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Hello FS friends
Another heat hot high day here by the Mighty Niagara River. Desperately need rain. Ground is rock hard and starting to crack. Doesn't matter how much mulch or triple mix I've added over the years, it poof, disappears into the clay.
Had the arborist here yesterday to get a quote on some tree removal. 3 pines (dead - courtesy of the pine beetle). 3 spruces (needlecast - the trees look like something out of a Charlie Brown Christmas) and an aspen (perfectly healthy tree, but a tree weed that adds no value and sends shoots up everywhere. Hate losing trees, but on the upside, I've planted a diverse mix of saplings in the past 7 years - maples (several species), oaks (same, multiple types, ginko, false cypress, tamarack, 2 kinds of spruce, beech, cedar, river birch, paw paw and hazelnut. Diversifying intentionally as it seems that when a single species gets targeted by an alien insect, presto, ones entire shade canopy is gone. This happened in my old home. 11 Ash trees in a full shade yard, decimated by the Emerald Ash Borer In fact in my old subdivision which was heavily treed, 85% of our canopy was Ash. For 2 years it sounded like a war zone with chain saws and cranes going everyday. With the canopy gone, most of us had to invest in solar shades as the AC couldn't keep up. Needless to say, my poor shade garden suffered as well.
As you can tell by today's weigh in, not a great week. Too much eating out, not enough diligence as to what I was eating. Didn't help that I found a pint of chocolate hazelnut ice cream buried in the freezer and ate it. All of it. Freezer burnt, but didn't care. (Bad Ann)
Whoever said that grieving with caloric and carb restrictions were a favourable combination? Nobody ever. Carbs numb, carbs soothe. Add in me the food addict into the equation? Bad mix. That being said, the self soothing has to stop. Nothing about the situation has changed. John remains dead, my day to day needs to be rebuilt and I'd much rather do so as this physically healthier me. Still want to live my best healthiest life going forward, and this will take effort on my part.
Over and out
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70,9 kg
Do tej pory straciłeś: 48,8 kg.
Wciąż do stracenia: 7,4 kg.
Zastosowanie diety: Słabe.
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Zyskuje 0,9 kg na tydzień
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We need rain too and less heat. The Ash and Elms are suffering here. Even the dogwoods and our property was named Dogwood Hills when we bought it. We have been cutting down big trees for years. One year we cut down 8. Good grief. I may have to save you if you are eating freezer burnt ice cream. Gag. I am cleaning out my spice cabinet, spice drawer, and my cabinet pantry. From the looks of some of these spices they came over on the Mayflower. Some of them I don't even know what I bought them to use for. Some of them I tried and didn't like. Should have given them away instead of letting them rot.
I am craving healthy food today. It's salad time whether hubby wants one of not.
16 wrz 24 przez użytkownika: -MorticiaAddams
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When I was ditched by joss the alcoholic (oh the ignominy) I wanted a cigarette. I'd quit, he'd said he would break up with me if I didn't. and now he was gone and every single nerve and fibre in my body wanted to throw in the towel and have a fag and puff away my trauma. And then I realised. I was trying to return to my previous state, and would throw away everything I had gained out of grief. And no. No I was going to get through this, and tomorrow would be a bright and beautiful new day, and I would be there ready to meet it, despite wanting to die right now... as an ex-smoker. It would be the one thing I gained and kept from that relationship. And here I am, years later, Joss is a slightly cringey memory, but I am smoke free today. You just hang on in there Anne. This Too Shall Pass, whether you eat carbs or not. :)
16 wrz 24 przez użytkownika: Bubbles McBubble
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After having buried two husbands, all I can say is just be kind with yourself but firm as well. You have worked so hard on your own health. Don't let the waves of grief suck you in until you forget about yourself. Easy to say, much harder to do. You were caught up in caregiving and when they pass, there is an empty space to fill. I am sure I would have eaten all that ice cream as well. I imagined you taking an axe on a tree or two (lol, timber). Stay strong ....
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17 wrz 24 przez użytkownika: PattyAngl
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Ann...you've created quite the diverse forest on your property and
I love it!! You might regret planting that Ginkgo tree...the flowers smell like rancid butter and the fruit smells like vomit! 🤢Aspens are a beautiful tree but they do like to sucker. If you can keep on top of them by cutting the suckers out, they eventually do stop suckering. I totally agree with you that carbs soothe and numb - they too are my downfall but they're oh so satisfying! There is a glimmer of hope for brighter days ahead Ann! ~ * You Got This!! * ~
17 wrz 24 przez użytkownika: -Nadja-
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I have some trees as my best friends too. Beautiful trees comfort me in spite of my current difficulties. I take comfort in their strength, colors, roots, and the shade they provide. Sometimes their fruits and flowers shine. I share in your pain and know it. 🥀
17 wrz 24 przez użytkownika: Sarah1950
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I'm good with the Ginko being smelly. Apparently some Ginko survived the blast at Hiroshima, and given all the tree diseases lately am hoping that at least one tree will thrive and prosper whatever comes. Odds are that even if it bears fruit, they are so slow growing that it'll be eons before that happens.
17 wrz 24 przez użytkownika: Annisworkingonit
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