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Daily Food Diary – Day 129 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 129 days since I started my Daily Food Diary.  It is 9 days since I started tracking the  saturated fats that I consume each day, and yesterday was the 1st day that I met my daily saturated fats goal.  Whoo Hoo! 🌹

Yesterday was the second day of taking the extra medications that my respiratory specialist prescribed for me on Thursday.  They have already been kicking in – for better and worse.

The sinus spray seems to have been a good call.  I don’t know about doing it indefinitely.  I have to begin the process by using my Neti Pot to rinse my sinuses and then follow up with the spray.  I know people do a heck of a lot more to maintain their health, but seriously Everyday indefinitely! 🙄

The antibiotics hit me hard on the first dose, but they seem to have settled down and my lungs seem to be clearing up.

Yesterday, the Prednisone kicked in.  The side effects can range anywhere from lethargy, moodiness, to super hyper Good Year Bunny mode.  Yesterday, I went with Good Year Bunny Mode. 

I got in an intense aerobic workout, went for a walk with Dan & Molly – and hit the kitchen.

I had found that the baked beans I made a few days ago were a bit bland, so I called daughter Jen to see if she was up to splitting a roaster of Smoked Baked Beans for supper.  The brown beans we had left over called for – two large cans of kidney beans, two large onions, two pounds of bacon, two pounds of ground beef,  two cups of ketchup,  one cup of brown sugar, and a couple of tablespoons of liquid smoke.  Dan and I would have been eating beans for a month.

Jen was up for an easy supper, so I started that.  Then she called to say that her fiance  would appreciate Puffed Wheat Cake for dessert.  And… I couldn’t make Tanner Puffed Wheat Cake without sending Prim and Maddy  Rice Krispy Marshmallow Squares.  (The Puffed Wheat and marshmallows meant a quick jog to Freshco a few blocks from us).

Fortunately, Dan was home and chopped up the bacon and onions for the beans, washed  all the dishes, and packaged up the deserts.  I made it through the entire adventure without breaking the burn blisters on my hands from the muffin incident a few days ago.

By the time I went to bed, the Prednisone high was wearing down so after a couple of hours of Prednisone paranoia I did get a pretty decent sleep.

Only eight more days of antibiotics and Prednisone. 😊

Daily Food Diary – Day 129

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1) oatmeal bran apple muffin (164) (.6 grams)

(1) tsp butter (34) (2.3 grams)

Snacks:

(30) oz water

(1) c Lemon Ginger tea

(1) Mango (135)  (.1 gram)

Supper:

(1) Paratha (240) (1 gram)

(1 1/2) c Smoked baked beans (532) (7.9 grams)

Total net calories: 838

Net calorie goal: 1243 – 838 = 405 under 👍

Total saturated fats: 11.9 grams

Saturated fats goal:  <13.75 grams 👍

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

January 16th – Struggling

by annemariedemyen, posted in Canadian Meal Options

Well here we are, three or four days in and I still feel lousy. It feels like a month. There are two things I do spectacularly badly – traveling and being sickly. I don’t know what is worse – me being sick or Dan being around me when I am sick. Poor Dan. 🙄

Despite being in recuperation mode himself, Dan made supper last night. And did the dishes. 💞

Leftover roast beef, air fried potatoes, side salad, gravy and horseradish.

Supper was basic but very good – just what we needed. Dan is a very good cook, but his specialties run more to homemade soups, stews, steak and seafood, pasta…. We were not really up to anything that ambitious last night.

This morning, I dragged myself into the kitchen to make us each a Denver. I rather petered out half way through but it was doable.

For tonight, I am looking forward to French onion soup. If that doesn’t cure what ails me, nothing will.

I can’t imagine how people with chronic illness or pain, or terminal illness deal with it. When I was in hospital a few years ago, I couldn’t believe the strength and patience of my fellow patients. It was like I was the only one crying, whining, and bitching. 🙄 I even saw some of the other patients eating their ‘hospital food’ (Not to be confused with real food. 🍝).

Anyway, a special shout out today to anyone who is sick or suffering today. I hope you feel better soon. They say ‘”misery loves company” – I say “misery needs hope, and kindness, and aspirin”.

That is it for today. Take care and have a great day!