tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25885036788231533702024-03-16T11:50:15.564-07:00Megism'sMjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-56837547477681490572015-10-07T20:35:00.000-07:002015-10-07T20:52:14.056-07:0021 Day Fix Round 3 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hey everyone! I know a lot of you, well, some of you had said they wanted me to keep updating the blog on how my fitness journey with the 21 Day fix was going. I'm proud to say it's still GOING!<br />
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After I wrote my last post about phase two I totally took my foot off the gas. I got satisfied for a second because I was seeing results. So for my second round I did one week on, one week off (and gained what I'd lost during week one) and then one week on (where I lost it again.) Boo. It was kind of a bust! I was so frustrated with myself. It kinda made me wake up though and realize I'm not interested in quitting and that I'm setting out to make this my lifestyle! I had a pretty long break between my second and third rounds and I was really nervous about that. I decided I'd just keep on and maintain my weight until the next round. And I DID! I even ended it one pound lighter. During that little break was when I really let it sink in and showed that I wanted this to be a lifestyle change. The only thing I didn't do so well on was keeping up my exercise.<br />
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Round 3 started October 5th. I have been totally pumped this round. And at the same time.. guys, I'm SO TIRED of being fat! I'm stuck somewhere between totally frustrated with my body and absolutely determined and motivated to KILL this round. This time I grocery shopped and meal prepped like a crazy person. IT. HAS. BEEN. AMAZING. <strike>AMAZEBALLLLLS! (who made that up? Oh wait, Perez Hilton, I actually know, how sad is that?!) </strike>Seriously though it has been so great! I don't have to wonder what I'm gonna eat and I don't have to cook dinner every night its <i>awesome</i>! I made breakfast mini egg muffins or quiches, whichever you prefer to call them. My mom has a great recipe for delicious mini quiches, I wanted something like that but all of the recipes I found online that were 21 Day fix approved didn't have much to them except eggs and veggies. So I patterned mine after my moms with healthy substitutions. They turned out great and have been perfect for Danny to just heat up before heading out for the day. I also did tons of black beans in the crock pot, cilantro lime rice, salsa chicken in the crock pot, 50 turkey meatballs, and cut up veggies salads and froze cut up fruit. I have made a grain and veggie here and there to go with meatballs but that's about all I've had to do.<br />
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Oh. I'm all gluten free now. Gluten free, dairy free, fried food free, sugar free... trying to stay away from corn or red meats too. And I think I'm going to cut out fruit until I have the weight off. Being pre-diabetic and knowing how fruit just turns to glucose I'd rather just get the weight off and worry about fruit later. And so far as dairy I do still have greek yogurt and low fat cheese in moderation. Just no cows milk.. or fatty cheeses or sugary yogurts.<br />
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I've struggled to control my blood sugar lately and It's really getting to me. I'm starting to feel like this phase of my life, when it comes to my health is at cross road. I really want to get things in check. I have too many health problems that interfere with living my life on a daily basis. I just want to live damnit. I really need to take care of what I can control right NOW. I hope I can do this. My motto this round is "Diet like your life depends on it, because in many ways it does." Another one i'm really digging is "If you don't want to have to start over stop quitting." I've thought a lot during this round of what it would be like to reach my fitness goals. Of how that would feel. In truth I suppose during the first and second rounds I hadn't given it much thought because I didn't know if I could do this. But after seeing before and after pictures of SO MANY people who have lost so much weight i'm just like, hey, if they can do this I can too! I've done plenty of hard things and I can do this.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyB9T8pNgctDPtQWCd0kzJqQPmf319nrz9FAzjbt40SAbAugHjwkuJ8kPbd86K3k2jUJAXRHCs2AT1eCtKPa4jshTXYvhpIzj7jKKMRrZA-XQL2ESjOM3rxxGWua0SlCybtQTH1Ss7rs/s1600/turbofire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyB9T8pNgctDPtQWCd0kzJqQPmf319nrz9FAzjbt40SAbAugHjwkuJ8kPbd86K3k2jUJAXRHCs2AT1eCtKPa4jshTXYvhpIzj7jKKMRrZA-XQL2ESjOM3rxxGWua0SlCybtQTH1Ss7rs/s320/turbofire.jpg" width="320" /></a>For workouts I have been trying out a few other programs on beach body on demand. I did CIZE and TURBOFIRE. Both were fun, both killed me. I did the Turbofire today actually! Today was leg day and I seriously hate it so I do something else rather than avoiding exercise all together on leg day haha. It was crazy hard. But I am stronger than I think and it felt SO GOOD to finish it! I haven't felt that way in a long long time and it was really awesome.<br />
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I really like shakeology but we just cannot afford it. I've been dong lots of research on protein shakes and saw others suggested Vega One as a replacement for shako. It's not cheap but it's more of a reasonable price. It's all plant based, gluten free, no GMO, full of superfoods and antioxidents and probiotics.. it actually has less sodium and sugar and more protein than shakeology. It's just too bad I hate how it tastes.. ha, I've only tried vanila chai though and i'm hoping when I try chocolate I will find it more palatable.<br />
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Well there's my update! If any of you are considering joining us on this journey please do! That would be awesome! Plus, why not? Why not be your best self? xoxo<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-34577501107624998642015-09-04T21:13:00.000-07:002015-09-04T21:14:17.126-07:0021 Day Fix <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Getting back on the bloggin' band wagon is so hard if you've not written in a while! You just have NO IDEA where to start.<br />
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Cause I was pregnant and then had this sweet face ^! </div>
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No, not planning on blogging about the birth. The pregnancy, labor and recovery were all so much worse and more painful that I just don't want to recall it all. I just want to kiss this sweet face, and live like a human again. </div>
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Chase Elias Tracy was born on June 1 2015. He is the sweetest, most easy going little baby. I love his blue eyes like daddy, his sweet smile and adorable dimple in his chin. We are so blessed to have him in our lives. It's been hard for me to watch him grow so quickly knowing that i'm not considering another pregnancy unless I can get my IC and pelvic issues treated. OR not for a few years until our kids are old enough that they don't need me to care for them 24/7.</div>
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So we are finally, after moving every 3 months or so over the past year, settled. We are in Rexburg Idaho, Danny is excited to start classes at BYU-I in a couple of weeks. I hope we'll be in this apartment until he graduates. I told him he's only allowed to accept internships in the area cause i'm sick of moving and I am NOT doing this parenting thing without him again! </div>
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Since Chase was born I have been so grateful to have my body back. I can load a dishwasher, walk, do laundry and lift my kids all without crying in pain or vomiting! It's amazing! I still will just stop whatever i'm doing and be filled with gratitude for the health I have right now! I've been flipping furniture and having fun with chalk paint. I have some decorative chalk paint jars in a few boutiques and hopefully they do well. I plan on posting some of my chalk paint projects soon. </div>
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Danny and I lived on fast food through the majority of Chase's pregnancy because I was unable to do much of anything let alone cook! Even though my weight was about the same as when I conceived I was/am still very over weight, unhealthy and out of shape. Danny had gained weight as well since finishing his time in the army and no longer working out. He committed to get healthy with me. Guys, it's so scary to start something like this. I was NOT at all looking forward to it. I didn't feel ready. Its so hard to have that reality check of how far gone your body is (so far as fitness level and physical ability and strength) as well as really facing the reality of my size. When Chase turned 2 months I decided it was time to address the weight issue again. The after baby water retention weight loss had slowed down and even though I was scared and didn't feel ready I approached Jessie, a former roommate who is now a Beachbody coach. She had sold me shakology and the 21 Day Fix program while I was pregnant. I told her I was ready and asked to be added to her next 21 Day Fix challenge Facebook group. It started August 3. </div>
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The 21 Day Fix is a diet plan (sorry, I know I called it a diet.. ) based on the idea that it takes a person 21 days to kick an old habits and to establish good ones. It's clean eating at its basics with containers to help with portion control. It comes with colored containers that correlate to different food groups. </div>
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I am in the highest calorie bracket and I get 6 containers of green (veggies), 4 purple (fruits), 6 red (protein), 4 yellow (carbs), 1 blue (cheese/ fat), 1 orange (fat's, healthy oils). And then there's also a teaspoon option you can have 6 of a day and that's where like your nut butters and things come in. </div>
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Along with that I chose to drink Shakeology, a meal replacement shake. There are all sorts of claims you can find online about what an awesome, nutrition packed product it is.</div>
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My review of the plan? Love it. The beach body coaches really stress that it's not a diet, its a lifestyle change. It took me a few days to really grasp that concept and let it sink in. I was viewing it like any other diet i'd tried and quit. I really am trying to wrap my mind around making these changes long term for our family. I need rules and I need a network that keeps me accountable. I have had a pretty good idea of how to eat healthy, I've counted calories and things in the past but I have a hard time eating enough veggies, eat too many calories even in healthy food, and I love my healthy treats and whole grain carbs. I need those little containers. Most of the times i've lost weight in the past I was on a very very low calorie diet. This plan, if you follow it has you STUFFED with vegetables, fruits, and protein. It's so hard to get all of the food in! But I really try to so that my metabolism will rev up. So its really helped me to eat more of the RIGHT foods. Instead of just less food all together. Being a part of the challenge groups helps me a lot. I get to check in every day and do the daily challenges. None of my groups have been super active or involved, that's been kind of a bummer, but I still get excited to post that I did the assignments so that's helped me. When I don't want to work out and I see that the daily challenge is to post a sweaty workout pic I DO IT. So that's been just what I need. Shakeology is super expensive, we all know that. I don't know if I can say its worth it.. but personally I think its a great product and I love it. Its the best chocolate flavored protein shake i've ever had. I don't feel a super boost of energy or anything from it.. and i'm not sure about their claims that it is like eating all of the foods they say it is in one drink, but it seriously is a great product. It helped me keep my blood sugar down during my pregnancy and helped me get nutrients when I couldn't keep anything down. I also love having a chocolatey kind of "treat" on the 21 day fix that is my shakeology. </div>
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Starting our 21 Day Fix we were so busy I was unable to plan and meal prep like I wanted to. I was pretty overwhelmed for the first few days. It took about a week to get comfortable with understanding the portions and "rules" to the plan. I just didn't know what to make, but eventually we got in a routine and did pretty well. We really stuck to the plan strictly on our first round. We did perfectly the first 2 weeks and during week 3 we moved and things slipped a little. My weight kind of just jumped all over and I wasn't seeing the results I wanted with that first round. I got discouraged a lot and felt really down about how out of shape I was. But we kept going until things got thrown off. I lost about 12ish lbs. I stopped breastfeeding shortly before we started and my weight shot up about 10 lbs right before we started. I was so bummed to start out that much higher, but it came back off. I also hadn't really gotten all level with hormones and cycles and things right after my baby. I had a foot injury and had to baby it during the workouts. I didn't go super ham on my workouts.. I was pretty careful to start out slow and focus on just pushing play and doing SOMETHING every day. As long as I did some working out I was happy. </div>
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Danny has been so awesome. He's being doing it right along with me and I am so grateful to have his support. No one had ever done that for me before. It's really amazing. We always find something to laugh about during our workouts and we eat healthy meals together. It makes things so much easier and we get to celebrate our success together too. </div>
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We took a break for about a week and just started round 2 five days ago. It's been going fine, we didn't have groceries to start out again! Everyone always stresses that you need to meal prep to succeed and I do agree but I also think that if you can't do things perfectly and don't have time to prep you can still do your best that day even if it's not going to be a perfect day, instead of throwing it all out the window for the "tomorrow" that never comes. Danny has loosened up a little bit on the rules.. he kind of freaked out a little at first if I didn't measure perfectly or used salt lol. But it's not always easy to measure perfectly when cooking meals. So we do our best and are HONEST about the amounts. The truth is as long as you're controlling your portions and eating 99% clean foods you don't have to be absolutely perfect to get results. KEEP GOING. And keep working out! </div>
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I have seen my strength increase a lot during this second round. I don't have to do only modified moves anymore and that's been awesome. Being able to do more of the workout also just helps me improve and increase my strength even more. I found out the hard way though what moves to avoid that cause pelvic pain. </div>
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Today I took some pictures of myself in the same outfit as I wore for my before pics on round 1. The results are awesome! I had gained a few pounds back to start out this round between rounds but I'm down 13 lbs total and you can TOTALLY tell in my pics! It's so awesome. It's really motivated me and gotten me so excited. I almost started crying I was so stoked! Maybe someday I'll share the pics with you. I have gone down a pant size, I can fit my hand around my calf again, I have more energy and my tummy is shrinking! So is my mama pooch. YAY! </div>
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This week our little baby boy seems to have really grown! I woke up one morning with my tummy feeling so huge, heavy and tight. He also seemed to be far up into my rib cage as well as low in my pelvis. I showed Danny after he got off work and he even was like "Woa... baby HAS grown!" Usually he says he can't tell when I show him things like that, not seeing me every day! Well, you know what comes along with baby growth; STRETCH MARKS. I haven't worried about it too much this being my second I figured, hey, they're already there right? Well... now THOSE marks are getting longer and burning and itching! So today I decided to whip up my own little belly cream. I remember paying like 40$ for the "good" kind at motherhood maternity when I was pregnant with Rowan. This probably cost me .. well the whole jar of Shea butter was 8$ and I only used 1/4 of it, then my jar was 85 cents and then the oils!<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-18996714776383167142015-01-31T11:12:00.002-08:002015-01-31T11:20:54.949-08:00Rowan's Room <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I read a blog post a couple of days ago on enjoying this stage with your child. You know the type. The type that make you feel guilty, like you can't possibly enjoy them enough amongst all of the stressful tantrums, messes, and sticky fingers. Because you can't get time back. Because you still have to buy groceries, fix meals, do dishes and laundry... I usually really hate these kinds of articles. Just because I have bad days doesn't mean I don't enjoy our little son. Hindsight is 20/20 for everyone and I know i'll miss these days. I even miss yesterday but I only have today. This article at least gave some tips that I hadn't considered before and some of them I actually liked and didn't come with a healthy helping of guilt! One of the suggestions was to take a photo of your child's room because it won't be something you remember. So today after cleaning his room and organizing all of his toys again- he's been tearing the place apart during "nap time" since getting a toddler bed, I took some pics! It was fun and his room is nothing amazing, but, I enjoyed photographing it and am glad i'll get to look back on these. After taking a few photo's from my own perspective I took a few from how Rowan sees his room. Enjoy!<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-45793279366477953062015-01-30T12:20:00.000-08:002015-01-30T12:20:23.493-08:00Essential Oils/ Homeopathic Healing <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I wanted to share my journey with Essential Oils and natural healing with you so far. First of all, I have a little bit of a wrap sheet when it comes to health problems. In no way am I anti modern medicine. More than anything I wish the two fields would come together to treat the body as a whole in the best way possible. Anyway, after having antibiotics shoved down my throat for my sinus problems for a few years, not getting better, having them totally mess up my system and just having one surgery after another I decided to go see a naturopath. I was extremely skeptical. But I was also desperate. I couldn't function, was throwing up any new antibiotics, my body wasn't responding to them and i'd become quite depressed. So my mom took me to see a naturopath that was in Rexburg. She doesn't really do the homeopathic healing thing, but she took me. I didn't tell him ANYTHING about myself or my health problems. He proceeded to use *muscle testing to diagnose my health issues. He named all of the existing ones I knew I had and then some. He knew I had pre-diabetes, thyroid problems, infection and a lot of other things. One of the diagnosis was an imbalance in my body was caused by candida. An overgrowth of yeast in my body due to a compromised immune system that no longer could fight as the good flora in my body had been wiped out so many times by antibiotics. I saw him for a few years. Gradually my health got better and better. I still struggle with sinusitis but seeing that doctor was my first experience with a full body, homeopathic approach to healing. At one point he pinpointed some things I needed to forgive others for that were holding me back in my own relationships. I didn't understand why over and over i'd fall for these guys that didn't care about me and used me while having someone else in mind. After working with him to forgive my heart was opened and I met Danny shortly after. All through this process I still remained a little bit of a skeptic. Granted, the supplements weren't always a magic fix but almost always I felt much better as I worked with him to get my systems back in order. Mostly I was skeptical because I just can't see or the solid proof of the technique. But I do believe that the spirit and body make up the soul and that one effects the other. He helped me to improve my health and I was in a good place at the time I met Danny.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Based on the concept of internal energy fundamental to traditional Chinese medicine, muscle testing is a noninvasive way of evaluating the body’s imbalances and assessing its needs. It involves testing the body’s responses when applying slight pressure to a large muscle, to provide information on energy blockages, the functioning of the organs, nutritional deficiencies, and food sensitivities, among other things. It can also be used to test the body’s responses to herbs and other remedies.</span><br />
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Fast forward a couple of years. A friend of mine became certified in the body code. I still considered myself an open minded skeptic at that point but again, I saw results. And often times I KNEW where she was going with things. Just like i'd know what medicines my body needed when my naturopath would "ask" my body. While Danny was deployed I went through a lot of different emotions. I missed him terribly, pregnancy was hard and I struggled. The strongest emotion I felt in his absence was abandonment. Know what emotion has come up again and again as my friend does work for little Rowan? Yup. Abandonment that he felt while in the womb. Anyway she's helped us a lot with different things and just like my naturopath she has pinpointed specific emotions and toxins tied to specific times in my life that I knew exactly what she was talking about. Some pretty personal and emotional or spiritual. I know that the main belief behind the body code is understanding how our emotions effect our body and cause ailments. It involves releasing those negative feelings and toxins within us to restore health. I still don't understand quite how all of the body code works but my friend sent me a book on it called "Feelings Buried Alive" I plan on reading very soon.<br />
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I've continued to try and steer clear of antibiotics whenever I can. At one point in our marriage I was diagnosed with a bladder disease and told to take an antibiotic after each time my husband and I were intimate. This frustrated me beyond belief. I knew what would happen if I followed the doctors orders and I refused to do it. Danny was frustrated that I didn't listen to the doctor but you know what? I've found much more relief for that condition by watching what I eat than I ever did with medication. Although I do suffer from my existing health issues I don't get sick from bugs near as often as I used to. My immune system has come back somewhat and its really been a blessing.<br />
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Now we come to essential oils. I was in the same frame of mind with them as with the naturopath and his muscle testing, and the body code. Skeptical. Again, because I didn't understand them. I kind of have one foot in both camps. I eat clean sometimes. I use natural organic stuff and steer clear of toxins sometimes… but I also take a lot of medication. And I HATE it. I had been interested in learning about essential oils for some time and after having a few suggested to me, just in passing for pregnancy related issues I decided to try them. I ran into a deal on baby steals and ordered 4 oils. But I couldn't find out ANY information on the oils, how to use them or if the company even existed. The more I poked around on line the more I began to wonder if these oils were even any good. Eventually I ordered a Starter Kit from Young Living. It came with a diffuser and 11 different oils to try along with some samples and a lot of information on how to use them. I took me a little bit of time to trust that the oils could do the job. I found myself taking tylenol along WITH my oils for a headache. I started using their resources to find out what oils to treat what ailment and started using them regularly. But I still wasn't sold, mainly wasn't sure I wanted to pay so much. I found one company out of Idaho and ordered a few of them. And… they just didn't seem to help that much. I researched the company and just wasn't convinced. So I started really digging into what made a pure pure therapeutic grade oil, how they worked, the science behind the oils and so on. After understanding Young Livings Seed To Seal Promise and doing my own little tests on my Idaho oils I decided I'd stick with Young Living.<br />
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So how have the oils I got in my starter kit helped me?<br />
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Headaches: Pan Away and peppermint often help with headaches, depending on what kind.<br />
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Neck pain: Pan Away<br />
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Sinus pain and headaches: Moving to FL has been so hard on my allergies. Its green and lush and blooming outside and basically poison for me. Along with my sinus problems being magnified by pregnancy its been a real issue. So what helps? The Allergy Trio. Peppermint, Lemon, and Lavender. If I dutifully apply this to my forehead, nose and behind my ears I DO NOT experience the awful sinus pain in my face or sinus headaches that have been so constant.<br />
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Sore throat: Constant post nasal drip means I usually sore throat. I apply purification to my neck in front of my throat and its gone. Just gone. It seems like magic and still is crazy to me but wow. It WORKS.<br />
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IC/bladder disease: I haven't treated many flares with oils but Lemongrass on my tummy helps as well as drinking the NingXia Red. <br />
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Asthma attacks: Allergy blend plus a blend called R.C.<br />
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Congestion: Allergy blend, or just peppermint.<br />
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Acne: Ugh. Pregnancy has given me the worst acne of my life! I made a little moisturizer cream with Frankincense, Tea Tree oil, Purification.. and lavender? I can't remember now. I use it to remove my makeup and to moisturize. Now to kill those nasty zit spots I am using strait tea tree oil also to treat the zits. It seems to be helping.<br />
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Pregnancy Carpel Tunnel: Yeah. I've used Valor, pan away, lemongrass and peppermint. All to either reduce swelling or treat pain. It's dong much better.<br />
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Husband snoring: Valor.<br />
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A cold: Rowan had a cold and I put thieves on the bottom of his feet to fight it and boost his immune system.<br />
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Depression: Joy and grapefruit<br />
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WOW. I'm sure I could keep going if I could remember how many of them I've used! I really hope to have essential oils help me to come off of my medications after baby boy 2.0 is born. I'm really seeing how amazing and effective they are and i'm working to eliminate medications use only these pure, healthy, natural, oils. Its so exciting! To think… if I could not have to take 2 allergy meds, metformin, levothyroxine and then all of the others i'm on for pregnancy? It'd be so awesome! </div>
Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-15284553226239381012015-01-22T11:31:00.002-08:002015-02-02T13:18:56.950-08:00My Gallery Wall- On a Budget <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Those of you who are my Facebook friends might remember me asking you to share your gallery walls! Thank you for sharing if you did, you all definitely got the wheels turning.<br />
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I've wanted to do a Gallery wall for some time now. I just love being able to share a few pictures of our family along with other things of interesting textures. I actually love any kind of collage on the wall- plates, empty painted frames… my only thing is BALANCE. Some people have it some people don't.<br />
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Most of the gallery walls I really loved I found on pinterest- just like every craft I do now days right? So I saw elements from each that I really liked and decided on what i'd like to incorporate.<br />
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-Beautiful white frames with decorative edges<br />
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So how do you do a gallery wall without breaking the bank?<br />
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I wasn't sure honestly! I told Danny that even though I wanted to do this I fully expected it to end up being pretty pricy. Gorgeous unique frames can be very expensive. Of course this is what every husband loves to hear right! No. Not at all. But he was a trooper and believes in my dreams and all that for gallery walls so we went to Michaels to see what we could find. We both downloaded their app so at least we could use coupons. I was pleased to find out their frames were on sale! They were buy one get one half off I think. So I walked down isles and isles of frames and found none at all that had the look or feel I wanted in white.<br />
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Danny had ventured over into the wood craft section and was letting Rowan entertain himself with a little wooden rocking chair when he came across some frames! He called me over and I was so excited to see the selection of raw wood frames they had. And they were very reasonably priced. Like around 5$ plus or minus a couple of bucks depending on the size. I picked out a few frames with the orientation of my photos in mind and also chose a T for our last name from the same area. I did find a couple of mirrors there I liked but they were 10$ each and I just couldn't do it. So I went home and got busy on my project. If you've noticed me do little furniture facelift jobs with a blue and coral-y color I used those same paint cans for my pop of color frames. I wanted them to match my living room and didn't want to buy new paint so there you go.<br />
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The rest of my frames I painted white with one coral frame and the word family to add more colors that would tie the Gallery Wall in with the rest of my living room's decor. Here's what I had after just my frames were painted.<br />
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Once I got to this point I selected the sizes and photo's I wanted for each frame and ordered them online through Sam's Club. Then I went hunting for the pieces to complete the wall. I went to Ross … I was really sick that day and not at all feeling like shopping but we only have one small table and it was covered in frames. With a toddler in the house I knew it would be a matter of time before he got ahold of one and ruined it. So I wanted my table back and to have the gallery wall up asap. I was lucky to find a set of three white framed mirrors at Ross for around 10$ as well as a little quote block. In the end I like it but I think if i'd been feeling better I would have spent more time looking for more items that I was crazier about. </div>
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Now according to pinterest you must trace every frame and map it out on our wall first in paper and then you will know just where to put your frames and bla bla bla too much work. Just lay them out on the floor and arrange them until you like it. Take photo's so you can see it from a different perspective. </div>
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And here it is! I think I did tweak a couple more things after hanging it. Just to make it a little more balanced but I expected to! Love it, it's just been hardtop keep Rowan from grabbing the lower ones! Sorry my pics aren't very good. Poor lighting. So in the end, aside from our mounted family photo Danny and I figured the whole thing cost us around 40$. Not bad! </div>
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-56160822177073003052015-01-19T14:28:00.000-08:002015-01-19T14:31:23.702-08:00Boy #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I cannot believe this baby is another boy! I mean I KNOW what the odds were, but, still for some reason i'm constantly still having to stop my mind from wondering to gold moccasins with bows and cute little frilly outfits and dreamy pinks and gold for a nursery. We were really hoping for a girl "tried" for a girl and this pregnancy has been so much harder that I kind of thought it may be! I maintained that I didn't KNOW ever, but, sure enough i'm still surprised.<br />
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We were able to find a sitter for Rowan for this last appointment and sonogram. A nice family in the ward (one he likes to visit during sacrament) took care of him while we went to the appointments. We were there for almost 3 hours after everything was said and done, we were really grateful he hadn't had to sit through that. It was our midway anatomy scan. At first we weren't sure we were going to get to find out, baby had his legs crossed for the majority of the scan. Once the US tech got down to only a couple more things to check and us still not having seen she asked me to move to my side to see if me changing positions would get the little one to change his own position. Sure enough she got a clear picture of the bottom and I could tell right away that if this baby were a girl… well… there was NO way this baby was a girl. After she zoomed and focus his little man-ness was quite apparent! Another boy!<br />
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If you look at the ultrasound photos from my last post you'll see baby's hand up by his mouth. He had his hand up near his mouth again this time so i'm starting to wonder if he'll be a thumb sucker. That would be precious!<br />
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Its hard to have all of your family and friends so far away when it comes to revealing the gender of your baby. I had all of these grand ideas that involved secret deliveries and mailing DIY scratch cards … but in the end I realized I wouldn't have patience for any of that and decided a photo would be best. A photo half of my family didn't get because it didn't load. Oh well. We announced it with photo's of Rowan "holding" a giant blue smiley lolly pop. In reality want to know what happened? He woke up super grumpy from his nap. So I took him outside hoping to cheer him up and eventually get the photo's I wanted. He stayed grumpy outside. Jabbering/yelling at the neighbors dog who kept barking at him through the fence. He didn't want ANYTHING to do with holding a giant sucker. Ironic considering he'd swiped a sucker from the candy store in the mall and popped in into his mouth before we'd even noticed. Anyway so my photo's were super staged. Every time I tried to get him to hold it he'd slap it out of my hand or throw it on the ground! So much attitude this one. I love the black and white photo. I wish i'd not cut off his head so much and I did have ones with more of him in the photo but I couldn't resist using that one because of his pouty lip. Life is SO hard when you're only 19 months old and your mom wants you to hold and lick a giant lolly pop! UGH! He's so funny!<br />
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We've had a girl name picked out since we were dating but these boys.. we struggle with naming our boys! At this point we don't have any idea what we will call him. I mean i've had a list that i'm constantly adding names to and removing names from just as quickly but nothing has really stood out. I'm sure something will feel fitting before he's here. Or at least when he arrives.<br />
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This pregnancy has been so hard. I think part of it is that I had been pregnant only 3 months before, but we'd lost that pregnancy. So its like i've been pregnant, sick and miserable for almost a year but still have 4 months to go before I get to hold our baby. The zofran seems to be helping less and less. The docs tried increasing my dose and that didn't help so now they're having me take B6 with it and that doesn't change anything either. I knew it wouldn't but said i'd try it. I feel nausea most of the day still and still throw up most days at least once. I have constant headaches and sinus pressure and pain. My bladder disease is really starting to flare now that the baby has gotten up there in size and it will continue to agitate it. I have round ligament and back pain accompanied by swelling from my bladder that makes it hard to do much. I had these issues with my last pregnancy as well but its all been magnified by my already stretched out muscles. There's nothing they can do for pain and I couldn't find a urogynocologist that would take my insurance. I've had trouble with being extremely out of breath from very early on in the pregnancy if I do anything. I told my doc and I guess that's sign of stress on my heart so I'm supposed to see a cardiologist soon. I also have what I think must be pregnancy carpel tunnel. my hands and wrists go numb if they're not laying flat by my side while sleeping or if I raise them at all during the day, talking on the phone, holding Rowan or whatever. It seems to be worse in my right hand. I told the doc but she just said "that happens to me too." Well… for me it's only been an issue during pregnancy and I don't think you can blame it on a pinched nerve if your hands are numb just resting on your chest while sleeping rather than down at your side…. They're making me test my blood sugar too 5 times a day! Its outrageous and my fingers are aching. I'm pre- diabetic, have been since I was an eighth grader and take metformin. They're treating me as though I were diabetic though. Kind of irritated by that. But I understand how important it is for things to stay level and not to be constantly flooding the developing baby with too much sugar. You should have seen/heard her reaction when she asked if I tested my blood sugar and did I have a monitor. I said I did have one but was not currently testing. She clearly thought I was an idiot. But you see… the army just handing it to me. Right before we moved. They have me no direction or instruction on what should be done. I did look up the ranges for normal, pre-diabetic, and diabetic blood sugar levels and tested for a week or so. Just for myself to see what caused spikes and things. She was pretty skeptical of the testing I had done too when I said i'd looked up the number ranges because I couldn't quote the numbers to her. Funny thing, at the end she just handed me a chart and gave me no instruction on what numbers to look for either.<br />
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While we were at our appointment I expressed concerns to the doctor about my nutrition. I have a hard time eating most of the time because I feel so yucky. And getting in protein is especially hard. The easiest things to get and keep down are quick carbs, which is not at all good for keeping blood sugar stable. Or getting all of the actual nutrients and vitamins and minerals you need. The doctor basically said that because my baby measured fine it was up to me if I wanted to try something else (like a high nutrition protein meal replacement shake that was approved for pregnancy). This surprised me, but I think from her perspective she just looked at me and thought 'Well, it doesn't look like you're starving." and Said "You're weights been stable and the baby is normal so …" thanks doc. I hope I don't get her again and especially hope she doesn't deliver. I think they have you see whoever is open at this place. She was pretty condescending. <br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-6759081618371600542014-12-28T15:29:00.000-08:002014-12-29T18:52:58.195-08:00I'm Baaack<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I know you thought you were rid of me but here I am back again! Seems like the longer I stay away the harder it is to write a post because of how much I feel I need to explain and catch up on. So lets just dive right in.<br />
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Some of you saw me set some great goals for around christmas! And talk about how I wanted to get some weight off before we tried for another baby. Here's where I feel the need to explain--<br />
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We attended my second brother Jacob's wedding this August. (Btw doing a diet bet while traveling across country to my "home" really didn't work out!) It was around that time that I realized that if we wanted our kids to be only two years apart (or so) we'd have to start trying again like, yesterday. Ok maybe not yesterday but soon. I was frustrated by this thought because I hadn't REALLY gotten any closer to my goals and was still struggling with the loss of our last pregnancy. But, I also wanted to have another baby to hold and wondered… how long can I hold of keeping our covenants because I haven't been as healthy as I should be? Hmm…. So we go to the wedding, and the sealing was really beautiful. I was a bawling mess. And it was then, during their sealing that I was reminded of that very thing, my commitment to have children. So we talked about it after and decided we would start trying again.<br />
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Fast forward a month or so, it hadn't taken and although I was disappointed I also was confused and angry- with myself. Were we really supposed to try again right now? My weight is a real problem… should I wait until i'm healthier and can be the mom I want to be? I didn't want to resent being pregnant because of the weight problems and not being able to "fix" them or them getting worse. So I was super confused and upset and basically demanded that Danny gain some spiritual insight for both of us because I was too muddled with my own issues to hear what God wanted for US. (Cause that works right? Demanding others get revelation FOR you?) At first he took a kind of "well, your body however you feel i'm ok with" approach, this made me angry. I really needed help. So after a long long pause and him pondering and listening he said,<br />
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"I think we should have a baby."<br />
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The spirit hit me so strong with the TRUTHFULNESS of that statement. It WAS time. It was really cool to get that confirmation. With our other two pregnancies we just kind of thought and prayed, felt generally good and moved forward. I'm not sure why the timing with this one is important but I guess we will find out! From the time we got our answer though until I was actually pregnant I felt this little spirit pressing on me like "Hey, hey i'm ready now. Come on guys I want to come now it's my turn!" That was so strange! It was to the point that sometimes I "thought" I was already pregnant haha. Just because the confirmation and feelings I was having were so strong. I think I needed that confirmation before we were going to be able to conceive again.<br />
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A month later sure enough aunt flo never came and that little line showed up! It was pretty neat how well I understood my body this time and timing. I tracked my ovulation and wrote a lot of details in my fertility tracking app.<br />
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Funny little FYI I got a positive on a cheap at home pregnancy test strip from china before the detected it at the doctors office. I was reading reviews on them on Amazon because I had doubts about their accuracy and read that a lot of women had to wait quite a while before positive showed up on the strip. So I rant to the garbage can and sure enough there was a positive line on the strip. I was so excited I baked up a little surprise pregnancy announcement for when Danny came home. :) He was a little bet skeptical though until there was more "evidence". Like the blood test. He didn't really trust those cheap china tests much either.<br />
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This pregnancy has a been a LOT harder. The first trimester especially. With Rowan it was an all the time yuck made tolerable by Zofran. Of course if I didn't take the zofran though I would vomit repeatedly. With this one the Zofran has stopped the vomiting most of the time but the feeling like i'm going to, the nausea if I get up, bend over or move at all hasn't gone away. So I just feel miserably sick all the time. It has eased up a little around 16 weeks but still comes and goes some days. Moving from GA in the middle of that was SO hard. Not just on me but on Danny. He had to do everything and I was just laying on a mattress in our new house crying. </div>
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-81686244236301011552014-07-25T17:56:00.001-07:002014-07-25T18:03:18.947-07:00Dietbet Update <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm down 5.5 lbs from my original weigh in. I haven't had weight loss over the past 2 days and gained a little… losing track of calories is usually the culprit and not having time to exercise. One day I was taking a rest from a hard P90x workout the day before and the next I spent cooking and cleaning and then we had guests for dinner that evening. We also ran out of protein powder and a lot of my go to healthy breakfasts have included protein powder. I decided to try a healthy organic protein powder this time around. Mainly because I feel like I eat all healthy foods… except this funny artificial protein powder that comes in a purple.. bag. And it makes me a little bit uncomfortable when bubba has protein powder pancakes with us or some other protein powdered concoction. I worry about it having chemicals too and the artificial sweetener. So i'm trying something called <a class="a-link-normal" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007S6Y74O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066c0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;">Garden of Life Raw Organic Meal Vanilla</a> from Amazon. Someone from the diet bet page actually suggested it. I hope its edible!<br />
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Today we tried P90x yoga. UGHHHHH. I'm so tired of weighing so much that a lot of things hurt my body in weird ways. The yoga involved a lot of planks and downward dog poses over and over. It started really killing my wrists. Danny always suggests we do side planks or the triceps thing where you lift yourself off of furniture behind you.. but these things put too much pressure on whatever part of my body is making contact with the ground. #Fatgirlproblems. We didn't make it all the way through and turned it off and did a few sit ups, crunches and oblique exercises. I felt sick and fatigued after- I think because I hadn't and any protein with breakfast. (See, hope that powder comes soon.) I wish there was just ONE exercise type activity that I actually enjoyed. Not yet i'm afraid. But i'll keep trying. </div>
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Danny got switched to a mid shift today. So I took The Destroyer for a walk after dinner. It was stupid hott and humid out still! 90 degrees! Ew. He enjoyed it though. I started out very slowly and kind of picked up and powered through the second half. I kept thinking about something that irritates the crap out of me. When people say to me "You're so pretty you could be a plus sized model." I know I know. "Don't be so offended they were just trying to say you're pretty… aside from being overweight." But, it makes me so mad. That phrase pounded in my hot sweaty brain for the power walk portion of our stroll. Do they HAVE to specify? I don't get it. If you're trying to compliment them just compliment them. And YOU could be a poster child for stupid insensitive people anonymous! Only your face would be on it so it wouldn't be… anonymous…. o.O </div>
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We are leaving on our trip to Idaho in a few days. I hope I can keep with it and not blow my diet bet! I was thinking of buying some of those carb control protein shakes for while i'm there to kind of balance things out and have a no thinking involved meal replacement option if I need one. We'll see. </div>
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-51128978438402194532014-07-25T17:39:00.001-07:002014-07-26T11:42:50.499-07:00!00% Whole Wheat Bread<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been trying out a few different 100% whole wheat bread recipes lately. My mom made bread while I was growing up but I think her recipe is 1/2 white and 1/2 wheat. A good friend of mine had a recipe I enjoyed when I visited but when I tried it myself something seemed off! I kept having to add cups and cups of flour! Anyway never figured out what went wrong there…. maybe a mess up somewhere when giving me the recipe? I tried a few more random ones I found online but none were quite light enough for sandwiches or anything. I ran across some gluten on sale at Kroger (ALWAYS check the health food clearance section!) I found a recipe that called for gluten and it DID turn out better than the last but still… didn't quite hit the lightness I was hoping for. Someone in the ward suggested a previous ward members bread recipe- she sent me the link last week and we're already on our second batch!<br />
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Here it is! Note, I usually half it. The portions end up kinda funny but it works fine. PS there are three tsp in a tablespoon so one of those measurements is going to be 1 T and a little less than a full tsp. (on the yeast and lemon juice) I didn't realize on my first try that it was actually instant yeast (bread machine yeast) instead of active dry. But when I made my second batch with the right kind I couldn't tell a difference. I also let mine rise a little longer than she says. It turned out really great! I'm happy with this one and think i'll stick to it. It doesn't taste quite as rich to me right out of the oven but I think that's because it's so much lighter thanks to the gluten. The center's weren't doughy either! I got some local honey and hope to get my own wheat to grind soon to make our next batch with! I don't know why that makes me so happy… haha little red hen-ing it up over har.<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-18389801861622516812014-07-25T17:26:00.000-07:002014-07-25T17:27:13.397-07:00Chocolate Monkey Oatmeal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We had Chocolate Monkey Oatmeal for breakfast this morning! I wanted to post the recipe, mostly so I don't for get it :)<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-42616798373603891522014-07-22T17:54:00.000-07:002014-07-26T12:26:27.087-07:00Depression <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After much thought I decided to open up a little bit about some of my struggles. I've come to realize this year that maybe yo-yoing 70, 50, etc pounds over and over isn't normal. That maybe it's really not my fault that I just don't seem to have what it takes no matter how hard I want it it… I just cannot find it in myself at times. I get so angry at myself for being "all talk" and no action. Why? What's going in in me that keeps me from my goals?<br />
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You see… life is hard. It is hard for mostly everyone. And sometimes change, rejection, loneliness, health problems, pain, hormones, childbirth, moving, death, loss, abandonment, abuse, violence, poverty, stress… sometimes they're more than some of us can handle.<br />
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This year during our second pregnancy I started experiencing a level of depression that was concerning. It wasn't the first time. But it got to a point that I decided to tell my OBGYN about it. After lots of questions they decided I needed medication and therapy. I had been prescribed medication before… by my diabetes specialist, but I hadn't taken it, unsure that it was necessary and fearing side effects and stigma. At any rate I decided not to take what the OB had prescribed either; due to it being a class C medication. I feared what it could do to our baby. I remembered learning in my counseling and therapy class during my time studying psych at BYUI that often therapy was just as useful and Danny and I decided together that we would give that a try first. I kept the prescription though to use if things got worse.<br />
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And then we lost our baby. In retrospect I'm extremely grateful I decided not to take that medication. I know that with as much guilt as I have felt in losing our baby having done nothing to endanger that little developing baby I would have always wondered if it had been my fault due to the medication. I'm so grateful I don't have to experience that guilt.<br />
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I continued to see my counselor and was searching for an answer to that WHY i'd mentioned above. I wanted so badly to fix whatever was going on in my head that caused me to not be able to "get over" and "move past" my weight issues and just freakin' do it! Get fit, and stay that way. After a lot of up and down and having to change therapists… I came to a point with my weight a couple of months ago where I felt helpless and hopeless and desperate again. I went to my doctor to ask about weight loss medication. I never wanted any… but I felt at that point of desperation that I thought it my last resort. She said no. I tried explaining to her that depression makes it so very hard to lose weight, hard to get out of bed let alone exercise. hard to make dinner for my family let alone eat healthy clean meals. She asked me all these silly questions- do I like gardening? Do I want a prescription for exercise? Can I use my baby as a weight to exercise? I was beyond frustrated. I just shut down, tuned out, and cried. I cried and was silent the whole way home… and then I realized something.<br />
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I have a depression problem.<br />
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Reflecting back on my life it was when became depressed that I gained weight. When i'd moved out of that depressive episode I had no problem keeping healthy habits. It's when I feel sad I eat unhealthily. My weight is just an outward manifestation of the depression. It was a humbling and somehow liberating- No, an EMPOWERING feeling to finally recognize this. I'd had the mental health specialist on base tell me that going through that many depressive episodes wasn't normal… but it hadn't quite clicked..that I wasn't just "going through a phase" but that i'd been struggling with it for years and that that was OK. That I am still ME. You see, I do have a lot of health problems and have experienced some difficult and stressful situations in my life. I had always rationalized away how I felt because I was going through what I considered an understandably depressing situation! But that doesn't mean that I shouldn't employ every option in helping myself to cope. I then realized that I could treat this monster that lurks in the loneliness of my apartment and behind chocolate chip cookies. I don't need to be angry with myself anymore for not being happy when I have so much around me that really does bring me joy.<br />
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I still have rough days. Especially at certain times of the month.. but I can recognize them. If I go off of it or skip doses for a few days I feel the darkness press in around me again. I start perceiving others intentions as negative again. You can't choose not to be depressed. Maybe at moments you can choose not to wallow in it and give in to the emptiness… but I am a different person on this supplement. And I can feel it. I still get sad once in a while but it's <i>normal</i> sad. I ordered my second bottle of EmpowerplusQ96 last week. I'm not sure if i'll need it forever but i'm so grateful I tried it. It's about 50$ but isn't my life and the well being of my family worth 50$? Isn't it worth my son seeing his mom smile and be happy to see him? I think so. It's hard to share this about myself but I hope it will give someone hope and maybe the supplement can help them too. My hope is that now with my depression under control I can work towards being healthy again. Without getting so upset when the numbers on the scale are not down! I hope that I can move forward and have what it takes to improve myself and to be more positive about my abilities and my future. And to be the best version of myself I can be for ME and for my little family.<br />
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Here is a link to more information: <a href="http://herbsforanxietyanddepression.com/q96-story/" target="_blank">http://herbsforanxietyanddepression.com/q96-story/</a></div>
Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-88417123219079173302014-07-21T06:30:00.000-07:002014-07-21T06:30:09.901-07:00Starting My Dietbet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I weighed in for my very first ever diet bet last night! I'm doing <i>Win BIG w Heidi & Chris Powell. </i>You put up 30$ and pledge to lose 4% of your bodyweight in 4 weeks. <i> </i>I'm kind of nervous since i've made my goals to accomplish this bet so public! And i've been so up and down over the last few months! But her we go! I weighed in at night to hopefully give myself a teeny advantage hehe.. because we will be in Idaho for part of it i'm trying to think of some little things to help me out. Planning snacks that are only 100 cal (a little baggie of pre-measured almonds) packing carrot sticks and buying some of my favorite low calorie protein shakes. I find I made most of my bad food choices when I feel like I have <strike>"no other options" or basically</strike> no <i>easy</i> options. Did I mention Danny is doing it with me? He didn't put up the money like I did but we weighed him in last night along with me and took his photo just like we did mine. He has to lose around 8 and I have to lose 12. Would you like to see my before picture?<br />
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To enter you have to submit a photo of yourself on the scale like this:<br />
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Then immediately following you have to take a photo of your toesies on the scale with the word of the day. I didn't have to hold my word for this photo. Don't I look great? I was so mad when I saw it! Thanks for telling me when you're going to take the picture Danny!!! But then i figured eh, as a before picture its probably best I look miserable, lethargic and brainless. Wish me luck! I am planning on this helping me get past that little up and down 4 lbs over and over rut thing. :) I weighed this morning and i was down 5 lbs from what I weighed in at last night. This really surprised me. But there have been a few things going on with my body that have caused bloating so maybe this morning i'm just back to normal? I'm not sure but i'm not going to argue! Gives me some hope to accomplish my goal! I DO feel a little annoyed with myself for not weighing in the morning. Because I'm just jipping myself out of losing a few more pounds. But folks weight loss is about 80% mental, 10% food and 10% exercise and this time around I am just shooting for a SUCCESS!!!!! To get past that failure mentality and keep moving forward. So to moving forward! </div>
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-8164225647845312572014-07-16T07:02:00.000-07:002014-07-16T09:24:30.708-07:00What's up? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi, It's been a little while. And usually that means i'm slacking off and have gained back those measly 4 pounds again. So what am I going to do about it?<br />
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I joined a dietbet! It's hosted by Heidi Powell from Extreme weight loss and the pot is HUGE. Lose 4% of my starting weight in 4 weeks. How it works is you put in 30$ and then if you lose the 4% you get your money back PLUS get to split the money of those who did not reach their goal. We will be on vacation in Idaho during this time so i'm a little concerned it will be difficult but i'm also glad i'll have something to motivate me to keep my head on strait. For me that's going to be about 3 lbs a week. Feel free to not do any math. So far I have one friend who is doing it with me! I'm going to try and start out at that point that I keep getting to so that I can move PAST it.<br />
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We did find and buy a used jogging stroller. We've only taken it out once because I got so sick from allergies for the following like 3 days! I had promised myself i'd get out every other day but the allergies are still proving an obstacle. Even if I tell myself that if I want it i'll do it my athsma, itching burning eyes, sinus headaches, nausea and drowsiness say otherwise. Part of letting go of my all or nothing mentality is recognizing what doesn't work for my life at this point and still trying other things. The more I think about it and realize this is going to be a life long JOURNEY towards health the more I am able to make small improvements daily and not have lows.<br />
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More on that all or nothing perfection mentality. I was thinking about it while I did the dishes this morning and I came up with an analogy that put it in even better perspective. So my all or nothing mentality goes like this:<br />
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I make cookies for some "event". I eat a couple more than I should. Not enough where eaten at said event. Therefor I must EAT all of the cookies because today is ruined, I have already gone way way over my calorie intake. There's no point it "ruining" tomorrow with cookie temptation! Today was a fail. Do not exercise because- what's the point? Cookies. So you feel terrible for your lack of self control and flood your body with sugar all in the name of perfection tomorrow. You vow not to eat any carbs tomorrow at ALL to make up for it. But, of course you do and the guilt and failure cycle through again.<br />
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Obviously this thinking is flawed from every angle and just downright silly. But we do it.<br />
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I decided to compare it to spending. We eat every day and even when we think we're not we use money daily- we use electrify, burn gas, use water etc. So if you go to Target and you spend a bit more than you should do you go, AH! I must spend ALL of my money so that tomorrow, when I have to come back to Target I won't mess things up again and can stay within my budget!!! You feel guilty and are full of buyers remorse but vow to not even GO OUT tomorrow or even spend a cent. Of course you have to because you are out of milk for the baby and buy something else that you really do need but feel guilty all over again because you weren't supposed to spend and now you don't have money for groceries next week.<br />
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These thought process just don't make sense. And like our bank account you can't just fix it and start over tomorrow. Although every day is a new day to strive towards being better there are still consequences to spending all of your money or eating all of the cookies. My blood sugar rockets and then crashes and I spend the next two days on a roller coaster trying to get it stable again. My weight goes up, my body becomes one day LESS HEALTHY instead of HEALTHIER. I probably didn't get the nutrients I actually needed that day either.<br />
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So there, there is a way to talk myself out of that silly cycle "Am I also going to run out and spend all of our money because my amazon order was more than I anticipated? No. So I won't eat all of x just to be rid of it either."</div>
Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-46903496327189190332014-07-02T19:08:00.002-07:002014-07-02T19:08:49.420-07:00Secrets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Watching Extreme Weight Loss. I wish I and a Chris Powell in my life to help me break through those physiological barriers that are holding me hostage! Some of the people he works with are truly inspiring.<br />
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I've been a great deal of pain lately with IC flare ups. I haven't exercised because of it, it hurts to walk, any jarring or bending motions. UGH! But, I know it will calm down and i'll get going again. I also had a migraine with an aura knock my freaking socks off today. Haven't had one that bad in a while. They are truly a curse. So is IC. But I digress.<br />
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So I entitled this "Secrets" because I have one to share. Once upon a time in college I wrote The Biggest Loser. But then, when they actually called me back, and KEPT calling I chickened out. Yeah, that didn't have quite the umph some secrets may, and it's kind of an embarrassing one I guess. Meh. I also went to a pre-school for handicapped children as a model student hahahaha anyway that's what my mom says! :P BUT seriously I was afraid of children with downs syndrome for quite some time because they always ripped my hair out. Hope that made SOMEONE smile. :) </div>
Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-5524881646212390612014-07-01T21:09:00.001-07:002014-07-01T21:09:43.566-07:00Grief Invisible <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's moments like these that make the pain real again instead of a memory. <br />
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Some stuff happened, usual stuff for me today. I had a little rant about them and our family frequently visiting the ER over Facebook, and I said "…Between the 4 of us…" I then posted it, and upon re-reading realized that i'd put 4, not three. It took me a second to realize what was wrong with the 4, I had to mentally say and tick off on my fingers, "Megan, Danny, Rowan.. Rowan. Three, that's three." And my heart ached again. That grief invisible to the outside world. Because we are four. It's the little moments that make it all real again. You can put away the thoughts of your lost baby and the life they may have had and the family you would have shared but they are a part of you that changes your heart forever. I still cry when a stranger says her due date is "...end of October beginning of November." I still ache when I see a newborn baby, or a pregnant woman. I still have to leave the room as others share their good news, because it all makes the pain too real again. </div>
Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-74485677273602788012014-07-01T08:38:00.000-07:002014-07-01T08:46:15.207-07:00Post Weekend Detox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Does anyone else out there take pics of them in their sunday clothes in the church parking lot? We do haha but bubba's little bow tie was so sweet I just HAD to! We had a rough weekend. Health wise. Well, and otherwise. We were basically out of groceries, all I had in the fridge were carrots, cucumber, one chicken breast and cheese haha! So I made a creamy chicken noodle soup. I've posted the recipe on the blog before, it's really yummy but felt so rich and fattening after how we have been eating!<br />
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After leaving church a little early and being sad I figured, hey, we haven't had cookies in a LONG time, so we'll be fine to have "treat Sunday". I enjoy baking and it was fun to have Rowan as my little helper/taste tester. By the way.. his new thing is shutting doors, and often shutting himself in the room and then getting pretty distraught. LOL right now's banging on his bedroom door… better go help.<br />
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So last night we had a beef and broccoli type stir fry over brown rice and today i'm starting my little detox. I had the blueberry avocado spinach smoothie for breakfast. Hopefully with how we have been eating it won't be TOO hard. With how we have been eating PRIOR to our rough weekend I mean. Ugh. The person I was going to go buy the jogging stroller from went out of town! I'm so annoyed. I wish they had told me they were so I would have met with them before they left.<br />
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I have been meaning to say for some time that if you're intimidated by nutrition because you don't think you know enough but want to start to eat healthy and just aren't sure where to begin… start with adding fruits and vegetables. As many as you can. Focusing on what you'll add TO your diet instead of what you're going to deprive yourself of or remove from it is a much better way to make positive changes. Focus your meals and cooking around the vegetable and protein. It's a start.<br />
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We almost have a little walker on our hands! he's been taking steps here and there on his own but usually goes back to crawling after he loses his balance. Every day he goes a little further! It's a good lesson for me. I may fall but as long as I get back up and go a little bit further, just take a few more steps every day.. i'll be ok.<br />
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You know those moments when you discover something about yourself? An epiphany of sorts, of what you need or need to do? I had one of those a few months ago… and then COMPLETELY FORGOT about it. Luckily I blogged it… FYI people this is why journaling is awesome. You can grow tenfold when you're reminded of those times in your life when God shed a little light, all as a big picture. Lately I see it in my blogging, which has in many ways replaced some of my journaling. I was going back and reading through some posts a week ago and ran across one i'd made as a reflection of watching an episode of Extreme Weight Loss. (BTW i'm not 100% in love with their methods or un realistic goals that often set the people up to fail or use extreme methods.) The girl on the show was not eating enough in order to meet goals and Chris Powell had her set physical goals instead. Anyway I realized that that's what i'd needed to do and then forgotten completely about it as I got caught up in my weight loss goals and charts and scale. So I need to get back to setting those fitness goals instead. And come up with a time frame to meet them in. I'm going to look a jogging stroller sometime this week! And I had Danny hide the scale and i'm only going to weight 2x a month, and I wrote down my measurements. I hope though that I find better ways to still be accountable to myself outside of just my weight. Through my food journal is one way. Speaking of… I need to make up our weekly menu and grocery list!<br />
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As you know we lost our baby about two months ago. I haven't mentioned it again but it's still a challenge. Still grieving. This week a few couples that were due around when we were found out the gender of their baby. It's been really hard. Knowing an announcing the gender just solidify's so much those dreams you have for that child and your family unit with them in it. I'm starting to look forward to moving in a few months for that reason alone. And as selfish as it sounds I hope we move before they're born. It's been hard to see the pregnant bellies and hear the gender announcements but I know that seeing the actual baby will be even harder. I know it will always be hard to see children that age.<br />
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It had banana, oats, egg, crasins… idk other healthy stuff.. and almonds. Oh! And some chocolate chips just to make them edible. I gave one to Rowan without giving it much thought. He was so hungry he started snarfing them. Anyway he ended up choking on one of the almond chunks! I was sitting there watching him making sure he DIDN'T choke because i'd noticed him trying to swallow something he obviously hadn't chewed or mashed with his little gummies. I was kicking myself for putting the almonds in or not picking them out of his, sure enough… he was ok though. He swallowed it and coughed some and cried a little and was fine. Sigh. If we make those again they'll be nut free!<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-36774415202851118022014-06-26T19:42:00.001-07:002014-06-26T19:53:18.482-07:00No Leftovers! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I only ate foods within my good food list but lost track of my calories. And for some reason I was SO HUNGRY all day! So i'm not sure where i'm at exactly but we had chicken cabbage salad for dinner and I have a pretty good feeling i'm on the safe side for today. Cabbage is my friend. I can eat lots of it and it is just crazy low in calories. <br />
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You know all of those people that say you can eat whatever you want and lose weight because "Oh I just counted the calories and bla bla .." well I think that's crap. Because if I give up lunch for a treat that's high in calories i'll be too hungry. If I eat 3 meals a day and two snacks all packed with nutrient rich, low calorie, good foods that my body needs to be healthy there isn't any ROOM for any of that stuff in my daily calorie limit! Just saying.<br />
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I walked with Rowan again this morning. I had some wardrobe malfunctions that made it interesting. I wore spandex pants that'd been too stretched out running errands the day before and so they kept falling off haha! It is so difficult to admit how out of shape I am. I have truly been too lazy. Ya, I can point to lots of reasons for being that way… but.. I don't want to anymore. I walked with him for 30 min. Just walked. And I was exhausted. I decided that this time i'd walk as quickly as possible and walk until I felt super pooped… and THEN i'd turn around. So that i'd have to push myself to keep going and get back home! I feel that the stroller pulled me. I I thought about sitting on the side of the road in some shade a couple of times, but I didn't … man! I see people much bigger than I am who have so much more endurance and strength than I do! It's abosolutely discouraging and disheartening. But I really am determined to keep at it. 3x a week. Just work on getting out there that often. I tried to do some sprints again today but we don't have a jogging stroller and it didn't handle going quickly well at all. The wheels would vibrate. I found a decent one on Craig's list for 40$ I am going to go look at when we get paid. Oh! So I picked something up along the side of the road during our walk today! A hardback copy ofThe Lord of the Rings! I kind of laughed and had the thought that it was God's way of rewarding me for my efforts. And then my very next thought was.. how did this really get here? Did one kid throw another kids book out of the bus window? hmm…<br />
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I've taken a few pics of myself, last week and this week. Even though my weight hasn't gone down a lot I feel like my stomach isn't as bloated and big. And I could see it in the pics so that's progress!<br />
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Rowan has been enjoying our morning walks. I feel better getting him out of the house. He's always so devastated when we get home and I put the stroller away in the closet. He's devastated a lot lately. If you set him down, tell him no, go to the bathroom, shut a door, don't let him mess with the dials on the dishwasher… oh boy. Danny keeps pointing out that he plays me a lot. Throws a fit and looks for my reaction. I feel like i'm getting mean though … because I tell him he can't have or do things and then he throws a fit and I ignore it. Sigh. It's that age. I want so badly for him to start using more signs. He know's "all done" and does the sign and says it sometimes too. Tonight at dinner he was yelling from his chair because he'd finished. I told him to use his all done sign and showed him "all done all done!" He looked at me. Looked down. Thought about it.. thought about it… tried screaming again… and then finally did it. So that's progress I guess. I want him to see that he get's results when he makes the effort to communicate with sign instead of screaming. Boys. Love him.<br />
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Danny has started working nights. It is nice to have the car during the day but having him here sleeping makes my days feel weird. I'm less motivated in being productive. It feels like a sleepy saturday or something. And he's been irritated that he doesn't have down time. Hope it doesn't last long. </div>
Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-60539598335764516442014-06-24T08:46:00.001-07:002014-07-01T08:08:55.246-07:00One Stumble at a Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm learning so much about myself. In the past my weight loss efforts have been sporadic and extreme. Now, as I try to truly find the balance in living life in a healthy way I discover that there's a lot of up and down, trial and error, and small improvements along the way. Not being obsessed with being perfect in my dieting and calorie counting every day and switching my mindset has been a challenge but i'm progressing. Yesterday I ate well, tracked my calories and then … we wen't to Moe's for dinner. I learned a few things. If i'd just eaten my chicken whole wheat tortilla burrito I would have still stayed within my daily cal amount, even if i'd had queso I would have barely been over.. it was the fried corn chips that were the problem. I went home, looked up how many calories i'd ingested and just about died documenting the 800 calorie chips in my food journal. But, I said well- I learned 2 things. 1- I need to google the calorie's of foods BEFORE I eat them and 2- Now I know. Now I know what i'm doing to my body when I eat them and next time I will do better. Mistakes are learning opportunities and I learned. Now, back to the perfection mentality; last night after discovering how badly i'd bombed and decided to make it a positive learning experience I still had that little voice in my head saying "Hey you <i>totally </i>screwed up this day. Epic fail. This day was a fail. So lets go indulge in something yummy and start over tomorrow!"<br />
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But there is no "Starting over." There is only today, and tomorrow's body reflecting all of my yesterday's decisions. There's only today and now.<br />
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Another thing i'm coming to realize is that no matter how many obstacles are in my way to being healthy… if I truly want to eat well and exercise i'll find a way. Anyone can come up with dozen's of real reasons (obstacles) that make it difficult to live healthily but if we're truly determined we'll find a way to do all we can do. Whether that's spending more money on healthy foods and cutting money elsewhere or getting outside to exercise even though you have terrible allergies that make you ill. If I want to i'll find a way.<br />
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I am working on changing how I view food as well. The more I learn about nutrition and calories the more I see food as fuel and nutrients. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV2_LQ2N8qww-MQQ4GWA1k8BRM1jPRqxRFWGgt_BSXkyDHLIMaChSW9lzi8YUNs4CwYdgRsRYJcw3sO191OriHR2di0uODsb_xtm3g1siN3frut9bdzfp1jSDJTQxRDkhLywbfBC-2rU/s1600/fok.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV2_LQ2N8qww-MQQ4GWA1k8BRM1jPRqxRFWGgt_BSXkyDHLIMaChSW9lzi8YUNs4CwYdgRsRYJcw3sO191OriHR2di0uODsb_xtm3g1siN3frut9bdzfp1jSDJTQxRDkhLywbfBC-2rU/s1600/fok.jpg" /></a>I watched Forks over Knives and Veducated last night. It was interesting to see how much research showed that animal products promoted cancer growth. I came to the conclusion that we should try to follow the word of wisdom more honestly in relation to how much meat we eat. The scriptures say meat is for men but that we're to be grateful and kind to God's creatures and to eat meat sparingly. Veducated's footage of what's done to animals in slaughter houses and on mass producing farms was truly disgusting. But knowing that we are supposed to eat meat i'm not sure what to do with that information. I think when we are able to we will make more of an effort to purchase meats from local butchers and buy eggs from local farmers. It's truly disturbing and I support all laws that are in place to ensure humane methods of slaughter. Our society has little respect for life, no matter how small. Animal or human in it's early stages. I hope that the more people become aware of this problem the more likely the humane law's will be enforced.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbdEBNm821GqUVaaFvBXs4f6KrYajMdjcKs46Y7Z7OseEmX7I9Bd4tGlh1hvsNSdrqmYQJh02HZkhzTxtqe9ER4zfYkZp5F74bSLY0RKBdFVTs_BUhR1QTL0CDT3qgDMYm3dZmhC1PaQ/s1600/vegucated.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbdEBNm821GqUVaaFvBXs4f6KrYajMdjcKs46Y7Z7OseEmX7I9Bd4tGlh1hvsNSdrqmYQJh02HZkhzTxtqe9ER4zfYkZp5F74bSLY0RKBdFVTs_BUhR1QTL0CDT3qgDMYm3dZmhC1PaQ/s1600/vegucated.jpg" /></a>This past week we tried a few new foods. Tofu Taco's was on the list for a vegetarian dinner. I've neve eaten tofu… So I did my research and purchased, pressed and prepped our tofu for taco's. It was disgusting. I hated the texture and will NOT be eating that again anytime soon. Ever.<br />
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I made Italian turkey burger meatballs and marinara sauce over spaghetti squash for sunday's dinner. I had been nervous to try this one since i'm not a huge fan of squash. It turned out AMAZING. I couldn't believe how yummy it was an wondered why I'd ever eaten regular spaghetti in the first place! Especially being pre-diabetic. The difference in calories was crazy. One cup of spaghetti has 220 cal and the squash had 31! Yeah! Awesome right?<br />
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One of my goals is to become part of that elite group of human's they call "runners." I've read a lot of material on how to get started and am working towards it. Today I added short sprints! And almost died. But, I didn't die, and plan doing that 3x a week. One stumble at a time. Huffin' and Puffin'. Red faced and sweaty. YES. </div>
Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-53719104000701418262014-06-20T06:36:00.000-07:002014-06-20T06:36:32.508-07:00My Favorite Protein Pancakes <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've tried a few clean protein pancakes and this recipe is by far my favorite. It's low calorie, whole grain, gluten free, and easy to make! It's berry season so I'm still posting recipes that include blueberries, have to get those little antioxidant rich fruits in. Of course by the time I thought of taking a pic I was half way through eating them… once again, next time!<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-89931152257438232392014-06-19T09:08:00.000-07:002014-06-19T09:16:48.852-07:00Reward Myself! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl2hnl6vI3wksVeF9Q7f81kMbOIsWga7SebitCQxNSkmufOD4II2qjUyfjGurlQq-wOOcVZ6CSCOX0HZlh6qY9CsgUrSpS9kJySysqQ1bar__0gfKfbxTax9udQdwtnrIO0uzuCuVkIQ/s1600/malifecent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl2hnl6vI3wksVeF9Q7f81kMbOIsWga7SebitCQxNSkmufOD4II2qjUyfjGurlQq-wOOcVZ6CSCOX0HZlh6qY9CsgUrSpS9kJySysqQ1bar__0gfKfbxTax9udQdwtnrIO0uzuCuVkIQ/s1600/malifecent.jpg" height="320" width="216" /></a>I've set some new goals from where i'm currently at, I've bounced around too much over the last few weeks so I decided to just set my goal rewards from where I currently am. I still have the go see Maleficent after losing 10 lbs from my current weight goal reward… ah here she is.. :) <span id="goog_1517147452"></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQH-Pw1SgLq9po9lKCIOZCaqJ1d_KM38uuYoNSashO3AoJJzMMWWgWBMlDvl4pLA_iquwaY-OIyjgjsp0ozIB-2IUKUmcCsgpD0r2Eb5gELyuoa_9vPweoeX2k9rnyKWTiYGzt49yNxc/s1600/ppbb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQH-Pw1SgLq9po9lKCIOZCaqJ1d_KM38uuYoNSashO3AoJJzMMWWgWBMlDvl4pLA_iquwaY-OIyjgjsp0ozIB-2IUKUmcCsgpD0r2Eb5gELyuoa_9vPweoeX2k9rnyKWTiYGzt49yNxc/s1600/ppbb.jpg" height="400" width="263" /></a>And! I thought of something I really really want and almost purchased for myself today before I realized… I didn't really deserve it haha so I decided a Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag satchel would be my -25 lbs from my starting weight prize! Isn't it lovely? I don't know why these make me drool but… just look at it! I'm so tired of hauling my no shape army bag that I can't put in the wash and purse everywhere. The army bag is very sentimental, my mom made it for me from Danny's pants while he was deployed, but, its looking a little worse for wear and the velcro ruins a lot of my clothing by snagging them. I'm actually excited to work towards getting one! I hope this will help me stay motivated. I printed off a picture of it with my goal weight next to it and put it on my weight loss chart. :) I've been thinking about making Saturday mornings kind of a ritual of weighting instead of every day. But I think I need one in the middle of the week too to keep me honest. Meh.<br />
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I am really loving overnight oats. But I can't figure out how to get the calories down while still getting in protein, healthy fat, whole grains and a fruit for breakfast. And still have it be edible. The problem with my favorite Peanut Butter Cookie Overnight Oats is the peanut butter… SO many calories AH! <br />
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I did Zumba again today… after trying to put Rowan down for a nap so there was a lot of back and forth because he decided he wasn't quite ready to go down. Then he laughed at me and pulled my glasses off while I tried to do some toning on the floor to cool down. I got the steps better this time but still pooped out a few min before the end. I need to go back to the beginners DVD and learn the moves. I also pinned lots of workouts for the obese on Pinterest. Don't judge. Haha I own this huge DVD set of Zumba. I am finally realizing that if I really really want this i'll do it, despite all of the obstacles. And… that it's less about weight and food than it is emotional wellness, or un-wellness that manifests itself in twinkles. Well, I don't really eat twinkles but you get the idea.<br />
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Mjoy63http://www.blogger.com/profile/01420695758094824072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588503678823153370.post-47452483298778573572014-06-18T18:10:00.001-07:002014-06-19T11:33:30.603-07:00What I DO Know! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I totally fell off of the bandwagon RIGHT after posting my "i've lost 8 lbs" thing a couple of weeks ago. I thought, "Well, I have a whole week to lose 2 lbs and meet my goal" and then of course I slacked off, my weight went up, we partied too much, ate too many treats and didn't move enough and now i'm back up about 5 lbs from the 8. I've lost my food journal too! This is a real problem… so I started using spark people yesterday (again) to start tracking my calorie intake and ran into the same problem (again) with having trouble tracking the foods that I cook from scratch. I rarely measure and even when I do it's like ok, this much in a whole recipe divided by how many servings and how much I ate? Oh.. and then I added a little extra? Well what's a serving of this thing I concocted? IDK.<br />
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*Fill half of my plate with veggies<br />
*Eat plenty of fresh fruits<br />
*Eat lean proteins<br />
*Drink lots of water<br />
*Fit in plant based protein<br />
*Eat fresh fruits every day<br />
*Eat a rainbow<br />
*Eat healthy fats… but not too much, this one is hard for me...<br />
*Check packaging for portion size<br />
*No seconds<br />
*Slow down on eating<br />
*Move your butt<br />
*Chew more slowly<br />
*Eat whole grains<br />
* Build muscle<br />
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I made whole wheat bread sunday to help us get in our whole grains and extra fiber, I think it's been a little rough on Rowan's tummy even though he loves it. That boy is never regular lol. I still usually start my day's out healthy, like my yummy Blueberry Veggie smoothie I posted a few days ago. And tonight and last night I cooked a healthy dinner that was on the weekly menu. Well, last night I did! Tonight I found that I hadn't gotten to my cabbage fast enough! It had little black moldy spots!!! EW. So I cut them off and realized I didn't have enough good parts left to make what i'd intended. So I improvised and we had black bean and coleslaw taco's. They were DELISH. Really. I wish i'd taken a pic! I'll try to remember to tomorrow when I have leftovers.<br />
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Yummy Clean Coleslaw and Black Bean Taco's </h3>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDxYFvWl5VlbQoeQPz0Lm-syG5JvQBKXUNV2MJV3vu63i97PEObeYupraG45SlP0nJxEi82-ZeKzaSxESk-yeYHPgWC7Wwl_QO0XraSXf2ZvDKyXlbi1HXWQsdldbfIBSQ4dBKD36Sdc/s1600/taco1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDxYFvWl5VlbQoeQPz0Lm-syG5JvQBKXUNV2MJV3vu63i97PEObeYupraG45SlP0nJxEi82-ZeKzaSxESk-yeYHPgWC7Wwl_QO0XraSXf2ZvDKyXlbi1HXWQsdldbfIBSQ4dBKD36Sdc/s1600/taco1.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a><b><u>Coleslaw</u></b><br />
1 Small or 1/2 Large Cabbage- shredded<br />
2 shredded carrots<br />
1/4 red onion<br />
1/2 Cup apple cider vinegar<br />
1/4 t. salt<br />
1/4 t. pepper<br />
1/2 Cup plain greek yogurt<br />
2 TBS Honey<br />
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Grate cabbage and carrots, or chop finely, chop onion finely, stir in remaining ingredients. Chill.<br />
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<b><u>Black Beans</u></b><br />
2 Cans Black Beans<br />
1 Tbs Lime juice<br />
Dash Salt<br />
Dash Pepper<br />
6 Cilantro leaves<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfq9mDeUAB6KJFXSPmXfl3OajYes5kdhEdVrKuB_g5vGTj9uyljJ3j9uUQqdR76j-Y1EQpedKTS3Pj40OpLVL4J5G0g_0MIe7ZiGW5HXoYge09X2_XlUX0EoHbz0MFtDCd_dQmMj9d-TI/s1600/taco2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfq9mDeUAB6KJFXSPmXfl3OajYes5kdhEdVrKuB_g5vGTj9uyljJ3j9uUQqdR76j-Y1EQpedKTS3Pj40OpLVL4J5G0g_0MIe7ZiGW5HXoYge09X2_XlUX0EoHbz0MFtDCd_dQmMj9d-TI/s1600/taco2.jpg" height="298" width="400" /></a>2 Tbs Salsa<br />
1 t. Cumin<br />
dash cinnamon<br />
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Drain and rinse black beans (if using canned beans) Stir together and heat over stove.<br />
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Warm corn tortilla's in frying pan with a little bit of oil.<br />
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Build taco's on a corn tortilla- Black Beans, Coleslaw, cheese, (optional), salsa, avocado, cilantro, lime! YUM.<br />
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Anyway. I did Zumba this morning. It was embarrassing for all of us. (The TV, Couch, various decor items and area rug were all embarrassed by how difficult it was because i'm so out of shape.) But I did it. And then I meditated for a while, did a belly wrap ( which did nothing for my belly) and drank LOTS of water. Then tonight after dinner Danny and I took bubba for a little walk. It was a decent day.<br />
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Oh, in an effort to slow down my meals a little bit and to keep Rowan interested in his own so I don't feel so rushed i've started playing music while we eat lunch together. I love how he can't help but move to the rhythm and I try to share different styles of music with him. It's exciting to see how happy he is when he hears music.<br />
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I've been having this yummy smoothie for breakfast over the last couple of weeks! Blueberries were on sale and it's a full of fiber and foods packed with nutrients! But, I will warn you... if you're not used to a fiber rich diet your bowls may protest.<br />
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Blueberry Veggie Smoothie</h3>
1/2 Cup Almond Milk<br />
1 Cup Blueberries<br />
1/4 Avocado<br />
1 Cup baby Spinach<br />
1 Tbs Chia Seeds<br />
1 Scoop Protein Powder<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOuPPsm9kN4s1FW0GNWGxzad53HW9awpfkc1-b5UrZMDjRq_tFfxvJzBVnT6sfJ5aP62G2SF269SiTEL8Wc3yXoXMvMEbSipWnqnTklz-VNtXt5cJrfRtfUhTPLdQGJ3li9ARRWWrf7Y/s1600/photo+1-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOuPPsm9kN4s1FW0GNWGxzad53HW9awpfkc1-b5UrZMDjRq_tFfxvJzBVnT6sfJ5aP62G2SF269SiTEL8Wc3yXoXMvMEbSipWnqnTklz-VNtXt5cJrfRtfUhTPLdQGJ3li9ARRWWrf7Y/s1600/photo+1-2.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a>7 Ice Cubes<br />
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Calories: 270<br />
Fiber: 27 g<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Meal Plan Week A</span></b></u></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Monday</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">B: Overnight Oats- Pumpkin Spice
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<a href="http://rabbitfoodformybunnyteeth.com/pumpkin-pie-overnight-oats/"><span style="font-size: large;">http://rabbitfoodformybunnyteeth.com/pumpkin-pie-overnight-oats/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">( I added protein powder because I
didn't use soy milk.)
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<span style="font-size: large;">L: Black bleans, rice, veggie</span></div>
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<a href="http://cafejohnsonia.com/2013/02/how-to-slow-cooker-black-beans.html"><span style="font-size: large;">http://cafejohnsonia.com/2013/02/how-to-slow-cooker-black-beans.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">D: Southwest Taco Salad With Cilantro
Lime Dressing
<a href="http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2013/04/southwestern-chopped-salad-with.html">http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2013/04/southwestern-chopped-salad-with.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Tuesday</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">B:
Egg whites and avocado on whole wheat toast </span>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">L:
Leftover Southwest Taco Salad </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">D:
Spicy BBQ Chicken Pizza and side spinach salad </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">(Mine
is similar to this, I use regular bbq sauce and add some spicy grill
seasoning and we don't put peppers and do add olives.) </span>
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bbq-chicken-pizza/">http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bbq-chicken-pizza/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Crust:(I
use whole wheat flour, omit ¼ of it and add some falx)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://megisms-momskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/kenyons-pizza-dough.html">http://megisms-momskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/kenyons-pizza-dough.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Wednesday:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">B:
Greek Yogurt, granola and blueberries parfait </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">L:
Avocado and creamy swiss on whole wheat toast </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">D:
Black Bean Veggie Burger, sweet potato fries, watermelon
<a href="http://backtoherroots.com/2010/08/09/homemade-black-bean-burgers/">http://backtoherroots.com/2010/08/09/homemade-black-bean-burgers/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Thursday:
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">B:
Scrambled Eggs, Side of watermelon</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">L:
Leftover BBQ chicken pizza and Salad </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">D:
Baked Turkey Burger Egg Rolls
<a href="http://www.steamykitchen.com/13029-my-mothers-famous-chinese-egg-rolls-2.html">http://www.steamykitchen.com/13029-my-mothers-famous-chinese-egg-rolls-2.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Friday:
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</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">B:
Peanut butter cookie overnight oats
<a href="http://dashingdish.com/recipe/peanut-butter-cookie-overnight-oatmeal/">http://dashingdish.com/recipe/peanut-butter-cookie-overnight-oatmeal/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">L:
Black Bean and Cheese Quesadilla's , top with avocado or fresh
guacamole.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/black_bean_quesadillas.html</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">D:
Chicken Cabbage Salad</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://megisms-momskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/chinese-chicken-cabbage-salad.htm">http://megisms-momskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/chinese-chicken-cabbage-salad.htm</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Saturday:
</b></span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">B:
Oatmeal Banana Muffins </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://fitandhealthywithdebbie.blogspot.com/2012/10/banana-oatmeal-breakfast-muffins.html#.U5Xqi6XvZuZ">http://fitandhealthywithdebbie.blogspot.com/2012/10/banana-oatmeal-breakfast-muffins.html#.U5Xqi6XvZuZ</a></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">L:
Leftover Cabbage Salad </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">D:
Orange chicken and broccoli over quinoa </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://addapinch.com/cooking/2014/01/07/skinny-orange-chicken-recipe/">http://addapinch.com/cooking/2014/01/07/skinny-orange-chicken-recipe/</a></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sunday:
</b></span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">B:
Cold Cereal Granola side of fruit </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">L:
Leftover Orange chicken </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">D:
Oven Roasted chicken, Potatoes, and Carrots in Ranch seasoning </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">(here's
a link it's the same idea.) </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://hungryhugheys.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/one-pan-meal/">http://hungryhugheys.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/one-pan-meal/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Grocery List: </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">(Seems like a lot but you probably already have most of it.)</span></div>
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<b>Dairy/Meats:</b></div>
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Almond Milk</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Greek Yogurt (plain)
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Eggs</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Chicken Breasts
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Pepperjack Cheese</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Creamy swiss (lite laughing cow cheese
wedges)</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Ground turkey</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Fruits:</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
pumpkin puree
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Banana</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Watermelon</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Blueberries</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Orange
</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Vegetables:</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Romain Lettuce</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Orange bell pepper</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 Green Bell Pepper</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Cherry tomatoes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Frozen Corn</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Green Onions</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Avocado</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Olives</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Cilantro</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Red onion</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Spinach</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Cucumber</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Carrots</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Green Onion</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Yellow Onion</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Sweet Potatoes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Cabbage</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Mushrooms</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Broccoli
<br />
potatoes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Grains:</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Dry Beans</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Oats</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Whole wheat bread</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Whole wheat Flour</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Buns</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Chicken Ramen</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Granola</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Spring Egg Roll Wrappers
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Whole grain tortilla's
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
quinoa
</div>
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<b>Nuts/Seeds:</b></div>
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Chia seeds</div>
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sunflower seeds</div>
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Peanut Butter</div>
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Pure Maple syrup</div>
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Pumpkin Spice</div>
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Lime juice</div>
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Garlic cloves</div>
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Olive Oil</div>
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White Vinegar</div>
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Red wine Vinegar</div>
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Rice vinegar
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Bbq sauce</div>
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Spicy grill seasoning (chicken)</div>
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Yeast</div>
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Chili Powder</div>
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Cumin</div>
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Hot sauce</div>
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Soy sauce</div>
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cornstarch</div>
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sugar</div>
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salt</div>
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pepper</div>
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ginger</div>
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honey</div>
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baking soda</div>
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salt flax seed</div>
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Vanilla</div>
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Ranch seasoning
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