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Figuring out the inflammation/immune system puzzle
Twoapenny:
You're very good, Lighter, I fell off the wagon over Christmas and have yet to climb back on it :) I think the thing with me is routine - I bought food that I don't usually, cooked things I'm not familiar with, bought in treats and snacks for visitors - and so now my usual foods aren't in my fridge and cupboards and I'm out of sync with my weekly food order so at the moment just picking up enough for a day or so until the shopping is delivered on Wednesday - and then we'll be back to normal. My cold seems to have reappeared and my son is pretty tired at the minute so I'm struggling to motivate myself to get back on track. I'm very impressed, therefore, that you have more or less stuck to your plan and the spicy shrimp sounds delicious :) xx
lighter:
Eek.... I have to drive home today and think about blowing up my kitchen with huge soup making mess.... company arrives tomorrow afternoon. Kids go back to school. Band practice happens so that's 2.5 hours of driving kids around on top of run to airport and there it is.
I'm feeling overwhelmed.
Is that what slows and stops our progress? Feeling overwhelmed?
I'm aching for simpler shopping lists and food plans. Less.
I know adrenaline will hit soon and I'll fly into action cleaning and organizing.....but..... I want to pare down what's in the fridge, not fill it and the kitchen with more.
I'm also in the mood to pare down expenses. Stuff too. Organize what's left, which I was doing before the holiday.
My sister will visit the entire month, and is on same eating plan. That's mostly comforting.
Tupp, a big tub of clean salad greens, roasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds, some proteins.... Deviled eggs on salad, yummy. Some comfort soups.... carrot ginger and chicken kale..... I'mstarting with that. A plan makes things feel more manageable. I can cook steaks and simple grilled veggies for company tomorrow night.
So, onward to see what I can accomplish with the rest of my day.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: lighter on January 02, 2018, 10:08:57 AM ---Eek.... I have to drive home today and think about blowing up my kitchen with huge soup making mess.... company arrives tomorrow afternoon. Kids go back to school. Band practice happens so that's 2.5 hours of driving kids around on top of run to airport and there it is.
I'm feeling overwhelmed.
Is that what slows and stops our progress? Feeling overwhelmed?
I'm aching for simpler shopping lists and food plans. Less.
I know adrenaline will hit soon and I'll fly into action cleaning and organizing.....but..... I want to pare down what's in the fridge, not fill it and the kitchen with more.
I'm also in the mood to pare down expenses. Stuff too. Organize what's left, which I was doing before the holiday.
My sister will visit the entire month, and is on same eating plan. That's mostly comforting.
Tupp, a big tub of clean salad greens, roasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds, some proteins.... Deviled eggs on salad, yummy. Some comfort soups.... carrot ginger and chicken kale..... I'mstarting with that. A plan makes things feel more manageable. I can cook steaks and simple grilled veggies for company tomorrow night.
So, onward to see what I can accomplish with the rest of my day.
Lighter
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The food does sound yummy, Lighter - I just like it more when someone else has cooked it :) I have admitted/acknowledged to myself that I have no interest in cooking. I find it tedious, and equally the planning, shopping, packing away, freezing into portions, budgeting etc. If fast/convenience food were healthy I'd just eat that. I realised over Christmas that the 'pressure' to cook special food took the fun out of it for me. Next year I shall buy it all in ready made and enjoy not cooking it :)
I think being overwhelmed can easily make many things feel like too much work. Especially after traveling or being away from home. It gets in the way of working with moss :) xx
lighter:
After 3 separate days of cookie batch making, the little bump in my left palm is back. I'm not way up on weight, or eating very stupid, but it's enough to show up in my skin. Not drinking enough water. Not drinking it 45 minutes before planned meals, or 45 minutes after. I'll get back to that very soon, and tweek the entire plan. The ratio of water to body mass is half your weight and drink that many ounces a day. In my case it's 65 to 70 depending on the day, and there are times it seems like a lake. There are also days it seems like a very small amount. I think it has to do with hitting it hard first thing, and planning food for the entire day well ahead.
I have made a huge batch of carrot ginger soup.... so yummy. Still eating salads, but not always the right greens, which I don't worry about. I'll get back on track.
The kids have a snow day today, sans snow.
It's nice.
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: lighter on January 08, 2018, 03:45:22 PM ---After 3 separate days of cookie batch making, the little bump in my left palm is back. I'm not way up on weight, or eating very stupid, but it's enough to show up in my skin. Not drinking enough water. Not drinking it 45 minutes before planned meals, or 45 minutes after. I'll get back to that very soon, and tweek the entire plan. The ratio of water to body mass is half your weight and drink that many ounces a day. In my case it's 65 to 70 depending on the day, and there are times it seems like a lake. There are also days it seems like a very small amount. I think it has to do with hitting it hard first thing, and planning food for the entire day well ahead.
I have made a huge batch of carrot ginger soup.... so yummy. Still eating salads, but not always the right greens, which I don't worry about. I'll get back on track.
The kids have a snow day today, sans snow.
It's nice.
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I'm astonished that the thing with your skin has flared up again so quickly, Lighter, who would have thought there could be such a clear connection? Amazing. I know I need to drink more water but spending so much time on the loo is tricky! Lol x
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