Good News Minute

[Traela]

Ok, here's a thread to announce all the happy news that doesn't necessarily warrent an entire thread.

Here's mine:

After too many years of compromising, I now have 2 pairs of CUTE shoes that fit my wide-width feet!

[Sheelah]

Man, I know that feeling. Finally found some New Balance tennis shoes that my feet don't have to mold to fit, they are awesome

[MorningStar]

Woo hoo!!!! Good shoes are hard to find.

My good news: I finally cleaned and organized my front entry way. We have two large bulletin boards in the hallway now for organizing school papers and a coat rack hanging under one for backpacks, jackets, etc.

Oh - And I'm getting massage tonight!!!!!! I have an old gift card I've been meaning to use. I think I might get my hair cut too.

[Daniel]

My good news. I was called as ward executive secretary in the Bishopric. Although I am still EQ Prez I do not think I will be for much longer.

[MorningStar]

My good news. I was called as ward executive secretary in the Bishopric. Although I am still EQ Prez I do not think I will be for much longer.[/b]

Congratulations! My friend's husband loved that calling.

[havejoy]

My husbands cholesterol level came back at 147. Down from 280 over a 4 year period. They cut his statin drug in half last year and now are considering taking him off of it all together.

[rkfrates]

I'm not pregnant! (That's a good thing.) I have 6 kids: oldest 9 and youngest 10 months.

[MorningStar]

My husbands cholesterol level came back at 147. Down from 280 over a 4 year period. They cut his statin drug in half last year and now are considering taking him off of it all together. [/b]

Woo hoo!!!! That's great news! I should get my cholesterol checked.

I'm not pregnant! (That's a good thing.) I have 6 kids: oldest 9 and youngest 10 months.[/b]

Congratulations!

My husbands cholesterol level came back at 147. Down from 280 over a 4 year period. They cut his statin drug in half last year and now are considering taking him off of it all together. [/b]

Is your husband taking cinnamon for his high blood pressure? Don't laugh - it works. My brother consumes 1 tsp a day. Doesn't matter how you get it into you - cinnamon capsuls, on your cereal, in your pero/hot cocoa, herbal tea, etc. He buys the cheapest he can find and has it in his coffee (not a member). He is now off meds and consuming cinnamon daily and his cholesteral is low and level. Forgot what he told me it is - but his Dr and Nutritionist are thrilled with his results.

[havejoy]

Is your husband taking cinnamon for his high blood pressure? Don't laugh - it works. My brother consumes 1 tsp a day. Doesn't matter how you get it into you - cinnamon capsuls, on your cereal, in your pero/hot cocoa, herbal tea, etc. He buys the cheapest he can find and has it in his coffee (not a member). He is now off meds and consuming cinnamon daily and his cholesteral is low and level. Forgot what he told me it is - but his Dr and Nutritionist are thrilled with his results.[/b]

What happened is that 4 years ago I started feeding us a lot of oats, barley and soy. These are the 3 foods that are supposed to bring the bad cholesterol down while increasing the good cholesterol. I make a low-fat granola that has cinnamon in it and is sweetened with spenda. I cut the oil by 3/4ths. He eats this every morning.
We eat a barley soup that he really likes about once every two weeks. I started making meat loaf with oats instead of crackers as a filler.
The big thing is that my hubby likes to eat cookies and ice cream every night. I couldn't get him to stop and he was eating oreos and bluebell. I started making homemade cookies and got him switched over to low-fat frozen yogurt.
For the cookies I use spenda and then for each cup of flour in the recipe, I remove 4 TBSP. of the flour and replace it with 2 TBSP of powdered soy beans and 2 TBSP powdered milk. My cookies are high in protein and calcium.
I didn't realize the cinnamon could be so good for him too. I'll add more to the granola next time I make it. Thanks.