Hiya Boho... that's so scary, I really didn't know much about Lyme but I feel so bad it is taking such a toll on you! I have not heard of The Fitness Marshall, I'll have to check it out. Do you have pets? How are you doing with the ETL plan?

I got a raging headache today, no idea why, and I am so tired. I haven't slept well the past couple nights so I am not letting anything get in the way of an early bedtime tonight.

B - overnight oats with almond milk and chia seeds
L - Subway veggie salad with fat free Italian
D - not sure yet, maybe a sweet potato and some black beans, not too hungry
S - pumpkin seeds

Still headachy and now sniffly… good grief I hope I’m not getting a cold. We’re so busy at the office I can’t even see straight. Some major deadlines for Friday that are all sort of right at the edge of being done and I need to get them finished tomorrow. And several more deadlines for the end of the month, not to mention all the usual busy day to day. So I refuse to be sick! We’ve had several clients in with colds and I’ve been scurrying around with bleach wipes after they leave, and have been doing airborne once or twice a day.

Boho, sorry about your parents. I lost my mom when she was 55 and my dad when he was 69. Still miss them every day! I have a black lab mix, he’s only about 55 pounds. He’s my first “only dog” since my old shepherd had to be put down back about a year ago. I’ve always had at least 2 dogs at a time, and sometimes 3. I debated, but I work so much I just didn’t want to bring in another dog right now. He has the two old cats for company and he seems content. He’s my little buddy. Your food choices look great!

Carla, you are making me drool all these recipes! I will have to try something this weekend. I have kind of given up on the concept of doing actual recipe type cooking during the week, but I do want to take some time on the weekends. The recipes you are trying sound like they would freeze well which always appeals to me cooking for one. We haven’t seen any pictures of Ruby lately, she’s probably all grown up now (physically at least… mentally I’m sure still lots of puppy lol). Does she try to herd things? I have had two border collies in my life, and they just want to herd, it’s part of their DNA. The cats at the time were not amused.

Welcome thekatspjs! Love that clever user name. You could always just grill or broil some chicken or something for the family they can eat with your ETL friendly food on the side I guess. Or make some pasta or potatoes that they could top with your ETL creations. My first thought … my mom was hilarious, a lot of times we’d ask what is this when she’d serve dinner and she would say “shut up and eat it” … we had that for dinner quite often! Not sure your family would go for that though lol.

Today was a bust, total and complete failure… I was running late so I did a quickie breakfast and took my overnight oats for lunch…
B – amazing grass shaken with almond milk
L – overnight oats with chia seeds
D – nothing
S – triscuits, lots and lots of triscuits (which is why I’m not hungry for dinner)

I might eat an apple or a few grapes tonight. I was at the office late, feel like crap, and I just want to go to bed. /end whine

Your meals sound great Boho. I use a few different vegan protein powders that I add to smoothies in the mornings sometimes. Depends on how I'm feeling. If I'm short on time I throw a scoop in a shaker with water or non-dairy milk and go, if I have time I'll make a smoothie with it and add some greens and frozen mixed berries. I like Raw Fit and Vega. The amazing grass tastes pretty good (as those things go) and seems to hold me over to lunch, so it's a good choice. Usually I have oatmeal though. I will say that the boy dog has been a trial, he's great now that he is almost 9 years old and has no competition for affection and food, but I had always had girl dogs and didn't realize how much harder it is to raise a boy! He stole my heart from the get-go but man did he lead me a life for a while in his younger years lol. He was a stray some friends picked up and after I met him I brought him right on home with me, I had two older female shepherd mixes at the time and they were appalled initially at his antics.

I'm still not feeling up to par but I am trying to get to bed early and doing the airborne a couple times a day, and seem to be muddling through. Of course tonight I met a friend after work and had two drinks so that wasn't quite healthy or ETL . Gotta go to the office tomorrow though so had to make it an early night.

B - sprouted grain toast with a tsp of PB
L - subway veggie sub
D - stir-fry veggies and brown rice
S - a lara bar mid-day and two martinis after work

Definitely hitting the grocery this weekend and re-stock my more ETL friendly fresh veggies.

I'm not sure what happened, but the dent in the piles on my desk filled up with stuff, and the piles are somewhat precarious. I honestly left today with my desk looking worse than when I got in. Didn't get out of there until almost 6:30 and my guess is that is going to be the way the entire week goes.

B - amazing grass shaken with water
L - Amy's tofu scramble
D - nothing yet, think I'll just have some fruit it's late and I want to get to bed early
S - a few pretzels, some grapes, some pumpkin seeds (I was just grabbing things throughout the day)

Awww, Carla, hope Reba is okay. I do remember that happening with a cat we had back when I was in high school. He had never, in his life, slept in bed with people. I'm not sure why, he just never did, but for the week before he died he suddenly slept with me every night. He was a very cool cat, one of the best ever. He was a big tough guy, and nothing fazed him. He played piano just remembered that... I would point at the keys and he would tap them, he could pick out tunes that way. Glad you are feeling better, stupid headaches. And thanks for the offer of ETL food lol, that's so nice.

Still struggling with eating the way I want to eat... I know it is stress and I have to get a handle on things at work so I can get my head straight.

B - amazing grass shaken with water
L - steamer bag a mix of corn and asparagus and something... threw some nooch on it
D - bagel (working late and didn't feel like cooking)
S - pumpkin seeds, grapes

Well, there had to a be a disappointment or two in your recipes Carla, but I LOL'd for real at your realization you would have thought it was pretty good for a Dr. F recipe. I love ETL, and hate to badmouth Dr. F, but the recipes in his cookbook aren't my thing. There have been a few that I liked, but most of them I have to doctor up with spices to make them good, and at some point I gave up trying them. I think they are just for the most part too bland for me. I like good food, that's why I got fat lol. Fortunately we have lots of websites out there with ETL friendly recipes.

I hope that Reba is okay. Glad she got to sleep in bed with you last night.

I'm thinking about buying a spiralizer, the one with the hand crank that shoots out the veggie noodles. I have a gift card for a store that carries them. Does anyone have one that you can yay or nay me on it? I already have more kitchen gadgets than I need.

I also looked at dehydrators. I know you have one Carla, are you still using it or is it collecting dust after the first burst of enthusiasm? I think I will also get one of the chopper boxes that you said you bought. I get really tired of chopping veggies sometimes.

B - bagel w/ PB
L - big ol' salad with romaine, shredded beets and carrots, chickpeas, balsamic
D - steamed broccoli, brown rice
S - apple, grapes, pretzels

Sigh, the snacky thing just isn't getting better. I have to just say NO to snacks.