and lots of other good thing!
Every day I am feeling better and
better—more and more like my old self, I've lost 1 pound (only
1000 or so more to go!) And while I have been to the doctor/clinic 4
times this month, (and need a follow up visit on Monday (new month!)
I feel like I am finally making progress.
I have several chronic conditions—and
all of them where out of control—several are interlocked (my
arthritis is made worse when I am heavier, – and depression tend to
make me gain weight, which then changes....) Now, I am starting a
new Rx regime, which might have to be (actually, most definitely will
have to be) tweaked—but it is not more of the same, and there is a
plan in place (not here's a Rx, see me in 3 months, and don't bother
me.) to monitor how well things are working.
Part and parcel of feeling better, is
eating better. For the past week, I have been cooking –mostly
soups. Good healthy soups—Another pot of Acorn squash soup (1
serving is going to be my lunch in a few minutes) and some Chicken
Sweet Potato soup, and some Chicken Stew—an un-authentic Indian
stew—Butter chicken as a base, with lots of extra veggies. A
tortilla soup too, another cheat, made from a prepared mix—but with
extra veggies in the pot.
I confess, I really hate making a
dinner that has more pots than people—and since I live alone, I am
in great favor of 1 pot meals. Salad or soup and a simple entree, or
some appetizers and soup as meal, and one of my favorites, salad as
a meal—Taco Salad, or grilled chicken Caesar, or a sea food
salad..
With a fridge and freezer full of
soups-- I have been eating better—Which makes me feel better, and
helped me drop the pound.
Another plus—was a piece of mail. My
2016 calendar—I love pretty calendars, and my sister's husband get
them by the hundreds--(most are business calendars) and I am happy to
get one.
My criteria for a wall calendar is
pretty pictures, and this calendar is oversized and very pretty.
This particular sister lives in Japan,
so the calendars don't have US holidays—but I know that the 4th
of July is a holiday-- I sometime note other holidays, (presidents
day, and things like Easter)but there are plenty of reminders for
these days, anyway.
So that's the news—I did cast on a
new pair of socks, and even got the ribbing done—I have been
playing with a few different stitch patterns, but haven't found one I
like yet... but soon.
Another soon will be a special skein of
sock yarn... a treat to myself. Most often I spend about $6 for
100gs of sock yarn –sometimes even less (lowest price was $0.50!)
but every once in a while I splurge on hand painted ($24 for 100gs).
More on that next post.
