chaos

A lot has been happening in the past few weeks. My fiance and i were looking for a new house, then he had to get surgery on his wrist to fix an injury he sustained last year. That same day i received some very bad news about my little cousin, she was in a car accident involving two 18wheelers and is now in critical condition. Most families when they hear news like this it brings them together and makes them stronger, but in my families case i don't think it is possible for us to get any closer or stronger as a whole. She has been in the hospital since Friday (4 days) and every single day there has been 10-20 people there for support. After a while the nurses had to come out and tell us that "only immediate family can stay". We all looked at each other and wondered what that meant? as far as we were all concerned we were ALL immediate family. Even for my 24th birthday which was in the middle of the week everyone still cleared the day to have a birthday party with cake and gifts just like we have done my whole life. Every birthday, graduation, big announcements, no matter how big or small the whole family gathers. When i first moved back in the country i was alone no friends no job hadn't started school yet and didnt even have a car. My aunt and uncle let me live with them and my cousins let me use their car so i could have a job. i cant imagine not dropping my whole life to lend a hand or be there for any member of my family and it shocks me that there are people who arnt close to their relatives, but i guess that is just how i was raised and i feel so blessed that my upbringing was so focused on family first because i would not be the person i am today if it wasnt for that mentality.

All for one and one for All

Never focused

Seriously I am the worst blogger ever, I really hope I don't have any devoted readers because I just can't seem to focus on keeping on track with this thing. Which is ironic because I always have so much to say.

I can't remember where I left off so I will just tell you what is going on now. last weekend I went on a family reunion coast trip with my family in law, I'm sure in reading the word in law most people cringe a little well don't worry because I happen to be one very lucky girl who has found the family in law of her dreams. They are fun, loving, supportive and very accepting. My fiancé is a very successful person who has accomplished all of his goals before the age of 25 and I am well, slacking a bit in the motivation department, so for my in laws to still love me as sweetly as they do really is a blessing.

Yes I did say coast trip, yes that does mean bikinis and no I did not meat my weight loss goal, big shocker. I was a little self conscious but nothing a few beers can't fix. For the most part I avoided gluten by bringing my own sprouted corn tortillas for sandwiches, I also brought a bunch of mason jars full of detox and green tea too keep my metabolism up. The good thing about trips especially coast trips is that you tend to keep active. Even. Simple game of catch phrase kept me on my feet, an laughing till I hurt.

My parents had arrived from Romania (where then live for now) a few days before we left for the coast, so my mom along with her natural dieting was waiting for me when I got home. My mother is one of the smartest people I know when it comes to eating/cooking/living healthy. If there was every anything wrong with my sisters and I she would turn to herbs to solve the problem and it always worked. Growing up lots of people have given my family grieve for our unique ways of eating, but my mom has yet to be wrong. So now that she is here I am on a very very strict diet of only organic, healthy foods. No sugars no gluten or bread type products, no dairy, and limiting the amount of food I eat. Basically getting rid of all addiction foods as my dad likes to put it.

Americans in general tend to over eat, the portions that are served as huge. For example one of my favorite meals is a #2 at McDonalds which is TWO cheese burgers fries and drink, then the big Mac is two burgers on top of each other. We all just stuff our faces till we can't eat thinking the feeling of being full Is the sign of stopping, when really we should stop way before feeling full. With in three days of eating only heathy foods I have seen the difference in how much I can eat now.

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