ELROY!!!

In the morning, after Parky woke up and I used my Mommy Ninja skills to convince him to go back down for another 30 minutes so I could lay in my bed with the windows open blowing in nice cool desert air, all tucked in still snugly warm and just relax. It was nice, calm, almost trance like where I lay with my eyes closed, completely relaxed, but not asleep- just in peace....

...and it was at that very moment I realized that what would make that very moment PERFECT is if I could push a button and robot would come massage this knot out of my neck that has been growing for months now- AREN'T WE SUPPOSE TO BE THE JETSONS BY NOW!





I seriously need to get serious about hitting the store- luckily there was a leftover chicken breast from grilling the other night, so it became my lunch.

Guess my stomach is shrinking cause above is what I was SUPPOSED to eat (though the chicken may have been a little more) and here is what was left as I was STUFFED and literally couldn't take another bite :)










I am noticing even on my free days, most of the day you are eating on plan out of habit, and seriously- it's EASIER! Then when you are eating "bad" foods you really can't eat that much..WIN/WIN!

In other news...Lyss is on her final day of the challenge today! YAY! So tomorrow I will be updating her results here and on the Teen Challenge page- so excited to see her progress but she has really owned it and makes all her food decisions herself! Learning life skills to be healthy- that's what it's all about friends!

If we were the Jetson's already, what gadget would you own?

Virgin Charity Walker

Today was my first official Charity Walk and I have decided I need to do more of these- it's like a festival and exercise all in one- <3 it! Parky, one of my BFF's Kim and I walked with a few people from work- we had a sign and everything, pretty cool!

In pure female form we decided to make sure and use the facilities prior to the walk- a nice lady took Parker and my pic while we waited for Kim.


Here's a tip: use the porta pottys as EARLY as possible for the best experience....I got lucky, Kim did not :/

They had lots of snacks and free stuff for all the participants; Starbucks, cards, fruit, bars, water- there were SO many people there- AND dogs, tons of dogs!

These were the actual Runners and you can tell which ones were legit by position and pose- some of the stretching that went on 10 minutes prior to this was interesting as well- you would have thought it was an Olympic qualifying event or something!













Here's Kim and I post race...she's looking a lot fresher than I am..it got HOT out there in direct sunlight, but the breeze was nice- thank the Lord they have these things late OCT, we would all fry here in AZ!

Can you guess who the walk was sponsored by?....









Love me some free stuff, but not sure how I feel about them handing out a GIGANTOR pill.....

What charity walks have you done? Any tips for us Newbies?

Sucky Saturday

Weird Saturday continued with my kids getting all their chores done before I even woke up, which NEVER happens. I really didn't know what to do with the three hours of nagging I had penciled in, so I cut some bangs....

Pretty good for doing it myself- usually I have Lyss do them cause she's a wiz with that razor/comb/cutter thingy, but I was determined to make it work...this is the best job I've done so far- YAY!










Ran around all day and ended up at Sprouts cause they had $.88 black berries and then realized I really have nothing to cook for dinner. They had super cheap chicken and it beats thawing some out for something so why not?

Hard to read but the marinade is Honey Dijon and was delish, scored the chicken on both sides, marinaded for about an hour and then threw them on the grill. Two minutes, 45 degree turn (for pretty grill marks), then two minutes, then flip- then 2/turn/2- done :) Had these with asparagus, I LOVE asparagus! was starving so I spaced out taking the "after" pic but it was delish!




The day ended with me pissed off at the world and walking around the neighborhood for an hour to cool off (at midnight)...nice- good thing I don't have to get up tomorrow at 5:30 for a charity walk or anything :/ Meh!



What is your all time FAV vegi?



TGI...F?

Yesterday was such a weird Friday, still not sure exactly why. Maybe because I was just so freakin busy I didn't have a chance to enjoy it's Friday-ness :/

Was so proud of myself for sticking through to 60 days Caden was begging for Pizza and I said what the hay, why not? I only had two slices and they were delish but the treat for me really was not having to cook.

Parker missed his second nap so from about 5pm to 8:30 he ran around like a crazed lunatic which really sucks cause usually this is when he runs into the wall, or smacks his head on the table..you can never predict and it's so stressful!

 

Do missed Friday's throw you off too? Now my Saturday is weird!

No so much like a baby

Not sure what it is, but I've been craving coffee- like REALLY GOOD coffee at about 9pm. Night before last I gave in and made some espresso with no consequence. Last night..not so lucky, hence I was up until 2am unable to sleep. I'm actually not too bad this morning though- maybe I was getting too much sleep or something...yeah, right!






      I'm not even sure that is ACTUALLY  possible as a Mom, pretty sure you are just filling in the deficit for like...at least 20 years!













Really in dire need of a snack shopping trip, I'm out of cashews and over raw almonds so hopefully I get my butt to the store at some point soon. Dinner last night was bun-less vegi burgers (Boca are my personal favorite). Not 100% sure but I think this would actually qualify as a VEGAN meal- wow! Look at me go :)

Do you make faces with your ketchup too or is it just me?

48 Hours to 60 Days

Countdown to day 60 is closing in fast, 48 hours till new pics and I can't wait to see the side-by-side-by-sides :) I've been working hard and the fact that my family is starting to notice means there is big time change so hopefully my pics show the same thing.

My exercising plan lasted the record three days, going to need to start making that a habit as I am shrinking but the supplements can only do so much to tighten it up and I really don't want saggy...NOT HOT!

Busted out my food network skills last night with what I am calling Enchilada Soup. I threw a package of ground turkey with a large can of green enchilada sauce in the crock pot on low for about 5 hours (the leaner the turkey the best- like Jennie O- it cooks up "dry" so perfect for this recipe).

Then scoop out your portions and set aside while you chop the vegi's so it's not boiling hot when you throw them on top. I know it SORTA looks like dog food, but hang in there with me, it is amaze-balls good!





Next I shredded some iceberg lettuce, chopped up tomatoes with red onion, garlic and fresh lime and then layered about 1/4 of a chopped avocado on top- booyah! This was SUPER delish, the chilled crunchy vegi's with the warm soup- seriously one of the best things I have ever made! Perfect prep for my favorite time of year...soup for dinner season!

 

What's your favorite Soup for Dinner?



Monday no Fun-day

Had a huge case of the Monday's yesterday and still didn't feel that great from the day before so I didn't really feel like having to "cook" dinner. I remembered I had that 2nd dinner I threw in the freezer from my Winco trip....remember this?

 

I just threw the whole frozen chunk into the crock pot around 1pm and cooked on high till about 5:30. I shredded it and left it in there about another 30 minutes. The guys had it on brown rice and us ladies did lettuce wraps topped with shredded carrot- was just as good the second time around:)

I also upgrades sizes of my favorite snack yesterday...I am a sucker cause this jar was NOT on sale and cost me $4.99...BAD to go shopping when you are hungry!

 

What is your guilty impulse buy when you shop hungry?





Free Days have a price to pay...

Yesterday I took a much needed complete and total DAY OFF- of pretty much everything! Paul and I went to the AZ Cardinals vs Bills NFL game and had a blast! No kids, no focusing on what/when to eat- just a complete and total break.









Lunch was awesome, the game was a nail biter- all the way into OT when Paul decided to launch his sunglasses off his head into the Club House Level below...which no one has access too unless you have tickets in the Club House Level- Fun! We ended up having to have the Sheriff's gain access and get them for us after the game...good times! Guess I got my $100 out of those Oakley's cause they survived the landing!







Well I must have really overdid myself on the "Free" part of the day cause by the time we got home I was SUPER sick and my stomach hurt really bad- not a fun way to end the day. I think going forward I will stick to the plan most of the day (like usual) and then add in "free" stuff not an entire free-for-all day- cause my stomach can't handle it!

 

 

How free are you on your FREE DAYS?

Picture worth 53 Days of Focus

Failed at posting again yesterday :/ That makes twice, but I'm going to all them vacation days "D as I think both of them were the day after I finished a lean in phase so hey, I needed a break! This week has been crazy busy even with the older kids at their Dad's- not sure how it always feels that way- but it does!

skinny legs! I missed you SO MUCH!

Here's me and Parky heading out to meet up with K. for Free Day Fiesta! Paul took this pic and as soon as he got the camera my panic went sky high but I figured what the heck, I have been working my tail of lately...maybe it shows? I am SO HAPPY with this pic! I was all- holy crap- look how skinny I'm getting! <3<3<3 IT! Can't wait to see my 60 Day side by side with my before in about a week!


Lyssa, my 15 year old daughter is rocking the Teen Challenge out big time- she sent me a 12 Day pic and WOW she is literally melting! She's still at her Dad's and I know she will want to weight/measure when she gets back tonight but she says her "skinny jeans" are too big and it's "annoying". What a horrible problem to have!

Camera shy or flash a smile? Which are you?