First Meal on THM Plan

So tonight I cooked a S meal. It was Cabbage & Beef (family recipe) and Stuffed Cauliflower (from THM book). Everyone raved about how good it was. Dad even said either his taste buds are changing alot or that was some really good food. He is more picky than me sometimes. LOL.

I used the Stuffed Cauli recipe in the THM book and it says just put the cauliflower in the pan and you add the ingredients. Well, I'm VERY black & white, there is no gray in my life so I followed exactly... My Cauliflower didn't get very soft, I finally covered the pan in foil and put it back in the over, then I added more cream cheese it finally got soft enough we could eat it. LOL. So lesson learned cook the veggie first. LOL.

I have my peach tea steeping for tomorrow. I drank all my GGMS today. I noticed that my tummy was kind of grumbly and not so well. Not sure if it's the big breakfast or the GGMS "cleaning" my system out a bit. Whatever the case I feel great and I'm looking for to my GGMS tomorrow. LOL. I've got Raspberry Zinger steeping for my aunt. I'll have my whole family hooked eventually!!! LOL

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

Plexus Train!

So, I was given Plexus to take home & try and ended up liking it. I've had some amazing things happening in my body lately and I'm telling you all about it.

So a couple weeks ago we started a "Family Weightloss Contest" it's fun and it's nice to have family members on board with you.

I of course have been counting my calories, drinking 99.99999999999999999% water and then I started taking Plexus everyday. The first week I lost 13lbs. This week has been a big fat FAIL!!! I'm not sure why either. I'm hoping it's one of those I lost so much last week that my body just stopped doing anything because it's in shock, I hope. It's frustrating to go from 2lbs a day lost to 0 or to gain when you are still in your calories, nothing really changed.

However, I was diagnosed with PCOS a few years back and (guys close your eyes) I had a period 24/7 for over 3 years. So yeah, hormonally I was a trainwreck. The last 2 weeks, it all straightened out and my moods escalated to happy, I've had so much energy and I can't believe the difference I feel, I can only assume it's the Plexus because the food & water was already in affect and not doing much.

I feel great!!! I went out with friends last night and we acted crazy & took pics and posed and I can look at those pics and think WOW, I look as happy as I feel. I'm telling you after years of feeling like I was dragging myself through life I feel so happy. So, I know I don't write often but I try to write as things change so I can see what I changed and when.

So I'm officially for now on the Plexus Train

Later.

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!!!

Goodbye 10 Pounds!!!

This morning I stepped on the scale and WOW!!!, I had lost offically 10lbs. I've been so careful with my food and portion sizes. A very empowering moment for me was when I went through Taco Bueno for lunch, used to lunch was my moment to eat whatever I wanted. Well yesterday I went through and only got 1 potato burrito, it was soooooooooooo good and that was it, water to drink. After I ate it and felt full and felt so strong and powerful like I could take on the world. I had once again defeated food and soda. That was a wonderful moment for me. Then this morning to get on the scale and have lost 10lbs in a little over a week... Let's say I smiled big and Thanked God because I really really believe He is helping me along.

So I'll see what today holds but I believe I can do well even on a off day like Saturday!!! So doghouse building time!!!