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Cold and cruising thoughts.

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Bitter cold this morning.  One of those days where the stairs crack and pop on the porch  😯   I headed out to the gym for my run.  The plan was to do 5 miles, but I was not feeling it today.  I think it was likely the blood donation yesterday.  I slogged through 2 miles and had the speed at 5.5 mph.  Normally I get a first wave of tired after 1.5 miles and then after 2 I’m okay.  Today didn’t feel good.  I normally increase the speed after 2 miles, but my heartrate was 160 at 5.5 mph!  I knew something was up there and decided no speed work and no faster.  I stopped after 4 miles, choosing to listen to my body say it just needed to quit there.  Still 4 miles, though 😀

Came home freezing cold just from going from the gym to home.  Wind chills of below 0 today.  Ugh.  I made a toasty warm bowl of banana cream of wheat topped with almond butter and jam.

One thing about cream of wheat and oat bran is that they hold heat like the dickens!  John said we should insulate our house in cream of wheat, which I am sure the mice would love 🙄

Also some liquid love of cafe au lait to help warm me up:

Pixie has been a complete heat-seeking lap missile today.  She is stuck to me like glue.  I think she really likes the snuggie, too 😀

Lunch was more tuna.  We got a pick 4 pack (12 cans) of tuna at BJs.  I think I am going to be tired of tuna again pretty soon!

Using up more corporate waffles as bread.  Changed it up with strawberries at lunch, though!

Afternoon warmth:

I cut up the best pineapple today for dinner.  They must be in season or something because they were on sale and it was quite good.  I lurve fresh pineapple!  Along with an omelet mess.

I think I need to mince the broccoli if I am going to try to make omelets with it, because the omelet just falls apart.  Still tasted good, though.

I turned down an offer to go out for coffee tonight, can you believe it?  I just can’t bear the thought of going out in wind chill of -11 degrees!  You know it’s cold if I won’t go for coffee….  The weather is making us so excited for our cruise in the beginning of Feb!  Not sure if I wrote about this or not, but we are cruising to Mexico.  The best part is that the cruise leaves from New Orleans (!!!!), so we are there for a couple days before the ship leaves and we can stuff our faces with beignets.

Then the ship goes to the Yucatan and Cozumel.  This is the first vacation for John and I of more than a weekend in 3 years!  We deserve it.  I’ll be blogging on the trip, too – which will be fun.  Can you believe the cruise ship has wi-fi?  This will be our 2nd cruise.  The first was about 10 years ago, which was also to the Caribbean.  How time flies!

Question:  Have you ever cruised before?

Is tuna still dolphin safe?

I was opening up a can of tuna today for lunch to make a sandwich (while desperately trying to be quiet so the kitty couldn’t hear), and I was noting the label and its words about Omega 3s. Next to “made with whole grains” (what a crock that is), “Omega 3” is the next buzz word to be seen on labels.

Funny how packaging changes to be viewed through whatever health glasses the public is wearing currently. I remember when all the labels on tuna were about being dolphin safe. So, what – do the dolphins not matter anymore? Is it now the norm that all tuna is dolphin safe, or have fisheries gone back to the old (probably cheaper) ways? I don’t know – and I don’t have the label to tell me that anymore.

I don’t mind the Omega 3 label so much. The whole grain thing is what really gets me. Yes – this product was made with whole grains, which were whole until they were processed and all the nutrients taken out. Some cracker or cereals actually say “made with 18 grams of whole grains” – like that is something to be proud of. Almost seems like they are implying that there is a ton of fiber in the product.
You know, HFCS is made from corn, too. Corn is a grain. Must be healthy and good for you, right??

It is so important to take your own health and education into your own hands. Being able to read past the label and the hype is so much work, but it has to be done.