How are you? Most of the women I know right now are busy, busy, busy getting ready for the start of the 2011-2012 school year! Many schools have already started. Here at the Batey Home School, we are busy making the last few purchases of materials and beginning to organize our school room. I am very excited about our new co-op for my older 3, Cole's writing class,Owen's Kindergarten lessons, Lily's dance classes and helping Whitney to continually grow and learn! The older 3 have joined Club Seminole, Tallahassee's newest Swim Club, located at FSU's new aquatics center! It has been so much fun to see all of the kids swim and exercise 3-4 days a week. Does this schedule sound a bit crazy already? This is not even the full extent of it! How do I stay sane? I will tell you my secrets:
1) Through prayer and a continual relationship with the LORD, I have a confidence about what we are supposed to be doing in this upcoming season (for the most part!). This eliminates energy draining doubt, uncertainty and fear that confusion brings when the days seem long and challenging!
2) A Husband and Best Friend, Tim, who 100% partners with me in raising and helping our little babes grow.
3) FRIENDS! Who listen, pray, laugh and enrich my life! Not to mention the loads of good advice and encouragement they share when I need it!
4) Listen up...this one is KEY: CONSISTENT EXERCISE OF BOTH MY HEART AND MUSCLES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK! This keeps my energy up, my moods up and depression and fatigue down! WHAT A GIFT it is to be able to exercise...and especially with the awesome ladies of BLGF! I always drive away from each class amazed by how much I enjoy my life!
On that note I would like to welcome:
Jennifer D., a hard core exerciser, tennis player, Zumba dancer, book lover, Mary Kay representative and cute fashionista! Jennifer came to us on referral from sister Shana's bootcamp in Satellite Beach, Beachside Bootcamp. Jennifer is so sweet and funny and it has been a delight to have her workout with us!
Margo L., Margo is one of my dearest friends in Tallahassee. I met her at almost 1.5 years ago, and we have been in the same Bible Study for a year. She is one of those people in my life that I feel like I have known forever. Margo is a mom of 3, FSU Art student and faithful exerciser as well. She also helped me jump start my van this week! LOL!
Ley F., Welcome back dearest Ley! Ley started BLGF with us in the very beginning. She looks younger and younger the longer I know her! Ley is as beautiful inside as she is out, and she is always a consistent and encouraging member! So GLAD you are back with us Ley!
If you are tired of tight clothes, the scale, fatigue, depression and stressing out about getting in a workout, consider Balanced Life Group Fitness. We meet 4-5 days a week before the interruptions and demands of the day, and our workouts provide ALL one needs to see and enjoy the benefits and results of consistent exercise. See the schedule at the bottom of this page.
For an interesting read on the benefits of EARLY MORNING EXERCISE check out this article:
CHICKEN SOUP for the SOUL
This recipe is an ALL TIME favorite of mine for cool days, or if someone in our family is feeling run down. It is also a great way to use up veggies in the fridge:
In a HUGE pot or dutch oven, boil a whole chicken (after you dispose of any possible gizzards of course) in Kosher salted water.
Throw in chopped Onions, Carrots, Celery, and Squash if you have it.
*Simmer for 1.5 hours, removing 'foam' from the top off the soup every so often.
*Take out the Chicken and cool.
*Pick the Chicken (throwing away the skin and bones)
and add chicken back to soup.
*Optional: Add rice noodles for GF soup, or pasta...or leave noodle free
*Add pepper, salt or Adobo to taste.
You can't mess this up! You can cook it longer if you'd like, or serve when the noodles are done. Be creative and make yummy memories!
*If you want to make your soup even leaner, cool soup in fridge over night and scoop off the fat layer on top when it cools.
10 Top Secrets of Portion Control
So many invisible factors cause us to eat more than we want. Here, easy-to-remember tips for becoming "portion aware."
http://www.cookinglight.com/
- Before Eating, Divide The Plate
Here’s a simple rule to portion a plate properly: Divide it in half. Automatically fill one side with fruits or vegetables, leaving the rest for equal parts protein and starch. This way, you begin to see what a properly balanced meal looks like. Spaghetti and meatballs? Steak and potatoes? They’re only half a meal, incomplete without fruits and vegetables. - Pre-Portion Tempting Treats
The bigger the package, the more food you’ll pour out of it. When two groups were given half- or 1-pound bags of M&Ms to eat while watching TV, those given the 1-pound bag ate nearly twice as much. - Head Off The Mindless Munch
Five minutes after eating at an Italian restaurant, 31 percent of people couldn’t remember how much bread they ate. If you’re worried you might do the same, have the bread removed from the table. - Downsize The Dishes
If you’re one of the 54 percent of Americans who eat until their plates are clean, make sure those plates are modestly sized. On a standard 8- to 10-inch dinner plate, a portion of spaghetti looks like a meal. On a 12- to 14-inch dinner plate, it looks meager, so you’re likely to dish out a bigger portion to fill the plate. When researchers gave study participants 34- or 17-ounce bowls and told them to help themselves to ice cream, those with the bigger bowls dished out 31 percent more ice cream. - Limit Your Choices
The more options you have, the more you want to try. In one study, researchers gave two groups jellybeans to snack on while they watched a movie. One group got six colors, neatly divided into compartments; jellybeans for the other group were jumbled together. Those given a mix ate nearly two times more. - Use Your Power For Good
Most homes have a “nutritional gatekeeper” who controls 72 percent of the food eaten by everyone else. The person who chooses food, buys it, and prepares it wields power. If that’s you, take advantage of it. - Avoid A See-Food Diet
Office workers who kept candy in clear dishes on their desks dipped in for a sample 71 percent more often than those who kept their candy out of sight. - Turn Off The Television
The Vast Wasteland leads to vast waists. It’s not just the couch-sitting. TV distracts you from how much you’re eating, and the more you watch, the more you’re likely to eat. In a study comparing how much popcorn viewers ate during either a half-hour show or an hour-long show, those who watched more television ate 28 percent more popcorn. - Think Before You Drink
Pour cranberry juice into two glasses of equal volume: one short and wide, the other tall and thin. Most people pour 19 percent more cranberry juice in the short glass because the eye is a poor judge of volume in relation to height and width. - Serve Good-For-You Foods Family-Style
Not all portion-control strategies are about eating less. You can have as much as you want of some foods. Place the foods you want your family to eat more of―salads and vegetable sides―within easy reach on the dining table. In a soon-to-be-published study, Wansink found people who kept baby carrots in plain sight ate 25 percent more during a day.
Here is our schedule for the next 2 weeks:
Classes meet 5:30-6:30am
Off of Fred George Road, NW Tallahassee
MONDAYS-
A.K.A All Over Mondays…a high intensity circuit class that combines bursts of cardio with fabulous strength training moves. Geared to rev up the metabolism at the beginning of the week!
TUESDAYS-
Cardio endurance. ALL LEVELS…come and get that heart pumping for the entire class…work on distance or speed, walking, jogging, or running. We meet across from Hunting Estates
THURSDAYS-
Strength Training…always different methods and moves to tighten the body and build fat-burning muscles.
FRIDAYS-
Flexibility Fridays…SO IMPORTANT for keeping your body LEAN and YOUNG! This is such a beneficial class for overall health and pain free living!
What do you bring?
Yoga matt, towel, water and 2 sets of weights…I will supply the rest
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