So many things...

Where to start?!  Last night I cooked dinner for +Rachel Romas again and we worked on some stuff for Relay For Life.  No new recipes here, but I made the Grilled Marinated Chicken Thighs again, steamed some broccoli and asparagus, and Rachel made a delicious fruit salad for dessert.  The chicken thighs were even better this time because I used the Ancho-Chile Pepper that I didn't have last time I used the same recipe.  They were nice and spicy, just like I like my men...I mean...

And here's a picture to help distract you from my last comment! ;)

Last night I also did a little more reading up on the Paleo diet and weight loss, and I discovered that I might be eating fruit, nuts, and seeds too often.  

Exhibit A

I've been eating fruit for breakfast every morning and also as snacks throughout the day.  I've also been putting seeds and nuts on my salads each day and eating nuts for snacks just because they're so easy to eat on the go.  From the research I did online, a lot of people simply cut out all fruits and nuts until they get to their goal weight and then add them back in for maintaining their weight.  I don't think I'll be cutting them out totally, but I'm definitely going to try to be more conscious about how often I eat fruits, nuts, and seeds.    

So this morning, I substituted some steamed kale for the fruit that's normally on my plate.  Until this point, I had only used kale in my salads or to make kale chips, but it was actually good! I didn't even use any seasonings on it...just plane old kale! 

The Breakfast of Champions!

Speaking of Kale...it's kind of awesome if you didn't know this already!  I was once a critic myself, but now I'm a believer.  It's not only versatile and tasty, but it's also AMAZING for you.  Kale has also been found to lower the risk of at least five different types of cancer:  bladder, breast, colon, ovarian, and prostate.  Who doesn't want to eat something that will ward off crappy cancer?! And speaking of crappy cancer, I hate to bring the mood down, but I just found out today about a friend's 23-year-old son who was just diagnosed with cancer.  It just goes to show you how cancer doesn't discriminate and it's just one more reminder of why it's important for me to keep my body as healthy as possible. 

In other news, there was a sad moment during my lunch today.  I guess I was a little too excited about eating my salad and then this happened...

Oops!

I guess I probably brought this one on myself when I posted about how awesome these lunch salad bowls are.  Oh well, at least almost any plastic fork will fit in the lid.  Just my luck.

So onto tonight...again I made some previous recipes:  Grilled Sirloin Steak with Herbs & Green Beans with Bacon, Mushrooms, and Herbs.  

Exhibit B

I've just been a bit busy so it's sometimes easier to go with the standby recipes instead of finding brand new ones, but I need to get some new ones for this weekend!

Well, it's way past my bedtime by this point, but I would have had some upset people (cough, cough...Rance) if I didn't post this before now. 

Oh, and one more thing...

MY BLOG HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER 1,000 TIMES!! 

I'm kind of a big deal ;)