Shopped ’til we dropped!

Hey all! 🙂  I hope everyone’s enjoying their Saturday, or what’s left of it!  We had a fun-filled and busy one, and the boys are knocked out in their beds. 🙂

This morning’s eats started out with my customary and necessary cup o’ joe…

My morning just isn’t the same without my coffee. 🙂

The Hubby & I decided we wanted something a little different for breakfast this morning…we ate our breakfast a little later than usual, and made breakfast steak burritos!  OMG so GOOD!

It had some steak strips, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, & gucamole on a Flat Out.  Delish, and only 260 calories. 😉

After breakfast, we let the boys ransack the house for a couple hours, then Caleb went down for a nap, & The Hubby and Noah went to clean the truck.  After naptime and cleanup time, it was SHOPPING TIME!!! 🙂  The boys needed new clothes and we took this as an opportunity to get us ALL some new threads; I was in desperate need of new shirts (I decided to hold off on jeans) and The Hubby wanted some new jeans.  So we headed to the outlets in Destin to get some shopping done.  We were there for several hours (Caleb decided he wanted to be a good boy today…shocker! lol) and did pretty well for ourselves.

We had a couple bags in the basket underneath the stroller too. 😉

After shopping, we rewarded the boys with some playtime for being such good shopping partners.

They definitely enjoyed that after tagging along with us for 3 hours. 🙂

Dinner was from a drive-thru this evening.  Its a little chilly in FL (well, for FL) so we decided on some chili from Wendy’s.  So good; it hit the spot and was only 220 calories. 🙂

I didn’t workout today…my body has been begging for a rest day for the past couple days…but I still managed to stay within my calorie goal.  I rounded out my day with 1286 calories. 

Alrighty folks…gonna hit the hay.  Have a good night! 🙂

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2 blog posts in ONE day?!

Really?!  Today has been such an “off” day I figured I might as well. 😉  Plus, the boys are very much enjoying their TV time right now…I found a long lost Blues Clues dvd and they are mesmorized.  I figure I have about 10 minutes before they go crazy again. 🙂

As I write, I am enjoying my afternoon pick-me-up…

Thanks to my beloved K-Bob I was up at midnight, and again at 4:37AM because the darling threw his blankie out of his crib, then proceeded to scream for it.  This is a little game he likes to play, and has been for about the last week.  He usually saves it for naps only, and last night was the first time he actually did that and I seriously wanted to poke my eye out.  After the second time, I decided to just get ready to go to the gym, since I had been planning a 5AM wakeup call to go anyway.  Noah had a dentist appointment this morning at 9AM, which meant I was keeping him from school and missing my normal workout time.  After going back and forth, I decided to go to the gym when it opened rather than drag both of them to the gym later on in the day, or skip my workout all together.  Sooooo, i dragged my big butt to the gym at 5:30AM…it felt weird driving around in the dark. LOL.  Oh, but where was I going with this?  Oh, yes, my afternoon pick-me-up…yes, that is why I need this PM cup of coffee.  I made it extra special and brewed my chocolate macadamia Kona coffee. 🙂

Lunch today was another Lean Cuisine…

I eat Lean Cuisines for lunch because they’re easy and I usually have such a short amount of time for lunch before I leave to get Noah, and I usually break up my lunch in 2 parts: first part being around 11:30, then the second part being around 1:30.  Today I got to eat my entire lunch in ONE sitting…fathom that. 🙂

The 2nd part of my lunch was 2 tbsp of hummus and 1/2 a pita. 🙂

As I was catching up on blogs, The Fitnessista discussed calorie counting.  As you all know, I count calories and its working for me.

This is the journal I record my food in, as well as my workouts.  I log things in on My Plate at Livestrong.com, but I am also old school and like things in written form.  I think counting works for me because I am a numbers person and I need to see the input/output of things.  While some people find it tedious and obsessive, I am actually having fun with it. 🙂  Yes, I am a nerd.

Ok, K-Bob’s lack of sleep is catching up to him so I need to get off this computer quick…see ya!

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Happy February!

Hey folks!  I actually have the luxury of blogging in the afternoon…because I’m a SAHM, you’d think I have all the live long day to blog, but not so.  I usually have a couple minutes here and there to check email, FB, blog, & Twitter but most of the time the boys are pulling me in different directions and I do my blogging at night before bed.  Today though, both boys are extremely entralled with Blue’s Clues and I’m taking advantage of them not pulling on my coattails. 😉

Can you believe its already February?!  I always feel like January goes by in a blur because we’re all getting back on track from the holidays, getting used to the busy schedule again, and just trying to keep our heads above water that I usually breathe a sigh of relief by the time February comes around.  This February marks the 2 month mark before we head to Maryland!!  I am excited and stressed out about it all at the same time.   But I am ecstatic to finally be getting out of FL.  Sorry Floridians, but this place is just not my cup of tea. :p

Anyway this morning I woke up TIRED so there aren’t any pictures of my breakfast but I do need to share with you my collection of Larabars I got yesterday at Publix…

LOL! The Hubby & I are very much in love with these things…esp the apple pie flavor.  YUM. 🙂  I also picked up a couple Luna Bars…

…and while they weren’t terrible, I wasn’t too impressed.  I’d much rather have a Larabar of Clif Bar any day. 🙂

After the hustle and bustle of the morning rush, I made it to the gym completely exhausted.  I did manage to pound out 3 miles on the treadmill though and burn 431 calories. 🙂  I feel so much lighter on my runs that I can just keep going and going…and probably would if I didn’t have Caleb’s nap to worry about.  I weighed myself at the gym and lost another pound, making the grand total 11 lbs. 🙂 Holla!  When we got home from the gym, I did part of Jillian’s level 2 30 Day Shred…I say part of it because Caleb was refusing to nap, so I shut it off after circuit 2.  I still managed to burn 150 calories. 🙂

Lunch was an unpictured Lean Cuisine and for my snack this afternoon I had some yummy hummus & pita chips.

I am a huge fan of spinach artichoke dip and haven’t had any in about a month so I decided to try out the spinach artichoke flavored hummus.  It was a great substitute!  And at only 70 calories per 2 tbsps, you can’t beat it. 😉

Very very good!  The pita chips were tasty as well, although next time I might use carrot sticks to dip…the chips were 110 calories for every 7. :p

A great advantage to us making healthier choices is that our kids benefit too. 

Caleb wanted his own bowl of hummus and pita chips too…oh and he insisted on a water bottle to drink. 😉  Gotta love it. 🙂

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So bright I gotta wear shades…

Hola! How’s everyone’s Saturday been so far?  Mine has been fabulous…lotsa family time, lotsa relaxing, and I got a sweat session in this morning…badabing! 😉

I love weekends because I know I’m going to be eating good.  The Hubby had control of the kitchen this morning and made us a scramble of Egg Beaters & sausage…I put mine in 1/2 a pita, sprinkled some cheese and I was go to go.

It filled me up.  Just what I needed for my Saturday workout.  I went to the gym reluctantly because the cramps were KILLIN’ this morning…and when I first got on that elliptical I wanted to just quit and go home, but after 10 minutes, I was feeling good so I’m glad I went.  I made it an elliptical day and did 40 sweaty minutes and burned 431 calories.  No weights today, I went home and had my post-workout snacky.

I ran out of Larabars and our commissary doesn’t carry them.  We’re making a trip to Publix tomorrow so I’ll stock up then.  Luckily we have a stash of Clif Bars, which are just as good. 🙂  (PS…those are my favorite water bottles ever.  I got them from Target and when they put them on sale for $6, I stocked up and bought 4 more of them.  I have 6 total. LOL.)

After the gym and K-Bob’s nap, we headed out to do our grocery shopping.  We hit up the commissary because it was a meat-buying week (we only buy meats from the commissary…sooooo much cheaper!).  The Hubby & I have a system and we like to do the grocery shopping together.  We always have.  We had to adapt a little when Noah came along, but for the most part, things were pretty much the same.  Since K-Bob has entered the picture, grocery shopping has been a sweaty, stressful, almost unpleasant experience!  K-Bob does NOT (I repeat) does NOT like being restrained for any reason what-so-ever, except for in the car.  So, 5 minutes into any shopping experience, he’s being a nightmare and The Hubby & I end up running in different directions, grabbing things and dumping then into our cart.  We should probably change our grocery shopping style, but we have yet to do that. :p  We just really like making it a family experience! :p lol.

After the commissary and dropping the food off at home, we headed to Pensacola to browse Innerlight Surf Shop, particularly their sunglasses and flip flops. 🙂  Yes, it is January and yes, I said flip flops.  Believe it or not, I actually wore flip flops a couple times this week. 🙂  I ended up getting a pair of sunglasses that I had fallen in love with awhile back…

Von Zipper Trudie!  They look just like my cheapy Target pair…The Hubby hated the Target pair (he hates cheap sunglasses?!) and offered to get me the VZs. 🙂

Dinner was sirloin steak & rice…after burning all those calories this morning, I felt 1 serving of each wouldn’t hurt. 🙂

1 cup of steamed white rice & 3 oz of sirloin steak = 440 calories.

My stats for today is as follows:

• Total calories consumed: 1560
• Calories burned: 431
• Net calories: 1129

Alright peeps…signing off for the night…have a good one!

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Too much of a good thing?

Howdy!  Sorry for my absence on the blogosphere yesterday.  I just felt like vegging out at the end of the day…and I did just that!  I fell asleep a little before 9. 🙂

I woke up this morning stiff and in pain for the second time this week…I had a fabulous run yesterday but I was definitely feeling it by the end of last night and when I got up this morning.  Thankfully after I jumped in the shower, all the stiffness had gone away so I was able to take on the day.  For breakfast I had another one of my toast/almond butter/chocolate chip combos, paired with my lovely coffee.

I’ve noticed this breakfast gives me just the energy I need to get through my cardio workouts.  I had the same breakfast yesterday and ran for 40 minutes (5+ K) like it was nothing, and again today, I went through my 25 minute run and 15 minute elliptical, easy peezy. 🙂

This combo also gets me through the afternoon…

LOL!  Yup, I had another.  I think its the chocolate in there that I’m digging right now. 😉

Today I got a much anticipated package in the mail…

My beloved Asics are about a year old and I needed a new pair and wanted something lighter (I do have a pink pair of Asics that I just don’t like running in; they don’t “feel” right) so I researched and came up with the Brooks Summon.  Its a neutral running shoe and way lighter than my Asics…I’m looking forward to breaking them in tomorrow.  🙂  I love new running shoes. 😉

I haven’t gotten the chance to mention my little milestone yet…yesterday I tried on a pair of jeans a size smaller than my usuals and lo and behold, they fit!  I’ve had them since waaaay before I got pregnant with Caleb, and bought them because they fit a little…and never really wore them out because they were a tad too tight.  When I tried them on yesterday, they fit with room to spare and I actually wore them out to get Noah from school. 🙂  Yay!

Here my stats for today:

• Total calories consumed: 1770
• Calories burned: 633
• Net calories: 1137

Alrighty people, gonna go and curl up in bed with my book…and Hubby!  Good night!

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