So, the scale sucks. Many people say "it's inches that matter". I think that's a load of crap. It's the scale. If I weighed 140 pounds, I know what my inches would look like. My personal weight does not reflect the amount of calories I burn on a daily basis. I run 12 miles per week minimum, I work out, I chase kids, I lift babies, I chase dogs, I bend and stretch, I clean, I move furniture, I drive kids to school - I am not a sitter. I must be consuming too many of the wrong kind of calories.
I reached into the depths of my brain and pulled out my healthy eating rules....and I grocery shopped today. I bought a healthy cart full of food and tried to sabotage myself with two Hershey bars as my reward for the week. They both melted in my purse because it's 100 degrees outside. I would still call it a loss, but a good loss....maybe in my thighs.
I normally put 3 spoonfuls of sugar in my coffee. This past week was my "lower sugar" intake initiative. I replaced 2 tablespoons with one tsp. of Truvia. That has got to help. This week, I am replacing Yoplait with Breyers. I did not realize what a huge difference in sugars there were in yogurts which I considered comparable.
I also discovered a new website: Sparkrecipes.com
Healthy recipes, over 10,000 vegan recipes alone (not that I am a Vegan, but a few Vegan meals per week is a great goal for us), and free membership with recipe box. Love it.
Here is my meal plan for the week:
Sunday
B Thad's Italian Feast (Don't ask - Salami & yogurt crudite`)
L So good - Ham and Red Pepper wrap with side of carrots
D Red Beans and Sausage with Brown Rice
Monday
B Felicity Puffs Yummy Breakfast Puff Recipe
L Wrap (from above) - Kids will have Peanut Butter Roll Ups
D Curry Chicken w/ Yellow Rice - Curry Recipe
Tuesday (Soccer Night)
B Pancakes
L Soup w/ Crackers
D Frozen Pizza (Home Run Inn!)
Wednesday (Mom's Gone for Dinner!)
B Homemade Blueberry Muffins
L Out For Lunch
D Slow Cooker Chicken Parm w/ whole grain pasta - Super Easy Chicken Parm
Thursday
B Waffles and Berries
L Asian Slaw - See How this goes (Kids get Lunchables for school)
D Make Your Own Tacos - Ground Beef
Friday
B Toast and Eggs
L Quesadillas
D Out to eat! Mexican perhaps???
Let's see if I lose a pound! ARGH!
9.09.2010
Spread SO Thin - Nickname is Transparent
The answer to the question is: Because I like torture.
The question is: Why do I feel the need to be over-scheduled?
Over-scheduled gives me a sense of comfort. It satisfies my ADD. Growing up (and still to this day) I loathe Sundays. Yeah, I find a whole lot of fun laying around doing nothing (insert sarcasm). I can't just sit. Before cable in the 80's on Sundays I was reduced to watching "Family Classics" on WGN in Chicago and maybe catch a boring movie my dad pegged as a "classic". I would say "Mom, can we go somewhere, pleeease"? Her response "Go find something to do". Oh, how I hated Sundays!
I worked really hard in my twenties. I belonged to various groups, I volunteered, I went to business lunches and on trips - never a dull moment. The habit was established.
When Thad and I decided to start a family, we pretty much knew we would be a family with two incomes. I would hop right back into the workforce and sorry, kids go to daycare. Then Jack was born and I was in school. I had no assimilation or alliance with any company and the longer I stayed home, the more it felt right - for my family. By baby number 3, I felt like it was time to really get something going. Three kids turns you into "MOM". It is your whole being. How do mothers of 4 do it? Michelle Duggar....seriously? I won't go there.
So I started my own business. I reaaaaallllllyyyyy want to open my own store, but an online store is where I must start. Then I felt like I needed to give back to the community and I started working for a non-profit part-time, and I am also on a committee with them (we help kids in foster care). Then I get an email from the local soccer club that they need a PR director - so I apply and get nominated to be on the board. This keeps up my college degree. Each involvement satisfies a part of my brain.
Now my nights are filled with meetings and my days are filled with creating items for my store. The rest of my day I spend playing with the kids, teaching the kids and guiding them through rises and falls. I try to enjoy every minute even if those minutes are fighting or speaking in "whinese".
But, it is a lot. It's my style though, to bounce around like that and it keeps my brain busy. So although I don't recommend spreading yourself so thin that you are transparent, I do encourage mom's to find something they love and commit to it. As big or as small as it is. Don't lose sight of yourself because one day you will have an empty house and you have to remember who "you" really are.
The question is: Why do I feel the need to be over-scheduled?
Over-scheduled gives me a sense of comfort. It satisfies my ADD. Growing up (and still to this day) I loathe Sundays. Yeah, I find a whole lot of fun laying around doing nothing (insert sarcasm). I can't just sit. Before cable in the 80's on Sundays I was reduced to watching "Family Classics" on WGN in Chicago and maybe catch a boring movie my dad pegged as a "classic". I would say "Mom, can we go somewhere, pleeease"? Her response "Go find something to do". Oh, how I hated Sundays!
I worked really hard in my twenties. I belonged to various groups, I volunteered, I went to business lunches and on trips - never a dull moment. The habit was established.
When Thad and I decided to start a family, we pretty much knew we would be a family with two incomes. I would hop right back into the workforce and sorry, kids go to daycare. Then Jack was born and I was in school. I had no assimilation or alliance with any company and the longer I stayed home, the more it felt right - for my family. By baby number 3, I felt like it was time to really get something going. Three kids turns you into "MOM". It is your whole being. How do mothers of 4 do it? Michelle Duggar....seriously? I won't go there.
So I started my own business. I reaaaaallllllyyyyy want to open my own store, but an online store is where I must start. Then I felt like I needed to give back to the community and I started working for a non-profit part-time, and I am also on a committee with them (we help kids in foster care). Then I get an email from the local soccer club that they need a PR director - so I apply and get nominated to be on the board. This keeps up my college degree. Each involvement satisfies a part of my brain.
Now my nights are filled with meetings and my days are filled with creating items for my store. The rest of my day I spend playing with the kids, teaching the kids and guiding them through rises and falls. I try to enjoy every minute even if those minutes are fighting or speaking in "whinese".
But, it is a lot. It's my style though, to bounce around like that and it keeps my brain busy. So although I don't recommend spreading yourself so thin that you are transparent, I do encourage mom's to find something they love and commit to it. As big or as small as it is. Don't lose sight of yourself because one day you will have an empty house and you have to remember who "you" really are.
9.05.2010
Miller Meal Plan - September 5th
My goal is for this blog NOT to turn into a cooking blog, however most of the things I have been writing about are controversial and I figured until I can craft my writings to not offend people, I will stick to food. I know not everyone shares the same opinions I do on many hot topics, so food it is for this week! Offensive hot topics next week!
My favorite recipe EVER is on this weeks menu:
MY FAVORITE RECIPE
It sounds scary and your kids probably won't like it. But it is on my short list labeled "awesome".
Here is this weeks dinner menu:
Sunday: My favorite recipe (above)
Monday: Potato & Goat Cheese Quesadilla's served with Guacamole and chips Quesadilla Recipe
Tuesday: Date night - kids having pizza
Wednesday: Risotto w/ Turkey Sausage: Risotto Recipe
Thursday: Goulash (see recipe below)
Friday: Chicken Paprika from last week.....I had to make a stroganoff instead last week, last minute game change.
This next recipe is a staple. My mother made it every week and now I know why. It's easy, it sticks to your ribs and it's economical. Great dish if you have to feed a lot of people. I served it for our last visitors who LOVED it.
Linda's "Ate it Once a Week"Goulash
1 pound Ground Beef
1 Pound Elbow Mac (you can use whole wheat or whole grain - just as good)
1 Jar of Prego (mid size jar)
In a large skillet, brown ground beef and season w/ salt, pepper and minced onion. In the meantime boil water and cook elbow mac. When beef is done, add sauce and simmer. When pasta is done, drain and return to pot. Carefully add sauce mixture to drained pasta. Serve with garlic bread and parmesan cheese. I am NOT a leftover person, but this does taste better the second day in my opinion! So, make extra and save yourself a night of making dinner.
Idea making....that's what I hope I have done for you this week! Try the Martha Stewart chicken, it is SO good. Smack your mama good.
DeAnna
My favorite recipe EVER is on this weeks menu:
MY FAVORITE RECIPE
It sounds scary and your kids probably won't like it. But it is on my short list labeled "awesome".
Here is this weeks dinner menu:
Sunday: My favorite recipe (above)
Monday: Potato & Goat Cheese Quesadilla's served with Guacamole and chips Quesadilla Recipe
Tuesday: Date night - kids having pizza
Wednesday: Risotto w/ Turkey Sausage: Risotto Recipe
Thursday: Goulash (see recipe below)
Friday: Chicken Paprika from last week.....I had to make a stroganoff instead last week, last minute game change.
This next recipe is a staple. My mother made it every week and now I know why. It's easy, it sticks to your ribs and it's economical. Great dish if you have to feed a lot of people. I served it for our last visitors who LOVED it.
Linda's "Ate it Once a Week"Goulash
1 pound Ground Beef
1 Pound Elbow Mac (you can use whole wheat or whole grain - just as good)
1 Jar of Prego (mid size jar)
In a large skillet, brown ground beef and season w/ salt, pepper and minced onion. In the meantime boil water and cook elbow mac. When beef is done, add sauce and simmer. When pasta is done, drain and return to pot. Carefully add sauce mixture to drained pasta. Serve with garlic bread and parmesan cheese. I am NOT a leftover person, but this does taste better the second day in my opinion! So, make extra and save yourself a night of making dinner.
Idea making....that's what I hope I have done for you this week! Try the Martha Stewart chicken, it is SO good. Smack your mama good.
DeAnna
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