Ok before I dive into today's events I just wanted to share a bit about the rest of yesterday! I spoke about my struggles, but I really feel I have bounced back.
After my work out yesterday Joelene came over and gave me some whole wheat pizza dough she had made; she told me she was making a chicken pizza so I totally wanted to copy her! By chance she made a double batch and she graciously shared it with me :)
Just to forwarn some of my readers this post will contain a few pictures with long recipes, feel free to scroll past if it doesn't interest you!
It was SO GOOD! My toppings were: green pepper, red pepper, mushrooms, onion, tomato and chicken which I diced & cooked with basil/italian seasoning/mrs.dash spices, of course a sprinkle of mozza cheese and my pizza tomato sauce on the bottom. I added some green onion as a garnish too.
See below on how to make the crust...
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| This recipe is what she described to me how she made it, I did a quick google search for those of you who wanted to make it yourself, i'm not 100% this is the same but its close enough: - 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, plus a bit more for hand dusting -2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast - 3/4 tsp salt - 1 cup warm water - 1 tbsp oil (I use grapeseed oil and i'm sure that is fine!) - 1 tbsp sugar (she doesn't use any refined sugar so she used cane sugar!) 1. In a small bowl combine yeast, water and 1 tsp of sugar. Let set for 5 minutes. 2. In a large bowl or in a stand mixer combine 2 cups flour, salt and remaining sugar. Make a well in center and add yeast mixture and oil. 3. Stir using a spoon or the paddle attachment on your mixer until dough just comes together, then knead either by hand or in a stand mixer fixed with the dough hook, for about 5 minutes (3-4 minutes if in mixer). Add remaining flour in 1 tbsp increments just until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl or is no longer sticky. 4. Shape dough into ball, place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with lightly greased plastic wrap to rise until doubled, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. 5. Punch down risen dough, shape into ball and place on lightly floured pizza stone (note: I don't have one of these so I just rolled out my pizza dough the way I normally do and lightly greased my pizza pan). Roll out into circle of desired crust thickness and let rest on the pan for 10 minutes. (at this time you can put on your toppings) 6. Preheat oven to 500F. Place pizza in oven and bake 10-15 min (note: I baked at 375F for about 20MIN or until browned) or until crust is golden brown and toppings are baked.
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So there you have it, the recipe for the masterpiece above. Later on I made some home made avocado ice cream which again was OMG to die for!
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| To make this delicious sweet ice cream you will need a Vitamix (or equivalent) machine: 1 avocado 1 medium frozen banana 1 1/2 tsps vanilla extract 1/2 cup almond milk 1/2 cup cane sugar (not white, its not healthy) 1 cup of ice Blend on high until it is "ice cream" consistency That's it! Bon Appetite! |
Okay so on to today -- I actually had a great day. I was tired this morning so I had Fiber 1 cereal (measured it out) and a banana for breakfast, unfortunately due to the craziness that was my day I missed my morning snack, but for lunch I had the left over pizza from above, again I missed my afternoon snack (naughty naughty) but served supper earlier. I made THE BEST coconut roasted butternut squash soup (yes I will share that recipe too).
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| Coconut & Roasted Butternut Squash Soup: 1 butternut squash cut in half and glazed with oil, then sprinkle cinnamon on top. Put face down on a lightly greased baking sheet and cover with tin foil. Bake at 350F for 45min - 1 hour (or until cooked) Take out of oven when cooked. Finely chop 1 onion (I also added a celery stock which was finely chopped) and cook in 2 tbsp of oil with some red pepper flakes (if you like it spicy if not omit) until onion is tender Add 1 tbsp of fresh minced ginger 1 tbsp minced garlic --Add butternut squash by scooping it out with a spoon-- Add 4 cups of vegetable stock 1 tbsp maple syrup Simmer for as long as you want. Just before you are ready to serve it put it in a blender and blend until mixture is velvety smooth. Add mixture back to the pot on low heat and add to it 1 cup of coconut milk. Top with coconut milk to leave a fancy garnished look. |
Today we did a combination of all kinds of exercises mixing upper body and cardio and lower body and only allowing 10 second breaks. So I basically did 15 minutes of solid cardio and strength training because we didn't stop, finished with my day #3 AB challenge (10 sit ups, 10 leg raises, 15 sec plank)
Now I am enjoying two plain rice cakes with nutella on them and a greek yogurt. I am actually pretty hungry after that workout!
Changes I am feeling these days is I feel I am having more energy and I am definitely hungrier more often. My body is responding to me eating 6x a day (most days) and is now expecting that. I have also been very good to drink about 3-3.5L of water a day.
I am so pumped about a big thing I did today -- Joelene and I registered as a team to race in the "Color Me Rad" 5K Charity Race. We are team Rainbow Skittles! Hence my blog title "Totally Radical!"
I've never done something like this before, I'm not a strong runner in the least but we have time to train for it. It is a goal that I am excited to reach. I am locked in now, paid my dues and everything, no turning back. It will definitely be a life changing event to have under my "I've accomplished" belt.
So super proud of all the strides I am making to become a healthier me! I anticipate the day where I look in a mirror and won't even recognize myself anymore -- for the better!
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