Sangria for Santa!

Sangria for Santa
Santa really appreciates the cookies and milk. But after hundreds of years, he's over it. Want to be on the "nice" list next year? Then get a little naughty. Leave some sangria for Santa by the fireplace.

• 10 green grapes, halved
• 4 fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1 peach, pitted and sliced
• 1 bottle of white or red wine
• 1-1/2 cups white grape juice
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 2 sprigs fresh mint

Fill a large glass pitcher halfway with ice; add fruit and wine. Add juice and brandy; stir gently. Stir in mint. Let sit in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving. Serves 6.
Nutritional Information (per serving):

Nutritional Information (per serving)
Calories	Protein	Fiber	Carbs	Fat Total	Saturated Fat
183	1 gram	1 gram	14 grams	<1 gram	<1 gram

So if this holiday season finds you having a "cup of cheer," at least you can enjoy it and not have to wear your Santa outfit for the month of January. Happy Holidays!

Is it vacation time yet?

I just feel so exhausted! I am in need of a vacation so bad but for some reason will not even get a full 2 weeks off like previous school years before. If you have never taught elementary aged kids you are probably thinking, suck it up! Most people have to work year round and you are complaining about working 173 days out of the year? Trust me, it is exhausting and I hope we go to year round school years and the summers will be shorter but we will get longer breaks in the middle of the year. I am so in! I get bored and run out of things to do in the summer so this would be fantastic. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

I am hitting the gym hard, cardio not so much. I have put on weight, not a lot but some. I have a plan though. When January rolls around I will have 12 weeks before we leave on vacation to Costa Rica so I am going to hit it hard and do a 12 week challenge. I am really wanting to hire my trainer back but with the cost of graduate school I am thinking that might not be an option. I am going to drop 15 lbs for my vacation so I will feel great in my swimsuit and not feel the need to cover up.

I don't like winter at all but if it is going to be cold at least make it SNOW!

Oh my neck!

Well finals are finally over. I ended up with an A in my class and by gosh, I better have gotten an A! I worked really hard on this class. My neck is all jacked up from working so long on my last research paper. I spent endless hours night after night typing and doing research so it really messed me up.

I am in desperate need of a massage! I don't know anyone that I really like though. I need to ask around. The last few that I have had were not all that great.

I have started doing some circuit training to change things up a bit and my body is really responding well. I feel as though I am really getting much leaner. I don't really want to be super lean right now, I just want my clothes to be comfortable. I am pretty darn close to being where I want to be and stay for a while.

When spring gets here that will be a different story. I am planning on really tightening up the diet and getting my bikini body back so I won't be grabbing that towel to cover myself up, Oh no, I am not about to spend my summer doing that.

I would post more but I don't think anyone really reads this blog anymore anyway, LOL!

I'm in the mood

For some odd reason I have had the sudden urge to do kickboxing. I am not sure why but I think probably because I have a lot of anger built up inside and feel the need to kick the shit out of something. All I will say is that it is work related and until my blog is private I probably better leave it at that. I guess I am just sick of stupid people. Ha! and people wonder why our kids are in such bad physical shape. OOps! see I almost went off. I will hush now and start looking for something to kick the shit out of.

I am thinking of buying a kickboxing dvd to change things up a bit. I should dig out my punching bag and start using that sucker except I think it is tucked away in storage.

If it was not for my workouts I would go insane! I look forward to kicking butt in the gym and it gets me going in the mornings. I am back to 4am workouts. I tried 4:30 and I tried 4:15 and I could not fit everything in that I wanted to accomplish.

I should be feeling much better by my next post and will having something a little more exciting to blog about.

5 months to get all my pics?

I have been fighting to get my pics from my show in June and just now got all of them. This was one of my favorites that she took so I felt like it was worth the fight. I like the way my abs look in this photo. I wish they still looked like that but they do have a little fluff on them now. The company that took the pics of the competitors was very unprofessional. I would email and call and she would promise me this and that and she even sent me the wrong photos once. She sent me duplicates of the ones that I had already received. I think my mistake was having two separate orders. That was more than they could handle. I will never order from them again.

FACELIFT

No I am not getting a facelift but my blog is. It is in need of a much need renovation. The problem I am having is trying to figure out all the new stuff. It has been so long since I blogged I am having to spend time trying to figure this out. Some of my peeps are gone or have changed blogs. I need to update my list.

This was a great week workout wise. I did not miss one workout. My body is sore though, very sore. I am concentrating on cardio on Fri, Sat and Sun because it is too hard to get it in during the week before school and not miss any workouts. It just takes too much time. I have cut the cardio back anyway.I am not doing near as much. I am shooting for 2-3 x a week and that it it! If I start to get too chubby then I will add a little more. If I keep my diet in check I should be fine. I should be able to do it without any if I watch that diet but tell the Peanut Butter that.

Ever thought about trying beachbody?

As some of you may know I am now a beachbody coach. I decided to do this for fun and for something different. I am loving the Shakeology. I feel like I have more energy and all I am doing is replacing one meal a day with it or replacing a snack in my case. I eat 6-7 x a day so it is a little different for me. I am also, not trying to lose weight. I am trying to maintain at the moment but I am sure after the holidays that will be another story.

As a coach  I am getting some great deals on some awesome dvd's like P90X. After years of competing and doing the same type workouts I was in need for a change. I was headed for burnout. Things are going great though and if you would like a free sample just shoot me an email and I will hook you up. The samples come in chocolate or greenberry. I have sent out tons of samples so far. Check out my site at  Beachbodycoach.com/sundiefit and  Shakeology.com/sundiefit.

If you have ever thought about becoming a coach now is the time. They are waiving the $40 fee! I think it is good for just a couple more weeks though. I am making money and really not doing much other than sending out some samples. The stuff sells itself it is so good. The dvd's are the same dvd exercise programs that everyone is using. The shakeolgy is a bonus to help out with weightloss.

I was planning on running some more 5k's before the end of the year but have decided to focus on building some muscle. My diet has been clean and healthy but my calories are too high. I am enjoying the good healthy food a little too much and I do not want to have to kill myself doing cardio so I really need to clean it up a bit. I am working on it.

Grad school rocks! I am loving it and on a mission to finish asap. I will post about that whole decision at another time. I am just trying to play fast catch up on my blogging.