Look at me!

Turns out Ryan is not the only one who can get into trouble.  Sometimes our disobedience gets us stuck, doesn't it?

My Baby's Walking

Finale Friday

I've been thinking of cleaning and accountability.  I'm not a great cleaner and so, my house is rarely in top form. I don't know if I've ever lived in a tidy home other than when I was actually living AT home.  3 kids and husband haven't helped and none of them are very tidy either.

So, here's my Friday Finale!  Meaning, Finally, I'll start working on one room at a time until my house is put away.  I'll grudgingly take a picture of the room to be worked on and periodically update.  I'm hoping for some help with organization and set up so feel free to share some house tips.  Pictures to come, but I'm hoping to go rest for a bit right now since we had a puking child all night.  I"m also hoping for you to say "Tiff!! how's that cleaning the room thing going?"

but I"ll start by posting some things I liked at IKEA.

How many parties does a 3 year old need?

This year, Ryan got 2.  He has the unfortunate or fortunate dilemma of having a birthday right around Father's Day.  This year, it was the day after.  Normally we would've had a party the saturday before, but I had the incredible opportunity to meet up with my sister for a night.  That might not seem that extraordinary to you, but she has 7 kids and is in the military so they travel around a lot.  And finding someone to watch the kids, well, you know, isn't that easy.  So, we decided to have a family party on Ryan's birthday and then a party at the park the following saturday.  I'm a firm believer of doing something to officially celebrate on one's birth day. 

So, Alex made an extraordinary cake (his best yet) and we celebrated Ryan's 3rd birthday and Pop Pop Kalman's birthday also.  Pop Pop's bday is the day after Ryan.  We didn't want to get caked out, so we joined them together.

Anyways, it was fun and Ryan really enjoyed receiving gifts. Although, we'll have to work on the "No, it's mine! It's my Birfday!"

3 Weeks and 2 Inches

 Update on the Flat Belly plan. In the 3 weeks that I've been trying this plan, I've gone from 37" around the waist to 34 3/4".  Not too shabby! Going to the gym 2-3 times per week does help. I'm not as hard core on the weekend eating due to the weekend festivities.  But during the week I try to keep to the "plan". 

It's very encouraging to see the results, but not many people have commented on my lack of belly fat.  Maybe they didn't notice to begin with or maybe nobody watches me as much as I watch myself :)

Anyways, I feel good and am encouraged to lose a bit more.

No picture here because I can't hold the camera and the measuring tape around my belly.

Till you're as tall as me

Alex: "You don't play with cleaning supplies till you're as tall as me!"

Need I say more?

The FLAT Belly Plan

It's really called the Flat Belly Diet but I don't like to use the D word.  To be honest, I've been skinny my whole life up until I had a few kids.  After 1, it wasn't so bad. But after #3 and not a consistent workout plan, my belly has left a lot to be desired.  It's been tough to nip those "after dinner sweets" cravings that I developed while pregnant. And also, I can eat a whole bag of chips in one sitting.  That's just what I love to do.

Anyways, I don't feel good.  I don't feel good when my belly is hanging over my belt or that I have to wear A-Line shirts that cover my belly.  Yes, I think my body type runs in my family but so does diabetes and I'm going to try to do what I can to post pone that as much as I can. 

So instead of Diet, I like to say healthy eating and watching what you eat. 
Rules:
(1) Eat every 4 hours, a meal of 400 calories
(2) Eat a MUFA (mono-unsaturated fat) with every mean (nuts, avocado, Olive Oil, olives, dark chocolate)

These MUFA's are healthy fats that lower your bad cholesterol and also target belly fat.

I went into this to change some eating habits and eat a little more healthy.  So, I try to eat a MUFA at every meal. I do still drink my coffee in the morning and usually something alcoholic at night, but I try to limit my meals to 400 calories or less. 

In a week, I feel better! My belly fat is reducing and I can tell when I overeat. All good things, right?!  I'm trying out new recipes and yes, I do add a bit of salt. I'm a firm believer of eating things that taste good. I think I get that from my dad.