i haven't really had the motivation to post anything in a while... but i need to update my blog... so here i go
1) after a rocky year last year i think that it is safe to say that my hubs and i can face anything that this year and the next 100 years have in store for us.
2)i have been doing a ton of reading on running and different ways to loose weight. and i have to say that i think i may have found the perfect combination to helping me get as healthy as i want to be and to reach my goal.
... so hopefully i will be blogging a little bit more over the next few months as i talk about my path to my 1/2 marathon in october.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
new laptop & new BEGINNINGS!!!
so as promised that once that i got my new laptop that i would start blogging again.... welp i got it, and i couldn't be happier BUT right now i am having some issues getting microsoft word to download.... hmmmm i guess after tomorrow if i can't get it to download right i will be calling the geek squad and giving them something to do :)... i don't really have that much to say at the present moment except this; my freakin throat hurts and i still have a fun filled day tomorrow w/ Buggy at the Mickey Mouse Magic show here in KC, KS :)... but all the pain that i am feeling will be well worth it to see the smile and joy in his voice.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Bad laptop BAD!!!!
I just wanted to post about the fact that my laptop is misbehaving very badly right now. So I am not going to be able to blog on a daily bases, b/c I am using my husband's laptop at the moment. I am hoping I can get another laptop by the end of the weekend.... sooooo we shall see. Until then I am going to have to chill on posting :( b/c I will be mainly working from my laptop at the moment. So does anybody have any recommendations for a new laptop?
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Pills or Bags?
Or 
So the great debate of the day is Green tea pills VS. good ol' fashioned Green Tea bags... which one do you prefer? I have to say for me b/c I love tea, its going to have to be hands down the green tea bags. Over the past few days since I have been on the CLsD I have to say that I love all the freshness of the meals. I have come to realize that I really do like knowing what I put in my body. And w/ the [GT] green tea pills I don't fully know what I am putting in my body [I just did a lil bit of research... and its kinda unnerving].
Here are a few of the ingredients that I found is in the GT pills [looking at mega-T Green Tea Diet Pills]
-GT, Chromium, Garcinia Cambogia, Guarana.
... As I did some reading on the other ingredients that are in the GT pills I found that I don't really want nor do I really need the other stuff if I just want the GT. And also these other ingredients are supposed to help you lose up to 20 lbs. While that sounds like a good plan, most of the time people just pop these pills and don't change anything else in their daily life style [daily diet]. So a person might lose the 20 lbs but if they aren't changing the things that they put in their mouths, when they go off of the GT pills they will more than likely gain the weight back and then some [i just love that rule of thumb... don't you?].
Now onto my most favorite thing in the whole wide world.... GREEN TEA!!I truly love this stuff. Here are a few of the reason's why.... I know what I'm drinking, it helps curb my appetite, and DAMN it tastes good!!! I have found that I can drink this stuff whenever and were-ever, and yes it will help me loose weight but it doesn't make me gain weight when I stop drinking it for a lil' bit.
That's my argument on GT pills VS GT bags... please feel free to comment and let me know what you think on the subject matter =]
Friday, January 28, 2011
Day..................2
[i am too lazy tonight to put up pics... i will do so when i have my cord to do so]
so its day 2 of the CLsD and i have to say that i am doing surprisingly well. i had a few cheat moments [which i will tell when i get tot he different meals for the day], but over all i feel very full and like i have energy [which is something new for me, b/c i am consistently tired]. and something else surprisingly that i found out today when i went and got my workout in; i felt like i actually had the fuel to power my body through my workout. i didn't feel tired during my workout [which is what normally happens.. b/c before CLsD i wasn't eating like i should]. so w/ that said i was able to push myself farther than i have in a very long time [i am paying for it w/ sore legs right now... but nothing a little pilates/yoga can't cure in the morning].so that combined w/ the feeling of a full belly all day is really turning me onto the CLsD in all the right ways.
Breakfast: Almond Butter & Banana's on top of Rye Bread
-one cup of coffee w/ 2tbsp of 1% non-fat milk [and i cheated and put 1/2 a packet of sweet 'n low in it]
Lunch: Tuna salad to-go meal; 1 pear; 1 string cheese
-24oz of water
Snack: 1oz of Baked Potato Chips [i did another mini cheat by adding 1/2 oz of mini cheeder rice cakes to it]
-8oz of green tea
Dinner: 2 Black Bean taco's [this is my final mini-cheat of the day... i cooked some lean ground sirloin and added a small handful to the taco... i am not fully used to beans just yet]
-36oz of water
over all i do feel ok w/ how i did today. i don't expect myself to be perfect the whole time. and that's what i love about CLsD; that i don't have to. and i just keep reminding myself that i am doing good w/ trying new foods and that i need to remember to listen to my body when it is hungry and when its a good time to stop [instead of my head].
so its day 2 of the CLsD and i have to say that i am doing surprisingly well. i had a few cheat moments [which i will tell when i get tot he different meals for the day], but over all i feel very full and like i have energy [which is something new for me, b/c i am consistently tired]. and something else surprisingly that i found out today when i went and got my workout in; i felt like i actually had the fuel to power my body through my workout. i didn't feel tired during my workout [which is what normally happens.. b/c before CLsD i wasn't eating like i should]. so w/ that said i was able to push myself farther than i have in a very long time [i am paying for it w/ sore legs right now... but nothing a little pilates/yoga can't cure in the morning].so that combined w/ the feeling of a full belly all day is really turning me onto the CLsD in all the right ways.
Breakfast: Almond Butter & Banana's on top of Rye Bread
-one cup of coffee w/ 2tbsp of 1% non-fat milk [and i cheated and put 1/2 a packet of sweet 'n low in it]
Lunch: Tuna salad to-go meal; 1 pear; 1 string cheese
-24oz of water
Snack: 1oz of Baked Potato Chips [i did another mini cheat by adding 1/2 oz of mini cheeder rice cakes to it]
-8oz of green tea
Dinner: 2 Black Bean taco's [this is my final mini-cheat of the day... i cooked some lean ground sirloin and added a small handful to the taco... i am not fully used to beans just yet]
-36oz of water
over all i do feel ok w/ how i did today. i don't expect myself to be perfect the whole time. and that's what i love about CLsD; that i don't have to. and i just keep reminding myself that i am doing good w/ trying new foods and that i need to remember to listen to my body when it is hungry and when its a good time to stop [instead of my head].
how do you look at the American Soldier???
The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enou............gh to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either.
He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm howitzer. He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death then he should have in his short lifetime.
He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.
He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood. And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so. As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot.. A short lull, a little shadeand a picture of loved ones in their helmets.
Please keep this prayer wheel going:
Prayer Wheel:
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."
He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm howitzer. He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death then he should have in his short lifetime.
He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.
He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood. And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so. As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot.. A short lull, a little shadeand a picture of loved ones in their helmets.
Please keep this prayer wheel going:
Prayer Wheel:
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Day 1
Today is my first day on the CarbLover's Diet [CLsD]. And I have to say that I did open myself up to trying different foods.
For Breakfast... I had a Banana Shake w/ flaxseed. I have never had flaxseed before. And I couldn't really taste it in the shake [so I am guessing that is a good thing....]. I had this shake at 0630 and it held me over til 1315 when I had my lunch.
then for dinner i went w/ a meal that would fill my husband and i both up; the Burger and 3-bean salad. the burger was a lil' bit dry [1st time making it and so i am still working out the tweaks... so any suggestions are greatly welcomed]. now this took me a while to eat, b/c i had never really eaten beans before [excepted baked], so it took my tastes buds some getting used to. i had to ad some mustard to give the burger some moisture [it was that dry!.. and my husband will never complain about anything that i make].
after my dinner i was craving something sweet. so i looked in the CLsD book and found that i can have greek yogart w/ honey & oats as a snack. and man oh man i was very pleasently surprised by how lil' of the yogart it took to fill me up. and how my sweet tooth was taken care of by this.
i have to say that over all today was a good day, and i am very happy w/ CLsD so far, and i can't wait for day 2 tomorrow. i am going to add my cardio in tomorrow, so we shall see if all these good carbs will help me stay energized for my workout like the success stories were talking about in the book.
so far i have to say that this doesn't seem like a diet, it seems like a way of life. i am open to the chance to retrain my brain to remember that there are good carbs out there i just have to be open to try them and remember to stay away from the bad ones.
For Breakfast... I had a Banana Shake w/ flaxseed. I have never had flaxseed before. And I couldn't really taste it in the shake [so I am guessing that is a good thing....]. I had this shake at 0630 and it held me over til 1315 when I had my lunch.
then for lunch i had a Chicken Pita Sandwich. i have to say that this is by far my most favorite meal to make. it is sooo simple and very tasty and filling. i used to balk at the idea of any kinda spicy foods. but i have to say that since i have decided that this is my year to break out of my rut and open my mouth to the wonderful world of foods. this was a very nice way to take that first step.
i have to say that over all today was a good day, and i am very happy w/ CLsD so far, and i can't wait for day 2 tomorrow. i am going to add my cardio in tomorrow, so we shall see if all these good carbs will help me stay energized for my workout like the success stories were talking about in the book.
so far i have to say that this doesn't seem like a diet, it seems like a way of life. i am open to the chance to retrain my brain to remember that there are good carbs out there i just have to be open to try them and remember to stay away from the bad ones.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
is this just a fad or a way or life????
I was reading
and while I was reading this magazine [I can't wait for the Feb 18th issue to come out!], I found this book.
I had to go online and find out any information that I could find out [and I did this at like 1 in the morning... I guess you can say that when I find something I want to know about I go and find out about it]. From the website [www.carblovers.com] I looked at the success stories, and then at the recipes that were shared. And after trying a few of the recipes myself, I knew I had to get the book and see what the fuss was all about. So as I was ordering it from Amazon, I just happened to be watching the Rachael Ray show, and the co-authors of the book were on [I believe this is fate]. So I watched and listened.
After receiving the book [which Amazon does a AWESOME job at making sure that the book was delivered in ample time] I got to reading that night after my son went to bed. And I got through the first five chapters pretty quickly and took notes. So I have concluded that w/ the proper documentation and encouraging words I am going to embark on my journey into CarbLover's Heaven.
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