Julie Andrews Sings “The Lusty Month of May” from Camelot

The first of May is one of my favorite times because the hot summer hasn’t quite arrived, but the chill of the spring has faded. The days are perfect and sunny.
Plus, I’m counting the days until the kids are out of school and we can go cut loose or kickback for three months. I also know if I want to be my goal weight by my birthday, I have to get moving–literally–but that doesn’t faze me this year.
For the first time in a very long time, I’m looking forward to putting on a bathing suit and actually being outside without pause. I can’t begin to tell you how good I feel about this. It’s been a long time coming, but it’s definitely worth it. And do you know what? I’m actually excited to wear a swimsuit again, as this hasn’t happened for a while. I wanted something that would make me feel comfortable and beautiful, and that’s when my friend pointed me in the direction of a company called Hermoza. And let me just tell you, their swimsuit range is amazing, and I could definitely see myself wearing some of these items in the future. But I’m not quite there yet, so I’m going to dig out my old costume that has been lost in my wardrobe and wear that for now.
Now, I’m not close to my ideal weight, but I’ve shown myself that I can do this. That I can lose weight, improve my health, reach my exercise goals, and not fall in a pit of depression because I can’t eat chocolate cookies every day. Yeah me!
It’s important to go through these phases, realize you are more capable of achieving the impossible goals of health and weight and actually allowing yourself to be successful.
One of the best ways to help yourself accomplish greatness is to know the food observances. Yep, I said food observances. Now, this is two-fold.
One, each month has National food observances and May is ripe with choices.
Second, you observe what you eat. When taking better care of yourself it’s important to develop an awareness of what you’re not only eating but what’s available in abundance.
So, let’s see what May’s Food Observances are:
—National Egg Month
—Medieterranean Diet Month
—Grapefruit and Kiwi Month
—Carrots and Cauliflower Month
—Hamburger
—BBQ
—Salsa (yes the food, not the dance)
—Vinegar
—Potato and Lime Month
—Salad month
—Sweet Vidalia Onions Month

Now it’s it ironic that so many things you find in the Mediterranean Diet are featured this month in the food observances as well?

Of course, not all of it is healthy, but it gives you an idea of what to look for and maybe, just maybe a new way to create a meal that’s amazingly good and new.
Good luck!