Anti Candida cleanse Week 3

My menu for this week needed to have a little more flavor than last week.... Maddie and I almost broke down and ate a piece of delish looking chocolate cake.

Maddie and I are both down NINE pounds in TWO weeks!! That's motivation for both of us.

We still eat 3-5 eggs with an avocado for breakfast and for lunch salad with either last night's meat or sautéd veggies.

Most of the recipes are from Better Home and Gardens Eat Well Lose Weight just taking out one or two ingredients to make it 100% anti candida free!

Here are the dinners:

Grilled steak fajitas without the tortillas.

Stuffed zucchini( Maarten's recipe)

French onion chicken

Chicken kabobs

Lime marinated chicken

Steak salad with raspberries

Lemon chicken

Hamburgers

Maybe this is just the answer 

Great Anti Candida Recipes

Found this wonderful looking website with tasty foods. She mostly substitutes white flour with almond or coconut flour. Looks great!

Like recipes this apple crumble

http://candocandidadietfoodandrecipes.blogspot.co.uk/

Anti Candida Week 2- A Few Anti-Candida meals

Week 2 has been MUCH better and actually doable! I found having the berries were a lifesaver, I'm not sure I'd still be on the diet if it weren't for them. I am feeling a little tired and actually more symptoms of candida but Bizzy told me there is a low before a high, so I'm waiting for that. As of  July 18th I was down 5lbs which was super!

Here are are couple of meals I've made which were a success.

Baked eggplant for Friday

I sliced the eggplant (would slice them much thicker next time) soaked them in olive oil added thyme, basil, s&p, and baked them for about 20 minutes. I added salsa for extra taste

 Lemon Basil chicken

lemon juice, olive oil, basil, s&p, baked for 40 mins

 LOL Sunday, yes we ate guacamole for our "dinner snack"

3 avocados, 1 small tomato, lime, s&p, 1/4 onion, and a tad of garlic salt

 This was Maarten's wonderful concoction zucchini stuffed with ground beef 

 Michael loved this! I just lifted up the skin and added salsa and baked it

Trying this out!

I found this cleaning schedule which I think will really help me. I get overwhelmed when my house is a wreck but it seems like this schedule will evenly distribute the work throughout the week. 

Thank you Pinterest! 

I will let you girls know how it goes! 

Here it is also

Bath Towel Apron

Here are a few pictures of how I made the bath apron. I bought a medium size towel and 3/4 of a yard of fabric(I still have more left over). 

I used an apron to get a general idea where to cut.

I decided to venture out and try making my own bias tape, which was much simpler than I expected.

Because the towel was so think my designer (Michael) came up with the idea of sewing a piece of bias tape on either side

Way not as cute as my inspiration but hey it was the first try... Angela I didn't even tell you about the other gift which totally failed, but ended up with fabric for a cute skirt ;) 

Inspiration for the Day

When I was reading The Catholic Book of Character and Success this morning I came across this wonderful quote that I think can help us not only in our spiritual life but also overcoming anything such as sweets.

"Every time you got angry, the habit of anger increased, but every time you subdued and controlled your anger, the habit of self control grew greater within you. Every time you yielded to selfishness you became just a little more selfish, but each time you performed an act of generosity, you grew a little more generous... So every deed you do brings its own reward or punishment."

A Pre, During or Post Baby workout and videos

  

I have been doing this work out since 8 weeks PP. It is simple and manageable.  On days I have to do cardio I either bike/jog or play tennis. I have 5lb weights and they are the perfect size for me.

Weekly Routine:

[  ] Monday: 20 to 30 minutes of cardio activity, such as walking, light jogging (if performed prior to pregnancy), or swimming
[  ] Tuesday: Core and pelvic floor work*
[  ] Wednesday: 20 to 30 minutes of cardio activity
[  ] Thursday: Upper and lower body strength training*
[  ] Friday: 20 to 30 minutes of cardio activity
[  ] Saturday: Core and pelvic floor work, upper and lower strength training

*See exercises below

Core and Pelvic Floor Exercises

Core (Abdominal) Exercises

Clams
Start by lying on your side with your hips stacked and both legs bent, knees pointing forward. Place your left arm on the floor with your left ear resting on your biceps. With your toes together, lift your right knee without changing your hip position, and exhale, drawing your abs toward your spine. Slowly return to starting position. Do 10 to 15 reps; then switch sides.

Dipping the Toes
If you’re in your first trimester, start by lying on your back. Otherwise, sit in a chair or lie on the floor with two pillows elevating your upper body. Bend your legs into a tabletop position with your shins parallel to the ceiling (if you’re in a chair, keep them parallel to the wall, feet lifted) and your arms at your sides. Exhale, drawing in your abs, and gently dip the right foot toward the floor; then repeat with the left foot. Do 10 reps per leg.

Pelvic Floor (Kegel) Exercises

Kegel exercises (named after the gynecologist who created them) strengthen the muscles in the base of the pelvis. They can be done sitting, standing, or lying down -- and you can do them in your car, at a meeting, or over coffee with a friend because no one can tell!  

To do them, imagine you’re contracting the muscles to stop yourself from peeing. Just pull these muscles up, taking care not to use other muscles, like your butt, belly, or inner thighs, to compensate (these areas should remain relaxed and your pelvis should stay still). Then, slowly relax your pelvic floor.

Quick Flicks
Squeeze the pelvic floor quickly and as hard as you can for one second, rest for one second. Do two sets of 10 each day.

Long Holds
Squeeze the pelvic floor as hard as you can and hold for five seconds. Start with two sets of five, two to three times per day. Progress slowly to 10 reps of 10-second holds, two to three times per day. Ultimately, to keep up your pelvic floor strength, work up to 30 to 45 10-second contractions.

Upper and Lower Body Exercise

Squats With Triceps ExtensionStart by holding a pair of 5- to 8-pound dumbbells with your arms at your sides and feet shoulder-width apart. Squat, keeping your weight centered over your heels, and simultaneously do biceps curls with both arms. Do 10 reps.

Lunges With Shoulder Rises
Start with the right leg in front and the left leg back, balancing on the ball of your left foot, hips facing forward. Keep your arms bent at your sides with your body slightly pitched forward at the hips. Bend both knees into a lunge and extend the elbows at the same time. Do 10 to 15 reps; then switch legs and repeat.

Plies With Reverse Fly
Start with your legs turned out at the hips, your feet pointing away from each other. Keep your elbows bent with your arms in front of your chest and your palms facing. Slightly pitch your body forward at the hips, keeping your back straight and drawing in your abs. Bend both knees into a plie and pull back the arms leading with the elbows as your draw your shoulder blades together. Extend the legs and lower your arms back to start position. Do 10 to 15 reps.

  I also have started adding these to the workout.

 With the side crunches I did have some pain and the chiropractor told me to lie on my back with my knees bent. Put a tennis ball between your knees and squeeze for 5 seconds. 3 reps of 10

 

           

If you are a visual person and want to follow a video these two videos are great and the LEAST stupid workout LOL! Since I didn't have dumbbells at the time I used water bottles.

LEG AND BUM WORKOUT

ARM WORKOUT