Cool Nights & Sunny Days

The overnight temps were in the low 60's.  Delicious sleeping weather.  The sun is shining this morning.  The sky is blue.  The grass is lush and green.  Too bad I have to go to work.  The coreopsis and cone flower will have to wait for planting till I get home.

In garden news:  I have flowers on the cucumber plants, flowers on the zucchini, flowers and even peppers on the pepper plants and flowers on the tomatoes.  Now, we wait.  And, water.

G had his dermatologist appointment.  He has a rash caused by something he is allergic to (just like I determined days ago).  Like the fragrances in his bath products.  So we went out yesterday and purchased fragrance free Aveeno products: soap, deodorant, shaving gel and shampoo.  He has a cortisone cream to apply and drugs to stop the itching.  We'll see.  No psoriasis except for his scalp.  None of the specialists think he has RA.  Which is a very good thing.  Filling up his pill dispenser is a bit depressing.  The little sections are filling up with the assortment of pills.

Riley finished his breakfast and is now napping on the dining room floor while G eats his breakfast and takes his handful of pills.

I had a bowl of whole grain cereals with half and half and cream for breakfast.  I was researching the "Eat For Your Blood Type" websites.  Nearly everything I am doing on the Atkins Diet is similar to the Type A diet except for the dairy products and whole grains.  In fact, the Type A seems rather Paleo.  Still prohibits any white flour, white sugar, bananas, MANGO, oranges and coconut.  No potatoes of any color, no eggplant (oh, dear) and no tomatoes (omg).  But, in exchange, it looks like I can have Chinese stir fry with ginger and soy with some RICE.  This diet also says yes to lentils, black beans and black eyed peas.  Yogurt and soy milk are also okay.  And pineapple is a definite YES!

Now---- the reasons this sounds interesting to me.  I have read on the Atkins threads that cheese, dairy and some other things can cause a weight loss stall.  I do eat quite a bit of aged cheese.  In order to stop eating cheese or heavy cream I need to find something else that will provide the same sense of a "full fat tummy".  Like the beans and rice.  And cornbread (minus any white flour) would be okay.  I can also eat peanuts and peanut butter.  Those two were not allowed on Atkins, even though I did eat them both once a week.  A handful of salted peanuts makes life at work meaningful and it makes me thirsty which helps me drink large cups of water.

So, it's Atkins Type A for the next month.  I need some pineapple to go with my yogurt.  I'll start slowly and just have oatmeal for breakfast (a whole grain) and then add some rice and beans to the dinner plan.  It will be difficult to give up the aged cheeses.  I can still have fresh mozzarella and ricotta. Wish me luck.