As you can see from my photo I was serious after the trip to the grocery store yesterday.

Apples, Bananas, Oranges and Avocados.

Yes avocados have a lot of fat, but it's the good kind that will help you feel better and control mood swings etc.

Avocados contain folate, potassium, monosaturated fats and are very high in fiber. The monosaturated fats in avocados contain oleic acid. It has been found to improve fat levels in the body and help control diabetes. By using avocados as their primary source of fat in the diet, diabetes sufferers can lower their triglycerides by up to 20%. In addition to being helpful to those with diabetes, the monosaturated fats in avocados are good for lowering cholesterol. A lowfat diet containing avocados has been shown to both lower levels of dangerous low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and raise the level of healthy high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In addition, triglycerides were also lowered slightly.

Avocados are also a huge source of fiber, containing 10 grams in only one avocado. As we all know, fiber is known to help prevent high blood pressure, heart disease, and certain types of cancer, particularly colon cancer. Avocados also contain 30% more potassium than a banana. Potassium is beneficial to the body by lowering the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and cancer. In addition, avocados are the perfect food for pregnant women. The folate in one avocado per day provides almost 30% of the recommended daily dosage and helps prevent life threatening birth defects of the spine and brain.

As you can see, the benefits of avocados are long reaching. Still worried about fat? Look for Florida grown avocados. They contain about 2/3 the calories and half the fat of California grown avocados. Also, stick with those harvested between November and March; they contain 1/3 the fat of those picked earlier in the season.

Opps, Not winter avocados yet!


And anyway, it is the chips that go with the Avocado that I deliberately didn't buy this week.

No chips=no guacamole=no margaritas.

That's a weight loss program.

I haven't eaten a apple yet today, but I have them handy just in case the craving for an apple sets in.

Red delicious are my favorites, and they are good for you too!

Canadian scientists say Red Delicious apples have more antioxidants called polyphenols than seven other apple varieties. The findings appear in the June 29 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, an American Chemical Society (ACS) publication.

Scientists already knew that apples are loaded with antioxidants, which protect against "free radicals" that may cause problems including cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease.....

In March, other scientists said apples may protect against breast cancer.....

Great news for Breast Cancer Awareness month!

So, my plan is to eat apples this week. Lots of them in place of sugar stuff.

I'm also working out every day; if my dang blasted 24 hour fitness workout place wouldn't be so cheap and turn the heat up!

My workouts are getting more intense and I'm checking my heartbeat to make sure I get it up high enough to make a difference without keeling over because I'm over forty.

Ok. I think I can I think I can.

Lets all count the amount of apples eaten this week!

Ready, Set GO TEAM!