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The B-Side of life

You've heard of the B-side, right?
The B-side of a record, where the less popular songs were (or I guess we could even say audio tapes).
Well, the B-side of life is the side folks don't normally put out there. Sure, IG and FB show what's awesome in folk's lives, but do they ever show the B-side? Probably not.

Well, my B-side of life lately is my eating. It hasn't been great. Sure, I blamed losing my Grandmother earlier in the year, and that was a huge roadblock for me. But even though I felt like I dug my way out of that, I'm not sure that I did.

Not daily, but every few days I just feel like crap - to be more specific - I feel lazy, and hungry. I want junk food - fried and salty. Or my downfall - pizza.

I did SO GOOD last year at this time, but this year not so much. I'm sure it's a good thing that I recognize it, and most days I start off positive.

I have to do better. I have to plan and create healthy meals.

Sometimes it is hard to be that person that has to take charge and be the leader. Sure, I want someone to do it for me - but then it will never get done.

I've been stressed, and some days even down. And I need to be better.
Yes, I'm feeling more stressed these days, and I need to find an outlet for that (the fact that school is over this week will help! lol)

I wear a lot of hats. I am the mom, the homemaker, the teacher, the chef, I do the budget (even though I suck at math and numbers cause me stress), and of course I am a full-time author (which has it's own built in jobs).
But none of those are excuses.
I have to do better and be better.
No excuses.

One thing I am going to change, I am not going to concentrate so much on adding protein. I still want to use my Burton Nutrition shakes, so I'm not going to buy all the other special protien things (I bought chocolate chocolate chip Protein cookies, and brownie crunch protein bars) I will keep the mini-Kind bars, they are delicious. But I am going to count calories. Yeah, it's not easy, but I really think it helps you stay accountable.

I really went hog-wild lately and jumped into the carbs, lol. I remembered my love for bagels, sadly. So I am going to try to add them into my diet, but still sticking to my calorie limit. We shall see how that works out...
I'm not perfect, and this proves it. Low Carb is tough... but "lowering" my carbs is still the goal.

Anyone have any tips, tricks, or hints? Or any vegetarian dishes that you love? I'm willing to try it!

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