Trials of a Long Haired Girl

A big THANK YOU to Joan for allowing me the opportunity to participate in this collaboration.   I used this recipe as my guide for this Pumpkin Chili.  I saw it and had everything for it in my pantry, so I decided on this recipe. Ingredients:  1 to 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil ** 1 onion, diced (about 1 cup) 2 carrots, diced (about 1 cup) 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons tomato paste Pinch of red pepper flakes 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth or chicken broth 2 (15-ounce) cans fire roasted diced tomatoes, with their juices (regular petite diced tomatoes will work, too 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus m...

 Goals:  1. Track. 2. Drinking 3-25 oz. cups of water or 4-20 oz. cups of water. 3. Workouts for 30 minutes each day for 5 days of the week. 4. PT/Stretching for at least 5 days of the week. 5.      Reading/Studying - 30 minutes per day. 6.      Progress Photos Daily. Breakfast: coffee, collagen peptides and So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk Creamer  Lunch: 2 cups of Romaine Lettuce, 1 cup of Baby Spinach, 1 Persian Cucumber, about a 1/4 of tomato, 17 Club Mini crackers  Dinner: Arby's again. I had a French Dip, I did not use the Au Jus, I had some curly fries and cheese sticks.  My husband bought a large curly fry for us to split but I did not eat all of mine.  Note to self, fried foods seem to be doing a number on me.   Tracking: 𝚇 Water: ✔ Workouts: 𝚇 - I did hit my step goal, but no formal work out. PT: 𝚇 Progress Photo: 𝚇 Reading/Studying: ✔

 Goals:  1. Track. 2. Drinking 3-25 oz. cups of water or 4-20 oz. cups of water. 3. Workouts for 30 minutes each day for 5 days of the week. 4. PT/Stretching for at least 5 days of the week. 5.      Reading/Studying - 30 minutes per day. 6.      Progress Photos Daily. Breakfast: Cinnamon Life Cereal with 1/3 cup of 2% milk Lunch: 1 Persian Cucumber, 1 serving of Trader Joe's Pimento Cheese Dip, 17 Club Mini crackers, about a cup of grapes Dinner: Ground Turkey Enchiladas, Refried Black Beans, Cauliflower Spanish Rice. Tracking: ✔ Water: ✔ Workouts: ✔ PT: ✔ Progress Photo: ✔ Reading/Studying: ✔

 Today is a new month and I'm trying to refocus to get my health back on track.   Goals:  1. Track. 2. Drinking 3-25 oz. cups of water or 4-20 oz. cups of water. 3. Workouts for 30 minutes each day for 5 days of the week. 4. PT/Stretching for at least 5 days of the week. 5.      Reading/Studying - 30 minutes per day. 6.      Progress Photos Daily. Breakfast: coffee, collagen peptides and So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk Creamer  Lunch: 1 Persian Cucumber, 4 pieces of Hormel Naturals Ham, 1 piece of Provolone, 17 Club Mini crackers  Snack: Two Good Vanilla Yogurt with a drained unsweetened fruit cup mixed in. Dinner: Arby's roast beef sandwich, curly fries and 3 cheese sticks and ranch. Tracking: ✔ Water: ✔ Workouts: ✔ PT: ✔ Progress Photo: ✔ Reading/Studying: ✔

  I managed to check off those 3 goals yesterday.  I even managed to get in 250 steps per hour, 7 out of 10 hours yesterday and took a 15 minute walk around lunch time.   Daily Goals:  ✔- Drink 75 oz.  ✔- Workout 30 minutes  ✔-Track/Blue Dot

 Today, I'm hitting the reset button.  I can't really explain what happened, but my get up and go got up and went without me.  My birthday is quickly approaching and I'm determined to get some good habits back under my belt before then.  It's definitely a process to get these good habits going, but I'm back to my habits checklist.  My primary focus right now is my water, tracking and getting in a 30 minute workout.  Daily Goals:  ✔- Drink 75 oz.  ✔- Workout 30 minutes  ✔-Track/Blue Dot  

  So here's what I did Thursday (Week 3, Day 4): Workout :  Breakfast : Lunch : Dinner :  Taco Bell Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme and a Bean Burrito.  Tracked it and moved on.  No picture.  Picture : Daily Goals:  ✔- Drink 75 oz.  ✔- Workout 30 minutes  ✔- Picture  ✔- Read  ✔-Track/Blue Dot  ✔-Stretching