The soft food stage is going great. I have not really found any food that I do not tolerate. I am sticking to high protein, low carb meals. I have discovered some wonderful meals on pinterest. One that I made that I have been eating for my lunches at work is TURKEY SPINACH RICOTTA BURGERS ... yum!! Follow this link to the recipe spinach-feta-turkey-burgers/. I made some modifications since I didn't have Feta, I used Ricotta and I also didn't have oats so I used crushed corn flakes. Another great recipe I from pinterest is Roasted Chickpeas posted below!
Spicy Roasted Chickpeas
Crunchy roasted chickpeas are becoming pretty popular at grocery stores, but they can bare a hefty price tag. These chickpeas are a heckuva lot cheaper, easy to make, and have a kick to them. Drain and rinse 1 can of chickpeas and add to a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper and toss to coat. Arrange in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes at 450 degrees. Take them out and shake ‘em around before returning to the oven for another 15 minutes, or until the chickpeas are brown and crunchy. Just half a cup of the little guys provides six grams of fiber and six grams of protein.
I have to say I never thought that I would like cauliflower ... EVER ... and I have discovered so many wonderful recipes using it. So far my favourite is Cauliflower Pizza Crust ... I have used it in may ways with Pasta sauce when the family had spagetti and with salsa as well as for pizza crust. Click the link for the recipe Cauliflower Pizza
For many more amazing recipes that I have been trying check out My pinterest profile.
I JOINED THE GYM AND I AM LOVING IT!!
I started out walking on the treadmill and swimming. I have always loved to swim and it is such great exercise. In the last week I have decided that I am going to do the 5K Milk RUN in July. THIS IS A HUGE BIG STEP FOR ME!! I have never been a runner ... I've been lucky to run to the corner let alone a 5k race. But this is the new me and the new me can do anything I set my mind to. I started using an app on my iphone called 5K runner it's great it starts you off in small steps and works up to running 5k over an 8 week program.
I honestly can not believe I am running .... I'm not going to lie .. it's hard ... my knees are not really a huge fan of this thing called running. I'm not sure that it's something I am going to be able to do on a regular basis because of my knees. But I'm sure as HELL going to try. I'm going to run that 5k this summer, just to prove to myself that I can do it!!
I started back at Rollers Derby as well ... DAMN did I miss it, I didn't really realize how much until I was back in my skates!! The amazing think is that MY FEET DON'T HURT!!! I have been skating for 2 years and every time my feet would kill .. I just got used to it. I played in a scrimmage yesterday and I felt great ... No pain at all! I'm stoked to try my 5 min endurance skate and see how many laps I can get. Before the highest I ever got was 22. The Scrimmage I played in yesterday with Lindsay Roller Derby for a music video for MR. Burns of Musicb4Money records. I'm pretty excited to see how the video turns out!!
Love vs Hate Scrimmage with MR. BURNS
I did a little bit of shopping this week!! I was not intentional, I was in the Mall waiting to get my Nails done and I noticed that Bluenotes was having a everything in the store is $10.00 and under sale. I went in to look around. I picked up 3 shirts all size large and purchased them. I didn't expect that they would fit, but I knew they would eventually. WELL ... I got home and tried them on and 2 out of 3 fit. The pic below is of me in one of those shirts!!! This was quite a proud moment for me as it had been years since I could shop in in a normal store!!!
