New Habits, New Recipes

Lately, I've been trying to make better choices and to be more aware of what I eat. This fitness app that I've been using is a really handy tool for that. On the surface, it's mostly just a calorie counter, but it also keeps record and offers charts with a breakdown of the different nutrients I've eaten like, what percent of my diet is fat, carbs and protein as well as just how much sodium I eat (yikes!).

So, to try and cut back on all that salt, I've been more diligent I'm making my own food rather than eating processed stuff. But I've also realized just how much bread I eat! So, I've been trying to balance that a little better too.

In changing my habits, I've been adding some new recipes to my repertoire and I thought I'd share a couple that I've really liked.

Mini Omelettes  (serves 4.5, each serving 167 cal.)
4 c. broccoli or spinach
4 whole, large eggs
5 egg whites
1/4 c. cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 c. parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp. olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350F.
Steam broccoli for ~6-7 mins. (or chop spinach), once cooked, crumble into small bits. Add oil, salt and pepper. Mix well.
Spray muffin tin with cooking spray. Spoon broccoli evenly into 9 tins.
In medium bowl, beat eggs and whites, cheese, salt and pepper. Pour into prepared tins, over broccoli until ~3/4's full. Top with cheddar and bake until fully cooked, about 20mins.
Wrap leftovers in plastic and store in fridge.


Perfect Chicken Salad (yield 4-6 servings)
4-6 chicken breasts, cooked, cubed
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium apple, chopped
1/2-1 c. plain yogurt
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. honey
garlic powder, salt, pepper, dried basil - to taste
lettuce or spinach

Put chicken, nuts, celery and apple in bowl. Stir. Add yogurt, honey, lemon juice and spices. Mix until evenly coated. Serve over bed of lettuce or spinach.

Slow Progress

I think there's probably a lot of people with a cute shirt that just doesn't fit right, so it sits in the bottom of the drawer, and the only time it gets used is when everything else is dirty. Anyway, I have one of those. I pulled it out yesterday evening, being too tired to go grab something from the basement, and threw it on. 

And it fit. 

The numbers on my scale are still being stubborn, but this shirt, which has been too small for ages, fits. And my pants are not that far from being ridiculously large too. I think I might have to go through the drawer of stuff that's "too small" and see if anything else can come out for use. That's pretty exciting!

Wonder when the number on the scale will catch on? I have to admit, it is becoming entertaining to see how much my body can change while it keeps the same weight.