It’s amazing that I used to hide my cabbage under my mashed potatoes and now I’m eating mini cabbages and think they are FANTASTIC! Then again, I think bacon makes everything better. So does Cooking Light. This recipe is without a doubt the best recipe I’ve tried with roasting Brussels sprouts. The sprouts still have …
Posts from: February 2013
You’ve heard all the claims. You’ve read the articles and seen the commercials. You’ve talked to your friends who promise an instant BQ if you just ditch the heavy clunky shoes and go minimal or even fully barefoot. So now you think maybe it’s time to try out this new thing called “minimalist” running. …
Most new books and music are released on Tuesdays. I have no idea why. That means that today was a great day because the new JD Robb book was waiting for me after school! We go way back. I started this series when Nora Roberts had about 10 books of the series published. I …
Happy Monday! What a CRAZY day! We had wild kids, faculty meetings, upcoming weather mischief, late afternoon CrossFit class and an extra 4 miles for base building. By the time I got home, all I wanted to do was crawl in a hot tub and crash for the night. Tomorrow, a book I have been …
It’s been many months since I’ve been on my favorite trail. I first ran around the lake about 7 years ago. I knew immediately that I loved the trails. There is something about the peacefulness of the single track through the woods and around waters, under blue skies. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. …
One of the questions I had before cutting out grains, dairy, and legumes was how would I fuel my running and working out? It is well known that runners need carbs so if I was cutting out sugar, potatoes, pasta, and rice, how would I be able to run? First of all, I’m no ultramarathoner. …
I’m a Type A type of girl. I like things to make sense and when they don’t, I get stuck until something changes. Until I change my approach, my attitude, my direction OR until the circumstances change. I’ve been stuck for a few months. I knew something wasn’t right with my health. I knew there …
It has been a while since I’ve posted a favorite recipe from Cooking Light! During the 30 days the grain-free plan, I stuck to easy-to-fix vegetables and stir fries, many of which came from Cooking Light. Unfortunately, I did not get near as many pictures and I just don’t think I can post a recipe …
Sunday: Chicken Soup with Kale Monday: Salad with ham Tuesday: Salmon, chili garlic broccoli, sweet potoes Wednesday: Crock pot Sausage stew Thursday: Orange shrimp stir fry with zucchini noodles Friday: Grilled burgers, parsnip fries, asparagus Monday: Circuit with HIIT intervals on TM, sit ups, push ups, weighted squats, chair dips between each interval, then 2 …
This is a post of visual feasts. Bacon wrapped beef. These are tenderloins. Not the end tip fillet mignon, but the center loin fillet. Cheaper and ALMOST cut-with-a-fork tender, in my opinion. Roasted sweet potatoes and parsnips. Olive oil. Goodness. This is the last day for complete Whole 30 (35 days to be exact) and …
My grandmother roasts a pork loin often when the family gets together. She usually heavily seasons the outside and lets it cook in the oven while we are all at Sunday worship services. This is not a childhood tradition, but more of a recent in the last 10 years type of tradition. She also makes …
Catching up on Duck Dynasty season 2! Actually, we went to a movie for the first time in many months. We saw the new Die Hard movie and it met my low expectations. Action, sarcasm, Willis. Happy V-Day!
I honestly cannot believe it’s here. Oh, and I’m not done. I want a few more days. These are my thoughts about the past 30 days with the Whole 30 program from Whole 9 Life. I started this because in November, Fitfluential offered the Ambassadors a copy ofIt Starts with Food to review. I read …
One of the most valuable habits from 30 days of whole food is the habit of preparing my meals for EVERY DAY at work. In all my years of teaching school, at least 1 day a week is eating the cafeteria food. In the past 4 weeks, I’ve dragged my lunch box every day. Here …
This is the last week of the Whole 30! While I am looking forward to adding back in a few things like chocolate, I am curious to see how adding back in grains will affect me. But, I have another week of lean protein and all the fresh veggies I can eat! Sunday: Shrimp …
I’ll make this short and sweet. The school Virus of Everlasting is still hanging on and I laid low and tried to catch up on some sleep. I had oranges, eggs and bacon for breakfast. Lunch was grilled salmon with some mixed greens. Dinner: Spinach and stir fried broccoli, mushrooms, peppers. I made a big …
I’m almost done! But now what? I’m still having some trouble regulating my glucose levels. I think my pancreas is just now catching up to the past 3 weeks and has decided to try to adjust to the lower carbs and non-existent sugar other than fruit. My main issue is wildly swinging extremes lasting about …
After 25 days, I’m about ready to rip into a dark chocolate chip. This morning started off great. I had half of my usual breakfast shake. I also took my sinus medicine (antibiotic, heavy dose of Mucinex) since I was eating breakfast. The CrossFit workout was INSANE! For time: 1000m row 50 sit-ups 40 box …
I love Whole 30. I’m drinking a ton of water. I’m working out again. I feel stronger even while sick. I’m eating a ton of food. And today, Wednesday, I cheated, HUGE. I have to say, I’m glad I did because I learned something. Tuesday was great. I had leftover potatoes and brussels with some …
Today was a basic Monday. I hated getting up and saying goodbye to a weekend. I didn’t want to go to CrossFit, but I did. I didn’t want to go to work, but I did. It was a long day with giggling I kids, faculty meetings, stressing over progress reports and general work chaos. By …