November 20, 2015 @ 9:03am

Okay so, before I start todays post, please know that I am fully aware how horrible my daily routine use to be, and I am fully aware of how my daily routine could have placed me in today's situation, or at least was a great contributor, with that being said, before Wednesday this was my daily routine:

1. Wake up in the morning and shower and get ready for work

2. Before work drive to the gas station and get a 44oz Diet Coke, as well as donuts or a muffin, and chips, and any other kind of CRAP you shouldn't eat

3. Go to work and sit there for a majority of the day.

4. In between sitting there, go outside for what I would call P.T. time, or puffy treat time (meaning I would go smoke a cigarette). This would happen about 4-5 times a day.

5. During lunch I would go home and watch a T.V. show that my husband hates, so not to expose him to the trash T.V. I sometimes like. (We all have our dirty secrets)

6.Once home from work I would sometimes cook, not often, for the most part I would grab food on the way home, which of course was never a healthy option. I would also smoke more cigarettes while home.

So all of this crap I did, turned my body and blood into CRAP! So, what can I do now to make sure that I am advocating for my health? Well I have stopped smoking cigarettes, and I am no longer going to be drinking Diet Coke, and of course I am changing how I eat, and what I decide is okay to put in my body.

Anyways, some things that I am trying:

I know that it is important for me, to still have a routine, so every day I am still going to the gas station for my breakfast and snacks, just making better decisions about what I purchase. Eventually this too will stop, but baby steps. Anyways, what is a good breakfast or snack from a gas station for someone who is wanting to make gradual life changes in their eating habits? Well I found some great ones. Now, don't get me wrong, I sure did see the Lunchables (you know the turkey and cheddar ones, yummmm) and I wanted to grab one, but it has cheese and meat (the two best things it has), so I turned my cheek and shunned that Lunchable. Instead of that pesky (yet yummy) Lunchable I got the following things:

1. Fritos, which is made of only corn, corn oil, and salt, is a great decision over other types of chips that have a bunch of preservatives and stuff that I can't even pronounce, let alone try to spell out for all of you.

2. A banana. I got the banana for two reasons, the first reason being I needed something sweet, and you have to have a little something wrong with you if you don't like a banana, secondly I have been waking up lately with pains in my calves so I am hoping the potassium would help that out.

3. Everyone who knows me knows well how much I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, me some cheese. Cheese is actually the one thing I am most sad about giving up, so will probably be one of the last things to fully go, but Cashews really do have once you get past the fact that you need to chew them up, they have a cheese type of taste, so score!! I will eat a bit of cashews everyday! Plus they are a great source of protein. Now I know there are nuts out there that would be better sources of protein than the cashew, but I like cashews the best, so that's what I boast about!

Also today was my first day Diet Coke free! Yay me!!!!!! So with that being sad, what did I treat myself with in place of my daily 44 ounce Diet Coke? Something nutritious and delicious!

 

That's right I tried a

 Naked: Green Machine Smoothie

 

And it was BOMB DIGS!!!! I feel like they shouldn't put the broccoli or the spinach on the bottle because it taste NOTHING like that, you really can taste the apple and pineapple so much more than anything else! Also, this one said Boosted so I thought, "Does that mean it will make me feel boosted, or does that mean it will boost my metabolism, or does it mean it will boost my immune system?" But then I decided, shoot I need all three of those so it doesn't really matter.

Ewww.....side note, please disregard my horrific nails....I need a manicure pronto!

These little bottles are packed yummy goodness, but also stuff that your body will love to eat up, and those two things are a great combination in my book. The only downside in my opinion would be the high carbohydrates and sugar content, but I figured it sure is a lot better than a package of donut, so why not.

OH, and super bonus for all you CA recyclers, you get a cash refund upon turning it in once your done drinking it. CHA-CHING!





Just look at all those great ingredients, not one processed junk magnet that I don't know how to spell or read, just a bunch of wholesome fruits and veggies that mankind has been consuming for forever!

Whatever you do though, don't forget to shake it up well, otherwise you could seriously taste a whole bunch of some veggie your not too keen on!

This is also SUPER important in my opinion as well. This product is verified not to have GMO's. You know what GMO's are don't you? GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms, which are organisms that have been modified and artificially made. So basically, GMO's are just like my cancerous blood. In laymen's terms, my blood and plasma is producing a mutation which is the cancer, and that is bad, but you're telling me that mutated food is okay for you to consume without causing poor outcomes. That would be like saying, oh your blood is producing this cancer, but you know what it's alright, keep on living, don't worry about it, act like it isn't even there, and you will live a long prosperous life. Yeah right, come on. So moral of the story today is STAY AWAY FROM GMOs!! And as always #ADVOCATEFORYOURHEALTH.

Love you all!