Personal Update
Well, hi there. I’ve been completely MIA since school started, so I thought I’d just throw out this rambling update and big hello!
Life has been pretty busy over here. The school year started for me in mid-August but I held on to my once a week blog posting until September began. Then, it was the end of my little hobby for a short time. I just couldn’t keep up with life and spend time on recipes and blogging.
I literally haven’t recipe tested a thing since September 3, when I shared my last post. Also, I have barely done laundry, mopped the floor maybe once, and eaten pretty terribly too.
Like I said, I haven’t kept up with a healthy diet since school started either…the beginning of the end was the Mac ‘N Cheese I brought to a school function. It was over after that first bite of Beecher’s Mac ‘N Cheese…always the best. And, totally worth it.
Downward Diet Spiral #reallife
During the busyness of school starting, we’ve been eating more convenient foods and going out more. We also went on a quick trip to North Carolina for my brother, Tom’s, lovely wedding (shameless photo below) and that meant eating out a lot…which was fun while it lasted.
The reality is, it’s not sustainable to eat a perfectly healthy diet all the time, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a time and place to get back on track. I’m 13 weeks pregnant and lately, I’ve needed all the extra healthy and unhealthy carbs to keep me functioning during the first trimester of pregnancy (along with ice cream, ice cream, and ice cream). And so, I welcomed all the bread, bagels, mashed potatoes, and pasta back into my life…and not the gluten-free or dairy-free kind, either! My kids have loved it, but I know it’s made us less healthy and slowly has us craving less healthy food more and more. With that, we have taken a couple of small steps and have been working our way back toward our healthier habits…kinda.
Health Update
Rowan has had some weird stomach stuff going on and is getting her second set of ear tubes and adenoids removed in November. So, making healthier food choices just seems like a good idea starting now.
Here’s my plan:
- Buy more sprouted grain or gluten-free breads verses regular wheat breads.
- Buy less cheese and eat less dairy.
- Buy lactose free dairy milk (hopefully help with Rowan’s tummy aches).
- Drink more water -I hate plain water when I’m pregnant so I’ll be drinking tea and my ACV Collagen Drink or some variation of that.
- Start my morning with a Bulletproof Coffee similar to this recipe.
- Take vitamins and supplements. I plan to start the kids on a probiotic ASAP. I’ve been researching all kinds and think I’ve settled on the Young Living prebiotic and probiotic pouches. Although, Garden of Life has a couple I’m interested in as well.
- Continue to make home-cooked meals but keep them easy and not get overwhelmed with complicated meals (the bummer is that all the meals I made in August currently gross me out completely #pregnancyprobs… so, they remain in the freezer).
- Don’t go out to eat. I love food that I don’t make…especially in my current condition. But, it’s not practical for the budget or our health.
That’s it. Some good ol’ tried and true things that we’ve done before that have always worked and I’m looking forward to trying some new things like probiotics for the kids!
In the mean time, I’m going to try to recipe test a little and start sharing on here, again! Let me know what keeps you healthy and makes you feel good, especially during flu season or even in pregnancy! Would love to hear tips!
