I tried 2 new recipes this past weekend. One was a complete success. I tried toddler muffins and both of my kids loved them. They were a complete success because not only did they taste good but Noah actually will eat them and he doesn't know he's eating squash and carrots with his bananas! So now it will be my mission to find more recipes or just slightly alter this one to get more veggies and fruit in him! The other recipe I tried was Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Bites. They tasted okay. I'm not 100% excited about them but I can eat them. However, Evey tried one bite and was ready to spit it on the floor. So if she won't eat it I didn't even bother asking Noah to try it.
Today if I can find the time and energy to do so, I will be trying the baked oatmeal of which I said I would try this past weekend. Hopefully I can get Mr. Noah to eat those! Here's to hoping!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Fail.
Okay so I was all about fighting my craving for sweets. I apparently need to work on the self-discipline and plaster my Philippians 4:13 all over my house, car, forehead, you name it. I ended up having a brownie last night. FAIL! But today was a new day and I was able to start anew. I saw this on Facebook from a friends share post. Thought it fit this post today and one I need to remind myself of when I do fail.
I kept myself busy with grocery shopping, putting away groceries, and a vet appointment in Anamosa and did really well with my eating. I did allow myself a chocolate chip cookie bar tonight, but that was the only sweet I had today. So today I will consider myself having a victory. If I keep myself busy with other things, I don't end up wanting to eat or I just forget to eat. But why oh why can I not have that kind of energy everyday to do so many things that need to be done?! Gonna have to push myself, but hopefully we will get some warmth and sunny days to melt this snow to cheer me up. I feel as if this winter has held on for too long. I am ready for all the bright yellows, greens, pinks, and all the colors of spring and summer. Not a fan of hot hot summers and love having all four seasons, but definitely I am ready for some warmer temperatures. And I think that when its warm and I can be in the sunshine, walk barefoot outside, and have all my windows open a more cheery and energetic Abby will emerge.
Tomorrow I may try some new recipes. I want to try some Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Bites from And They Cooked Happily Ever After and some Baked Oatmeal from Sugar Free Mom. I am hoping that making these tomorrow they 1) taste yummy and 2) will freeze well for when we need them. So tomorrow we shall see. I have tried some recipes that have failed and one of them was just 2 days ago. I tried Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal. I LOVE pumpkin anything but that was definitely not a recipe for keeps. Even Evey didn't like it. So now for a good nights rest to zumba in the morning, clean and bake in the afternoon. :) And hopefully when I come back tomorrow I can tell you that the recipes were a success!
I kept myself busy with grocery shopping, putting away groceries, and a vet appointment in Anamosa and did really well with my eating. I did allow myself a chocolate chip cookie bar tonight, but that was the only sweet I had today. So today I will consider myself having a victory. If I keep myself busy with other things, I don't end up wanting to eat or I just forget to eat. But why oh why can I not have that kind of energy everyday to do so many things that need to be done?! Gonna have to push myself, but hopefully we will get some warmth and sunny days to melt this snow to cheer me up. I feel as if this winter has held on for too long. I am ready for all the bright yellows, greens, pinks, and all the colors of spring and summer. Not a fan of hot hot summers and love having all four seasons, but definitely I am ready for some warmer temperatures. And I think that when its warm and I can be in the sunshine, walk barefoot outside, and have all my windows open a more cheery and energetic Abby will emerge.
Tomorrow I may try some new recipes. I want to try some Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Bites from And They Cooked Happily Ever After and some Baked Oatmeal from Sugar Free Mom. I am hoping that making these tomorrow they 1) taste yummy and 2) will freeze well for when we need them. So tomorrow we shall see. I have tried some recipes that have failed and one of them was just 2 days ago. I tried Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal. I LOVE pumpkin anything but that was definitely not a recipe for keeps. Even Evey didn't like it. So now for a good nights rest to zumba in the morning, clean and bake in the afternoon. :) And hopefully when I come back tomorrow I can tell you that the recipes were a success!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Sweets, Sweets, and More Sweets!
Weight loss is so hard when you are craving sweets. I am really craving them today and I don't know how to get rid of the cravings without totally ruining my day! It is so frustrating! And it doesn't help that I don't have much in the house right now of which I could even make a low calorie sweet treat to help get by and even then it seems like once I start I just can't stop! I just want more with each bite! What's a girl to do?! I know I need to push through the craving and have some self control but boy is it hard. But I have to remember that I am not only doing it for myself but for my kids and husband. I have to remember that I don't want my kids to have the "fat mom" and be embarrassed by me. I don't want my kids to wake up one day and their mom is gone. I just have to remember that these are the one's I am doing this for:
I love these kids more than I ever thought was humanly possible and its a love like no other. I pray that when they are older they are proud to call me their mother and thankful for me and all the wisdom I have given them. And because of my determination to fight my cravings, I can be the best mom I can be.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The Journey Is On.
A new year began. I finally had had enough of my weight bouncing up and down and never feeling good in my skin. I decided that if I didn't feel good about myself, and didn't put myself first, then my kids wouldn't have a healthy view of themselves and the unhappy and unhealthy mommy would just make for an unhealthy family. Do I want to set my kids up for feeling the way I do? No. If I don't put an importance on healthy living then my kids won't either. I have wanted and tried many times to lose weight. Finally this year a light bulb turned on! I just needed to make the changes for everyone in my family, not just myself. I needed to have others along side me encouraging me, and not depriving myself. So lifestyle change here we go! Here is a picture of me at the beginning.
So at the end of January I was asked about joining a 10 week challenge with Live Healthy Iowa. I wasn't sure about spending the money to do such a thing but I liked the idea of having a team of others who were looking to get healthy too who could encourage me. And the fact that I knew I had to keep up my end of the bargain made me even more motivated because I didn't want to let my team down. Since the New Year, I have lost 10 lbs. I'm the lowest I've been since my first year of marriage. I have become addicted to Zumba and go three times a week. Lucky for me, the gym where I was going to do Zumba finally started offering Zumba with their membership and their membership was the cheapest I had heard. So I was able to get a membership and not only save money but burn even more calories because I could now use the gym equipment! Now I have a goal of being able to run and keep up with my husband. I'm not quite there yet but I know I can get there if I set my mind to it. So far I've worked myself up to being able to jog a mile of which is a great accomplishment. Before I was lucky if I could jog a 1/4 mile.
I have a goal of losing 10 more lbs by May 12th. May 12th will mark 6 yrs that I have been married to my wonderfully supportive husband. I am working to get down to where I was when we got married by then. I know I can do it if I just keep pushing myself and moving forward with no looking back! So here we go!
So at the end of January I was asked about joining a 10 week challenge with Live Healthy Iowa. I wasn't sure about spending the money to do such a thing but I liked the idea of having a team of others who were looking to get healthy too who could encourage me. And the fact that I knew I had to keep up my end of the bargain made me even more motivated because I didn't want to let my team down. Since the New Year, I have lost 10 lbs. I'm the lowest I've been since my first year of marriage. I have become addicted to Zumba and go three times a week. Lucky for me, the gym where I was going to do Zumba finally started offering Zumba with their membership and their membership was the cheapest I had heard. So I was able to get a membership and not only save money but burn even more calories because I could now use the gym equipment! Now I have a goal of being able to run and keep up with my husband. I'm not quite there yet but I know I can get there if I set my mind to it. So far I've worked myself up to being able to jog a mile of which is a great accomplishment. Before I was lucky if I could jog a 1/4 mile.
I have a goal of losing 10 more lbs by May 12th. May 12th will mark 6 yrs that I have been married to my wonderfully supportive husband. I am working to get down to where I was when we got married by then. I know I can do it if I just keep pushing myself and moving forward with no looking back! So here we go!
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