Tabaluga's

Good luck with holter @TAB . I had that done few years back. It was simple.

..dry ? spin dry pillow

it wouldnt work before so just left it out in sun for a while @PeppyPatti

Don’t drive much but like the convenience of it as can’t walk far these days as back hurts too much @PeppyPatti . Back is really bad. Got that from writing PhD slouching at the computer for 7 days a week, 16 hour days for the final 8 weeks. Do physio but when I’m tired or stressed it doesn’t help. Noisy workmen outside of my place today. An army of them. Annoying. Hope you’re having a good day.

@PeppyPatti

Here is my spag bol recipe. Its vegan. But you can substitute lentils for mince beef. I have been moving away from meat.

Pasta Bolognese

Ingredients:

• 1 chopped yellow onion
• 1 chopped celery stalk
• 1/4 cup finely chopped mushrooms
• 1 grated carrot
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/8 cup raw walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/2 can brown lentils
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 can diced tomatoes
• 2 tblsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• Sea salt (optional), to taste
• 1/2 box pasta
• Sprinkle of loosely packed fresh basil leaves, to serve

Directions:

Place a large pot on medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and mushrooms. Cook for 5 minutes, until the onions and mushrooms are soft and browned. Add water if needed to prevent sticking. Add the carrot and garlic to the pot and continue cooking for another 2 minutes.

Add the walnuts, lentils, water, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic powder, dried basil, and dried oregano to the pot. Bring to a simmer and cook on a low heat for 30-40 minutes, until the lentils are soft and the sauce is thick.

While the sauce is simmering, cook the pasta according to package instructions.

Season the sauce to taste with sea salt (if using). Add the pasta to the sauce and stir until evenly mixed.

Serves 1

Thanks @SmilingGecko

@I’ll make it tomorrow

Hello @TAB have plateaued with we!ght. Hopped back on the Zen Chi machine after not using it due to back pain in the recent past. The level of wellbeing was amazing this afternoon after a session on the machine. I have to trim down more. Zen Chi will enable me to do that again. 20 minutes on the machine is the equivalent of 40 minutes walking. So I am going to do Zen Chi as soon as I wake up then get stuck into energy routines.

Hello @SmilingGecko . How are you today? Good luck losing weight. It’s not easy. But I have found eating main meal at lunch time really helps with this. I am within my BMI weight but have post-menopause belly. My back prevents me from doing more exercise. Walked a lot for me this morning in shopping centre and to local chemist and supermarket. Writing PhD bad for back never been the same since. Too sore to do physio atm. Back to acupuncture when get paid later this week I think. Should put ice on it. Negative nelly sorry. Just can’t get my s… together atm. Need to get a decent sleep.

Hello @GezzaP still doing the lunch routine you suggested. I feel better for it. I hope you can get some sleep tonight. My sleep has been erratic. I need to squeeze in the acupressure after balancing my meridians. It just gets late but will do it tonight. I missed my zen chi machine, did something to my back a year or so ago and stopped using it but so glad I can use it again! I was able to almost get down to my goal we!ght on it. Walking and weights just isnt enough. It hovers around the same point on the scales for me. Hoping to get down to my previous goal. Just been going through my heirloom seeds that I stored in the fridge. Trying to work out what to plant for autumn and using planting by the moon tables. Tomorrow after 8am the moon slips into virgo which is great for root vegies so will plant a few nice things like beets, onions, turnips and carrots tomorrow.

done a few times myself @GezzaP getting down about it. not that it changes much lol.

sounds like a plan @SmilingGecko hope it works for you