Month: January 2015

My weigh in went really well yesterday morning, and that completely set the mood for me for a healthy weekend.   This month has proven to be a good challenge for me. I didn’t miss the alcohol as much as I thought that I would, and I really didn’t miss the sugar as much as I thought that I would. I did my best to stay away from packaged foods, and I only had 1 packaged protein bar for the whole month, and that was really only because I was on an airplane, my stomach was growling, and I found it in my bag from my last trip!   The only alcohol that I had was a tiny bit of champagne to participate in a champagne toast for a friend.   I didn’t eat any cheese, and I thought that I would really miss cheese!   I did however, have […]

I waited to post this blog until after I weighed in this morning! Down 3.8! Yay! It’s been a weird month at the scale, and I’ll do a recap of my month and my thoughts on it in Sunday’s post. I was really half scared to eat yesterday! When I stepped on the scale yesterday morning, I was really happy with where it was at, and I didn’t want to jinx it! I ate well yesterday, I drank my water, I avoided salt, I increased my effort at Jazzercise yesterday, I had a “girls night” with some friends last night and I passed on the wine and pizza and cheese platter! Apparently, those choices paid off.  I feel like I burned off some serious calories at Jazzercise. I’m really enjoying the class environment and the flexibility in the schedule, so I signed up for a year and made it official! I got […]

Okay, it’s a mouthful, but I didn’t know what else to call it. I would just call it “Skillet Deliciousness”, but then you wouldn’t have a clue what might be in it until you came here!  In an effort to come up with different meal ideas that did not include Gluten, or Dairy, or Red Meat or Sugar, my friend and I have been trying different idea’s, and sending each other pictures on occasion of meal ideas that we came up with. I think the first week that we did our January Challenge, she sent me a picture of a bowl of cooked Turkey and Black Beans with Fire Roasted Tomatoes. I made it and ate on it that week, and it was incredible satisfying. It was “Comfort Food Satisfying”, but super healthy. Today, I made this for lunch. I give full credit to Becky for the idea! Thanks, Becky! […]

This will season about 2 pounds of ground meat.   4 tsp Chili Powder 2 tsp Sea Salt 2 tsp Paprika 1 tsp Onion Powder 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1/2 tsp Cayenne 1 tsp Cumin Mix all together and store in an airtight container. I like to keep a separate container made up to add to omelets, or a skillet dish that just needs a little kick to it! “love the life you live, live the life you love”  

    “love the life you live, live the life you love”

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately playing with simple ingredients. I really like my Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal and my Oatmeal with Warm Cinnamon Apples for breakfast, but I hadn’t thought to play with the blueberries before.  This Blueberry Oatmeal really turned out yummy.   “love the life you live, live the life you love”

(The awesome Sweet Potato, Zucchini, Red Onion and Egg dish that you might be here for, is below and actually is what I ate for my dinner! I love Breakfast for dinner!) It was in the 70’s yesterday in Kansas City! What a beautiful January day! The forecast for the rest of the week is 40’s and 30’s with a possibility of snow!! What the heck?? I totally got to take advantage of the day though. We opened up the Food Truck for business yesterday and sold out of everything! Due to the cold, and the propane not cooperating with us well when it’s that cold, we hadn’t had a lunch day since the first week in December! It was a great afternoon seeing all of those familiar faces happy to see us on our corner! I dropped off Tucker at Doggie Daycare (this just sounds so crazy, but it’s […]

I completely forgot to share my trout/salmon experience at the grocery store the other day! I have never bought or cooked trout before, and decided to pick some up at the store. I had read recently that it, like salmon, was a good source of omega 3 fatty acids. Aside from the health benefits, I had decided to give a new fish a try! When I went to the fish counter at my local grocery store, I didn’t see trout. When I asked if they had any trout, the fish man (not to be confused with the fisherman) pointed to the salmon and said…”That’s trout right there.” I replied, “Are you sure? It looks like salmon, and it’s labeled farm raised salmon.” Then he gave me some weird reason why it was labeled that way……”the guys in the back thought it would just be easier to label it salmon”…..and assured […]

  I’m having a little fun experimenting in the kitchen this month. I’ve made French toast before using Egg Whites, and leaving out the splash of milk, and I couldn’t tell the difference. This morning, I used two small slices of Gluten Free Bread, and soaked up the 3 egg whites really well before putting them in the skillet. This satisfied my sweet tooth, my carb cravings, and after topping this with a little Pure Maple Syrup, a few slices of banana and a little of my Homemade Granola, I had a nice big plate of yumminess for only 7 Weight Watcher PointsPlus!   Ingredients 2 Slices Gluten Free Bread (4 PointsPlus) 3 Egg Whites (1 PointsPlus) 1/4 tsp Cinnamon (0 PointsPlus) 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract (0 PointsPlus) 1/2 Banana (0 PointsPlus) 2 tsp Pure Maple Syrup (1 PointsPlus) 1 T. Homemade Granola (1 PointsPlus) Cooking Spray Directions Mix Egg Whites, […]

I had a great day yesterday in the healthy living department!  I had lunch out with a friend and made healthy choices. I walked 3 miles with my Tucker man!   I went to Jazzercise. I ate a good variety of foods throughout the day and I got in 96 ounces of water!   I’m heading out the door soon to go to Yoga, and I plan to get in a walk this afternoon. Keeping it simple today. Have a great day!   For the month of January, I am not eating the following items.   Gluten Dairy Red Meat Soy  Corn Sugar Artificial Sweetness Alcohol   Here are yesterday’s eats…… Breakfast An Orange and a Pear with Cinnamon 0 PPV   Lunch Pork, Rice Noodles, Veggies, Sauce 12 PPV We went to a place called Unforked. I don’t even know how to explain the menu. This was a rice […]