BlogHide Resteemsresteemedfitinfun (71)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoMy liquid diet and other ways to heal edemaI am on a liquid diet now. The reasons are many and all related to my current sickness and injuries I hope this diet will: help heal edema reduce bloat lessen the need to poop while…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoToday I shower gunk off my skinMy new edema strategy might be working. I am still at it with this edema nightmare, but there might be light at the end of the tunnel. I am still not walking and now it's been about 10 days. I…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoFighting edema symptoms and planning to winMy edema symptoms are still with me and I am trying to heal. These are some of today's details of what is happening and what I am doing about it. This would have been posted yesterday, but working…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoLooking back on Valentine's Days does not bring memoriesI do not recall any time I have celebrated Valentine's Day in my life. I know we exchanged cards in school events, but that is not really a personal thing. I have had a husband and various…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoToday I am healing and planning to travel soonToday is a bit of a hard one, sprinkled with hope and optimism. You can read about how I got injured in my recent post here: Recovering from my voyage in to Bangkok, and soon to leave .…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoTeaching little kids to ski is a great jobTeaching little kids to ski was the most rewarding job I have ever had. I already wrote a post for freewrite about it. That post summarizes how I got that cool job and the perks and great money…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoToday my natural remedy for edema was a big failI looked up how to stop the fluid leaking out of my legs to see if I could do anything myself. There are a lot of ideas. I tried. I failed. One part did seem to work a bit. I found the advice to…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoUpping my CCC game for the benefit of allI hold @team-ccc in great value on STEEM. I like the contests, the interaction, the prizes, and the great posts I see from others. I think this place is one of the best for new people when they…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoToday is a struggle I will overcomeToday I am having a very hard time with both edema and joint pain. My legs have fluid running out like rivers and all of my bones are on fire. In a few hours I can go to a pharmacy if I can make…fitinfunfood (66)in busy • 5 years agoWhat does CCC mean to me this week?CCC is a bit of a posting refuge for me this week. I have been sick for so long that it is hard to think what to do. I get up out of bed for an hour at a time, and sometimes go back to sleep with…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoColor a Creepy Clown for @qurator Monday Missions This week's Monday Mission by @qurator asks us to show off our coloring skills. Mine are non-existent, and this is the first time I have used MS paint in many a year. Here is my stab at improving…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-161155 • 5 years agoOatmeal is for winnersRecently I wrote a post with my recipe for savory instant oatmeal when you have no kitchen. I love oatmeal and try to keep it on hand. I’m not too fond of it sweet, but I love it the way I make…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoNasi Lemak done right in Malaysia. Yum!Nasi Lemak caused a stir in the Twitter-verse this week. A lady tweeted a photo of her admittedly awful looking offering from British Airways and made a dis at the whole idea of this meal:…fitinfunfood (66)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoPosting to CCC contests means better results for your STEEM workI've been on a mission to spread the word about ccc contests lately. I feel like these are some of the best places for new STEEMers to start posting to. The prizes are very good and you will get…fitinfunfood (66)in esteem • 5 years agoMy Favorite Childhood StoriesI don't remember anyone telling me stories when I was young. I was an early reader and and early writer and pretty much found my own stories. A story from my childhood is that my dad found me…fitinfunfood (66)in esteem • 5 years agoDo you need to eat something just because it is there?A few years before I lost weight, someone's dad came to a birthday party I held for my son. I had not thought of this man as fat before, but now he was very thin. He looked great and told me he had…fitinfunfood (66)in esteem • 5 years agoToday I might be the incredible shrinking womanToday was yet another day of rest for me, while praying this edema will finally heal. I am now taking a full dose of medicine each 18 hours and this is seeming to help drain some of the fluid out.…fitinfunfood (66)in esteem • 5 years agoBangkok Thailand Clouds at Sunset for TAKE A PICI called the photo above "Pink Fire" when I first saw it. I caught this sunset cloud off my balcony in Bangkok. This photo is not processed, and shows a color I never expected to see in the sky.…fitinfunfood (66)in esteem • 5 years agoCan mashed potatoes be part of a healthy diet?Potatoes are one of the "most sprayed" foods in the us, and if you are not getting organic, you should not be eating them. Potatoes have been on the Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen…fitinfunfood (66)in esteem • 5 years agoLooking back on mistakes and forward to improvementI went out and got more medicine for edema the other day, and have been out for the count since then. You can read about my epic journey at fitinfun . Now, three days later, I am just drinking…