Notice I did not post yesterday. Yesterday was a bit of a free day. I did do some exercise, and, I mostly ate moderately, but, I did not do as much exercise, and, I did not bother to log in and type up what I ate. Also, while I did drink my tea, it took me until around 3:30 this morning (give or take an hour) to finish it.
This morning, I have done my 25 steps, made my turmeric/ginger tea, made a Cup O' Noodle with a little cumin, garlic seasoning mix and lemon, and, am now ready for a little Bible listening and breakfast.
By the way, yesterday, someone who has known me this whole time, really took a good look at me and told me that I definitely lost a lot of weight and look so much better than I did when he first met me. So, that's nice that someone can see it!
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I, also, ate an unspecified amount of graham crackers. Not a full box, or even a full half box, but, definitely more than what would be considered moderate. Drank some more diet soda with lemon and lime. Still haven't finished my tea, but, it's mostly gone.
Just now, I did some "jumping" jacks. I don't jump - not at this point in my life. So, I raised my arms over my head, while stepping to one side, then brought my foot back to starting position while I lowered my arms; then, repeated with the other leg. Did not count how many I did, but, I did make sure to do both legs equally. This was followed by walking in place, which included a little pumping and flexing of the arms, a few leg lifts to both rear and front, and walking leg lifts to the rear.
Walking leg lifts? Yes! For the regular leg lifts I halted and raised one leg a few times, then, did the same with the other leg. Walking leg lifts are where you simply lift your leg really high on the forward or back swing, so, it's more like a very weird march or a really bad tap dance move.
I had my regular turmeric /ginger tea, today; later, I had a glass of tea with cinnamon, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. I also had another Cup O'Noodle. Yes, I did some exercise. Not the steps. Well, I did the steps once today, but, the rest has been walking in place or other non-impact aerobic moves.
For dinner, I made a noodle stew, with shell pasta noodles, chopped white onion, chopped leek, tattered kale, chopped butternut squash, chopped zucchini; beef and chicken buillon; balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, all spice, cinnamon, garlic spice blend, rosemary, pepper, and a little salt and pepper.
Oh, and, a little chopped jalapeno.
I did not exercise before eating it, I have to admit. Right now, I have ladled myself out about half a bowl of the soup and I am relaxing. I've barely slept in the last few days and I do not feel well.
Oh, and, some ginger garlic paste. lol
(sigh) Oh, and, a little coconut oil, and, chopped pork tenderloin. I don't think I mentioned that it's a pork 'n' noodle soup. And, it is really good.
Oh, and, cumin. It's really, really good. I'm going to go get some more.
Oh, and, whole coriander and a bit of ground cloves. If I remember anything else, I am not bothering to tell you. xx
Monday, March 31, 2014
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Day 2 Step Two (Day 9, Step One)
This morning, I had 2 small and 1 large weird pumpkin cookies for breakfast. I also made my turmeric ginger tea with Stevia and lemon juice. Drank about half the glass fairly quickly, then added cold water and am working on finishing it.
If I could find my smaller, but, big cup, I think I would go to using that for tea, instead; because, what I found is that if you stir the tea really good and d rink it faster, you end up getting more spice blended into each sip and less spice sludge at the bottom.
For steps, this morning, the first time I did them sideways; the second time I did them backwards. I, also, did a little bit of arm and back exercises and one-leg lifts that did not feel like they did much for my abs, but, they did get me moving and felt nice to do.
I am making me a Cup O'Noodle for lunch, and, will probably also have some graham crackers. There is a diet coke with lemon and lime juice (2 ltre) that I will drink some of, too. Still working on the tea.
Before I even decided to have lunch, I did 75 calf raises (also known as toe ups or toe raises) - 25, straight, 25 with toes facing in, 25 with toes facing out.
Walked up to Walgreen's and back, plus inside of store for a bit. Stopped at Burger King and got 2 cheap sandwiches for each person and then 2 value fries for 4 people to share. I gave my son a bit over half of ours. Since I had just gone on that long walk (Burger King, according to Google Maps, is 1/3 mile from my home; Walgreen's is a bit further than that, but, also 1/3 mile according to Google Maps. lol) I did not add in any exercises for before the meal. I am very tired, so, I will worry about the other part of the exercises in a little while.
If I could find my smaller, but, big cup, I think I would go to using that for tea, instead; because, what I found is that if you stir the tea really good and d rink it faster, you end up getting more spice blended into each sip and less spice sludge at the bottom.
For steps, this morning, the first time I did them sideways; the second time I did them backwards. I, also, did a little bit of arm and back exercises and one-leg lifts that did not feel like they did much for my abs, but, they did get me moving and felt nice to do.
I am making me a Cup O'Noodle for lunch, and, will probably also have some graham crackers. There is a diet coke with lemon and lime juice (2 ltre) that I will drink some of, too. Still working on the tea.
Before I even decided to have lunch, I did 75 calf raises (also known as toe ups or toe raises) - 25, straight, 25 with toes facing in, 25 with toes facing out.
Walked up to Walgreen's and back, plus inside of store for a bit. Stopped at Burger King and got 2 cheap sandwiches for each person and then 2 value fries for 4 people to share. I gave my son a bit over half of ours. Since I had just gone on that long walk (Burger King, according to Google Maps, is 1/3 mile from my home; Walgreen's is a bit further than that, but, also 1/3 mile according to Google Maps. lol) I did not add in any exercises for before the meal. I am very tired, so, I will worry about the other part of the exercises in a little while.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Day 1 /Step Two (Day 8 /Step One)
Now, I am adding on to the steps,keeping up with Step One (the tea w/1 tsp turmeric and ginger) and adding in some easy aerobics before and rafter each meal.
When I say easy aerobics, I do not mean lazy aerobics. I mean, something that doesn't require a lot of effort to get to or maintain. So, this is not about going to an aerobics class , or, for me, even going on a walk or putting on a DVD. I, also, mean, no substantial amount of time. Doing a half hour of aerobics, before one is allowed to eat, or doing a half hour of exercise directly after eating is not easy! Especially not when doing it at every meal.
It does not have to be the same sort of aerobics, every time or even for the same duration. For instance, if I wanted to walk down to Burger King (approximately 1/3 of a mile away) or down to Pappy's Diner (1.8 miles away) for lunch, the walk to it and back from it would count as an easy aerobic session before and after the meal. Though, if I brought the food home, I would still need to do an easy aerobic session after eating, and, the walk to and from the restaurant would count as one session, in that respect.
If you have kids, then, a brisk cleaning of their room, with them helping (I hope) would count as one session. So, if you are the type of person who feels you don't have enough time to exercise because you know you need to clean house and you know you have the sort of spouse (or, whatever you call them) who is going to come home and be depressed, or, angry, because the kids toys are all over the place, take heart. Clean the mess up fast and well, and, count it as exercise. Same for any other household chore, inside or outside, which will get your heart pumping along merrily.
For today, I have chosen to do step ups on my stoop, as I did yesterday. This morning, for breakfast, I did 25 right leg leading, 25 left leg leading, ate a Cup O' Noodle with some lemon, cumin and garlic seasoning mix and drank the juice from another one (my son doesn't like his noodle juice), and, followed it up by 25 more steps with left leg leading and 25 with right leg leading. There is no reason to have one leg leading at the beginning of an exercise session and the other one leading at the beginning of the next exercise session, by the way. It just happened that way.
Before, I used to do walking in place, leg lifts and such, to music, while waiting for food to cook, so I could be in the kitchen to keep an eye on things, and, because, it was one of the few places for privacy. It was a good system, at the time, but, then, on the days when I am not cooking, or, when someone runs off with the stereo, it makes it harder to maintain it
Later on, I know I will have another Cup O' Noodle, same spices, as my son had a friend over who, when I asked my son "Do you want a Cup O'Noodle, boy?" said "Yeah." So, I made him one, too, and, then, he forgot and left without it.
The reasons for the easy aerobics before and after meals are:
1) Aerobics in short bursts of time (10 minutes or less) are more in keeping with the way people used to live, naturally. Very few people, outside of soldiers or when being attacked by same (or a wild animal) put on a big burst of speed and kept at it for enormous amounts of time. Instead, they would put on a great burst of effort to bring in firewood, or chop down a tree, or whatever it is they were doing, and, then, they would rest for a time before going back to it. Most of the time. There are always exceptions, but, in the main, it is not natural to exercise for long periods of time (except, maybe, walking) and it is not natural to remain sedentary for long periods of time.
2) When you begin to exercise, your body gets ready to burn fat. So, doing several bouts of aerobics per day, instead of one big bout, means that your body is getting ready and firing up to burn fat several times a day, which keeps it actively burning fat throughout the day.
3) When you exercise, you tend to be less stressed out; but, thinking of doing a long bout of exercise can make you feel stressed out and make you less likely to exercise. So, the small sessions take away stress in two ways.
4) Exercise before eating helps you burn the calories that you are bringing in and the fat that was already there.
5) Exercise after you eat, helps you burn glucose for energy, and, to keep from storing fat.
6) Is explained in 3), but, is not about the stress. It's just about the likelihood of continuing to exercise. If I told you to do a 16 minute session of aerobics, every day, and you were not used to doing exercise, how likely is it you would just jump right in? What if I told you that you were going to have to set aside an hour or more block of time to do exercise, every day? Could you do it? Would you want to? I wouldn't!
This is not a big block of time. It is not taking up time that you need to cook dinner, clean, or do anything else. If you need to mow the lawn or rake the yard, take the kids to the park, clean a room or something similar, then you can do that purposely, while dancing, moving faster, adding in squats or flexing your muscles, and count it as exercise.
You can definitely make a commitment to get up and do a few minutes of exercise before and after each meal. There is no time limit, so long as you feel exercised. You should get your heart going, your breath rate going, heat up and need time to cool down, get your heart rate back down and your breath back to normal. That's it.
So, if you are in fairly decent shape, that might take you ten minutes. If you are in really bad shape, that might take you a few steps. Start wherever you are, and, go from there. Eventually, the goal is to work up to one hour of exercise in six 10-minute increments, every day; understanding that if you are going out to a restaurant or to a wedding, or some other event, you can do the exercise for that meal before you go to it and after you get home, if that's what's needed. But, for now, the goal is to do something significant for a short duration, before and after each meal, even if all you can manage is 10 seconds or if you can go the full 10 minutes.
The other goal is to incorporate your needs. Look at your house. Is it nasty? Does it need vacuuming? Are the windows dirty? Do the kids complain that you never take them to go play? Find ways to fix what needs fixing while making it part of your exercise schedule. When you are ready.
When you are ready? Yes. If it scares you, stresses you out, thinking of trying to make sure you get the proper amount of exercise and cleaning, at the same time, then, don't do it, yet. Do them separately, as you can. If you stress yourself out, you are missing the point.
Like, right now, my room is a horrible mess. It is not the sort of horrible mess that can be taken care of while doing aerobics, though. It is sorting, hanging things up sort of work, not mopping and sweeping, at this point in time. So, I am not going to incorporate it into the exercise. If I was going to go outside and weed, though, I would count that, as there is a lot of bending, stretching, walking sort of movement.
I am having my glass of tea with turmeric, ginger, a little lemon juice and some Stevia, by the way. And, I am really enjoying it!
Now, it is time for lunch, and, the eating of the other Cup O' Noodle, which I have semi-reheated. I have also done my 50 steps. I'm going to be sooooo tired and sore from this.
I ate 4 squares of graham crackers: 2 with chocolate frosting and 2 with lemon frosting. my sister bought it, last night. I do not remember if I noted that in yesterday's post or not. Anyway, we ate some last night and then she gave the rest to me, so that she would not be further tempted. As I got into it, today, I could see her point, as she was mostly eating the chocolate frosting and I was mostly eating the lemon frosting; and, the chocolate frosting is mostly gone, while there is still over half the lemon frosting left (even after I ate some, today).
Anyway, for my after meal exercise, this time, I tried a few windmills, but, that didn't seem to be doing anything. I don't know why, as I remember they used to be horrible for me to do. So, I switched to standing side leg raises and I did 25 for each leg. Then, I did 16 step ups for each leading leg.
On a side note, it is much harder to lift my right leg than my left one. I would have though, because of how much weaker my hip and buttock and lower back are on the left side, that would not be true. Apparently, my right leg is so much heavier that it makes up the difference. That's all I can think. It is really hard to do more than 5 standing side leg raises on my right side. I have to take breaks to do it. Weird, but, true.
Anyone out there who is a physical therapist or trainer, who might be reading this, please chime in with your own theories, observations, etc. Thank you!
UPDATE: I am so sore, that I have decided not to do it before and after every meal, right off the bat. I did it twice before and twice after a meal today and that is what I shall stick with, for now.
For dinner: spaghetti noodles and tomato/meat sauce. Small plate. Maybe more later. Maybe something else.
I did not do the exercises beforehand, but, earlier, while waiting for the mail, I did a few leg lifts while laying on the massage table that is being used as an outdoor bench. Didn't count them, but, I definitely did feel them in the abdominal region.
I ended up eating a couple of weird pumpkin cookies. I thin 1-1/2. And, I did do 25 more reps per leg.
When I say easy aerobics, I do not mean lazy aerobics. I mean, something that doesn't require a lot of effort to get to or maintain. So, this is not about going to an aerobics class , or, for me, even going on a walk or putting on a DVD. I, also, mean, no substantial amount of time. Doing a half hour of aerobics, before one is allowed to eat, or doing a half hour of exercise directly after eating is not easy! Especially not when doing it at every meal.
It does not have to be the same sort of aerobics, every time or even for the same duration. For instance, if I wanted to walk down to Burger King (approximately 1/3 of a mile away) or down to Pappy's Diner (1.8 miles away) for lunch, the walk to it and back from it would count as an easy aerobic session before and after the meal. Though, if I brought the food home, I would still need to do an easy aerobic session after eating, and, the walk to and from the restaurant would count as one session, in that respect.
If you have kids, then, a brisk cleaning of their room, with them helping (I hope) would count as one session. So, if you are the type of person who feels you don't have enough time to exercise because you know you need to clean house and you know you have the sort of spouse (or, whatever you call them) who is going to come home and be depressed, or, angry, because the kids toys are all over the place, take heart. Clean the mess up fast and well, and, count it as exercise. Same for any other household chore, inside or outside, which will get your heart pumping along merrily.
For today, I have chosen to do step ups on my stoop, as I did yesterday. This morning, for breakfast, I did 25 right leg leading, 25 left leg leading, ate a Cup O' Noodle with some lemon, cumin and garlic seasoning mix and drank the juice from another one (my son doesn't like his noodle juice), and, followed it up by 25 more steps with left leg leading and 25 with right leg leading. There is no reason to have one leg leading at the beginning of an exercise session and the other one leading at the beginning of the next exercise session, by the way. It just happened that way.
Before, I used to do walking in place, leg lifts and such, to music, while waiting for food to cook, so I could be in the kitchen to keep an eye on things, and, because, it was one of the few places for privacy. It was a good system, at the time, but, then, on the days when I am not cooking, or, when someone runs off with the stereo, it makes it harder to maintain it
Later on, I know I will have another Cup O' Noodle, same spices, as my son had a friend over who, when I asked my son "Do you want a Cup O'Noodle, boy?" said "Yeah." So, I made him one, too, and, then, he forgot and left without it.
The reasons for the easy aerobics before and after meals are:
1) Aerobics in short bursts of time (10 minutes or less) are more in keeping with the way people used to live, naturally. Very few people, outside of soldiers or when being attacked by same (or a wild animal) put on a big burst of speed and kept at it for enormous amounts of time. Instead, they would put on a great burst of effort to bring in firewood, or chop down a tree, or whatever it is they were doing, and, then, they would rest for a time before going back to it. Most of the time. There are always exceptions, but, in the main, it is not natural to exercise for long periods of time (except, maybe, walking) and it is not natural to remain sedentary for long periods of time.
2) When you begin to exercise, your body gets ready to burn fat. So, doing several bouts of aerobics per day, instead of one big bout, means that your body is getting ready and firing up to burn fat several times a day, which keeps it actively burning fat throughout the day.
3) When you exercise, you tend to be less stressed out; but, thinking of doing a long bout of exercise can make you feel stressed out and make you less likely to exercise. So, the small sessions take away stress in two ways.
4) Exercise before eating helps you burn the calories that you are bringing in and the fat that was already there.
5) Exercise after you eat, helps you burn glucose for energy, and, to keep from storing fat.
6) Is explained in 3), but, is not about the stress. It's just about the likelihood of continuing to exercise. If I told you to do a 16 minute session of aerobics, every day, and you were not used to doing exercise, how likely is it you would just jump right in? What if I told you that you were going to have to set aside an hour or more block of time to do exercise, every day? Could you do it? Would you want to? I wouldn't!
This is not a big block of time. It is not taking up time that you need to cook dinner, clean, or do anything else. If you need to mow the lawn or rake the yard, take the kids to the park, clean a room or something similar, then you can do that purposely, while dancing, moving faster, adding in squats or flexing your muscles, and count it as exercise.
You can definitely make a commitment to get up and do a few minutes of exercise before and after each meal. There is no time limit, so long as you feel exercised. You should get your heart going, your breath rate going, heat up and need time to cool down, get your heart rate back down and your breath back to normal. That's it.
So, if you are in fairly decent shape, that might take you ten minutes. If you are in really bad shape, that might take you a few steps. Start wherever you are, and, go from there. Eventually, the goal is to work up to one hour of exercise in six 10-minute increments, every day; understanding that if you are going out to a restaurant or to a wedding, or some other event, you can do the exercise for that meal before you go to it and after you get home, if that's what's needed. But, for now, the goal is to do something significant for a short duration, before and after each meal, even if all you can manage is 10 seconds or if you can go the full 10 minutes.
The other goal is to incorporate your needs. Look at your house. Is it nasty? Does it need vacuuming? Are the windows dirty? Do the kids complain that you never take them to go play? Find ways to fix what needs fixing while making it part of your exercise schedule. When you are ready.
When you are ready? Yes. If it scares you, stresses you out, thinking of trying to make sure you get the proper amount of exercise and cleaning, at the same time, then, don't do it, yet. Do them separately, as you can. If you stress yourself out, you are missing the point.
Like, right now, my room is a horrible mess. It is not the sort of horrible mess that can be taken care of while doing aerobics, though. It is sorting, hanging things up sort of work, not mopping and sweeping, at this point in time. So, I am not going to incorporate it into the exercise. If I was going to go outside and weed, though, I would count that, as there is a lot of bending, stretching, walking sort of movement.
I am having my glass of tea with turmeric, ginger, a little lemon juice and some Stevia, by the way. And, I am really enjoying it!
Now, it is time for lunch, and, the eating of the other Cup O' Noodle, which I have semi-reheated. I have also done my 50 steps. I'm going to be sooooo tired and sore from this.
I ate 4 squares of graham crackers: 2 with chocolate frosting and 2 with lemon frosting. my sister bought it, last night. I do not remember if I noted that in yesterday's post or not. Anyway, we ate some last night and then she gave the rest to me, so that she would not be further tempted. As I got into it, today, I could see her point, as she was mostly eating the chocolate frosting and I was mostly eating the lemon frosting; and, the chocolate frosting is mostly gone, while there is still over half the lemon frosting left (even after I ate some, today).
Anyway, for my after meal exercise, this time, I tried a few windmills, but, that didn't seem to be doing anything. I don't know why, as I remember they used to be horrible for me to do. So, I switched to standing side leg raises and I did 25 for each leg. Then, I did 16 step ups for each leading leg.
On a side note, it is much harder to lift my right leg than my left one. I would have though, because of how much weaker my hip and buttock and lower back are on the left side, that would not be true. Apparently, my right leg is so much heavier that it makes up the difference. That's all I can think. It is really hard to do more than 5 standing side leg raises on my right side. I have to take breaks to do it. Weird, but, true.
Anyone out there who is a physical therapist or trainer, who might be reading this, please chime in with your own theories, observations, etc. Thank you!
UPDATE: I am so sore, that I have decided not to do it before and after every meal, right off the bat. I did it twice before and twice after a meal today and that is what I shall stick with, for now.
For dinner: spaghetti noodles and tomato/meat sauce. Small plate. Maybe more later. Maybe something else.
I did not do the exercises beforehand, but, earlier, while waiting for the mail, I did a few leg lifts while laying on the massage table that is being used as an outdoor bench. Didn't count them, but, I definitely did feel them in the abdominal region.
I ended up eating a couple of weird pumpkin cookies. I thin 1-1/2. And, I did do 25 more reps per leg.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Day 7, Step One
Well, today is the end of a week of taking the turmeric/ginger tea. I have no way to weigh myself to see if it has made any difference, at this point. I can say I've been warmer and in less pain. I think it is starting to do something to my digestive system that is positive; but, I am not sure.
This morning, I could not measure out the spices, but, I put in a good bit of turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and some pumpkin pie spice just because, along with a little Stevia. For breakfast, I had a Cup O'Noodle with a little lemon (I think I remembered the lemon), cumin and garlic seasoning mix. For lunch, I had a plate of the stuff I had made for dinner last night, but, not a very big plate.
I've had one 7-Up (the last one I have, for now) and another glass of black tea, with no spices or sweetener (still working on it) and water.
Didn't have a real dinner. Went over to my sister's place and she ended up buying graham crackers and frosting. Ate some of that. It got blecchy after a a while. She ended up sending it home with me, so that she wouldn't eat anymore.
While I was there, I did some exercise when we took a break from watching 'Lost'. Before she showed up, I also did some exercise. Mostly, what I did was walking in place or stepping up on the front stoop. I did 25 step ups leading with my right leg, then 25 leading with my left leg. I also did some bicep curls and Good Mornings, though.
This morning, I could not measure out the spices, but, I put in a good bit of turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and some pumpkin pie spice just because, along with a little Stevia. For breakfast, I had a Cup O'Noodle with a little lemon (I think I remembered the lemon), cumin and garlic seasoning mix. For lunch, I had a plate of the stuff I had made for dinner last night, but, not a very big plate.
I've had one 7-Up (the last one I have, for now) and another glass of black tea, with no spices or sweetener (still working on it) and water.
Didn't have a real dinner. Went over to my sister's place and she ended up buying graham crackers and frosting. Ate some of that. It got blecchy after a a while. She ended up sending it home with me, so that she wouldn't eat anymore.
While I was there, I did some exercise when we took a break from watching 'Lost'. Before she showed up, I also did some exercise. Mostly, what I did was walking in place or stepping up on the front stoop. I did 25 step ups leading with my right leg, then 25 leading with my left leg. I also did some bicep curls and Good Mornings, though.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Day Six/ Step One
(sigh) I wanted someone to take a new set of photos of me, yesterday, but, that didn't happen. Maybe it wouldn't really matter, considering how bloated like a weasel I am, lately.
I will say this about that, though: This mozorning, I measured my waist and it was back down to 46". I think part of the swelling was the increase in fiber, from the oatmeal.
I am still feeling tired and ill, though, so it might just be that.
Anyway, this morning, I had a 7-up (12 oz) and a Shrimp Cup O'Noodle with added lemon juice and cumin. Later, for lunch, I had a plate of the same spaghetti dish that we had for dinner last night. Tonight, I'll probably cook up some extra chicken and veggies to throw into it, to stretch it out for everyone.
Also, of course, I am having my tea with turmeric and ginger. This time, it's cold tea as I made a glass last night, before going over to my sister's, and, so, it was in the refrigerator all night. The spices do not blend well into really cold tea. They settled in a bit, after the glass spent some time sitting on my bedside table, though.
I lost track of how many 7-Ups I've had. Let's call it four. It's probably been four.
I used leftover Spanish rice, asparagus, more noodles, more chicken, leeks, a little white onion, kale, chicken bouillon, orange marmalade, and various spices, plus olive oil in the (re)creation of dinner. It's kind of good, but, very weird. I've had one small plate full. Not as much as I had yesterday.
Right now, I am drinking what is probably the fourth 7-Up and another glass of black tea (not together), unsweetened.
I will say this about that, though: This mozorning, I measured my waist and it was back down to 46". I think part of the swelling was the increase in fiber, from the oatmeal.
I am still feeling tired and ill, though, so it might just be that.
Anyway, this morning, I had a 7-up (12 oz) and a Shrimp Cup O'Noodle with added lemon juice and cumin. Later, for lunch, I had a plate of the same spaghetti dish that we had for dinner last night. Tonight, I'll probably cook up some extra chicken and veggies to throw into it, to stretch it out for everyone.
Also, of course, I am having my tea with turmeric and ginger. This time, it's cold tea as I made a glass last night, before going over to my sister's, and, so, it was in the refrigerator all night. The spices do not blend well into really cold tea. They settled in a bit, after the glass spent some time sitting on my bedside table, though.
I lost track of how many 7-Ups I've had. Let's call it four. It's probably been four.
I used leftover Spanish rice, asparagus, more noodles, more chicken, leeks, a little white onion, kale, chicken bouillon, orange marmalade, and various spices, plus olive oil in the (re)creation of dinner. It's kind of good, but, very weird. I've had one small plate full. Not as much as I had yesterday.
Right now, I am drinking what is probably the fourth 7-Up and another glass of black tea (not together), unsweetened.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Day Five / Step one
For breakfast I had my tea (turmeric and ginger, no sweetener) and a big bowl of oatmeal with safflower oil, cinnamon, fresh papaya and some brown sugar in it.
The oatmeal was made with one cup of oats. I am guessing about 1 cup of papaya. No idea how much brown sugar or safflower oil, except that the oatmeal was neither very sweet nor very oily.
Also, just had some water. I don't always mention the water, but, this was a fairly significant amount, compared to usual.
For lunch, i had a 6" oven roasted chicken sub on 9 grain honey oat bread from Subways, with lots of veggies; 2 cookies and a Sprite.
For dinner, I had some chicken spaghetti with green beans and corn in it, but, which is mostly noodles. No tomato sauce. 2 -12 oz cans of 7-Up were dranken, one at dinner and one at some other point in the day.
Then I had a chocolate truffle egg and a caramel marshmallow egg (Russel Stover's) that my ex-neighbor brought me.
So, I've been thinking, mostly all day, that what I mostly feel like is that I gained a lot of weight, today. I've also been peeing like crazy the last few days. Not so much today, though.
About 5 days ago, I measured my waist and it was 46", if I remember correctly. Just now, I measured it and it was 47" . A few seconds later, I measured it and it was 48". So, yeah, I am definitely swelling up!
The oatmeal was made with one cup of oats. I am guessing about 1 cup of papaya. No idea how much brown sugar or safflower oil, except that the oatmeal was neither very sweet nor very oily.
Also, just had some water. I don't always mention the water, but, this was a fairly significant amount, compared to usual.
For lunch, i had a 6" oven roasted chicken sub on 9 grain honey oat bread from Subways, with lots of veggies; 2 cookies and a Sprite.
For dinner, I had some chicken spaghetti with green beans and corn in it, but, which is mostly noodles. No tomato sauce. 2 -12 oz cans of 7-Up were dranken, one at dinner and one at some other point in the day.
Then I had a chocolate truffle egg and a caramel marshmallow egg (Russel Stover's) that my ex-neighbor brought me.
So, I've been thinking, mostly all day, that what I mostly feel like is that I gained a lot of weight, today. I've also been peeing like crazy the last few days. Not so much today, though.
About 5 days ago, I measured my waist and it was 46", if I remember correctly. Just now, I measured it and it was 47" . A few seconds later, I measured it and it was 48". So, yeah, I am definitely swelling up!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Day Four /Step One
This morning, I had my tea, without sweetener or cinnamon, but, with ginger and turmeric. Also had a heaping tsp. of peanut butter.
Later on, I had two bowls of rice with tuna, onions, a little safflower oil and a little olive oil, salt, sea salt and a little table salt. Actually, I am still eating on those, and, they shall constitute my breakfast and lunch. With them, I am having another glass of black tea, with Stevia and a tiny bit of sugar.
Side note: Apparently, the spices kind of kill the taste of sweet Because, I barely had any sugar left and did not put that much Stevia in - less of both, by far, than I used before - and, the tea is pretty sweet.
Later on, I had a 44 oz (give or take) soda that was mostly a mixture of Pepsi and Coke.
For dinner, I had three burrito sort of things, with a little rice, a little beans and a little hamburger in white flour tortilla for each one. No sauces or etc.
Later on, I had two bowls of rice with tuna, onions, a little safflower oil and a little olive oil, salt, sea salt and a little table salt. Actually, I am still eating on those, and, they shall constitute my breakfast and lunch. With them, I am having another glass of black tea, with Stevia and a tiny bit of sugar.
Side note: Apparently, the spices kind of kill the taste of sweet Because, I barely had any sugar left and did not put that much Stevia in - less of both, by far, than I used before - and, the tea is pretty sweet.
Later on, I had a 44 oz (give or take) soda that was mostly a mixture of Pepsi and Coke.
For dinner, I had three burrito sort of things, with a little rice, a little beans and a little hamburger in white flour tortilla for each one. No sauces or etc.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Day Three/ Step One
Today, for breakfast, I had a bologna sandwich, with 2 slices of bologna, a little mayonnaise and mustard, and 2 slices of poor people wheat bread. You know the kind - slightly better than poor people white bread, but, nothing that actually gives you a good feeling to eat, unless you are really bad off, nutritionally speaking.
I, also, had my black tea with 1 tsp. each of cinnamon, ginger and turmeric. This time with sugar. Now, I am having another glass of black tea with sugar and whatever dregs of spices are left over from earlier. Later on, I will probably finish my diet soda with lemon and lime juice added.
Don't know what's for dinner, yet, but, it will probably involve both hamburger and green beans; because, I got hamburger out to defrost, yesterday morning, and, we have a big bag of fresh green beans that needs to be eaten.
It's 2:18 pm. I'm still drinking on my second glass of tea, plus, the diet soda. I have made, as a combination lunch/dinner, spaghetti. I used only a little bit of garlic powder, this time, and, basil; red cooking wine, a little sea salt; green onion, leek, Roma tomato, zucchini, diced; a can of Hunt's mushroom spaghetti sauce. Or, maybe it's Del Monte? I, often, buy one or the other, depending on what's on sale and what is available without cheese in it. They are far cheaper than other commercially prepared spaghetti sauces, have a decent flavor on their own, and, in addition, lend themselves well to what I might want to add. So, it makes the creation of a sauce faster. I usually put more into it than I did, today.
Oh, and, olive oil. I used olive oil, both in the noodles to help them not stick and to cook the veggies and meat together.
I don't know if I am just imagining it, but, I do feel floppier in that way that happens when I lose weight. It could be dehydration, though.
I feel better, having some veggies in me. Mmm ....
Later, I had some Diet Dr. Pepper, with a squeeze of Tropicana Lemonade and Coke in it; and, half a honey bun. Half, I say! That's progress!
I, also, had my black tea with 1 tsp. each of cinnamon, ginger and turmeric. This time with sugar. Now, I am having another glass of black tea with sugar and whatever dregs of spices are left over from earlier. Later on, I will probably finish my diet soda with lemon and lime juice added.
Don't know what's for dinner, yet, but, it will probably involve both hamburger and green beans; because, I got hamburger out to defrost, yesterday morning, and, we have a big bag of fresh green beans that needs to be eaten.
It's 2:18 pm. I'm still drinking on my second glass of tea, plus, the diet soda. I have made, as a combination lunch/dinner, spaghetti. I used only a little bit of garlic powder, this time, and, basil; red cooking wine, a little sea salt; green onion, leek, Roma tomato, zucchini, diced; a can of Hunt's mushroom spaghetti sauce. Or, maybe it's Del Monte? I, often, buy one or the other, depending on what's on sale and what is available without cheese in it. They are far cheaper than other commercially prepared spaghetti sauces, have a decent flavor on their own, and, in addition, lend themselves well to what I might want to add. So, it makes the creation of a sauce faster. I usually put more into it than I did, today.
Oh, and, olive oil. I used olive oil, both in the noodles to help them not stick and to cook the veggies and meat together.
I don't know if I am just imagining it, but, I do feel floppier in that way that happens when I lose weight. It could be dehydration, though.
I feel better, having some veggies in me. Mmm ....
Later, I had some Diet Dr. Pepper, with a squeeze of Tropicana Lemonade and Coke in it; and, half a honey bun. Half, I say! That's progress!
Day Two/Step One
This morning, I am having three slices of wheat bread (moderately cheap in price, pretty darn cheap in quality) with a little safflower oil and orange marmalade on them; 1 slice wheat bread with a little safflower, a fairly big whollop of peanut butter and a little strawberry jam on it; 1 grapefruit; and, my glass of tea, this time with ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, lemon juice (not measured), apple cider vinegar (not measured, but, only a very little bit), and Stevia (also, not measured).
Later, I had another glass of tea (no spice, no sweetener); 2 slices of sugar toast, made with safflower oil; a honey bun (iced); a Baby Ruth; diet soda; and, a fried bologna sandwich (2 slices wheat bread, a little mayonnaise and mustard, 2 slices of bologna).
Yes, it was a very sugary day. (sigh) I was very depressed all day and had very little urge to do anything helpful for myself
Later, I had another glass of tea (no spice, no sweetener); 2 slices of sugar toast, made with safflower oil; a honey bun (iced); a Baby Ruth; diet soda; and, a fried bologna sandwich (2 slices wheat bread, a little mayonnaise and mustard, 2 slices of bologna).
Yes, it was a very sugary day. (sigh) I was very depressed all day and had very little urge to do anything helpful for myself
Friday, March 21, 2014
Getting serious, working on the steps
I've done some waffling, but, even during the waffling, I've been doing research, praying, thinking, and, I do believe I am now ready to be serious, both in changing my life and in writing a book about same.
Mind you, as my progress notes (blog posts) can attest to, during the waffling, I have changed my life, some. I weighed, I believe, 303. something or other lbs, when I started this blog. Now, I weigh 257.something or other lbs, and, I am taller by over an inch. That's without being serious, with having set backs that lasted months.
I am working up a more cohesive theme and dialogue for the book, and, working out the actual steps I will take.
Today, I have started the first step, which is a healthy, spicy morning tea made with turmeric and ginger (1 tsp. of each). There are many reasons why this is the best possible step for me to take, first.
Some of those reasons are technical and may have already been covered in earlier blog posts Not sure. Stuff to do with why turmeric and ginger are good for you. I will reiterate those reasons (or iterate, I guess, if I haven't done so, here, already) in the actual book.
The other reasons, the personal ones, I will share here.
Currently, I am living in a home with my youngest son, who has many problems including Asperger's and a hoarder mentality; two ex-neighbors, one of whom has recently been the victim of a hit and run; the ex-neighbors two cats and one dog. The place is a mess, there is mold growing in the bathroom (which I am allergic to, to a great degree) and the things that were supposed to be fixed by the male ex-neighbor have not been - first, because, he kept being gone, and, now, because, he has a shattered collarbone and a terribly wounded leg.
This is all a great drain on me, financially, emotionally, mentally and physically. I do not have the resources to suddenly divest myself of every "bad" food and bring in only the "good". I do not have the stamina to immediately eschew fried food or sugar toast, when I am too tired to cook and this is what someone else proffers. Not now, I do not.
The tea can be made with ingredients I already have. It is made quickly, can be enjoyed at leisure, is palatable to me without sugar or sweetener (though, I am thinking about adding a little lemon, maybe even apple cider vinegar and stevia, after a while). It does not hurt my joints. It is, therefore, something that does not cause more stress in my life to do, and, it may remove a great deal of stress, due to having the benefits that it does. So, I begin here.
I have to begin somewhere, and, now; because, as my other posts can also attest to, I have started to move back up on the weight scale. I don't want to do that. So, that ends, here.
I have asked my parents to take photos of me, again, when they come into town; which will probably be next week. I will, for the purposes of getting serious, consider those my starting photos. Am I excited? Yes, I am. Even though I have been doing things, off and on, up to now, I can't say I have really been actively doing anything. I mean, all it has been is trying - experimenting, considering - but, not really making a commitment to anything.
I am very bad at commitment. Once, I was not, and, I got married. After the over a quarter of century of pure torture that has brought into my life, I find I have been put right off commitment. Now, that torture is, for the most part, at an end - all except for mild worry over my eldest son's visits, because he is learning disabled and has a case manager that can still be influenced by others; and, of course, the PTSD. I am free, in much the same way as an ex-con, that never committed the crime, is free. Still labeled, still have trouble finding work as a result of the incarceration and other peoples prejudices, but, I can walk outside and enjoy a nice, long walk without too many worries that someone will shoot me for it. That's free enough! So, now that I have settled in to that feeling, gotten a bit used to the idea that things are, in fact, better than they were, I think I am ready to try committing to things and people (ie: Jesus and Jehovah), and, see how that goes.
To give a better idea of what I'm doing (and, up against) I shall tell you what I ate in the last several days, including today. Keep in mind, I am not advocating these food choices (most of them) and they are not the choices I would be making if I was not ill, if I had control over all purchases, etc. The main reason I am showing this to you is so that if there is a weight loss or other good benefit from the turmeric/ginger tea, you will know that it was from the tea, and, not because of also eating nothing but salad, or fasting, or anything else sneaky.
Two days ago, I had a Snickers for breakfast, along with most of a 2-litre 7 up. I believe I also had a very mayonnaisy tuna sandwich. Later that evening, I had a value menu bacon cheeseburger, a value menu fried chicken sandwich, and two french fries with the rest of the 2-litre. Then, later than that, I had most of a grapefruit and some water with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar in it. Followed by about 1/2 a chicken, a slice of bread, and a fairly large serving of coleslaw. Well, it wasn't really half a chicken, because, I tore some off of the 1/2 and gave the rest to my sister. It was more than 1/4, though, I'm pretty sure. I am not sure I had the tuna sandwich that day, by the way. Still, quite a bit of food,, very little of it vegetation, and, what was vegetation was mostly stuff that is not good for people with thyroid troubles.
The next day, yesterday, I had two honey buns, at different points in the day.There was also a cup of noodle and two sandwiches made with white bread, mayonnaise, spiced up hamburger and egg. Part of a 2-litre diet soda, spiked with lemon and lime juice was also involved. Oh, and, I had a honey crisp apple, that my sister gave me.
Man! It's hard to realize how far one has fallen, until the typing begins!
Today, I have a honey bun, but, I have not eaten it, yet. I had my tea, some water, some of the same 2-litre soda and part of a different one (that someone drank a good whack of) . I have eaten two tuna sandwiches (4 slices white bread, mayonnaise, chopped white onion, 1 can of tuna). For dinner, I was given two barbecued pork bun sandwiches (highly sweet/salty microwaved premade pork dish, ladled onto two white buns).
Pretty bad, huh? Later, if I get hungry, I will make a point of eating a grapefruit, as I have plenty of those, thanks to the lady I study the Bible with.
Now, most days are not quite as bad as the days I just described. I often make spaghetti with things like eggplant, zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, green onions, white onions, bell peppers (take those all as "and/or", because, there's no specific recipe); but, there is still way too much meat, lately. Sometimes I have been eating tomato and sauteed green onion sandwiches; but, there has still been too much bread and mayonnaise. I have only eaten salad twice, this entire month, so far.
So, there's my icky little confession. Now, you know what I am up against, what the turmeric and ginger have to overcome, and, we'll see what transpires.
I can't weigh today, and, probably, will not be able to weigh next week, either. I would like to keep track of things, though, because, if the thermogenic tea is doing it's job, there should be a noticeable improvement within a week - at least a small one. Yet, as much as I would like to keep track, I get exhausted taking measurements and trying to remember them, or, having to re-read them, to type them up here. Yes! That's how tired I am.
So, today, I took my measurements, in a different way, directly after taking a shower. That eliminates changes that are really all about wearing different clothes, and, the style of measuring takes out a lot of the trouble. The style being that, instead of measuring each section of leg, I simply measured around both legs at once.
Here are my measurements for today, Friday March 21, 2014:
Neck - 16"
Upper chest - 44-1/2"
Underbust - 46-1/2"
Waistline - 46"
Hips/lower abdomen - 52"
Thighs -44"
Knees - 29-1/2"
Calves - 30"
Didn't bother measuring my actual bust, as I don't care to lose any of it, so, finding out it is smaller is no cause for celebration. Did measure my left calf and it was 18-1/2", which is, if I remember correctly, the same as it was last time I measured it, several months ago.
So, happy week to you! Hopefully, I'll have good news for you, next Friday.
PS: On a side note, the other day when I weighed, I measured my lower abdomen and waistline. My waistline was 46-1/2" and my lower abdomen was 54". That was a very short time ago. Now, it could be that I managed to lose enough fat to be 2" smaller on my abdomen, in that amount of time, but, I doubt it. I think I was just that swollen up on the day I weighed.
That's one of the most frustrating parts of this whole process. I could lose 5 lbs. in a month and it could just mean I am dehydrated or less bloated than the month before. I know I lost some actual fat, especially if the GNC machine is to be believed, because, the print out says so, and,because, I am consistently staying smaller than I had been before.
Update:
I have decided to have another glass of tea- and, I have been putting the spices in a big glass of tea, by the way. I guess, I should have mentioned it. This time, I put a scant tsp. of turmeric, a tsp. of ginger and a tsp. of cinnamon. It tastes much better this way, and, cinnamon has good properties, too.
I don't know that I could do this, every day, even with just the one glass, though. Spices do get pretty expensive, when used in this sort of quantity. For now, I can, though, and, so, I will. I've spent money on worse things, when I've had even less to spare. So ...
Also, I have been boughten a Baby Ruth. I have not eaten it, yet, but, I probably will.
Yep! Last night (for today is a new day) I had not only the Baby Ruth, but, 3 slices of pepperoni pizza and one slice of bacon and pineapple pizza.
The end.
Mind you, as my progress notes (blog posts) can attest to, during the waffling, I have changed my life, some. I weighed, I believe, 303. something or other lbs, when I started this blog. Now, I weigh 257.something or other lbs, and, I am taller by over an inch. That's without being serious, with having set backs that lasted months.
I am working up a more cohesive theme and dialogue for the book, and, working out the actual steps I will take.
Today, I have started the first step, which is a healthy, spicy morning tea made with turmeric and ginger (1 tsp. of each). There are many reasons why this is the best possible step for me to take, first.
Some of those reasons are technical and may have already been covered in earlier blog posts Not sure. Stuff to do with why turmeric and ginger are good for you. I will reiterate those reasons (or iterate, I guess, if I haven't done so, here, already) in the actual book.
The other reasons, the personal ones, I will share here.
Currently, I am living in a home with my youngest son, who has many problems including Asperger's and a hoarder mentality; two ex-neighbors, one of whom has recently been the victim of a hit and run; the ex-neighbors two cats and one dog. The place is a mess, there is mold growing in the bathroom (which I am allergic to, to a great degree) and the things that were supposed to be fixed by the male ex-neighbor have not been - first, because, he kept being gone, and, now, because, he has a shattered collarbone and a terribly wounded leg.
This is all a great drain on me, financially, emotionally, mentally and physically. I do not have the resources to suddenly divest myself of every "bad" food and bring in only the "good". I do not have the stamina to immediately eschew fried food or sugar toast, when I am too tired to cook and this is what someone else proffers. Not now, I do not.
The tea can be made with ingredients I already have. It is made quickly, can be enjoyed at leisure, is palatable to me without sugar or sweetener (though, I am thinking about adding a little lemon, maybe even apple cider vinegar and stevia, after a while). It does not hurt my joints. It is, therefore, something that does not cause more stress in my life to do, and, it may remove a great deal of stress, due to having the benefits that it does. So, I begin here.
I have to begin somewhere, and, now; because, as my other posts can also attest to, I have started to move back up on the weight scale. I don't want to do that. So, that ends, here.
I have asked my parents to take photos of me, again, when they come into town; which will probably be next week. I will, for the purposes of getting serious, consider those my starting photos. Am I excited? Yes, I am. Even though I have been doing things, off and on, up to now, I can't say I have really been actively doing anything. I mean, all it has been is trying - experimenting, considering - but, not really making a commitment to anything.
I am very bad at commitment. Once, I was not, and, I got married. After the over a quarter of century of pure torture that has brought into my life, I find I have been put right off commitment. Now, that torture is, for the most part, at an end - all except for mild worry over my eldest son's visits, because he is learning disabled and has a case manager that can still be influenced by others; and, of course, the PTSD. I am free, in much the same way as an ex-con, that never committed the crime, is free. Still labeled, still have trouble finding work as a result of the incarceration and other peoples prejudices, but, I can walk outside and enjoy a nice, long walk without too many worries that someone will shoot me for it. That's free enough! So, now that I have settled in to that feeling, gotten a bit used to the idea that things are, in fact, better than they were, I think I am ready to try committing to things and people (ie: Jesus and Jehovah), and, see how that goes.
To give a better idea of what I'm doing (and, up against) I shall tell you what I ate in the last several days, including today. Keep in mind, I am not advocating these food choices (most of them) and they are not the choices I would be making if I was not ill, if I had control over all purchases, etc. The main reason I am showing this to you is so that if there is a weight loss or other good benefit from the turmeric/ginger tea, you will know that it was from the tea, and, not because of also eating nothing but salad, or fasting, or anything else sneaky.
Two days ago, I had a Snickers for breakfast, along with most of a 2-litre 7 up. I believe I also had a very mayonnaisy tuna sandwich. Later that evening, I had a value menu bacon cheeseburger, a value menu fried chicken sandwich, and two french fries with the rest of the 2-litre. Then, later than that, I had most of a grapefruit and some water with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar in it. Followed by about 1/2 a chicken, a slice of bread, and a fairly large serving of coleslaw. Well, it wasn't really half a chicken, because, I tore some off of the 1/2 and gave the rest to my sister. It was more than 1/4, though, I'm pretty sure. I am not sure I had the tuna sandwich that day, by the way. Still, quite a bit of food,, very little of it vegetation, and, what was vegetation was mostly stuff that is not good for people with thyroid troubles.
The next day, yesterday, I had two honey buns, at different points in the day.There was also a cup of noodle and two sandwiches made with white bread, mayonnaise, spiced up hamburger and egg. Part of a 2-litre diet soda, spiked with lemon and lime juice was also involved. Oh, and, I had a honey crisp apple, that my sister gave me.
Man! It's hard to realize how far one has fallen, until the typing begins!
Today, I have a honey bun, but, I have not eaten it, yet. I had my tea, some water, some of the same 2-litre soda and part of a different one (that someone drank a good whack of) . I have eaten two tuna sandwiches (4 slices white bread, mayonnaise, chopped white onion, 1 can of tuna). For dinner, I was given two barbecued pork bun sandwiches (highly sweet/salty microwaved premade pork dish, ladled onto two white buns).
Pretty bad, huh? Later, if I get hungry, I will make a point of eating a grapefruit, as I have plenty of those, thanks to the lady I study the Bible with.
Now, most days are not quite as bad as the days I just described. I often make spaghetti with things like eggplant, zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, green onions, white onions, bell peppers (take those all as "and/or", because, there's no specific recipe); but, there is still way too much meat, lately. Sometimes I have been eating tomato and sauteed green onion sandwiches; but, there has still been too much bread and mayonnaise. I have only eaten salad twice, this entire month, so far.
So, there's my icky little confession. Now, you know what I am up against, what the turmeric and ginger have to overcome, and, we'll see what transpires.
I can't weigh today, and, probably, will not be able to weigh next week, either. I would like to keep track of things, though, because, if the thermogenic tea is doing it's job, there should be a noticeable improvement within a week - at least a small one. Yet, as much as I would like to keep track, I get exhausted taking measurements and trying to remember them, or, having to re-read them, to type them up here. Yes! That's how tired I am.
So, today, I took my measurements, in a different way, directly after taking a shower. That eliminates changes that are really all about wearing different clothes, and, the style of measuring takes out a lot of the trouble. The style being that, instead of measuring each section of leg, I simply measured around both legs at once.
Here are my measurements for today, Friday March 21, 2014:
Neck - 16"
Upper chest - 44-1/2"
Underbust - 46-1/2"
Waistline - 46"
Hips/lower abdomen - 52"
Thighs -44"
Knees - 29-1/2"
Calves - 30"
Didn't bother measuring my actual bust, as I don't care to lose any of it, so, finding out it is smaller is no cause for celebration. Did measure my left calf and it was 18-1/2", which is, if I remember correctly, the same as it was last time I measured it, several months ago.
So, happy week to you! Hopefully, I'll have good news for you, next Friday.
PS: On a side note, the other day when I weighed, I measured my lower abdomen and waistline. My waistline was 46-1/2" and my lower abdomen was 54". That was a very short time ago. Now, it could be that I managed to lose enough fat to be 2" smaller on my abdomen, in that amount of time, but, I doubt it. I think I was just that swollen up on the day I weighed.
That's one of the most frustrating parts of this whole process. I could lose 5 lbs. in a month and it could just mean I am dehydrated or less bloated than the month before. I know I lost some actual fat, especially if the GNC machine is to be believed, because, the print out says so, and,because, I am consistently staying smaller than I had been before.
Update:
I have decided to have another glass of tea- and, I have been putting the spices in a big glass of tea, by the way. I guess, I should have mentioned it. This time, I put a scant tsp. of turmeric, a tsp. of ginger and a tsp. of cinnamon. It tastes much better this way, and, cinnamon has good properties, too.
I don't know that I could do this, every day, even with just the one glass, though. Spices do get pretty expensive, when used in this sort of quantity. For now, I can, though, and, so, I will. I've spent money on worse things, when I've had even less to spare. So ...
Also, I have been boughten a Baby Ruth. I have not eaten it, yet, but, I probably will.
Yep! Last night (for today is a new day) I had not only the Baby Ruth, but, 3 slices of pepperoni pizza and one slice of bacon and pineapple pizza.
The end.
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