Banana-Cinnamon Waffles - Healthy Breakfast Recipes - Photos - CookingLight.com

Banana-Cinnamon Waffles - Healthy Breakfast Recipes - Photos - CookingLight.com

I made these this morning and they are pretty delicious! I didn't use butter (canola oil instead) so I imagine if you used butter they'd be even better :-)

Love it :-)

The one "positive" thing about not being preggers yet: being able to enjoy a bottle of beer and wine again... if only for a short two weeks :-)

Reasons why.

I was really, really hoping I'd get a positive on the 'ol test today but no such luck. I guess better luck in a couple weeks. I was really thinking I might be pregnant because I have been SUPER tired lately and my heart rate was super high the other day during my run. I guess I was just really hoping the higher heart rate was due to a thing growing in my body and not due to the fact that I haven't been running lately :-). Big slap of reality hit me this morning. So, I have two weeks to get back into the big 'ol rhythm of working out and getting my heart rate back into a spot where it should be.

I'm starting to feel like maybe the title of this blog is misleading. Though I love to run, I just don't know if I am up to running right now. Not any major mileage anyway. I love the way I feel about working up to a major goal. I love the place running puts me. But I don't love the fact that I have very little muscle on my body right now. I have neglected the total body workouts for almost 3 years now; maybe even more than that if I am truly honest with myself.

So, I think my goals might just have to let running take a turn on the back burner for now. I am thinking about hiring a professional to help me figure out what I need to do to get myself strong again. I want to get back into the shape I was in during my officer training. I was really strong then. But back then I had ZERO outside responsibilities and lots of time to workout. We had physical training in the morning and then after a day filled with power point presentations I'd usually head to the gym with the girls or run outside. By the end of the training I was up to being able to do 65 pushups. I loved it. And that was only in about 2-3 months of training. So I know I can get there again. Just have to set a plan and stick to it!

OK, enough rambling for now. I have some menu planning and grocery list making tasks to get to. The hubby is determined to lose the 30 pounds he needs to lose. For now all he can do is focus on his eating so I am his ad-hoc nutritionist :-). Oh joy! But at least he is finally ready to do this!!

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Is it bad that I wish I was the who just went through surgery to have a torn labrum fixed (for the 2nd time)? Yup, I do. I would love it that for 2 straight weeks I couldn't do anything but sit on the couch and watch TV and surf the net. Really. I do.

OK, pitty party over. :-) And yes, for the record the hubster had surgery last week to hopefully fix his shoulder for good. I feel bad for him because it's obviously no fun. But I would be lying if I said I am not envious of his couch potato time. :-)

Sorry I haven't produced any posts lately, just haven't had anything really interesting to write on. I am pretty sure I am in the midst of SAD (seasonal affective disorder). It runs in the family and I've had it before....so it's no shocker. It just stinks to be tired all day long, no motivation at all to get up and run...and the desire to digest every single carb known to man. I've had some serious cravings for cinnamon and caramel rolls, any kind of bread really. Ahh....come on sunshine! And please oh please, let this pile of snow melt quickly. I love the snow but 3 feet of it is too much for this area. We no longer have sidewalks and those that are shoveled are now covered in ice from the melting snow. Both the kid and I are going NUTS!!!

I'm dreaming of beaches in Aruba. Ahhh.....

But in HAPPY news, I finally decided to open up my espresso machine. I was in limbo for a couple months and just decided what the heck and kept it. I'm not sure who likes it more...the hubster or me. Of course he loves it because he has yet to do the dirty work to produce a lovely drink. That is the one thing that's great about going to Starbucks. But this baby will save us money in the long-term.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the Olympics! I love the winter Olympics; and will be praying for the safety of the luge atheltes today. Sooo sad!

Happy Birthday to my Little J!

I can't believe I have a TWO-YEAR-OLD on my hands. Where or where did those last two years go??? It's been an amazing journey becoming a mom, one I wouldn't trade for the world; even on bad days :-). I still can't believe we forgot to change him out of his "play-in-the-snow" clothes. Oh well :-). At least we have him in his birthday shirt during his kid party.

"Are these mine, Mom?"

I stayed up way too late making these puppies. It was worth it to see all the kids full of red icing. Moo ha ha ha ha. I'm sure the other moms in the group loved me :-)

I think he was confused or shocked he actually was allowed so close to fire!

Having fun being a silly boy.

Can you believe this is my munchkin last year??? He no longer looks anything like a baby anymore :-(

And here's a video from today. He has cried every time we sing Happy Birthday...even when my brother sang it to him over the phone. But likes to sing the song; he runs around saying "Happy, Happy, Birthday." Ahh, I love my boy!

Horrible Football

Holy shit. What a not-so-good-game. Seriously. The Vikings deserved to lose that one; but they still had me stressed out the entire time. The sad part is they should have one that game. But with FIVE FREAKING turnovers what do they expect? Sloppy playing.

And I'll be running extra long tomorrow to make up for my non-running stats this weekend. And to work off all the pent up energy and anger I have towards the team :-). Seriously. I really wanted to watch my team in the Superbowl. Grrrr!!!!!!!

Feeling Better

I finally got out on the roads today and did an almost-six-miler. It felt so freakin' good to get outside and back to running, albeit slow. It seems the lack of running was good for my knee but bad on the 'ol system. Oh well, I'll get it back. I need some kind of goal to work towards; maybe it's just shooting for a total mileage per week?

I have some big goals outside of running. I actually think I am going to FOR SURE cut back to running 5 days a week and then lifting and/or yoga the others. I am so weak right now and not loving it. Time to pump some iron :-) I bought the lastest Oxygen mag and I think I am going to follow the current workout they have on their 3-part serious. Seems easy enough for me and I can do most of the exercises at home since we have weights; juts incase I can't get to the gym. Now I just need to figure out the schedule!

Onto non-running news. Well, not really news...more of discussion. We move a lot due to the hubster's job. Our next move has us going overseas, either this summer/Fall or next summer/fall. Part of me really isn't ready to go overseas. I'm kind of settled and comfortable here. I mean, I don't love, love, where we live, but it is nice. We have "lots" of possible locations to choose from, but most are not so nice. The main three we are choosing from happen to be Brussels, Rabat and Cape Town. Let me go back a bit and say that it isn't even for sure if we would get any of these three. But we need to be sure how we list them so that we are happy with what we might possibly get. There are pros and cons to all and it comes down to selecting the one that has the most pros, but it doesn't always seem that simple. Especially since we don't even know if we're ready to move! Part of me really thinks we are ridiculous for even thinking about passing up on these locations. Decisions, decisions. Can we just go back to Kindergarten?? :-)