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 ;) 

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.

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!

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

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!

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!!!!!

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.

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. 

 

 

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! 

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. 

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