Weight and Health

 After finding out I am pre-diabetic, I have changed my eating habits and have been searching for better foods and treats. I am learning so much about starches and sugars and well, what I should and shouldn't eat.  I have cut out all white sugar, white bread, white rice, most all breads and no pasta.
I use Blue Agave Syrup for my sweetener and Greek Yogurt in place of sour cream and the milk for my granola. Kale, spinach, quinoa and cauliflower are my new best friends. Take fish oil everyday, fish oil and vitamin D.
The number one thing I had to cut out was the hardest...Dr Pepper. Every once in a while I have a diet soda, but it's rare. I try to choose cranberry juice with a diet lemon/lime soda when I do. I won't lie...diet Pepsi has made it's way into my belly. Truthfully though...no soda for me.  So that is why I am posting about the apple cinnamon water. I am hoping that I can find something I like that will help me out and this sounds good. I'll let you know what I think next time.

Apple Cinnamon Water  is something I just read about. I guess that both apples and cinnamon boost the metabolism, so drinking it is supposed to be a great way to lose.
This is a link to the website Lose Weight By Eating!
http://tonetiki.com/2012/04/01/apple-cinnamon-day-spa-water-0-calories/

 Recipe
Makes 2 liters, re-fill water 3-4 times before replacing apples and cinnamon.
INGREDIENTS:
1 Apple thinly sliced, I like Fugi but pick your favorite
1 Cinnamon Stick
DIRECTIONS:
Drop apple slices in the bottom of the pitcher (save a few to drop in your glass later) and then the cinnamon stick, cover with ice about 1/2 way through then with water. Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
LASTS FOR 24 HOURS IN THE FRIDGE.
Nutritional Info:
Calories: 0
Fat: 0
Fiber: 0
Protein: 0
Carbs: 0

\All credit for this goes to Audrey Johns and her awesome website.
Oh and so far I've lost twenty pounds. :)
Have a fabulous day!

It's that time again, the time to blog. I spend so darn much time on Facebook that I have forgotten how to actually write a real post.

I get up, get ready for work, go to work and come home. I usually go straight to look at Facebook and then before I know it it's bed time. At least that is how it feels. I do sleep a lot...my doctor has banned me from going to my bed before 9pm, otherwise I sleep all afternoon. She asked me to go get some blood tests to figure out why...three weeks ago. I know, I will, just waiting to pay off the bill for my visit with her! Hahaha, don't you just love it. 

This year I didn't want to do any resolutions that I would just drop after a few weeks, so I am going to give more encouragement and give more to others...random acts of kindness.  I find it isn't that 

hard to do. I bought the person behind me in a drive up a coffee, made art for a friend and gave a lady at Michaels my 40% off coupon.

I have so much on my mind ALL of the time. I just wish the ringing in my ears would quiet down a bit so I can hear what I'm thinking. 

I woke up this morning thinking it was Thursday and that after tomorrow I was gonna get to sleep in and do something fun like paint all day, then around noon, my coworkers told me it was only Wednesday...that is so not Thursday...so, of course I was a bit bummed and all. However, guess what? It's bedtime and tomorrow is Thursday. Yay!

I'll have to take some photos so I can have pics on my posts. When my other computer died, I lost all my pictures...all my collection from the last 8 years. C'est la vie.

See you all again soon.

<3