Don't watch the news too much...especially before going to bed.

It's so easy to get caught up in all the drama you hear on a daily basis. The reality is that things are ever changing and the the "natural order" IS chaos. It's OK, it's the way life is. Enjoy it.
The media works on your emotions, I'm in Florida and the coming hurricane is being reported like world war 3 is about to hit. They know fear sells, I think it's mean.
So try this; don't watch the news for a whole week. Don't worry, you won't miss anything. The interesting thing is, when you check back in a week from now, you'll realize nothing has changed and the same "stuff" is still being reported. OOPS.......sorry......... back to food ;-)

It's been hot here so have not been all that hungry.
Breakfast; 3 boiled organic omega 3 eggs. half a cucumber cut up, a few baby carrots. Some nice stone ground mustard for dipping.

Snack; some walnuts

Lunch; Had nothing prepared today, so had a late lunch at a local healthfood store.
Salad bar consists of hot and cold options.
So here we go, let me show you how easy it is to be good.....even when you're hungry ;-)
Some raw organic baby spinach, some cold peas, sauteed broccoli with garlic, small piece of lemon pepper tilapia (fish). I drizzled some olive oil on it and a dash of hot sauce for dipping.
My plate compared to the rest of the lunch crowd customers, was the only one not overflowing like mount Vesuvius. Total cost upon check out??? $3.09
Filling, healthy, tasty and affordable.

Re-motivated ;-) (is that a word?)

Thanks to a really nice comment from a reader I'm re-motivated to keep posting.
If any of you are ever interested in recipes, please feel free to email me or look on Mark Stisson blog, www.marksdailyapple.com I usually post there with some thoughts and recipes that seem to get received well.
Thank you again anonymous poster ;-)

Breakfast; Scrambled eggs with some fruit. grapes, melon and pineapple.
Lunch; 4 small meatballs with some raw asparagus stalks.
Dinner will be some left over rotisserie chicken, with some sauteed/braised cabbage.

"The way to experience ultimate happiness.........

Is to let go of all worries and regrets, and to know that being happy is the most satisfying of life's feelings. Reflect back on all the progress in your life and allow the positive, creative and joyous thoughts to outshine and overwhelm any sorrow or grief that may linger in the recesses of your mind. Knowing that disease and disaster are natural parts of life is the key to overcoming adversity with a calm and happy spirit. Happiness is waiting right here in front of you. Only you can decide whether or not you choose to experience it. Take this to heart!" T.T.

Breakfast for Lisa, 2 egg salad mixed in with cucumber, red pepper, yellow pepper, scallion and asparagus. Few pieces of pineapple.

Lunch;
nice green salad with raw zucchini, pumpkin seeds, pulled chicken, cucumber some grapes.
Snack; 2 large cherries and a few almonds
Dinner; homemade tomato sauce with grass fed ground buffalo. onions and garlic over a nnce salad ;-)

Day 4 and 5....the weekend,

Breakfast;
Those eggs were great last night so........
2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast and an organic apricot. If you have not tried these right now...go FIND THEM. They are in season and absolutely delicious!

Lunch; Marc's tunafish-salad. ( I made her a large portion so she could have it for lunch Sat. and Sun.) Can of tunafish, tablespoon of vegenaise, celery, asparagus, cucumber, scallion and a dash of hot sauce. the portion of veggies is much more visible then the actual tuna in this version of tunasalad. accompanied by??? You guessed it, a nice fresh salad.

Dinner; I prepped up an easy 3 minute saute dish for her. yellow squash, yellow pepper, red pepper, asparagus (of course!...love those things) marinated in a fresh garlic olive oil, stone ground mustard dressing.

Now as for Sunday;

Breakfast will be some pineapple some almonds and some melon.

Lunch; the aforementioned Tuna salad again with a salad.

Dinner. left overs from Sat. night. A little bit too much monotomy in the meals for the weekend, but we'll fix that.

Lisa's question "Why am I eating so much salad?"

Day 3.

Breakfast was an apple with some almonds.

Lunch; Rotisserie chicken, with steamed broccoli and colliflower.

Snack; piece of chocolate (see????? we are not depriving anyone here!) ;-)

Dinner; Big salad with 2 hard boiled eggs

Happy to report......Lisa feels very good.
We went shopping together and had a blast!

Lisa's meals

Breakfast;
Avocado egg salad (small scoop) over some salad and 2 baby carrots.

Lunch; small piece of chicken and steamed veggies with little bit of butter (YUM)

Snack was left over breakfast which she didn't finish in the morning.

Dinner; Grilled asparagus (done in a cast iron skillet) with some olive oil and garlic powder
about 3 ounces grass fed ribeye (about 4-5 one inch sliced) quickly grilled in the cast iron skillet and some salad. (the salad consists of green and red leaf lettuce, raw yellow squash (diced small), red and yellow pepper and cucumber.

A new begining

August 1st, great day to start something new and fresh.
And that is EXACTLY what my best friend Lisa V. is doing.
Ever amazed at my "freakish" eating habits..........Lisa has gotten motivated to the point of no return! YAY Lisa.
So as a best friend should...I'm here to help her all the way. I promised her that I will ,daily help plan (and most of the time prepare) what she will eat and to offer non wavering motivational support. There is only one rule;

1. Enjoy your life

We will eat ONLY fresh foods consisting of vegetables, lean meats, poultry, fish, nuts, seeds and fruit.

So you will be reading Lisa's daily food intake, instead of mine for a while.
First day went something like this;
cup of decaf coffee little bit of half and half.
Breakfast; blueberries and almonds.
Lunch; grilled piece of Mahi-Mahi (5 ounces) and asparagus
Snack; 5 organic cherries
Dinner; salad (organic green and red leaf lettuce, scallion, yellow squash, yellow pepper and cucumber) olive oil and balsamic dressing. Homemade organic chicken soup with 2 drumsticks.
What will day 2 bring???????