Hurrah, fB! That's great!

I have found some new sources of low-cost, nutritious food this week- one is a local food co-op; the other is restaurant surplus sold locally for pennies on the dollar (organic mushrooms, various vegetables, bulk goods, etc.) My focus has to be making sure we have enough good quality food for winter. We eat soups a lot. The only non-vital foods left to give up are small amounts of sugar, coffee, and tea and the rare box of ice cream. This year we've dried lots of fruits and veggies. It looks like we'll need to add a used freezer in the cellar too. It will be a hard winter, and neighbors are likely to need help.

Exercise continues in the form of hauling wood and coal, doing the wash (for a little while longer), hauling supplies, outside farm work, cleaning house, and nowadays, shovelling snow. I can't walk much due to overworking my feet during harvest. I'll start potting a couple thousand spring bulbs for forcing for farm stand sales in April through June. They will provide the first income since October. Lots of heavy and frequent lifting, twisting, and reaching involved there.

It's a discouraging to work so hard and eat so simply yet not lose the few inches I need to lose. My portions are small and well-balanced. I'm strong in muscle but still really need to slim down for best health.

Keep up the good work, folks. You're all doing well.

maeve