soda goodbye

This is my poison of choice. I used to find it delicious, but recently I've just been drinking it to drink it. Not only do I get the caffeine headaches from withdrawals, but I also get them when I've had to much in a few days period. Which is where I am today. My body is dehydrated and hating me right now. My head is pounding and I feel like throwing up. I've also noticed that working out is a little harder as far as breathing goes. It's weird. So ONCE AGAIN (how many times does one have to say goodbye?) I am giving you up. No more Dr Pepper runs for this girl.

What's your drink of choice? How does it make your body feel? Not just temporarily but the long term affects.

Gluten Free?

To be or not to be gluten free, that is the question. I have become a gym rat, I feel better and if I do say so myself starting to look better. However, I'm not here to brag about that. With this new found love of the gym and fitness I am starting to recognize what foods my body likes and what my body doesn't like. I love bread, my body does not. I love sweets and ice cream, my body does not. Headaches and stomach aches follow pretty quickly after eating these things, and in my mind it isn't really worth it. And I'm not going to fool myself and say that never again will I eat these things, but I will limit them to rare occasions.

I recently came across this blog. She has great recipes, tips and whatnot. And quite frankly it has inspired me. So we'll see how I do!

My favorite breakfast (Thanks Jenn T)

I have found the steel cut oats at Harmons.

I am sure they are available elsewhere, I just haven't looked.

Just a few blueberries are plenty.

Too many can overpower everything else.

Some people know my struggle with bananas, but I love them with my oats!

You boil 3 cups of water and 1 cup of the steel oats. It makes enough for me to have breakfast for 2 or 3 days, and on day 2 and 3 the oats aren't so chewy, but I like them chewy too.

I logged this meal today on my calorie tracker: 237 Calories

Anyone else gluten free? Or have any good recipes to share?

Oprah's... er I mean Jenn Gray's favorite things.

There are many perks to working for Jenn. She is a great boss, friend and I'm not going to let this get too mushy for her sake :) She also has this knack of finding pretty much the greatest things. I'm not sure how she does it, but she does. And if you are lucky enough, you get a package containing all of them! (Hi-five Piper, we're awesome!)

These Hot Tamales Jelly Beans are.. well nothing short of amazing. If you love Hot Tamales, then you will love these. Hi-Chews are a little Mamba-ish but better, strawberry and apple seem to be the favorites. Jenn spit the mango flavor out the window, so I'm assuming that means it was not her fav. Both of these sugary snacks lack high fructose corn syrup, so that makes them that much better.

I must say I am excited to try out my new Purex products. Jenn explained to me that fabric softeners are made with oils which wear out your clothes and towels faster and are actually flammable, with warnings not to wash your children's pj's and stuff in them. Hi.. kind of scary. Which is why this Purex stuff is great.

Here are the ingredients for the Purex Complex Crystals Softener: Sucrose (Sugar) Bentonite (Clay) Peg Distearate (Blending agent) Fragrance, Sanolin Blue (Colorant). These crystals smell really good!

The Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets look awesome too, drop it in with your laundry and transfer it all into the dryer. Simple and easy. I'm excited to get my laundry on and try them both out!