Confessions of a Busy Mom with LOTS of Excuses

So this went down today...

Vanilla Snow FroYo with Butterfinger and Hot Fudge!

As a coach people look to me to be their source of motivation, guidance, and support through their journey to live healthier lifestyles. Lately I have NOT been practicing what I preach. BUT I am human and realize falling off track is going to happen from time to time. So let me lay it all out there about what has gone on the last 3 weeks:

• I have worked out less than 5 times.

• I have eaten everything from cookies to pizza to fried macaroni & cheese (which is ridiculously amazing btw!).

• I haven't meal prepped, which has turned into a LOT of eating out and spending over $150 last week! How quickly I forget how much we save by spending and hour or two a week meal prepping!

• I have had a bit more than just my 1 or 2 glasses of wine each week. ;)

Along with all of the above, I have thrown around my share of excuses:

• I really need that extra 30 minutes of sleep. Even though I know I would't be half as tired if I was getting my workouts in...oh the irony lol

• I don't have time between my insane work schedule and the kids to squeeze in that 30 minutes to get my butt moving.

• It's just one day, I will start fresh tomorrow.

• We don't need to plan our meals, we'll figure it out each day. Which really meant..."What can we order in?"

SO if any of this sounds like you, don't beat yourself up over it. Instead make the decision to commit yourself to living healthy this week. Just DECIDE, it's that simple.

I am looking forward to working right along my challengers tomorrow in Day 1 of our new health & fitness support group! Sometimes you just need a little accountability, ya know?! If you ever do, feel free to reach out to me and we can do this TOGETHER.

Helpful tips:

• Drink LOTS of H2O!! ---> Did you know you should be drinking half of your body weight in ounces in water every day?! Get to it!

• 30 minutes of some sort of exercise DAILY.

• Read or listen to personal development. If you aren't growing yourself each day, you are moving backwards. --- Think on that! ;)

• Eat whole fresh foods that will FUEL your body. We eat to live, not live to eat!

Heating up the Kitchen with Spicy Shrimp Pasta!

Kicked up our dinner tonight with something I whipped together in less than 20 minutes. Gotta love a quick, healthy meal!

Spicy Shrimp Pasta (serves 2)

Ingredients

8 ounces shrimp
3 ounces whole wheat pasta
2 tomatoes, diced
1/3 cup all natural pasta sauce
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper to taste
1/2 tsp oregano
cooking spray

Directions

Shrimp:
Heat skillet over medium heat. Coat the bottom of skillet with coconut oil or olive oil cooking spray. Arrange shrimp in a single layer in skillet. Sautée shrimp 2-3 minutes. Add pepper, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne to taste. Add tomatoes and pasta sauce to skillet. Let simmer on low for 3 minutes. Pour shrimp and sauce mixture over pasta. Sprinkle oregano over the top.

Pasta:
Bring large pot of water to a boil. Add whole wheat pasta and cook for 10-11 minutes. Drain and plate.


ENJOY!

xox
Jaclyn