What Day is It?

now that i'm not counting fasting days i have no idea what day it is. i just know it's Thursday. life is almost normal again. for those of you worried about my weight loss, you'll be happy to know i've already gained back 4 pounds. oatmeal, fruit, potatoes, and green veggies have a way about 'em. :-)

notice i said oatmeal. i've never eaten oatmeal in my life. i hate it. it makes me gag - the lumpy, sticky, warm texture - YUK! but yet i've had it for breakfast two days in a row. now mind you, this isn't JUST oatmeal. it's been cooked in fruit juice, probably apple, and has fruit and cinnamon added to it, during the cooking process. and then it sat there for a while, waiting for me. yesterday there were raisins in it, today banana and almonds. i don't have a clue if i can do this at home, but i will probably give it a valiant effort.

it's quiet here now. not many people. all the food extravaganza people are gone and those of us left are either coming off a fast or have just begun to fast. i have the apartment to myself, which was really nice last night, but at the same time also kinda eerie. i kept expecting someone to walk in. but no one did until the doctors this morning to check in on me.

BP 100/64, HR 60, TEMP 98, WT 140.4

yesterday i scarfed down some soup and half my salad for lunch and jumped on the bus headed east a couple of miles. i got off at the exact right spot and walked around for a while waiting for the movie to start. i had about 30 minutes to meander. there's a really nice park with a pond and lots of mossy rocks and trees. i didn't have a lot of time to explore, but what i saw was very peaceful and there were quite a number of people enjoying it. i got back to the theater just in time - Silver Linings Playbook starring Bradley Cooper - good movie. cute theater. senior day. lots of independent films it seemed.

afterward i hurried over to the bus stop ready to wait for the # 4 when here comes the # 7. i remembered i could take the # 7 first, but would have to walk a few blocks, or i could wait longer for the # 4 and get dropped at the door of TN. so to make sure the # 4 stopped at that stop, i asked the driver and he kindly informs me "no, it only stops going the other way."  well that's odd. why would their trip planning website tell me to get on at that spot to get back home? oh well, whatever. he was very helpful and said i could use my transfer voucher (15 minutes late) and ride with him if i didn't mind walking. and so i did, then i walked through the neighborhood back to TN. and since the neighborhood is so beautiful, i didn't mind.

for the rest of the evening i just hung out, ate dinner, and knitted. but i did all that in the living room of the apartment instead of the confines of my room. OH, and i turned the heater up. :-)

today i will go downtown to walk around and explore. i will also eat down there at Sonoma Taco Shop for lunch. that's right - McDougall approved veggie enchiladas, rice, beans, and chips - all without oil and 1:1 sodium ratio. :-)  i might also get a haircut. and i might also see another movie. i don't know, i'm just gonna wing it.

here's a video recap of my day and how i'm doing at the end of my expedition on foot today: