Ryan is really busy at work and has to work from home in the evenings and weekends right now while he waits to hire a coordinator to help him with his research studies. This weekend he went to work to write a research paper and I stayed home and relaxed and watched TV, which, after not getting a good nights sleep for the past month, felt amazing! Saturday night, Ryan cooked dinner for us. He made gluten free chicken francaise with gluten free fettuccine. It was delicious! And I let go of all of my controlling tendencies when it comes to cooking and trusted that Ryan was measuring, weighing and serving everything as it should be! I never want to let my tracking get in the way of enjoying food so it's good every once in awhile to let go and not worry about points and calories as long as I understand portion sizes and ate well the rest of the day! Ryan was so excited to cook for me that he made sure everything was measured following the directions of the recipe (which he emailed to me so that I could upload it to my WW Recipe points tracker).
Sunday, I cooked dinner and made a simple, easy, delicious recipe from Skinnytaste. I made Cilantro Lime Shrimp which I paired with gluten free chicken dumplings and a salad. The shrimp would have gone perfectly with pasta if we hadn't had it with the chicken the night before. The recipe was so easy to follow, and the points were really low so I was able to have a couple of the dumplings which were 2 points each! I had more than one serving of the shrimp since it was so good and because heating shrimp as leftovers isn't that great. So Ryan and I each had about 1.5 cups so it totaled 7 points. I went a little overboard with dessert though because Ryan made King Arthur's Gluten Free Brownies and I had a cup of So Delicious Purely Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Coconut Milk Ice cream. I found different gluten free, dairy free, soy free flavors and stocked up. Ryan thinks I have a problem now since the door of our freezer is filled with ice cream! I may have a slight addiction. The only problem with having it in the house is that I will eat it...and then I'll complain that I ate it, and then I'll eat some more because I feel bad about myself and the cycle will go on and on until all of the pints of ice cream are gone (and then I'll buy more). I wish I didn't have such a sweet tooth!
The Skinnytaste recipe can be found here, or I have listed it below!
Skinnytaste Cilantro Lime Shrimp
Servings: 6 (2/3 cup)
Weight Watchers Points: 3
1.5 pounds shrimp (peeled)
1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp cumin
2 tsp olive oil
5 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp lime juice (from 1 medium lime)
3 tbsp chopped cilantro
salt and pepper to taste
1. Season shrimp with salt, pepper and cumin
2. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil to the pan. Add shrimp and let cook for 2 minutes.
3. Flip shrimp and let cook for 1 more minute.
5. Add garlic to the pan and let cook for 1 additional minute.
6. Add cilantro and mix well.
7. Remove pan from heat. Squeeze lime juice all over shrimp and mix once more before serving.
Serve and enjoy!
The last couple of days I have very minimal activity. Despite going to Bar Method Monday morning, I wasn't able to hit 10,000 steps goal, or 2 WW activity points. It is absolutely due to me sitting at my desk all day and not walking around for 8 hours. I also didn't go out for a walk with Ryan last night, which I should have, but we were waiting for our dining room table & chairs to be delivered. Unfortunately, it was delivered, but with a box missing so we were unable to build the table. It is really frustrating and now we have to wait another week for the box to ship and be received. I am just so ready to not be working on the apartment and just have it complete. I try not to think about what we still have to do to "finish" the apartment like hanging art, building the desk, building the table/chairs, because I just want to enjoy living there. It's just so shocking how big the apartment is and how much time and effort it is taking to fill it and make it homey! And March is a very busy month for me and Ryan so we have to finish this stuff now, otherwise, before we know it, it will be April!
Today I woke up early to prepare a slowcooker meal for dinner tonight. I am making Skinnytaste Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs with a side of mashed potatoes and asparagus. It was so quick and easy to prepare and I love that it is cooking while I am at work so as soon as I get home, I just get to eat! Here is a sneak peek!
I made a delicious cobb salad for lunch today with salami, turkey, grapes, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber and avocado and Lentil chips for an added crunch. It really hit the spot because I was craving something salty and sweet so the grapes and avocados balanced perfectly with the cold cuts and Lentil chips.
Work has been steadily busy which is great because the day is going by, but it is hard because I am stuck at my computer and only getting up for a few minutes each hour. I can't wait until it warms up so I can go for a walk around the block just to get some activity in.
I am going to start spinning at Pablo Fitness again this week. I love his studio - it is the first time and only time I have ever enjoyed spinning and I am excited to start classes again. Mentally, with all the ice cream I have been eating, I just need to sweat. Bar Method is amazing and nothing will make me want to work out more than a Bar Method class, but I need to push myself a little harder and sweat out some of the sweets I keep eating. Pablo has amazing energy and even though I can't stand riding a bicycle in place for 45 minutes, when the lights go off and I just get inside my head, it's a mental game to push myself harder and faster and I feel great afterwards. I have a 10 class pack so hopefully in the next 2 months before it expires I will use it all!
Can't wait for dinner tonight! I will be sharing more photos tomorrow!
Stay warm everyone.
XO
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