January 13, 2011

Hello and good morning,

I love the cold, but I love it best when it is snowing and I am drinking hot coffee in front of the fire place - which is SO not happening. One of my LIFE, LONG dreams is to be in a cabin with several feet of snow round about, drinking coffee in front of the fire and reading all day. A girl can dream, huh??? I have longed for that since I was a child. I see the picture in my mind's eye, but have yet to see it with my real eyes. When I finally see it, I will know the place. It is vivid in me. Until then, it's Georgia weather which doesn't know if it's spring or fall? Not sure Georgia got the memo that it is winter. :)

I have heard many say how difficult loosing weight and being healthy really is. Someone mentioned yesterday that just a few days of eating sugar caused torture when they tried to stop eating it again. That's the reality of choice sometimes, isn't it? Many bad things seem great for a season - but in reality.....they're not. When we're young, we eat whatever (well, not me, I was on WW at 8) but throughout my life-long journey I certainly did! We eat and do what we want. We laugh and say, "you better enjoy all that ice cream - you'll be 40 someday." I was the worst one! Or I would say, "wait till after you have children - you won't eat like that any more."

Really??? Is waiting the answer? NO! Waiting only places or body into a position to be affected by diseases and ailments. I wish I had learned the joy of loving to eat healthy and the power of choice when I was 20. I wish I had fed my children that way when they were younger. But my mindset was to create the best tasting foods - ever. TODAY......I still have that mindset. In the past I used fat, starch and sugar to accomplish that goal. Today, I use almond flour, xylitol, fresh fruits and veggies and lean proteins. I am still creating YUMMY foods, but now those foods are bringing LIFE to my body and not early death. WOW - what a paradigm shift. I honestly DID NOT MISS anything for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year in the food realm except my mom's mac and cheese. Gotta be honest. I will create something to fill that void soon though. :)

Choosing to cook differently does take effort and great planning - but I AM WORTH THAT! Guess who else??? YOU!

Smile today and know that someone really cares about your health! PK