What better day to celebrate eating your greens than St. Patrick’s Day?! We had another big snowstorm coating us with about 4 1/2 inches of snow! Schools were closed yet again and it was a snow day for all.

To create some fun on this snowy St. Patrick’s Day, we had a contest for the children to see who could wear the most green. The outfits they came up with were quite clever.

Then, to add a little more fun, I looked up St. Patrick’s Day hairstyles. I did this clever and easy to do 3-leaf clover for the girls (with a slight variation to braid instead of twist the sections) and I attempted to do a variation of this Celtic knot. I tried my Celtic knot with braids on my hair. I don’t think you can see the knotted effect very well but it was fun to try anyway.

Yesterday, I was really missing sugar. I felt completely low energy and tired. I skipped my exercise because I just didn’t feel up to it. The hardest part of getting Americans to adopt a lower-sugar diet is going to be the energy factor. Who would sign on to a program where you still have to do all of the activities of your daily life but with 30% less energy? The Harvard Medical School tips seem to say that we need to get used to eating a little less energy and getting used to doing a little less and taking more naps. That is a big adjustment.

I am already trying to prepare myself for how I will adjust this diet after Easter. I know that I won’t be able to keep following it all the time but the lower sugar factor is very important for health and for weight maintenance. So far, I have found that when you are feeling low energy and can’t reach for a sugar boost sometimes just moving around doing things in a tired state (like washing dishes, putting away laundry, etc.) will after 20 minutes or so result in more energy. I am not sure where this energy is coming from, maybe it is like an exercise high.

Today, I am feeling much better energy for reasons unknown but I hope to seize on it while it lasts. Hope you had a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!