The Why's

I just need to get this written out and documented...

The reasons behind my desire to lose weight... Not that I hope or plan to find it ever again!

In no particular order

1. I want to be able to wear my wedding band and engagement ring together on the same finger, the way they are supposed to be... Right now I'm just wearing my wedding band, I do not want to get them re-sized. Again.
2. I want to keep my blood sugar in check. I was diagnosed with Type 1.5 diabetes (LADA) two years ago after living with the misdiagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for nearly a year. Eating low carbohydrates has been the only way I have been able to keep my blood sugar from spiking. I feel like I am also having some insulin resistance. I need to give myself more insulin 💉 at each meal and raise my basal. Lowering my carbohydrate intake makes me be more sensitive to insulin and need less over all and that will help with weight loss.
3. I want to wear cute clothes! I have loved vintage clothes for 30+ years and although some ladies can rock the look being at a heavier weight, I just don't... I don't have the out going personality where I would feel comfortable. 
4. Knitting projects won't take up as much yarn and will likely take less time to knit! 
5. I want to look good naked! No explanation needed here!
6. I want to have the energy to be the wife and mother my family needs and deserves. I want to feel like getting up and cleaning the house, running errands, helping out at school, playing with my kids and having the energy to keep up with my hubby 💓.
7. I don't want to be 200 lbs, I am 5'2" and should be around 115-130 lbs.
8. I want to clear up my skin and have good hair. I'm 38, I still get the occasional period blemish but I have blackheads in my T-zone and a bit of rosacea on my face. My hair is limp and becomes greasy fairly quickly. My sister jokes with me about it... "Why is your hair still wet?" LOL! it is bad...

I'm sure there are more and I'll update this when I figure them out!

Paleo Mayo

The other day I was looking at the Whole9 blog and looking for recipes and such and eventually I came to The Clothes make the girl blog and she has a recipe for paleo/Whole30 compliant mayonnaise! I love mayo! The stuff you buy at the store is filled with bad oils and chemicals. Making it yourself is really simple and takes less than 2 minutes. In her recipe she uses Light tasting olive oil, salt, ground mustard, lemon juice, and a whole egg. She also used a blender. In my first attempt I used an immersion blender and it was turning out beautifully, but streaming in the oil was taking a long time and the blender handle was getting hot and I was freaking out a bit. Sooo I poured my concoction into my blender and continued to stream in the oil. And it completely broke. It was a warm liquidy mess. I'm not exactly sure what happened but I know it was my fault. I was completely bummed out! I was out of mustard and begged my handsome hubby (HH) to get me some from the store… and he lovingly went and brought me some home.

This time I watched a video that used an immersion blender and I was blown away with how simple it was! Dump everything in a measuring cup, mine holds 2+ cups. Add the egg, the lemom juice, salt, mustard and all of the oil. Put the blender in all the way to the bottom of the cup and turn it on the low/medium speed. Slowly lift it up and out of the mixture and back down. Magic happens and it is delicious! I used Melissa's recipe for the mayo, she also has a video, but the instructions I used were from SeriousEats on YouTube.