Health Trek Day 36

I am traveling on a large river, at least I think it is a river. The banks of the river are narrow and covered with muddy silt. I am traveling with a lot of very intense beings who seem to be on a grim and determined path as they make their way through the sludge that is in the river. Many of them are weeping. Often they seem to disappear through the slimy banks of the river. "What is happening", I cry. "Where am I and who are all of you?" "You are looking within and we are part of you, trying to bring healthy nutrients to your body," one pale organism answers. "But why is the river so thick and filthy and the banks of the river so narrow and filled with sludge?" "Alas, answers my new friend, it is the junk food that you are putting in your body each day. It makes our job harder and harder and who knows how long we can prevail! Take warning... You are what you eat, You are what you eat...."
I woke with a gasp and realized I had been having a really weird dream. Boy have I been watching too much Dr. Oz! But talk about listening to your body! I guess I had better start paying more attention to what I put in it. The thought of my blood flowing through a river of sludge of my own making really makes me think.
We had a guest speaker at TOPS last night that showed us little vials of how much fat is in the basic foods we eat. What an eye opener. I did not realize there was so much fat in the foods I eat way too much of. She also had a "fat vest" she had us put on and put a bag of flour and several cans of food in the pockets which added up to about 14 pounds. It really makes you realize how hard it is to carry around that extra weight. Okay, Okay, I am convinced. I need to try harder. I will, I will! Please no more nightmares!
Seriously folks, with the holidays coming it is even more imperative we listen to our bodies and give it only what it needs to maintain our health. Get out there and exercise and take off those pounds that are causing us all the back aches, leg aches and fluid retention. Drink water and flush out the sludge.
By the way, I did lose 1 1/2 pounds this week. A big surprise as I had not eaten as carefully as I had planned. Today is a new day and I will give my body nutrition it can use well. The weekend is before us, let us use it wisely and well.
Rock On!

A quote for you today from Ralph Marston:
Smile
Sit up straight. Lift your head up. Lift your eyes. Take a
long, deep breath, and smile.
Though things may be far from perfect for you,
act like it's a great day to be alive.
Because it is!
Keep a smile on your face and in your voice.
Put a spring in your step. Act like you would act if you were
the most confident, successful, joyful person in your town.
Speak to others in kind and positive terms.
Think and speak to yourself the same way.
Embrace the challenges and see their positive possibilities.
There is no need to delay, even for another moment,
the fulfillment that life can bring.
See the world around you for what it is,
and know that it cannot bring you down.
Live today as if it is the best day you could possibly imagine.
And in doing that you make it so.
Ralph Marston

Plan for today:
Breakfast: cereal, toast, tea
Snack: fruit cup
Lunch: soup and crackers
Snack: veggies and dip
Dinner: lean pork cutlets, sweet potato, applesauce, spinach
Snack: ice cream bar

Exercise: Walk, Yoga, therapy