Daily Food Diary – Day 157 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

This is Day 157 of my Daily Food Diary. 🤩

It is hard to believe that in less than 157 short days, we went from this….

Walking around Waterfall Park with Molly

To this ….

Finished planting garden! ☺️

I am super happy about getting the garden in.  We have some yard maintenance left to do, but it will happen.

This year, I added more perennials to the garden… strawberries, asparagus, and rhubarb.  At this point, we are looking at what will work for our future selves –  what will be sustainable and maintainable.

I love spring, I love our yard, and I love working in the dirt and seeing it come to life .  But realistically, it is getting harder every year and we have to deal with.

My lungs are struggling to deal with what Mother Nature is handing out – especially these days.   Humid days, smokey days, dusty days… Fresh cut grass,  pollen and tree seeds. If it’s not one thing,  it is another. 

Notice tree seeds around the base of steps and by bricks.

After I finished the garden yesterday, I tackled the tree seeds.   Our neighbours on each side of us have one big beautiful tree each  (elm possibly).   In the spring, they shed millions (billions possibly) of seeds, which land in our yard – in every nook and cranny and creating drifts of allergenic plant life on our patios.   Besides the grief they cause my lungs, every seed that finds a speck of dirt will sprout.  By the time we see a sprout, it has roots a foot long – each one a battle to uproot. 

Yesterday, I dragged out the shop vac and vacuumed our patios and walkways….   (I  do the garden by hand).

Shop vacs are not my friend.  They do not follow, they come with long extension cords to trip over.  And best of all, much  like campfires – no matter where I am relative to a shop vac, the exhaust is in my face.  In this case,   the exhaust being fine dust and tree seed bits. 

The good news is I got the bulk of the little beggars.  The rest will ultimately hitch a ride on  our large  fluffy dog and come to live in our house – on floors and furniture and bedding. 

While I feel like I am about one bad day away from respiratory failure, I am doing fairly well.  My blood oxygen was 96 percent this morning.   By the time I clear my lungs, I will be ready to do my aerobics and get on with my day.  My rainy, humid day…😁

Daily Food Diary – Day 157

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1/2) grapefruit (39) (1 SVG)

(1/2) tsp sugar (8)

Lunch:

(1/2) c egg salad (118) (1/2 SVG)

(1) c Romaine lettuce (1/2 SVG)

(18) Onion & Garlic chips (232)

(60) oz water

Supper:

(12) oz carbonated water

(4) oz barbecue lean ground beef   (243)

(4) oz macaroni salad (258)

(1/2) tomato (11)

(1/2) c onions (30)

(1/2) c mushrooms (23)

(1) tbsp horseradish (7)

*** Total vegetables (1 SVG)

(1) serving Apple Crisp (227) (1 SVG)

Total net calories: 1092

Net calories goal: 1238 – 1092 = 146 under 👍

Total Fruits & Vegetables: 4 servings

Fruits & Vegetable goal: 7 servings

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! ☺️💕

13 thoughts on “Daily Food Diary – Day 157 of 365”

  1. That is a lot of tree seeds. I love spring too but the allergy reactions that come with it are not fun. I am thankful for medication that helps some. I am sorry it is getting harder to do what you love to do in your yard. Anne, I do believe that you and Dan must have the most beautiful yard in all of Canada. Everything is just gorgeous. Miss Molly is looking beautiful as always. I hope you have an amazing day.

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  2. I see what you’re up against with those tree seeds. Our challenge in this part of North Carolina is sweet gum trees. They produce thousands of gum balls and each ball releases lots of seeds. Fighting the gum sprouts is literally a daily battle in my yard… and I’m losing. It is a native tree, but it acts like an invasive. Enjoy your summer best you can.

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  3. Hubs has swept up many piles of those seeds from around our condo building yard. The other day, we could see them floating down in masses and it looked like snow! I sincerely hope the environment smartens up soon for you again, Anne … so you can breathe easier. 🤞

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  4. Oh that shop vac references! 💯% on point! For the 13 years I was working at the stables I could not WAIT to say good riddance to that damn shop vac! 🦵That’s my leg kicking it. 😂

    I love your garden and Miss Molly! 😍

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  5. Thank you, Mags! I have been using a Neti Pot and prescription nasal spray and Claritin. They help my eyes and sinuses but only so much with the coughing. Our yard is getting there since we retired but we have a ways to go – especially to be best in Canada. 😁 Molly says thank-you! Have a great day, Mags. 🌞🌹

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  9. Beautiful garden! But I hear you about the seeds! We have a huge Magnolia tree in our backyard and the amount of leaves and seeds it drops on a regular basis is insane! Also, we have a lot of pine trees where I live so the pollen is a huge issue in the spring. Though I’ve heard the big, visible pollen is not the stuff that aggravates allergies and breathing. Good luck with your garden! I hope it’s productive!

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  11. Wow, I’m sorry that the spring is so hard for you, Anne. Darn pollen and everything else! But you are getting things done, soldier on! You sure have a green thumb! 👍🏻😊

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  13. You are welcome, Anne, that is 100% truth! I had a good report from the eye doctir this morning, the floaty in my eye is “stable” and the lining of the eye is not damaged in the back, yay! I just don’t like seeing the darn floaty…

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