Dear Members,

I don't want to loose contact with you, but due to a number of major
incidents in my life, I have not been able to get this newsletter
going. This is another attempt to do such.

First, I hope that all of you are still doing well with this Zone
Lifestyle, even if you are not practicing it as "fervently" as you
were at the beginning. It's funny how you can stop doing it
consciously only to find yourself going "Now have I REALLY had enough
protein with this meal???" Maybe it is time to look at your life and
say "Time to REDO!" I have had to do it myself more than once.

Restarting is not easy, but the EASIEST way is to simply haul out
that Karen's Kitchen Poster and start making your meal plans. I have
a FREE MEAL PLANNER which I'd be happy to send you if you just drop
me a note. It is in MSWord, so most everyone can open it in their
computer, make a few extra copies, and start their planning.

If you have lost your poster or simply want to order a new one, give
me a call at 619-697-7269 and I'd be happy to sell you another one.
They are still only $8 plus $4.50 S&H!

As far as stuff going on around Karen's Kitchen, I am perservering in
spite of another acute back injury. What caused it? Hmmm, a day at
the Fair? Carrying a Canoe? Doing the laundry? LIFE??? All of the
above PLUS some. I actually had started working out back at the gym,
swimming 3 times a week, and because I was SWIMMING and not water
jogging, that may have exacerbated the condition as well. But I have
my water jogging belt on again and am spending EVERY DAY at the gym
trying to build up the muscles around the disk area, hopefully to
recouperate faster than last time. I also invested in some of those
WEBBED GLOVES to build up my upper body strength, and really fell a
big difference in that as well. The caution is, if you haven't been
exercising much in the last year, it is time to START AGAIN, but take
it EASY for the first couple of weeks. We just don't recouperate as
readily at 48 as we did at 28...

Eat well, eat real food, and eat for your health!

Karen