Watermelons...who knew they were the secret?

So just after posting the previous entry, I googled watermelon juice and found this. Watermelon juice contains an amino acid that is key to weight loss. Really? Where do I find this stuff???

And, I guess I will go ahead and give the shout out to the Aggies in College Station for finding this recent discovery in February. Way to go. Whoop. Oh, wait I am not "allowed" to do "whoop" since I am NOT an Aggie, right cjh??

Eating Heart Healthy

Okay so since the heart attack, (which again, I will write about later) I have had to change my eating habits. They were not all that terrible to begin with, but I admit with crazy hectic schedules in the evening and the inability to just whip something up in the kitchen, I ate fast food quite often during the week at night. And my meal choices were not always the salad. Breakfast (if eaten) and lunch were for the most part pretty good.

After doing a tiny bit of research I found out that the following are the 10 things you should eat to help your heart. And what better way to make sure I retain this info then to post it on here. Supposedly if you consume this stuff, you will decrease your risk of having a heart attack by 80% because it reduces your cholesterol. Although my overall cholesterol was quite fine at 111, (HDL = 70 and LDL = 24) my good cholesterol needs to be raised to at least 45.

Here is what you should eat:

1. Nuts - 1 oz of pistachios, almonds, or walnuts 4+ times a week
2. Fish - 2 servings a week of Omega-3-rich fish. The best kind are Wild Salmon, or Atlantic Mackerel
3. Oats - 2.5 servings a day. Can also do brown rice or barley (yuck)
4. Avocados - no quantity mentioned, but I LOVE these!!!
5. Black Beans - 3 oz serving a day
6. Flax Seed - 20 grams a day sprinkled over yogurt, oatmeal, or salad
7. Green Tea - 5 cups a day; drink it like water
8. Watermelon - 1 slice a day or 1 glass of watermelon juice
9. Spinach - 1 cup fresh a day or 1/2 cup cooked
10. Red Wine - I was told by doc 1 glass a day, but somewhere I read 2 glasses is ideal. But here says the best red wine for your heart is from south-west France or Sardinia because these areas have stuck with the original wine making processes. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? But if you don't want to booze it up, nibble on some dark chocolate.

I also found here that drinking a glass of orange juice a day is also beneficial.

So my fridge and cabinets have all of the above, but watermelon (where do you get that juice at?), and I guess my weekly grocery list will start with these instead of the traditional: bread, milk, eggs, ...

Oh the peer pressure...

While on "bed rest" (will post about that later when I can) I succumb to all the peer pressure to become a part of....FACE BOOK. And actually became "friends" with a girl I have not seen since college and only had a few classes with while at Tech. Maybe it isn't so terrible. Just have to figure out all the little things. Like, receiving cranberry vodkas, sunshines, and friend blessings.

But...I will not tweet.

A Taste of Africa

So my Mom sent me this fwd that I thought was pretty cool. The beginning reminds me of student council in high school, and then the singing with the B-boxing is just...awesome!

New Meaning...I know innappropriate, but couldn't you just hear little high school girls giggling about this in front of boys...

A whale’s penis is called a dork. Know any dorks?

4th of July Weekend!

Yippie for Fridays off! My Little Girl and I went down to Corpus Christi to hang with the parental units and watch some fireworks put on by the company my Dad is currently working at. It was an interesting event. Dad had mentioned that there were around 5,000 employees but I did not realize how many people really would attend with their families for hot dogs, chips, drinks, snow cones, glow sticks, bounce houses, face painting, balloon animals, and fireworks that were the best I have ever seen. It was spectacular!

Saturday morning I left the kiddo with the grandparents to come home and do some tidying up without the "Why are you throwing that away." I did make a little detour and go kayaking for a few hours. It was my first time and I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it! I want to go again in a few weeks. Too bad I do not own a truck. I would buy my own and go often and invest in a water proof camera. I had a couple bass swimming next to me just like dolphins do out in the bay. Super cool!

Sunday, I caught Wimbeldon and sadly saw Roddick lose. Po' Boy :( . Hopefully he will win the US Open.