Treat your body better!

[Dennis D Armstrong Jr]

Last week I was watching a lot of 'Grey's Anatomy' at home.  If you have some how missed out on this show, it's a hospital drama that is arguably the most depressing show in television.  But it's an awesome show! 

Much of what I watched involved people dying (as it usually does) but one particular case involved a man losing half of his leg.  Now adays with the development of prothetics, it's probable that this man will be able to continue life as normal...save for the few months of physical therapy and adjustment time for getting accustomed to his new "leg". 

I'm talking about this because I took the time while watching this be very thankful.

  Thankful that I, nor any one close me-that I'm aware of, is going to die soon or has to come to terms with the loss of a limb.  I'm thankful for my body, and the things that it allows me to do....the things it has allowed me to do...the things it will allow me to do.  And I have done A LOT! 

With no intention of stopping any time soon.  As per the demands of my fiancee I've tried to repay my body by eating 'properly'.  It's difficult to change the way you have eaten for 26 years; but over the course of the last 3, I've managed to make some huge changes that I really notice when I stray.

  So my point is to take some time to celebrate what your body has done for YOU, what it can do for you and what it will do for you.  I don't mean to sound yogic or like a hippy, but you're body is your temple.  treat it with respect and it will pay off for you.   

[Dennis D Armstrong Jr]

for me one of the most challenging changes has been changing the balance of my meals.  for some reason, in the US (and maybe other western cultures) the focus of the meal is the protein.  even looking at the food pyramid from elementary school tells us that we don't need as much protein as we all think we do.  Living abroad opened my eyes to the fact that it's not necessary.  So uping the amount of fruits and vegetables that I eat is what I focus most on.  And there aren't specific ones that I look for either, just whatever is cheapest at the store or what sounds good at the time.  The difference it makes in how I feel is amazing 

[MeLisa Strongheart]

hey CGN, what kinds of things have you done to improve your eating.  As you know I am reading that book "Savor" and it is having quite an impact.  I am trying to be more mindful not only of what I eat, or where it comes from, or how it was prepared, but also more mindful while I am eating.

It has been a powerful project.