Weekend Eats

Does anyone else tend to eat a tad differently during the week? 

I sometimes do.

When I do, I tend to eat more sweets and less vegetables. Weird, I know!

But, I eat REALLy healthy during the week- so it sort of balances each other out.

Sort of.

Some recent weekend (split between 2 weekends) eats:

Best Salad (with chicken and black beans and whole wheat tortilla)

home made hot cocoa- Deeeelish!

homemade turkey/cheese/spinach panini with a spinach salad (cottage cheese and almonds atop)

Snickerdoodle, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate Frozen yogurt with a black bean brownie and toffee
I. was. in. heaven.

you can go ahead and be jealous.

Now can you see why my husband puts up with me during that special time during the month?
He gets to partake of the goodness also!!


Enjoy your weekend friends!

Viewpoint

Just a few pictures I have taken with my brand new camera lately...

How grateful I am for this earth and the beauty we have ALL around us

Spend some time in nature today and you just might have a totally

new VIEWPOINT on your life

We live in a beautiful, majestic world, my friends.

It is refreshing just walking in the woods 

or seeing the mountains when I step out of work

or running along a snowy trail

or sloshing through the huge puddles

or freeezing my bumm off getting to the gym.....

(okay that is a bit of a stretch as far as beauty goes)

All I am saying is step out, and view this world from a different eye tomorrow,

you just might surprise yourself!

my secret love

is Frozen Yogurt. Ice Cream. Caramel. Almonds. More Caramel.  

Don't tell my husband ;)

I ate this glorious dessert 2 weeks ago with the husband celebrating my sister-in-law's birthday. It was AH-mazing and made me fall in love all over again with the above foods (minus the banana. ick!).

Luckily these foods don't show up often in my diet as I usually eat nutritious foods, or ELSE my husband would think something was competing for his love.....wink wink (I do eat nutritious nuts often though-they were just included because they were atop the dessert) 

Mantras

I have a lot of exercise mantras that keep me going and help me stay motivated. Want to hear some of them?

"You're stronger than you think you are"

"Only ___ minutes left" (and then I say it again and again until I finish

"Think about how good you'll feel after you're done" (to get my butt to the gym)

"If she can run that fast than so I can I!"

"It is only 10 hours out of the whole week!" *in reference to going to the gym and being physically active

"fuel your body right and it will carry you further"

"I think I can, I think I can, I think I can"

"Just one more Lady Gaga song...." :)

"Push through it"

"You get to have breakfast after you finish....." *I love my oatmeal in da mornin'!

I want to hear yours! What are some motivational things YOU tell yourself as you sweat it out at the gym, in the yoga studio, or on the sidewalk? 

Essential

What are your health ESSENTIALs?

homemade butternut squash soup- a MUST have

Here are my must haves:

-cardio DAILY (Zumba, stairs, aerobics, running, swimming, elliptical, etc.)

-weight training at least 2 x /week (usually closer to 4 x) 

-essential oils (COMPLETE PURE grade therapeutic oils) DAILY --seriously changed the way my face/skin, hair look, and healing processes go. let me know if you want more info

-intimacy with the husband daily

-whole foods DAILY: soups, salads, sweet potatoes, otameal

-LOTS of water all day

-piece of chocolate a week (at least)

-an apple or orange at lunch

-8-10 hours sleep PER night

-spiritual meditation, prayer, scripture reading daily

-church weekly

-journal writing, facebooking and planner organizing 2 x /week

These all make me HAPPY, HEALTHY, and in BALANCE. 

these pics are pictures of my latest eats, if you were wondering....

What is YOUR list? I want to hear it! If you have questions about any of these items, let me know!

Happy HOLIDAYS!

Mexican HEALTH-ified

Do you love Mexican food? I do IF:  it comes from Cafe Rio, is homemade, has lots of flavor, is not full of too-much cheese/sour cream, or is a bit spicy.

My husband LOVES Mexican so naturally we eat it often (more often than I ever did before we were married anyway). So I am always on a quest to make it tasty AND healthy!

In the MIX, you ask? Here it is:

*Black Beans

*Fat Free Refried Beans

*Salsa

*Canned Chicken

*garlic

*peppers and onions

*Taco and Cumin seasoning

(cook the above over a stove for about 10 mins)

after, add:

*Lettuce

*Light Sour Cream

*dash of Cheddar Cheese (my husband had a bowlfull on his...he adores cheese. Me, not so much)

*Whole wheat tortilla

Roll it all up and CHOW down, friends!

YUMM. I adore SALSA!

Go ahead and try it, you will LOVE it. Find yourself craving it, probably. Happy Cookin friends! What are SOME ways you make Mexican a bit more health-ified?

a delicious friday night meal

I was home alone while the hubby was at work.... so what did I have for dinner?! I bet you want to know! Here it is: 

YUMMY

 IN the mix: 

whole wheat English muffin, 2 eggwhites, some lettuce, 1 light laughing cow cheese (blue cheese flavor), one shake of spices, and an apple and WATER on the side. Get in my belly!

 Now, go and make it yourself- it is delish and healthy (protein, good carbs, some flavor, fiber, and a bit of healthy fat). ENJOY! But try not to lick your fingers at the end...