Today was a bad brain day. And a high pain day. I didn't let it get me down too much. I overslept by half an hour, and woke the Mr. for his morning meds. He hadn't slept and was not feeling well. Church was out this morning. Jesus was still in, but church was out. So I gave him some time to sleep, and grabbed my coffee and Bible and strolled out to the garden. The mornings are lovely these days. I wish so much they could stay this way. I sat in my chair and sipped my coffee and had conversation with the Lord and then came in to make breakfast and to dial into the church I attend online when I can't go in person. This morning I decided I was tired of scrambled eggs, so instead I made an omelette. Still doing great on sticking to no sugar, no soy. And I found another pair of compression pants I had forgotten about. I feel lighter, overall, and was elated when I stepped on the scale and saw that I have indeed lost three pounds. Since I have been stuck at the same weight for a long time, this is a big deal. Will I keep it up? We will see tomorrow. I desperately hope so, and at the same time, I have been crushed so many times, I am almost afraid to hope, that this time it will work.
After we had church, I got to the housework, and let me say that housework in compression pants is no bueno. Not fun. There was a lot of huffing and puffing, and a lot of sweating about the kneecaps. Yes, I sweat on my knees. Trash out, floors vacuumed, both upstairs and down, bed made, clean sheets, dishes done, floor mopped, bathroom cleaned, plants watered.
I was tired. I honestly couldn't take the pants anymore. So I ditched them for some comfy shorts and fell asleep in my chair. I did turn on the new exercise machine for about five minutes. I sat in the chair and just put my legs on the vibrator and jiggled until I couldn't jiggle anymore. I have a feeling I might have wasted money on that machine. Not that it doesn't work. I just don't see myself really getting into this workout the way I thought I would.
As stated, bad brain day. I went to the store, painfully, and bought a few things. Then I left without half of them and had to go back. I reflected, as I got back in the car on my way back home for the second time, that going grocery shopping should not be such a pain. But it is. Walking, some days, is literally a put-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other chore.
On a good note, I tried the salad dressing and it was a big hit. The original recipe calls for 1 Tbsp of vinegar to 1/2 cup of cream, and then customize to your hearts content. He used rice wine vinegar, but said you could use any vinegar. I tried apple cider vinegar, and found that a Tbsp was too much for me. So I added more cream, making it almost a cup, and also added a couple
Tbsps of buttermilk. Then I crushed up some traditional crumbled Feta cheese, and added some dill, and garlic. I think this would work with just about anything. You could change up the traditional Feta for some of the Mediterranian Feta, or maybe Parmesan cheese, or just herbs.
I picked up some Almond flour, so I am thinking of making Keto pancakes, tomorrow. They will have to be syrupless, though. I have some peaches, so maybe I will make that peach jelly.
Here's hoping tomorrow will be less painful.
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