I have been in a love affair with carbs my whole life, thanks to my mother's baking. I am over it. Over.It.
I did a sugar detox during lent this year and it was only hard the first few days. I felt great the whole time and even lost 5 pounds. Then on Easter I ate about a pound of it. I am great at avoiding foods when I have a purpose. Pregnancy, upset tummy, heart burn, etc. But obviously staying healthy hasn't been important enough. Until now.
I really want to get healthy, get pregnant, and have a VBAC. But mostly I want to be healthy, which will give me the best shot at the other two. Notice I didn't say I want to lose weight. I have said it, lost it, and gained it back many times. I want to be HEALTHY!
So sugar detox is back on and I'm going to attempt the Primal Diet as best as I can. The primal diet is pretty interesting. Essentially, no refined sugar, grains, processed foods. Just foods that our ancestors lived on when they were hunter/gatherers. My friend Emily and her family eat this way and it just seems better. Although right now she has cut out dairy which means she is eating a more Paleo style diet.
I started tonight after dinner with an awesome snack. I'm not following it super strictly but close enough to know it will make a difference. I made strawberry banana frozen yogurt and it was delish! I used frozen fruit which is usually a no-no but I froze it myself. I also used pasteurized yogurt and honey which the diet prefers you to eat raw.
Strawberry Banana Frozen Yogurt (Primal Style)
2 frozen bananas (peeled and cut into chunks)
1 cup frozen strawberries (cut in half)
1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
Add the frozen fruit to a blender or food processor with a little bit of water to get it moving. Blend until smooth. Add yogurt and honey, blend until incorporated. Enjoy! Makes enough for sharing with a husband and son.
I am hoping to keep this up for the next few weeks so I can see how it works for me. If I get the results I'm after I'll start working on my Husband! Wish me luck.
-Katie
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The blog, chaos, and cupcakes.
I have been tweaking the blog a little bit but I have no clue what I am doing with this thing. But I do know what happened tonight while I was trying to work on it.
Complete and utter CHAOS...and cupcakes.
The exact thing this blog is about.
Jackson, my son, has had a cough now for about 3 days. Today it got yucky and I suspect teething as well. We slept in this morning (9:30)! So I didn't even think about nap time until 1. He was out around 1:30 and that's where the trouble started. 30 minutes into his usually 2 hour nap he woke crying and coughing. It took another 30 minutes of singing, bouncing, rocking, and finally nursing to get him back down. He slept another hour and woke up in a great mood.
This was perfect timing for bed. He would be getting sleepy at 7:30, take his bath and go down. And he did, like clockwork. And then the CHAOS! He woke about 9:30 crying and coughing. After 2 HOURS of Jeff, my Dear Husband, and Me trading soothing duties I gave up and strapped him into the Moby.
We haven't used the Moby in almost 6 months, but it was a life saver tonight. I strapped him on and handed him a mesh feeder full of ice and set to work. I whipped out my phone and pulled up a grain-free cupcake recipe (from elanaspantry.com)I have been wanting to test for Jack's birthday. He fed me ice while I gathered ingredients and mixed up the batter. And just as I was setting the timer he started yawning. We plopped on the couch and he nursed to sleep while the cupcakes baked.
They are cool now and I am going to enjoy one with a glass of milk before hitting the sack. It's 2 am and I have to be presentable at church for my first Mother's Day in just 9 short hours. This will be an awesome story to share with him on his first Father's day. But that is a long way off, hopefully.
-Happy Messing
Complete and utter CHAOS...and cupcakes.
The exact thing this blog is about.
Jackson, my son, has had a cough now for about 3 days. Today it got yucky and I suspect teething as well. We slept in this morning (9:30)! So I didn't even think about nap time until 1. He was out around 1:30 and that's where the trouble started. 30 minutes into his usually 2 hour nap he woke crying and coughing. It took another 30 minutes of singing, bouncing, rocking, and finally nursing to get him back down. He slept another hour and woke up in a great mood.
This was perfect timing for bed. He would be getting sleepy at 7:30, take his bath and go down. And he did, like clockwork. And then the CHAOS! He woke about 9:30 crying and coughing. After 2 HOURS of Jeff, my Dear Husband, and Me trading soothing duties I gave up and strapped him into the Moby.
We haven't used the Moby in almost 6 months, but it was a life saver tonight. I strapped him on and handed him a mesh feeder full of ice and set to work. I whipped out my phone and pulled up a grain-free cupcake recipe (from elanaspantry.com)I have been wanting to test for Jack's birthday. He fed me ice while I gathered ingredients and mixed up the batter. And just as I was setting the timer he started yawning. We plopped on the couch and he nursed to sleep while the cupcakes baked.
They are cool now and I am going to enjoy one with a glass of milk before hitting the sack. It's 2 am and I have to be presentable at church for my first Mother's Day in just 9 short hours. This will be an awesome story to share with him on his first Father's day. But that is a long way off, hopefully.
-Happy Messing
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Hi.
I finally decided to start a blog. I have been thinking about doing this for long time now. Not really sure what I'll make it into, but here it is.
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