The Release And The Call

Today marks an end to a 2 year Journey and the start of a new one. It was a bittersweet day today at church.

Ask of God, Ask in Faith. Our theme for the year. Today, the Young Women Presidency was released. After two years with these girls, I have grown to absolutely love them as my own. As our last lesson today in Young Women, the presidency decided to team up and give a "last lesson" We simply bore our testimonies for the girls and gave them these letters from each of us.

 From Me.

From Mona

From Les

My calling in the Young Women has come to an end and I will definitely miss it, especially the girls. After my release, I was then called to the Primary!

I know, I was the Primary Second Counselor for 3 years then the Young Women Second Counselor for 2 years and have returned back to the Primary. But this time as the CTR 6 Class Teacher!

I'm excited for this new Journey and can't wait to go back to the simple roots of gospel doctrine. 

I love this gospel and don't think I say it our loud enough. So with being said, let it be known that 

I AM A MORMON! 

I definitely do have y flaws an a DAILY that I think need some adjusting which is why I believe I have returned to this capacity. I - myself - need to go back and start from the basics.

So here's to sweet farewells and new journeys that are meant to be.

XOXO Via

Keto

 So, Keto.

Keto I wouldn't say is a diet, but a lifestyle. I've been Keto since February of this year. What Keto is, is where your food intake is High Fat's w/ good oils and Low to Zero Carbs. I remember when my cousin Taina first introduced it to me, I thought - that sounds a little backwards, cause anyone on any type of diet would say - no fats. I guess it's what we come to think is correct growing up. Well - the science behind Keto we said by Keto Coach after Keto Coach to be absolute. After doing a little research, I decided to try.

Now no carbs would mean I'm out bread, rice and pasta. I knew that much up front and thought to myself, that's what I eat on a regular. Starting Keto, my own menu honestly consisted of Steak, Ribs, Baked Chicken, 80/20 ground beef, Cheese, Asparagus, Salads and a whole lotta Avocado. It's been 5 months and adjusting to this lifestyle was a lot easier then I thought. I'm down 35 pounds and am in no rush to down another 35. What I do know, is that I take it one day and a time, one workout at a time and one meal at a time.

It gets hard to balance with all the other filler tasks of my day. But I manage. Now that I have adjusted to Keto. Starting well, today, I am incorporating the "Intermittent Fast." I've gone through a few blogs / vlogs and social media posts on different adaptations to incorporating the Intermittent Fast. The plan is to simply eat ONCE a day between the hours of 12 and 3 pm and outside of that time frame will be strictly - water or green tea.

We'll revisit this topic in another say 4 months and report. =)

XOXO Via