Pomegranate

My new favorite sweet treat is the Pomegrante Flavored fruit strip from the Simply Balanced Archer Farm Brand. They are 45 calories and 1 fiber and they are SOOOOOOO delicious! YUM They are totally satisfying.

In other news.... getting back to calorie counting is hard. I never struggle with the exercises but I REALLY struggle with the eating. I like food. It's good. It tastes so yummy. And it seems like lately as soon as I tell myself only this many calories... it gets in my head and then I totally just want to EAT. EVERYTHING. WTF?!? And no I'm not pregnant :) I'm just an emotional eater.
I think I will need to spend some times in the next couple of weeks researching ways to help combat that...

Jordan is doing so well at this whole calorie counting thing. Very disciplined. You'd think it would make me want ot be better but... it hasn't yet.

One of the things that is always hard for me is eating out. I'm not great about making healthy decisions eating out. This has become a problem because in my new position the girls I work with eat out EVERY DAY. I LOVE to go with them they are the best group of girls that I could have ever hoped to work with but I just sometimes fail at good decisions.
Yet another thing I will have to start working on a bit harder.

It's 42 degrees out in Omaha today!!! That's such a welcomed change <3

This post is pretty random and wasn't really thought out but these are the things I needed to get out there for today. Suggestions always welcome.

Welcome Back!

Hello!!

I'm still around! I'm sure if I had any readers at all they have all stopped reading by now!


Updates....


Not many, still struggling with diet and exercise! We are but but a work in progress....




I got the bad news that my ACL is torn along with a substantial tear to my meniscus as well as an MCL strain!!! You might ask... well what does that mean?




It means SURGERY *starts to cry and be a baby*




I will have it repaired in the middle of February and then being the recovery process which no one has given me much hope on... All I've heard is IT'S HELL!!! So there's that to look forward to!


Jordan and I were able to take our belated Honeymoon to Mexico the 2nd week in January!


We stayed at the http://www.realresorts.com/The_Royal_Playa_Carmen/ It was wonderful! I top notch resort! There are a few pictures below for your viewing pleasure! The rest are up on facebook!

The Day after we returned I got the bad news about my knee but the clearance to work out until the day of to keep my quads strong. Only "toe to nose" motion. Nothing high impact or side to side. Slowly but surely I've found my way back to the gym. Results have not been seen but... one can hope it will happen soon.

I've added some of my favorite music of the moment to the blog so I hope you all like it as well. Now that I'm back from Mexico I vow to be a better blogger!

Now... for the deep stuff...

The things I learned in 2010.

1)Life is not a sprint. It's OK to fall down (even for a few months) and then get back up and keep going. It doesn't define you or make you failure.

2)Admit you failed. No excuses, no explaining, no answering to anyone. The only one you fail is yourself and that's hard to admit. So... here it is... I did not meet my weight loss goal. I'm the only one I have to blame and... I'm working on it.

3)Your friends will never stop amazing you. I meant what I said last year that I wasn't interested in another year where I listen to the people around me put people down or be envious of what others have. And my outlook on life is a whole lot better. I'm by no means perfect and I too fall victim to jealousy but... we only need to worry about our selves and what our goals are... and support other's. It's a constant lesson to keep reminding myself.

4) My dogs are amazing. Titan was the best addition to our family. Mazda's separation anxiety is completely gone and they are best buddies. They bring constant joy to my life.

5) My true calling. Everyone has a calling in life. It's just hard to know sometimes what yours is. I have always known that my calling is to be a mom. Every one of my friends has the most amazing kids that surprise me every day. I love every one of them as if they were my own. They bring joy to my heart. Every one of my friends with kids should be so proud of themselves. They are raising tiny humans that are just amazing. I hope sometime in the near future that we can start our own family.

6) And this goes with the above. We plan and God laughs... So... things will happen as they happen and it's our job as Christians to say let thy will be done we are not given more than we can handle. I pray that we are blessed with children in 2011 and that those around me that have the same prayer have them answered!

7) I'm a youth leader for the most amazing group of Catholic teens. They go to daily mass, say the rosary on their own, go to confession far more than I ever could think of. It makes me remember the great time in my own life as a part of Life Teen. We are only young once how amazing to get to be so "selfish" with your faith. I don't mean this in a bad way by any means. I just have been realizing that we grow up, we have college, we have weddings, babies, mortgages, bills, jobs.... the list goes on and that takes so much away from what you had in high school which to me was full and complete attention to the Lord. I'm so blessed to get to give to these kids what I was given to me.

8) My husband is an amazing man. He is loving, supportive, caring, smart, logical.... and I could go on. I find myself tearing up at Carrie Underwood's "He is Good". Because he truly is a better person than I could ever be. I'm blessed to have him as well.

In 2011 I will continue on my health journey because I don't give up. This blog will still remain about health. But I will try new things. Tonight it was asparagus.... I think we can learn to love each other :)

This post was way to long. It's bed time!

Good Night!