Winner!

This morning, the boys were asking for pancakes.  I haven't made breakfast in a while so waffles and pancakes both in one week is quite the accomplishment!  My favorite way to make pancakes is to add sweet potato puree into the mix.  It gives the pancakes a great consistency and adds in the great vitamins and minerals that sweet potatoes have.  I usually add cinnamon as well to take away any sweet potato flavor that may happen.  My boys have NEVER been able to tell but they love them.  Sweet potatoes are such an easy thing to add to most recipes.  I also love this puree with french toast.  I mix egg, milk, sweet potato puree, flax seed and cinnamon.  Then I dip the bread in it and cook it like normal.  GREAT way to make regular breakfast foods into super foods!  Obviously the only recommendation is to watch the syrup which can really pack on the calories.  I don't mind sugar free or light syrup.  Tony prefers regular - so I usually buy both.  No matter which one you're using, just make sure to go light and make sure your plate doesn't look like Logan's did at the end of the meal...

Before lunch, Alex was in bed and PK fell asleep.  I was hungry but also needed to get my workout in for the day.  I thought this would be the perfect time.  Well, perfect... not so much.  Working out everyday is a HUGE sacrifice for me.  I have PLENTY of other things that need to be done.  Particularly at this time in my life - on top of regular chores, I have Tony's master's paper to correct, a video to finish, finances for the upcoming year to prepare, as many hours as I can get of my job in, my lesson to prepare as well as multiple service projects I need to get done.  It's CRAZY!  And I know my life is no different than anyone else's.  We all have busy lives.  But as my sister pointed out - we HAVE to make exercising a priority.  It HAS to become one of those things that NEEDS to get done everyday.  So... I'm trying..

Anyways - I was feeling pretty confident and popped in a new BL DVD.  I had the choice of which workout to do.  I chose the low intensity cardio and then because I was feeling confident - chose the high intensity cardio as well.  A total of 50 minutes!  Wow! 

I survived and it was great.  The funny thing is - I actually had an easier time with the high intensity cardio.  My cardio has always been pretty good my whole life.  I can not run for months and months and when I start running again, I'm basically back to where I was after just a few days.  But my strength and endurance - not so great.  So the slow lunges that really stretch the muscles... that's what kills me!  Now you know why I was MUCH better at the 500 meter race in swimming as opposed to the 50!

Alex came in and joined me during the workout.  After a few minutes he looked like this though...

Dead on the floor!!!  Wish I could join him!!! :)  He then started playing with his cars on the couch.  After a while he said "mom, that guy said "when you lose, you win!"  I laughed SO hard at this and the fact that he picked up on it.  He continued to repeat it the rest of the day. 

Great advice Bob - "When You Lose, You WIN!!" 

I just need to remember this...