May 30, 2018 IF YOU LIKE PINA COLADAS

9 WEEKS. That's how long I've been on my LOW CARB diet. It was really HARD at first--but it's worth it.  Lost the LOVE HANDLES AND PROTRUDING BELLY--about SEVEN pounds. Been trying to keep it to 1600-1700 calories a day and ONLY natural carbs--for the most part. NO PROCESSED FOOD--and only--NATURAL SUGAR. Still trying to run 4 days a week or 16-18 miles--with yoga mixed in. I usually do the yoga full-body 30 minute stretches on the days I run and the HARD yoga workouts on my days off. Feeling stronger all over because I'm working the WHOLE body. Stretching is so important too--it's a workout in itself to someone as INFLEXIBLE as I am. I'll keep plugging along--hoping to lose 5 more-- We'll see how it goes. Will have to stay away from those WONDERFUL FROZEN PINA COLADAS  this summer when I'm feeling parched....DAMN.

If crime drama is your thing--you have to read Jane Harper's winner of the British Book Award for Crime Drama--Book of the Year 2018 called The Dry. This excellent debut novel is set in Kiewarra, a small parched town outside of Melbourne, Australia, that hasn't seen rain in two years. After the brutal murder of his childhood friend Luke Hadler, Falk receives a note willing him back to Kierwarra to investigate the murders. Falk hasn't been back for twenty years though, not since the death of his friend Elle Deacon when he and his father were driven out of town. Upon his return, old rumors resurface and secrets long buried finally come to a head. What really happened to Elle Deacon twenty years ago? Who murdered the Hadler family and why? Find out for yourself when you read this gripping novel filled with twists and turns. This is a real page turner of 320 pages--or about a 3.5 mile run--that will keep you guessing until the bitter end.