Greens

Greens. I found this quick, simple recipe online that's right up my alley. A blend with 2 handfuls of baby spinach, 1 cup yogurt, 1 cup water, 1 cup of pineapple, and 2 banana's. Blend, enjoy. It was actually kinda good, looking forward to having it again. It would be good with some ice sometimes, or strawberries. Any fruit I think would only make it better. For now, I'll stick with the recipe and do my best to get in the habit of drinking this everyday. Mia wanted nothing to do with it, and Isabel drank it up and wanted more.

I've noticed, and so had my husband, that I haven't been so good the past couple weeks with juicing, and making healthy smoothies. It had been eating away at me trying to figure out what my problem was. Where did my motivation go? So finally I recognized that what's happening is I'm having the worst cravings for all the yummy stuff I'm trying to give up, like withdrawals. I also noticed I'm right at that crossroads where I'm either going to fall back into old habits, or stick to my new plan. I'm working hard at the new plan, I really am.

I do miss cooking. I look at my old recipes sometimes and think about how yummy something sounds for dinner, and then remember that we are on a no meat day, or it's salad day, or sometimes it hits me just how fattening that dish is, and how we used to eat this stuff like it was nothing. I cooked red meat for the first time since I don't even remember the other day, and although it was good, I was glad that I was no longer eating like that everyday. It's bitter sweet I guess.

I do like that I haven't completely cut anything from my diet, so I can enjoy every juicy, succulent, fattening, and tasty dish at our monthly dinner party. These parties are not for the weak of stomach. There are no dieters allowed, no sugar free anything. This Saturday, we are having one and it's all about Southern Seafood. No red meat, just seafood. My gosh, now I'm starving just thinking about it. I'm doing the main course and it's a shrimp shrimp shrimp dish. Lots of large shrimp, spicy and creamy all rolled into one dish. Shrimp étouffée!