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[derien]

It's late and I'm tired, but thought I should post something just to remind myself that I'm alive.

Today was my consult with the plastic surgeon. He's all positive about results of surgery and that he feels it will be helpful to me, but then again of course he would be. The nurse mismeasured my hight, though, because I KNOW I didn't lose three quarters of an inch since my last yearly physical. And although that seems minor, it bothers me a little. Details can be really important when you're going under a knife. Hm. We shall see what the insurance says about how much they'll pay and how much will be left for me to pay.

I went for a walk when I got home, and dinner was rice with onions, peppers, summer squash, zucchini and mushrooms, which was pretty tasty. I'm not sure who to believe re nutrition - I know some would say that's a dinner that's good for me, but probably the body builder I work with* would tell me that it's all useless carbs and shouldn't be eaten after 4pm.

I also did lots of dishes.

Really interesting post. Well, anyhow.

I guess I don't need to lean a broom against the back door tonight because it's impossible to open it anyway with the stuff that Eor left piled against if for me to take down to the van. Stuff for the trip to Salisbury Beach next week; our plastic rug, the tent, and the kites. :D

I suppose tomorrow night I'll go out with the coworkers. I'm debating doing one of those pictoral 'day in my life' posts. If I can get myself together early enough to walk to work it might be cooler.
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ETA footnote * "The body builder I work with" is my co-worker, Orangejello** - not, as might be construed, a personal trainer who I'm specifically seeing. Though he does DO personal training, and is happy to help any of his co-workers out with his knowledge.

**Pronounced "orAHNgelo."

Comments

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Eating carbs won't really harm you re the gym unless they're all you eat! Does the body builder suggest protein instead? Several gym trainers have said that to me, not in an "Atkins! Yay!" way, but they're pretty much all convinced the food pyramid is aimed at people who take a lot more exercise than is feasible for most folk. Have you read a book called The Stone Age Diet? (I think that's the title, can't remember the author - I'll find it when I go home). It's not really faddy, though the title could suggest that - it's a look at what the authors suggest the human digestive system evolved to cope with, and not too surprisingly, the carbs that we have easily available today are treated with caution.

And we could have an exciting fight over the correct way to wash dishes! (I actually goggled at one of those in progress a while ago - it spanned at least three people's LJs, with hundreds of comments!)

[derien.livejournal.com]

Yeah, one of the other coworkers was teasing yesterday that soon we'll catch Orangejello doing lines of chocolate protein powder cut with NesQuick. :) I haven't read The Stone Age Diet... I don't feel I have to read books about diet with so many people offering free advice at work. ;) But that does sound as though it makes more sense than many, and I'll possibly give it a shot if you recommend it because you're a discerning reader, I trust your judgement.

Washing dishes is, I believe, one of the major stressors of living with other people, because everyone has their favorite techniques that they believe are The Way, and sloppy dishwashing can break a roommate situation, and possibly even some marriages. Eor's often less than thrilled with my dishawashing abilities, and my brother's lack thereof (and lack of all housecleaning skills) was one of his major reasons to end that roommate situation, but I've improved since I've been with him. He, however, uses the Cameo powder on a frequent basis and keeps most of the stainless steel so bright you can nearly use it for a mirror.