The links for these recipes are on my Facebook page, and I will post on here when I get in front of the computer.
The sit for the lasagna and muffins, is dashing dish! Love her!! Check it our!!
Monday, February 13, 2012
What's up!!??
Hope everyone had a great weekend! The family has been keen to just hang out lately, which really drives me nuts! Ha! Ha! I did get some yummy cooking in this weekend and kept John and I on our workouts. Forced the kids to bundle up (winter finally arrived) and that's about it! Hope you did something way more exciting!!
The links for these recipes are on my Facebook page, and I will post on here when I get in front of the computer.
The sit for the lasagna and muffins, is dashing dish! Love her!! Check it our!!
The links for these recipes are on my Facebook page, and I will post on here when I get in front of the computer.
The sit for the lasagna and muffins, is dashing dish! Love her!! Check it our!!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Keeping busy...
Having a little friendly competition with Jacob while we wait at dance class! We also did wall squats and plank. He killed me on pushups, did 55 to my 35. I kicked his butt though on the other two!! :)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Food journal
Do you keep one? I started keeping one last month and I love it. Really helps keep me in track an eating the right amount. I have been trying to eat every couple hours and writing things down seems to help! I also write my workouts in.
I use my kindle fire note app for my journal. I am not a big counter of calories, I really just try to eat a lot of veggies, protein, fruits and whole grains. Staying away from most packaged items, so this app is fine for me. I know they have some great other ones out there, like "my fitness pal".
I use my kindle fire note app for my journal. I am not a big counter of calories, I really just try to eat a lot of veggies, protein, fruits and whole grains. Staying away from most packaged items, so this app is fine for me. I know they have some great other ones out there, like "my fitness pal".
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Running
I love it! I don't know when that happened, but I do! Specifically running outside. Not so much in my neighbor hood, because being chased by dogs and jumping over poop piles is not fun. But I do love trail running. Be it a paved trail or just in the woods. So much to look at and enjoy, keeping your mind on other things and before you know it, you have logged 3 miles!
Today I ran with John, in the hood. Much to my surprise we did not get chased by any dogs, I only had to jump over 5 piles of poop on the sidewalk, and the best part was I got my time back to summer pace! Oh, and John was with me...that was great too! Ha!ha!
I got in 2.52 miles at a 7:19 pace. I was haulin today! Seriously I felt like my legs were detached from my body!
Very proud of John, he ran the whole way and that's huge since he hasn't ran in quite some time.
Give runnin a chance, younger find you actually enjoy it and it can be quite addicting!
Look for post about Jacob and I working towards our next race! Spring is almost here and we are itchin to do another 5k together!
Today I ran with John, in the hood. Much to my surprise we did not get chased by any dogs, I only had to jump over 5 piles of poop on the sidewalk, and the best part was I got my time back to summer pace! Oh, and John was with me...that was great too! Ha!ha!
I got in 2.52 miles at a 7:19 pace. I was haulin today! Seriously I felt like my legs were detached from my body!
Very proud of John, he ran the whole way and that's huge since he hasn't ran in quite some time.
Give runnin a chance, younger find you actually enjoy it and it can be quite addicting!
Look for post about Jacob and I working towards our next race! Spring is almost here and we are itchin to do another 5k together!
Friday, February 3, 2012
For the littles, pumpkin cookies
Made some cookies yesterday for the kids, they look so disappointed lately if they come home and I haven't made something new for them to try. Gonna keep that momentum going for as long as I can. (John enjoys the treats too)
Pumpkin cookies
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oats (I use red mill oat bran)
1/2 tsp baking powder and baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg (I add a bit more cause I love it)
1/4 cup brown sugar Splenda
1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1 cup pumpkin purée
1/4 cup egg whites
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp canola oil
Optional cocoa chips
I alway mix wet and dry separately and then mix together. Bake @ 350 for about 10 min. My oven cooks a bit hot, so you may need to go longer, deepening on your oven.
They can out Kind of cake like, which everyone in my house loves.
Pumpkin cookies
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oats (I use red mill oat bran)
1/2 tsp baking powder and baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg (I add a bit more cause I love it)
1/4 cup brown sugar Splenda
1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1 cup pumpkin purée
1/4 cup egg whites
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp canola oil
Optional cocoa chips
I alway mix wet and dry separately and then mix together. Bake @ 350 for about 10 min. My oven cooks a bit hot, so you may need to go longer, deepening on your oven.
They can out Kind of cake like, which everyone in my house loves.
Power up with some pancakes.
I have been messing around with protein pancakes for a while now. John has found the texture to be a bit scrambled eggish inside, which sounds nasty, so I am trying to fix that for him.
This is what I came up with today and I think they are the best ones yet!
Sweet potato protein pancakes:
2/3 cup oats
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1 cup egg whites
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
1/2 large already baked sweet potato
1/2 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
Mix all above in blender and poor into hot skillet with a tiny bit if coconut oil. ( I like crispy edges on mine)
Cook on a lower heat to make sure they cook all the way through and don't burn.
I topped mine with pecans and a very tiny bit of sugar free syrup.
This made 5 large pancakes, next time I will make little ones to store for the week, for easy use in the mornings before school!
This is what I came up with today and I think they are the best ones yet!
Sweet potato protein pancakes:
2/3 cup oats
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1 cup egg whites
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
1/2 large already baked sweet potato
1/2 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
Mix all above in blender and poor into hot skillet with a tiny bit if coconut oil. ( I like crispy edges on mine)
Cook on a lower heat to make sure they cook all the way through and don't burn.
I topped mine with pecans and a very tiny bit of sugar free syrup.
This made 5 large pancakes, next time I will make little ones to store for the week, for easy use in the mornings before school!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Goal setting time...
Well, its a new month and I am setting my goals!
Health:
Try a new veggie every week.
Incorperate veggies into EVERY MEAL.
Keep guzzlin that water! At least 6 large cups per day.
Personal:
Never leave the house in workout clothes.
Paint my finger and toes a new color every week.
READ!!
Excersise:
Run at least three times a week.
Add 5 more lbs to my sandbag for squats and such.
Family:
Turn my phone off after 9pm and no phone while at homework time with the littles, ITS RUDE.
Do something FUN and outside one day every weekend, which ever day is not rainy.
Contact ALL my brothers in some form (email, txt, letter, or call) once per week.
My goals are not meant to torture me, yet get me into a routine of doing some things that I have NOT been doing. It should be fun, somehting that makes you smile when you know you have completed them.
Have fun setting your February goals!
Health:
Try a new veggie every week.
Incorperate veggies into EVERY MEAL.
Keep guzzlin that water! At least 6 large cups per day.
Personal:
Never leave the house in workout clothes.
Paint my finger and toes a new color every week.
READ!!
Excersise:
Run at least three times a week.
Add 5 more lbs to my sandbag for squats and such.
Family:
Turn my phone off after 9pm and no phone while at homework time with the littles, ITS RUDE.
Do something FUN and outside one day every weekend, which ever day is not rainy.
Contact ALL my brothers in some form (email, txt, letter, or call) once per week.
My goals are not meant to torture me, yet get me into a routine of doing some things that I have NOT been doing. It should be fun, somehting that makes you smile when you know you have completed them.
Have fun setting your February goals!
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