Catch Up!

Sorry about this!  We ended up watching movies till 3:00 in the morning.  We didn't wale up till after 10 this morning!

Saturday was spent doing some cooking, watching TV and cross-stitching.  I did finally make a recipe that I wanted to do at Thanksgiving, put it off till Christmas and still didn't get it made.  I guess today was the day and here is the recipe.  It is clean and boy it is good!



Paleo Pie Crustprint

• 2 cups blanched almond flour
• ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 egg

1. Place flour and salt in food processor and pulse briefly
2. Add coconut oil and egg and pulse until mixture forms a ball
3. Press dough into a 9-inch pie dish
4. Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes

Makes 1 pie crust

I must tell you to spray your pie plate with Pam or grease it with some coconut oil as my piecrust did stick!  I also did not pre-bake this pie crust.



Paleo Pumpkin Pieprint

• 1 (15 ounce) canned pumpkin puree (or 1½ cup homemade pumpkin puree)
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup coconut milk
• ½ cup honey
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon celtic sea salt
• 1 Paleo Pie Crust, unbaked

1. In a food processor combine pumpkin puree, and eggs
2. Pulse in coconut milk, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt
3. Pour filling into Paleo Pie Crust
4. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes
5. Allow to cool then refrigerate for 2 hours to set up

Makes 1 pie

My filling was thicker than the picture.  It filled a 9-inch pie plate and that is what I recommend you to use.  Mine did not cook in 45 minutes, it took over an hour.  Next time next time I will cook it about 15 minutes at 425 degrees and the lower the temp to 350 for 40-50 minutes till knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.  I hope you will try it.

One other thing.  I think the next time I make it I will add just a little more cinnamon.  Mis the filling without the eggs and taste it to see what you think!

Here are the links that I found for this pie.  I want to give credit to the creator and author!

Crust:

http://elanaspantry.com/paleo-pie-crust/

Pie:

http://elanaspantry.com/paleo-pumpkin-pie/

I don't want to load you up with recipes on this blog post so I will share tomorrow what I made for dinner!  It was delicious!  I don't think I've posted that one!

Today was a lazy day!  We watched TV, didn't cook which means my eating was off a bit.  We did make good choices though.  I cross-stitched while we watched the Oscars and I had to rip it all out because I was off but I did get it all put back in.  I am starting to hate this angel!

Tomorrow is going to be a busy cold day!  I am getting back to the gym!  Thank you Grover, Melanie and Justin.  I also have to get up early to wash my hair!

Better get some sleep!

Till tomorrow!

No Blog Today!

We have company and are watching movies.  Can't blog right now so tomorrow we will have a double header with a awesome recipe to share!  Pumpkin Pie!  It's legal and delicious!

Stay tuned!

I made it!

I'm back on track!  At least with food!  Now to get my water consumption back up!

I did some errands today and washed clothes and cleaned up the kitchen so I did have some activity.

You will never believe what Grover's proposal was to me!  I'm still in a state of shock.  Back before the gym opened Grover stayed in touch with me telling me the progress of the gym.  One of our conversations was about me getting my money back from 24 Hour Fitness for training sessions not used.  It was about $1500.  I wanted to donated it to Downsize.  He was touched and shared with me that one of his desires was to have a fund that could help people who really could not afford the gym membership and if I donated the money he would call it the Laura Nichols Fund.  I was touched but I didn't want my name attached to it.  I wanted to be anonymous.  So the Dream Fund was born even though I did not get my money back nor made a donation.  We also talked about one day making it available to members to donate to to give back.

Grover told me that they have reached the point in the membership of the gym that there are funds in the Dream Fund.  He told me that he and Melanie were in town this week and met with Justin and talked about who should be the first recipient.  Here is the shocker.  He told me Justin spoke first and brought my name up and said that I should be offered the help.  I couldn't believe it!  I thought Justin hated me after me telling Grover all the things that he did that irritated me.  Things changed with him after that conversation last Fall.  I'm still in shock that Justin brought my name up and I can tell you this touched me to the core!

I accepted because I do need the gym.  I need the financial help during this tough time and as Mark and I can recover from having no commission check.  Grover told me that they will do this for 6 months and will re-evaluate it then.  If I still needed it they would continue it.  He said for doing this they would want me to do some videos for Facebook and Instagram.  I will do that.  He told me that they missed my smiling face and my great attitude in the gym!

I'm touched beyond words!

Mark and I talked and we know if things happen like we think they will we can get back to paying for my membership and will donate back to the Dream Fund what has so graciously been given us.

I'm really speechless...

GAK!

That is how I feel today.  Horrible eating day.  It is what it is.  I'm just looking for excuses to be bad.  How crazy is this?  Stupid!

My neighbor called last night because they needed my help taking Srijah to the clinic that she is shadowing a Dr.  It was my excuse to go through Whataburger for biscuit sandwiches and hashbrowns.  My punishment was not to have lunch.  Dinner was fried mushrooms, onion rings and fried shrimp.  I'm sick.  It's my own fault but I am ready to draw a line in the sand and stop this insanity.

I did bake chicken for my quinoa spanish rice and I also made Canned Tuna Ceviche.  Oh my!  I tasted it and it is so fresh tasting with the lime and veggies in it.  I can't imagine once the flavors all meld together.  They will be awesome lettuce wraps with avocado on top!  It is another recipe from Skinny Taste and I haven't had a response from Gina so I can only post the link for now.  I don't want to get into copyright issues!  So here it is:

Canned Tuna Ceviche

I hope you will check it out and give it a try!  A good friend of mine wrote me yesterday and told me that she subbed green onions for the purple onions and she left out the jalapenos.  She said that she added a can of rinsed and drained white beans and I bet that would be a great addition!  It would also tone down the recipe for people who don't care for jalapeno.

I did wash dishes and washed towels today so I was active.  I had a nice little nap today too.  I don't know why but I'm waking up at 4:45 a.m.  What is with that?  If it happens tomorrow I will fight through taking a nap and see if I can sleep to a normal time.  I'm sure eating like I am is part of the reason.  I do feel like a slug and I don't have the energy that I did when I ate clean.

Tomorrow will be good!  I've drawn my line...PARTY OVER!!!

Better Day...

I actually had a better day.  Not perfect but tons better!

I did see Dr. Aygarko and it was a interesting visit and I think that now I understand carbs are not my friend.  They just cause problems.  Dr. Aygarko says I need to avoid them as much as I can for now.  To be very careful.  She encouraged me to do some research on how carbs affect the body.  She claims there are a lot of books out there.  I'm going to do that.  She also told me that it will not always be this way (avoiding carbs) but that right now they just cause wild cravings and make it hard sticking to this program.  I will share as I look into all of this.  I am motivated to get back on track so that is good!

I did take a long nap today so nothing got done.  I'm still tired.  Maybe its all the bad foods lingering in my blood stream and/or my body trying to rid itself of them.  Anyway, I'm tired and not feeling the greatest, so I'm cutting this short and hitting the hay!

Praying tomorrow will be a even better day!

Don't Understand!

I don't know why I can't get my act together but I can't.  Another day full of bad food choices.  This is getting to me.  Starting to feel depressed.

Helped my next door neighbor this morning by taking her to a Dr.'s office.  They are from India and Srijah is a Dr. in India but has to pass a bunch of tests and do a residency here in the States to be a Dr.  I think she has just decided to go and be a PA here.  She will be good.  She is a very sweet and caring young woman.  Her and her husband have been wonderful neighbors!

You know I just don't have a whole lot to write about.  I really didn't do anything.  Slept some.  Pest Control guy came and sprayed the house.  Ate sausage, egg and cheese biscuit for breakfast, banana for lunch and KFC for dinner.  What to do?

I heard from Grover today.  He owns Downsize and he wants to talk to me on Friday about a proposition he has about the gym and the membership I cancelled last weekend.  All I can say is "Oh brother!"  I'm not crazy about the gym except when Patty is there.  I can't stand his son Justin! Period.  He is a lazy creep!  Sorry but I believe Grover would faint at his attitude in that gym!

I also closed a Pamper Chef catalog show tonight and I was able to get some things I needed.  It was probably the least amount of money I have ever spent!  Less than $40.  I forgot to talk with the consultant about a couple pieces of cookware that have some chips in them.  I'll have to call her back tomorrow.

Speaking of which, I see Dr. Aygarko tomorrow.  She will not be happy with me but maybe she will be able to help me get my head back in the game!

I hope so!

Pray for me!

Bummed

I'm so bummed over out finances.  Three months no commission.  Money in savings is almost gone.  Cancelled gym membership.  Wondering and worrying what else we can do.  Pray it gets better.  Pray that my husband will look at trying to find a better job.  I knew in my heart when he took this position at this new shop that things could go south.  It has.  Not enough work being done and a manager taking work from employees knowing he will not get paid for them.  I just don't know what to do.  I'm so sad and worried.

Crock Pot Picante Chicken and Black Bean Soup is delish!!!

This recipe can be found at:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/01/crock-pot-picante-chicken-and-black.html#more

Gina!!!  You are the best Chef around!  I adore all your recipes!

I have contacted Gina to see if I can post her recipes and her pictures here with a link back to her site.  If she approves I will come back and add it to the post.  I don't want to break any copy right laws. She has this posted on her site :

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Hopefully she will write me back.  I had contact her back in the days of my website and she allowed her stuff to be used as long as there was a link back to her so hopefully I will get permission to do so.  I helped her when WW totally changed how points were calculated by giving her access to Mark's e-tools.  I hope she will remember me!  Otherwise, use the link about and check out this recipe.  It is so easy, hearty and GOOD!!!!!  It will be a recipe that I will make often!

I did well with my eating today till dinner.  Mark came home not feeling well.  He didn't eat but went and got me bad food.  Whataburger.  Not his fault.  I requested it.  What is going on with me?

Disgusted.