Tired

Why am I so tired all of the time?  If I am not taking a nap, I am thinking about taking a nap.  I think that if I could lose a ton of weight that I would have more energy.  But, then I think about those studies that indicate that getting more sleep helps you to lose weight.  Probably because you are not up and about and capable of being in the kitchen and cooking or re-heating something, although there must be some component about sleep that helps you moderate appetite, or some damn thing.  It might be helpful to actually read more than the first few sentences of those things, but I am too tired to concentrate.

I thought that having the electric pressure cooker would mean that I could incorporate more animal protein into my eating habits, you know, as in that I could afford meat, being able to buy the cheaper and less tender cuts.  But, it turns out that I like vegetables more, especially white and sweet potatoes.  Kale and other greens are still my favorites, but they are so wonderful with starches.  Lordy, more choices.

So, yesterday, there I am, in the kitchen, doing the prep work for another batch of soup and layering in the onion, celery, mushrooms, carrots, sweet potato, tomatoes, and then I am at, or close to, the limit for how much the container will hold and there still is not any meat in there.

Sure, I could just pull out some of the vegetables and use them the next time, but I do not.  I cram in a chicken breast or two, or some organ meat and end up with a lovely, mostly vegetable, soup, once again.  Most of the time I just toss the meat into the freezer, which seems to be some kind of alternate universe where animal parts go in and never come back out again.  Having given their lives to feed someone and keep the wheels of commerce moving, they just languish there, in suspended animation. That damn choices thing.

I have to eat more protein, but adding pieces of dead creatures is just not working for me.  Adding/combining vegetable protein is not working either, still too much of a carbohydrate load.  My mobility issues and the diabetes mean that I must have fewer carbohydrates.  I cannot lose weight without making these changes.  If I do not, I will continue to be fat and will be stuck with taking all of these darn naps.  It is so darn circular and I am spiraling in completely the wrong direction.  Maybe a little sleep will clear my head.