Thursday, Thursday, oh so crazy!

Today has been insane.  Office from 9-10:10ish.  Diane trained me in on the front desk so that I would know what to do while she's on vacation next week.  (I'm so happy for her...she needs a break!)  10:10 - I ran home to grab my uniform skirt and tunic (I wore pants today, forgetting about Fall Festival for Older Adult Ministries).  11:00-2:00 - Fall Festival  2:00-2:45 - Drop offs (great conversation with one of our ladies in the car).  2:30 - home which included cleaning, laundry, a load of dishes and making dinner - teriyaki steak.  SO good!  I'll be making that pretty often in the future. :)  5:00-6:00 - eating and doing Bible Study Fellowship Homework.  They ran out of assignments last week, so I had to get mine off the internet.  6:00 - left for BSF.  Just got home at 9:30. I try not to leave the office until after four, but today it would have been silly to go in for and hour and a half...it takes me a little while to focus. ;)  So I checked Lotus at home and answered emails.

I had a banana and some unsweetened applesauce for breakfast.
I planned my lunch, but forgot about Fall Festival. There I ate baked chicken breast (with a little sauce), vegetables, and yukon gold potatoes ...probably shouldn't have dived into them...potatoes can be a downfall for me. ;)  Admittedly, I ate two bites of cake, then stopped myself.
For dinner I had teriyaki steak, string cheese, and a glass of organic vanilla milk (Horizon or something like that - no artificial sweetener, all organic ingredients). 

I'm finding that the most difficult part of this challenge is coming up with the time to make everything.  I enjoy it when I am cooking, but simply haven't enough time to do as much as I wanted to. :(
I now need to vacuum my room as I left carpet sprinkles on the floor.  (Smells good!)
Blessings to you, my friends!

FYI - I HATE box elder bugs. I do not understand God's purpose for them in this world.

Oh, Wednesday!

Today was tougher on the challenge.  Wednesdays = insanity.  Breakfast was oatmeal (no sweetener) with frozen berries and fresh sliced banana.  Lunch was during a meeting at DHQ (Christmas planning - Coat's for Kids, Adopt-A-Family, Toy Shop, etc.), so I tried to make good choices.  All veggies from the veggie platter and then three pieces of Roast Beef lunch meet and one piece of cheese (no bun). 

During dinner I was very tempted to give in to the good smelling pizza that was served at youth/family activities - but I had some leftover Acorn Squash soup and carrots with dip.  When I came home I had grapes and I think I'm about to go for some unsweetened applesauce. :)

Tomorrow morning .... pancakes! 
Sleep well, friends.

Alison's Healthy Eating Plan Pour Moi! :)

Well friends, I have joined a challenge put on by my friend Alison.  You should check out her blog (click on her name), she has more information on the challenge and YUMMY recipes.

This week, I am eating only foods that I've prepared.  In addition, no artificial sweeteners, canned/boxed foods, and...wait for it....no Diet Coke.  I will admit that the lack of Diet Coke has been by far the hardest.  I drank about 11 bottles of water yesterday.  So far I've had 8 today and about 32 oz of iced green tea.  There have been a few casualties - including a burnt stomach from splashing acorn squash, but over all it's been good.   I'm trying foods I haven't eaten before - and loving them! 

I started Monday with breakfast - Soaked Whole Wheat Muffins with Berries. Here's a picture of them before they were cooked:

I ate a bajillion carrots with ranch for a late lunch.  Dinner took a while to make from scratch.
Chicken Tetrazinni:

For snacking - I tend to be hungry more often since I'm not eating a ton of meat at breakfast like usual - I eat carrots or unsweetened applesauce (which is my FAVORITE).

Breakfast today consisted of oatmeal with frozen mixed berries and sliced banana. Yum!

I had leftover chicken tetrazinni for an early lunch. 

Dinner was Acorn Squash Soup.  Admittedly, I didn't think I'd like it. I'm not a huge squash person, but I LOVED it!  Plus I have about two servings left for later! 

I'm about to go eat some grapes! :)  I'll try to keep posting during the week so you can see what's up!
Oh yes, and if you'd like the recipes, just email me - or check out Alison's Blog.

Blessings!