I'm doing AWESOME at making sure we use what we have!
Sure, my grocery list is a mile long and I am counting DOWN the days until the next month's shopping day, but you know, we are making do!
With that being said, I've been needing to tap into the gene's I've received from my father and get creative in the kitchen. Sure, it would totally be easier to eat out, but then a saying comes to my mind:
Choose Your Hard: Being Fat is Hard and Getting Fit is Hard. Which will it be?
I was able to pull myself out of a downward slide Tuesday evening. I had let my exercise relax a bit over the weekend, and my mental fortitude was shrinking. I finished the last book of Chris and Heidi's motivational readings, and this was the last thing they wrote before starting pictures of recipes and workouts:
"Remember: the downward spiral doesn't have to continue."
It was like a lightning bolt struck me, like the words kept echoing in my brain. Chris and Heidi? How did you know I needed this today?! I CAN get my power back and I CAN get my life under control and I CAN pick myself BACK UP and start again. I'm not so far gone that it's all for nothing. When you trip and fall down the stairs, you don't just lay there the rest of your life! So, I reassessed my situation and recommitted. It was my timing. I became unmotivated to workout while my son was sleeping because other things seemed to fall into that time. Priorities right?? I figure that I'll need to be more flexible. Thursdays I'll still workout during Little Man's naptime because we have to be ready and out the door pretty early, but on the other days, I need to get up early to start my meal timing right. That's my goal for tomorrow...no more waiting around, it's time to show up.
First meal of the day: My favorite breakfast sandwich. Food is SO versatile...You can take one recipe and change a few things to make a FANTASTIC new meal! I've changed the meat quite a few times with this baby, even which type of cheese I use, and it always works out deliciously. Don't be afraid to be creative!
3 oz Oscar Meyer Deli Fresh Honey Smoked Turkey Breast (1sp)
1 Laughing Cow Spreadable Cheese Wedge, Creamy Light Swiss (1sp)
1 Bubba's Lite English Muffin (2sp)
Toast the muffin while your egg is cooking. Once the egg is cooked to your desire, place meat on top of egg in pan, remove from heat and cover with pan lid. Spread cheese on muffin sides and then remove egg and warmed ham to your muffins. Enjoy!
Second meal was simple. My LC days tend to be much simpler or much more creative. This meal was simple, just a Lemon Cream Quest Bar and 2 T of unsalted mixed nuts for a meal of 6 smartpoints. Yeah, feeding yourself can be boring sometimes, but make sure you still enjoy what you are eating. Those two things sounded good to me and so I did enjoy it!
Midday, I started to get HUNGRY. I started to feel my resolve slip away and just eat EVERYTHING. Thank goodness for my steamer and pre-portioned veggie bags! Steamed and seasoned mushrooms, green beans and 1/2 T Salted Almond Butter (1sp) and 2 oz of Old Trapper's Original Beef Jerky (2sp) to hold me over until it was 3rd meal time.
For my third meal, THAT was an opportunity I took to be creative? Remember how I mentioned on my post entitled Monday, Monday, Monday! that I had made a low carb version of Costa Vida's Baja Bowl? And THEN I also mentioned Low Carb Imitation Baja Bowl 2.0? Well that's what I made for today. (Just a head's up, I'm only posting 4 days a week, so my posts are written in different tenses because I post them on days different from when they are written. Today's post was about my meals on a Tuesday, though writing it on a Thursday and posting it probably a week later...Don't want to overwhelm you all with so many posts a week!)
So, it was Baja Bowl 2.0 that I SERIOUSLY loved for lunch today. I added peppers, and a creamy swiss cheese wedge, and TACO SEASONING!! Still super low in points, and absolutely delicious! It was like a Mexican Stir Fry! Check out the recipe on blogpost: Monday, Monday, Monday!
My 4th meal of the day was a new recipe that I tried. I also had to decide if I wanted to try something new, or just do what was easy. I am wanting to push myself and try new things, give my audience a wider variety of things to try and enjoy. So here it is...
1/2 c Fage Total 0% Nonfat Greek Strained Yogurt
2 T Vanilla protein powder
1 T Almond Butter
Zero Calorie sweetener to taste
Mix together and enjoy!
I am currently out of greek yogurt or else I would be making this again. And my HUSBAND even enjoyed it! He cleaned the bowl! Greek yogurt and almond butter...what?! Little Man even asked for a few bites. All in all...a protein pudding success. I can't wait to make this again!
Last meal of the day...Hubby voted for spaghetti...squash! SPAGHETTI SQUASH?! WHAT?! What is HAPPENING to my FAMILY?! Oh yeah, that's right, they are making changes too...because I decided to change. My sister, Cookie, LOVES roasted spaghetti squash with meatballs at our house. She gets so excited.
Have you ever roasted spaghetti squash? It smells DELICIOUS and it's super simple. Just cut your squash in half, get the guts out, place both halves cut side up in a pan filled about 1/2 way with water. Place them in a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes. If my squash is ready before the oven is, I just put those babies in the oven and let them sit for about an hour or so. Hasn't failed me yet.
While the family had garlic bread, I had roasted rainbow carrots (so fun! They come in purple, white, and orange! I've even seen yellow ones!)
Very filling, very satisfying, very low carb, and everyone was happy. Little Man LOVES this meal...he can't ever get enough of the spaghetti.
Yes, I went over by 1 sp for the day...but I still had my weeklies to tap into! It's not often that I tap into them, but thank GOODNESS I was wise on my reset day and had 8 Weekly Smartpoints to spare! They DO come in handy.
Eat them!
Have a wonderful day my friends,
Camille
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