My Plan

I just finished reading a fabulous book! If you are interested in reading about food, please get your hands on Micheal Pollan's book, Food Rules. It is a very short, fast, easy read and best of all it is page after page of simple rules to follow when selecting what you eat. I don't know how to make the picture bigger otherwise I would. I borrowed a copy from the library, but it wouldn't be that expensive to purchase if you are truly interested.

I feel like a live a fairly healthy lifestyle, but I'll be the first to admit that I need to make some major improvements. I do not exercise (unless you count running after kids all day as exercise). I have a sweet tooth. I must have a daily soda. So while not criminal in nature, I can and should make improvements. As I lay in bed last night, exhausted from a week of intense teaching moments and countless patent/teacher conferences, I thought about my health over the past seven days. I had declared Monday as Margarita Monday so I indulged in empty calories of alcohol. Wednesday was Principal's Day at school and we all brought in pies for "Pies with the Principals" and I ate slivers of key lime and cherry pie. Wednesday and Thursday night were conferences so I ate snacky type foods all evening long (the parents provides all of the food). I ate soup, chips and dip, veggies and fruit with dip, a cupcake and yes more pie. Thursday night after conferences I stay up way too late visiting with a co-worker over a Starbucks at 9pm. I was wired and didn't get enough sleep. On Friday we ordered a cheese pizza for dinner (our Friday night Lent dinner since we cannot eat fish due to allergies). My 10pm last night I was bloated, full of trapped gas, sleepy, had another headache and disgusted with myself. I decided right then and there to take back my health and lifestyle.

Today I am going to plan 100% healthy meals for the next seven days. Then I'm headed to the store to buy everything we need. I cannot wait for the farmer's markets to open! For the next seven days I am going to make it a promise to my body to walk at least one mile every day, to juice 2x a day and to eat only fruits and veggies for snacks and meals. No more soda, dairy or grains for the next seven days. I will drink water, juice from my juicer and green tea. I will go to bed no later than 11pm each night and I will make for certain that I read at least one chapter from a book before bed. I can do anything for seven days. I'm on spring break so what better time to get my life back in order? Here is to health!