sorry

Golly. Reading my last post over, I realized that at one point, I sound like a hag! Complaining about people boasting on Facebook. I sound almost jealous, which I hate. And I'm not. I sort of pride myself on the fact that I don't harbor jealousy. I have certainly been jealous many times in my life (I'm jealous right now of my sister soaking up the sun in Mexico while I'm freezing my buns off here in ND) but it's not my thing. I want to encourage people, not drag them down.

And so, I'm sorry if I sounded negative yesterday. My point was not to sound negative or jealous. I promise I will try not to cut people down, whether they are needy or not. Overly grumpy. Overly happy. Incredibly stupid or too smart to talk down to us regular folk. Whether you like to brag that you're house is spotless, your kids are the smartest on the planet or you've just workout for 3 hours straight - twice in one day, I will try {really I will} not to rag on you. I need to remember that quote about lifting people up.

Next time someone posts something about how great they are, I'll just agree and move on. K?

And I've done my fair share of bragging about stuff. But I like to save it for this blog. I talk about all the workouts I do, nutrition I think is best, exciting changes I'm seeing in my body, etc. because that's what people are here to read about. Plus, you don't have to read it anymore if it bothers you. I really hate the "spotlight" or too much attention because I'm a shy person. That is why blogging, although a great outlet for a shy person like me, can be dangerous because we tend to say things we would never say directly to someone. It makes us a lot braver to be typing away annonymously.

Moving on....

I made a FAB homemade vegetable soup last night. Perfect for a cold blustery night. I added organic grass fed beef to it and it simmered along side okra, zucchini, onions, mushrooms, celery and swiss chard. Talk about nutrient packed dinner! For the soup base I used organic chicken stock with NO added sugar (this was hard to find!) and tomato juice. That's all there is to it! Then, I also made some cheese drop biscuits (grain free of course, so it was within my diet guidelines). Both recipes from the Maximized Living book. I'm having leftovers for lunch right now. MMmmmmm!

My one favorite recipe that really keeps me going these days is walnut "bread". It's a recipe from the Wheat Belly book. There is no flour or grains of any kind, and no sugar. But it turns out so moist yet crumbly, and sweet because I add xylitol. I would compare it to a coffee cake. It lets me feel like I am eating a treat when I'm actually eating something incredibly good for me!

What are your favorite clean recipes??? I'd love to hear them!