The healthy chef...

So I just finished my latin spice class. Funny, because I feel like the class finished me, but it's all good. Being a chef and healthy usually don't go hand and hand, but I'm doing my duty of being a healthy chef to counter all the deliciousness I'm exposed to. It's a conscious choice you make very day to roll out of bed and schedule time to sweat out toxins, tone muscle and just be plain active. That's really my goal. I want to be active every day. Whether it's swimming, running in my neighborhood or getting my booty handed to me by thonged out MILFS in a Latin Spice class, I want to be active from now own. At first your energy goes from low to lower because of exhaustion and physical exhaustion, but eventually you see results. That's pretty much the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel for me. Can I rock my favorite bikini and still feel good? I can honestly say the answer to that question is a confident, "yes." It wasn't a few months ago though. I hope Austin hopes me break this unhealthy cycle of "Healthy Myrna" in the summer and "Free Willy Myrna" in the winter. It would be nice to wear a fitted peacoat this winter. You know, all 2 months of winter in Texas.

I'm finding treats like Smoothie King's, Immune Builder with extra strawberries is a great, healthy incentive for me. I'm splurging more on fresh, in season fruits vs. my normal ice cream. In fact, I'm loving Dreyer's natural strawberry pops. Some people(health professionals and/or chefs) may say sugar is the devil. Some people say carbs are the devil. I just say it's all in moderation. PLus there's just no way that having a fruit pop is worse for you than having a twix candybar. Nope. There's just no way.

I'm finding ways to tweak my tastes and habits. It's definitely not easy, but I am trying to be healthier. It's better for me in the long run. So I hope all you are trying little things to be healthier too!