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    I am Heather & this is my personal blog.

    I'm a Christian.

    Wife.

    Momma.

    Colorado Wedding & Portrait Photographer.

    I'm also passionate about organic & local food, exercise and chocolate.

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Meal Planning week of Mother’s Day

May 10, 2012 Posted in Recipes & Food

Mother’s Day is this Sunday & Chris is handling the majority of the food preparations.icon smile Meal Planning week of Mothers Day My mom is bringing dessert, my grandma is bring a salad & in-laws are bringing a potato salad.
For the first 15ish days of P90X, I wasn’t aware there was a food plan.  I already eat pretty clean & healthy (the the exception of my chocolate fetish), so I wasn’t really sure I needed the plan.  However, I got my hands on a copy of the meal plan approach & decided to give it a try.  There are veggies that I pretty much refuse to eat, but I am going to buy them and JUICE them with some apple & pear.  Maybe that will help the medicine go down?icon wink Meal Planning week of Mothers Day
This isn’t the entire plan, but here’s the general idea of what we’re having for dinner this week.
  • Grilled Chicken-something (Mother’s Day)
  • grilled salmon with Lemon Dill sauce & amaranth, red pepper soup
  • turkey breast, gravy & butternut squash soup
  • halibut with pesto sauce & wild rice
  • grilled chicken breast with honey chile sauce & quinoa
  • beef stir fry
  • lemon garlic chicken & green salad

 

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P90X update & an inspirational video

May 7, 2012 Posted in Exercise

I have completed 21 days of P90X… so today marks the start of my first “recovery week.”  There’s still exercise to do, but it is a different routine that is supposed to help my body recover from the last three weeks of “Bringing It.”

I have developed my workout preferences, from MOST favorite to LEAST:

  1. kenpo
  2. yoga
  3. core synergistics
  4. cardio
  5. shoulder & arms, ab ripper
  6. legs & back, ab ripper

I feel limited with my knees – I have a combo of knee injuries from skiing, karate & probably just beating up my body as a gymnast for nearly 8 years to thank.

While I modify the workouts to the best of my ability, I pretty much feel defeated by my limitations every day.  I don’t feel like I CAN “bring it” 100% because I’m in no position to risk an injury.  I have not lost any weight – but I know I’ve “tightened up” – so I’m anxious to do a body composition test this week.icon smile P90X update & an inspirational video

I’ve already made the decision to just do the best I can… the rest will follow. Meaning: I’ll get stronger and slowly be able to do more over the 90 days.

Still feeling “sorry” for myself, I saw this video last night.

 

Then I felt totally…. wrong?! unjustified?!  I am not THAT limited. I can walk, jog, climb stairs (even carrying our 30 pound son). I have no problem squatting down to shoot a bride walking down the aisle. I can step up on a chair at a wedding reception to get a crazy dancing angle.

Life isn’t that bad. I can keep treating each day NEW, because it is, and just do the best I can.  Another week of Bringing It and I’ll take my 30 day update picture.  I’m nervous there won’t be a visible difference but I know I feel better & stronger already.

Hope you take the time to watch the YouTube video. It’s pretty awesome.

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Meal Planning week of May 4th

May 3, 2012 Posted in Recipes & Food

I asked my husband want he wanted from the store & if he had any requests for meal planning this week: we’re grilling! In other words, HE is grilling this week.icon smile Meal Planning week of May 4th Yay!  (I’m already drooling… here’s the meal plan)

 

grilled fish tacos

Grilled Chicken Thighs Tandoori

Sausage & Vegetable Foil Dinner with Garlic

Grilled Sriracha-Sesame Turkey Meatballs

Grilled Ground Beef Gyros

reinvented grilled cheese

grilled paninis

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Karen - May 10, 2012 - 8:57 am

the reinvented grilled cheese looks amazing! I am going to bookmark that one for sure… I am a huge grilled cheese fan! Let me know how you like it!

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Best Mocktail Ever: coconut lime mocktail with black lava salt

April 21, 2012 Posted in Recipes & Food

I haven’t had a drink since January 9th, 2010.  I picked up a can of beer, took a sip – and it didn’t taste good.  A week later we found out we were pregnant and now we have an 19 month old.icon smile Best Mocktail Ever: coconut lime mocktail with black lava salt

So many people offer me a drink & ask if I miss it, and I don’t.

I feel healthier both mentally & physically – and let’s be honest: I want to set a good example for our son.

Today I felt like making up a yummy mocktail. Considering what I had on hand, this is what I came up with.

equal parts:

  • organic limeade
  • liquid from canned organic coconut milk (used the heavy cream part for our Easter dessert)

frozen into ice cube tray or blocks that will fit in blender

generous drizzle of agave nectar

 

all together in the blender and mix on high for a couple minutes

 

black lava salt for the rim of the glass

 

The result?  A wonderfully creamy coconut/lime mocktail that my mother-in-law says is better than a real cocktail.

mocktail Best Mocktail Ever: coconut lime mocktail with black lava salt

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Karen - May 9, 2012 - 7:39 am

Wow, that looks absolutely delicious!

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Meal Planning week of April 22nd

April 21, 2012 Posted in Recipes & Food

I’ve been bored with food lately, so Chris suggested we try some of our Cooking Light recipes… we have subscribed to that magazine for years and haven’t used it much lately.

 

Steak & Charred Veggie Tacos page 91 of Cooking Light

Grilled Salmon & Brown Butter Couscous page 64 of Cooking Light

BBQ Chicken Sandwiches page 20 of Cooking Light

Turkey Enchiladas with green sauce (my mom’s recipe)

Reuben Sandwiches page 97 of Cooking Light

Spinach Artichoke Baked Pasta

Chicken Tenders & Hard Boiled Egg Salad

 

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