➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Glitterchicks]

On the bright side, I am doing well for breakfast. Sort of. Meant to make it at 10:30, didn’t start cooking it until like 11:30, only just eating it now, with cold eggs.

But at least it’s healthy and I refrained from making pancakes, French toast, or even just regular toast even though I wanted to.

I did probably put a bit too much honey on the yogurt but the yogurt is plain anyway. And I tried to follow the serving size for the yogurt. And I put blueberries and a bit of banana in it. It’s the goat milk yogurt again.

And just water for the drink. Though I usually always drink just water.

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That looks fantastic!!
I'm calling this one a win!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

That looks fantastic!!
I'm calling this one a win!!!

Thanks!! I just sautéed the spinach and kale with ghee (usually I use olive oil but I used it to help a chick then accidentally dropped a q tip in it.... a clean one but still. Grossed out by it. Need to buy more lol) and then the kale still wasn’t really cooking or softening so what I have started doing is putting a lid on the pan and covering it for a bit and that really seemed to help and for once it wasn’t crazy crunchy/chewy. And it was still very green.

The eggs are from my own chickens but I had to use 4 because they were pretty tiny LOL used all the big ones last night

I used to put cheese in my eggs cause my dad always did but since I’m trying to eat less dairy I skipped the cheese but did use a bit of butter on the pan.

But yeah, IMO, it was very good. I think my favorite was the yogurt though LOL

Wanted to eat at home so I wouldn’t eat a big lunch when we go out later lol

 

[Glitterchicks]

Thanks!! I just sautéed the spinach and kale with ghee (usually I use olive oil but I used it to help a chick then accidentally dropped a q tip in it.... a clean one but still. Grossed out by it. Need to buy more lol) and then the kale still wasn’t really cooking or softening so what I have started doing is putting a lid on the pan and covering it for a bit and that really seemed to help and for once it wasn’t crazy crunchy/chewy. And it was still very green.

The eggs are from my own chickens but I had to use 4 because they were pretty tiny LOL used all the big ones last night

I used to put cheese in my eggs cause my dad always did but since I’m trying to eat less dairy I skipped the cheese but did use a bit of butter on the pan.

But yeah, IMO, it was very good. I think my favorite was the yogurt though LOL

Wanted to eat at home so I wouldn’t eat a big lunch when we go out later lol

It looks great! Just keep it up! You don't need to starve yourself, just eat healthy REAL foods. After you make it a couple of days, you won't want to break your progress! It's the first few days that are the hardest. And this isn't coming from somebody who's always eaten super healthy. I was a carb and sugar Junkie! I know you can do it!

 

[Glitterchicks]

Y'all remember my work heels?
They're DYING!

 

[ShrekDawg]

It looks great! Just keep it up! You don't need to starve yourself, just eat healthy REAL foods. After you make it a couple of days, you won't want to break your progress! It's the first few days that are the hardest. And this isn't coming from somebody who's always eaten super healthy. I was a carb and sugar Junkie! I know you can do it!

Thanks!! And yeah, that’s true. I need to eat more real foods. And I am trying to avoid sugar and junk but I figure even if I just start also eating some vegetables and real foods in addition to junk then that’s better than what I was doing before and better than only eating sugar and probably still progress. Though I am trying to just not eat sugar at all at least at first.

And yeah my uncle used to visit my parents in FL when they lived down there and only eat like Coke and chicken nuggets or those chocolate ding ding things, I forget exactly, but he used to have WEIRD eating habits and eat like crap but now for a while like years he has been just eating extremely healthy and only water and I don’t think he even eats sweets anymore. We all actually think he might even be a little TOO extreme/healthy as he’s really skinny too. But it works for him. So if he can do it, I probably can too.

And thank you!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oh and also btw sorry for being so cryptic earlier haha

 

[Glitterchicks]

Thanks!! And yeah, that’s true. I need to eat more real foods. And I am trying to avoid sugar and junk but I figure even if I just start also eating some vegetables and real foods in addition to junk then that’s better than what I was doing before and better than only eating sugar and probably still progress. Though I am trying to just not eat sugar at all at least at first.

And yeah my uncle used to visit my parents in FL when they lived down there and only eat like Coke and chicken nuggets or those chocolate ding ding things, I forget exactly, but he used to have WEIRD eating habits and eat like crap but now for a while like years he has been just eating extremely healthy and only water and I don’t think he even eats sweets anymore. We all actually think he might even be a little TOO extreme/healthy as he’s really skinny too. But it works for him. So if he can do it, I probably can too.

And thank you!!

Good for him!!
I love hearing stories like this! This is proof that anybody can do it!
It's hard, but that's part of the accomplishment! Treat your own body like you treat your plants and your chickens and your other animals. You want what's best for them so you give them the absolute best, right? You put effort into raising them to be as happy and healthy as possible. And it feels great, right? Do it for yourself too. Don't sell yourself short. I'm excited for you!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Good for him!!
I love hearing stories like this! This is proof that anybody can do it!
It's hard, but that's part of the accomplishment! Treat your own body like you treat your plants and your chickens and your other animals. You want what's best for them so you give them the absolute best, right? You put effort into raising them to be as happy and healthy as possible. And it feels great, right? Do it for yourself too. Don't sell yourself short. I'm excited for you!

Thank you!! I appreciate that!! And yeah, I’ve actually thought about that quite a lot. How animals eat way better than I do. I always did tons of research on both cat and dog food and even chicken food and read the ingredients and everything and try to buy the best of the best, the expensive crap (though not the MOST expensive lol but still high quality food), etc. yet for a while I was eating almost exclusively sugar and never even a real meal just snacks.

Although you said it way better than i ever could have. And I like how you mentioned not only the food but the taking care of myself in general and the health and happiness thing. I could definitely be a lot healthier and happier lol I constantly have all sorts of ailments, migraines/random headaches, even today I feel bad, I think it’s from sitting around for hours and not drinking water, but my nose is kinda stuffy and dry and my eyes are all dry and I have a slight headache though not as bad as some days. Maybe if I drink more water I will be fine. Idk. Anyway, got the headaches, dry/constantly irritated eyes, sometimes my joints bug me especially the hands/fingers, probably carpal tunnel, sometimes my back and neck and shoulder bugs me, idk. I feel about 100 years old with all my ailments lol now most are probably just me being a hypochondriac/obsessing and making it worse but some I think are real. But all or most are probably a direct result of me eating like shit, sitting around almost all day every day, and using the phone too much. I used to get a lot of abdominal pain which I think was just constipation or gas pain or something but that has almost completely gone away since I cut out fast food and soda. I still occasionally make the mistake of eating fast food or especially fried foods and then I pay the price with pain lol so that’s been better. Although I do also still occasionally get the opposite, where I need to go immediately, which is really inconvenient sometimes, but trying to fix that too. I think my gut and gut bacteria are just all out of whack from my horrible eating habits. But sorry that was probably WAY tmi. Lol

But I think I just need to stop obsessing lol

I would probably be happier if I did too lol

Although that said I am definitely happier than I used to be lol sort of. Or I was. Idk. Was for a while but now kind of regressing a tad but still better than before hah

 

[Glitterchicks]

Freaking AWESOME, dudette. I will straight harass you.

Shoot...I was wrong... they're not swedish flowers. They're Russian somethings . But I SWEAR i've seen/ heard of them around here somewhere so now i'm a dog with a bone and determined to find some!

 

[Glitterchicks]

There's a ridiculously pregnant doe in the yard. I'm watching her right now. Twins or triplets, definitely not a single.

Ooh wow! Can you take pictures??
How's the house?