Posted by Darlene on February 27, 2017 at 11:27 am
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Happy Monday everyone!
It’s a bright and sunny day here in Sanford today. Just wish I had blackout drapes so I could ignore the sun. One of these days!
Yesterday, I finished my newest Upcycled Fashions creation! And I was able to get that uploaded last night. Please check it out to see what I did to a pair of pants and a t-shirt. Do love!
One thing I really must do today is go through my mail. Seriously, I have months of mail on my desk. Very sad that I do that. But hey, I do what I do! That’s just the way I am.
Speaking of mail, I might go ahead and open up the doors to letting peanut gallery members send me stuff. I know, I know. It’s goes against everything I’ve said in the past about mail. But my mental health is so much better now, way better than when I recorded this video back in April 2016. I was a complete mess back then. And now I have a fun idea about what pg members could send me. Still thinking about it. I don’t want to make any quick decisions.
My video plans for the next couple of days include pet peeves, random facts and movies I love. Stay tuned!
Posted by Darlene on February 26, 2017 at 12:40 pm
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NOTE:I still watch TV like in the olden days! I don’t watch DVDs. I don’t record stuff to watch later. I don’t watch online. I’m a dinosaur! If you are too, hang out with me to see what I’m watching!
It’s all about the Oscars tonight! I don’t even know what movies or actors are nominated, but I watch just the same. Every year. No matter how boring it can be! lol
89th Annual Academy Awards – Sunday 2/26/17, 8:30pm – 11:30pm eastern on ABC (tv listings)
Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 89th annual ceremony from Hollywood. “La La Land” leads the field with 14 nominations—tying a record for a single film shared by “All About Eve” (1950) and “Titanic” (1997)—followed by “Arrival” and “Moonlight” with eight each. Scheduled performers include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Auli’i Cravalho, Sting, Justin Timberlake and John Legend.
Before the Oscars, I’ll be tuning in to the Red Carpet events!
E! Live From the Red Carpet: The 2017 Academy Awards – Sunday 2/26/17, 5:30pm – 7:30pm eastern on E! (tv listings)
Oscars Red Carpet Rundown – Sunday 2/26/17, 7:30pm – 8:30pm eastern on E! (tv listings)
When I got up, I had my usual chug jug of hot water.
At 1:30pm, I cooked up almost the same meal as the day before. But that’s what happens when you eat only meat… lots of repeat meals, which I love! I had a pork chop, a nice and juicy hamburger patty, some chicken breast, sliced beef, and a little bit of the bacon ends and smoked sausage from the day before that I just warmed up in the pan. Super tasty! I ate about half of what you see in the plate.
At 7:30pm, I cooked a nice piece of haddock cooked in butter (with salt but I skipped the pepper, turns my stomach sour) and had that along with my leftovers from lunch and I also added 2 breakfast sausage links to the mix. Super yum!
At 1:15am, I got hungry so I ate deli roast beef until I was satisfied. I would have cooked some ground beef, but I’m all out of ground beef! And that is really one of my staples, so I must get some pronto!
Food that entered my mouth yesterday: ground beef, sliced beef, chicken, pork chop, haddock, breakfast sausage, smoked sausage, bacon ends, deli roast beef, butter, salt and lots of delicious water.
IMPORTANT – My doctor totally approves of this!!! See this vlog to see how my appointment went!
PLEASE READ: Please remember that it’s MY CHOICE to eat the way I want. If you think this is unhealthy, know I’m not as concerned with physical health. I’m more concerned with my mental health. I’m on a mission to feel better mentally… without cravings!!! I’m willing to test this so you don’t have to! But what works for me might not work for you. I’m not doing this to lose weight. I’m doing this because I’m convinced that I’m overly sensitive to carbs and that I must stay away from them if there is any chance of me feeling better. I’m eating from the animal kingdom only, like the complete opposite of vegan. I know this upsets many, but I promise I won’t eat your pets. You are free to follow my progress/failures and you can even disagree with what I do. Just remember that I will get the last word because it’s my blog, my channel, my life! That’s the new me talking! (I think I’m growing balls! Let me look… yes, I see one starting to grow!)
Posted by Darlene on February 26, 2017 at 11:18 am
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Happy Sunday!
It’s windy here in Sanford, Maine today. I LOVE WIND! But I wish it would blow at night so it would help me sleep. Wind and rain at night, along with thunder and lightning, it da bomb! Sadly, I rarely get that combo here.
Yesterday, I worked some more on the next Upcycle Fashion and I’m going to try very hard to get that finished to upload tonight. I’m almost done! Very anxious for you to see what I came up with.
And I just realized that my Upcycled Fashions Shirt Auction is ending today at 3:41pm eastern! Still time to bid and it’s still at a very low price! I need to get more auctions up on ebay today!
And last but not least, this Hair Color Poll is still open, so if you have not voted for my new hair color yet, please do! I will be closing it next time I hit Walmart, which might be tomorrow, so be sure you vote in time for it to count! You must vote in the video via the poll. Votes left in comments do not count.
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NOTE:I get messages asking me why I post these types of recipes while I’m following a zero carb animal kingdom only food plan. My answer is because I’m following ZC, but I bet you’re not! Just because I eat a certain way does not mean I have to limit myself to sharing only meat recipes. I’m not the carb police! lol
1 pie crust from 1 box ready-to-bake pie crusts
3 pints (6 cups) fresh strawberries
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
Darlene’s Tips:You could also make strawberry tarts with this recipe!
DIRECTIONS:
Step 1: Heat oven to 400°F. Bake pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Pie, using 9-inch glass pie plate. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 15 minutes.
Step 2: Meanwhile, in small bowl, crush enough strawberries to make 1 cup. In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch; stir in crushed strawberries and water. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. If desired, stir in red food color. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Step 3: Place remaining strawberries, whole or sliced, in cooled baked shell. Pour cooked strawberry mixture evenly over berries. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours, before serving.
NOTE:Whenever I hit a milestone, I know you expect me to report on how much weight I lost. This is NOT for weight loss. I’m perfectly content at the size I’m at. I do not weigh myself. I don’t measure myself. My clothing is not falling off nor is it too tight, so my best guess is that I’m probably still around 320 pounds like when I started. As for my health, that has improved leaps and bounds! I have never felt so good. And in 100 days, I’ve only had one that felt like depression, but it didn’t last so I’m not calling it depression since depression never cycled that fast for me. I think it was last bits of withdrawal symptoms from quitting Prozac. I have now been about 5 weeks of no Prozac, no coffee, no benedryl and very little nasal spray. I feel like I’m turning back the clock. I feel younger than ever and quite happy and content mentally for the first time in my life!
When I got up, I had my usual chug jug of hot water.
NOTE:Yesterday was filled with unexpected events. I was away from food and could not eat when planned. I had no desire to eat burger patties from a fast food joint, so I chose to just wait it out and eat when I got home. That is why I ate my first meal so late in the day. Skipping meals when hungry is a big no no on ZC. But for me, eating at home and filling up on the meat that I cook is the only way to go. I have never liked to eat out and I’m not about to start now, especially when I have to order things a special way, like burger patties a la carte. Just don’t want to deal with it. I could have traveled with my own burger patties, but had no clue we’d be out for so long. Since stuff like this does not happen often, I know for myself that skipping a meal is way safer for my ZC lifestyle than ordering stuff I’m not happy with. I mean really, what restaurant could ever give me a plate like you see above? lol
At 6:30pm, I cooked what you see on my plate. It was ground beef, breakfast sausage links, smoked sausage with bacon ends, chicken breast and a pork chop. I was so incredibly tired and at that point, I had lost my appetite. But I cooked and ate just the same. But I could not eat much, maybe half, maybe less. Eating on a stressed out tummy does not work well for me. I had an alka seltzer after and started to recover.
At 10:00pm, I ate about a 1/4 pound of deli roast beef. My belly was still very stressed out. That was it for the day.
Food that entered my mouth yesterday: ground beef, chicken, pork chop, breakfast sausage, smoked sausage, bacon ends, deli roast beef and lots of delicious water.
IMPORTANT – My doctor totally approves of this!!! See this vlog to see how my appointment went!
PLEASE READ: Please remember that it’s MY CHOICE to eat the way I want. If you think this is unhealthy, know I’m not as concerned with physical health. I’m more concerned with my mental health. I’m on a mission to feel better mentally… without cravings!!! I’m willing to test this so you don’t have to! But what works for me might not work for you. I’m not doing this to lose weight. I’m doing this because I’m convinced that I’m overly sensitive to carbs and that I must stay away from them if there is any chance of me feeling better. I’m eating from the animal kingdom only, like the complete opposite of vegan. I know this upsets many, but I promise I won’t eat your pets. You are free to follow my progress/failures and you can even disagree with what I do. Just remember that I will get the last word because it’s my blog, my channel, my life! That’s the new me talking! (I think I’m growing balls! Let me look… yes, I see one starting to grow!)
Posted by Darlene on February 25, 2017 at 11:01 am
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Happy Saturday!
Yesterday’s girls’ day out that I mentioned did not go as planned! First, the meeting place got mixed up and we never got to see Shawna. Since Sandy, Courtney and I were bummed and confused by that (and Shawna does not have a phone), our spirits were dampened and shopping around was just not fun. Then Sandy’s car broke down and we had to wait for a tow truck and her hubs to pick us up. While waiting, I got a call saying the furnace at my rental property was broken. What a fun day! LOL
Today I feel rested and ready to rumble! I hope to finish or at least almost finish the new Upcycled Fashion that I’m working on. I think you will like it!
Last night, I uploaded a Storytime! Yes, you will see an tiny example of my temper in this one. Along with child abuse via a paper bag. lol I know, I know. Not nice. I know that. I really do. But I did it and you get to hear about it. You can see my Storytime here.
I also uploaded a Zero Carb Chat for those of you who are interested in that. This was a simply observation I made about how some people are fooling themselves.
