Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhooooooooooooooo…..there’s no other way to express it…the nearly full moon is majestic here in Upstate New York tonight. I’m beside myself with enjoyment of it. It’s not in any of the TYPEbase programs, but I’m CERTAIN that a full moon is highly beneficial for all types!! It is my completely biased opinion that a night sky like this just might be super concentrated extra-highly beneficial for us AB’s (I’m sure it’s footnoted in LR4YT somewhere)!!

Okay, so I’m in NY at Mom’s House dealing with family stuff and finishing my thesis (yup! It’s still not done yet!!) and just wanted to drop in on y’all to share a recipe that I’ve been enjoying since August. Eat up and be well…

Ingredients: any HB mild white fish, one egg, seasoning mixture (flour, blackened seasoning, dried parsley, garlic, onion, salt, pepper-just a smidge, powdered veg. boullion…Goya or Vegata are my faves)

Cut the fish into “catfish nugget” sized bits, beat the egg in a shallow bowl, throw all the fish bits into it and coat evenly. You should have made the seasoning mixture into a gallon sized bag (now you know why you need to read the whole recipe first!!). Throw the fish bits into the flour mixture and shake to coat evenly. Fry up in a hot skillet with a little bit of olive oil. I always add a tiny bit of oil after turning the fish, but also dribble water from the kettle in so that the fish isn’t soggy and greasy…

The fresh Atlantic fishes are simply divine with this, especially when coupled with lightly sautéed greens (spinach, mustard, I find collard greens too heavy to pair with this…but you may like it!).

Hey y’all…went to Boston for a couple of days this week and really enjoyed being in a city again…it made me “home” sick for LA—of all places!! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being back in New England…away from all the noise, stinky smells and people of Southern California…but, for some reason, being in Boston made me miss that other life I had before.

If you’ve been a follower of my blog at all…you really should be wondering right about now if ANYTHING/ANYWHERE will ever make me happy! I know that’s what I’m wondering!! I really don’t think there’s any answer except that I will be patient with myself and allow any feelings to simply exist, rather than fret over them.

Needless to say, with feeling down these past couple of days, compliance has gone out the window. I had two big bowls of ice cream with crunched up Oreo’s in it this week. I also just chowed on some chips and already feel sick to my stomach…so of course, from this tummy ache until the next one, it’ll be superfood, parsley soup and bennies for me!! There have been several sore throats and stomach viruses running around the school this week, so it’s in my best interest to stay SUPER compliant so that I don’t get sick too.

I’m off to mom’s in NY for the next couple of days, so watch out for the full compliance report by the middle/end of next week. Stay well and smile…

Hey y'all...sorry for a teaser blog, but I won't have a chance to write anything of substance for another day or two. I'm still here, and compliance (in mind and food) is the only thing that's keeping me centered.

Stay focused, enjoy the wind's dance through the trees and wonder about the whispers that tickle your ear at night. Smile...live...love...laugh...learn...and most of all...be well...

It is pathetic how easily my body is ruled by its hormones…if you are faint of heart about “that time of the month” please switch to another blog now.

During PMS time, I go into this mode where my teeth practically sweat. By this I mean that I’m like a ravenous animal prowling the house for anything to consume. I call it free ranging b/c nothing is sacred…the ‘fridge, the freezer, high cabinets, low cabinets…baked, fried, steamed, raw…sometimes it’s comical the way that I scavenge…but of course it’s difficult to keep the ranging compliant. In addition, I’m noticing a trend that when I’ve been heavily non-compliant during the preceding weeks, my bloating is worse and the need to munch is heinous.

ANYHOW! Operation “Beat the Free Ranging” includes lots of cut up fruits, veggies (steamed and seasoned in the fridge) and constant moving from place to place so that I don’t set too long and think up what I could go get. A major component of Beat the Free Ranging is to take myself off to my room and read. I don’t eat in bed and if the book’s good enough, I don’t want to eat whilst reading (unlike a movie or TV).

Having said that, I’m off to town (no subbing today) to hammer out a good portion of my thesis project. My lunch bag is packed with baby carrots, grapes, cucumber, plum…hopefully I’ll steer clear of the dessert cabinet at the coffee shop!

Thanks for letting me vent about my traitorous hormonal basketcase of a body…take care and be well…

So much fun!! We went apple picking today, and got some late season raspberries. It was such a beautiful day on this side with blue skies, sunshine, soft breezes and clean smells in the air. Driving through the countryside of NH reminds me of what a wonderful decision it was to move “home.”

On the BTD front, Kenisha, I got your letter and want to encourage you to keep at it! The best advice to anyone is to slowly introduce beneficials into your diet while slowing taking out the avoids. You may never reach 100% compliance (I rarely come close!!), but every healthy choice you make is more healthy than you are now…so it’s all good! If I’ve learned nothing from living with the Blood Type Diet, it is that going cold turkey and overboard on anything sends my quirky AB system into a tailspin. So I do what I can, when I can, and am happy with that. I’m living with 2 year old twins right now and have found it more difficult to eat right for my type b/c they are always running (as you know with 3 little ones at home), and it’s hard to make time for food prep. The best advice I can offer as you start out is to DRINK YOUR WARM LEMON WATER IN THE MORNING, then make little changes for yourself. Switch out chicken for turkey, add grapes instead of an avoid fruit. When you make seafood, choose bennie fishes…we have lots to chose from. Try to add more rice to your diet and phase out the regular pasta (though we can have reg. pasta, rice pasta or straight rice is better for us).

You’d be surprised how quickly the little changes add up, and as you feel better, stronger, more energetic, prettier, happier, etc., you’ll be encouraged to keep up with the compliance. The last thing I’ll say about BTD (so as not to overwhelm you) is that even though you’re a busy mom, taking quiet moments when you can will do wonders for your system. My biggest enemy is not even eating avoids, it’s allowing myself to get stressed, tired and overextended. Even if I ate with 100% compliance, but did not manage my life…my body, skin and psyche would be a wreck. Good luck and stay in touch!!

Last last note for this blog: As I mentioned above, I’ve been sorely out of compliance with food b/c it’s taking me a while to adjust to life with two toddlers. But I made parsley soup today and will be making a delicious dinner of blackened cod, sweet potato baked fries and cucumbers tonight. I’ve also printed out my weekly portions sheet and will be keeping track of balance this week so that I get everything that I need. Easy foods on the run are yogurt, cottage cheese, grapes, baby carrots, spelt bread pb&j sandwiches, plums and cut up cucumbers.

Here’s hoping that this finds you all well…

Hey y'all...I just wanted to check in quickly before taking off for the holiday weekend. Thanks to the TWO New Englander's that contacted me...perhaps we'll get a network established yet. Much happiness and beneficial ways to you this long weekend, enjoy the air wherever you are and be well...