one week down

 so its been one whole weeks since my "no junk food" for 21 days have started
so far so good! I haven't had a single cookie, candy, chocolate, soda, doughnut, ice cream, etc

the only thing I have kinda failed at was the white bread, we had enchiladas with flour tortillas from my in laws and at work my boss ordered pizza and I had a slice

but over all, I think I have been doing fabulous
I have been 'working out' at home
lots of sit ups, crunches, the plank, squats, lunges, those kinds of things
I found a zumba class firday nights that I want to start going to
I have done zumba classes before and they were so fun, I wish I never had stopped
I feel like I have a teeny tiny bit more energy
like just enough to do my workout  HA!
but I know this will only increase as I continue
I weighed myself this morning, and I have lost .5 lb
but....I know you can fluctuate a few pounds every day just depending on the time of day and water weight
so I'm not getting to super stoked about it yet.

the one thing I have noticed though, that makes me so happy, is its getting easier to turn down sugar!

the first few days I was practically battling myself

but yesterday, I turned down a cookie and didn't even think twice about it

woot woot

I am however looking forward to the 17th!

next friday is my birthday :]

and I will be allowing myself some sugar that day

[but don't worry ill add an extra day on the end of my '21' days]

Day One

I eat horribly.
I am not afraid to admit it, but...i'm OVER IT.
We need to get healthier in this house hold and its starting today!!
We keep saying were gonna do this, and gonna do that, but it never happens and im over it.
Infact I have been over it for a little while now. But I know I needed to get my mind in the right frame before I made any major decisions.


I found this on pinterest

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However, ill be changing it just a little bit. First off, ill be adding "no soda" to the list.
Then, I will allow this house some peanut butter,
because frankly I don't think this house can function with out it.
So, I made my own little inspiration sign:

Im making the hubby do this with me.
He isn't thrilled, but he is willing and that is all I can ask.
I have also been searching pinterest for some great recipies, I will now be implementing 'meatless mondays'.

As far as exercising, this is somewhat new to me.
Were going on lots of walks as a family, and I got a little routine from pinterest that I have been doing everyday for a whole week now! (if you know me, you know that is incredible!)
I have asked for the zumba game for my wii for my birthday. (which is in just 2 weeks :))
My sister in law did the 30 day shred and loved it. So I went to target and got the dvd.
I plan to start this after I finish the 21 days with no junk food.
I don't want to completely set myself up for failure.
I don't think im ready to share my current weight, that will have to wait till I have seen some results and see how I feel about sharing.
But I hope to do an amazing before and after post some day :)

And just so were clear, this isn't about loosing weight and getting skinny.
This is about getting fit, feeling good about myself, being healthier, and having more energy!

I know this is going to be hard, its day one and already I am craving some chocolate milk!
But I have done well, oatmeal for breakfast. Home made bean/cheese burrito with wheat tortilla for lunch. Now just have to decide what is for dinner.

If anyone has some tips they would like to share I would love to hear it! I am very new to this, and just want to help my family get healthy.

some more inspirational quotes/pictures from pinterest:
(I do realize I have referenced pinterest way to many times in this post....but hey, that is what makes pinterest awesome)

8 week body restart detox and cleanse

So things have not been ok since Hudson was born. Not horrible by any means, just not great with me and my body.

Not only did I gain a ridiculous amount of weight, I can't loose any of it. & Since I had Hudson my body just does not feel right. I'm way more tired then I ever used to be, I have been getting really dizzy and light headed. I have no energy. And I know alot of these symptoms can come from just the lack of sleep as a new mom, but it got worse not better as Hudson got older.

I went and got a big ol' blood test done, and all my levels came back pretty normal. Except for my vitamin D was very low & my cholesterol levels were on the low side. Which is great for the bad kind, but not so great cuz my good cholesterol was low too.

I'm now on a Vitamin D supplement and Vitamin B for some energy. The doctors office I go to I love! They focus more on the cause of your problem, not just treating your symptoms. They also promote going a more natural way then with prescriptions. I love this factor alot! I think you need a healthy balance between natural and western medical. If I broke a bone for example, I would go to the E.R. but if I have low energy I'm gonna go talk to someone about getting my body back in check.

My doctor asked me how aggressive I wanted to be at feeling normal again. I said at this point I need to do something for me. I wanna loose this baby weight, I wanna have energy again, I wanna feel normal again. So im doing a total body restart 8 week detox and cleanse.

I'm really nervous and hope I can do this, but something needs to be done. The first 2 weeks are supposed to be the hardest. I can only have: chicken, turkey, fish, any veggies (except potato and corn), any nuts (except peanuts), and can drink water, almond milk, coconut milk, green tea, or can make my own veggie juices. Then the next 2 weeks you add in fruit, then the next 2 you add in beans, then the last 2 you add in whole grains. & on top of all that, I'm taking some more supplements. So that means no red meats, dairy, carbs or sugar for at least 8 weeks! (why did I ever agree to this?)
Tanner refuses to do it with me, since this will go over Thanksgiving. But he has promised to be 100% supportive and he will eat my healthy dinner meals :D

Now, I will try my best to do good with this, but my doctor even said to be perfect you would need to go totally raw-vegan which I could/would never do. When she does this cleanse she says once in a while she might "cheat". As in, she might have some BBQ sauce or an Asian sauce in a stir fry that has some sugar in it, or something of the sort. I know that I'll be cutting out absolutely everything else, so it's ok in very very little moderation.

This weekend will include lots of taco bell and mac & cheese for sure! (my all time favorites) Then, Monday is the big day! Be sure to check in and see how i'm doing! I'll be sure to post some updates throughout.



Also, I have lost my camera cord :( I had some adorable pics of Hudson and his cousin Ella, but those will have to wait till I clean this messy room!