It’s Time For A Change (And It’s So Fricken’ Hard)

01/22/2018

Okayyy. So I’m a couple weeks into LBD now and I figured it was time to give you awesome mamas an update on how things are going.

It’s hard. So hard.

But good. So good.

The last two weeks have been really hard. Really hard.  They have honestly challenged me in ways that I haven’t challenged myself before but have also proven to me that I am capable, which has been amazing.  Going into this challenge, I was so afraid to let myself down.  I was so afraid I’d go into it, it would get too hard, and I would quit.  Because that’s what I’ve always done.  But I’m two weeks in (which is a win for me!) and I am seeing results and I am feeling very motivated to continue on.  Which again, is a win for me.  So, the two weeks have been super freaking hard, but super freaking rewarding.

Things I have learned about myself in the last two weeks:

I AM capable.

I CAN make good choices.

I control what goes into my body.

One bad choice doesn’t have to mean a bad day.

One of the first things we are asked to do in the Little Black Dress program is to set our affirmations.  Choose positive things that are going to help us achieve our goals. My affirmations are:

The program started with a couple days of detox, which honestly, were brutal. Day one of detox I just felt so sick and I went to bed at like 7:30 because I just didn’t want to be awake anymore. Day two felt better but I was so hungry. But I completed the detox, another win, and felt pretty proud of myself waking up on Wednesday. The rest of the week went well – part of LBD is being given a meal plan for 6 weeks, which has been huge for me because I like that the work of figuring out what I’m going to be eating has been handled. I hate meal planning.  I don’t mind cooking if I’m prepared, but I hate planning.  So the meal plan has been super helpful. These are some of the (surprisingly) yummy and satisfying meals I have enjoyed so far!

One of the MOST surprising things that I have enjoyed on this meal plan is Pumpkin Pancakes. Totally out of my wheelhouse but I wanted to have something other than a smoothie for breakfast and my girls and I wanted to cook, so we made these:

And I actually liked them so much that I want to share the recipe with you!

Pumpkin Pancakes

(this recipe comes from the LBD cookbook and is borrowed from Eileen at www.paleosimplified.com)

LBD Serving Size – 2 x 4.5” pumpkin pancakes

This recipe makes 2.5 servings (the extras make a great back-up snack!)

Ingredients:

¾ cup almond flour

¾ tsp. pumpkin pie spice

¼ tsp. cardamom

¼ tsp. ground ginger

½ tsp. baking soda

½ cup organic pumpkin (from a can)

¾ tsp. vanilla

Juice of ¼ lemon

1.5 TBS raw honey (can sub coconut sugar)

3 large eggs (beaten)

Coconut oil

Directions:  Mix dry ingredients (almond flour, pumpkin pie spice, cardamom, ground ginger, baking soda) together with a wire whisk.

Pre-heat a large pan on the stove to medium heat.  Then, add the rest of the ingredients (pumpkin, vanilla, lemon, honey, eggs) and mix with a spoon.

Grease the bottom of the pan with a small amount of coconut oil, and ladle a few tablespoons of the mix into the pan like pancakes.  Cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side. AMAZING! Serve with fresh fruit and pecans.

If you’re interested in the rest of the LBD menu and getting hold of the cookbook yourself, stay tuned to www.readinessfitness.com.  LBD 7.0 Registration opens on February 1!