Weekly Update 3

This week has been okay. I lost a few pounds. I now weigh 196. I have eat healthy for the most part.  I had salads for lunch and rice and vegetables for supper.  I only ate out once this week. I have been using the Sparkpeople app to log my food.
I have not exercised but one day this week.
My house has been a wreck this week. I haven't had much energy. I think it has to do with me pmsing. I plan to rest a little bit then tackle my house work today.
I haven't added any more eco-friendly products.

Weekly update

This week has been a horrible week. I stepped on the scale and I now weigh 200.6. I'm very disappointed but not really surprised. I had eat out multiple times this week. I also drank sodas. My house is a disaster. I have no money in my bank account.
The only thing interesting I did this week is made a fertility bracelet. It has jade and moonstone beads and a elephant as a symbol of fertility. I am going to wear it all the time to try to help me to stay focused on my goals.

Weekly update

I am going to try to start doing a weekly update. I weighed today and I am at 199.8 pounds.  This is very disappointing. I guess I can't really complain because I haven't been exercising and I have been eating out. I eat out 3 times this week.  I won't be eating out for the next two weeks though. I didn't make enough money to cover anything but my bills.  This should give you an idea of my finances. I have been getting a lot of headaches so I haven't been working much. I also haven't kept my house clean.

Some little wins

The Good
Well I am very pleased to announce I have lowered the dose on one of my medicines. My house is staying clean. I am no longer scrambling to clean before people come over.  I only eat out once this week.  I  bought a single mom's by choice book and started reading it.

The Bad
I am  up to 198 pounds and I have been eating junk food. I also have been eating a vegetarian diet instead of vegan.

September Financial Update

Today is October 1st so I thought I would let you know how my budgeting went for September.  I went over in every spending category. I made 1255.01 and spent 1621.56. This means I put 366.55 on my credit cards. My highest spending category was food. This is probably due to my fast food addiction. I am going to try harder to avoid eating out. I am going to allow myself one fast food visit per week for the month of October.

It's been a while

So let's see what have I been up to:
I still am pretty much having issues with everything I set out to do.  I have gained weight I am up to 196.4. I have been eating animal products. I havent been exercising. I haven't been watching my spending. I have had a few successes. My house is definitely staying cleaner. I have been switching over to natural products. I am currently using homemade dishwasher detergent and using a natural conditioner . I am off of one of my medications and am doing fine without it. I also have been reading my bible every night. I hope my next post will be more cheerful.

Financial and Health Update

Since it is the beginning of August I have reviewed my budget for July.  I went way over budget.  I am going to try to work on spending less this month.  I am trying to put my expenditures in my budget spread sheet at least once a week to keep myself informed at how much money I have.  I have already spent a lot on food this month and it is only the fourth though.  I have been eating out too much which is also bad for my health.

This brings me to my health update.  I went off of one of my medicines this week.  I am not doing very well with my mood since I went off of it.  I have been very irritable and crying a lot.  It my however be due to my birth control.  I am going to finish the pack then stop taking it and see if my mood improves.  As far as my eating habits I am still eating out too much.  I also have been eating vegetarian instead of vegan.  I will continue working on this issue.  I am still not exercising. I defiantly need to get on a schedule.

I have done slightly better with keeping my house up.  I pulled the carpet up in my bedroom to help with my allergies. 

Health Check in

I weighed myself this morning for the first time in a week and I have lost a pound. I now weigh 191.2. A pound is better than nothing. As far as my plant based diet I haven't done very well this week. I have eat out a few times as well as had meat. I will continue working on this. I have not exercised this week either.

A little about me and my blog

So a little about me and my blog..... My name is Christina. I will be 26 in August and for as long as I can remember I have wanted to have a child. The problem is I feel as though I am running out of time. In my family there is a high risk of having a child with autism if you wait to have one until after you are 30. This is putting a lot of pressure on me as I want to have a child and give it the best chance possible of being healthy. At this point in time I don't even have a mate and am planning on doing IVF and being a single parent by choice. I feel like there are a lot of things I need to do before I have a child they are:

1. Get healthy

I currently weight around 193 and am 5'2". I am working on switching over to a vegan lifestyle and eating only organic foods as I feel this will be best for my child. I also plan to start eating healthy.

2. Rid my home of chemicals

I plan to switch my current cleaning and beauty products to homemade chemical free ones. I am switching them out as I run out. I currently am using homemade deodorant, tooth powder, and a general purpose cleaner,

3. Get my finances in order

I am currently in over 5,000 dollars worth of debt and I work a very low paying job. I live paycheck to paycheck. I plan to save a small emergency fund and pay off my debts.

4. Clean my house

I am a horrible house keep. I need to start doing a better job of cleaning and organizing.

5. Go off my medicine

I have bipolar and take multiple medicines for it. I plan to go off of them before becoming pregnant so they don't hurt my child and so I am able to breastfeed.

So this out lines the things I will be working on on my journey.  I will be blogging about these things on a simi-regular basis. Hopefully my journey will be a successful one.