A short thought.

I am looking back on my posts seeing the same level of commitment to being healthy but also the pattern that I keep falling off the wagon.

My mission this week is to discover all the things that trigger me backwards; but most importantly I am going to write down all of the things I feel or eat! I will check back with an update!

The value of learning things you are interested in!

I started this blog a long while ago and have never really used it to my benefit! I am learning through listening to pod casts and reading various books, and sometimes even from the conversations I have been having with friends and family.

I have learned that if you do not do the prep work your goals are just wishes. 

Coming off of a great weekend with my friends, I just love how social media can bring everyone together and just bond people together. After spending time with them and getting in some alone time. I have really been trying to be more aware of what I am doing and how I am going to actually reach my goals. The first step has been hard to get back in to the swing of. I have shaved off two hours from vacation sleep times.  Now to shave off a few more to get in the me time before preschool at home starts!

So that means it is time to get some supplies for school! 12 days away from her first day! She is going to love the amount of fun we can have !!

But in other news I surely would not be to this phase of my journey if it had not been from the friendships I have made over the past 4 years. I have had friends in the back ground with the tools I need when I am fully ready for the job. I have other friends that are encouraging me to come out of my shell and use my own story and personality to encourage others through the rough patches.

At this point what do I have to loose besides weight and excuses?

I will focus on doing the things that get me to my goal and share what has been working with the rest of the world.

A Lifestyle Reboot

So here is the thing. So life is crazy different then I ever would have expected. I have two little people that call me mommy. I never in a million years would have guessed that to be my reality! So a few things about that. The Youngest seems to have some digestive issues which is a bummer because the poor guy is so gassy and uncomfortable at night time. The Oldest really seems to love getting in to everything. It can be quite the handful. So to help keep the Oldest, who happens to be 2 and on track to being very independent, on track with the day to get her to sleep better I made a toddler day chart! It has all her activities on there with pictures so she can recognize what each thing is all by herself!

Work out number one in the books for my road to recovering my body! I do not have to long of a journey I just have to stay on track!    I am joining a group with Christi and Katie ! It is a challenge group. 30 days 5$ each biggest looser wins the pot! So far the pot is 110$!  So you cannot beat that! You can do what ever work out you want and work out plan. I chose to reboot with a strict vegan diet, the main focus is to get my body working properly and my nutrition is right on track! I chose to do the Slim in 6 work out plan on my beach body on demand. it says to do 3-4 work outs a week and each two week block has its own work out they get a bit harder as you go!  I did my first one and it was hard to keep up and get my body in to the right rhythm, this is way I chose to start the work outs a week early so  I can get my body ready for the work outs! Only one that can do it is me! I am going to do an official weigh in!!! I am excited to see the difference!

I started this topic a while ago.  So with new life changes comes an outcome I was not expecting!

We Fight it with meal preped plants that are healthy giving use energy and making our health improve!
In the sprit of helping my mother and wanting to kick up my goals I am preparing meals a head also! If I expect her to be doing it then I need to!
So  in a week I am down a total of 2.5 inches. And 5lbs! I have been doing a workout everyday and trying to drink more water. It can be hard!

My First Tervis sippy cup.

My toddler and I received the Tervis sippy cup in the mail to try out from Influenster.  When we took the Tervis cup out of the box for the first time we were excited because the design on the cup is my little ones nick name Monkeys!  The cup is clear but insulated to keep cold things cold! I must say I really liked this for the times when my little one drinks her milk slowly or is on her second cup. What  I did not like is that you really have to suck hard to get the liquid out of the cup, this is great for keeping the liquid from spilling out of the cup but she kept getting frustrated when she would try to drink out of the cup.  We still use this cup just with out the no spill guard.  Over all I think that we would be likely to recommend this cup with the little note that it takes some practice and some hard suction.

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Today just feels like it went on forever. I can also say that today has a different feel to it. I feel as though I may actually be at a cross roads in my life. I have many thoughts that just seem to be different.  I am really ready to start my yoga and put my self back together!   I can walk so maybe that. There are a few core things that are safe and help that I feel ready to start.

+ Sometimes I wonder what I should be doing to be there for you better. I just feel like it would be better for you to talk and deal with the frustration that you feel , instead of sitting down and acting like an asshole. I refuse to be grumbled at like that! Cold shoulder you get for that.

I feel offended that someone would tell me that the reason they want you to cover yourself while breastfeeding your baby because 'breastfeeding is not the issue, the issue is that you do not want to explain to your children that I am feeding my baby special milk my body makes for him because you cannot do it yourself! !?' Are you effing kidding me you selfish entitled brat!  I am done communicating with you!   Sad that my toddler understands more what I am doing with my son then you do.

Been in cloth a full day now and little Edvard is doing well! His bum is healing color still seems about the same. Starting to wake up ever  1.5-2.5 hours! Pumping will start soon!

Chickpea salad on toast!

Step one.

1 bagchickpea
LG stoneware bowl and cover
Boiling water
Sea salt

Empty beans in to stoneware bowl. Add 2 Tbsp Salt. Boil 4 cups water. Add Boiling water (2 tea kettles worth or keep I inch higher water level then beans). Soak for 2 hours.

Step 2.
Pressure cooker
Soaked beans
Liquid smoke
Dehydrated garlic
Salt
Cold water

Add rinsed Soaked beans from stepone. Add seasoning to taste. Add water so that it is just over beans. Turn burner to high, once rocker starts dancing turn down to 4, cook 5-7 min. Turn off burner leave pot stand on burner to cool.

Step 3.
Potato masher
Cooked beans
Mayo
Chopped celery
Chopped carrots
Chopped bell pepper
Pepper
Salt
Garlic powder
Chopped onion

Use baby chopper to chop onions and carrots together. Chopped celery and peppers in to small pieces, mash the beans so it is chunky mashed. Add remaining ingredients to taste I like more veggies for a good wrap base or sandwich spread. Chill before serving.

Vegan fried rice

Made with  tempth loaf.

1/3 cup each tempth loaf ( cut in to bite sized cubes.
1/4)3 cup mixed veggies from dinner night before
1/3cup cooked rice
1 tsp olive oil

Add all to seasoned frying pan. Saute on med low heat until hot.