How did this begin? Part Two

The story continues after we moved.  It was hell moving.  It took up all of our mental space for several months, but we made it.  As soon as we moved I started walking to work.  At first I was walking in the snow and ice and it was hard, but I was determined to do it,  I figured that was the way to insure I was exercising!  Thirty-five minutes to work and thirty-five minutes home.  Three miles a day.  I have been diligent about doing this since we moved in early March 2014.

With the added activity I started s l o w l y losing weight.  No other significant changes. We decided to try to eat at home more and eat out less.  This was due to us spending a lot of money on the move and the fact that we had eaten out most meals for many months while we were packing and moving.

In June, our daughter turned me on to the idea of making green smoothies every day.  She shared the site Simple Green Smoothies and the idea of a 30 day Green Smoothie challenge.  Below the picture there is a link to info on making a green smoothie.  Let me say, they are delicious!!!

How to make a green smoothie

This was a game changer!  I started making these smoothies every day and felt so good starting off the day with this good healthy treat.  This plus walking to work was all to the good, right? RIGHT!

I started reading more and more about "clean eating" and good nutrition.  I was starting off the day so well, it seemed like it was time for the rest of my day and meals to catch up! 

The story continues in Part Three!