Letters to Mom

Day 2 - no weight difference - probably from drinking water late at night. A little less energy today.  I went and got liver detox and kelp pills at the mall and then went to Walmart for cat food and liver.  Went through the mall and Walmart without getting a soda or snack.  Bought water instead. Have a headache today. DAY 2                Record basal body temp (do this until temp consistently reads above 97F – taper off supplements at this point                Weigh yourself and record the results                Drink 16oz of water with lemon juice                Take liver supplement w/kelp and B-12 Breakfast 1 cup of flax granola  to make it a bit more palatable I mixed it with 1/2 serving of cream of rice cereal (hope it doesn't affect the weight loss potential)  snack ½ cup of blueberries Lunch Carrot ginger sop with sunflower seeds - worked on adjusting the spices - had a full serving Baby romaine with ½ diced apple and ¼ avocado - no

DAY ONE – NO TEST Awakening                Record basal body temp (do this until temp consistently reads above 97F – taper off supplements at this point                Weigh yourself and record the results                Drink 16oz of water with lemon juice                Take liver supplement w/kelp and B-12                Breakfast 1 cup flax granola with ½ cup blueberries Silk coconut milk or rice dream Lunch Carrot ginger soup w/sunflower seeds Sautéed or steamed broccoli drizzled with orange oil and lemon juice (make enough for leftovers) Baby romaine w/1/2 pear, ¼ avocado, and pumpkin seeds Snack 1 apple Dinner Sautéed kale with vegetables                5-6 cups chopped kale, 4 shiitake mushrooms, chopped                2 tbsp EVOO                Herbs of choice                Saute kale and shiitakes in olive oil with herbs of choice.   Let cool and add your favorite topping (pumpkin seeds, cheese, avocado, almond silvers,

Happy New Year Missing you terribly, Mom.  Not surprising as we're heading into fall.  Two days ago I was in boxer shorts, sleeveless t-shirt and sandals.  Today I'm in furry lined boots, sweat pants, t-shirt and flannel shirt.  It was a pretty good drop and my body is really telling me about it. Today is the New Year in Judaism. It's rather fitting that we're starting a program to get healthy by totally revamping what we eat.  We'll go through a 3 day cleanse (low impact food - not imposed colon cleansing).  Then foods are slowly added to see if they flare the inflammation we both suffer from. From the base line temp when i first wake up tells us that I have a slow functioning thyroid and we already know my liver is enlarged and the numbers in one area are off and has been.  I'm continuing the higher dose of Vitamin D and taking a B-12 supplement in addition to dandelion tea to jump start the liver functions.  I've gone from 3 cups of strong tea in

Hey, Mom; I've been more determined lately to focus on my writing.  I'm reading a couple of books that will help with that - some mistakes that can reduce reader enjoyment.  It also helps that Steph is posting erotica stuff on Amazon. I started to revamp Killing with the Bard (pun intended).  Did a basic first edit and read through and found I don't relate to the characters or the story.  Puzzling considering how much time I spent on that thing.  Then I found that I'm not interested in rereading Hallowed Crossing or Nikki and Case.  Okay, what's going on? I frequently re-read my stuff, usually for my own enjoyment. I think it's because those stories were what they call "uber" Xena/Gabrielle - taking the characters, changing them only slightly and put them in modern situations.  My head isn't in that space.  I'm also not sure "uber" Buffy would work - those characters are so defined totally in their universe.  It could be don