Darn! Just lost the whole post for today. Hmmm. So, start over.
I feel very, very energetic, enthusiastic and happy to be alive.
No slips at all. When she is good, she is very, very good!
Energy.
The bundles of fat at my waistline are slowly getting smaller.
Optimistic and playful mood.
I'm loving this Whole30 Challenge. However, I don't have a lot to say. Perhaps tonight.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Day Eight
I've missed a couple of days blogging but not because I'm behind on the Whole30 Challenge. Stuff came up, I did not remember I should post until I'd already shut down the computer.
I haven't cheated. Not even by accident. Not the tiniest speck of sweetener of any kind has passed my lips since July 31. And not a single bit of dairy. I did weigh myself this morning and have lost five pounds. That infraction does not require that I start over with the Whole30 30 days.
I'm feeling great. More energy, more upbeat, my sense of humor is coming back. Pains in legs and hips have disappeared. Concentration is good. I think my thyroid medication is working better. I have blood tests Aug. 20 and see Dr. Kriss Aug. 30 to discuss the results.
The cooking is going well. It helps to have menus and a plan although the plans didn't go quite as I hoped. Next week will be better.
Life is good at the casa in the Johnson Lane area. I've lost a couple more trees (smaller ones) but am not certain if it's the dryness or that the irrigation lines aren't working as they should. I'm going to replace them with sumac bushes which grow to be enormous globular and beautiful shrubs and currants which provide berries for the birds.
We don't have as many birds on the property this year. I do have a few robins who resent my walking on my porch. It's how I get to and from the car so they have to put up with me. They walk around on the ground, ignoring the three cats (who don't seem to give a damn that there are fat birds damn near walking up to them to rub beak to nose) and nibble at the chokecherries and currants. The crab apples are just about ready to eat, the buffalo berries are close to peak sugar. It's a moveable feast here. I'm just sorry there aren't more feathered guys to enjoy it. The apple tree is loaded and I need to check to see if they are ripening. The quail go nuts for the ones on the ground and I think I remember some of the bigger birds showing up for the apples--mountain jays and magpies but I could be making that up so don't quote me.
I haven't cheated. Not even by accident. Not the tiniest speck of sweetener of any kind has passed my lips since July 31. And not a single bit of dairy. I did weigh myself this morning and have lost five pounds. That infraction does not require that I start over with the Whole30 30 days.
I'm feeling great. More energy, more upbeat, my sense of humor is coming back. Pains in legs and hips have disappeared. Concentration is good. I think my thyroid medication is working better. I have blood tests Aug. 20 and see Dr. Kriss Aug. 30 to discuss the results.
The cooking is going well. It helps to have menus and a plan although the plans didn't go quite as I hoped. Next week will be better.
Life is good at the casa in the Johnson Lane area. I've lost a couple more trees (smaller ones) but am not certain if it's the dryness or that the irrigation lines aren't working as they should. I'm going to replace them with sumac bushes which grow to be enormous globular and beautiful shrubs and currants which provide berries for the birds.
We don't have as many birds on the property this year. I do have a few robins who resent my walking on my porch. It's how I get to and from the car so they have to put up with me. They walk around on the ground, ignoring the three cats (who don't seem to give a damn that there are fat birds damn near walking up to them to rub beak to nose) and nibble at the chokecherries and currants. The crab apples are just about ready to eat, the buffalo berries are close to peak sugar. It's a moveable feast here. I'm just sorry there aren't more feathered guys to enjoy it. The apple tree is loaded and I need to check to see if they are ripening. The quail go nuts for the ones on the ground and I think I remember some of the bigger birds showing up for the apples--mountain jays and magpies but I could be making that up so don't quote me.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Day Five
A very good day today. Very early this morning I could tell that things were better. I was energetic and awake. First time since July 31.
Had a lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs--Mary's fresh eggs from her coddled chickens, yolks a bright orange--and sliced tomato. Missed lunch--a Whole30 no no but not bad enough to have me start the 30 days from the beginning. Sugar or dairy would, however.
For dinner I sliced three chicken breasts for stir fry with onions and mushrooms. Quite good, if I do say so and plenty of leftovers for a couple of lunches this week. Tomorrow morning I start the beef stew in the crockpot. A couple of dinners and lunches there.
It's 9:07 p.m., I'm nodding off over the computer keyboard, so I'm going to bed.
Slept better last night but not enough hours (5). Perhaps I can change that tonight.
Had a lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs--Mary's fresh eggs from her coddled chickens, yolks a bright orange--and sliced tomato. Missed lunch--a Whole30 no no but not bad enough to have me start the 30 days from the beginning. Sugar or dairy would, however.
For dinner I sliced three chicken breasts for stir fry with onions and mushrooms. Quite good, if I do say so and plenty of leftovers for a couple of lunches this week. Tomorrow morning I start the beef stew in the crockpot. A couple of dinners and lunches there.
It's 9:07 p.m., I'm nodding off over the computer keyboard, so I'm going to bed.
Slept better last night but not enough hours (5). Perhaps I can change that tonight.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Day Three
Didn't sleep well because of the full moon and in spite of that I had a good day. Breakfast and lunch were ordinary but dinner was tasty. I cooked up Esther's chard with some bacon, then threw in leftover pork roast chopped up. Sliced a tomato.
Fasting blood sugar levels have been fantastic, in the 70s and 80s.
Tomorrow I'm going to start exercising.
Fasting blood sugar levels have been fantastic, in the 70s and 80s.
Tomorrow I'm going to start exercising.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Bedtime
Finally, I can go to bed. I'm feeling stiff, sore, I have a headache and I made it! Had a big salad for dinner. Look forward to tomorrow.
Day Two morning
The brain fog is worse. This may be one of the days I need a keeper. Past experience tells me that after day three things will get better.
The Whole30 folks are pretty tough. This is what they tell you if you whine about the 30 days being hard.
“It is not hard. Don’t you dare tell us this is hard. Quitting heroin is hard. Beating cancer is hard. Drinking your coffee black. Is. Not. Hard. You won’t get any coddling, and you won’t get any sympathy for your ‘struggles’.”
I agree with the sentiment and it's easier to give up coffee than drink it without cream so I've gone cold turkey and am not drinking coffee. However, I am allowing myself one cup (about 12 ounces) of white tea around 11:30 a.m.
The hard part for me is the amount of planning and cooking involved. More on that after I get my brain back from wherever it wandered to without coffee.
The Whole30 folks are pretty tough. This is what they tell you if you whine about the 30 days being hard.
“It is not hard. Don’t you dare tell us this is hard. Quitting heroin is hard. Beating cancer is hard. Drinking your coffee black. Is. Not. Hard. You won’t get any coddling, and you won’t get any sympathy for your ‘struggles’.”
I agree with the sentiment and it's easier to give up coffee than drink it without cream so I've gone cold turkey and am not drinking coffee. However, I am allowing myself one cup (about 12 ounces) of white tea around 11:30 a.m.
The hard part for me is the amount of planning and cooking involved. More on that after I get my brain back from wherever it wandered to without coffee.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Day One of Whole30
The only thing different about today is that I had no coffee because we are not allowed dairy and I would rather go without than drink black coffee. I did have a weak cup of white tea at noon. Because of the lack of caffeine my brain feels fogged and I'm very tired.
Spent no money today. I have a freezer full of meat, at least enough for half the month. Friday I will inventory pantry and freezer, then create a week's worth of menus. On Sunday I shall cook for the week.
It's 7:25 p.m. and I want to go to bed. Too early AND Bubba the Cat threw up in my bed while I was out today. I've torn the bed down but now I need to get the sheets washing and make the bed.
It was a good day and I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I have fresh eggs from Mary's beautiful chickens for breakfast tomorrow. Love those orange yolks.
Spent no money today. I have a freezer full of meat, at least enough for half the month. Friday I will inventory pantry and freezer, then create a week's worth of menus. On Sunday I shall cook for the week.
It's 7:25 p.m. and I want to go to bed. Too early AND Bubba the Cat threw up in my bed while I was out today. I've torn the bed down but now I need to get the sheets washing and make the bed.
It was a good day and I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I have fresh eggs from Mary's beautiful chickens for breakfast tomorrow. Love those orange yolks.
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