i'm not a health nut...

for most of those that know me at all this should come as no shock to you. i quite literally run away from health food. The "organic" department in the grocery store scares me a little bit and i have to admit that most of the time i think that health food is for hippies that live in Northern California (yes aaron, melinda... I'm talking about you). But... all things (my misplaced stereotypes, my fear of soy, and granola, and my Mountain Dew obsession) must come to an end/be taken to a normal level.

I decided to start trying some healthy alternatives (snacks and such) besides just fruits and veggies. Being the girl that HATES granola and most health/natural foods I decided to blog on here some tasty adventures that I'm going to be having here in the next few months and maybe encouarging you to try some healthy things and certain products I would NOT recommend. I am finicky at BEST (I'd eat chicken nuggets and drink mountain dew for the rest of my life...) so you KNOW that I'll give you the REAL scoop... the first thing I'm going to evaluate...

Soy Joy... I got the apple walnut bar tonight and it was not awful. It is VERY small, I didn't realize how tiny it was until i opened the packet... It's like 3 No. 2 pencils stuck together and it is a little dry (sort of like EATING a number 2 pencil) BUT it does have a very good taste (as far as healthy bars I've tried) and it doesn't make you crave something else to eat afterwards. It's a decent source of protien (4g) a good source of fiber for me...since my digestive system does NOT work (3g) AND it's gluten free. There are however 16g of carbs (if you're watching those) and 140 calories. This may be a good on the go breakfast bar... but I'm not sure it's the best most healthy/tasty snack.

I have one more to try tomorrow... I'll let you know if it keeps me alert and on the go in the 3pm slump:) PLEASE, i need your help. If you have any good ideas you can share with me as far as healthy alternatives that you enjoy... LET ME KNOW... I'm starting from scratch and could REALLY use the help!

Hope my SoyJoy review is helpful

my quest for taste and health continues...

-k

tonight...

I read something...laughable. I couldn't believe what i was reading. I stared at the page and kept blinking and i began to laugh. I laughed for the choices I had made, I laughed for the good decisions I had made, I laughed for the lies I saw through and I laughed for how happy I am. How the right decisions, and the good decisions and choosing honesty over a lie is always rewarded...in time and then it struck me...

all it takes is a little time.

and a little integrity...doing the right thing...even when it hurts and even when no one else is watching.

i have been chastised...

my most deep and heartful apologies faithful xangans...who knew some were still faithful to the cause.

Let's see, let's see...

Things are still going quite well... I mean considering. These past few days have been rather stress-filled which i do not get very often so when they rear their ugly heads i tackle them but I feel out of practice going from one stress-filled life to a rather stress free one. Even when those bad days come about, I remind myself how bad those USED to be and what those USED to look like and I'm abundantly grateful even in the midst of the "chaos"

I have gotten into American Idol...it only took what... 8 seasons?? I have given up on Lost which got really confusing at the beginning of the season so I have committed to purchasing all the seasons and watching them in a row so i can get back into it BUT not watching them until the entire season comes out on DVD hereafter. That way I can watch it without being entirely confused and yelling(i.e. throwing) things at the tv. Back to my original point: Idol... I have never once voted for a contestant on American Idol... I have said man, maybe i should vote for them but have never been committed to such nonsense. All total in the past 2 weeks I have voted approximately 100 times for one contestant. Tonight I swore if he did not make it through I would never vote again...but he made it...so i must continue the trend.

This past month or so seems to have this trend of me being sick and tired... no, literally... I have been sick (puking, coughing, unknown headaches coming out of nowhere, stuffy nose and just a recent addition of strep) and on top of that I'm exhausted. I will sleep for 12 hours straight and still be tired so I thought... well maybe I'm sleeping too much so I slept for 6 hours (even worse) so I thought... I'll just sleep for 8...that's normal, and NOTHING still just as tired, just as exhausted, I have no desire to DO anything...I do them just not happily or with excess energy. Tomorrow I go to the doctor (for the 3rd time in 1 week) to hopefully figure out WHY in the world my immune system is failing miserably and why i'm exhausted. I feel stupid and silly telling the doctor... well, I'm really tired and i have stupid headaches and a multitude of other extremely weird symptoms...but I'm tired of feeling this way.

Lastly, I am super excited. Aaron is graduating in 2 weeks and 3 days and I will be seeing him and the rest of my california friends and "family" in 1 week and 6 days...(yes I'm counting). I can not wait. It's going to be an amazing trip and I can't wait to cheer aaron on as he gets his diploma. I'm going at a fantastic time of year when it's not too hot or too cold and I get to fly on an airplane which i so love (i always feel so trendy when i fly...i don't know why but i put on this I'm a total persona of "oh i travel all the time non-chalant attitude" when in all reality I'm just SUPER excited about tiny pillows and thin navy blue blankets and people serving me tea in tiny plastic cups.

There you have it:). I'll try to give an edit to this if I find out what's going on health wise for all those who care. I hope this entry finds you glowing and basking in the light of another glorious day.

yours

-k