Thinking Out Loud.....

The commercializition of cancer, referring to the birthday songs and the pink stuff.  I am here.  Now that I am done with rads, I have been catching up on a lot of stuff plus trying to stay ahead of any potential pain and even more belly fat by exercising.  That is working really well because I follow it with a row of shortbread cookies which makes me feel energetic and satisfied for about 20 minutes.

I made up with my friend, so that is good. 

I actually am making a cake today, but not the beautiful ones posted yesterday.  It's a gingerbread and molasses wholte wheat cake.  We'll see.

Linda - when is your birthday next week?

LOL - a row of shortbread cookies - now that's my kind of eatin'. 

What's real oatmeal.

Cake made with whole wheat? 

I ate 800 calories worth of GS cookies.  Frack.  Guess I'd better get back on the elliptical.  And I keep wondering why the number on the scale isn't changing?!

Guess what!  I made mashed RED potatoes yesterday - with GARLIC!  Real garlic not garlic powder!  I usually use Idaho potatoes because they are bigger and easier to peel and I usually just use butter and milk in my mashed potatoes.  But my BIL makes them with garlic and other assorted spices and DD likes them.  So I got adventurous yesterday and tried to make fancy potatoes. 

You should have seen me. The recipe I got online called for one clove of garlic.  So I'm trying to get the "skin" off the "bulb" (is this correct terminology?) to try to get at one clove.  It seemed so small.  Couldn't be enough.  So I got out 4 or 5.  I decided I might not be chopping the pieces small enough so I dug out my garlic press which I haven't used in 20 yrs and squished it.  Once I got it into the butter the recipe called for to sautee it - it was very garlicky.  Then I decided that might be why the recipe called for only one clove. Smelled good though.  So I used only part of what I sauteed in the potatoes.  I mashed them up and tried them.  Added a little more of my garlic mixture.  Better.  Was tempted to add more, but decided that's why I ruin everything I try to make and stopped while I was ahead.

Are you proud of me?  (I'm so pathetic.)

Yeah- the recipe I had called for whipping cream - which I used.  When I see these recipes I say - that's why I make my simple foods - not as fattening.  Not as tasty, but might be healthier.  The butter I usually use is bad enough.  This recipe called for butter and cream.  I didn't use as much as the recipe called for.   I left the skins on too.  If the garlic makes the kids like the potatoes, then I can get them to eat them with the skin too.  Maybe I'll cut back more on the butter and cream next time. 

Okay I checked my journal I started exactly March 23 2006.

He wants me to stop now but im not comfortable.

Maybe because had no SE from it.

chris...i don't like the skin but Natalie leaves the skin in too. If its red potatoes its tolerable. I prefer creamy texture.

I think I need to go out get some milk now I need Mashed Potatoes.

Diane...im glad you are talking to your friend again.

I didn't mean to cause any trouble.  Dinner looks good, though.  And you'll get some exercise going out to get milk - so it isn't all bad...right?

Diane - I'm glad you're talking to your friend again, too.

My sons school takes the phones away from the kids.  I've had to go in and pick the phone up!

Glad to hear she is finally getting it!!

My son won the Gold in his competition today!  YAY!!

Sheila, I was dx March 23rd 2007 but didn't start Arimidex until I was done tx.  July 26, 2007.  If I have any left in the bottle after my five years I would finish the prescription.  I get my scripts in 90 day increments.

My body adjusted to Arimidex.  I didn't have any SE for a good 4 to 6 months, just joint and muscle ache not really bad sometimes I would take Advil.  I climbed Mount Washington 6 months ago and made it to the tippity top.  Then took the train (Cog) down.  It was tough but I did it on Arimidex. LOL  

Yes, Raj, where are you!!

I think he won a gold medal.  It's his second.  He is not home yet.  Went for ice cream with his friends.  I wanted to take him but he preferred to go with friends.

It was me, I kept calling and calling, Sheila! 

Blondie - I had a disagreement with a dear friend who ended up writing me to say how embarrassed and ashamed he was for being a shitty friend.  All better.  As for Napa, it really is lovely country with wonderful food and wine and fun

Deb - If you can do it, I can do it, right?  Keep your fingers crossed that I can do as well as you have.  How is your dad this week?

Linda -  you mean you were ditched.  And so it begins....bummer I know.

Tonight I made lamb souvlaki with tzatziki and baba ganoush and lots of fruit. And I had my two red desserts with that.  It's called Jack Syrah dessert

There you go with that fancy food again.  I can identify much better with the cookies on the treadmill.

Linda - congrats on the gold!  That's awesome -

Sheila - sometimes it's best when we can't go out to get what we really want to eat...What you had was healthier. 

I need to get my mouth wired shut!  I ate too much today!  WAY too much !  Double elliptical tomorrow!  (not really, my calves can't take it) 

chris....I need help. Im always starving.

This is becoming or became an addiction with me.

Diane..Did you use leg of lamb?

Did you cut it in small pieces?

The regular purple eggplant right.

We have dominican and something else eggplant its round light purple skin and not much seed.

Is this the one?

I'm getting sleepy.  Goodnight!