Well, here's my brand spanking new thread. It's a step up for me, less posts and more room to entertain guests. It's all good. So, what have I been up to? The last few weeks my life have been filled with running and vegetarian cooking. I've run 7 times in 14 days. Apparently, when you start you should walk 7 minutes for every one that you run...oops, I've been doing the opposite. My brain says "hey, you've done this before, your muscles have memory". I think though I've probably outdone myself by running three of four past nights. I'll wind down before I kill myself doing this. I've also been busy doing a lot of vegetarian recipes lately. I just bought tonight "The Best Veggie Burgers On The Planet" 101 "globally inspired Vegan creations..." Yes, the kids will love it...nah, probably not. This week I've been to prayer group Monday and Wednesday I went downtown to watch our Intercounty Baseball League team play. Tonight, I'm doin' nothin'. Tomorrow, it's a wedding to go to and Sunday is Father's Day, it'll be the first one for me without my Dad. Not sure how I'll feel but whatever will be will be. So, that's my update. Bye for now!
Let's be bad...chocolate malt please!! Vegan...hmmm. I tried to go vegetarian once but my mom made tacos and I caved. I think now that I am feeling better, I think I might be better about making changes. You are doing great with yours. You can be my example to follow.
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Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
Sounding good, WII. I can relate about the "muscles have memory" every Fall as the group I've been in for the past 20 years has gigs every weekend for two months!
Oh - make my drink a single malt Scotch from Islay...
Me 52, STBEX 52 D 17, S 12 M 20 years Em Sep since 2002, Phys Sep Sept 2009
Hey, I'm not becoming a Vegan but there are apparently a ton of cookbooks out there for Vegan's. I knew a couple once who were vegan and they said that when they went out they ate meat because there are no restaurants that fit the vegan mold. I was a vegetarian (except I ate fish) for the last few years of my marriage. Lately, I've just been eliminating meat from my diet and trying a lot of vegetarian recipes again. Where this will lead, I dunno. I'm just doin'for now.
Change can be good. Those sound like healthy choices. I have no desire to be Vegetarian - just found out my iron is really low again - off and on problem - so back on supplement and had a nice steak dinner last night - LOL!
Running is great! Not sure I have enough energy for it (low iron excuse) but I've taken up Zumba and Aqua Fit of late which I enjoy and we all have to find out healthy lifestyle.
Been to the Toronto Vegetarian/Vegan Festival in Sept? Ashley asked me to take her there for her birthday a few years ago. I was hard pressed to find something to eat but I didn't want to let her down. She loved it! I did buy a vegan blueberry cheesecake there which we served at home for her celebration. I asked her not to mention that it was vegan and we all enjoyed it.
So - a great, sunny day in our fair province today. Sad about the loss of Terry Fox's mom.
Have a wonderful Saturday. I hear you about Father's Day without your dad - I feel the same on Mother's Day. Hugs!
Last night my prayer group was cancelled...God was busy! So, I went to a meditation group, which I'd been invited to awhile back but couldn't go because I was in prayer group on Monday evenings. I like prayer group because it'a a chance to sit with others and pray for things that are important to us, to share our concerns about the world and about life. Where else do people get together and spend an hour doing this? Does God listen to our pleas...I dunno. But, I think it builds relationships and puts good vibes out there, if nothing else. The church I went to last night is a Unity Church which has a very different perspective on Christianity. I'd been there a few times in the past so the Pastor remembered me, it's a very tiny church. I do notice that whereever I go, people remember me...is that a good thing? LOL. Afterwords, we went around the group saying how the experience was for each of us. I said " I thought I'd go insane sitting for an hour doing absolutely nothing!" Pastor laughed and said "Whatis, we didn't go an hour. I stopped it because I could sense you were getting restless" I was meditating at home for a long while but it was to music and for about half an hour...lying on my bed or in my office on lunch hour a few times per week. I found it helpful. But once my energy started coming back I just kind of stopped. Anyway, I might do alternate weeks of meditation and prayer group. We'll see, either one is a good choice! The only concern is that in the evangelical church I go to meditation is probably considered some kind of Satanic ritual and Unity would be the devils church...maybe I'll just say I'm golfing ha ha.
Just to add, Father's Day was Sunday and I got through it just fine which surprised me. I went to church in the morning and watched a ball game in the afternoon. In the evening wife and kids took me to a Chinese vegetarian restaurant, which I selected. It was a nice day and while watching the game I had good memories of the Father's Day Dad and I spent at the ball park one year. No tears, no fears! Still miss him but what is is.
I had my girls last week and I went to the store the night before and bought all healthy food and made them eat it.
A few complaints -- especially from two friends that stayed one night. Their mom is big. She makes huge, fatty meals. So I had to listen to them complain.
The only bad thing about eating healthier is it's more expensive. The fatty stuff is cheaper.
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