Weeny B for Amy.

The de-cluttering continues and did a bit of Wheat B baking so have been quite productive.

Here is a picture of a Weeny B for a girl I know called Amy. We all have one in this house now!

My son's.

 

And finally mine, which went a bit wonky but I love it all the same.

 

 

 

 

We are all off to a classical music concert tonight so that will be relaxing and take our minds off life for a couple of hours.

 

See y'all later.

Not much crafting going on at present!

Hi

I really have struggled to fit in any crafting recently. Reasons

1. Doing this wheat belly diet involves a lot of food preparation (and washing up).

2. I have had a lot more energy so have embarked on a massive de cluttering exercise!

I am pleased to report that since January 16th, I have now reduced my wheat baby belly by 6lbs.

It all appears to have come off the middle which is great. I am really trying not to see it as a diet and more as a new way of eating. After struggling away at various slimming clubs and then back sliding, I feel so much more positive once I found something that I like and that is working for me.

It is so expensive though! Nearly all my money is going on food because as we know good food costs a lot more than filler type foods, eg. bread, pasta and rice (not wheat based I know) but considered high carbohydrate.

In essence this is what I am eating.

Meat, fish, eggs, nuts, green veg, salads, berries, cream, olives, avocados. Oils and a little butter and cheese.
You also do any baking which I restrict to weekends only with almond flour, flax seeds ground, and coconut flour.

At some point, I hope to master some of the recipes so I can have some food that is made in advance.

Enough of that.

The decluttering is going to be huge scale as you know Ambers Alley is based on buying and hoarding other peoples' bits and bobs. It makes me think of how much money I have spent over the years on stuff I really did not need. That includes creams, potions and lotions.

Anyway it is the weekend and so I must make the most of it.

Au Revoir and enjoy the lovely weather. Hope all the flooded out people are able to sort out their lives now the levels are reducing.

My Latest Boot Fair Spoils!

 

Look at this little lot I got from the boot fair this morning, just £7.00 in total.  Look at the Weeny Blighters. They are loving it. This is right up their street. This is their era. From a bygone age when kids had yet to discover their I pads, I pods, tablets and gaming machines. I mean look at the book Bimbo and Topsy!  Nowdays a Bimbo is someone off the Only Way is Essex. I prefer Bimbo being a cute terrier.

 

PS. Not forgotten my projects, just being delayed by other stuff at the moment.

Me and My Wheat Baby Belly!

I would not wish to subject you to a picture of my wheat belly but I am about to embark on a programme to get rid of it.


For many years now, I have been suffering from acid reflux. It is a miserable condition which affects me mentally too. How I empathise and sympathise with fellow sufferers around the world.

Mine has got so bad after the last year that I have had bouts of waking up, literally choking with a burning throat and gasping for breath.

So I am about to embark on an experiment. Finally, I have had to accept that I seem to have an allergy to wheat based products and they are plenty and many in our world. Most products you buy which have been designed to have a shelf life have hidden wheat and of course it is in cakes, biscuits and anything with flour.

I am not going to go into all that too much but just wanted to share with you my journey of giving up these items to try and get back to digestive health?? With lent around the corner, it seems like a good time to have that as an added incentive.

Sadly my beloved chocolate, bar the very very dark kind, will have to go.

So I have the wheat belly cookbook, I have the right kinds of oils etc. I just have to buy some coconut flour which I will get on Friday and I will be ready to launch into a new life style of eating.

Also I am going to discontinue my medication and try out some natural remedies. I have read that some doctors believe people like me actually have low stomach acid and not high. Due to the lucrative market in antacids and prescribed medication, it is in Pharma interests to continue with the idea that people are making too much acid in their stomachs.

So this morning I have taken my very first Betaine Hydrochloride with Pepsin which is supposed to help people with low stomach acid. I wont bore you with too much detail as we go along, just to let you know how things are going.

My crafts will become much more important as my weapon against sweets and chocolate which I crave. I may share the odd recipe with you though if I am impressed.

Anyway, here I am signing out and currently with no acid reflux!!

PS. I will weigh myself today and then let you know if I lose any weight along the way.

My projects for this week!

I was fortunate enough to have a couple of mornings off last week and I was determined to clear out my cupboard under the stairs. It is pretty big, the kind you can walk into but we could not walk into it as it had reached a humungous record of chaos! It was so bad that I could not even open the freezer door so it was really annoying.

Job done. While I was clearing out though, I came across this little key cupboard which I have had for absolutely ages and I think it could do with some painting to lighten it up.

Why do I have two Haagen Dazs lids at the front of the picture? Well every time we have a pizza (not often!) and get some ice cream, I throw away the lids, but it always goes through my mind that they could be turned into something. The obvious thing is coasters and though I have plenty already, I will have a go at transforming them with some papier mache? I will show you the result when they are finished.

I had a bit of a lazy weekend. I did do a few little odd jobs but mostly spent thinking about doing stuff!

Au Revoir.

Someone de-cluttered this gadget and now it's mine!

I reckon this burger maker has to be from the Seventies, mainly because of the colours, brown and beige.



It is a nifty little gadget though as it makes your burgers look a bit more professional and even sized.


You have these little waxed discs of paper. You put one in the bottom. Put your burger mixture in.

Then you twist on the top (see back of burger maker) - you then push that down a bit to squidge the meat and then you press down a bit and the burger rises to the top.


These burgers are from the Takeaway Book. I made a batch, but basically each burger is


2 oz pork

1/2 tsp sage

pinch brown sugar

salt and pepper.


I grilled them to get rid of as much fat as possible. They are meant to taste like the sausage patties from McDonalds. They are a very good replica. Only to be eaten occasionally though.


Back to the burger maker. I cannot see a date on it but it still has a sticker on showing it cost me 50p.

 I think companies like Lakeland have updated the look of them but I am ok with my bargain one as it does the job.


Au Revoir.

 PS. The burgers were very nice with some scrambled eggs.

Preparing for Dispatch.

Just a quick post for you, with a couple of photos of the two Weeny Blighters on their way to their new homes.

One for a weeny boy.

And one for a weeny girl.

 

I do hope they like them!