BODY TALK {CINNAMON PECAN CASHEW ICE CREAM (NO ICE CREAM MAKER NEEDED!)}
You know that body part that you just don’t like, or that one thing you wish you could change about your appearance? How much time to you spend looking at it in the mirror, sizing it up, wishing it was smaller/more toned/different? Why is it so easy to get caught up in things about ourselves that we don’t love and miss the true beauty we possess?
I realized last week that I have been doing it all wrong and for a long time. Every single solitary time I look in the mirror, or at least about 90% of the time I look in the mirror, my eyes go straight to my midsection. And just at that same moment, my mind goes to judge, critic, negativity, you name it. My mind tries to tell me if I just had a tinier waist, or if I just did some more of this or that, then I’ll be happy with this part of me. And then all my problems will disappear, right? Ha, riiiight. But that is the constant battle of the mind.
The real problem is that it doesn’t just stop there. This mindset carries over into our confidence, the way we carry ourselves, maybe even our relationships. And it is all because we spend so much of our time picking away at one thing and one thing only. And in doing so, we ignore our killer smile, our telling eyes, our strong legs, etc.
Long story short, we miss everything that it so unbelievably amazing about ourselves and our bodies because our eyes can only seem to see what we do not like.
And so last week, I started to tweak this based on a recommendation from a blogger I follow, Natalie Hodson. (I am unable to share the video at this time due to technical issues but it is on my facebook page.) She talked a lot about loving yourself through every phase of you exactly as you are. Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain weight, grow stronger, etc. if you don’t love your body as it is today, then even when you get to that goal or milestone, or if you lose that weight, you will only find that this becomes not enough. Wherever you are, if you can’t learn to love your body, no matter how it changes, you still won’t be in love.
Ingredients
Instructions
for full instruction please see : www.lemonsandzest.com
I realized last week that I have been doing it all wrong and for a long time. Every single solitary time I look in the mirror, or at least about 90% of the time I look in the mirror, my eyes go straight to my midsection. And just at that same moment, my mind goes to judge, critic, negativity, you name it. My mind tries to tell me if I just had a tinier waist, or if I just did some more of this or that, then I’ll be happy with this part of me. And then all my problems will disappear, right? Ha, riiiight. But that is the constant battle of the mind.
The real problem is that it doesn’t just stop there. This mindset carries over into our confidence, the way we carry ourselves, maybe even our relationships. And it is all because we spend so much of our time picking away at one thing and one thing only. And in doing so, we ignore our killer smile, our telling eyes, our strong legs, etc.
Long story short, we miss everything that it so unbelievably amazing about ourselves and our bodies because our eyes can only seem to see what we do not like.
And so last week, I started to tweak this based on a recommendation from a blogger I follow, Natalie Hodson. (I am unable to share the video at this time due to technical issues but it is on my facebook page.) She talked a lot about loving yourself through every phase of you exactly as you are. Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain weight, grow stronger, etc. if you don’t love your body as it is today, then even when you get to that goal or milestone, or if you lose that weight, you will only find that this becomes not enough. Wherever you are, if you can’t learn to love your body, no matter how it changes, you still won’t be in love.
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw cashews soaked overnight
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-3 tsp cinnamon
- 3-4 T pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- In a high powered blender, combine all ingredients but the pecans.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
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for full instruction please see : www.lemonsandzest.com