Killin’ It

Very happy with my footy tipping prowess this week and I am now ten points in front of my closest rival …

Wahoo!!!

So today, I started on my new eating regime.

I believe that I have Grave’s Disease - I was diagnosed with it early in 2008 and after refusing surgery and radioactive iodine, I agreed to take medication.

I had left it too long to see a doctor, so by the time I was diagnosed, my health had seriously deteriorated to a dangerous level.

I took the medication for 8 months.

A month after we arrived in QLD, I found a new doctor who was shocked at the medication that I’d been prescribed, but he prescribed it again without question.

That’s when I decided to wean myself off it.

My symptoms did not return and I have been healthy.

In 2018 I started experiencing some symptoms again but they would come and go. I’d feel poorly for a week and then come good for three months, so I was never feeling bad for long enough to consider a doctor’s visit.

Recently, the gaps between feeling poorly have shortened and I know that I need to get serious.

That does NOT mean that I’m  making a doctor’s visit my first option.

My new eating regime goes like this:

• No gluten
• No dairy (except ghee)
• No refined sugar
• No grains
• No legumes
• No nightshades (potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum or chilli)
• No tea/coffee/caffeine.

I DO have to eat:

• All other vegetables, especially cauliflower and broccoli, preferably organic.
• Fresh organic fruit, especially berries.
• Chicken, turkey, duck, fish (not shellfish because it’s high in iodine), lamb.
• Nuts and seeds.
• Warm lemon water on an empty stomach first thing in the morning.
• 1 teaspoon of organic cold pressed coconut oil every day.
• Coconut yoghurt.
• Probiotics
• Kefir
• Kimchi
• Selenium (2 brazil nuts every day)
• Vitamin D3
• Magnesium

Even if I don’t have GD, I know that this way of eating will cure a myriad of other medical conditions and diseases.

If there is no improvement after 3 months, I’ll try a Naturopath and if no success from there, I’ll go see a Doctor. I know that there is a very good thyroid specialist on Sunny Coast.

Anyway, that’s my story.

Today, I started my day with warm lemon water. Because I’d purchased them yesterday, I ate prawns for breakfast and then crumbed some prawn cutlets for mid afternoon dinner - no more shellfish from here in. I had two mandarines for dinner.

I’ve been craving sugar (a sure symptom of GD for me) so I have a box of Frosty Fruits in the freezer. I’ll need to wean off them to avoid those nasty sugar withdrawal symptoms!

I feel motivated.

The tricky part is that BGWLBH also has a thyroid condition which is the opposite of mine, so she has a completely different list of foods that she requires. She can’t have cauliflower or broccoli, she needs MORE iodine enriched foods, no soy or pork, no nuts etc. My job as the cook will be a bit trickier.

So that’s the focus for me right now.

Nite all.

Gloomy Bay Day

BGWLBH and I drove into The Bay early enough to have breakfast at The Coffee Club, shop at K-Mart, go to the bank, update our lotto tickets and visit QBD book store.

Our next stop was Pialba to exchange some sheets in Big W for Adoring Husband’s bed, checked out the new stock in the lady’s boutique and the arts/craft store, shopped in Coles and Choice.

Our third stop, was Eli Waters for Farm Gate fruitnveg, the bakery and seafood.

Oh! We also stopped at Office Works!

Of course, Su Jus Cafe was on our itinerary.

It was a very grey and gloomy day with a maximum of only 17°C which is very cool for this neck of the woods! I overheard lots of conversations between people complaining about the temperature.

I quite enjoyed it and the forecast for the weekend is for cool weather, so I might spend some time in bed under the covers.

It was a big day and it’s now almost 11pm. I’m ready for sleep.

Nite all.

Feisty Footy

I am watching Parramatta Eels vs Melbourne Storm NRL game.

It’s feisty!

Storm are third on the ladder.

Eels are 14th on the ladder.

Storm are winning 16-10 and it really shouldn’t be that close!

As I type this, there are 3 minutes remaining in the game.

I’ve tipped Storm, as has everyone else in the tipping comp.

Today was another quiet day.

Adoring Husband played golf today and had his best result, coming second out of twelve players.

Well done!

I played 5 games of Sequence with BGWLBH - she won 3-2.

I watched the old movie The China Syndrome starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon. I’d forgotten what a good movie it was and I really enjoyed it.

Dinner was GF beef pies with sweet potato and potato mash, snow peas, green beans and carrots.

We played trivia until the football started.

Melbourne Storm have won.

Feels a bit chilly tonight. 14°C (feels like 12°).

Nite all.

Loving Hazey

It was tough getting out of bed on Tuesday morning.

4°C and even though my alarm sounded at 6.25am, I couldn’t find the courage to face the cold air until 7.20am. From there it was a rush to get ready and arrive at meditation class on time.

I was late 🫤

There are quite a few regulars away on holidays or working, so it was a light class with only four in attendance. Light classes are my favourites because people are more open and more talkative. I always feel closer to everybody at the end of those classes.

The Gypsy and I met at our regular seat at the lions Park, where we spent three hours chatting over snacks of banana and blueberries.

It was perfect Winter weather with clear skies and it was much warmer than the beginning of the day!

I arrived home after 12.30pm. I made lunch and parked my butt on the couch for the afternoon where I enjoyed a short nap.

I was not in the mood for cooking, so I asked Adoring Husband to buy some meat from the butcher to cook on the barbecue. BGWLBH made coleslaw and a garden salad to serve with the protein and I got to enjoy a meal completely prepared by other people.

Quite delicious.

Today, Wednesday, was very quiet.

AH drove into The Bay to run some errands.

BGWLBH did some housework.

I binged on The Great Pottery Throw Down.

I received a great video from Vegan Chickie of little Hazey spelling words out loud and giggling like a cheeky little miss. I smiled so hard, my cheeks hurt.

I baked sweet potato in the jacket and white potato in the jacket. I served the white potato topped with coleslaw and sour cream. I served the sweet potato topped with chicken and veg, chopped parsley and pine nuts.

They were well received.

We played trivia and everyone was in bed by 7.30pm.

Now, it’s already approaching midnight!

Nite all.

The Next Week

Number One Son’s new puppy named Meeko …

How cute is that???

I had a nice phone call with No 1 Son this evening. Not all of his news was good and there has been a hell of a lot going on in his life, but it was good to hear his voice and all things considered, he is doing ok.

My Monday was pretty quiet.

Adoring Husband offered me a trip into The Bay, but his requirements in town were work related and I only have a couple of things on my grocery list AND I didn’t have the motivation to make myself presentable.

We watched a 3 part Allen Border series about his ten years as captain of the Australian cricket team.

BGWLBH and I cut up our excess passionfruit and bagged them in small packs to freeze for smoothies.

For dinner, I cooked a zucchini slice, sweet potato wedges and a chunky salad the same as last night.

We played trivia until The Block came on.

It’s going to be dang cold in the morning and meditation is on. I’m not looking forward to getting out of bed.

However, it is now time to sleep.

Nite all.

Failed Festival Trip

#news  Fast Fact: Bill Gates holds the patent to 'control' hurricanes 'steer, strengthen, or weaken'

In 2008, Bill Gates and 12 co-inventors—filed five applications through Searete LLC. Key filings. 

Gates is listed as an inventor.  The patent is for technologies that alter ocean water temperatures to potentially control hurricanes. 

The idea focuses on GEOENGINEERING solutions to fight climate challenges - like hurricanes

Gates claims that his idea is to weaken hurricanes using science saying hurricanes get their strength from warm ocean surfaces so disrupting the heat source could reduce intensity. 

However some say his patents are an example of weaponizing the weather or a way to achieve population control. 

Gates has publicly described this as a "Plan B" for climate control. 

The patents tie into Gates' climate funding through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds research into solar geoengineering. 

Critics accuse him of profiting from disasters, while others say unintended consequences like flooding and intense weather disasters are happening due to  interference with the weather... pointing to the recent flooding in Kerrville, Texas,(which killed more than 100 people) Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Ian.

#texas 

#florida 

US Patent 8,702,982 B2: Water Alteration Structure and System (Granted)

US Patent Application 20090173386 A1: Water Alteration Structure Applications and Methods

US Patent Application 20090177569 A1: Water Alteration Structure Risk Management or Ecological Alteration Management Systems and Methods

Sadly, there was no Childers Festival for us today.

It rained for most of the night and at times it was heavy enough to wake me up, so I was psyching myself up for disappointment.

When my alarm sounded at 6am, and after a night of broken sleep, I was not feeling motivated as I checked the BOM to see what the weather was doing.

The BOM was clear and I texted Adoring Husband from bed asking him how he was feeling and advising him that I was easy either way, that I didn’t care if we went or not. He responded with “Might give it a miss, if that’s ok”.

So I remained snuggled under the covers until 9am.

Afterwards, I felt disappointment that we’d missed it because I’d saved cash in my wallet especially for some great purchases. We’ll try again next year.

Instead, we watched some golf, followed by the football. My tipping went well and I’m now six points in the lead!

For dinner, I cooked wild caught barramundi in parchment paper with lemon, butter and garlic, serving it with baked mashed potato patties and a chunky salad of tomato, cucumber, radish, pear, avocado, grape and red onion.

We played trivia before watching the first episode of the new season of The Block.

It’s very late and I think I’m ready for sleep.

Nite all.