Recipes

This week's workouts

Mon: CrossFit (49 mins)
Tues: CrossFit  (41 mins)
Wed: Slept in
Thurs: Insanity (35 mins)
Fri: CrossFit (27 mins) Run (10 mins)
Sat: CrossFit (26 mins) Run (10 mins)

CrossFit on Monday and Tuesday were killer. The workouts felt like they lasted FOREVER! I was kind of sore but mostly just felt good once I could breath and walk again. Wednesday, when my alarm went off at 4:40 a.m. though, I just couldn't do it. I just couldn't get up. I thought I'd feel rested when I woke up but I didn't. Plus the rest of the day I had to really watch what I ate since I didn't work out that morning (and didn't have the extra activity points). Wednesday was a pretty stressful and busy work day and by the time evening came around I was exhausted, mentally and physically. Plus Leah and Kim had been sick for almost a week and neither had slept well; which in turn meant I hadn't slept well. So when I went to bed I was asleep by the time my head hit the pillow. I slept straight until 5:00 a.m when my alarm went off. I jumped out of bed feeling more rested than I had in days. Which I needed since Insanity kicked my butt again! Next week it's Core Cardio and Balance...bring it on!

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Lately I've been trying to make recipes that are healthier.  Last Saturday night because everyone was sick or getting sick I made Chicken Pot Pie Soup. It was so good, very filling and full of veggies. Seriously, after 1 1/2 cup (which was the serving size) I was done. I was going to get more (I had enough pts for the day) but it was just so filling I couldn't. And that's saying a lot when it comes to me and food! One thing I did do different with the recipe is I doubled the amount of veggies. I ended up having to doubling the amount of chicken broth too. I thought it would be really watery (since I wasn't adding anymore milk) but it really wasn't. I really liked it-quite the keeper recipe.

The day before that I'd made one of my family's favorites Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili. I ended up adding an orange bell pepper I had that was going to go bad soon. It really was a good addition I thought. This is another really filling recipe; especially when you put it over rice. If I could cook brown rice (just can't seem to make it work) I think it would be great over that too and but it's wonderful just by itself. The rice just helps some of my growing boys fill up better.

I also made Zucchini Lasagana which turned out WAY better than I thought. One of my sons even told me he'd been prepared to not like it; to have to make himself a sandwich. Instead he had seconds. "Darn healthy recipes that taste good" he told me. Score one for mom! I wondered what it would be like to have zucchini instead of noodles and really I didn't miss the noodles at all. I'd been able to slice them in perfect slices too with the amazing mandolin Kim bought me for Christmas. And yes they are as sharp as you've heard they are. How I haven't cut myself yet is beyond me!

The last new (and healthy) recipe I made this last week was Easy Macaroni Casserole. It turned out better than I hoped it would. It had tons of veggies in it. Even the mushrooms were good in it and I hate mushrooms. They weren't the star of the dish though; the other flavors made it easy to ignore the mushrooms. Plus I chopped them up in small little pieces. If you like mushrooms you could leave them whole or big chunks and I think it would still work the same (as far as the dish goes). It was almost like a homemade Hamburger Helper but MUCH better for you!

Now to find some recipes for next week. Hmmmm...