LYNNABEL's CalorieKing Blog
Tuesday, April 5th 2011
I made and LOVE these pancakes. They were perfect with my vanilla cream protein powder, which is very slightly sweet.I highly recommend them for those who want better carbs AND protein in the morning...I actually made 2 pancakes out of this.
http://www.amazingabdominals.com/ab_recipes/high-protein-pancake.shtml
Sunday, April 3rd 2011
I am going to try something new.I've set my calories at 1600. I am not going to try to lose any weight. I am going to try to maintain and make eating healthy my first priority rather than second or third or fourth to the number of calories. Today wasn't ideal in the macros dept, but I will be learning as I go. Frankly, I've never paid much attention to macros except to focus on protein once in a while.
I am just so tired and disheartened by the effort involved in trying to restrict in...
Sunday, March 27th 2011
I had a thought I wanted to capture before I lost it.There is some alchemy in the spring sunshine together with laughter after tension that has lasted too long that makes me raw to the world - in both good and bad ways. I feel at the end of something - winter, I guess, but something more, too, I think. I feel exhausted and rejuvenated at the same time. I feel desperate love for my babies together with confusion for myself that isn't necessarily 'bad'. My eyes well up at nearly everything, ...
Saturday, March 5th 2011
Major meltdown for me today. Not for sure on why - maybe a disapointing weigh in, maybe a frustrating set of interactions with S, maybe feeling overwhelmed by the new job, maybe fatigue from less sleep. That sounds about right.I don't really want to dwell, but it is amazing how writing things down, specifically, typing things down, helps me organize my thoughts. I wish my thoughts were naturally organized, but I suspect that's not an acquired skill.
Some things that need to change:
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Sunday, February 27th 2011
As God is my witness, my 3 year old daughter said this to me today: "Mommy, you are a genius." Takes one to know one was my thought.
Last week was the first week in my new job - the first day was actually canceled b/c of the snow storm, which in MN is pretty rare. We know how to deal with lots of snow. So then I had an all day orientation by HR and then started in the office on Wednesday. I have an office, which was a nice surprise - it isn't soundproof but it does have some pri...