Menu includes...
First dinner: lemon salmon and salads, mushroom beef barley stew, sesame cake
First lunch: Eggplant parm, carrot muffins, zucchini kugel, salads, pumpkin cheesecake
Second dinner: chicken soup, sweet and sour meatballs, rice, broccoli kugel, apple cake
Second lunch: Salmon and salads, lasagna, onion kugel, pumpkin pie
I made so much more than listed, but this is a skeleton menu I'm using for reference. Two meat meals, two dairy meals, lots of salads and variety. My husband's family is here for the first days.
In weight news, I've been on a low-carb/counting calories diet. I weighed myself this morning (after a day and a half of this diet) and the number on my digital scale was 4.2 lbs lower than the number on the clinic scale. Obviously they were full of shit (apparently so was I?) and it was just post-fast bloat. Whatever. I understand there are oscillations between scales. I also know it was just a day and a half so to make sure it doesn't oscillate back suddenly I have to keep up this salad parade for another few days. I've been eating mainly vegetables, some protein like eggs and chicken, and staying away from sugar and white flour. Really easy in theory; harder to execute in reality, especially during the holidays and when the house smells so good from all the challah. No matter: I will persevere. This transfer is happening even if I have to eat iceberg lettuce for a week.
I'm in a great mood. The sukkah is beautiful and the weather is gorgeous. I'm excited for the holiday and can't wait to get this transfer started.
Chag Sameach!
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