Usual cup of fresh ground coffee...bought some more Sumatra Dark at the bulkbarn...about $5.50/lb as compared to Kicking Horse on sale at $10.95.
Had a bowl of cereal with banana.
Then it was off to the orthodontist to get the last of the stitches out of my mouth from the skin transplant. That feels soooooo.....much better. Still have to be careful for the next month and then one more appointment to make sure all is well.
I stopped by to donate blood, as I had to miss my appointment last week. Oh great...they only open at 1PM on Mondays. Good try anyway.
LUNCH
Had left over Katie's stew and a small 100% whole wheat bun
Still working on rebuilding my desktop computer with a fresh install of Windows XP. This is a time consuming process on a fresh install, putting programs back on the way you want it. Anyone who has ever done this will understand, just how time consuming it is.
DINNER
Had assorted veggies, baked potato, asparagus.....Very good except asparagus is not my favorite....I ate it anyway, which is something I would not have done before.
Wow!....1st of March already....won't be that long before I'm golfing again.
BREAKFAST
We had a bowl of oatmeal, with banana, apples, and blueberries. Very tasty. of course we had our regular fresh ground cup of Java.
LUNCH
We had what Katie calls stew, with carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, tomatoes, barley, vegetable broth, and spices. It was really good and we have leftovers!
Also some small pieces of $100% whole wheat bun cut into pieces..no butter.
Weight this morning 234.0....slow going but still going in the right direction Katie stayed the same despite going to the gym 3 times this week
BREAKFAST
Had pancakes with blueberries and banana
LUNCH
We had half a veggie burger sub
Had all the veggies plus half a veggie burger......deeeee....lic.......ious!
Speaking of delicious, Katie and I are planning to go to "Delicious" Restaurant tonight, Katie never stopped cleaning the whole day, and I worked on computer issues virtually all day. So Katie deserves a break, and we want to try some different dishes there.
DINNER
Katie and I went to Delicious and had three dishes, along with tea
We had one of the same dishes we had last time, because we enjoyed it so much....that was sweet and sour gluten balls, and I published a picture of that the last time. We also had spring rolls, and Hawaiian Fried Rice
and Stir Fried Noodles
The meal as you might expect was Deeee....Lic....ious!!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed every dish. We will certainly return in the future.
Feel like I'm boring you...having the same one or two things for breakfast almost every morning....but....doesn't bore me, because I enjoy both.
This morning, usual cup of fresh ground coffee with oatmeal, banana, blueberries, and apple.
Today, it's really cold here and the windchill makes it worse. Instead of going for a walk outside, will go to the Y, and do treadmill and weights.
Today also plan to do a fresh install of Windows XP on my desktop machine, it's about time and I haven't been pleased with how it has been running lately. I put a beta copy of Windows 7 on it recently, but not impressed enough to keep using it at the moment, so will wait until they have all the bugs worked out, and may keep XP on this machine as long as I possibly can.
Well that turned out to be another project that caused me no end of headaches. Nothing EVER seems to be just straight forward with electronic projects. I managed to figure out the major problem but it took me just about all day. Still have a couple of things to resolve. Very frustrating for something that I have done before without difficulties. I can build a whole computer myself and can't do a fresh install of Windows XP? Hardly likely...but happened. Has to do with the way the drives are configured on my motherboard...won't bore you more with details.
Finished the satellite project for a friend of mine, it was a bit of an ordeal, but persistance paid off.
LUNCH
Had a half homemade veggie sub....PDG....pretty darned good!
DINNER
Lemon roasted potatoes and a mexican vegetable salad. For dessert we had apple sauce with homemade granola. lt was really good!
Had a nice bowl of oatmeal with banana and blueberries, with whole grain brown rice vanilla "ryza" milk on top.
plans are to go to the YMCA this morning to do some treadmill work and weights.
Need to fix a satellite receiver for a friend of mine.
Went to the Y and had a good workout. Walked there and back...pretty nice day here today with it still being winter.
LUNCH
Had a homemade veggie sub sandwich...pretty darn good if I do say so myself.
DINNER
We had a baked potato and a veggie stir fry...portebella mushrooms, onions, red and green peppers, zuchini, kale, garlic, pepper and veggie broth. Very Good!
We have been making our veggie subs on small buns as we were not able to find subway type whole wheat buns. But today on the way home from work, Katie scored and found them not so far away from our place.
We got two different kinds of coffee beans from the bulk barn...one was espresso and the other was Sumatra Dark Roast. Had the Sumatra this morning...yum yum...we both like it better than the espresso, and is about $4/lb cheaper than Kicking Horse when not on sale. It's about $2/lb cheaper than other free trade coffee.
Having shredded wheat cereal this morning with banana.
you'll have to judge for yourself, but Katie and I are going to try and stay away from them as much as possible.
LUNCH
For lunch I had the rest of the soup Katie made, and a little bit of left over pizza from last night. Still really good.
Went for my usual walk this afternoon....
DINNER
We had a fresh salad with homemade Italian dressing, and whole wheat pasta with vegetable tomato sauce. Delicious!
Here is another interesting article....
ScienceDaily (2009-02-20) -- A new study shows that high-fat diets, even if consumed for a short amount of time, can inflame fat tissue surrounding blood vessels, possibly contributing to cardiovascular disease.
Katie and I went to Affinity Vegetarian Restaurant on Edmonton St last night for dinner.
We ordered the combo, which starts you off with a choice of Hot and Sour Soup or Wonton. We both chose the Wonton. It was excellent!
Then we had Sweet and Sour Soyapork, stir fried mixed vegetables, brown rice and spring roll.
Katie wasn't crazy about the soyapork, but liked everything else. I didn't mind the soyapork but it was a bit chewy. The small dish contains seaweed and sesame seed, it was crispy and pretty good. Everything else was good. The whole combo cost $9.50. We both liked what we chose at "Delicious" Restaurant better...but perhaps we just need to try something else at this restaurant...we will see.
BREAKFAST
We had oatmeal for breakfast with banana and blueberries. We had espresso coffee beans which we ground that were purchased from the bulk barn. A lot cheaper than Kicking Horse but pretty good.
LUNCH
We had waldorf salad and leftover shepard's pie. Very good!
TOFU AND SOY PRODUCTS
Lately I have been reading some disturbing articles about using Tofu and Soy Products, which seem to be a staple for many vegetarians and vegans. Trouble is....just like lots of other things, there are proponents on both sides, with lobbies and huge companies vying for $$. So what is one to believe, and how do you decide? For me, it is a matter of informing yourself and then going with what you think is logical. What else are we to do? Companies, so called experts, studies paid for by large outfits out to make $$, ordinary uninformed people who just simply believe something but if you ask them...have no idea why they actually believe what they do.
It's tough...these days to know what to believe. Look at the American economy...many of the so called "Experts" and people with financial designations...had no idea what was happening while it was happening, and have no real idea how to stop it. It all seems to be a massive guessing game, just like trying to pick healthy foods, prepared in the right way, for your health.
Here is one point of view about Tofu and Soy
DINNER
We had vegeterian pizza for dinner on a whole wheat crust. No cheese of courese, but it was great!
Then the piece de resistance....apple cinnamon pizza for dessert....Awesome! Whole wheat crust, apples, apple sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves.
Here it is....
and now....we would like to thank the members of the Academy, all the crew, everyone in the world....etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum.
My Weight this morning 235.2 Katie is down 8 pounds
BREAKFAST
Katie and I are having blueberry and banana pancakes this morning. We are out of Kicking Horse Coffee so we are having Maxwell House Regular...which is still ok.
For those of you who never saw the Texas Blog, and for those that did, here is a small reminder of how badly we ate.
Huge plate of Deep Fried Shrimp at Dirty Al's
Single Hamburger and Onion Rings at Gonzales Burgers
Steak, Baked Potato and Mushrooms at Texas Steakhouse
Chicken Strips at El Patio
Were all those dishes great tasting? Absolutely! Are they good for you? Absolutely not! so.....we are just not going to eat like that anymore. I feel a lot better eating this way, than that way...I don't feel full and bloated, my blood sugar is good, and my total cholesterol will tell the tale when I go for my annual physical. Instead of gaining 7 pounds, I have lost 7 pounds in 18 days.
Why are we doing this? There are lots of reasons, and I explained some on the first day...it's just time to try and get healthier, and we both should have done more a lot sooner...perhaps right after we both quit smoking some 18 years ago now. Some of the reasons are explained on the following link...not all...but certainly gives FOOD for thought...hmmm....wonder where that comes from? ahahaha.
We had a home made veggie sub...which is just as good as the one at Subway. Fresh strawberries for dessert and a piece of Katie's excellent carrot cake, which has nothing bad in it.
Every Year for the past few years, Katie and I journey to Pharr, Texas, where we have a mobile home in Paradise Park.
We also sponsor three girls in Nuevo Progeso, Mexico, so they can go to school. We travel to Mexico to see the kids, with Sr. Maureen Crosby who runs the program and our friends Ken and Vickey, who are Sr. Maureen's constant helpers.
Starting last year we also go by ourselves several times
more later....
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