Random Stuff
I have lost 4 lbs in the last month since being on the GI diet and walking every morning with E...woo hoo for me! I am feeling better physically and mentally than I was a month ago...smiling more, happy to come to work, not feeling as tired and rundown and overall thinking more about a (hopefully) brighter future for E and I.
A bunch of us at my company have joined a "Fitness Challenge - 10,000 Steps" competing with other companies - every week we see how many steps we have walked with our pedimeters. This challenge started about 2 weeks ago and ends after Thanksgiving. So, far our company has rank #7 among 15 companies. This week, will be my highest yet of steps (we send in our weekly steps on Monday a.m.) and so far I am at 20,000 for this week...woo hoo! Seeing those steps and being of a somewhat competitive nature really has me thinking how important exercise and eating healthier foods. I won't lie to you that when that alarm clock goes off and I know I need to get-up and do our walk that there isn't times I would love to just roll over and fall back to sleep, but I just keep in my mind how good I am feeling right now and that is my motivation, plus E is up before me and ready to go...my BEST motivator!
I called my RE's office yesterday to see if there has been any news on the results of all that bloodwork and glucose testing I did last week and she wasn't in, but just got a returned phone call saying she wants to see me next Wed. morning to go over the results in person - not all our in as of now, but maybe by then more will be. She wrote me a very nice follow-up letter detailing all the recommended testing for us to do in the next couple of months.
About a month ago, E and I took a trip up to the casino in our area and I put $20 in a penny slot and won $160 and immediately cashed out and put that money in my purse. We left shortly after that winning because I decided I want to go and get a bread machine with part of that winnings. We went to an outlet mall near by but none had one I was interested in, so when we got home I went on line and found one at Amazon.com for $84 and order it. It came about 5 days later and I immediately starting making bread that evening. The first loaf was out of the GI cookbook - Oatmeal Bread - it was good, but alittle heavy. The second loaf was a cinnamon raisin bread - a recipe off the internet that I refined alittle for the GI diet and it was very good, but needed more raisins for my taste. The third loaf, which I made the other night, out of the GI cookbook was a sun-dried tomato and basil bread (which we had the next night with a lovely curry carrot soup I made) and it was good, but I think next time I will cut up the sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces so they go through-out the bread and maybe use fresh basil versus dried. All in all, I am absolutely lovin this bread machine.
This season (fall) is my absolute favorite time of the year. I am lovin the cool crisp mornings while on our walks. I have already seen some trees in our area turning colors. I am starting to dig out some of my fall clothes and that always makes me happy to wear something I haven't worn in awhile, plus feeling good about the way they fit is helping as well. I get into the mood of wanting to surround myself with the wonderful smells of autumn like cranberry, pumpkin and maple, so I have my Scensty warmers filled with those scents and making homemade soups and stews so the whole house just smells great.
What is your favorite time of year?
A bunch of us at my company have joined a "Fitness Challenge - 10,000 Steps" competing with other companies - every week we see how many steps we have walked with our pedimeters. This challenge started about 2 weeks ago and ends after Thanksgiving. So, far our company has rank #7 among 15 companies. This week, will be my highest yet of steps (we send in our weekly steps on Monday a.m.) and so far I am at 20,000 for this week...woo hoo! Seeing those steps and being of a somewhat competitive nature really has me thinking how important exercise and eating healthier foods. I won't lie to you that when that alarm clock goes off and I know I need to get-up and do our walk that there isn't times I would love to just roll over and fall back to sleep, but I just keep in my mind how good I am feeling right now and that is my motivation, plus E is up before me and ready to go...my BEST motivator!
I called my RE's office yesterday to see if there has been any news on the results of all that bloodwork and glucose testing I did last week and she wasn't in, but just got a returned phone call saying she wants to see me next Wed. morning to go over the results in person - not all our in as of now, but maybe by then more will be. She wrote me a very nice follow-up letter detailing all the recommended testing for us to do in the next couple of months.
About a month ago, E and I took a trip up to the casino in our area and I put $20 in a penny slot and won $160 and immediately cashed out and put that money in my purse. We left shortly after that winning because I decided I want to go and get a bread machine with part of that winnings. We went to an outlet mall near by but none had one I was interested in, so when we got home I went on line and found one at Amazon.com for $84 and order it. It came about 5 days later and I immediately starting making bread that evening. The first loaf was out of the GI cookbook - Oatmeal Bread - it was good, but alittle heavy. The second loaf was a cinnamon raisin bread - a recipe off the internet that I refined alittle for the GI diet and it was very good, but needed more raisins for my taste. The third loaf, which I made the other night, out of the GI cookbook was a sun-dried tomato and basil bread (which we had the next night with a lovely curry carrot soup I made) and it was good, but I think next time I will cut up the sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces so they go through-out the bread and maybe use fresh basil versus dried. All in all, I am absolutely lovin this bread machine.
This season (fall) is my absolute favorite time of the year. I am lovin the cool crisp mornings while on our walks. I have already seen some trees in our area turning colors. I am starting to dig out some of my fall clothes and that always makes me happy to wear something I haven't worn in awhile, plus feeling good about the way they fit is helping as well. I get into the mood of wanting to surround myself with the wonderful smells of autumn like cranberry, pumpkin and maple, so I have my Scensty warmers filled with those scents and making homemade soups and stews so the whole house just smells great.
What is your favorite time of year?
Would you mind sharing (at your whim) some of your bread maker recipes? Mine lives in the closet more often than not!
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