Fall Break Fun!

Its Fall Break!!! We have so many things planned, I am so excited! Brooklyn has 2 weeks off and Alex has just one… The first week I did a bit of “Fall Cleaning” the kids did a lot of playing and hanging out, it was fun :) But this next week we’re going to have a LOADED week of FUN! On Tuesday we’re making Tutu’s…Wed haunted houses….Thurs the pumpkin patch! YES! Here are some pictures of the kids :)

Update!

Okay, so I totally forgot to weigh in on Tues..but I did check my weight this morning and not a pound this week… I have been so busy that I haven’t even been paying any attention to my diet this week! It’s okay…. Things have slowed down until the 2 week of Oct. so I am good.. no worries! More time to write next Tues, it won’t be such a busy week. TTYL!

Okay friends!!

It is that time of year when everyone starts getting their family portraits done for the Holidays!! Stop by acm photography to schedule your session with me!! I will be having mini sessions coming soon!! Oh! If you know any local preschools who are looking for a new photographer send em’ my way!! Thanks and love to all!

Flavorful Tuesday!!

Today’s recipe is one of my husbands FAVORITES!! HOT WINGS!! I make these just for him (I can’t stand them eww!), he likes to have them while watching a game, or UFC with his friends. So here we go!

First you get your chicken wings, and cut them, rinse and this is what you have…

Next you heat up your oil, and let em’ cook! **I sprinkle with a small amount of salt/pepper before I put them into the oil** Look at all that FAT!! haha!

Once finished they should look like this…

Once cooked, get your favorite Hot Wing sauce, poor some in a baggy then place your wings and shake em’ up!

 

Once you have them coated in your Hot Wing sauce, place them on a tray with celery and ranch, and chow down! **Don’t forget to share them with some friends!! They are super good!!

Enjoy!

Quick Update

Okay so I have been super busy, but I need to update you real quick on my weight.. I lost 1.2lbs this week!!! Not much, but again it is something! I started a new work out routine and to be honest I’m a bit scared… I am going to be doing cardio 3 days a week, and circuit/strength training 3 days a week. My old bestie (who is in freakin’ awesome shape) from OK is a personal trainer, and I contacted her this week for some tips. I can’t afford a gym membership, or weight watchers like I did when Brooklyn was a baby (which  by the way, I LOVE WW!!)…so I have got to be creative :) She gave me this schedule to work with and told me what to do and how to do it, so this went into plan..um today, LOL.  I am still just counting Calories for my nutrition…but I am tempted to count points. I have all my WW stuff that I got a few years back (my aunt was a life time member) so I could totally go back into it, but I have been calorie counting for a while now and it did me pretty good. I lost 20 in 2 mths before I got prego with the baby… so we shall see. But that is it for now! Tata!

2 months old!

Here she is everyone!! She is now 2 months old, can you believe it?!?! So precious!
 

Its that time again….

Yup, it sure is! I have had the baby, now its time to work off those pounds! So I gained about 25lbs during my pregnancy, not to mention the extra pounds I had on before the pregnancy that I was working on getting off… I still have ten pounds to lose from what I gained during the pregnancy. So I am going to start my weekly blog on what I have gained or loss and share recipes/ideas/struggles etc. I find that sharing on my blog my journey of losing this weight helps me, because I know a lot of you who are reading this (because you’re my friends & family) and I feel accountable to weigh in and give a good report! So lets get to business! Oh and I am bringing back my “Flavorful Tuesdays” yay!! Some people have asked about where they went, so I am bringing them back! I’ll do my first one today :) But it might not be every week, with having a 2mth old a 4yr old and an 8yr old… my days seem to be a bit busy. Not to mention my school (13hrs) , and my photography business that I am working on, its gets very busy! So I can promise I will do it at least once a month, maybe more but for now we’ll do it once a month.

First Weigh In…
Was today!!! I lost 1lb…yes that is great, but I need it to be more! But I am not going to complain…I guess :) I am excited because the doctor told me that just by breast feeding alone (which with my other 2 kids I did it for a year, and plan to do with this one as well) I burn 500 calories a day! So she said if I am eating well, that means I could lose 1lb a week just by breast feeding… Which also means, if I am watching what I am eating, and not just eating well and along with exercise that I could lose more than a pound a week!! So this pound I lost this week was basically my breast feeding pound. Because to be perfectly honest, I didn’t do amazing at my diet this week. I watched what I ate, as in I didn’t over eat…but I didn’t do my best in the choices I made. So that makes me excited to know that when I go into this week exercising more, and eating very good I could lose more! So we shall see what this week brings! 

Angela :)