Party Weekend!

Xin nian kaui le! (Happy New Year!)

I have truly enjoyed my weekend celebrating my nephew's first birthday! So nice to see everyone and although it was a lot of work, everyone enjoyed themselves and the food was delicious!

I was so naughty and didn't count one calorie or track any of the tempting treats I enjoyed. I did try to journal it, ended up taking a photo of my plate, but I couldn't even guess the amounts.

I'm not worried about it really. Life is filled with parties, and at the end of the day filled with furniture moving, decorating, food, and helping anywhere I could (all in my cute, not broken in yet, heels) I kicked off my shoes and enjoyed a delicious sample of the fancy buffet. Sam Choy's BBQ ribs, chicken, noodles, crab dip on fancy garlic buttered toast, and homemade from the Big Island, Tab's sister Michelle's Rainbow birthday cake! She also made delicious almond cookies! Yum!

The next day, with so many leftovers, we had to have another party just to get it out of the fridge. I still couldn't count calories, and I forgot to take a photo. Too busy playing with my adorable nephews ;)

Tomorrow, I will get myself back on track. I promise to journal, track, measure everything. The weekend was wonderful and a perfect way to celebrate this new year!

Happy Lunar New Year!
Kung hee fat choy!

Love and Aloha,
Maile

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Treat yourself!

I love ice cream! I also have a sugar addiction like most people. I still lose weight and I still indulge in delicious treats, BUT...I plan for it. You knew there had to be a BUT.

Life is fabulous and food should always be delicious. My caloric intake numbers are limited if I want to lose weight, or just maintain it. I'm not going to waste even one single calorie on something I don't want to eat. So I plan my meals ahead of time. I leave room for treats so the chocolate loving girl inside me can have something to keep her happy. I would give up sugar entirely if I could. Soon I will, again, but for now, like any addiction you wean it our of your system slowly.

This weekend will be a challenge. Big party and I know there will be cake, It's my nephews birthday and I am going to help him celebrate and eat a piece of yummy birthday cake. It's probably bad luck not to eat cake, his wish may not come true, at least that's what I want to believe today and tomorrow...ha ha, maybe.

Seriously, a little preparation ahead of time will keep the pounds from moving up on the scale, and hopefully going in the minus direction. This is where I love math, subtraction for weight loss and addition for money ;) I will squeeze in a good workout today and tomorrow morning and evening, to make sure I have lots of muscle to burn through those extra calories.

We all know muscle is hungry and why we want to keep our bodies toned...the more muscle, the more calories your body can burn and technically the more calories you can eat- Only if you exercise that body of yours! Easily discover your calorie intake numbers and exercise needed for your height and weight, by looking it up online. There are a million charts, even easier there are apps.

I like the live strong app. It has a great list of foods and a great website. I've tried many, and also am using Shape Up for Iphone, but my favorite is TLS slim. That one has recipes and a personal coach. Ask me if you want more info on that one.

Now it's time to plan the rest of my day, and leave room for a treat. Healthy whole foods, will fill you up and get your body healthy. I will include more recipes and hope to do cooking segments soon. For now, this ice cream with mint and good chocolate chips is one of my favorite treats. Btw...I usually have my treats early in the day, and very rarely at night.

Wishing you a lovely weekend full of yummy food and lots of playtime ;)

Love always,
Maile

Smile ;)

You are already perfect and beautiful!
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday friends.

Love you all,
Maile

Aloha friends,
I think I must be crazy to do a video, but sometimes, photos and inspirational words can't capture the message I want to share.  And I just needed to start somewhere and not be nervous. So here it goes. This is me. I look forward to helping others with each post and video.
Me ke aloha pumehana,
Maile

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It was worth it!

The scale is our friend ;)
This is my mantra for tomorrow morning...

The scale is just a measurement of gravity's force pulling my body down on the planet. I will Forgive any over indulgences because every decadent bite and yummy treat was shared with wonderful friends and family. It was all worth it!

The after effects of the fabulous Super Bowl party may be measured on the bathroom scale, but it will only encourage my efforts for a great morning workout and get me back on track to achieving my optimal health!

I truly hope you enjoyed a beautiful weekend. Sending love and encouragement to you always.

Aloha,
Maile

Happy Saturday

It's the weekend! So much to do today! I hope everyone has an amazing Saturday! It's fun free time...Go out and play!

And drink lots of water!!!

I honestly rarely drink anything else.
Coffee, tea, maybe a nice glass of wine- occasionally. I'm not a fan of soda or too much juice. I love almond milk for smoothies and whole milk, never low fat or skim- they took good stuff out and replace it with not so good stuff. (I don't want to start this topic today, but I will soon.)

Whole, organic, as close to it's original form as possible is what your body will recognize. Everything that is artificial, your body has a difficult time processing which is really the main cause of so much illness.

Take care of your body. You only get one for this lifetime.

I love you all!

Aloha,
Maile

Easy measuring

I am loving my new food scale. It makes it so easy to know exactly how much I am eating.

Measure everything as best you can.

Watch your calories by tracking what you eat.

Eat good whole foods that will fill you up and keep you feeling full.

Avoid sugar as best you can!

I'm currently loving this app- Shape Up. It has a free version in the App Store. I will post the link on Facebook.

Just making small changes to improve your health...
You are a success already!
I'm so proud of you <3

Love and aloha,
Maile