Shape Your Weigh

Day 80 of 99 - Looking for Soup Suggestions

Now that the cold weather is here I find myself craving nice warm soups.  Roy makes an amazing beef stew, similar to how my Mom always made it, as well as a really nice chicken stew but I'm looking for something different.  I have a craving for a nice cream of broccoli soup.  While I'm not keto, I do follow many Keto people and subscribe to different newsletters.  An e-mail came through tonight from Ruled.me

for various winter soup recipes and this Bacon Cheeseburger soup caught my attention.  From a calorie monitoring perspective, it's pretty high per serving but it looks and sounds yummy.  Has anyone ever tried it?  If so, what did you think? 

What are some of your favorite healthy soup recipes for the winter season?  I would love to hear/try them. :)

Thanks!
Kimmy

Day 79 of 99 - POUND for a Purpose!

This upcoming Wednesday I'll be teaching POUND in Stratford from 6pm-7pm.  All profits from this class will go directly to the Our Lady of the Assumption church to help families in need during the Christmas season.  We did this last year for the month of December and it was very successful.  I'm hoping we can fill the class.  I know December is a busy month for a lot people but think of it as doing a good deed while also getting your workout done.  It's a win/win. :)  Anyone wishing to attend can signup below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0848afad2da2f49-poundfit40

I hope to see you all there! :)

Kimmy

Day 78 of 99 - Watts Tree Farm

Today was an amazing day!  Roy and I took the kids to Watts Tree Farm to pick out our Christmas tree. :)  This was our first time going to a tree farm to pick out our tree and it was an incredible experience.  I enjoyed walking around trying to find the perfect tree :)  Jonathan had a blast running through the snow and making snowballs.  We'd find the perfect tree but then discover someone else already labeled it so we had to keep looking.  There were SO many beautiful trees to pick from that it was hard to decide.  In the end, Jonathan picked out our tree and we are very happy with it. :)

The boys got to ride back to the entrance with our tree and Jonathan got to assist with wrapping it up.  The entire process was just so amazing.  It's something we'll definitely do every year from now on.  I seriously had thoughts about buying an artificial tree this year but now I'm glad we didn't.  Today was just perfect. :)

We got home and I left Roy to set the tree up while I went grocery shopping.  The lights are on it but we're going to do the decorations tomorrow.  We have lots of time until Christmas and I don't want to rush it.  I had piles of laundry to get done today and food prep for work and school.  It was a great day though and I feel like we're ready to go tomorrow.  I'm just hoping Mother Nature doesn't throw any dirty weather our way.

Here are some pics from our family outing today. :)

Day 77 of 99 - Workout Done!

Day 75 & 76 of 99 - TGIF

TGIF. It’s been quite a week. Jonathan was sick. Then we lost power for 23 hours yesterday. Got to work today and my poor husband got sick and I had to take him home. Thankfully he’s feeling a bit better after getting some rest. 

Allison is gone to a birthday sleepover for the night so the boys and I went to the Christmas tree lighting in Montague with Charlie and Walter. ☺️ The boys loved getting to see Santa Claus and checking out the fire trucks. 

Plans for this weekend are to take Allison dress shopping tomorrow for her Christmas dance. I have to get caught up on laundry. Then we’re decorating Christmas cookies with Jenny and Charlie at some point. I can’t wait :) 

Ill try to blog again tomorrow. I’m making a commitment  tonight to do a kick butt sweaty workout tomorrow so now I have to post 😉

Have a great evening everyone!

 

Day 74 of 99 - Stomach Bug

Quick post just so I can say I posted something for day 74.  I was up bright and early for work this morning.  Had my morning coffee and just plugged my flat iron in to do my hair.  Roy went to wake Jonathan up and our little boy was feeling exhausted and complaining of tummy pains.  His buddy who lives next door was home all day yesterday with a stomach bug and I think Jonathan must have caught whatever he had.  It was a stay at home day with my little man.  He didn't throw up but he was very lethargic all day and ate very little.  He was good to drink fluids though and we spent most of the day on the couch watching the Chipmunk on Netflix.  Hopefully he'll be feeling better tomorrow.  If not, Roy will be staying home with him.  

The weather globe we picked up a couple of weeks ago took a massive jump today and Environment Canada is calling for a bad storm.  So far it doesn't appear to be doing anything.  I'll be heading off to bed soon so I guess I'll find out tomorrow when I wake up?  The kids are hoping for a snow day.  If we get it, that means parent teacher interviews will be postponed for another week.  Let's see what happens!

Goodnight everyone.

 

Day 73 of 99 - TOPS Weigh In and Brain Over Binge

Logging my food and getting 3 solid workouts in last week (Flex Monday, POUND Wednesday, POUND Thursday) really paid off.  I was down 2.2lbs this week for my weigh in with TOPS.  December 1st is this upcoming Saturday and I want to stay on track until the upcoming Christmas parties.  I plan to enjoy treats over the holidays but I'm determined to NOT binge.  I'm trying very hard to focus on intuitive eating and listening to my body when it's full.  Emotional eating is something I struggle with and have for a very long time.  Emotions (grief) don't disappear or go away when I eat sugar.  Some people crave alcohol or cigarettes, my coping mechanism has always been to reach for sugary sweets.  It's a bad habit.  There's nothing wrong with having a little bit but I struggle at times stopping at just one or two bites of something.  It's very easy for me to keep going once I get started.  I need to remember it just makes me feel worse.  I've been following some girls on Instagram who have a Live book club for the Brain Over Binge book and I've found it very helpful.  I read the book a couple of times now but unless you practice the principles then nothing really changes.  You have to work on making the change and remember the power is in your hands.  I think focusing on that this past week really helped me and my goal is to keep working at this each day.

We went to Jonathan's parent teacher interview tonight and I'm proud to say my little man is doing AMAZING!  His kindergarten teacher said he's a great listener and always attentive during circle time.  I couldn't be more proud. :)  Allison and Alex are both on the Honour roll so I'm sure their interviews on Thursday will also go amazing as well.  What more could a mother ask for?  I'm beyond proud!

Anyhow that's all for now.  I need to get some more school work done then head off to bed.

Goodnight everyone!