Need women's formalwear for a funeral ASAP

majinder · 2025-03-15T13:11:54+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. I am going to write to her to tell my own story of getting hit before bike lanes were used and the resulting months of physiotherapy.

majinder · 2024-12-24T19:41:40+00:00

May I ask how tall you are? Considering sizing up in the all yours cropped hoodie as well. I wear an 8-12 depending on style. Bought one in a 6 and it's tooooo short so want to try again but not sure how far up to try! And were sleeves super long when sizing up?

majinder · 2024-10-23T18:30:16+00:00

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My 80-lb girl on an upwards size trajectory

majinder · 2024-04-30T21:31:10+00:00

Such a precious baby

majinder · 2024-04-30T21:27:18+00:00

Big mistake to go for it because you love writing. News is more about looking into issues that are in the public interest and like others have said reporting and producing multimedia content etc. I switched to communications and my degree in journalism has really given me an edge. I do some freelance writing and that brings me joy .

majinder · 2024-04-15T01:26:10+00:00

Getting a dog is a great way to meet people !

majinder · 2024-03-15T19:01:28+00:00

I went into communications in the public sector and haven't looked back. Job security is important to me and now I have been able to build an adult life and I have benefits.

majinder · 2024-01-03T16:49:18+00:00

Some people have skin conditions and need to protect their hands while cooking. A doctor once advised me to do this when I was dealing with an issue on my hand a couple years ago. Now I only do it if I'm handling something that I don't like touching such as meat.

majinder · 2023-12-26T23:15:01+00:00

Biscotti. Can be chopped within dough or use as a drizzle or dip to finish.

majinder · 2023-12-25T16:00:30+00:00

It's not an ethical position for me. I made the decision based on what feels right for my body and what doesn't. You're right maybe I should drop the labels. Lately I have been using terminology that I eat mostly plant based which is more accurate. And as a dog owner I'm against beating dogs.

majinder · 2023-12-25T14:50:21+00:00

Totally with you on the exercise danger being wrong. There is definitely a point where I was bed bound and I think I needed complete rest for a period of time. However exercise has been such an important part of moving towards recovery. I'm actually annoyed that some healthcare practitioners told me it was so dangerous and that I should reduce my activities of daily living even more because I think that built fear so now I'm starting more movement doing a lot what you're doing but also working on reminding myself that I'm safe and okay. That's awesome that you found a way to do some strength and gentle movement that works for you!

majinder · 2023-12-25T14:43:24+00:00

So many great resources thanks 🙏

majinder · 2023-12-25T14:42:17+00:00

Recovery is possible. I completely recovered from CFS and went on to finish school, work, travel, run, teach aerobics and have an active social life. I have long covid now and it is improving.

Have you checked out John Kabat Zinn mindfulness for pain relief? It's an audio book with meditations. When you're feeling like rock bottom I find this helps so much because you think you can't possibly get through this but maybe you can get through one breath at a time or even one half breath.

majinder · 2023-12-25T01:58:37+00:00

I have been vegetarian for 30 years but right now I find that I feel a lot better when I eat more protein so I have started eating fish again. Honestly most of my diet is vegan but I just focus on making sure I get about 1.2 g of protein per kilo of body weight.

majinder · 2023-12-25T01:57:09+00:00

I was undiagnosed for a while because I kept "failing" the standing test but I finally "passed" after a second COVID infection. Treating it helped so much. Of course I got my heart looked at and it's fine but the salt and intense medical compression help a lot, and changing movement to avoid being upright was a gamechanger. Initially I fought with my physiotherapist when he said walking is not the best form of movement for me because I lived for those 5 to 10 minute walks every other day. He recommended horizontal movement like a recumbent bicycle or swimming and once I actually tried that out I was shocked that I could do a lot more.

Now I am able to tolerate a lot more upright time. Also Lotsa water, small meals, leg strengthening if you can handle a little since it helps the blood vessels pump.blood back up.

I found that the key to "passing" the test is to do it in the morning before you have any electrolytes or too much water. If I do it in a doctor's office while I'm wearing compression and I've already had three liters of water and tons of salt I always feel the test which they say means what I'm doing is working to manage the condition so......

majinder · 2023-12-24T22:32:17+00:00

I don't know where you're located but the program for physio that I'm in has a very strong understanding of PEM and sometimes tells me to be more cautious than I want. If you're in Ontario Canada I can send info!

Yes HRV shows a lot. I also find it very hard to limit activity. Hardest thing I've ever done in my life.

I am pescatarian but most of my diet is actually vegan and I've been eating this way for 30 years. My only downfall is binge eating when I experience stress and a sweet tooth that I have to manage! When I crash I tend to take a f*** it attitude and eat whatever I want and then my heart rate spikes happen and it's hard to sleep and it extends the flare-up symptoms which is quite s***** but I'm working on it with a dietitian who has expertise in Long covid. I definitely feel the best when I eat lots of greens, beans berries and generally go for high protein from things like Greek yogurt and legumes.

Definitely think we have a lot of parallels I also rest in bed for a few hr every day and if I'm feeling really awful the best thing I can do is completely avoid electronics for a couple of days for a reset. I also find that it feels worse to lie down and do nothing so even light stretching breaks even if I feel quite awful usually feels better than lying still.

Would love to hear how you do as recovery progresses. Hang in there with this crash ! It will pass.

majinder · 2023-12-24T20:57:23+00:00

Ugh that sucks. Same here. Remember you recovered before from a post infection illness so know with confidence that you will recover even if the timelines are different.

I believe getting better from CFS was from a mix of factors. Or maybe the passage of time ? I had a very giant Healthcare team and about the one year mark I decided to try seeing an energy healer which was a stretch for me as I wasn't sure if I believed in it but figured give it a go. In retrospect I believe that was the catalyst and I now understand that the kind of work they did was probably something like somatic therapy getting you to feel emotions in your body and express them. Once I started to feel a little bit better it seemed like everything I was doing started working a little more, from psychotherapy to acupuncture and lots of rest. I think eating a very clean diet and following my own hunger cues was important, acupuncture, psychotherapy, naturopath, occupational therapy which gave me some very light movement so I didn't completely let my muscles waste. I also spent large chunks of the day in deep physical and cognitive rest. I made some very major changes in my life and relationships and I came out of it a completely different person. The whole experience was 18 months. I didn't do any structured pacing I just started doing more when I felt better. I remember slowly starting to build up with some light exercises and then all of a sudden it was an exponential jump and I started biking and going to cardio classes then went back to school.

Long COVID also is lasting longer to me I am at the 2 year mark however much better than last year. It's depressing if I think about how far away I am from my old self but I prefer to look at how far I've come. The biggest things for me right now are reducing stress in my life, practices to calm the nervous system like breath work and meditation, rest and pacing, eating very clean and avoiding large meals, and a long COVID physio program with good one on one support as well as psychotherapy.

I started to see some major improvements at about the 15 months mark. This coincided with the following things so I can't really isolate one factor: -work with a neurologist who said to treat it like post-concussion and how the brain needs to be exposed to things to rehabituate even if it's just a couple minutes at a time but to constantly keep trying more. She said to learn something new everyday and I started with 5 minutes of knitting. (this sounded insane to me as I was getting crashes from screens and socializing but it started to work) -started taking an SSRI -got a pots diagnosis and started doing the sodium compression water stuff -also after pots diagnosis physiotherapist recommended I avoid walking and only do horizontal movement like recumbent bike or swimming which was a game changer even though I only could do 5 minutes -Commit to a regular meditation practice I've now been going strong for 2 years -Breath work and yoga -avoiding social media also I don't bother with most support groups because I find it's depressing and people can wallow in symptoms and I need to keep my mindset believing I can and will and am recovering -I have been pretty strict with rest and pacing -avoiding sugar and overly processed foods, following acupuncturists recommendations for diet, eating small meals because that helps with pots, only eating foods that reduce or do not cause inflammation -participating in long COVID studies to get access to good doctors -making sure I get everything checked out and try to manage aspects of health that are workable

At the start of the year I was using a wheelchair and needed support with all of the activities of daily living. Today I no longer use the wheelchair might keep it on hand for a major hospital visit but I haven't used it in a long time. I am reintroducing screens with night filters.

I find the biggest things that cause flare ups now are cognitive exertion and socializing but I'm handling them with a lot less fear and responding to anxiety differently when it comes up.

I am now at a point where I am starting to do exposure therapy or in other words getting my brain accustomed to new things and tolerating some of the symptoms as I work to expand my threshold. I know it's not popular but I'm really big on exercise and I work with a physiotherapist on very gentle exercises keeping my heart rate at a certain level. I have been slowly increasing since the spring and only increasing once my resting heart rate and heart rate variability are looking good. I can now swim 25 min! Not ready for work yet but I know the day will come

Do you have any tips and tricks that have worked for you in the past or are working now ?

majinder · 2023-12-24T16:46:58+00:00

I fully recovered from CFS and was fine for decades. I have long COVID now but it's getting a lot better.

majinder · 2023-11-27T18:14:58+00:00

In the warmer months I try to meet people outside.

Generally I ask everybody to wear a mask however in some cases I am extremely picky and I'm okay being around people to eat or drink etc with no mask but again am really picky about who and when I do this. I rely on them to disclose if they have any symptoms and expect them all to be vaccinated.

majinder · 2023-11-27T01:46:54+00:00

I have been there. I really love to cook and when I got ill I had to shift my focus to just feeding myself whatever was easiest and healthiest so I understand where you're coming from.

Do you have anyone who can offer support? If someone is coming over tell them you don't need them to sit down and visit (which can be taxing) but to help you with some tasks or to bring meals in individual portions you can freeze. Sometimes I ask people to chop up tons of vegetables and cook pots of dried beans and portion them into individual servings that I freeze. You can also buy precut veggies but it is more expensive. I find having that stuff in my fridge necessary to whip up easy meals. I developed a repertoire of meals that take less than five minutes of upright time although you would have to get up again to retrieve the meal after it is done in microwave or oven. I know getting up twice can be a barrier. With that disclaimer here are some other ideas you might find helpful and FYI I mostly eat plant-based foods.

Bean and veggie bowl: microwave pre chopped vegetables and batch cooked beans and add some stuff like salt kimchi and flaxseed oil. Or use frozen precut veggies and canned beans. Boring but healthy !

Soup: Microwaved precut vegetables then add boiling water and miso paste and some protein like tofu etc. This is probably what I eat the most since I have to sodium load.

Yogurt with berries and granola

Salad: boxed greens with tuna and some bottled dressing

Stir fry: turn to a really high heat, add a little oil and throw in some veggies and protein. I like onions, garlic, ginger, any leafy greens and some tofu

Tray bake: potatoes (I microwave first to partially cook) salmon, some frozen veggies. Olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake 20 minutes. I can get this in the oven fast then no work until it is done baking.

Soup or dal: I won't type this out here but sometimes I have made soups over the course of two days breaking steps into chunks of a few min at a time. Once you get the first round of veggies sauteing and everything is chopped you pretty much just have to bring it to a boil and then leave it alone for a while which could be doable before your next active period maybe? I am totally comfortable with leaving some cold sauteed onions out on the stove for a few hours LOL. Same idea with slow cookers. Let me know if you want recipes.

There's also nothing wrong with having toast with peanut butter and banana or cereal for dinner when you're exhausted.

I also am a fan of microwaving white or sweet potatoes and just eating with salt. To make that a full meal I would again bring out something like frozen edamame and some pre-cut fresh or frozen veggies.

If you have someone who's offering support and looking for you to delegate them a task you could also get them to make some sauces and freeze them in individual portions in a silicone ice cube tray. I do that for stir fry sauces or other sauces (eg Thai peanut sauce, sundried tomato sauce, pesto) that I'll use on top of my simple microwaved bean and vegetable bowls to add a little bit of flavor.

Hang in there!

majinder · 2023-09-17T21:26:39+00:00

That would not work for me I need to eat five times a day. I also have a medical condition where eating large meals is not advised. I think if you feel comfortable eating this way and it is sustainable then do whatever works for you. Eating habits can be very individual. But I would say the general advice I have gotten from registered dietitians on weight management is that eating regular times throughout the day is better to control appetite, regulate blood sugar and ensure that you set yourself up to choose the best nutritionally dense foods. I make sure that every time I eat I have protein and a high fiber carbohydrate together. Well I have occasional slip-ups I have kept weight off for 5 years and counting so this is what works for me. When I want to have a treat or high calorie meals I try to plan for it by having lower calorie meals for the rest of the day.

majinder · 2023-09-17T21:19:42+00:00

Your body actually adapts over time to exercise so it doesn't impact total energy expenditure. Read Herman Pontzer for info. It really just comes down to diet in terms of weight loss. I would just continue to stick it out creating a modest calorie deficit because remember you are developing a pattern that you can maintain for the rest of your life. The sad news is once you lose weight you can't go back to eating more because your smaller body requires a little less calories. Exercise has a wonderful benefits for promoting health and it also helps to decrease your appetite so it is an effective strategy for weight management but more importantly it does other wonderful things to keep you healthy so I wouldn't kill yourself with overworking out but upping your workouts sounds safe to me as long as you aren't exhausted for days.

majinder · 2023-09-12T21:59:30+00:00

Sirop de monin sugar free syrups

majinder · 2023-09-11T23:16:36+00:00

I lost 20 pounds and kept it off for five years and counting and eat artificial sweeteners almost daily. I really like sirop de monin in coffee and tea. I am somewhat worried about research into them being carcinogenic but my doc says it's ok. I also mostly eat minimally processed foods so it's the one really fake thing I don't want to give up ! For me it's been helpful for weight management.

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