This Is Not A Happy Post

May 24, 2013

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If you are looking for a happy post, this is not it.
Today has been a crying morning.
I’m tired and frustrated and upset.
This week has been hard.
I can pretend that my Diabetes isn’t a big deal, but I’d be lying.

My sugars have been all over the place.
The past couple of nights, I’ve woken up with crazy highs.
Yesterday, I thought all was good.
Kept an awesome BS all day and even gave myself more than normal insulin before bed.
I woke up this morning, feeling exhausted, with a BS of 315.

No, it’s not the end of the world, I know that.
So, why am I upset?
I’m upset, because I have been working so incredibly hard to get back in shape.
Early morning workouts, running, eating clean and lots of sleep.
But when my sugars go crazy – highs make me feel exhausted and lows require added sugar aka calories.
I pulled out all my Diabetes books this morning and am making notes.
Later today comes the fasting and some tests to get my numbers in check.
As y’all know – I love food.
Which means, I hate fasting.
Oh well, it’s necessary…
A girls gotta do, what a girls gotta do.

Wish Me Luck!

So, I don’t totally bum you out on this Friday morning…
This made me laugh.

~ Enjoy ~

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Leftover Ham and White Bean Soup

May 23, 2013

This post is about a month late.
My plan was to post this 2 weeks after Easter.
That was interrupted, by a trip to Houston and a ton of other foot-related stuff.
I hate holding onto things and I almost didn’t even post it.
Then, without realizing it, I gave my husband the last, frozen bowl for lunch the other day.
He came home and raved about it!
So, here is my attempt, at a soup my mother always made after Easter, with the leftover ham.
Enjoy!

Ham and White Bean Soup

Ingredients

2 cups of diced (leftover) ham
1 medium onion, diced
2 large carrot, diced
3 large celery stalk, diced
20 fresh Brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in half
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 bay leaf
1 Tbsp onion powder
1tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp dried rosemary
6 cups low sodium chicken stock
Freshly ground black pepper and salt, to taste
2 cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
rind of Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Saute the ham in the pot for a minute or so and then remove.
Saute the onion, celery, Brussels sprouts and carrots in a heavy soup pot over medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
Add the garlic, bay leaf and rosemary and cook briefly until fragrant but not crisp.
Add 4+ cups stock and bring to a boil.
Cover, turn the heat to low and let be for about 15 minutes.
Add the beans to the pot and bring back to a boil over medium heat.
Remove the rosemary.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
Return the meat to the pot and cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove cheese rind and bay leaf.
Note: The beans absorb liquid as the soup simmers, or rests overnight if you hold it. Add additional stock as needed to gain the consistency you desire.

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* I don’t eat ham but everyone who tried the soup loved it

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Get Lost in Running

May 22, 2013

(the medals)

Living on an island, I don’t get to enter a lot of running races.
I get medal envy when I see everyone’s pictures of shiny, new hardware.
That’s why I was excited to read about a new virtual race series.

Get Lost in Running

The series contains 6 virtual races, using the numbers Lost was famous for, as the distances.
Each virtual race is $20.
The series proceeds will be donated to benefit the National Tourette Syndrome Association and TEAM TSA.

Virtual Trail / Beach Run Series Station
1 – Hydra 4k Station
2 – Arrow 8k Station
3 – Swan 15k Station
4 – Flame 16k Station
5 – Pearl 23k Station
6 – Orchid 42k

For each race station you sign up for, you will receive a medal.
Cool right?!

The Details

+ You are encouraged to participate in running these virtual races either on a trail or beach.
(if you can’t get to either of these, the roads or a treadmill works just as well).
+ Registration for each station will remain open until all spots sell out.
+ Please check the site often to see updates as to when registration for the next station will open.
+ For those who participate in every station of the series will receive a special series medal which will be shown at a later date.
+ There is no specific date to do the runs, but a good guide is to complete within a month.
+ As the distances get bigger, they can be split in any way you would like and then combined.

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