April 3 - Six Weeks

It was my goal to have no sugar or flour for six weeks.  I did it!  Results: I've lost some weight, I have more energy, my knee, hip, and IT band have felt way less pain than before.  All good things!  I'll allow myself an occasional bit of sugar or flour now.

Lemon water

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, bananas, dried blueberries, peanut butter

Bike ride to library and back

Protein shake with bananas and almonds

Lunch - Roasted veggies, turkey burgers, tomatoes, bell pepper, milk; yogurt mixed with chia jam

Dinner - mashed potatoes with marina sauce and meatball.  This was weird.  I won't do it again.  I'll do a different pasta substitute next time it's Italian night.  Slice of ham, green beans, bell pepper, tomatoes, milk.

Snack - strawberries, raspberries, nuts

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, fruit, PB

After-workout protein shake with banana and almonds

Lunch - Turkey burgers, roasted veggies, raw tomatoes and bell pepper

More lunch - yogurt mixed with chia jam

April 1 Conference Crepes!

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Made Crepes for everyone but I ate sweet potato pancakes instead, with all the berries and bananas and raw cashews.  YUM; milk

Lunch - Avocado toast, hard boiled egg, baked sweet potato, salad with edamame, feta, and tomato

Easter Dinner - smoked chicken, broccoli salad (this must have sugar in the dressing - so sweet), corn, mashed potatoes, cheese slices, smoked deviled eggs.

Breakfast - Sweet potato pancakes

Lunch - Baked sweet potato, hard boiled egg, avocado toast, salad

Smoked chicken, mashed potatoes, cheese, corn, broccoli salad, deviled eggs

Day 20

March 11

Breakfast - Oat groats, dried blueberries, toasted almonds, cacao
Lunch - quinoa, cottage cheese, sweet potatoes, raw broccoli, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, carrots, bell pepper

Dinner - Mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, cornflake chicken (took the cornflake off before eating), fruit cup

SF hot chocolate

Breakfast - Oat groats, dried blueberries, toasted almonds, cacao

Lunch - quinoa, cottage cheese, sweet potatoes, raw veggies

Dinner part 1 - fruit cup.  Mom must be here for Sunday dinner :-)

Mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, cornflake chicken

Day 16

March 7

7:00 lemon water

8:30 oat groats, milk, berries, stevia

Walk around the neighborhood with Mom

12:45 Lunch - chili lime chicken, roasted potatoes, butternut squash, brussels sprouts, tomatoes, grapes

6:30 Dinner - hamburger vegetable soup (my favorite soup - recipe below); caprese salad - fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, fresh basil, salt, pepper, balsamic glaze;  milk

I had a few clementines sprinkled throughout the day... They're so good right now.

Hamburger Vegetable Soup

(Mom Anderson)

1/2 pound ground hamburger or turkey (I always use turkey)

Brown, drain, set aside

2 Carrots

3 Celery stalks

2 large Potatoes

2 small Onions

2 small Zucchini (I usually use one plus a yellow squash)

4 cups water, 4 tsp beef or chicken bouillon

Salt, Pepper, Italian seasoning (about 2 tsp is probably good), Garlic powder

Bring veg, bouillon, & seasonings to a boil, reduce heat, cover, simmer for 15 min.

Add:

hamburger or turkey,

1 small Napa cabbage

Large can (2 regular cans) crushed or diced tomatoes

2 cans of beans with hamburger & cabbage -- pinto, black, kidney, etc.

Bring to boil, simmer for 5-10 min until tender

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Day 15

March 6

6:30 lemon water

8:00 peanut butter toast with bananas; berries; pero/postum

11:00 string cheese and four dates

Hike with Mom to the Petroglyphs in Hieroglyphic Canyon

1:30 chop spinach salad - bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, basil, italian dressing; peanut butter and sf jam sandwich on Ezekiel bread; clementine

3:15 DDPepper

4:00 dates, almonds, clementine

5:45 chili lime chicken, quinoa, roasted potatoes, butternut squash, brussels sprouts, milk

9:30 sf hot chocolate, cheese and jam toast

Picnic Lunch prep!

Chop spinach salad, peanut butter and sf jam on Ezekiel bread
Very satisfying on our hike!

Dinner.  Delicious but very boring to look at. Quinoa, chicken, potatoes, butternut squash, brussels

Day 13 Fast Day

8:00 lemon water with medication

5:00 Friendship Soup - lentils, ground turkey, pearl barley, canned tomatoes, yellow squash (instead of rotini); fruit; milk  I made soup mix in bags to use today and later. yum. I poured the soup over a bed of raw spiralized yellow squash.  It worked.

Dinner - Lentil soup and fruit.  Hit the spot after a long fast day!
(That fruit was for the whole family - I didn't eat it all - haha)

Friendship Soup

Ingredients in bag:

1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice 1/4 cup beef bouillon granules 1/3 cup dry red lentils 1/4 cup pearl barley 1/2 cup dry split peas 1/4 cup dried minced onion 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

Additional Ingredients Needed: ½ pound ground beef, 3 quarts water, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 ½ cups tri-color spiral pasta

In a large saucepan, brown ½ - 1 pound ground beef and drain. Add 3 quarts water, 1 can diced tomatoes, and jar of soup mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 50 minutes. Add pasta, cover and cook 10 more minutes.

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Day 12 Quinoa + Meal Prep Chili Lime Chicken

March 3

6:30 lemon water
8:00 sweet potato pancakes, egg, sauteed spinach with Jane's mixed-up salt and red pepper flakes
I don't normally like cooked spinach but something bitter sounded good this morning and was tasty with the egg.

12:00 Chopped spinach salad on a bed of slightly sauteed spiraled yellow squash - spinach, tomatoes, bell peppers, basil, cucumber, celery, italian dressing; greek yogurt mixed with frozen berries & stevia

4:15 Ezekiel bread peanut butter toast with bananas and chia seeds.  Pero/postum

7:00 Roasted garlic rosemary potatoes, roasted asparagus w/ adobo seasoning, meal prep lime chicken (recipe below - it's good!), bell peppers, milk.

Breakfast - Fried egg, sauteed spinach, sweet potato pancakes

Quinoa works great in the rice cooker - 2 cooker cups-full of quinoa.
Rinse thoroughly, fill to the #3 line with chicken broth and water.

Lunch - Chop spinach salad on a bed of spiralized
yellow squash and a side of quinoa

Lunch, cont.: Berry Greek yogurt

Snack: Peanut butter toast with bananas, pero/postum

Dinner - Roasted potatoes, chili lime chicken, vegetables

Did a little meal prep today - brussels, chicken, potatoes,
quinoa, asparagus, butternut squash (just the little bit I had left over in the fridge).

Meal Prep Baked Lime Chicken Bowls

https://www.yummyhealthyeasy.com/meal-prep-baked-lime-chicken-bowls/

Ingredients

• 2-3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
• 6 Tbsp. olive oil
• 3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
• Juice from 2 limes
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• fresh cracked pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. In a large resealable bag, combine olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
2. Cut chicken into cubes and add to marinade. Toss to coat. Marinate for 2 hours or up to overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Pour marinated chicken onto baking sheet (large cookie sheet size) and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
4. Serve with cooked quinoa and Lemon Green Beans Amandine or Roasted Brussels Sprouts (or other green vegetable). Enjoy!

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Day 11 Temple

March 2, 2018

7:00 lemon water
8:00 1/3 Ezekiel English muffin toast with peanut butter, yogurt, warmed blackberries, milk

11:15 El Pollo Loco kid's size Pollo Bowl - chicken, rice, pinto beans, diet coke

2:30 Temple cafeteria cup of vegetable soup
3:00 Coconut Lara Bar

15 mile bike ride from the Mesa Temple to the Gilbert Temple

5:00 nut/raisin mix

7:00 zoodles, 2 eggs, tomatoes, corn, green beans, milk, dc

Breakfast - peanut butter/yogurt toast with warmed blackberries

Lunch - El Pollo Loco kid's pollo bowl

Dinner - zoodles, eggs, veggies

My new SpiraSlicer!

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Day 10

March 1 Happy March!

6:00 lemon water

7:45 Old Fashioned Oats cooked in milk, topped with blackberries & a little stevia; fried egg

10:30 string cheese and dates

1:15 Butternut squash hash - sauteed squash (mostly pre-cooked in microwave), zucchini, onion, spinach, Jane's mixed-up salt, garlic salt, red pepper flakes (for my man); Sweet potato pancakes; Salmon fried in olive oil with Old Bay seasoning.  DDrPepper to wash down those spicy red pepper flakes.  ;-)

7:00 Dinner was a weird combination but I was lazy and eating alone anyway so I grabbed whatever.  Spaghetti squash.  Again.  I have got to buy a small one next time because it just made SO. Much.  I still have tons left.  Anyway... melted some mozzarella on it and added tomatoes.  Peanut butter toast. Raw veggies.  Postum/Pero.

7:45 2 Clementines

Breakfast - oatmeal & egg

Snack - string cheese and dates.  These go unbelievably well together!

Lunch - Salmon, Butternut Squash hash, Sweet Potato Pancakes

Dinner - kinda weird but oh well.
Spaghetti squash with cheese, PB toast, veggies, postum/pero.

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Day 9 Nutritional Yeast

February 28

6:30 lemon water

8:00 Ezekiel English muffin avocado toast and peanut butter toast with berries and chia seeds, pero/postum in milk

12:00 Cottage cheese topped with pineapple and blueberries.  Cucumber, baby bell pepper.  Zoodles sauteed in butter and garlic, mixed with black beans and some Nutritional Yeast.  The Nutritional Yeast gave it a cheesy flavor.  I'm pondering all the other uses for it...

4:00 Clementine, blueberries, 3 dates, string cheese.  Wow, dates and string cheese are really good together.

Pilates

6:30 Homemade pizza - ham, pineapple, mozzarella, marina sauce, basil, tomatoes with spaghetti squash on the bottom instead of a crust.  I just heated it all up together (minus basil and tomato) and it was surprisingly a great combination.  I will definitely make that again.  Milk to drink.

7:45 Handful of trailmix at the church (mixed nuts and raisins)

10:30 sf hot chocolate

Breakfast - Avocado toast and peanut butter toast with berries and chia, pero/postum

Lunch - zoodles and black beans, cottage cheese & fruit

Dinner - pizza with a spaghetti squash "crust" :-)

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Day 8

February 27

5:45 lemon water
7:00 scrambled eggs, 1/3 Ezekiel English muffin toast with greek yogurt, fresh blueberries, and peanut butter

9:00 cutie, 1/2 apple

12:45 spaghetti squash, spinach, roasted carrots and brussells, avocado, hard boiled egg, tomatoes.  Grapes and dates for dessert!

7:45 Brown rice & quinoa topped with Madras lentils, , roasted sweet potatoes, Caprese Salad - fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, balsamic glaze, salt & pepper.  Milk. Handful of blueberries for dessert.

Breakfast - eggs and toast with yogurt, berries, and peanut butter

Lunch - spaghetti squash, veggies, avocado, egg

Dinner - rice & quinoa with madras lentils, caprese salad, sweet potatoes

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Day 7 Mexican Monday

February 26
6:15 lemon water with turmeric
6:45 oat groats with milk, berries, stevia; grapefruit juice

10:45 1/3 Ezekiel English muffin avocado toast, 1/2 apple
I was wondering why I was so hungry since it wasn't nearly lunchtime, but looking at this now I see it's because I hadn't eaten in 4 hours!

Long walk to the farm to feed the goats and chickens.  Yay baby goats and teenage chicks!

12:15 string cheese, raw mushrooms, cherry tomatoes (This snack is aka 'grab whatever you see in the front of the fridge as you run out the door to the Jr. High')

3:00 brown rice, madras lentils, roasted asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes, milk
I consciously chose to put less on my plate than my eyes wanted me to because I have been overstuffing myself.  Turns out this was just the right amount (this is a salad plate, not a dinner plate).

6:00 tacos - zoodles, ground turkey, black beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, guacamole, salsa
Raw cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers dipped in ranch dip (greek yogurt mixed with a ranch packet)

10:00 sf hot chocolate in milk

I'll be taking the time to make more turmeric capsules so I can swallow it instead of drink it.
This was gross.  But it was worth a try.

Breakfast

Late lunch with very messy asparagus. :-)  These tomatoes are like candy.

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Choosing Balance

Inspired by Pey on Choosing_Balance on Instagram, I've been making healthier meals lately.  Here a few of my attempts.  This is before I started no-sugar/no-flour, so some of this does not work with that plan.

Avocado, chicken, spaghetti squash, marina, parmesan, olives

Avocado toast, yogurt, granola, berries

oat groats, blueberries, sliced almonds

Andrew's lunch: brown rice with lentils, yogurt, blueberries, almonds

wheat crackers, baby belle, avocado, spinach, tomato, cucumber, mango salsa

yogurt, granola, berries

sweet potatoes, spinach, onions, tomato, avocado

tangerine juice from the next-door neighbor.  HEAVEN

sweet potato, avocado, chicken/veggie stir-fry, mango salsa

tomato, brown rice/quinoa, avocado, bell pepper, baby belle cheese

yogurt and berries on Dave's Killer Bread, avocado, fried egg

Roasting veggies for the week

Roasting veggies for the week