Day 9 -- Not so fine
Today was not the best day but certainly far from the worst. I just found myself blue and tired.
I'm not sure if I did not have enough broth today, or what happened, but it was a less than wonderful day. Perhaps it was such a let down given that yesterday was so amazingly awesome. I think the "blueness" was from the let down. I spent most of the day tired and dragging. Just a bit ago, I picked up a bit. I've had more soup this evening, meaning like 3 servings, and I am thinking that there is a correlation here. I'll be more careful with a larger consumption tomorrow. Also it might be worth mentioning that the reason that I had so much less broth today was that I wasn't all that hungry. And I wasn't so rumbly in my tumbly.
The highlight was receiving a phone call from my friend Leslie. She always has the right thing to say. She said that she was having a cup of vegetable broth "in solidarity" as a way of supporting me. What a sweet thing to do. She is such a dear and I so appreciate her friendship.
The soups all turned out really well. The chicken soup with tomatoes and chard was about what I expected, but to give it some zing, I squeeze one Key Lime into a mug. (Key Limes are very small limes) It gives it such a nice contrast, something that I like in foods. I don't think that I would do well with tradition British food. Honestly, you can't blame the British for take such a keen interest in India.
I was able to not have to cook any new soups today. I have enough to make it all the way through tomorrow. Suzy will be going out with her friend Connie (who lives 6 hours away) tomorrow night. It will be a special time for them. They were roommates back in college. That said, I think that I might just wait till then to do some more cooking. But I could postpone that until Saturday morning, I'd expect.
Well, that is it for today. Oh, but a special greeting to the followers in the UK. I noticed that there are a bunch of you following this. Thank you!! Oh shoot, and above I beat up on your food a bit. Sorry about that. As you would say, I was being a bit "cheeky". All in good fun mates. That's me trying to be British, not a very good attempt I'm sure. But I did have an Austin Healey for a while. Hopefully that is worth something. Oh, and my mother in law drinks the same tea as the Queen. There, are we ok now?
Tata for now....Oh, but here's the next link:
http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013_09_14_archive.html
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Day 8 --- Feeling Great!!!
Day 8 and I'm feeling GREAT!!
Day 8 was an amazing day. I can't say that I have felt that good, or been that productive in a long, long time. My only question is, will this be the norm or is this a one day flash? I am sure hoping for the norm in the future. I felt wonderful. From the moment that I awoke until I went to sleep, I was busy, happy, contented, and productive.
I got up and started working on things pretty quickly. Straightening things, changing light bulbs, checking items off of the old "to do" list. I made two soups for me, juiced a bunch of carrots for Suzy, cooked giblets for our friend's dog named "Hank Williams", and cleaned the kitchen properly. It was all great.
I did have to quit about 3:00 to meet with Cole, our construction guy, and then run to the see Dr. Scott Saunders. Speaking of Dr. Saunders, he checked my blood pressure and talked with me about the fast and said that all is well. He said that everything that I have experienced so far was as he would have expected and did not notice anything, in what I said, as unusual. He has a very calm and attentive demeanor. He is never rushed and treats me like I'm his only patient, at least that's how he makes me feel. I told him that I feel great and a bit sadly he informed me that their might be days ahead that are not as uppity. As I was leaving, I asked him if he needed any help getting ready for a big reception for his practice that was being thrown that night. I was surprised, but quite happy to hear his response of "yes". He led me down the hall to a small kitchen of sorts where they were preparing food for the gala. Having had some experience as a professional cook, they gave me the food to display. Kind of ironic. I laid out smoked salmon, beautiful crackers, tomatoes, pears, red bell peppers, etc. I made three displays. I found some herbs and used those for a bit of flavor but also as a garnish. Some were asking if this was difficult for me. I'm not sure how I would have though that it would be but to me it was easy enough.
When I got home, I got ready to head back down to the party with Suzy and offer our support and thanks to Dr. Saunders and his office staff. I started thinking about how much my wife would like that food and how happy I was that she would get to see it, and my work. I knew that I could get hungry there so I packed up some of the best broth that I have made yet, or perhaps ever. I was just incredible. I walked around the food and chatted with new and old acquaintances. Never once was I very tempted. The soup was so darn good. I wanted to share it with somebody, but selfishly I didn't. Plus, I'm not sure that I would have found a taker.
What type of soup, you ask? A beef based, leek soup with a little curry and spices. Unbelievable. I have a cup of it right here next to me. It is so yummy and savory. I also made a chicken soup with chard, onions, tomatoes, and poultry seasoning. It tastes really good too.
When we got home, I started getting tired and was ready for bed. Into the sack at 10 and slept very well all night.
I'll write about day nine at bedtime. But you can read tomorrow's post here:
http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013/09/day-9-not-so-fine.html
Day 8 was an amazing day. I can't say that I have felt that good, or been that productive in a long, long time. My only question is, will this be the norm or is this a one day flash? I am sure hoping for the norm in the future. I felt wonderful. From the moment that I awoke until I went to sleep, I was busy, happy, contented, and productive.
I got up and started working on things pretty quickly. Straightening things, changing light bulbs, checking items off of the old "to do" list. I made two soups for me, juiced a bunch of carrots for Suzy, cooked giblets for our friend's dog named "Hank Williams", and cleaned the kitchen properly. It was all great.
I did have to quit about 3:00 to meet with Cole, our construction guy, and then run to the see Dr. Scott Saunders. Speaking of Dr. Saunders, he checked my blood pressure and talked with me about the fast and said that all is well. He said that everything that I have experienced so far was as he would have expected and did not notice anything, in what I said, as unusual. He has a very calm and attentive demeanor. He is never rushed and treats me like I'm his only patient, at least that's how he makes me feel. I told him that I feel great and a bit sadly he informed me that their might be days ahead that are not as uppity. As I was leaving, I asked him if he needed any help getting ready for a big reception for his practice that was being thrown that night. I was surprised, but quite happy to hear his response of "yes". He led me down the hall to a small kitchen of sorts where they were preparing food for the gala. Having had some experience as a professional cook, they gave me the food to display. Kind of ironic. I laid out smoked salmon, beautiful crackers, tomatoes, pears, red bell peppers, etc. I made three displays. I found some herbs and used those for a bit of flavor but also as a garnish. Some were asking if this was difficult for me. I'm not sure how I would have though that it would be but to me it was easy enough.
When I got home, I got ready to head back down to the party with Suzy and offer our support and thanks to Dr. Saunders and his office staff. I started thinking about how much my wife would like that food and how happy I was that she would get to see it, and my work. I knew that I could get hungry there so I packed up some of the best broth that I have made yet, or perhaps ever. I was just incredible. I walked around the food and chatted with new and old acquaintances. Never once was I very tempted. The soup was so darn good. I wanted to share it with somebody, but selfishly I didn't. Plus, I'm not sure that I would have found a taker.
What type of soup, you ask? A beef based, leek soup with a little curry and spices. Unbelievable. I have a cup of it right here next to me. It is so yummy and savory. I also made a chicken soup with chard, onions, tomatoes, and poultry seasoning. It tastes really good too.
When we got home, I started getting tired and was ready for bed. Into the sack at 10 and slept very well all night.
I'll write about day nine at bedtime. But you can read tomorrow's post here:
http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013/09/day-9-not-so-fine.html
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)