Accepted

After, let's see, four months I finally feel like "one of the girls" in the pool's river walk.  These ladies have been at it for a couple of years-they all know each other and talk while walking.  Well, since I talk and SWIM, I don't get to know them as much.  But we are talking now a bit and I am slowly getting to know their names.  Some of them KNOW everything about EVERYBODY.  I don't need to know all that, just want to be friendly, you know what I mean?  Everyone exercises in the river walk a little differently; some slower than others especially, as I've mentioned, when they all walk and talk together.  It is like a log jam in the pool.  Mondays are the worse day; everybody is there. No swimming today-I was up in the night with the storm;  so slept in this morning.  I will be up and at 'em tomorrow.  

Fresh Veggies

Since I have been feeling somewhat better this week (could the Lord have cured me?-all things are possible!) I have been eating more; which makes me more interested in food.  I am sure I have gained a few pounds back, so I concentrated on the fresh veggies at the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market.  I have to say, I forgot how much I loved it there.  It is open Wednesday and Saturdays and beside the few plants I bought-we did buy some little baby potatoes and some other things.  I put them in plastic freezer zip-lock bags and close them almost all the way and then suck the air out with a straw and finish zipping them up.  They stay fresher and don't get as bruised plus taking up less room the refrigerator.  Didn't feel too good after my Cat Scan today; all the contrast I drank really made me sick.  So we will enjoy some tomorrow. We left some apricots, peaches and tomatoes out to ripen.  

Demonstration with these cute little squash

Ah.....all the air gone

Baby cukes

Peaches: this system really helps keep the peaches from bruising

Green and yellow beans; yummy fresh!

                           

Wheat

                             
Well, the headaches are back full force and I was thinking I have slowly been eating more and more wheat, and I am having bad headaches again.  There seems to be no rhyme or reason to them, except July and August are always bad-you know it's the summer harvest of wheat. I was eating wheat-free crackers and pancakes and ran out of them, so starting eating the wheat versions of the same food.  I don't know but I think it's worth it to try it.  There was a time about a month ago, I didn't have a headache for about 3 weeks.  Now if I could just leave the dark chocolate alone......

Venison

I think we are going to have some Venison for Thanksgiving, Christmas....it will probably last us all winter :) They should be nice and fat after eating our grass, plants and fallen apples all summer! Anyone have any good Venison recipes??

Now here's a guilty look if I ever saw one!!

You guys are getting mighty close to the plants there!

Say what????

Oh yea just graze away!

Coming back for a few more apples

                   

Potent Quotable

                                                             

"He has taken me to his banquet hall and his banner over me is love....strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples.  Song of Songs 2: 4-5

"For the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."  Galations 5: 22-23

Who Cares?

         

                            

      
After a whole morning of not eating; and a wonderful experience at U of M....I was ready for FOOD.  No diet just food.  So the chef and I stopped at the BROKEN EGG in Ann Arbor (our favorite plass from farmer's market days) and we split a huge plate of Breakfast Stew.  It had sliced potatoes, eggs, carmalized onions, spinich, peppers and Zucchini.  It was very good.  We each had a thick piece of buttered raisin cinnamon toast.  It ended up being breakfast and lunch; Brunch I believe it is called.  Then we did a little shopping in Kerry Town and headed for home. 
 I could not believe the way God had worked in this whole experience and yet what is there not to believe?  This is God we are talking about. 
The afternoon continued with 3 mini biscotti with my coffee and one dark chocolate candy.  I think most people have a relationship with food; we use it to celebrate, we use it when we are sad and we use it when we are bored.  One day, a diet does not break as long as you are back on it the next day.
And exercise, don't forget that.  The doctor told me yesterday morning I would be the only person that told him I exercise 6-7 days a week.  Ah...that felt good.  So inspired by that, I was in the pool exercising this morning at 6:15 a.m. 

100 Degrees and

                                                               
 15 pounds weight loss today.  Even after drinking all the coconut juice Donaldo bought for me.  This isn't an easy way to lose weight; not feeling good.  Hoping to get fixed up and feel  good again soon.  Enjoyed swimmng this morning.  It's so easy not eat when you don't feel good; you wonder why you can't just do it all the time.  That's why I am saving my clothes that are too big right now :)