My leukemia's back.

[donrae]

Well, with my good intentions last week, we wound up going to the Y three days. That's actually what I'd planned, they just weren't on the days I'd planned. Honey didn't go at all, which is disappointing. He's having some depression issues and I know exercise will help. I also know it's about the last thing you want to do, especially if it means getting up early. But it would be so good for him. The Locusts are hard to rouse out of bed and I'm getting tired of that, but I guess it's big girl panties time and just me the Mom and do things you don't want to do.

I'm so frustrated and discouraged about trying to buy a house. I truly in my heart want Sugar Monkey to be able to finish high school here, that's 3 years (just started sophomore year). But we are getting to the point where we need a different house, and we want a larger piece of property.My stupid health is keeping me from making money, and Honey is still dragging his feet about going to school. I guess he's going to have to decide if he wants to keep his cows or not----if so, he's got to go to school and be able to earn enough money to have a place to keep them. I'm not at all okay with boarding them for the next 3 years---what's the point of having them, in that case?

Anyway, the case in point, a property came on the market that looked perfect. Listed on I think Tuesday. We made an appointment to go see it Saturday (today), due to Honey's work schedule. Well, last night they accepted an offer for over listing price. Of course, it's the marijuana growers buying it, they're buying all the small acreage especially anything with water rights. We simply can not compete. This is the third or fourth property we've not even been able to view before it's pending. I don't think the growers even go look, they just put in the offer. I don't know. I feel like we're trapped in this crappy mobile that's falling apart.

I hate to think of moving, but I may look into central oregon property. Freaking growers can't grow outdoors there, the weather isn't right. So we may still be able to afford some land. I just really hate to move the kiddo. He's not exactly the most social person, and his little circle is pretty tight here. Plus, it's a great school.....and I don't know if I could deal with anymore mommyguilt right now.

But, one good think about living here is we have salmon! Echo got his first last night, I'll get pics up later. I made salmon patties (low carb) and fresh tomatoes. Talk about a perfect, local sourced dinner!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Viruses stink 

Well true..... But I'm scared less if them then bacteria.... All the resistant strains coming out.
Viruses always set my asthma off bad... Then it lingers..... I would hate to see what I look like with out steroids right now.

Four months old is not a normal age for wry neck. It could be active mareks and there was some other thing they get that can have symptoms like that. Definitely quarantine her and watch the rest of the flock closely.

I went for a two mile walk this morning. I have been working on this for a year and have lost 10 pounds. My goal is to lose another 20 over this year. Heart disease is more common in my family with a bit of diabetes. I have no symptoms of that yet but am still watching for it.

Great for you.... I'll stay losing soon.
Gonna finish off a few last goodies this weekend (my wife's home made carrot cake and four cans of coke) and then I'm on it.
So starting Monday.... Diet is a go.

 

[Outpost JWB]

Here are pics of my wry neck pullet. If she is doing better, I can't tell yet.

Too bad it's not closer to Halloween! I could really freak some people out

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Well, with my good intentions last week, we wound up going to the Y three days. That's actually what I'd planned, they just weren't on the days I'd planned. Honey didn't go at all, which is disappointing. He's having some depression issues and I know exercise will help. I also know it's about the last thing you want to do, especially if it means getting up early. But it would be so good for him. The Locusts are hard to rouse out of bed and I'm getting tired of that, but I guess it's big girl panties time and just me the Mom and do things you don't want to do. 

I'm so frustrated and discouraged about trying to buy a house. I truly in my heart want Sugar Monkey to be able to finish high school here, that's 3 years (just started sophomore year). But we are getting to the point where we need a different house, and we want a larger piece of property.My stupid health is keeping me from making money, and Honey is still dragging his feet about going to school. I guess he's going to have to decide if he wants to keep his cows or not----if so, he's got to go to school and be able to earn enough money to have a place to keep them. I'm not at all okay with boarding them for the next 3 years---what's the point of having them, in that case? 

Anyway, the case in point, a property came on the market that looked perfect. Listed on I think Tuesday. We made an appointment to go see it Saturday (today), due to Honey's work schedule. Well, last night they accepted an offer for over listing price. Of course, it's the marijuana growers buying it, they're buying all the small acreage especially anything with water rights. We simply can not compete. This is the third or fourth property we've not even been able to view before it's pending. I don't think the growers even go look, they just put in the offer. I don't know. I feel like we're trapped in this crappy mobile that's falling apart. 

I hate to think of moving, but I may look into central oregon property. Freaking growers can't grow outdoors there, the weather isn't right. So we may still be able to afford some land. I just really hate to move the kiddo. He's not exactly the most social person, and his little circle is pretty tight here. Plus, it's a great school.....and I don't know if I could deal with anymore mommyguilt right now. 

But, one good think about living here is we have salmon! Echo got his first last night, I'll get pics up later. I made salmon patties (low carb) and fresh tomatoes. Talk about a perfect, local sourced dinner!

Yay!!! For salmon patties....

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Well, with my good intentions last week, we wound up going to the Y three days. That's actually what I'd planned, they just weren't on the days I'd planned. Honey didn't go at all, which is disappointing. He's having some depression issues and I know exercise will help. I also know it's about the last thing you want to do, especially if it means getting up early. But it would be so good for him. The Locusts are hard to rouse out of bed and I'm getting tired of that, but I guess it's big girl panties time and just me the Mom and do things you don't want to do.

I'm so frustrated and discouraged about trying to buy a house. I truly in my heart want Sugar Monkey to be able to finish high school here, that's 3 years (just started sophomore year). But we are getting to the point where we need a different house, and we want a larger piece of property.My stupid health is keeping me from making money, and Honey is still dragging his feet about going to school. I guess he's going to have to decide if he wants to keep his cows or not----if so, he's got to go to school and be able to earn enough money to have a place to keep them. I'm not at all okay with boarding them for the next 3 years---what's the point of having them, in that case?

Anyway, the case in point, a property came on the market that looked perfect. Listed on I think Tuesday. We made an appointment to go see it Saturday (today), due to Honey's work schedule. Well, last night they accepted an offer for over listing price. Of course, it's the marijuana growers buying it, they're buying all the small acreage especially anything with water rights. We simply can not compete. This is the third or fourth property we've not even been able to view before it's pending. I don't think the growers even go look, they just put in the offer. I don't know. I feel like we're trapped in this crappy mobile that's falling apart.

I hate to think of moving, but I may look into central oregon property. Freaking growers can't grow outdoors there, the weather isn't right. So we may still be able to afford some land. I just really hate to move the kiddo. He's not exactly the most social person, and his little circle is pretty tight here. Plus, it's a great school.....and I don't know if I could deal with anymore mommyguilt right now.

But, one good think about living here is we have salmon! Echo got his first last night, I'll get pics up later. I made salmon patties (low carb) and fresh tomatoes. Talk about a perfect, local sourced dinner!

The whole pot thing has been one of the biggest adjustments for me - just getting used to everyone being so casually open about it, it's just mind blowing. I hadn't even thought about the issue of the land sales, that must be horribly frustrating to say the least. It's crappy!

On the upside, YAY salmon patties!!!! One of DD and I's favorite comfort food meals is salmon patties and cream macaroni............

Four months old is not a normal age for wry neck. It could be active mareks and there was some other thing they get that can have symptoms like that. Definitely quarantine her and watch the rest of the flock closely.

I went for a two mile walk this morning. I have been working on this for a year and have lost 10 pounds. My goal is to lose another 20 over this year. Heart disease is more common in my family with a bit of diabetes. I have no symptoms of that yet but am still watching for it.

Good point regarding the age, I had glossed right over that when reading the OP.

Way to go on the weight loss - good on you for being proactive regarding the family health history.

 

[Outpost JWB]

@ronott1. I read up on the issue with wry neck in older birds. It's apparently not uncommon, it's just more common for them to get it as a chick. I have my radar on for other diseases though. And she is separarated from the rest of the flock. Time will tell.

That is awesome about your weight loss. I have lost 10 lbs and kept it off since March. We lost a local preacher this week. He was 41 years old. Very good man. Didn't smoke, but was very heavy set. He had went to hospital previous week for treatment for cellulitis. They released him on a Friday & he died on Sunday. His situation along with Phil's and a few others have caused me this week to push harder to pull my weight back to healthy before it's too late. Walked 2 miles yesterday and 3 miles this morning. Years ago I dropped 25 lbs just walking. I need to work on my diet this time too, so I don't gain it all back. You all have a great day!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Slow and steady wins the race...... Keep up the good work and you'll be fine....

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 . I read up on the issue with wry neck in older birds. It's apparently not uncommon, it's just more common for them to get it as a chick. I have my radar on for other diseases though. And she is separarated from the rest of the flock. Time will tell.

That is awesome about your weight loss. I have lost 10 lbs and kept it off since March. We lost a local preacher this week. He was 41 years old. Very good man. Didn't smoke, but was very heavy set. He had went to hospital previous week for treatment for cellulitis. They released him on a Friday & he died on Sunday. His situation along with Phil's and a few others have caused me this week to push harder to pull my weight back to healthy before it's too late. Walked 2 miles yesterday and 3 miles this morning. Years ago I dropped 25 lbs just walking. I need to work on my diet this time too, so I don't gain it all back. You all have a great day!

I saw the pictures yesterday-That does look like wry neck. I have seen some posts and helped a friend from work whose chicken had wry neck. In those cases it was most likely from a brain injury. Silkies and other vaulted skull breeds are prone to it. The friend at work had the chicken fall off of the roost. Others on BYC had an aggressive rooster or hen peck them in the head. They did not always have vaulted skulls. The treatment is the same except you add a few grains of baby aspirin. not much and look for the amount from someone like @casportpony The good news is that chickens are one of the few creatures that can re grow brain cells so she should be fine in a couple more days.

Weight loss is extremely dismal for us. Over 95% that lose a lot of weight on diets that cut out a food group or severely restricts calories fails within a short time of adding the cut food group or adding calories, back in. From what I have seen from study results, focusing on adding to your diet is the best way. Add in home made whole grain breads and do not ever buy baked goods from the store. Add in vegetables and fruit each day.

What happens is that we fill up on the good for us food and naturally eat less of the bad for us food. Weight loss should be very slow and represent life style changes not restricting our diet. The studies show much better long term success with this.

One example is the heart diet from the heart association. Another example of adding, and it is in this diet, is to add potassium to the diet. Too much salt is not really the problem; it is not enough potassium. cutting salt does not add potassium and so we remain deficient in it.

Good job on working on your health!

 

[donrae]

So maybe we'll segue this into a weight loss support thread

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I've been on the ultra low carb for a week and am down 6lbs. Not all "true" weight loss, as I was also out of my diuretic for a few days before I started. But, I'll take anything at this point! I'm still having a hard time with cravings. Not sure if I'm in ketosis yet, usually when I am, the cravings go way down. Thankfully, I don't get too tired of eggs, and I have meat in the freezer that needs to be used before the current pigs get butchered. I'm basically keeping the crockpot running day and night, so there's always meat available for The Locusts and Honey. What I'm wanting now is a huge Taco Salad, I guess we've been a little short on veggies lately. Sounds like dinner!

OGM--I didn't think about how the legal pot must seem to folks who move here. I do find it funny, though, talking to folks who never leave town and drive outside the city limits--when they do, they're amazed at all the fences and farms that are growing. I'm thinking..."Where did you all think all this legal weed was going to come from? The Weed Fairy? Nope, it's got to be grown somewhere" and apparently my little town's slogan "It's The Climate" means "We're the Perfect Place to Grow Pot".

 

[ronott1]

So maybe we'll segue this into a weight loss support thread

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I've been on the ultra low carb for a week and am down 6lbs. Not all "true" weight loss, as I was also out of my diuretic for a few days before I started. But, I'll take anything at this point! I'm still having a hard time with cravings. Not sure if I'm in ketosis yet, usually when I am, the cravings go way down. Thankfully, I don't get too tired of eggs, and I have meat in the freezer that needs to be used before the current pigs get butchered. I'm basically keeping the crockpot running day and night, so there's always meat available for The Locusts and Honey. What I'm wanting now is a huge Taco Salad, I guess we've been a little short on veggies lately. Sounds like dinner!

OGM--I didn't think about how the legal pot must seem to folks who move here. I do find it funny, though, talking to folks who never leave town and drive outside the city limits--when they do, they're amazed at all the fences and farms that are growing. I'm thinking..."Where did you all think all this legal weed was going to come from? The Weed Fairy? Nope, it's got to be grown somewhere" and apparently my little town's slogan "It's The Climate" means "We're the Perfect Place to Grow Pot".

We are voting to legalize pot for recreational use her in California this November. Indications are that it will pass.

I though it was strange that there was an article about coming up with new rules for Medical pot--will that be needed if it is legal for recreational use? Seems like a wast of time but who knows?

Weight loss support is great!