A few weeks ago I wrote about dietary whiplash as I kept hearing different things about what I should and shouldn't be eating. As that settled down and I was able to start figuring what things I actually could and couldn't eat, I've had more of a chance to pre-plan meals so that I'm not stuck hungry trying to figure out what I can cobble together.

One of the things I really enjoyed this week was pretty simple but did take planning since I had to make sure I actually had the ingredients. Pictured above is likely to be a recurring breakfast for me over the next few months. It may be simple, but simple things can bring joy when they work for you.

This Trader Joe's crumpet is toasted, has a light amount of butter spread on it, then is topped with tomato and half an avocado.

It taste amazing, is pretty healthy (especially compared to the Toaster Strudels I had been having for lack of a better idea of what to do in the mornings), and is easy to make.

I might start chronicling some other things I make in here as well. I don't want this to become a recipe blog, but it seems like a good use for the space and the mission to at least talk about it.

On a related note, I had a blood test earlier this week that was the first in which I'd really been able to have a go at instituting my new diet and making some time in the morning to go for a walk (about 1.67-2 miles in 30 minutes).

My creatinine levels and EGFR were both significantly improved. My creatinine in particular had dipped before (in a good way) but rose back up after 2 tests so the jury is out if it stays this way. But I thought about what I was doing differently during that first window and I realized I had been doing my walks then, but stopped so I wanted to try starting them again to see if it repeated. It did, so I'll definitely be keeping them up.