First off, I wasn't nearly as bad this weekend as I normally would have been. I forewent both cake and brownies (at respective parties), limited my soda intake substantially (2 at grad party, 1 while driving home on Saturday, 1 on Sunday... normally this would have been a weekend approaching double digits), watched my portions away from the parties, and ate very healthy on Sunday (grilled chicken and veggies). I didn't do amazing (there were still plenty of treats on Friday evening, chips, an extra plate of food), and I didn't work out at all.
I think it'll be helpful to me to set a new goal. We've gotten away from that a bit here. I know we're not lining up well with a month or anything, but I'm going to a wedding after July 4th, and I usually splurge a little on the 4th too, so... my goal period runs from today until July 3rd. In that time I want to: have no more than 3 days > 2000 calories (obviously this means counting calories more diligently) and work out at least 15 times (roughly 4/week). My hope is that this will drop me down back around 200. Obviously that's not guaranteed, but 5 pounds is doable. And if I keep these other goals, I can feel good about having done it again, whatever the outcome.
Here is Sheenie and me crossing the finish line.
totally awesome. great job, you two.
Dido - keep up the good work!
prodigal son returned yesterday, so I splurged: ribeye, roasted potato wedges, roasted red pepper, heirloom tomato salad, and a chickpea flour "pancake".
the pancake was interesting.
one cup chickpea flour, 1 tsp coarse black pepper, 1/2 tsp salt, and about one cup lukewarm water, whisked together. add a tablespoon or two of olive oil, some chopped fresh rosemary, and sliced, sauteed onion (at least half of a large onion). pour into a v.hot cast iron pan, adding a tbsp of olive oil to the pan first and bake in a 450 deg oven for about 8-10 minutes until well set and done around the edges. then brush the top with olive oil and broil for a minute or so to get some color on top. serve in wedges.
It actually sounds good, but what prompted it (the pancake)?
I am always on the lookout for vegan recipes for The Girl. This was a recent NYT recipe for "socca/farinata".
Note: chickpea flour ("gram flour") is a pretty good, gluten-free substitute for wheat flour.
I used about a teaspoon of kosher salt, as called for in the recipe. It was too salty. Hence, I recommend cutting the salt substantially.
The recipe certainly would allow for variations and more veggies in the mix.
The consistency was pretty close to cornbread (but no leavening agent, so flat). I didn't grind the chickpeas super-fine, as I had to grind them in batches in a coffee grinder (my cuisinart could not handle the job, and I don't have the dry blade container for my Vitamix, so I didn't want to try in it). Grinding in teeny batches is a PITA.
Interesting stuff prof. I bought a discount coupon from Amazon local for a cooking class. We signed up for this one - looking forward to expanding my repertoire...and our menu.
sounds like fun. But maybe you should buy a couple of sixers of Surly and go visit CarterHayes for a weekend!!! 🙂
That's a good idea. I've been trying to get over that way for a brewing lesson with cheaptoy for a couple of years now. It may be that a day of cooking instruction with CH would blend nicely with that trip.
Hey, I know how to cook, too. Maybe not as good as CH, but I also like Surly.
Kitchen Window in uptown offers free one-hour cooking classes pretty frequently on the weekends. Sheenie goes a few times a year (IIRC, you need to sign up well in advance to reserve a spot.)
Is the boy a Minnesotan now? Or, given the crapitude that was this winter, does he ever want to come back?
the kid apparently enjoyed the winter, and adjusted well enough to be wearing shorts this "spring" in N'field. He hasn't mentioned taking up broomball yet, so I don't know how much outdoor time he actually had this winter.
He'll definitely be back to take another crack at God's Country this fall.
I recommend he start curling.
Back on a little bit of a fitness track here:
It's worth pointing out that 3 days into this new goal I've not been over 2000 calories (yesterday was close... I was at a training all day, and tried to be disciplined with the snacks/breakfast/lunch/soda. I definitely consumed way less - and healthier options - than I usually would at such an event. But counting calories was pretty much impossible, given all of the food was provided. I did my best to estimate, and I figure I kept it under.). I've only worked out once (20 minutes of running), but I'm hoping tonight is better for that.
I went over 2000 calories on Tuesday as well. I attended my first Twins game at Target Field as part of a corporate/social gathering and ended up having the walleye and chips as well as multiple beers. That and although I've nearly cut soda out completely, the craving won out as I drove from the hinterlands of ND down to the Twin Cities and I fell back into old driving snack of a Mt Dew and strawberry Twizzlers.
All in all it will still be a good week with only one day over my calorie goal and 5 days working out. I didn't work out Tuesday when I traveled and attended the game and I won't workout tonight as I am going to give my body a rest before participating the Hard Charge obstacle race in Fargo tomorrow morning. 4 miles of muddy challenges await me in the morning.
My "dehydrated weight" in the morning before I shower or have breakfast is down to 193 and my daily preworkout weight (which comes after supper and generally very well hydrated) is between 196.5 and 197. My goal was to get my evening weight to <190 by the end of June which could still happen. 195 will be a milestone number as that will be 30# lost since Feb 1. I am hoping that tomorrows race puts me over that edge.