Sunday stuff

21 days into the cleansing diet....9 pounds, and 5 inches... gone.  I am back to my "normal" size/weight.

THIS pleases me!

Dave is losing weight more slowly, but that's because he's burning off that solid abdominal fat.  I mostly lost water and soft saddle bag fat.

SO-  off to shop at the thrift stores!  Wheee!!  Hoping to continue to build my bohemian wardrobe!

Bought new jeans at Kohl's yesterday, on sale plus a 20% off coupon. 

It's been years since I bought a new pair of jeans!  It was fun!  Kohl's credit card, I love you!

I've tried to buy jeans at thrift stores, but they often have thousands of pairs of jeans, and they tend to be in no order what so ever ...i.e.  not by size or brand or ANYTHING.

Buying new and getting two brand new pair of Levi's for less than $60 (given the fact that they're usually SO expensive as to be completely out of my budget) was kinda fun, and SO much easier than trying to sort through the thrift racks!

Anyway... the cooking for this new way of eating has been a challenge, but I'm getting the hang of it.  We've had a few recipes that were "meh" at best, and, thankfully, none so far that were...."ew."

Learning to cook in a new way.

Speaking of that....sales and coupons and discount for using the Sears card...and I AM GETTING A GAS STOVE!

I am SOOO excited!  I HATE cooking on electric, and that's just what folks use down here.  No idea why.

The new stove has one of those oblong burners down the middle, great for a griddle or a big ham pot!

It's not self cleaning, but I have never used the self cleaning feature of any stove I've ever owned...so....I won't miss it.

With the discounts, the free delivery and haul away....still...under $700 on the card!  SWEET!  And Dave has taken care of making sure the electrical hook up for it is ready, and he'll handle the gas line, too.

And we also got, with awesome discounts, a little chest freezer.

Making my kitchen what I want it to be a little at a time!

Oh, and I think I had told my sister that I would write down all of the bone building dietary ideas I've learned since being diagnosed with osteopenia....

Vitamin K2
Vitamin D3
Of course, Calcium, Magnesium, and other minerals....but to be sure to alternate forms.  NO carbonate, though, and NO oyster shell source!

Good bio-available sources include citrate, lactate, and microcrystaline hydroxyapatite.

Another important mineral that is often overlooked is Boron.

Also, include in the diet: prunes, dark leafy green vegetables (preferably eaten with something that's slightly acidic, like say basalmic vinegar), sesame seeds, almonds, cashews, and green tea.

I also incorporate enriched almond milk that comes in asceptic cartons, since I can't drink cow milk.

I've been counseled to try to drink that with a meal so that the acid in the foods and through digestion will help the body utilize the added minerals in the almond beverage.

And then, of course, there's the bone building lifestyle stuff, too.....  Cut down on alcohol, and increase resistance type and weight bearing exercise.

I work out almost every weekday on the eliptical bike thingie we got for cheap last fall.  I also walk for 15 minutes a day on workdays if the weather permits (temp is between 55 and 90 outside, and there's no rain falling, or ice on the pavement).  I also  stretch and dance for 20 minutes, every day--7 days a week.  AND, I take a 90 minute dance class once a week. 

My doctor recently told me that's all fine and good...but now, try to add weights.  "Get some hand weights and pump your arms while you're watching tv or something..." LOL...

HOOOOKAY!  We'll see how to incorporate more resistance.....