I have been looking into losing some serious weight for some time now as most you know. I have tried weight watchers (tried for like a month) I did the curves 30 day study and I still weigh more than I did 9 months pregnant with Tait.
My moms boss and his wife went to a place called Total Health and Fitness. They have both lost an incredible amount of weight but not just weight, fat. So being as intrigued as I am about losing weight I went last night and talked with guy, Jared Hansen, about Total Health and Fitness's program and how it is different, why it works, yayada. I was very pleased after I left with their program. It make complete sense to me on why weight watchers, atkins, slim fast, and other diets don't work or rather work for a short amount of time, as long as you stick to following their "diet" which means you will be a dieter your entire life.
Total Health and Fitness is a lifestyle change, each program is designed to fit each individual based on other things besides weight and height. Which seems forgien to some since for years all we have known is if you are this tall you should weigh this. When ultimately the goal is to have less fat, not weigh less. In their program they boost your motabilism first then go into fat loss.It also is great for those who are diabetics because it maintains your blood sugar. I would love to share this with everyone, especailly Brets family (just cause I know what weight loss freaks they all are) I just know that after listening you too will understand why this works.
After talking to Jared about how much I would love to share this, he said if there are some of you who are interested in how it all works, he would be glad to come to my house and share with you this program. If anyone is interested please let me know and I will have him come, send a text, post a message whichever.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Aunt Coleen's Wheat Pancakes
Laura (brets mom) makes these per our request whenever we stay the night there. They are SO SO SO good. I made them this morning for the kids for breakfast and I think that Tait alone downed two of them. Try them you wont regret it!
I found that I really like these if I use freshly ground wheat. But since I have a lot of wheat flour already ground I now do half and half.
Coleen's Wheat Pancakes
1 c sifted wheat flour
4t baking powder
1/2t salt
2T brown sugar
2 Eggs separated
1 1/4c milk
1/4c oil
Mix everything together except eggwhites beat eggs whites until stiff mixture.
1c sugar
1c water
1/2c brown sugar
about 1/2 teaspoon maple
mix together in medium sized saucepan and bring to a small bowl. serve over pancakes warm.
4t baking powder
1/2t salt
2T brown sugar
2 Eggs separated
1 1/4c milk
1/4c oil
Mix everything together except eggwhites beat eggs whites until stiff mixture.
1c sugar
1c water
1/2c brown sugar
about 1/2 teaspoon maple
mix together in medium sized saucepan and bring to a small bowl. serve over pancakes warm.
I found that I really like these if I use freshly ground wheat. But since I have a lot of wheat flour already ground I now do half and half.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Mothers Day -late
Its been a while. Lots of things are happening and lots of things on my mind. I still cannot believe that it is already the end of May. Time flies by so fast and I wish days would last as long as they seemed when I was younger. That way I could soak up every minute I have with my kids at this age. They are so much fun and I LOVE being a mom. Although I wont win the mother of the year award anytime soon, I am learning more about myself daily and more about how to enjoy the small things. Everything that seems big right now, will turn into just a small portion of lifes lessons learned.
Mothers Day this year was a crazy busy one. We started out at our own ward where we were given gifts made by a great lady in our ward. (although she didn't want the recognition for making them) I thought it was a nice gesture since our ward hasn't done gifts for the mothers since I moved in 3 years ago.
After church we went to Brets parents house and had our half (only half because we didn't go to the park) "gentile Sunday" where we ate KFC. I am not a big KFC fan, except for the coleslaw, but their grilled chicken is really good and I highly recommend trying it if you haven't. Although Laura and I don't always see eye to eye, I love her and am grateful for the part she plays in my life. I am so glad that she raised a son who is kind, caring, compassionate, loving, giving, hard working and a great husband and dad. I am grateful for her testimony of the gospel and her passion for it. I love her strong will and get it done attitude. She is very service oriented and is always helping others. I know she would say that it is because its part of her calling, but I know that she would willingly serve anyone who is need of help. She is crafty and SO very creative. Holidays are always full of fun and lots of traditions.
It was then off to my moms house, where we sat outside and then had a BBQ. I love my mom she knows it too. My mom is my best friend, She is a great friend to everyone know matter who they are or what their circumstance. If you know my mom, you love her. She is friendly and caring, giving, understanding and has a very strong testimony. She is always listening the the spirit and following what it is saying. We used to joke about my mom being able to relate a bowl of spaghetti the gospel. I am grateful for my mom and her teaching me right from wrong and knowing how to fix my mistakes. I am grateful for her always being able to make my feel beautiful and giving me self confidence. She never once told me I was too fat, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not talented enough. To her I am perfect in every way. I hope that I will be able to raise my children to know that as well.
I almost forgot to brag about the gifts we made our moms. I got the idea from the best magazine ever "Family Fun" (ps if you would like a subscription let me know and we both get 2 years for DIRT cheap) They are called Pizza's To-Grow. I wish I would have taken a picture, but it turned out super cute with plants for each of them to grow their own things to make a pizza. The pizza box had holes cut out for each plant to go in oregano, tomato, onion, pepper plants with hand made "flour" finished it up. Each one also got a certificate saying they get one friday night with us to make homemade pizza.
This year for mothers day I got flowers for the yard and plants for the garden (hopefully we will be living her long enough to reap the benefits of the pants we are growing)
Being a mother is something that can only be described and understood from one mother to another. It brings heartache yet happiness, sadness yet joy, disappointment but excitement. It is the most rewarding difficult job ever. I am so thankful for the moms in my life and to be a mom myself. It really is the best job in the world.
Mothers Day this year was a crazy busy one. We started out at our own ward where we were given gifts made by a great lady in our ward. (although she didn't want the recognition for making them) I thought it was a nice gesture since our ward hasn't done gifts for the mothers since I moved in 3 years ago.
After church we went to Brets parents house and had our half (only half because we didn't go to the park) "gentile Sunday" where we ate KFC. I am not a big KFC fan, except for the coleslaw, but their grilled chicken is really good and I highly recommend trying it if you haven't. Although Laura and I don't always see eye to eye, I love her and am grateful for the part she plays in my life. I am so glad that she raised a son who is kind, caring, compassionate, loving, giving, hard working and a great husband and dad. I am grateful for her testimony of the gospel and her passion for it. I love her strong will and get it done attitude. She is very service oriented and is always helping others. I know she would say that it is because its part of her calling, but I know that she would willingly serve anyone who is need of help. She is crafty and SO very creative. Holidays are always full of fun and lots of traditions.
It was then off to my moms house, where we sat outside and then had a BBQ. I love my mom she knows it too. My mom is my best friend, She is a great friend to everyone know matter who they are or what their circumstance. If you know my mom, you love her. She is friendly and caring, giving, understanding and has a very strong testimony. She is always listening the the spirit and following what it is saying. We used to joke about my mom being able to relate a bowl of spaghetti the gospel. I am grateful for my mom and her teaching me right from wrong and knowing how to fix my mistakes. I am grateful for her always being able to make my feel beautiful and giving me self confidence. She never once told me I was too fat, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not talented enough. To her I am perfect in every way. I hope that I will be able to raise my children to know that as well.
I almost forgot to brag about the gifts we made our moms. I got the idea from the best magazine ever "Family Fun" (ps if you would like a subscription let me know and we both get 2 years for DIRT cheap) They are called Pizza's To-Grow. I wish I would have taken a picture, but it turned out super cute with plants for each of them to grow their own things to make a pizza. The pizza box had holes cut out for each plant to go in oregano, tomato, onion, pepper plants with hand made "flour" finished it up. Each one also got a certificate saying they get one friday night with us to make homemade pizza.
This year for mothers day I got flowers for the yard and plants for the garden (hopefully we will be living her long enough to reap the benefits of the pants we are growing)
Being a mother is something that can only be described and understood from one mother to another. It brings heartache yet happiness, sadness yet joy, disappointment but excitement. It is the most rewarding difficult job ever. I am so thankful for the moms in my life and to be a mom myself. It really is the best job in the world.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Something He Will Hate Me For Later
I love this picture. I know that Taitan will be mad at me one day for this, but I hope that you all will laugh as hard as I did. (excuse his out of control hair and GROSS runny nose)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Lately...
It seems like it has been a month since I last posted anything, when really its only been two weeks. I am glad to say that it is because we are really busy, enjoying the weather and having Bret finishing up his last semester at SLCC.
Since I last wrote, Tait has had pneumonia, got his first tooth and started walking around the furniture. I really don't remember McKinley growing up as fast as he has been growing. And I am sure that I will say that with the rest of our kids as well (no that is not announcement... phew)
McKinley is dancing and singing around the house, causing much havoc and throwing temper tantrums over the littlest things... today it was go-gurt, yesterday was shoes, Sunday was bows... the list goes on. She brings so much joy to my daily life and I am grateful for her smiling, temper tantrum-ness.
Bret has finished and PASSED (stats about kicked his butt, he didn't think he was going to pass) all his classes for his final semester before he gets a degree. 6 years later we can now say that he has an Associates Degree and are looking into universities that offer the program he has decided to go into, Health Administration. So far its Utah State, University of Utah and BYU-Idaho. With this decision it means that we are no longer looking for houses, but rather schools. Lots of praying and lots of things to figure out this summer.
Life is taking an exciting new turn, I am happy that we are finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. I am so excited to finally have a husband at home for longer than 2 weeks and looking forward to a wonderful summer. Hooray for Bret! I am so proud of him!!
Since I last wrote, Tait has had pneumonia, got his first tooth and started walking around the furniture. I really don't remember McKinley growing up as fast as he has been growing. And I am sure that I will say that with the rest of our kids as well (no that is not announcement... phew)
McKinley is dancing and singing around the house, causing much havoc and throwing temper tantrums over the littlest things... today it was go-gurt, yesterday was shoes, Sunday was bows... the list goes on. She brings so much joy to my daily life and I am grateful for her smiling, temper tantrum-ness.
Bret has finished and PASSED (stats about kicked his butt, he didn't think he was going to pass) all his classes for his final semester before he gets a degree. 6 years later we can now say that he has an Associates Degree and are looking into universities that offer the program he has decided to go into, Health Administration. So far its Utah State, University of Utah and BYU-Idaho. With this decision it means that we are no longer looking for houses, but rather schools. Lots of praying and lots of things to figure out this summer.
Life is taking an exciting new turn, I am happy that we are finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. I am so excited to finally have a husband at home for longer than 2 weeks and looking forward to a wonderful summer. Hooray for Bret! I am so proud of him!!
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