Jennifer

Woke up and I am down another. I am sneaking in tomorrow for hopefully a little more. See I have done pretty well this week and despite having some treats and enjoying them and life I feel I should have done better. I know I know I am getting old and may just have to suck it up that I might have to not eat Apple Quark cake…lol NOT! I work very hard to keep my metabolism up and I am stubborn. I am not giving up. So tomorrow I weigh….which will make today a good day… I really do not want to chow down tonight after work so this site will keep me focussed. It kind of sounds like I am loving the control I have over the food. The thing that I can say for certain is that I am not afraid of food and where it might end up on me (lol…thighs!). Nope. I am just enjoying and I do really enjoy my fruits and veggies, but I also am loving the things I REALLY love, like sweets. But with the exercise, I feel confident that once in awhile treats are not going to sabotage my efforts. I know that I can still get into those funks. That will just happen, but they are passing quickly because I am embracing the fact that life and hormones happen! I am not trying to find my key or all the answers. I am relaxed and open to it all.

Started my day with an energizing and clarifying shake - 2 celery stalks, 2 small apples (1 Gala, 1 Granny Smith), juice of one lemon, 2 T. ginger, water to cover and blend. (not breakfast, but it was a great starter!) I love it tart. One thing I noticed is that I love tart as much as I love sweet. Now when I want sweet, I want sweet, but if I do not want to indulge (for goal reasons or I just want to love my body) I have something tart, like this or blended frozen cranberries and water AND THEN my craving is gone….it never fails. I do not know why that is? My shake this AM which was very tart reminded me of this.

A buddy who I think has some really valuable words to share is a lady from Toronto. On my list towards the end is a lady by the name of SBT and she looks like an angel in blue. Her words clicked and they might with you too. We are ALL so similar and if we are not at a certain place like someone, we more then likely have been at some point. You might want to check her out. We need to address it all I think and what a cool site that allows us to get educated and pass lessons, ideas, book titles onto others who might not be on the site. The other thing is, we can not possibly know everyone on this site so I think it is nice to share stories.

Have a fantastic weekend Everybody! Enjoy and be kind…. yes, let’s be kind with ourselves. *hugs*