Tag: wildfire smoke

Daily Food Diary – Day 221 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

Today is Day 221 of my Daily Food Diary.  ☺️

Today is another  high risk smoke day, so another indoor day.  I had hoped to spend some time walking Molly, puttering around our yard, and reading in our gazebo.  Apparently,  that is not going to happen. 

It is amazing how suddenly we went from, hot, summer days to spending days on end trapped indoors to escape wildfire smoke.  I know we are far from alone in this and much better off than those living in fire zones.  Still, it is frustrating for those of us dealing with chronic lung disease and  environmental allergies.

I miss sunny summer days!

Souris, Manitoba
Wascana Trails outside Regina
Candy Cane Park at Wascana Lake

Daily Food Diary – Day 221

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1) plain paratha (240)

(1) tbsp peanut butter (105)

(1) tablespoon raspberry jam (red) (50)

Lunch:

(1) c beef/vegetable stir-fry (brown, red, green, orange, white) (100)

Snack:

(48) oz water

(1) 355 A & W Root beer (170)

Supper:

(2) c homemade beef, barley, vegetable soup (brown, white, red, orange, green) (250)

(2) cheese biscuits (302)

(2) tsp butter (69)

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! 😊💗

Daily Food Diary – Day 208 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

This is Day 208 of my Daily Food Diary! 🌹

Yesterday, I posted that I was going to start running today.  I always try to keep my word,  and this time (as usual) I did so!  I went for a run in the park.  I did not  run far and I did not run fast… But I did RUN.

It is rather smokey today, but it did not bother me as much as the patch that drifted through last week.  I am sure the species of trees that are burning makes a difference.  Some species, like Birch, are always more of an issue for me.

Despite the smoke, I finished my little run, none the worse for wear – except my left hand ring finger is sore and swollen.

Bizarre!  Dan figures I must have caught it on Molly’s chain when I was leading her.  🤔

Sore finger or not, today is Monday so it is back to doing my morning aerobics and it is a day for weights and cardio. 

Daily Food Diary – Day 208

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1) Sourdough bun (259)

(1 1/2) tsp butter (51)

(2) eggs (160)

(1 1/2) oz ham (67)

(2) green onions (16)

Supper:

(1) medium salad (130)

(2) sticks chicken souvlaki (180)

(2) tbsp French Dressing (146)

(2) tbsp dried fried onion (33)

(2) tsp sunflower seeds (33)

(1) PC caramel toffee cake (1050)

(60) oz water

Total net calories: 2055

Net calorie goal: 1222 – 2055 = 833 over 👎

* Highlighted items contain significant collagen or significantly  contribute to the production of collagen

That’s it for today.  Take care and have a great day! ❤️🌞

Daily Food Diary – Day 204 of 365

by annemariedemyen, posted in 2025, Health and Fitness

It is 204 Days since I started my Daily Food Diary.

While I am counting the calories that I consume each day, losing weight is not my sole or main  goal. 

I am doing this in an attempt to eat better, not necessarily less.  I have cut some foods out of my diet, added others, and tweaked a few.    This week, I had a craving for chocolate chip cookies.   Switching out the normally  processed white flour for almond flour, using dark chocolate chips and adding chopped walnuts all helped to make them a bit more nutritious – and didn’t hurt the taste any.

Other than baking (way too many) nutritionally improved  cookies,  my week hasn’t been going too bad – but it is definitely not one of my best.

Our weather has been cool, our  HUMIDITY  high, and we have poor air quality due to smoke from northern wildfires.   The humidity does nothing for my respiratory system and the smoke (which I am allergic to) destroys it. 

I have been managing… Taking my meds, clearing my lungs and sinuses,  doing my aerobics and weight & cardio exercises, watching my diet, keeping active, managing my stress … and avoiding outside air (as much as possible). 

But my lungs are struggling and I am booked for my annual pulmonary function test tomorrow.   I cannot see this going  well.

Am I the only one who is mortified at the thought of  failing a health test?   🤦

Daily Food Diary – Day 204

Breakfast:

(1) c coffee (2)

(1/2) grapefruit (39)

(1/2) tsp. Sugar (8)

(2) crumpets (160)

(2) tsp butter (34)

(1) tbsp raspberry jam (50)

Lunch:

(1/2) c potato salad (236)

(1/4) c radishes (5)

(1/4) c green onions (10)

(1 1/2) oz Piller’s Ham (43)

(5) Hint of Lime tortilla chips (125)

(2) Almond flour chocolate chip cookies (100)

(48) oz water

Supper:

(1 1/2) servings nachos – tortilla chips, ground turkey, red pepper, green onion, hot pepper, black olives, shredded marble cheese, salsa (657)

Total net calories: 1188

Net calories goal: 1229 – 1188 = 40 under 👍

* Highlighted items contain significant collagen or significant contribute to the production of collagen

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