Switch!

For a while, the earth has been calling me. Loudly. For a while, I've managed to put her off. Even in the light of the busted blood vessel in my eye, high blood pressure's severe reminder...

So, fedup, my recent grocery list cast financial worry to the wind and picked up whole grain this and whole wheat that and couscous and brown rice and vegetables. No meat, well except the pack of bologna the hubby is going to whine for and his boychild asks for. But Imma work on that!

So tossing garbanzos in with pintos, I put the crockpot on and figured real late they'd be done. Four hours later, hurray! So in the fridge sits a 'meat'loaf to be baked tomorrow with the glaze alongside to be poured on. I'm excited, the batter was awesomely flavourful and just plain NICE.

Today I snacked on tuna and rye crackers, steamed fresh green beans, corn, 'chikn' nuggets and felt tthe difference. Cole slaw, brown rice, leftover turkey pieces was dinner. My son had chicken noodle soup on his rice, his daddy - porkchops, green beans, con on the cob and rice. Lil mama stuffed down cole slaw and bown rice. Everybody food laced with ground flaxseed. Lol

I ate things I shouldn't have. Sipped a bit of kool-aid when a sugar craving hit. But, all in all when I strayed, lugginess dragged me, but the 'good foods' made me feel lighter. I so desperately want the kids to understand the necessity of eating better. Of taking care of one's body. And I have to lead by example.

I agonize over my lil slim ting, his love of all things greasy, sugary and drug lapses scare me. I want him to not just live longe, but be lil agile with it. Degenerative disc? Yeah, junk food round the clock with cigarettes, recipe for a mess and then some.