WOOO I ran 4 miles in 45 minutes this morning, YES! Super stoked about that! I got Brad to take some action shots of me while I was running (as seen on my dailybooth for today) and I thought that was neat. This evening Katie took a LONG nap so we had to wait for her to wake then we went to buy groceries.

For the most part of today I’ve been trying to figure out my calories in and out difference. I found this GREAT post someone made on Calorie Count on how to figure it all up exactly. EXCELLENT. You can check out the link HERE. I know exactly what my problem has been lately. I wait TOO long to eat in the afternoons. I eat lunch around 2:30-3:00PM and then go all the way till 6-7PM before eating and I always get hungry and sluggy but always make myself wait. Yes, I’m that stubborn but I must stop! I’ve got to force my snacks earlier and spread out the rest. What I’ve been doing is cramming all of my snacks real close together closer to dinner when I should be evening them out throughout the afternoon and evening. I did that today! I ate some cheerios and nuts at 5pm then on the way home from the store I ate a Soyjoy berry bar and I can totally tell a difference JUST because I ate at 5pm. I LOVE LOVE the Calorie Differential Report that Sparkpeople has. It shows me exactly how much in and how much out to give me the difference. I really, really, really want to get a FIT BIT to see and keep track of how many “extra” calories I burn just from moving around all day to add that to my exercise calories that I burn to get a better idea. For now and instead - for today I wore my step counter! That’s one step closer to finding out how much I burn from daily walking and whatnot and so far I’ve done a little over 4 miles!!

HAPPY MARCH! Really excited that it’s March because.. a) closer to SPRING, b) mine and Brad’s birthdays, c) hoping and PRAYING to get to visit my Mom this month. We might get snow flurries tomorrow?? Noooo, go away WINTER! Alright, time to get dinner started and eat on my yogurt, nuts and fruit - YUMMO! What is/did everyone have/having for dinner??? We’re having TUNA HELPER and I’m adding VEGGIES to mine!

Thanks for all the comments about sweet potatos and your favorite veggie!! I appreciate the feedback and comments.

My Sunday in short:
~ church and sunshine outside! gorgeous.
~ went to visit with one of my assigned ladies from church
~ HOME! washed dishes, lunch
~ my hunny bunny and Katie both took naps
~ I decided to talk to my Mom on the phone for a while
~ hanging out with my little family

Gonna fix my snacks and feed Katie dinner and just chill. Yup. Makes for a great Sunday! Any big plans this week?

What is your favorite veggie??? Mine would have to be the ever so wonderful SWEET POTATO.

One of our current favorite side dishes is the awesomeness that is sweet potato fries! Put some ground black pepper and black pepper on them to bake and you have simple seasoning that makes for a wonderful spice up. I LOVE the skin and all. Another way that I like to eat this delicious veggie is to put them in water and then either stovetop heat them or by microwave until they are tender. They are called one of the healthiest veggies with loads of nutritional value to them. All this talk is making me hungry! Speaking of which, I’m gonna have to grab a snack soon as I need to satisfy my tummy tum. Our health is SO important!! That is something I’ve really got a firm grasp on now. Everything I eat needs to be the right kind of FUEL to keep me going.

TODAY I ACCOMPLISHED:
~ running around getting the house cleaned
~ at the same time attempting to keep Katie content
~ washed and folded 2 loads of clothes to be put away
~ turned our mattress since one end was getting flat (we have foam!)
~ washed our bedspread and bed sheets
~ wished I could of went to 2 different events but wasn’t able to but atleast I had the WANT to go!

You know what would be interesting? To keep count of how many times I do things around my house. I know I atleast wash dishes 3-4 times a day. I’d like to know how many times I go up and down our stairs, open and close our fridge and various other things, LOL. It’s awesome, I love being so active now.