My Journey to a Healthier Me

via IFTTT Healthier Me Reflection Today I wanted to compare my selfie from last week (on the right) to the one from this week (on left). Do you see a difference? #21daysNOcoke #healthierMe #sidebyside #healthierEating

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 58

It's been a week since my last selfie but I thought it would be fun to tale one and compare it to the one from the last Friday. I am feeling great. 21 days with NO coke!!! Anyways I am loving how good I feel and can see a difference in my clothes and even a little in my face.

 #cy365 #healthierMe #Day58 #21daysNOcoke #feelingGood

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 57

Making progress today with this handfasting project. Slowly but surely. It is so much fun. #cy365 #day57 #DIY #favors #seedbombs #jeaneshandfasting2015 

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Capture Your 365 ~ Day 56

Working on more stuff for the handfasting can't believe it is so close. This one is going to be so fun and a little messy but it will be perfect. #cy365 #Day56 #jeaneshandfasting2015 #DIY #seedbombs #favors

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Capture Your 365 ~ Day 55

Working on some of the little details for the handfasting super simple and inexpensive. So excited to see it all come together



#cy365 #Day55 #littledetails #jeaneshandfasting2015

My Journey to a Healthier Me

via IFTTT Capture Your 365 ~ Day 58 It's been a week since my last selfie but I thought it would be fun to tale one and compare it to the one from the last Friday. I am feeling great. 21 days with NO coke!!! Anyways I am loving how good I feel and can see a difference iny clothes and even a little in my face. #cy365 #healthierMe #Day58 #21daysNOcoke #feelingGood

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 54

My adorable nephew LittleMan and I played a super fun game of peekaboo across the table. He is just so much fun to play with and lights up when he sees me which warms my heart so much.

 #cy365 #Day54 #iLovebeinganAunt #lovemynephew #family

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 53

I had a blast hunting for just the right pair of shoes for the handfasting with my amazing bridal party.

#day53 #cy365 #girlsnight #shoeshopping #amazingbridalparty #luckybride

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 51

Shadow says it is time for bed. Night night Shadow.

#cy365 #day51 #bedtime #shadowbaby #animalbabies

Weight Loss Selfie

This was the first photo I took to celebrate my happiness in what the scale said but I couldn't get it to load earlier. Anyway this is my original Capture Your 365 ~ Day 50 photo to celebrate my weight loss #cy365 #Day50 #original #weightloss #healthierMe

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My Veggie Soup Recipe

So today I wanted to share with you my personal veggie soup recipe. It is something that I just came up with an like to make all the time especially when I am not feeling well, or if it is cold outside like it has been here lately.

Veggie Soup Recipe

(This recipe fills my large stock pot adjust as needed for a smaller batch)

• 1 - 1.5 lbs of ground meat (deer, beef and Turkey all work well) 
• 3 tsp of finely chopped garlic
• 4 tbsp garlic powder
• 4 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• 3 tsp pepper 
• 5 - 6 large fresh carrots chopped to bite size pieces
• 1 package of frozen green beans 
• 1 package of frozen gumbo mix veggies 
• 1 package of frozen mixed veggies 
• (2) 32 oz packages of Chicken stock
• (2) 32 oz packages of veggie stock
• (1) 32 oz package of chicken broth
• 1 package of noodles (your choice of style/type) 
• 4 cups of water

Veggies hanging out in the stock pot

Directions:

1. To start brown & drain the ground meat of your choice, then add the garlic & let cook together for 2-4 minutes. 
2. Add in your seasonings  & make sure that they fully get incorporated with the meat & the fresh garlic that you have already added into the pot.
3. Next add in all your veggies (you can add them in frozen). Allow these to hang out in the pot with the meat  &  seasonings for about 4 - 6 minutes
4. Pour in both packages of chicken stock  & veggie stock.
5. Allow to come to a rapid boil. Boil for 5 minutes, then reduce the heat to low & allow to simmer for an hour

(If you are not adding noodles you can skip the steps below)

1. In a separate pot add in your chicken broth & noodles (skip this step if not adding noodles/rice etc). Then using your ladle, gather as much liquid as you can from the soup pot to help flavor your noodles while they are cooking 
1. Make sure to turn off the heat on the soup pot when doing this part. 
2. Following package directions for the noodles allow them to cook. then pour the noodles & all the liquid into your soup pot
3. Add your 4 cups of water then stir to combine everything together. 

Doesn't that look delicious? :)

This recipe makes a very large amount of soup and can feed my husband and I for several days both lunch and dinner. It is ideal to make on the weekend and then eat on it all weekend long. Please feel free to adjust the amount of each of the seasonings to your tastes. This recipe works great for all kinds of vegetables so feel free to mix things up. 

You could turn this recipe into one for the slow cooker very easily. To do this turn your crockpot/slow cooker on and then just follow step one and then add it all into a crockpot. To keep the noodles from getting to soggy, do them right before serving. You can use the followings settings for the slow cooker: Low Heat 6-8 hours; Medium Heat 4-6 hours High Heat 2-4 hours. 

Let me know what you and your family think of this recipe in the comment section below. To see my tutorial video for this recipe click here. 

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 50

So today I weighed myself for the first time since starting my Healthier Me journey that I have done for 12 full days (on day 13 now) and I have LOST 7.2 lbs !!!! Makes me very happy!! #cy365 #Day50 #healthierMe #nocokes #weightloss #losingweight

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My Journey to a Healthier Me

via IFTTT Capture Your 365 ~ Day 50 So today I weighed myself for the first time since starting my Healthier Me journey that I have done for 12 full days (on day 13 now) and I have LOST 7.2 lbs !!!! Makes me very happy!! #cy365 #Day50 #healthierMe #nocokes #weightloss #losingweight

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 49

 Studying at home during all the icy winter weather had its benefits. Ms.Ashlynn kept me company while I reviewed materials for my history class and purred almost the whole time. #cy365 #day49 #animalbabies #studying #icyweather2015 #Ashlynn #instacat

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Capture Your 365 ~ Day 48

So today my beautiful snake Mystic need to eat so Joey feed her and I supervised making sure the cats left her alone and eat in peace. Afterwards she was very curious about her tank, when she spotted me she came over to see me. #cy365 #day48 #cornsnake #animalbabies #lovemysnake

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Capture Your 365 ~ 45

Did somebody say fish? Shadow was very interested in all the groceries we got tonight especially the fish.

#cy365 #day45bonus #shadowbaby #instacat

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My Journey to a Healthier Me

via IFTTT Capture Your 365 ~ Day 47 Joey and I made a new juice tonight. Blueberries, blackberries and red grapes it is very tasty and makes a perfect healthy desert. :-) #cy365 #Day57 #healthierMe #juicing #delicious

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 56

Joey spent ALL day studying calculus bless his heart #cy365 #day56 #handsomehubby #studying

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Capture Your 365 ~ Day 47

Joey and I made a new juice tonight. Blueberries, blackberries and red grapes it is very tasty and makes a perfect healthy desert. :-) #cy365 #Day57 #healthierMe #juicing #delicious

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My Journey to a Healthier Me

via IFTTT Capture Your 365 Day 45 Today I got to hang out and play with an adorable and sweet child all day and then come home to my amazing husband and watch a really cool movie yes I would say that is a pretty perfect Saturday. BONUS: I got to talk to my Granny. Life is good Extra Bonus: 8days of healthier living and NO COKES for the win! #cy365 #day45 #perfectSaturday #healthierMe #barenecessities #simplethings

Capture Your 365 Day 45

 Today I got to hang out and play with an adorable and sweet child all day and then come home to my amazing husband and watch a really cool movie yes I would say that is a pretty perfect Saturday. BONUS: I got to talk to my Granny. Life is good Extra Bonus: 8days of healthier living and NO COKES for the win! #cy365 #day45 #perfectSaturday #healthierMe #barenecessities #simplethings

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Capture Your 365 ~ Day 44

A whole day with this handsome man makes me so happy even if most of it was spent running errands and doing school we were together and I could hug him or see him whenever I wanted. ;-) I love him so much and days like this are rare. So glad we had this chance today. #cy365 #day44 #ILoveThisMan #JustTheTwoOfUs

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My Journey to a Healthier Me

via IFTTT Lunch today while I am on campus studying. So proud of the changes I have been making and that I am seeing or at least feeling the results of my discipline. one day closer to a #healthierMe

A New Piece of My Juice Fast Journey

via IFTTT Quick end of the day Selfie on day 5 of eating healthier and no cokes. Also when I took my hair down it was now and wavy so there's that too. #selfie #MyJuiceFastJourney #healthierMe #day5

Capture Your 365 Day 41

Today on my way to class I came upon this screen and while trains are very common a stopped train is not. This train was stopped just before a major interaction by campus which lead to all kinds of crazy behavior from drivers who consistently choose to drive between the two guard rails to make it through. While simply trying to walk across two cars almost hit me so I choose to step back and wait until the road was empty which took about 20 mins. Still made for an entertaining morning before school.

#cy365 #Day41 #crazydrivers #trains #beforeschoolentertainment

A New Piece of My Juice Fast Journey

via IFTTT Capture Your 365 Day 39 Today I am on day 3 of NO COKE and also day 3 of the juice fast reboot that I am doing with Joey. So far this journey is going really well for me & I'm enjoying trying new foods. The juice pictured is the one I am enjoying today it has raspberries, pomegranate seeds, red apple & lime made by me with the help of out juicer at home. The recipe I followed for this juice made 16 oz of juice which is one serving. #cy365 #Day39 #MyJuiceFastJourney #Yummm #healthierMe

Capture Your 365 Day 39

#Yummm this was my dinner tonight tried the grilled chicken salad @ RPTracks and it was tasty. Chicken was moist and well seasoned the lettuce was really fresh and crisp. It was delicious #cy365 #day39 #healthierMe #RPTracks

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Capture Your 365 ~ Day 38

With my desire to eat healthier and focus on healing my body and mind with food I have been on the lookout for a good resource to help me navigate this approach and to help me learn the ropes. I have done a lot of research and found that the book pictured below is one of the best on the market for giving lots of good information and for being user friendly. Today I found it at my local Kroger and I am really looking forward to diving into the book and exploring it more because I am truly fascinated about how the foods I eat impact my body and my health.

#cy365 #healthierMe #nutrition #knowledgeispower #day38

A New Piece of My Juice Fast Journey

via IFTTT So Joey and I are going to be starting a juice fast challenge tomorrow (2/7/15) where we just drink juice we make with our juicer and water. This was just a quick shot of our basket (nothing but produce) for our first haul for juicing. We have all kinds of fruits and vegetables plus some ginger this was our basket from Kroger . We did make a quick run to Whole Foods for some of the items we couldn't get at Kroger like turmeric and pomegranate seeds. I am really looking forward to getting started tomorrow. #MyJuiceFastJourney #healthierMe #weightloss #letsdoit #groceryhaul #Kroger

Capture Your 365 ~ Day 37

 Quick selfie to show off the wavy effect French braiding my hair before bed had for my style this morning. Today also happens to be the day before I start a new workout challenge and such so I figured a selfie before would be perfect to help me gauge my progress as I go along. #cy365 #selfie #Day37 #prettyhair #beforeWeightLossWorkout30dayChallege #funFriday

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Capture Your 365 ~ Day 35

I have been looking for some sunglasses that I would really enjoy and want to make more of an effort to keep up with them because I one of the world's worst about loosing them, along with my keys, wallet, pens the list goes on but I digress. A few days ago I found these sunglasses at Cato and I instantly wanted them.

@cato #day35 #cy365 #newstyle

Capture Your 365 Day 36

Quick #mirrorselfie in the car which is where so much of my time has been spent lately #cy365 #day36 #alwaysonthego

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Capture Your 365 - Day 33

Spent the day studying in one of my favorite spots to do so on campus today but before I packed up I figured I would snap a quick picture to show you what the real life of a college student looks like. Now time for some me time before work. #cy365 #day33 #collegelife #studying

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Capture Your 365 - Day 29

Missing this squishy baby face #cy365 #day29 #lovebeinganAunt

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Capture Your 365 Day 30

Thinking about these two guys today missing them both. I live that they are both able to be so silly together #cy365 #day30 #lovebeinganAunt #lovemybrothers

Capture Your 365 Day 31

Found this @Cato and fell in love. #cy365 #day31 #owls

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Capture Your 365 Day 32

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The simplest things are the most comfortjng for me. Holding hands with my handsome husband while we talk is just one of the simple pleasures I enjoy. #cy365 #day32 #simplethings