Thursday 21 November 2013

Back To It

I was a lucky duck this week and 
snagged 2 overtime shifts which will 
hopefully going towards that hot holiday
that we both REALLY want to do this
spring. That being said, they were unexpected
to my meal prep fell behind. I didn't fall too far
off the wagon though so that's a 
relief. I ran 5 days in a row so I took 
yesterday off running as well as it was 
a rest day of the squat challenge. 
The running must have been keeping 
me stretched because my hips were so
sore last night after doing neither during the
day. OUCH! Back to the grind though. Gotta 
get this body turned around to regular 
hours because I don't want to sleep 
this weekend away!!!! We are going to be
getting our house all Christmafied!
I'm excited that the festive season is upon
us and want to enjoy the next little while we have
off together. Rhys has been hitting the gym as 
well so between us both working OT 
and working out, we haven't seen much of 
each other this week. Next week I'm back on
nights which is always a treat ;) 

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Beets, Beets, the Magical....errrrr Fruit?

I have been trying to find more creative ways to
get my veggies in, because let's face it-
I would rather eat bread, pasta, and cereal.
My spiralizer has paid of a million times over again
NO JOKE. 
I love love love this thing. 
My newest fav is spiralized beets with dill, steamed
and then mixed with 1- 25calorie laughing
cow {french onion flav}
SOOOOOO good!
I also made a big pot of borscht so I 
could have a snack or a hot lunch 
in a  pinch. Boy is that paying off with these 
2 night shifts I've picked up.

Monday 18 November 2013

Lucky Me

Earlier this week Rhys and I had to have
a little sit down about stepping up the romance.
Life has been pretty busy lately and I've been
feeling like we are just going through the
daily motions without really connecting
to our life that we currently have.
Maybe one day we will have a family and life
will be even busier and we will wish that we 
took the time to enjoy it just being the 
two of us. I've been noticing people {including us}
are always "plugged in". The other day, we were 
sitting down to dinner and instead of actually
talking to each other we were
both on our phones. I, probably on instagram, him 
probably looking up military stuff.  
The flowers, make surprise
dinners and writing me cheesy little love notes
 in my lunch bag slowly stopped. Probably 
because life just keeps carrying on and you
lose track of those things, maybe because I used
to make fun {playfully}, whatever the reason- both
of us decided we needed to step up our game.
Well lucky for me Rhys went out and grabbed  
a beautiful tenderloin and boy was it tasty!
We have been eating chicken, chicken, and more 
chicken, so the pork was sooooo good!
I made up a side of riced cauliflower with chives,
low fat mushroom soup, and low fat feta. Mmmm. 
All around it was a lovely dinner and hopefully we
can keep up the no electronics at the table deal!

Sunday 17 November 2013

Weekly Wrap

This week went pretty well in terms of 
goals. I drank more water, did my meal prep,
got back into a sleep cycle, and lost 
2lbs! Woo-Hoo! It's a small
loss but it's in the right direction so 
I will take it! 
This week I need to focus on using
my time more effectively. 
EVERYDAY I was at the grocery
store, which luckily a new one
opened right outside Auburn Bay, but
still.... I hate grocery shopping, so to
torture myself everyday is 
ridiculous. I also want to start
getting some Christmas crafts done
and enjoy some quiet time at home.
Our Fernie trip is right around the corner 
and I have a few things I need to get
organized for that as well as 
make a couple easy meals for 10 people
while we are out there....
Anyways, gonna go enjoy my day off
with the hubs.

This weeks goals are:
1. Continue with my water challenge
2. Meal prep and stick to proper eating times
3. Take more photos
4. Get my Christmas bunting done

Saturday 16 November 2013

His and Hers

This was dinner last night. Yummy. Not gonna
lie, I may or may not have had some
of Rhys' too. Seriously... Cheap pepp
pizza is my FAV. But I did
make my cauliflower pizza and had
pesto, green olives, red pepper, and shrimp
on it. It was super tasty. I poured the 
tiniest glass of red and had 2 sips and
decided it wasn't worth the calories 


I'm at work tonight and unfortunately didn't wake
up soon enough to eat lunch, make dinner, and 
get a workout in. SO... I missed lunch and now I'm
hungry!!!! I just had dinner and feel like I could eat
another. haha. Oh lord. 
Teaches me for sleeping in. Luckily I think
my sleep is back on track. I fell to sleep
before midnight and was up at 1030! 
That's reason to celebrate!
 And since I have about 700 calories left to 
eat today, I'm thinking a skinny cow is
calling my name when I get home!

Friday 15 November 2013

Mighty Sleepy

Night shifts are a bugger. I'm still trying to 
turn around from my shift on Tuesday and 
I have to say it's been pretty quiet around the house.
Mostly because Rhys doesn't want to come 
anywhere near me! Haha. Ugh. It's so hard
not be be cranky when you feel so sleep 
deprived. Although I've still been getting
5 hours which should be enough, when 
you aren't going to sleep until 6am... It 
doesn't seem to matter how much sleep you 
get. It's just not the same as getting a few hours
at night when you SHOULD be sleeping. 
Today was no different except I had a date
planned with my friend Lindsey, so I was up
and at it earlier than normal these days. 
It was such a tread to climb out of my shower
onto a new SUPER comfy bath mat and nice
peach towel. Ahhhh. It's the small things in life man!
 
I also set a goal with myself last night that I would
finish off the 4 liter water jug I had in my fridge
today. I probably had 3 liters to drink. My
legs are feeling achy today from my 
squats and jog yesterday but it feels good to
have a little sore in my muscles. I've finished 40 
of my 60 squats for the day and cauliflower crust
pizza and a nice glass of red is the agenda for the
evening. Hopefully that will knock me out so I get to 
sleep early tonight!!!!!

Thursday 14 November 2013

Good Friends

Good friends are hard to find. After receiving this
delightful text, I officially have someone to kick
my tush {literally} into gear.
Day one was 50 squats- they got done 
around midnight. I decided that
an earlier start was probably 
a good idea. Except I didn't look at the
chart so I did 5 extra squats today! Rats!
Hahaha. Anyways. 2 days of the squat challenge
complete and I even got on the 
treadmill for a half an hour walk/jog
and then did some major stretching and 
free weights. Life feels good tonight.... UNTIL
I opened out mail to see Rhys has $650 worth of
long distance charges. See ya later
feel good endorphins! Fingers crossed it's a 
mistake and it will get sorted in the morning.

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Broken City

My sister's boyfriend Kyle was asked to open a 
show last night at Broken City! This was his first
paid gig and while I was really tired and nearly 
bailed, the text saying that she was
bummed that we weren't going to come was
enough to get my tush out of bed and head
downtown. Luckily Rhys and I had passed out for
almost 3 hours evening so even though Rhys
had to be up at 430 this morning, I think
he is doing okay.
Kyle put on a great show! I know he 
does hip hop, and Amy said it wasn't
really "mainstream" so I wasn't sure what 
to expect. The first guy did more mainstream 
rap, and he was honestly pretty good. 
Rap isn't really my thing, but live performance
is always different than listening to an album.
Kyle however is an artist. He does his own thing.
He isn't trying to be anybody else but him, and it
was SHOCKING. 
Kyle is QUIET, like quiet quiet quiet. In the 
10 hours I've spend with him, he has probably said
all of 10 words. So to see him get up on stage and have 
"characters" was really cool. Rhys was so impressed, 
on the drive home he just kept saying that he
finally kinda gets who Kyle is. It was really 
awesome to see him in his element and we
were even tucked away in bed before midnight. 
 
 

Tuesday 12 November 2013

I suck at life.

So my weekly goal list was lame.
The only thing I stuck to was eating clean. 
I perfected my bowl of zoodles and I'm
still in love. I don't know if I will ever eat
regular pasta again to be honest. They taste 
good, have great texture and a small zucchini
is only 20 cals. Yup... pasta is out. 
I'm going to continue on with my weekly 
goal list and hopefully stick to it this week.
Rhys and I had a great couple days off 
together. It's been over 6 weeks since we
had days off together that we stayed home
to enjoy. It was delightful to be at home 
on snowy days just reading, catching up on 
shows, and hanging out together. 
I've been making more of an effort to get
home to the farm and see my sisters but 
sometimes a weekend at home is really nice,
especially when ever other is spend at work. 
I love my .7 and don't think at this point I 
will be giving it up for quite some time but the
working every other weekend is kinda a drag.

This weeks goals are:
1. Meal prep and eat according to plan
2. DRINK 2.5 liters of water/day
3. Exercise 3x
4. Start the 30 day squat challenge

As most of you know, I was not blessed with 
a Kim Kardashian booty and I would love a little
more junk in the trunk so here's to doing a bazillion
squats! 


Wednesday 6 November 2013

ZOODLES

I've found a new love of my life... Sorry Rhys.
It came wrapped in a nice brown box and gleamed
white and shiny when opened. Thanks
to World Cuisine, I am the proud 
new owner of a spiralizer.
I've made a zoodle meal 2 days in a row
and I'm hooked. My fav was using zoodles
with tomato sauce and chicken meatballs.
I swear I could eat that every day for the next
month. SOOOOO good. 

Sunday 3 November 2013

November Goals

Well a quick dash to the farm this weekend to grab
the treadmill has sparked a fire under my behind.
My meal plan is ready. Hair, groceries, and meal prep 
is the game plan for tomorrow. I'm making some
Weekly and Monthly goals to try to keep me from
going off course while I'm  trying to create healthy habits.

My goals for this week are:
1. Meal prep and eat what is on the plan
2. To workout 4x with a combo of weights and cardio
3. Spend my spare time reading, not watching TV
4. Drink 3 liters of water/day

My Goals for the month are:
1. Continue to meal plan and prep weekly
2. NO PIZZA
3. Focus on sleep routines
4. Stick to my workout plan