Good Girl Moon Shine - THM

So other than a taste of my cousins GGMS last weekend I'm new to this tasty treat!!! LOL. It's so healthy & and refreshing!!! So I wanted to blog about this, today is day 2 with GGMS in my life. I've already learned something!!! LOL

Yesterday I made this wonderful concoction by using 1 peach flavored herbal teabag in HOT water until it cooled. Put ice & a little water in my 1 quart cup and with a straw. This one I got at my local Walmart for under $10. It's BPA free, insulated and doesn't sweat and the best part is the handle!!! LOL. So back to it, I only used 1 tea bag with 2 cups of hot water and it was very weak. You could barely taste the peach. Then I used 3 1/2 Tbs of Organic Apple Cider w/ the mother, 2 shakes of powdered ginger and the ACV was a bit stronger than my liking and I couldn't taste the ginger at all. Then I put 2 Tbs of Stevia in and it was still a little blah so I put in a couple more shakes of Stevia (powdered/granulated type). It wasn't bad it just was great to me. Sooooo

 Last night I steeped 2 Wild Berry Zinger herbal tea bags in HOT water overnight (not just until the water cooled. This morning I filled my cup with ice, I put 2 Tbs of Apple Cider Vinegar, 3 shakes of powdered ginger, 2 Tbs of Stevia again and poured the very concentrated tea over it. That filled my cup up to the top. Then I mixed it, decided I still needed more sweetener and kept adding a little & stirring until it was just right!!! My Dad took a sip and said he could drink that all day long. So I did a little research to see what health benefits were in this concoction I'm sipping on. Here is what I found...

Apple Cider Vinegar w/ the Mother...

• It appears to help diabetes & blood sugar control
• It helps prevent starch from being processed (not 100%)
• It helps boost your immune system and
• It helps with constipation (I can't vouch on that one, LOL)

Ginger

• It reduces pain and inflammation, making it valuable in managing arthritis, headaches and mentral cramps.
• It has a warming effect and stimulates circulation
• It inhibits rhiovirus, which can cause the common cold.
• It inhibits such bacteria as Salmonella, which cause diarrhea, and protozoa, such as Trichomonas.
• In the intestinal tract, it reduces gas and painful spasms.
• It may prevent stomach ulcers caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
• Combats nausea and vomiting.

Herbal Tea

• Cuts down on your caffiene intake
• Depending on what you purchase, it can help with sleep, energy, stress, and so much more.

All of that and then Stevia isn't real sugar but sweetens things very well!!! I had so many tell me it might take me a little bit to get used to using Stevia because it's different from sugar, well the only problem I've had was how much to use and I had the same problem with real sugar.

As a woman with PCOS I am insulin-resistant so I've very excited to see what this plan will do as far as help me with symptoms of PCOS!!! I plan on keeping this updated, hopefully I can keep finding the time. 

Keep an eye out... Tonight we are having our 1st S-meal. We are having Cabbage & Beef and our side is going to be Stuffed (or Loaded) Cauliflower. I'll let you know how that goes. This morning I made eggs with tomatoes, green chilis & cheese. The whole family loved it!!! Now I must go get busy labeling my book, it just arrived via FedEx and I no longer have to depend on my ebook. I can hold the pages in hands. LOL. There are plus sides to a actual book! js

Hardest Battle

Battle of the bulge... this is my hardest battle ever. I am in a love relationship and it's with flavor. I love food!!! If I can't find tasty food, flavorful food I will give up, I know this before I even begin. I've given up soooooo many times before. It's frustrating, aggravating and makes me very angry at myself. I'm a strong person in so many areas yet struggle in my weight and eating.

So, here I go again... Trying something new for me and mixing it with the old. Breakfast Shakes, Advocare. Spark, for extra energy and then I found I can drink and like, V8 Fusion in a can and it's very tasty.

This is day 4 of this old yet new journey and so far so good.

Saturday I did GREAT!!! I didn't eat enough calories though so I bottomed out Saturday night and struggled with my body not feeling well or responding well on Sunday morning. I ate rather than a shake Sunday morning because I was feeling so weak and shaky, nauseous, dizzy, etc. I taught Sunday School and then was on Praise Team... I had a really hard time pushing my body to worship and I felt very disoriented or maybe a better word is my mind was struggling with delayed thoughts. LOL. I struggled to respond and thought a couple times I would just slap pass out but I made it and talked to a friend freshly back on a diet and she was struggling like I was and she felt like it was lack of calories the day before.

Sunday Lunch I threw together Frozen Pulled Pork from Costco, boiled okra and hominy with a little cheese and had Dr. Pepper with lunch. Very very good if I do say so myself. LOL. Later in the afternoon I had more okra and about 6 crackers with some cheddar cheese and a small glass of Dr. Pepper.

Monday morning I woke up not feeling hungry and no cravings for food. Made my shake, grabbed a bottle of water along with my stuff for work and ran. Let my shake sit a little too long and it got kinda thick and I had to really fight to get it down because on top of thickening up it got warm. **gag** But I'm determined right now so I fought it down and won!!!

About 12 I HAD to eat so I warmed up my P.J's Organic Skinny Chicken Burrito, which is very good flavor and for me. LOL. About halfway through I was full and couldn't eat another bite. Then about 2 I started feeling blah so I make up a Spark and drank a V8 Fusion Strawberry Banana flavor. When I was leaving work at 6 I had had less than 700 calories and since I am learning my body needs fuel I knew I had to eat and make up some calories so I went ahead and stopped by In and Out Burger and got a cheeseburger, fries & a coke. I'm pretty good and judging my body and the affects of what I eat so I thought I would just see what happened. I felt find through Praise Team practice, usually I'm worn out and just wish I could go home and sleep but nope, I felt great! Started yawning around 9pm and thought, cool, I'll get home and just fall asleep, NOPE. LOL.

2am my mind/brain turned off and sleep found me, BUT, I woke up at 4am, last time I opened my eyes and peeked at the clock it was 4:32am. I was up at 6:30 to jump up, dress and run out the door. LOL.

Woke up this morning and OH MY WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted a biscuit from McDonalds or Whataburger soooooooooo bad. I didn't though, had to come into work early so I made my shake when I got here and it's now gone, into me belly. LOL. Got my bottle of water and a V8 Fusion sitting here to sip on. For lunch I brought quiche left over from dinner at the house last night so I have 2 small pcs, not sure I'll like the artichoke one but it's all I brought so it's do or die. Have a Spark to make up also, then tonight we may be going out to dinner with my brother and his family. I'll not go overboard but I will enjoy myself I'm sure. Water instead of soda is the plan. OH and this morning I don't feel heavy, bloated, like I ate bad last night so I think with the small amounts I ate all day I was fine with a burger and fries, still stayed in my man calories to loose weight so I'm fine. My new dress I'm wearing for the first time feels looser than when I first bought it a couple weeks ago so I know if I can keep up the good work I can do this for me!!!

Plus, several people recently seem to believe I'll marry sooner than later. LOL. Can I have their faith? Gotta lose this weight now and not crash diet then. HAHAHA. Just kidding.

So here is to a great day!!!

Ring In 2011

So starts another year of being fat, still!!! Honesty is sometimes the best medicine. It's what I do this year to change all of that. Sigh, no big resolutions or promises, they just get broken. Just a prayer that with God's strength I can make the right choices each day, take my life day by day...

I'm back at my top weight and so frustrated, everyone has an answer or way to fix it. Exercise more, walk, eat less, eat healthier, count calories, Slim Fast diet, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and on and on. But see I've been watching Jillian Michaels TV show episodes online and Biggest Loser episodes. I've noticed there is always a place in each persons journey where they have a moment, a melt down, whatever you choose to use. So I've began to think it through. What is it that keeps me from really being able to be healthy, why do I turn to food to cover my emotions because the result is guilt and low self esteem, etc. I hate being big, it's embarrassing, the comments... "You are such a pretty girl, if you would just lose some weight you would be beautiful" Sigh, Well meaning words that cut deep.

I began today reading about emotional eating, very interesting stuff. Food journal, ick! I hate writing it all down because the paper is honest about it, no hiding it if you write it all down. Sigh, well to this year!!! Where's my water bottle?