Thought of the Day: August 13, 2014

Spiders

This is how I truly feel about spiders and every insect for that matter.

Two new things:

Today I made my first green juice ever....

Sweet Lettuce Smoothie

This smoothie recipe was in the recipe book that came with my Vitamix. Being that this was my first green drink ever, it took me a moment to get used to the taste. It was surprisingly very sweet and I didn't add any sugar lol. My goal for the last few weeks have been to drink something healthy after my workout. It is my way of not eating all the calories I just worked off. I have a horrible habit of eating junk food after I work out. I have found that if I make a smoothie or some time of fruit/vegetable juice I don't go for the junk food. I am hoping that I continue on this new journey that these juices and smoothies will become a favorite for my tastebuds. 

The other thing new in today's happenings was that I received this..

devotional and card

from my friend Jennifer. Isn't that so sweet of her? It is my birthday gift from her. I love it and her..Thanks Jennifer :)

Squat Challenge

A few days ago, my friend challenged me to do the toilet squat challenge. She explained to me that every time I use the toilet I should do 20 squats when I am done. So if you go to the bathroom 6 times in one day you would have done 120 squats. I was trying to find a picture of that particular challenge but couldn't find it. Instead I found this one...

So I have been doing it on and off for the past few days. Then I decided I would share it with you and make it a blog post..So if you want to join me in this challenge you can either do 10 or 20 squats each time. If you do participate, let me know how it turns out for you. I will try to post every few days to let you know how it is going for me. Good luck and good job for getting healthy.

Nailpolish

Here is a pic of two of the nail polish that Kayla gave me for my birthday..I love it :)

Hurt

I recently took these two pictures because I was feeling cute in a New York Yankee kind of way. (please excuse the mess of my bedroom)

I decided that since I was in a good mood and that since my family hadn't seen a recent picture of me I would send it to them. They all agreed with me that I looked cute--Thanks :) I was really feeling that way that day (doesn't happen often). Anyway, later that day I tried on a pair of pants that my mother sent me for my birthday. I called to thank her and to let her know that the shirts fit but not the pants because I couldn't get it past my buttocks. Her reply "You are fat and need to lose weight". Thank you very much mom!!! Sheesh!!! Why is that her reply to me for everything that doesn't fit? I mean yes I am not 110 like I used to be back in high school. And I am not the 130 pounds that I was when I got married. But I do not think that I am fat. I tried to explain to my mom that I am older now so yes I may have put on a few pounds but I am not in an unhealthy weight limit. She disagrees and tells me I must lose weight immediately.
This is such a struggle for me. Because I don't know how you tell your mother that she hurt(s) your feeling every time she mentions "you're fat". And I on my own beat myself up because I currently have an entire closet filled with clothes I can't fit at the moment--and it is depressing. So yes, I am working on losing some weight but not because I think I am fat but because I am too lazy to buy a new wardrobe. I have increased the amount/style of working out that I do. And I am also working on my eating habits. Lord willing I will get back into my clothing and my mother will stop telling that I am fat.
One can only hope that day comes sooner rather than later.

Day 32-Our last day

It's Kayla's birthday (stateside)..Happy Birthday!!! She got a free pizza from Papa Johns. It was a cheese pizza with jalepenos and black olives. Gotta love Papa Johns.

I am so glad we had this month journey together. It was a blast. 30's is off to a great start. I am looking forward to what God has in store for us. 

Day 31--Kayla's Birthday!!

Today is Kayla's birthday (at least on Guam). For our celebration today, we opened the box she sent me over Skype. It was a lot of fun. I also baked her a lemon cake....

Happy Birthday Kayla!!! I hope you have a great day