Through the Seasons

Here’s to Health

After a very frustrating time I finally figured out what was wrong with my tummy.  I had…gulp…parasites.  Yuck.  But.  I took medicine and now I’m much, much better.

Now I can go back to the other healthy changes I wanted to make.

First things first.  I want to kick the sugar habit.  I read that it is almost impossible to cut out ALL sugar but I do want to significanly lower it.  One tip I heard was to think of your plate as divided in fourths.  One fourth would be protein, one fourth carbs (the more complex, the better), and then two fourths would be non-starchy vegetables.  And that should be at every meal.  I don’t know how you’d do that for breakfast but I do think instead of doing only carbs I’ll try to add some protein and maybe some fruit.

As far as exercise I’ve noticed that I do fine with exercise if there is a purpose to it.  In Makete I walked every day.  Why?  Because I had to walk to get places.  I think I may try to find somewhere to go as often as possible here in Mbeya – like every day go somewhere:  the market, Jonathan’s office, or a friend’s house.

I’m still in the brainstorming stages but I just want to be healthier.  Sugar is a totally empty food.  Zero nutritional value.  And it can cause health problems.  And it zaps your energy.  And it makes you fat.  And it’s addicting.  And I’m sure I could think of many other reasons to get rid of it.