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Dear Reader,
Introduction
I hope you’ve had a good week. My week has been busy with this and that. On Thursday and Friday evenings, I had meetings (using Zoom) with international participants, which meant late nights.
How is the foot?
What’s happened this week?
My foot has been feeling uncomfortable this week. I think I’ve developed a pressure-related bruise around the heel and ankle. I’m hoping a pressure sore has not developed.
According to my care plan, I will have the cast removed this week and will be given a controlled ankle motion (CAM) boot. I hope this will allow me to be more mobile.
What have I been watching?
Star Trek — Kelvin Timeline
Friday was a gazetted public holiday, so I spent time sitting atop my bed watching Star Trek movies from the Kelvin Universe.
There are many Star Trek aficionados who do not rate these movies. They comment on social media that JJ Abrams’ movies were an abomination. I agree with some of the criticism; however, the themes of the movies are still Star Trek and still good. I was happy to watch the three movies over the course of the day. Watching the three Kelvin timeline movies again and watching them in a more focused manner helped me glean some insights I’d not understood before. While the JJ Abrams cinematography is not to my liking, the writing and story of these movies are authentic Star Trek.
Given a choice, I don’t watch many movies directed and produced by JJ Abram.
Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Star Trek Voyager
I continue to alternate between the two series, one episode at a time.
I’m now in meatier episodes from both series. I’m enjoying them more and more.
Recipe — No recipe
I don’t have a recipe to share this week. My routine has become almost robotic.
I shared with Kathleen the other day, that I started thinking this week that my mindset may be moving from live to eat, to eat to live. I know the next time I see Kathleen, we’re going to enjoy many meals together, so for now, I’m eating to live so I can heal and recover.
While I’ll still be eating mostly meat with Kathleen, I’m looking forward to her company while we eat and enjoy the food.
My routine is basic, safe, and easy to manage on one leg.
Breakfast consists of eggs cooked in butter. There may or may not be some grated cheddar cheese added. The eggs vary from scrambled to an omelette.
Lunch may be a small tin of sardines in spring water or salmon or tuna in spring water. As a treat, there may be tinned corned beef or spam. If I feel like it, I’ll add some olives for a bit of variety.
Dinner has become a simple affair. Oddly, while I know some would use terms like mundane and boring, I find I’m enjoying the simplicity. I still have a sense of control over what I eat and how it’s cooked, yet it’s like having a ready-made meal in terms of speed and ease.
I’m buying thinly sliced scotch fillet steaks (known as ribeye steaks in North America) or lamb when I can get it. I usually seek lamb loin chops, but over the last couple of weeks, I’ve not been able to get any. I’ve resorted to lamb cutlets. The lamb cutlet is great for tender, flavourful meat but generally lacks fat. One of my favourite things about lamb is the fat. I like lamb fat rather than beef fat. I’d like to genetically engineer cattle to have lamb fat, and I’d be happy.
Cooking meat in an air fryer may not appeal to most people, but it’s very satisfying for me while on crutches.
Thoughts on the meal
All these meals are fine for what I’m trying to achieve. Minimal inflammatory food. Protein essential minerals and vitamins for connective tissue repair and health. Minimum carbohydrates for metabolic health.
You may wonder about vitamin C (ascorbic acid). The current thinking is that a diet low in carbohydrates doesn’t require extra vitamin C supplementation. There is sufficient vitamin C in meat.
Final thoughts
- Have you watched the Star Trek movies produced (and two directed) by JJ Abrams? What did you think of them?
- If you’re Australian-based, what did you do on the gazetted public holiday on Friday (26 January)?
Disclaimer and comments
This post and other posts on this blog are not medical or health advice. I’m sharing my personal experiences from my lived experience. My opinions remain mine.
For health advice, see your regular medical practitioner. For diet advice, consult with appropriately registered professionals.