Nature Update (10) + weight-related observations

[anna_wing]

Baby bulbul is still around! Last seen alive and chirpy in company with its parents on Monday. We're keeping an eye out. The monsoon is about to begin.

I have gained 500g in the last fortnight, which I suspect is due to mango season being in full swing. Local mangoes are superb, and very sweet, so my fruit-related calorie intake has probably gone up. Never mind, it will go away once the season is over in a couple of weeks, or if I increase the exercise level a bit. Maintaining my current size does take much less attention than getting to it in the first place did, or getting down to my ultimate target BMI will. I am certainly not going to stop eating mangoes while they're around (the season for this particular variety is brief and intensive), and as usual, we're chopping them up and freezing them in huge quantities for future use. I am only a social eater of ice-cream, but having it permanently on hand does make menu-planning for guests much easier. Not to mention that everyone appreciates home-made ice-cream.

I discovered that one can lose excess fat from one's feet too. I should have realised, as a matter of logic, but didn't until I tried on a pair of mules that I had ordered months ago, and discovered that they were loose on my feet. It wasn't much, because my feet were pretty bony to start with, but it was enough to affect the fit. The local sandal shop (where I was doing more support-shopping last weekend) confirmed it after they re-measured my feet and updated my sizing on their books. It's not enough to affect things that involve socks, like boots and walking shoes, luckily, that stuff is a lot more expensive to replace.

Comments

[shirebound]

Can you believe I've never eaten home-made ice cream? How is that possible??

[anna_wing]

Unless you have a decent machine it can be a bit of a faff. Good ones that do the freezing for you aren't cheap, but they're really worth it if you entertain a lot, or have a large family. I use a Cuisinart with both ice-cream and gelato settings (separate paddles, separate stirring pattern) and mostly use it to make fruit gelato. I find the ice-cream recipes involving custard or egg yolks generally too heavy and sickly-sweet.