Mary Kay Gates

Ok, I have had a little push from the many members that are now following my slow progress (I love you Kitty, but comparing me to Michael Jordan as your idol is really more than a motivator!) and it is definitely encouraging!

What have I been doing differently?  Well, for the first time in many, many years I am eating breakfast every morning, usually a quick bowl of cereal and glass of grapefruit/orange juice.  Now for those wonderful community members that wonder why I have not eaten breakfast for many years, that was my way of saving on calories: not hungry in the a.m.?  Don’t eat!  Wrong!

After I eat I feel sharp and I have been informed (for one of the first times in 50 years I am listening) that it will start my metabolism. It makes perfect sense, and I am not hungry around 11:00 a.m. Then, instead of choosing a huge lunch because I am so hungry, I choose a more “wellness” lunch…so far so good.

Now, before you check the fitness end of what I am doing, what am I changing (besides breakfast) every day?

The next thing (and we all know this) that we have to be aware of is our meal choices.  For the running preparation, I am cutting down severely in my spaghetti (they call it “pasta” now) intake.  With my special mother as a “Bongiovanni,” spaghetti pretty much was a staple at every meal.  Pasta is an important carbohydrate for running preparation, but probably not to the extent I was eating daily. Maybe once every other week.

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