I know it's been quite some time since I updated. There is good reason for this. Saturday the 13th my husband and I got together with our best friends. That night (around 1 am Sunday morning), I got a phone call from my uncle that my father had a heart attack while visiting him in Big Rapids, Michigan. He was taken to the hospital there and soon transferred to a larger hospital in Grand Rapids. Needless to say, my life has been turned a bit upside down since this event.
After sobering up and getting about 3 hours of sleep, my husband and I made the 2 1/2 hour journey to Grand Rapids. My father had to have a procedure done Monday the 15th to clear a blocked artery and to put a stint in that artery to keep it open. Unfortunately that evening he also went into Alcohol Withdrawals. Yes, my father is an alcoholic. He's also in denial about it. Most people don't know because he is what I call a functioning alcoholic. He goes about his life like he hasn't had a drink at all. He's not abusive. He's not falling down. But yet every day he has 3-4 drinks and they are very strong drinks at that.
Due to the withdrawals he kept getting out of bed even though he wasn't supposed to. He was trying to leave the hospital even though we told him he couldn't. At times he didn't even know who I was and tried to hurt me (yes I know this was the withdrawals and not him, but it is still a sign to me of just how far gone my father was as he would never do such a thing to me under normal circumstances).
After it took almost a dozen people to keep him in his bed, they sedated him. Because of the sedation he also had to be on a breathing machine. It's taken them almost a week to get him off the sedation and breathing machine. In the process of all this he has also developed Pneumonia. So now it's a waiting game. With luck he will be able to leave the hospital at the end of the week, but considering originally he was supposed to leave the hospital a day or two after the stint was put in, I'm not holding my breath.
I'm still keeping up with my change in eating habits as much as hospital food will allow. I've had a couple little slips due to lack of healthy choices or stress. But all in all, I'm doing the best I can. I will start posting regularly again once I'm back home.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Something Happy...
So obviously my mood effects how well I do on a die.... I mean a change in nutritional habits. I fully admit if I'm upset I reach for the junk food. So to help combat that, here's a few things that have put a smile on my face today and hopefully they will do the same for those reading this.
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Today's Update....
Breakfast - Had a bowl of cheerios and a banana. Felt good to have cereal again since I haven't been able to in a while.
Exercise - 30:01.
Lunch - Ham Sandwich.
Dinner - Left over Breakfast Bake.
Nighttime Snack - Bag of Popcorn
Extra Exercise - Need to do laundry today. Also going to be cleaning house in case we have company over the weekend.
Exercise - 30:01.
Lunch - Ham Sandwich.
Dinner - Left over Breakfast Bake.
Nighttime Snack - Bag of Popcorn
Extra Exercise - Need to do laundry today. Also going to be cleaning house in case we have company over the weekend.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Today's Update....
Breakfast - The last of the damn muffins. Tomorrow I finally get to eat something else!!!!
Exercise - 30:01. Doing pretty good. Think I'll go at least one more week at this distance before I make any more adjustments.
Lunch - Turkey Sandwich on my homemade bread.
Dinner - Baked salmon patties with cheesey mashed potatoes and green beans. Sure the potatoes aren't exactly diet food, but I keep my portions low.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have another plum. Have one more that has to be eaten before it gets yucky.
Exercise - 30:01. Doing pretty good. Think I'll go at least one more week at this distance before I make any more adjustments.
Lunch - Turkey Sandwich on my homemade bread.
Dinner - Baked salmon patties with cheesey mashed potatoes and green beans. Sure the potatoes aren't exactly diet food, but I keep my portions low.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have another plum. Have one more that has to be eaten before it gets yucky.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Today's Update....
Breakfast - One of the last muffins. Can't wait for them to be gone so I can have something else.
Exercise - 30:01. Hard to push through today as I was having a 'I don't wanna get out of bed' day. I could have slept the day away.
Lunch - Another Turkey Sandwich. This time with the bread I made yesterday. For the first time making bread ever in my life, it wasn't bad. Next time I need to let it raise more though.
Dinner - Left over Chicken Börek.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have a plum.
Exercise - 30:01. Hard to push through today as I was having a 'I don't wanna get out of bed' day. I could have slept the day away.
Lunch - Another Turkey Sandwich. This time with the bread I made yesterday. For the first time making bread ever in my life, it wasn't bad. Next time I need to let it raise more though.
Dinner - Left over Chicken Börek.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have a plum.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A Mental Update....
So I haven't really posted too much more than my daily updates lately. There is a reason for this. Truth be told, I haven't had much I really wanted to say. But I suppose I should.
For some reason I've been growing more and more agitated in the past week. Granted, it's been happening off and on since this change to my nutritional habits began but I just figured that to be natural. I've come to the conclusion this isn't the case any longer.
My agitation has been growing until I know want nothing more than to scream and yell and break things. I want to tell everyone in my life to go fuck themselves, lock myself in my room and never come out again.
The strange part of this is I don't know why. It's not like anyone is doing anything different than they were a few weeks or few months ago. It's not like I'm due for my monthly. It's not like I'm depriving myself so much that I have a reason to be pissy. I just am.
Now I fully admit it's been a rough couple of weeks. The change in nutritional habits has thrown our finances for a bit of a loop. I had no idea that taking on 2 more cooking days and cooking healthier would add to the grocery bill as much as it did. But things are looking up in that concern so that can't be what's wrong.
Lack of work hasn't helped my disposition much either. But I'm fully aware that I'm not the only one with that problem and I am taking steps to try and fix that issue one way or another. So that shouldn't be it either.
And yes my father is a big issue with my stress levels. But even at his worst, I've never been this irritable simply because the man opened his mouth to speak. He even looks at me right now and I want to rip him a new one. That's not normal.
Perhaps Spring Fever isn't helping? We have gotten warmer weather the last couple days and I'm pretty much home bound until payday. But that can't be the whole answer. I've had Spring Fever before and it's never been like this.
All I want right now is some peace and quiet. No questions from my father, no fox news blaring from the tv, no dog barking and every little thing that moves outside our front window, no cats meowing to get my attention...
I just wish I knew why I was like this right now. I hope it gets better... and soon so I don't go off on someone.
For some reason I've been growing more and more agitated in the past week. Granted, it's been happening off and on since this change to my nutritional habits began but I just figured that to be natural. I've come to the conclusion this isn't the case any longer.
My agitation has been growing until I know want nothing more than to scream and yell and break things. I want to tell everyone in my life to go fuck themselves, lock myself in my room and never come out again.
The strange part of this is I don't know why. It's not like anyone is doing anything different than they were a few weeks or few months ago. It's not like I'm due for my monthly. It's not like I'm depriving myself so much that I have a reason to be pissy. I just am.
Now I fully admit it's been a rough couple of weeks. The change in nutritional habits has thrown our finances for a bit of a loop. I had no idea that taking on 2 more cooking days and cooking healthier would add to the grocery bill as much as it did. But things are looking up in that concern so that can't be what's wrong.
Lack of work hasn't helped my disposition much either. But I'm fully aware that I'm not the only one with that problem and I am taking steps to try and fix that issue one way or another. So that shouldn't be it either.
And yes my father is a big issue with my stress levels. But even at his worst, I've never been this irritable simply because the man opened his mouth to speak. He even looks at me right now and I want to rip him a new one. That's not normal.
Perhaps Spring Fever isn't helping? We have gotten warmer weather the last couple days and I'm pretty much home bound until payday. But that can't be the whole answer. I've had Spring Fever before and it's never been like this.
All I want right now is some peace and quiet. No questions from my father, no fox news blaring from the tv, no dog barking and every little thing that moves outside our front window, no cats meowing to get my attention...
I just wish I knew why I was like this right now. I hope it gets better... and soon so I don't go off on someone.
Today's Update.
Breakfast - Another stupid muffin and a banana. Only like 2 of them left. Thank god!!!
Exercise - 30:01. Rough one as I snuck it in while in the middle of making some bread. Too long on my feet.
Lunch - Turkey sandwich. Banana cream pie yogurt.
Dinner - New Recipe.... Chicken Börek. Wasn't bad, but I need to to do some modifications to the recipe. First off, the way they had me close it made it really doughy on the bottom. Second, father and husband weren't happy about the raisins in it. Peas were suggested for next time.
Exercise - 30:01. Rough one as I snuck it in while in the middle of making some bread. Too long on my feet.
Lunch - Turkey sandwich. Banana cream pie yogurt.
Dinner - New Recipe.... Chicken Börek. Wasn't bad, but I need to to do some modifications to the recipe. First off, the way they had me close it made it really doughy on the bottom. Second, father and husband weren't happy about the raisins in it. Peas were suggested for next time.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Daily Update...
Breakfast - Yet another crappy bran muffin and 2 Clementines.
Exercise - 30:01. Went 1 1/4 miles at 2.5 mph. Felt rather good.
Lunch - Turkey sandwich with a yoplait yogurt in the red velvet cake flavor.
Dinner - Grilled salmon with lemon basil spaghetti. Salmon was great.... spaghetti not so much.
Nighttime Snack - Felt like popcorn again.
Exercise - 30:01. Went 1 1/4 miles at 2.5 mph. Felt rather good.
Lunch - Turkey sandwich with a yoplait yogurt in the red velvet cake flavor.
Dinner - Grilled salmon with lemon basil spaghetti. Salmon was great.... spaghetti not so much.
Nighttime Snack - Felt like popcorn again.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Low Cal Recipes... Raspberry - Barley Pudding
Raspberry - Barley Pudding
Courtesy of Betty Crocker's Whole Grains Cookbook
1 3/4 Cups Water
1/2 Cup Uncooked Hulled Barley
1 Container (6 oz) French Vanilla Low-Fat Yogurt
1/4 Cup Maple-Flavored Syrup
1 Cup Frozen (Thawed) Reduced-Fat Whipped Topping
1/3 Cup Chopped Walnuts, Toasted
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Cup Fresh or Frozen (Thawed & Drained) Raspberries
Dash Ground Cinnamon
Additional Chopped Walnuts, If Desired
In 2 quart saucepan, heat water to boiling. Stir in barley; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 1 hour or until tender. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. In medium bowl, mix yogurt and maple syrup. Gently stir in whipped topping. Stir in barley, walnuts and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Cover; refrigerate 2 hours. Stir raspberries into pudding. Sprinkle pudding with dash of cinnamon and additional walnuts before serving.
Courtesy of Betty Crocker's Whole Grains Cookbook
1 3/4 Cups Water
1/2 Cup Uncooked Hulled Barley
1 Container (6 oz) French Vanilla Low-Fat Yogurt
1/4 Cup Maple-Flavored Syrup
1 Cup Frozen (Thawed) Reduced-Fat Whipped Topping
1/3 Cup Chopped Walnuts, Toasted
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Cup Fresh or Frozen (Thawed & Drained) Raspberries
Dash Ground Cinnamon
Additional Chopped Walnuts, If Desired
In 2 quart saucepan, heat water to boiling. Stir in barley; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 1 hour or until tender. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. In medium bowl, mix yogurt and maple syrup. Gently stir in whipped topping. Stir in barley, walnuts and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Cover; refrigerate 2 hours. Stir raspberries into pudding. Sprinkle pudding with dash of cinnamon and additional walnuts before serving.
Today's Update...
Breakfast - Yet another crappy bran muffin. They're almost gone thank god, will never make them ever again.
Exercise - 24:01
Lunch - Dad was nice enough to go get some lunch meat so I had a turkey sandwich.
Dinner - Dad's night to cook. He made this breakfast bake thing. Eggs, ham, mushrooms, on top of this dough stuff. It wasn't bad.
Nighttime Snack - Felt rather hungry most of the day for some reason so I had a bag of popcorn to help fill me up.
Exercise - 24:01
Lunch - Dad was nice enough to go get some lunch meat so I had a turkey sandwich.
Dinner - Dad's night to cook. He made this breakfast bake thing. Eggs, ham, mushrooms, on top of this dough stuff. It wasn't bad.
Nighttime Snack - Felt rather hungry most of the day for some reason so I had a bag of popcorn to help fill me up.
Yesterday's Update....
Sorry but I got into a good book and forgot to update...
Breakfast - Another crappy bran muffin.
Exercise - 24:01.
Lunch - Bowl of Cereal. Not ready for in the mornings yet but we're out of lunch meat and I couldn't find anything else I wanted to eat.
Dinner - Dad's assortment of leftover items that are about the worst thing I could be eating. Kept my proportions low and stayed away from the gravy.
Splurge - For my Saturday splurge I made Barley Pudding. It's low cal, healthy due to the barley and very similar to rice pudding.
Breakfast - Another crappy bran muffin.
Exercise - 24:01.
Lunch - Bowl of Cereal. Not ready for in the mornings yet but we're out of lunch meat and I couldn't find anything else I wanted to eat.
Dinner - Dad's assortment of leftover items that are about the worst thing I could be eating. Kept my proportions low and stayed away from the gravy.
Splurge - For my Saturday splurge I made Barley Pudding. It's low cal, healthy due to the barley and very similar to rice pudding.
Friday, March 5, 2010
A bit more humor....
So I've had a bad couple of days. Went looking for some things to make me smile. Hope you all enjoy as well.
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Today's Update...
Breakfast - One of those not so great muffins and a glass of ginger ale. Will be glad when my infection is gone and I can get off the ginger ale again.
Exercise - 24:01. Still looking to up my distance soon.
Lunch - Made a sandwich out of some whole wheat bread and a piece of left over salmon from last night. Having a plum with it.
Dinner - As usual, dad made one of his supposedly healthy meals that really aren't all that healthy. Pan fried meatballs in cornstarch gravy with box potatoes and canned green beans. Kept my portions as small as possible. Best I can do on his nights to cook.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have a bag of popcorn later since I really didn't get much dinner.
Exercise - 24:01. Still looking to up my distance soon.
Lunch - Made a sandwich out of some whole wheat bread and a piece of left over salmon from last night. Having a plum with it.
Dinner - As usual, dad made one of his supposedly healthy meals that really aren't all that healthy. Pan fried meatballs in cornstarch gravy with box potatoes and canned green beans. Kept my portions as small as possible. Best I can do on his nights to cook.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have a bag of popcorn later since I really didn't get much dinner.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Today's Update...
Breakfast - Tried a recipe for Zucchini Bran Muffins. Pretty much a doctored box mix thing from Sandra Lee of the Food Network. They're kinda heavy and too many flavors competing for my taste. I'll eat them, but probably won't make them ever again.
Exercise - 24:01. Once again my mile felt really good. Thinking of walking further starting next week.
Lunch - Had a sandwich and a plum. Unfortunately the only lunch meat we had was salami. Only used 2 slices.
Dinner - Grilled Salmon, Butternut Squash Risotto & a frozen veggie mix.
Exercise - 24:01. Once again my mile felt really good. Thinking of walking further starting next week.
Lunch - Had a sandwich and a plum. Unfortunately the only lunch meat we had was salami. Only used 2 slices.
Dinner - Grilled Salmon, Butternut Squash Risotto & a frozen veggie mix.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Today's Update.
Breakfast - Last piece of my low cal coffee cake.
Exercise - 24:02. Still feeling good. May up my distance next week if this continues.
Lunch - Another turkey sandwich. Killed both the turkey and the pumpernickel so will have to find something else to eat tomorrow. lol
Dinner - Tried another new recipe tonight. Chicken with mushrooms and a slightly creamy sauce over whole wheat fettuccine.
Exercise - 24:02. Still feeling good. May up my distance next week if this continues.
Lunch - Another turkey sandwich. Killed both the turkey and the pumpernickel so will have to find something else to eat tomorrow. lol
Dinner - Tried another new recipe tonight. Chicken with mushrooms and a slightly creamy sauce over whole wheat fettuccine.
Yesterday's Update...
My apologies once again. Never made it back online after dinner so ended up forgetting to post.
Breakfast - My low cal coffee cake and a glass of ginger ale.
Exercise - 24:02. Felt really good for the first time in about a week.
Lunch - Turkey Sandwich.
Dinner - Tried a new recipe. Swordfish with Mediterranean Flavors and Risotto on the side. The fish was good, the 'Mediterranean Flavors' weren't. Artichoke was either under ripe or too old, not sure, and I found out I really don't like Olives. Risotto was okay.
Snack - Had a mini bag of smart pop popcorn.
Breakfast - My low cal coffee cake and a glass of ginger ale.
Exercise - 24:02. Felt really good for the first time in about a week.
Lunch - Turkey Sandwich.
Dinner - Tried a new recipe. Swordfish with Mediterranean Flavors and Risotto on the side. The fish was good, the 'Mediterranean Flavors' weren't. Artichoke was either under ripe or too old, not sure, and I found out I really don't like Olives. Risotto was okay.
Snack - Had a mini bag of smart pop popcorn.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Daily Update...
Breakfast - Last night I made a low cal mixed berry coffee cake. Had a slice of that and a glass of ginger ale for breakfast.
Exercise - 24:01 for my walk today. Still not pushing myself as hard as I had been, but at least I got through the whole mile today. Couple days and hopefully I'll be back to the normal routine.
Lunch - Quick sandwich when I got back from the doctor's office.
Dinner - Left over Chicken Jalousie from last week as well as a mix of brocoli and cauliflower.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have a plum and call that it.
Exercise - 24:01 for my walk today. Still not pushing myself as hard as I had been, but at least I got through the whole mile today. Couple days and hopefully I'll be back to the normal routine.
Lunch - Quick sandwich when I got back from the doctor's office.
Dinner - Left over Chicken Jalousie from last week as well as a mix of brocoli and cauliflower.
Nighttime Snack - Think I'll have a plum and call that it.
Health Update...
So I got into my doctor's office today. Seems my nausea has been caused by a sinus/bronchial infection that's been agitated by having milk in the morning. So I'm off milk for a few days, have some antibiotics and sinus meds to take and hopefully then I'll be able to go back to normal.
I went without milk this morning and already saw a bit of a difference. Was able to fully get through my walk today with out the gagging or just feeling out right horrible.
I went without milk this morning and already saw a bit of a difference. Was able to fully get through my walk today with out the gagging or just feeling out right horrible.
Yesterday's Update...
My apologies for the lateness of this post but I was barely on the computer at all yesterday. Spent most of the day either grocery shopping, watching the end of the Olympics or working on a new jigsaw puzzle with my husband.
Breakfast - In an effort to have less milk in the morning and not having much in the house due to the need for a grocery run, I had scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast along with 1 glass of ginger ale. Tummy still felt rather icky but not as bad as it has been.
Exercise - 24:03. Made it through my mile. After the last few days I felt really good about that.
Lunch - I kind of forgot about lunch due to running errands, but once I got home I had a yogurt, a clementine and a banana to hold me over until dinner.
Dinner - Dad's night to cook which meant his Sunday night pot roast with potatoes. Instead of doing a full gravy he did a brown sauce. I kept my proportions small, got rid of as much fat from the meat, and took very little of the brown sauce. Just enough to moisten my potatoes so they were edible. Not what I would have chosen for dinner, but then it wasn't my night to cook so I made the best of the situation.
Nighttime Snack - Had some popcorn during the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. But then Hubby had to pull out the prosciutto and that made me want some. Instead I had a Popsicle so that I was having something but yet not something I probably shouldn't.
Breakfast - In an effort to have less milk in the morning and not having much in the house due to the need for a grocery run, I had scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast along with 1 glass of ginger ale. Tummy still felt rather icky but not as bad as it has been.
Exercise - 24:03. Made it through my mile. After the last few days I felt really good about that.
Lunch - I kind of forgot about lunch due to running errands, but once I got home I had a yogurt, a clementine and a banana to hold me over until dinner.
Dinner - Dad's night to cook which meant his Sunday night pot roast with potatoes. Instead of doing a full gravy he did a brown sauce. I kept my proportions small, got rid of as much fat from the meat, and took very little of the brown sauce. Just enough to moisten my potatoes so they were edible. Not what I would have chosen for dinner, but then it wasn't my night to cook so I made the best of the situation.
Nighttime Snack - Had some popcorn during the closing ceremonies of the Olympics. But then Hubby had to pull out the prosciutto and that made me want some. Instead I had a Popsicle so that I was having something but yet not something I probably shouldn't.
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