THURSDAY TRIUMPHANT

OFF TO A PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENT, but first some lunch in the park.  Once again I had a BISTRO BOX from Starbucks.  Egg and Cheese protein box.  470 calories for this treat.  If I had been thinking ahead of time I could have just boiled my own eggs that are free range and bought a Ambrosia apple that's organic, because I don't think Starbuck's apples are organic.  Small amount of cheese.  Skip the Muesli bread and make my own peanut butter with local honey in it.  Bought some organic grapes.  I like their green tea so I believe I would go ahead and get this. 

I WILL PICK APART THIS ingredient list AS BEST I CAN.  My words will be in red coloring.

Hard Cooked Eggs, Not sure these are free range eggs or what kind they are.

Apples [Apples, Calcium Ascorbate (Added To Maintain Freshness And Color)], Doesn't say the apples are organic.  Probably not.

Grapes, No mention what country these came from and not organic.

Multigrain Muesli Bread[Enriched (Wheat Flour, Ascorbic Acid (Dough Conditioner), Niacin, Ferrous Sulphate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid),  More than likely the wheat is GMO and has gluten.

Filtered Water, 

Raisins (Raisins, Sunflower Oil),  The sunflower oil probably is a GMO product which causes inflammation.

Organic Cane Sugar,   If you are going to have sugar, being organic is great.  Much better than an artificial sweetener.

Flax Seeds, Multigrain Mix(Cracked Wheat, Cracked Rye, Crushed Flax Seeds, Millet Meal, Cracked Triticale, Barley Grits, Sunflower Seeds, Rolled Oats, Durum Semolina), Sunflower Seeds, Wheat Bran, Rolled Oats, Apples, Yeast, Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Enzymes],  Same with this sunflower oil here.  I suspect the wheat is GMO and has gluten.  

White Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], 

Peanut Butter Spread [Dry Roasted Peanuts, Organic Honey, Organic Cane Sugar, Peanut Oil, Palm Oil, Sea Salt],  The Palm Oil is a inflammatory oil.  Not good.

Everything Seasoning [Sesame Seeds, Sea Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Roasted Sesame Seeds, Poppy Seeds, Black Sesame Seeds, Dehydrated Garlic]

I'm no expert, but I am learning more each day about how to break down the ingredients.  With wanting to be healthier, I can make choices.  In one hand, I think I'm eating healthier by having a protein box instead of a Big Mac.  On the other hand I need to watch out for high processed foods and ingredients that are inflammatory which causes an array of health issues that I am battling with.   HEALTHIER CHOICE would have been to bring from HOME my own boxed lunch made just a few hours before I had lunch in the park.

ABBYE STOCKTON

My PT appointment went well and I was out of there faster than I ever thought possible.  The time went really fast.  Some exercises and traction.  I am to exercise at HOME on the days that I am not doing therapy.  Will do.

MY DAY WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS...Lunch at the park.

PT appointment.

Bank. We went to the Bank to get a free protective cover for Covid Vaccine Card.  

Home Depot.  Found some very affordable pink geraniums for the front porch and some white ones for the back porch patio.

Marshalls.  Then I dropped into MARSHALLS to look for a nice dress.  They did not carry SUPER SIZE ME dresses, but found a few things for my Sweetheart for Father's Day.

Dillards at the Mall.  Whaaaaaah.  Absolutely no dressy dresses for large ladies.  Dillards use to be my favorite store.  Use to be.  Perhaps when I get to my weight goal, I will be able to shop Dillards once again.

Back Massage in the dollar chair for hubby.  I skipped because I thought it might undue what I had done at the Physical Therapy.

Walmart for oil and filter for our little hoopie.

Grocery Store for ingredients for week-end HOME MADE PIZZA.

Menards for organic potting soil for the new geraniums.

Ready for the drive HOME.  So much road construction going on each way we could go.  Took a back road away from the crowds with a multitude of drivers.  

Drove through he park.  So calm and peaceful.  Too tired to fix supper so we ordered hamburgers and onion rings knowing this is off the charts awful for me.  Tomorrow will be a new day for a salad and lots of water.

Sat in the car to eat this meal under a shade tree in the cool of the evening as the sun was going down.  Took some pictures of the Irises.  Unloaded items.

Hung a load of laundry.  Resting now and getting ready to work on some more paperwork.  Then bedtime.  

All the best to you!

Another blessed day on the Prairie.

God's peace to you,

👵d