This is the salad after mixing in the two types of lettuce. It turns out to be a very visually pleasing salad. Very colorful. It takes approximately an hour to make. But worth it, and what else is there to do if you care about your health? I do try to cut out the brown parts of the lettuce.....creeps me out a bit. One trick though I forgot to mention before.........when you wash your vegetables......make an attempt to dry them out......otherwise over time sitting in the fridge....all that water will drain to the bottom, and make everything down there soggy. Pretty gross. I think tomorrow we'll get some fresh shrimp over at Sexton's and cook them in my wife's new steamer......mmmmmm good!

Recently, the Air Force has been pushing a mandatory PT regimen unlike any that has taken place in my career. Of course, I'm a little overweight and I smoke (that sure doesn't help my run time), but they also push (if you're on the mandatory program) a Healthy Living Workshop and Fitness Improvement Program. Both of which I attended 2 years ago. But I have slipped since then and have begun an attempt at healthy eating again. Since I do have high blood pressure and high levels of cholesterol.....(this is checked as well plus I am on Lipitor for that), I test again in April......and knowing the military, I'll be tested in March, I have begun in earnest the beginning of my healthy eating habits again. Starting, with my awesome natural salads. At least once a day chow down on some of mother nature's finest. It comprises of 1 green pepper, 1 red pepper, 3 carrots (real carrots mind you, peeled and sliced....not the baby carrot stuff in a bag....although still good), 1 white onion, 1 red onion ( good for the blood and heart), a mix of chopped up romain lettuce and regular head of iceberg lettuce, and one bag of chopped ham just for meatiness. NO CHEESE! Now watch out for the calories on your dressing.........I prefer right now zesty Italian dressing....Ranch and Thousand Island (although taste awesome) are double the amount of calories compared to Italian. No croutons....high in carbs........but just a dash of bacons bits is good. One good size salad of this nature will actually fill you up......and that full feeling you get after a meal, will only last about an hour and half. And pooping later on in the day is so smooth and squishy.....it's actually relaxing. You know how after some poops you feel like it's not all out of you? Well, you get that nice empty feeling after regular eating of this salad. Funny thing though......your farting stench will intensify......I was conducting roll call the other day at work and cleared everybody out. Hell, I thought my own shit stank...and boy did it ever. But It just gives me a good feeling, knowing that I'm eating healthier.