I am very excited to let you all know that I have started running again!! I used to run twice a day 3 years ago, logging normally 10 or more miles a day. I went through a separation and decided to move to OHIO! Then I stopped running and I don't mean just gradually, I mean totally stopped.
I started running again at least every other day 2 weeks ago and I can't believe how much I have missed it and how happier I am now that I have started running again. I am currently running about 2 miles at a much slower pace that I was three years ago, I can't believe how much harder it is to run now than it was before. I realize I had to work up to running that much before but I didn't realize how out of shape I let my body get! I am going to be running the Happy Trails 5K June 14th, then the Color Run in July and Race for the Cure in September. I am hoping to find another 5K to run in August too :) Let me know if you want to join me!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Great Skin!
One unexpected benefit of eating "clean" has been my skin. I have always had nice soft skin on my face but normally it was also marred by breakouts, esp during my period! But since I have changed my eating habits I rarely breakout. It is amazing the difference eating better has had on my skin and nails. If nothing else this change would convince me to keep eating better. I am including a picture of me without makeup (GASP!!) and my clear skin. It was taken with my cell phone so it isn't the best quality. (Larisa I am smiling just for you :-) ).
Monday, April 9, 2012
Slowly killing our kids
I haven't been updating the blog, so busy and sigh... sick! I love my little germ factories though :) But I am off this week and one of my goals is to update my blog everyday. Today I watched this TED video. http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html
It just really reenforces the fact that we really need to rethink how we are feeding our kids and what we are teaching them about food. To be 12 years old and weigh 350 lbs??? To not know how to COOK?? I am even more grateful to my mother for insisting that we learn to cook and to have to cook at least one meal a week for our family. I know I haven't been the healthiest individual but I am sure trying to change that and to raise my child to love fresh food. I truly believe that if you give kids healthy food they WILL eat it. I took fruit trays with greek yogurt for the kids Easter parties at school last week. The teacher told me that the fruit tray was the only thing that got eaten completely out of all the treats they had and they were fighting over it. FRUIT! not the cookies or cakes or candy but the FRUIT! Things like cookies and candy and cake and pizza, fast food used to be treats and now they are an everyday thing. We really need to go back to eating healthy with those treats treated as treats or we will be responsible for killing our kids and grandkids. And currently Angel eats lunch at school. It is easy for me and I kinda assumed that it being school meant that they would be feeding her good food but as I do more and more research on it, they are in fact not feeding the kids healthy food. Of course I don't know about her school itself, maybe they are feeding them good food, but I think I would rather be safe than sorry and I will be packing her lunches from now on, so then I at least know what is going into her body.
It just really reenforces the fact that we really need to rethink how we are feeding our kids and what we are teaching them about food. To be 12 years old and weigh 350 lbs??? To not know how to COOK?? I am even more grateful to my mother for insisting that we learn to cook and to have to cook at least one meal a week for our family. I know I haven't been the healthiest individual but I am sure trying to change that and to raise my child to love fresh food. I truly believe that if you give kids healthy food they WILL eat it. I took fruit trays with greek yogurt for the kids Easter parties at school last week. The teacher told me that the fruit tray was the only thing that got eaten completely out of all the treats they had and they were fighting over it. FRUIT! not the cookies or cakes or candy but the FRUIT! Things like cookies and candy and cake and pizza, fast food used to be treats and now they are an everyday thing. We really need to go back to eating healthy with those treats treated as treats or we will be responsible for killing our kids and grandkids. And currently Angel eats lunch at school. It is easy for me and I kinda assumed that it being school meant that they would be feeding her good food but as I do more and more research on it, they are in fact not feeding the kids healthy food. Of course I don't know about her school itself, maybe they are feeding them good food, but I think I would rather be safe than sorry and I will be packing her lunches from now on, so then I at least know what is going into her body.
Friday, February 24, 2012
I know, I know its been FOREVER!!!
I know its been awhile since I posted an update on my blog. Between the sickes in my house and the holidays it HAS BEEN CRAZY!! I am going to just post a quick update and then this weekend I promise to post a recipe and a longer update. Been eating clean about 80% of time, like to bump it up to 90% of the time, working on that :) One of my favorite changes due to the change in diet has been my skin and hair! Wow my skin has been really clear and pretty and I have been getting some any compliments on how healthy my hair looks :) Gotta to go for now, post again this weekend :)
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