Well, I started this work week off with a bang! Like many of you, the Doctor is (mostly) home for a few weeks trying to slow the spread of coronavirus. So my food preparation can be highest quality. Today I made Bacon for breakfast, Boston baked beans (homemade) on toast for lunch, and then a Reuben grill wrap for dinner. I did not feel deprived at all today.
My food intake and calorie count
Breakfast – BLT wraps: 4 slices bacon (280); whole wheat wrap (110); tomato and lettuce; horseradish sauce;
- 400 calories
Lunch – 8 ounces Boston baked beans (360); bread roll (200)
- 560 calories
Dinner – Reuben grill wrap with 4 ounces corned beef (140); 3x slices Swiss cheese (50); sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing (130); wheat wrap (110);
- 530 calories
Snacking – sourdough pretzels (200); chicken and grapes (100);
- 300 calories
Total for the day: 1790 calories (limit 1800)
Sorry, the pool is closed
One sad effect of the restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus is that all the pools and gyms are closed where I live. How will I stay in peak physical condition without any swimming??? I will miss that because I like swimming and I do it willingly twice a week. And this means I don’t have my excuse for eating extra calories on swim days. There’s no hope for it, I will have to come up with another exercise.
On the good side, I can unleash my creative energies cooking at home. Tomorrow I have a full St. Patrick’s feast planned: New England boiled dinner and soda bread. There will be pictures. Apparently it’s an American thing to do any of that for St. Patrick’s day, though. For a laugh, if you have time, take a look at some of the videos on Youtube called “Irish People Try” things. Here’s one that’s relevant. The Irish people in the video spend most of the video laughing at the idea that people might eat food on St. Patrick’s day – mostly they drink Guinness instead.
For me, it’s the one time of year when corned beef is less than $3/pound, so I buy several. The one I have from Costco is a masterpiece, though it was more like $5/pound. It’s a truly beautiful brisket and I am looking forward to tomorrow. When you are controlling your food intake, having something to look forward to at every meal is very effective and satisfying. I recommend it.
-The Doctor