It is 104 days since I started my Daily Food Diary. 🎊 These days are going by a lot quicker than I thought they would, but every day that I maintain my posting streak, I get a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. 😁
It is easy to maintain any practice once it becomes a habit – especially one that is tucked neatly between other established habits.
I try to have a relatively flexible routine in retirement, but my morning begins with a set pattern – one that is easy to build on. Dan and I get up, let Molly out and get her breakfast, let her in, and get our coffee. I sit down at the computer desk to take my inhalers and vitamins, and to read our local online newspaper, while Dan turns on the tv to watch the morning news.
This morning as I was flipping past the pages of provincial news and Canadian election news, I was half listening to the American news that Dan was watching. It occurred to me to wonder if the entire world was obsessed with politics.
Then I began to wonder if anyone reading my blog, thinks I am obsessed with my diet and my chronic lung issues – my asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, and apparently bronchiolitis that recently showed up on a CT scan.
For the record, I am not. My Daily Food Diary is something I am doing to help me to manage my lung issues. I also do aerobics, regular lung clearing and deep breathing exercises, clear my sinuses with a Neti Pot, get outside and walk, meditate, and get adequate sleep.
That might seem a bit much – but it really is not THAT much, especially since doing these things gives me the ability to forget about my lung issues and live a normal healthy life for the rest of the day.
That is what I am really obsessed about – my life. Spending time with Dan, and with Jen and her girls when they stop by for random visits. Spending time with Molly – brushing her, feeding her, cleaning up after her. Spending time in our yard, cleaning away the winter debris and preparing for spring planting.
Spending time chatting with friends and family and catching up on social media. Spending time cooking, cleaning, doing laundry and generally nurturing our little home. Spending time reading, paying bills, and managing our finances.
All in all, I have a good life. Making the most of it by taking care of my health is not an obsession – it is just time and effort well spent. 🤗
Daily Food Diary – Day 104
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2) (4.7 mg)
(2) eggs (160) (140 mg)
(1/2) tsp olive oil (20)
(1/3) c green onions (12)
(1 1/2) oz ham (54) (46.8 g)
(1/4) c red pepper (12) (1.5 mg)
(5) asparagus spears (16) (10.5 mg)
(1/8) tsp table salt (0) (291 mg)
(1/4) c shredded marble cheese (114) (175) (.1 g)
Snacks:
(1) c Licorice tea
(24) Lay’s Lightly Salted chips (134) (48 mg) (.5 g)
(36) oz water
Supper:
(4) oz Lean beef (251) (56.7 mg)
(7) oz Crinkle cut fries (280) (397 mg)
(6) tbsp gravy (30) (480 mg)
(1) c broccoli (60)
(2) tsp olive oil (79)
(2) tsp butter (69) (63.3 mg)
(1/8) tsp seasoning salt (190 mg)
(1) tbsp horseradish (45) (120 mg)
Total Net Calories: 1163
Calorie Goal: 1269 – 1163 = 96 under 👍
Total Sodium: 2024 mg
Sodium goal: 1500 to 2300 mg 👍
Total Processed Sugar: .6 grams
Processed sugar goal: 25 grams 👍
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💞☺️
Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie 