So, for now, I figure I'd do this in a new direction. I've been trying for a couple years to switch over to better foods, better habits, a better lifestyle for me and my family, and trying to do things more naturally.
Living Better is pretty much the new feel of this blog. I will be sharing things off and on about nutrition, diy health and beauty, things like that.
For years now we have been making a switch over to changing our lifestyle habits.
Mostly because my husband and I were both very overweight and had picked up some terrible habits, like eating like crap and falling into a routine of doing nothing. In turn not putting forth a very good example for the kids.
It takes time to change your life around!
So many people forget this and think everything is a quick fix. If you really want to change something, realize it won't take overnight. It took years for me to put weight on, it'll take about the same to take it off. In a healthy way.
Sure I could take drastic measures to lose weight fast the unhealthy way but that won't teach me anything about eating properly, working out properly, and will most likely result in failure down the road and putting weight back on. Even the contestants from the biggest loser have trouble keeping the weight off down the road. I have a hard time enjoying that show anymore because it teaches improper and unhealthy ways to exercise and not to mention creates a very unhealthy mental relationship with eating.
It's the same with diet, and I'm not talking about dieting. It took time to develop terrible habits, so don't expect it to change overnight.
Not to mention if you're switching over to healthier foods and whole food eating it does actually take time to detox from sugar, preservatives, things like that. There's a new study out saying Oreos are as addictive as cocaine! Now that's crazy. And it also explains my serious love for oreos.
Getting over denial is the first step to change...
Once I got over the fact that I am overweight and I did this to myself it made things easier. I still kind of live in denial that my chubbiness is "excess skin" and it's not lol. It's 3 years of eating hungry mans every meal, eating fast food excessively, and playing video games without any physical activity. I wanted change and needed it for my health. And to be around to take care of my kids and enjoy their life, as well as my own.
Organica Changes!
What have I done so far basically?
- Changed eating habits. We're eating whole foods for the most part. But I'm not obsessive about it. Sometimes I want candy, it happens lol. But we eat a lot of meat, veggies, protein, fruit, etc.. Good stuff.
- Increased physical activity. We go to the gym normally, other than that we work out at home. I walk the dog daily when it's doable with the weather.
- I've been doing a lot of natural changes with my hygiene and beauty regimen, like DIY beauty like using natural things to clean my face, my hair, deodorant, toothpaste, etc...
- We eat organic when we can. It's kind of a huge hype right now, so I'm not obsessive about it, but I try to buy certain fruits organic since things like apples are heavily treated with pesticides and such.
DIY beauty is fun and I'm kind of a girly dork about these things....
I've recently discovered the amazing benefits of Coconut oil. I could go on and on about it, but I'll make another post about it later. I'll most likely do a different post for each thing I've discovered... Most of them I'm sure you've never even heard of.
Blog posts coming soon!!
- DIY toothpaste
- Oil Pulling for Oral Health
- Oil Cleansing Method (OCM)
- Natural Hair Care
- Homemade Soaps, detergent, hand soap, body wash, etc...
- Natural cleaners
Many more I'm sure...
You know you're excited!!
Till next time...Namaste!
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