BB1-reporting in :)

Alrighty, so since it took a bit for me to get in the blog, I'm going to post from last week now And then post for this week later this weekend! I'm struggling, real bad. So here goes nothing! 

Exercise-this is something that I actually 100% despise! I hate to sweat. I don't like to smell. I especially don't like to struggle at things and be out of breath or feel like I can't keep up with my husband or others! So I need to find something that I enjoy and like and will stick with doing! 

Eating right-it's not as hard as it used to be! However it is still a problem!! I love to eat and I love food! I really feel as if I need a time to be able to do a total body cleanse and Start fresh! I just have to find time to do that? Maybe Labor Day weekend (Saturday and Sunday). As for trim healthy mama, to define it simply is...do not eat carbs and fats together in large quantities, stay away from gluten, and no refined sugar! There are of course exceptions for these things because let's face it...if you can never have a piece of cake again it's just not gonna happen! Haha so what this looks like for me is...I have to plan out my meals and eating times (as we are supposed to eat every 3 hours or so). I need to make a chart, print it out and keep it with me :)

Emotional wellness-

Well we all know I struggle hardcore with this because I actually legitimately hate to see myself in the mirror, hate to see my self in pictures, or even my reflection. It makes me sick to my stomach! :( so I am working on finding a way to love myself, but it is really hard for me! One thing I know I need to do is spend more time in the Word and more time in prayer. This is something I have let slip by the wayside and I know it has a huge affect on me daily. So as for a plan, I'm not really sure! 

Stay tuned for another post later :) 

BB2 here, Aug 28th

Hey y'all! This post is two-fold: I am giving an update on last week AND I'm posting the netflix list I have been watching to help me keep strong during this darn juice fast. (it's day two of 3.5 - I'm quitting early sunday night because dad is coming into town). The whole point of this juice fast is to get myself out of the habit of consuming too much sugar/fake sugar and salt, and so far it's helping a lot. 

SO, part 1: UPDATE. 
My challenge was three-fold: there was a component of exercise, eating right AND emotional wellness. 
1) My exercise goal was to be able to run a mile without stopping at the end of 2 weeks - September 5th. SO far that's been going well, I've actually jogged a mile 3 times this week. But it took 15:03, then 14:33, then 14:27, so now I'm working on continuing this goal and not stopping, and ALSO cutting down on my time. 
2) My eating right goal was the 3-day juicing fast. And so far that's a success. Tomorrow morning we are going to the local farmers market - we actually have some leftover tokens (our farmer's market has its own currency for credit card users) so we are gonna go spend it on some kale and whatever other veggies look good, and then we will hit Aldi for everything else. :)
3) My emotional wellness goal was definitely the hardest. My motivation is to find a sustainable diet that takes away the idea of a "diet" and "restriction" and a focus on feeding my body what it needs, because then I don't have to count calories. Part of retraining my emotional wellness is watching all these netflix documentaries - which admittedly seem a touch propoganda-based, but honestly they aren't trying to sell me a brand of food so it feels so much better than getting on a nutrisystem or slimfast or whatever that appeases to just my sugar-receptors. I deserve to live in the body I want, and I can only blame myself for sitting around and gaining weight at every opportunity. I am the one who wanted a family sized box of fruit by the foot (lol) or bags and bags of sugar gum to keep me from eating other bad foods. So this detox is hopefully going to help me change my taste buds and my attitude. Hopefully. 

Part 2: Netflix:
So far, I have watched several documentaries and I'm gonna give a synopsis of those, as well as a list of "to be watched" documentaries. 

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead - an australian guy with an autoimmune disorder (chronic urticaria) goes on a juice fast while traveling across america and meeting people. He gets weekly blood tests and is able to get off the immunosuppressant that he's been taking for his disorder, and he says a lot of nice things about juicing. If you go to rebootwithjoe.com, then you can read further on his philosophy - he doesn't recommend a 60-day juice fast for most people, but he does advocate for a 3 or 5 or 10 or whatever day detox to help you get the micronutrients you need and break your chains from the bad foods. 
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead 2 - Joe Cross is back 5 years later with an update on how he's been doing, how some of the americans he met in the first documentary are doing, and some more traveling and juicing.
Fed Up - Katie Couric narrates this look at America's addiction to fast food - in particular, childhood obesity and how it mirrors the battle against tabacco from 30 years ago. There are several families featured, and it's so depressing to watch moms picking up "low fat" cheez-its and snackwells and everything else for their obese children because they "must be healthier" and then watching the documentary talk about how much more sugar is in these things. :(
Hungry for Change - a really good look at dieting and how the food industry caters to the "diet" marketing and whats really in diet foods and how the body is addicted to these things. It has the guy from Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, as well as a couple of other famous people who lost weight and kept it off by changing the way they think and moving to a more plant-based diet. 
TO BE WATCHED: Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Vegucated, and basically anything else I see on netflix. I am trying to brainwash myself out of an addiction to processed, oversugared foods. 

Brit, I'm gonna let you issue challenges for next week maybe? I'm still continuing on most of this weeks challenge with the juice fast and and the running. So I am just gonna continue on this and see what you come up with! Feel free to look back on some of our old challenges and recycle!

Also... (post #2 Aug 22!)

Some darn good websites I saw on pinterest.
1) I will admit I teared up a bit watching this. http://jezebel.com/amazing-body-positive-roar-dance-will-inspire-the-hel-1466959988
2) Definitely important read while trying to reconnect with food and not "diets" as much. http://www.bustle.com/articles/42244-8-ways-to-have-a-better-relationship-with-food-because-guilt-is-just-exhausting
3) we should definitely do this challenge soon. http://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/30-Day-Happiness-Challenge-34868296
4) love these mantras: http://www.wellnesstoday.com/inspiration/5-mantras-for-daily-self-love-infographic

just some good stuff that I thought I'd share. Goodnight!

BB2 - reporting for duty! August 22, 2015

Wow. And we're back into it. :)

I've been struggling this summer, especially with not having a job and sitting around all day. So I was at 215 at my highest - repeatedly this summer (especially after a specific kettle corn incident last weekend). Right now I'm at 213.5 because I've been staying pretty well on plan this week. James and I also planned out our dinners for the week because we went grocery shopping and I've gotten into coupons while I have had nothing else to do.


Previous challenges on this blog fell into three categories: exercise, eating right, and emotional wellness! SO look back on previous challenges and make up new ones, but definitely try to get a little from each category each week!

EXERCISE - One of my big goals for the next two weeks is to get out at Overton Park and do my walking/jogging that I've been doing. Two weeks ago I could run a mile without stopping (until I fell off the wagon), so my goal is to be able to do that by the end of two weeks - so September 5th! Maybe you can make an exercise goal for yourself and a timeline. It doesn't have to be running, but it could be a yoga or cardio youtube vid or pushups, whatever. :)

EATING RIGHT - My other goal is that after watching 'Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead 2', I plan on juicing next weekend - I have a 3 day plan that we are gonna look at, pick the right juices and get the stuff thursday or friday of this week so we can try it for a weekend. http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/RBWJ_FREE-3DAY-20152.pdf Brit - I think your best goal for the week would be to define your healthy trim diet on this blog and try to give a general plan for what you are eating this week to stay on it? It doesn't have to be extensive, but just write it down and tell it to me to reinforce it to yourself!

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS - One challenge that I really want to see this week is that you write down your motivation and WHY you are worth caring about yourself and your body. I am gonna need a little time for this one, so maybe I'll give my answer next saturday when I report my success/failure in the other categories!

Until then, I love you and you are beautiful! Now go kiss that baby of yours! :)