friday fact and coming out on monday with a win!

We all love Fridays.

Well, most of us who don't have to work the weekends, love Fridays!

Whichever relationship you have with Fridays..
People who are losing weight tend to look at Fridays with a ..
 ---- " how bad am I going to fail" point of view." ----

We are the first girls to say "bring on the wine, nachos, margaritas.. ect "
and party food.. theee best ever, right?! 

Best tasting, yes! Best for you, not at all. 
Especially if you are trying to go "From Fat To Happy!"

Sometimes we'll find ourselves going into Friday maybe a pound, even two less then the week before.. and coming out Monday being three or four pounds heavier.

Defeat.

Disappointment, and any other awful D words come out.. maybe a couple M and F words are thought too!

And we're left with our hands up wondering what we did wrong.
When really, deep inside - you know exactly what went wrong! 

That wine you drank.. or maybe beer - lead to a 12:30am trip to Taco Bell, and too hungover the next day to do anything. Sunday. 'Well shoot. I'm really, really good through the week.. I deserve Sunday to be a "free for all" kind of day. '

How about, we change it up a bit?

How about, we go into our weekend with our heads held high..
... and come out Monday with our heads still held high!
Proud and feeling good about the weekend.

How about that?

Well. First and foremost. If you like alcohol and you're trying to lose weight. Read this!
click here!



Just as the article reads. And exactly what we believe.


"Everything in moderation. Compromise!" 

If you know you don't have the willpower to not get obliterated and head to Taco Bell because your sober mind left SIX cocktails ago

.. DO NOT DRINK! 

If you do have the willpower to go in to a situation and have A glass of wine, or A beer, or A cocktail, have that one.. and a salad, instead of a entree. Or, have the entree and a low carb/low calorie cocktail.

Everything in moderation.
 Compromise.
Being in control of your weight loss and this journey you are on.

YOU are in control of the things you consume.
Whether its a quick drive thru, or taking a few extra minutes to make something quick at home.
There are no excuses these days. Not one. 

Especially with the easy access we have to the internet via our phones.

Go on there, pull up google and punch in the restaurant you are heading too.
 Pull up their menu and decide exactly what your going to eat and drink before you get there.

That way, you're not setting yourself up for possible failure.
And chances are really high that someone at your table will give you a bite of the entry you
 WOULD HAVE talked yourself into ordering had you looked at the menu.
aka "Mind Over Menu!"

Another tip. Before you go that party, eat at home.
When you are home, you are fully in control of what you eat, drink, and portion control!
And, if you go to a party not hungry.. you wont over do the greasy food and snacks that are almost always offered. Lets be real here. We have NEVER gone to a party hungry, and chosen the vegetable platter over the greasy, better tasting/worse for you-- food!

Again, not setting yourself up for failure.

Being in control! Staying in control!

What about 'Saturday Morning Breakfast?'

Want a really great recipe for pancakes?

Protein Pancakes by Jenica!

I have made these and given them out to my clients as gifts one year and they all loved them.  

These are great to freeze and grab when on the run. Zap in the microwave for 30 seconds and go. Its better then Eggo! =)

This recipe makes 12-14 pancakes (might want to make extra for the week, they are great meal replacements when on the run)

1 cup egg whites

1 cup cottage cheese (non fat)

1 cup of oatmeal (run through the food processor or blender)

1/2 of either walnuts or almonds (run through the food processor or blender)

2 scoops of any kind of vanilla protien powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp stevia 

dash of cinnamon (I use 3 or 4 shakes )

Then I put in 1 cup of blue berries or dark chocolate

Mix everything together in bowl  then I use my 1/4 cup to measure out my pancakes. Cook just as you would normal pancakes!

And to wrap this up, here is a link for some info on low carb/low calorie cocktails if you'll be drinking this weekend! 

click here!

Happy Healthy Weekend.. to all! 

-S and J

Since this blog included alcholol, and since we suggested a site that lists alcoholic beverages, and since we never want to see anyone in court - unless we are there to photograph the event.. 
We MUST advise that if you drink, DON'T DRIVE!!! Jenica and Sheena in no way condone drinking and driving!  Paying a Taxi Fee is much cheaper then a DUI and much easier then taking the chance of killing yourself or someone else! =-)