Weekly Recipes

Last time I went grocery shopping, I forgot what recipes I was going to make--or where they were.  Most of my "new" recipes are on my Pinterest board, but we all know how hard it can be to sort through an entire board for what you want, especially when you forget what you're looking for.

So I'm going to put links to my week's food here so I don't forget!

Breakfast:  Baked Oatmeal, double batch to reheat in the mornings
Lunches:
Sandwiches (need to buy more PB)
Salads (need more lettuce)
Don't have the right link, but English muffin topped with hummus, avacado, roasted tomato


Suppers
Monday:  Mini Tamale Pies
Tuesday:  Yumm Bowls
Wednesday:  Mahi-Mahi Tacos with Mango Salsa
Thursday:  Salad, Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili
Friday:  Out
Saturday:  I don't know.  :)

Chocolate Strawberry Pancakes

I know I should have posted this MONTHS ago
when strawberries were still in season.

  But I didn't.  

So here you go anyway.  

This is my favorite breakfast at the Pancake House in Puerto Vallarta:  

Chocolate pancakes with strawberries.

 Not the best pictures in the whole world, but you can use your imagination,right?

So, the recipe?  Still perfecting that, but I have found several chocolate pancake recipes online.  

Just add strawberries to the batter, 

top with powdered sugar (or whipped cream--hello!!), 

and more fresh strawberries.  

A true delight!

Here's a pretty darn good recipe to get you started.  

Plus it has pictures for every step.  

Someone has time for such things.  Not I.

{click here for recipe}

Not that you care . . .

BUT

In case you do:

I mentioned that I am "Lightening the Load!" through my gym.  I'm day 4 into an 8 week journey of healthy eating and more focused exercising.  Frankly, I already exercise.  I didn't really need a kick in the butt for that; however, I also already eat.  A lot.  I eat a lot of yummy food, generally rich in delicious fat and calories.  Half of my brain thinks, "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die."  The other half thinks, "I sure wish my belly wouldn't hang over the top of my jeans."  (gross.)  This has led me to the place that I decided I needed a little accountability to lose my nasty rolls and move into a place of moderation.

(Here's an awesome picture of me last month before the Turkey Trot, a 4 mile run,

a good indicator of where I'm starting from.) 

 (And here I am with my running partner & great friend, Danielle)

So, thanks to Oakway Fitness, my picture, along with my weight and fat percentage, is displayed ON THE WALL for all to see.  Lovely.  They did measurements on my thighs, calves, waist, and other places, but I guess they kept them in my file.  I will have to use the skills I've learned watching Psych (and other sneaky shows) to find my file and copy the information.

Here's what I know:  I weighed 138.9 on Sunday.  Granted, on Tuesday, I weighed like 142!  What?!  I'm going with 138.9.

I have been a really good girl, eating very healthily. 

Here are how 2 of my meals this week have turned out:

Here's the Beef & Bean Verde Chili (although I used ground turkey): 

307 calories (plus the RF sour cream) & herb salad w/ orange

 Here's a leftover salmon cake on a lean pita with tomato, lettuce, and a dill sauce:  

275 calories

I have found that I am actually not starving to death.  I can eat less, eat healthier, and be energetic.  I should know that's how it works, but cookies make me so happy that I wasn't sure I could do this.  I won't lie:  I'm looking forward to making cookies again, but I'm taking a little break until I can bring my body back into balance again. That's not to say that I'm depriving myself of all sweets, but rather, I'm enjoying them in very, very low quantities. 

Okay, I'll try to make my next post more exciting.