Bacon Wrapped Steak

Wow, it's been a while since I last posted, apologies for my absence. Ryan and I have been consumed with moving and packing and we have barely had a home cooked meal at all this week. We go to work, come home, pack and go to bed in an apartment filled with cardboard boxes. I go to Bar Method in the morning so that I can stretch and hopefully get my muscles to stop hurting from all of the packing and lifting and sorting and cleaning! It's a crazy mess and I just cannot wait to be officially moved this weekend! I have been getting a steady 3 Activity Points per day between morning Bar Method classes and spending the evenings packing! I feel good this week - I feel healthy, strong and my clothes are fitting, I am not over eating. I am happy! And that is the best part! I feel good. I have a positive attitude and everything else is falling into place around me!

The last home cooked meal we made last weekend was delicious though and I have been meaning to share the recipe. It is a quick, easy, delicious one that is sure to please everybody!

Bacon Wrapped Steak
Servings: 2
Weight Watchers Points: 10

1 pound Premium Black Angus Beef Sirloin Filet (or any steak/meat of your choosing)
1 tbsp coconut oil
2 slices of bacon

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees

2. Salt and pepper both sides of steak.

3. Wrap each steak with a slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick

4. Heat coconut oil in a pan over medium heat.

5. Add steak and sear on both sides, 1 minute per side.

6. Transfer steak to a baking sheet and place in the oven for 10 minutes for medium rare.

7. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes

Serve and enjoy!

We had this with a side of broccoli florets and Ore-Ida steak fries (gluten free)!

Because all of our food and cooking supplies are now boxed up, I have been eating breakfast and lunch out which is getting to be expensive, but I have been enjoying it. Breakfast has been a rotation of Acai Bowls from Juice Generation. I have switch between Amazing Green (9 WW points), Almond Butter Bliss (12 WW points) and Coco Acai (11 WW Points)! They have all been extremely delicious and filling. Sometimes I don't even realize it's lunch time when I check the clock at 1:30pm. I am full, but not stuffed and I feel light and good after eating them! I might have to budget these in a couple times per week even after the move! The points values are high for the bowls (a lot higher than my usual 4-6 WW points I allocate for breakfast), but they are keeping me full longer and I have found myself not snacking throughout the day. Even with the higher WW points, I am still sticking to my daily 26 points and not going over! It's a different feeling to be full and satisfied by a meal and not hungry all the time.

For lunch I have been sticking with salads and have been surprised by Subway chopped salads. The Double Stuffed chicken salad (5 WW points) is filled with all of the veggies they have to offer, 2 pieces of chicken and a little olive oil (though it doesn't really need the dressing) and it is clean, light, simple and really good. The oven roasted chicken salad is only 3 WW points, but the double stuffed is a lot more filling! I have also been enjoy lemon chia seed water which is really great for a satisfying beverage and the chia seeds help keep you full for a long time! The seeds expand in the water and become like a jelly paste and expand in your stomach to trick you to think you're really full! I have been having this at night since we don't have much at home for dinner besides Garden Lite Souffles and Quest Bars. I love the refreshing taste!! It is just 1 tbsp of chia seeds and a slice of lemon (1 WW point).

I have also spent this week listening to The Institute for the Psychology of Eating Online Future of Nutrition Conference. Its a 5 day podcast with experts in the field of health, wellness, nutrition and fitness. My favorite podcasts have been with David Perlmutter (author of Grain Brain), and Mark Hyman. I will share some of their insights in a separate post. I have learned so much and am excited to be on a path of self wellness that is supported by experts and becoming more popular and less of a fad or trend.

I hope everyone has stayed warm this week despite freezing temperatures. Surprisingly, we are going to have a heat wave of 40 degrees this weekend so I hope everyone has a fun Super Bowl weekend!!!

XO