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It?s getting cool in the mornings!
Cozying up with flavored coffee lattes and too many bites of tempting pastry 
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Despite my best efforts at ? feasting my way through Manhattan ? 
I can SEE this new accountability is bearing results .
Yesterday I walked ( and gathered ) from 42 street to 59th then subwayed home only to walk two plus miles in Riverside Park.
Central Park, realistically is only an option if I either am willing to drag a wheeled bag behind me or stop stuffing my face 
temporarily.
Yesterday snack - Basa in zucchini sauce, pint vegetable soup- dinner - Rotisserie chicken breast w Asian sauces.
Midnite snack 1/2 a cro-nut ( gosh they?re fatty ! ) tea
B - Yemeni coffee latte , 1/2 Pret lentil- falafel sandwich and a cup of lemon chicken soup w fresh herbs. L and D tbd .
plans - a little gardening ( finishing up some containers and planting bulbs) then the grant seeking postponed yesterday. Hopefully also starting to file documents in my new rolling file cabinet and tidying .
Turns out I?m still coughing up green stuff a week and a half after the flu shot n Covid booster . Low energy still too. 
I'm 12 years out.
Mine got a bit better when I eliminated white flour, bread and pasta.
100% whole wheat causes no problem for me.
Thank goodness Devrom works for me!
Ozium or m9 will fix the air for you!
What did you enjoy the most ?
I wish I could have heard Dr. Now speak but as I live on the East coast and am just ?back to life? so to speak my days now consist of putting out fires ?till I drop, exhausted. 
Last nite I got home after eleven half falling asleep . Left two cold kitties on the terrace after they ran out and wouldn?t come immediately back cuz I fell asleep 
. Now I?m beating myself up for not unpacking the car at seven AM ? grrr 
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Food got weird last nite - I was in an Asian neighborhood so I stopped for Asian recipe ingredients- then saw a Wendy?s ( I like their chili) .
Their mobile app gave me a free bacon jr cheeseburger with it and a dollar frosty so I indulged ( only had a small meal at three pm till then) .Delicious but sat like a bowling ball in my stomach ( looked like one too lol) 
. Remind me to stick to salads .
Plans today - grant seeking document making/ organizing for such , orthopedic in morning ( maybe) chiropractor late afternoon. Wrestling with outdoor TV maker for technician visit ( won?t turn on) and outdoor chair purveyor who never sent my order. 
Spoke w my surgeon?s longtime office manager Saturday -she agreed to put me in their book and hopefully I?ll get a few free procedures for the participation.
I wish I had more pleasure in my life than gardening and eating ( and the occasional walk)!
Well opera/ symphony season is almost upon us - and there?s always Florida ( LONG LONG expensive 2 way drive though ) and scary PARENTS 
No Halloween scares needed here lol!
B- craving probiotics after that meal - ff yogurt w homemade fresh fruit n jam sauce, chai latte pastry bites
L - great lunch ! Lemon chicken soup w fresh parsley and cilantro, crabcake open sammy on toasted olive bread w butterhead lettuce fresh tomato slices and green salsa/cilantro/ fresh parsley lite mayo . Yemeni coffee latte small bites of pastry. Unfortunately too lazy/ tired to make much of an effort 
today - watching TV. Hoping to work on the inside of the house lol.. work on Something anyway ! 
D- if I return early enough will stir fry ginger scallion lobster , maybe make Tom Ka Gai ( Thai chicken soup ) and eggplant / yard long beans in Sechuan garlic sauce . All almost fat free 
except for a bit of healthy sesame oil.
Yep I?m a little tired and still coughing productively a week after the flu and Covid shots . Pretty much died after 3 PM gardening yesterday and took a bubble bath 
and snoozed . Didn?t even eat dinner except for a mug of soup and herbal tea latte .
Started the grass laying project though - aim to finish at least 2/3 of it on the main part of the terrace.
Its going to be fun planning and planting the permanent boxes - but they?re on a south facing hot brick wall . Water is ALWAYS an issue here ( can put in a self watering system in with a timer- just more work ) .
I need to plant desert conditions loving climbers here too ? I?m not sure roses buddleias reblooming irises and clematis, painted daisies and dahlias will work here due to the relentless sun beat down.
Trying large flowering jasmine as the climber out of desperation too - it?s a tropical which I try not to use up north but it can take the heat .
Even the morning glories I?m experimenting with are wilting here mid afternoon grrr . It?s a bit of a 35 foot long tough spot - unless you like thorny cactuses lol!
I?m assembling a panalapan ( a latticed open roof basically ) over the dining table so it can be used during the day . Wisteria , campsis and grapevines should shade it thoroughly and both flower and fruit . We?ll see ! 
Have to drive out to Long Island in the afternoon to shop at Walmart go to the library to prepare documents for tomorrow and trim back a huge hedge .
Monumental task as always ! Need to collect boat dock rent from two tenants too before they pull their boats without paying . Sometimes I feel like my life is such a mess lol!
B - uneaten three times heated chicken katsu from last night s prospective dinner . Sticky rice veg n peas and golden curry Japanese gravy . Chai tea latte .
Midnite snack confession -1/2 piece of Juniors lemon pound cake , tea . Yep I know it?s bad to eat late 
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L- Greek lemon chicken soup breaded fried chicken strips w katsu Japanese curry , three types salad ( Moroccan carrot, tabouleh, Israeli. Chai tea latte w piece pistachio baklava
D- something small like soup n tea .
snack - maybe bites of pastry though I?m getting bored with those - Cajun shrimp ****tail?s a better choice . Or fruit .
Finished my goal - 2/3 or 26 feet of ? grass ? cut and laid ( mostly- a little trimming left to do ) . Hoses and electrical cords are hidden underneath too 
. Here?s a pic !l
I hope to finish unpacking the giant ( and infernally heavy) desk , tidy and dishwash, replace an outdoor GFI plug whose failure?s preventing me from using the fountain and outdoor tv and lay some grass - a big but very rewarding job 
Oh and watering and repotting seemingly a million plants of course lol!
Laying the grass will let me make my big boxes permanent ( it?s all a container garden of course being on the ninth floor lol) - the bigger the better for less watering - but they get heavy , even immovable.
Cant wait to really complete my outdoor living room and little office !
Excercise and food - Last nite I ALMOST hiked home - just got tired in the end and jumped on a city bus for ten blocks or so . Also ate two small cannoli fillings , telling myself ? you can?t eat your way through New York while walking and expect to lose weight 
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Actually that?s not really true - at least for small bites . One the things I?ve always loved about the City is the built in exercise from walking. Most New Yorkers are mad foodies and skinny/ healthy.
B - coffee and chai tea lattes ,bites of pastry , olive bread . Maybe egg white ff cheddar cheese scramble .
L- Greek avgolemono ( with lemon) chicken soup w mixed veg n farro. Pollock in homemade ( ff) Thai green curry . Olives ( spicy green ones for a change ) Yemeni coffee latte n pastry bites .
D- tbd
So glad I took the time to bury compost and do three (! ) loads of dishes - I guess practically living at the courthouse since Monday and coming home late allowed the chaos to rule to the point even I was disgusted 
which btw is unfortunately very rare.
I don?t know whether it?s the ? artistic ? personality or just underestimating the time and effort to complete projects but I need to spend a lot more quality time fixing and maintaining my home . It?s beautiful when it?s organized and tidying IS a form of self -care .
Here are photos from walking Central Park at nite - I DO wish ( mebbe) that I had better plans for Fri nite lol. 
Good Morning! 
I had to unpack three cartloads of plants this morning and get dressed and subway to Housing Court by ten so I?m just posting now.
Yesterday?s food went off plan due to unforeseen UN General Assembly caused hours long traffic jams etc .
Honestly I didn?t properly remember an appointment either ? almost started hiking most of Central Park ( from 59 th street the Southern end ) to see the small botanical garden on the Upper East side and then get home ?. Would?ve been almost six miles I think.
Makes me happy that I?m well enough to do these things ! Food wise had a good day if off plan - brunch - green soup ( Yecch ! ) from Pret ( like a warmed up kale smoothie lol) half a ciabatta roll w ham n Gruyère cheese - D- bites of chicken w broccoli in car, snack crystallized ginger, half lemon tart w tea when I finally reached home and unpacked the car ( around 10:30 pm ) exhausted like pretty much every day grrr 
.Estimate 3.5 miles walking same as yesterday ( watch wasn?t charged)
Today - Yemeni coffee latte, fresh squeezed OJ ( what a difference! 
, bit of Chicken Parm. L, D tbd.
Grant seeking today - NOT my favorite activity but necessary.
Please feel free to reply with your own photos - I?m very much looking forward to getting to know Y?all!
Lunch/ early dinner was red lentil warm gazpacho chicken soup - the slightly cooked squash slivers tiny cucumber slices and wilted arugula ( added after off the heat ) made it delicious. Chicken meatballs in peanut sauce w roasted red peppers and wilted arugula. Elis olive bread - mostly the olives - for some reason I strongly prefer them in fresh bread rather than standing alone . My worms end up eating most of the bread though. I forgot - two slices of orange sauced baked sweet potato and some fresh beet salad in Thai basil vinaigrette.
Finished my chiropractic adjustment and now about to try that Central Park walk - since I'm starting at 42nd street annd eighth avenue it?ll be seven miles if I finish . According to my watch I?ve already walked five miles today so we?ll see 
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Exercise has to be fun is my rule - I'll go home if I'm not enjoying it . Works well for me in the long run .
Why not the chewables?
they are sweetened with an artificial sweetener ending in " itol" which, in itself, causes gas for some of us.
I'd love to be in a Zoom meeting with people who had the DS surgery for at least 15 plus years . I think we probably have some suggestions, stories, ideas and hints ( would love to hear other peoples suggestions on smelly gas lol) that have worked and face issues that only people into this journey with 15 plus years would have . Thoughts?
Ira
