Good morning, everyone. Had lots of positive feedback on my post from yesterday. I did not see any comments left on here though.
This morning, I decided to talk about one of my BIG issues; weight. Weight problems have followed me around my whole life. I had a brief period of one day in the 8th grade, where I had a perfectly proportioned body and weight. As I said, that lasted about a day. Since then, it has been a constant struggle, with one diet after another, success for a while, then weight would always come back plus a little more. My problem has never been losing the weight, it has been KEEPING it off. As a matter of fact, the picture I have posted to this blog was taken around a year ago. I have gained 20 pounds since then.
My plan now is to never go on a diet again. I am not trying to lose weight for looks any more. I like how I look, regardless of whether I am 150 pounds, or 200 pounds. I believe that if you want to, you can look good at any size. My goal here is to lose a few pounds for my health. I want to ward off diabetes for sure, that disease scares me to death. I also want to bring my blood pressure, triglycerides, cholestoral, LDL, and HDL to healthy levels. I take meds for my BP and for cholesterol. They don't work as well if you don't eat the right things though.
For the last month or so, I have been trying to slowly ease off the junk food and carbs. I am a carb addict. I love all things CARB. My body does not respond to carbs well at all though and the more I eat, the more I crave. I am NOT giving them up totally, just cutting back. I still want to enjoy a piece of birthday cake, a sandwich on a delicious tasting bread, some ice cream, or a piece of candy. My plan is to just not do this every day. I am going to try not to eat carbs today or tomorrow. I am hoping that this will help a few pounds to disappear. By carbs, I am talking about the really good tasting, bad for you kind, full of white flour and sugar. I am going to have some fruit today. As a matter of fact, I have found a really tasty way to enjoy fruit which satisfies my craving for ice cream. I will post it at the end of this installment.
Now, here is what I plan to do today to take good care of myself. 1.) Take all meds and vitamin supplements. (I always take my dr prescribed meds, I'm not too good at the supplements)
2.) Walk for one half hour. 3.) Eat protein for breakfast and dinner. I will have my fruit treat for lunch. 4.) Do something I enjoy, such as reading, watching television, shopping ect, whatever I feel like doing. I will enjoy whatever activity I choose and not feel guilty about it. 5.) Go to bed at a time that insures that I get at least 8 hrs of sleep. 6.) Talk to someone who brings joy and laughter into my life. By talk, I mean through FB or the phone, or in person. Laughing ALWAYS makes me feel better.
I would love to hear what my readers do to take care of themselves. Maybe it is something that I would like to try. If you have an idea, leave me a comment. I hope that if you took the time to read this, that it helped you in some small way. I know it helped me to write it. More later......


As promised, here is my delicious fruit ice cream recipe. It is easy to make but sooooo satisfying and delicious!
Take 2 cups of frozen fruit, whatever kind you like. (I do peaches and strawberries.) You can use fresh fruit but according to the experts, often times the fresh is not as nutritious as the frozen because of the days it sits in the store and loses nutrients. You can add a little more or less fruit. 1 cup of fat-free milk, a spoonful of greek yogurt for protein, and Splenda to taste. Put all this into the blender, and it will make a delicious, thick, nutritious milkshake. (I don't usually measure, so if your mixture is too thin, add fruit until it is the consistency you like.)