tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58273178853414237082024-03-05T08:02:41.330-08:00A Day In The Life....Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-54923269401846561332016-08-07T10:15:00.000-07:002017-02-08T10:16:37.389-08:00July 25th: 7 Weeks and Hawaii here we come!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Boarding Norwegian's Pride of America for a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands! </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Weight Gain: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">None so far! </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Sleep:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Getting up more...but I usually get up a few times</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Movement this week:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Nope</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Queasy or Sick: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Still very tired all the time. Starting to have more nausea but not getting sick or anything. Not sure if this feeling was the baby or possible motion sickness on the cruise we took. I have never been on a cruise before and the timing just lined up with the pregnancy. Who can plan these things!</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Looking Forward To: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Two amazing weeks on vacation in Hawaii with my husband and family!</span><br />
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-53673587154051239172016-07-20T06:35:00.000-07:002016-11-15T10:30:01.209-08:00July 18: 6 Weeks<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight";"><span style="letter-spacing: 2px;">No bump picture this week! Too busy packing and getting ready for Hawaii. I love this flashback picture though. Its one of my absolute faves out of any picture Andrew and I have together. We had such a great day for our engagement shoot the Fall before our wedding. Heading out of town has me reminiscing about the time leading up to our wedding and our very special day! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Baby is the size of a:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Pomegranate Seed</span></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Gender:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> It's a surprise!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Weight Gain: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">None so far! </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Sleep:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Getting up more...but I usually get up a few times</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Queasy or Sick: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Still very tired all the time. Feeling a little queasy on and off throughout the day but nothing too bad...Knock on wood! </span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Labor Signs:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> No</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Belly Button In or Out?</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> In</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Wedding Rings On or Off?</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> On</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Looking Forward To: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Leaving for Hawaii in exactly one week!</span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-91773213416519564782016-07-11T10:15:00.000-07:002016-11-15T10:29:26.212-08:00July 11: 5 Weeks<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Baby is the size of a:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Peppercorn</span></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Gender:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> It's a surprise!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Weight Gain: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">None so far! </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Stretch Marks: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">No</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Best Moment This Week: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Telling my family</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Miss Anything:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> The occasional drink. </span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Movement this week:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Nope</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Cravings: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">No</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Queasy or Sick: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Not yet, but I am tired all the time!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Gender Prediction: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Not really. Although, a tiny feeling maybe it's a boy.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Labor Signs:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> No</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Belly Button In or Out?</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> In</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Wedding Rings On or Off?</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> On</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: montserratlight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Looking Forward To: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Telling Andrew's parents at dinner on Friday!</span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-46567175040366642242016-07-04T10:15:00.000-07:002016-11-15T10:29:50.468-08:00We're Havin' a baby!!!!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Baby is the size of a:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Poppy Seed</span></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Gender:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> No idea!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Weight Gain: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">None so far! </span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Maternity Clothes: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Not Yet!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Sleep:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Still the usual, waking up a few times a night. Nothing has changed</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Best Moment This Week: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Telling Andrew. I knew 3 days before I told him and it was killing me </span><img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://i0.wp.com/www.laura-and.co/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png?w=1170" height="13" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; height: 1em; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-height: 1em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; text-align: justify; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" width="13" /><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Worst Moment This Week:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> It was 4th of July and we had tons of different things going on. The worst part of being pregnant and no one(not even Andrew) knowing, was hiding the fact that I wasn't drinking. So much harder than thought. IDK how we are going to make it through Hawaii!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Miss Anything:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> No</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Movement:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> Nope</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Queasy or Sick: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Not at all!(I hope I didn't just jinx myself!)</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Have You Started To Show Yet: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Nope</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Gender Prediction: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">No Clue on the gender, and we don't plan to find out. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Belly Button In or Out?</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> In</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: MontserratLight; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Wedding Rings On or Off?</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "montserratlight"; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;"> On</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 lb organic ground turkey (see seasoning recipe below)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">organic plain greek yogurt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whole grain hard taco shells or 2 corn taco shells </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lettuce</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">onion, chopped </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">black olives </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">salsa </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">organic mexican bend cheese or another 21 day fix approved cheese</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">avocado </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Frank's hot sauce for some spice</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Cook ground turkey on stove top in a pan. Once browned, drain and add 3/4 cup of water and desired amount of taco seasoning and mix up.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">1 1/2 tsp cumin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">1 1/2 tsp paprika</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">1 tsp pregano</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">1 tsp salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">1/2 tsp garlic powder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">1/2 tsp onion powder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 25px;">1/4 tsp cayenne pepper</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">There were plenty of left overs so we can take tacos for lunch the next two days! It's great because it feels like a cheat meal but it's not!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-46063270636544754732016-02-25T07:04:00.000-08:002016-02-25T07:04:36.376-08:00Quick update!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's been quite a while guys! We have been so busy with all the holidays and just getting back into the swing of things after the New Year. Through out November and December we got to spend alot of time with our families and friends which always makes the holidays special!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We had decided to, again, work on our healthy lifestyle, or lack there of, in 2016. We have been fairly successful with our eating habits and not so much with our exercise. It seems that's our pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For this new year we have similar goals. I am down a total of 7.1 lbs since I started the 21 day fix. Now, I was down 10 lbs but with skipping work outs and cheating a lot over the holidays I gained some back. But I am excited that I have managed to maintain my current weight :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, here we are at the end of February and winter is in full swing. Last week we got about 22 inches of snow at our house. I love snow but I am really starting to get sick of this cold weather :) Its a great excuse to make some delicious soups to enjoy though! I know I said I would do chicken noodle soup next....but I am thinking maybe some chili instead. Final decision TBD! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you have a favorite winter soup or recipe to get you through these cold days? Let me know so I can try it too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-78387227715860171802015-12-10T14:48:00.000-08:002015-12-10T14:55:51.028-08:00Minestrone Soup...21 Day Fix Style<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been trying to find new, easy recipes to keep me on the 21 Day Fix path. My husband suggested soups for lunch, now that the weather is getting cold. It's easy for me to make one big batch and pre-pack his lunches for the week, and its quick and convenient for him to heat up on lunch hour at work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last week I made an Italian favorite...Minestrone! It was delicious and felt very hearty and filling. I adapted this recipe from Fit Mom Angela D. It turned out to be a wonderful version of a favorite soup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 tbsp olive oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 yellow onion, minced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 ribs celery, diced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2-3 carrots, peeled and diced</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 tbsp oregano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 tsp basil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 tsp sea salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 tsp black pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6 cups low sodium chicken broth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 (28 oz) can diced tomatos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 (15 oz) can crushed tomatoes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 to 1 cup whole grain elbow pasta, uncooked(you can use any smaller size pasta. I used ditalini)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">*I used 1 cup pasta and I would say that was too much, my husband liked it on the thinker side though</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded (1 blue container)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. In a stock pot, heat oil over medium to medium high heat. Saute garlic and onion until translucent. If oil is too hot the garlic will brown so be sure to stir occasionally and watch for over cooking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Serving size - 2 cups: 1.5 Green, 1 Yellow, 1 Blue</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The only thing I would mention is I did feel 2 cups was a very large serving. You can always do just a cup if you want to have soup with dinner or a lighter lunch. If you are short on your Blue container this is great with or with out the cheese. So feel free to omit and save that Blue for something else. I am also going to be testing this with cooked pasta as the pasta obviously absorbs a lot of the soup. I'll let you know how that works out! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Up next: Chicken noodle soup 21 Day Fixed!</span><br />
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-75988602588600898292015-11-22T18:44:00.000-08:002015-11-22T18:44:42.979-08:00Getting back in the saddle.....after a week in Costa Rica!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi everyone! Hope you all enjoyed my last recipe post. Those Buffalo chicken bites are delicious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since my last post we have been very busy. On top of the usual fall activities we had a wedding in Costa Rica. It was amazing! We are so grateful we were able to make the trip to celebrate with the bride and groom. Unfortunately, the 21 day fix fell to the wayside while we enjoyed an entire week of food, fun and friends. It was an amazing trip we will never forget!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This past week we started back on the eating plan for the 21 day fix. We did not start the work outs back up yet even though that was originally the plan. I have already started feeling better. I feel more energized and more productive. Next week is Thanksgiving and we have a lot of family coming in from out of town. I am looking forward to all the good food and fun times. It's going to be tough, but I am going to try to make smart choices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What are you favorite holiday recipes? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you "21 Day Fixed" any of them? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you making any 21 day fix or clean eating recipes for your Thanksgiving dinner? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What are your tips and tricks to staying on track around the holidays?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Comment below and share your recipes and tips...I'd love to try them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below are some pictures from our trip to Guanacaste, Costa Rica</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pool...this pool housed the wedding reception. Guests went in clothes and all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-24748850247666848052015-10-28T07:28:00.000-07:002016-01-11T16:48:57.939-08:0021 Day Fix Buffalo Chicken Bites<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Since starting the 21 day fix I haven't been too adventurous with trying recipes. I did however find a recipe for Boneless Buffalo Wings that was amazing <a href="http://healthyfeelshappy.com/2014/08/15/baked-boneless-buffalo-wings/" target="_blank">here</a>!!!! It's the perfect "cheat" meal and when I say cheat I mean you feel like you are cheating. I have made delicious baked chicken wings before and I was happy to find a great recipe for buffalo bites. These would be great with out the buffalo sauce for anyone who would prefer regular chicken nuggets too! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">poultry seasoning</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 cup flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 tsp garlic powder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 tsp cayenne pepper</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 tsp salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 egg</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 tsp sea salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/2 tsp cayenne pepper</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Melt butter and set aside to cool</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In a small bowl whisk the egg. In a second bowl mix the flour, garlic powder, cayenne and salt.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Season chicken pieces with poultry seasoning</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dip each chicken piece into the egg to coat and then dredge in the flour mixture. Place on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. I line my baking sheet with parchment paper too.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Spray chicken with cooking spray to brown it while it bakes. Place in oven for 10-15 minutes then flip and cook the other side for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dip each piece of chicken in the sauce and place back on the backing sheet. Return to oven for 1-2 minutes. Not too long or the chicken will be over cooked. </span></li>
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Well, we are back at it again this morning. Full on work outs and eating plans. Unfortunately, I have gained back most of my weight since I stopped doing the 21 day fix. Actually, I completely fell of the wagon. We have been having mostly junk food for the past 2 weeks. I have noticed it in my weight and how I feel. To be honest, I have felt like crap most days! Now, my coffee pot broke and I've been doing with out that but I'm going to blame the way I've been feeling on my horrible food choices. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So here we are, back at square one. The goals are similar as before, as I suspect they will be for a while.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lose 5 lbs and fit into clothing more comfortably</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tone muscle and build up endurance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">feel better physically and be less tired</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">be more creative with 21 day fix recipes</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fit more comfortably into existing wardrobe</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have already planned out the menu for this week and just have a few more things to purchase at the grocery store and we will be all set. On top of all this Halloween is this weekend. I will be making some special treats for that. Some 21 day fix friendly and some not!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 hard boiled eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">carrot sticks and almonds</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Paleo Chili (recipe to come later)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vanilla Mocha Shakeology</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">21 Day Fix Chicken Parm with whole wheat pasta</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now, the chicken parm I made I would not say is my favorite. I used a recipe outlining the ingredients in 21 day fix terms and will use this to develop my own recipe. Chicken parm was the first meal I ever cooked unassisted at 10 years old. It's a favorite in my house and this recipe was perfectly fine for plan old chicken parm, but there wasn't any crispiness to it. The panko bread crumbs became soggy as soon as I added the sauce. Once I find a good 21 day fix friendly chicken parm I will let you know!</span></div>
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-45966342611955192162015-10-14T14:43:00.000-07:002016-02-24T18:31:46.627-08:00Date Night Jar Project<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, as you read in my last post, I gave my husband a "Date Night Jar" as a gift for his birthday. He didn't really have anything specific he wanted and we have a big vacation coming up to Costa Rica in less then a month. So, while keeping our budget in mind, I decided to make him something we can use all year long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Where did I get the idea of a Date Night Jar? Well, Pinterest of course! Specifically on the <a href="http://www.lifeinthegreenhouse.com/2012/02/date-night-in-jar.html" target="_blank">Life in the Green House</a> blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's the finished product. I decided to go with tones of aquas, blues and whites so it can sit in our family room and double as decor. Its so cute and I didn't want to just throw it in a cabinet or something :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I read on the blog I found this on what I needed and headed to my local <a href="http://www.michaels.com/" target="_blank">Michael's Arts & Crafts</a>. First thing I did was just walk around. I like to look down every aisle and see whats there. I love going to that store because I get so many ideas for decorating! Once I found the paint section I went straight for the spray paint. Man, I didn't realize paint was so expensive. I chose a cheaper option with the Krylon Color Master that was $6.99 a can. I chose my 3 shades of blue and a light off white for my filler color. Each color represents a different kind of date(explained below) Next I grabbed a larger mason jar, large popsicle sticks(yeah yeah I'm sure there is an actual name for them when they weren't used for popsicles)and ribbons for the mouth of the mason jar to make it look pretty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once I got home I pulled my list of "dates" out. I had 8 dates for each category. I started with one color first, just incase the paint wasn't right or didn't look the way I wanted. I did this in our garage with the garage door open on piece of large cardboard. Once I decided it would work I did 2 coats of paint per side flipping between every spray. I did this a week before I assembled the jar to make sure everything was completely dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next I used a fine point sharpie to write the "dates" on the popsicle sticks. There are 8 dates in each category and I have 18 white filler sticks. Here are things I chose from reading various blogs on date nights and adding a few things of my own:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Restaurant Hop (appetizers at one, dinner at the next, and dessert at the last)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">RIT Hockey (let's face it we go to these game a lot)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bed & Breakfast</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Couples Cooking Class</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Couples Massage</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dinner at our favorite local Mexican restaurant</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Picnic in the park</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dinner & a movie (his/hers choice)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Brunch date</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Coffee & Dessert date</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Boll-a-Roll & Tully's - <span style="font-size: x-small;">Andrew and I met on a bowling league at Boll-a-Roll. Neither of us are bowlers so this feels pretty special to me :)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Take-out & Scrabble</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last but not least I found these tags at Michael's. They had a little embellishment on the front and the brown matched the ribbon I had tied around the jar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was the perfect gift. Not only did my husband love it but it gave me a little creative bug. We will both enjoy adding a little fun to any typical date night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-52334172405112963072015-10-13T19:06:00.001-07:002016-02-24T18:21:34.431-08:00Wedding Weekends and Fall Festivities<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The past two weekends Andrew and I have had weddings. I'm not sure if its this way for everyone, but I feel like when I have a wedding it takes up a majority of the day. There's getting ready, picking out what I am going to wear, then of course the wedding itself. Don't get me wrong. I love weddings! We had so much fun at the 1st two weddings we had this fall season. We fell behind on some house work/yard work we should have been doing though. We had a good excuse :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Going to a wedding can be hard when you are trying to follow a healthy diet. You can try to make healthy choices, but when the dinner is a buffet, which both of these were, its hard to stay away from the carbs. The first wedding we went to had both a pasta buffet and a baked potato buffet. The second wedding had a BBQ buffet where, other than a green salad, corn was the vegetable. Needless to say...amazing food...not so amazing for my waist line :) I could, and should, have made better choices. I didn't. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Getting back on track this week after so many weeks off, and gaining almost all of my weight back, has been extremely hard to say the least. Not only do I feel like a failure for having gained almost all my weight back from my 1st two rounds of the 21 day fix, I have yet to do a work out. I did however make a delicious 21 day fix friendly chili that we have been having for lunches(I'll be doing a separate post with all my favorite recipes another time)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So....to get back on track this week I need to follow both the diet and exercise plan for the remainder of the week. This will get me motivated to continue getting healthier both inside and out. I will be taking my weigh and measurements tomorrow as its my new "Day 1"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On a lighter note, I purchased a few small fall themed docorations and I made some candle holders too! Also, my husbands birthday was on October 7th. I had been making him a special gift that I saw on <a href="http://www.lifeinthegreenhouse.com/2012/02/date-night-in-jar.html" target="_blank">this blog</a>. It's a Date Night Jar. He loved it and I thought that this was a great way to help us be more spontaneous and try some new things. I will be posting my entire process tomorrow so stay tuned!!! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I don't know where this creative bug came from but I am loving it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know...I know...I said I was going to blog every day in my last post. Time got swept away and I was totally off track. Let me recap my month for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sister Bailey and her husband Andy came to visit the first week of September. We went out to eat almost every night that week except the one night my brother in law made the most delicious home made Mexican meal I have ever tasted. This was the start of the death of my diet. The reason for their visit was because my sister was invited to be a guest choreographer for a local dance studio. However, what I didn't know, was my entire family had something in the works...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That Friday my sister took me for a massage as a birthday gift. We always go to <a href="http://www.delmontespa.com/" target="_blank">The Spa at the Delmonte</a>. We both had hot stone massages, which was a first for me. I loved it! We had decided to have a movie night at my house that night, instead of going to the drive in due to lack of movies playing. So, after the spa, my sister suggested lunch and then we went back to my house to make all the snacks and appetizers for movie night. Little did I know, this was all a plan to keep me away from my parents house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next day we had early morning plans to go to brunch with Bailey and Andy. Luckily, I did my hair and make up because when I got to my parents house I was in for a huge surprise. A surprise 30th birthday party to be exact. Unknown to me, my husband, mom and dad had been planning this for months. The day was amazing. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My aunt, uncle and cousins even drove over night from Connecticut and we had other friends come from the Boston area to be there for the party. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We started with a wine tour with about 25 of our family and friends. We visited three of my favorite wineries: <a href="http://www.drfrankwines.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Frank's</a>, <a href="http://www.ravineswine.com/" target="_blank">Ravines Wine Cellars</a>, and <a href="http://www.roosterhill.com/" target="_blank">Rooster Hill Vineyards</a>. After the wine our we had a <a href="http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/bbq-rochester" target="_blank">Dianosaur BBQ</a> catered dinner at my parents house and the party continued all night long. Man was I hurting the next day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We spent the remainder of the weekend visiting with my Aunt Debbie, Uncle Don, Lyndon and Chenda. By Labor day everyone was leaving and I was feeling a bit of sadness...keeping in mind that in 4 days we would all be traveling to the Outer Banks got me through :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The week was filled with packing and planning for our Outer Banks trip. We traveled through the night Friday and arrived early Saturday morning. After meeting my aunt and uncle, Lyndon, Chenda and their son William for lunch we headed to our houses. The week was wonderful. We had perfect weather, amazing food and the best company! My family stayed in the same house we had last year, which is only two doors down from my aunts house. We celebrated 4 birthdays while we were there. Mine, which was September 10th, Aunt Debbie and Lyndon's, which were September 12th, and Uncle Don's which was September 13th. The houses alternate nights for dinner and one night we have a girls/guys night. Us girls go out to eat and the guys stay home with William and the pups. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We made a short stop at Bailey and Andy's new house in Newport News, VA for the night on the way home. The new house is beautiful and the dogs had a fun time running around with Jack and Stew(their dogs). We went to one of their favorite dinner spots, <a href="http://www.dogstreetpub.com/" target="_blank">Dog Street Pub</a>, where we tried a few new dishes of English pub style cuisine. It was a wonderful end to our trip...and we went home for me to prepare for my next one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Thursday my mom and I traveled to Connecticut for My cousin's son Jackson's 1st Birthday party. We had an awesome time helping decorate and prepare for the party, shopping, apple picking and watching the Super moon and Lunar eclipse. It was the perfect end to all of our summer travels. Now on to all our fall activities. Here's a few things we have coming up in the next few months:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aunt Evies surprise 80th Birthday dinner</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Andrew's Birthday!!!!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Night time tour at Genesee Country Village Museum</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Halloween</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trip to Costa Rica for Matt and Kaitlin's wedding</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We leave for Penn Yan tomorrow for Laura and Stephen's wedding on Saturday. This fall weather should make for a gorgeous weekend in the Finger Lakes. Here's a few pictures from September. I will be adding a few from my Surprise 30th after I get them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-79224463775100682882015-08-30T08:28:00.001-07:002015-08-30T08:28:26.593-07:0021 Day Fix - Day 2-4 (Second Round)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this week has been a fast one. It seems like as summer comes to a close the time is just flying by. We did so-so on our diet this week. I was actually down 7.5 lbs from my original start weight before being introduced to the 21 Day Fix! That was a huge deal to me. I was so excited. Then Friday came and my husband did not was left over shrimp kabobs for dinner. So we had pizza. I was on board with a lighter flatbread style that we normally get from our local store. It was a better option that the local pizza shop that is delicious but covered in cheese and grease. It was a start to a mini downward spiral. We didn't work out Friday or Saturday (not because my back and neck has really been hurting me lately). And now I have gained back almost a pound!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we have a team event for Andrew's job at the Red Wings game. There will obviously be junk food there that will be served for the event. I plan on making healthy choices with what is available. The rest of my day consists of getting my mind set back on track, menu planning for next week, grocery shopping and doing my Yoga Fix work out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sister and her husband are visiting again this week so it might be hard to stick to the diet all the time. We might be going out to dinner , or possibly the drive in one night. Here are my goals for the week:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wake up 1/2 hour earlier</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">do my workout before noon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">make 1 new 21 day fix recipe</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">do a blog post every day(I know I've been slacking in this area too but I think when I do it it helps me stay on track!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">make healthier choices when not able to stick to my specific meal plan.</span></li>
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-43689868898303981452015-08-26T18:10:00.002-07:002015-08-26T18:10:52.099-07:0021 Day Fix.....Again!<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So now that we have sort of gotten into a routine we are just going to continue the 21 day fix on a daily basis. I find that its the only program that encourages me to eat healthy and work out that I have actually stuck too. I am not sure if its the program or if it's that my husband is also following it and we hold each other accountable. Since today is Wednesday, I decided to stick with the exercises by the day in the plan and not "day 1" or "day 2". Today was the Lower Body Fix. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I had a different lunch so I saved a few containers for that, making it an unusual day. Here's what I ate:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steel cut oats (2 Y)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Salad with chicken, mushrooms, red onions and bacon bits(2 G, 1 O, 2 R)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Strawberries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate Shakeology</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grilled chicken and green beans</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel good getting back into it. I was really slacking there for a few days and it was hard getting back into it. One thing I noticed was I kept thinking of junk food. I don't know if there was an unusual amount of junk commercials on TV today or what. But I was really thinking about breaking down. I am happy I didn't. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our goals will be the same for this round of the 21 Day Fix. Here's a recap of those:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taylor's Goals for the next 21 days:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lose 5 lbs and fit into clothing more comfortably</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tone muscle and build up endurance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">feel better physically and be less tired</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I lost 5.2 lbs. in our last round of the 21 day fix. I know I may not lose that amount again as I've heard sometimes in the beginning it comes off a little faster. But I figure it a goal to start with and if I still see results with inches lost then we can adjust that goal.</span></div>
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-21164283632874723952015-08-26T07:29:00.000-07:002015-08-26T07:30:07.243-07:0021 Day Fix Day 16-21 and Recap!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry for being absent these past few days. I was traveling with my parents for a few family parties! Here's a quick recap of the past few days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 16: Today we both did well until we headed off to the baseball game! Unfortunately I got home from my last appointment late and didn't have time to cook dinner before we left for the game. I thought I'd be fine but after watching people walk by with tons of junk food for about an hour we broke down. We could have gone crazy and gotten Garbage Plates (for those of you not from the area I'll have a post about those later!), but we chose a lesser of two evils. Andrew got a hotdog, I got a cheeseburger and we shared fries which were small. Let's face the facts, I ate most of the fries. Afterwords though, I had so much guilt. I was so upset with myself because for the first time I broke down, unplanned. This was a start to a downwards spiral over the weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 17: Today we were great food wise. I spent the day packing for my trip. I also packed a lot of my food and shakeology for the entire weekend, not knowing that I wouldn't eat most of it :(. I also made sure Andrew was good on food for the weekend. Hoping that if I had everything there for him he would stick to the diet without me being there. I had to make a midnight run to Wegmans for carrots and strawberries. It felt odd running in for those things at that time of night instead of chips or totinos pizza rolls HAHA!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 18: Travel day. I did really good in the car. Even when my parents ate their traditional roadtrip McDonald's breakfast in front of me I didn't break. I had my shakeology and steel cut oaks for breakfast in the car, and as snacks I had 2 hardboiled eggs and a few baby carrots. We stopped at Panera Bread for lunch too. Panera isn't my favorite spot. I only like a few things on the menu and of course nothing seems healthy(even though everyone thinks it is). I guess its better than a fast food place. I had 1/2 of a cup of the french onion soup. Just the soup, no bread or croutons that they usually put on there. I knew I was breaking but I was trying hard to pick something that wouldn't be too bad, even though this was high in sodium. They had my favorite cookie too. If you know me you know I am not big into sweets, but I love the Toffee Nut cookie at Panera Bread. SO GOOD!!!!! I didn't get the cookie! For dinner, Chenda cooked and there were a few things I could have that were semi diet friendly. I also did my work out right before dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 19: Today was a different story for the diet. I struggled to find healthy options. We took my cousins daughter out for her birthday. Charlotte was turning three the next week but we were not going to be coming back to Connecticut for her birthday party. We took her to a place called The Pottery Factory where she painted an owl, then we went to Maggie McFly's for lunch. I got the soup and salad lunch combo. Even though this wasn't diet friendly per say, I felt I was making a healthy choice with what was available. Man, I would have loved to get a ruben and french fries. That evening I did my workout and we had Raviolis for dinner. Again not diet friendly but I didn't over stuff myself and I passed on dessert. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 20: Today we had a baby shower for my cousin Julian and his wife Jill. They are expecting their first child in October. The shower was great. The food was really good and Jill got so many wonderful gifts. I did over eat a little bit at the shower though :( That night for dinner pizza and subs were served. My mom and I each had a small piece of the sub and we shared a piece of pizza. I also had 2 glasses of wine. This is the first time I drank on this trip and it was the start to the down fall. Three of my favorite things: Pizza, Subs and Wine :) I did not do a work out today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 21: This morning I woke up feeling awful. I was so upset with myself for not working out yesterday. That was the first day in 20 days I had not worked out. I was on such a roll and I ruined it! My mom's childhood friend Kathy came over to my cousins(where we were staying) for breakfast, and this was the start of another day of breaking my diet. I won't even get into the specifics but today was William's 5th birthday party so Chenda had made a ton of food. The morning was spent setting up for the party. Another day of not working out :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tuesday: Today I had a jam packed day with various appointments. I didn't eat much today and what I did eat was 21 day fix friendly. However, I did not work out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really got into it this time. I liked working out at home and I liked making all our meals. I had gotten away from both of those things and I forgot how good it felt to do that on a daily basis. I love cooking and I am finding my kitchen is cleaner now that I am cooking every day :) not sure why...but...BONUS! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought one of the hardest things for me was going to be giving up drinking. My husband and I usually drink a few days a week. We will have wine or something before or with dinner. This was actually one of the easiest things for me. I found that even having a glass or two of wine made me want to munch on something, so by not drinking it curbed that craving. Andrew on the other had did not stick to the no drinking. He had a lot of outings that required social drinking. He did however use the yellow container substitute and I think he may have cheated a little past that :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All in all I am excited to start the 21 Day Fix again today! I have lost a total of <span style="color: magenta;">5.2 lbs</span> and <span style="color: magenta;">10 inches</span> total through out my body measurements. I am using those measurements to start of my next 21 day fix today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stuck to pretty much the same menu through out the weekend. I know this may sound boring but with the variety of food we eat on a daily basis we can usually go about a week with out getting sick of the same things, as long as we switch up the meat we have for dinner. Its also easy for planning as well as more cost effective and we tend to have less waste. We did enjoy our cheat night while my sister was in town. We went to an Italian restaurant called <a href="http://lemoncello137.com/">Lemoncello's </a>. Andrew got the veal parmesan, and did not eat all the pasta, and I got the ravioli of the day which was a cheese ravioli with a red sauce(homemade of course!). I normally wouldn't get something like that but I decided to try something new. It was very good but I was full after about four raviolis. The family also shared the fried calamari and arancinis for appetizers. Those were also good. And instead of desert we had lemoncello. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lemoncello will always hold a special place in my heart because of our honeymoon. We spent our honeymoon in Italy(4 days in Rome and 8 days in Sorrento on the Amalfi coast). We had lemoncello every night! So, of course when we found a restaurant that served it we had to have some! We have it at home a lot but it was nice to enjoy while out to dinner. One of our winter projects is to make our own homemade lemoncello. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also had a bridal shower on Sunday for Andrew's cousin. This was another point where I broke the diet. The only item that was 21 Day Fix friendly was fruit salad. I had a very small amount of food and everything included carbs....uggghhh. But it was all delicious and I felt OK that I did not stuff myself or even fill myself up (and bonus I totally passed on all three deserts). I knew I could eat something healthy at home. On the way home at 4:30pm, with an hour and a half drive ahead of me, I thought about how I still needed to grocery shop and do my work out, which was Yoga, and cook most of the food for the week. I was exhausted, but I did all those things. When I went to bed, I was laying there thinking "wow, not once did you think...lets just order pizza or Chinese food." That would have been normal for us a month ago. Its so easy and yummy. But after having cooked everything for the last two weeks, its almost like it was just normal for me to have to cook no matter what. I hope to keep that as our normal and have a planned take out night when we chose and not because we are lazy. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an apple</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">grilled chicken and cucumber slices</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">strawberries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vanilla mocha shakeology</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">grilled chicken and <a href="http://damndelicious.net/2014/09/19/garlic-parmesan-roasted-broccoli/">garlic parmesan roasted broccoli</a> (the only change I would make here next time is using less grated cheese or using more broccoli. I didn't use quite as much as the recipe called for I don't think. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We both cut out our 2nd yellow container today. Andrew was meeting his father tonight at the Red Wings baseball game and he wanted to have a drink there. I was so full this afternoon that I didn't want to over stuff myself and eat mine. I read online that you shouldn't eat all your containers if you aren't hungry. So for myself, I have chosen to give up that 2nd yellow if I feel like I am not hungry. This can change from day to day so I will take that a day at a time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today also marked the start of our double work outs per day. Andrew may or may not complete this as he had the baseball game tonight. I have no excuse and have decided to do the Pilates Fix around 8 pm. This will give me enough time to digest dinner :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All in all we feel very successful as we start our third week of the 21 Day fix. However, this may be our most challenging week yet. We have to figure out how to fit the double work outs in. And I am headed out of town on Thursday until Monday. This means I have to figure out on the road my diet plans, and Andrew has to stick to it even though I am not here. Luckily we will both still be able to do the work outs, which would be a major down fall as we have really stuck to that. I still can't believe I have worked out every day for the past 15 days :) Super proud of us!</span></div>
Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-67577592605907210042015-08-12T19:34:00.001-07:002015-08-12T19:34:02.892-07:0021 Day Fix - Day 10<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every day that goes by, I feel like the work outs are getting better. I am modifying less, I am using a slightly heavier weight(lets face it I was prob using too light of a weight before) and I hope I am getting stronger. We ran out of our 1st bag of shakeology today too :(. Now, because I WAS on the auto shipment, we already have another bag. However, I cancelled that because it was outrageously expensive. I never thought I'd have the self discipline to actually stick to the diet and exercise. Now that I am sticking to it, I think we have enough to last us till the end of this round. However, I had planned on doing 3 rounds of the 21 day fix before our vacation to Costa Rica in November and then continuing with a few more before we head off to Hawaii next summer. I am seriously contemplating renewing my auto deliveries of it because I do feel like it helps a lot! Me actually following the diet and exercise and not feeling like I am wasting my money is a bonus!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong. I don't have a ton of weight to lose and I'm not going to go crazy. But I feel like this diet and exercise plan is something I could sustain for a while to get my body back in check. For me this isn't just about the way I look. Yes, that is a major driving factor. But I also want to actually be healthy. I want to actually be in shape so I can do active things like hiking or skiing. There will be days where I have something junky or that extra glass of wine, of course. For now I am taking it a round at a time. We are finishing day 10 of our first round of the 21 day fix and we have been successful thus far with a few cheats :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tonight we went out to dinner with my family. I tried to be good, and in a sense I was. This restaurant has the most amazing wood fired pizzas. I did NOT get pizza. That was so hard. I also did not have wine. Instead I ordered Mediterranean Lamb Chops and my hubs got a filet. Both were so good! Even thought this was a cheat, I still think we made the healthy choice by not getting pizza and totally passing on the fresh italian bread that was passed around the table.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 hard boiled eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an apple</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">burrito bowl with lettuce, pico de gallo, chicken, cheese and plain greek yogurt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">strawberries and steel cut oats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vanilla mocha shakeology</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lamb Chops/Filet with mashed potatoes and mixed veggies(I did not eat all of my potatoes)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even though we cheated, I keep reminding myself that we did make a healthier choice than we could have and that's an accomplishment for us. Tomorrow is a new day, we have no plans to eat out and I know we will do better. We will be eating only things I have made or prepared. Our planned cheat day is coming up and that a big family dinner on Friday and a fabulous Italian restaurant we have been dying to try! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-78285792696693851722015-08-11T20:09:00.000-07:002015-08-11T20:09:26.402-07:0021 Day Fix - Day 9 Part 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today went GREAT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Andrew was up early and worked out before he went to work and the dogs and me got to sleep in! Nothing really special happened today to make it great. I just had a lot of energy and felt good all day long. I kept up on all my food and followed the diet completely. I did substitute one of my yellow containers for a glass of wine, which I actually measured out. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My sister is visiting from Virginia, so her and my mom came over for dinner. They seemed to like the chicken tacos. And last but not least....the Pretty Little Liars Summer Finale was on and me and Andrew couldn't wait to see what happened (yes I have my husband watching that show now!). Because of everything I had going on, I waited till after dinner to work out, so we started the show late. I felt like I was in that episode of How I Met Your Mother. The one where they wait till Monday to watch the Super Bowl and they are all running around NYC trying not to see who won the game LOL! Phones and computers were away in our house until we saw the show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for the work out, it was Upper Fix today. I felt like I did a lot better. I didn't modify as much and I was using a heavier weight. It was the first time I really felt stronger. Now, whether I actually am or whether I am more disciplined in not giving up and pushing myself more, that I'm not sure of. I did still struggle on some parts but I try not to get discouraged. My goal for tomorrow is to do my work out shortly after waking up. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 hard boiled eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an apple</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">burrito bowl with lettuce, pico de gallo, chicken, cheese and plain greek yogurt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">strawberries, Andrew also had steel cut oats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vanilla mocha shakeology</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chicken tacos</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also substituted one Yellow container for a glass of wine :)</span></li>
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-59152076700952179812015-08-11T07:58:00.002-07:002016-02-24T16:41:57.620-08:0021 Day fix - Day 9<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So....I took a break from blogging this weekend. However, I'll recap for you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Day 4 - We had an identical day as day 3 food wise along with the Pilates Fix work out. Today was the first day I didn't lose on the scale. Now people say you shouldn't weigh yourself every day. But I always have and always will. I need to know bright and early if I am staying on track. I try not to let minor weight gains upset me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Day 5 - The only difference in our menu was dinner. We had pan seared salmon with a side salad. The Cardio fix today was difficult and I did modify a lot which I'm not proud of. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Day 6 - Saturday.....Today was filled with making most of the side dishes for our Carolina BBQ and the pork that we were serving to my family on Sunday. We are planning to make this on our annual trip to OBX, so we wanted to have a test run since Andrew has never made the pork on his own (usually he makes it with his grandfather). This was tough because even though these foods weren't things I would normally eat, it seems like when you are on a diet everything thats "against the rules" is appetizing. I made from scratch mac salad and cole slaw. I also hard boiled 12 eggs for my deviled eggs. Andrew spent about 3 and 1/2 hours out by the grill slow cooking the delicious Pork Boston Butt we got at Sams Club. Yummmm! He did deviate off the diet and enjoy a beer while cooking the meat. His reasoning was...."you can't sit out here grillin' meat and NOT have a beer." After a little guilting from me he opted to have the beer. That's ok, I am so proud we have made it this far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We started the day off right with a work out as soon as we woke up and enjoyed the Vanilla Mocha shakeology for breakfast. I think this is what helped us stay on track and not break down while we were cooking all the non 21 day fix side dishes. We also knew we were going out to eat that night at The Cheesecake Factory, so we had to be good all day and save up certain containers for dinner. I know I know...why there? Well, we certainly didn't pick the place. Not that I don't like that restaurant, its really delicious, its just a hard place to go when on a diet. We both had salads and ate only about half, because they are so big, and we both had 1 glass of red wine. This was the first time I used a substitute. The day ended with a relaxing time by the bon fire. Only to do it all again Sunday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Day 7 - Sunday...Today we also had a full schedule. We woke up and did our Yoga Fix first thing, after coffee of course, and then got ready for the day. We had plans to go to breakfast with my friend from college who was passing through. Breakfast was an easy meal to plan out. I was going to have a 2 egg omelet with spinach, tomato and feta. However, breakfast didn't work out and we met for lunch instead. This was much harder and we ended up "breaking" the diet. I use quotes because I wouldn't consider it a huge break. I had tomato soup. It had some cream in it so I counted that as my blue for the day and it had crostinis which was a cheat. :( I had been on a roll. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That afternoon I finished the deviled eggs and baked beans for dinner that night. I ate a half bun with some pork and cole slaw, and had a small taste of mac salad and baked beans. This was another cheat because mayo is not part of the 21 day fix, well let's face it, none of the sides were LOL!. We finished the day with fruit salad for dessert, which is a much healthier option than the key lime pie I will be serving in OBX :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Day 8 - Back to normal!!!! Finally, no more going out until Wednesday! I had noticed on Day 4-7 that my weight had remained the same and this morning on Day 8 I had gained about a half pound. I am trying to figure out what the issue is. Obviously the cheating on Day 7 is major cause for the gain. But why the plateau when I had been faithful?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well, the first thing is that I'm sure a lot of what I had lost was water weight, or just me getting rid of junk I had eaten in the days before the diet. But I also realized that on the days I remained the same, the night before, dinner had been eaten late, around 8-9pm. So I told my husband that we needed to make a big effort to eat between 6 and 7 pm each night. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 hard boiled eggs</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">salmon and side salad with 21 day fix dressing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">shakeology (after work out)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">chicken tacos (2-6 inch corn tortillas, chicken, shredded cabbage,onion, olives, cheese, and plain greek yogurt)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-42060165133785536202015-08-05T18:41:00.002-07:002015-08-05T18:42:35.797-07:0021 Day Fix - Day 3<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today was a very typical day for us. Andrew was off to work early and I worked from home and ran some errands. However, today was also almost the hardest day for me. I felt very weak and almost faint on and off through out the day. I know my body is just pushing back at me because I am eating a lot less and lets face it....its used to running on junk food! I powered through though and I did not allow myself to use that as an excuse to break down during the "Lower Body Fix" workout. Now that we have made it through the first 3 days we are on to our next goal.....getting up before 7 am! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So....here was our menu for today:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 hard boiled eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an apple 1 tbs organic peanut butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pan seared salmon, quinoa and a salad (left overs)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">watermelon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vanilla Mocha Shakeology shake (after our workout)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caprese Chicken, quinoa and a salad (I'll be posting the recipe later)</span></li>
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-60939417301367471692015-08-04T18:05:00.000-07:002015-08-04T18:05:03.611-07:0021 Day Fix - Day 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We survived day 1! Now on to day 2!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today was a hard day for me. I had a very light day and spent a lot of my time relaxing (not sure why but I was extremely lethargic). Much of the day I was thinking about my next meal. I feel like thats always the way, at least for me, when I'm on a diet. I wasn't hungry, just bored I guess. But I did an amazing job at telling myself "You are NOT hungry!" Drinking all that water helped too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were certainly sore after the Total Body Cardio Fix on Day 1. Todays work out was Upper Body Fix. That was tough at times. Mainly the push ups and plank. Those were the two I had a really hard time with. I'm not proud that I had to take a break for a few seconds here and there during that part. But we powered through and got to enjoy our Vanilla Mocha Shakeology shakes after. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is our menu for today:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 hard boiled eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an apple 1 tbs organic peanut butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">burrito bowl </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an apple 1 tbs organic peanut butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vanilla Mocha Shakeology shake (after our workout)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pan seared salmon, quinoa and a salad with 21 day fix balsamic dressing (pictured below)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">green olives</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Excited for tomorrow. Nothing special is going on, but I feel so excited that we have been successful these past two days and I am trying to stay on track!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Wild caught sockeye salmon, quinoa and organic spring mix all from Wegman's</span></div>
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Taylor Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490370819051078859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827317885341423708.post-76522730833698265132015-08-03T16:54:00.005-07:002016-02-24T16:32:13.080-08:00Another NEW Day!...<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wow! Its been almost a year since my last post. To say we have been busy is an understatement. We recently finished our latest house project in our family room. We fixed some water damage and repainted. Since we were doing all that, we decided to freshen up/replace the moldings to a style I prefer. Our other big project this spring was to actually get some grass growing in our front yard. The yard was more or less mostly dirt. After weeks of me going out there every hour to move the sprinkler around we finally have a beautiful front yard full of green grass! (Don't mind that we have NO landscaping. Thats next spring's project!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here we are at the first Monday in August. I had decided in June that I was going to do better this summer. Yet, Im still not eating right, and I have barely been to the gym. I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I have done this every week since I can remember. This week I will be different. I will do better. I will stick to my diet. I will go to the gym. However, something always happens and I feel like a failure at the end of the week for completely breaking my diet and on top of that not even trying to work off any of those extra calories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My husband and I have a wedding coming up in November in Costa Rica. In my current state, I am not comfortable with how I look or how I feel, physically and emotionally(which is almost more important that the number on the scale). I have gained about 10 lbs in the last year. Now that may not seem like a lot but for me, being very self conscious, it is. My husband has also gained a bit and we have decided that enough is enough! Now, how is this different from any other Monday where we have started a diet? Well, I am hoping that having each other as accountability partners will help, along with following the same diet and exercise routine. We also have one goal. To lose a specific amount of weight and/or fit into certain clothes that fit us only 6 months ago, whether that be a favorite pair of pants or that perfect swimsuit for our vacation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Having used summer vacationing and visits with family as our main excuse for eating and drinking unhealthfully the past 2 months, we finally have 3 weeks free with only one exception. My sister is visiting for a week and my parents have planned one dinner out. This will be one night we are forgoing our diet as this restaurant is one we have been dying to try! All other times during these next 3 weeks we will be able to make healthy choices following our diet. If you haven't guessed already based on our timeline, we are doing the 21 day fix! We have followed the food plan before(not religiously) and now we are ready to go full blast with both the diet and exercise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also hope that having this blog as a resource to document all of our achievements and struggles will help us stay accountable to ourselves! Tonight we will be doing our first weigh in, as well as our measurements and "before" photos. I will probably not post those until we do a final weigh in and "after" photos. I will however post our individual goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Taylor's Goals for the next 21 days:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">lose 5 lbs and fit into clothing more comfortably</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tone muscle and build up endurance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">feel better physically and be less tired</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Andrew's Goals for the next 21 days:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">reduce body fat and increase muscle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">fit more comfortably into existing wardrobe</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These may be lofty goals and we may not see these goals after only 21 days but I think its important to have a goal. And frankly, if I honestly follow this diet and do the 30 minute work out dvd everyday and don't lose 5 lbs or see a change in the way my clothing fits I am going to feel seriously defeated! But enough with the negativity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is what we ate today:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 hard boiled eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">an apple 1 tbs organic peanut butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">burrito bowl (I'll post the recipe in another post)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">an apple 1 tbs organic peanut butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Vanilla Mocha Shakeology shake (after our workout)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">burrito bowl </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">green olives</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I know! This seems like a super boring 1st day. Having been away all weekend we had the ingredients already made for the burrito bowls and we needed to use the ingredients up before they went bad. I promise to be a little more creative in the future!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Day 1 = Success!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Baby girl Tilly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Baby boy Watson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A few pics of our new paint and moldings in the Family room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I found these cute throw pillows at TJ Maxx!</span></div>
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