Breakfast

smoothie with 2 handfuls fresh spinach, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, frozen peaches, the juice from a can of pears (I saved this from the pears I used in the salad last night), some Silk brand vanilla soymilk
~2 oz raw almonds

Lunch

~2 c Curried Carrot Apple Soup, leftover from last night
2 whole wheat pitas, heated [...]

About 20 minutes of strength training. I did one set of 12 reps for all the major muscle groups, 2 sets of 12 for a couple.
It’s not raining today, but it’s gray and affecting my motivation! So I came up with something different to do than just get back on the treadmill. It felt good; [...]

Breakfast

smoothie, with a large handful fresh spinach leaves, frozen banana, frozen blueberries, frozen peaches, frozen strawberries, a few pieces of frozen pineapple and mango, and Silk brand vanilla soymilk
~2 oz raw almonds

I had about 2 pounds of carrots in the refrigerator that needed to be used up, so I pulled out this recipe that a friend gave me years ago and I’d never tried before. Now I wonder why I waited so long! Mildly spicy, this smooth and creamy soup has a warm flavor perfect for [...]

Don’t like to eat oatmeal because it’s mushy? Try cooking it the way I learned from my mom.
For one serving,

3/4 c water
3/4 c old fashioned oats

Boil water and add oats. Return to a boil, then turn off the heat. Cover, when the boiling has settled down enough that they won’t boil over, and let sit [...]

Run/walk on my treadmill for 45 minutes. It said I went 3 miles and burned 611 calories.

5-minute warm-up
run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, then run 5 or 3 minutes, walk for 3 minutes
5-minute cool-down

It’s raining again. I really didn’t want to do this today, so afterwards I felt extremely proud of myself! I put on [...]

This is one of those things I rarely make exactly the same way twice. I got the bare-bones recipe from my mom, and I share how it’s evolved for me with you here. I may use any or all of the vegetables and beans listed below, depending on what’s in my cupboard, refrigerator or freezer [...]

Before breakfast, since we had a late night last night and an early morning this morning,

2 c coffee with agave nectar and vanilla soymilk

No exercise these days.
Friday I was somewhat frantically (not really, but it was a bit of a time crunch) getting ready for another yardsale we had on Sunday.
Saturday we went to an earlier church service than we usually go to and then drove up to Nashville for the afternoon and evening. (We did [...]

Breakfast

~1 oz raw almonds
~1 c oatmeal, with ~5 pitted dates, 1 tbsp maple syrup, a dash of cinnamon, raw walnuts, and some vanilla soymilk