Summer

It's summer - almost, because today, after a long drought, we had torrential rain as well as snowfall on the mountains. But let's call this an "exception". 

The rule is ... that it's June, we have cherries and strawberries in the yard, and waiting patiently for tomatoes and peppers which are currently in bloom. A couple of more months or so. 

This is the first harvest of the year and yes, they taste as sweet and yummy as they look. 

Historically, it's been easier for me to eat healthier in the summer, just because everything is in season and everything tastes and looks so much more appetizing. But lately, working long days and being stressed out about it causes us to indulge in lavish meals at the end of the day and mostly the week. 

When we cook at home (which is about 75% of the time), we do try to be better about choices with make, with low fat, and good fat, but let me tell you: it is almost impossible to find no fat AND natural foods unless we turn into rabbits and eat 100% grass and carrots! I have been reading about all the junk there is in our foods, all the stuff they sneak in for the sake of "preservation" and increasing the shelf live while making bazillions, that I am paranoid about what goes into my stomach! Much to the despair of my husband who cannot stand me taking 2 hours in the  grocery store to read all the labels. 

No major change in my numbers, but I feel less "mobile" and I just feel ... fat. At 120 lbs and 5 feet, I am still not "very" fat, but I feel just aging and slow... A friend of mine put it right: "I feel like, as we are approaching 40, everything that passes by our lips has twice as many calories as when we were in our twenties". She speaks the truth, right there. 

The heat most days is not helping with feeling more agile, either. 

We have been camping once this year but our hike was not very strenuous nor very long. That's one thing I have in plan for this summer - more hikes and more camping.

No real news to report - just taking it one day at a time and doing everything other "healthy" people do: work, home, chores, seeing friends, and a trip or five in between here and there. 

I am due for another echo-cardiogram in 6 months, but until then, I hope I can just ... coast along ... 

Healthy summer, all!