Good Evening Everyone!!
Had another productive day! Work went by super fast and since I've been home from work I've just been hanging out, looking up different whole food, clean eating recipes online.
Jane So sorry to hear about the leaky windows!! The little set backs in life definitely test our emotions don't they? You seem to be handling it well though. Nice to hear you got to go in the pool! My neighborhood has 2 pools, but they are both outdoor and its too cold to go and during the summer months there are way to many kids to be able to enjoy yourself.
Plucky I am a lot like you, if I had all the money in the world I would spend so much time picking out awesome spices and things to cook with so I can try new things. DH is an excellent cook. I do ok, but the only time I actually get excited about cooking something is if I'm trying to watch what I eat. As long as I can keep it interesting and don't get bored with the food then I think I'll be ok with this weightloss journey.
Betsey I am pretty sure I am settled on not going, unless I have no choice, then what can you do if the boss makes you go? She's pretty understanding so I don't think it will be a problem. Your day seems to have been pretty busy! DH and I have also done the roasted brussel sprouts with bacon before. It is really good! Just have to be careful with what oils you choose.
Silent Sorry to hear about you being sick! I hope you get better soon!
Tonight's dinner was a little bit of a repeat of last night's. I had some left over brown rice so I just zapped it in the microwave and topped it with some pinto beans that DH was going to have beans and cornbread with. It was a huge pot so he's not missing any. I topped it with salsa, a little cheese and sour cream but left out the corn like I had last night. It was super yummy and filling. I've been trying to read up more online about how to eat right with my PCOS to be able to lose the weight and hopefully help with treating the PCOS. It seems like the whole foods diet I am doing right now is just the thing to do, but I also need to watch the carbs intake which I think I've been doing pretty successfully now. Also today, I had a pretty happy moment...This week I decided to stop drinking diet sodas and focus simply on drinking plain water (I'm eating clean so that means no artificial sugars). I'm actually starting to crave the water even though I am not a very thirsty person for the most part. I had read online that it is good to try and drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water a day. I've been trying to drink as much as I can and have been drinking roughly 130 oz a day give or take a few ounces. Today, I actually drank 1/2 my body weight in ounces. DH wants me to be a little careful though because too much water can harm you somehow he says...I feel like I've read that online too, but you can't always believe everything you read online hehehe. I'm just trying to stay focused on drinking lots of water, and not so much making sure I drink 1/2 my weight in ounces. I am definitely keep flushed out though HAHA!
Tomorrow I am pretty excited about getting to cook. I found a 100% natural whole chicken on sale at one the grocery stores I stopped at earlier this week and I plan on making greek lemon and rosemary chicken with cauliflower mash and some sort of green probably on the side. I'm going to tell DH I want to do it all by myself even though I have never cooked a whole chicken before, Eeek! I'm sure I'll do fine though, I have a meat thermometer to make sure I get it to the right temp, and if I get stuck I know he'll help. I'm going to try and be sneaky with the cauliflower mash though...I don't know if he'll like it or try it. Maybe I should buy a single potato just in case he doesn't like it. I'm hoping he does though because I'm really trying to get him to eat right and it has been quite a challenge. But I'm taking it slow because I know if I b**** about it too much he'll rebel like a teenager against me lol...We've all been there I'm sure. Anyway, DH doesn't have band practice for the rest of the week so I think I'm going to try and go spend some time with him. I've been wanting to watch American Horror Story Coven on Netflix so maybe it can be our "movie" night
I hope everyone had a great day and I'll check in again soon! Big love to everyone!! ='.'=