i am not going to get into it because i dont know enough about the details, (i tend act on my hippy instincts and just promote free love for all) but this whole Chick-fil-a thing has got me thinking. i want to make sure that at least 90% if not all of the things i use, wear, eat, and do to reflect how i feel in my heart and promote health and happiness through out the world. i already buy most (if finances let me) groceries and cleaning products at Whole Foods, which supports local farmers and small family owned companies, i have even found some of my favorite items there that i dont think i could live with out. So now i would like to start buying all organic Eco-friendly, clothing such as organic cotton, hemp, soy, or bamboo. The Natural Clothing Company says "the conventional cotton is one of the most toxic crops on Earth, using insecticides which might cause cancer, skin problems, and deprive soil of life." i know most of the items wont be very fancy or as fashionable (not that i have ever wont best dressed) but i will wear my new earth healthy threads with pride knowing that i can help sustain a family or villages simply by buying products that are focused on changes for good. i know i am just one person but that is all it takes to at least start. For the rest of my life i will be needing to buy clothes, so why not buy some that will not only clothe me, but will help others at the same time leaving No One Without. For my first tiny mark of change i bought a tank from Threads For Thought.
Clothing for a causes
Sseko's
Kayu
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
silver lining
Things have calmed down a tiny bit in the trauma department, and by calm down i mean my cousin is once again heavily sedated. as long as she is feeling little to no pain it eases my heart and I'm sure brings my uncle the tiniest sense of peace.
i blogged a few weeks ago about my parents being in the country (they live in Romania at the moment i don't know if i mentioned that) my father and littlest sister are getting ready to head back tomorrow and i thought i should update on my diet that my mom has been so helpful with... i honestly could not be happier! in 3weeks i have lost 5lbs, and its not just the weight i am delighted with but i have lost 3 inches around my middle i can finally SEE the difference. i did not get a gym membership i am not "working my ass off" and i am not on any pills or juices or weird serums. All i am doing is using the My fitness pall app on my phone (get it! its amazing! My Fitness Pal) to restrict my calorie intake to between 800-1000 calories a day. i am eating only one cooked meal with an animal protein (i love meat, good hormone free meat is SO good for your body) a day so most of the foods i eat are raw, such as salads and veggies with humus. Nothing fancy just enough to not be hungry, which i haven't been hungry. I have COMPLETELY removed all addicting foods such as bread, sugar, dairy, caffeine and alcohol. i have not in anyway touched wine, beer, or liquor in three weeks, not only do i feel fantastic but it has helped my getting healthy process tremendously. i cant believe i didn't know that the key to wight loss was all in getting rid of the sauce. i was eating healthy and running but i was still having drinks on the weekend which was 2 steps forward and 12 steps back. So my tip to everyone trying to get healthy, in shape, and loose weight. Keep moving and stop drinking.
In the middle of all the family chaos i wanted to cook, cooking brings me a little harmony so i made some raw brownies with raspberry sauce. Very simple, it also takes a cup of dates but i threw the bag away before taking the picture. So you dump all ingredients into a food processor, smoosh into a baking dish, then let it set in the fridge for a few hrs. All i did for the raspberry sauce was process fresh raspberries with some agave and pour on top. it looks like meatloaf but i promise they are brownies.
i blogged a few weeks ago about my parents being in the country (they live in Romania at the moment i don't know if i mentioned that) my father and littlest sister are getting ready to head back tomorrow and i thought i should update on my diet that my mom has been so helpful with... i honestly could not be happier! in 3weeks i have lost 5lbs, and its not just the weight i am delighted with but i have lost 3 inches around my middle i can finally SEE the difference. i did not get a gym membership i am not "working my ass off" and i am not on any pills or juices or weird serums. All i am doing is using the My fitness pall app on my phone (get it! its amazing! My Fitness Pal) to restrict my calorie intake to between 800-1000 calories a day. i am eating only one cooked meal with an animal protein (i love meat, good hormone free meat is SO good for your body) a day so most of the foods i eat are raw, such as salads and veggies with humus. Nothing fancy just enough to not be hungry, which i haven't been hungry. I have COMPLETELY removed all addicting foods such as bread, sugar, dairy, caffeine and alcohol. i have not in anyway touched wine, beer, or liquor in three weeks, not only do i feel fantastic but it has helped my getting healthy process tremendously. i cant believe i didn't know that the key to wight loss was all in getting rid of the sauce. i was eating healthy and running but i was still having drinks on the weekend which was 2 steps forward and 12 steps back. So my tip to everyone trying to get healthy, in shape, and loose weight. Keep moving and stop drinking.
In the middle of all the family chaos i wanted to cook, cooking brings me a little harmony so i made some raw brownies with raspberry sauce. Very simple, it also takes a cup of dates but i threw the bag away before taking the picture. So you dump all ingredients into a food processor, smoosh into a baking dish, then let it set in the fridge for a few hrs. All i did for the raspberry sauce was process fresh raspberries with some agave and pour on top. it looks like meatloaf but i promise they are brownies.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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
All for one and one for All
Friday, July 20, 2012
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.
If anyone lives in the Dallas Tx area and is interested in seeing what the Raw food movement is all about check this place out. Formally know as Bliss now known as Be Raw. DELICIOUS
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.
If anyone lives in the Dallas Tx area and is interested in seeing what the Raw food movement is all about check this place out. Formally know as Bliss now known as Be Raw. DELICIOUS
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
20lbs of WhAt!?
So i come from a family that if you packed each of them into their own suitcase, they would meet the 50lbs weight limit. Not exactly but you get my point. i am the shortest and the "heaviest" which is understandable. i used to dance, (ballet, tap, jazz) all the time, i also did gymnastics, and with musical theater you are always moving. My activity level slowed down when i moved to Peru due to the fact that the activities were not as available, but i also blame my lack of motivation. i guess i became angry/depressed/rebellious because i had to move away from my life in the Sates. Also, something i don't usually like to mention to people but this is all about being open and hoping to connect with others... i have chronic knee pain, every day all day they both hurt. it feels almost like 24/7 growing pains. My dad and grandfather both had knee surgery and i keep thinking one day i will get back on stage and win "so you think you can dance" (ya i dream big) so i have been avoiding the surgery talk for as long as i can. At about 15-16 i was taking about 10-15 hrs of dance a week (roughly 3 5hr classes) along with doing musical theater and the pain became so bad i just started skipping classes and giving up, i didn't want to be that girl who was so good at the beginning of class and now cant even do a split leap so i just quit.
Thats when i want to say my active-ness slowed down, then on top of that when i moved back to the States i was 21 so drinking came into the picture. We all know that new drinkers start of with the WORST drinks, the ones that are LOADED with sugar and carbonated, but only $1.99 at the gas stations. So lets recap, no more activity, and lots of sugary alcoholic beverages, it was also my first time living on my own so my kitchen was stocked with all the cheapest food i could find. Nothing cheap comes with out a HIGH toll on your health... i went from being 5'3"100-ish lbs to 5'3" almost 140lbs in about two years. At first i didn't worry about it because being as small as i always had been putting on weight never seemed like an option, people always said i could use some "meat on my bones". i also didn't mind going up a bra size, that didn't seem so bad, but when i tried to put on my favorite pare of jeans that i have had since i was 16 and the zipper ripped right off as i tried to pull them up. That is when i realized there was an issue. i had a double chin and rolls i could hide multiple pencils in.
i know there might be some of you who are reading this and thinking i am shallow and stupid for feeling the way i do about my body, but the thing is every person feels different about their body, some might be wanting gain weight. This is just the story about how i FEEL about MY body.
i have been doing a bunch of different diets, mostly with healthy and organic foods, raw foods, juicing ect. Just trying to find a good balance of calories, protein and sugar intake. i think i am doing pretty good, the only complaint i have is how much time i spend on the toilet now. Ya i know thats its a good thing, but dang the more healthy food i eat the more time i spend ToiletTweeting. All kinds of big corporations and even talk show doctors want to get up in front of people and tell them how good cleansing and detoxing your system is for you and should be done once a month, but none of them have the guts to flat out say YOU WILL POOP SO MUCH. Everyone is so scared of poop, and pooping that we ignore it all together, well i promise you i will not be shy about it, so far every diet i have done even the random $19.99 bottles of "Burn Fat Fast" Make. You. Poop... but i did hear on the news, (ya the news talks about poop sometimes) that everyone has the potential to retain up to 20lbs of poo in their intestines. SICK! but i guess all my toilet time is worth it.
Thats when i want to say my active-ness slowed down, then on top of that when i moved back to the States i was 21 so drinking came into the picture. We all know that new drinkers start of with the WORST drinks, the ones that are LOADED with sugar and carbonated, but only $1.99 at the gas stations. So lets recap, no more activity, and lots of sugary alcoholic beverages, it was also my first time living on my own so my kitchen was stocked with all the cheapest food i could find. Nothing cheap comes with out a HIGH toll on your health... i went from being 5'3"100-ish lbs to 5'3" almost 140lbs in about two years. At first i didn't worry about it because being as small as i always had been putting on weight never seemed like an option, people always said i could use some "meat on my bones". i also didn't mind going up a bra size, that didn't seem so bad, but when i tried to put on my favorite pare of jeans that i have had since i was 16 and the zipper ripped right off as i tried to pull them up. That is when i realized there was an issue. i had a double chin and rolls i could hide multiple pencils in.
i know there might be some of you who are reading this and thinking i am shallow and stupid for feeling the way i do about my body, but the thing is every person feels different about their body, some might be wanting gain weight. This is just the story about how i FEEL about MY body.
i have been doing a bunch of different diets, mostly with healthy and organic foods, raw foods, juicing ect. Just trying to find a good balance of calories, protein and sugar intake. i think i am doing pretty good, the only complaint i have is how much time i spend on the toilet now. Ya i know thats its a good thing, but dang the more healthy food i eat the more time i spend ToiletTweeting. All kinds of big corporations and even talk show doctors want to get up in front of people and tell them how good cleansing and detoxing your system is for you and should be done once a month, but none of them have the guts to flat out say YOU WILL POOP SO MUCH. Everyone is so scared of poop, and pooping that we ignore it all together, well i promise you i will not be shy about it, so far every diet i have done even the random $19.99 bottles of "Burn Fat Fast" Make. You. Poop... but i did hear on the news, (ya the news talks about poop sometimes) that everyone has the potential to retain up to 20lbs of poo in their intestines. SICK! but i guess all my toilet time is worth it.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
i guess i never learn
I have three other blogs that i have stopped writing, i have four books i started writing, i am 24 and still in community college (nothing against community college i LOVE my school). So you would think i would have learned that finishing things is not my talent, but for some reason i checked my blog today and saw that i have had 301 views and that made me feel like i should at least keep trying.
Like i said a few weeks? ago i have been trying very hard to get in shape. I am finally on a good path where i am eating 80% raw and 20% "normal" but still healthy food. Using the % sign makes me seem like i know what i am talking about, basically i eat more none cooked food then things like meat. i feel great, i feel brand new, but the food is not the only thing i have changed i also have been very consistent with my workouts. i do at least 20mins of cardio every day. i really really love Jillian Michaels: Banish fat, boost metabolism, she is an inspiration and makes me want to push through the circuit. i have even thought about looking for a kickboxing class to start taking, it is invigorating especially as a woman to feel like you can kick butt while working hard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ593Z7MKs8
i have been living this healthy life style for about 5 solid weeks now, every monday-ish i take a picture of my progress and other then the typical bloating from being a woman (womp womp) i haven't really seen any changes, but my fiances says he does. i also haven't lost any weight, but i feel lighter, i feel better, till i look down at the rolling hills on my mid section. so i am focusing most of my energy on that part and the cottage cheese factory on the back of my thighs. i guess i cant really complain because my sleeping patterns are better and my mood is great, so for now i think ill stay on this path.
My nanny family is out of town this week which means i am on the couch this week right? wrong. i am choosing to spend my free week working out hard, and pumping my body full of healthy and organic foods....
today i made up a recipe for gluten free, flour free CoOkIeS.
Batter: in a food processor i put in pecans, walnuts, and chia seeds
Sweetener: raw agave, vanilla, cinnamon, and s dash of all spice
Fruit: dried cranberries and dries blueberries
Two Eggs just to add a little fluff to them.
i processed all the nuts and powder items then in a bowl i missed the fruit an eggs, it really does turn into a nice batter. scooped it onto a cookie sheet and baked them for 15ish mins at 375.
Like i said a few weeks? ago i have been trying very hard to get in shape. I am finally on a good path where i am eating 80% raw and 20% "normal" but still healthy food. Using the % sign makes me seem like i know what i am talking about, basically i eat more none cooked food then things like meat. i feel great, i feel brand new, but the food is not the only thing i have changed i also have been very consistent with my workouts. i do at least 20mins of cardio every day. i really really love Jillian Michaels: Banish fat, boost metabolism, she is an inspiration and makes me want to push through the circuit. i have even thought about looking for a kickboxing class to start taking, it is invigorating especially as a woman to feel like you can kick butt while working hard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ593Z7MKs8
i have been living this healthy life style for about 5 solid weeks now, every monday-ish i take a picture of my progress and other then the typical bloating from being a woman (womp womp) i haven't really seen any changes, but my fiances says he does. i also haven't lost any weight, but i feel lighter, i feel better, till i look down at the rolling hills on my mid section. so i am focusing most of my energy on that part and the cottage cheese factory on the back of my thighs. i guess i cant really complain because my sleeping patterns are better and my mood is great, so for now i think ill stay on this path.
My nanny family is out of town this week which means i am on the couch this week right? wrong. i am choosing to spend my free week working out hard, and pumping my body full of healthy and organic foods....
today i made up a recipe for gluten free, flour free CoOkIeS.
Batter: in a food processor i put in pecans, walnuts, and chia seeds
Sweetener: raw agave, vanilla, cinnamon, and s dash of all spice
Fruit: dried cranberries and dries blueberries
Two Eggs just to add a little fluff to them.
i processed all the nuts and powder items then in a bowl i missed the fruit an eggs, it really does turn into a nice batter. scooped it onto a cookie sheet and baked them for 15ish mins at 375.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Pushing it
So I'm not over weight but I am not where I want to be physically. I feel like I have tried every method possible to try and lose the weight I want and nothin has worked, haven't shed a single pound. So I found this book at the book store and it is called 10lbs in 10days. Sounds unrealistic but I read through it and it looks very possible.it does it in ten day sections, or phases. The first phase is a diet of 900 calories a day and some light workouts to jump start your metabolism. Today is my first day of phase one. I have only had breakfast but so far so good.
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