Some Random Saturday Things
Sep. 28th, 2019 02:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pshaw_ravenVaguely curious why there was a dude in a tactical vest walking up our road looking in the weeds. But I'm not curious enough to stop and bother a man with a gun.
I slept very badly last night. Like 6.5 hours bad. I was enjoying painting with my new art software but I'm just such a space case now that I can't really focus on art. I'm going to make dinner early and maybe go to bed even earlier than I usually do to try to make up.
My hip joint hurts so yoga's also on tap for this evening. I did a four-mile run today at race pace and it went really well. I'd been emo about my weight this week, but I have to remember I'm doing these longer, faster runs without bonking, and I feel good when I'm done, rather than feeling like death. I'm lifting heavier than I ever have. And I forgot that, if you put both your weight and body fat percentage into the Fitbit app, it tracks your fat vs. lean mass, so I pulled up that panel and found that since about 3 months ago I've managed to put on almost two pounds of lean muscle. Which considering my diet and the Female Thing, is pretty impressive. So I am less emo about my weight now.
I'm obviously not very bright, because Fox knew what that meant right off the bat and I couldn't figure out why I weighed so much more, but my jeans still fit the same way. LOL go me.
I discovered Chickwheat this morning. It's a chickpea seitan that shreds, and according to people who've eaten it, has a chewier mouthfeel than some other kinds of seitan. It probably has a texture similar to the "chicken" seitan I make with rice flour, but since you make the dough in a food processor, it creates the shredded texture. Going to try making some Monday, which ought to be fun. It'll use my high-speed blender, the food processor, AND Instant Pot. I think you can steam it on the stovetop but I get the feeling you'll get a better texture from pressure cooking.
Anyway tofu should be pressed by now. Gonna make yakisoba.
I slept very badly last night. Like 6.5 hours bad. I was enjoying painting with my new art software but I'm just such a space case now that I can't really focus on art. I'm going to make dinner early and maybe go to bed even earlier than I usually do to try to make up.
My hip joint hurts so yoga's also on tap for this evening. I did a four-mile run today at race pace and it went really well. I'd been emo about my weight this week, but I have to remember I'm doing these longer, faster runs without bonking, and I feel good when I'm done, rather than feeling like death. I'm lifting heavier than I ever have. And I forgot that, if you put both your weight and body fat percentage into the Fitbit app, it tracks your fat vs. lean mass, so I pulled up that panel and found that since about 3 months ago I've managed to put on almost two pounds of lean muscle. Which considering my diet and the Female Thing, is pretty impressive. So I am less emo about my weight now.
I'm obviously not very bright, because Fox knew what that meant right off the bat and I couldn't figure out why I weighed so much more, but my jeans still fit the same way. LOL go me.
I discovered Chickwheat this morning. It's a chickpea seitan that shreds, and according to people who've eaten it, has a chewier mouthfeel than some other kinds of seitan. It probably has a texture similar to the "chicken" seitan I make with rice flour, but since you make the dough in a food processor, it creates the shredded texture. Going to try making some Monday, which ought to be fun. It'll use my high-speed blender, the food processor, AND Instant Pot. I think you can steam it on the stovetop but I get the feeling you'll get a better texture from pressure cooking.
Anyway tofu should be pressed by now. Gonna make yakisoba.
