The Good Stuff:
- I finished a new draft of the opening scene for SPORE. Have started making changes to that based upon pre-reader comments.
- To avoid all the distractions around here, Bill moved me and my writing stuff to the basement. It actually worked out well, despite my initial reluctance.
- Have blogged every day of the A to Z Challenge. One was late (due to computer issues) but I'm on track with everyone else's letter prompt.
- Laundry's done, kitchen is - mostly - presentable. Removed some clutter. Desk and sewing room still a mess.
- Back on the vitamins, feeling better already
- Laptop blew its hard drive, but it's all fixed now. Despite being a PITA and losing my current draft of Stain of Corruption (lost about a chapter, ish) this is a good thing because now it's my computer, not my daughter's, it's smoother, faster, and has only my stuff on it. Plus a new hard drive. I'm considering that a win.
- Bill agreed to big lifestyle-diet changes. Which means I need to learn to cook fish. Blech!
- Bill got me a funky peacock lawn ornament that I like gobs!
Not So Good:
- Still have not sewn. At all. I'm getting twitchy. Bad. I pressed some half square triangles, but it's not the same as sewing them.
- Weight jumped five pounds overnight and it's taken me all week to get back to near where I was. I dunno what I ate or did, but my body puffed up and made me achy and sick feeling. I am blaming the Easter ham. I've had trouble with pork for years, and it's only getting worse. So I am, effective as of last weekend, cutting out pork. Sigh. I wish bacon wasn't pork. ;)
- Didn't exercise much because the weather stunk.
for Next Week:
- Complete secondary revisions on SPORE and finish revamp of opening.
- Log my food!
- Sew something. Anything. Arrgh!
- Increase walk route length to 30 min.
Have a good week, everyone. {{huggs}}
10 comments:
Sounds like an overall good week. Try different cuts of fish. We prefer "steak-like" fish, so we concentrate on salmon, haddock, and tuna filets. Walmart has nice frozen salmon filets in a bag.
I like the salmon from Walmart. Not as good as fresh, but still good. I cook it with onions, bell peppers, a drained can of diced tomatoes, a drained can of Ro-Tel, three mash cloves of garlic, and salt and pepper in a covered skillet. Very good!
I like your lawn ornament. It's cool!
I'm just the opposite. I like mild white fish better. Someone's got to make trouble, right? :-)
It might not be pork specifically that's bothering you. It might be the nitrates used to preserve it. I'm not sure how that would help you unless you happen to a pig farmer you could buy meat from directly. (Someone in the extensive Jones clan perhaps?)
My recipe works with all sorts of fish, Wendy. I like tilapia fillets, too. Oh, you can also bake tilapia fillets in foil with butter, chives, garlic, and a sprinkle of lemon juice. Or lime if you like it with a bit more zest.
Oh, you can buy organic pork without the nitrates at a local butcher. Do people react to nitrates that way? I know nitrates aren't good for blood pressure.
Have you tried fresh hams? I don't think they have any preservatives. We like them, because they have zero salt. Cooked over a rotisserie (or grilled?) all the fat drips off, and with just whole cloves inserted for flavor, they are yummy. Tough to find in ordinary grocery stores outside of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, though.
We buy a big one, cut it into manageable sizes and freeze what we can't use right away. It might be worth a try as a test case.
I really don't think it's the nitrates. I don't have as much trouble with cured pork as I do fresh. I can eat one *little* pork chop or one rib and endure the following day of gas and a single rush to the bathroom. It's been that way for at least 20 years. A couple of weeks ago, stupid me ate three or four small boneless ribs because they tasted sooooo GOOD and my gut punished me for two solid days. I should have known better, but I ate it anyway.
Fwiw, I never, EVER eat uncured pork sausage (like breakfast sausage), asian pork dishes, or leftover pork *anything* because it sends me right to the bathroom. Usually I handle kielbasa all right, ham, and bacon, but over Easter I got a really nice, kinda pricey ham and it screwed me up, but no one else in the house. Had a bacon egg biscuit at Hardees, same thing. Almost instant bloat, pain, and lower digestive explosions.
Bacon used to be totally safe for my tummy. I'm really gonna miss bacon. :(
As for fish, I don't like 'fishy fish' at all - which my husband finds incredibly perplexing. 'How can fish not taste like fish?!?' he'll say, shaking his head and laughing at me.
I like fried fish. As in Long John Silvers, or a McFish sammich. Sometimes I'll order the fried fish at a restaurant and eat it just fine. Of course, that's not diet-friendly or healthy. lol Non-fried, I've had good catfish and pike. I think I had decent baked cod once. Mostly it's just gross. Never met any salmon I could choke down more than one bite or two, and whenever I've tried to bake any fish myself it's always slimy. Even if it's not 'fishy tasting' the texture just turns me off. Bill will gobble it up, which is good because it doesn't go to waste, but I struggle to eat half of one piece.
I know from these last couple of comments I sound like a picky eater. I'm not - least I don't think I am - and I do like some fish. I do! I just don't know how to cook it healthy so it still tastes good and isn't slimy feeling in my mouth, and I'm too cheap to waste a bunch of fish while I learn.
But I guess I'd better learn. lol All the fish will make Bill happy, at least.
And Tuna! I really do like raw tuna sushi (the kind on the planks of rice - yum!! Actually, salmon's pretty good that way, too!), and grilled fresh tuna (where it's still bright red in the middle), especially sliced up on a salad. Canned tuna... Eh, it's okay in tuna salad or casserole. Not interested in eating it as a main dish meat item, though.
Not picky but that you know what works and doesn't for you. (We, going in blind, are offering suggestions your experience says don't work for you.)
Our digestive system goes through changes throughout our lives. I remember when my mom was about 30-35, lettuce did not sit well with her. Gave her lots of troubles.
From what you've said, I think a few sushi making classes are in order. Either find someone teaching it or do some self-teaching.
Bizarrely, I cannot eat ordinary canned tuna. The ONLY canned tuna I can eat is albacore packed in water. In elementary school one day, we had tuna sandwiches for lunch. I got sick at school that day. Since then, I cannot eat regular tuna. I can credit my ex-husband with introducing me to albacore tuna (naturally, more expensive).
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