Bella had her operation yesterday, no babies for her now. She's ok, just feeling a bit sorry for herself I think. She had an internal bleed during the procedure but they're happy it was sorted before she was stitched.
So I put 4 lbs on. I mean it's not that bad considering I was away from home 10 nights as I used to manage a pound night in the old days. But I think that's the problem. I feel a bit rotten about it because it's just horrible memories of always gaining loads when away on holiday. And it never shifting, and me just growing. I hoped the extra would melt away once home but alas, thus far, it's stubbornly stuck! If I haven't lost it next week I confidently know I'll be pretty fed up.
Even though I had a holiday novel or two I tended to just listen to podcasts next to the pool. Mostly Zoe's Science & Nutrition and Michael Mosley's Just One Thing - both very interesting if you're not familiar with them. After a while I wanted something new, so I found A Thorough Examination with the Van Tulleken twins. The first series was about Xander being overweight and Chris (nagging) being worried about him. To say I could relate to everything they were talking about is a massive understatement. Ah man, when Xander got choked up so did I. It was really very good and talked a lot about Ultra Processed Food. Apparently the easiest way to recognise a UPF is if there are any ingredients on the packet that you wouldn't find in your kitchen! I've now become obsessed about trying to cut UPF's out of our diets. And it's hard. There's the obvious ready meals and low fat cereal bars, that's easy. But some kitchen staples like tinned soup, ketchup, crisps and biscuits. I make my own soup but always have emergency tins for a quick lunch. I make biscuits but not every day and my husband and son eat biscuits, and crisps, and cereal and bread. I can't start making bread every day! If I told Mark he couldn't have crisps or bourbons he'd divorce me! A balance is what I've settled for - after making minestrone soup and cookies!
Talking of podcasts. Every time I listened I kept thinking 'gosh, they talk fast, does everyone talk so fast'. Until Ellie got in the car when I was listening to one. Mum, have you got your listening speed turned up? I had no idea a listening speed was even a thing! Anyway, she's checked and yes, I was up to 1.4 lol. It's back to normal now and boy do people speak slowly.
Don't be scared of life coming to an end, be scared of it not beginning.
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