What's in My Grocery Cart

I've finally decided to start changing how I eat all day. I used to just do herbalife and eat a super unhealthy meal, which I wasn't proud of, but I always ate in a hurry. I still lost weight (40 lbs), but I have a bit to go and I reached a plateau. And, living with someone, it is very hard to completely change your diet when your cooking for two (or more) unless they're on board (or willing to make their own food). So, it's taken me a bit, but I finally got Cody to agree to try different things, which I am very excited about (vegan and vegetarian friendly foods coming soon!).

So, instead of Santinas (our chip of choice), we got Veggie Straws. Raisins to snack on and brown rice to include in several of my recipes. Basically, it takes saying no to the unhealthy things you love the most and saying yes to something different and healthy. 

Instead of meat, I've decided to start eating tofu. And don't worry I'm getting all my protein by doing two Herbalife shakes a day and tofu has protein too. Most people don't think they could eat tofu, Cody included, but it doesn't need to be drab and plain, you can season them and make them taste however you want. Edamame is the perfect snack when your craving something salty. It's absolutely perfect for me. I'm not a pomegranate drinker, its Cody's, but I told him I'm willing to try it, since he is trying all the things that I'm going to make. Also, I'm trying to replace as much dairy as possible, so I got Coconut milk instead, which is absolutely delicious and it has calcium. 

It's not really that hard to change your diet, and trust me, you probably wont succeed in the beginning. And that's ok, making a drastic change is hard to deal with unless you are 1oo% focused (which a lot of people are, I'm not). Is there any tips on good healthy foods that you enjoy? Any vegetarian or vegan recipes I should try? Comment them!

8 Things I want March!

1. Urban Beaded Necklace 2. Blue Typewriter 3. Kate Spade Weekender Bag 4. Spike Triangle Collar Necklace 5. Striped Umbrella 6. Priscilla Bench 7. Ashley studded flat 8. Colorful Striped Chair

Writing on Photos

I absolutely love the fact that I am able to write on photos, and I want to share a little bit of that with you. I have photoshop on my computer, so to write on it, I use the Wacom Bamboo Tablet, which I absolutely adore. 

To start, open up a photo in your photoshop that you want to add writing to. I chose my Tea of the Month photo.

 Then, pick the color you want to use on your photo. I chose white because I like the way that looks on the majority of photos. It's pretty much the color I always use unless the photo is white.

Then, pick the weight in pixels of your writing. In this example I used 45 px because I wanted the writing to be thicker. Then write and enjoy! Also, make sure you save your photo.

A little bit of a disclaimer: when I first got the tablet, I had an extremely hard time figuring how to actually make my handwriting decent on the tablet (I don't have the best handwriting in the first place), but I sat and practiced for ever and finally, kind of, got it. Also, it is very easy to mess-up, like a dog jumps on the couch or you just aren't paying to much attention, so remember they make an undo button! Also on a mac it is command+z and on a pc it is ctrl+z. Practice makes perfect!

If you have ever tried using any kind of writing tablet to do this kind of thing, tell me about your experience or if you have any tips as well!

Mika Update!

So, we have found out something extremely surprising.....

... She is 17 weeks old. I definitely thought she was nine weeks old, but  we were extremely wrong.  She did really well at her checkup and has booster shots soon. I'm so glad she is healthy and doing well. Isn't she adorable? I love her eyes!