How do I do it?!??!

I was asked the other day about how I manage to still loose weight, move, blog, take care of two kids, entertain the idea of finding more employment, not to mention clean my house, myself, and eat.  Well the answer is simple.  I do it within and inch of my sanity.  Yup that's right, I bust my butt and MAKE time for things.  I do squats when I do dishes, when I put my dishes away I do a modification of a, what I call, "lazy-burpees."  I try to exercise as soon as I put the kids down for a nap; luckily I have that option for the time being.  Right now my hubby is also usually home currently so that helps, he tries to keep the kids away from me as I do my Wii B.S. 

What else do I do??

Well, one I don't own a car so every time there is any shopping to be done I must walk to the store and back again pushing/carrying groceries.  There is also no elevator in my building so I am forced to walk up a couple flights of stairs with the kids, groceries and stroller.  Let me tell you I don't go shopping without my hubby, sometimes we even take the bus to the store and back depending on where we go.  But we have a few options within walking distance of us which is really lovely. 

I also play.  Just like a kid.  When I go to the park with them I try to jump around and play on the monkey bars too, there is a reason why they have play grounds ppl... they are free gyms!  Plus who doesn't like to take a few minutes to swing on the swings just like you used to right?!?!

I mean this looks like a blast!!  This is a park I used to play at as a kiddo.  We bused quite a bit to get there lol!  But it was worth it for the pictures!

Seriously you just have to take advantage of sunny days and even the rainy ones.  My Eldest just LOVES to jump in puddles and how on earth could I take that from him?!  Plus running and jumping for me is great exercise lol.  So give it a try just take advantage of what everyday brings you.  If it is a laundry day and you at stuck folding, why not stand up and do it while squatting or just marching on the spot to burn those extra calories.  I am not saying that I do these things EVERY DAY all the time, everyone has their lazy days and you are entitled to that.  But always remember to get out whenever it's nice out, check out your neighborhood, go bird watching, hunt for plant clippings or just enjoy the scenery... before you know it you've walked for an hour or more!  And you would have enjoyed yourself.  No pressure just baby steps and TRUST me the next thing you know you'll be jogging and walking; then running.  You'll surprise yourself. 

Today I am taking eldest on a walk to plant some apple seeds just for kicks.  No idea where but I am just going to go for it :).  Hope you all do to! 

Still losing!!!

I am back on track people!! I have been without internet for a while now and I have felt as though I have been left on an Island with no one but my kids and hubby.  That's right I have wanted to go MAD!!!  So anyways I have to say that I am still loosing weight!!! I have no clue exactly how much I weigh exactly; I am too tired to get the exact numbers and convert them from my Wii so you'll just have to wait and i'll update lol.  I have also lost TWO inches!!! I can now fit into this cute dress I bought myself a long while ago!! It wouldn't go over my hips or zip near my boobies and NOW IT CLOSES!!  Still super tight but it CLOSES!!

I am just so happy to be back, to STILL be on track.  I wanted to take this time to have an open discussion.  What would you like to learn??? What struggles have you been trying to find solutions to etc???  ASK EM ALL!!! Tell me where to begin this new era or weight-loss.  Tell me how to help you!!!

Scrumptious Sundays!! Oh Please Dulce De Leche Me!

Ok I did it something I didn't I'd do. I wanted to down my fat intake some so... I gave up my lunch time ice cream and replaced it with some sugar free jello pudding snacks (which turns out is a cheaper thing to do anyway). In ice cream I have grown a fond love for caramel flavors, so I thought a good replacement my caramel ice would be the Dulce De Leche pudding.

I peeled off the classic blue aluminum seal which blocked me from the caramely goodness that waited for me inside. On top was a dulce de leche layer which was very rich and gooey (as caramel should be). Beneath it was a nice caramel flavored pudding, thick and shiny. The first words which entered my mind when I tasted this dessert was rich. This is a rich not so bad for you caramely dessert!

At first I was trying to be strategic about how I was eating this layered dessert. Trying to get a bit of both the topping and pudding in eat spoon full, you know trying to be all classy about it. But then something happened and took over my body. I just went crazy and mixed it all up. I have to say I kinda liked it better all mixed up. The flavors were perfectly balanced so each taste bud go the perfect combo sweetness.

Anyway you chose to eat this  delectable golden dessert is good. With only 60 cal and 1 gram of fat Jell-O knocked this outta the park!
Thanks Jell-O!

~Fitness Mama

Scrumptious Sundays!! Activia Deserts!! OMG OMG OMG

Now I have always been a HUGE fan of Activia yogurts but I went to Safeway the other day and my hubby saw these for 1.99!!!  So he snagged me a pack of them and now I just don't think I can live without them.  As always I get vanilla I am a sucker for vanilla yogurts and you can pair them with fruit and YUM!!

 

But with these little sinful beauties you need nothing, just a small spoon.  A big spoon you'll eat it too fast then you'll want another and that defeats the purpose of a low cal snack.  These divine and smooth yummy things are only 100 calories which is great!! They definitely don't taste as though they're only 100 calories lol.  

Now I have to admit since i got these at this crazy sale price I doubt I will end up buying them again at their regular price BUT they are definitely added to "mommy's treat list."  

On another note most of you have probably noticed my lack of posting lately.  I have to apologize to you as I have been bombarded with craziness.  I am moving to another place, during this randomly placed snow warning and crazy cold weather that has finally showed up AFTER Christmas.  I am trying to jump thru hoops to get on income assistance the whole nine yards kinda thing.  Our family has been in a tough spot for a while now and an opening finally came up in this cheap apartment building we have wanted to get into for a while.  So we're jumping on it and moving in a five day period... As of the 28th I will be in my new building, my new apartment and hopefully new life.  It will be nice to get out of the basement we are in currently, it is cold here, we have no heat controls of our own, people upstairs are horrible, dog barks at the wind blowing, door takes all my weight to open and close and sometimes that still isn't enough to shut the damn thing.   Plus a ton of other things i'll be happy to be away from.  But mainly just being able to have a place that feels more like "our own" is what we want. 

Again, on another note, I am still loosing weight and even though i'm not writing about doesn't mean i have stopped doing it!  I swear I am now 189 and going strong, i'm starting to fit into clothing that felt sprayed on before, more comfortably.  I'm all together happy with my progress etc, considering life keeps throwing things at me and my family lol!!

I hope you are all doing well and I hope to see you again in the future!! Hopefully everything will be hooked up etc by the 1st if i'm lucky :D!

ALSO a thank you for all your patience, awards and kindness xoxoxo i miss you all i can't wait to get back into things again!

Scrumptious Sundays! Healthy Chicken Marinade

So I wanted to find a good souvlaki recipe since my hubby loves it so much and it would be a nice change from the usual junk we have in the house plus I figured it was easy to adapt into a "healthy" version.  So I did!  I shall share it here with you!!

you'll need:

boneless skinless chicken breast

lemons I used two small ones for two breasts so guess how many you'll need 

EVOO

sea salt 

pepper

oregano

garlic

whisk together seasonings, EVOO and lemon juice. 

Throw together in a ziploc bag and marinade.

I have to make sure to tall you all to make sure that you don't let the marinade sit for longer than an hour.  If you notice that the chicken has started to go white you've let it sit too long.  The acid, if left too long, will change the texture and taste of your chicken apparently.  I saw this on a cooking show a while ago and have followed the rule and YES it makes a difference!!

YUM-O

Now my first instinct would have been to cut it up in to cubes, skewer with mixed vegetables, but guess who wouldn't eat it if i did that?!! My hubby so this is how we made it and this is his plate cause I gave him the best piece I paired mine with salad and corn instead of the toasted rice I make.

Unexpected absense

I know I haven't been hear feeding you the information that you all crave just so very much but I have been just up to my eye balls in BS to do!  My youngest's birthday is coming up here at the end of the week so i've been running around trying to get things done and money to do it kinda thing.  Valentines Day left me nursing a FULL DAY hangover.  But i did drink calorie wise... I drank bubbly all night... thus the INSANE hangover I ended up with.  Overall it was a night that needed to be guzzled away, just like that bubbly.

I didn't write anything yesterday as I was out ordering the cake and at government meetings trying to get some income assistance etc.  So that has been another handful but has at least added to my daily exercise with all this walking and pushing kids around town.  I haven't weighed myself in a couple days so i can't say if i have gained lost or stayed the same but I don't feel the pounds increasing nor feel guilty for any food choices at all.  I hope i'm right lol!!

I have to say that I had a pretty good dinner since I have never done anything like that before (we did lobster, crab and steak... unfortunately hubby also invited two friends to our dinner so thus why me and her just got trashed for once in years lol!  Good times!)  Anyways it was a good time till the next morning lol, as it always is lol.  So I hope that all of you had a good one, at least better than mine was lol.

All the best!  I'll write something better tomorrow!  I promise!!

Scrumptious Sundays Sugar Free Syrup Vs Regular Syrup

You know what my favorite breakfast is? Eggo Waffles and syrup. Yup you can have a waffle breakfast for 220 cals! Did you know that Eggo waffles are only 190 cals for 2 waffles?! It's normally the syrup that makes waffles unhealthy, so why not fix that. There are three pretty good sugar free syrups out there, Cary's, Aunt Jemima and Log Cabin. 

Out of all of them Log Cabin has the healthiest stats combined with the best taste. Yes I said taste, you can have sugar free syrup that taste awesome. I always measure out my serviving and did you realize that a 1/4 cup servering is pleantly to bathe my waffles in a nice syrupy goodness and have extra to lick off the plate when I'm done! This syrup may be a bit runny for folks who are use to regular thick syrup but if you can get use the consistency you'll save yourself a ton of calories. Lets take a look at the nutrion info of sugar free vs the regular shall we?

Sugar Free Log Cabin Syrup

Regular Log Cabin Syrup

So you get twice as much syrup to drench your waffles/pancakes in with the sugar free! If you put 1/4 a cup of regular you'd be adding 200 cals to your breakfast instead of 20! That's a whole extra 0! I don't know about you but I'll take a 220 cal breakfast over a 400 cal any day! Do you think you could give up your regular syrup for sugar free?

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

~Fitness Mama