Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Weather, Rehab and Food

The weather was still just as beautiful yesterday but the trend was expected to change. The fog came in last night. It is cooler this morning. The sun and warmth have been delightful.

I headed to the rehab class yesterday and saw Dick for the first time in two weeks. He had lots of stories to tell. He and his wife headed up to an Indian Casino for a few days to just get out of the house. He loves this particular one because they have a good buffet with the best chocolate chip cookies. He even wears a special fanny pack to stuff extra cookies to go. But, this time he got busted for the first time! They made him eat them or leave them. Well, the eating began. Finally, a waitress whispered in his ear to just take them and off he went. He said he has to be more careful next time! Only Dick!

It was hot yesterday. Very hot. There was very slow traffic coming back over the pass after rehab. It was marvelous to feel the temperature dropping the closer I got to our house by the ocean. This weather makes me very lazy. I also have a harder time breathing in the heat.

In rehab, everyone’s oxygen saturation levels were down.

With the end of the liquid diet in site, I am still dreaming about food. With just over four weeks to go, I flipped through all the low-carb recipes choosing what I want to cook and eat the first week I transition to real food. Mexican Chicken Lettuce Salad – cooked chicken on lettuce topped with guacamole, salsa and fat-free sour cream. That will be the first meal of real food. I also am dreaming about cabbage! I loved having shredded cabbage with a low-carb dressing. Low fat, too! I have four weeks to firm up my menu plans.

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