Losing my groove...

Today I feel drained. Not emotionally, but physically..
I knew the week was going to be rough because I started it feeling a little less than my best.

You see I've been dieting for a few months and have lost an amazing 4st in weight... I have a little way yet to go... but I got the balance seriously wrong this week. My diet exercise regime, which was pretty intense but doable while I spent the summer at home has really given me a hammering this week and last and I've used up every last ounce of my energy reserve.

Midweek I had to stop exercising... which put me in a grump! I ususally exercise daily for at least an hour, sometimes a little more. I tried to carry on, figuring the endorphines would kick in and carry me through but it seems they have other ideas this week and are taking a break. Pretty soon after, I stopped being so super frugal on the food front and just concentrated on eating well... body and mind responded well and I realised my balance was seriously out of whack given the huge amount of walking I'm doing everyday and the whole thing needs to be rethought!

Then I came down yesterday with what seems like the cold from hell, so I'm taking it easy and drinking loads of lemon and trying not to respond to anything other than the needs of my sad, overtaxed body.

At some point today the dh came home while I was laying face down and unwilling to move from the coolness of the tiled sitting room floor , walking right past me to collect something from the cabinet... exchange a few words with me... and for the life of me I can't remember what he said or how I might have reponded...and there were a few questions thrown at me about sardines, semolina and floor washing as I recall.... I did rouse myself mometarily to muse that no-one even bothered to ask why mama was face down on the floor sprawled next to the laptop and theyassured me that nothing looked out of the ordinary about it so they carried on regardless.

I have been fed sardines... given some hot lemon to schlurp and I'm feasting on food blogs and thinking that while I'm in no real position to get UP & do I should really turn my attention to the all important budget for October and my list of "want to do's" while the dh is away for most of next month in London...

and in the meantime I devour cooking blogs like they're going out of fashion... seriously

Weekend Reading...

Seriously yummy reading at house to HAUS

a moving story of food and friendship at butter tree

I've seen some yummy plums in our market that would do this recipe some justice

Posie Gets Cosy is an old favourite & has some nice bakeables, the yarny crafty stuff is good to look at too

Remedial Eating is a new and happy find...  and to be honest I could go on and on incessantly but I'll spare you.

I haven't been completely idle.... I have been knitting what I believe to be the Devil's cardigan... a yarn creation that should have been simple enough but of course in my hands it has become a thing of infinate complexity...  it should have been finished this weekend... but IT, being devil spawn I keep looking at it from afar and backing away in horror.

I'm off now to try and start feeling better...

have  some scenes from the week...