Food: You can see from the picture above that we have a sprinkling of homestead food coming in! I'm harvesting parsnips from the garden (that is, from last year's garden), and we are collecting eggs galore. I've been selling a dozen per week to my sister-in-law, which helps offset the cost of feed. We will likely be eating some spinach this month as it grows to maturity in the garden. I've been cleaning out the pantry some, as well. Using up some of our dried and canned foods, and using the rest of the winter squash from 2020 as they quickly deteriorate into moldy uselessness. I threw out three of the four spaghetti squash (something I just never used) and a few butternut squashes. I froze what I couldn't use of the butternut squash, so there is just one spaghetti squash and one small butternut left to eat fresh. Figure: I've been trying to lose some weight in the last several weeks. I would love to get down to 132-135 from 140. So far I've been intermittent fasting 8 hours on, 16 hours off. I've also reinstituted "Sugar Saturday", which means that all of the other days are no-sugar. That is SO much harder than the fasting, but in the past it has worked well to slim down a few pounds. As you can see below (and if you compare with this January post) I haven't made much progress. In fact, my body fat percentage has gone up 0.1% for all of my efforts. Sigh.
One thing that's been holding me back is that I don't weigh myself on the last half of my cycle, as I'm not sure how the Renpho scale would affect any potential pregnancies. But the last several years have been barren in that regards, so this time I've just decided to weigh myself several times per week rather than once a month like I had been doing. It encourages me to keep trying if I can see where I'm at more often. Laser hair removal: I purchased an IPL laser hair removal device from Amazon to see if I can make any progress in that department. I've NEVER been happy with shaving. I tried an epilator for a few years, but it was so, so painful. I eventually went back to shaving, which is time-consuming, pricey and not very effective for my dark hairs and pale legs. Before I bought the device I looked into getting the laser hair removal done at a clinic (which I believe is a slightly different process), but it was far too pricey. We're talking $3000-$4000 for legs and underarms. I'm hoping the $90.00 device will give me smooth, hair-free legs at last. I've tried it once so far, and the process is easy and not very painful at all compared to the epilator. That's about it for this update! I have a bit more to share, but not much more time to write. Blessings, ~Prudence~
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About PrudenceI am a Christian homemaker who lives in the Midwest. I enjoy sewing, gardening, reading and thrifting. Archives
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