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{Step right in.

The kettle is on.

Grab a seat at

the counter so

I can pour out

my heart to you

while the water

boils....}

Okay.

So it happens to

everyone, eventually,

right?

You are running

along, juggling many

balls in the air....

Those balls might

be 

your

job

children's activities

the house

the groceries

the yard

volunteer work

the overdue oil change

the dentist appointment

the never-ending to-do list

your blog : )

big decisions

small decisions

Life.

And you get on the

scale one day

and there you

have it.  You've

let one of those balls

slip and it's hit the

ground with a big

old thud.

Your health.

You took your eye

off the ball and

now that insidious number 

on the scale has crept up 

a bit.   And the old energy

isn't what it used to be, either.

Well, that's where I am.

Luckily for me, I've cultivated

some pretty healthy habits

along the way, so I am

hoping to throw that ball

labeled feeling-my-best

back into the air, quickly.

Today I'm on Day Two of a

raw diet detox.  You can

read more about that, here.

I'll share how it goes later,

once I've finished the whole

experience.  I'm hoping that

it will re-ignite an old

passion for cooking and eating

great, healthy food.

In the meantime, may I

pour you a cup of 

herbal tea?

Yep, that's my only beverage

from Monday through Wednesday

 besides the smoothies that are 

part of the detox menu.  

Herbal tea and good old H2O.

Mint?

Orange and Spice?

Vanilla Roobios?

Since we are on the topic

of health, I thought I'd

share some of the healthy

things that I love and see

if you love them, too.

First, my Polar FT-4 watch.

It monitors my heart rate

when I am exercising so

that I know if I'm in the

right zone for my age and

fitness level.  Big bonus

is that it also measures how

many calories that I've burned

in an exercise session, based

on my age, weight and heart

rate during the workout.

Out of curiosity, I wore my

Polar to bed the other night

to see what seven hours of

sleep would earn me.

401 calories.

Boo.

{Gotta love

that extra one

calorie, though!}

Researchers say that people

often tend to underestimate

their calorie intake and over-

estimate their calorie expenditures,

aka exercise, so the Polar is good 

for an accurate reading of the latter.

May I cover your bottom?

{I'm talking tea cup, here!}

Hot water, coming up.

Okay, now that we've discussed

exercise, let's get down to a

more appealing conversation.

Food.

Let me pull out a few things

that have been tops

in my book, lately.....

First up is non-fat plain Greek 

yogurt, which we buy in the jumbo

containers at Costco.  130 cals

for one cup and it contains 23 grams

 of protein.  I just read a great

article in Nutrition Action recently

about how important eating protein

is as we age; the older you are,

the more you need in order to 

continue producing new muscle

cells for good mobility and balance.

I'll drink to that.

Let's clink tea cups with

our orange and spice.

Okay, back to the love list.

Next, I'm loving Trader Joe's Organic 

Reduced Sugar Raspberry Preserves.  

A little of this stirred into the Greek yogurt 

amps the whole thing up....way, way

up!  And the reduced sugar comes

from the ingredient Stevia in the

jam, which is a natural sweetener

that comes from the leaf of the

Stevia plant.

Here's something else that's

really good:  Almond milk.  It

is lower in calories than skim

milk, has no saturated fat, 

cholesterol or sodium and is 

really tasty on cereal and in 

smoothies.  

Two more food shout-outs

and then I'll stop, as I'm making

myself hungry.

{Cue angel harps, here.}

The Whirly Pop.

Be still, my heart.

Got it when our electric popcorn

popper was wearing out.  It was

$20 and makes great popcorn

super-fast on the stove....and you

can use as little as one teaspoon of

oil per batch!

Last but so not least ~

sprouted grain bread.

I like the Ezekial 4:9 brand.

Because the grains that go

into the bread are already

partially sprouted, you 

don't get the same sugar spike 

in the body that more refined

carbohydrates can produce.

Which means you stay fuller,

longer....and full is good.

And, it makes the best toast.

Sometimes my daughter has

it after school with that heavenly

jam that I showed you, earlier.

As I refill our cups

one

more

time,

we move to the

front steps and sit

in the sunshine.

The birdsong that

fills the air and the

soft primavera {in

Italian this means

first green} of the

grass and trees is

intoxicating.  We

breathe deeply,

 feeding

our souls, if not

our stomachs!

We stand and stretch

and hug good-bye.

Make it a good day.

Make it a good week.

Thanks for sharing

a cuppa and letting

me bend your ear

about my resolve for

a healthier reality. 

I'd love to know

what healthy things

that you are loving 

right

now!

xx

Suzanne

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