Counting Down

I am so freaking Crunk!! Do people still say crunk?  It doesn't matter because I do!  In a week I will be Mrs. Robert Neal.  WHATTTTTTTTTT?  Are you ready for that lol.  I know I am buddy.  So what am I doing between now and the big day?  Nothing.  Yep.  That's the plan.  Just chill out and enjoy the rest of the ride.  It is going to be quite the affair with more people deciding to show up as the days go by.  

ANDDDDDDDDDDDD as if things couldn't be any better...TOM is here early!!! Whoop!  That means no stress, cramps, or bloating on the big day.  All chill all the time YEP!  Rob and I are seeing NO ONE and going NO WHERE!  Let's just call it a premoon.  Yea I like that.  Premoon.  

What did you do for your honeymoon?

Did you have a Premoon or just relax right before your wedding?

Open Faced Shrimp Omelet

Before I give you the run down on this Oh so delicious breakfast delight, let me tell you that I absolutely HATE eggs.  Ok, maybe that is an exaggeration.  In truth, it's not that I hate eggs, I just prefer one style and that is SUNNY SIDE UP.  Living this healthy lifestyle means very few of my favorite eggs and more of the dreaded egg whites.

With that said, not only do I hate most eggs, I hate the smell of them in general.  When I flip an omelet I have to hold my breath just to make sure I don't get a whiff of those little bastards and yesterday they played an ugly trick on your girl.

I had my oatmeal cooking and my Egg Beaters going and my veggies were already done.  I was setting myself up for a tasty protein filled breakfast to get me ready for Shaun T with his sexy ass.  I go to flip those stinky eggs, and I guess I was a little too excited about my special omelet with little shrimpies, and when I flipped it... WHOOMSH--- Egg pee splattered all over my face, neck, and shirt.  WTeffingEff son! I gagged all the way to the bathroom.  But I'll be damned if I didn't still eat the deliciousness that I'd cooked up.

I gotta say that the end result was worth the traumatic experience!

Open Faced Shrimp Omelet

Ingredients
--Shrimp 8- 10 large uncooked
-- 2-3 Eggwhites
--Onions
--Green, Red, Yellow Bell Peppers
--Zucchini
-- 2 T shredded cheese
-- Hot sauce or salsa
-- Turkey Bacon if you choose!

STEPS
----- Heat a small sauce pan on medium heat and then add a little olive oil
----- Cut up your veggies to the size you like and cook them on medium heat.  (I like them to be a little crispy)
----- When they are cooked the way you like put them on a plate and wipe off your pan. DO NOT WASH!  You lose the flavor of the veggies and that makes the shrimp taste even better.
----- Add a little more oil.  Toss your Shrimp in and cook until pink.  Pour on top of the veggies.
----- Add the hot sauce or salsa to the veggies and shrimp then sprinkle with cheese.
----- Wash the pan and spray with a little pam then cook your egg whites and be sure not to splash them in your face lol.
---- Once you flipped the eggs and they are cooked on both sides pour your veggie shrimp mix on top and use a big spatula to transfer it to the plate (or slide it)

Enjoy!

Genetics My Ass

I work hard...
I eat right...
I stretch...
I rarely cheat...
I'm dedicated...
I want it...
And I f***ing deserve it!

So why can't I have it?

I was talking to Ashley (Sister2 we shall call her from here on. Indeerajh being "Sister" and Porsha being Sister1) today and we have both struggled with our weight for so long and she and I are in the same place; STUCK.  We generally swap ideas on what we are doing and what the scale/inches are talking about and we are in the same boat.  Sister posed the question "Do you think that our bodies just wont let us get any smaller, like, do you think this is the smallest we can get"? My mother and my grandmother are not mall women, and Sister2 has some pretty big boned people in her fam as well. I must say, the question has definitely crossed my mind before and my mother even posed it to me when I talked about my plateau with her.  But at the end of the day, I just gotta say, F*** that S***.

So what?  All those fatties who go on shows like biggest loser or the people we see in the magazines, THEY can lose all kinds of weight and totally reset their metabolisms and look 100% different than they did?  WTF?  Are you trying to tell me, dear genetic make up, that with all the shit I do and all the work I put in, that 200lbs is the best that I can do.  FOH!  I do NOT accept that.


So I'll just keep it moving.  Working out hard, trying to keep my eating habits regulated, and just sticking with the plan until I find something better.  Now if only I can get my head around this "eat more to lose weight"...




Do you think you are genetically inclined to have a larger figure?? Or is it all Malarkey! 

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You liked that huh?  Maybe I'm feeling a little melodramatic tonight,  What the hell.  Started my morning with a juicy mushroom egg white omelet and we also split a Rib eye.  It was quite delicious and a nice protein filled way to get it moving.  We are limiting our red meat consumption to once a week.  Wedding body must be on deck ASAFP!!!  It will happen.  So I will just...

After breakfast I did Fire 55.  Day 3 of the 5 day Inferno.  I can't feel my arms.  My lower ass is on fire.  After that we went to the gym.  I tried to get my money's worth but I was truly pooped from the  Fire 55.  I'm trying to get through my workouts without stopping.  I notice that I sometimes stop as soon as I feel a little burn or breathe a little hard.  I stop for like 10 seconds.  I just need to stop f***ing around.  Go hard to take your ass back where you came from SHAINA!.  At the gym, I rode the bike on Level 10 for about 15 minutes and then hit level 15 for the last 5 before the 5 minute cool down.  Not bad for a leisurely leg workout.  Then I did some abs, but I didn't have a specific plan so I kind of slacked off there.  The gym was empty when we got there so you know what that means ... HEEEEYYYYYY.... not a damn thing with your little nasty mind.  It means I didn't have to worry about being corn rolled out looking like Cleo while everyone was looking at me.  Tomorrow I have to do Fire 45 and HIIT 20.  I hate day 4 of the inferno.  I am already tired and then I have to do those two kick ass workouts.  Yikes!  Because I kind of slacked off on the abs today I am going to hit it hard tomorrow.  Maybe after My two TurboFire workouts I will do the abs workout from Zumba.  I realized I should just kick my own ass everyday.  How did I realize that I could do more?

We met a nice young couple who lives across the street.  Like literally across the street.  They just had a baby and they are some vibrant good looking people.  Remember that melanin quotient I was talking about the other day?  Well it got filled.  We sat around talking about ass whippings, southern food, how New York state doesn't matter in the real world, and just some overall  BLACK SHIT!  Granted, Neighborhusband is black and Neighborwife is a mixture of goodies both Portuguese and African (I can't remember where), it was a lovely vibe and we just kicked it.  Not to mention she is a beautician!!! Getting my nails done next week! Yes!

So, great breakfast, workouts, gym time, new friends, and now its movie time with The Fiance.  Until we meet again my loves.  

Protein Pancakes and Chillin like a Villain

Today was a good day.  I started it off with a nice batch of those babies up there and then I hit the workout hard with Turbofire Fire 45 and HIIT 20.  Then I got myself ever so snazzy just to sit here and do nothing.  I mean I literally got dressed up to sit right here on the couch with my Toro.  I did get all kinds of oogles from the Fiance today when he came though.  Totally worth it.  Nothing like feeling like your man wants to eat you alive.  Not to mention how he told me I was awesome last night.  "An all around amazing woman".  O yes.  Please and Thank you.  Great day indeed.

"I'm sexy and I know it" Cue dancing men in horrible underwear

Then I took him for an exceedingly luxurious dinner at Le' Sub'way; the grandest bistro in all the land, before we went grocery shopping.  It seems we tend to spend at least $100 a week on groceries which I think is splendid when it comes down to it.  That is $50 per person, for at least 18 meals a week because we rarely eat out.  We always feel like it is an awful amount to spend but when we look at the numbers, it is extremely reasonable.  What do you think.

I am so sure that these glorious cakes were the reason I had so much energy today.  I ate breakfast at 8 and didn't think about eating again until around.  That is quite abnormal for my greedy ass.  I have tried to stay away from pancakes because they don't keep me full but this is completely different.  Serve them up with fruit and a little bit of sugar free syrup.  Thank me later.

Protein Pancakes
adapted from fitnessista

Ingredients:
- 1.5 Scoops vanilla protein powder
-1 egg white
-1 1/4 C almond milk
- 2 T Bob'd Red Mill Gluten Free Baking mix or whole wheat flour
- 3/4 t baking powder
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
- pinch sea salt
-1/2 t vanila
- Truvia or Stevia
Heat a skillet to medium heat

While the pan is heating up, in a small bowl, combine the protein powder, baking mix, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, Truvia, and sea salt and the whisk.

Whisk in the egg white, almond milk and vanilla.

Cook the pancakes for 2-3 minutes on each side, until a yummy golden brown.

Top with fruit and a bit of syrup.

The Skinny (with banana and syrup) 350-400 calories depending on the Protein powder.

How much do you spend each week on groceries?  How many people live in your house?

Rainy Day Blueberry Coconut Oatmeal

Oatmeal in a Wine glass... Posh aren't I?

It was quite the rainy day gross day in England yesterday but luckily I had my oatmeal to look forward to.  That's about it.  Right now, I'm hating England.  Shit weather, nothing around my neighborhood, and damnitt I miss black folk.  Like straight up, every other word is profanity laced with a little bit of sugar mixed in with some Crown Roy-ale.  Yep.  I'm sure it has something to so with my impending nuptials back in Pittsburgh. We have been talking it up over here on Main St.  Being surrounded by people who not only look like me but talk and kick it like I do as well.... I NEED IT.  I need some grade A cooning.  The conscious black woman in me feels bad for saying all this but HERE IS A BIG MIDDLE FINGER to "conscientiousness".  I need shit talk, clowning, reminiscing, Spades, Dominoes, Electric sliding, and random outburst of "MAN F*** YOU SON".  I'm tired of having the same kind of conversations that generally start or end with some kind of Black joke.  Generally I don't care, and I find them funny, but that is only when I have had a steady dosage of black people.  Only when I have had ample time to let my hair down and be my complete and total self can I fall into the category of "My black friend".  It's weird that I become "black-er" the more time I spend around people who are not black lol. Yep.

Don't let the education fool you.  I am a hood rat at heart, and The Fiance will tell you that at home its not a secret at all.  Not only do we get to hang out with the fam, but we also get to see all of our friends and have them in the same place.  Who the hell knows when that will ever happen again (probably never).  Anyway, I am excited.  Now if I could just stop feeling like a massively bloated hippo.  I know that part of it is stress but what the hell is the other other part of it?  F*** it.  Im going to keep doing 2 a days and eating light and healthy and just hope for the best.  I HAVE STOPPED WEIGHTING MYSELF EVERYDAY as well.  Can you believe it?  Well I guess I have held your attention talking about bs long enough.

Don't worry, in a few weeks, you will have normal politically correct Shaina back.  Once my melanin quota has been satiated.

One day I will have a DSLR

Blue Berry Coconut Oatmeal 

- 1/3 cup porridge oats
- 1 cup almond milk (I like mine really creamy so I also add about 3 tablespoons of water)
- Handful of raisins
- 3 Tablespoons shredded coconut
- 2 Tablespoons blueberries
- Cinnamon to taste
- Truvia to taste
- Tiny bit of nutmeg

Throw everything into a small sauce pot on medium heat.  Stir frequently so make sure it doesn't stick to the bottom.  Once you see the first few bubbles showing it is getting hot, turn to low heat and let simmer.  Simmer for 10-15 minutes.  Sprinkle a little cinnamon and truvia on top.  Enjoy.