August
Journaling
1. Fourteen guests from Tenerife for
dinner: Apps of jalapeno poppers in Festival, stuffed mushroom caps, cucumber
salmon and cream cheese bites, watermelon arugula and feta bites and potato and
pea samosas. Main course of jerk chicken thighs, bbq chicken thighs, jerk king
fish steaks, Mexican street corn, and Greek salad. Dessert of cupcakes.
Lemonade, non-alcoholic sangria, pop, water, juice, bubbly, coffee, and tea.
2. Going to find out more about a diet
my doctor recommended. I’m so discouraged; I’ve tried so many for at least three
months at a time and nnot a significant change at all. I’m tempted to give up,
but my weight just climbs. I find the problem with so many of these is they
assume you overeat and I barely manage three meals a day and a little snack
with my bedtime pills. Then going to a bbq at the home of our guests from
yesterday.
3. Hamilton to see the grandkids. I
taught them a lesson I wrote myself about how the Bible is like a lot of
things; today it was an umbrella, which you have to open for it to protect you.
I brought them new umbrellas.
4. Catching up on writing.
5. Ordering in, because it’s Friday.
6. Church picnic. Lots of fun and sun
and food.
7. Church.
8. Chiro and massage. First official
interview for our new pastor.
9. Downtown for our anniversary dinner,
belated. Relaxing down by the water.
10. Dropped off my car to get certified,
then my husband and I went to spend the day with the grandkids.
11. Dentist, then another pastoral
interview tonight.
12. My husband is still on vacation.
13. This summer is going by too fast.
14. Church and then took the guest
pastor and his wife out for dinner.
15. Getting more info about the diet,
which will start next Monday. Then the other pastoral candidate preached a
short sermon in the evening to the pulpit committee and their spouses.
16. Pain clinic, then a leadership
meeting at church tonight.
17. My mom and I went to Hamilton to
look after the kids. The baby started daycare this week, it’s in a home nearby.
18. Lunch with my sister-in-law downtown
and saw her workspace where she teaches singing and public speaking.
19. Our only beach day all summer, but
it was nice and relaxing.
20. Starting my six week diet. Let’s
hope this one works, nothing else has. It starts, ironically with two days of
‘loading’ 5,000 calories a day. I can usually only eat 2,000 max so this will
be a challenge. Also went out to babysit our grandkids since their babysitter
is getting married.
21. Church. Still trying to overeat. You
also take these sublingual sprays three times a day to increase your metabolism
and keep your body from starvation mode since it’s a big drop in calories, and
basically no carbs, dairy, or oils. These two days were hard to do because they
expect you to try to eat 5,000 calories a day for two days, especially high fat
foods. It’s called the loading phase. I usually eat about 1,500 to 2,000 max so
I could only manage around 3,600 calories. I was stuffed. It must be
psychological too because you’d want to eat sensibly afterwards.
22. First day. I set my goal for 25
pounds but ideally I’d like to lose 30 pounds. That’s how much I’ve put on in
nine years of illness. Went to get the paperwork done and notarized for my
sister’s car. Chiro appt. So far the diet is easy.
23. I’m down five pounds and a few
inches. Encouraging.
24. Our daughter is arriving from Ottawa
tonight.
25. A birthday celebration for our
youngest who is 30 tomorrow! How did that happen? She is vegan now so our bbq
was all vegan stuff. Also my car got picked up. I don’t get my sister’s until
the 29th.
26. My baby is 30 today!
27. Going up to Bracebridge for my
brother-in-law’s birthday.
28. Church. My husband had to suddenly
fill in for the song leader who was taken to hospital with heart issues.
29. Getting my new old car today. I miss
mine, but this one is two years younger.
30. A delay on the car; the company
promised but then gave half their employees the week off.
31. The car was delayed again till today,
so I had a long day waiting to get it certified and then registered in my name.
