FUIMAONO FAMILY

So the Church put out a #LighttheWorld campaign with a 25 Days of Christmas advent calendar. One of the sisters in our ward printed out the calendar and handed them out on Sunday. I was so grateful! It makes it that much easier for me to plan little projects and activities with our family that can help us focus on the Savior. There are great ideas of ways we can serve and do things to remember the gifts from our Savior, and become a light to others. Love it! So I get home and I immediately get this idea in my head that I should do 25 hours of Fitness!!! It would be a gift to myself! The gift of a healthy habit and a healthier body! So I planned it out. 25 hours = 1500 minutes Every time I get a workout in (no matter how long it was for) I can jot it down. GOAL: complete 25 hours of exercise by Christmas Day.   *Make that New Year's Day.  Make that..whenever I get it done! TRACKING: I have a piece of paper on the fridge to keep track. I'm going to post this now ...

OPERATION GET FIT BACK ON THE FIT TRAIN yes...cause that's what this journey has been.. an account of how many times I can get back on the fit train lol at least I'm trying right? 10/19 WED- 20 min quick cardio workout in the morning Oh look i took a hash bagash post workout pic! It's like I'm really trying or something hahahhahahaha its too early in the morning for pics 10/27 THS- day 4 of our keto/paleo diet Yes you read that right. We are dieting. Aljay and I. and Omi and Uati. Uati inspired us (he lost choke weight in two weeks and is feeling great). So Omi, Aljay, and I have joined in.  So we started on Monday. Cut out carbs, fruit (except small portions of berries), no nuts, no wheat/bread/oatmeal....so basically lots of veggies and decent portions of protein.  oh and NO SUGAR.  Monday sucked. Headache and moody. Tuesday was better. Wednesday was good but I really wanted chocolate or like a cookie.  and now it's Thursday...

Happy 1st Birthday to our Little Princess Saleima Lupeautino Fuimaono This little lovely lady has brought so much joy to our family.  She is a happy baby who loves to play with everyone.  Her personality is really starting to come through  and she is a sweet and sassy lil lady  When she wants something, she stays focused and determined to get it.  She loves to eat. She gives slobbery kisses and hi-5s.  We love watching her crawl and walk around  and discover. She likes to dance.  She is smiley. She has funny facials. She bites :( She is beautiful. She is ours. And we are eternally grateful.  My prayer is that she will be like the beautiful women whom she is named after. Her maternal great-grandmother  Saleima Afele and her paternal grandmother  Lupeautino Fuimaono  Strong Kind Gentle Caring Patient God Fearing God Loving Faithful Fun Charitable Christli...

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars  Since I don't make desserts during the week (Im on that healthy-lifestyle-kick again), I usually try make something on Sunday to celebrate lol. Plus, to me Sundays don't feel complete without dessert. I try to step outside my chocolate comfort zone, but it's my fallback so what can we do? #Sundaysweets I made very minor changes but it came out so yum. Original recipe found here . Ingredients 2 C flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 1/2 C old fashioned oats 1 1/2 C brown sugar 1 1/4 C butter, melted 2 eggs   Substitute with 2 Tb Flaxseeds mixed with 6 Tbs water. Let it sit while you do the other stuff.  1 Tb vanilla 2 1/2 C milk chocolate chips Mix dry (yellow) ingredients in one bowl. Mix wet (blue) ingredients in another. Mix together and pour into a greased baking dish. I used a 8.5 X 12 glass dish and da buggah was cherreh! Bake 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. En...