Year One, Week Three- Changin’ and Rearrangin’

(postdated Tuesday, Oct 12^th 2021)

We moved into our new home this weekend!

There were a lot of hiccups. A lot of stress. My eating windows were practically non-existent. We had to eat when food was available, and where food can be found.

What do I mean by that, you ask?

When food was available- that means out here in the mountains, there aren’t any fast-food places. No franchises of any kind. And diners are few and far between. Most are only open a few days a week.

Where food could be found? Well, because of those lovely hiccups, time was running out and the unloading crew put all the boxes in one spot in the store- including our fresh food. We’re still trying to find most of it.

So we ate when we could, when we found it, be it a diner or food box.

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At the time of this post (which will be post-dated due to no internet service), we have most of our stuff here and are planning to move the rest in a few weeks.

There’s also a lot more to fix than we thought, so stress levels are still high, but hopeful.

Things should settle soon so I can get back to Intermittent Fasting full-time. Because the eating schedule is so odd, it’s hard to listen to my body tell me what it needs. But there’s some good come from all of this; being out here in the country is just what we all needed.

I don’t feel the excessive need to eat, despite the stress. I find myself sleeping a lot more instead. Unfortunately, my allergies are running full throttle, and sinus headaches are putting me off from eating as much as I normally would.

We have an electric stove. I used to use one as a teen, but when we switched to gas that was a huge game-changer concerning cooking! There are no gas lines up here, but there is propane- though it’s expensive, we plan to buy an electric/propane hybrid so we can cook with flame on the stovetop, while we use the electric oven for baking. It should be in by the end of October.

However, the propane to use the stovetop won't be in until late the first week of November.

I’m looking forward to buying produce, meats, cheeses, and milk from the locals. Talk about fresh! Most of the food up here is naturally organic, and we can get milk in its raw state- not something that’s allowed in the city.

Next week is measurement week. Good thing I know where my measuring tape is! However, my little notepad with my previous measurements is buried somewhere, so if I don’t find it in time, I’ll just post them as is in my notes and compare them later.

I'll keep you posted as much as I can!