Goodbye 2013

The last day of the year . . . WOW DID TIME FLY!!! All day long I keep thinking about all the things that I did this last year!

My Favorite Memories of 2013: 

# Cruise with my husband to the Caribbean 

# Family trip to Yellow Stone Nation Park 

# Having my Family all together for one last Sunday Dinner 

# Not gaining any weight :) 

# Driving in a Car Show even though we were no suppose to, we never got caught ;) 

# Running a Half Marathon 

# Family Reunion 

# Lots of Hikes to the Wind Caves 

I have had some crappy things happen as well this year, but all of those have just made me a stronger person. I have a better outlook on life and I am grateful for the things that I do have. 

I am ready for a new year. I am ready for new goals and to become a better person! Happy New Years!!!! 

Strawberry Spinach Breakfast Drink!

Strawberry Spinach Breakfast Drink

You Need: 

1 Cup Spinach 

1 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk 

1 Scoop Vanilla Whey Protein 

2 TBLS Vanilla Greek Yogurt 

1/2 Banana

1 Cup Strawberries 

Blend and ENJOY! 

Happy Holliday's!

Christmas came and went like it does every year. It comes to fast. This year I don't even want to take my Christmas decorations down yet! My family and I had a fantastic Christmas. We are truly blessed. I am so grateful for family this year. On Christmas Eve we had dinner at our house and even though it was Stressful to get ready for it, it was so much fun and I would do it all again next year. Being a parent is so much fun on Christmas. I love to see how excited my little guys got, over all the small stuff like socks and underwear!

This week Ive allowed myself to sleep in and get some much needed rest. I have still had some pretty good workouts and I am TRYING so hard to eat healthy, but I did not stick to perfect clean eating this week. And oh I can feel it today! I feel so sluggish and FAT! Good thing my husband got me a treadmill for Christmas! I am SUPER EXCITED!!! I love it so much! I have been able to burn off those added Calories from my living room and its so nice not waking up at 5 AM and head out into the freezing cold!

I will post my New Years resolutions later. This list may be long :) I hope you all had a great Christmas and you all have a Happy New Year!

Motivation Monday!

I can't believe Christmas is almost here! WOOHOO!!! This week I need some major motivation to keep me from eating Christmas treats, I can't be alone on the right??? So lets do this together!

This is for all my readers that are traveling this year . . . Watch out for those Abs of Steel! 

Sausage Tin Foil Dinner

Dinner was so Delish! It was not one of my normal dinners and my boys ate it up! Here is the recipe.
This recipe is to make 5 Tin foil dinners. I added some brown rice as a side and a Peach Tea drink, Yum!

You Need: 

5 Turkey Sausage 

2 Cups Chopped Celery

2 Cups Chopped Mushrooms

1 Cup Diced Onion

2 Cups Sliced Asparagus

2 Cups Baby Carrots

Sprinkle of Seasoning Salt for Each

5 12X12 Pieces of Heavy Duty Foil

Pre-heat Oven to 350 Degrees. Divide all ingredients up, onto the five tinfoil pieces. Roll up all the edges. Bake for 45 Minutes. Careful removing them, they are HOT! Enjoy!!! 

December Update

Its over . . . My gallbladder is gone! Best part, I survived the surgery with no complications. After being sick for over a month, I feel like a new person. I don't know what caused me to have Gallbladder disease, I don't fit into the "normal" of people who get it, but it makes me see that I have to take care of the body I have. I don't get another chance at this. 

I am very grateful for my sweet husband who put up with me while I was sick. He is amazing and I a so grateful for him helping me! I am blessed to have such and amazing family and friends who really cared and were so supportive! 

Now that I am gallbladder free, I feel like I am on a mission to eat healthy. I don't want to ruin my other body parts just because something sounds good. I am making each day a healthier one. Its been so hard to get back into my gym routine. Waking up at 5:30 AM and walking out into snow and -9 degree weather is not my idea of a good time. But, I will only accomplish my goals if I really want to, nobody else wakes me up and tells me to go to the gym. So I go, out into the cold . . . I go! 

If you don't follow my awesome instagram, these are some pictures from the last month! 

Last Day at the gym. . . Killed it! 

Surgery Time . . . Goodbye Gallbladder! 

A Selfie, Why not??? 

The boys and I made a ginger bread house! Merry Christmas! 

My first day back to teaching! Oh, it HURT! 

Whole Grain Bread

Maybe its because it is December and I love the baking season, but I have been eating some amazing carbs :) I have been making a couple of loafs of bread in my moms bread maker and I think I have come up with my favorite recipe! This recipe is for the softest Wheat Bread that I have ever made out of my bread maker! I love it because I can put what I want in it, its cheaper and healthier then store bought.

Wheat Bread Recipe:

You Need:

2 Cups White Flour 

1 Cup Warm Water

1 TBLS Yeast 

2 TBLS of White Sugar or Raw Honey 

1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil 

2 TBLS Butter

1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour

2 TBLS Flax Seed 

2 TBLS Oats 

1 TSP Salt 

Put the Water, Sugar, and Yeast into the pan of the bread machine. Let the yeast dissolve. Then add all other ingredients. I put my bread on the Light setting. ( I don't like a hard crust )

Thats it! Easy, 4 hours later yummy  bread!