thepetnanny

Has anybody tried GoYin juice?  My best friend has been using it for about three months now and swears by it.  It’s not a weight loss product, its an all natural juice designed to give your body perfect balance.  Since using it she has quit smoking, gotten off diet pills and caffeine, gotten off anti anxiety meds, and her complexion is glowing.  Her husband is also using it and has gotten off acid reflux meds.  Her 3 y/o is using it and is off allergy meds.  Pretty impressive to me, especially since its all natural and actually tastes pretty damn good.

Anyway they gave me a bottle to try out and also one for my mom because apparently it works wonders on diabetics.  So I was wondering if anyone had tried it before and has any feedback on it.  I started drinking it tonight and am hoping it will help with my allergies and asthma, if so it’ll save me a ton of $$ on RX’s.  I’ll let you know how it goes.

Well I blogged earlier about setting a good example for my kids and I must say that I did pretty well today.  Fixed healthy meals and snacks all day and even got my oldest to walk for 45 minutes with me while the little one was napping with daddy.  The only problem I had, was that they barely touched their dinner.  I made pasta with chicken, cheese, and veggies and normally they love it.  I started to go and fix them some hot dogs but my fiance stopped me and said “They will eat when they are hungry.  There is nothing wrong with this meal and they have to learn to eat what we make them.”  He’s right I can’t fix seperate meals forever.

Tonight was the Luminara in my neighborhood and we went on a lovely horse and carriage ride around the neighborhood to look at all the lights.  An absolutely perfect end to a wonderful day!

I’ve never really thought about being a good influence on my kids.  I mean, obviously I don’t steal or do drugs with them (or at all) but I do say an occasional bad word around them and usually don’t think twice about it.  Afterall, I’ve taught them right from wrong and they know that cursing is wrong. 

 Well, yesterday I was thinking about my 8 y/o daughter.  Shes at that age where she is wanting to be just like me.  She wants to dress like me, borrow my jewelry, do her hair like me and so forth.  I’ve come to realize that my unhelathy lifestyle is rubbing off on her as well.  She has started to get a little chunky and I have no one to blame but myself. I took her to the Dr and they said she is still at a healthy weight, but to start limiting her junk food and trying to get her to exercise more.  Looking back over the last few days, I see her eating habits are just like mine

So last night I went grocery shopping alone and filled my cart with healthy snacks for everyone.  Today when they return from grandmas, I am going to really concentrate on how I eat (and act for that matter) around my girls.  I have to remember that they are watching me at all times and I really do want to set a good example for them.  I don’t want them to grow up and go through what I am going through now.

So buddies, this is yet another reason to stick with my lifestyle change!

Well I started back on my lifestyle change on Monday, and I must say I am doing pretty well.  I went a little over my calories on Monday and Tuesday and didn’t make it to the gym, but yesterday and today have been great.  I stuck to my food plan and hit the gym at 5 am both days and did 1 hour on the treadmill. I am very proud of myself and that is a wonderful feeling.

 I don’t feel really bad about not making it to the gym early on in the week because as some of you know, my husband and I own a pet sitting/dog walking business.  On an average day, we each spend about 2 hours walking dogs at the very minimum.  So I am getting some kind of exercise in.  

I have also started drinking water.  I absolutely HATE water, but I know my body needs it and I am hoping to become addicted to it.  I have a very bad addiction to diet sodas and can easily drink a 12 pack in a day.  So far today I’ve had 3, and the rest of my beverages have been water.  I do cheat occasionally and put in a packet of the Lipton diet green tea mix, but hey, it’s better than soda right? 

Okay fellow BS, I am off to read a few blogs before bed.  Hope everyone has a nice night

I haven’t logged on is over a month and 1/2, and guess what?  I’ve gained almost 20 lbs!  My life has been very chaotic and I have completely let myself go.  I’m disapointed, but I cannot not dwell on the fact that I screwed up.  So I am starting over, yet again