It's been a hectic time since I last posted. My dear MIL passed away, and we've been recovering from that. I applied for and didn't get a much-desired promotion (it wasn't your typical application process - 14 page application + resume + two half-hour public-speaking presentations.. whew).
Last night I finally got down to the bottom of the pile of mail covering the entire dining room table (we've been eating in the recliners in the family rm
), and the bottom was mid-May's mail, so now I'm trying to get the late bills paid
I will forever think of it as The Summer That Wasn't.
Anyway, I'm trying to focus on getting my health back (now that I no longer have to focus on working my a-- off hoping to get promoted
)
Since Sunday I've been back on track. I can feel the health coming back. My face is losing that puffy look, the circles under my eyes are fading, and my skin is starting to get smoother. Already I'm down to one Aciphex (GERD medicine) a day instead of two, and the hot flashes and headaches are less frequent and severe.
My hips really hurt these days, not sure why. One night it was so bad I couldn't sleep. Usually joint pain a result of eating dairy but I'm being VERY careful for more than a week, so the pain should be gone, not worsening.
TODAY'S STATS
BP - 129/69; Pulse - 55
Exercise - About 20-25 minutes walking (very hot out)
Food -
- 7 am & 9 am - My Muesli (fresh blueberries w/thick-cut oatmeal, handful of walnuts, cinnamon, cardamom, topped w/unsweetened almond milk ).
- 11:30 am - Baked potato topped w/baked beans; grilled squash/onions/tomatoes topped w/sauce made by blending some of the same veggies w/some hummos & lemon juicie; 1/2 can diet coke.
- 2 pm - more of above (except the coke).
- 4 pm - toasted flagel & about 1/4 cup restaurant hummos; 2 dates.
- 6 pm - not hungry enough to make supper: had bowl of whole-wheat flakes, blueberries, handful of almond slices, topped w/almond milk. 2 mustard pretzels (these are about 1/2 inch square each, very small... ate them b/c the open bag left by dd was staring in my face, so I closed it up pronto and put it away).
- 8 pm - 1.5 dried pineapple rings; 3 almonds; lemon zinger tea.
For those of you that know me... notice the distinct lack of full-caff coffee or chocolate in this day's food...