5 Year Journal Day 158

      Today's prompt is " Which family member are you closest to?" Oh that's an easy one! My Aunt Lisa!

     It is now 7:03 a.m. and I can't believe it! I could sleep still. My body aches. I practically fell off the bed last night due to Bella taking over. I knocked everything off the stand I had beside the bed and made a huge mess. A part of me must have known because I preemptively moved Caleb's large bowl of uneaten popcorn before I went to sleep. She pushes to get closer and closer, and as I get hot, I pull away and move around. Well, it was bound to happen that the 3 amigos need a bigger bed if we are to share. I love sleeping as the 3 amigos. I sleep better with Caleb and Bella in the bed. It brings a peace that I know they are safe while I am sleeping. I don't know what to do. I guess they need to sleep in Caleb's bed. Or at least Caleb needs to sleep in his bed. I want Bella in my bed. That's part of what brought the 3 amigos together to sleep. Caleb wanted to sleep with Bella, but Bella wanted to sleep with me. 

     I woke up at 2:00 this morning, but I was only awake enough to eat chili and go back to bed. I was not awake enough to blog. I was so tired. 

     Yesterday Caleb had an 0830 appointment with his pediatrician. He got his annual physical, his flu shot, his 11 year old shots, and his HPV shot. Then we headed over to the pharmacy to pick up a medication, and then went home. When we got home, it seemed late already. We were both tired from having woken up so early. I went to lay down for a little while before his next appointment at 1300. I set my alarm for 1220. We made it to his appointment right on time. I thought we were going to be late because we were stuck behind a large, slow-moving truck and a bunch of traffic. That appointment was to see his therapist.

     I decided to go to Walmart after his appointment. I had an idea about dinner that I wanted to try. I went and checked out the pots. I almost bought a 22 qt. stock pot. I found a better pot for our uses though. It is a 12 qt. non-stick pot! I then went and bought the rest of the ingredients for my new creation. I immediately started cooking when we got home because I knew it would take a long time for dinner to be ready. The final product is called "Green Chili"!

     It is how I learned to make chili, with tomato sauce, fire roasted tomatoes, ground beef, onions, green bell peppers, celery, red kidney beans, and chili seasoning... PLUS kale and spinach! Oh! It turned out great! I filled the new pot with all the ingredients because I was going to make a double recipe. I used 1 lbs. of kale (pre-bagged), 1 lbs. of spinach (pre-bagged), 2 onions, 4 small cans of fire roasted tomatoes, 1 large can of tomato sauce, 4 small cans of red kidney beans, 4 packets of chili seasoning, 7 green bell peppers, and one package of celery in the new big pot. Then I browned 2lbs. of ground chuck in my 6 qt. old pot. So the vegetables had time to cook while I was cooking the meat. Once the meat was cooked, I added it to the big pot with all the vegetables in it. I was cooking for almost 2 hours to get the Green Chili just right. I am not supposed to use high heat on the new pot, so it took longer to boil the Green Chili and cook the vegetables. It turned out great! I love greens. They don't really have a taste to them, so I can add them to whatever meal I want, and gain the benefits of eating them! YAY! Green Chili! 

     Caleb says he loves Green Chili now. 

     So that was our day. It doesn't sound like alot, but that took up the entire day. 

     Today, I have to respond to customer service of Adventure Academy to get the app installed on Caleb's computer. I also need to scan and email my travel documents for last week's VA referred appointment. At some point, Caleb has to go to the hospital to get some labs done. He also should have another prescription ready for pickup. 

     Yesterday I looked at myself in the mirror at Caleb's doctor's appointment. I looked different in that mirror than the mirror at home. I did not realize how big I have gotten. I know the what the scale says, but I don't feel that large from inside. 

     I weigh in on Monday mornings. I am now back at 317 lbs.! I lost 8.6 lbs. in a week! Over the last 3 months, I have fluctuated so greatly, but I still managed to lose a total of 2.4 lbs. Over the last 9 months, I managed to lose a total of 0.9 lbs. Hey, I'll take any loss over a gain! I keep a spreadsheet that I record my weigh ins on, so I can look back. I hope that by adding greens to my diet that I am really helping my digestive system function more properly. 

     I had to measure my belly to get the right size of belly and back support. I have a digital body measuring tape. I measured at 60 in. around. That's really big. I'm 4 inches away from being as big around as I am tall. 

     I hope the supplements I am going to try really help me eat less, and lose weight. 

     I want to be able to have fun with Caleb and Bella again, without hurting myself. 

     Well, it's now 7:58 a.m. so I guess I will start my day.