Diary of Many Women

My Not So Secret Secret!!

2012-10-30T11:29:00.001-07:00

Now after all my 36 years, I have heard many many many opinions on just about everything. Haven't we all? Well this is just me..giving you yet another opinion on what is working for me. As I stated previously I am on a mission. And I was going to tell you my two not so secret secrets! OK..well here goes... its Wheat Germ and Flax Seed. I am very serious about this. These two things have really started to change my life. I am no expert, but I can attest to what I am feeling.

Let me tell you when you mix this with yogurt it tastes good. I like to use 1 Activia Breakfast Blend or 2 Regular Activia. You can use 1 regular Activia until you are up to 1 or 2 tbs of each. I just put everything in a plate and mix it.

When I mix it, this is what it looks like...it looks like a paste, not so pretty at all!!! Its filling and healthy and I just eat it. See I am not the breakfast type. I was just drinking coffee and then when I got really hungry in the afternoon that's when all the eating began. So I am forcing myself into this breakfast routine.

Now its only been a few weeks and I tell you I haven't felt this overall sense of feeling good for a very long time.

I suffer from Anxiety, depression and mood swings. I have insomnia and can barely sleep 2 hours without waking up. I really feel that this change in my diet has helped me tremendously so far and cannot wait to see how I am feeling after 6 months of continuous use.

The feeling of having a great bowel movement is totally awesome..like right behind sex. I am being serious. I was never the type "to go" everyday because that is just how my metabolism was. I even had my appendix taken out earlier this year in January. Yes I think my not going to the bathroom that much and my appendix were very much related. I would have these IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms like sitting on the toilet and my stomach hurting contracting and got nauseated. It was bad. I haven't had that after my appendix was taken out.

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Anyways, what was I saying???? oh yea...you see..random as heck. Ok. So yeah...wheat germ and flax seed have started to give me energy and sleeping more regularly. Its like a friggin miracle. I eat it after I have my coffee. Please remember when you first start you want to do just one teaspoon of each in your yogurt. Then every other day increase it a little. I am up to about 2 tbs a day of each and this is where I am going to stay for now.

It all started..........

2012-10-26T20:23:00.001-07:00

Oh my gosh...yes!!! I have really really notice a huge difference in my stomach area.

So I am not a skinny girl...I was in the 10th grade but 4 kids later I am what some people categorize as "a few extra pounds."

I really do not want to be skinny because I just love curves and appreciate nice big curves. I just wanted
my midsection to be less bloated and smaller!! I have the- get fat in my boobs and belly gene. My butt is wider than it is anything else. I wouldn't mind more of a "bubble butt" but anyways, in my quest, my main concern was my eyes, then my belly.

Sooooo, this is what I have been doing, I have seen less bloating and my belly is smaller, but poor me, I believe I am losing weight (my butt always gets smaller first) - I don't step on a scale, I just go by this fits me or it doesn't.

Ok let me get back on track here...

It all started when I of course stopped drinking SODA!!! AAARRGGGGHHH...for some people they can drink soda and be fine. I drink it and it just keeps me bloated. I started drinking more water...duhhhh we all know this helps right...ok...then I bought VitaFusion Fiber Well Weight Management Gummies

I have trouble following directions so instead of taking two a day, I took 3 a day and I used it all up. I did feel a bit of a difference with them. A little extra energy and I was going to the bathroom more regularly. After I used it up..I wasn't like oh my gosh I need another bottle right away so I didn't buy another one..it was a great kick start though!!

I also bought the Giants Food Store brand CareOne Extra Strength Gas Relief Cherry Creme Chewable.
Which, after all these years I have never tried a gas relief medicine for bloating so I figured hey why not. I took one every few days and it did give me a little relief by letting some air out!!

Butttt....nothing was like wow, this is awesome...Until I came upon 2 little things that really changed my friggin life!!!!!!!!!!! I just have to give them their own page. They are 2 little things that many people use and know about but I was just blind..but now I am not! I have come to say that yes, this stuff works...and yes I have seen a difference in my life and I know with continued use, I will be healthier than ever!

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Hell No, I won't give it up!!!

2012-10-25T06:15:00.002-07:00

One thing is for sure...I will not be giving up my morning 1-2 cups of coffee, in my quest!!! Not for anything..you hear me??? nooope...coffee is like my haven, my -- here you go, congratulations on another beautiful day of life ....my day would not be complete without it.

Ok, I don't want to get religious on anyone who doesn't believe, but just so you can appreciate how serious I am about this, unless my God himself comes to me and says, "My child, you can no longer drink coffee." Then and only then will I give it up.

Will 1-2 cups of coffee with milk and sugar hinder any progress I hope to make??

Well lets see...when I read articles like this Two cups of coffee a day cuts overall risk of dying by 10 percent, research shows. I get happy!! But looks like I have to start drinking more than two cups.

I like Maxwell House Regular Coffee this is what I drink every morning. So I will continue drinking my beloved coffee with no regrets. It has gotten pretty expensive lately but I will pay anything for coffee..hahaha..yeahh right!

--> As I get older I find myself wanting to do things from scratch. In this case, I find myself wanting to buy organic coffee beans and grinding them myself. I'm telling you, a lot of people do this already, but I am not from a mother who did anything from scratch.

I found this Cuisinart Coffee Grinder it's like $40 and I am seriously thinking of getting it. I can see myself buying Member's Mark Medium Roast Organic Whole Bean Coffee and then I can say to people, "Well yes, I grind my own organic coffee beans fresh every morning." hehe

I guess I will put that on my "to get list" when I get "extra cash."

Diary of Many Women

2012-10-24T13:45:00.002-07:00

Welcome women of all shapes, sizes, race and ethnicity.

I feel that my diary may look like the diary of many women when it comes to some worries that many women face.

I am in the process of making a few lifestyle changes and am documenting my progress in my diary, as I try to find what it is that I am looking for.

What am I looking for? I don't really know. A fountain of youth? A miracle pill to burn fat? A magic button that will activate an explosive orgasm? Haha..ok honestly I do not need that button because my hubby does a great job with that!!

But seriously, I am, as I write this, drinking a tea, with a spoonful of honey and a few splashes of real lemon with less than a teaspoon of sugar (working my way off the sugar). Is this a big deal for anyone? Well for me it is..why? because I have never really given tea a chance.

I am actually eating breakfast in the mornings, whereas, I was just drinking coffee and then started stuffing my face by 3pm when I got very, very hungry.

I have done so much research on so many different things, all in my never ending quest to fight off wrinkles, and get more energy to fight off this fat. The visceral kind! So I figured why not share all this information. Maybe I learn more new things from other people! I really am using most of the not so secret secrets.

I am going to write a few different posts on what teas I have been drinking, what products I have been using on my face, what food I have been eating, and I have been doing facial exercises!! I hope they don't give me more wrinkles...ooyyy!

I just am not going down without a fight. There is nothing wrong at all with aging. I am thankful for everyday! I just don't want to let myself go and say what the heck, go ahead nature ravage me and do with my face and body what you will!! NOOOO! hehe..I will do my part to stay strong and get healthier annnnd take care of my face... I am sooo vain?!? Was that a question or a comment..eehh..both. And before you say it, I already know it. I am right smack dab in the middle of a mid life crisis.