Eating Right *Decisions & Tips

Everyone has problems, I'm struggling here - when I get hungry I think it would be easier just to eat a fast yet un-healthy snack or meal. But if I take a second and really think about a good solution for my hunger... I do! Choosing it is the part that is hard at times.... I wish I could just wipe out all the bad foods!
Instead I resist temptation... when I eat healthy and I go run an errand I treat myself to a mint patty and $20 or $40 with out a mint patty.

I divided them below from my real life examples:
Breakfast
1st thought - Un-healthy choice:
Over Processed and sugar filled cereal - the list of these cereals are endless but in this last case today it was horrid 'Marshmallow mateys'

Healthy choice:
(4 cups) Filtered Water (not all at once) + Apple slices + Oatmeal = ingredients I choose to make Oatmeal scrumptious today were: (~1/2 cup) Whole Oats, (1 teaspoon)honey, (1/4 teaspoon) cinnamon, (1/4 teaspoon) vanilla, (1/4 cup) raisins, (teaspoon) peanut butter and (~1/2 cup) whole milk

Lunch - Snacks
1st thought - Un-healthy choice:
Dehydrating Pop with Chips, Pizza & Noodles
Healthy choice:
(6 cups) Filtered Water (not all at once) + (13) carrots + (cut off 1/3 cup slices) cheese + (3 leafs) lettuce + (5) ham slices



Dinner
1st thought - Un-healthy choice:
Pancakes with strawberry syrup and sugary ice-cream and plopped whip cream
Healthy choice:
(3 cups) Filtered Water (not all at once) + Apple slices + Eggs + Rice with Honey and Whole Milk


Also I am trying not to eating or *drinking after 9pm *only drinking Filtered water

Thoughts

The mind is tricky, reminders are great for remembering what you want to do and when. If I do not set reminders I would waste my time and forget about some of my Top Priorities! My phone has 8 reminders for today... I also have 8 sticky notes with different yet corresponding notes about where I want to go or what I need to do to move forward... Goals... projects... orders... processing reminders... to call... Daily to do Lists ... Activities to do and what day's... I love my reminders! Although on vacation I turn them all off.

My son's hair was cut down almost bald today, my husband did it! I'm kind of shocked by it... I miss his hair, he still looks adorable but I loved his hair! Photograph below of Zachary and I (By my sister Kerrianna) Before the Hair-cut:


My daughter is resting and my husband and son are visiting with our wonderful neighbor Loyette. We all really love her! Zachary sweeps our outside porch about everyday and we did some productive gardening yesterday with Loyette. He waters the plants really good about every day. We do sign language (photo below from camping - he is saying and signing "I Love You"), alphabetic, color/cutting and number lessons about everyday; Also he gets to do computer lesson, Exercise/stretching time and hamster time.



4 Inspirational notes:

It is amazing how much everything can change in a blink of an eye!

Love the ones who care for you and you will never go wrong.

Time is as useful as you make it.

Enjoy what you have, joyfully love any opportunities that arise!

♦♥♦ Inspirational Photograph ♦♥♦

Panorama & Top Priorities

Panoramic of Teton Mountains (four different photographs put together by me in PS)

These are my Top Priorities and my Daughter and husband in the sunset silhouette at Rialto Beach!