FMJ24

Greetings and salutations! Lol I've always loved saying that:) Hello Hello everyone I hope your week is running smoothly. Today I'm not posting about food or Weightloss per se, today I thought I'd share with you all what motivated me to want to once again start this journey.  Somewhere along the way I lost my confidence and self esteem. I forgot to make room in my life to take care of myself. Don't get me wrong I made sure I ate and bathed regularly, but I stopped doing the things that truly brought me joy. I got so caught up in the "have to's","should's" and caring what other people thought that I lost myself. Honestly this is something that's very difficult for me to admit, but over the past two yours I've began to reintroduce me to myself and I'm loving it!  I believe that even when we make a bad choice or fall short of excellence God can still use those moments and situations.  A couple of years ago I lost a very good job due ...

Last night I didn't realize I was hungry until I was almost Hangry lol. So I ran to the fridge to try to throw together something as quick as possible. Thankfully the fridge was stocked with nothing but healthy choices :) What I found was spinach, onion, mushrooms, turkey bacon, eggs and some left over noodle that GrandMa had prepared the kiddos the night before... So I dumped it all in a skillet and hoped something edible would come out of it. 1. brown turkey bacon 2. sweat onions 3. add liquid aminos (a couple of sprays will do) 4. add mushrooms 5.add spinach and wilt 6. pan fry an egg in coconut oil (S&P, garlic to taste) 7. pour mixture over left over noodles or rice (you can sprinkle a tiny bit of mozzarella for added flavor) My LO's love egg so anything with egg and mushroom they tend to consume happily (I'm blessed in that department) The moral of this story is don't be afraid to just try new things and if you only bring healthy foods into your h...

It's Friday!! We've made it to the weekend :) Quick recap... this week was mostly successful, I can say with pride that I did very well with portion control and types of food I ate this week without depriving myself the joy of great tasting foods. I managed to keep my 5 weekly workout session goal and I noticeably have increased energy this week. Win-Win-Win! This weeks family favorite meal was the Shrimp & Vegetable w/ Brown Rice. The kiddos enjoyed it so much we had it twice this week. It also maintains very well as leftovers for next day lunches (extra bonus). Here's what I did... 1. Boil 1/2 water w/ 1/2 portions of beef/chicken/vegetable broth of your choice 2. Add brown rice and earth balance butter substitute 3. Dice bell peppers, onions and mushrooms then saute' 4. Pan simmer frozen (tail off) shrimp in pan of earth balance butter substitute or coconut oil it's great with either.  5. Add garlic powder,parsley and salt and pepper to taste ...

I can hardly believe it's been almost a month since I decided to make my physical fitness a part of my regular routine. May I saw wow! I can't believe what a difference in feeling already. The quality of my sleep is much better, I feel as if I'm breathing better and more deeply. My body feels stronger and I feel more confident overall. It feels really good to have non scale successes! Since I've began I can ride the bike longer than day 1, hold a plank longer and more reps with more weight!! Yea, I am women hear me roar and to top it off I've lost 8lbs!!!!!!!! I'll be back soon to let you guys know a little more but I just wanted to share this personal victory!  If you'd like to watch a video of some of the things I've been doing  http://bit.ly/1NdjRnq Stay connected with me by joining my email list  http://bit.ly/EMAIL-LIST4FOLLOWMYJOURNEY Follow along with me on Instagram  http://bit.ly/FMJ24-INSTAGRAM

Isn't if "funny" how when we decide to do something, accomplish something new or challenging any and everything possible seems to get into the way? You know like when you decide to start going to bed earlier and suddenly the network pushes your favorite show back an hour or when you decide to start eating cleaner or healthier and your BAM your favorite restaurant rolls out a new dessert menu? Well maybe it's just me... This week I decided to begin a DVD workout series that calls for 6 days of exercise and one rest day per week no problem right? Just last week I went to the gym 5 days with no problem. Yea, guess who was sick 2 days this week??? Yours truly! Here's what I am choosing to take away from this experience:  1. Stop expecting a bad or challenging outcome. If I sincerely believe that what we hold in our hearts is what creates the reality that we live in, then I need influence my heart to always expect a good outcome in this area too. 2. Stop turnin...