Party Food

It's been a weekend of eating! Not that I intended it to be, but parties tend to be about food and social eating and drinking. If there wasn't food, I don't think anyone would show up.

Don't even think about the calories when everyone is making sure your glass of wine is full and if you tried grandma's mac salad or the ono spicy sushi that uncle brought. The steak and chicken were grilled to perfection and with every bite, I was having such a great time, I forgot all about the portion size and went back a few times for more crispy gau gee.

The one hour extra paddling practice early Sunday morning help to lessen the guilt of party indulgences. Again, I remind myself, I will balance it all out during the week. It may be a minor set back, but it was worth it. I loved every fun moment laughing with my family.

Happy week ahead.
Love to you and your ohana,
Maile
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Weekend Ahead!

I can already smell the weekend, or its the beach :-) i'm ready for sunshine and playtime! Hope your weekend is relaxing and beautiful.
Aloha,
Maile
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Alooooha!

I love the weekend! The sleeping in late is my favorite.

I could ignore my children and let them enjoy their weekend playing video games and eat everything in my house...ummm no.

It's more fun to drag them out and play, even if they don't want to. Silly, as soon as we are out, they love it.

I keep telling them, live the video game, don't just watch the avatar play it. Be the Avatar!

Happy weekend avatars!
Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Love your hair!

I am tough on my hair... between workouts, hula, and over-drying it with my flat iron or hair dryer, my hair has taken a lot of abuse.

A three day weekend afforded me some quality time to take care of my tresses and they are looking fabulous again.

Easy hair mask ingredients are hiding in your pantry. Easily mix up a simple concoction of proteins. Our hair loves proteins just like our muscles. It makes your hair shiny and bouncy again.

Eggs are perfect! If I cook up an egg white omelette, I usually will cook up the yolks for my dog-it makes her coat shiny :) Today, I saved them for an overdue hair treatment.

Three yolks and about 1/4 cup olive oil blended with 3 tablespoons of Hawaiian salt. I like the salt for the exfoliating scrub on my scalp, but it also makes your hair soft, just like swimming in the ocean all day. (Amounts are not exact, just mix up what you need, I have very long hair and needed at least a cup of hair mask to coat every strand.)

Leave on your hair for thirty minutes and then rinse. Wash your hair again with your favorite shampoo and conditioner (you don't want your hair smelling like eggs and oil) and towel dry. While its still damp, I add a little of my favorite tri-protein conditioner and leave it in.

Brush and style your gorgeous locks and repeat at least once a month for awesome hair days ;)

Blessings for an amazing weekend!

Love and Aloha,
Maile

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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