01 Thursday Apr 2021
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since the reminder in January that my eating habits had loosened up a bit too much, I’ve been eating less and much better…
I’ve also been reaching my step goal every day, even though it is not a huge goal…
I am walking a figure eight in the living and dining room, and sometimes on the deck… if I walk on the treadmill my hip gets really grumpy so I am not doing that just now…
looking forward to a better A1C result in April…
01 Friday Jan 2021
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appetizers, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, eating, family, lobster, memories, moments, Technology, truffle, widow
yesterday I had delicious snacks and dinner thanks to the kids in Ottawa…
early in the afternoon I started with some Prosecco popcorn, followed by sardines, olives, crackers and a bit of zucchini basil soup I prepared…
my supper consisted of beef bresaola, canned lobster, truffle potato chips and red peppers… it was a play on our usual New Year’s Eve dinner of steak and lobster…
then for dessert there were some delicious star shaped shortbread with a piece of chocolate in my holiday cracker…
of course, I couldn’t get the cracker to snap, as per usual…
throughout the day we chatted off and on and I focused on their time zone so that I could get to bed, lol…
ended the night with some sparkling wine and their voices…
25 Saturday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, dinner, drought, eating, food, lunch, memories, moments, uninterested, widow
for the last few days I haven’t been eating all that well…
not sure exactly why… there is food available, but I’ve been uninterested in eating it…
I’ve been kind of eating out of the fridge… had leftover spaghetti and meat sauce, made fried rice with leftover chicken, spinach and scrambled eggs…
last night I had bacon and mushrooms… it was a meal that we had when I was young… always on toast… I rarely have bread in the house, but last night I tossed some croutons in… it was a perfect addition;-)…
today I made a lovely wonton and mushroom soup for lunch, and roasted chicken with cauliflower, sweet and baby potatoes for supper…
hopefully I am over the eating drought…
14 Friday Dec 2018
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A1C, big girl pants, black currant, bonbons, careful, chocolate, doctor, eating, Soma Chocolatemaker, stricter, the Chocolate Lab, week, widow
been a week since the conversation with the doctor about my A1C and how I need to work to get it down a bit…
happily we both agreed that I can do this with more control of my diet and without meds…
I think it was just the day before that visit that I ordered a bunch of chocolate from Soma Chocolatemaker and it arrived this week, lol…
one of the things I ordered was this blackcurrant flavour that I fell in love with after one of the Easter treats from my daughter… trying to figure out how I can have some without messing up the stricter eating plan…
one thing I did do was start cutting my wonderful Advent bonbons into quarters and just having one of them each morning… it has made me focus on the bite and I’ve really enjoyed the flavour of each one…
today I took the extra pieces and shared them with my colleagues;-)… made everyone happy…
02 Wednesday May 2018
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feeling as though I haven’t been eating properly… so tonight I baked a chicken leg and thigh, with eggplant slices, and sweet potatoes… and made a cucumber and onion salad…
was rather pleased with myself… and it was very good…
after supper I peeked outside and saw this lovely sky…
not long before that the sky had been gray and rain had been falling… nice change…
very happy that a young friend had come by on Monday and raked the yard for me… still lots to do, including putting the six bags of leaves out for pick-up…
a bit of rain would certainly be good for the grass and the plants…
01 Thursday Feb 2018
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. soup, big girl pants, cookie, eating, Eggs Benedict, moondogs, photos, red lentil curry, widow
early this morning I took a few pictures of the moondogs… they were very cool…
there seemed to be a lot of eating for the remainder of the day, lol…
had Eggs Benedict for breakfast… a liver cleansing vegetable soup at lunch… red curry lentils over rice for supper… ended the meal with a homemade chocolate chip cookie that a friend recently brought me…
also very happy with the February picture on my Chihuly calendar… reminds me of the Citron Tree at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens;-)… that was a once-in-a-lifetime trip…
excellent day…
06 Wednesday Apr 2016
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big girl pants, chips, delight, eating, George, kind, moments, orchid, special, treats, Vietnamese shrimp rice rolls, widow
took some pictures of my newest orchid this morning… it is such a delight to gaze upon…
great way to start the day… beautiful flowers and photos…
a colleague was out for an errand and brought back a bag of chips… as it happened there weren’t any in my treat drawer… nice to have a few goodies available at all times, lol…
it was my lucky day because someone else brought me Vietnamese shrimp rice rolls... one of my all-time favourite things to eat…
came home and enjoyed them as a late afternoon snack while dinner was cooking…
I remember how my colleagues came to see me a few at a time during the days right after George died… they brought me many of my favourite things as well as their company… these rolls were one of the items they brought and were the first thing that I eventually ate… wasn’t eating or drinking at all for a number of days and when I finally felt able to get something, down the rolls were exactly what called to me… enjoyed them for a few days as I was trying to get my appetite back…
kind of giggled when they arrived today as I had just been thinking of them…
special moments… all in all, a delightful day…
26 Saturday Dec 2015
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this morning I wandered around and took a few pictures of the snow…
through the living room window… sun was shining… nice…
and from the dining room window… trees are very pretty…
my amaryllis is growing nicely, although no buds have started…
had a lazy day in my jammies watching tv, sleeping and eating…
seemed to be just the right thing to do…
13 Tuesday Oct 2015
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feel like I haven’t been as good as I should have about eating lately…
yesterday, besides a lovely turkey dinner, I ate three cookies, sigh…
took the rest of them to the office this morning so I wouldn’t be tempted to eat any more of them…
my new doctor has advised that he doesn’t want me to take any blood sugar readings, because they can cause additional stress… I wonder if it causes more stress for me when I don’t know what my levels are…
today I got back on track… had a smoothie for breakfast… with berries, yogurt and spinach…
doesn’t look that great, but tastes good and is healthy…
for lunch I had some salmon with wild rice, and fresh veggies…
for my supper I had turkey leftovers, with reheated mashed potatoes and cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and turnip… instead of gravy, I decided on stuffing…
been doing some research and have discovered that reheated potatoes have a resistant starch when consumed… also using Pro-Activ margarine which helps lower cholesterol…
hope I can stay on track…
12 Friday Jun 2015
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Banff, big girl pants, cd, eating, exercising, garden, poppy, stomach
was talking with someone recently about eating and exercise… they were noticing that eating and then going for a walk or doing any type of exercise is getting more difficult for them…
reminded me of when I really learned that lesson…
it was 2000 and I had travelled to Banff, Alberta to make a cd with a group of women from across Canada and the U.S… we had an amazing time… it was beautiful there, the studio was great, and the food was wonderful… we stayed midway up a mountain, walked, what felt like straight up, to get to the restaurant and then further up to the studio…
if we ate too much of the delicious food, we could barely make it up the hill to our destination… apparently your stomach needs to work after eating and your whole body is actively taking part in the process…
took us a while to figure it out and then we started to eat much smaller portions, lol… making the music was magical and something I will always remember…
this morning, after my smoothie, I walked around the garden, which, thankfully, is flat, and got a few pictures…
this is the last poppy with the sun shining through it…
this little sedge (I think) growing in the pond has a lovely “flower” on it…
and the morning glories are just peeking through the soil… hurrah:-)…
the garden is moving along nicely…
