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Anna Green wrote:RAS, Buns and Veg! Thanks so much. I do miss being here. It's a blessing for sure. I'm doing well food wise. I was so excited today because I went to an Asian market and they had a table with the cheap imperfect stuff. I got bags full of fruit and veggies for a dollar each....2 1/2 lbs or so of broccoli for example for a dollar and a bag of taro root and a bag of papaya and 4 lbs of potatoes for a buck. Money is really tight right now because my girl is struggling and had to quit her job so she could be home and focus on treatment. I pay her bills with some help from my sis and mother. So when I walked away with enough veggies for about 2 weeks for about $48 I was so happy. This included things like fresh dill and 2 bunches of cilantro, Japanese sweet potatoes, red and green peppers, kale, green leaf lettuce, 2 kinds of beans, and much more. I hit the jackpot. I'm sure some of it will last into the third week. I plan to make a good bit in the next couple of weeks... green salads, stirfry, split pea and veg soup, spring rolls, taro salad, butter beans and greens. I also plan to make a broth powder and a veg feta for my sister and tahini for my girl. Maybe a pimento cheeze for her too. She needs more calories than I so I try to make some hearty things for her.
We had our annual PIT this past week when we survey every person without a home that we can find on the street and in shelters. This involves long days. I am tired. I do the training and this involves speaking in front of alot of people. This year was especially difficult because of my anxiety. I frequently have crying jags that I can't control. So I wasn't sure I could do the training without making a spectacle of myself. I did it though. And then I led a team into the French Qtr for surveys until wee hours for 2 days. I am pleased with myself I have to say for dealing. I didn't do my old habit at 2am of hitting a fast food place on the way home. I thought about it but just couldn't. One night I went home and made myself some hashbrown tacos. I love that we can eat starch and know that it is giving us health. I feel so grateful. And was I satisfied and happy!
That's all I got.
Anna Green wrote:Made a rookie mistake today...well almost. Didn't pack enough starch. Had veggie soup with a little bean and corn in it but not enough. I think I was trying to hurry this thing up...lose weight fast if I had really thought about my motive. So I'm sitting at my desk and I'm huuungry and I know all I have is that soup. Then I start thinking about taco hell. Then I'm like oh hell no crazy. So I go to the closest Chinese Restaurant and I buy the big thing of steamed rice and put my soup over a pile of rice like a smart McDougaller does.
It's all good.
Anna Green wrote:Made a rookie mistake today...well almost. Didn't pack enough starch. Had veggie soup with a little bean and corn in it but not enough. I think I was trying to hurry this thing up...lose weight fast if I had really thought about my motive. So I'm sitting at my desk and I'm huuungry and I know all I have is that soup. Then I start thinking about taco hell. Then I'm like oh hell no crazy. So I go to the closest Chinese Restaurant and I buy the big thing of steamed rice and put my soup over a pile of rice like a smart McDougaller does.
It's all good.
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