This is also September 30th – mere hours away from October. It is beautiful out now, with a bit of wind, and forecast to reach 29 degrees Celsius (84 F). 👍
Dan went golfing a few days ago. The lack of leaves on the fairway was amazing for this time of year!
I am having a good if somewhat muddled day, but I have been for a walk with Dan and Molly. I have done my aerobics. I am ready to start some laundry as soon as I am done my blog. And the plan is to clean the inside of the Jeep and do thirty minutes on the treadmill before supper.
My plan yesterday, was to do my treadmill but I tweaked my back walking Molly in the morning. After Dan rubbed it with CBD cream, I felt so much better I fell asleep at 8 pm and basically slept through the night. At some point I got off my recliner and went to bed. 🙄
Daily Food Diary – Day 272
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1) granola bar (160)
Lunch:
(1/2) c beef broth (15)
Snacks:
(6) hint of lime tortilla chips (150)
(1) PC puffed wheat cake (226)
(48) oz water
Supper:
(2) servings pork fried rice (894)
(12) oz carbonated water
Total consumed calories: 1447
Total used calories: 445
(30) min aerobics (176)
(30) min light weights (73)
(30) min walk (53)
(30) min food prep & cooking (56)
(30) min yard and garden (88)
Total net calories: 1002
Net calories goal: 1229 – 1002 = 227 under 👍
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 😊❣️
A bit of color in Regent Park, but most of the leaves are still on the trees inthecity as well! 🤩
Today is also Monday. Yesterday, we had Prim and dog Sasha over for the afternoon and into a sleepover.
It is amazing how well Molly and Sasha get along. They are both big dogs, both females, and there is never a whiff of an issue. I don’t think I have ever heard Sasha bark, and when they are together, Molly is too chill to bark either. Sasha is like her support dog. 😂
Prim, who is thirteen, was likewise amazing. She made us all quesadillas for supper – including slicing the chicken breasts and vegetables and cooking them. She EVEN helped with dishes and kitchen cleanup after supper.
This morning she was up (without being called) at 6:30 so she could have breakfast and get home by 7:30 so do her morning chores, finish her homework, and feed Sasha and the cats BEFORE school. 🤗
Prim!
After cleaning up, we played three games of chess. I won the first, Prim won the second in three moves (with help from a friend she was on speaker phone with), and she won the third – all on her own. 👍
Daily Food Diary – Day 271
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(2) scrambled eggs (182)
(1 1/2) oz ham (43)
(1) tomato (22)
Snacks:
(6) Hint of Lime Chips (150)
(1) 355 ml RootBeer (170)
(1/2) chocolate/coconut brownies (74)
(48) oz water
Supper:
(1) lg quesadilla – 2 tortilla wraps, chicken breast, green onion, black olives, red pepper, jalapeno, banana pepper & taco sauce (713)
(1) butterscotch brownie (229)
Total consumed calories: 1585
Total used calories: 111
(1) hour food prep/cooking/cleanup (111)
Total net calories: 1474
Net calories goal: 1229 – 1474 = 245 over 👎
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💓🌞
Yesterday was a pretty good day in the life of. I did forget to do my weights after my aerobics and never did get back to them but that is okay. I will do them today, as well as my aerobics and treadmill.
I made the second of two cheesecakes I had planned to make this week. The first one was Blueberry, this one Amaretto, chocolate, and Skorr Bits.
We haven’t tasted it yet, but it looks doable.
Granddaughter Genie dropped by after work to pick up some baking. As usual, we enjoyed the visit and Molly was besides herself.
Today, I am making a large roaster of Smoked Beans to be divided between Jen & girls, Genie & Alec, and us.
It must be fall, I am enjoying my kitchen time. ☺️
Daily Food Diary – Day 269
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1) c Cheerios (147)
(1/4) c milk
Lunch:
(1/2) c chicken broth (5)
(1) c Apple crisp (227)
Supper:
(1 1/2) servings nachos w/minced turkey (870)
Total consumed calories: 1279
Total used calories: 287
(30) min. Aerobics (176)
(1) hour food prep/cooking/cleanup (111)
Total net calories: 992
Net calories goal: 1229 – 992 = 237 under
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💖🌞
Yesterday we had a busy and productive day. We got our garage reshingled. I can’t see it from our yard but apparently it looks fine and with four experienced roofers it was finished in four hours. Molly was relieved when they were gone. She was beside herself with anxiety while they were up there. 🤔
Back to her happy self 😊
Jennifer, Prim, and I got a bit of baking and a lot of visiting in yesterday. Jen is supposed to return this afternoon for another round
This morning Dan, Molly, and I went for our morning walk. That was uneventful.
When we got back, I sat down for a minute with my phone before starting this blog and then doing my aerobics and light weights.
I have no idea why, or where it came from, but I found myself going down some rabbit hole of a discussion regarding how today’s young mothers are much better parents and people than my generation was/is.
I remember when my eldest was about six months old and I felt likewise. I am grateful that we did not have Facebook to memorialize my naivety back in those days.
Like most parents since the beginning of time, I did my best. Trying to compare how I did compared to my parents or my children? I would win some, I would lose some. The world changes from one generation to another. Parenting must adapt, even though the basic premise and core values remain the same.
They survived and turned out well enough. Our family is, and always will be, a work in progress. As will theirs! 💞
Daily Food Diary – Day 266
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1) c Cheerios (147)
(1/4) c milk (28)
Snacks:
(10) Hint of Lime tortilla chips (250)
(1/2) c nacho cheese (160)
(2) tbsp salsa (8)
(3/4) c Maple Walnut Ice cream (225)
(10) hazelnuts (88)
(1) tbsp chocolate sauce (52)
(1) tmst caramel sauce (130)
Supper:
(3) c dinner salad (190)
(3) chicken drumsticks (300)
Total consumed calories: 1581
Total used calories: 509
(30) min. Aerobics (176)
(30) min. Walking (53)
(30) min. Treadmill (55)
(2) hrs cooking (222)
Total net calories: 1581
Net calories goal: 1229 – 1072 = 158 under 👍
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! ☺️💝
Today is Day 265 of my Daily Food Diary! 100 days to go and I will have completed a solid year without one miss! 😁🎈
We are having the roof of our garage reshingled today so I took Molly for her walk solo again. That went well so it was a boost for my confidence as well as hers.
I have yet to do my aerobics but that as well as time on the treadmill will happen today.
And.. This afternoon, daughter Jen is coming over to do some baking with me.
All things considered, I don’t have much time to blog this morning so I will just leave you with a bit of ‘Food for Thought’.
“It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.” – Rumi (my favourite quote ever)“This is a happy moment!” Thich Nhat Hanh in his book ‘No Mud, No Lotus’ (An unexpected random Sunday afternoon visit from Dan’s cousin from BC)“More harm is done not by the evil, but by the good who do nothing about it” – Martin Luther King (This rings so true to me. I have seen bad apples everywhere – law enforcement, court rooms, politics, schools, churches, hospitals…. I get it, but I have never understood how their good, competent, caring, decent coworkers, bosses, unions, etc. can support the rotten apples and ignore the pain of their victims.) “If you knew it all now, there would be no point to the rest of your life.” Nobody brilliant or famous, just something I said to Genie one day when we were having tea and discussing life. She keeps it on her list of favourite quotes so I had to include it. 🙂
Daily Food Diary – Day 265:
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1) c Light frosting Shreddies (170)
(1/4) c milk (28)
Lunch:
(6) Gyoza (200)
(3) oz riblets (148)
(1) PC Buttermilk chicken (120)
Snacks:
(48) oz water
(8) oz herbal lemon tea
Supper:
(1) pan pizza – tortilla wrap, pizza sauce, ham, pepperoni, onion, yellow pepper, mushrooms, black olives, shredded marble cheese (599)
Total consumed calories:1266
Total used calories: 390
(30) min walking (53)
(30) min Aerobics (176)
(30) min light weights (73)
(30) min yard/garden work (88)
Total net calories: 876
Net calories goal: 1229 – 876 = 353 under 👍
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💝😊
Today is also son Mark’s birthday. He lives across the city from us with his fiance and two young sons. I have not seen him in almost four years, but he is still and always will be my son – and of course I wish him well on his birthday (as well as every other day of the year 🎂💝).
This morning, I took Molly for a walk by myself, as Dan is taking advantage of our gorgeous weather to go golfing.
I came home to have a bowl of cereal and found that the only container of milk in our fridge had not been wrestled open. 🤬
On my first try, with my bare hands, I got that sucker open!
Every day since I started taking collagen, my strength is increasing, and I find myself easily doing things that I have not been able to do for decades (or ever). It is incredible!
Of course the most incredible thing is how much better my respiratory system is doing. I will always have asthma and multiple environmental allergies. But in general, my sinuses, throat, and lungs are feeling strong and clear. Much better than they have been for five years. 🤗
Daily Food Diary – Day 264
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(3) thin slices of bacon (87)
(2) eggs (160)
(2) potato patties (240)
(1) tsp butter (30)
(1) small tomato (22)
Snacks:
(1) c caramel corn (160)
(22) Doritos (153)
(48) oz water
Supper:
(12) oz carbonated water
(4) oz ribeye steak (280)
(1) c linguine (200)
(6) shrimp (74)
(3) tsp butter (103
(1/2) c mushrooms (8)
(2) Cloves garlic (4)
(1) tomato (22)
(5) slices cucumber (4)
Total consumed calories: 1549
Total used calories: 114
(30) min. Food prep/cooking/cleanup (56)
(30) min. Treadmill (59)
Total net calories: 1435
Net calorie goal: 1229 – 1549 = 205 over 👎
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day!
Today is Sunday and I am looking forward to a laid back day, much of which I intend to spend out in the gazebo reading and enjoying this beautiful, sunny, unseasonably warm day. 🌞💞
Yesterday was a fairly laid back day as well with a couple of notable exceptions.
Late in the evening, our granddaughters Maddy & Genie, stopped by for a quick visit and a little quality time with Molly.
They also dropped off a couple of candles that daughter Jen picked up for me at Superstore. They smell amazing!
The other notable moment for me was making a snack for Dan and I earlier in the day. Not only did I open the new uncracked jar of cheese with my bare hands, but I also tore open the bag of Hint of Lime tortilla chips likewise! 💪 Since I began taking collagen supplements, less than three months ago, I cannot believe the difference they have made. 😊💖
Daily Food Diary – Day 263
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1/2) grapefruit (39)
(1/2) tsp sugar (8)
(1) granola bar (160)
Snacks:
(12) Hint of Lime chips (300)
(1/2) c nacho cheese w/salsa (172)
(1/4) c peanuts (240)
(60) oz water
Supper:
(1 1/2) servings homemade Hamburger Helper (615)
Total calories consumed: 1536
Total calories used: 228
(30) min. Walking (53)
(30) min. Aerobics (176)
Total Net calories: 1308
Net calorie goal: 1229 – 1308 = 78 over 👍
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! ❤️😊
There is not a lot happening in our little corner of the world this morning.
We started the day with a nice walk around the neighborhood with Molly.
I didn’t really leave the yard dressed like this nor did I really want to slap somebody 🤦 – but this was a great photo of Molly.
Molly walked particularly well this morning despite crossing paths with several other dogs, including her old friend Ripple.
Molly & Ripple back in their dogpark days.
I am not anticipating anything happening for the rest of the day, but I am about to do my aerobic workout and then will buckle down to some Saturday cleaning. 🤷
Daily Food Diary – Day 262
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1/2) grapefruit (39)
(1/2) tsp sugar (8)
Lunch:
(1) sourdough bun (259)
(4) oz roast beef (251)
(2) tsp butter (68)
(2) tbsp horseradish (14)
(48) oz water
Supper:
(2) oz riblets (99)
(6) Gyoza (200)
(3) egg rolls (440)
(1) PC Buttermilk chicken (120)
(6) tempura shrimp (210)
(1) tbsp Gyoza sauce (15)
(1) tbsp seafood sauce (12)
(1) tbsp Dilly Dip (50)
(1) tbsp plum sauce (35)
Total calories consumed: 1809
Total calories used: 548
(30) min. Aerobics (176)
(30) min. Walking (53)
(20) min. Treadmill (35)
(30) min. Light weights (73)
(30) min garden/yard (88)
(30) min. Cooking (56)
(30) min. Cleaning (67)
Total net calories: 1261
Net calorie goal: 1229 – 1261 = 32over 👍
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💖☺️
Yesterday was a great day! I did a complete aerobics and light weight routine plus I did twenty minutes on the treadmill. We also had visits from Maddy and Genie & Alec!
Yesterday was also another day that my collagen supplements proved their worth. At suppertime I opened a new jar of horseradish and a new can of coffee with my bare hands! The coffee comes with a top seal that requires hand strength to grab the tab and pull the seal off. Until now, I have had to take a sharp knife and slice it off. Less than three months after starting Collagen Supplements I can easily remove it as directed.
After supper and twenty minutes on our treadmill, I did my lung clearing with my Aerobika device. I take deep breath in and blow out which engages a flutter valve that vibrates and loosens the mucus in my lungs. In two years, my best effort generally involves one to two breaths before I have a coughing fit and start choking up large amounts of mucus. (Sorry, I know that sounds gross). Anyway, it is a long messy process.
Last night, I did THREE sets of TEN deep breaths, coughing up a minute amount of mucus.
That is amazing!
I did cough up a bit of mucus when I went to bed, when I woke up at 4 AM and after I got up this morning. Absolutely NOTHING compared to what I have been dealing with for the past five to twenty years.
Purchased from Amazon for less than $30 cdn for a month’s worth.
For twenty years, I have been telling doctors that my biggest health issue (possibly a tie with my yeast intolerance) was a collagen issue. Every one of them told me collagen issues are nothing.
Three months ago, Martha from http://walkingchester.wordpress.com left a comment on one of my blogs telling me how much collagen supplements had improved her mobility and quality of life. I ordered my first bottle of Collagen Supplements that day and they have been more effective than I could possibly have hoped for (with zero side effects).
I could be upset, or sad for the quality time I have lost in my life, but I am not. I am just grateful to Martha for encouraging me to try Collagen Supplements.
And I just want to share my results going forward in hopes that others seeing my results will look into trying the collagen option for dealing with their stubborn chronic pain, weak muscle, general health issues that do not respond to typical treatments. Especially, as we age… Collagen deficiency becomes a real issue. 🧓🧑🦳
(* As with any supplement anyone with health or allergy issues must do their own due diligence.)
Daily Food Diary – Day 260
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(2) Eggo waffles (180)
(2) tsp butter (68)
(2) tbsp syrup (104)
(2) slices bacon (87)
Snacks:
(1) Asian pear (116)
(1/3) c mixed nuts (216)
(48) oz water
Supper:
(6) oz beef roast (376)
(1) c mashed potatoes (237)
(2) tsp butter (68)
(1/2) c gravy (50)
(1) c beets (75)
(2) tbsp horseradish (14)
Total consumed calories: 1593
Total used calories: 363
(30) min. Aerobics (176)
(30) min. Light weights (73)
(20) min. Treadmill (35)
(30) min. Food prep/cooking (56)
(30) min. Cleaning (67)
Total net calories: 1186
Net calories goal: 1229 – 1176 = 43 under 👍
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 😊❣️
Today is Day 259 of my Daily Food Diary. That is a full 37 WEEKS! 😊💞 I remember celebrating my first week in. I thought that was a major accomplishment at the time. 😂
I found a photo of my high school year book entry recently. (I have no idea why it is black and white. I am pretty sure color was a thing in 1973. 🤦)
Two things of note here:
It is funny how much I thought I knew when I graduated. 😂 I was so naive and clueless but I thought I knew myself and everything about the world around me.
And… I still have no idea where I am going or where I will end up (or what places this adventure will take me along the way). I do however, totally believe that I am on the right path. 👍
At seventy years old, I do not know everything, but I have stopped talking to plastic cows– so there is that!
I am feeling great this morning but Molly and Dan went walking without me due to another foggy morning. I will be doing my aerobics, weights, and treadmill – indoors, with the dehumidifier doing its magic.
Daily Food Diary – Day 259
Breakfast:
(1) c coffee (2)
(1) c Cheerios (147)
(1/4) c 2% milk (28)
Lunch:
(4) slices shaved turkey (60)
(1) medium tomato (22)
(12) Lightly salted Lay’s chips (160)
Snacks:
(1/3) c mixed nuts (216)
(1/2) c chicken broth (10)
(48) oz water
Supper:
(1) sm. Taco Time Mexi Fries (265)
(1)Taco Time Crisp Meat Burrito (428)
(2) Taco Time Hard Shell Tacos (520)
(1) 355 ml can RootBeer (170)
Total Calories consumed: 2028
Total calories used: 363
(30) min. Walk (53)
(30) min. Aerobics (176)
(1) hour house cleaning (135)
Total net calories: 1665
Net Calorie Goal: 1229 – 1665 = 435 over 👎
That’s it for today. Take careand have a great day! 💝🌞
Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie 