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Egg Scramble

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We love eggs for breakfast so we will throw whatever we have in it.  And I mean whatever when I say it! We have done scrambles with shrimp, feta, tomatoes, crab, steak, etc.  You name it, we have probably tried it (mostly lean protein sources and veggies of course)!

Ingredients

  • one egg
  • one cup egg whites
  • 1/2-1 cup of each veggie: spinach, mushrooms, onions, cauliflower, broccoli, and/or tomatoes
  • 4 ounces of lean protein such as homemade turkey sausage, shrimp, ground chicken, or ground turkey
  • 1/2-1 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • 1/2 avocado on the side
  • season to taste with salt, pepper, or Nature Seasons
  • If you are in your workout window, you can also add a slice of bread, an English muffin, or a banana.

Stacy’s Suggestions and Preparation

  1. Use a large frying pan.
  2. Spray with Olive oil spray.
  3. Warm your extra protein such as ground chicken, shrimp, or sausage.
  4. Add in your veggies.
  5. Add in your seasoning.
  6. Stir frequently to prevent sticking. We love using the egg flip tool below.
  7. Add in egg and egg whites.
  8. Continue moving mixture around the pan.
  9. If you are adding tomatoes, I suggest adding them towards the end so they don’t get too mushy.
  10. Once eggs and whites are thickened, remove from burner.
  11. Slice up your avocado and get your toast ready.
  12. Scoop onto a plate and enjoy!

                                                                                                         

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In How We Move

Arms and Burpees

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Welcome to your weekly Wednesday workout! In this workout, you will do 6 burpees between each set of arms. Each set consists of bicep curls, tricep dips, shoulder to overhead, and plank up/downs. It is beneficial to have some type of weight or water bottles for the biceps and shoulder to overhead but not necessary. Squeeze at the top if you don’t have any weight.

It looks like this:

  • 6 burpees
  • 20 bicep curls, 20 tricep dips, 20 shoulder to overhead, and 20 plank up/downs
  • 6 burpees
  • 15 bicep curls, 15 tricep dips, 15 shoulder to overhead, and 15 plank up/downs
  • 6 burpees
  • 10 bicep curls, 10 tricep dips, 10 shoulder to overhead, and 10 plank up/downs
  • 6 burpees
  • 5 bicep curls, 5 tricep dips, 5 shoulder to overhead, and 5 plank up/downs
  • 6 burpees

If you don’t want to do burpees, you can do crunches, abs or hold a plank for one minute. Do your warm-up, get your equipment ready, set a stopwatch, and get to work!

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In Pilot's Wife

The 5 Love Languages

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Do you and your partner speak the same language? You may think I am wondering about how you communicate verbally with your partner, but I am talking about your emotional Love Language. Just like two people who speak different languages may have a hard time understanding each other, people who do not understand each other’s Love Language may have difficulty and frustrations within their relationships. That’s why we feel the 5 Love Languages are so important to learn.

When I met my husband, I was surprised and impressed that he had read the book “The 5 Love Languages” written by Dr. Gary Chapman. It is a great, easy read. The premise of the book is that there are 5 Love Languages and people give and receive love in one of the five ways. When you and your partner understand each other’s Love Language then you can fill each other’s love tanks.  This book will teach you a lot about yourself as well as how to improve your relationships with friends, family, and significant others.

In the book, you will learn that the 5 Love Languages are: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. All 5 Love Languages are important, but a person is usually stronger in giving love in one Love Language and may receive love in another. Take the quiz to find your Love Language here.

stacy and jeff outside mi scuzi restaurantMy husband and I talk a lot about our relationship and the 5 Love Languages. In the beginning, we decided to incorporate the 5 love languages as a way of getting to know each other better. Because we lived in different states, we decided each month to do Words of Affirmation via email on a specific day of the month. We would write to each other and state one thing that we liked or enjoyed about the other and what we liked about our relationship. It also gave us an opportunity to “talk” about what was going well and what we wanted to do to make our relationship better.

The next year, we decided to take turns picking a Love Language. Each month we would choose a new Love Language to focus on and come up with a special way of expressing that to each other. One month, we did Quality Time. We took away distractions, such as phones and TV and just enjoyed a whole day together. Another month, we did Receiving Gifts. We set a monetary limit as to just show appreciation as opposed to trying to outdo each other with some extravagant gift. One month, we decided to make dinner for each other as Acts of Service. He  was in charge of the main dish, and I was to make the side and salad. We picked a few items from a recipe book, but we didn’t tell each other what we were making until we started preparing the meal. We poured some wine and got started. It ended up going perfectly together and was a wonderful evening!  These are just a few examples of simple ideas that can be fun and bring you closer together.

Because we were both previously married, we have learned a little bit about what worked and what didn’t work. One thing we try to focus on is putting each other first. We do our best to keep our relationship strong by keeping the lines of communication open. Yes, there will always be stressors, but we talk about them, and we figure out together how to get through them. Relationships are hard work, but when you are willing to work together, you can also make it fun.

One of the questions he asks me is, “What can I do for you?” This simple question means the world to me, especially when I am “In the Bathroom with Gram”. I am learning to ask him the same thing, especially when I see him a bit overwhelmed. We try to motivate each other and pick each other up every day. I am truly blessed to have found someone who enjoys a lot of the same things I do. And I am doubly blessed that he is willing to do these things with Gram in tow 🙂

Other little things we do to keep our relationship strong is we like to cook together, we usually go to bed at the same time, we keep phones and TV out of the bedroom, we go to the gym together, we try new things together, and we spend time away from each other and from Gram, which is important as well. We would love to hear if you have read the 5 Love Languages and some of your ideas for each language. What keeps your love tank full?

Stay Strong & Be Inspired, Stacy

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In What We Eat

Open Faced Breakfast Sandwich

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We usually workout in the mornings, therefore, we have our high energy carbs (see Eat Better and Move Better) for breakfast.  We also eat a lot of eggs because we love them.  We buy organic, cage-free brown eggs.  We also use cage-free egg whites.  One meal we like for breakfast is an egg sandwich.  A lot of times we put so much on it that we have to make it an open-faced sandwich!

Ingredients

  • one egg
  • 6 tbsp egg whites
  • cheese if you wish
  • turkey sausage or extra protein of your choice
  • one slice bread/muffin of your choice
  • 1/2 avocado

Recipe and Preparation

  1. Spray pan with olive oil spray
  2. Pan fry one egg (break the yolk) with egg whites
  3. Flip it over and if you like cheese then melt cheese on it. (We buy vegan cheese slices or we make our own vegan cheese) 
  4. Make homemade turkey sausage and fry it up in a separate pan. Or add another protein if you choose. If you are going to use lunchmeat, try to use Boar’s Head. If you need help with other proteins here, let us know.
  5. If you have worked out and are in your “window” then you can add bread or toast to your meal.  We like Ezekiel bread or muffins.
  6. Additions can be avocado on top of your sandwich or avocado butter on your toast. You can also add tomato slices.
  7. Once they are all done to your liking pile them up and eat them!

We usually just search the internet using Ecosia for recipes as I need them then adapt to what I have in my cupboard.   I used the recipe above from Simply Scratch for the turkey sausage.  I substituted ginger for sage but it worked for me.  There are many variations out there.

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