Nanny to Mommy

I have been on a health and wellness journey since January. I have tried to lose weight in the past, but I am just focusing on overall wellness which means a lifestyle change and if weightloss happens then that is great. I have been taking probiotics for a few years now. I started taking them when I was pregnant with my son and I noticed so many amazing results. I have been looking for a change in probiotic since I have been eating differently and exercising more.

I was recently introduced to NOW, which is a family-owned company since 1968 and was founded on the principle that quality natural health products should be affordable to everyone. Nearly 50 years later, NOW is a leader in the natural products industry, and their mission has remained the same: to provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. NOW’s extensive line of 1400 products, most of which are non-GMO, includes dietary supplements, health and beauty products, essential oils, healthy foods, sports nutrition, and pet supplements.

The hubby and I are running our first 5K on Saturday. From what I can tell, it's a color run so it isn't as competitive as other races seem to be. So it will be a great first 5K especially since we are beginning runners. We have started a weight loss journey and healthy lifestyle to become a #FitFam (fitness family). We want to be healthy. And to get in the mind set, we have been streaming different documentaries to help us in our process. I have made a list of what to stream when you are trying to lose weight.

I have been trying to gradually lose weight. Really we are trying to get back into a healthy lifestyle. We ate WAY TOO much over the holidays and it just wasn't good for our health at all. I have started doing Beachbody's P90X again but this time I have changed it up so I can slowly get into it and not overwhelm myself. I am trying to start with our diet and first. I have been working out, but I am starting slow because I didn't realize how weak I was. Eating healthy can be very yummy. We actually enjoy eating foods that are better for us, but the unhealthy foods tend to be so much more convenient, unless you meal plan - which we have started doing again. Meal planning can also be cheaper on your wallet. Here's a recipe that is healthy, yummy, and pretty easy to make.

Island Pork Tenderloin Recipe

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I know I mentioned last week that we were going to go to The Varsity on Christmas Eve, but it has been very rainy in Georgia with flash flood watches so we decided to stay at my in-laws and have a nice steak dinner. I still can't believe my father-in-law went to the grocery store that morning.

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Monday we started the week off with dance of course where they had a Santa and Peanut actually sat in his lap! Both were scared when we went before. SweetPea said she would have sat in his lap (even though she was scared) if she knew there were candy canes. LOL

 

 

This week has was SweetPea's last week of school before Winter Break and we all went as a family to her Christmas Party on Friday, then we took the kiddos to see The Good Dinosaur which was a GREAT movie and I seriously suggest taking your kiddos to see it.

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This week we celebrated my daughter's 5th birthday. You can see her birthday story and more HERE. She was the reason I started this blog, she is my rainbow baby, she is my sweet angel, and it is still so surreal that she is FIVE.

 

 

A pleasant surprise I received this week: A Nutribear! Very exciting to receive my "reward" for losing 20 pounds and I still can't believe I have done it. Starting this journey through this time of the year has been one of the most challenging things I have done.

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I started the week out with a stomach bug including fever. Yuck. Hubby was on vacation this week and we had made a schedule of what we wanted to do every day to make his time off work productive. But I ruined it the first day. Thankfully it was just a 24 hour bug. On Tuesday we went to go get our Christmas tree since it was suppose to rain all week.

 

 

Hubby was on vacation, so we cleaned out our room because over the weekend we bought a new bedroom set and mattress. It was WAY over due though. Our old one was an old 70's water bed frame. It even had the mirrors.

 

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So I only lost a pound and a half. I was bad about recording my calories, I didn't drink enough water, and I didn't get my exercise in every day. But a loss is a loss and I'll take it.

 

The biggest hurdle this week? Getting my family to eat dinner. I have been incorporating what I have been learning into my family's diet. So that means more veggies, less processed meats and heavy carbs. My husband jumped right on board with this plan, but my kids aren't accepting the change quite as easily. My son is more willing to work on it than my daughter, but she is starting to try more.

 

We Had a lot of fall fun this week.

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This week has been a little chaotic because I had very little energy. Power Fuels are key with Nutrisystem. Tuesday we went out to eat for lunch with the family. I ate something that wasn't what I would normally because I was trying to eat a little healthier, but it was considered a "Flex Meal" on Nutrisystem. That's what I love about this program, you can still enjoy eating out because you just need to think about the food choices you make. Then we headed to Panola Mountain State Park and went on a little hike. Hubby suggested it. I love that he is wanting to start getting healthier too.

 

 

Wednesday was my daughter's class field trip to Yule Forest to visit the pumpkin patch. Pictures to come. ;) Thursday my sister-in-law invited us to go to the park and we brought a little picnic lunch. Saturday we went to visit my mom and then SweetPea spent the night with my in-laws while we took Peanut to a friend's house to visit for his birthday. I did go a little off track and had a beer or two. I did feel a little guilty, but I had been very good all week and very rarely get to visit with friends, so I didn't feel too bad. :)

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I'm excited to say that although my first week on Nutrisystem doing Fast 5+ was a learning curve, I lost 8 pounds!

I went to the store 3 times last week continuously buying fresh veggies. I did have creamer in my morning coffee, but I am down to only one cup a day and I started actually measuring out my creamer instead of just dumping it in.

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Halloween means trick or treating for kids, and tricky temptation for parents. Dawn Lombardi, product development at Puritan’s Pride® health and wellness brand, suggests swapping these when candy cravings strike:

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I am trying to kick my weight loss journey back into gear. We joined a gym September of last year, but we stopped going when Peanut got sick, then the holidays happened, and then Hubby got his new job with the long commute and now we are back at square one. I wanted to get bathing suit body ready (I don't do bikinis, LOL), but alas that didn't happen. With my daughter out for the summer though, we are going to stay super busy. So what I am going to do on those mornings when I need to hit the road, but there's no time for breakfast?

 

I recently had the opportunity to review SlimQuick Pure Protein Powder. I have used protein powders in the past when I have been trying to lose weight. They can taste terrible or have a weird consistency, but SlimQuick doesn't. This is my favorite smoothie recipe. When my wisdom tooth was coming through (over 5 years ago now) and the pain was so bad I couldn't chew anything, my Hubby taught me this smoothie recipe and I have been in love ever since.

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I am trying to start the New Year off right and get back into the groove of going to the gym. My goal for this year was to get back to pre-pregnancy weight. I THOUGHT I was fortunate to not have to put my stuff in a locker at the gym. I use to just put what I need in my diaper bag and leave it in the gym nursery. I then would carry my phone, keys, and wallet around with me. This can get quite cumbersome, so I recently invested in a lock and a decent work out bag.



I don't carry the diaper bag anymore, since I am breastfeeding and they don't change diapers. I just go out to the car to change Peanut. Anyways, here are a few essentials that I have decided to keep in my gym bag.