Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson

                                              

Eating healthy isn't always easy, but its not impossible.
I think changing your eating habits is one of the most difficult changes to make. Finding the time and energy to exercise is right up there with it. I have taken the last 9 months as an opportunity to try and change habits and make my life healthier. I knew there was not going to be another time (at least not for awhile) that I would have an opportunity like this. I have busied my schedule with exercise groups and appointments. I have tried acupuncture, gotten massages, talked to professionals about varying problems and I finally feel like I am getting somewhere.
I think the biggest challenge is when I go back to work. I will have to be careful not to let everything I have worked for slip away. I will need to find the time to continue exercising, eating healthy and I will also need to find the motivation. Leda of course is great motivation :)
Two of the best steps I have taken is seeing a Nutritionist and joining a Stroller Boot Camp. I have really started to notice changes. I am not going to post my weight loss or inches on here, but there has been great improvement and I cant wait to see what it is going to be like at the end of the next 8 weeks of boot camp and healthy eating.
It has not been easy avoiding pork, beef, dairy, wheat etc...but again, not impossible. You feel limited at the beginning, but there are so many options. I just enjoyed an egg, avocado and tomato sandwich on sesame Ezekiel bread for breakfast and it was really, really good. I have only had chicken and fish for two months and I am not bored. If I do feel the urge for something different then we get Pad Thai or go to a restaurant.
Last night Andrew and I went to vegout and it was delicious. We had a shitake mushroom poutine as an appetizer and then I enjoyed an avocado quinoa salad with black beans, avocado, quinoa, dried apricots, veggies and cilantro on a bed of organic greens with a lime and olive oil dressing. I cannot wait to go back again.
My newest goal is to explore the world of vegetarian cooking. If anyone has any good recipes I would love to have them :)

Wordless Wednesday...

Time goes by too quickly..

Leda is going to be 8 months old in 2 days. I thought when she turned 6 months I was going to find it difficult, but I was OK. I also did fine with 7 months, but I am not doing so well with 8. I have thought about it a lot and it really isn't to difficult to find a hundred reasons why it is making me sad. The baby phase goes by too fast. I think it is normal to want your child to stay little and although I am excited for Leda's future and all the fun things I know she is going to do, I will miss my tiny baby. I am already starting to think about her first Birthday and that alone is hard to come to terms with.
I think the biggest reason why this is so hard is because this time last year I was 4 1/2 months pregnant. It was the time I felt really secure with my pregnancy and really started to enjoy it. I miss being pregnant. It was also the time I started to really look forward to my maternity leave and now I have think about going back soon. I think I just have a lot of mixed emotions about a lot of things right now.
Leda is still a little baby and I need to be careful that I am not rushing her growing up by worrying about it so much. I need to focus and just enjoy every day for what it is and most days I do.
What month was the hardest for everyone when your children were small? Did you ever want them to go back to being small little sleeping lumps of sweetness?