I am at the beach with my family this week. We’re at Kiawah Island, SC – our beach destination for my family from the time before I was born. This will be my 27th consecutive year visiting the island!
I still think I’m at a bit of a plateau which is totally frustrating me. But my good friend Katie is on the trip with me and is being super supportive, along with my family. She keeps reassuring me that this plateau will budge soon. I’m just trying to remain super positive and make healthy choices while on vacation.
On our first night here Katie and I went to the supermarket called Freshfields, it’s kinda like Whole Foods, where we made really healthy salads. Sunday night we ate at this place called Fat Hen. Now I know why it’s called that – I think after you eat there you can end up a fat hen, seeing as their menu was drenched in such items as “Blue Cheese Cole Slaw” and butter was on everything. Oh, when we got there a huge storm hit and the power went out. They just got a generator the week before but had not set it up yet. Go figure! So my cousins and I drank, in the dark, these South Carolinian alcoholic drinks there were cold to the lips and warm to the heart.
I made the best possible choice. I started off with French Onion Soup, but only ate the broth part, not the bread. For my main meal I had fresh ahi tuna with a side of spinach. Instead of the rice pilaf, I got an order of steamed veggies. No dessert. It was so satisfying and so great to have fresh seafood!
Being at the beach is such a cleansing experience, emotionally and spiritually. I don’t know how one can be unhappy or unhealthy while at the ocean. It just makes you want to be tan and healthy and happy. Our first night here Katie and I sat on the balcony. Our house that we’re renting is RIGHT on the beach. The moonlight was incredible – like God’s natural flashlight.
Shakespeare and Jesus and Buddha and Rumi have all looked up at the same moon as I was. Anything is so possible!
