Food

It's already been established that I cannot go walking, which, contrary to my last entry includes rollerblading and elliptical time as well. So, I've just been focusing on my diet.

Breakfast and lunch have always been tough meals for me to remember to eat or just to make time for. Dinner is never a problem, but portion control is...most likely because it's been the only actual meal I'd eat in a day. Thankfully, I've found a balance, and have been sticking to it pretty well.

Breakfast. My mornings consist of coffee, a yogurt, and a muffin with some kind of spread (Nutella, Apple Butter, or a whole fruit jam). Some days I'll change it up with fruit (pineapple usually - I live in Hawaii, what can I say), and an omelet. The omelet of choice lately has been 2 eggs/one yolk, turkey bacon, avocado and smoked Gouda cheese. It's a fantastic way to start the day!!!

Lunch. Lunch can be a little challenging, but I've been getting better. Today was a Chicken/Asparagus/Smoked Gouda Wrap:

Cut the asparagus stalks in half, put in small frying pan with water, lemon juice & sea salt to taste, drain the water after a minute or two of boiling; lay the asparagus out on top of the slices of smoked Gouda already down the middle of the tortilla; heat the chicken strips in the pan until warm and add to the tortilla. That's it. Just roll it up and your lunch is ready. Total kitchen time...maybe 5 minutes.

Dinner. I have a husband that is terrified of veggies. The man refuses to eat them. If he had his way, he'd have brats and some starch or pasta every night of the week. It kills me because his cholesterol is just 128...and we're not discussing where mine is...let's just say it's over 200 and under 235. Anyway, Cooking one dinner that we'll both eat can be difficult at times. I am not the kind of woman who will make two separate meals just to please the husband. Too much work, and you'll eat what's put in front of you. (Lord, I'm starting to sound like my mother.) That being said, I've tried a few new things: Sweet Potato fries, Basmati Rice, brown rice, turkey burgers, and chicken sausages. These are things that I can get the husband to eat without tying him up and force feeding him. Although, he's not too sure about the Sweet Potato fries, but he did eat them!! (One point for the wifey) On occasion, maybe once a week, I will make pasta of some kind. I love Costco ravioli and tortellini, so I've always got them in the house. I can even get the man to eat the spinach ravioli if I just put it on his plate and hand it to him. (Two points for the wifey) I like to make my own sauce, that usually consists of olive oil and various organic herbs and fresh garlic. Again, Costco saves all with their Organic No Salt Seasoning, which is good on absolutely everything from meats to rice to potatoes to fish to veggies, and of course with olive oil on pasta. As far as the meats I keep in the house...almost no red meat, or pork. We eat a ton of chicken, and we love turkey burgers (yet again, Costco - so much better than Jennie-O). Basically Dinner is covered!

Then there's the snacks: Tortilla chips in homemade avocado/ranch dip; home-mixed trail mix; a spoonful of Nutella (ya, ya, I know), Granny Smith Apple with Smoked Gouda cheese or Nutella. Does dessert count as a snack? Ok, yes, it does... Who doesn't love ice cream?! Well, if you are watching what you eat for any reason at all, and you choose to let ice cream back into your diet, you MUST try Skinny Cow. Not that you haven't already, just that you should if you haven't!!! You would never know that it was low fat! BTW, The Husband likes the Skinny Cow too!

I've decided not to touch on my complete and utter failure at the McDonald's drive thru with a friend on Monday. Suffice it to say that going from healthy, non-processed foods to McDonald's foods is NOT a good idea. Not a good idea at all.

And, on that note, I will leave you for today.
Aloha!