years or so. Damn husband never lets up. A$$hole. lol.
So proud when the gym was done until they reassessed the property and sent a big tax bill. Hired a lawyer and appealed. They did lower it some, but made me understand why the neighbors built without permits.
maybe start with tops 6 exercises, repeated with 3 sets each!?
Enjoy listening to some albums I haven’t heard for a while downstairs
Dinner! 1 whole carton of Egg Beaters, 3 cups cooked spinach and 8 chopped up chedder slices, topped with tonion & garlic powder. Not sure how many calories. enough for 2 days for both or us.)
Well guess that fat squirrel had his fill. jays, chickadees and cardinals at the new platform feeder. hard to focus and get a decent pic holding this iPad up to the window.en
Set out a platform feeder for the cardinals and guess who took over?
Focusing on weight training now and asked the husband to be my personal trainer. this is his upper body routine. I barely got halfway through yesterday. Much good soreness
Flat bench press: Compound, pecs & triceps
Crunches: Abs
Machine Fly: Isolation pecs
Hand grippers: Isolation, forearm
Cable Fly: Isolation, pecs
Cable pull-down: Compound, lats & biceps
Cable push-down: Isolation triceps
Flat bench press, set 2:
Machine preacher curl: Isolation, biceps
Kickback: Isolation, triceps
Finish preacher curls:
Decline bench press: Compound, lower pecs & triceps
Dyna Bee (Gyro): Isolation, forearms
Barbell curl: Isolation, biceps
Incline sit-ups: Abs
Decline bench press, set 2:
Cable row: Compound, Lats & Biceps
Incline bench press: Compound, upper pecs & triceps, maybe some delts
Concentration curl: Isolation, biceps
Machine arm extension: Isolation, triceps
Machine Fly, set 2:
Cable pull-down (different bar): Compound, lats & biceps
Spin Cycle, 10 min.
Dumbbell Curls: Isolation, biceps
Sets are typically 7 or 8 reps; exception is the crunches: That works out to be 8 reps each of type 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3c, for 48 total.
Weight is set so that I cannot typically do another rep after the last in the set.
Progress as of today: 23.4 lbs lost so far, only 2.6 lbs to go!
That's quite an impressive upper body workout. I am not nearly that diversified or dedicated. I lose interest after the 3rd exercise or so, so I try to do 3 sets of 1 exercise per body part (chest, back, triceps, biceps).
I tend to gain weight on the scale when I weight train.
Your egg recipe turned out great! Thanks for reminding me I should make some egg muffins with fillings to bring dor breakfast to work whenever I decide to break free from my carb kick !
Placemarker
Progress as of today: 22.8 lbs lost so far, only 1.2 lbs to go!
My lovely egg cooker!
Appears I deleted today's post right now, inadvertently.
Progress as of today: 23.4 lbs lost so far, only 0.6 lbs to go!
Yeah, had to be, but I don’t see how someone can get that DD email To me that looks exactly like all the others without having their name on the forum. Not like this place is worth hacking.
Did you get the same email saying Faruque posted? Weird!
Whoa, way to go on the weight drop! Do you think that just eating less was the cause? I have a theory that eating frozen foods, like the bananas, requires a little more calories to burn because the body has to spend energy to keep you warm after eating something really cold.
Well, it's still a victory on the scale, so good for you!
The frozen banana slices with sugar free chocolate syrup were really good! Weighed the banana. 116 gms, so just over 100 calories. Beats the M&M tube at 180 and the goat cheese low carb tortillas. Think I will rotate among the 3. Need a nighttime dessert!
Doing soy protein powder mix for change today. marvelous flavors and great texture, very thick and rich when mixed with water in the blender. used chocolate mocha today, had a cup cold and another hot. 100 cal per serving, 27 gms protein.
Just accidentally deleted all of my January posts and lost my precious bar graph!!!
this single entry should restore it.
Progress as of today: 20.8 lbs lost so far, only 3.2 lbs to go!
We also have numerous cats roaming around here......We had to stop feeding the birds because we were making it too easy for the cats to kill and eat them.....and that made us sad. Now our bird feeders stand empty and the cats foot prints show up regularly as they make their daily rounds here......but they look healthy so I suspect someone is likely feeding them.....and possibly owns them. Sampson sits in the window everyday waiting for them to show up....they look at each other and have created a friendship.....I have tried to get some of them to come closer to the house but they run the other way....they apparently aren't looking for a home.
I have never had a problem with cats killing birds. And I not only have several feeders, but keep a bowl of seed on the lawn for ground feeding birds. I do have a problem with the squirrels and chipmunks pigging down too much, but oh well. I buy a 40 pd sack of wild bird seed almost every week at the Walmart pickup.
bearcountrygg on 04/22/2021:
Actually we feel just the opposite...we don't mind feeding the squirrels....and the cats...( we fed cats many years ago but no longer do that)they were covered with ticks, lice and fleas).....when I got a tick bite 3 or 4 years ago that still itches to this day.....( I will put a pic of the tick and my bite above if I still have them on the computer)...we really don't like to see any of them killing each other because we were luring them here.
No, we feel the same, pretty much. Never meant to say I mind feeding the squirrels. I buy scratch grain & bird seed for them . Just wish they wouldn’t dominate the feeders so much . They have completely taken over a new pricey platform feeder. Have to say they look awfully cute up there.
Trying to copy and insert a link from today’s Washington Post for you. Not luck yet.
Hah! think I did it ! See top of my feed.
Hah! think I did it ! See top of my feed.
bearcountrygg on 04/22/2021:
I read your link and agree with it completely....it is kind of fun making something out of odds and ends.......doing that has made for some really creative and tasty dishes in the past.
Funny how we were just discussing it and I opened my digital newspaper as usual & there it was!
bearcountrygg on 04/22/2021:
Jacky...I owe you an apology,...I thought you meant that you didn't mind cats eating the birds...Now rereading it I think you meant they weren't eating the birds.....I think I read it wrong......and you meant that the cats there don't do that.
Yes, that’s what I meant but maybe I didn’t say it so good. Never had a problem with cats eating birds. Of course, inside the house, the cats have their own room and so do the birds. The dogs have free run of the house, excluding the Cat and Bird Rooms. They also have a big fenced in yard.
bearcountrygg on 04/22/2021:
That is funny that the article showed up at just that time...LOL
I know! Hilarious!
bearcountrygg on 04/22/2021:
She sounds so scared.......maybe a dog/cat carrier?
I do have both dog and cat carriers, but problem would be her getting out before I could secure the openings. I think she needs to be dropped into something deeper that she can’t so easily escape. I am at my wits end here!
Not getting much good advice online. Most having better luck than me with the live traps. Much horrible stuff like ppl rounding up dozens and killing them, so I can’t look online anymore.
horn_of_plenty on 04/22/2021:
yum yum, glad the new kitty is eating well!
I would look at the tips for the frdige/freezer tomorrow!
All my pets feast like royalty!
Did you find the missing file? I constantly misplace stuff.
horn_of_plenty on 04/22/2021:
Thank gosh i found that hard copy file....i seriously thought that the old bag took it...thankfully, NOT, and i had just misplaced it.
You have to keep an eye on that Old Bag! But likely she’s harmless and will come to appreciate you more and more
Maria7 on 04/22/2021:
Is Flash the pretty grey cat in the recent photo?
No, Flash is black with white flashing on her chest, not a lot. That’s a cat that visits once in a while. Probably belongs to a neighbor. she’s a Marbled Tabby. Those tabbies can get fancier than I ever knew.
Maria7 on 04/23/2021:
Hope you are having a good day.
Donkey on 04/24/2021:
I say keep trying with your Little Flash. It's a worth endeavor, and your patience WILL pay off. The reward will be sweet. (<<ha ha, almost typed "sweat", LOL. Well, with the "sweat" will come the "sweet".)
horn_of_plenty on 04/25/2021:
Yes , Steve is def one of InnerP’s dogs! I am not sure if Rocco is the other but you are prob right ;) cuteness
So did you catch the cat