Jennifer

Things have been going well lately for the most part despite being away for awhile. Hehe….Sometimes it does not always go this way. I have had some time to reflect and I really like where things are at. I have come to terms with the fact that weekends will just be relaxed days where I do not concern myself with diet. That with out saying I am still conscious of portions or otherwise I know I will feel stuffed like a pig and that makes everything unbearable. I am also fully aware that as I ease up a bit with trying to be on plan on the weekends, I am actually doing my metabolism good but giving it a little more. It is so hard with those last few and so I am happy to say that I am thinking health (not a shock to many of course) and just taking care of this precious body. My shape is changing and I could not be more pleased.

We enjoyed that game of tennis last week and I won. The funny thing was I was so into the fun (I really liked the new courts that we found) I hardly noticed the score. The fact was, we are in such better shape then we were last year and that makes it so fun and of course less painful. Ha! Good times.

I am keeping my diet around 85-95% vegan and my body loves it. Thanks to a buddy, I did look into some hemp seed butter which is so much higher in protein then almond or peanut butter. I thought David might be sick at the site of it’s color, but I thought it was cool… GREEN! LOL….. It is no almond butter, but it was a great purchase. Just aiming for variety and enjoying. I also am much more aware of how critical trytophan (”happy” neurotransmitter and amino acid) is in the diet and I am making sure I get plenty. I was a little down and this has helped tremendously in basically, all ways… Thank goodness.

Not diet related: So my little fury gal, Meeshka was getting so old. Meeshka, our hamster was getting to the point where she could not do the same things she once did.  Oh she had spurts of energy lately, but only a few.  When we returned from Walking with Dinosaurs (it was AWESOME) on Sunday she was bleeding and could not get into her little bed. She took some water, but that was it. I just could not stand to see her suffer so I checked the phone book and there was one vet open at the university so I called them. They said to bring her in. Made her up a box with some new bedding and left. They were so awesome there. The vet said it was good we brought her in because she did have a tumor and you could tell from the size of her middle. She was euthenized and it was more difficult then when we euthenized our sick angel fish.   I guess it is different when you can hold and play with a creature.  Anyways, it was so much better then how it could have been.  Freedom from her suffering was indeed a great blessing.  How crazy but she was a part of our family.  So, all is well. What is it about fur that is so comforting? They are the best.

So, back to the purpose of the site, good healthy food, good eating and fantastic exercise! Oh yah!!!  Better and better each and every day.  Helping each other…. ;)  Hope you are having a fabulous day!  Cheers to life and peacefulness. *hugs*