chicken nuggets.

ok so in the last week I've had probably 30-40 mcdonalds chicken nuggets. I love them and the drive thru is easy, but I really need to get a grip. 

Sorry it's been such a long time since my last post. Let's just say life happened. I was on spring break and it wasn't a break even though I didn't have classes. I got a lot done so that feels good and I spent a lot of time with family which was wonderful, I don't what I would do without them. 

I'm back to healthy eating at least this morning. I'm trying. I have a cold so I'm not going to the gym today, I went yesterday and let's just say I shouldn't have. 

I am reading master your metabolism by jillian michaels, and it's been enlightening, somethings I agree with but others are just too much, but I do appreciate her clarifying the role that hormones play and the function of many of the hormones that may contribute to weight gain. again, I don't want to focus on the weight, that will come off in time, but I do want to focus on the way we live so we can have the best possible lives we can have without the worry of diabetes, heart disease and stroke. 

I will try to stay away from the nuggets. 

life.

food...it's what you make of it. It can either be a murderer or a nurse. (I was gonna say doctor but nurse is much better for this analogy). The cheese burger, fries and large chocolate shake can cause all of the health issues, but a grilled chicken salad and homemade lemonade provides nourishment to the body so it can function better. I'm not saying that grilled chicken salad is the super food of the month, but I want to stress the importance of the nutrient density of our food and what a difference it can make. 

When we feel sick what do we eat? chicken soup. it's low calorie, protein rich and it makes us feel better. So can we take that same idea and apply it to health. It don't want to feel sick today so I eat blueberries, bananas, strawberries and veggies. Maybe with your next food choice you can ask yourself "will this make be feel better or sicker?" 

nourish your body, nourish your life. 

mind/body

Happy birthday to Alli. I had way too much cake and processed food this weekend. I'm working on this week. We had hot dogs and pizza. and lots of cake. and well I did spin today to rid myself of a few of calories I had. I had a realization today, I am really learning to like my body, It's mine and as I am beginning to not compare myself to others, especially at the gym I am able to get in touch with my body and all I am able to do. I'm not super woman but I am able to do more yoga than I could when I started and I love the challenge I get when I push myself. I don't think I will ever be that size two cute butt person but I can laugh at myself when I fall out of a pose and really learn to trust my body and love it for all it does for me. The mind body connection has been made so clear to me lately and I truly hope I don't forget it. 

the mind is a powerful thing. use it wisely. 

workouts. time.

I am 4 for 4 working out days this week. and tomorrow we are going to yoga (Alli and I) then I think I'll do bodyflow. 

so 5 for 5. I'm pretty stoked about it, but I have learned this week that I can manage going to the gym and school and family and all of that just fine. I had a test this week and I studied all along and I really think that by going to the gym I was able to focus better and really relax when it was test time. I also hungout with my aunt and we had a blast, so it's just about planning time to do everything and making sure that those around us understand our goals. I think that by having them understand us they can either help us or hurt us in our journeys to our goals and being conscious about their intentions will help us to make better choices. I had class all week and it was st. patty's day and Alli's birthday so being organized with all of those things really helped me to do what I needed for me and everyone else. I'm sore now but it feels good to know that I am stronger and healthier because of the effort I put into loving me. 

love yourself. Happy spring break. 

Love yourself.

I am learning to love me for who I am, not who I think I should be. It's difficult because I want to so badly to be thinner or smarter or more extroverted. I am working on all of those things and trying to enjoy the journey. I'm trying to love others for what they are too, I think I struggle with that one even more because I think if I'm going to change me then others should change themselves too. I find it really hard to want something for someone else and them not wanting it as badly. That's probably the hardest thing for me. I try to lead by example and be that role model for Alli especially.

I need to get a small workout in before bed tonight. I have eaten so badly the last couple of days and I really need to work some of it off. I hope you are enjoying my blog. I try to keep it interesting, let me know if you want an opinion on a certain topic. 

Terrific tuesday

BL. spin. yoga. and my aunt is in town, I will see her tomorrow. I'm so excited to just be with her and not have an agenda or anything. I still have tons of school work to do but I think I can manage. I'm looking forward to spring break even more now. so much to do so little energy. I could say I wish there were more hours in the day but I couldn't stay awake for any longer than I already do. 

hopefully I can get through spin and bodyflow tomorrow. I'm wiped today and I have tons to do tomorrow. I need to just focus. 

food journals? what happened to those? I had a mini bagel with reduced fat cream cheese and some strawberries for breakfast, then a turkey sandwich with tomato, a yogurt, a sugar free slurpee for lunch and a banana for snack. then spagettii and veggies and french bread for dinner and a donut for dessert. I have to have dessert, I wish I wasn't a sweets person but I am. 

ps- I think I'm in love with Sam from this season of BL. haha. 

long day

After doing half of my BL DVD Alli say's I wanna go to the club, ok so we pack up and go and i did yoga as well. I'm kind of tired from all of that. It's another long week. 

My aunt is coming to town and I'm afraid I will being eating horribly when she is here so I'm trying to hit the gym and watch what I eat a little bit closer. I'm also trying to live my life and enjoy every moment without being too obsessed with healthy living. I do think that I can be deeply joyous and healthy but sometimes in the moment unhealthy things bring me happiness. It's all about balance I guess. 

Emotional eating.

 I'm an expert. I recognize it and I just need to figure out what the deal is. I know that I crave carbs and salt and I know that carbs increase the serotonin in the brain. Just something that I need to deal with better. I love going to the gym and sweat it out, but when I have class and such I need a better way to deal. any one else do this? I need some better options. 

sun.

So this font is the same color as the shirt I'm wearing today:) 

I went for a bike ride today around my neighborhood today. It was awesome, super relaxing, no time constraints or anything. It was great. I'm working myself up to running outside, I don't know what it is that I'm afraid of but I am in some way. There are lots of hills around my house and they are challenging on a bike, I guess when I run I will be prepared for the hills of boulder. It felt so good to be outside today. It has been so so long. I'm so ready for summer when I can just be in shorts all the time and not even worry about it. I love the snow don't get me wrong, but I really loved the sun today. I'm sure I'm deficient in vitamin D or something and that's why I'm loving the sun so much. I don't know. I really am encouraged that I can keep a healthy lifestyle for ever and teach my family about health.

We had some baked BBQ chicken, asparagus, a salad and breadsticks for dinner tonight. I have this feeling that my mom is so sick and tired of veggies, but I'm not gonna stop, she stuck with it. 

Tomorrow I have clinical and hopefully I can control myself, when I'm super emotional I eat and last week I had a whole bag of M&M's and tootsie rolls before my test, oops. 

I still want a food journal from any readers....we are all on the same path and we have to be able to talk about. no judgement just some swaps. my newest swap has been instead of having like chips or fries, I order veggies or I bring blueberries, the blueberries really pop in your mouth I love them. I go through like 2-3 packs a week. yum. I put them on my cereal or yogurt or make desserts with them, pancakes are great with them. my favorite. what's yours? 

much better today.

Much much better today. I did yoga this morning. I love tuesdays. I ate pretty good all day. no horrible choices. we even went out to dinner with a bunch a friends, I was even good then, even though I really wanted a cookie, I need to do more cardio to deserve one of those. 

Biggest loser, so so good, but really would you not participate in the temptation challenge if you were at a place that was to help you lose weight and truly learn what it is that made you fat in the first place. I loved it. I missed it so much. it keeps me motivated for sure. 

I have a pretty free day tomorrow. I may even begin to run outside, I'm a little scared, but I'm also super excited that it's a little warmer. 

five a day. fruits and veggies. make it a competition with someone, could be a fun way to eat. 

work in progress.

I had yogurt and fresh fruit for breakfast, and went to the gym, then had a muffin, and pizza oops, then M&M's. shoot. I thought this week would better than this weekend. I'm not off to a good start. any suggestions? 

tomorrow is yoga and...BL. Yes, I've missed it so so much. maybe that's why I'm not eating as well as I should. there's another excuse, sorry. 

but on a good note I did see a cool new show with Jaime Oliver and obesity that is going to be on ABC soon. Looks pretty good. and besides a good english accent is always good, plus I may get some new healthy recipes.