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Originally Posted by Hollylane
Good morning!
This morning's hike means that I have to make myself eat breakfast. Blech..I do not like eating breakfast for breakfast. I prefer breakfast for dinner.
The hike:
Multiple Forest Park trails
Hike Leader: Me (I'll have to put on my big smile, even through the pain. Yikes!)
12 hikers, 3.5-4 hours, moderate terrain, 700 ft elevation gain (starting elevation 120ft), 8.6 miles.
The weather looks to be favorable, 63 degrees today, with no rain predicted until after 11pm tonight. So, this time, no slogging around in the mud. YAY!
Wish me luck, this looks to be a challenging day!
I talked to my sister today, we're talking about planning a trip for next year, hiking and camping by ourselves, which means she'll leave my nieces, nephew and husband at home in AZ, and fly up here. This will be awesome! However, my sister, the giant overachiever, is a trail runner and marathon runner, so my ass better accomplish some big goals this year, or I will not be able to keep up with her on a walking hike.
I hope you all have a wonderfully happy and healthy Sunday! I'm off to go load up my rucksack...
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The hike sounds awesome. I bet your sister will simply enjoy some special sister time with you, no matter what shape you are in.
And do you enjoy dinner for breakfast, per chance?
breaking the fast, getting some solid protein in keeps blood sugars on an even keel and hunger in check. Plus the fuel is what you need for those active strong muscles you are enjoying, they really need protein with all that you are doing. Inspiring, btw. Big time! Remember it takes like 12 hours to metabolize protein, so it lasts a good long while. Especially good when losing weight and getting healthy, protein packs a wallop. Someone was mentioning the glycemic index, which is another great way to look at it.
With all the hard work you are doing, I hope you figure out something that works for you for breaking your fast. Also stoking your metabolism, stoking your fires, which sort of get banked, like a good fire does at night. I like the analogy of stoking those embers. Comes from my joy of cooking on a real wood fire, which I did for several years. Loved that old wood stove and the slower pace. But I digress...
If you give your body what it is craving, what it really wants... I think it can really help us tune in to what is healthy and wholesome. Though I know for many of us, there has been a disconnect from what our body's want and need. Tuning in, which I see so many doing here, is so inspiring. Getting outside, into nature I think really does help us focus on and get in touch with our bodies, our very natures.
Breathing deeply, in with the good. Out with the bad... stretching and enjoying accomplishing more as I get more in tune, more fit. Does a body good! Which milk never has done for me, but again, I digress.
Which brings up something that Dr. Oz has been focusing on lately, food sensitivities. Not full blown allergies. But foods that set up an inflammatory process in your gut, often going unnoticed for many years. But the legacy of inflammation is what piques my curiosity. C-reactive protein markers, one of the things seen in many a disease process, concerns me. Inflammation evidence.
Been thinking about this more and more, especially since I feel better when I don't do dairy and I don't do wheat. Though I am not gluten intolerant, I think it is just a sensitivity issue. When I stick to true Paleo, proteins and veggies, with a bit of fruit thrown in. I feel good. Cravings leave. And I have this feeling of being clean on the inside, if that makes any sense.
Oh, and water. Getting my water intake is very much a part of this process of feeling good. Which has been a real challenge over the years. Btw, the cucumber and lemon experiment I spoke of last week is delicious.
And Bit gave me some suggestions of using ginger in a bunch of various ways. She was telling me about a peach and ginger concoction that I want to tweek, since I don't do the sugar. I will play with it. Does a body good, things like ginger.
Off to make a dinner in honour of my mother, who turns 85 today. Liver and onions, one of her favs. Been munching on veggies most the day, so this will ensure my iron, which tends to get low. Which reminds me to shoot myself with that B12, which I have to do at least monthly, if not more frequently. With my second knee replacement coming up, gotta make sure I am nutritionally sound. Healing is always better when nutrition is optimal, no?
Hope everyone is enjoying a health filled Sunday!