Sweet Potato Hash

So I haven’t been blogging like I should..

I’ve been burnt out. It’s the first Friday in a very long time that I am not having to write meal plans or do check ins… and to be honest, I am quite happy about it. I have been working a full time job, doing private counseling and also buying and selling clothes (for fun) for a long time (three years or more, who knows at this point).

I need more than a two week vacation break.

And I need a vacation where I’m not working with clients. I haven’t had one of those in three years either.

One thing I found myself not doing anymore is baking/cooking/reveling in the taste of delicious foods that I myself make then shove into my mouth. There is just something so satisfying knowing that “I” did this. I made this. And it’s sooo delicious. And it makes me happy… so why did I stop?

Anyway… straight to it.

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Baby steps, step II – Vegetables

Welcome to step II!

For all those who have stuck with it! Hurrah!

For those who haven’t, that’s okay – You can still focus on hydrating AND eating your vegetables. This isn’t a reason to give up. You can start being healthier any second of any day.

Anyway – WELCOME

I have chosen these steps in what I consider order of importance, many of you who know me may have thought I would have put protein first (though it does get such a bad rap for being such a great thing). But the general population just doesn’t get enough nutrients or fiber in their diet.

We are also building from the ground up which means this is the base or the bulk the diet.

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Why you should look when you go – Part I

Wrapping up week three of step one!

And I touched a little bit on monitoring the color that comes out of you when you go pee. But I wanted to be a bit more thorough.

I think it should be pretty clear to everyone by now that that is the color we want to be seeing when we go. (get it?) The more tinted yellow we find in our toilets, usually, the more dehydrated we are.

Simple Pee Chart

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