Tag: chronic lung issues

Daily Food Diary – Day 355 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

Today is Day 355 of my Daily Food Diary! 😄

There are 10 DAYS left of 2025 and 10 Days before I meet my goal of maintaining and posting my Daily Food Diary for a full year!

Being retired and somewhat of a homebody hermit, meeting my goal has not been that challenging, for the most part.

Trying to do my Daily Food Diary today, with a lap full of small dogs, is a little more challenging than usual this morning.

My WINS for the Day today:

1) Wrapping ALL of our Christmas gifts yesterday!  There are a few things about the Christmas Season that I really do enjoy.  Wrestling wrapping paper, ribbons, and tape is NOT one of them.  But, I am done for 2025 so YAY!

2) Son Dan & Family arrived safe and sound yesterday.  So good to see all of them, including Gabby, who is at the University of Alberta in Edmonton this year (working on completing her Psychology degree).

Gabby, Dan, Cason, Amanda, & Lucas!

3) A feel good yesterday and a great night sleep. (8 solid hours – slept like a rock!)

BONUS WIN – Maintaining peace and joy despite vacuum cleaner dying AND one perfectly aimed fling of Molly’s tail taking out a full can of rootbeer and sending rootbeer foam flying from the coffee table to the carpet, to the wood floor, to the sofa, to the wall, stool, desk, Cason, and Gabby. 

My Daily Food Diary WIN for the day..

Cutting back (significantly) on sugar this year.  For most, this would be a good thing, for me it is great! With multiple lung issues (asthma, bronchiectasis, and COPD) plus an allergy to yeast – sugar is a bad thing – and a big weakness of mine! Especially CAKE with frosting! This year cake was minimal. 👍💪😉

Daily Food Diary – Day 355

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(2) fried eggs (160)

(3) slices bacon (130)

(2) potato patties (240)

(4) slices tomato (11)

Snacks:

(1) butter tart (100)

(3) Oz red wine (75)

(48) Oz water

Supper:

(1) c Chicken Gumbo Soup (140)

(5) soda crackers (63)

(1) tortilla wrap (170)

(5) slices shaved Pillers ham (60)

(1 1/2) Oz marble cheese (170)

(1/4) sliced red onion (21)

Total consumed calories: 1342

Total used calories: 0

Total net calories: 1342

Net calories goal: 1208 – 1342 = 134 over 👎

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! 😁💓

Daily Food Diary – Day 292 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

Today is Day 292 of my Daily Food Diary! 🌟

We had a nice quiet weekend.  Husband Dan  was a bit under the weather, but he was back on his feet by the time Maddy was ready to be picked up from work yesterday.

Not her work uniform 😂

Like all the grands, Maddy enjoys her time with Grandpa.  When she called to ask if she could get a ride yesterday morning, she made an effort not to sound disappointed when I told her I would be picking her up.  But, when she called to say she was done work and ready to go, she did not do as well at hiding her excitement when I told her Grandpa was on his way. 😂

To be fair, Grandpa does take a quicker route, let’s her drive home, waits while she runs in to change, AND THEN let’s her drive over to her friend’s house, before he comes home.  🙄

Number 1 Grandpa 💖

Today starts a new week.  I have decided that Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be for aerobics and light weights (8 pounders!) and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday will be aerobics and treadmill.

Aerobics will always be a solid part of my daily workouts.  The routines that I do help to clear my lungs, are good for balance and flexibility.  Apparently, a lot of people with chronic lung disease cannot lift their arms over their heads.  While that was a struggle for me at one time, I have overcome it and plan to keep it that way.

Plus these routines are just a great way to start the day. 😁

Weights workouts – light or not,  are great at any age but more important than ever as we age.  They provide multiple benefits but helping us to maintain muscle strength and bone density is reason enough for me to keep doing them.

Time on the treadmill (and morning walks with Dan and Molly) are great for cardio vascular health and lung function – which is always my top priority. 

I only take one full day off a week (Sunday), but my favourite day of the week is still  Monday, when I  get back to my weekly workout routine.   😁

Daily Food Diary – Day 292

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(2) eggs (160)

(1) tsp butter (34)

(2) potato patties (240)

(2) slices bacon (87)

Snacks:

(36) oz water

(9) wine gums (158)

Supper:

(12) oz carbonated water

(9) chicken hot wing flats (383)

(1) Caesar salad (250)

Total consumed calories: 1336

Total used calories: 111

(1) hour food prep/cook (111)

Total net calories: 1225

Net calories goal: 1229-1225 = 4 under 👍

That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💝🤗