Meal Plan Monday, etc.

Tonight we had veggie hash and Brussels sprouts.
Tuesday I am finally making the coconut curry and rice that I have been talking about.  Since we eat at the church tomorrow night, I chopped everything tonight and have the rest of the fixings in a bag to bring to work tomorrow.  Lunch break chef is my name.
Wednesday will be leftovers.
Thursday is "favorite food" potluck at the church.  I might bring vegetarian chili.
Friday is a 4-H meeting (yes, we have started one more thing) and it is taco night.
Saturday is veggie wraps with hummus.  And either fruit smoothies or fruit salad on the side.
Sunday is veggie fajita/tostadas, beans and corn.

This is the toughest year I have had fasting.  All I want is coffee.  I failed on giving up caffeine entirely, but have only been drinking black tea.  I am thankful we are on the downhill side, with only 11 days to go.  Praying that God will do great things at the men's conference.

I am also trying not to be vain and preoccupied about how giving up sugar and bread and dairy is helping with weight loss for the challenge we signed up for in January. 

So far my scale tells me that I have lost 12 pounds (first thing in the morning anyway). I am almost back into the pants I have been saving forever! That makes me very happy. 

Once I am not quite so sore (tomorrow), I'll be back on the treadmill.  First half of the year is next month!  Yippee! And yikes!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Despicable Shadow Puppets

Image
We watched Despicable Me today.  At the end, when they do the shadow puppets I had an idea.  I remember when I was little that my mom went through this silhouette phase in her artwork and made us kids pose for silhouettes.  I didn't like my own silhouette, even as a child. I also remember loving to do shadow puppets, and the very few times my mom would get out the old projector to show us slides, we would ask to have time with just the light on the sheet so we could play shadow puppets.  So my brilliant idea today, since we use a projector to watch movies instead of having a big, expensive TV taking up space, was to pause on a good spot and let the kids pose.  Here is what we came up with.  Not without a little begging and pleading on my end!  Two bunnies hopping towards a duck   Two ducks quacking at a bunny   Butterfly   Guy with mohawk   First shadow puppet ever...not sure what she is going for   Baby Girl  
Read more

Peanut Butter and Bananas

Growing up, my favorite sandwich in the world (when it came to peanut butter at least), was a peanut butter and brown sugar sandwich.  Crunchy peanut butter made it better.  My best friend's favorite sandwich was peanut butter, banana, and honey. "Gross!" I said. "Gross!" she said.  We both agreed that we wouldn't know until we tried it.  So, one day in her kitchen, we made our favorite sandwiches.  She sliced her bananas as I wrinkled up my nose.  I sprinkled brown sugar as she looked nervously at me from the corner of her eye.  We presented one another with our beloved sandwiches.  We had to try.  To understand one another a little better.  Just one bite... That's all it took.  And we switched right back.  She finished hers, and I finished mine.  Right now, I am sitting on the couch eating a frozen banana with peanut butter drizzled on top.  It is amazing.  Who would have thought that over twenty years later, I would be loving peanut bu
Read more

Things My Kids Say... Ready to Cry/Laugh/Groan a Little?

When we were young, my mom had a notebook that she used to record all of the cute and funny things we said.  Of course, she was a single mom of four kids under the age of 6, so there were very few things that actually got recorded.  We cherished that book... each of us had a few written memories, and we would read and reread them to one another.  So, when my kids were born, I got each of them a book.  My intentions were just as good as my mother's... but their books are mostly empty.  I've ended up using Facebook and blog posts more often than pen and paper.  I even got desperate in the car one day and voice recorded a few priceless events.  Here are a few that happened over the last month: We all rush in to the awards night for our Olympic Weight Loss Challenge.  The room is packed, auditorium style.  I have Leilee on my lap.  Jason has the boys on his.  They call up each contestant, say the percentage of weight they lost, hand them their card and check, exchange a hands
Read more