Please Drive Safe, Never Drink and Drive, Always Pay Attention While Driving

MUST WATCH!! NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE!!! This video made me cry from my own personal experience.

Always be careful when you drive. You never know what could happen or if you'll be lucky enough to survive an accident. I'm lucky I'm alive, let alone be able to walk again. After a lot of time to reflect.. I'm just happy I'm alive, for me and my kids and family. I think a lot about the should haves and what ifs... but thank the lord I'm still here to hug my kids and my legs will heal.

Sometimes fear of being judged, and just plain guilt keep us from telling stories that need to be heard. I'm not afraid of being judged but do have a story, a story hard to tell and am praying right now for the strength to post and tell. Here it is.

On a thursday night in April, I decided to go out and meet my sister in Seattle for some drinks. I knew I wouldn't be able to drive back so I asked my brother to be my designated driver, and told him if anything should happen, because we all know it does we should stay out by my sister.

We had fun, went to a few different bars, and before I knew it... I don't even remember leaving the bar. I took off with my family to someones house I didn't know, and apparently later we were asked to leave, I don't remember leaving, and apparently my dd had joined in on the fun, I was too drunk too care or notice.

We headed back for the long drive home... surprisingly made it back close to home on the freeway, made it back about 5 miles from home, I don't remember any of it.

What I do remember is the scent of sudden impact, exploding airbags, and shattered glass and the pain and terror of being stuck. My brother shouting and trying to wake me up, asking if I could get out. I couldn't.

We had T-boned another car at an intersection at high speed, and the front end of my car was completely smashed. I ended up under the dash, my legs stuck. I tried pushing out, but absolutely could not move or push past the pain. EMT arrived and had to use the Jaws of life to pry me out. I only remember bits and pieces, but It's still nothing I would wish anyone to have to remember.

My story isn't the sad story though, don't feel bad for me, I'm lucky enough to be able to heal. The real story that makes me cry is the passenger in the other car.

A 17 year old boy, not much older than my own oldest son. A bright young man who should have had everything to look forward to... who would have graduated from high school this month. Who was only on the way to get his loving mother coffee before school early that friday morning. My car t-boned that car, and crushed the drivers side. He was rushed to the hospital where he died shortly later.

I wasn't driving, but I still feel the pain and guilt of the accident taking someones life, and what if I had made a better choice at the beginning of the night. I can't change a thing, and don't blame anyone as much as I blame bad choices. Still as a mother feel horrible and sad.

My parents called me in the hospital the same day, as i lay there, legs shattered and in a neck brace, uncomfortable and in pain. They prayed and asked if I knew they prayed for me, and all my siblings every night. And I cried. I thank the lord they prayed for me. And do have a lot of questions I still ask god and try to work out for myself. Why spare my life and take the life of someone so young. I look at my kids an see a reason why. I love them so much and know they wouldn't be able to handle losing their mother right now.

I was told to tell my story by a doctor who had a lot to say, that I needed to hear. About choices, life, and the ying and yang... about the dark trying to balance out the light. I don't know about all that, but I had a lot to think about, and had been thinking about life, and second chances. And definitely had been feeling a lot of darkness in my life before the accident. So what he did have to say made sense.

Always be careful in the choices you make, you never know what impact they may have later on. Always try to make positive choices. Make sure the person you ask to be your designated driver is someone you could entrust with your life... because that's what your doing the moment you decide to become intoxicated and lose your mind for a little bit. You're entrusting them with your life and possibly the lives of others. I'm lucky to still have my life and thank the lord he answers prayers. I thank my parents for loving me enough to pray for me everyday.

Day 1 of Advocare 24 Day Challenge, 10 Day Herbal Cleanse Phase

I haven't done a cleanse in a long time, I moved from Alaska to Tacoma, and let me tell you... my eating habits haven't gotten better. They've only gotten worse, with so many places to eat out, I've become a little over indulgent lately.
I woke up today at 7 started my day off with Steal Cut Oats for breakfast, boiled in Almond Milk and Sweetened with Bananas. I think I found my new favorite cereal! It was delicious. I had 1 large egg and a serving of egg whites on the side for added protein.  And of course Spark! Oh yes, and the Advocare Fiber drink. This time I decided to try peaches and cream. A lot of people seem to like this, but I think I like citrus better.

I had Celery Sticks, with natural peanut butter and strawberries for mid morning snack. and grapes and kiwi throughout the day. 

For lunch I sautéed up some veggies, and also added in some tuna and chopped up baby spinach. 

I ended my meals for the day with a cup of brown rice, fried chicken breast, I used olive oil. with Mushrooms, Broccoli, Greenpeppers, garlic, tarragon and Chili Peppers. This was delicious! Not at all plain without any added sauces or salt. 

For the day I was under my calorie goal, and didn't feel hungry at all today. I drank a lot of water.. about a gallon. I probably could've been even further under if I didn't eat my full 6 ouches of chicken, I was gonna save half for tomorrows lunch. lol But it was soooo good. Day 1 of my 24 day challenge, I would say, was a success! 

24 Day Challenge Recipe- Avocado and Tomato Salad

Avocado and Tomato Salad

4 cups avocados, diced medium
2 cups grape tomatoes or 2 cups cherry tomatoes
2 cups cucumbers, peeled and diced medium
1 cup red onion, diced small
4 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil
salt
fresh black pepper
Lettuce (if you want)

Toss all ingredients in a bowl and top on a bed of lettuce (if desired)
Makes 8 servings
Calories 201.9 Total Fat 17.9 g Sodium 10.2 mg Total Carbohydrate 11.6 g Dietary Fiber 5.8 g Sugars 1.8 g

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Transformation Tuesday Weight Loss Progress

So I was wearing the same pants and top and was curious as to what the difference was. These pants seem to be slipping a little when I walk. Little change so far.

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Get Motivated, Start Working Out To Get Fit Now Not Later

I don't know how many times I've quit after getting minimal results. I thought to myself it was enough, I feel accomplished, only to slip back into bad habits and have all my hard work I did in that short period of time go to waste. I always think, what if I kept it up for a year or longer.. where could I be now, what could I have accomplished. Would I feel less miserable?

Nutrition boils down to simple chemistry and math. Burn more, eat less. You don't want to eat too much less, you still need to keep that metabolism going, so remember to eat small meals at least every few hours. And remember you have to burn 3,500 calories to burn off a pound. Do you have to sit at a gym for hours until you burn that much in one sitting? No. Your body is constantly burning calories all day.. so don't worry if you don't put in a whole lot of time at the gym, if your just starting 30 minutes a day a few times a week is a good start. Build from there.

Same as the first picture... be patient and just keep going. Imagine where you'll be next year at the same time. No one ever got overweight or unhealthy by making healthy choices and exercising. You didn't pack on the pounds over night.. you won't lose them over night either, or in a month for that matter. There is no short cut to lose weight. You need to put the work in, and the results will be your reward. Try keeping a weight and fitness diary, record your weight, how many reps you did each time at the gym to remind yourself of how far you've come. Take pictures to create a visual timeline of your progress. It will remind yourself of how far you've come, and not to give up and throw all your hard work away.

You want to see results, it's simple... workout. Find something that you like to do and stick with it. Exercising should be fun. Try zumba, boxing, exotic dancing, cross fit, running.. whatever YOU WILL DO to keep you motivated and wanting to work out.

Want to inspire others, get started now. Changing your habits and getting results may be enough to motivate others. Once they see you dropping the pounds and getting in shape they may consider that inspirational enough to start themselves.

Try to push yourself a little more each time, you want to build up your endurance and strength.. Not stay the same. If you want to see results, push yourself a little harder each time. And give it your ALL, remember your doing it for you.. and YOU ARE WORTH IT.

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