This week was a short week, at only 4 days. And I lost another 3 lbs! That makes for 20 lbs lost in the month of July! Crazy to think…Talynn is 15lbs now, and I lost more than her, and she seems so HEAVY to carry around! I have learned so much about nutrition this month, and about myself. I will definitely be taking aspects of what i’ve done this month and apply them to my daily life. I’m eating to live, and not living to eat! I will still try to eat as unprocessed as I can, and cook so for my family. As for treats, they will be just that-a TREAT, a once in a while type of thing. I had gotten into such a habit of “rewarding myself” after a long day, or for completing big tasks, or a “wow my life is stressful, I could use a big bowl of icecream or a chocolate/carmel/peanut cluster” . Working out daily and really feeling a burn gives me the energy I need to keep up with my daily tasks. And guess what my life doesn’t seem quite as stressful, and believe me, if you saw what all went on in the month of July you would think I would be a stress case. Our bodies are amazing things,gifts from God! When you take care of them, and give them what they need; they perform beautifully and you can conquer the world…..Okay anyways here are a couple more food ideas, and then of course as promised my Junk Free July- transformation pics!
I’ve always love a good salad! This one has a spring mix base with baby spinach, hardboiled egg, chickpeas, carrot, cucumber. I just wish I had had some kidney beans, tomato, and snow peas to really rock it out
I did however make some Ranch dressing, substituting the mayo for greek yogurt.
And you know what? I enjoyed it!
My favorite experiment/creation was a homemade Chicken Noodle Soup! With homemade chicken broth, and wheat noodles. SOOO flippin good. I’ll definitely be repeating this recipe throughout the fall and winter months.
The chicken broth was left over from last week, so I didn’t have to devote anytime to that part. The noodles (I have never made noodles before) I had seen a couple recipes but they called for all purpose flour, and half and half…..so i made up my own! So glad I did because I’m in love w/these wheat noodles.
Mix 1 C. Wheat Flour in a bowl along with 2 eggs, 1 pinch of salt, and 3 tsp. milk
Now roll out your dough on a bed of flour until it’s a thick as you want your noodles…..
I then sliced my dough vertically, and then horizontally with a pizza cutter.
I placed my noodles on a tray and set them on the counter to dry for 1 1/2-2 hours.
Now for some veggies! While cutting veggies, boil 2 large chicken breasts for 20min.
2 carrots, 2 celery stocks, 1 white onion, 2 cloves garlic
Now sautee the carrot, onion, and garlic in a skillet with 1 tsp. olive oil until they reach desired tenderness.
Chicken should be ready to shred.
In a large pot, combine all veggies and chicken broth (4-6 cups?)
Also add some fresh ground pepper to taste, 2 pinches of salt, 1 TB dried parsley, and 1 tsp.thyme.
Slowly add noodles to ensure they don’t stick to one another. (I just added a few noodles at a time) Bring to a boil and cook noodles for similar time to regular noodles (7-10 min) Once noodles are cooked, add chicken.
Next time I think i’ll add some peas and grilled corn.
Alrighty now for the embarrassing part. My transformation pictures. These pictures show: “before” “halfway through” and “after”. To me the changes are so noticable; to you they may not be. The most exciting thing is how I feel and how my clothes fit!
Here goes nothin…
I know my butt is huge still!
I think this last one, shows it the best!
I have taken “before pictures” before and i’ve always deleted them thinking “oh my gosh i dont’ want anyone to see that I looked like this” but I really am proud, and I know I will be even more proud once i’m exactly where I need to be. Can’t wait to be even HEALTHIER!!!
