(Deep sigh) Is it Friday yet?
Saturday was cold and wet in Denver. So was Sunday. And Monday. Tuesday started out nice enough (cold, but sunny), but now it's yucky again. This weather just makes me want to curl up in a soft, dark, quiet place.
I've been testing out some lace patterns. I think I mentioned that I found a website that suggested I begin knitting lace washcloths. The first one was feather and fan and it turned out nicely. Well, except for the fact that three quarters of the way through, I knit one row twice and it reversed the pattern. It still looks nice and really--it's a washcloth.
Based on my success at the feather and fan, I opted to skip "level two" and dive into the snowflake pattern. I knit the 5th row six times before I got it right. I'm still only 10 rows into it, but I'm not sure I like it. I figure I need to repeat at least three times before I judge.
Meanwhile, I dropped by the library last night and picked up a book about lace, one about cables (hats and scarves), one about knitting two socks at a time, and a couple cookbooks.
I'm still dieting. It sucks, but it's working. I topped out at 184 at the end of August and have managed to whittle myself down to 172. It has not been easy--under any stretch of the imagination. I get up at 4:45AM so I can workout for 40 minutes before work. In case any of you were wondering...it is REALLY dark at 4:45AM...and cold. Cold and dark.
I've started eating more whole grains. More specifically, flax seed meal. I add it to my oatmeal and it's dee-lish! It says you can use it to replace eggs in recipes. I decided to try it out last weekend by replacing one of the three eggs in a muffin recipe. I soaked the flax meal as instructed, then cracked the other two eggs into the batter, then realized that the recipe only called for two eggs. Oh well--we'll try again this weekend.
I also bought some wheat germ and wheat bulgur. You're supposed to be able to replace 25% of flour in a recipe with wheat germ. That's why I bought it, but I haven't tried it yet. My dad used to put wheat germ on damn-near everything he ate. It tastes great on cold cereal, yogurt, peanut butter sandwiches, blah, blah, blah. As for the bulgur--It's one of the main ingredients in the cabbage rolls I'm making for dinner tonight. Don't tell my husband.
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3 comments:
Diet is an ugly four letter word. I put dried cranberries on my oatmeal, they have enough sweetness so you don't have to add sugar. No extra charge for that!
I love wheat germ subbed for breadcrumbs. Probably around 25%. Way to get more whole grains in your diet. Seems like you're focused on health as well as weight. That's the important thing.
I have to agree with Olga, diet is an ugly four letter word. And waking up voluntarily at 4:45 am? You're a stronger woman than I!
I have used ground flax from time to time in muffins, and the porridge I buy is a three grain with flax seed that the boy loves. I eat 10 grain hot cereal.
I agree on the wheat germ subbed for bread crumbs - it works well. I coat my crispy chicken with breadcrumbs, wheat germ and sesame seeds.
Good on you for working on healthy eating - it is such a challenge in this day and age!
(And please tell me you don't get up at 4:45 every day.)
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