Stop eating like a garbage can

For a long time I have been having problems when I eat, mostly issues with being bloated like an elephant every time I ate:

 Noodles

Bread

Pizza

Cake

or anything that had a bunch of starch, like potatoes. I tried to reduce it but that is just not possible when you like to eat a lot. At first I thought I would just ignore it and eat whatever I want because 'no stupid food' was going to tell me what I could eat and not eat, but eventually, it started to really mess with me. I would have to go home early because I had to run to the bathroom (I know TMI) or I had to wear my pants unbuttoned.

It became really annoying because I knew that if I didn't want my evening to end early or to be miserable, I couldn't eat certain things. To top it all off, my hair started to fall out and my skin was a disaster, and I do think that had a lot to do with what I ate. Of course, there was also the stress, but eating like a garbage can

did not help.

 Source

Like with everything else I do, I went big and quit sugar, starch, and a whole lot of other stuff cold turkey, and the first week was really hard and made me not so nice, but after day 5 it started to get better. 

I researched the living daylights out of paleo and eating clean and found a lot of recipes to try and some I liked while some were just gross.

Another side effect of clean eating that I had read about was the weight loss that every person who stopped eating junk had.  So of course, I was really excited about that but when, at first nothing happened, I was really bummed. It took about 2 weeks to realize that the scale was not going down but that I was burning fat like crazy.  Now, after two months, my belly is about gone and my arms and legs are looking pretty good again -- all that without the exercise that I was doing with no results. 

I have lost 8 pounds since I started and I don't know how many inches, and I am hoping that when I start to exercise more then it will really start to change. 

I am now eating about 80% clean and 20% whatever I want. 

Breakfast 

Eggs

Sausage

Bacon

Crushed tomatoes with spices

Banana and an apple

Mushroom omelet

Lunch

Chicken

Mango/cucumber salad

Zucchini spaghetti in all kinds of sauces mostly Tomato or Balsamic

Steak 

Salad

Soups

Steamed Vegetables

Dinner 

whatever is left over from lunch

Snacks

Blueberries

Cashew and almonds

Banana

Apple

Cucumber and tomatoes cut up with spices

Source

I cook everything in coconut oil and sometimes butter depending on what it is (like eggs). I still drink two cups of coffee a day with sweetener because, without it, I was a total witch.

The reason I say I only eat 80% clean is because sometimes I cheat and that makes it so much better. I was not about to deprive myself and be miserable, so if I am somewhere, whether at a restaurant or a party, then I am going to eat even if it's not clean. I hate being the person who sits there unhappy because she is hungry while everyone else is having a good time and stuffing their face. Oh, and  I still drink wine because I don't want to give it up. 

There are 5 of us in this house so I do what I have to and cook two separate meals, unless it's something I know the kids will eat.  Most of the time we eat separate things but that doesn't keep my teenager from eating his stuff and my stuff too. 

I did download one cookbook app which is nom nom paleo.  Her stuff is pretty easy to make and I like that she doesn't make you feel nasty when you cheat, which even she does.

So, if you are considering changing your eating habits because you want to feel better and fit better in your, clothes then I would definitely recommend eating Paleo or Primal for a while and seeing how you feel. I can guarantee you will feel so much better.

Crown Braid two different ways

 

 I don't know why I made that goofy face

For Sentimental reasons

No matter what your relationship is to clothes, whether you just wear them so you don't get arrested or you love them and get excited when you buy something new, the fact remains that clothes tell a story.
The outfit you wore the first time you went on a date with your Husband or the jeans that you used to wear when your ass was up where it belonged -- some pieces have more meaning than others but when you look at your clothes and you see a huge pile of memories, it's no wonder you can't throw anything away.
Letting go of jeans that will never fit you again is healthy because those will just make you sad, but holding on to the t-shirt that you wore when you gave birth to your baby, even though it's almost see- through after thousands of cycles in the washing machine, is ok.
I have a few t-shirts that I have a serious attachment to and should my house ever catch on fire, I will definitely take them with me.

1983
My dad was working the German-American Fest and wore these two shirts; they are German beer companies and it probably wasn't appropriate for an 8 year old but I still have them and love them.

 

  1986
My sister didn't have a lot of money but always got everyone in the family a Christmas present and that year she bought me a nightgown/shirt in a bag and I still wear it. It's so threadbare by now but I will never get rid of it because it reminds me of one of the last Christmases when the whole family was together.

June 27th 1997
Chicago, Solider Field
U2 gave a concert and I was there with my son's Dad; it is one of the best memories that I have of him because we had a blast. Walking back to the hotel after seeing the best concert I have ever seen, I was asked by a guy if I had any cigarettes; back then I did so I gave him three and he gave me a 1997 U2 PopMart concert shirt. I don't wear it anymore because I am afraid something will happen to it but getting that shirt was like hitting the lottery. I love it!

2005
I visited my dad in Moss Bluff, Louisiana and while I was there, I painted the kitchen; my step mom gave me a shirt to paint in and I still have it and I wear it whenever I have a project.

Everytime I go through my closet to give away or throw away, I  have a little pile of memories that gets folded neatly and put right back.
Do you have any pieces like that in your closet? Anything that you will never get rid of no matter what? 

Introducing Beauty with a side of Beast

A couple of months ago I decided that I needed to change my blog to private, but the logistics of it were too much for me at the time so I just left it until now.
Because most of my family and a lot of my friends live in the States, my blog has always been great for them to keep up with everything that is going on here, especially when you have kids. I have loved having my blog because, after 4 years, there has been a lot of things that I would have forgotten if I hadn't written a post about it. All of the readers that I had can still continue to read Hyperactive Laziness and I really hope you do; it's just going to take a google address.

Because I like to write and always have a lot to say, I decided to start a new Blog that will be open to everyone, but it won't be about Family because that's what the other one is for.  This blog will be about:

Fashion

DIY

Shoes

Make-up

Hair
ect.

And, all the other good stuff that makes us who we are on the outside. I'm not too worried about the inside of you because I'm not a doctor.

The plan is to have video and picture tutorials so you can learn things you didn't know you wanted to learn, and the most important thing is that, this is not written by a rail-thin thing, twenty something who can eat whatever she wants and hates exercise. 

I am a 38 year old Woman who has had three kids and looks like it.