Day 95: Happy Dance!

"The Watermill" by Ronald Binge. Classicfm.com

I woke up this morning two pounds lighter! And with much less pain, fatigue and stiffness.

Happy Dance! :)

Yesterday I ate only meals prepared from home. They were high protein and kept me feeling satisfied during the day.

I must admit after picking up my daughter, son-in-law and son from the airport, my intestines settled down. I think I was more worried about them than I cared to admit.

My daughter and son were really impressed with my meal prep. I even sent my son a lunch packet with him to work today!

For breakfast, I heated up the omelete cups and made my special garlic/onion/jalepeno pepper/cilantro hash browns. But I didn't have a jalepeno, so I pulled a banana pepper off the plant on the deck and diced it up. I didn't want to use much salt, so I mixed in some nutritional yeast. Very tasty!

I just did some lovely yoga stretches to "The Watermill" by Ronald Binge which comes in at number 270 out of 300 on the Classic FM of Fame.

Beautiful piece. Very relaxing. I was not familiar with Ronald binge. I read that

"Binge (1910-1979) was a British composer known for his light music including Elizabethan Serenade and Sailing By. Like those two works, The Watermill is one of the most relaxing pieces of classical music and a firm favourite with Classic FM listeners and presenters alike." (http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2015/chart/position/270/)

I am about to check out some more of his music.

It is still so hot. And humid. Ugh. I hate humidity. The plants are looking better though. My mother visited on Sunday and told me they needed more water. I thought I might be overwatering them. But quite the contrary! I think we should see some zucchinis in a few weeks. I love zucchinis!!

I am going to get some good piano practice in and then hope to hit the gym before my Joy of Listening to Music Class tonight. It is so nice to have a real day off and to be a real student again!

And just a note to self: "SELF: Your body does not digest wheat properly. Stay happy and stay away from wheat! Low salt and sugar too. And keep guzzling the water! You will thank me later, SELF!"

Happy Wednesday!

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