Sunday, November 11, 2012

The Sunday Plan: Winning Combo

Workout: 30 min walk with the fam!

I'm tired, so so tired! The show must go on though, the dinner planning show that is.

Last week's Sunday Plan actually went well during the week and the meals came together fairly easily, I can't say enough good things about the Spaghetti Carbonara too! This was good, real good! As the BB's transition into toddler bed woes were on my mind, I needed all the extra time I could buy!

Also, this is a winning combination in your kitchen if you have a toddler and you're trying to make/clean-up after a meal:

kids stool + tea sets + dish soap bubbles

Plus, any random kitchen utensils you can hand the said toddler to play with are gold!

Hopefully this plan will also unfold just as nicely :)


  1. CrockPot Sundays: Crockpot Chicken Pasta
  2. Panini Mondays: Double Bean Burger Patty Melts
  3. Surfin Tuesdays: Shrimp Stir-fry
  4. Sghetti Wednesdays: Pumpkin Parmesan pasta
  5. TacoOrRice Thursdays: Santa Fe Casserole (Remix)
  6. Pizza Fridays: Cheese
  7. Savory Saturday Breakfast: Eggs + potatoes
  8. Sweet Sunday Breakfast: Pumpkin Spice pancakes
  9. Breakfast Savor of the week: pb + jam
  10. Salad Case: stir-fry + walnuts
  11. Smoothie: yogurt + blueberries
  • Produce Isle
    • mushrooms
    • onions
    • carrots
    • celery
    • bell peppers
    • avocado
    • garlic
    • spinach
    • bananas
    • apples
    • fruit (on sale)
  • Staples Isle
    • bread
    • baglethins
    • tortillas
    • brown rice
    • pasta
    • beans
    • canned pumpkin
  • Dairy Isle
    • shredded cheese
    • parmesan cheese
    • butter
    • cream cheese
    • yogurt
  • Protein Isle
    • chicken
    • eggs
    • salmon
    • roast turkey
  • Frozen Isle
    • blueberries
    • veggy stifry

ADios :)

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

WorkIt: Not so much?

Workout: 30 min Super Lunge Vinyasa Flow

As my co-worker put it so lovingly, "Wow, you really popped out!"

Yes folks, the bump has popped out! I'm very blessed to have a growing baby who is very very active and let's me know it!

The work-outs continue and I absolutely love pumping iron at the gym. SO.MUCH.FUN!

However, that growing bump is leaving me winded a bit more, I'm generally walking much much slower and am getting up once or twice in the middle of the night. Not to mention the staring at the gym has picked up quite a bit. All that, coupled with the time change has got me thinking maybe it's time to give up the gym weights sessions.

Ay-ay-ay - so let me tell ya more about this time change!!! I'm usually a big fan of the big Fall Backwards time change, this year - not so much.

The BB has had it with her sleep slack and can now climb out of  her crib so we are going through a transitional stage into her toddler bed. Some nights are good, some not so good.

Since there's been nights where it's taken 1+ hr of having to continually put her back in her bed (while trying to ignore the non-ending screaming) we decided to not adjust the time for starting her bedtime routine. That means, her bath starts at 7 and we can hopefully get her to sleep before 8:30. Yesterday, it was 9.

With my current work schedule, that means I get off work around 4:30 and we don't get home til 5ish. Straight to making dinner then that only leaves us an hour of playtime.

Everything just seems so rushed, I've decided to suck-it-up and wake up a bit earlier to get my yoga on. I'll also be moving my weights into the family room to get in some reps while I can during play time. I figure, every little bit helps and it'll be good for BB to see me working out some.

For now, here's the WorkIt plan:


M: yoga + weights
T: yoga + swim
W: yoga + weights
Th: yoga + swim
F: yoga
S: long walk
Su: long walk

I also bought and am hoping to add 30 minutes of active playtime to our routine after we get home from work.



I'm hoping this will be a fun activity and help get some of her energy out and maybe give me a kick-start as well!

How do you fit in exercise?

ADios :)





Sunday, November 4, 2012

The Sunday Plan: Carbornara!


Workout: 30 min walk with the fam!

So, in trying to get my shopping lists ready to have before BB#2 arrives, I'm writing this post sometime in the previous week and documenting what the plan was.

I'm actually really looking forward to the Spaghetti Carbonara, I never knew you could make a sauce quite like that. Who knew? Let's just hope the spaghetti is hot enough to cook those eggs - I hate getting anyone sick.

Ever cause any food poisoning? I'm pretty sure I've gotten RC sick with under-cooked chicken once (maybe twice). That's why I'm really hesistant to cook any type of chicken that is not boiled or stir-fried - I actually just don't like cooking it. I will try this week though (which for you, is really last week). Wish me luck :) - maybe wish RC luck since he's the only one that's gotten sick.
  1. CrockPot Sundays: Creamy Chicken Soup
  2. Panini Mondays: Cheddar/Avocado + Leftover Soup
  3. Surfin Tuesdays: Salmon + sweet potato baked fries
  4. Sghetti Wednesdays: Spaguetti Carbonara
  5. TacoOrRice Thursdays: brown rice + lentils + bell peppers w/ acorn squash
  6. Pizza Fridays: Cheese
  7. Savory Saturday Breakfast: Eggs + bacon
  8. Sweet Sunday Breakfast: Bacon
  9. Breakfast Savor of the week: Eggs + Cheese
  10. Salad Case: tomato + mex squash + bell pepper + spinach stir-fry + cashews
  11. Smoothie: yogurt + blueberries
  • Produce Isle
    • potato
    • onions
    • carrots
    • celery
    • avocado
    • shredded cabbage
    • sweet potatos
    • acorn squash
    • bell peppers
    • garlic
    • spinach
    • bananas
    • apples
    • fruit (on sale)
  • Staples Isle
    • bread
    • tortillas
    • rice
    • pasta
    • lentils
    • yeast
    • pizza sauce
  • Dairy Isle
    • shredded cheese
    • parmesan cheese
    • cheddar cheese
    • yogurt
  • Protein Isle
    • chicken
    • eggs
    • salmon
    • bacon
  • Frozen Isle
    • blueberries

ADios :)