I stand corrected . . .

I finished the last half of The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet, by Alicia Silverstone, and I have to say that I stand corrected. The recipes look delicious and completely do-able. Now if you do not eat or cook a lot of Asian food, some of the ingredients might seem a little strange, like udon, which is just a noodle, but others will be familiar, like soy sauce (shoyu.) I have never heard of seitan, which I think is like vegie "meat" or umeboshi (a plum) vinegar, but I am willing to try them. I already bought the brown rice syrup which looks and tastes similar to caramel sauce, but not as sweet, and the blackstrap molasses, which is even more mildly sweet than the rice syrup. So far, so good.

Today was actually day 4 on my new treadmill, the Sole F80 Treadmill which I am loving. Where I live, it is winter about 7 months of the year and bitterly cold for a good 4-5 months, so it is very easy to do nothing more than hibernate with movies and comfort food during the winter. Each winter I feel more light-deprived and depressed, and what helps me get through is walking. Before I eat in the morning I choose one of the 5 pre-set programs and set it for 30 minutes and turn on the t.v. Even if I don't walk my dogs much some days, like today, I have my work-out in.

I would love to know what helps you fight off the winter blues, keeps you motivated to get up and move, or helps keep your weight in a healthy range. I'd also like to hear what you struggle with - because we can ALL relate to that! Here's to finding ways to eat for health and happiness, for all of us!

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