m&m: September 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Finding Answers

Tomorrow I go to my appointment with a nutritionist. It's been 4 and a half months since I had Cinco, and I feel like this extra weight is trying to take permanent residence. After Amali, by this time I was easily 20 lbs less. I have been eating a healthy, well rounded, low carb, high lean protien, low sugar, high veggie diet, plus exercising most days of the week, for over 3 months and have seen no progress. I'm frustrated, embarrassed, and ready to feel like myself again. I don't believe in quick solutions, nor do I buy into a diet pill or weight-loss fad. That is why Mauro and I decided that maybe a nutritionist could provide some insight and answers to my weight problems. I love food, I love making dinners for my family that taste good and will keep our bodies healthy and strong. Before each meal we pray that Heavenly Father will bless our food, but it is my job to make the food that we present for blessing be healthy and well rounded. So here is my list of what I think a diet should and should not be.

Should be-
full of freshness
veggies and fruits majority of diet
whole grains and dairy secondary
meats and fats last.
educational
flavorful
vast and varied
enjoyable
satisfying

Should not be-
fad inspired
something that I can not maintain (for whatever reason; budget, time, resources)
limiting
boring
left feeling hungry
processed
boxed

Now, I have my reasons for wanting to loose weight. Yes, vanity is one of them. But it is more then that. I want to look on the outside how I feel inside. I want to be a "picture of health." Cooking, exercise, and happiness is all a part of who I am, and right now my body is not a reflection of that. I think pretty can be at any size, it's about being comfortable in your skin. Right now, I am not at all comfortable. I feel bulky and heavy. I never want to be "skinny" or any weight that is not good for me. But I do want to feel healthy!

So here it goes! I'll report back on what wisdom the nutritionist imparts ;-).

Friday, September 7, 2012

Den Conversion

Finally! I have been wanting to repaint and refloor the den, so I decided that would be my birthday gift to myself. And so glad I did! I pained the walls purple, and the floors to match the rest of the house. SO MUCH BETTER. I feel like with each room that we finish, our house feels more like a home.

Pics to come....

A week of Firsts

This week was a week of firsts for us!

Amali started Pre-School! We started going to the homeschool co-op on Wednesdays. Am loves her class, and her teachers, and has made sweet friends! They practice all sorts of fun things like writing their name, cutting with scissors, arts and crafts, singing, and of course playing! I assist in her class for the first hour, and am looking forward to getting to know everyone! The second hour I assist in Science, and the third hour I assist in Nursery. I was going to teach a Story Hour class but not enough kiddos signed up, so it got cut. I was super bummed!

Cinco started eating food! He has been very interested in what we are eating over the past few weeks, and since he turned 4 months this week we decided it was time to let him eat! First he gnawed on a piece of apple. Delighted. Then a couple days later he sucked on a peeled grape. Thrilled. Yesterday I gave him broth from the beef stew I had made for dinner. He sucked that down like it was manna from Heaven! Today I finely ground some brown rice, boiled it, and fed it to him with mommas milk. Again, he was super happy to eat and grabbed the spoon to shove it in his mouth! He's a happy baby alright, but with food he is as excited as a 4 month old can be! Pretty dang cute.