I'm not trying to lose weight. Instead I'm training my body to be stronger and healthier than it was the previous day. On here I will voice my opinions and hopefully be an inspiration to those who are on this same journey.
I thought that I would post a photo of my backyard all cleaned up. My parents are having a party tonight so we heated the hot tub and the pool.
"There are just lots of possibilities in the world. I need to keep my mind open for what could happen and not decide that the world is hopeless if what I want to happen doesn’t happen. Because something else great might happen in between. "
I’m in Salt Lake this week with my mother visiting my grandma. Today we went into Park City, where the Olympic Games were held a couple years ago. For lunch we ended up eating at Fuego’s. I ordered the pasta with meatballs. The sauce was very sweet due to the amount of basil which was used. However, it was incredibly tasty and I enjoyed every last bite.
(serves 1-2)
- 70g wholewheat spaghetti per person
- 50g quark (or low fat creme fraiche)
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1/2 cup diced mushrooms (optional since i don’t really like them)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- sprinkle of salt and pepper
Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Mix together the egg, egg yolk, quark, salt and pepper with a whisk until well combined. Fry off the garlic and mushrooms in the olive oil until cooked through, adding the tomatoes at the last minute until slightly soft. Drain the pasta adding it to the pan with the veggies. Add the egg mixture mixing to coat the pasta. Turn off the heat. Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan or dairy free Parmesan. Be careful not to cook the egg over the heat.
"So fail. Be bad at things. Be embarrassed. Be afraid. Be vulnerable. Go out on a limb or two or twelve. You will fall, and it will hurt. But the farther you fall, the higher you will rise. The higher you rise, the clearer your future becomes. Failure is a gift, welcome it. There are people who spend their whole lives wondering how they became the people they became, how certain chances pass them by, why they didn’t take the roads less traveled. Those people aren’t you. You have front row seats to your own transformation and in transforming yourself, you might transform the world. It will be electric, and I promise it will be terrifying. Embrace that; embrace the new person you’re becoming. This is your moment. I promise you, it is now, not two minutes from now, not tomorrow, but really now. Own that, know that deep in your bones, go to sleep every night knowing that, wake up every morning remembering that, and keep going. "
Although I’m not Mormon, my Grandmother, Mom and I went to the Salt Lake Temple. It is simply the most beautifully built building in the city. There are so many gardens and fountains surrounding it.
One of my favorite snacks are Kale Chips and they are so easy to make.
What you will need:
- Kale
- Olive Oil
- Garlic Salt
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Wash your Kale and then dry it off.
- Pull the leaves off the stem and tear them into half.
- Pour a little olive oil on them. Use your hands to mix them.
- Add the garlic salt.
- Let cook anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes.
