Newest Chicken Recipe

People ask what I eat and why.  Most of the people I talk to the biggest pitfall I notice in their diet is the lack of protein.  It always amazes me to find the "average" person may not even consume 50 grams of protein a day.  Wow!  Of course their carbs are off the charts and fats right along with the carbs.  Just like everyone else, I do not have time to cook a meal every night of the week, so I find ways to prepare my foods ahead of time and store them for later.  Which leads me to my newest chicken recipe.  I say my newest because I have to change it up pretty often to keep getting it down.   

Here ya go:
I buy boneless, skinless chicken brests in the 5-6 lb range.  Not sure what chickens these brests are coming off of, I know I would not want to meet one of them in a dark alley, so I cut each brest in half and put about 4-6 pieces in a gallon size zip lock bag.  (Keep in mind I am not in a competition mode right now, so I really do not measure or weigh anything)  Along with the chicken I will pour in about 1/4 cup of olive oil, about 1& 1/2 tbsp of cayanne pepper, 1 tsp paprika, and 2 tbsp Tuscan  or Carribean Mrs. Dash seasoning.  Seal the bag and squish it all around.  Put it in the fridge over night and then cook as needed, generally in the morning as I am getting ready for work. 

Lots of people want to know how I eat so much dry chicken, my answer is I don't.  I can not choke done dry tasteless chicken, I refuse!  This chicken is so juicy and tasty.  And it will stay that way for days after cooking. 

Enjoy! 

Catch up

Hey guys, I thought it was about time I did a "catch up" blog.  Let's start with training.  Honestly I have only been in the gym about 4 times over the last 2 weeks.  Bad, yes I know, been moving and getting signed up at a new gym and plenty more excuses where those come from too if anyone would like to hear them, but I am sure you are all good.  :)  My diet actually has not been too horrible.  Even if I have a "cheat" during the day my other meals are good.  Overall I have been keeping it clean and healthy.  I have cleaned out most of the sugary foods I had in my house.  This was very important to me, not just for me, but for my family.  Sugar=Bad!  That is all you need to know.  We get plenty of sugar from our healthy carbs and fruits there is no reason the eat a snickers every day or in my girls' case a pop tart.  Ok enough of the rant.  

This week the plan is to continue eating clean, and to get in the gym every day.  Oh, speaking of gyms, I am really not very happy with my new gym.  Its one of those 24 hour places.  Not that I have anything against that, but the equipment is lacking in my opinion.  And the lay out is pretty screwy.  Going to try to make it work this week.  Maybe after a solid weeks worth of training it will seem more like home.  I sure hope so. I will leave you with this:

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people."  ~Virginia Woolf
 

For Harley & Robin (and many others)

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless
as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement.
I will not try it.
Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.
- Jules Renard

Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
- Anonymous

There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.
They are messengers of overwhelming grief ...
and unspeakable love.
- Washington Irving

Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean I'll miss you Until we meet again!
- Anonymous

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
- Anonymous


What is life?
It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across
the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
- Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator 1830 - 1890

Sugar & Cancer (A must read)

Guys, this is something near and dear to my heart.....A serious wake up call, for all of us, but more so for those of us who are mothers.  Please take a look at this article Sugar and Cancer.  I have seen this before, but had slipped back into old habits and put this out of my mind.  This is enough to make me want to go home and clean out all of my cabinets.  Why do I even have that junk in my house!  When we are trying to lead healthy lives we all say "Why should my whole family have to suffer with me?"  We need to wake up, it is not suffering.  We are chosing to give our children a healthier life.  With so many things being linked to cancer and cancer being so widespread why are we contributing to a known cause in our own household? 

I plan to "clean" my household up and I hope you do the same if you have not already.

In Case You Don't Know

Today is Friday!

Something I saw on a fellow blogger's site......Maybe KellyO, not sure, but worth another share!

For me more than anyone else

"Finish each day and be done with it.  You have done what you could.  Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.  Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Enjoy your day!

Been Moving

Sorry guys, I have been moving, no time to read or post.  Will be back soon.  Take care!