My husband dislikes going to the doctor. So when we got back to the South and we went to yet again get our Tennessee Driver License, and the lady told my husband he had to go get his eye's checked before could get a state license, he was pretty mad. Matter of fact he informed the lady he would not be back. Well, he was right he hasn't been back. However, it's only because we lack funds to get the eye test done. When we do have the money to get it we will be hitting up Zenni Optical. The have a great selection of men's eye wear for great prices. Chance are my husband will only need the glasses when he is driving. I honestly don't think he needs them often times he can see things better than I can and I have glasses. If you have ever been to DMV they make the images blurry on purpose. I was having to squint when I was reading mine, and like I said I wear glasses. If I would have known the little trip to Michigan was only going to be a waste of time and money we would have stayed … [Read more...]
Anxiety Learned or Imbalance?
When I first went to get help for my anxiety I was told it was all in my head and I needed to learn to deal with it. Some believe anxiety is learned, while others believe it's an imbalance. Did I learn my anxiety or was I born with it. I can sit here and recall many times when I would have an attack, I can tell you what triggered it and all the symptoms that followed with it. I have tried many times the learn to deal with it approach. Many times failed. If you have anxiety you would know that there really is no learn to deal with it. While at times I can keep the symptoms down to a minimum I can not completely remove the feelings I have when an attack happens. Never had anxiety, not sure what an attack is? Let me explain, picture going down a big roller coaster at an amusement park the rush you get. Try walking around everyday feeling that same way but the rush is a rush of fear. A fear that something will happen that is beyond your control. Growing up we had a house fire … [Read more...]
Anxiety Controls My Life
As I sit here, I am having one of my wonderful attacks. I hate feeling the way I feel most the time. I try to keep my mind on other things, that's why I enter giveaways. Entering giveaways lets me focus on entering instead of everything else in my life. If you have ever had a panic attack you probably know what I am talking about. Through-out the day I have about 3 to 4 attacks. The symptoms include hot and cold flashes, nausea, and a deep emptiness in the pit of my stomach. When I get to feeling this way I just want to be left a lone. I want to drown in my own little world. I recently started having a lot of headaches, I normally don't have headaches. If you suffer from anxiety you know where I am coming from when I say anxiety controls my life. I cannot go out with my husband and have a good time because I freak, I cannot take my daughter to fun places because I freak. Simple trips to Memphis don't happen because I freak. Yesterday I went to Memphis for the first time by … [Read more...]
Diary of a Whimpy Kid DogDays
Coming soon to a theater near you! We love the Diary of a Whimpy kid series! So when we seen the commerical come on showing it was coming to the theater on August 3rd we got super excited. Although we will not be able to go to see it at the movies, we know it won't be long and it will hit DVD and we will be able to rent it. One thing about our family, is we love watching movies. Whether is be a sad one, or one that has us on the edge of our seats. Have you seen the video yet? Check it out... What did you think? Is this one that will make your movie collection. … [Read more...]
Well Child Check-Up
I think it has been about 3 years since my daughter has been to the doctor. Does this make me a bad parent? I just don't see the need to take her every time she is running a fever, and well she was all up to date on shots and all that good stuff, so her seeing a doctor was really no concern to me. That and my own mental issues, caused me from picking up the phone and getting her in. Well I knew she was needing to get her well child check up, with her doing public schooling online. I made her an appointment at a doctor I new nothing about, but heard many good things. I have to say I like her doctor, and she actually explains things to my daughter, instead of talking to me as if my child isn't there. Recently, my daughter has been weighing herself almost daily. She is becoming obsessed with the scales, I guess I am to blame since I am over weight, and well I am obsessed with the scales. While we were in the doctors office I brought this up to the doctor, and she punched in all … [Read more...]
The Digest Diet!
I will be starting the digest diet soon, and I have to say I am super excited. This is the only "diet" I have found that actually teaches you. My daughter was going through the book the other day, and was wanting to know if I could make her a fade away shake, she said it looks really good. When I told her why I was going to be drinking them her response was "Yea, I know but this looks so yummy I just want to try it." I will of course be blogging my results on The Neat Things in Life, and if you follow me, you will also find some great giveaways! Weight loss has always been a big struggle for me, however, I am down 16 pounds... woohoo 16 pounds lost all on my own! BUT I will not lie, I have lost track, and I found it to be super easy to lose track when you are not logging everything you eat, so if you are serious about losing weight, log everything. Workouts, food, water EVERYTHING, if you do you will find great results. … [Read more...]
The Ins and Outs About “Diets”
How many of you have at one point in your life turned to a diet to help you lose weight? How many of you that have turned to a diet to lose weight gained all if not more of that weight you lost back? Me, Me, ME! I don't know how many times I put my body through the ringer on a diet only for it to come right back after I was done. From my experience most diets are junk, the reason being they don't teach you how to eat right, or how to maintain your weight. Instead they show you how to starve, and deprive your body of the nutrients it needs. Take the HCG diet for example... on this diet for three days you fill your body will all sorts of fatty, greasy foods, you fill up on all these to the point your going to throw up. After the 3 days, you start to starve your body. You jump from thousands of calories, to 500. You are very limited on what you can eat, you're also very limited on what you can do. After you are off the diet, you were so deprived of the things you loved before you go … [Read more...]
Weight Loss 101
If you have stumbled upon this post, it means you are looking for ways to lose some weight. Weight loss can be a little tricky, however, if one is determined to lose weight, it can be done safely. There are many diets out there, that are not really safe, there are even some out there, that will make you stop eating all those products you like, such as cake, cookies, and even pasta. For the past two weeks I have successfully lost 7 pounds, and I have continued to eat all the foods I love. How did I do it you ask? Simple, first you need will power, and you need to want to lose the weight. If you're not ready to lose you will not lose. There are a few rules to live by when working towards your goal weight. In the past two weeks, I have changed my eating pretty much all together, I still have the foods I love, but I have them in moderation. When you count the calories, it will allow you to have that piece of cake for dessert, you may not be able to have the full piece but a small … [Read more...]
Battling Anxiety
It seems lately I have been having a harder and harder time battling my inner demons. I often wonder why I cannot be that fun out going person I was between the age of 18 and 20. It seems as I get older my anxiety gets worse. I am slowly starting to forget things, and when it comes time to make those phone calls I panic. The anxiety I have I wish on no body, it seems lately I have been having attack after attack and when I take a xanax for it, it only last a little while before I have another one. Small things are triggering them, and I am to my wits end. Have you ever felt so hopeless in your own body? Sure I am trying to live healthier, and I am working out daily, I would have thought this would have helped some. But it hasn't, as I sit here and type this, my stomach is turning. It is often hard for me to discuss the issues I have with my loved ones, I have only just recently really opened up to my husband. We have been together for 12 years now, and it wasn't until almost 7 … [Read more...]
The Key to Losing Weight Successfully is Water
While there are many keys to losing weight successfully, one of the main things is WATER. Did you know most Americans don't drink the amount of water their bodies need daily? To find out how much water you should be drinking take your weight and divide it by 2... that is what you should drink in ounces everyday. If you struggle to lose weight, start by drinking at least 100 ounces of water daily. Make sure to add ice, COLD water will make your body work harder to warm it up, thus burning more calories. With struggling with my weight for a long time, I have since learned some little tricks. Drinking water will make your body feel fuller through out the day, so you will eat less, and we all know if we eat less we lose weight. Losing weight can be a challenge, but if you put your mind to it you will see results. I know some people will look at the scale and get depressed, I have learned not to let the scale control me. If I see an increase on the scale I just work that much … [Read more...]
