Friday, November 2, 2007

11-2-07





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My Halloween Beauty




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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Journaling

I did 25 minutes on the Nautilus treadmill HIIT, walked the track 5 or 6 times to warm up and did my leg machines and 1 back machine. Ate on plan and weigh in for the month is Saturday...it's not looking good . Anything less is better though....
Money is tight right now , when things get better, I am gonna start cooking again.
Day off tomorrow...when I have time gotta post my DD's Halloween picture.
She had sooo much fun!
TTFN

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Orange Quinoa Salad

Orange Quinoa Salad
From Cooking Light

With protein-rich quinoa, dried fruit, and almonds, this salad is a good snack before or after exercise and a nice side dish with grilled pork. Or increase the serving size to 3/4 cup and add feta cheese or shredded rotisserie chicken to make it a main dish.



Dressing:
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
2 teaspoons honey (agave nectar)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Salad:
1 1/3 cups uncooked quinoa
2 3/4 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries (I would use unsweetened homemade)
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

To prepare dressing, combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl; stir with a whisk until well blended.

To prepare salad, place quinoa in a large nonstick skillet; cook 4 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently. Place quinoa in a fine sieve; place sieve in a large bowl. Cover quinoa with water. Using your hands, rub grains together for 30 seconds; rinse and drain. Repeat procedure twice. Drain well.

Combine quinoa, 2 3/4 cups water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature. Stir in dressing, onions, and the remaining ingredients. Cover and chill.


Yield: 10 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 170(28% from fat); FAT 5.2g (sat 0.6g,mono 3.1g,poly 1.1g); PROTEIN 3.5g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 34mg; SODIUM 245mg; FIBER 2.7g; IRON 2.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 28.8g

Maureen Callahan
Cooking Light, JULY 2006

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Journaling

After all that I said last night I was at a new low this a.m., I did have a few less calories yesterday though.
203.0

I did 5 or six laps around the track to warm up, 30 minutes and 300 calories cardio intervals on the EFX® Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer, over 2 miles. That's all I had time for tomorrow will be better.

Started taking virgin coconut oil last week, today I had 1/2 Tablespoon in my coffee. Well I'm off to put all the new recipes in the files.

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Journaling

I don't write here much , maybe I should start.
My DD is very sick and has a very hard time getting to sleep..it's quite up there now...Thank you God! I gave her some medicine of which I had to beg her to take. It's really just a common cold.

On the weight loss front, I weigh the same today as I did on the 19th...I eat well, count calories and work out every day...something is not right. I have a brand new Tanita scale ..it's awesome (it's not that) maybe I need to calorie cycle more. It's really exhausting analyzing your every move in order to lose weight and be healthy...where's the easy button that tv add boosts about dang it!!!!
I really am at wits end. I know I should be happy I lost 14 pounds in three months...but wish it was 24 pounds. Thank you GOD for what I do have!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for listening if you are.......

Forgot to add The Husband is snoring on the couch in the basement and is clueless to our baby's sickness issues. He is an extremely good person, however clueless when it comes to Mothering (if you know what I mean ladies) and I pray every day if I would ever no longer exist how would my daughter ever get along. I know friends and family would help....but my poor baby...well I just need to get healthy and stay that way!

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