Fun poser pic. Now onto the real meat of this post.
Some people get spring fever, but I’m betting that many people who live where I do get it in the fall instead. We’ve had a couple of cool mornings this past week that have me out taking the dogs for long walks again. As a result, I feel good in a way that I can never replicate at the gym.
Yesterday, I ate some ice cream and afterwards, looked and felt as if I’d swallowed a balloon. I decided that it is time to cut the junk out of my diet again, as it crept back in this summer, causing me to put on an alarming 15 pounds!!! A sedentary life as a writer and binging on carbs definitely don’t go together.
The juicer that Greg got me came a couple of days ago, so I went to the store and bought a refrigerator full of veggies. It is so easy to use. I’m not going to claim that I like vegetable juice, because I don’t. In fact, the reason I like the juicer is because I am not much of a fan of raw veggies without tons of fattening dressing on them. This way, I can just drink them and be done with it. It’s not like I’m going to add a quarter of cup of ranch to a glass of juice, you know? I’m going to replace a couple of meals with it. I’m not fooling around with the weight anymore. I rationalized eating like crap because Ativan withdrawal is so hard. The thing is, it only felt good eating all those carbs for a little while. Then I felt worse. So back on track it is.
Dinner.
I talked to Sky yesterday, and he is doing great. 
He sent me an email with a link to the PDF version of his book, which he also has available on Lulu at cost. It amazes me that my formerly unfocused kiddo wrote 192 pages. He says some good things, too. I particularly like this:
Some people are expecting an apocalypse; I propose that the apocalypse is occurring right in front of us. We are witnessing the death and destruction of our plants, our animals, our forests and oceans.
Here is the link to Sky’s book if you’re interested.
Sky writes a lot about our destructive consumer culture–”Babylon.” I struggle with it. I agree, but I enjoyed buying a bunch of lip gloss and reading a trashy magazine today. Sometimes I feel like I have a split personality.
Ashley and I both struggle with the same love/hate relationship with consumerism. We want to NOT have those desires for pretty things and be more minimalist, BUT…it’s hard. I’m glad that Sky is doing so well. I will refrain from commenting on the juice.
I still prefer my veggies cooked, though I am aware that some nutritions are lost during the process. I actually like vegetables in general. It was awesome that Sky wrote a book!
Awesome on the juicing. I have actually been really busy getting a rental ready and went off my diet. But, I think I will join you and have a couple of juice meals. Great idea. Also after drinking green juice I usually feel pretty good. You can make them taste better by adding things like apple or carrot or lime to the juice. Even having one juice meal a day should make a difference. I like fall too.
That drink is green! Sip it out of a wine glass and pretend you’re dining with Captain Kirk.
(I know you’ll avow creative camerawork, but despite all your worrying you always look muy bonita, Michelle.)