“Weighting” to Change a Lifestyle

When I had gone to my doctor, I had a good conversation with his nurse, Anne. We talked about dieting and counting calories. To look at Anne, you would never know that she counted calories once upon a time.She had clued me in upon what worked for her and one of her hacks that she let me know about was ice cream sandwiches.

Ice cream sandwiches?

She had my full and undivided attention.

Evidently, you would get two chocolate graham crackers. Ok, I thought:so far so good. Then you fill the cracker with whipped cream and stick it in the freezer. On the surface, this sounded like a good substitution.There is only one problem. When you first take them out of the freezer and hold it as you would an ice cream sandwich, they are no longer as large as an ice cream sandwich. You might as well just eat two graham crackers and touch the can of ReddiWhip to them. I would already have my 1 cup of fruit with some whipped cream on it. Don’t get me wrong.

I appreciate what Anne was sharing with me. It worked for her. Hacks are not universal. The ice cream sandwich might work for you. It didn’t for me.

The one thing you pick up, when trying to get back to a healthy lifestyle, is that you do, indeed,learn by doing.

A Sunday in Spring

Jim and I were invited over to my godson Luca’s house for breakfast this morning.

I mean how can I not want to eat where I see this face! ** muah** It’s a two-fer when I get to see this face too!

We had homemade waffles that my friend Bella made. It was the first time we socialized while counting calories .As we knew what we were going to eat, we got to work the calories up so it wasn’t too bad. Luca and Matti’s parents are good friends of ours, and we always enjoy their company.

Now we know we can handle invitations out. The dietician visit also gave us some other ideas for menu choices out and different things for home. The rough part is I have to work this week and I need to make meals in advance. Hopefully that will turn out ok.

Weighting for…..

the rain to stop, so I can take Kasia for a walk.

Fortunately, I had work today which had me moving. I had special education for kindergarten, along with second and third grades. Meanwhile, back at home…

…my buddy,Kasia, waited patiently for me to get home. It’s funny, but she seems to know that she graduated from dog/ daughter to personal trainer. We all are moving so much more than we did from this past fall and winter, and it is reflected in us feeling a little bit better, mentally. I genuinely believe that is half the battle.

There are plenty of beautiful things to look at here during a walk, including this picture of the daffodils I saw before the rain. It makes you appreciate being here by the bay.

Let’s not forget my pretty girl Kasia.

But in the meantime, tomorrow we are going food shopping for the week. It will be the first time we will be trying fresh fish. You have to remember that we weren’t fish people, outside of tuna.We always seemed to go for seafood, such as scallops or shrimp. I admit that I was the one holding us back a bit, but I have gotten used to it now. I know it is better for us in the long run, and my body feels better a bit just in the first month of calorie counting. We are looking forward to trying the new recipes that the dietician found for us, in addition to kicking back and getting our batteries recharged.

Have a great weekend. Thanks for reading!

Number? What Number?

Tomorrow we have an appointment with the hospital dietician for our second visit.

As our first was in the beginning fo the month, we have a few weeks under our belt now. We are supposed to bring our calorie book that each meal that we have eaten is recorded in. This we have done religiously.

According to our new scale that we brought for home, we have both dropped weight. I love going to the dietician and getting on the official scale, because I know the hospital scale and my scale will probably give me two different numbers. According to our scale here, my number is pretty satisfactory.

When we go tomorrow, one thing we are going to discuss is menu ideas. I mean, seriously?As I have been working more than I have been, I need quick and easy breakfasts for me too. Hopefully, tomorrow she will turn the page and let us branch out to low calorie, tasty things that we like, and not even mutter the word quinoa. The dietician is pretty good, so I hope that we’ll leave the office with good ideas.

Medical Cha-Cha

Well, we had two medical appointments last week, I had one today, and Jim and I have two tomorrow.

I have always been on top of my health, but I have to admit, as I stare at 60 , God willing, in 9 months, I notice that a lot of folks my age or even younger are passing away.I know when it’s your time, it’s your time and understand that.

It’s just when you catch those ages, well, it’s a little close for comfort.

view of beach during golden hour — Photo by Nuno Campos on Pexels.com

So I am going to be patient, wait for results, and I am going to keep putting one foot in front of another. Life is short.

The Perfect Storm

Sitting on my rocker after a good day of exercise and healthy eating and what comes on my BBC America-THE PERFECT STORM.

It is a real life true tale, with**spoiler alert, if for some reason you never saw it**a sad ending. As usual, George Clooney is easy on the eyes, but the actors are all spectacular, IMHO.

For a depressing kind of film, I appreciate it ,because, especially living here , you have enormous respect for the Coast Guard and all the first responders, because living close to water can be scary at times. It’s comforting to know there are people on the job. Also, we see the fishermen bringing in their catch a lot. A very hazardous job, I feel, who work it are deeply under appreciated.

Next time you are out eating fish or seafood, think of the guys who caught it for you.

They need to be appreciated!

End of February blues

Here are some past pictures of my mother-in-law with Jim and Kasia and Zush. Currently my 100 year old mother-in-law is in the hospital for believe. observation. It’s really sad, as all she wants is to be in her home.

So we carry on, one foot in front of the other. Other friends of ours are going through things too. My prayers are being worked overtime for everyone.

I do believe groundhog Phil was right, based on the amount of robins I have seen. Maybe springtime sunshine will pick us all up.

Short Vacation

Above is a photo of a sunrise in the mountains of Carlisle,Pennsylvania.

This time last week we were spending a long weekend with our friends Juls and Tim, and their family.It was a full house.

It is trips like this that make me wish we lived closer together and not so far away.

We had fun with Juls and Tim.Her daughter and her children were there with us too. Of course, the horses and pony and cat and puppy and bunny were sweet too.

Miss them already.