Rabbit Food!

So this morning Emily and I went to the grocery store as we do EVERY Thursday after Mackenzie gets on the bus. And as I was waiting ever so patiently in the, what seemed like, 100 degree grocery store check out line, I look down at my buggie and all that is in there and notice, once again, it looks like all I feed my family is veggies and fruit. Last week I was telling my mom after one of my grocery shopping expeditions, that it looked like I was going to go feed a bunch of rabbits. Well, as I'm (finally) putting my groceries on the checkout conveyer, the lady at the checkout says, "My God, are you going to feed rabbits with all these veggies?!" I looked up at her (thinking about how I JUST said this to my mom a week ago) and just grinned. I would much rather someone think I'm going to feed my imaginary rabbits, than to take a look in my basket and think "Whoa, I bet her family is FAT!"
One thing I never really got a grasp on while trying to be healthy and lose weight, was healthy eating. Like, REALLY, eating healthy. I've realized lately  I have to be all or nothing with this. I can't give myself "cheat days", I can't just cut out chips, or sodas, I have to do it ALL! Thats just me, I'm not saying it has to be that way for everyone. You have to start somewhere, after all. So, when I finally put my foot down and said, "This is what I'm doing, I'm changing how we eat, and what we eat, NOW!", I really finally meant it! We traded in our hamburger meat for Turkey, our potato french fries for Sweet Potato fries, and when chips are eaten, they are organic, baked. Not only have we changed  what we eat, but how we eat it..........

Which brings me to this snazzy little bottle. THIS, my friends, is something, I kid you not, I had never heard of before I started looking into the Paleo diet. This is coconut oil. I'm actually going to be using this tonight to make cilantro chicken nuggets. It is SO much better for you to use than the alternative. Told you I was serious about this! I have also learned about Coconut Flour, which I'll be buying soon as well. I bought some Coconut Milk a few weeks ago and I love it in my fruit smoothies. I highly suggest looking into the different Coconut products out there.



**A huge part of why I am blogging about this stuff is because I want to inform people. I want the information to be easy for you to find out about. Seriously if it weren't for a friend of mine on FB who posts tons of helpful tips and such I wouldn't know about any of these cocount products, or what a Burpee is or what Crossfit is or half the stuff I know now, that I didn't know a month ago! Being educated about this stuff has motivated me to get myself in gear, and I hope it does the same for whoever reads this! It doesn't matter if you aren't overweight, or you already work out a lot, it's still so important to eat healthy. And to teach your children to do the same! I'll admit, we used to be that McDonald's happy meal family when the kids were cranky and hungry and we didn't want to have to worry about them waiting for dinner once we got home, and I so regret it now. Everyday I try to teach Mackenzie something new about healthy foods and why it is better to eat one thing over another.


Here are a couple of links to great sites for delicious food(that are healthy too!!)
ENJOY!

http://www.paleomg.com/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/

I absolutely love both of these sites! You can also find some of these recipes (& more) on Pinterest as well as great workout ideas. I actually got 2 of my workout routines from Pinterest, the other came from  YouTube, which is a great place to search for awesome workouts for everyone, along with inspiring videos of people who NEVER imagined they'd lose weight, or even be able to walk again without a cane!
See, the resources are there, you just have to look a little. :)

I am done here for today, I hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday!