We happily use Tapestry of Grace Year 1(www.tapestryofgrace.com) for bible history, secular/world history, geography, and reading. We are studying the Ancient Civilizations this year. So far we have studied Egypt and Mesopotamia. The kids have made Creation Books, their own Egyptian costumes, Manna bread, and cuneiform writing blocks. We have gone to see an wonderful exhibit on Ancient Egypt at the Museum of Man at Balboa Park in San Diego. Next week we will go and see the Creation Museum in Santee, CA.
For Monkey: We use Teaching Textbooks Math 3, Explode the Code workbooks for handwriting practice (it's actually supposed to be used to help struggling readers) and a Reason for Spelling book C.
For Bean: We use Singapore Math 1A, Get Ready for the Code (to help her learn to read), and A Reason for Spelling book A.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Paleo Diet and Health Update
I am soooo bad with keeping this blog updated. But the good news is that means I have been busy all year...which means that I have been feeling better...which means that I have had the energy to do all the things that have kept me busy all year :).
This was a picture of me and Bean in July 2011 before I started the Paleo Diet.
This is a picture of me with my Sis in August 2012. One year after going Paleo. I dropped 26 lbs. just following the Paleo Diet. My Fibromyalgia pain is about 90% controlled. It only flares up when I cheat on my diet. or overdo it physically. I haven't taken any narcotic painkillers in about 9 months. I take non-narcotic Tramadol about 3 times a week still during flare ups. I went from a size 14/16 on the bottom to a size 10. From a size Large to XL on top to a size Small. I went from 175 lbs down to 149lbs. Instead of having only 4 good days a month, I now only have 4 bad days a month. I finally feel like I have my LIFE BACK! I am active with my kids, instead of just being in their lives floating around and just getting through each day, I am actually enjoying each day, making plans for the future, and getting back in shape.
For the last 11 months, I didn't really work out other than just being active with my kids and playing with them. But a month ago, I just felt STRONG. I felt my body was ready to start being physical again. So I made a plan through www.active.com to start run/walking again. I am following their Couch to 5K running plan. My goal is to run/walk the Girls On The Go 10K in March 2013 in San Diego. http://www.girlsonthegorun.com/. I have also started bike riding twice a week with my kids and lap swimming 1-2 times a week when I can squeeze it into the schedule.
On the Homeschool front...you all know that I homeschool our 2 kiddos, right? We have Monkey (age 7 and starting second grade) and Bean (age 5 and starting Kindergarten). Although both kids are ahead of their grade level in most subjects (just a little bragging here). We have finished our 3rd official week of school. We are using a Classical model curriculum called Tapestry of Grace Year 1. I am more of an ecclectic type of teacher, so I have to modify this curriculum to fit our needs...but what homeschool teacher doesn't modify just about everything they use in the classroom? I like it because it is a strong reading based curriculum that teaches Christian Bible History and secular/world history at the same time using lots of classical style books. We also use Teaching Textbooks Math 3, Singapore Math 1A, A Reason for Spelling, Explode the Code, and Get Ready for the Code.
Like I mentioned before, I am finally able to actually make plans for the future and not worry about having to cancel at the last minute because of my Fibro pain...whoohoo! So this school year, I decided to co-lead a class for our weekly co-op through CFS Poway. www.cfspoway.org. A year ago, I would not have been able to make this kind of committment.
For my homeschool followers, I will do another post specifically on our homeschool life so as not to bore the folks who just want to follow my Fibro/Paleo journey.
Well, that's my well overdue health update. Hope all of you are doing well.
For the last 11 months, I didn't really work out other than just being active with my kids and playing with them. But a month ago, I just felt STRONG. I felt my body was ready to start being physical again. So I made a plan through www.active.com to start run/walking again. I am following their Couch to 5K running plan. My goal is to run/walk the Girls On The Go 10K in March 2013 in San Diego. http://www.girlsonthegorun.com/. I have also started bike riding twice a week with my kids and lap swimming 1-2 times a week when I can squeeze it into the schedule.
On the Homeschool front...you all know that I homeschool our 2 kiddos, right? We have Monkey (age 7 and starting second grade) and Bean (age 5 and starting Kindergarten). Although both kids are ahead of their grade level in most subjects (just a little bragging here). We have finished our 3rd official week of school. We are using a Classical model curriculum called Tapestry of Grace Year 1. I am more of an ecclectic type of teacher, so I have to modify this curriculum to fit our needs...but what homeschool teacher doesn't modify just about everything they use in the classroom? I like it because it is a strong reading based curriculum that teaches Christian Bible History and secular/world history at the same time using lots of classical style books. We also use Teaching Textbooks Math 3, Singapore Math 1A, A Reason for Spelling, Explode the Code, and Get Ready for the Code.
Like I mentioned before, I am finally able to actually make plans for the future and not worry about having to cancel at the last minute because of my Fibro pain...whoohoo! So this school year, I decided to co-lead a class for our weekly co-op through CFS Poway. www.cfspoway.org. A year ago, I would not have been able to make this kind of committment.
For my homeschool followers, I will do another post specifically on our homeschool life so as not to bore the folks who just want to follow my Fibro/Paleo journey.
Well, that's my well overdue health update. Hope all of you are doing well.
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