A different Bank Holiday
Yesterday was Bank Holiday Monday and what a difference from the last time I had a bank holiday day off!
I went for a really fab walk along the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. It was only supposed to be for an hour, but it was such a fanta…
Yes I know it was boring but …
my food diary was worth doing for the past week.
Conclusion and lessons learnt.
Alcohol, including the Bank Holiday weekend, two bottles of cider and two glasses of wine in total.
I learnt that I eat bread more often than I would have guessed.
I …
The Art of Saying No
“No.” Jelly Bean, 9 months old, said her very first word a few days ago! It was very clear (and very much a product of having three older brothers who like to scream that word incessantly) – said in the context of me taking away the graham cracker she was powdering the floor with. You do not get between that girl and her food. She was still her pleasant adorable self but a steely look came into her eye as she said it again, this time with more force. “NO.” And then she spitup blueberries down the front of her clean dress.
I could learn a few things from Little Sister. And not just how to barf with class. I’m terrible at saying no. It’s the curse of the people pleaser – if someone deigns to ask you to do something for them, you say yes and thank them for the privilege. If I were perfect at this, I would be sainted by now and Mother Theresa and I would be swapping tips over whatever it is people drink in heaven. As you should know by now though, I am a case study of Imperfect.
My problem is that I often say “yes” when I know I should say “no” and then passive-aggressively take it out on the asker. Consider my ex-boyfriend Julian. He wanted to get married. I wanted to be 19 and unencumbered. So when the time came to move him into the “ex” category, did I just (wo)man up and tell him no, I would not marry him? Of course not! I made up an elaborate lie about how my dad (I’m sorry dad!) had gotten cancer (I’m sorry cancer sufferers!) and I had to drop out of school to go home to Chicago (I’m sorry Windy City!) to care for him. I even managed to eke out a few tears as I explained why our love could never be.
The lie worked brilliantly for about a week. Until he called to ask my roommate for a forwarding address to which he could send a card and she said, “Charlotte’s right here. Why don’t you ask her yourself?” and handed me the phone. Um, awkward. Talk about the worst way ever to break up with someone. A simple no would have been better all around.
Fortunately I’m thirteen years past that atrocity and can laugh about it now. (Hopefully he’s somewhere laughing about it too and not throwing darts at my face.) But I still have a ridiculously hard time saying no. So you will be very proud of me when I tell you that I got an e-mail to try out a super duper cool new fitness gadget that tracks your calories and energy expended and sleep patterns and everything… and I turned it down. While it made me sad to turn my back on a cutting edge fitness gadget, I knew in my heart of hearts that using it would undo all the hard work I’ve done these past few months. I’ve finally broken that cycle of tracking every bit of food in and every drop of sweat out. And I can’t go back to that again and keep my sanity.
I said no.
It didn’t feel good. I’m one of those chronic second-guessers. When I’m bored waiting in lines, for fun I’ll go over all my past mistakes and try out different scenarios until I find one that would have been better or until my number at the pharmacy comes up. And so the second after I sent the e-mail I panicked. What if it turns out to be the next IT thing and I missed the boat? What if all the other cool bloggers try it out and rave about it and I look lame and out of touch? What if it would have given me the body of my dreams??
But then today I felt good about it. Because saying no to this one thing is actually saying yes to taking care of myself. Yes to listening to and trusting my body. Yes to eating ice cream, sometimes. Yes to skipping a workout, sometimes.
Possibly related to the Yes: This morning I stepped on the scale and it was up two pounds. Instead of my usual closet-crying and day of mourning routine, I looked in the mirror and thought, “It’s wrong. I feel awesome. I look great!”
Do you have a hard time saying no too? What do you say no to in order to say yes to your health? Anyone else ever broke up with an ex in a really cruel way?
new day
started today had a 30 min walk my poignant moment was wehn i ate some fresh soup. I was unable to recall the last time I had eaten health nourishing food and how my pale face,black bags and large body are the result of such a lack f kindness and lov…
On Sunday I ate …
B: cup of tea
glass of water
cup of Lemon and ginger tea
a few grapes
L: Sunday lunch out
pink grapefruit juice
potato n leek soup with bread
roast pork dinner (I left the Yorkshire pudding)
Summer fruit in jelly with cream
one large gla…
Sparboe Egg Recall – Minnesota 2010
Sparboe Farms Initiated Voluntary Recall Fresh Shell Eggs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 27, 2010 – Litchfield, Minn – Sparboe Farms is voluntarily recalling shell eggs produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms which were packaged by Sparboe Farms, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis, or arthritis.
Eggs affected by this recall were distributed to grocery stores and foodservice companies in the following states – Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota.
Large, white eggs were packaged under the following brand names: Albertson, Sparboe Farms, Liborio Market, Shamrock Foods and Glenview Farms and in the following configurations and codes :
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Configuration
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Plant Number
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Julian Dates
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| 6 egg carton | 1167 | 214, 215, 219 |
| 12 dozen carton | 1167 | 214, 215, 219 |
| 18 dozen carton | 1167 | 214, 215, 219 |
| 2 ½ dozen sleeve | 1167 | 214, 215, 219 |
| 5 dozen sleeve | 1167 | 214, 215, 219 |
| 15 dozen bulk cube | 1167 | 214, 215, 219 |
| 30 dozen bulk case | 1167 | 214, 215, 219 |
Extra Large eggs were packaged under the Shurfresh brand name.with the following configuration and codes:
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Configuration
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Plant Number
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Julian Dates:
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| 12 dozen carton | 1906 | 211 and 218 |
Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg cartons or the top of the over wrap bag. The plant number begins with the letter P and then the number. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example: P-1167 214.
To date Sparboe believes that the inventory that reached stores was removed and replaced.
Consumers who believe they have purchased these shell eggs should not eat them but should either destroy or return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. Other fresh shell eggs and egg products sold by Sparboe Farms are not affected. Consumers with questions should visit www.eggsafety.org9 or the Egg Safety Media Hotline (404) 367-2761.
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Brown Rice Salad
Two of my three boys are fair skinned with reddish hair. They sunburn easily which is one of the reasons summer is not my favorite season. We haven’t had a pool membership for a number of years, but we did when they were little. The problem was that even with 30 or 50 spf sunscreen, my oldest would burn anytime before 4 pm. As a result 4:00 – 6:00 was our usual pool time. On Sundays, we often went as a family and ate dinner there—a cold dinner that I could pack in the cooler.
This salad was one of my stand-by recipes for such occasions. It still reminds my boys of those days. While it works as a cold meal, we prefer it warm so I suggest trying it that way first.
Gluten-Free Brown Rice Salad
- 3 c. cooked brown rice (variety of your choice)
- 1 1/2 c. cooked chicken or ham, cut in small chuncks
- 1/2 c. green onions, sliced
- 1/2 c. sliced almonds
- 1/4 c. mayonnaise
- 1/4 c. Italian salad dressing
If serving this warm, cook the rice and heat the chicken or ham. Combine the rice, chicken or ham, green onions and almonds. You could use the pot you cooked your rice in. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and salad dressing. Pour over the rice mixture and stir to coat. Serve
If serving this cold, use leftover chicken or ham and do not heat it. Follow the directions above and chill before serving.
Starting Afresh
I've decided to mentally have a totally fresh start on a new journey as if I'd never been on this programme before, starting with Day 1.
I've just watched the Day 1 video, a great reminder to not focus on the weight loss but just on …
Dengue and Leptospira reported in Kathmandu,Nepal
Newspapers report Dengue and Leptospirosis in Kathmandu,Nepal
Aedes – dengue fever
Two cases of dengue fever have been found in Kathmandu. Dengue is caused by dengue virus (DenV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus. It is transmitted by Aedes mosquitos.
“This is the first discovery of dengue fever in the Kathmandu Valley even though the disease was detected in the Tarai and inner-Tarai districts some five years ago,” according Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku.
“Aedes mosquitos are found in cold water, freeze, cooler houses and other cold places and rich people are vulnerable to dengue fever,” said Dr Bashu Dev Pandey at Teku Hospital on Monday.
He said the disease is communicable from one person to another and its symptoms are high fever, bleeding and unconsciousness. “If an infected person is not treated on time, the patient may die,” he said.
Aedes mosquitos also breed on water collections in artificial containers such as plastic cups, used tires, broken bottles, flower pots, etc. Dr Pandey advised people to keep their freezes and cooler houses clean and treated water to remain safe from the disease.
Dengue fever is acute febrile disease which normally occurs in the tropics. It is also known as break-bone fever and can be life-threatening. There is no tested and approved vaccine for the dengue flavivirus. Prevention of dengue mainly resides in mosquito control. Dengue may also be transmitted via infected blood products including blood transfusions, plasma, and platelets.
Source : www.thehimalayantimes.com
From Nepalnews.com
Cases of dengue fever and Leptospirosis have been detected in various parts of the country including Kathmandu, Chitwan, Dhangadi, Nepalgunj, Kanchanpur, Bhairahawa, Tanahu and Dhading in the recent days, Kantipur daily reported.
The disease is spread from a kind of mosquito that breeds in fresh water. Tests have shown the two diseases are spreading fast in Chitwan.
Out of 72 samples of patients suffering from viral fever sent from Chitwan for special tests at the central laboratory in Kathmandu, ten samples tested positive for Leptospirosis, three for Dengue and one for both.
“Of the samples we found Leptosporis in ten, dengue in three and both in one,” said Dr Geeta Shakya, director of the central laboratory. “There is a need to investigate further on these diseases.”
Dr Basuedev Pande, a specialist doctor at Shahid Shukraraj Tropical and Contagious Diseases Hospital in Teku, warned of an epidemic if preventive measures are not taken soon.
“The cases of dengue has been found in many places of the country,” said Dr Pande. “It will invite an epidemic if it is not controlled on time.”
Dr Pande claimed two persons from Kathmandu were undergoing treatment for Dengue at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) and two Japanese nationals had also contracted the disease in Chitwan.
Dr Pande further said, 40 percent of the patients who are undergoing treatment for Typhoid in Teku hospital have also suffered from Leptospirosis.
Director at Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Dr GD Thakur, takes the occurrences as sporadic. “There are few cases of Lepto and Dengue in Chitwan,” he said. “It can’t be termed an outbreak.”