Okay so I'll admit it wasn't the healthiest lunch I could have had but it sure was tasty! Grilled pork chops with deviled eggs, potato salad and baked beans.

It was a beautiful day today and did I do anything out in the yard? NOPE! I stayed inside and sewed all day. I really have to spend less time in the sewing room and more time outside in the fresh air at least until it gets too hot to play in the dirt. :-) Tomorrow I need to get out and pick up all the limbs and branches that have fallen from the trees this winter so I can mow. Hopefully it will be a calm day so I can burn cause it's going to be a pretty big pile. My yard is looking REALLY raggy. I don't think it's ever looked this bad even back when we first moved here and all we had was dirt and weeds! At least it gets dark later and later so I can work on it a bit each evening after work.

Lunch

This is lunch. Leftovers from Supper last night (except for the avacado) but oh so much better than the fast food choices near my office. :-) Simple food but good and mostly healthy. The hamburger patty is made from 93% lean meat. When I cooked the patties I got so little grease I had to put a bit of butter in the skillet to saute the onions/peppers/mushrooms that are on top. Add a slice of cheese on top and it makes really good eating. Usually I use Swiss but this time I didn't have any so I used provolone. I'm not sure I don't like it better than the Swiss. This used to be my favorite hamburger when I was eating them on a bun. Now I just leave the bun off and add a couple veggies. David wasn't really enthusiastic about it the first time I made it. Until he tried it. This time when he saw I'd bought fresh mushrooms he requested it. :-) With the addition of a couple cans of assorted veggies it makes a good, quick meal when you come home from work and are too tired to put much effort into cooking.

Until recently I ate lunch out most days. Which gets expensive and isn't all that healthy. Especially since most of what is available within 5 miles of the office is Mexican food, or burgers, or pizza, or carb-laden meat/vegetable/bread meal specials. So I'm trying to limit myself to lunch out just once a week and the rest of the time I'm bring leftovers from supper or a chef salad. And surprise, surprise I'm not NEARLY as sleepy in the afternoon as I was after eating all those heavy lunches. Not that I still don't continue to have a bit of lethargy from my out-of-whack thyroid levels but at least I don't have the carb-coma adding to the problem. And one day when my thyroid gets regulated maybe, just maybe, I'll even manage to go a whole afternoon without falling asleep at my desk!

I went to the Dr. a few days ago and it's official. I'm a diabetic. I've been borderline for a while now but knew in my heart as I've watched the AM bloodsugars rise that I'd crossed over the border. Added with the other health problems I already have it's almost enough to make me want to just curl up in bed, pull the covers over my head and sleep the rest of my life away. Almost. But I'm a stronger person that that so instead I choose to firmly take a grip on my eating habits thus controlling my blood sugar and cholesteral and hopefully losing a ton of weight in the process. After all I've been looking forward for a long time to being a persnickety old woman and I sure want to be able to enjoy it when I get there. LOL!

Okay, so this is me. All 334 lbs. of me! You don't know how rare a photo this is as I do NOT like to have my picture taken. Not photogenic doesn't even begin to describe me. But I wanted a good "before" picture so I asked my friend Mary to take this. Go ahead. Take a good look because this is the Last time I'm ever going to look like this! This blog will not be focussed on weight loss but as it will focus on cooking better meals and growing better food to aid in my weight loss I thought it was appropriate to post the BEFORE picture here. In addition to the health benefits from eating good, homegrown vegetables my gardening will also serve as a large part of my exercise program.

Let the Journey begin!

Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog. This is where I'll be posting about my adventures with square foot gardening along with recipes and my progress as I try to lose weight and regain my health.