I'm kinda proud of myself today! I didn't get to sleep till around 4am this morning due to a friend needing to talk, and yet still got up about 5 hours later, went to the gym and ran 2.5 miles, did my weight training and ran my errands (boring stuff, prescription, post office, library). Don't get me wrong - I had to DRAG my ass into that gym. I really REALLY didn't wanna - but once I got going, I almost seemed to get MORE energy! By the time I left, I was down right Perky running my errands looking all sweaty! 

Right now I'm feeling frustrated that I'm retaining so much water. I know I'm just looking fluffy due to all the strength training I've been doing and muscles need water to repair etc - but it doesn't change the fact that I feel like I look FAT. I know I know - Im not but still. Grr. 

Today's food isn't a Recipe exactly. It's more of a Go-To snack that I use for my munchies feeling (especially on days I work out - I feel like I'm starving to death. I get a can of Reduced Sodium Chick Peas, drain and rinse them, and then toss them with seasonings. I love Toni's but I am trying to avoid it at the moment as that salt will only make me retain more fluid. Today Ill season them with Mrs. Dash. They are a great alternative to Popcorn - and are delicious and filling. I pop them in my mouth with my fingers like popcorn too. Even the Girly will eat them (trust me - if it's not a white carb, it's hard to get this child to eat ANYTHING).  They are fairly low carb if you subtract your fiber from your carbs, and have a decent amount of protein. And they make you regular - very regular. Do not eat more than one can in a day!!!!

2 Servings

Ingredients:

300 ml of Egg Beaters
2 scoops Vanilla Whey Protein

Directions:

Shake in a shaker bottle for 2 min till well blended (or use magic bullet).
In hot non-stick pan with a little olive oil spray pour some mixture in just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Swirl until dry around the edges, then flip. 

You can eat these like a pancake - but I chose to stuff it with cottage cheese  and strawberries, topped with fat free whip and more strawberries!:)

Calories 150
Carbs 3
Protein 28gr

Ingredients:

Today I did the MOTHER OF ALL WORKOUTS! Holy crap, I was literally DRIPPING sweat. I was torn between feeling disgusted and empowered! I burned 400calories in the cardio alone! 

Been Busy - Been Cooking too but more on the fast and healthy side which I've already shared. Seriously - it's been a good couple of weeks!

*Got my girly's hair cut - was touching her butt, now just a bit longer than her bra line (if she wore one!)
*Getting my RMR (resting metabolic rate) tested as well as getting a Bod Pod Composition done to figure out where I stand fitness wise and what I need to do to change things up a bit. 
*Hubby had to work over but the TS turned towards Florida so no worries there
*Busily reading through ALL the Sookie Stackhouse books.....hell must have frozen over-  Im not a fantasy lover but well...they are addictive. And I caught up with all 4 seasons of Tru Blood. 

Now figuring out the amount of uniforms we need for school and pricing them out! WOOHOO! 

Hubby's ship is on the move to avoid Debbie right now! Prayers they escape her and remain safe! 
I wont get to hear from him until the storm has downgraded or moved away from them enough. He doesn't get to leave the ship unfortunately due to being necessary so just keep him in your thoughts!

‎8 years ago today, I was walked down the isle and handed to my husband's love and care. I am so incredibly blessed that through the ups and downs, we have kept our love not just alive but thriving. I've found my other half, my best friend, the man of my dreams and a father who is better than any I've ever known (my daddy is close!) in my husband. I love you baby and I hope for at least 60 more!! 

I look forward to use sitting and watching TV together so loud that the neighbors complain, and playing with our GREAT grand-babies, and buying his and hers diapers! I can think of no other person I would enjoy growing old with! 

How about Ice Cream in 60 seconds with only 1 gram of fat, and still CREAMY? We buy bananas that are VERY ripe, for CHEAP, then come home, peel and cut into 1 inch sections. Then you place them on a cookie sheet and freeze. Once frozen, place into a gallon sized Ziploc for future use/portioning. 
Then when you want some soft serve ice cream (kids LOVE this by the way!), just pull a banana's worth of chunks out and place into your magic bullet (or processor if you don't have an awesome bullet) and pulse until the size of salsa chunks, then turn on high until whipped into Ice Cream. It's VERY creamy and tastes sinful! I added some PB2 powder here (it's dehydrated peanut butter without oil, makes it only 1.5 fat in a serving vs normal FATTY peanut butter). I will make more later with not only the PB2 but also a scoop of Protein Powder. 

Sometimes I geek out, but this stuff is really good! I can't wait till our Blood Orange tree starts producing!:) It's not got blossoms this year but I didn't expect it to as we planted it last year and it has been spending time throwing out roots. But our Lemon Drop Tree (hubby's father's day gift 2 years ago) is thriving and has a TON of blossoms, so at least we can make some Lemon-cello!:)

I decided that since we constantly feel like we are starving to death when we leave the waterpark, and therefore finding it incredibly tempting to stop at any one of the 3 fast food chains within walking distance - that I would make a ton of dried fruit in the dehydrator to hold us over till we arrive at the house! It worked today! I dried apples, strawberries and banana's but will be taking the girly for blueberry picking in the next few days so those will be tossed in there as well.