Ahhh! Blind-sided by my own philosophy. Of course, there were a few moments when not all went as planned, but I am not focusing on those insignificant details. I just want all my efforts to be geared in the direction of living and loving my life -- even the imperfect times. If that makes any since at all.
New recipe at add to my recipe binder
My day started off yesterday with an early rise to blog. And, I even had time to try a new recipe: Baked Oatmeal! Thanks to Kath from Katheats.com. Click here for the recipe.
Now, Kath used all banana, but I had some leftover pumpkin puree in the fridge that needed to be used up. I'm calling my version Baked Pumpkin Banana Oatmeal.
Here are my substitutions/additions:
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (in place of the one mashed banana)
- 1 .5 tsp Cinnamon
- .5 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp brown sugar (added to the batter)
- 1/2 cup mixed chopped nuts and seeds (added to the batter)
- Vanilla almond breeze in place of the milk
I enjoyed ever single bite. This morning, I topped it with half a cup of fresh blueberries. YUMO. Thanks for the idea Kath.
Girls lunch out: Gardner House B&B
My coworker and I went out for lunch yesterday to the Gardner House in Stayton, OR. I had their Hummus and Grilled Veggie Panini (half) and a cup of the chicken dumpling soup. So wonderful and light. Though, I could have eaten a whole sandwich and a bowl of soup. :P
Then for dessert I took one of these babies to go. Chocolate Raspberry Tart.
I ate half after lunch and half after dinner. It made for a sweet treat.
Dinner creation: Chicken Breast with White Wine Lemon Gravy
This recipe is no where near perfect. I'll give you a quick version of the recipe...
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast
- Chopped parsley
- 1/2 green pepper sliced
- Handful of baby Bella mushrooms
- 1/2 of a fresh diced tomatoes
- Juice from a quarter of a lemon
- 1/4 cup (or less) White Wine (not cooking wine)
- 1/4 cup (or less) chicken stock
- tsp Corn starch
First cook the chicken on med-low in a frying pan. Lightly salt and pepper each side. When the chicken is cooked through, lower heat and add the wet ingredients. Next throw in the veggies on top. Once the veggies are cooked to desired crunchiness (or lack there of), remove the veggies and the chicken. Arrange with chicken on top of veggies. Next mix your corn starch with a little COLD water. Add the corn starch water to the left over juices. Stir until the gravy is thickened. Spoon over chicken.
I served mine with grilled zucchini and a baked yam with Smart Balance Light Butter. Not a bad meal for 4oo calories!
Calories in/Calories out (July 21)
As light as dinner may have been the rest of the day goes as follows...Calories in: 1873
Calories out: 297
Please note that my calories in does not include the wonderful little tart. I'm guessing we could add another 200 to that total. *screams* Keep in mind my goal is 1700.
I am however very pleased with my calories out. I ran for 10 minutes strait, walked for 15 at a decent speed, then walked at the same speed at a 10% incline for 10 minutes, and cooled down for 5 minutes. For a total of 40 minutes.
Don't forget to click the photo of my food journal for a better view into what I eat! I was beginning to feel a little self conscious about taking a picture of my food journal. That is until Dancia posted a very encouraging comment about my journaling on my last post. I began to worry that the photo looks too cluttered. And not to mention I have terrible hand writing. So thanks for the encouragement!
A little me time: Scrap-Happy
Remember the list of things I want to do every week but don't have time for, which I mentioned in my last post? Well, scrapbooking is one of those things. I made time to do it last night for 1.5 hours. It felt nice.
After two years, I was finally able to scrap my best friend's wedding and bachelorette party. Scrapbooking used to be one of those things I was a perfectionist about. I could literally take 4-5 hours on one page. I wanted my pages to by stylish and something that other scrapbookers would admire. You know, a layout worthy of a scrapbooking magazine.But I realized, I scrapbook for me. Nobody else but me. I want to preserve my memories in a way that makes me smile. I don't care if they're cluttered, or if I use too many photos on one page.
My goal is to do this at least1.5 hours every week. I think Tuesday will be my scrap day. :) I've been putting it off for way to long.
Day 12 (July 21): Dishes: check. Exercise: check. Wake up early: check
My goal for today is to have a good day! I plan to work hard and eat less. :)
What is your goal for the day?
Blessings,
Shawnee
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