Seriously?

I think I need to unsubscribe from these emails because I don't think I'll ever be cool enough to dress like this:

Spending Calories

Once upon a time, if I didn't have money for something, I'd put it on a credit card knowing that I'd get paid at the end of the month and that I could pay it off. But then I'd never really keep track of how much I was spending and come the end of the month, I couldn't pay off my balance.

Well, for the last oh, 28 years or so, I have been eating like I used to spend money. I'd eat a Ben and Jerry's here and there thinking that I'd go running the next morning or that my weekend workouts would burn it off. But come Saturday, I never had the energy to burn off the 9 cartons of Ben & Jerry's. Okay, I'm exaggerating... a little.

So over the last year or so I've been changing my unhealthy money- and calorie-spending habits. I only spend what I have to spend meaning, bye-bye credit cards, hello cash and debit cards! I am debt-free and loving it! I rarely use my credit card and the only time I do is when I can't find my debit card and there's a long line of people waiting for me to finish at the register. I have a budget that has all my money spent before it even gets deposited so I never have to question if I have enough money for this or that.

Recently, I found a website that helps me budget my calories. I love it because they have all sorts of tools to help you with your weight loss/gain/maintenance goals. As I log in certain foods, it automatically calculates how much $ (calories) I have left to spend or how many calories I burned doing certain exercises. The great thing about it is I can log in what I PLAN on eating that day so I know how much I will be eating and how much leftover calories I may have say for that ice cream cone. I'm addicted to ice cream, can you tell?

Anyway, I know counting calories is so healthy and trendy and so typically not me but for some reason this website makes it so much fun! Here's my meal plan for today:

P.S. The whole chart doesn't fit into blogspot's template but when you do your chart, it will also give you a carbs, fiber, sugars, and protein count.

			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
1	large	Egg, yolk, raw, fresh	55	5	2	210	8	1	0	0	3
1	serving	3 egg whites w/ 0.5 oz cheese	100	4	3	13	245	1	0	0	13
			155	9	5	223	253	2	0	0	16
Lunch
5	large (1-3/8" dia)	Strawberries, raw	29	0	0	0	1	7	2	4	1
0.5	breast, bone and skin removed	Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted	142	3	1	73	64	0	0	0	27
0.33	avocado	Avocados, raw	106	10	1	0	5	6	4	0	1
3	cup shredded	Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw	24	0	0	0	11	5	3	2	2
2	1 Tbsp	Kraft Light Done Right w/extra virgin olive oil raspberry vinaigrette	60	4	0	0	270	5	0	0	0
0.5	oz (19 halves)	Nuts, pecans	98	10	1	0	0	2	1	1	1
			459	27	3	73	351	25	10	7	32
Dinner
0.5	cup	Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve	93	3	1	0	601	14	1	11	2
2.5	cup, chopped	Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt	109	1	0	0	1022	20	13	5	12
1	cup	Spaghetti, cooked, enriched, with added salt	220	1	0	0	183	43	3	1	8
			422	5	1	0	1806	77	17	17	22
Snack
1	packet prepared	Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal, Honey Nut, prepared with boiling water	173	4	0	0	238	31	3	13	4
20	grapes	Grapes, red or green, raw	68	0	0	0	2	18	1	15	1
2	1/2 Cup	Dreyer's Slow Churned Yogurt Blends - Chocolate Fudge Brownie	240	7	3	20	80	38	2	28	6
			481	11	3	20	320	87	6	56	11
Food Totals Target % / Balance % / Balance			1517 1600 95 83	52 65 80 13	12 20 60 8	316 300 105 16	2730 2400 114 330	191 300 64 109	33 25 132 8	80 50 160 30	81 60 135 21
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activities
0.25	hour(s)	conditioning exercise - weight lifting	-51
0.5	hour(s)	running - jogging, in place	-273
0.25	hour(s)	Elliptical Trainer Machine - Levels 6-10 - Moderate Effort	-136
Activity Totals			-460

Running in the Opposite Direction

Is it just me or does anyone else think this is the ugliest outfit known to mankind? Okay, okay, so that may be a little dramatic but this same girl with this same outfit has been in every email promotion that I've received from New York & Co. for the past 2 weeks (which is actually a lot of emails) and all it makes me want to do is go to the mall, see their store and then run in the opposite direction.

The funniest part may be the title of the email, "It Pays to Have the Whole Look."

Get Inspired

I know I've been avoiding posting anything other than videos lately and I believe most of you blog followers (all three of you) know why. But I have decided to start posting again so stay tuned for more frequent updates!!

In the meantime, get inspired...

Small and Simple Souls

I know I've been posting a lot of videos lately and believe me, once I find my camera charger I'll be back posting pictures and other fun stuff! I saw this last night and was truly inspired!



"But all things must come to pass in their time. Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great."
D&C 64:32-33

My Too-Short Trip to California

My brother and sister-in-law (Seth and Kristina) recently bought a house and had a lot of work to do painting, updating, and doing some demo work before moving in. So I decided since I hadn't seen them in a while, I would fly down there and help them paint/watch my little nephews. Plus, my mom was flying down and I got to stay a couple nights with the newlyweds, Ian and Lis. It was so much fun seeing everyone though I didn't think to take pictures of everyone or of the new house or our paint jobs but I did however get to grab a few shots of my two most adorable nephews!

After church on Sunday, we got to ichat with Ryan, Lyndsey, and Sadie. Mason sang to his cousin Sadie one of the songs he's learning in Primary. My favorite are the hand movements.



This may be what I'll miss the most: Owen's laugh. He practically laughs at anything you do but all his laughs sound so genuine... and contagious!



I miss these two so much already!! But now that Seth and Kristina's new house has a guest bedroom, maybe they'll invite me to come stay with them more often!

You Knew it Was Coming!

An Easter Message from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Happy Easter everyone!