Operation: Flab to Fab!

Operation: Flab to Fab! 
The Mission: Not to lose weight, but to live a healthier, better life.

Okay, so a lot of people are saying, "You look great!" "If I looked as good as you..."Which is very sweet of them but the truth is this Mommy has let herself slip away with the stress of working two jobs, going to school, keeping a clean house, and being the Mommy she wants to be. I know I'm not fat, or large but I feel like crap and that's where the change needs to be made, if you don't feel good inside, then you won't look good outside, and if you don't look good outside then you lose your confidence. So that's what I've come to realize, I need to get my confidence back, I need to take action and make the changes that I need to make in order to feel better about myself, because the truth is, how can one be loved and give love in return if one doesn't love one's self? They can't, it's the truth, it may not be what you want to hear (I know I didn't want to) but it needs to be said. So there you have it, however I know that there's more to me and who I am and that's what I need to find, and how am I going to find that? By, getting healthy again, by centering myself again, by being confident in who I am and where I want to go. So...how are these things going to happen? Well, read on and you will find out...

Body: 
Please do not mistake my desire to be fit and healthy with a desire to be stick skinny, that's gross and wrong and frankly pretty damn unhealthy. However, to be fit and healthy is a completely different thing. The things that I am going to be working on that you are welcome to join me are: 1) Eating clean foods, I personally try to stick to the Paleo diet but that's a tough one (even for me) so if I can't do completely paleo then the stuff that's not paleo will be gluten free (why gluten free? because think of the word itself GLU(E)ten, if you ask me that sounds like something our bodies just don't need), but if being Paleo and Gluten Free isn't for you, then I challenge you to just eat clean. Clean eating, just for a little bit, try to rid your meals of overly processed "food" (can we even call it food considering all the chemicals and shit that's put into it these days? In my opinion no) and see how you feel. "Clean" eating doesn't necessarily have to be Organic (though if you can afford it, it's much better) but simply eating more fruits and vegetables, more stuff that's not over processed. I challenge you to look at the ingredients on whatever pre-packaged foods your considering buying and if you can't pronounce all the words in the ingredients list or you can but you have no idea what the hell a certain thing is, put it back, don't buy it. Another thing? STOP with the HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!!! They put it in everything!!! EVERYTHING, so be careful and stay away from it. If you're having trouble finding ways to stick with a healthy eating plan (NOT DIET, EATING PLAN) let me know and be sure to follow this blog as I'll be posting more of my culinary creations more regularly so if you don't know what to make that allows you to have a delicious, satisfying meal, that's still sticking to a healthy way of life you can get some inspiration.
Now, onto the other part of being healthy, let's all make a goal to do at least 30 minutes a day of some form of exercise, even if it's just something as simple as going for a walk, or doing your own combination of squats, push-ups, crunches, etc...etc...out of the comfort of your own home. If you have a gym membership, USE IT. I'm so grateful for mine and I am also SO grateful that my local Golds Gym offers child care (I bet yours does too) that way I have no excuse to NOT go to they gym, because I can just take the other two whovians with me, they get to play and interact with other kids and I can still get a workout, talk about a win!! :) 

Mind: 
Going to school, furthering your education is one of the best things we can do for ourselves, it may be overwhelming but it's totally worth it. If you want to go to school but don't know what you want to major in, just do a Google search for things that you're interested in and then find out what jobs are associated with those things and then check out a variety of schools to find one that offers you the program you need. If you don't want to do that, I challenge you to just do research anyway on things that you want to know more about, educate yourself at home and at the library. One of my favorite things to do is go to the library and just look in the library index for topics that I'm interested in and then I'll check out random books that intrigue me, it's a lot of fun and I learn a lot. There are so many resources available to learn whatever it is you want to learn! so just go out there and look, I promise you won't be disappointed.

Soul:
This is a big one for me. I have found that when I meditate regularly it makes a world of difference. Even if it's just for 10 minutes a day, or in the tub a few times a week. The thing is, with so much going on around us and in our everyday lives it's easy to lose sight of what's really important to us and what we really want. But through meditating you can tune out the world around you and just focus on you and your thoughts. It helps when you're stressed, it helps when you're overwhelmed, it just helps!! I promise you, give it a try and see what you think.

In Conclusion: 
Other things that I'm going to be doing while on this journey to finding myself and living the best life possible, I'm going to be using essential oils to help with everything, I've only just started playing around with them but already I've seen a huge difference and I'm excited to learn more about them. Another thing, is I'm going to be taking Biotin daily and using growth and deep conditioning treatments on my hair. I'm also going to use a lot of the It Works! supplements to help support me and my healthier way of life. I'm going to be transitioning a lot of my daily products (diaper rash cream, cleaning products...etc...) with the Mommy's Club brand products so I can detoxify our home as well as our lives. There's so much more that I'm going to do, however at this time, my two small whovians are calling for me, so I'm going to close with this. Please if you're even a little bit interested in what I'm doing and what you can do let me know. I want to help! I promise it'll be worth it!!!