Great day today, unexpectedly.
It was an early start with a hockey game at 10:45, game being half an hour away and needing to be at the arena an hour before. With all three kids in tow we left the house at 9:06. I, as usual, wanted to stop at Tim Horton's for a fresh coffee for the rink which adds a few minutes to our commute.
Snce it is Thanskgiving Day tomorrow, the kids (and Paul) encouraged me to prepare my regular Thanksgiving Day dinner. This means we needed to get groceries, and what better time than while Isaac is getting dressed for hockey! After dropping Isaac and the jersey's off (Paul manages the away team jerseys) we headed to the nearest President's Choice to pick up a turkey and other odds and ends. My thankful dinner of giving is fairly hefty: an 18lb turkey (with fresh gravy), breakfast sausages, oven-roasted potatoes, mashed carrots with brown sugar, mashed squash with brown sugar (looks great together in a dish -- remind me to Insta that tomorrow! @jfaure23), traditional stuffing, cranberry sauce, and dinner rolls. Each and every item is made from scratch with the exception of the dinner rolls... and is absolutely fantastic!
So we arrive at the grocery store, and I am immediately impressed by the dim lighting (untraditional), smooth flooring with squeaky clean shopping carts (untraditional) and an abundance of fresh produce and staff. In the butcher section there was an entire refrigeration unit dedicated to dried beef roasts. The baking department had layer upon layer of fresh, sweet looking deities. The shelves were stocked and clean. Employees were everywhere ready to assist. A two piece string band was there as well, playing in front of a display of a hundred or so perfectly piled pumpkins. I mentioned to Paul about five minutes into our venture that I thought we needed to move in order to be closer to this grocery store. They even wooed the kids with fresh crepe and smoothie samples. Best shopping experience ever. Turns out it was their grand opening (who knew!?). Paul and I are now committed to sourcing out each and every grand opening event there is. Plus 10K bonus PC points for spending $100... that's $10 savings! So impressed.
We arrived back at the rink five minutes before game time. The game was close, point for point. Each time was terrific at delivering offence and with taking the puck back on defense. Closely matched, the game was 2 to 2 as we entered the third period. A quick goal in the third gave us a lead, which we managed to keep for the rest of the game. This means that for this tournament we are 2 wins, no losses. Isaac received an MVP for his goal-keeping for the game, and the team solidified their place in the finals. Very proud!
Following this we headed to IKEA as little Geoffrey is now wanting to sit at the counter with his older brothers. This means, we need a new stool. Also, Isaac has been using the same dresser I've had since I was a young girl and is getting tough to open. We decided we would get him a new one (nice parents we are). Shopping was excellent as we got what we needed, had a delicious IKEA restaurant lunch of meatballs and pasta then headed home for naps.
At home Isaac helped peel the many dozens of apples we have while I made pie crusts. The idea is to prepare apple pies that I can bring to friends' houses for dinner, or when hosting other dinners. We also had a wonderful chat while we prepared the food and it was very nice.
All in all, it was a superb day. Sure the kids still fought, and there was still lots of work to be done, but it was certainly enjoyed by all.
Nighty night,
Peach
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Monday, 26 May 2014
For the love of the game
That is not your son or daughter
Out there
Playing hockey on the ice.
That is an athlete.
You are not a parent,
You are a spectator.
You do not call the game,
The referee does.
An individual trained
To make the calls
And
Who has probably been to more games
Than you.
A professional.
Even if you don't agree.
You don't lead the team,
The coach does.
Another trained individual.
Enjoy the game as it is being played
For you.
Cheer for your team.
That is an athlete,
Not your son or daughter.
Thursday, 6 February 2014
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
How often do we go through our day with blinders on. Surviving by going through the motions. It takes something out of the ordinary to jog us into wakefulness. Often, those 'somethings' come in good, bad or ugly form.
Today I was aware. I had one of those days where I was focused and events turned out as expected, smooth even. Work that I handed in came back with positive comments. Conversations that I had with other moms were engaging and I was able to reconnect again. I was on my game during volleyball, getting all of my serves over the net and my hits found the back corner.
But today I also witnessed three other events: one good, one bad, and one ugly.
Good events seem to come at unpredictable moments. A random email with important (but good!) news. Bumping into a good friend while shopping. A random act of kindness by a complete stranger. Sam, one of my volleyball friends, a hot mama who just earned herself a Harley, was in England this past summer. While at the Writers Festival she found a misplaced cell phone. It wasn't security coded. She scrolled through the contacts list finding the single word, "Mom." Calling it, she spoke to a perfectly wonderful woman who was thrilled to hear that a Canadian had found her daughters phone. An hour-long train ride later, Sam returned the phone to the mother who would never forget the kindness of a complete stranger.
Bad events can be unpredictable, but they often build up over time. One can almost sense when a bad event is about to happen. Think back to a time when you were face-to-face with a bad event. Remember your thought processes. Didn't you say, "You know, I knew something like this was going to happen, I could just feel it." Looking back over the day and the week there were moments that were bad but none unsurmountable. The worst events are those stories I read and hear about in the news. There is an overload of negative there. I avoided a bad event today when I was cruising at the speed limit and a car crossed in front of me. If I hadn't been paying attention I would have crashed into the passenger side. I had time to brake and even then narrowly missed him. My bad event had a happy ending.
The ugly moments are the shockers. The moments that make you want to run to your friends and ask them, "What just happened?" They are confusing and often leave witnesses dumbfounded and seeking answers. I had an ugly moment today. As we do after every game in our league, the teams shake hands (or at least hand tap). It's a common courtesy extended by teams and individuals the world over. It's a gesture of thanks for sharing in the sport. Today I witnessed a move not yet seen in all of my years on the court. A member of the opposing team clearly and deftly raised her hand above and away from one of my teammates' own to avoid shaking with her. It was a provocation as there had been no encounters or bad exchanges during the game. We did win, and we had great energy doing it. We were supportive of one another when a mistake was made. We did not acknowledge the faults of the other team and we encouraged back and forth play (who wants to play a one-sided game, anyway?). It was a close first match, a less-close second, and another close third. Was it just poor sportsmanship? Unfortunately, unless that player comes forward we may never know. It hurt my teammate and will probably be on her mind until she can reason it out.
I'm putting the question out to you: Avoiding a hand-shake is certainly an unsportsmanlike behaviour, but is it tolerable? Might it just be that one players' way of dealing with a loss, and taking it out on one of our players? Might it have been an oversight, she just didn't see the hand? What do you think? Do you have a story of unsportsmanlike conduct? Share it with me.
Today I was aware. I had one of those days where I was focused and events turned out as expected, smooth even. Work that I handed in came back with positive comments. Conversations that I had with other moms were engaging and I was able to reconnect again. I was on my game during volleyball, getting all of my serves over the net and my hits found the back corner.
But today I also witnessed three other events: one good, one bad, and one ugly.
Good events seem to come at unpredictable moments. A random email with important (but good!) news. Bumping into a good friend while shopping. A random act of kindness by a complete stranger. Sam, one of my volleyball friends, a hot mama who just earned herself a Harley, was in England this past summer. While at the Writers Festival she found a misplaced cell phone. It wasn't security coded. She scrolled through the contacts list finding the single word, "Mom." Calling it, she spoke to a perfectly wonderful woman who was thrilled to hear that a Canadian had found her daughters phone. An hour-long train ride later, Sam returned the phone to the mother who would never forget the kindness of a complete stranger.
Bad events can be unpredictable, but they often build up over time. One can almost sense when a bad event is about to happen. Think back to a time when you were face-to-face with a bad event. Remember your thought processes. Didn't you say, "You know, I knew something like this was going to happen, I could just feel it." Looking back over the day and the week there were moments that were bad but none unsurmountable. The worst events are those stories I read and hear about in the news. There is an overload of negative there. I avoided a bad event today when I was cruising at the speed limit and a car crossed in front of me. If I hadn't been paying attention I would have crashed into the passenger side. I had time to brake and even then narrowly missed him. My bad event had a happy ending.
The ugly moments are the shockers. The moments that make you want to run to your friends and ask them, "What just happened?" They are confusing and often leave witnesses dumbfounded and seeking answers. I had an ugly moment today. As we do after every game in our league, the teams shake hands (or at least hand tap). It's a common courtesy extended by teams and individuals the world over. It's a gesture of thanks for sharing in the sport. Today I witnessed a move not yet seen in all of my years on the court. A member of the opposing team clearly and deftly raised her hand above and away from one of my teammates' own to avoid shaking with her. It was a provocation as there had been no encounters or bad exchanges during the game. We did win, and we had great energy doing it. We were supportive of one another when a mistake was made. We did not acknowledge the faults of the other team and we encouraged back and forth play (who wants to play a one-sided game, anyway?). It was a close first match, a less-close second, and another close third. Was it just poor sportsmanship? Unfortunately, unless that player comes forward we may never know. It hurt my teammate and will probably be on her mind until she can reason it out.
I'm putting the question out to you: Avoiding a hand-shake is certainly an unsportsmanlike behaviour, but is it tolerable? Might it just be that one players' way of dealing with a loss, and taking it out on one of our players? Might it have been an oversight, she just didn't see the hand? What do you think? Do you have a story of unsportsmanlike conduct? Share it with me.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
This living, breathing, moving thing we call life
I just realized it. When I became a mother, I knew what I was in for. I knew about the responsibilities and I was ready for them. I was ready to put my wants on hold to make sure my kids were taken care of. I know, you're about to tell me that I need to take care of myself too. That by taking care of myself I will have more to give to them. And yes! Absolutely. But I didn't realize that being a mother also gave me a reason, an excuse really, to back out of things that were scary or an obstacle to accomplish. Take this blog for example. I both wanted the enthusiasm and encouragement from you to keep me going, but at the same time I didn't. I was afraid of meeting your expectation, because in reality I was tired.
I recently started a weekly vlog to keep family and friends informed and amused with what happens in my life when I can't be there to share it with them each day. It's a weekly snapshot which I endearingly refer to as the 'upside of downtime'. It's me and my family, outside of work, hockey and other commitments. It's just us, and we're usually at home. Of course that may change, I may take it on the road or mix it up a bit (I likely will) but for now that's what it is.
And as I sit here collecting my tabs on the virtual world I stumbled across my old blog. My faithful, encouraging and motivating blog. When reading through your comments I was reminded of the strength that comes when people come together for a common purpose. My common purpose was the pursuit of fitness.
That pursuit changes as we move through our lives. While fitness is still important to me, now family and karma seem to be so much more. So I will no longer officially be blogging about fitness. Instead, I will be blogging and vlogging and posting (oh my!) about the other things that define me. So who am I? I thought about it and determined that I am the following, in no particular order, although likely certainly more top-weighted:
- mother
- accountant
- Simmer
- fitness enthusiast
- artist
- friend
- animal lover
And there are other things that I strive to be:
- karaoke-star
- guitarist
I'm sure there's more! You are welcome to continue to follow me as I explore this new multi-directional view of my life. I will be writing and sharing with you ideas and stories related to who I am today and who that person may be in the future. Who knows, that's why it's a living, breathing, moving thing we call life.
I recently started a weekly vlog to keep family and friends informed and amused with what happens in my life when I can't be there to share it with them each day. It's a weekly snapshot which I endearingly refer to as the 'upside of downtime'. It's me and my family, outside of work, hockey and other commitments. It's just us, and we're usually at home. Of course that may change, I may take it on the road or mix it up a bit (I likely will) but for now that's what it is.
And as I sit here collecting my tabs on the virtual world I stumbled across my old blog. My faithful, encouraging and motivating blog. When reading through your comments I was reminded of the strength that comes when people come together for a common purpose. My common purpose was the pursuit of fitness.
That pursuit changes as we move through our lives. While fitness is still important to me, now family and karma seem to be so much more. So I will no longer officially be blogging about fitness. Instead, I will be blogging and vlogging and posting (oh my!) about the other things that define me. So who am I? I thought about it and determined that I am the following, in no particular order, although likely certainly more top-weighted:
- mother
- accountant
- Simmer
- fitness enthusiast
- artist
- friend
- animal lover
And there are other things that I strive to be:
- karaoke-star
- guitarist
I'm sure there's more! You are welcome to continue to follow me as I explore this new multi-directional view of my life. I will be writing and sharing with you ideas and stories related to who I am today and who that person may be in the future. Who knows, that's why it's a living, breathing, moving thing we call life.
Friday, 22 June 2012
Day 21 of 30DS
Last night I completed my first go at level 3 of the Shred. This one brought back memories of Body Revolution, as the moves are complex, yet do-able. The warm-up even often varied moves to get my heart rate up fast and keep it up.
I found this one went by extremely quickly. I loved the first move, the crazy pushups, where you start in pushup position, and move your left hand closer to centre and move your right hand out, then the push up is done. Then you walk your hands back to do it on the other side. And keep repeating. I love the plyo plie squats. I loved the variety of ab moves, and I felt it each time. I love the plank rows followed by a leg lift. I wonder why these weren't introduced in BR, as it seems like it would be a great move for one of the advanced workouts. We did a similar one which consisted of only plank rows, but I feel the leg lift would have been a welcome addition.
Based on the intensity of this workout I have determined that I will do this program every other day in order to give my muscles a break between workouts. On non-30DS days I will try to do something else like a walk or jog, or it may be a day I play vball or softball.
I felt great yesterday, and feel great again today. I need to have a plan in place and hit those targets to feel good and focussed. I have been doing a lot of self-reflection the last week or so. Every so often in my life I feel like I need to evaluate where I am and where I want to be, and often crabbiness is part of that process. It reminds me that perhaps there is something I am forgetting to focus on. Some things I think about is how I am going to make money (am I happy in my current job - when I go back, that is?), do I like where I live (what about the dream of owning lots of land?), do I want to have another baby (specifically, a daughter)? These thoughts can drive me crazy, and I often have to do lots of research and soul-searching to figure them out. But I am happy to report I am in a good place right now with respect to the above.
:) So here we are, ready to enjoy another hot day here. Hope you all stay cool, and try to get your feet moving!
Peach
I found this one went by extremely quickly. I loved the first move, the crazy pushups, where you start in pushup position, and move your left hand closer to centre and move your right hand out, then the push up is done. Then you walk your hands back to do it on the other side. And keep repeating. I love the plyo plie squats. I loved the variety of ab moves, and I felt it each time. I love the plank rows followed by a leg lift. I wonder why these weren't introduced in BR, as it seems like it would be a great move for one of the advanced workouts. We did a similar one which consisted of only plank rows, but I feel the leg lift would have been a welcome addition.
Based on the intensity of this workout I have determined that I will do this program every other day in order to give my muscles a break between workouts. On non-30DS days I will try to do something else like a walk or jog, or it may be a day I play vball or softball.
I felt great yesterday, and feel great again today. I need to have a plan in place and hit those targets to feel good and focussed. I have been doing a lot of self-reflection the last week or so. Every so often in my life I feel like I need to evaluate where I am and where I want to be, and often crabbiness is part of that process. It reminds me that perhaps there is something I am forgetting to focus on. Some things I think about is how I am going to make money (am I happy in my current job - when I go back, that is?), do I like where I live (what about the dream of owning lots of land?), do I want to have another baby (specifically, a daughter)? These thoughts can drive me crazy, and I often have to do lots of research and soul-searching to figure them out. But I am happy to report I am in a good place right now with respect to the above.
:) So here we are, ready to enjoy another hot day here. Hope you all stay cool, and try to get your feet moving!
Peach
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Day 20 of 30DS
Good morning fellow peeps who are also working to improve their bodies and health!
I usually write in the evening, but worked out late last night and didn't have the energy to write, so thought I would get this out to you this morning. A little a.m. reading.
I am officially done part 2 of my 30 Day Shred, meaning that today I get to move on to level 3. I had gotten used to level 2, and it's difficulties. My ending modifications included using 5lb weights for most of the moves except for the second set of strength in circuit 2 and in the final circuit, where I used 3lb weights. I agree with Cheryl that the Squat Thrusts are one of the most challenging parts of the workout. My move tends to sometimes be Downward Dog Thrusts and sometimes the proper squat thrusts. I learned to love this one by the end, and am excited to see what level 3 brings.
In summary, this is what level 2 of the 30 Day Shred looks like:
Warm-Up (each move for about 20 seconds)
- Arm crosses
- Backward windmills
- Jumping jacks
- Standing toe touches
- Neck stretch
- Jumping jacks
Circuit 1
- Walk out to plank and a pushup (5x first rep, 4x second rep)
- Squat Dumbbell Row (1 min)
- Repeat
- Knee Highs (30 sec)
- Squat Thrusts (30 sec)
- Repeat
- Single leg lift with crunch (30 sec on each leg)
Circuit 2
- Crescent with Rows (30 sec)
- Alternating forward and backward lunges with bicep curls (1 min)
- Repeat with other leg
- Oblique twists (30 sec)
- Skaters (30 sec)
- Repeat
- Lying leg raises with weighted crunch (30 sec)
- Double crunch (30 sec)
Circuit 3
- Single leg raises with military presses (30 sec)
- Chair with arm raises (1 min)
- Repeat
- Plank jacks (30 sec)
- Double jump rope (30 sec)
- Repeat
- Plank twists (1 min)
Cool Down (2 min)
I felt back on track yesterday. I was able to run errands in the morning and did some baking in the afternoon. I baked some more of the banana chocolate chip muffins, as well as some banana bread. It was so hot out here, but it needed to get done. The good news is that dinners for tonight and tomorrow are all planned to be done on the bbq.
Afternoon snack was a latte with banana chocolate chip muffin. If you want to limit calories, or are unable to find chocolate chips made with 70% cocao, I recommend picking up some baker's squares, as they make these in a 70% cocao version. These are the ones I use for both my frozen chocolate banana pops and I use 2 squares in my banana chocolate chip muffin recipe instead of a half cup of chocolate chips to keep calories low but still get the chocolate. I simply take a chef's knife and chop the squares into slivers and mix into the prepared batter.
Dinner was tacos. These are especially yummy on a hot day, with crisp cool lettuce and tomato and a touch of sour cream. I use the 14% sour cream, but only use a tsp of it on each taco. I had one whole wheat soft tortilla taco, and one using the standard taco shell. I love the crunch on the hard taco, but prefer the soft shell. For cheese I used a premade Sargento blend of provolone, asiago, parmesan and mozzarella. For dessert, I had 2 pillsbury cinnamon buns.
All right, enough talk for me. Get out there and enjoy your day!
Peach
I usually write in the evening, but worked out late last night and didn't have the energy to write, so thought I would get this out to you this morning. A little a.m. reading.
I am officially done part 2 of my 30 Day Shred, meaning that today I get to move on to level 3. I had gotten used to level 2, and it's difficulties. My ending modifications included using 5lb weights for most of the moves except for the second set of strength in circuit 2 and in the final circuit, where I used 3lb weights. I agree with Cheryl that the Squat Thrusts are one of the most challenging parts of the workout. My move tends to sometimes be Downward Dog Thrusts and sometimes the proper squat thrusts. I learned to love this one by the end, and am excited to see what level 3 brings.
In summary, this is what level 2 of the 30 Day Shred looks like:
Warm-Up (each move for about 20 seconds)
- Arm crosses
- Backward windmills
- Jumping jacks
- Standing toe touches
- Neck stretch
- Jumping jacks
Circuit 1
- Walk out to plank and a pushup (5x first rep, 4x second rep)
- Squat Dumbbell Row (1 min)
- Repeat
- Knee Highs (30 sec)
- Squat Thrusts (30 sec)
- Repeat
- Single leg lift with crunch (30 sec on each leg)
Circuit 2
- Crescent with Rows (30 sec)
- Alternating forward and backward lunges with bicep curls (1 min)
- Repeat with other leg
- Oblique twists (30 sec)
- Skaters (30 sec)
- Repeat
- Lying leg raises with weighted crunch (30 sec)
- Double crunch (30 sec)
Circuit 3
- Single leg raises with military presses (30 sec)
- Chair with arm raises (1 min)
- Repeat
- Plank jacks (30 sec)
- Double jump rope (30 sec)
- Repeat
- Plank twists (1 min)
Cool Down (2 min)
I felt back on track yesterday. I was able to run errands in the morning and did some baking in the afternoon. I baked some more of the banana chocolate chip muffins, as well as some banana bread. It was so hot out here, but it needed to get done. The good news is that dinners for tonight and tomorrow are all planned to be done on the bbq.
For lunch I made a grilled havarti and tomato sandwich. One of my faves and is definitely a must try. Total cals are about 340 for a full sandwich. I switched my bread to Country Harvests' Vitality (No Fat No Sugar Added) and just love it. It's 90 cals per slice, whole wheat, and the pieces are thick with soft centers and chewy crust. The kids love it too.
Afternoon snack was a latte with banana chocolate chip muffin. If you want to limit calories, or are unable to find chocolate chips made with 70% cocao, I recommend picking up some baker's squares, as they make these in a 70% cocao version. These are the ones I use for both my frozen chocolate banana pops and I use 2 squares in my banana chocolate chip muffin recipe instead of a half cup of chocolate chips to keep calories low but still get the chocolate. I simply take a chef's knife and chop the squares into slivers and mix into the prepared batter. Dinner was tacos. These are especially yummy on a hot day, with crisp cool lettuce and tomato and a touch of sour cream. I use the 14% sour cream, but only use a tsp of it on each taco. I had one whole wheat soft tortilla taco, and one using the standard taco shell. I love the crunch on the hard taco, but prefer the soft shell. For cheese I used a premade Sargento blend of provolone, asiago, parmesan and mozzarella. For dessert, I had 2 pillsbury cinnamon buns.
All right, enough talk for me. Get out there and enjoy your day!
Peach
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Day 19 of 30DS
How grateful I am to have such great readers and supporters.
I am feeling better. It does make a difference to take myself out of the 'need to do' mode and instead take time just for me. Let the dirt pile up on the floor, let the hand weights sit in the basement, let the world go as it is and just let myself forget about it.
I am proud to hear that Cheryl (http://ctminnesota.wordpress.com/) is joining me on my 30 Day Shred! How cool is that?! And also, how motivating! As a case in point, it was 9pm and I just sat down to catch up on blogs and report on my day, when I read Cheryl's comment. Knowing she was there with me I got up and went down and did it. I'm not through with it! I did not take another rest day, I just did it. Thank you for giving me that support. :) Oh, it's such a sweaty workout though, isn't it?
Food was good. I have to bake more muffins but it is just so darn hot I do not want to put the oven on. So I waited until my 11am appointment for breakfast and grabbed a banana chocolate chip coffee cake (370 cals).
Lunch was leftover veal scaloppini with creamy mushroom sauce, roasted potatoes and asparagus. Lots of calories there, but filling. In fact, I was about halfway through when I didn't want to finish. It took me a couple of hours actually to finally eat, and it sort of counted as my afternoon snack. In this weather, I really should remember to have either my frozen chocolate banana pops or the frozen smoothie popsicles I made. That would be excellent. So easy to make. I just buy all natural pre-made smoothies in a variety of flavours (this one is an acai berry smoothie) and pour into popsicle moulds. Easy and quick, and less than 100 cals per popsicle.
Dinner was chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) which I poured lemon juice over and let it sit for about 20 minutes while the bbq warmed up. Sprinkled with salt and pepper. I used an Uncle Ben's premade rice packet, whole grain rice flavoured as garden vegetable. I have had this in my cupboard for months and am trying to get rid of some of the more processed items in the house. I made an incredible salad which will need to be repeated. I used fresh baby spring lettuces, added half of an orange pepper, half of an avocado, and half of a Bartlett pear. I used some gourmet dressing "Pear Guava" made by Renees. This salad is fabulous and filling. Total cals for my dinner were just under 500.
I failed to take pictures given my state, but am hopefully going to be back at it tomorrow. I am ready for this!! ... again!
:) Nighty night to all,
Jess
I am feeling better. It does make a difference to take myself out of the 'need to do' mode and instead take time just for me. Let the dirt pile up on the floor, let the hand weights sit in the basement, let the world go as it is and just let myself forget about it.
I am proud to hear that Cheryl (http://ctminnesota.wordpress.com/) is joining me on my 30 Day Shred! How cool is that?! And also, how motivating! As a case in point, it was 9pm and I just sat down to catch up on blogs and report on my day, when I read Cheryl's comment. Knowing she was there with me I got up and went down and did it. I'm not through with it! I did not take another rest day, I just did it. Thank you for giving me that support. :) Oh, it's such a sweaty workout though, isn't it?
Food was good. I have to bake more muffins but it is just so darn hot I do not want to put the oven on. So I waited until my 11am appointment for breakfast and grabbed a banana chocolate chip coffee cake (370 cals).
Lunch was leftover veal scaloppini with creamy mushroom sauce, roasted potatoes and asparagus. Lots of calories there, but filling. In fact, I was about halfway through when I didn't want to finish. It took me a couple of hours actually to finally eat, and it sort of counted as my afternoon snack. In this weather, I really should remember to have either my frozen chocolate banana pops or the frozen smoothie popsicles I made. That would be excellent. So easy to make. I just buy all natural pre-made smoothies in a variety of flavours (this one is an acai berry smoothie) and pour into popsicle moulds. Easy and quick, and less than 100 cals per popsicle.
Dinner was chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) which I poured lemon juice over and let it sit for about 20 minutes while the bbq warmed up. Sprinkled with salt and pepper. I used an Uncle Ben's premade rice packet, whole grain rice flavoured as garden vegetable. I have had this in my cupboard for months and am trying to get rid of some of the more processed items in the house. I made an incredible salad which will need to be repeated. I used fresh baby spring lettuces, added half of an orange pepper, half of an avocado, and half of a Bartlett pear. I used some gourmet dressing "Pear Guava" made by Renees. This salad is fabulous and filling. Total cals for my dinner were just under 500.
I failed to take pictures given my state, but am hopefully going to be back at it tomorrow. I am ready for this!! ... again!
:) Nighty night to all,
Jess
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