Hermiones Mom's Journal, 17 September 2016

A busy week for sure. I skated Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Thursday I went up to Skokie and I was the only person on the ice -- great but somehow a little creepy too. And then Friday I had my own brand new skates for the first time. It was actually a bit of a setback, because it will take quite a few hours of skating to break in these skates. I didn't have any trouble getting used to the blades, but the boots are terribly stiff. I had lessons for Carson Monday and Tuesday, and then Friday rented the ring for practice with a friend, and I took both Hermione and Carson and we had a fun hour running a short course of jumps, tire and tunnel. Then I wondered why I am tired today! I also managed to make two batches of lactose-free ice cream and a batch of meringue cookies to take for dessert at some friends last night. I like to bring dessert when a friend goes out of their way to cook a meal I can actually eat. It's a big deal to ask someone to make gluten-free/lactose-free dessert that's edible. My friend made steak, baked potato (for me that's a huge treat!) and I brought two flavors of ice cream and chocolate chip meringues. My friend was thrilled because her daughter has just been diagnosed lactose intolerant, and she has been bemoaning the loss of ice cream and such. They were amazed with my ice cream -- caramel butter pecan and coffee almond chip. I left it there with them because you have to eat it up quickly since it has no stabilizers or preservatives. This was the first ice cream I made all summer, which is kind of amazing, but overall I think I've done pretty well keeping myself on a low-sweet diet. I do think that it was a mistake to make too many muffins, even though they are small and healthy oat-based concoctions. It's too tempting to eat those carbs, so I am keeping the muffins in the basement freezer so that they are less tempting. I know I'm still in this transition phase, and I think I'm building muscle from all the skating. I hope that by 10-1 I will have settled back into a calorie count that will start pealing off the pounds again.

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1359 kcal

Fat: 53.88g | Prot: 82.30g | Carb: 140.28g.   Breakfast: Maple Syrup, Crofter's Organic Strawberry Spread, Smucker's Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Buckwheat Pancakes-Gluten Free. Lunch: Natural Grocers Organic Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Nectarines, Green Valley Organics Lactose Free Strawberry Yogurt, Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables, Whole Foods Market Organic Oven Roasted Turkey Breast 365, Finlandia Reduced Fat Swiss Cheese, Thousand Island Salad Dressing (Reduced Fat), Cantaloupe (Muskmelon), Honeydew Melon. Dinner: Walnut Oil, Green Giant Fire Roasted Root Vegetables with Red Onions, Green Peas, Chicken Drumstick Meat and Skin (Broilers or Fryers), Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten). Snacks/Other: Emerald Dry Roasted Almonds 100 Calorie Pack, Sargento Sharp Cheddar Snacks Cheese Sticks. more...

1966 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Shopping - 25 minutes, Driving - 45 minutes, Sitting - 3 hours, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 50 minutes, Clearing/washing dishes - 15 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 10 hours, Cooking in Kitchen - 1 hour and 15 minutes. more...