This week....Oh! this week....
We have started to prepare for our new school schedule (which starts Sept. 3rd) by getting up earlier in the mornings. The schedule I have worked up has us starting school work at 8. That means that breakfast must be eaten, chores must be done, people must be dressed and teeth brushed all before 8 a.m. Ugh. I have never been a morning person. I like to sleep. I NEED 8 hours of sleep to not feel tired. I LIKE to have more. That ain't happening. We are getting up at 6 a.m. Well except for yesterday when I forgot to turn my alarm on. I slept til 7:30. I'm sure you must feel how upset I was by that. If I sit still too long I tend to fall asleep. I keep telling myself I just need to get used to the schedule. Oh man how I wish my belly would let me have caffeine!!!
I tried a new breakfast recipe. Refrigerator Oatmeal (Summer Porridge) I'm still trying out all the various flavors. I found chia seeds on Amazon. I wonder if I could have gotten it at my local mom and pop health food store. It's so far away, I didn't even try. This stuff is delicious! The first flavor we tried was a variation of the Blueberry Maple. We don't have any maple syrup in the house so I used honey. Most everyone liked it. Not all loved it though. I had one kid that ate around the blueberries and another that ate only blueberries. Once I did a little grocery shopping I made the recipe again. I made Blueberry and Honey again for my oldest and his dad. They are some that really liked it the first time. Then, I made some of the other kids peanut butter banana. They loved this flavor! They actually said that. "I love this stuff!" I had banana cocoa. That one was very yummy. Maybe my favorite. There are so many different flavor combinations though, that I'm going to keep trying them until I find my favorites. I think apple cinnamon is next!
Our meatless meal was veggie spaghetti....again. This time I put squash and canned beans in the sauce. It was just okay. Maybe it's that we're all getting tired of veggie spaghetti. I've got to scour the internet for new veggie recipes. The same thing over and over is getting old. I really want a gumbo though. If only this weather would cool off!
I had been having a great run with my IBS. No symptoms since I changed my probiotic. Then, last weekend I went to my sister-in-law's baby shower. There was lots of rich food there. That was Saturday. Sunday, I almost died. Not really, but man I was sick. I know better, but I said "it's fine." It was not fine. I wonder if I'll ever be able to control my impulse to eat things that will hurt me. There was one thing there though, that I would love to make myself. It was a puff pastry filled with orange creme and topped with fresh fruit. I ate one. I wanted to eat them ALL! I hear my husband's aunt has this recipe. My mother in law keeps her recipe cards close to her vest, so I might have to see if I can get the recipe for these from Auntie....They really are so very good!
I've been faithfully going to the gym twice a week while my husband plays zookeeper. I haven't counted calories, but have tried to make wise choices (except for Saturday). My reward? I've lost about 10 pounds. This makes me happy. Not that I care what I look like altogether too much, but I know it means I'll be that much healthier. And next year when the doctor looks at me and says "are you exercising?" I can say, "why yes I am!"
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