Health & Fitness – Page 2

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I love beautifully quotes.

This particular quote is a strong reminder to me to choose our Savior Jesus Christ everyday.

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This quote makes me think, how has Christ changed me?

To answer that question, the Savior has changed my life in EVERY single aspect of my life.

The Savior has changed me through how I see the world.

Everyday, as I strive to become closer to Christ, my perspective changes.

Overall, the Savior is the great reminder, that compassion and love conquers all.

Not only the compassion and love we feel from the Savior, but the compassion and love we give to others.

Life is hard, and full of struggles. When we are in times of sorrow, we can lean on our Savior for support. We can feel peace through our Savior Jesus Christ.

Even more, we learn the true cure for healing is through serving others. Through showing compassion and love to others.

When we step outside of our situations, and we lift others. Not only are we brining others peace and happiness. We are feeling our lives with Christ-like love, that is beyond any worldly love.

I am so grateful for Savior and for the power He brings into our lives. I am so thankful that we can be changed through Christ.

I pray that we can all reach for our Savior in all aspects of our lives. He will heal us and uplift us, and encourage us to do the same for others.

xoxo

Christy Lee

Family, Gospel Topics, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Relationships

One Habit I’m Trying To Break For Good

January 31, 2022 christyaustin1680

We all have little habits … good and bad.

Sometimes these little habits snowball and escalate into something terrible.. and sometimes into something good, it depends on the habit.

One habit I have had for most of my life, is in the category of negative thoughts.

To be specific … I have the habit of thinking “I’m not good enough.”

I get thinking I could be a better mother, wife, friend, sister, daughter, neighbor … and on and on.

I recognize this habitual mindset is not only negative .. but it’s quite debilitating.

For every victory in my life… it tends to be coupled with “but am I good enough?”

I listen to Jody Moore’s podcast “better than happy,” and her insight has lead me to realize… this small habit of mine needs to stop.

Maybe you share the same habit?

If so, let’s work on this together.

When our brains run to the negative though of “I’m not good enough,” tell it to stop and remind yourself why you are good enough.

This won’t change overnight … but I know we can get through this.

I’ll continue to check back in with my progress.

And I challenge you to get rid of your bad habit too!

xoxo,

Christy Lee

Family, Food, Gluten-Free, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle

5 Day Gluten-Free Meal Plans That Are Tasty and Delicious!

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 christyaustin1680

I know sometimes finding a great tasting gluten-free meal can be hard.

My goal has been to perfect recipes to create wonderful tasting gluten free meals.

I hope you enjoy these meals, and enjoy eating with your family!

family preparing food in the kitchen — Photo by August de Richelieu on Pexels.com

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*Note- my favorite gluten free flour to use when cooking and baking is Cup4Cup flour. You can find it on Amazon for $14.95

Meal Plan 1: The Best Gluten Free White Chicken Chili. This soup makes great leftovers as well. I add more jalapeños to add more spice.

Meal Plan 2: Gluten-free Sweet & Sour Meatballs. To be honest, I feel like I could eat this meal everyday without getting sick of it. I love these meatballs!

Meal Plan 3: Progresso Brand Chicken & Rice Soup with Banana Pineapple Fruit Salad as a side.

Meal Plan 4: Delicious Gluten-Free Taco Dish, crockpot meal. This dish is easy and tasty. We love adding gluten free tortilla chips on top!

Meal Plan 5: Gluten-Free Korean Beef is another family favorite that we love! You can add green onions, and sriracha on top if you’d like. And we love serving it over gluten free rice noodles, or rice.

Don’t Forget Dessert! For Dessert this week, here is our tasty gluten-free Peanut Butter Bars.

Hopefully you will enjoy these delicious recipes!

Gluten-free should still be tasty and delicious!

xoxo,

Christy Lee

Beauty & Skincare, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle

Seint Beauty Spotlight/The loved Blush+Bronzer Brush!

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 christyaustin1680

This week from Seint Beauty I wanted to spotlight the Blush+Bronzer brush or nicknamed B squared brush.

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Not only is this brush beautifully shaped, it is useful in so many ways!

-Its the perfect blending brush.

-It’s wonderful for applying blush and bronzer but can be used to apply highlight and contour as well.

Basically, this brush is a “must-have” in your makeup drawer.

Even better?

This high quality brush is only $36.00, and it will last a lifetime.

So even if you don’t wear Seint makeup, start out with the brushes and you will love them.

Seint ships to the USA and Canada only .

Beautiful before and afters with Seint Beauty products.

e-mail me with any questions at: christyleeaustin@yahoo.com

xoxo,

Christy Lee

Beauty & Skincare, Gluten-Free, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

You Won’t Want to Miss Out on Seint Beauty’s Unboxing Sale!/ Up to 50% Off Select Items!

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 christyaustin1680

Seint Beauty products are my favorite beauty products.

I became a Seint Artist over two years ago and love the products so much!

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Currently, Seint is having an unboxing sell with up to 50% off select items! Click here to see!

This unboxing sell lasts from December 26-31 while supplies last.

I hope you enjoy some great deals on makeup and beauty items!

These Seint items can make great birthday gifts for anyone!

I’m particularly excited for the small lip and cheek tins for only $10.00! These lip and cheek colors are limited edition so I will be snagging some myself.

Let me know if you have any questions?!

And Seint beauty only currently ships to Canada and the USA.

xoxo,

Christy Lee

email at: christyleeaustin@yahoo.com

Family, Gospel Topics, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Relationships

My Goals and Hopes for the Year of 2022

December 23, 2021December 30, 2021 christyaustin1680

Every year I have a big list of goals to accomplish … and sometimes it’s too much to stay motivated.

So this year Im keeping it a bit more simple.

I try to hit all the areas: spiritual, physical, and emotional. I feel like all three of these areas go hand in hand and it’s important to create goals within each areas.

I would love to hear your goals too!

Best of luck to our Nee Year!

Here are my 8 Goals for the Year of 2022

1. Ponder the scriptures every day. I don’t want to just quickly read the scriptures, but my hope is to read the scriptures and think about how the scriptures can apply to my life and my family’s life.

2. Go to bed by 10:30 pm every night. This can help me feel refreshed.

3. Read one book every month.

4. Be able to do 30 push-ups without stopping.

5. Lessen my caffeine intake.

6. Have a designated reading time with our kids each day.

7. Plan monthly date nights with my husband.

8. Plan out blogging and Instagram posts every week.

Maybe there’s some ideas for your goals too?!

Happy New Year!

xoxo,

Christy Lee

Food, Gluten-Free, Good Reads, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Recipes

A Great Gift Idea For That Gluten-Free Person In Your Life.

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 christyaustin1680

This cookbook by Kristin Cavallari is on my wishlist!

The cookbook is entitled “True Comfort: More Than 100 Cozy Recipes Free of Gluten and Refined Sugar: A Gluten Free Cookbook.”

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This cookbook would make a wonderful gift!

This amazing cookbook has gotten wonderful reviews!

Many people love that Cavallari keeps it healthy by not adding sugar, and that her recipes are all gluten-free as well.

The price for this cookbook in hardback cover is only $13.98! A great price for a cookbook!

I can’t wait to grab this book and try some of her recipes!

xoxo,

Christy Lee

Food, Gluten-Free, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle

Gluten-Free Tip Of The Week

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 christyaustin1680

Have you ever stopped to think that there are some really healthy aspects to living a gluten free lifestyle?

Yes some of the grains and nutrients we miss out on from wheat flour is hard… but overall by eating less carbs we are much healthier.

I’ve been learning more about healthy living this past year.

And really what stands out a lot is that protein and fruits and veggies are ideal!

Carbohydrates provide us with energy.

But guess what?

We can get that energy from fruits and veggies.

So my point is…living a gluten free lifestyle helps us cut down on all the extra complex carbs that our bodies really don’t need!

Do we miss the baked good and tasty treats?

closeup photo of doughnuts — Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Pexels.com

Of course!

Is it alright to indulge into these tasty treats every now and again?

Yes.

But with all that I have learned in the past year, I am truly realizing that cutting out all the complex carbs is actually a blessing in disguise.

xoxo,

Christy Lee