You may notice a few changes to the ol' blog-a-roo today. New banner, new Favicon, larger content space...
...aaaaaand here's what I had for breakfast...
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| Old fashioned oats with unsweetened almond milk, chia seeds, Oghee (purified butter), fresh kiwi, strawberries, and blackberries with a drizzle of maple syrup. Nom nom! |
Yum.
I share this with you because it's a season of change! Blog updates and body updates! Time to move forward, look better, and feel better! Blog changes and a healthier body are just two of the ways I look forward to enhancing my life this year (business changes, house improvements, and new schools are on the list, too!).
There will be a few more Bella Storia changes over the next little while - nothing drastic, but hopefully it will be more functional, (fancier), and more informative for all my fabulous readers! I'm hoping to really get a grip on my branding this year and be able to move forward in a direction that I am truly proud of!
Next up: Body (and what I had for lunch...)
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| Whole scrambled eggs with unsweetened almond milk, cilantro, onion powder, and pepper. Half an avocado with pepper and a dash of salt. Vanilla Greek yogurt with fresh blackberries. 16 oz. of filtered water in my cute Mason jar sipper. |
Believe me, I know that I am very fortunate to be tall and able to eat whatever seems tasty at the time (thankfully I don't have a major sweet tooth...but give me some bread and whoa, boy!). By no means am I "skinny", but even after two kids I'd like to think I'm doing fairly well. What's not so good is that although I only weigh about 12 pounds more than I did before both children, I've lost buckets of muscle mass. I'm definitely feeling what's referred to as "skinny fat".
Not looking my best is a major bummer, but what's even worse is not feeling my best. You guys, I'm so, so tired. All. The. Time. Like, tired in a not normal way. I know I have some health issues and medications that contribute to that (more on that another day), but it's gotten so bad that I know I need to make some changes:
No. 1 - Daily exercise (does laundry count?)
No. 2 - Drink more water...lots more
No. 3 - Eat whole foods (i.e. not more Fruity Pebbles...ok, eww.)
No. 4 - Take time for me (i.e. de-stress, wind down)
No. 4 - Take time for me (i.e. de-stress, wind down)
I'm not out to find the newest celebrity diet plan, go on a crazy juice fast, become a bikini body builder, or even lose weight (cause we all know it's not about weight, but muscle vs. fat, right ladies? Right?!), but I absolutely want to be healthier. I absolutely want to be able to run a mile without feeling like I just met Damon Salvatore (gorgeous = out of breath - ha!). I absolutely want to make sure my children are learning good eating habits. I absolutely want to rid my body and home of as many preservatives and chemicals as possible. Yuck! And I absolutely want to start taking time out for myself to rejuvenate and de-stress. Every gal needs a little girl time now and then!
Who's with me?!
Operation Eat (aka. Operation Get In Mah Belly; Operation Bikini Body; Operation Live Long and Prosper) starts...now!