Failing to Plan Ahead?

As I prepped some food this morning, I realized what a busy week I have coming up. In order to be sure I stay on plan, I decided to go ahead and weigh out my PWO shakes along with the dry ingredients for my breakfast pancakes. I'm going into this week with a strategy; prep ahead of time so I have no excuses to eat 'off plan'. [caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Take the time to prep food!"][/caption] Isn't managing an organization/business to accomplish a strategy in support of a goal something worth planning? What's your plan? What's your strategy? What's your goal? These are all questions that organizations and businesses discuss and brainstorm about. So, we need to plan. What is... read more 0 comments

Pumpkin, My Low-Carb Secret

Fall is around the corner and I always think of two foods. Cranberries and pumpkin. I make sure to stock up on fresh cranberries and freeze them, because I know they are not around for long. Well, unless you want to pay a fortune for a small fresh bag. ;) Don't go stocking up on actual pumpkins, they would just take up way too much space. :P Today we'll start with pumpkin since I have been making a recipe with it quite often on school days. Who would have known that pumpkin is so low in carbs? For the amount that I use in many of my recipes, a little goes such a long way. Now, I don't expect you... read more 3 comments

High-Protein Iced Cappuccino

I recently took a trip to Canada and while I was there a dear friend introduced me to Tim Horton's and their Iced Cappuccino. I'm not sure if I should thank her or not, because I quickly became addicted. :lol: Thanks a lot Clare!! :razz: Now anyone that knows me should know that I HATE to 'drink' my calories. I mean, sure I like my protein shakes, but I am not about to waste calories on a regular soda. So even taking out the cream, this little heaven in a cup is still 250 calories and about 60 carbs, all being sugar. :shock: I knew that my heaven in a cup would not be around in my diet for long. :sad:... read more 2 comments

Cottage Cheese 'Creamer'

Do you ever feel like your protein shakes taste a little watery? One way to make them better is by making sure you buy a good tasting protein powder. See here Another way, is to add a little creamer. Creamer??!! What??!! Okay, I'm not saying to add real creamer. :lol: That just adds extra fat and calories we don't need. ;)

This is my homemade version of half and half or creamer. I love adding a little bit to my protein shakes to give it just a little more of a creamy flavor. I usually whip up a large container of it and use it throughout the week.

All you need is cottage... read more 3 comments