For those of you who don't know, I am a crazy Tupac fan. All day I have been hearing him in my head, saying in Me Against The World, "I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing, through every dark night there's a bright day after that, so keep your head up and handle it."
That line has helped me get through some of the most awful battles in my life, so it was nice that this morning I felt more focused on actually experiencing that brighter day.
Yesterday was indeed my dark night, but today certainly is brighter. I didn't even end up needing that cup of coffee I was sure I would be having. The lemon water is changing my life! I think I have decided that I will drink coffee when I feel like it but try not to have it be an everyday thing.
On to other things, I am super excited to share with you guys what I got in the mail today.
This is my Paderno World Cuisine Vegetable slicer! I can't wait to see all the different things I will be able to do with my vegetables with this handy tool. The first thing I am going to use it for is making noodles out of cucumbers to have while the kids have pasta! I am so excited!! I am hoping having fun experimenting with different recipes will make this whole thing a little more fun and a little less stressful.
I have been finding little tricks to make things a little easier on myself. (You know like never ever going shopping on an empty stomach.) I find if I have a plan as to what I to eat the following day that I don't feel nearly as nervous about breaking down and having a crazy M&M eating spree. I also like to have fresh fruits and vegetables ready to go. Currently I have celery, carrots, apples, grapes, blueberries, cashews, almonds, and pistachios ready to go when I feel like snacking.
Tonight I made marinated flank steaks wrapped around green beans and green and red bell peppers. This was a lot of fun for me and I just love how colorful they are. I was so surprised to taste how sweet the peppers tasted to me. They tasted like candy which helped oodles with the chocolate craving I was having.
What was an extremely pleasant surprise to me was how much my oldest liked these! She actually said to me, "Thank You so much for encouraging me to eat healthier and try new foods I really liked this."
When I get well versed with my vegetable slicer I am hoping to come up with some fun side dishes so I don't feel left out when they are eating rice. Or any other sides I am trying to avoid.
I can't believe how amazing I feel today. I am really hoping I feel this good again tomorrow.
Progress: I made it through another day and am helping my family make changes in there diet too!
Notes: Look in to good seasoned vegetable sides (feel free to leave recipes in my comments here or on facebook)
Hope you are all having a great day!
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