A few days ago a friend sent me a Facebook message asking if I wanted to do the 21 Day Sugar Detox. Without thinking I said "sure, it will be fun". WTH?!?! Then she sent me the sheet with the info. Apparently it is from the book 21Day Sugar Detox. I thought I would be so awesome and do Level 3... the most restrictive.
Well, it is day 8 and... oh, how the mighty have fallen. On day 6 I ate 1 piece of pizza, 4 or 5 Hershey's mini's and 3 boneless wings drenched in the most wonderful ranch I have ever tasted. MMMMM. Makes me want to run to the fridge right now!!
I got back and have tried to PLAN for meals and snacks to keep me from just eating everything in sight. What is that saying that all the fitness and healthy living bloggers keep posting all over the place.... Failing to plan is planning to fail. Well, apparently I planned the shit out of failing on day 6!!!
On a similar note, I have decided NOT to do the 21 day sugar detox as it is written. Instead, I have cut out processed foods, most dairy, gluten and am only eating things like honey rather than refined sugar. The biggest change I have seen is that my stomach is no longer bloated. I believe the gluten was the cause of that. I love bread but when I eat it, I wake up feeling like I have a brick in my stomach. So, I will try to keep eating this way BUT I won't deprive myself. That just leads to binging later on.
My plan is to post my meals here (either just in text or pics if I get fancy). This will keep me accountable.
Off to eat a veggie and pretend it is chocolate!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Kiki Gonna Bring it in 2014
So, I started a blog. Yea, I'm cool like that. I have wanted to be a blogger for some time but as a teacher I don't want it to be something locally known. I mean, I gotta see these people on a daily basis. I can't be putting crap out there for others to see and possible embarrass myself. Trust me, I embarrass myself enough on my own. And, I'm kind of lazy and it's hard to commit to blogging on a regular basis. Anyway, this is one thing off my 2014 to do list.
1. Finally get in shape - I used to say, lose weight but I seriously don't care about what the scale says. It is more about how my clothes fit and how I look in those clothes. I want to feel like I am in shape.
2. Be more confident - I am not typically a confident person. Usually, I am the quiet one who WANTS to do things but who never does do them. I have talked myself out of so many things simply because I was not confident enough to do them. I KNEW I was smart enough but something always held me back. Well, I say NO MO!! This year I am the lead teacher for the teacher of the visually impaired program in my county. I teach part time but then have some admin duties to keep the program organized and running properly. Really this is just a nice way of saying "paper pusher". I am not an administrator who is OVER people (as that has been pointed out by the other teachers NUMEROUS times). I do assessments for any student who is in the referral process for a visual impairment, keep the records organized for about 75 students, and make sure the other TVI's know how to stay in compliance with the laws and rules of special education. This has been the biggest leap I have made and is helping my confidence immensely. I still question myself some days but each morning I wake up and go back to work. My motto is "fake it until you make it." I'm hoping one day soon I won't have to fake it.
3. Be a better mom/wife - This is one area in which I really want to do better. I want to have a clean house for the hubs and kids. I want to have a nutritious meal ready every evening. I want us to all sit and eat dinner as a family and talk about our day. I want to have more hubs time. Let's see if I can at least make this one happen.
So, basically I am your average little Ky gal; teacher by day and then mom of 2 teenage boys (gulp), wife to my musician/teacher hubby, and new owner of 2 fur babies by night. Let's see if I can keep up a blog and have anything interesting to say.
Other things are:
1. Finally get in shape - I used to say, lose weight but I seriously don't care about what the scale says. It is more about how my clothes fit and how I look in those clothes. I want to feel like I am in shape.
2. Be more confident - I am not typically a confident person. Usually, I am the quiet one who WANTS to do things but who never does do them. I have talked myself out of so many things simply because I was not confident enough to do them. I KNEW I was smart enough but something always held me back. Well, I say NO MO!! This year I am the lead teacher for the teacher of the visually impaired program in my county. I teach part time but then have some admin duties to keep the program organized and running properly. Really this is just a nice way of saying "paper pusher". I am not an administrator who is OVER people (as that has been pointed out by the other teachers NUMEROUS times). I do assessments for any student who is in the referral process for a visual impairment, keep the records organized for about 75 students, and make sure the other TVI's know how to stay in compliance with the laws and rules of special education. This has been the biggest leap I have made and is helping my confidence immensely. I still question myself some days but each morning I wake up and go back to work. My motto is "fake it until you make it." I'm hoping one day soon I won't have to fake it.
3. Be a better mom/wife - This is one area in which I really want to do better. I want to have a clean house for the hubs and kids. I want to have a nutritious meal ready every evening. I want us to all sit and eat dinner as a family and talk about our day. I want to have more hubs time. Let's see if I can at least make this one happen.
So, basically I am your average little Ky gal; teacher by day and then mom of 2 teenage boys (gulp), wife to my musician/teacher hubby, and new owner of 2 fur babies by night. Let's see if I can keep up a blog and have anything interesting to say.
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