Day 22: Upset Stomach

Why must I stray from what's good for me!? I snacked on pistachios throughout the day and my stomach was killing me ALL day! At first I thought it was my friend's bread that I had with breakfast, but realized that the pain in my stomach was hours after I ate that. I had been snacking on pistachios and didn't catch on until DINNERTIME that it was no bueno for me.

Meal 1: I had a bite of pear, bread from friend, and pistachios. Where are my veggies/protein when you need 'em? I'm so horrible at this! Mornings are rough.
Meal 2: Hamburger with paleo mayo and cave ketchup (I mixed them to make fry sauce! The ketchup tasted better with mayo in it), tomato, salad.
Meal 3: A sister in the ward brought chicken and potatoes. It was spicy! I could only eat the chicken (wasn't sure what exactly was in the sauce) and Jimmy only ate the potatoes. Jae tried the chicken and immediately took a drink of water and said it was too "bicy". Joey had a couple of bites of chicken and then he said he was finished. :| So, they had sandwiches.

No fotos today.. Just hung out and enjoyed destroying the living room, my bedroom, the boys room, and the kitchen. :) Tomorrow will be fun cleaning. >.< We did go out and buy Jae more "peent." He wants to paint and we've been out of paint for weeks.

Day 21: I Ate...

Hi, I am posting this late. I have to think back a whole day. I know, it's a challenge for this ol' brain. So, all you get in this post are meals and pics of my meals. Enjoy, I guess...

Meal 1: I had yummy pancakes with melted coconut oil, blueberries, crushed pecans, and sausage. Yeah, I didn't do any veggies.. >.< Jae had these as well, but with real maple syrup. He LOVES them! What a little champ. I don't like them {pumpkin pancakes} because they taste too eggy. I need to find a different recipe.

Meal 2: I am writing this the next day and can't remember what I had. I'm sure I had a salad!
Meal 3: Spicy curry meal from my friend with some fabulous banana, raisin, apple bread! I need to tone it down so it's not so spicy. But, it was delicious! I am starting to like soups more and more! I will have a lot of recipes to try in the colder days later this year.

Banana Raisin Apple Bread

Day 14: Tired

My meals haven't been "on schedule" today as we were out and about. We spent the day at Gettysburg (Gbg) and went to the Outlets. I fell asleep on the drive home, though!

Meal 1: Soup from Rie! Mexican/Thai creation. So yummy! And some rice. >.<

Meal 2: Hamburger and.. rice again. Eep! (Don't worry, it's almost gone. I just need to make some mashed cauliflower or riced cauliflower and keep it in the fridge for a nice "base".) And, some orange!

Meal 3: Hamburger (it had to be eaten today; failed to put it in the freezer). Sauteed peppers and onions in coconut oil. Romaine lettuce and kale. Avocado dip.

{Gbg}

We drove on South Confederate Avenue, which includes Little Round Top and Big Round Top. It was cold and I wanted to go back in the car. Joey loved it! He hated getting back in his carseat when it was time for the next stop. Here are just some pictures of Gbg:

Commemorates Alabama's 16 infantry regiments, 1 infantry battalion, and two batteries who took part in the battle. 1933. Confederate lines facing Cemetery Ridge.

This tower is to commemorate the regiment designed to be Ellsworth's Avenger's. 1893.

Commemorates the Union state. 1910. Cemetery Ridge.

Jae and hand dryer. 2013. Bathroom at Gbg Outlet Mall.

{i need sleep}

I seriously need to stop blogging every night if I want to get more sleep! Arrrgh!  But, I had an eventful evening with a friend who could help me understand more about listening to our bodies; how to know what your body needs; how to help my kids with reactions to certain foods, etc. Thank you for taking the time to educate me and to help me gain the desire to learn! xoxo

{symptoms}

tired

energy!

Day 13: Energy Work

Meal 1: 1 1/2 Sausage links and an apple & raisin muffin.
Meal 2: Hamburger with avocado dressing on the side, salad, tomatoes, and riced cauliflower.
Meal 3: Pot roast and... RICE.  I won't even begin to tell you how awful (mood-wise) my day was. At least I muscle tested before I gobbled it all up! ;) My friend had white/wheat rice with our meal yesterday and I was dying to have some. Today was horrible and that was the perfect treat!

As for my symptoms today, I'm feeling very tired. I did a lot of things today--mostly was in the kitchen doing dishes, cooking, cleaning the kitchen, cooking more, and doing more dishes. I was super irritated and just wanted to eat to make me feel better. I did snack a lot and that rice was so good. LOL! I hope to get back on track tomorrow.

How a Joey eats an apple:

Jae's wunch consisted of sauteed carrots in coconut oil, 3 strawberries, 1/4 cup of riced cauliflower, and 5 bites of my hamburger.

My Meal 2 was pretty tasty. I couldn't really tell you if the riced cauliflower was good or bad. Tasted just like my carrots LOL! There's my avocado sauce I made today! Unfortunately it is too garlicy and I will have to add more avocado when they get ripe.

The yummy almond flour apple & raisin muffin from Rie. It was SO tasty! And really, really sweet! Definitely the raisins!

 Jae wanted spaghetti for dinner. So, I sauteed some peppers in coconut oil, cut some tomatoes, and put some noodles on his plate. I'm happy to report that he ate all of it minus 3 peppers.

Joey, Joey, Joey. He ended up throwing his plate on the floor. He only ate a few noodles. I'm sure Jimmy fed him later. I don't know; it was one of those days where I didn't want to deal with any of the boys, spouse included.

{energy work}

I just finished another energy healing, but not with the same girl as last time. It really is amazing the different kinds of energy work there are.

Check out www.bodynsoul.us and get a session with Suzie!
Melinda is who I did my first one with and you can contact her at 2 0 8 seven 1 6 zero 4 4 one.

Both of these are done over the phone. So awesome! I contacted Suzie about my brain fog, lack of concentration, and disorganization. There were a LOT of emotions foggin' up my brain. I'll write in a couple of days how things are going; but during the session, I totally felt the fog lifting. You may think I'm making it up (placebo effect), but it is so awesome to feel lighter just during the call! She also removed the emotional blockage to let my thyroid align correctly. :)

Suzie specializes in maternal health and fitness, infertility, nutritional needs, fitness, hormonal imbalances, back pain, and mental disorders.

Call her or Melinda and get a session for whatever ailments you are having!  It is the coolest thing!

Day 5: Mixed Emotions

Meal 1: I don't remember. Chicken and applesauce maybe? (I really need to go grocery shopping; this is getting repetitious. But, I probably wouldn't prep anything even if I did go shopping.)
Meal 2: I made almond flour pancakes and fried a prosciutto. I may or may not have cheated on this one. I can't remember what's a cheat and what's not. Killed me making those things, though. My legs hurt somethin' fierce today. Maybe it was the rain; no joke. Jae LOVED these! Joey, not so much.

(last bottle of Gatorade. Promise the boys will go Paleo when I have more energy or get my act together. Whichever comes first.)

This is a rare occurrence from Jae: 

Meal 3: Trying to think of what I could eat. It's 9:47pm and probably too late to eat dinner anyway. I've been a bit.. emotional.. as they say.. didn't have an appetite for anything.

{my day}

Today was awesome, though! Happy day, sad evening.  This morning, my friends were able to help me out.. a lot! They came and cleaned my kitchen! Like, deep-cleaning cleaned. I crawled around the living room tidying up as much as I could. Jae went to friend's husband to play and I put Joey down for a nap, so he slept while we were all cleaning. I am so grateful for their service! I know my friend may feel the works of her labor tomorrow morning, so I am very grateful to her! When my friend dropped Jae back home, he had a flower for me! Apparently before I got to the door, Jae told her he wouldn't eat the flower. LOL! She took him to the floral shop and he picked out the flower. So, so sweet! Girl, you sure know how to brighten one's day! Ok, and Jae! :)

i < 3 my gerber daisy!

As I was getting lunch cleaned up, I hear Jae calling for me. "Mom! Come hewe, come hewe! It's an emewgency!" (How does he know how to use that word?!) I went over to the pantry and there was Joey.. throwing jarred baby food (why do I still have those?) on the floor. The carrots broke open, so I put him in his crib so I could clean up the mess. Jae was so cute and wanted to help, but I told him it was dangerous with the broken glass. (Ha ha, how'd you know? Here comes a YouTube vid..)

Yes, the little stinker even smiled and said, "cheese" for the camera.

By the time I got that cleaned up, I was exhausted! I went to go take a nap and let the boys mess up the living room. >.<  Then, a little later, there was a knock on the door. It was another friend! Oh, crumb! Totes forgot she was coming to cut Jae's hair. Ha ha! I'm glad she remembered! How awesome and what a great service! It was fun to visit with her while she cut Jae's hair.

I'm so humbled by all this service! Relief Society is such a wonderful organization! I'm still trying to figure all this food out, but I'll get there! In the meantime, meals, haircuts, cleaning, and babysitting have helped me so much! I'm not the best in receiving service, but I love to give service!

Before Jimmy got home from class, I locked myself in my room and had a little crying fest, ha ha!  Just over-analyzing things. And then, Kristina called me! I had been texting her earlier. It was great talking to her--we were roommates for a little while at BYUH. I guess I just don't think to call people because I never have minutes. >.<  We both have 2 boys about the same age and it was a treat to actually talk to her. And then I texted/chatted with Amy and Amber and all my problems seemed so small. Time will do what will happen with my health. In the meantime, I hope this is my only cry-fest for the next 2 months. ;)

{next}

Jimmy let the boys in the room and we all hung out before bed.

Brothers :)

(I was actually trying to get a pic of Jae because he is so handsome w/ his new haircut and Joey decided he wanted in, too):

(Well, this was as best I could do. He doesn't hold still for very long.)

Tomorrow will be a great day of rest for me! A sister in the ward is going to take the boys for me for a couple of hours. How wonderful!

And... This is the song you were thinking of, too--right?!
{symptoms} leg heaviness tiredness lightheadedness etc. :P