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Reading time with Aunt Lissa

I love spending time with my best friend's little girls (as I didn't get any of those myself)and it makes me think of one of my favorite quotes:

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years"...

so, girls anytime you want me to read you a story, I'm there!
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Living Well Update

This is my first week on the Living Well 21 day plan, written about in Montel William's book, Living Well. As you already know I made it through day one. Day two I learned about power house foods- the top ten power house foods (according to this book) are
1.Rainbow Foods (all fruits and veggies)
2.Antioxidant Superstars (includes strawberries, granny smith apples and red kidney beans)
3.Superpower Greens (out of the ones listed I can eat lettuce, cabbage and cauliflower)
4.Whole Grains
5.Superfish (unfortunately I don't do fish of any kind, let alone the super variety of sardines and herring)
6.Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or as Rachael Ray calls it EVOO)
7.Canola Oil
8.Nuts (I love nuts, so this works for me)
9.Sweet Potatoes (another thing I loooove- with butter and brown sugar but that part has to go ;-)
10.Ice Water (the only way I will drink water is if it is colder than cold)

So, I made a concerted effort to eat more of these ten foods, which was not difficult. Replacing processed flour with whole grains is a simple step to take and except for number 5 I am good to go with the pantry stocked.

Day three: Okay, here is where I started having an issue. This is "Pour on the Green Drink" day. I could not bring myself to add lettuce to a smoothie but I did follow the recipes for fruit smoothies and enjoyed those all week. So, I give myself half credit for day three.

Day Four: Salads- now I love salads. In fact I made a great one with corn, black beans, lettuce, advocado and tomatoe the other day. Yummy! Making salads my main course, definitely at lunch is not tough- not adding salt is hard but I am making it so far. I am putting on pepper and pretending I'm having salt (I'm bad I know)

Day Five is a big fat fail because it is "fire up the power of fish" day and that just ain't gonna happen, mmmkay? But, although they are not the best fish, the book does say crab meat and shrimp are acceptable. Being a girl raised near the Chesapeake Bay I can handle shrimp and crab with no problem :-)

So, that is my progress so far. Not feeling like a million bucks quite yet, LOL but I am committed to being as healthy as possible and treating my body like the temple of my Lord.

Feel Healthy,

I was listening to the MercyMe song, Praise you in this storm, the other night and it made me think of Tearless Tuesdays (scary, isn't it? That everything can be brought back to blogging LOL). There is more to maintaining a positive attitude and enduring difficult times. God expects us to "count it all joy" when we encounter various hardships and struggles. And, I agree.

When I look back on the most difficult situations of my life I am thankful they occured. I have had pastors say that outlook doesn't make sense to them. But, I look at it this way. There is nothing that has brought me closer to God than those times that the sun did not shine in my life. I grew (spiritually speaking) by leaps and bounds through those experiences and if there are more in store for me (which I am sure there are) that can bring God glory, so be it. No, I am not a glutton for punishment and at times my flesh cries out "why"? But, when I am grafted to the vine I can withstand anything that brings me closer to my Heavenly Father and reaches others for Him through my story.

This week I am thankful for:
~my kids, that keep me laughing and shaking my head on a daily basis
~my hubby,who has infinite patience with little old me
~my experiences, that have brought me closer to God every time
~my chauffers- you know who you are-that get me where I need to be since I can't drive right no
~fresh fruit for this Living Well journey- still working on the veggies :-)

What are you thankful for?

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Smoothie Recipes

Remember how the other day I couldn't fathom drinking a green smoothie? Well, that was before I stumbled across this ebook. The recipes are tasty AND healthy, just what I needed to get me going with Montel's Living Well program. Click on the image below if you are interested in some smoothie recipes.

Feel Healthy,