First Birthday

Tristans First Birthday was a success. All our closest friends and family showed up and had a great time. His cake that I made him turned out great! Too bad his Daddy deployed (after a hundreds of schedule changes) a day afterwards.

Favorite Summer Recipe

Chili Chicken Kabobs

YIELD: 4 KABOBS
PREPARATION TIME: 15 MINUTES
COOKING TIME: 10-15 MINUTES

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Kabobs are the perfect dinner for a hot summer’s night! Try this simple, quick and delicious recipe from The Eat-Clean Diet for Men!

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp / 45 ml best-quality olive oil
• 1 1/2 Tbsp / 22 ml balsamic vinegar
• Juice of one fresh lime
• 1 tsp / 5 ml chili powder
• 1/2 tsp / 2 1/2 ml paprika
• 1 large onion, chopped into thick pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
• 1 tsp / 5ml cayenne pepper
• Sea salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 lb / 454 g boneless skinless chicken breast*, cut into 1 1/2 inch / 4-cm pieces

*NOTE: Use pork, beef or bison tenderloin or turkey as alternative kabob meats. A sturdy, meaty fish such as salmon works well here too.

Preparation

In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, vinegar and lime juice. Season with chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and pressed garlic.

Place the chicken in a shallow baking dish with the sauce and stir to coat.

Preheat the grill to medium high. Thread the chicken onto the skewers, alternating with chopped onion pieces. Discard the marinade.

Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill the skewers for 10 to 15 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear.

Easter Sunday!

We woke up and went to church then to Brunch at BUBBA'S with our navy family and roommates. We went for a walk and hung out and grilled out. What an amazing day! Since Jason leaves for his long deployment in about two weeks, it was awesome to have a break from his regular deployments to spend with us!

New Words

Tristan's first word besides mama and dada was "tickle"- who knew? I guess cause we rough house so much and are constantly tickling him, he picked it up and loves to say it. We also taught him "papa" for my dad!

First Steps Video

First steps! It's time to baby proof! Tristan's first steps were very exciting but it was the start of my never ending workout!

It's not a Diet, It's a Lifestyle

This is the Volume that changed it all. I needed to change my life. I was not happy with my body. I was tired all the time. I had no energy and no strength. That was not fair to my son. So I've lived a clean lifestyle for about a month and it's amazing. My body is completely transforming- i've lost weight and inches and the definition is amazing. I have so much energy and strength. Remember exercise is only 10% and genetics 10%; leaving nutrition which is a whopping %80 of a clean eating lifestyle. So stay away from simple sugars, saturated fats, and basically anything that didn't come straight from the source. I challenge you to change your life!

And the Chase begins!

3.22.10
Tristan took his first steps and is into everything and anything. He's a rebel child and doesn't listen to anything I say. His first word is of course, NO! video's to follow later...