-Did you see THIS NEWS??? The very first episode of The Biggest Loser I watched was the season where Jillian trained the black team in the desert. They were the underdogs so of course I cheered for them! That season got me hooked and I have watched it every season since. I have laughed, cried, and hurt for the contestants. They have inspired and motivated me and even now, several years later, I draw inspiration from so many of them- Tara holding her wall squat with a medicine ball for over 30 minutes, Tara pulling a car (twice), Ashley holding her own on the treadmill after a disaster on her first day, the multiple health problems being resolved, Ali being the first female winner, Michelle also winning and her witness today, and so many more! I am thrilled that the show will be back on in January and as a teacher I am even more thrilled with a change in perspective on the side. I have become more and more passionate about setting that example for the students and trying to figure out how to do that the best way.
-The following is one of my favorite pins these days. After my last post (and my
posting on FB of some pictures) I was lamenting the fact that I still had so far to go and one of my friends reminded me that I KNOW where my strength comes from, I know WHY I am doing this, and I know WHO I am doing this for.
-Lindsay, over at The Lean Green Bean, has a post from Tuesday with 50 Packable Lunch Ideas. I haven't finished looking at them all but I have plans to go back and peruse this when I have time. I pack my lunch daily and I am on the hunt for lunch ideas all the time. Lindsay is in school to be a registered dietician and lives in the Columbus, Ohio area (Go Buckeyes)!
-And finally, I experimented with dinner tonight. It actually turned out quite tasty. The picture below is the best picture I could get- I don't have a table that I could take the picture on (well, I do but it's being used at the moment) but this gives you a pretty good idea. I have seen several recipes for the zucchini boats. I decided to put my own twist on it. I ended up using 1 squash (because it was big) and 1 zucchini (a lot smaller). I cut off the ends, cut it in half and then scooped out the center of each half. In the meantime I had browned some ground turkey (16 oz), added 4 wedges of laughing cow light cheese, and one 8 oz. can of no salt added tomato sauce. I then piled the meat into the veggie halves and then added a smidge of mozzarella cheese on top. I put them on a baking sheet and baked them for 20-25 minutes. They were quite tasty! I was excited- this could be a good recipe to have in the rotation- now, I just need to find some bigger zucchini and squash. My squash was a good size (and deep)- the zucchini was wimpy looking! Oh, and each half is one serving- according to My Fitness Pal the calorie total for one serving (1/2 of one of them) is about 250ish calories. I had both of these for a little over 500 (but my calorie count was lower through the rest of the day)
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