It's All About New Habits

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This was a huge learning week, in school. My mind was blown on more than one occasion. There were plenty of time's I wanted to take this week off. I just couldn't do it. I am not hear just to lost weight, and be skinny. I am here to be healthy. Let me tell you, This is probably one of the toughest things I have had to do in my life. This journey is about habit change. Let that soak in a minute..... HABIT CHANGE! Growing up life was a lot different. We didn't live on a farm, but my Great Grandparents did. Every year they would butcher a cow, so that we would have meat for most meals. My Mom worked the evening shift, she was hardly home for dinner.  Being the oldest, the cooking responsibilities were handed down to me. My Dad would cook for us occasionally. He would make chicken fried steaks, with mashed potatoes and tons of butter. One time all that butter made me violently ill. On the nights I cooked it was usually a hamburger helper, or something processed along that line. This is how things were in our family. Let's not get me started on the sugary treats. Hot cookies out of the oven or even a quick run to the convenience store for a candy bar.

As I got older my grandma taught me how to cook, roast, pork chops, fried chicken. Of course that all comes with potatoes and gravy, biscuits. Healthier? No, but at least it wasn't hamburger helper. 

I met my husband, and he will tell you, I won his heart, with all those delicious recipes my grandma taught me. When we met he was a very skinny man. I plumped him up easily, not realizing what I was doing. Not only was he getting fluffy, but, so was I. I have always been overweight. I see myself in the mirror every day. One day, I looked and thought what have I done. We stopped all those fried foods. My husband lost all his weight recently and looks amazing. Here I am, the same heavy person I have always been. 

This just a little background. I am in the process of learning healthier habits. I am going to be that person, who is happy in my own skin, feeling good, and able to help others become happy in their skin. If this journey resonates with you, please follow along, to see the alteration of me. 





I am not an egg eater, but I found this to be my biggest eye opening moment this week. 
Did you know, for a chicken to be considered cage free, or free range, that they only have to be in the grass for 5 minutes a day?  I will just leave this right here. 


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