{Life Update | Making Changes| Moving}

Hello cupcakes!

I wanted to dedicated a piece of today to writing a blog post for you!

Wednesday was my last day of work before moving back to Indiana. For my new readers, I moved to San Diego, California in August 2016 (right after graduating with my master's degree in counseling from Ball State University in Indiana). I love San Diego! It's beautiful, I love the hiking, I love the food, I love the ocean, I love so many things here. My boyfriend and I have made friends and many memories here. With that being said, my boyfriend was promoted within his company and it is allowing us to move back to Indiana. I have missed my family and friends so much!

My boyfriend and I will be starting our road trip back to Indiana in less than a week. It's been a little crazy over here getting things ready for the move: figuring out a new apartment, switching addresses, settling things in San Diego, applying to new jobs in Indianapolis, etc. I am excited to actually start our road trip so I can stop being so anxious about the move. Personally, I get really stressed with moving. It drives me crazy to not have things organized or in place. There is something refreshing about moving... getting rid of old things and re-organizing/decorating a new place. 

See this post for our last post about our road trip west: {Journey to Cali}

This road trip, we are planning on stopping at some different National Parks. We are definitely stopping at Zion National Park. I think we are also going to try to stop at the Sequioas and Yosemite. I still need to do some research to see if these places allow dogs. I can't wait to share pictures!

An update on my journey with Avatar Nutrition. I started with Avatar Nutrition in a slow fat loss program. I LOVED it! It wasn't terribly hard for me to cut. I love seeing progress both with my check ins and also with progress pictures. I lost about 6 lbs over the course of 6 weeks. 

To see my transformation picture, follow the link to my Instagram: @toriswholelife

At that time, I knew moving was going to be coming up, so I switched to conservative reverse. So far, I feel like the reverse is harder for me at the moment because I feel so hungry! My metabolism is working harder now. I have increased my carbs by about 30 g. which I am loving. I am planning on sticking to my macros the best I can during my road trip. I know it's not going to be perfect, but I know I have goals for myself. I will be bringing lots of snacks with me: tuna, lunch meat, bread, oatmeal, protein powder, peanut butter, protein bars, rice cakes, apples, green beans, granola bars, protein bagels, psyllium husk pancakes, and lots of water. I will be placing my Avatar Nutrition profile on "Vacation Mode" since I will not be able to weigh in. 

That's all I have for now, but I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures or recipes to share. 

Later Taters

"It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away."