July 16, 2019
I have a change of plans, GD1 really wants to go camping so arrangements have been made that we will go sometime next week. I really hope the weather is good and calm. I really do not want to be in a tent under trees during a thunderstorm. She says she wants to do a hike in - should be fun.
Yesterday
For Breakfast, I had the riced cauliflower oatmeal with blueberries
For lunch, I made some curried squash soup - I put too much curry powder in it and it is a bit spicy. I made it with: onion, celery, carrot, apple, potato, a winter squash, coconut flakes. I served it with corn on the cob and a salad.
Those were my meals, breakfast was ate late and I was busy throughout the afternoon so I just had an early supper. I wish I could say no snacking, but no. Snacking is my downfall for staying on plan. I am working on it, but so far I am not very successful. My commitment for not giving it up is just not there yet. Some days are better than others. I believe that someday that motivation will hit me and I'll be able to commit to the plan. That is why I am still here -- I have not given up and abandoned the plan.
Today, I think I will try to make the Corn and Chickpea cakes from the latest edition of Forks Over Knives Magazine. It is topped with a Tomato-Apple Chutney, which sounds like it'd also be a good salad topping. Or the Confetti Corn Pasta Bowl
I checked the garden yesterday, zucchini is on the way - the plants are producing now. Soon, we'll have plenty to eat even though I only have 2 plants. I am bummed that the deer ate my beans though. I was looking forward to fresh green beans.
Exercise for today is a 2 mile recovery run. I think I'll do my run through the woods and see if I can make it the whole way like I did last time. If I go the same route I can challenge myself to improve my time. This route has a nice gently slope for the hill in the middle but it is sandy and sometimes it feels like I am running on a beach.
Well, lots of things to do today. I am hoping to finish mulching the one garden plot, plant some kale - it is cold hardy so hopefully the heat won't stunt it. Second plantings here are usually in August. I am going to take a chance and plant a couple weeks early. That way, I can get that plot mulched also and work around that area. I need to lessen the weeding that I am doing because I could really be using my time for other things to do.
Oh, progress report: renewed my driver's license yesterday, I noticed that I am down 5 pounds from last time that gives me a loss of 1.25/year ~ slow and steady