Natural.....

Well, I tried natural peanut butter for the first time today. I like it. True, I have never had to stir my peanut butter before, but apparently the natural kind tends to separate over time. Yes, it was totally gross. However, I pressed on. I had a bagel with the pb and a banana. The first taste of the pb seemed "off". I guess my taste buds were expecting the sugary/salty glop I was raised on. But then I took another bite, and realized it tasted pretty damned good. Not to mention it is just peanuts and minimal salt; no hydrogenated oils or other crap that shouldn't be in there. Suffice it to say, I am hooked on natural peanut butter. I hope to hit the gym today. The last few days maintenance was fixing the parking lot and I didn't want to try and traverse the area to get to the gym. I did the home workouts instead. Now they seem to be finished with repairs, so I think I can make it safely. I miss my treadmill!
  On another note, I recently came off my birth control pills. No, we don't want kids. I just read about the health problems that can be associated with the pill, especially in women over 30. Sounded too risky to me, so I quit. Now I am losing all the water weight I had retained due to the hormones, and I feel great! My mind seems more clear, my body feels better. I guess the pill was bad for me, because I felt like crap all the years I was on it. I am not saying every woman should stop the pill; I am just saying that stopping did wonders for me. I feel better. I feel more natural. I guess I feel like peanut butter. :)