back from sweden

and we didn't really gain weight!! 122.8.
leftovers from the freezer - two soups.
red quinoa salsa salad last night - red quinoa in the rice cooker, yellow onion, 2 garlic cloves, 1 jalapeno, 5 tomatoes, cilantro, cumin and a little of that thai hot stuff, juice from one lemon and one lime.

yummers!

tuesday dinner

quinoa (made in rice cooker), juice of one lemon, in the food processor: red onion, 2 garlic cloves, a whole lot of cilantro, one jalapeno, one tomato, half red pepper - chop. one celery stalk finely diced. black pepper.

yum!

the results are in...

my total cholesterol dropped from 250 to 188; hdl also down from 105 to 77, but still strong. c's TC down from 245 to 198 - he still eats cheese! but most important, his hgbA1c is down from 5.7 to 5.4 - it worked!

tuesday weight 123.6. not complaining.

monday soup - greens soup from alternative vegan, made with apple sausage and collards.

lima bean tomato soup

lima beans take 3 - bear's soup - one large can crushed tomatoes, 6 cloves garlic sliced, about 4 cups broth/water, juice from one average lemon, fresh basil, sarancha (good squirt), black pepper, fennel fronds, 1 tbs nootch. blend with immersion mixer. yum.

123.4 lbs this a.m.

yumalicious lima pasta

another creation: paul newman spaghetti sauce (marinara mushroom or something), capers, kalamatas, fresh basil, and lotsa lima beans on penne (healthy variety, of course). perfect! with big salad...

switched bp med - finally down to acceptable level. also ran 3miles for the first time - yeah! and weight back to "normal"; low of 123.4, high 125.6. oh well... i'll get to the 121 for real, eventually

deliciosos - lima bean tostada-pizzas!

fabulous dinner - lima bean dip made with 1 cup limas, 2 garlic cloves, half lemon, broth to thin, parsley, spread on whole grain tortilla, sliced tomatoes, fresh basil, capers, and vegan cheddar. 6 minutes under broiler - wow! seasoned with salt, cayenne.

weight stabilizing; high of 124, low 122.2. managed to run today!!

for the record

just to keep track; high weight on saturday, 124; low weight sunday 122.4, high weight sunday 122.8, first weight monday 121.8

probably the medicine, but want to have a record

new low

make that 122.8 - could it be because of the dyazide i started yesterday? bp 150/90. why won't diet and exercise help?

going down...

saturday 123.6 - and it isn't even the low weight of the day. one reason - two days with "only" 3 meals/day (slept late, had night meal, lunch, dinner), plus the usual miles (not in excess - 25 miles in 6 days)

wednesday tada....

124.6 - going down...

made creamy chickpea soup (old vegetable express recipe)