Eating with allerigies

I don't know about you, but I suffer from food allergies, I am deathly allergic of to tree nuts. Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans, Pistachios, if it grows on a tree and it's a nut then I am allergic to it. That doesn't, however, include peanuts, because peanuts are a legume. Something that should not be a little known fact. But back to the fact that I am allergic to nuts, when I was younger it was horrible because nobody thought to ask if you were allergic to tree nuts. They barely asked if you were allergic to peanuts.
In today's allergy laden world my allergy to tree nuts isn't so strange, but its still difficult to find foods and treats processed in a plant free from tree nuts.

Frustrated, I did a search to find some foods that most people take for granted, granola. I would love to be able to just have granola. But I can not find granola anywhere except online where it is not processed with other tree nuts.
Thank goodness for the internet because it has made it possible for me to find granola, trail mix and other foods and treats processed and made in safe ways free of tree nuts and other allergens that could make me sick.
I look forward to sharing my findings with you.
Just because I have allergies doesn't mean I can't or don't have the ability to eat right or have the option available to eat right.

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What is the most intimidating part of eating healthy?

Calories?

Proteins ~vs~ Carbs?

Good Fats/Bad Fats/Saturated Fats/Trans Fats (Seriously how many fats are there?)

Salts/Iodized/Sea Salt (REALLY?)

Milk 1%/2%.... wait should we be drinking regular milk?

And just how many meals should I be eating a day?

Should I be eating clean? What does eating clean mean?

Why is Greek Yogurt better for you? And is it really all that better for you?

Vitamins.....Really....which ones?

How often am I supposed to work out really? Not to just obtain health but to actually lose weight?

How important is weight lifting?

Can I just say yes to all the above, everything listed is intimidating. Everything listed is something that should cross your mind if you are venturing into the world of creating a healthy lifestyle.

So as the Beauty/Healthy Novice I am going to attack each and every topic a week at a time and give you the best information I can.

This is a journey to a better life. Wish me luck, and join me.

Here is my goal, it will be listed in the bar to the left as well as my progress. 

My goal is this:

My first goal: 

Lose 50lbs

Cardio 3x's a week

Weight lifting 2x a week

Goal date: last week Jan 2014

Are there questions that you have that I didn't ask? Let me know and I will add them to the list, let me do the research.

Couple mini reviews

Okay so while I am busy...well my face is busy reviewing Smashboxes primer. I wanted to do some mini-reviews on a couple of products I am found this week.
These might be old hat to some of you but they are new to me and I love them both. So here you are.

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This is a wonderful and refreshing tasting addition to your water. After giving up Diet Coke this week I searched for something to add flavor to my water and with MiO you can add a little or a lot. My favorite at the moment is Mango Peach. Great tasting and so re-freshening.

Price comes in lower then most other water enhancers on the market currently at $3.49

And next was a surprise

find for me I went into Ulta on Saturday bought a couple of things. I totally need to start doing hauls. Anyway I bought a great new makeup back for only $9.99 and it came stuffed with great Ulta products.
And within that bag was a mascara, and for giggles I thought I would try said mascara today. And holy cow!!!! It is one of the best mascara's I have ever used, it is in black and thick. It lengths your lashes and just gives them an umph that is beautiful. I have shrimpy and pitiful lashes but this mascara makes them long and beautiful.  So totally out of the blue and free in the Ulta $9.99 makeup bag the Legendary Lengths Mascara by Ulta is a 5 out of 5 star product.

Well I hope you enjoyed my mini-reviews stay tuned for more. 

--Christie

What do you think?

What do you think I should try?
What product would you like me to try? Makeup, health product? workout? clothing line? What do you think would be interesting to see a novice try out.
Let me know by commenting below.
I'm interested to know.

Thanks -- Christie

What's first

So it takes baby steps, I am taking small steps because any leaps could kill me. I'm a big girl. Leaping is just out of the question.
So baby steps....I am giving up my diet coke I think I may be wearing black for several days in mourning. Coke's stock may fall slightly, but it has to be done.
I can still have coffee so its not like the caffeine is being taken away ( yes I am justifying but give me a break). And I know what you are thinking, if this is a baby step you can't wait to see what a big step is going to be.
Stay tuned sweethearts its just the beginning of a strange, bizarre and mishmash maze of a journey. And aren't you lucky you get to watch from the sidelines.
It will be something you won't be able to look away from.

Water is good for you!!!!!

What's coming up...,.

What's to come..

  On journey for a better life I think I have scared my family, friends and coworkers. Because I went from not caring about my personal appearance to changing my personal appearance and caring about it, working on how I present myself to people. Deciding that making how I look affects how I feel.

   Okay so that being said, I am not a spring chicken and launching from the bottom floor of the beauty/health/ ohh I don't even know all the words but having to start at the ground level

learning to put makeup on learn all that stuff is daunting to say the least. And there is so much information out there.

   I have been overwhelmed the last month and a half with the information represented to me. Thank god, and oh hell... YouTube has helped and hurt me. But here is what you can expect from me in the near future.

   I have ordered several monthly subscriptions of beauty boxes including... E.L.F Cosmetics, Glossy Box, Ipsy, and Beauty Box 5 these are all monthly beauty box subscriptions and I will be

doing reviews and showing you how a complete novice trys to makes sense of I also ordered from Coastel Scents will do a review on those products.

   I'll be trying to do some workouts, and going to the gym and letting you know the progress on that bit of torture goes. Wish me luck, I'll be blogging my progress. Enjoy.....