Wed. Aug. 23
From a warmish MO,
This has been another full day. The girls were up a couple of times during the night, but I seemed to go back to sleep with little difficulty. They finally heard their daddy moving about 5:30 this a.m. - and that was all they needed to get moving as well. Of course they ended up joining me in bed until the tv came on at 6:45.
I soon had my old clothes from yesterday and my walking shoes on and was off on the surface street trek. The temp was probably in the low 60s and walking was a delight.
Jim was about ready to leave when I returned - heading to his cardio rehab session and after I had cleaned up, I headed out to get a large mailing delivered to the post office.
One of the things Jim mentioned when he returned from breakfast (after rehab) was there might be another take on the Bobby Pittman story - so we will just see what transpires - will let you know when I hear more.
Jim saw Dr. Metry today at 11:45 and Jim seemed to pass the tests in good shape - blood pressure was maybe 130 or 65 and pulse rate was 56! He has lost about 27 pounds in the last nine weeks. Of course I think he needs to lose at a slower pace, but for those of you who know Jim you will understand. He'll see Dr. Metry again in three months unless some issue crops up.
My cousin, Bobby, happened to be in town this afternoon and stopped by to visit. We had just finished eating lunch so I fixed him a turkey/bacon and tomato sandwich as well as the remains of a couple of salads. Of course Bobby raises pigs so I am sure he realized the turkey/bacon is a ways short of the real bacon quality.
The KC Star had an interesting pasta salad recipe in it today (Wed.) and I prepared it this afternoon so we will have it with lettuce for supper tomorrow night. I had also fixed a peanut butter pie this a.m. I took out just barely more than a third for us and took the rest to our young neighbors to the north - with three young children and both adults working - they work off a lot of calories. I had really been craving this pie for several months and it was just as good as I remembered.
Dara had an interesting blog today. If you don't have their address it should be
http://danddaustinupdate.blogspot.com/
The chocolate fountain sounds divine!!!
Jim should have a relatively easy day on Thursday, but mine is full - breakfast with the ladies, haircut in the a.m., and a library board meeting with a possible architect in the afternoon. I am not expecting one of our usual short meetings so am glad I have the pasta/tuna casserole ready for supper.
Be safe.
B.
This has been another full day. The girls were up a couple of times during the night, but I seemed to go back to sleep with little difficulty. They finally heard their daddy moving about 5:30 this a.m. - and that was all they needed to get moving as well. Of course they ended up joining me in bed until the tv came on at 6:45.
I soon had my old clothes from yesterday and my walking shoes on and was off on the surface street trek. The temp was probably in the low 60s and walking was a delight.
Jim was about ready to leave when I returned - heading to his cardio rehab session and after I had cleaned up, I headed out to get a large mailing delivered to the post office.
One of the things Jim mentioned when he returned from breakfast (after rehab) was there might be another take on the Bobby Pittman story - so we will just see what transpires - will let you know when I hear more.
Jim saw Dr. Metry today at 11:45 and Jim seemed to pass the tests in good shape - blood pressure was maybe 130 or 65 and pulse rate was 56! He has lost about 27 pounds in the last nine weeks. Of course I think he needs to lose at a slower pace, but for those of you who know Jim you will understand. He'll see Dr. Metry again in three months unless some issue crops up.
My cousin, Bobby, happened to be in town this afternoon and stopped by to visit. We had just finished eating lunch so I fixed him a turkey/bacon and tomato sandwich as well as the remains of a couple of salads. Of course Bobby raises pigs so I am sure he realized the turkey/bacon is a ways short of the real bacon quality.
The KC Star had an interesting pasta salad recipe in it today (Wed.) and I prepared it this afternoon so we will have it with lettuce for supper tomorrow night. I had also fixed a peanut butter pie this a.m. I took out just barely more than a third for us and took the rest to our young neighbors to the north - with three young children and both adults working - they work off a lot of calories. I had really been craving this pie for several months and it was just as good as I remembered.
Dara had an interesting blog today. If you don't have their address it should be
http://danddaustinupdate.blogspot.com/
The chocolate fountain sounds divine!!!
Jim should have a relatively easy day on Thursday, but mine is full - breakfast with the ladies, haircut in the a.m., and a library board meeting with a possible architect in the afternoon. I am not expecting one of our usual short meetings so am glad I have the pasta/tuna casserole ready for supper.
Be safe.
B.
posted by News from Chilli | 5:20 PM
1 Comments:
The chocolate fountain sounds lethal...
The current popular theory is that the less calories we eat, as long as we get adequate nutrition, the better off we'll be. People who eat very low calorie diets have been shown to live significantly longer than people who don't. (Not that they necessarily live significantly...)
As long as Jim's blood levels are taken every month to see if he's developing any serious deficits, losing fast is all right. I'm in a weight loss program run by doctors at UCLA and I'm getting about 600-700 calories a day and I feel much more clear-headed and sleep better than I have in years. In 8 weeks I've lost 34 pounds and my blood levels are great. Good for Jim losing those 27 pounds! Keep up the good work!
Sister Margaret
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