Recovery Gadgets

It's no secret that most parents do not get a sufficient amount of sleep. This graph is based on my new Fitbit Ultra Tracker. Fitbit tracks your sleep, your steps, calories burned and a list of other things that you can find on the Fitbit Ultra Tracker web site. The main selling point for me is tracking my sleep or lack of sleep.

There have been some issues that I have had to work through and part of my problem is lack of sleep. We are a family of five and we all seem to have different sleep schedules. I can put my kids to bed but they will wake up in the middle of the night. This particular party in the wee hours of the morning is Silly (our 3 year old) climbing into our bed. We are suppose to walk her back up the stairs and put her in her room. Easier said than done when you can barely function but it needs to happen! 8 times awakened people. It's not just her but our dogs wanted to go outside and my husband is up around 4am to go to work. WOW! A total of 4 hours and 16 minutes of sleep.

Yesterday - I wanted to catch a little nap. I was just so exhausted but look what happened!

No wonder I'm still tired! I got to nap a whole 22 minutes. Our 3 year old got out of school early and she wasn't having nap time. Must get proper rest and I think this new gadget is going to help work it out. I'm not sure how yet but I'm going to get there.

Another cool feature is that it's all wireless. All I have to do is walk up to my desk and my gadget gives all the information to my computer and it will calculate how many calories I've burned and how many more I can eat based on my food log. I can't wait to start working out again so I can get more information on my activity.

 

This is how you bring SEXY back!

I've got two of those sleep supports for my my poor messed up feet. Apparently my lumbar sprain has my body alignment so messed up it's just traveling. My body mechanics are messed up! Not sure how to get that x-ray exported yet but I will so you can share in the fun of my not so straight spine. 

The first night I wore those foot supports and took Ibuprofen I actually woke up without any pain in my feet. That's the last time that happened. Having flat feet that pronate inward is NO fun. I actually ended up buying some heel cushion inserts because the heel pain was so bad. They are actually working! Whoo Hoo!!!

The lumbar back brace is helping out a lot especially when I have to stand for long periods of time. I'm not sure how long this recovery is going to take...58 days and counting. My husband has a ton of warehouse jokes for me. In the meantime, I'm waiting to hear about the results from the MRI I had yesterday. It would be nice if the universe would align and just allow me to go back out and play! I found someone to take my spot in the 1/2 marathon Mardi Gras race in Galveston. I'm a little less sad about it since it went to someone who appreciates it! I know there are more races, I just want to know when I will be back in them?

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Freebie Friday - Link Up #contests and prizes every Friday

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#30DayPaleoChallenge - Day 24 & 25

Only 5 days left! Yesterday I opened up that jar of peanut butter to make my Silly her favorite PB&J. This time it didn't have that sweet yummy smell, no! In fact, it's almost gone and all I could smell was oil. GAK! It's no longer appealing. I'm not sure what happened. Check out these latest goodies that caught my eye.

Those Loft House cookies are ridiculous! I love to eat those. The Valentines day cookies just look super cute and Nutter Buttter cookies are my favorite. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm baked goods.

This morning I was so bored with eggs that I wanted to try something new!

Here is the recipe for Paleo Waffles:
1.5 cup almond flour
1/4 almond milk ( I used vanilla flavored)
2 large eggs
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda
Dash cinnamon to taste ( I used 1 tsp cinnamon)

-Preheat your waffle iron
-Whisk eggs and milk
-Add dry ingredients
-Mix until smooth
You can top with almond butter or fresh fruit (I have yet to find almond butter)

Don't they look yummy? But how do they taste? Like GAK!!!!!!!! Flash backs to the apple banana muffins I made that looked and smelled delicious too. I'm now convinced that anything made with almond flour is going to have less flavor than a cardboard box. Please, don't take my word for it. Make them yourself and if you find flavor or have altered the recipe to create flavor let me know! I'm willing to try it. None of my kids liked them either. I thought maybe the strawberries would help but seriously! Why ruin a perfectly good strawberry?

Remember that mango ice cream? I tried the same recipe but with mixed fruit this time. It wasn't sweet at all so after it thawed out I threw it back in the blender and added a banana. Bingo! much better.

Recipe:
 1 cup almond milk (no flavor), 1 cup mixed fruit, 1 banana, blend and freeze.

Whoo Hoo!!!! Almost there folks.


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#WordlessWednesday - Lego Party at The Kramers

You're never too old for Legos!

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#30DayPaleoChallenge - Day 22 & 23

I can make it 7 more days I promise! If I haven't cheated by now I'm pretty sure it's a done deal. There has been enough emotional stress to break me already but I didn't break. :)

Here is that crock pot roast that we made. I added some carrots and celery to the mix and guess what?

It's Kid Approved!

This is the pineapple chicken. I wish I could say I was fan but I'm not. My chicken got too dry. Maybe overcooked too much in the crock pot????

I had to go with my back up plan, lettuce wraps. This time I added that guacamole salsa on top! WOW was that awesome. It was a perfect topping. In a few minutes I'm gonna go make another one. lol

Today was a super busy day! It's days like these when the protein shakes come in handy. I had chocolate powder so I came up with this one.

Chocolate Banana Smoothie
1 scoop chocolate
1 cup Almond milk (non flavored)
2 Bananas
YUM!!!!!

I'm sure I put some ice in there but I can't remember. I think it works either way. Only 7 days left and I've rocked another challenge. Feels good.


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