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Friday Favorites!

Happy Friday, friends!  It’s nice to see the sunshine again after the scary weather we had on Wednesday.  We and surrounding school systems dismissed early on Wednesday for the potential bad weather.  Thankfully there weren’t any tornados, but there were extreme winds and hail.  Even if the high is 55 today, at least the sun is shining!

Today I’m sharing some of my FAVORITE things with you!

Southern Living magazine is my FAVORITE magazine to read, and it came in the mail Saturday.  I snacked on a Kind bar while reading.  Oh, and that nail polish is my new FAVORITE, so don’t judge when I wear it all the time!



my exact watch (I bought the cocoa band to go with my watch)
 I am still loving my Apple Watch 2, and I’m really thankful that Dustin surprised me with it this Christmas.  Since my teacher partner and I have been working out together, workouts are much more enjoyable and fun.  Monday we did legs and abs, and let me tell you, we were drenched in sweat by the time we left the gym.  In case you don’t know how to read the numbers (it took me a while to even remember what they meant ha), the red is the number of calories I burned that day, the green is the minutes of exercise I had that day, and the blue deals with my standing.  Needless to say, Monday’s workout was a FAVORITE and it put me in bed at 8 that night 😂😂😂



 Earlier this week, D and I went to a local Mexican restaurant so I could order my FAVORITE thing–a chicken taco!  Literally cost $1.99.



 I talked about this on my IG story (@saraheshaneyfelt) this week, but when my husband won’t be home for supper, I eat whatever I want.  Wednesday night he was watching basketball so I had a veggie pizza from Subway.  Yes, they sell them and they are good!



 Avocado toast = a forever FAVORITE!  I toast a slice of Ezekiel sprouted grain bread and mash up 1/4 of an avocado and sprinkle with pink Himalayan salt and pepper.  Yesterday my last avocado was ruining fast, so I ended up mashing 1/2 of an avocado on my slice of toast.  (Tip: It’s healthy to eat 1/2 of an avocado daily, but don’t eat more than that because of the fat content.  It’s good fat, but good in moderation!!)



Last night Dustin and I went to the local baseball fields to watch some of my students play against some of my students from last year.  I LOVE baseball!  Watching their game last night made me miss my softball playing days.


Linking up with Erika, April, Heather, and Amanda

A Day in the Life (01.31.17)

Happy Thursday, friends!  I am so glad that the weekend is almost here because it has been a week!  Today I’ve got a Day in the Life to share!  These are my favorite to read, and I really had fun taking pictures for this.  I had originally planned to do a Day in the Life on Monday and then I majorly failed taking pictures.  So I decided on a redo for Tuesday and did much, much better!

Here’s what an average Tuesday looks like during the school year  (hint: LOTS of fun 😜)  I should also mention that this day is an average day during deer season because Dustin was leaving after work to drive to his hunting club, so you won’t see him in any of these pictures. The end of the season is soon!  #praisetheLord

 My alarm went off at 5 but it was so cold in our bedroom and so warm under the covers that I didn’t get up until 20 minutes later.  I have a problem hitting the snooze button every morning.
(My lock screen background is from the She Reads Truth Advent study, and I loved that Scripture so much that I can’t bring myself to change it!)



 I start off every morning making my Spark drink.  And yes, my fridge pours water on its own.  It was the selling point for me!



 I spend the next 30 minutes reading and commenting on blogs and watching the news.  I love being able to have the fireplace on while I read.



 It was almost 70 degrees Tuesday so I wore this Matilda Jane outfit with sandals.  Summer weather in the winter makes it really hard for me to dress!



 Then I finally arrived at school.  I always leave my lesson plan out for the day along with any papers that need to be copied.



 My breakfast that morning was yogurt and granola, so I started eating it during homeroom and didn’t get a chance to finish it until after 1st period was over.  #teacherlife



 During my planning period, I tried to get ahead in the book we’re currently reading and plan for the next few chapters.  I also have sticky notes everywhere with random things!



 I went to the gym after school and forgot my socks–gross!  



 I’m lucky enough that my partner teacher/real life friend and I get to work out together in the afternoons after school!  She helps me with weight lifting and I was able to talk her into an outside run after for our cardio.  Thankful for a friend to workout with!



 I ran a million errands after the gym, and since Dustin wouldn’t be home for supper, I decided to grab Subway.



 And instead of getting a sandwich, I got a veggie pizza.  I could eat pizza all day every day. I also watched a little TV while eating.  #whenthehusbandisaway



 I worked on my blog post for yesterday.



 I found a new pair of jeans I wanted.



 I ended up winding down the night by catching up on Summer House while laying on our bed.  I am LOVING this new show on Bravo!!!  Anyone else watching it?



I took a screenshot as I turned out the lights….BUT I could not fall asleep!  I was still awake at 11:30 and then woke up at 4:30 the next morning and couldn’t go back to sleep.  All that to say, I hate sleeping by myself.  I’m so glad D decided to come back early, so he was home last night!!

Update on Healthy Eating–January 2017

If you saw my IG story Tuesday night (@saraheshaneyfelt) then you first saw my embarrassing admission of caving in to a sweets craving, BUT I ended it saying overall my eating has been good.

Well, it has!

One of my goals for 2017 has been to eat more intentional.  I’ve been able to do this during the month of January with the help of 2 friends.  We text each other each time we eat something during the day to keep each other accountable.  And you know what?  It helps!  

Seriously, my one piece of advice would be to find someone to help you stay accountable.  You could do this alone, but it’s so much more fun with someone else!

I thought I’d share just some of the things I’ve been eating this month that’s helped me to lose 6 pounds (so far!), but first I need to make some things clear.

1. I am not a food blogger, so my pictures aren’t great quality.  Literally snapped it on my iPhone and that was it.
2. I took pictures over 2 days of meals and they seemed like the craziest 2 days of the month so my food wasn’t my “normal.”

Day One
 I was running behind that morning so I made 2 slices of Ezekiel toast and topped it with a little natural peanut butter and apple butter.


No time for a snack today–seriously a crazy day!

 Lunch was a meal-prep meal my sister bought for me.   It was 4 oz chicken, sweet potatoes, and asparagus.


If you watched my IG story, you know what my snack was 🙈 #thattimeofthemonth



 Supper that night was a smoothie–1 cup mixed berry fruit, 2 scoops this protein (super healthy!!!), 1 tbs chia seeds for fiber, 1 tbs lime juice, and water.  I was missing my greens powder and 1/4 of an avocado for healthy fat.


Day Two
 Breakfast was at home this morning so I had my usual Ezekiel toast with natural peanut butter and chia seeds.



 Dustin loves these little smoothies, so I brought one for snack at school.  I took one swig and almost spit it out.  It. Was. Nasty.  😂😂



 Thankfully I had this little cup in my fridge, so unsweetened applesauce it was!
**Once you start eating unsweetened applesauce, you’ll never be able to eat regular applesauce ever again!



 Lunch: black bean patty, brown rice, and salsa.



 And this is what it looks like mixed together!  It’s like eating Mexican food!



 This was my after school snack.  I LOVE the vanilla Siggi’s yogurt!  There’s 14g of protein and only 9g of sugar.  Before you eat yogurt, be sure to check the amount of sugar because lots of yogurt brands really pack in the sugar.  I add a little bit of protein granola to give it a crunch.



 Ingredients are important too!



Supper was this cheeseburger pasta made with deer meat.


A few things you should note…
1. I’m not a huge fruit eater during the cold months.  Once it warms up, give me all the strawberries, pineapple, and blackberries there are, but now give me all the hot food.  That’s why it looks like I’m not a fruit eater.
2. There’s also little veggies, but remember, this was only 2 days!  I always incorporate veggies into supper….except pasta because that’s a meal by itself.
3. I’m starving when I get up in the morning but I drink at least 1 glass of water before I let myself eat.  My breakfasts have to be bigger meals and I can eat less during supper sometimes.
4. I try to eat lots of high protein and high fiber foods and low fat and low calories–the exception to that is healthy fats like peanut butter.  Those I eat in moderation.

I also like eating Think Thin bars, homemade breakfast burritos, hardboiled eggs, and baked chicken.


Do you have a favorite high protein/fiber recipe?