CUPCAKE DIET

Today my kids and I made lemon cupcakes!  I was in the mood to bake something and was leaning towards blueberry muffins since we still have a lot of fresh blueberries left from picking last week, but my son wanted cupcakes,  and surprisingly lemon.  I myself, like all cupcakes, well to be honest, I like almost all desserts, haha, but I thought for sure he would pick chocolate.  However, the lemon ones were delicious! We made regular size cupcakes and mini ones too, which was good for me, so I could eat a couple without feeling completely terrible!  I've been trying to eat healthier these last few weeks.  I wouldn't mind losing just a couple of pounds. 

So instead of cupcakes, I should be eating this: 

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Which don't get me wrong, I love fruits, but I do have a sweet tooth!  Goodness, dieting can be no fun!  What about you all?  Are any of you on any type of diet?  If so, what are your go to recipes? 

I'm really into nuts and seeds right now. 

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 My current favorite seeds right now are raw pumpkin seeds and my go to nuts are raw almonds and a little bit of walnuts too.  Pair nuts and seeds with a a little bit of dried fruit and it's super yummy! Although you really have to watch the sugar content on dried fruit.  Do you have a favorite healthy snack?  

It's The Holiday Season

I love this time of year! We just enjoyed Thanksgiving and Christmas is just around the corner! I've been enjoying my Christmas music and doing some Christmas shopping! So excited for Jonathan's first Christmas! He'll be almost 10 months when Christmas comes around. I know he won't really understand what it's all about, but I bet he'll love the wrapping paper and the boxes the toys will come in! ; )

Right now I'm enjoying a cup of maple coffee with a tsp of vanilla syrup and some Bailey's coffee creamer in their golden cheesecake flavor. Decadent and yummy! I love that I can enjoy something sweet that's still low calorie, so it doesn't ruin my diet!! Most of you know I have a huge sweet tooth, so I need something to fill the void of desserts! Also, I've been doing really well with my diet! Yeah! I've lost 2 lbs! I'm focusing on filling up on fruits and veggies, which is going really well! Thanks for your tips and your encouragement!

Also wanted to mention that when at home, we enjoy our coffee made from our keurig. We got it last Christmas and have been using it all year long. It really is a good investment, if you've been thinking about getting one, I definitely would! It works out really well for my husband and I because I have to watch how much caffeine I have, since I'm breastfeeding, so I usually choose decaf, and my husband sticks to caffeinated coffee, so we can both have what we want without making two separate pots of coffee!

What items are on your Christmas list this year? Anything in particular you have your eyes on? Clothes, or maybe a new book? Possibly a new camera or tablet? What have you been lusting after that you're hoping to receive for Christmas? I'm still thinking on my list. ; )

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Diet Motivation

Hey girls!  With Thanksgiving this past week my diet went out the window!  This week we had three different Thanksgiving celebrations to go to.  How's a girl suppossed to eat healthy?  I have been eating loads of food and lots of desserts, like pumpkin whoopie pies, pumpkin rolls, layered pumpkin pie, cheesecake.... Oh dear, it's been terrible!  I've been terrible! : /  But starting now I'm going to get back on track!  I'd love to lose 5lbs!  I would be ok with a little more.  I was looking on weheart.com for inspirational pics.  I'd love to hear any tips or motivation you girls might have!  What keeps you on track?

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Outfit Post: The Floral Print

Hey girls!  How's your weekend going so far?  Hopefully all is well amongst everyone!  It's been one of those weeks.....exhausting and tough,  Monday is kind of the "finale" of what my family is going through.  Hoping for a good outcome, praying for one.  I'm honestly not sure what we going to hear, or find out.  So without completely depressing everyone, I won't go on about the subject.  

I do want to, however, thank all of you fabulous and thoughtful bloggers that have sent my family and I well wishes and prayed!!  Your kind words and sweet hearts are such a blessing, and you make blogging so worth it! Thank you!

Here's, I think, the last outfit post from the cruise:

I look so pale in this photo!!  And I'm pretty self-conscious about my forehead (most of you know this already).  I usually don't pin my side bangs back, but my poor side bangs were having one of those off days!  : P You ever have those?

Anyway, this was another great find at Forever 21, the dress, I mean!  I was so fortunate that a couple days before leaving for the vacation, Forever 21 had some great dresses for exactly what I needed! I wore casual clothes during the day when we hopped around Mexico and were lounging around the ship, but at night I needed some cute dresses to wear to a nicer style dinner!  

 The dinners were amazing!  All the meals were, but the dinners were my favorite.  You're in a formal setting, you choose your appetizer, your main course, and your dessert.  (Already included in your purchase of the cruise ticket).  If you want you can choose more than one item in each category......Which is what a lot of us ended up doing from the 2nd night on.  It was way to hard to decide which ones to choose,  everything sounded so good, and for me it was my first time off my healthy lifestyle, so I was in heaven! 

 I knew going into this vacation, I wasn't going to refuse myself in partaking in the amazing meals like everybody else.

Oh, how freeing it was!

So most nights, I chose two appetizers, one main course, and two desserts!  The appetizers and desserts aren't huge portions, so don't completely think I'm a pig! lol  I enjoyed every minute of it!  Thankfully my scale battery had died right before leaving for the cruise, so I didin't have to come back to weighing in and most likely seeing a number I wasn't happy with!  And you know, I haven't replaced the battery yet........

But I have gotten back to eating better.  It's nice to have times like that though, isn't it?  And plus I got to try foods I wouldn't have normally gotten the chance to, around here anyway.  And a lot of my entrees had grilled veggies in it, so not all so bad.......But the desserts, however, sweet decadence! 

Wearing:

Floral Print Dress: F21

Blue 3/4 sleeve Cardigan:  Merona (Target)

Black Heels: Simply Vera by Vera Wang

Clutch: Chanel

Do you ever indulge?

Are you a healthy eater naturally?

Have a big sweet tooth like me?

As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts!  

Have a good weekend girls!