Eathing Healthier During Life Transitions

Throughout this journey of eating I have talked about balance and about planning when it comes to both life and eating. You have to balance your eating. You have to eat something green (not fake green or man-made green food), some type of fruit, and 20-25grams of fiber every day. If you do that you're going to be healthier. You also need to know what you eat. This takes research and planning. If you know that a cupcake is 400 calories and a baked potato is only 90-100 you might make better decisions. If you know that broccoli has "negative" calories-- meaning it takes more calories to digest the broccoli than what's in the broccoli-- then you might eat more broccoli! If you know that butter spray is 0 zer0 calories and a tblsp. of butter is 100 you might at least try butter spray for some things like toast and just use butter for baking. If you know you're going to be in the car for four hours, you might want to pack some healthy treats.

So the balancing act is our constant challenge. It has been very hard to eat healthy these past few weeks. We have been on the road, under deadlines, and living from house to house. We have also felt the stress and roller-coaster emotions of moving. It is still hard to think of my empty house and to recall our last two Sundays at home. So many great people who have affected my life so much and have been both a strength and an example to me are now many miles away. I want to eat a donut just thinking about it! But I won't. Well...at least not today. I know that each new place we go is full of new people and new trials and new adventures.

Summer school has been a mini-adventure already. All new students. Very few who like school. Oh the thrill of a challenge! It has been good to get back into a routine though. Speaking of that.... a lot of research proves that the healthiest way to start your day is.... eating cereal. It's also a great way to start your fiber count. If you have never counted your fiber... you need to do it. Go to calorieking.com or type in fiber counter in google. Unless you eat a lot of beans, you're probably not getting nearly enough fiber. If you want to lose weight and have a healthy digestive system... you need to eat enough fiber. So... Raisin Bran and Frosted Mini-Wheats are my new best friends. I also love raspeberries and blackberries so I put them on everything. Both are high in fiber.

This weekend we pick out a house. We are getting closer and closer to being under the same roof again with a full house of furniture. Even my own house was starting to feel like a hotel because I was hardly there and half the furniture was on the other side of the state. We honestly don't know which city we will land in, but we know that it'll be a new adventure. You don't really need to be rich or to go to another country to have adventures in life. You just have to be willing to open your heart and serve others.