Waiting on the (Halloween) Weekend

Although I'm not the biggest fan of Halloween, I'm excited to head out and see the creative costumes!! It really is amazing what some people can think of for a costume*.

My favorite part about the festivities HAS to be the little kids all bundled up in the cutest little costumes.  When I was a kid, my Mom had my costumes made 3x too large so it could fit over my snowsuit and sorels!! Kids do not realize how lucky they are these days to have above zero tempatures for trick or treating.

Happy Halloween (weekend) everyone!

*Maybe it isn't so much a dislike for Halloween in general but, rather, a dislike for how much more creative people are than I am when it comes to costume making.

Fajita Fridays

The new health kick requires new experiments in the kitchen.  Last Friday I decided to make Fajitas.  Mainly because they are quick to make and at week end I'm just too tired to care what I eat.  On top of easy,  Fajitas are basically impossible to screw up and can be quite healthy (minus the cheese and sour cream...but, those can be limited). I didn't use any particular recipe rather, I threw together a mash (and it literally looks like that as you eat it) of ingredients* and called it a fajita.

1/2 green pepper
1/2 red pepper
1/2 of a small onion (I originally thought red onion would work best however, I used white as I already had one in my fridge and it worked just fine)
1 jalapeno
Just over a cup of sprouted beans
2 chicken breast
A bit of oil, spice and lime juice to marinate the chicken in

Once I had everything cut up and the chicken cooked, I sautéed everything together until it was just the right texture and full of flavor.  I threw it all into a flax grain tortilla, put a BIT of cheese, sour cream and salsa on top and enjoyed!!!



*Ingredients and amounts can vary

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork

My recent health kick has me conscious (obsessive?) with what I’m eating for each meal and over the course of the day.  I am the candy and chip queen and I’ve been blessed with kind enough genes to allow my addiction to carry on for 20 odd years without any serious repercussions.

BUT all good things must come to an end.  I’ve gone cold turkey and cut out the junk.  It has been extremely* difficult but, the competitive nature in me has me pushing myself day by day to prevent myself from cheating. 

It has only been a few short weeks on the new and improved diet but, I cannot believe how great it feels. For any of you out there considering a new eating style- it’s totally worth it! I recognize I am saying this a week before Halloween (however I refuse to recognize how difficult it will be for me to not eat candy over the next two weeks) but, there’s no better time to make a change than the present.

I’ve had several people ask me at work how I’ve made the switch so smoothly (ps. it hasn’t been smooth AT ALL!).  It boils down to 3 easy points:

1.       Be organized: this means have your meals planned out on a day to day schedule.  That might mean you work on a variety of 5 types of meals and circulate through, or, as I have done, have a meal assigned to each day of the week.  Prepare these meals before you wake up!!! Eating right is only 40% of the difficulty, finding the time to prepare the meals has been far more difficult

2.       One is too many: Do not allow yourself even one dirty treat.  It cracks open the sweet tooth and spirals into uncontrollable situations

3.       Drink lots of water: and by lots I mean a GALLON A DAY. Yes, a gallon. Yes, that’s a 4L milk jug. Yes , I get up to go the bathroom 10+ times a day

*by extremely, I mean I’ve been incredibly bitchy and irritable and I often have headaches from sugar cravings (not exaggerating at all).

As of lately

I gave the blogging concept a try and got lazy real quick.  Yet, I still have time to read the 100 daily blogs I enjoy.  So I'm back at the blogging idea. And to my surprise, while I was away, I had plenty of "post view". Thank you to whomever you are.


Enjoy my first "as of lately" post:

The JETS are back in town and the city could not be more alive!! 

 I was lucky enough to have tickets to the first ever Jets WIN! On home ice! Great moment to be a part of!

 The leaves have fallen and its certainly getting cold quickly in Winterpeg

 Cold weather is perfect for learning some new recipes in the kitchen!

 As well as trying out new restys!