It's so sweet to be a mommy of the 2 best kitty cats there are! I had fun with them over the weekend.
We're packing up the kitchen and taking it all into the basement. Getting lots of exercise going up and down the stairs.
I'm feeling better with the iron supplements and also getting regular adjustments to my neck and spine which I believe has something to do with my dizziness. Baro-receptors play a big part in keeping you balanced. Mine are off because my neck has so many structural problems. So we're working on that too.
I'm getting compliments on being a little smaller in my figure. My clothes are fitting better. All this exercise is paying off.
For dinner tonight I made Agnes Dish, a casserole of 95% lean ground beef, onions, canned peas, tater tots and on the top cream of mushroom soup (diet version). Brown the meat and onion, layer with the other ingredients in a casserole dish, bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 375 and serve it immediately with ketchup, hot sauce, or just plain. It's really good.
I must remember my beauty sleep and get to bed now.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Blood Test Results
My blood tests came back showing iron deficiency anemia. My hemoglobin is 10.5. Hmmm, that would explain my tiredness and dizziness. Dr. Clark has put me on a multivitamin plus iron.
I also have to concentrate on eating food rich in iron...liver, beans, seafood, red meat, broccoli, nuts and dried fruits (raisins, prunes, dates, apricots). I also found out that the red wine that I'm leaning toward is an iron absorption inhibitor, but white wine is not. So for now, I will be eating an iron-rich diet and switching to white wine to wash it down.
Gosh, I hope I start feeling better soon. I am so tired and I work all day, then come home and work in the house getting it ready for our kitchen remodeling. I must take a beauty-sleep break.
Maybe tonight!
I also have to concentrate on eating food rich in iron...liver, beans, seafood, red meat, broccoli, nuts and dried fruits (raisins, prunes, dates, apricots). I also found out that the red wine that I'm leaning toward is an iron absorption inhibitor, but white wine is not. So for now, I will be eating an iron-rich diet and switching to white wine to wash it down.
Gosh, I hope I start feeling better soon. I am so tired and I work all day, then come home and work in the house getting it ready for our kitchen remodeling. I must take a beauty-sleep break.
Maybe tonight!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Messages of support from friends
Yes, this is much better. I am even more relaxed than I have been in a very long time. I've received some messages from friends that I would like to share with all of you. The first is from my friend, Joyce...
I read your blog today and want you to know how happy I am with your decision. Your less stressful approach to your health will certainly bring you success. Sometimes we try too hard, when in fact the more relaxed route is the best one. It may take a little more time to meet your goal, but you will probably feel a lot better along the way. Most diets are pretty extreme and cause us to deprive ourselves to an unhealthy level. My belief is It is better to have a little of the things you love than none at all. Also, the most important factor in any exercise program is that it is one you really enjoy. Finally, my doctor has always advised me that the benefits of red wine are unsurpassed, so if you want to have a drink, make it red wine! Cheers!
The second is from my friend, Cindy, who I went to high school with...
Hi Jill,
You go girl! I love reading your blog, you just tell it like it is. I have tried to do more of the M-A cooking as well (thank you for sharing that info!!)... Hoping this next week finds you making good choices all around :)
Thank you both for your helpful comments and support. I really appreciate hearing from those who are reading.
I wanted to share what I made for dinner yesterday. I boiled some shrimp (the big ones of course!) and set them aside. I then made some thin spaghetti and put it in a large bowl, added EVOO, parmesan and some black pepper and tossed it. For the sauce I chopped and sauteed some artichoke hearts, canned mushrooms, canned clams, roasted red peppers, green onions, green olives and minced garlic in EVOO and mixed it all together. I added a little balsamic vinegar over the top as I served it for a splash of flavor. I served this with 1 piece of french bread with diet butter for each person and some Le Seur peas with lemon pepper seasoning. It was so healthy and flavorful and so easy to make. We had a glass of rose wine to go with it.
When my Mom left and Aaron was in bed I packed up some more kitchen stuff in boxes and carried them downstairs. I think I made about 16 trips downstairs and I had a great workout, heart pumping, sweating, leg muscles and arm muscles pumped up. It felt great.
Tonight is left overs, tee hee! But no wine and no bread. I love this way of eating. More trips down the stairs tonight too.
I read your blog today and want you to know how happy I am with your decision. Your less stressful approach to your health will certainly bring you success. Sometimes we try too hard, when in fact the more relaxed route is the best one. It may take a little more time to meet your goal, but you will probably feel a lot better along the way. Most diets are pretty extreme and cause us to deprive ourselves to an unhealthy level. My belief is It is better to have a little of the things you love than none at all. Also, the most important factor in any exercise program is that it is one you really enjoy. Finally, my doctor has always advised me that the benefits of red wine are unsurpassed, so if you want to have a drink, make it red wine! Cheers!
The second is from my friend, Cindy, who I went to high school with...
Hi Jill,
You go girl! I love reading your blog, you just tell it like it is. I have tried to do more of the M-A cooking as well (thank you for sharing that info!!)... Hoping this next week finds you making good choices all around :)
Thank you both for your helpful comments and support. I really appreciate hearing from those who are reading.
I wanted to share what I made for dinner yesterday. I boiled some shrimp (the big ones of course!) and set them aside. I then made some thin spaghetti and put it in a large bowl, added EVOO, parmesan and some black pepper and tossed it. For the sauce I chopped and sauteed some artichoke hearts, canned mushrooms, canned clams, roasted red peppers, green onions, green olives and minced garlic in EVOO and mixed it all together. I added a little balsamic vinegar over the top as I served it for a splash of flavor. I served this with 1 piece of french bread with diet butter for each person and some Le Seur peas with lemon pepper seasoning. It was so healthy and flavorful and so easy to make. We had a glass of rose wine to go with it.
When my Mom left and Aaron was in bed I packed up some more kitchen stuff in boxes and carried them downstairs. I think I made about 16 trips downstairs and I had a great workout, heart pumping, sweating, leg muscles and arm muscles pumped up. It felt great.
Tonight is left overs, tee hee! But no wine and no bread. I love this way of eating. More trips down the stairs tonight too.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Moving Forward, Not Looking Back
Good Morning,
I've been doing alot of thinking about this whole weight loss endeavor and trying to be healthy. I have been on many different diets with many different approaches and have either lost a little weight, or became sick. The only diet that's ever worked and that has fit into our lifestyles has been Weight Watchers. But, sooner or later, we "go off" all of the diets that we "go on" and gain all the weight back and are right back where we started.
I'm not going to do this anymore. I'm not going on a special diet where I have to buy a book, special food, see a doctor, etc.
I'm going to follow the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association recommendations for what all people need to eat on a daily basis. I am simultaneously going to continue eating the Mediterranean-Asian style. I am going to coninue to eat less, exercise more, less alcohol (concentrating on red wine as my main alcoholic drink), more sleep, more laughing with friends and family, less stress. It just seems to make the most sense to me.
In the days to come before my year is up on this endeavor and blog, (October 27th) I will share my successes with different recipes following the M-A style of cooking, my weight loss and other thoughts about my relationship with food, Diabetes and how I'm going to fit this all into my lifestyle.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
I've learned something about myself over the past couple of weeks. I've been relying on "the diet" to make me lose weight and to make me healthy. But "the diet" is not going to do it for me. With God's help and His gift of free will to all of us, He wants me to choose to be healthy and to lose weight. It's all up to me. Me on the inside, me making choices every day, me me me. I have to rely on what I think and feel and do to make this happen. I obviously need God's help and all of your support, but it really is up to me. I pray I choose well every day.
I've been doing alot of thinking about this whole weight loss endeavor and trying to be healthy. I have been on many different diets with many different approaches and have either lost a little weight, or became sick. The only diet that's ever worked and that has fit into our lifestyles has been Weight Watchers. But, sooner or later, we "go off" all of the diets that we "go on" and gain all the weight back and are right back where we started.
I'm not going to do this anymore. I'm not going on a special diet where I have to buy a book, special food, see a doctor, etc.
I'm going to follow the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association recommendations for what all people need to eat on a daily basis. I am simultaneously going to continue eating the Mediterranean-Asian style. I am going to coninue to eat less, exercise more, less alcohol (concentrating on red wine as my main alcoholic drink), more sleep, more laughing with friends and family, less stress. It just seems to make the most sense to me.
In the days to come before my year is up on this endeavor and blog, (October 27th) I will share my successes with different recipes following the M-A style of cooking, my weight loss and other thoughts about my relationship with food, Diabetes and how I'm going to fit this all into my lifestyle.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
I've learned something about myself over the past couple of weeks. I've been relying on "the diet" to make me lose weight and to make me healthy. But "the diet" is not going to do it for me. With God's help and His gift of free will to all of us, He wants me to choose to be healthy and to lose weight. It's all up to me. Me on the inside, me making choices every day, me me me. I have to rely on what I think and feel and do to make this happen. I obviously need God's help and all of your support, but it really is up to me. I pray I choose well every day.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
100th Posting!
Well hello there, I hope all of you had a long, relaxing and enjoyable weekend. We sure did.
I spent most of my time outside making minor repairs, decorating upgrades and painting various outdoor fixtures. I had a ball!
Our friend from work who is from India made us a whole curry chicken for our dinner Thursday night. I served it with a salad and some Ramen noodles. It was fantastic! He made the curry with yogurt, ginger, garlic, cumin, cilantro, and what he calls Opium seeds - poppy seeds! He is an excellent cook.
Friday we had a grilled steak, corn and mashed potatoes at our friends - Ray and Kortnee's house and met a very nice couple at their party and quickly became friends.
Saturday we went to Johnny's Chop House in Antioch. Aaron and Mom had Grecian Chicken and I had coconut shrimp. It was the best I've ever had.
Sunday I had such a taste for crabcakes so I went grocery shopping and bought some lump crabmeat and made them for my family. They turned out great. I used Italian bread torn to shreds instead of breadcrumbs and the consistency was very good. I served some mussels, a salad, creamed corn, pickles and olives to go with it.
Monday we were off too and decided to do a simple meal - Mom's idea. We made some diet hotdogs!
Aaron took me out for breakfast on the 4th of July to Triangle in Grayslake. I had some of the best eggs benedict that I've ever had.
It was truly a delicious weekend. But we didn't go overboard. I'm enjoying not being on a special diet. We are still making a great effort to eat less, exercise more, drink less, laugh more and get better sleep. We are feeling better for it.
Enjoy your week.
I spent most of my time outside making minor repairs, decorating upgrades and painting various outdoor fixtures. I had a ball!
Our friend from work who is from India made us a whole curry chicken for our dinner Thursday night. I served it with a salad and some Ramen noodles. It was fantastic! He made the curry with yogurt, ginger, garlic, cumin, cilantro, and what he calls Opium seeds - poppy seeds! He is an excellent cook.
Friday we had a grilled steak, corn and mashed potatoes at our friends - Ray and Kortnee's house and met a very nice couple at their party and quickly became friends.
Saturday we went to Johnny's Chop House in Antioch. Aaron and Mom had Grecian Chicken and I had coconut shrimp. It was the best I've ever had.
Sunday I had such a taste for crabcakes so I went grocery shopping and bought some lump crabmeat and made them for my family. They turned out great. I used Italian bread torn to shreds instead of breadcrumbs and the consistency was very good. I served some mussels, a salad, creamed corn, pickles and olives to go with it.
Monday we were off too and decided to do a simple meal - Mom's idea. We made some diet hotdogs!
Aaron took me out for breakfast on the 4th of July to Triangle in Grayslake. I had some of the best eggs benedict that I've ever had.
It was truly a delicious weekend. But we didn't go overboard. I'm enjoying not being on a special diet. We are still making a great effort to eat less, exercise more, drink less, laugh more and get better sleep. We are feeling better for it.
Enjoy your week.
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