I might just starve to death...

So I've spent some of my time off over Christmas holiday researching, studying, reading some things online about Healthy Living and Eating...

Well, to sum it up all I can say is OMFG!

KILL ME NOW! according to most of these websites, I should have been dead years ago.

After two days of scaring myself sick reading Food Babe Investigates (I DO love her though!) and going over 100 days of Real Foods site I have come up with what I feel is a good middle ground.

That's me... _____ me ______

MIDDLE ground - always.

A rule for me is to take something I read online and go and find five things for and against it. Then weigh those things over in my mind for a few days and think about how honestly important it is to me.

Honestly - we all have to take the internet with a HUGE grain of salt, and no, not organic sea salt either. It can be the little morton girl with her yellow bumbershoot (umbrella) and all.

Hey girl! You're spilling that salt all over the place! Bad luck I tell ya!

While I understand that being healthy and raw is good for you, it's still going to rain down sludge and pesticide rain on whatever organic crop you're growing out there in your raised beds... not to mention where you got your dirt from... Heck, even using my own water now scares me. I'll be growing franken fruits with this water we have out here.

ANYWAYS - I'm not knocking organic or real foods, but there isn't enough time in the world for me to properly investigate everything that goes into my mouth and I started this journey thinking about BABY STEPS...

That's teeny tiny little things in what I feel is the right direction - not jumping in full speed.

SO - after coming out from under the covers and not being scared to eat anything anymore, I have decided that I'm never going to be 100% into this whole "foodie" thing. It's physically not possible for me right now in my life.

Between working, the twins, and two other kids and their activities, plus the mommy stuff I do already (making my own noodles, smoothies and baked goods) I'd be spending all my free time meal planning and researching.

Plain and simple - Food is not my hobby (ok yes I WORK for a food company, but it's not my passion) I find it amazing that it is to so many others, but I just can't do that. Kudos to you though!

I'm going to do this my way and if I happen to eat store bought breads or even crackers while I'm out, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be killing myself.

I mean, what is this? a race to see who can have the most well preserved carcass stuffed into a casket when we die?

No, it's for a longer, healthier way of life, but I don't think there is needs to go to extremes just yet.

You are all probably thinking I'm 100% nuts right now... :P

Anyways - This is my journey and I'm going in about 1/4 of the way to begin, then maybe later I'll dip my feet in a little more and maybe one day, I'll be into the whole foodie bit myself - but for now - bring on the processed foods that make my life a bit simpler and the occasional trip to Texas Roadhouse because honestly.. I can't stay away from those chemically laden dinner rolls...

HA!

Ok - so on to the next steps.

I sat at Panera the other night... alone.. with a pen and paper and though about all the things I want to do better, or change...

Let me tell you, the list got monumental!

HUGE

and scary.

Can I really do this?

Be someone completely opposite from myself?

I don't even know where to begin... well, I think I do now that I've slept on it a bit.

So, without further ado, here is my beginning!

I have picked BREAKFAST!

Breakfast in it's complete terms. My breakfast, My kids Breakfast and the babies Breakfast...

That sounds simple enough right?

Heh...

We'll see.

So, I'm off to do a bit more surfing and I'll be back with what I'm going to do to change Breakfast in this house.

Good bye cookies! Good bye rolos stuffed onto pretzels with an M&M on them... Good bye Chocolate Krave cereal! Good bye doughnuts...

I'm crying on the inside, can you tell?

Human Sloth

That's about the all around term I can think of when I think about my lifestyle.

I'm basically a sloth.

Sure I go through my daily motions, but most of them are out of minimal need to get by.

I struggle to start each day - 5:30, 6am just isn't something I'm used to. Before babies and after them.

I don't know if I can ever get used to that.

But - the twinsies are creatures of habit and wake this time each day.

Tackling hurdles is going to be hard.

Before we hit January, I'm going to slowly try to assess (is that the right word?) what all I want to accomplish.

I don't just want to be healthier, I want to be a better ME.

I'm basically a one shoe off, hair a wreck and wearing the sweatpants I wore yesterday kind of girl.

I go through my day just getting by.

Is it possible to organize my life, my health and my sanity?

I hope so!

Anyone joining me in January? Whatever your New Years resolutions may be, please consider starting a blog with me :) PLEASE! ? ? please?

The one thing it can do is hold you accountable.

Post your blog links on Facebook and ask for friends of support.

I really think the best way to tackle something you may procrastinate about is having some accountability.

Let's do this together!

What's it all about

Welcome to my blog!

This is my fitness? uhm healthy eating? no, no..  Self Improvement?  (yes!) journey.

YES! 

It has an adult content warning.

WHY? 

Because I will sometimes be using foul language!

Cursing usually accompanies me when I am either exercising, or having a severe craving.
:)
I'll also be very honest in my posts.

IF this offends you please feel free to stop reading.

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Why is it called Powdered Sugar Princess? (seeing as I am an "adult"and certainly not a Princess)

Well, for one thing, I am completely addicted to sugar. So addicted in fact that I've often just stuck a spoon into a bag of powdered sugar and eaten it.

I also make things out of powered sugar to eat.

Powdered sugar, milk, butter and cocoa - eaten with a spoon

Powered sugar, milk, butter and vanilla - spoon it up!

So - basically, I'm gross and I know it. and I have to stop!

Truthfully, I'm addicted to food in general but mainly sweets.

I've often forgone main meals and just eaten a few handfuls of Hershey Kisses with a Diet Coke chaser back in the day.

Halloween candy doesn't stand a chance in this house hold - it's never made it past November 15th.

All in all, I have VERY unhealthy eating habits. I always have.

I'd like to break these habits and get on a journey to more healthy eating AND work my way into exercising.

We all have a starting point.

I feel like right now I'm pretty much at a negative 5 maybe.

On top of poor eating, I don't exercise.

I'm in pain most of the day from stomach muscle and back problems from carrying / delivering my twins and I get about 4 hours of sleep nightly.

NOT a good recipe for working out.

So, I'm hoping to pin point what I need to do and where I'd like to be one year from now.

I think there are about 4 main things that hold me back from what I'd like to be doing for myself and my kids.

Time, Money, Sleep and ME

 ME being the biggest hurdle I'll have to over come.

Time and Money I hope to work around.

I can't afford gym memberships, diet aids, shakes, pills or wraps. I also have to work around the small amounts of free time that I have.

Honestly, I don't believe in diet aids.
I know, I know - Don't write me off just yet.
You don't have to agree with me on that one.

So, don't let that statement derail you from checking out what I have to say or any progress I make.

Many people swear by them, and I am not trying to knock anything, I just don't believe they are good for long term management of health in reality.

I believe in finding something that I can do for the rest of my life, a better way of life if you will. Not something where I don't eat what the family is eating for dinner. It has to fit in with all our lives.


Anyways, as far as other hurdles -

Sleep - Sleep I can not control yet, but hopefully as my babies age, things will allow us all to sleep better and me some rest so that I can exercise more and more.

Now that I have those things laid out, I think that after Christmas I'll be at a better place to begin to figure out exactly WHAT I'm going to do here.

My main goals are going to be:

Eating better - maybe not 100% organic, fresh off the farm, out of my backyard, nothing processed kind of way - but something better then what I've been doing in general.
I do love veggies, so there is a small start - add in more veggies CHECK!

Exercising to gain strength and yes, to lose weight.

Finding a plan to daily wellness. - That's pretty vague, but that's what I hope to accomplish in general.

SO (I'm going to use that word a lot! and exclamation points.. I like those and these things - - - as well as " " I like those too... and three periods... ) Basically I'm typing like I talk. The three periods are where I take a break and possible raise my eyebrow.. or just stare. Ha!

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I'm always around on Facebook or here through email to help you set up a blogger, figure out the settings (comments, adding backgrounds or templates) even making your own personalized headers!

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I am NOT a writer, nor am I a professional writer in any way shape or form. I have horrid spelling and grammar. Try not to hold it against me.