Saturday, September 3, 2022

My baby is 30!

 


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.