30 Day Challenge-Day 1

I thought that I would start this on June 1st.  Seemed kind of fitting, new month, new challenge.  We will see how it goes...

Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts

Well, I am Katherine Bontempo (aka bontymama)

Here is a most recent picture, my friend Theresa took it.  Isn't she awesome!  :)

1. I LOVE reading

2. I have read the entire Harry Potter series more times that I care to admit (and currently reading it)

3. I really love coffee, good coffee.  yum.

4. I have recently started drinking my coffee black, crazy I know, but I am really liking it.

5. I don't like feet, please keep yours to yourself. 

6. I knew the moment I saw my husband, he was it.

7.  I have had 3 babies in just over 3 years!

8.  I have been to more places outside of the US than inside the US

9.  I love to travel.

10. I make my own baby food and think that it is great.

11. I am a recent cloth diaper-er and can't go back, man is it addicting!!!

12. My dog is from Louisiana, that's her name.  She is a Katrina pup.

13. Salty over sweet.

14. I like living healthy.

15. I play to win. 

30 Day Blog Challenge

I totally stole this from my friend Theresa, who is a way better blogger than me.  I tend to have lots of blog ideas and thoughts, but don't really sit down and do it.  Either this will excite me and motivate me to be a more consistent blogger, or I will feel guilty for not doing it.  We'll see...

Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts
Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3-Your first love
Day 4-Your parents
Day 5-Your siblings
Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7-Favorite movies
Day 8-A place you've traveled to
Day 9-A picture of your friends
Day 10-Something you're afraid of
Day 11-Favorite tv shows
Day 12-What you believe
Day 13-Goals
Day 14-A picture you love
Day 15-Bible verse
Day 16-Dream house
Day 17-Something you're looking forward to
Day 18-Something you regret
Day 19-Something you miss
Day 20-Nicknames
Day 21-Picture of yourself
Day 22-Favorite city
Day 23-Favorite vacation
Day 24-Something you've learned
Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26-Picture of your family
Day 27-Pets
Day 28-Something that stresses you out
Day 29-3 Wishes
Day 30-a picture

FreshStart

Okay, so I have done a fairly lousy job with my food journal...stink.  I was hoping that I would be better at it, but with chasing 3 kiddos around, I am pretty satisfied to be following the FreshStart plan, even if I don't write it down.

The Great news:  I lost 4.2lbs in a week!!!  YAY!  Almost to my goal.  I feel so much freakin' better!  My clothes are fitting better!  It is great.  Plus I have still been able to breastfeed this whole time and I am actually producing more milk!  (I think that is a huge part to the detox tea, which has milk thistle in it!)

Here's to your health!
bontymama

Fresh Start Day 4

Day 4 Food Diary:


Breakfast:
Arbonne Fizz Tab
Fried Egg and Brown Rice Cake

Morning Snack:
Arbonne Vanilla Protein Shake
Lunch:
Romaine, Cabbage and Spinach salad topped with leftover Chicken & Veggies (from the burritos), quinoa tortilla chips, salsa and avacado.



Afternoon Snack:
Arbonne Antioxidant & Immunity Booster
Arbonne Fizz Tab plus Arbonne Digestion Plus

Dinner:
Hummus, carrots and celery
Smoothie:  Arbonne Vanilla Protein Shake, Arbonne Fiber Booster, strawberries, raspberries, kale and orange juice. 


After-Dinner Snack:
Arbonne Detox Tea

Here's to your health!
bontymama

Katherine Bontempo
ID#16367212

FreshStart, Day 2 & Day 3

So today (Day 3) was a little rough. I went to make Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats and was more than a little disappointed...we were out.  OUT! Stink.  Well that definitely didn't start the day right, so I had to improve a quick breakfast to get everybody out the door in time.  UGH!  Plus I was up WAY too late the night before!  So the plan for tonight early to bed and start again tomorrow!


Day 2 Food Diary
Breakfast:
Arbonne Fizz Tab (Citrus & Pomegranate Combo)
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oatmeal with sliced almonds, flax seed meal, Arbonne Fiber Booster, and unsweetened almond milk 

Morning Snack:
Arbonne Vanilla Protein Shake

Lunch:
Mixed Greens and Spinach salad topped with leftover Dill Salmon with Roasted Veggies and Quinoa, EVOO and Lemon juice.
Arbonne Fizz Tab plus Arbonne Digestion Plus

Afternoon Snack:
Arbonne Antioxidant & Immunity Booster
Hot Chocolate with Almond Milk (home-made with dark cocoa and blue agave nectar)

Dinner:
Turkey Chili

After-Dinner Snack:
Arbonne Detox Tea

Day 3 Food Diary
Breakfast:
Arbonne Fizz Tab
Brown Rice Cake with Almond Butter

Morning Snack:
Arbonne Vanilla Protein Shake
Lunch:
Turkey Chili

Afternoon Snack:
Arbonne Antioxidant & Immunity Booster
Arbonne Fizz Tab plus Arbonne Digestion Plus
Arbonne Chocolate Protein Shake

Dinner:
Chicken and Veggie Burritos

After-Dinner Snack:
Arbonne Detox Tea


Here's to your health!
bontymama

Katherine Bontempo
ID #16367212

FreshStart, Day 1

So today my husband and I embark on a NEW journey!  Our FreshStart: 30 Day jump start to a Healthier Lifestyle.  I am really excited.  It is a great Detox/Weight Loss/Need-to-make-better-choices plan.  The plan comes right alongside Arbonne's amazing new Arbonne Essentials Line.  It offers SO many food options.  I knew my husband would jump on board when I showed him all the things that you ACTUALLY CAN eat! 

Look at all the yummy stuff you can eat!!

My goal is to lose the lingering 5-6 pounds of baby weight and really be able to start enjoying my clothing again as opposed to "fitting into"  things.  I mean just because you CAN button your jeans, doesn't mean you SHOULD wear them!

Day 1 Food Diary:

Breakfast:
Arbonne Fizz Tab (Citrus & Pomegranate Combo)
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oatmeal with sliced almonds, flax seed meal, Arbonne Fiber Booster, and unsweetened almond milk 
Arbonne Vanilla Protein Shake

Morning Snack:
Arbonne Detox Tea
Brown rice cake with Almond butter

Lunch:
Mixed Greens and Spinach salad topped with Green apples, chick peas, pecans, a little EVOO, lemon juice, and Matt's Mix
Arbonne Vanilla Protein Shake

Afternoon Snack:
Arbonne Antioxidant & Immunity Booster
Arbonne Fizz Tab plus Arbonne Digestion Plus

Dinner:
Dill Salmon with Roasted Veggies (red onion, tomatoes, mushrooms) & quinoa

After-Dinner Snack:
Arbonne Detox Tea


Frankly that was a pretty amazing food day!  Here's to your health!

bontymama

Katherine Bontempo
ID #16367212

back to the simple life

Yup, that's right!  We are heading back to the simple life.  To the days of milking your own cows, catching fireflies,  swimming in the creek, homemade pies, and County Fairs.  Okay, maybe not that simple.  I have been slowing working my way [our family's way] back to basics and simplifying life.  I make some of my own cleaners, switched to cloth diapers (which are WAY less complicated than I thought), and in general try to lessen our intake of chemicals and yucky things.  Well after doing some more research specifically in the food department I was more that blown away.  I had some serious misconceptions on how I got my food.  The movie Food Inc. is A-MAZE-ING!!  It will blow your mind and disgust you...at least it did for me.   If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.  So watching Food Inc. and doing some other research as well as sharing Arbonne's new Arbonne Essential line with the 30 Day to Feeling Fit (more to come in another post) I have decided to go almost completely organic and focus on whole foods.  We were some what organic before, but now I don't think that I can even consider non-organic meats!  Yikes-a-roo!

I recently purchased this cookbook:  Feeding Our Families:  Bringing Back the Made-from-Scratch Family Dinners.  It is written by Katie Newell.  Katie is a  reformed junk food junkie, a healthy eating expert, motivational speaker and real food consultant.  She is the founder of HealthnutFoodie.com, which is an awesome website.  I made 2 meals from the cookbook and they were so scrumptious!  I am really excited to make more!  Katie recently share her knowledge at a weekly training call with Arbonne, it was so wonderful.  I learned a ton!  You can download (or listen online) to her talk here.  It is available for a limited time. 

Happy cooking!