Chocolate, Cookies & Candy~Rachel Holbert-Jones (RavenBlackHeartLLC), Sunset SC

We are still in California waiting for my car to be fixed but today I'm going to talk about chocolate, candy, cookies and berries.

The first post about this is here: https://sassygrrl32.livejournal.com/7823.html on my livejournal blog which is strictly social media type posts.

Lately, I've been eating far more sweet stuff than I should. It seems during the winter months I always eat more junk. Last year when I was in a house, it was ice cream. Blue Bunny sugar free vanilla to be exact. I was eating it every day and gained up to 160 pounds which is way too much for my 5'3 inch frame. I usually hang around 152 pounds which is still too much but every since I've been on heart medication I've weighed more than I should and can't get down no matter what I do and weight gain is a side effect of the medicine.

A few months ago, during summer I dropped down to 147 pounds. I used to hang around 145 pounds. I guess it's true what they say about age and weight. The older you get, the harder it is to lose and the harder is to keep off.

One thing not helping me and I talk a bit about this in the livejournal post, is my companion loves sweets and buys cookies and candy all the time even though she is on insulin. The doctor told her it is hard but it seems she would try harder but she just can't seem to stop eating and buying the junk. When she buys the sweets I will eat it too. Not as much as she eats, granted, but I'm still eating it. I've tried to get her to buy something healthier but even when we find something that looks healthier, we look at the amount of carbohydrates and sugars and it is still a lot.

Luckily, for me I don't have a problem with my sugar. The last time I went to the doctor my A1C was 5.1 which is good although they've lowered the percentage to be diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Pretty soon we are all going to be considered diabetic. It used to be 5.7, now it is 5.5. The pharmaceutical companies want everyone on medication. Of course, the lower your A1C the better but still. Eventually, everyone will be on diabetes and high blood pressure medicine. I had a doctor once that thought all Burger King's, McDonald's and fast food restaurants should be torn down. But what about all the junk on grocery store shelves. It is full of candy, cookies, chips, and all other manners of junk food shipped in and this doesn't include the bakeries that serve many more types of cakes, pies, cookies, donuts and many other types of sweet junk. The only way to force people to get healthier is to take all the junk away and even then people would still find a way to eat unhealthy food because we would still have beef, pork and all the bad stuff that comes from them. Even our great grandparents made pies and cakes and suffered from heart attacks and strokes.

There is no answer to the bad food we all consume and what is supposed to be healthy is full of antibiotics, insecticides, pesticides, growth hormones and is genetically modified. So, is there an answer? Not that I'm aware of. Possibly growing your own food would be a better option but we still have the unhealthy soil to deal with.

I'm sure there is an answer. A good one, anyway.

I'm trying to do better and not eat the junk (meaning sweet stuff because I don't go to fast food places, once in awhile Bojangles, but other than that, I don't go to fast food joints) but it is hard to stay away from.

My problem is the sugared drinks. I was drinking pepsi which until recently I wasn't drinking but they are really good, straight out of the cooler and very cold then I switched over to cherry coke zero which I really like but with both, lately, with the caffeine from both it is making my anxiety worse so I switched over to gatorade but they have no zero sugar ones in the smaller, cold powerades and gatorades. I've been drinking the gatorade lemon-lime and I like it but the I don't like drinking the sugar every day. So, this is where I am with the drink situation. I am drinking more water. A lot more water than I've ever drank before. I read online that water is supposed to help bring down the liver enzymes. Mine are high. Not exceptionally or dangerously high but high. The doctor wants me to come back in a few months and be tested.

Until next time……..My story-page……..UPDATE: I'm moving to a marina on Lake Keowee in Sunset SC, only in a smaller boat, a 1981 Yukon Delta 28 that needs a ton of work................I’m Rachel Holbert Jones (XieQi LLC, RavenBlackHeart LLC & RavenBlackbeard LLC), also work for Rizzo REI Partners and this is my story/page: living in Iva, South Carolina (Anderson County), part time in Hartwell, Georgia on my boyfriend's boat, a 1986 Chris-Craft Catalina 381. I was at the Hartwell Marina which doesn’t allow liveaboards. He purchased a 1996 Holiday Mansion 39 Barracuda, 1977 CHB Trawler 34 (I’m remodeling), 1986 Marine Trader 54 Sunliner that I’m updating, 2018 Sunseeker Manhattan 52, 2001 Nordic Tug 37 and a 1983 Fishcraft 28 (similar to the AdventureCraft 28 I lived on and still call home). I’m also camping at various places, mostly lake campgrounds.****************I still care for my aunt in West Virginia sometimes and hoping not to have to return to Memphis, Tennessee. We are scheduled to move my aunt to Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma but first it’s to Georgia for the winter & Michigan in the summer. I’m still traveling for work and have been to my Uncle’s ranch in Alpine, Texas to oversee it and the cattle he re-titled in both of our names, Texas Longhorns, Scottish Highlands, Brangus and show horses. He’s also added Bison and Beefalo to his ranch. **************************** For my work travels my uncle purchased a 1995 Ford E-150 Econoline GT Starquest Campervan. I wasn’t sure about an older van like this but the man that owned it had completely converted it with solar power and electrical, it was a good deal. It only has 112k miles. It only has a sealed portable toilet but it is okay because I prefer a public toilet and only use a camper toilet if I’m dispersed camping, at a Walmart or Cracker Barrel. I prefer rest areas and truck stops. For short trips, I drive a car or SUV. *************************** I have an avid love for photography and capturing the essence of old, abandoned houses, allegedly haunted places, classic, antique vehicles, lakes, rivers, nature, museums, art galleries, antique shops, car shows and historical places. I’m not a ghosthunter or paranormal investigator although I’ve had people request me to lead their groups, I’m a legend hunter. I love scary podcasts and spend more time on YouTube or Audible than Peacock or Tubi. I used to watch TV or movies when I stopped for the night but now I usually go right to sleep when I stop and prefer the podcasts of Darkness Prevails, What Lurks Beneath, Swamp Dweller or Red Owl. I like to listen to scary trucker stories too, occasionally grizzly/polar bear attacks, audiobooks & Dateline Podcasts. I like google scholar, casetext, medium, wordpress, livejournal, blogger, unsplash, pexels, pixabay, pinterest, instagram, facebook, X, tumblr, amazon, eBay, shadowlands (for places that are haunted), reading, greek mythology, animal shows, National Geographic, the metaphysical, food, camping, fitness, weightlifting, nutrition, health, gua sha, face rollers, beauty, fashion, tai chi, yoga, YouTube (listening to vanlifers and people living in their vehicles), road tripping, computers, internet and creating videos. I also like long drives & deserted back roads. Work consists of scouting for investment properties and rehabbing/remodeling those properties for my employer. We also remodel old boats and restore classic cars. ******Visit my blogs at https://rachelholbertjonespage.com (Diverse & Wickedly Crazed Diary) that I'm changing to revolve around mostly haunted, abandoned places and occasionally focus on personal posts having to do with my homeless situation; https://xie-qi.blogspot.com (Rachel X's Secret Diary) focused on my homeless situation; https://sassygrrl32x.blogspot.com is social media type posts in a blog format; https://medium.com/@sassygrrl32a is mostly reviews; https://sassygrrl32.livejournal.com is a social media type blog; https://rachelholbertjones10.blogspot.com has some links to YT videos and personal posts; https://rachelholbertjones.wordpress.com is my business blog, https://rachelholbertjones.weebly.com is my crazy and contentious blog and https://youtube.com/sassygrrl32. My social media links are Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sassygrrl32; Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/sassygrrl32; Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/sassygrrl32/; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sassygrrl32/; Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-holbert-jones-1b595b2a5/; TruthSocial: https://truthsocial.com/@sassygrrl32……….By Rachel Holbert Jones (Xie Qi LLC & RavenBlackHeart LLC) AKA sassygrrl32 & Haunted Legendhunter & Bourbon Street Blogger **********************************************Alot of people have asked me the story of my homeless situation and I’ve removed it for now and will discuss it in my blog posts. ***********************************#rachelxieqiholbertjonespage #sassygrrl32 #sunset #Iva #Keowee #SouthCarolina #Hartwell #Georgia #andersoncounty #Michigan #livinginacar #vanlife #nomadlifestyle #carcamping #roadtripping #boondocking #carlife #livingoffgrid #vandwelling #vanliving #legendhunter #haunted #abandoned #xieqi #sassyaftersixty #deadwomencrossing #oklahoma #westvirginia #memphis #tennessee #bourbonstreetblogger #bepositive #prayer #GodBless #rebranding #westernzhoudynasty #daxie #nanyang #mandarin #xiemei #lowbow #vitallifeforce #flowingvitalenergy #unseenenergy #taichi #davisislandersllc #rizzoreipartners #crazyandcontentious #blackheart #raven #ravenblackheart #rachelxieqiholbertjonesblackheartpage #rachelxieqiholbertjonespageblackheart #rachelxieqiholbertjonesblackheart #rachelxieqiholbertjonesravenblackheart #oconeecounty #pickens #pickenscounty #lakehartwell #lakekeowee #lakejocassee #photography #nature #wordpress #blogger #medium #livejournal #weebly #facebook #instagram #pinterest #rachelxsecretdiary #diverseandwickedlycrazeddiary #wickedlycrazed #homelessness #homeless #houseless #unhoused #ivakeowee #ravenblackheartllc #ravenblackbeardllc #xieqillc #ravnbhllc *******UPDATE: I work for Xie Qi LLC, RavenBlackHeart LLC, RavenBlackbeard LLC & Rizzo REI Partners, @RavenBlackheart1 & @RavenBlackbeard on outlook.....a mixture of my great grandmother's maiden name and Malachi's name, which makes for an interesting username, was initially incorporated as part of my name but is really the LLC's I work for. On one account it is shortened to Ravnbhllc.