There are a lot of things that make
day to day living a pleasure and then there are some that I can’t live without
like:
Our Breville juicer—I use it every
morning. I make enough veggie/fruit
juice to last for the day and drink it for breakfast with yogurt and granola,
and for lunch with a hand full of nuts and maybe a piece of cheese. Dinner is a regular meal like meat and
vegetables and salad. I have stopped
drinking Coke or any soft drinks (two weeks) and have had no chocolate or extra
sugar except the natural sugar in the juice (also two weeks). Do I feel different? Oh yeah!! I have a lot more energy and I am stunned that I have not once craved Coke or chocolate. Amazing!
My favorite juice is something I call green magic: kale, spinach, celery, broccoli, half a lime
and a whole pineapple. Yum.
Of course I can’t live without
knitting. I can, however, live without “getting
gauge” as evidenced by the fact that my lacy mitts are too big. WAY TOO BIG!
I have put them aside because I need to spend my time on the blanket
sweater anyway. The sweater is going to
be my go-to jacket this fall and winter.
I love the weight of it even though it is getting too heavy to carry
with me. I have 30 more increase rows
before I start the body. I will feel a
real sense of accomplishment when that happens and know it will be finished in
time for cold weather. Right now it
still feels iffy.
I can’t live without my
grandchildren. They are a fun group of
kids and near grown-ups. They talk to
their grandma and grandpa almost daily, and go places with us. Granddaughter #1 is running in the Chicago
Marathon for the second year, and we are so proud of her. She is a beautiful runner and dedicated to
her training as is her father. Amazing—my
son has become a runner, and in the process has lost 70 pounds. Running will do that to you. I wish I had the
stamina!
Last but not least, I can’t live without my
pup-kids. Macy and Max give us love and
fun that we wouldn’t want to miss. We
are lucky fur-parents!
Life is good.
4 comments:
What a great post. I know several people that love juicing, but I doubt that I could sustain the habit. Glad to hear you are feeling better and have kicked the soda habit. Sadly, I have not. ;o(
I juice some, but Gretchen hates the noise and I have to be in the mood for a cold meal replacement.
Kudos to your runners! I want to do the local 10 miler, but my body seems happiest under 6 miles. I'm cross-training more and stretching lots and lots, so there's hope... but I'm also ready to be happy that I can run at all.
Love Macy's jacket, but can't wait to see yours!
Awww ….a wonderful post. SO happy for your new way of eating and feeling great!!! Your grands are so pretty!
The pups, Well they are too too cute .
Keep us posted on your sweater process. Love the plan!
You have many wonderful joys. I don't get gauge either. hehe.
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