January 31, 2005

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  Just peeking in to say hi.

  
  

  The month of January is over, and now we just have to get through one more month of winter. Mercifully, February is the shortest month. March may still fell wintry and cold, but, at least there are some signs of spring then.

  
  

  Meanwhile, it seems the whole world lies sleeping. My ambition and inspiration must be sleeping as well. I am feeling a lot more energy than I had in the almost-two-months since my surgery, I actually feel like I am getting my groove back (albeit slowly) when it comes to some things, like cleaning my house and doing laundry. I tackled some of the paperwork, but my brain just doesn't seem to be clear lately. Ditto for writing up new eBay auction listings, I just can't get inspired to write good ad copy. Or get motivated to just sit down and do them, even if they come out mediocre.

  
  

  Ah well, I have been in this position before, and I am sure I will be here again. I just have to wait it out. Meanwhile, at least I am getting caught up on laundry and housecleaning.

  
  

  As for the actual healing from the surgery, it seems to be pretty well over (except those lingering after effect of the anaesthesia and the drain on my energy levels) My sense of smell, and the accompanying sense of taste,  came back for a few blissful, aroma-and-flavor-ful days, but it is gone again. I have a little congestion in my sinuses and nose, so it must be the reason. Bernie says I still snore, but I think the procedure on my throat helped a lot with the sleep apnea, because when I do get to sleep, I can go 3 or 4 hours without waking up. But the problem is, I am having trouble getting to sleep at night lately. Then I end up sleeping through the morning and even past noon some days lately. Damn good thing I am self-employed with these erratic sleep patterns!

  
  

  I am doing really well with the (ugh, I hate this word) diet. Just like last year when I was first on it, I find that I started feeling better within the first week, with no more indigestion or heartburn, more energy, and not feeling hungry at all. But, the downside is the same as last year as well... I have to make my meals separately from Bernies, because he doesn't want or need to eat this way, and doesn't like a lot of the foods (he is so picky) and an even bigger hassle than that is that since I have five small meals a day, eating roughly every three hours or so,  it involves a lot of food preparation, where I had been used to just grabbing something that was there.

  
  

  I still have to work out ways to make meals ahead of time. It is just a matter of getting in a groove. I have started chopping up extra veggies and stuff, and have small containers of most of the ingredients I use most often already prepped in the fridge. That is helping a lot.

  
  

  The online recipes and menu plans have changed as well, with a lot of my favorites from last year missing altogether, and a lot of the ones that remain on the plan have their ingredients and instructions changed. There are still a lot of errors and things that don't make sense in some of the menus, too, so it is a real challenge trying to figure it out. But overall, most of the changes have meant improvements in the flavor, even if the meals are a bit more complicated to make now. And there are some new ones, too. I just had a really delicious tofu stir fry today. I am much more confident with the plan after I was on it so long last year, so I am able to make some changes and substitutions with the recipes according to my tastes and the ingredients available instead of just sticking to them completely.

  
  

  The bottom line is that it is working. I feel better, and I lost another 3 pounds this week, for a total of 8 in the first two weeks. Barring any unforseen circumstances like what arose last year, I am hoping to keep with this plan until I am down to a reasonable weight, and then stay on it a little less strictly from then on out. It is the best for regulating my blood sugar of any nutrition plan I have ever tried. And I enjoy the food, so I guess that is all that matters.

  
  

  Nothing much else going on here. Bernie is trying to quit smoking, he went cold turkey and has been smoke free for a week. I am so proud of him, but his nerves have been on edge, so I have been treading eggshells around him when he is home. Just being a quiet little house mouse, doing my own thing and keeping out of the way.

  
  

  I have been trying to keep up on reading my SIRs, but haven't had a whole lot to say, do I haven't been leaving a lot of comments. I am sure I will be back to my old verbose self soon.

  
  

  

  
  

   

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