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I cannot believe it's already Wed. This week is speeding by. I believe I will finish with all these apples today. I'm making my last batch of applesauce and then will make jelly out of the juice I have left. Peaches are so much easier than apples. LOL
I finally have the plans for our house finished. The house we are buying is very small and while it is sturdy, it needs a lot of work. We decided to add a 1000 sq feet to the existing structure. Last night, I finally figured out how I want the kitchen, dining room, and living room to look. I even added the cabinet space and all the appliances and windows, shelves, etc. I am not good at drawing nor math so it has taken me weeks to get this finished. One of my former students, who is an architect has given me tutorials on how to draw to scale and how to use symbols and such but it's still hard. But, it's done. Yeah! We close next week, I think and we have people on stand bye to start tearing down and building up. LOL
B: 1/2 cup of scrambled egg
L: Shrimp and carrots
D: Trout...
Snacks: some apple slices.
Ladies....what's up?
love love kimchi and i grew up eating cabbage and sauerkraut.. but post op RNY - I developed or it got worse - IBS - and any cabbage - fermented or no, raw , cooked or anything in between .. with digestive enzyme added.. etc etc... (in 6 years I tried it all) - causes so much cramps and pain that I gave up.. one serving of cabbage can aggravate my IBS for a few days or even a week..
I discovered Kombucha drink - and so far so good. My gut loves it...and for now - it works great.
I am "canning " my soups, sauces, etc.. or freeze them. Simple "canning" that will hold the food "fresh" for 2-3 week is to pour hot soup/ stew/sauce in a very clean jar almost to the rim - then turn it upside down... that will "seal" the things inside... The very clean jar and piping hot liquid is the key....
good luck with the DH..I know Crohn's is not a joke...
I used to love knitting and crochet... one day..maybe..
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Kathy,
Don't beat yourself up over binging. Think of the week of following the plan and only one night of binging.
Retirement is nice and I am keeping busy. I think once we get moved into the house and start working on it, I will be happy that I am retired. LOL....really, life is good.
I would totally dig a weekend in Tahoe doing crafts. Enjoy the wonderful weekend with fellow crafters and maybe next year, I'll join you.
Yvonne,
Have you ever made the peanut butter protein powder balls? I use to make them with cashew butter and they were delicious and have even baked them.
I agree with you about the rudeness of a maintenance man at 8:15....totally wrong.
I am so thankful that I am so lactose intolerant and have been my entire life. While I can eat a little cheese here and there and about a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, anything else causes me hours of pain, nausea, and vomitting. But, if I weren't so intolerant, I would be a total addict. I remember when I was in elementary school, my teacher made me drink a bottle of milk, and I kept telling her I was allergic and she said, no, you don't like it and I said, no, I'm allergic and she made me drink it and the ***** stood there while I drank it....all I could think about was the cramping and diarrhea I was going to get afterwards and then, all of a sudden, I felt the nausea and I tried to get up to run to the bathroom, she made me sit back down, and yep, I threw up all that milk and my lunch all over her pointed red shoes.....totally thought she was going to slap me.
Hala,
I love canning and lately have been really getting into fermenting. I read an article about damages to our digestive system as a result of all the preservatives in our food and since my husband has crohns disease, I look at all options for improving his digestive health. Anyway, I have a crock of kimchi fermenting now and I am going to start another crock of kraut.....
I can a lot of vegetable soup and different dried beans and peas.....then I merely open them and heat and serve. All day today, I've cooked and canned apple butter, apple sauce, and green tomato relish.....I just finished cleaning the kitchen so I can get up and get the rest of the apples canned. I will probably end up with 20 quarts of canned apples on top of all the apple butter and apple sauce. I've got two quarts of juice that I guess I'll make jelly for the kids.
Now that I'm retired, I absolutely look for work....isn't that crazy. I cannot wait until we close on our little house and can get in there and build on and get my craft room established so I can sew, quilt, crotchet, and weave without moving crap around.
Looks like DH has picked out another WWII movie....lovely. I can hardly wait.
Sunflower seeds are so easy to get addicted too....I love to play with my food so anything that requires cracking, picking, or pulling is right up my alley.
I am still here- reading - I don't feel like i have anything interesting to post....
I wish I could retire...maybe one day...
MY IBS is acting up last few days... but i am really tired of chicken... great idea about the fish. I would need to cook more because my cats love when I cook fish and one of them is so spoiled - and very assertive to get what he wants...-that he does not take no for an answer... The other would just sit quietly and stare at me.. not sure what is worse.
I started sprouting my raw seeds and beside cooked chicken - roasted or sprouted nuts (some , not all) do not bother me - and sometimes - even settle nausea.
sunflower seeds are now my "crack" .
I need to exercise more...Started walking... 45 min at a time.. wonder how long my stamina would last... With my adrenal insufficiency - exercise requires a lot of planning... and taking extra cortisol.. and.. and.. ugh..
I do love my pressure cooker - Instant Pot - yesterday I cooked 3 dishes... enough for 8- 10 servings each. First time I made stuffed peppers. My guy had his stuffed with meat, rice and cheese, mine - I chopped some celery and carrots in small squares and mixed that with my meat. Very tasty.. Definitely something I will be making more of...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
when I was in my losing state - I used to have "cheat meal" when I allowed myself to eat anything and everything I wanted. even if that was M&M or bread..or cheesecake (the last one - I got so sick - dumped so badly - I lost 5 lbs in less than 12 hours - I don;t recommend that) and I still lost 100 lbs in less than 10 months.
even now - i have "anything goes " meal or a day...some things may make me very ill- so I may have a bite or 2; but I can eat a lot of carbs in a whole day..(my re-carb day) .
maybe your body needed recarbing? and it in a way forced you to do that? ..
BTW: I could not have cheese filled or PB filled pretzels in a house or at work and not eat them... I don't buy them.. I am glad my guy does not ask for them... and no kids - so I have no excuse to buy any of those...
Good luck...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Hi All:
Seriously Warm day here, think going to be next to last before temps take serious Fall dive. Was hot, doing errands at Mall after mammograms at cancer clinic, passed in front of ice cream store, decided on 2 ball cone (strawberry and chocolate).
Why will I not learn? In the immediatenfew years after RnY, could eat ice cream no problemo. Last couple of years, I feel sickish when I do, is as though RnY side effects re sugar are catching up...so why do I do this to myself?
Earlier in the summer, craved a DQ soft serve chocolate dip, so ordered a Medium when should have gone with Small! Felt so sick afterwards...Today 2 balls at Laura Secord, comes with choc truffle on top....should have gone with one and would have been only half as sick...I AM AN IDIOT.
Summer will soon be gone and colder weather here. No more ice cream!
j
