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December 31, 2007
Vaguely Southwestern Swiss Chard Salad
We have a lot of leftover Swiss chard (the neutral green!) from the delicious wraps that MR's mom made while they were visiting, so today for lunch I made a giant salad for MR with the chard leaves as a base.
Ingredients (from bottom to top):
Swiss chard
Quorn tenders
eggwhites (just a few to bump up the protein)
Yellow squash
Broccoli
Roasted red peppers
Fat free mozzarella
Avocado
Olive oil
Spiced, with the spices and sauce between the layers:
Cayenne pepper
Cumin
Garlic Tabasco
Lime Juice
Fresh pepper
Garlic
So I'm cooking again... the last dregs of this illness are finding their way out of my body, but I'm still sleeping a lot and waking up stuffy and coughing. We had a great time with the parents of MR, even though my cold slowed me down quite a bit. We went to the art museum on Friday night and attempted to go to the art after five event, but ended up at the restaurant because the happy hour section was just too loud and crowded. They had a little buffet called the "Artists' Table" and we all ate that (except for MR who brought his own food.) Everyone seemed a bit shocked that I ate the higher calorie items (cheese, meat, etc.) but everyone seems to have recovered. We'd eaten a large dinner on Wednesday at James (my big meal out for the week) so I really shouldn't have been eating out again, but I did, and I don't appear to have died. I suppose however that this is how I got to weigh more than I feel comfortable weighing and sick with a cold: eating ad lib way too often. Well, it's New Years and goodbye to all that.
Needless to say, the next two days have been light. Very light. Under 1200 yesterday.
Still too worn out to work out. Ugh. Really need to get back to the gym soon, or at least try my new Pilates DVD.
Still vaguely sick. Not terrible, but I just can't seem to shake this thing. Funny that Robin, Sara and I all got sick, all as we've been eating more than usual. Ladies, shall we all go back to the good life? Cause I don't know about you, but I'm sick of being sick. Sick of feeling sub-optimal. Sick of missing how I used to feel when I was on proper CR.
Yes, folks, for all I whine, I miss CR, the real CR, extreme CR (cause there really isn't another kind -- the other stuff is just a glorified version of Weight Watchers, not an anti-aging intervention.) I miss CR something terrible, but lucky for me, I can get it back. Am doing so even as we speak. I miss CR, I miss the side effects, I miss feeling like myself. I had done so well for so long that I forgot how bad it feels to feel bad. And I plan to forget again.
Posted by april at December 31, 2007 10:15 AM
Comments
Hear, hear sister! I'm tired of feeling terrible too.
Count me in!
Posted by: Lindsay at December 31, 2007 8:42 AM
This salad sounds yummy!! I'm going to try to make one today too. I've had too many tastey treats this Xmas. But at least I've found a way to avoid those extra holiday pounds and blues that come with it.Check out this cool calorie calculator it determines how many calories you need to stay within to reach your weight loss goals.
Posted by: calorie calculator at December 31, 2007 1:23 PM