Following Through

Good morning everyone. I hope that you all enjoyed a beautiful weekend like we did here in Windsor. I took a short shopping trip with my brother on Friday to London, which is about 1 and 1/2 hours from here. The price of gas is so ridiculous that any driving trips this summer will have to be short ones.

Yesterday I was reading through some of the blogs and have to say that as usual, I enjoyed 2 posts from Cammy at The Tippy Toe Diet. Yesterday, I made a special point of marking down the fiber content of my foods. You know, it is really tough to get to the required amounts if you're not paying attention! I managed to get in 28 grams which is very good. I found a high fiber food chart that I liked at Bella Online. What I found useful about it was that they have the foods categorized into 3 groups. Group A are foods that have more than 7 grams per serving, B has more than 3 and C has less than 3. At the top is bran cereal and beans (pinto, lima, kidney, lentils). Lucky Cammy having an office to herself!

I also enjoyed the post about making specific changes and I have to say that right now I'm doing 5 out of the 6!
1. I've always tried not to buy bottled water (mainly because I'm cheap). When I buy it now it's purely for convenience sake. When you read articles about where many of the manufacturer's are getting their water from, drinking from your own home makes good sense.
2. Eat less meat. I've never been much of a meat eater, apart from chicken ALL the time and the occasional serving of beef or pork (the other white meat). I could never be a vegetarian mainly because I prefer the variety that I get with meat. And with summer coming, I couldn't resist and juicy burger. We get most of our meat from organic sources or from local producers so we know where it's coming from.
3. Buy fewer packaged products. I've definitely made a concerted effort here. I really started to pay attention to the chemicals and other garbage that is in so much processed food! I used to eat a lot of frozen dinners for calorie control and convenience. Now I try to prep my food ahead of time and it's been working great. Having fresh produce will be terrific too.
4. Buy organic and local when possible. We're lucky in Windsor because there are lots of local producers. That's why I have been so eager for the spring weather!!!!
5. Walk your errands every chance you get. I'm lucky with where I live because all sorts of things are within a 10 minute walk. 2 grocery stores, 2 hardware stores, 2 drugstores--you name it! Plus, with that expensive gas short trips in the car really are a waste.
6. Don't know if I want to carry a sack and gloves to pick up garbage but it's a great thought :) Again, I'm pretty spoiled with where I live because people keep things pretty clean and rarely will I see a lot of garbage for picking up.

Thanks for the postings Cammy--they gave me some new information and opportunities to get even better!

I hope that you all have a great day and I'll see you Tuesday. I'll be reseeding my lawn's few bare patches today and later I'll dust off my bike, pump up the tires and go for a ride (another beautiful spring day is in store!)