Days 41 & 42 - Saturday and A Little Studying Under My Belt!

Good Afternoon -

Well, I've doing some reading and learning some things about weight loss. And, I've obviously been doing some things right. And the only things wrong that I can see is when I have knowingly eaten things that aren't good to eat when attempting to lose weight.

In reading some things, now I've learned that counting calories isn't the only thing. There are other important things as well. Of course, we know that exercise is important. But one exercise that I hadn't thought of is jumping rope! One article suggested simply starting with easily jumping rope once a day for 7 minutes. That's it! Just 7 minutes! Therefore, you all know what I'll be doing in the mornings - yep, you've got it. Set the timer for 7 minutes and jump rope.

Nope, that's not me, but this is what I'm going to be doing every morning for 7 minutes!

I also learned that in order to lose weight and increase one's health, the body must go from acidic to Alkaline. In order to learn what your pH balance is, get pH test strips. I THOUGHT I could get them from a pharmacy, but the pharmacist looked at me like I was crazy. He told me to go to a hobby store. Well, maybe that's right, but I made a second choice and went to a health food store instead. Actually the one that was close to me is Sprouts. And, in fact, they did have the pH test strips. Here's the gauge that you read after testing your pH:

Note that the 7.0 is right in the middle, with an acid pH being below 7.0 and the Alkaline pH being above the 7.0. The gal at Sprouts said that the optimum number is a 7.5 while the article said that anything above 7.0 is acceptable. Naturally I tested right away, as I could not contain my curiousity. I showed an acid balance of 6.2. Looks like I have some work to do. They say you can actually check your pH balance often. I'll check it frequently until I get to optimum pH and keep you posted on the pH!

Here's a list of good alkaline fruits and vegetables:

Radishes, beets, carrots, turnips, horseradish, rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale, swiss chard, turnip greens, spinach (organic ONLY), cucumber, garlic, lemon, apples, millet, kiwi, papaya, pineapple, strawberries, orange, parsley.

And here's another BIG one - avocado - even though it's high in calories, it's beneficial for many reasons. It was actually recommended to eat one avocado per day! Have a look at this website to see the huge benefits of avocado!

12 Proven Benefits of Avocado

Also suggested was utilizing these there in smoothies, etc: spirulina, wheat grass and cacao.

Another suggestion for losing weight is to take organic apple cider vinegar once a day. Two teaspoons in an 8 ounce glass of water. OK, so I'm going to do that and I had my first glass and it's really not bad at all!

So, I'll leave you all to think about all that stuff and I'll keep advising you of things that I learn along the way.

And, we have another country that has looked in on our blog and that is Syria! WOW!

Have a great evening!