I can't believe I only have two weeks of summer vacation left. This whole summer has been a whirlwind - from taking two graduate level classes as well as two gifted endorsement classes, watching my niece Ava, dealing with a bad case of fleas with my kitty as well as our apartment (Who ever knew they were this awful), and a quick, but busy trip to Buffalo with my husband. I am eager to start school because of my new position, but I need to make sure I make the most of what's left of my vacation!
This summer has been a challenge for me because I've really let myself go with the whole "healthy eating" thing. I admit, I am VERY strict with my eating habits because I don't ever want to go back to what I was. But, the stress of this summer has caused me to gain a bit too much weight. Sure, to you, you can't tell. But oh-my-goodness. I tried to put on my jeans a few days ago and they were uncomfortably snug. Yikes. My husband has been very supportive of me along my journey of healthy eating and when I was too skinny, he pleaded with me to gain weight. Well my friends, I've gained too much. I feel icky and I think it's because I'm home all day, not moving nearly as much (although, I am vacuuming twice a day again due to our pest issue, so I am getting one heck of an arm workout), and I just feel gross. I've even been skipping my gym workouts and that is so not like me! One would say I'm a hot mess!
While in Buffalo, my husband and I found ourselves stuffing our face with food at any chance we got. Towards the end of our trip, we both felt like we needed a veggie and fruit cleanse! Since our return from Buffalo, we've been eating healthier, but I still find that I am consistently "falling off the bandwagon". Perhaps I don't need to be stuffing Wegmans chocolate covered blueberries in my face every chance I get, nor do I need to be eating ice cream sandwiches at night. I don't know what's come over me, but I need to figure out how to balance eating healthy and letting myself enjoy tasty treats from here to there.
All I know is, I'm hoping that this week will be one of plentiful fruits and vegetables! :)
Be back later this week with some new recipes and ideas!
Lots of love,
Lauren
