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
Saturday, July 11, 2015
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...
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
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.
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
Friday, July 10, 2015
Here I am AGAIN!!! Tired of seeing my "restarts" yet?
So, Plexus... Got old and I didn't lose like everyone swears they are. Plus, I started craving "bad" food, my comfort foods and goodbye weightloss. Thankfully I didn't really gain anything back but I've been trying to make better & healthier options.
Soooo, I'm going to try the THM Plan (Trim Healthy Mama). My cousin & her husband are doing great on the plan and losing weight. I'm excited because it's not cutting back out eating, etc it's more along the lines of learning a different way of cooking. It can be a long term life style changing in cooking. It does require alot of cooking but I love cooking!!! Time is usually my issue so we will see what happens.
I bought the book today and should have the paperback book tomorrow. So I'm excited!!!
Soooo, I'm going to try the THM Plan (Trim Healthy Mama). My cousin & her husband are doing great on the plan and losing weight. I'm excited because it's not cutting back out eating, etc it's more along the lines of learning a different way of cooking. It can be a long term life style changing in cooking. It does require alot of cooking but I love cooking!!! Time is usually my issue so we will see what happens.
I bought the book today and should have the paperback book tomorrow. So I'm excited!!!
Monday, October 6, 2014
Fat Layers Cover So Much...
So I don't guess I ever realized that my "fat layers" did more than my medical doctor explained. He told me how alot of these health issues I have had would begin to diminish as I continue on my weightloss journey of eating better & drinking water, no sodas. He said as I gained weight my body would begin to store hormones I needed for my body to function properly in the fat cells and as I lose weight and those hormones are released my health would change and I would be amazed. He was SOOooooooo correct!!!
Weird thing though, it's not just hormones that my layers had stored. Emotions and memories were also stored, so to speak. As I've lost each pound I've found myself going down a road of emotional ups and downs trying to now deal and process things I never did all those years ago. It makes a little bit of sense because instead of dealing with the pain or hurt, I would put a bandaid over it called food. Now as I cut back and those pounds go away that pain and hurt is resurfacing, weird huh?
Hopefully, the roller coaster ride is over quicker that it got me here but I know that every step every tear I "re-cry" I'm finally finding healing inside. Understanding? Not so much but grief is a process of steps and every step in the grief process is important. We sometimes try to bypass a step but we will always be "stalled out" for lack of a better term at this moment. We can't grow, move on, etc until we finally allow ourselves to take that step and then the next until we have gone through the process and then we can say, I'm OK, I'll make it, I can move on and live my life without that pain.
I'm sure I'll have more to say later, today that is all!!!
Weird thing though, it's not just hormones that my layers had stored. Emotions and memories were also stored, so to speak. As I've lost each pound I've found myself going down a road of emotional ups and downs trying to now deal and process things I never did all those years ago. It makes a little bit of sense because instead of dealing with the pain or hurt, I would put a bandaid over it called food. Now as I cut back and those pounds go away that pain and hurt is resurfacing, weird huh?
Hopefully, the roller coaster ride is over quicker that it got me here but I know that every step every tear I "re-cry" I'm finally finding healing inside. Understanding? Not so much but grief is a process of steps and every step in the grief process is important. We sometimes try to bypass a step but we will always be "stalled out" for lack of a better term at this moment. We can't grow, move on, etc until we finally allow ourselves to take that step and then the next until we have gone through the process and then we can say, I'm OK, I'll make it, I can move on and live my life without that pain.
I'm sure I'll have more to say later, today that is all!!!
Sunday, August 31, 2014
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.
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.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Bad Weeks...
So OK, this has been a week from HELL!!! If it can go wrong it did x10. I am so very thankful to God for being there for me. I know the old Taniss that was doing it all on her own would have fallen down and stuffed her face with every once of cheese & soda she could find. New Taniss that is learning God is with me, said I'm not going to let some hard times sabotage my weightloss and as I wrote yesterday it is easier than I imagined it would be. I know it's God helping me because I've just decided to lean on Him and just rest, I was killing myself the other way.
I drink more water than I ever thought I would be able to force into my body. This water hater/Coke addict LOVES water now, I crave water. I still don't think it tastes great but I fill my cup with ice & then water and keep refilling the water until the ice is gone and then I fill it with ice and start over. I use a large 16oz double insulated glass with a lid and straw. That way it doesn't sweat alot and I literally carry it EVERYWHERE!!! It even goes in my purse and to church. LOL.
The last few months have been hard financially because of me quitting my job & taking a major cut in pay because of that. God is good though!!! I have already received a pay increase which took me closer to my old pay. :-) I was a out to eat 3x a day single person (duh, I am overweight) I now take my lunch in a insulated bag. If I have a few extra bucks I might drop in somewhere instead and get a tostado or taco, chicken sandwich, something NON COMBO and small.
I have been asked what I have for breakfast & lunch. Well first off I use a app on my phone & online called MyFitnessPal. I log what I eat all day and it counts my steps. I log my weight every day or two, so I can see the ups and downs. They say that is bad but it keeps me on my toes to see a ounce up or down. For breakfast I have like a bagel with some cream cheese, something not too major unless I take Dad to dialysis and then we stop for breakfast and get a breakfast burrito. If I do that I only eat 1 other meal that day or 2 very small meals. A normal lunch is a sandwich and I don't go all nasty tasting diet sandwich, I go small and make a very tasty sandwich. It's worth it to me to have great flavor and small sandwich, it's filling. So I buy the "Everything French Bread" at Walmart and I slice it about 4" and then slice it sub style I buy thin sliced or shaved Mesquite or Hickory smoked turkey, use 2-3 slices, a slice of thin sliced Cheddar/Jack or Colby Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, then less than a Tablespoon of real bacon bits and that is it. I feel like I'm eating bad, yet I am within my calories because I balance by size of sandwich. Then I eat some popcorn (light butter or air popped with powdered salt), or a serving or less of potato chips and a little salsa or queso dip. I'm very very careful on any dips or chips because it would be so easy to fall back into eating a big portion of the bag or jar. LOL. So if I feel weak I don't have any. Soda is the same way I still like soda so if I feel like I'm doing good that day on my water I'll have a soda. Some days I have none.
That's all for today!!!
I drink more water than I ever thought I would be able to force into my body. This water hater/Coke addict LOVES water now, I crave water. I still don't think it tastes great but I fill my cup with ice & then water and keep refilling the water until the ice is gone and then I fill it with ice and start over. I use a large 16oz double insulated glass with a lid and straw. That way it doesn't sweat alot and I literally carry it EVERYWHERE!!! It even goes in my purse and to church. LOL.
The last few months have been hard financially because of me quitting my job & taking a major cut in pay because of that. God is good though!!! I have already received a pay increase which took me closer to my old pay. :-) I was a out to eat 3x a day single person (duh, I am overweight) I now take my lunch in a insulated bag. If I have a few extra bucks I might drop in somewhere instead and get a tostado or taco, chicken sandwich, something NON COMBO and small.
I have been asked what I have for breakfast & lunch. Well first off I use a app on my phone & online called MyFitnessPal. I log what I eat all day and it counts my steps. I log my weight every day or two, so I can see the ups and downs. They say that is bad but it keeps me on my toes to see a ounce up or down. For breakfast I have like a bagel with some cream cheese, something not too major unless I take Dad to dialysis and then we stop for breakfast and get a breakfast burrito. If I do that I only eat 1 other meal that day or 2 very small meals. A normal lunch is a sandwich and I don't go all nasty tasting diet sandwich, I go small and make a very tasty sandwich. It's worth it to me to have great flavor and small sandwich, it's filling. So I buy the "Everything French Bread" at Walmart and I slice it about 4" and then slice it sub style I buy thin sliced or shaved Mesquite or Hickory smoked turkey, use 2-3 slices, a slice of thin sliced Cheddar/Jack or Colby Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, then less than a Tablespoon of real bacon bits and that is it. I feel like I'm eating bad, yet I am within my calories because I balance by size of sandwich. Then I eat some popcorn (light butter or air popped with powdered salt), or a serving or less of potato chips and a little salsa or queso dip. I'm very very careful on any dips or chips because it would be so easy to fall back into eating a big portion of the bag or jar. LOL. So if I feel weak I don't have any. Soda is the same way I still like soda so if I feel like I'm doing good that day on my water I'll have a soda. Some days I have none.
That's all for today!!!
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
It's Too Easy???
So, LOL, I'm losing weight and it seems to easy. Yes, I did ask God to help me and I have to believe he is. I'm down over 20lbs and basically off sodas. I'm not on a "diet" I've just started drinking as much water as I can each day. I'm not drinking as much as I probably should yet but I'm drinking as much as I can. LOL.
I still eat things I enjoy but I just eat smaller portions & I am making BETTER choices. Instead of a mountain of cheese I may eat a intentionally measured out 1 serving. I eat lettuce on everything. I've become very creative in eating my veggies. It's a challenge to cook veggies that taste good when you don't like them. LOL
Water, water, water and if I am desperate I may splurge on 1-2 glasses of soda in a entire day. My job is very physical now, I am constantly on the move bending & stooping. So all in all it's adding up. I'm stoked!!! Small portions of the stuff I like.
I found I feel HORRIBLE the day or 2 after eating pizza. The Gluten is what I've decided causes that. I have found homemade pizzas I can really enjoy and not feel so yucky afterwards.
Spaghetti squash is a new favorite of mine and I LOVE fried squash & zucchini. So I found I could quickly dip the slices in a egg mixture, and then coat them with corn meal, salt, pepper & a little garlic and BAKE them in the oven until they are crispy and they are just as tasty as the fried and a small fraction of the calories.
Oh, my cousin gave me Plexus Slim to try. Since I've been very successful with my weightloss this year I decided to give it a try. I measured myself all over and I was down inches all over so I shall see if the miracle Plexus works for me. LOL. I have lowered my BP by changing my eating habits and drinking water. It now runs very low. Can't wait to go back to the doctor!!! LOL.
I still eat things I enjoy but I just eat smaller portions & I am making BETTER choices. Instead of a mountain of cheese I may eat a intentionally measured out 1 serving. I eat lettuce on everything. I've become very creative in eating my veggies. It's a challenge to cook veggies that taste good when you don't like them. LOL
Water, water, water and if I am desperate I may splurge on 1-2 glasses of soda in a entire day. My job is very physical now, I am constantly on the move bending & stooping. So all in all it's adding up. I'm stoked!!! Small portions of the stuff I like.
I found I feel HORRIBLE the day or 2 after eating pizza. The Gluten is what I've decided causes that. I have found homemade pizzas I can really enjoy and not feel so yucky afterwards.
Spaghetti squash is a new favorite of mine and I LOVE fried squash & zucchini. So I found I could quickly dip the slices in a egg mixture, and then coat them with corn meal, salt, pepper & a little garlic and BAKE them in the oven until they are crispy and they are just as tasty as the fried and a small fraction of the calories.
Oh, my cousin gave me Plexus Slim to try. Since I've been very successful with my weightloss this year I decided to give it a try. I measured myself all over and I was down inches all over so I shall see if the miracle Plexus works for me. LOL. I have lowered my BP by changing my eating habits and drinking water. It now runs very low. Can't wait to go back to the doctor!!! LOL.
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