Letting it go!

If you are friends with me on my facebook where I do my weight loss challenges you know the end result of something I have been dealing with for well over a year.  It saddens me and stresses me out to no end. But ANYWAY, we will be moving.

Four years ago we started to "rent to own" a townhouse.  I LOVE this house.  Braiden and Andrew (my grandchildren) both were brought home to this house from the hospital.  Last September 5th we received a knock on the door.  It was a man from a real estate company letting me know that the house that we had paid faithfully on had been bought by a bank because of foreclosure.  My husband and I immediately went to a lawyer and found out our rights and thankfully there was a law in place that protected "renting tenants".  Mind you, we had to come to the realization that the 32,000$ that we had paid the previous 3 years was gone.

A week later we got a strange call from the real estate company.  It was the owner and she was asking really odd questions.  To make a long story short, the real estate agent that we had dealt with was terminated for fraud.  He hadn't even been reporting that the property was still being managed by that real estate firm.  He had been pocketing our money since the very beginning.  He had been giving the owner less and less money and stating that we weren't paying.  Then the last year he had told the owner that he was trying to evict us but we were never home and the papers couldn't get served all while taking our payments each month.  We had just paid him for the month of September, 2012 3 days prior and the owner didn't even own the home any longer.  We also found out that we were not the only ones he had done this too.  There were 7 other clients that he had been taking from. r

The bank took over our lease and said we were free to stay until the market improved and they were ready to sell.  Our new lease ends October 31st and we just received news that they were indeed going to sell.  It breaks my heart that I have to move from so many memories and that I was so faithful in paying. 

At first when I received the letter that we would have to move, all the old anger toward this agent back rushing back.  Then this morning it dawned on me that I need to forgive this man.  I cannot hold anger in my heart because I do not know his situation.  I mean I do know he was arrested and that he lost his real estate license and his home but I didn't walk in his shoes.  Now I am not saying it gave him any right to steal from us or anyone else.  What I am saying is it ISN'T my RIGHT to judge him.  The anger in my heart doesn't change the situation so I am letting that go.

I will be moving in the next 7 weeks or so and hopefully I can find a home that I love just as much as this one and I can make new memories.  I will be stressed until I find a place no doubt and I am praying and determined to not let it have an impact on my journey. If you could offer any prayers I would surely appreciate it.  I believe in the power of prayer.  I have seen too many miracles happen not too.

Wish us luck!

Overnight Oat recipes

 

I LOVE OATMEAL.  I also love variety in my food.  "Boredom" is one of the main reasons people fall off the wagon. 

So I wanted to share a new love I have.

It's called "Overnight Oats".

Now the concept is not mine.  I found many delicious pictures on instagram but you had to buy the "ebook" to get most of the recipes.

So I have been experimenting and creating my own simple Overnight oats.

 

These can be eaten as a dessert or even as breakfast, lunch...whichever you choose.

Just remember every single thing you put in your oats will contain calories.

 

 

 

#1 with peanut butter and chocolate chips (dark)

 

 

You will need:

 

1/2 cup of dry oats (can be regular, steel cut, etc)

1/4 cup of skim milk or almond milk

2 tablespoons of plain yogurt

 (you can use the flavored but remember most flavored contain artificial sweeteners.  But it's up to you)

1 tablespoon of natural honey

1 tablespoon of cinnamon.

(Make sure it's not cinnamon sugar that is bad bad)

1 packet of stevia (optional)

1 tablespoon of NATURAL peanut butter or almond butter

6 DARK unsweetened chocolate chips (optional)

 

 

Mix all of the ingredients together EXCEPT the peanut butter and chips.

Cover in refrigerator overnight or at LEAST 30 minutes while the oats soften.

 

Get a container (mason jar or glass containers are my favorites)

Put a table spoon of oats then a half tablespoon of your peanut butter

Then another layer of each

On the top you can save a tad of pb then add chips

 

 

#2 Overnight oats with PB and Greek yogurt

 

 

 

1/2 cup of dry oats (can be regular, steel cut, etc)

1/4 cup of skim milk or almond milk

2 tablespoons of plain yogurt

 (you can use the flavored but remember most flavored contain artificial sweeteners.  But it's up to you)

1 tablespoon of natural honey

1 tablespoon of cinnamon.

(Make sure it's not cinnamon sugar that is bad bad)

1 packet of stevia (optional)

2-3 tablespoons of greek yogurt

Chocolate chips (dark) (optional)

 

 

 

Mix all of the ingredients together EXCEPT the peanut butter and chips.

Cover in refrigerator overnight or at LEAST 30 minutes while the oats soften.

 

Get a container (mason jar or glass containers are my favorites)

Put a table spoon of oats then a half tablespoon of your peanut butter,

A layer of 1 table spoon of yogurt

Then another layer of each

On the top you can save a tad of pb then add chips

 

 

I will tell you personally I did not add the chocolate chips or stevia to mine and it tasted great!  It's all up to you.  You can add granola, nuts, flax seed, your own pureed fruit

This allows you to be so creative.

Just REMEMBER EVERY SINGLE THING ADDS calories

but this WILL keep you full for hours.

 

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ADD THE NUTRITIONAL FACTS ABOUT THESE TWO SPECIFIC recipes let me know.