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December 25, 2008
Christmas at Our House!
Hi all... a Merry Christmas to you (if applicable!)
Sorry for the delay in posting. I've been running around like a tofurkey with its head cut off getting things ready for Christmas, but as we are now finishing Christmas Day lunch I can pronounce the Christmas extravaganza done.
We've had a wonderful time. We're very blessed that MR's parents came down to visit us for the second year in a row. They arrived on Sunday night, or rather Monday morning at 5 as they suffered numerous airplane delays on their way here from Calgary (yes, they're Canadian!)
Monday night I cooked deGrey stew with CR friendly garlic bread! That's nonfat mozzarella on top of Trader Joe's low carb tortillas with garlic, microwaved and then topped with flax oil. On the side I served a romaine salad with red peppers and my CR vinegarette (red wine vinegar, capers, garlic, basil, oregano, dash of Worschtershire sauce, Z-trim, mixed in the blender.) Tuesday night I made a trio of stuffed mushrooms: mushroom Quorn "cheeseburgers," curried pumpkin stuffed mushrooms, and mushroom pizzas, with a hazelnut pear parfait for dessert. Yesterday I made Christmas lasagna for lunch with my dad's Bloody Mary's (Clamato, Worschtershire, Tabasco, lime, horseradish.) Dinner was the traditional Christmas dinner in our family: turkey, mushroom gravy, mashed cauliflower, Jack Daniels sweet potato, gingered tangerine cranberry relish, and pumpkin flan. For the recipes google April and Thanksgiving, you'll get them all.
This afternoon MR's mom made us a delicious Zoned recipe for a fritatta with tomatoes, olives, and all sorts of things, with a fruit salad on the side. I'll post the recipe asap, it was really delicious. Tonight we're going to the place where they're staying (Asparagus-phobe's house... he was very generous to lend it to us while he's on vacation out of town) for dinner.
That's the good news. The bad news is: I came down with a relapse of my illness last Friday night, and finally went to the doctor. She gave me antibiotics, and I am almost okay now. Apparently I got some kind of sinus infection/bronchitis. Thank God for modern medicine: the antibiotics worked fast. I feel almost normal now and should be well enough to attend Pilates class tomorrow morning. Main reason for sticking to serious CR: getting my immune system back! Having tried it both ways, I now know for sure that the invincible immune system is a side effect of CR. At over 108 I lose it. I'm 111 now. It may be a specific calorie level that does it, but I'm not sure. I'll let you know as I progress.
Other bad news: I was wearing my reading glasses after trying to rescue a tape from the tape player and forgot to change back to my regular glasses. I then managed to run into an end table and get a big bruise on my knee. OUCH. Big ouch. Big big bruise. Had to ice it for hours. Had trouble getting up and down the stairs. Ouch.
We've had a wonderful holiday, very relaxing all in all, and it's fabulous to be surrounded by family. My mother came in yesterday to join us for lunch and dinner and stayed the night and was here through lunch today. Now she's opening up the silverware that MR's parents got us for Christmas.
Tomorrow it's back to work of course, and work is about to get really, really busy. So busy that I'm looking forward to it eliminating the possibility of me going out with friends. Which should be great for my CR! Also, I'll be working near an awesome yoga studio in town that has classes practically on the hour, so I'll be working out hard.
Thanks to all for your comments... answers to your questions soon! Just have to look up a few studies for citations.
Merry Christmas to all!
Posted by april at December 25, 2008 11:30 AM
Comments
Sounds like you're going to be having an awesome week!! I also hope you get better soon. Sinusitis and bronchitis both suck badly. I get them every year.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Posted by: rad-tasic at December 25, 2008 8:12 PM
Hi April,
Ever since I started CRONing, I have also noticed a correlation between weight and illness. I'm about your height, and so long as I stay around 105, I don't get so much as a sniffle, but if I edge up to 110 or so, I start getting all kinds of bugs. When I told my SO, he thought I was crazy. Now I feel a little less so ;)
Posted by: Rachel at December 26, 2008 3:59 PM
The Portobello Mushroom Cheeseburgers are DIVINE! Rich, delicious and nutritious! Please post a more detailed recipe with directions for all your fans out in bloggieland. JD :-)
Posted by: Judith at December 30, 2008 10:49 AM