The Journey

Good Morning! I trust you all have been well?!
  
          I am doing well on my journey of health and wellness. Slow though it may be I am finding out what to do and not to do. For me, I need to be slow about it. If I rush around and rush into things, they fall apart. Instant gratification is nice but temporary. Eating healthy is difficult! I love it, but it is difficult to maintain. It is a commitment. One I cherish and will not give up. To the degree however, is of some debate within myself. Clearly our country is facing an pandemic issue... FAT! The facts are that we just have to make better choices and move more. Did you know that corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup is in EVERYTHING!??? its in all condiments! Nearly every single thing contains that and or Gluten! Today's high powered, genetically modified gluten is whats gonna get ya! It has gotten me to the point where I get sick when I eat it. So now I am systematically cutting it out. I do notice that when I eat it in the morning IE: toast, it does not affect me the way it does if I have say a roll at dinner time. I have found brown rice pasta and quinoa pasta in place of the traditional and I have to say YUM!!! These items respectively taste equal to their glutenous counterparts and yet are easy on the waistline and the digestive system, your pocketbook on the other hand, not so much. So, these are the things I am researching. I am my own health experiment. The biggest thing and the thing that frustrates me ( and my husband) is reading labels only to find out that there is more that is bad for you than good. It is a painstaking process at times but, SO WORTH IT!! The cost also increases but again, SO WORTH IT! Eating healthy is cheaper and easier than going to the Dr. and being on medication.

*Photo Credit: Annie Stenger*

      The next segment I need to work on is moving more! Sigh... I want to do more yoga  and go back to zumba and and and LOL yet,  there is always something in the way. Like the coffee table in the middle of the living room... or wow there are so many other things I need to be doing right now ...the list is endless however, I am moving more and more so these baby steps are helping me. I have not lost that much yet! However, I am moving steadily in a good direction to making this my new way of life and not just something else I started and did not finish.
                                               Here's to your health...
                                                                                ~Annie~ 0x's

Good Morning...

      I hope all are well... though we are in the midst of a nor'easter. The election has come and gone and our President has won over his voters.

      I know that I had promised to be blogging regularly about health and wellness. That I would Post my successes with weight loss and healthy eating. I am still on that road. However, it is a daily struggle. shortly after I wrote my last post we have a busy summer full of wonderful friends from Far and near. We entertained and had the greatest time. Then I got sick again...something I was not expecting twice this year. Once that happened it took ages for me to recoup. Then I vowed to stop eating non- foods. Which is almost everything on the market these days! We also stopped eating out. Born out of financial necessity as well as a need to be healthier for me and my husband.
       I have been hard on my husband about his memory problems... well discussing them often when it is in fact me who has almost as many issues with my memory and that is scary because I am so much younger lol. I forgot my passwords and well that caused me a lot of problems when trying to get my emails and get into this account. Now that both things seem to be doing better and I am healthier... for the moment. I will be back online trying to bring some of my knowledge and thoughts on things that have to do with our health and well being.

      One of the biggest problems I face is getting things out of my head and onto paper ( screen). It is a constant batter in my head of all these swimming thoughts and feelings... so much going on everyday in the world and in my home. Where does one find solace? I have been searching for that magical potion that would render me cured. I have known that there is no cure, no finish line. Death is the only finish line and who knows if it ends there. I never died, there is no one for me to ask.

      For now, I will just take things day by day. I have stumbled onto some really fantastic blogs and pages from my Face Book which have really helped me with eating whole foods and just given great tips in general.

ColorMyLife...

Lots has gone on since my last blog... We moved into our new home and LOVE IT! I have rededicated myself to finding the more healthy version of me... getting back to juicing and all that comes with it. I am hoping to shed the unwanted lbs and move on with the business of enjoying my life. I hope that I can help at least one person to do as I am doing or to feel that they have someone who cares.

It's You ~n~ Me Baby!! lol... cute huh? saw these and thought, omg how fun are these s&p shakers?!? they may not be news worthy to anyone, but for the hubby and I... it represents our new life together. Our quiet and peaceful new life in our new home. Recently we went to NY for my familys annual early Thanksgiving. A fun time was had by all. Everyone for the most part behaved themselves. Our next venture to LI is in July for my sister Kellys wedding. soooooo for now
                                                                     x0's to all...  

It's that time of year again! Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, Day Light Savings Time Ends...sooo much going on. Hurling towards yet another holiday season. A season of warmth and friends and family. I am curious how others will spend their days? what kinds of gifts are you givig this year? Or will this be a somewhat quiet, slow season? for us it will be starting this weekend. We go to LI for an early thanksgiving Dinner. This way we can all go to the outlaws on the actual day. For us, we will be in our new home!!! Soooo excited! We might have neighbors or friends over, but we know for sure we will be together, in our new house!!
          I had been hoping to have the apartment decorated for Halloween...however, things being what they are here I decided not to. I will save my creative juices till then ;) Thanksgiving and Christmas are a whoooooole nother ball game!! I cannot wait! We are going to get an actual 6 ft tree! One that I can wrap lights around and hang balls from :P  Not just the sad little charlie brown tree ( which we love btw ) but an actual tree. Then it will be 2012 before we all know it. Not that I am rushing the days you see, I am just mentioning this all outloud in an effort to keep some sort of itinerary in mind. We all do, we all think " I better write this down and keep track" the holidays is no exception. I hope that everyone enjoys their tricks or treats! don't forget to watch all your classic Halloween shows, I myself have already seem Halloween ( I forget which one lol ) and Its the Great Pumkin Charlie Brown. So, try not to get too scared and share your candy ;) till next time,
                                                                X0's to all , 

                                                          Annie ~

Looking Around...

South of the Border!... a place to stop and buy some really cool little dust collectors. For me, this was a must on our trip down south this last month. I first visited this place 21 years ago on my way to Florida. I was moving there with one of many mistakes. The place still looks as it did 21 years ago. Sad, yet comforting. They still have a  million billboards advertising the place, both north and south bound on I 95. They still have the iconic bumperstickers and the sleeping mexican figurines. Oh and my husband decided to try an enchilada, and we are still alive lol So all in all, a good stop. We went off season. Or should I say  its just before the start of the Season in the South East. Florida is on a different seasonal schedule that we are further north in the yankee territory. Stay tuned for more adventures of the wacky retireds ( hmmm I dunno bout the title lol )
                                                                                    X0's to all~
                                                                                                           Annie

Ehhhh... how Time Flys~

Well, Well, Well...it's October! nearly Halloween! ( One of~ if not the favorite Holiday) The summer has come and gone and once again, I have not had time to keep up with me let alone the blog :( We remodeled the apartment we are in. Had some leisurely summer soaks in the pool. Attempted to but never made it fishing :/ all in all, we got readjusted to being out of the hell house and back in De. We were intending on staying in the apartment for a while. Though it is small for us we were making the best of it and hoping to save some money while here. The universe had other plans though and we are now in the process of buying our, well  my first home! Sooo exciting! We have an acre of land and are in a really lovely, quiet community. Still in our same town, we are now 4.5 miles closer to the beach! It is going to be marvelous to have space to live. Being in a one bedroom apartment is just too cozy. Its a great place, now made much better due to our improvements but we just need more space. We also need our own TV! lol our own bathrooms dont hurt either ;) Believe me ladies, I love the man dearly and yet I have a need to have time to do my own thing. When yer both home, it gets tricky no matter how marvelously we get along :) Well... time to cook some dinner. I will try to be back soon to write some more. Till then, check out the new digs. x0's to all ~

                                                                                                  Annie