tigriss's blog

Day 2

tigriss7@gmail.com (Dena Deen) — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:02:52 -0500

Feeling a bit under-the-weather. I am having horrible allergy problems. The weather here is in the 30-40 at night and 70-80 in the day, so plants are still blooming, which is driving me up the wall. I won't get my allergy shots today and get weighed because of my current allergy state.

Breakfast: Eggs, Grits, and OJ

Dinner: Roasted Oakra with Garlic, Kidney Beans with Cornbread, Marinated Cabbage Salad with water

Supper: Chicken Broth! with Water

I have not felt like snacking today, but will have yogurt when I get home. Plain yogurt, fat-free, with peach puree.

The wind is blowing here which is just moving all my wonderful allergies around in the air. I did irrigate my sinuses with saline solution in my waterp pik this morning, but I still feel rough.

The daily blog begins.

tigriss7@gmail.com (Dena Deen) — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:10:03 -0500

Day 1:

Breakfast: Organic Oat Meal and Skim Milk

Dinner: Pinto Beans with Cornbread and Marinated Cabbage Salad with Water

Supper:Pinto Beans with Cornbread, Marinated Cabbage Salad, and Steamed Veggies with Water and Skim Milk

Snack: Kashi Pumpkin Spiced Flax Granola Bar, Plain Yogurt with Peach Purree and Skim Milk

I drink alot of skim milk and yogurt. The only two grocery stores in town don't carry many organic products, so I use as many fresh veggies I can get either from the grocery store or from a local farmer's market, but even that is limited to watermelons, tomatoes, winter greens, sweet potatoes, potatoes, beans, squash, and pumpkins. Living in a small rural area an 60+ miles away from any store with any variety of organic products is a challenge. Living single also limits how much I cook and the variety of food, so what I have for lunch I often have for supper for a few days. Budgeting is also a limitation.

Decision

tigriss7@gmail.com (Dena Deen) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:25:19 -0500

I have decided to use this blog to track what I eat each day, how much I eat each day, and once a week I will log my bloodpressure, weight, pulse, and temperature. I visit my general physcian once a week for allergy shots, so I will use this information to help me help myself and others to learn from my mistakes. I will also log my cycle because that too may affect my eating habits and weight.