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Happy Sunday!
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We've had such a nice, long stretch of fake spring! But, my daffodils are budding, and I'm afraid when winter returns this week I'm going to lose my daffodils. They don't usually bud until April, so they're a month early. Oh well, Mother Nature knows what she's doing. It just may not be my year for daffodils.
This coming week starts out beautifully, but then I think on Thursday winter comes back. He's not finished with us yet. I keep forgetting it's not even spring yet! I'm trying to brace myself. I just hope it doesn't stay too long, before spring kicks him to the curb.
This week's menu plan is a bit ambitious, I think. I don't know how I'll do as far as following it. It's hard for me, because I follow a carnivore way of eating. And, we've decided to follow a much better heart healthy way of eating. So I see lots of changes coming.
Here's an example of what I do to adapt to my carnivore diet. For tonight, we're having smoked sausage, potatoes, and sauerkraut. As I prep it, I keep some smoked sausage aside for me, and I use fermented sauerkraut for my portion. No potatoes for me. The rest I will prepare according to the recipe. So, I usually buy extra meat so I get enough. I have added fermented sauerkraut and pickles to my diet, because they're good for my gut health. So I'll have a big bowl of smoked sausage and sauerkraut, and my husband will get the regular meal.
When I went for my annual checkup this week, my blood work came back so good that I'm trying to steer my husband's meals more carnivore. I'd love to get him away from the desserts, but he's got the old sweet tooth. I'll have to keep working on him.
Carnivore seems like such a drastic way to eat for most people, yet I find it's the easiest thing in the world. I'm going on 2 years carnivore now, and I'm down from well over 200 pounds to 135 and holding. My blood pressure is down, my aches and pains are mostly gone, my energy level is up, my focus ability is up, my GERD is gone, my skin is soft and healthy looking, and I just feel great. I wish I would have done this 30-40 years ago.
Sorry for the ramble! Here is my menu plan for this week. I'm going to have to freeze several of the baked goods, or I give it away to friends and family, since my husband is the only one eating it. And that's okay, but sometimes (like today) I would rather use my time doing something else, than spending a lot of time baking. So we'll see how this week goes! I'll try my best to follow my desserts plan, but I may cut one or two desserts and just let him eat leftover dessert all week!
Links to the recipes I'm using this week are below.
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I'm almost finished with Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl. I'll probably finish it tonight or tomorrow. It's really different than I thought, but I've really enjoyed it. It's not so much a story about Estee Lauder as it is about the fictionalized friend of hers. Estee is more like a recurring character, and Gloria Downing is more the main character. I thought, when I checked it out, that I was going to read a biography about Estee Lauder. So even though it's not what I thought, it's a fun story set in the 1940's, and I can totally picture it as a Netflix series.
My next read is going to be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I have to read as much as I can of that one, because I'm going to an event this week where the author is speaking. I at least want to be halfway through it!
That's it for me this week! I hope you have a great week ahead, with lots of sunshine and smiles!
See you next Sunday!
