TAKING ACTION: ✅Consume your colorful fruits and veggies (two being green!). Let me see those micronutrients below! It’s Feast Day, and you know what that means! We are going to consume about 25% more nutrients today. 25% more carbs, fiber, protein and healthy fats. There are physiological/fat-loss benefits that occur when participating in Feast Day because, as we’ve discussed before, it gives your metabolism a small boost. It also gives you plenty of opportunity to squeeze in more colorful foods today. Remember, the goal isn’t to eat more of just anything—the goal is to eat more whole food nutrition! 🌈 ⬇️Helpful Feast Day Tips⬇️ 🍽 Break your fast a little earlier than usual today. This will give you more time to consume the extra food today, without leaving you uncomfortably full. 🍽 Eat nutrient-dense (and high-quality) meals. Consider ways to add nutrients to each meal (e.g., adding nuts or seeds). 🍽 Have an extra snack—maybe a clean protein shake! 🍽 Don’t stress over the 25% target, and don’t force yourself to eat more if you’re satisfied. Any amount more is beneficial for your metabolism. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below—and Happy Feasting! 🌈

Started my day with some color and green tea I pray blessings on yall today And no matter what this day brings, just know you can make it :)

I had my 34 week midwife appointment and Preeclampsia was mentioned, not something I wanted to hear at all. I was induced with my first daughter due to Preeclampsia 6 years ago and I have birth trauma from her birth and is a big reason why I went a midwife this time (plus I am now on the holistic side and see things so much differently and know the medial system sees birth so much differently than holistic). When I heard those words I had flashbacks. I literally wanted to cry when I was in the office and had to hold back the tears. 😭 But I did get good news from my midwife, she told me that alot of times when women are diagnosed with Preeclampsia it is a misdiagnoses and is often due to diet issues (often due to not enough protein in your diet which is why there is high protein in urine) and a few other things. She told me that OBs do not test like they do for preeclampsia. When you are pregnant and have high protein in your urine your body is starting to take from your muscle since it's not getting it from your diet. I also didn't want that because I've worked so hard for the muscle I have. 😭 She would not have been concerned if my protein in my urine and my BP was not up about 15 points more than what it normally was my whole pregnancy. She said that the only way to know for sure if it is really preeclampsia is to test the placenta and we have no way to do that. She took my bloodwork and said that if it came back and things didn't look good I'd have to do a 24 hr urine sample. She also had me start eating 100 grams of protein a day to make sure my protein stays up. 😭 My bloodwork came back good but she wants me to continue to eat 100 grams a day till birth and wants me to keep track of my BP as well. 😭 She also wants me to reduce stress as much as I can. She said if it gets high then I will have to have a 24 hr urine sample and bloodwork done again. She also mentioned that with true preeclampsia that with bloodwork for your liver it is usually not good but she said mine was looking good.

This was Trey’s (my husband's) breakfast this morning 😋 2 slices of sourdough bread 3 organic eggs 2 cups oat milk (or almond milk) 2 tsp of vanilla 2 tbsp grass fed butter Cinnamon powder to taste Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and soak both sides of bread in it, then sprinkle cinnamon on both sides of bread. Fry both sides in a pan with 2tbsp of melted butter! Top with bananas, strawberries and 100% maple syrup!

TAKING ACTION: ✅Share your weekly NSV in the comments below AND share your three colorful fruits and veggies! Let’s have some fun today! 🎉 It’s Friday, and you know what that means—we get to celebrate ourselves today! 🎉 All too often, we don’t pay enough attention to the small wins—the ones that don’t show up in pounds lost. But here is the reality—the scale is one of the least accurate predictors when it comes to how well you’re doing overall. That’s just the truth. I’m not saying it doesn’t matter at all—but it only matters if you don’t have any other non-scale victories happening. If everything is going in the wrong direction and you know you aren’t doing what you need to do, that’s the only time the scale could *possibly* be a part of the overall picture. If you are living a healthy lifestyle, eating for your goals, and moving your body, then it’s time to start paying attention to what’s going in the right direction ⬇️ 🎉More energy 🎉Your clothes fit better 🎉Less cravings for processed food 🎉You’re getting stronger 🎉You’re sleeping better The list goes on… Consider what has been going in the right direction lately, and take time to celebrate it today! Celebrating your wins is an important piece of continued motivation for your brain. Don’t bypass the opportunity.