Well, tomorrow is the last day of school for the kiddos. Hard to believe another year has gone by so fast. But I am excited about working summer school to earn some extra money. Plus we have Fridays off so every weekend is a 3 day weekend. I will probably get spoiled by that.
November will be here all too soon. Yet not soon enough. I am so excited about our upcoming wedding. It is all planned, I just need the cash to make the dream come true.
We've been doing well on our new healthy meal plan! He lost 46 pounds in 9 weeks. We have also incorporated some new vitamin supplements from our new home-business AdvoCare. They are amazing. I am having energy galore and he has been able to eat more sensibly without all the cravings. You can check it out on www.workwithchampions.com. Hopefully our own site will be up and running soon. If you find something you like, email me at authorcarmelita@yahoo.com, put AdvoCare in the subject line and I will help you place an order.
Come on SUMMER!!! I will be ready for that bathing suit any time now!
01 June 2011
03 May 2011
Story : The Red Rose
Story : The Red Rose
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This is a beautiful story I found on a great website. It's about a rose, so I had to share!!
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This is a beautiful story I found on a great website. It's about a rose, so I had to share!!
30 January 2011
Diet versus Healthy Eating
When I hear the word "DIET" I cringe. Oh no. NOT THAT! I've tried different types of diets in the past with some successes. Short term weight loss. But anytime I did not continue to follow the plan, part of the weight came back in the long term.
So my new year resolution was to eat healthy and exercise to lose weight AND keep it off. It should be doable because my husband is my partner in this philosophy.
We started our healthy eating last Monday, January 24, 2011. We are following a modified meal plan from the 50 million pound challenge that my husband did a few years ago. He had the menu and shopping list printed out. Which is a good thing because the website doesn't have it anymore.
Anyhow you eat three small meals with three snacks never more than 3 hours without eating. We love protein shakes for breakfast and an afternoon snack. Fruits, vegetables, meat, beans and whole grains make up the meals. The snacks can be a protein bar, or 4 animal crackers and an orange, or 6 whole wheat crackers with 2 tsp of sugar free jelly, or a handful of pretzels, etc.
The best part of this meal plan is that I LOVE all this food. It is mostly what I was eating after I broke my addiction to sugar using the HCG diet. But as with any human, I had slipped into old habits of too much sugary, processed and high calorie food, especiallly from restaurants. As a result I had gained some weight back and my clothes were getting tighter.
But with this new way of eating, I am not as sleepy, I have more energy, my clothes fit better, and I've lost 6 pounds in 1 week. (Probably all that water I've been drinking too...lol.)
As a matter of fact, I had so much energy Saturday morning I got up and did a whole Tae Bo DVD workout before 9am. I haven't done that in quite a few years.
My husband is keeping a journal of our new lifestyle also. He writes stories about our adventures. I think I will make him a blog. I will let you know when we do.
So far so good! No more DIETING for us. Only Healthy and Happy Eating now.
So my new year resolution was to eat healthy and exercise to lose weight AND keep it off. It should be doable because my husband is my partner in this philosophy.
We started our healthy eating last Monday, January 24, 2011. We are following a modified meal plan from the 50 million pound challenge that my husband did a few years ago. He had the menu and shopping list printed out. Which is a good thing because the website doesn't have it anymore.
Anyhow you eat three small meals with three snacks never more than 3 hours without eating. We love protein shakes for breakfast and an afternoon snack. Fruits, vegetables, meat, beans and whole grains make up the meals. The snacks can be a protein bar, or 4 animal crackers and an orange, or 6 whole wheat crackers with 2 tsp of sugar free jelly, or a handful of pretzels, etc.
The best part of this meal plan is that I LOVE all this food. It is mostly what I was eating after I broke my addiction to sugar using the HCG diet. But as with any human, I had slipped into old habits of too much sugary, processed and high calorie food, especiallly from restaurants. As a result I had gained some weight back and my clothes were getting tighter.
But with this new way of eating, I am not as sleepy, I have more energy, my clothes fit better, and I've lost 6 pounds in 1 week. (Probably all that water I've been drinking too...lol.)
As a matter of fact, I had so much energy Saturday morning I got up and did a whole Tae Bo DVD workout before 9am. I haven't done that in quite a few years.
My husband is keeping a journal of our new lifestyle also. He writes stories about our adventures. I think I will make him a blog. I will let you know when we do.
So far so good! No more DIETING for us. Only Healthy and Happy Eating now.
02 January 2011
New Year Goals
It is another new year. Seems like just yesterday it was New Year 2009 and I vowed that I would have another chance to be a wife. This New Year 2011 is the year we celebrate our marriage! Our ceremony will be on 11-11-11 before our family and friends. We've already vowed to be with each other for the rest of our lives after we moved in together. But we want our family and friends to celebrate with us in a more formal style.
We have a common goal, we want to live a long and healthy life together. We will work together to eat healthier and exercise more often and enjoy each other more and more.
We have individual goals regarding our careers and our education and spiritual growth. But we are here to support each other.
Life is so much better when you have someone by your side helping you to reach your goals.
Thank You Lord for my best friend and confidante. Help me to be the wife he needs.
Amen.
We have a common goal, we want to live a long and healthy life together. We will work together to eat healthier and exercise more often and enjoy each other more and more.
We have individual goals regarding our careers and our education and spiritual growth. But we are here to support each other.
Life is so much better when you have someone by your side helping you to reach your goals.
Thank You Lord for my best friend and confidante. Help me to be the wife he needs.
Amen.
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