Wednesday Weight Update...

So I am going to be completely honest...I have been terrible this past week!  Emotional eating at it's best.  If it's in front of me, I'm consuming it.  No joke!  I've been feeling down, tired, and just un-energized.  I've been stressing myself out about things at work, at home and at the forefront, I've been down about our fertility issues.  Don't get me wrong, I do not mope all day and curse people with babies in the stores...well, I'm not there yet :)  But I've had some bad days recently...days when I wonder IF we're meant to be parents.  My heart tells me that I wouldn't have this longing if it's not meant to be...my mind tells me that this could be a test and that maybe we're supposed to learn something from this journey and the outcome in the end will be living our lives out, just the two of us. 

I apologize for the rambling there...I don't want to get off track of the main focus of this post.  Well, it does involve fertility, but that's only one aspect of it.

I have been doing a LOT of research lately regarding Gluten Free diets.  Did you know that our bodies were not meant to process Gluten?  Here are just some of the symptoms of a gluten intolerance:

 - Fatigue
 - Stomach issues
 - Depression
 - Anxiety
 - Infertility
 - Nausea
 - Unexplained weight loss

Wait, the last one definitely has not been a symptom of mine :)  But the rest of the ones that I mentioned, I've experienced all and am still experiencing most.  So why wouldn't you give something like this a try?  It's definitely not going to hurt.  I'm sure that cutting certain foods out of our lives will NOT be easy.  It may sound silly, but since I was a little girl, I have had food cravings.  It's gotten to the point where if I don't get when I'm craving soon, I'm going to be a very ill girl.  Once I do get the food that I'm craving, I go on a stint of eating that food every.single.day for at least a week!  I don't know what causes it, but I can just imagine what these next few weeks are going to be like. 

I have to give this a shot though.  I've read stories about people cutting out gluten and/or sugar, and within the first week having incredible amounts of energy...energy that they never thought they would have!  It's going to be a transition, and it will take time, but all-in-all it's going to be for the best.

I will probably have several posts relating to our Gluten Free journey, and I hope you'll follow along.  If you are GF and would like to share your experience or give me some tips, I would love to hear them! 

Wish us luck :)

I Heart Faces Challenge - Best Faces of 2011

I'm entering a photo in the "Best Face from 2011" challenge, the first of the new year for I Heart Faces! 

I don't know what it is, but I love this picture of my brother!  Maybe it's that he reminds me of our dad so much, or that I can see what my nephews will look like when they're his age. 

This one's for you, Brad!

MCP Project 12 - January Photo #2...

With the MCP Project 12 Challenge, you are allowed to post up to 4 photos regarding the theme of the month.  Again the theme for January - Resolution.

To keep a positive attitude, no matter the situation...

Note:  Used NO photoshop...score!

Pinspired Thursday...

I'm joining A Brighter Yellow to share some things that I've either pinned or made from possibly the best site ever...PINTEREST!  I apologize to those that I have turned into Pinterest addicts!  It's just completely awesome though and sometimes it's just neat to see how many others either have the exact same taste, ideas or hopes as you do! 


This week I thought I would post recipes that I've tried from Pinterest...

White Chicken Enchiladas - SO YUMMY!

Joyful Momma's Kitchen

Chicken and Cheese Lasagna Roll-Ups - Loved these!

I-Village

Baked Potato Soup - Such a great comfort food!



Mama Loves Food

Cream Cheese Sausage Balls - Great anytime of the day!

Plain Chicken

What have you pinned??

MCP Project 12 - January Photo # 1

I decided to take on the MCP Project 12 Challenge.  This months theme:  "Resolution".  Here's my first pic for the month...

Enjoy the moment...

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012...

As with every new year, I always have the highest of hopes and try to keep an optimistic attitude!  I always want this year to be better than the last.  I have to say that for the last couple of years, that's been the case.  We had a pretty good 2011.  I thought I would go through some of the highlights and then take a look forward to this brand new year...

Josh completed his classes and received his Bachelor's degree in Business from the University of Alabama.  I know that he's so proud to have that now and I'm proud of him for sticking with it!

We went on our first major road trip...Happy Valley (State College), Pennsylvania!  It was a 14 hour ride one way, but we had a great time!  The Alabama/Penn St. game was the reason for the trip, but it was great being on the road, eating at places we had never heard of (and boy did we eat some great food!)

In May I lost a man that was very special to me...my grandfather, Pa.  This was my dad's dad.  He suffered towards the end, but there's no doubt in my mind that he's no longer in pain, that he has perfect hearing and no worries...We miss him every day...

My sister-in-law, Kelley, got engaged to Andrew and we are so excited for them!



And I turned 30!  I was actually pretty excited about this step into a new decade...I'm striving to make my 30's the best...

There were other things that happened in 2011, but these just stood out in my mind.  Our goal now is to look forward to the new year and make it even better!  Some goals of mine, besides the be a better person goals?  Let's see...

 - Get healthy!
 - Do some DIY projects
 - Spend more time with family and friends
 - Work on our house
 - Get an emergency fund built up

And last but not least, our main goal, is to become parents...of course this is not something that we can control, but we are still on a mission to do what we can to increase our odds.  I'll do another blog post soon to catch you up on where we are in the process.

I wish everyone nothing but the best in...

!!!!!