I have a lot of catching up to do but I choose not to bore you with long essays tonight...maybe tomorrow. Plus, Scandal, OUR FAVORITE show will be on shortly. Mike and I love Thursdays night just for this purpose plus its our little splurge because we have wine and popcorn nights just like the main character Olivia does. (Yes, we are that obsessed, as you should be too).
Enough of that....I have been doing pretty good. I have my irrational moments, the ones where I am 2.5 seconds from turning into a McDonalds, or a quick dash away from sprinting into a gas station and getting a pop (ok i lied, i don't sprint, more like waddle). However, I have not given into terrible temptation yet. I think it helps that Mike and I aren't limiting ourselves completely from our joys and our favorite foods but we are doing EVERYTHING in MODERATION. This MODERATION word is a new thing for me. You see MODERATION for me once upon a time meant a whole pint of ice cream, a carton of cookies, 5 slices of pizza, and everything three times a normal serving. I really did not know what IN MODERATION meant until I started this lifestyle change. I must say it is working out splendidly, I still am losing weight , feeling better and AND getting to eat my favorite things here and there. I think one of the reasons why I failed so many times before was because I told myself NO,NO,NO! to all my favorite things and therefore ended up rebelling which ended in defeat. However, with this new word in my vocabulary I will not have this problem anymore.
Mike and I have been cooking up a storm in the kitchen the last week. Even though we are eating healthier I have gotten to cook more than ever, exploring so many new ways to make things and I just love that. In case you don`t know me, I absolutely love cooking. I don`t just love it because I like to eat (although that is a major pro), I love it because I can be myself in the kitchen, I can get messy, I can make mistakes, I can experiment, and nobody judges me. I am a whole different person in the kitchen (sometimes not an appropriate person for the public, either). So, I must say cooking more and different things is a benefit to this new lifestyle change that I adore. Let me share what we have been eating the past few nights....
Last week, sauteed shrimp and asparagus salad
One of my favorite breakfasts, poached eggs with sliced
avocado sprinkled with cayenne and black pepper
A scrumptious dinner Mike made, tuna steaks
with caramelized onions and a small side salad
A complete mouth-watering dinner, chicken
with mushrooms and sugar snap peas, over a bed of brown rice
Tonight's dinner, Italian Chicken Saute
(chicken, chopped tomatoes with Italian seasonings, and cannelloni beans)
As you can see Mike and I have really been enjoying ourselves, our taste buds like it too. No depriving here, just some amazing cooking and experimenting going on! If you want any of our recipes let us know...We would love to share! More tomorrow to come...stay tuned.
Scandal awaits us!
For now,
Jocelyn
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