When what you want seems so far away..

It seems to me that many and maybe most people want
to to be health. And what that means  to each of us is different.   Some want to be able to complete an UltraMarathon, 
others just want to be in a small pant size.   
That is where I was!   I felt miserable in my body. 
I did not like sitting in a chair and feel the roll around my middle. 
I really did not like running with my son in the backyard

and feeling all that jiggle or being out of breathe so quickly. 

So I decided the desire to feel better or even try to feel better became more dominate than the desire to be sedentary or to grab that bag of chips and self medicate with unhealthy food.  my husband and I found  P90X Plus - Workout DVD  and starting doing something.   It was really great doing it together.  It was still very hard.  There was many days when I tried to talk Luke out of doing the workout, I was really tired or it was a bad day.  But thankfully one of us was driven enough to say, 
WE ARE DOING THIS WORKOUT!

We starting having days were we felt our pants getting looser or feeling stronger. 
and that is great motivation to keep going..  we then found CrossFit
 and fell in LOVE!   these workouts average 7-20 min compared to P90X was 60-90 min a day. 
Being a busy mom and working and family stuff going on, hitting a workout within 30 min
 has much more appeal for me.  and interestingly enough
I was even getting more results. 
but I think that is because I did more workouts. 


I am getting a little away from my topic, and really
I just want to say. 
Look for your goals and dreams and even if they seem so far way you can get there! 
YOU CAN GET THERE ONE BABY STEP AT A TIME! 

Tonights Diner was.. Chicken ala.. Duncan

Cooking healthy does not have to be hard, I think this took me 15 min to put together.

I had no idea what I was going to make for diner tonight. 

so I took out some chicken thighs..  

while I imagined what I was going to make.

I saw my beautiful herb garden and became inspired... 

To make a Chicken with sweet basil, cilantro, rosemary.. 

My son LOVED it.  So now I am calling this dish 

Chicken ala Duncan. 

I went and cut a bunch of the sweet basil, cilantro and rosemary from my

herb garden and cut it up and covered the chicken in the pan.

Then I added some delish chopped tomatoes with lime and cilantro.

I never saw this kind before but boy was it tasty. Put that on top of the herbs.

Then I added a can of tomato sauce..

I baked it in the oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour 20 min.

Oh My Goodness!   It smelled SO GOOD in my house! 

I was nervous.. I was not sure how this was going to taste. 

but it was DELISH!

Its FuN and exciting trying new dishes or even making them up. 

Most of the time you get good results. 

Sometimes it's time to order in. LOL

HAPPY HEALTHY COOKING!

Strive for your goals sometimes the road gets bumpy.

I have been thinking about my fitness goals.  We all have them. 
If you have had a baby, or you want to get married, you want to run a marathon, or you just want to do something that you have not done yet. Write a book..  I guess goals are not limited to physical.. but since that is my passion I am gonna focus more on that. 

IT HARD!


Its hard to get up and go practice.. or keep to the diet..  
Sometimes, I don't wanna.  I want a cupcake or I want bacon!  
but when I have goals to eat clean, Paleo, that is NO SUGAR! well any cupcake that does not have sugar would be a better paperweight than cup cake..  so CRAP!  You have to keep choosing in your mind that the goals you want are bigger and more important than that quick gratification of that treat.. or skipping the workout!  
So if you have a slip up and you eat that cupcake or ditch the workout..   8-( 
    that does not feel good. but giving up will feel worse..  

so forgive your self have some grace and compassion.. 
and get your ASS to your next workout and give it 100%
because YOU CAN get to your goals. 
One step at a time! 




Today is a fitness rest day, (well I might go for a mile run) but that's it. My triceps are so sore and my right arm is so twitchy it is driving me nuts..  my hubby said what do you expect.. but still I want my cake and eat it too. I want to work out hard and have my body feel fine after. :-)   LOL

The past two days have been super hard and intense workouts.. 

Day one 

and

Day two was 

15 rounds for time,  

one round of

5 pull ups

10 push ups

15 squats

next round of

5 pull ups

10 dips

15 sit ups 

alternating each round

GOT IT DONE IN 23:12

I am watching the World Cup soccer/football USA vs England match as I type this and it is very exciting.. 

I don't fallow this sport but I get that this only happens every four years and that this is the most popular sport in the whole world.  

It's kind of like the Olympics and more..  it seems like everyone has played soccer/football at some point in their life.. not everyone has participated in an Olympic sport.  I have to say..  

I LOVE watching people strive for their dreams..  weather it is to win the WORLD CUP  or to learn to do a pull up, run a mile, loose a couple pant sizes. 

 We need to keep striving for our goals.. 

SO GOOD LUCK TO THE PLAYERS

GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN YOUR GOALS 

I would LOVE to hear what your goals are and how it going.

My thoughts for the day

What do you think?

Meal in a meatball .. Paleo stlye

I made a super easy meal for super tonight and it took me 15 min maybe 20!  

And its a Meal in a Meatball!

I love meatballs!  I thought I like to sneak veggies in there so the kids get more veggies..  well I went all out...  these have, spinach, mushrooms (don't tell my daughter), green peppers, carrots and green onion.

• 2 lb of lean ground beef
• 1lb of ground turkey
• 1 green pepper
• 1/2 bag of baby spinach
• 1 cup of baby carrots
• 1 package of mushrooms
• 2 stalks of green onions

Put all the veggies into the food processor to chop it all up 

then all veggies to meat and mix throughly

I also added

• 2 eggs to told meatballs together better
• 3 cloves of garlic, cuz I LOVE IT
• handful of sweet basil, rosemary and cilantro from herb garden- yum!

Form mixture into balls, I like the size of large golf balls

put into pan, oh heat oven to 350 degrees

and I like to pour some tomato sauce over the meatballs, not tons but just a bit!

BAKE IN OVEN about 45 min 

THEN ENJOY!

Quick easy lunch

Looking for a quick lunch idea..  here ya go..   

 This is a simple Chicken salad. 

What ever chicken breasts that you have cooked

I think this has two in it.  and I took a fork and pulled it apart

I like that pulled apart pieces vs. chopped up pieces. but do what ever you like

Two stalks of Celery

two carrots chopped fine

a green onion stalk chopped fine

1/4 cup dried berries this one had blue berries, crasins, cherries 

1 tsp of mayo

seasonings I used were a blend for chicken and poultry, that had dried peppers

onions, garlic, salt and pepper.   but use what ever you like. 

I am in love with cold chicken salads, their are so many options out there..  What are some of your favorites? 

I'd love to hear

Fast food Vs. Home cooked food

I suppose some people will not like or disagree with that statement..  but hey, you entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine..  I used to think that there is not enough time to cook a good, healthy meal.
or that my kids don't like any veggies.  But I got sick of feeling crappy, fat, like I am on an emotional roller coaster.  and I had to do something about it.   I got sick of that roll in your middle that you can feel when you sit in a chair.  YUCK!   I WAS DONE!  

There are a million ways to "Diet"  and Some work well, Paleo diet...  others work not so well..  


For me it has been an evolution..  started out by trying to eat better.. and by that I mean being conscious but really tried.. but not really very effective.    Next my hubby and I started P90X P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program - 13 DVDs, Nutrition Guide, Exercise Planner
And with that came a food/diet guide and menu.  and I have to say that it was very effective and complete.  The meals in there were delicious.   I still use some of them today.   and they break the 90 days into 3 groups.   First 30 day..  very lean, NO PASTA, BREAD and the like.   the next 30 day introduce some whole grains into your meals..   We never felt hungry, actually we were eating all the time.   For me it was to time consuming, prepping all the ingredients and measuring out the specific portions. My hubby was one portion, I another and the kids a third.



I was getting ready for the weekend and thinking what we have planned and what to eat. and I have to say, I wanted to cook.. I did not was to budget for pizza or going out.  Now don't get me wrong I LOVE to socialize.  And try new places.  but when I think about eating a meal, I want something that is flavorful, has good veggies and lean meat.  What mainstream places offer that?  NONE, that I have found.   I have found that I enjoy prepping veggies and talking to the kids about what veggies I am using..  It feels very good to me to be the one who is preparing the food that my family will be putting into their bodies.   The meals are SO tasty..  they fill you up and keep you full with less cravings.

REALLY..  How do you feel after you eat a burger from a fast food place?  Its greasy, and filled with other chemicals to preserve things.. and your body was not made to ingest that stuff.    So after you eat you feel, blah! and constipated.  and then two hours later your hungry again.    NO THANK YOU!
I AM DONE!   I AM COMMITTED TO EATING AND FEEDING MY FAMILY AND MYSELF THE BEST THAT I CAN.       HOW ABOUT YOU?