And not because my butt hurts. (and it does.) I’m not a super emotional person. Well, maybe a little bit. My husband hates for me to watch the Hallmark Channel, I always cry at those “soldiers surprise homecoming” videos, and sometimes when I see someone accomplish a goal you can just tell that they are working really hard at, I’m so happy for them that I get overwhelmed and BOOM, I’m weeping. Today I got up early, got Aedan on the bus, ... Continue Reading ⇝
Entertaining while Eating Healthy
I wanted to be with our friends, and that normally means eating out. That costs, not only in money, but in my calories! I decided if I wanted to be with my friends that I’d have to “run the show” and invite them over where I can control the food. I invited them over for a “potluck “ where I made a FABULOUS Vegetarian Chili that is SOOO amazing you would NEVER know it was vegetarian if I hadn’t told you. (I only squealed because one of ... Continue Reading ⇝
Fabulous Veggie Chili
I have a lot of friends who are vegetarian or vegan. I love spending time with them and entertaining, but sometimes it's hard with people have food limitations. This Veggie Chili is a a GREAT go to recipe to use when you are entertaining all types of people! I am trying to go ‘meatless’ at least once a week, and this sure does make it easier. Are you surrounded by meat eaters? Make this chili. If you don’t tell anyone, they won’t know ... Continue Reading ⇝
Homemade Taco Seasoning
Have you ever read the back of the packet of Taco Seasoning? It's full of all kind of crap I don't want in my body-- I'm trying to EAT CLEAN! When the kids wanted tacos the other night, I decided to make my own homemade taco seasoning. It was AMAZING! I left out the Maltodextrin, corn starch, yellow corn flour, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, yeast extract, silicon dioxide, cottonseed oil, "natural flavoring" and ethoxyquin out of it. I ... Continue Reading ⇝
Training with Jaime
Today was my first day of training with Jaime! Although I confessed to her that I was a little bit terrified of her, I didn’t really mean it. I know she has the tools to help me get to where I want to be… A HEALTHY WEIGHT! So today I did 10 minutes about elliptical as I got there early, then Jaime jumped on the one next to me to “talk”. She asked me the normal questions, like if I had any issues, any aches, and the like. After we proved ... Continue Reading ⇝