Where the Blue Birds Nest

Sunday, February 9, 2014

2/9/2014 CY365 One Little Word Rest

These boys are my heroes!

They totally stepped up and helped a friend move a fridge out of her home. Its such a blessing to have some muscle to call on, and totally gives my muscles so rest!

Sweet boys with Good Hearts! I am blessed!

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Advocare 24 Day Challenge - Day 6 Review

Day 6

Fasting Blood Sugar: 193 - at 9:45 am, after a spark drink.

Probiotic Pill Pack and Spark – Two Probiotic pills and a spark drink!

Lunch – Chicken, Brown Rice, Asparagus

PM Snack – 2 teaspoons of Peanut Butter, 2 Hard Boiled Eggs

Dinner- Chick- Fil-a Grilled Chicken Nuggets, small fruit salad, 4 criss cut french fries, and 1 Omega Plex Supplement

Herbal Cleanse Pack – More of the Magic Pills.

Water, Water, Water – 1 gallon - at least I did 1 think right today!

Over all Day 6 was a hot mess! I don't even have words to describe it! I woke up on the complete crabby side of life this morning.

This challenge is teaching me a lot about my self.

1. I haven't really been hungry during this week which is a win, where I get trapped is the inability to choose crap food. Literally the thought of not being able to eat whatever craving I have almost brings me to the likes of a three year olds temper tantrum.

2. I have great sympathy for Ryan when he has tried and will try again in the future to stop smoking. I am pretty sure the anxiety I feel is nothing close to what he feels . Its certainly given me perspective.

3. Nothing…and I mean Nothing tastes better than a criss cut french fry from Chick Fil-a when you are craving a carb of some sort.

4. I am much better at following through when I have food prepared and ready to go! This is a good lesson for going forward!

5. I need to plan better for weekend days. We went to bed late, had to sleep on the couch (our new mattress was being delivered today), and I didn't prepare food ahead of time. This lead to me making some rash decisions and not working through the routine that I had been working during the week days.
6. My body does not know what to do with Normal Blood Sugar. I had an episode where I almost passed out, hearing went wacky, vision turned into a tunnel, and my knees were a little weak. I checked my Blood Sugar and it was 125, very close to the 120 I am supposed to be under. After eating a bit of my afternoon snack I started to feel better. I am hoping as my sugars stay lower, my body will become more comfortable running at a lower sugar level.

2/8/2014 CY365 One Little Word Rest

There is so much about this picture that I love.

1. The Perfectly Pink Glass
2. The Perfectly Pink Lemonade in the Perfectly Pink Glass
3. The Perfectly Red Nail Polish (Snap Happy by Essie) next to the Perfectly Pink Glass full of Perfectly Pink Lemonade.
4. The Perfectly Wonderful Nail Shop where all of these lovely things exist.

My fingers and toes are all ready for Valentines day! This little shop that I found really knows how to pamper women, and I am super happy to have found them! Being able to stop and Rest for a few moments really made my afternoon!

Check out my Introduction to Capture Your 365 and One Little Word here.

Friday, February 7, 2014

2/7/2014 CY365 One Little Word Rest

This is a view of our meals these days. I make a mix of chicken, brown rice, and asparagus for us or lunch. Its pretty yummy! I grill it up with a little olive oil and garlic salt! I really enjoy the brown rice. The flavor and feeling I get after eating it, is really fulfilling. Not having crazy hunger pains from this 24 day challenge helps me Rest in this decision.

Check out my Introduction to Capture Your 365 and One Little Word here.

Advocare 24 Day Challenge - Day 5 Review

Day 5

Fasting Blood Sugar: 182

Probiotic Pill Pack and Spark

Breakfast – Advocare Meal Replacement Shake and 1 Omega Plex!!

AM Snack –Banana and Peanut Butter

Lunch – Chicken, Brown Rice, and Asparagus

PM Snack – Apple and Peanut Butter

Spark Drink – More Fruit Punch Spark Drink

Dinner- El Pollo Loco Chicken Breast and Broccoli, 1 Omega Plex Supplement

Herbal Cleanse Pack – I totally forgot to take these

Water, Water, Water – about 3/4 of a gallon.

Over all day 5 started as a pretty great day for me! This is the lowest my fasting blood sugar has been in a very long time. I was content for most of the day until I got home from work in the evening. Once I was comfy at home, the battle began. Traditionally our Friday evenings are opportunities to have a date night or enjoy time out to dinner with family and or friends. We ended up moving our bedroom around, and then sitting on our butts. Sitting on my butt is my favorite position to enjoy snacks and soda. I wanted nothing to do with a healthy dinner let alone cooking one. Thank you to Ryan for going out to El Pollo Loco so I didn't have to resist the In and Out Burger in the same parking lot. I don't know that I would have stayed strong enough.