I need a moment.

I just made a huge beautiful blog post. Filled with recipe info, pictures and fun. 


Somehow, it disappeared and there is no way to recover it. 


Instead of getting mad and throwing my lovely new iMac through the window, I'm going to *breathe* and take a short break. I'll be back in a moment.... 


*sigh* 

Quick Update....

For the first time, in too long, I'm sitting down to meal plan for the week. It's sucked up most of my evening, but probably because I'm out of the habit of doing it.

Here is how I roll:

Lunch

Soup

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Bean Burrito with fruit

Black Bean Burger with fruit

Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Eat Clean Egg Salad

Dinner

Vegetable Lasagna

Southwest Spaghetti Squash 

Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli 

Cheese and Broccoli Potato with salad

Crispy Chicken Bites with Sweet Potato Fries

Breakfast will likely be a Green Monster every morning. 

My monster grocery list for my shopping trip tomorrow:

Bananas

Tomato

Potatoes

Apples

Oranges

Onion

Green Onion, small

Celery

Eggplant

Zucchini

Strawberries

Broccoli – Fresh, 3cups

Green Pepper

2 Sweet Potatoes

Spinach

Mixed Greens

Silk

Fresh Mozzarella

Feta Cheese

Cheddar Cheese – Reduced Fat 

Parmesan Cheese, Reduced Fat, Grated

Cottage Cheese, Fat Free

Pecans

Almonds

Canned Tomato, whole, chopped in juice

14.5oz Mexican-style tomatoes

1 can black beans 

Lasagna noodles, no cook, 5- 6.5x7-inch or 10- 3.5x6.5inch

Tortillas 

8oz brown rice pasta shapes 

Broccoli - Frozen

Frozen Mixed Vegetables

Buns 

Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Yogurt

Plain low fat yogurt

Eggs

Chicken Seasoning

Curry Powder 

Oat Bran

Wheat Germ

Sea Salt

White Pepper

I will definitely be posting pictures and recipes for these yummy dishes as I make them :) 

Also - check out this blog, where I got several of these recipes: Clean Eating Machine

She references this book many times in her blog, so I'm definitely adding it to my Christmas list! 

Hey Weight Watcher people! What do you think of the new "PointsPlus" plan? I am jumping on the bandwagon! I was catching up on all the new info about it this evening. It seems to be much healthier than the previous version of WW "points." And - hello 0 point fruit!! Yessssss..... 

My first 5k! Recap

My first 5k was yesterday, October 9th. It was Race for the Cure. I was running in honor of my grandma who died at 36 in 1980 of breast cancer. I was also running in celebration of my best friend's mom, Patrece, who has been battling breast cancer for years.

My goal was to run the entire 5k, without walking. Even if I was running really slowly, I wanted to run. I paced myself in the beginning. Many people told me how easy it would be to bolt out of the starting line and lose momentum about halfway through. I kept my pace really well. It was fun because there were lots of little bands set up along the run and people cheering as we ran by.

As I neared the finish line, I was exhausted. I was fighting a mental battle with myself. I kept telling myself my legs weren't tired, to regulate my breathing and think of something other than what I was doing. My body was physically able to run... but mentally I was tired! I couldn't believe I had been running for so long without stopping! I had to remind myself I could finish this race without walking.

I passed the "4k" sign and knew I was almost finished. My chest started burning, but I was trying to ignore it. The air was cold and I was breathing in very deep breaths. Right when I wanted to start walking, I passed a group of cheerleaders (literally, they had pom poms) and a huge group of people cheering and clapping. So I tackled the mental battle and kept running. Then I topped a hill and saw the finish line. I saw all the balloons and started hearing people cheering as they crossed the finish line. I knew I would see my family and they could NOT see me walking. I tackled that mental battle and kept running. As I got closer to the finish line I started running faster.... and faster... tackling those mental battles telling me I was tired and needed to walk. I crossed the finish line at 37 minutes. I finished the entire 5k without walking! I overcame that battle!

I can't wait for my next race!

Parker Family | Sneak Peak

I met up with Ami, Davey and little Maddi on Saturday at OU. I loooove the OU campus, so many beautiful buildings and trees. We just had fun and took some pics :) Maddi did a great job! She was a trooper. I hope you like your pictures!

BOOMER SOONER!

I'm a success story?

It's kind of weird to say, but I suppose I am a weight loss/fitness success story. I recently wrote a guest blog about my weight loss, struggles, nutrition and fitness on Bridetown Baby Momma. Check it out here!