Oh, Friday…how I love thee.
It’s been a long week and I am ready for the weekend! My husband was out of town until last night so I’ve been single-parenting it since Sunday. It’s doable, but it’s tiring! The teen’s routine didn’t really change, but the boy and I have been getting up earlier. Between his allergies and having to be dressed for school an hour earlier than he’s used to, he’s been so tired.
Not eating gluten is getting easier, but it takes a lot more thought and planning. Before, if I got up late or didn’t have groceries, I’d just let the kids buy lunch…but now that’s not an option because not only will the kids not think about it, but I highly doubt much of what they serve is gluten free. School lunch is crap though, so this isn’t a bad thing. Before, when we’d have a busy night, I would have normally run to McDonalds to pick the kids up dinner…but not now. I know, I know…McDonald’s…doesn’t get much worse than that! I’m getting better though and cutting out gluten forces me to make better choices. Not always healthier, but better. Junk food is still junk whether it has gluten or not! 😉
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I had so many grand ideas for what I was going to get done in the house while hubby was away this week, but instead I was a…total, complete, slacker! I did manage to shower and go to the mall on Tuesday. I need some every day t-shirts and I had birthday money to spend! Unfortunately, it wasn’t a very fruitful trip. I only found one shirt to buy. 🙁
The dress on the left was really cute and comfy, but it was the only one left and defective. It was also sold out online. 🙁 And I loved this maxi…comfy with baggy pockets! It was like have my sweats on! Unfortunately, sweats are super comfy, but they aren’t really flattering. I felt like it gave me zero shape. Although, I might buy it anyways because it was so comfortable!
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Last week, it was all muffins and oat cookies for breakfast. This week, I decided to make my overnight oats again.
I used the same basic recipe I was using before, but I did a few things different. For one, I made it with less oats. Using 1/2 cup of oats was just too much food. For two, I nuke it for about 15-20 sec to take the chill off. I don’t like hot oatmeal, but I didn’t love the overnight oats super duper cold out of the fridge either. A little cooler than room temp? Perfect! Finally, I’m not sure if this adds much to the final product, but I’ve been adding a little vanilla extract. With these little tweaks, it’s pretty much per-fection! Two of the mornings, I just added honey & peanut butter, the next morning I added in banana, but yesterday morning, instead of the PB, I added mashed up strawberries with a few pecan pieces. OMG. By far the best breakfast of the week!
- 1/4 cup gluten free oats (not the quick cooking kind)
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 packet Truvia
- 1 1/2 tsp chia seeds
- dash of vanilla extract
The night before, throw all the above ingredients into a jar and mix them well. Put them in the fridge and when you wake up in the morning, it will be thickened up and ready for toppings.
For my strawberry one, all I did was cut up a few fresh strawberries, mash them a little to make them juicy and added some honey for taste. Then stir the strawberry mixture into your oats and top with some chopped pecans! Seriously delicious and refreshing. It kinda reminded me of strawberry shortcake.
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Have ya’ll heard of the Give it 100 project? It’s basically about committing to something for 100 days. This chick rocked push-ups for her 100 days and I can’t believe how far she came. And this chick, jumping rope throughout Berlin…awesomesauce!
They totally inspired me to do my own #giveit100 project, but the question is WHAT?
*wheels turning*
Hmmm…I know from previously doing only a 30 day challenge that running or even working out for 100 days straight isn’t going to happen. Going gluten free for 100 days might be a good goal, but I’m kinda already doing that so I want something more challenging. Other ideas…
- read at least 30 minutes a day
- yoga/meditation
- no social media (yikes, this one would be hard, but probably beneficial. The blog wouldn’t count!)
- burpees
- pull-ups
- no lattes
That’s all I got right now. How about you? Any ideas on what you could do or give up for 100 days?
*Since I wrote this yesterday I ended up deciding on yoga for 100 days. I may add pull-ups too, but I’ll start simple for now.
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Annnnnd, because I apparently have the musical taste of a teen girl, this song has been on repeat this week (and last week…and the week before)
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Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
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