***Monday Bites, Vites & Exercites***

Hi guys,
Appreciate service members and vets today. Also, remember the spouses and families that make their service possible. Thank you. 

BITES: (DS Maintenance Mode)
B - 2 protein coffees (60g)
2nd B - bacon and egg
S - Fage Greek yogurt w/blueberries and protein coffee (30g)
S - peanuts
L - protein shake (30g)
S - wine, we're going winery hopping
S - a little leftover pork roast and mashed cauliflower
D - chef salad
S - 

VITES:
morning batch: done
4 calcium batches: done
evening batch: starting soon
​heme iron: pending

EXERCITES:
physical therapy on the shoulder

Aw, that's nice.  We had 2 minutes' silence on the plane home yesterday as we tend to do the nearest Sunday in the UK (we have special church services all around the country and they lay poppy wreaths in town/village squares).  The pilot made the announcement about the 2 minutes' silence and then he said 'thank you' at the end.

I quickly popped out in the rain to get my Subway chicken salad... I miss Tunisia and want it to be Friday already!! ;-)

B Protein shake	30
S Greek yogurt	18
L Chicken salad w cheese	30
S Protein shake	30
D Roast chicken	30
Protein:	138
F 72+
V All in (inc 6 calcium batches) night time iron, vit C, copper pending & strontium batch
E 15 minute walk

 

I think it's even more special in the UK where the Royal family members serve in a branch of the military and even the Queen during WWII. 

Try to persevere and have a reasonably good week. Looks like you're right back on the straight and narrow Bites wise.

Yes Brits are quite into poppies. Are poppies used as a symbol in the US? For example pretty much all news readers wear them in November in the run up to 11/11. All the Royal family each wear one in the run up too.

Poppies are given when a donation is made to a vets' charity - The Royal British Legion.

I think this is the first year I recall hearing of the poppy as a symbol. I've seen them posted today and yesterday and didn't make the connection. We put little American flags out everywhere and some towns have parades where Veterans of Foreign Wars march in formation. I'm going to Google the poppy tradition and see how it started.

Google says Americans use the poppy as a symbol for Memorial Day honoring America's war dead, which is in May. This is your Remembrance Day and the poppy is a symbol for your war dead. So we both use the poppy as a symbol to honor our war dead, just on different days. 

Gina,
Thank you for your service!!
Finally feel almost back to normal

B: bacon, protein shake
S: protein coffee
L: cheese, Apple
D: scrambled eggs, toast. (DH out late )

V: starting last batch
F: ok
E: work

Thanks, Gail. It was an honor to serve and I had a great career. 

I'm glad you're feeling better. You probably needed time and rest.

 

BF cottage cheese, plain yoghurt

snack: one egg scrambled with a bit of ham

L: leftover steak, salad

snacks: cucumber, handful of raw peanuts

Dinner: chicken drumsticks, broccoli, grilled tomato

 

Exercise: walk dog for 50 minutes

Vites: all done!