We’re in the homestretch, guys!  I’m finally starting to get in the spirit!!

I was pretty sore from my Walking Cardio Shapeup workout yesterday, so I focused on some yoga moves this morning.  No video, just did my own thing.  It was surprisingly relaxing and flowed quite nicely!  Maybe I have a future in being a yoga teacher. 

For the horribly uncoordinated and severely inflexible, of course

After my moves, I went to the kitchen in search of breakfast.  You know the drill… use up the leftovers!

Open-faced egg white omelet with broccoli, sausage and white cheddar….

You cannot go wrong with cheese and sausage!  Yum!

Lunch was on the early side, since the daughters and I had a movie date with my Dad.  I opted for another bowl of Shrimp Wonton Soup with about 8 shrimp thrown in for some staying power…

I am seriously obsessed with this soup.  The flavor is so good and the wontons are really tasty…

My hunger was in check today, even with all the crunching and munching at the movie theater!  Why do we need to eat while watching a movie anyway? Who started that calorie overloaded tradition?!

I know.  Random.

Anywho, later in the afternoon, I ran some final errands before the big day and made a quick stop at the supermarket for a few things.  While I was there, I picked up dinner – chicken for the family and this for me… 

Guess I was in a Chinese mood today!  I’ll be retaining a small pond tomorrow from all the sodium!  Eek!

I served up a portion with a cup of brown rice ( I had a cooked stash in the freezer) and a plain ol’ salad on the side…

I liked the chicken, although it was pretty mild.  I think General Tsao is supposed to be spicy, right?  Oh well, it was tasty and quick!

Okay, time to wrap presents!  I may not be back for a couple of days since we have lots of family holiday fun going on, so just in case, I want to wish you all a VERY Merry Christmas! Enjoy your families, the food and the time together!

Have a GREAT day, everyone!

I’m trying to maintain some sense of normalcy while rushing around to get everything done for Christmas!  I told myself that under no circumstances would I ditch my workout this morning, so I tuned into Exercise TV and chose the Walking Cardio Shapeup with Chris Freytag.  I was expecting it to be low-key like Leslie Sansone’s Walk Away The Pounds videos, but I was wrong!  It’s still low-impact, however the volume was kicked up several notches with intervals of strength training throughout.  In the 45 minute time frame, I worked out every part of my body – upper, lower and core.  I loved it!

Nothing was very appetizing for breakfast and after rifling around the fridge, I settled on a fried egg and canadian bacon…

Hit the spot!

After getting cleaned up, I zipped in and out of stores to gather those last- minute gifts.  Guess what?  I’m done!!!!  Hooray!!!!

Time for a celebratory lunch…

What?  You don’t celebrate with tofu scrambles?  It’s good!  Really!

In the mix…

• 1/2 block Nasoya Lite Firm tofu
• baby bella mushrooms
• carrots
• fresh spinach
• seasonings – salt, pepper, garlic powder
• 2% cheese

Yum!

Really!

Later, I noshed on a mini bag of pretzel sandwiches…

Good thing for small bags…these things are very tasty!

Dinner was another leftover pull.  I’m trying to do the fridge clean-out to make room for any food we’ll have for the holiday.  Plus, it’s great to have these quick “heat and eat” meals when you’re busy!

Tonight’s score – Mac and Cheese, steamed shrimp and Gram’s Green Beans…

Best way to end the night…Kisses

Have a great day, everyone!

Do you find it hard to stick with your normal workout routine during the holidays?

Such craziness!!!!  Only 11 more days and everything is all jammed in this week!  I’m trying not to stress too much because stressing = cookies! 

So far today, there’s been no cookies.  Hope to ride that wave!

I have not been sleeping well.  My body isn’t used to all this sugar and it’s throwing off my sleep pattern,  making me wake up often through the night.  For that reason alone, I’m ready to ditch the cookies!  I like sleeping better

Despite feeling unrested, I was looking forward to a run this morning.  Until I opened the door!  It was 20 degrees out there!  GAH!  No thank you.  I decided to try out a fun new workout on Exercise TV  – Piloxing!

What the heck is Piloxing, right?  I wondered that, too…

All I can say is…. owwwwwwww.  Piloxing is code for set your quads on fire.  Brutal, but necessary.

Breakfast was sweet in a sugar-free way!

In the mix…

• Chobani plain nonfat greek yogurt
• 3 drops liquid vanilla NuStevia
• blueberries
• 1/2 banana
• sprinkle of sliced almonds

I love yogurt bowls!  The fine people at Chobani have noticed too and featured a few of my mixes on their FACEBOOK Blogger Creations Page!  There are some delicious looking creations on that page, so check it out if you’re interested in some new yogurt ideas!

I was craving another bowl for lunch.  This time a savory one – Christmas tofu scramble…

In the mix…

• 1/2 block Nasoya lite firm tofu
• baby bella mushrooms
• roasted red peppers
• fresh spinach
• 2% cheese

Isn’t that festive?

Dinner was earlier than usual due to little daughter’s holiday dance rehearsal and basically eaten in a nanosecond!  I don’t like rushing to eat like that because I’m often left unsatisfied.  However, I didn’t want to wait until after rehearsal when starvation mode would hit!

The chow…

Chicken fajitas (sliced chicken breast sauteed with onions, red and green peppers, seasoned with cumin, chili powder, garlic, s +p)  along with some carrots on the run…

And the craziness continues!  An all day field trip with little daughter, Christmas Pageant for religion class, big daughter’s school dance and parties!  A jam packed week!  All fun, right? 

No cookies stress.

What’s your “go-to” stress reliever?