Beautiful Temple

Muesli

2009-10-29T17:53:00.000-07:00

I have met a new friend, its name is Muesli! Its a really good food. I don't have a great deal of super healthy food to work with where I now live, and I wanted a healthful breakfast food. I researched Muesli a little bit, and embarked on my journey! I soaked oats in water overnight, and the next morning I added half of an apple diced up, cinnamon, and honey. It was quite good! For a couple of mornings I soaked the oats in apple cider we had on hand. Yummy. I also am now adding some vanilla flavoring. In my husband's Muesli this morning, I added a sliced banana instead of a half an apple. Thats the good thing about Muesli is that you can diversify and use what you have! Here is a basic recipe.

1cup rolled oats (soaked overnight, in water barely covering them in your breakfast bowl )
The next morning add to your bowl:
1/2 apple
1/4 tsp. vanilla flavoring
several dashes of cinnamon
1 tsp. honey.
Mix up and enjoy!

-Hannah

Day 1

2009-10-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

Food

-2 smallish bowls of chili w/cheese, sour cream, and onions.
-2 small bowls of sweet fruit salad
-2 slices of pickles
-pork and veggie chow mein(no noodles)
-a big helping of pudding cookie pie.
-some crackers

Exercise
-walked about 15 minutes around the circle.

Activities of the Day
-went to class this morning.
-worked in the kitchen doing the salad bar for lunch.
-sat outside and did some reading for a class and enjoyed the beautiful weather!
-Worked with my husband tonight doing the salad bar etc.
-Chose a book from the Library for my Church History Class. I am enjoying learning about Greek Orthodoxy!
-Sat in the coffee shop, and did more reading.
-Walked the circle with some of my friends and my sister.
-Put some clothes away
-Read some fashion blogs.

Wow, its been a While!

2009-10-01T19:42:00.000-07:00

So, I think I am going to resume writing on this dear blog, which I have so long neglected! I have had some major changes in my life the last couple of months. August 12 I got married to Eric Avery, and we are now living in Kentucky. I am greatly enjoying my life! My exercise and good eating regimen have gotten by the wayside for the most part though, and of that I am ashamed! So, I am trying to reform and get into really good shape. I plan on using my blog to help me stay accountable, and for other purposes too! I am taking 3 classes, being a pastor's wife, and helping my husband work in the colleges' kitchen. Needless to say, I am not getting quite the whole foods diet I was eating while living and working with the Cambells at Above Rubies. I am trying to stay away from too much carbs, so I am not going completely crazy there, but desserts have been my biggest downfall. They are just so good! I have just very recently gotten to walking for about 30 minutes at night, and I want to get into even more exercise too, so that is my goal! Going for an even more beautiful Temple!

-Hannah

Week 5

2009-06-27T12:48:00.000-07:00

Monday:
I walked 5 laps around the circle. I did 3 sprints, 50 sit-ups, 100 leg exercises, and arm weights.
I ate 2 apples, 3 eggs, grape juice, low-carb spagetti, chicken, salad, popcorn, and Diet Mountain Dew. I read my Bible.

Tuesday:
I walked 6.5 laps around the circle, 3 sprints, 30 sit-ups, 30 leg-ups, 100 leg exercises, arm exercises w/weights. I ate apple slices, 1plum, a kefir/fruit smoothie, 2 kefir/spelt pancakes with yummy blueberries, Golden Syrup, real whipped cream, and butter. I also had venison, onions, potatoes, veggies, Zucchini bread, and mint tea.

Wednesday:
I walked 5.25 laps around the circle, 3 sprints, 50 sit-ups, 30 leg-ups, 100 leg exercises, and arm exercises w/weights. I ate 2 apples w/peanut butter, raw milk, 2 eggs, salad, fruit, chicken salad cups, cucumber salad, and nachos w/cheese and organic beef.

Thursday:
I did 50 sit-ups, 100 leg exercises, and arm weights. I had 1qt. of fruit and raw milk smoothie,
2 eggs w/3 cheeses, salad, Kai Sai, Min, and lots of veggies.

Friday:
I didn't really exercise, but I did housework, climbed the stairs a lot, and vacuumed. I ate 4 slices bread, Kai Sai Min, Lamb, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, cucumber salad, salad, mushrooms, mint sauce, and cheesecake w/berries and cream. Yummy stuff!

Week 4

2009-06-20T09:17:00.000-07:00

My freshly-painted toenails!

Lovely fresh pineapple that I had for breakfast this morning! It tasted like I was on a Tropical Island!

Monday:
I ate 1 orange, 3 no-bake cookies, 3 eggs, chicken, salad, veggies, granola bar, 1/2 donut. It rained, so I couldn't hike. I read my Bible.

Tuesday:
I did the "Pumphouse Walk," 50 sit-ups, 100 leg exercises, and some arm weight exercises. I ate a cream puff in celebration of Vange's new baby, and I also ate cheesecake, eggs, salad, Kai Sai Min, veggies, and 1 orange. I did not read my Bible.

Wednesday:
I walked 5 or so laps around the circle, and I did 3 sprints, 50 sit-ups, 100 leg exercises, and arm weights. I had raw milk, 2 eggs, Kai Sai Min, venison roast, onions, brown rice, veggies, 2 slices of sourdough bread, and part of a granola bar. I didn't read my Bible.

Thursday:
I did not exercise. Bad me. I had 1qt. of a banana smoothie, a 3-egg omelette, mutton chops, sweet potatoes, salad, asparagus, and onions. I did read my Bible.

Friday:
I walked 6 laps around the big circle, I ran 3 sprints, I did 50 sit-ups, I did arm exercises with my weights, and 100 leg exercises. I had fresh pinapple, raw milk, apple slices, fresh cheese, healthy snacks, Chai tea, Thai Soup w/chicken and mushrooms, salad, brown rice, bread, and grape juice. I did read my Bible.

Saturday:

I did no exercise! Bad me. I had fresh pineapple, grape juice, a two-fried-egg sandwich, and a piece of chocolate.

Week 3

2009-06-13T10:47:00.000-07:00

The Beautiful Dinner Table here at the Campbells

Great Veggies! All of this food was for one meal!

Salad with sprouts and Jicama

We use a lot of condiments! There is even Habanero!

Hope and Victoria getting ready for Dinner

Quiche we had Thursday

Sunday:
I had a wonderful Subway flatbread sandwich for lunch. I love them! Then for supper, I had spaggetti and salad. The only exercise I did was walking around the mall!

Monday:
I had spaggetti for lunch, and I had two long walks, and one really hard hike with children along! It was quite an adventure!

Tuesday:
I had a banana for breakfast, I had a really good fruit and kefir smoothie for lunch. I think we had chicken wings for supper, rice, bread, and veggies. ( I think I am correct here) I don't think I exercised! Not good.

Wednesday:
I had some fresh pineapple for breakfast. Lunch was salmon salad and avocado. Very delicious! For supper, we had really good macaroni and cheese, and lots of veggies. Later on I had some fruit too. I did the "Pumphouse Walk,", 50 situps, leg exercises, and some really good arm exercises with my 8lb. weights.

Thursday:
I had strawberries and grapes for breakfast, kefir and spelt pancakes w/Golden syrup, butter, and blueberries for lunch, and for supper I had quiche, salad, cauliflour, cucumbers, and carrots, etc. I only did about 20 or so sit-ups for exercise.

Friday:
I had a really good fruit and kefir smoothie for breakfast, and I had more smoothie and quiche for lunch, and for supper, I had healthy party food like chips and salsa, Triscuits and cheese, a dill pickle, popcorn w/hotsauce, and a healthy cake. The only exercise I had was lots of housework, and running up and down stairs.

Week 2

2009-06-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

Monday:
I was tired, so I just did some arm exercises with my 8 lb. weights.

Tuesday:
I went on the "Pumphouse Hike" again. It was good. Then I came back and did
50 sit-ups, and a bunch of leg exercises. Lots of exercise!

Wednesday:
I did nothing! Boooooo me!!! I did go to prayer meeting though. That was good
soul exercise. I ate lots of food though. Spagetti, pizza, chocolate, salads, and
sweet tea! Not really any self-control there!

Thursday:
I was bad and didn't go on the "Pumphouse Hike" in the morning like some of the
others did, so I did 50 sit-ups, and did some good leg exercises! For lunch, I had
eggs and salad, and for supper I had sausages, cabbage, salad, mushrooms, and
okra. It was healthy, but I had too much of it!

Friday:
I didn't have any breakfast. I had some strawberry smoothie with raw milk for
lunch. For supper and snack, I had more smoothie, some chips and salsa, some
popcorn, and two small chicken pieces. I did have a pretty long walk too, so that
was good.

Saturday:
I had a fried egg sorta sandwich for lunch and some raw milk. I had some yummy trail mix (with chocolate) later while we watched a movie. I did 50 sit-ups, 100 leg exercises, and I also did the "Pumphouse Hike!" Yay! Pretty Good week!

Week 1 of "Project Get Fit"

2009-06-06T12:02:00.000-07:00

I started this on Thursday, so I only exercised 2 days.

Thursday: I walked several rounds around the big circle. I prayed too, it was a really nice time.

Friday: I went on a big hike/walk. It is very strenuous, up and down some pretty big hills.
For these purposes I will call it the "Pumphouse walk" (our pumphouse is at the
bottom of the hill, hence the name). It is probably over two miles there and back.

Project Get Fit

2009-05-28T18:55:00.000-07:00

So, Today, I came up with Project Get Fit. Another name for it could be the "Get Fit Challenge." I want to carry it out this summer. At the end of the summer, or mid-August, I want to be in very good shape, and look very pretty. I plan on doing this by consuming a relatively low carb diet, and healthy stuff, and exercising every day. I want to do a lot of hiking and weights, and add in some other exercises too. I want to have a lot of fun. Maybe I will even do some more swimming! Good Day!

-Hannah

Some pics of Me.

2009-05-10T16:06:00.000-07:00

Eric and I, after we all went to the Jobe's Creek. It was such a fun evening! I kinda even learned to skip rocks, and it was good exercise walking upstream through the creek!

Eric (my boyfriend) and I swimming in the creek at the Jobe's house in Tennessee

Mary (my sister) and I running in the Jobe's beautiful pasture in Tennessee

Amy and I at Nick's Cabin or barn in Tennessee. It was a fun hike.

One of the roads on our hike to Nick's Cabin in Tennessee

Me and Cassie my co-worker on a hike to Nick's Cabin.

Me at Easter in Tennessee

The Beautiful Lake there in Kentucky

Me at Land Between the Lakes In Kentucky

Me in Louisiana at a Retreat.

Hi!

2009-04-11T12:14:00.000-07:00

So, I went walking this morning, after sleeping late. It was a nice walk. I had a good time praying while I walked. It was a pretty brisk walk, not hilly though! So, everyone, have a nice Saturday, I am going to clean my temple in the shower!Lol.

-Hannah

Walking

2009-02-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

Mrs. Campbell, Lindsey, and I

About to go up another hill!

Today I went on a walk/hike with Mrs. Campbell, Mercy, and Lindsey. We hiked up a country road and back. There are hills on the road that give good exercise. It was good walking weather today. At one point I even took off my jacket, and was just wearing a t-shirt! So nice in February!

Hard Things

2009-02-12T19:16:00.000-08:00

I would really like to try to become more tough in my exercise. I have to condition myself to not stop when it is hard, but to push myself. Now is the time that I need to. It's true, I have a cold, so I don't feel too good. But especially as soon as I feel better, I need to do hard things. I can't be a wimpy person. Now, if anyone else told me I was wimpy, I wouldn't like it, but I guess I can tell myself that for motivational purposes. At the same time, I don't guess I especially want to have the stereotype of a really tough person either, but especially in this area, I think it might be good. So, anyway, I need to go get some sleep, so I can feel better. Good Night!

2009-02-12T19:13:00.000-08:00

Breakfast:
-1 piece sourdough bread toast w/butter and honey
-Banana

Lunch:
-A two-egg big taco.

Supper:
-Soup
-Two pieces of sourdough toast

Snacks:
-Chocolate
-Cookies
-Milk

2009-02-11T18:04:00.000-08:00

Breakfast:
-Challah Bread
-Pineapple chunks

Lunch:
-sauteed Italian little sandwiches with cheese, spinach, and sundried tomatoes in them.
-Salad
-Bread/w/Olive Oil

Supper:
-2 Sausages
-Salad
-Cucumber slices
-Zuchinni pieces

2009-02-10T20:06:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-A strenuous hilly hike/walk for about 30 minutes or so.

Breakfast:
-slice of sourdough bread toast
-fresh fruit (Pineapple, orange, and pear pieces)

Lunch:
- Egg and spinach souffle
- salad
- okra
- challah bread
- pumpkin cheesecake

Supper:
-African fish and palm nut butter gravy
-Brown rice
-salad
-cabbage/jicama/celery/apple kind of salad.
-zucchini

2009-02-09T19:34:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-I walked about 30 minutes or so. It was quite strenuous, with hills. Good exercise!

Breakfast:
-1 piece raisin cinnamon toast.
-fresh pineapple chunks

Lunch:
-Whole wheat spaggetti
-sauce
-salad w/avocado

Supper:
-chicken wings
-Potato chunks
-sweet potato pieces
-okra
-salad.

2009-01-11T21:51:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-a walk down to pick some veggies
-100 arm rolls
-50 arm exercises

Breakfast:
-egg taco
-chocolate milk

Supper:
-bean soup
-radishes
-egg taco
-2 cheese tacos
-2 pumpkin bars
-milk.

2009-01-10T19:00:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-arm exercises

Breakfast:
-Breakfast taco
-chocolate milk

Snacks:
-1 taco
-two ethnic stuffed things. (Lol) with dipping sauce stuff
-Grape Juice

Supper:
-beef sandwich
-cajun syle curly fries w/Ranch dressing
-Sprite

2009-01-09T20:32:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-100 arm rolls

Breakfast:
-eggs
-biscuits and jam
-milk

Lunch:
-hot dogs
-corn

Supper:
-potato soup
-crackers
-guacamole
-chips

2009-01-07T18:20:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-100 arm rolls
-20 squats (those things are hard!)

Breakfast:
-none

Lunch:
-Potato soup
-2 grilled cheese sandwiches
-tangerine
-ice box pie (with yummy whipped stuff on top)

Supper:
-2 egg tacos ( I so love those things!)
-tomatoe slices

2009-01-06T22:13:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-100 arm rolls
-50 arm exercises

Breakfast
-2 egg tacos
-chocolate milk

Lunch:
-2 slices of homemade pizza
-Arugula salad

Supper:
-Thai style vegetable curry
-Couscous

2009-01-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

"Whatsoever things you do, whether you eat, or drink, do all to the glory of God." Therefore I need to watch and try to glorify God in my eating habits. God is concerned with all areas of our lives!

Exercise:
- 100 arm rolls
-2 sets of 15 press-ups each.
-a walk down to the garden patch.

Lunch:
-egg taco.

Snacks:
-chips
-pepitas
-3 chocolates
-chocolate milk
-Brocolli

Supper:
-Roast goose.
-rice and gravy
-turnips

2009-01-02T19:18:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-arm rolls
-arm exercises
-leg exercises
-squats

Breakfast:
-nothing

Lunch:
-corn bread salad, stuffed pasta shells, some cheese ball and crackers, cherry cobbler

Supper:
-egg taco, and stuffed pasta shells

Snack:
-cherry cobbler
-milk?

2009-01-01T21:32:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
-2 reps of 15 press-ups each.

Breakfast:
-nothing

Lunch:
-all kinds of dips and yummy unhealthy food! (Really, too much to name, we had a party!) I ate
way too much!

Supper:
-nothing

2008-12-31T20:57:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
- 100 arm rolls
- a walk down to pick vegetables.

Breakfast:
-nothing

Lunch:
- salad and hummus

Supper:
-Vanilla yogurt
-eggnog

Snacks:
-a chocolate
-bites of this and that.
- milk

2008-12-30T21:00:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
- 5o arm rolls
- 2 reps of 15 press-ups- each
- a walk down to see the vegetable patch

Breakfast:
-nothing

Lunch:
- 3 pork tacos w/ lettuce, cheese, hot sauce.
- Black beans
-Mexican rice

Supper:
- tortilla chips and mayonaise/chipotle sauce dip (Yummy!)
- eggnog

Snacks:
-orange pop
-cranberry-apple juice w/ green healthy powder in it.
(the green powder has spirulna, alfalfa, seaweed, and other healthy stuff in it)

Back to Exercise!

2008-12-29T18:48:00.000-08:00

So, I have not really been exercising much lately, but I have purposed to get at it again. Today I did 100 arm rolls. And this evening I ran sprints in our field. Two sprints to be exact. I need to work up to more. My first one was pretty long though. Mary, my sister, did some too. I only ate one meal today, but it was a really good meal of rice and gravy, and pork roast, and carrots. The pork roast was farm-raised, so it was healthier than otherwise. Lisa, if you read this, thanks for the note about exercising in your newsletter. It is inspiring! So, I would like to lose some of this tummy weight in the next few days before the New Year, but New Year's Day will probably be bad, because we might have a party with a couple of other families, and make some really yummy food!

Shea Butter

2008-12-13T21:51:00.000-08:00

my new products

So, I heard that Shea Butter is supposed to help stretch marks, and I need all the help I can get, so when I went to Nashville, I went to the African store, and acquired some. It kinda stinks though. lol. I also bought some better smelling African lotion that I think has it in it, and it is supposed to help. The Shea Butter defintely moisturizes, and I will probably have to use it regularly to see the other results. I am also test driving a new product for me that I found at Whole Foods. It is Crystal deodorant spray. So, these are my new beauty products!

My workouts

2008-12-04T06:38:00.000-08:00

This week has been a good exercise week. I have done press-ups, which are like pre-men's pushups. I have done stool-ups too, which give a good work out. Also the plank, which is where you get almost in a position of a push up, but you hold yourself steady, to strenghthen your stomach muscles and core. That was Monday. Tuesday I did a couple of sprints, I ran as hard as I could as long as I could, and then walked back and did it again. That burns fat fast and is good for the metabolism. Wednesday I went over to Vange's house and lifted her 8 pound weights for 3 sets of about 20 times each. Quite a good arm work out! I will try to get pictures of these exercises soon. Good day!

How and Why

2008-11-28T14:55:00.000-08:00

Recently I have been inspired by some really wonderful people to start exercising. They are beautiful fit people with lots of kids. I decided that I need to exercise and get into very good shape, especially if I want to one day marry and have kids. I need to be in very good shape NOW! And I need to make it a lifestyle and stay with it. The virtuous woman strenghthened her arms. I will be doing some weight lifting, sprinting, and various other things. Variety is a big thing. In Psalms there is this verse about, "Our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace." Women are definitely meant to be beautiful as God made us. So, stay along, make your own blog, and lets become the beautiful women God made us to be, and take back our beauty and femininity!