Day 6 - Feeling Great!

Weight status:
2/22 -3lbs
2/23 -3.8lbs
2/24 -1 lb
2/25 -3.8lbs
2/26 -1 lb (12.6 lbs lost total)

Yesterday was an aweseome day!  I was barely hungry and had energy.  I was a machine at work.  I felt like I accomplished alot, which is something I can not say happens often.

I did not have time to hit up produce junction last night so I got all my fruits and veggies from Giant.  Sadly they were all out of Kale!  So this morning I am on a hunt to find some organic Kale, I have called 3 stores so far and no luck.  I'll be calling every grocery store in the area to find my kale!

Why am I so upset about not finding kale?

Kale is packed with beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is an antiox­i­dant which helps to build the body’s immune sys­tem. Anantiox­i­dant helps neu­tral­ize free rad­i­cals and helps pre­vent mol­e­cules from oxi­diz­ing. One cup of cooked kale has about 5.8 mg of beta-carotene (Barone et. al, 2002). Beat-carotene is also impor­tant because it’s a pre­cur­sor for the pro­duc­tion of vit­a­min A. When we get ade­quate amounts of vit­a­min A, we have health­i­er skin, a stronger immune sys­tem, and it helps with vision as well.

Accord­ing to Organicauthority.com, kale con­tains more cal­ci­um per calo­rie than milk (90 grams per serv­ing) and is also eas­i­er to absorb. Cal­ci­um is impor­tant in pre­vent­ing osteo­poro­sis, pre­vent­ing bone loss, and helps main­tain a healthy metab­o­lism. Remem­ber to get enough vit­a­min D, since it helps with the absorp­tion of cal­ci­um.

Kale is dark green so that is a clue that it has high amounts of chloro­phyll. Chloro­phyll is a type of pig­ment that pro­vides kale it’s deep green color. There are many ben­e­fits of chloro­phyll. Chloro­phyll aids in gas­troin­testi­nal prob­lems, pro­motes the for­ma­tion of hemo­glo­bin and red blood cells, has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects, and it also helps with bad breath.

 

I MUST FIND KALE!

 

Have a wonderful day everyone!