I woke at 5:45 am this morning and went for a walk. It felt great. Birds chirping a beautiful song, cute kitties out on the prowl, and adorable doggies snoozing on their porches. I got to witness much of the early sunrise and even noticed the moon still in the eastern sky. Such a beautiful world we have to enjoy, whenever we choose.

I am in training for the October Full/Half Marathon at Fort Benjamin Harrison. I have a couple friends from the WW message boards that are coming to Indy to walk with me. Okay, they will run most of it. I am giving myself nearly 5 months to train, so I should be able to handle walking 13.1 miles. Who knows, maybe I will do the full mary!

I am in my fourth week of no pop and no cheese, and week 3 of no eggs and dairy. I had a few slips in products I had already, but virtually vegan. My nails are growing and are so strong. This is HUGE for me as I have never had strong nails. I spoke with my doctor yesterday about having blood-work done just to test my levels of certain vitamins. He said many meat focused eaters should worry just as much as vegans. His advice, just eat a colorful diet and all should be fine. Take a Caltrate, as it is the perfect blend of calcium and vitamin d. So, no matter what you eat, eat the rainbow as often as you can!

My goal this week, buy some calcium rich greens and cook them up for a yummy boost! I hear kale and chickpeas is good sautéed up with some garlic and olive oil. Sounds yummy to me!