just today. I started carefully looking at the amount of protein. I’m eating. Much to my unhappy surprise, I’m not eating nearly enough protein. It looks like I’m going to have to have meat and beans with every meal. Fortunately, I love black beans. I love chickpeas. but man that’s a lot of beans.Originally Posted by frugal-one
I’m also ordering the stupid protein drinks. probably I need to look into “protein powder.”
Or a government plot. ������… I have concluded that sleep apnea is caused by either a vaccine or by the c-pap machine industry /s.
My New Year's resolution is to get out of the house more --maybe by signing up for yoga classes. I used to do yoga a few years back but stopped and I miss it--and the nice folks I met through yoga. And I need the relaxation & grounding as the world weighs heavily these days with the news from D.C.
peaceful, easy feeling
Many of my new year wishes have been mentioned by others... eat better, exercise, etc. I also need some "direction". Since I retired, the traveling was great! And now the holidays are keeping me semi-busy. But, I'm not sure what to do after the holidays. Still trying to declutter, still looking for a place to downsize and grow old, still planning some trips closer to home. But, the times I'm sitting in the house... blah!
I'll get there. I'm just not liking this transitory stage of my life very much.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
I bet with time you will explore new things and find a new comfort level with activities. I agree with you about sitting in the house.
Yes, happystuff, it is hard to know what to do. I’m sure you do the same but … I have a bookmark on my computer of places I check each month (libraries, senior centers, elks, american legion, area musical groups, performing arts center, etc) to see what they have going on. It is surprising the number of free or low cost excellent things to do. We recently took a class at Total Wine that was really fun… who woulda thought? Hope you find your groove soon!
The only resolution I am imposing on myself is to get outdoors more, earlier in the day if needed. I stayed in way too much last year (heat, smoke). I've signed up for a community garden plot, so that may help.
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
The beginning of last year I started mentally picking one thing each day that I am or was thankful for. There are quite a few articles around about journaling for mental health, but especially scientific support for a daily gratitude. Not that I have any big issues, but it was somewhat elevating to review what things during the days I was thankful for. I suppose technically this should be written journal, but I kept up with the thought process for quite a while and just today was reminded to renew. I may think about writing it this year.
A while back I read "Atomic Habits". I was pretty basic, but an actionable plan. I've noticed just lately it's come up again in popular book lists. I may give it another read.
"I spent the summer traveling: I got half-way across my backyard." Louis Aggasiz
I was in the Rancho Gordo bean club for a couple of years recently. They have a couple of dozen specialty bean varieties that they sell and they are all a bit different. They've been featured in the NYT a couple of times. They average maybe $7 a pound, but considering a pound of dry makes 3 pounds of cooked, it's not bad. Plus their web site has good recipes. I like to put on a pot of beans to cook on cold days. I'll be ordering their minimum for free shipping soon, which should last for many months. I freeze some portions ofter cooking.
Being mostly vegan with a few excursions off the vegan wagon when dining out and fish night once a week, protein is something I try to track in my diet and it's hard to get what some recommend for older people. Most mornings I have a "Garden of Life Full Meal Replacement" blended shake with a little fruit for flavor and have done so for years.
"I spent the summer traveling: I got half-way across my backyard." Louis Aggasiz
Several years ago DH grew several kinds of beans, dried beans. That was an interesting experiment and those beans lasted us for about three years. Every day he came home from work and shelled in front of the television. that in itself was a lot of work.
but those fresher beans were great. Newly picked and recently dried lima beans are sublime, compared to the old dried out things normally available,
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