Last week was tough for me, my knee was still hurting most of the week so I didn't get a good hike in until Friday. Honey and I did about 3+ miles down at Lake Hodges, not much for elevation, but a good fast hike. What a beautiful part of the country we live in, we need to get out more and see the beauty God as given us!
Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday, I met up with Devonay between church service and the game. We hiked up to the Olivehain Dam,(see pictures above) above Lake Hodges. We started down at the parking lot on Harmony Grove Rd., it was a 7 mile loop, there is about a 700 foot elevation, done with switch backs most of the way, it is strenuous but not difficult. We passed many families with small children working their way to the top. So, girls if you want a beautiful view along with a good work out, this is the place. Devonay and I kept praising the Lord for such a sweet spot to be hiking. There is shade at least half of the lower part of the trail and an awesome flowing, and I mean really flowing stream at the base of the hike. Devonay and I decided to do the botanical trail at the base on our way back to the car. When we got to the stream we realized we'd have to rock hop across the stream, it is quite wide. So I had to confess to Devonay that I had no sense of balance. We must have looked hysterical, here I am not able to navigate a bunch of rocks in a stream and her with her purple cast holding my hand. I kept having this horrible fear that I'd take her down into the water with her cast. Thankfully we got across. SO heads up to anyone that wants to hike places that you need balance, you either leave me at home or help me, please!
As far as eating goes, things are good. I did fall of the wagon a bit with some milk chocolate chips in the house, but other than that I've kept to not eating big portions and not snacking all day. It seems to be paying off. I can feel that my body is changing shape, my neck feels thinner, my legs are totally get thinner and toned up, the muscles are taking over the fat space! Now the tummy is another story, I don't know if it is just the last to start burning off or am I doing my sit-ups wrong or WHAT?! But I'd like it to be different!
That has brought me to a book I'm reading now. It is written by Suzanne Sommer, I like the theory she is sharing. The book states that if you are "thick" in the middle, if you are a woman with thickness around the reproductive areas, such as the stomach, hips, thighs and buttocks, then you have raised insulin levels. That means your cells are filling up with sugar and will eventually not accept any more! That means any sugar you eat from that moment on will be stored as FAT! She basically says that you you should eliminate sugar and foods high in starch. At each meal choose either a combination of proteins, fats and veggies or a meal of whole grain carbs and veggies. East as much as you want until you are full. Eat fruit alone on an empty stomach. She writes about how hormone imbalances affect weight gain and how to maintain your weight though what you eat. I've just started the book, done some skimming to see what it's about, but I'll let you all know if I think it's a good idea. I'm going to at least try the idea out. But I can already see where our eating habits will have to make some marked changes and will my family go for it? I made a breakfast this morning that was the protein and veggies, Hope thought it was to heavy for a breakfast. I sauteed onion, bell peppers and diced tomatoes then made wells on it, added eggs to poach and when they where almost finished I added shredded cheddar cheese on top. Served it with some lean sausage. It will be interesting to see how long that meal hold me over today.
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