week 2, day 4

a VERY good day. i even walked 2 hours in the evening :-)

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food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk only, this will be done at about 9am, when i have to so to a stationary store about 1 mile away. i imagine this will take a few hours


activites for the day:

** work on my website
** work on my client's website.
** knit as much as possible.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 2, day 3

a very good day, but boy was i exhausted during the 2nd walk! YIKES !!

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ood is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 7am, before it gets hot. up to the shopping center and 2 laps around the park. -- actually walked at about 5:30 am and it was WONDEFUL !! watching the sunrise really put everything into perspective.

** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going down our street, over to the 2nd closest shopping center about 1 kilometer away. -- i was way too tired for this entire walk, so i did about 3/4 of the distance.

activites for the day:

** clean up kitchen and cook a nice meal for the girls -- done
** work on my website -- a bit of work was done
** work on my client's website. get it done already !! -- nope
** knit as much as possible. -- yes !!! :-)

onward and upward !! :-)

the war is escalating !!

the war against the Hamas is escalating and we think that ground troops will have to go into the Gaza Strip sometime tonight. that's the one thing that none of us wanted from the very beginning.

having our young soldiers face-to-face with the Hamas is just too much. we have strong, well-trained ground troops, but the risks are way too high.

please God, please.... keep our troops safe during this horrible time. please keep our citizens safe. please have this resolved sooner, rather than later.

God will not forsake our small country... He never has and never will.

medical crap that i HAVE TO DO !!

here are all the appointments i have for the coming 6 weeks.... some are good, some are just a pain in the ass:

1. Beginning of course on Chinese Medicine for Personal Use -- January 1, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m. -- YAY YAY YAY !!! -- in Modiin

2. Physical Therapy -- January 4, 2009 -- 11:00 a.m. -- in Modiin

3. Surgeon -- for gallbladder surgery -- January 5, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m. -- in Jerusalem, at the hospital

4. ECCO- gram -- January 5, 2009 -- 4:05 p.m. -- in Tel Aviv. this is going to be fun, going from Modiin to Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and back to Modiin !! yikes.

5. MRI -- January 29, 2009 -- 11:30 p.m. (yes, in the middle of the f***-ing night) -- in Jerusalem, at the hospital

6. Regular montly drs check-up, including blood tests, etc -- January 28, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m. -- in Modiin

7. Anesthesiologist -- February 18, 2009 -- 12:50 p.m. -- in Jerusalem at the hospital

8. Neurologist -- date unknown as of now... it all depends on the MRI, most probably the beginning to the middle of February -- in Modiin

9. gallbladder surgery -- in march or april, depends on how i take to the Copaxone once again -- in the hospital in Jerusalem..... uuuggghhh :-(


that's it !!! at least for now.

onward and upward... or else i'll just wither away....

week 2, day 2

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #3 -- 3oz grilled chicken breast, small garden salad with tomato, cucumber, green onion, fresh garlic, sweet bell pepper, olive oil and fresh lemon juice

meal #2 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder


walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, walk up to the shopping center, around the park and back home. thank God this is getting easier,

** possible 2nd walk will be to go down the street, over to the post office. then over to the mall. then finish up at my friend's home, which is located up the street from us. this is going to be a long walk, but WILL be done because Rico i expecting for me to get his packages at the post office

activites for the day:

** finish client's website already !!!!!!
** take those 2 important walks
** knit as much as possible after all that physical activity. who know how much this will be.

onward and upward !!! :-)

decision made :-)

i've made a huge decision about how to make extra money AND totally enjoy myself along the way.

i'm going to start a business of knitting and crocheting :-) i will be completing the 3 projects i now have going. i will make new items for personal gifts -- afghans for Nina, Sunny & Tamar are the first items i will make. and i will design a website for my new business.

all of this will take place within the next few months. i figure that i'll have the 3 on-going projects done within the next few weeks and then i'll start on Nina's afghan, and at the same time i will be making *samplers* for the new website.

on the website i will first have pictures of the projects that i've done so far, including Rico's afghan, Oren's afghan, the baby blanket, Racheli's afghan, Ricardo & Susan's afghan and *samplers* of all the different knitting and crocheting that i will be doing in the future. this will all be done in an effort to show potential client's what they can order.

i now need to start thinking of pricing. i have a general idea of how much i want to charge for a basic afghan and i will then be able to adjust the prices according to what a client wants to order.

i will also be researching the possible target markets that will be my the basis of my marketing campaign. together with this, i will design a new website that will really display my knitting and crocheting work.

i'm SO excited about this whole thing. i just KNOW that it will be a great way to make extra money, along with really enjoying myself the whole time.

:-) :-) :-)

God is SO Great and Good !!!

week 2, day 1

another good day... even got all the appointments made :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 boiled eggs, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 cups whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce that includes very lean chicken dogs, fresh tomatoes, fresh red bell peppers, lots of fresh garlic and chopped up basil. small garden salad -- change of plans because i didn't cook today. i'm just having a clone of meal #1.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, walk up our street and over to the post office. i need to pick up some packages for Rico. -- didn't even come *close* to even thinking about a walk since i got up so late

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading down our street and to the mall. i'll also be walking around the mall for awhile, taking pictures of all the new shops. -- not happening this evening. i'm way off on my day because of sleeping problems.

activites for the day:

** FINISH clien'ts website. this has to be done, or else. -- nope
** knit as much as i can after the website is complete. -- yes.
** telephone errands -- make appointments for MRI, physical therapy, surgeon and anesthesiologist. -- all done. i even remembered to schedule the ECCO test i need to do

onward and upward !!~ :-)

week 1, day 7

a very, very good day :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 5 egg whites + 1 egg omlet, small garden salad

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 honey-garlic roasted chicken legs, 1/2 cup roasted potatoes, small garden salad (yes, this is still around)

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, up to the shopping center and one lap around the park. i'll take my camera with me. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading up our street and going to City Hall. -- nope. didn't happen.

activites for the day:

** knit for a long, long time. no other things will be done. -- finished up another skein... YAY !!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 5 (Christmas Day)

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 honey-garlic roasted chicken legs, 1/2 cup roasted potatoes, small garden salad (the chicken is back from popular demand)

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, up to the shopping center and one lap around the park. i'll take my camera with me.

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading down our street to the mall. i'll be taking the camera with me in the early evening, catching some pics of the wonderful views.

activites for the day:

** work on my client's website. i will do some of it today.
** work on my website for a few hours
** knit for a long time.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 4 (christmas eve day)

a SUPER good day, especially the great brucn with Mari :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- a brunch somewhere after being on a blood-test-fast.

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 honey-garlic roasted chicken legs, 1/2 cup roasted potatoes, small garden salad.


walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, i'll be walking around doing errands all morning. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading down our street and over to the girls school. i'm not sure that i'll make it all the way to the school, but i'll give it a try. -- didn't even think of it.

activites for the day:

** errands all morning, and then brunch -- done
** work on my client's website. get it done already !! -- uumm... nope
** design my new business cards -- no can do. i'm a retard.
** knit as much as possible and keep the knitting bag away from Tomi. -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 3

a good day, except for the part where Tomi runied all the knitting i had done. *sigh*

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 honey-garlic roasted chicken legs, 1/2 cup roasted potatoes, small garden salad. --- yummie

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 7am, before it gets hot. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading down our street and over to the girls school. i'm not sure that i'll make it all the way to the school, but i'll give it a try. -- too lazy to do another walk.

activites for the day:

** work on my website -- yeah, right.
** work on my client's website. get it done already !! -- not even anywhere close to thinking about it.... *sigh*
** design my new business cards (yay!! i love to practice my graphic design skills)... uuummm, *maybe* tomorrow.
** knit as much as possible. i started a baby blanket for a very special person. -- yes, i knitted a lot, only to have Tomi ruin everything that i've done so far. ggrrrrrrr

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 2

a good day, but too much knitting.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- tuna sandwich with cucumber slices on lite whole wheat bread, 6oz strawberry yogurt drink

meal #3 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #4 -- 2 cups whole wheat pasta, homemade sauce. very small garden salad

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 7am, before it gets hot. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done via our street up to City Hall and back... keeping fingers crossed. -- done

activites for the day:

** work on my website -- nope.
** work on my client's website. get it done already !! -- just a tad.
** design my new business cards (yay!! i love to practice my graphic design skills) -- just a tad here too.
** knit as much as possible. i started a baby blanket for a very special person. -- way to much knitting.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 1 (sunday dec 21st)

a very good first day :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- tuna sandwich with cucumber slices on lite whole wheat bread, 6oz strawberry yogurt drink

meal #3 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #4 -- 5oz grilled chicken breast, small garden salad with tomato, cucumber, green onion, fresh garlic, sweet bell pepper, olive oil and fresh lemon juice (my mouth is already watering ! )

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, at about 8am, will be to go up to the closest shopping center, walk around the back where the park is and come home. it'll be really nice

** possible 2nd walk will be to do down the street, in the direction of the new mall. 30 minutes each way. i'm just hoping there are places along the way where i can sit when my right hip and leg start hurting !!

activites for the day:

** make appointment for monthly check-up
** work on my website
** contact client to finish up her website
** design my new business cards (yay!! i love to practice my graphic design skills)
** make appointment for the ol' gallbladder surgeon's and anesthesiologist's consults... blah. but i will do it !!!
** make appointment with physical therapist

onward and upward !! :-)

my new journey

the over-all plan -- daily:

* nutrition according to Body for Life
* wake up by 7am
* breakfast and 1 hour walk done by 9am
* work on my community website until 2pm
* take a nice 2 hour nap
* 30 - 45 minutes of physical therapy (i'll start this after i start back at the physical therapist and get all new exercises).
* work again on some kind of website, new business or just anything that will make me extra money -- till about 10pm
* max 10pm, get up off the computer and knit, crochet or do anything else that keeps my hands and mind busy
* in bed by 1am

medical crap i have to do:

* make appointment for gallbladder surgeon -- set for january 5, 2009
* make appointment with special anesthesiologist -- set for february 18, 2009
* make appointment for MRI -- set for january 29, 2009
* make appointment for physical therapist -- set for january 4, 2009
* make appointment for ECCO test -- set for january 5, 2009
* get back into my physical therapy sessions and exercises at home
* keep up my monthly family doctor visits for continuing follow up on my blood tests, weight and blood pressure. -- this takes place at the end of each month
* start the Chinese for Personal Use course -- set to start on january 1, 2009. YAY !!!

my goals for my life before i turn 50 on july 26, 2009:

* get my insane high bad cholesterol under control so i don't have to take any more meds for it
* have an additional 2,000 shekel monthly income
* lose 10 kilos of this darn FAT !!
* be able to walk good without anymore pain in any part of my body
* get back on Copaxone and be free of MS bouts once again
* do physical therapy exercises at least 2 times a day


here, that's it. it's pretty much what i've been doing for the past 2 or 3 weeks, except for the *new business / extra money* part. i have to make some extra $$'s so i don't keep living under so much financial pressure. i know i can do it !!

onward and upward ! :-)

week 6, day 4 (wednesday, december 10)

food plan:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal w/skim milk, 6oz cottage cheese, 15 almonds, 1 large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- tuna salad sandwich with cucumber slices on lite whole wheat bread, garden salad

meal #3 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #4 -- 5oz grilled chicken breast, 1 large grilled sweet red pepper, 2 slices lite whole wheat bread, 1 tlb. lite cream cheese


fitness plan:

** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** 30 laps in the warm pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 6, day 3

*out of office*

see below.... :-)

onward and upward !!!

week 6, day 2

i'm taking a break for 2 days. too much to do to even think about being on track.

also, i'm a bit worn out for some reason i think i need a break.

i'll be back to *business as usual* on Wednesday.

onward and upward !! :-))

week 6, day 1 (sunday dec 7th)

uugghhh.... am i tired or what? it's not MS Fatigue. it's only going to bed late and waking up too early. then the workout wiped me out. food is good, but a bit sporatic.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 2 small whole wheat pizzas with soy milk cheese, lots of grilled veggies for toppings

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** upper body weight training
** stretches
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !! :-)

week 5, day 6

food plan for the day:

meal #1: 1-1/2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 5 dates, 20 almonds, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: 4oz chicken, 1 small potatoe, 1/2 cup chickpeas, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie

lots and lots of water.


fitness plan for the day:

nothing. resting, resting and even more resting. i'll just be working on the two websites and playing on the computer.

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 5, day 5 (thursday, december 4, 2008)

Baruch HaShem, a very good day :-)

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 2 small wraps: whole wheat tortilla, grilled chicken breast, veggies, large cup of green tea

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** upper body weight training
** stretches
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 5, day 4

a great day was had by all :-) i was SUPER tired at the end of the evening and just passed out early-ish... at about 11pm.

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everything will be exactly the same as yesterday because it was such a great day !!
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food is as follows:

meal #1: steel-cut oatmeal w/tab of butter and 1/2 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, 5 dates (i really have to stay away from all cheese right now, even skim cottage cheese).

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 4oz roasted chicken, 1/2 small potatoe, 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas, very small garden salad

meal #4: smoothie

lots of water


fitness plan for the day:

** 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 5, day 3

a day like no other super good with food and exercise. even better with work. i'm really proud of myself.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: steel-cut oatmeal w/tab of butter and 1/2 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds, 5 dates (i really have to stay away from all cheese right now, even skim cottage cheese).

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 4oz roasted chicken, 1/2 small potatoe, 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas, very small garden salad

meal #4: smoothie

lots of water


fitness plan for the day:

** 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

of Provigil and hopefully never needing to take it...

i finally bought Provigil today. it's for MS Fatigue. it cost $108.00 !!! i hope the entire box sits, unused, forever :-) that is my prayer to The Almighty this very second.

i never, ever, never, ever want to have another bout of Fatigue in my entire life, in which i plan to live to the nice age of 120, minimum.

MS Fatigue is just horrible. it hits the inner core of your being. it's something so incredibly incipid that makes a zombie out of of a person.

anyway... may the horribly expensive Provigil sit in my meds box until it expires.

peace out everyone !! :-)

week 5, day 2

no pool today because of painful gallbladder. food was good, but i had very small portions in meal #3. not good.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: smoothie

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: 5oz roasted chicken, 1 cup brown rice, roasted veggies

meal #4: peanut butter & jelly sandwich, with natural p&j, lite whole grain bread, garden salad

(see the pattern of *lite-ish* meals ?)


fitness plan for the day:

** 30 laps in the warm pool

onward and upward !! :-)

week 5, day 1

a good day, but i added 1 slice of Nina's birthday cake to my 3rd meal. couldn't not have it it's a Mitzvah to have b-d cake... even after the b-d. i had forgotten that i was going out for my monthly errands. to say that i'm exhausted is an understatement. but thank God it's not MS Fatigue :-)

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food plan for the day:

meal #1: 2 slices lite whole grain bread, schmeer of lite cream cheese on each one, 15 almonds, 5 dates, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: 4oz chicken, 1 small potatoe, 1/2 cup chickpeas, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie

lots and lots of water.


fitness plan for the day:

nothing. resting, resting and even more resting. i'll just be working on the two websites and playing on the computer. i'm worn out from the last 2 days :-)

onward and upward !!!

week 4, day 6

good, good, good on food. WAY too much physical activity i had to take a good 2 hour nap at one point. my entire body ached, from my scalp to the soles of my feet !!!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 6oz skim cottage cheese, 5 dates, 15 almonds.

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: roasted honey-garlic chicken with 1 stuffed bell pepper

meal #4: smoothie


fitness plan is as follows:

** i'll be in the kitchen all day long, so i'll be moving around and burning calories.

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 4, day 5

oh Lordy.... did i have a great time at the shopping center, or WHAT ?!?!?!? i did the supermarket thing all by myself YAY !! i almost passed out at one point, but i didn't, so it was all a very good thing. then i just went from store to store, getting in some good quality time with old friends that have had shops in the center for over 10 years. it was SO wonderful talking with everyone i'm going to try to do this every few months. i also have a whole new bunch of new store owners to get to know at the new mall. all of these people are also potential clients for advertising on ourmodiin food has been great today. i *did* buy myself some Kabukim and i'm going to give myself a nice treat.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 6oz skim cottage cheese, 5 dates, 15 almonds.

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: LARGE bowl of lentil soup. nuf said.

meal #4: smoothie


fitness plan is as follows:

** many errands at the local shopping center :-)

onward and upward !!! :-)

another great day !!

it really makes a huge difference when i'm feeling good, *normal* and just all-round great. i can function all day long and i get lots done. it's about time. all i need to do now is connect one good day after another, after another, etc.

i'm just waiting for December 4th, when i have an appointment with my neurologist, Alisa Taliansky. she's a *graduate* of Tel HaShomer, which has a bit different out-look on MS. it's not bad, it's just different. and since she knows that Carossis is my main neuro, she is completely blown out of the water when i want to change things around or want something new.

if i have to i'll be tough with her. i REALLY don't feel like going to Carossis just to get a prescription for Copaxone. i will kill her if she even hints that she wants me to see him first. i have more than enough shit going on in my life without having to visit Dimitri Carossis, thank you very much.

anyway, the trip to the bank today almost turned into a crime scene. the computers were still down when i got there and i had to beg, beg, beg to withdraw a mere 200 shekels. but i'm grateful that i was able to get the money, even though it was a huge pain in the ass. I HATE BANKS !!!

i'm beginning to fall asleep on the keyboard.... it IS 1:30am and i've had a long day.

peace out everyone !!! :-)

week 4, day 4

a very good day. nothing more to add ;- )

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ssshhhh.... don't say a word. this is the farthest i've gotten on the 12-week challenge so far this year. i'm NOT going to blow it by saying anything other than THANK YOU GOD !!

food is as follows:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, pat of yummie butter, 6oz 3% cottage cheese, 15 almonds, 5 dates, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie; 1 pear, 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3 -- large bowl of lentil soup: green lentils, chicken breast, brocoli, green cabbage, 2 slices lite whole grain bread

meal #4 -- smoothie


fitness plan is as follows:

** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 4, day 3 (already?)

okay, so i'm a *bit* sore now from the workout today... no biggie. i'll be fine in the morning, right? i'll be doing the easier workout tomorrow, so i should be okay. food is very good. i'm just waiting to weigh-in on sunday when i go to the clinic.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices lite whole wheat bread, 1 tlb lite cream cheese, 1 cup skim milk/1 scoop protein powder, 1 pear

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 1-1/2 cups whole wheat pasta, 1 cup homemade sauce, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

** 30 minutes on the treadmill
** stretches
** lower body weight training
** stretches
** 20 - 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

Rico and Sunny, looking all cool and great ! they really know how to have a great time.

the Multi-Insane Sunny... ta da !!!

i just went browsing in Sunny's photo albums on Facebook. these are but a small sampling of the outrageously, insanly beautiful Sunny !! :-)

week 4, day 2

the food plan is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: stir-fry with 4oz chicken breast, all kinds of vegetables, 1 cup brown rice

meal #4: smoothie


the fitness plan is as follows:

* 20 minutes on the treadmill
* stretches
* 25- 30 laps in the pool

onward and upward !! :-)

OMG !!! I'M A D D I C T E D !!!

instead of working on ourmodin, and more importantly, on Mabruk Hina, i've been playing for hours and hours on Pet Society, part of the insane world of Facebook.

it's SO MUCH fun !! i have a little dog, named Cici, after my beloved dog who passed away one year ago this month :-(((

my new Cici is so much fun. she skips rope, plays basketball, goes shopping in the neighrbood, and even visits with Floofu, my friend Leah's pet.

i have got to get a grip of the whole situation. can you imagine if i just spend the entire week just playing with Cici ?? i'll be dead in the water !!!! OH NO !!!

on well, now i know where to go when i'm feeling a bit sad or depressed ;-)

peace out everyone !!

week 4, day 1 (sunday, nov 23rd)

it's 6:15pm and i'm SO incredibly happy with this day so far. the gym was wonderful !! food has been great... the chicken came out like nothing else i've ever made. life is grand

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 4 oatmeal pancakes, 6oz 3% cottage cheese, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 4 oz honey-garlic roasted chicken, 1 cup brown rice, 1 cup roasted veggies

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

* 20 minutes on the treadmill
* stretches
* 20-25 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)

aaahhh.... Shabbat !!

i LOVE Shabbat. i'm not religious and it has nothing to do with the fact that Israel pretty much shuts down because of the religious link to Shabbat.

i love it so much because everything is so quiet and slow. there are barely any cars driving around Modiin all day. there aren't many people (kids) making all sorts of noise.

it's very peaceful here on Shabbat. it's wonderful !!

i'm feeling much better today. yesterday i took it every easy and even had 2 naps. i cooked a bit in the evening. i cleanded the kitchen up... still have a bit of things to do, but nothing like it was before. we just have to gather up all the dirty dishes that are strewn all around the house. all 3 of us tend to leave dishes in various areas. this MS bout seems to be calming down. at least i can actually some regular houselhold things without wanting to just hang myself afterwards. the MonSter seems to be crawling back into it's cave ;-)

i'm going to cook honey-garlic chicken for us today. YAY !! finally... getting it done :-) or..... maybe i'll have Nina make us stir-fry and i'll do the chicken tomorrow. we'll see.

that's it for me, for now.

peace out everyone !!! :-)

food plan is as follows:

meal #1 - meal # 4 : smoothie... basically too lazy to do anything else.

lots and lots of water. it's been so hot that i feel parched all the time.


fitness plan is as follows:

nothing. resting and planning. planning and resting

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 3, day 6

food is going just fine. also resting a lot !!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: 1 piece of delicious cheese cake, 1 cup of coffee with skim milk

meal #3: 4 oz roasted chicken, 1 cup brown rice, 1 cup roasted veggies

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

basically resting, but at one point or another i have to get into the kitchen, clean it and cook.

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 3, day 5

i'm doing really good on the food part. i'm hoping for the best on the fitness plan next week.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

fitness plan for the day:

NOTHING !! can't do anything because of my RRMS (relapsing / remitting MS)

onward and upward (even though i want to just scream to the skies)

the MS seems to want to kill me !!!

*just when i'm almost out..... they pull me back in*

i HATE this auto-immune chronic illness !!! HATE HATE HATE HATE it !!! i'm tired of all the shit that has been happening to me these past few weeks. i'm fed up with having to deal with crap that my body does and that i can't control !!

i'm tired. i'm having a bad Fatigue day and i'm tired of it all !!!! gggrrrrrrrrr :-(

i'm going to get the Provigil at the end of the month. i'm going to see Talianski asap and get back on Copaxone. i'm going to DO something about all this. i can't keep living like this.

i'm not used to having one Relapse (bout) after another and i'm just not going to put up with it anymoe.

no more. no more. no more.

nuf said.

peace out everyone (even though all i want to do right now is slap someone real hard)

the MS seems to be calming down

it's been a good day so far. i've felt much better, thank God.

the brain fog and Fatigue seem to be almost gone. i'm a bit tired right now, but that's most probably because i've been up since 6:30... again.

i plan on just resting the rest of the day, just to make sure that i don't over-exert myself and have a relapse.

i LOVE *good days* !!

here's to many, many, many more

peace out everyone !!

week 3, day 4

food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette with 4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg, 1 cup cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 small dates, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: 1 cup whole wheat pasta, 1/2 cup home-made meat sauce, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

* 30 minutes on the treadmill
* some stretches
* 25 laps in the pool -- yeah, baby :-)))

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having great difficulties....

i have become totally, utterly pathetic

i'm not progressing on the site very well. i keep saying that i'm just burnt out. but i think i'm just hitting a state of paralysis, due to my financial situation. i'm dying here. i have no idea how we're going to make it to the end of the month.

on top of all this i'm going to start a new med that costs $110 USD !! that 100 American Dollars !! it's usually what i pay for two months for all my meds !! this is going to be me, very soon, due to all the stress.

well.... enough self-pity. time to buckle down and get some work done. get a marketing campaign planned out.... ya, Bay-Bee !!!

life is grand and God will help me every step of the way !! :-)

week 3, day 3

no gym today because i just don't want to push things. i'll go tomorrow :-)

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 6oz 3% cottage cheese, steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 15 dates, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #3: 4oz grilled chicken breast, garden vegetable salad (tomato, cucumber, sweet red bell pepper, 2-3 scallions, cilantro, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tsp. olive oil), 1 cup brown rice

meal #4: smoothie

here is the fitness plan for the day:

* 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
* stretches on the cool stretcher
* lower body weights
* stretches on the cool stretcher
* 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!! :-)))))

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how does a good morning turn around into a bad afternoon so easily ?

yikes. i don't like this. not one single bit.

i can't think properly (MS Brain Fog), i'm quite tired (MS Fatigue) and i just want to yell (over-all frustration !!!)

i'm discombobulated right now and i need to rest. actually, i need a break from all these odds-and-ends that have been happening to my body in the past few weeks. maybe i'm having a major flare-up and i don't even know it.

should i go to my neurologist ? just thought of that. maybe i should. hhhmmm... not that i'm dying to go to any doctor, but maybe she'll be able to help me. who know.

off to rest for awhile.

peace out everyone !!

week 2, day 2

once again i didn't make it to the gym. i did not feel well and i just took a nap instead. i'm thinking of going early in the morning tomorrow, just so i don't have the same thing happen, like what happened today. MS Fatigue set in at around noon and was just dead to the world by 1:30 !!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: omlette (4 eggwhites + 1 whole egg), steel-cut oatmeal, 1/2 cup skim milk, 3 dates

meal #2: smoothie -- 1 banana, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 cup skim milk, 2 scoops protein powder

meal #3: tuna sandwich with 2 slices of lite whole wheat bread, 4oz water-packed tuna, a tad of mayonnaise to hold the tuna together, garden vegetable salad

meal #4: smoothie

here is the fitness plan for the day:

** 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** lower body weights
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !!

spoke with Kaufman.......

he told me get off the Baclofen because the side-effects out-weight the good-effects :-(

i've been getting having progressive Fatigue, Malaise and just a feeling of *uck*. i'm sure that it's due to the Baclofen.

no biggie. i've made it this far without it and the cramps will eventually go away.

now, i have to start working on the website with more gumption. i didn't do one thing on the site today... well, i did some silly things, but nothing really productive.

tomorrow is a new day, filled with great hopes and dreams. i'll get a good night's sleep and wake up feeling like a new adriana :-)

peace out everyone !!

week 3, day 1 ( sun, nov 16 )

i had planned to go to the gym, but i seem to be having Fatigue problems today :-( so.... i'm just taking it easy today, eating my BfL food, and hopefully tomorrow i'll have much more energy.

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 15 almonds

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: 3 oz roasted turkey breast, 2 slices lite whole wheat bread, tad of mayonnaise, 1 orage

meal #4: smoothie


here is the fitness plan for the day:

** 20-30 minutes on the treadmill (at a very slow pace)
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** lower body weights
** stretches on the cool stretcher
** 20 laps in the pool

onward and upward !! :-)

Shabbat

i must find a way to get Tomi off of me during the night !!! when he's alone with me he tortures me all night long :-( last night i must have thrown him off my feet / legs at least 20 times. this is getting old :-O

today i'll be working on the website as much as possible. i have some re-newed energies for new content, since i've thought up some new stuff. i found these cool little post-it notes in my Command Central Basket... they are the size of my forefinger. i started jotting down short notes on them and now they cover the frame of my computer screen. it's so much easier than the Word document that i had used for keeping up with things i want to include on the website.

this is it for now... i must get started on the website for the day.

peace out everyone :-)

week 2, day 7 (Shabbat, nov 15)

food is as follows:

meals #1 - #4: smoothies and garden salads. i feel like just having all the great fresh fruits and veggies that Tamar bought yesterday.

fitness plan for the day:

nothing, just resting

onward and upward !! :-)