week 1, day 6 -- friday, october 9th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 2 fried eggs, 1 medium sweet potatoe, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta, 2 meat balls with homemade sauce, very small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done

activites for the day:

** do some research -- done

onward and upward !!:-))

week 6, day 6 -- friday, january 39th

a FANTASTIC DAY... especially once i got Nina and Tamar out the door, on their way to Tel Aviv for the weekend :-)))

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- coffee and toast. i'm really full from yesterday. blah... i feel like shit :-(

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- lentil soup

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** nothing planned for today. too much work to do on the website.

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website part of the day !!! -- yeah right.... the yarn kept calling me away from the computer :-(
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done! and tons of it :-))
** 45 minutes of physical therapy -- done. i'm not sure if it's getting easier, or if i'm slacking off a bit when i do it.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 6, day 5 -- thursday, jan 29th

a GREAT DAY, on all levels !!!

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- brunch somewhere, after going to the clinic.

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 grilled cheese sandwiches, with whole wheat bread and cheddar cheese, small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** i'll be doing alot of walking in the morning when i'm doing my errands. also at night, when i go get my MRI in Jerusalem -- i did TONS of walking at the hospital !!!

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website part of the day !!! -- done
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done
** go do all my errands in the morning -- done
** buy my new-used sewing machine -- done
** buy all the yarn needed to complete Nina's afghan -- -- done, but not for Nina's. i bought all the yarn for Sunny's afghan.

this is going to be a very fun day !!!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 5, day 6 -- friday, jan 23rd

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 2 sandwiches made with whole wheat bread, humus spread, dijon mustard spread, 1 slice cheese, 1 banana, 1 super large coffee.

meal #2 -- skipped this one altogether

meal #3 -- a variety of food that we got from my friend, including fish balls, cooked wheat (turns out like really delicious brown rice, even better), dumpings, and something else that i can't think of now.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. - done, but instead of the extra lap around the park, i went into several stores and did alot of walking that way.

** no 2nd walk scheduled

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon/all evening -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 6

a great day. i even got to finally talk with the Tel Aviv kids :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- large bowl of soup

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** a rest day -- i got tons of rest :-)

activites for the day:

** work on my website in the morning/mid-afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the afternoon/evening -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 6 -- jan 9th

it was SO good to just rest all day long... knitting and watching tv.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** none. i'm resting today.

activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours - a bit. will finish on saturday.
** knit for a long time. -- yes. got lots done.
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- done.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 2, day 6

a FANTASTIC day !!! i found out that Tomi Loves oatmeal :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 4 oz grilled chicken breast with lots of fresh veggies.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, go up to the local shopping center, do one lap around it and come home. -- already done at 6am, in wonderfully chilly weather.

** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going down our street to the mall and back up home. - nope

activites for the day:

** work on my website -- i did a bit of work on it.
** work on my client's website. get it done already !! -- nope
** knit as much as possible. -- oh yeah, i sure did !!!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 7

a very, very good day :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 5 egg whites + 1 egg omlet, small garden salad

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 honey-garlic roasted chicken legs, 1/2 cup roasted potatoes, small garden salad (yes, this is still around)

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, up to the shopping center and one lap around the park. i'll take my camera with me. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading up our street and going to City Hall. -- nope. didn't happen.

activites for the day:

** knit for a long, long time. no other things will be done. -- finished up another skein... YAY !!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 5, day 6

food plan for the day:

meal #1: 1-1/2 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, banana, 5 dates, 20 almonds, large cup of green tea

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: 4oz chicken, 1 small potatoe, 1/2 cup chickpeas, garden salad

meal #4: smoothie

lots and lots of water.


fitness plan for the day:

nothing. resting, resting and even more resting. i'll just be working on the two websites and playing on the computer.

onward and upward !!! :-)

week 4, day 6

good, good, good on food. WAY too much physical activity i had to take a good 2 hour nap at one point. my entire body ached, from my scalp to the soles of my feet !!!

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food is as follows:

meal #1: 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, 6oz skim cottage cheese, 5 dates, 15 almonds.

meal #2: smoothie

meal #3: roasted honey-garlic chicken with 1 stuffed bell pepper

meal #4: smoothie


fitness plan is as follows:

** i'll be in the kitchen all day long, so i'll be moving around and burning calories.

onward and upward !!! :-)