February is Funauary!!

I think January is one of the worst months of the year: it is long, it is cold, and it is dark. We lucked out this year, though, with mild temps and very little snow. So really, I can't complain too much.

But it always gives me great joy to flip the calendar to February. And here's why: My Parent's anniversary is in Feb, Husband's birthday is in Feb, it is a short month (with the exception of this year, Leap Year. I still don't understand the physics of how we can add an extra day onto a month every 4 years and not totally screw things up), and last but not least, it is Valentine's Day.

I know there are people out there that scoff at Valentine's Day but I really like the day. We don't go hog wild over it, but I make sure to go out of my way to let those that I love know how much I really love them.

I usually make a super special meal for everyone and Husband brings me either flowers or balloons (I get him the chocolate since he is a bigger fan of it than me!). Of course I wouldn't mind if he brought me one of these

But that gets filed under "When I win the lottery" on Pinterest.

There is also a movement in February to not eat out. My family started this a couple years ago as a way to cut down on fast food and save some money. It is now very popular among my fitness people that I follow. We don't order in much anymore but I think we will do the Feb no fast food challenge again this year. I am going to let the kids pick their reward and maybe that will keep them motivated for the month. It will be harder on Husband than anyone as he likes his Tim Horton's coffee and iced coffee. Maybe I can let him still have those and just not tell the kids??

Weight Warriors

How's it going? I weigh in tomorrow and am hoping for a good number. I have another chicken in the crockpot today for dinner and I will be honest: I am getting tired of chicken (see? The taste buds do get tired of the same stuff!). I am going to skip the chicken next week and get some pork and some tilapia. We need more fish in our diet and it's on sale. Win win. I also try to have a meat free meal once a week but am getting tired of pasta. Any thoughts? Any recipes on Pinterest you want to share? Speaking of recipes: Husband wants a chocolate peanut butter cake for his birthday. Any ideas how to pull that off? I don't bake well so I could use some help. 

Keep increasing your fitness level and watching your portions. It is a beautiful day here and I plan to get outside with the kids this afternoon. I spend way too much time inside and really need to work on getting out more.

Have a great Tuesday everyone and enjoy the last day in January!!

Cat