If you stop by my weekly menu, you’ll see that I’m making adjustments as we go. For example, originally I’d thought that tomorrow (November 13th) was the Feast of St. Josephat. Silly me! It’s today, which means that we’ll have to honor him tomorrow with those Polish pierogies ’cause I’m not ready to make them tonight.
Sorry, Mother Cabrini. We’ll do pasta for you on another day.
I did, however, make “Poor Man’s Goose” last night, and can now cross “serve my family liver” off the bucket list. Honestly, it wasn’t bad, and frying it in bacon drippings made all the difference. As Jem remarked, “It’s just really texture-y”, so I think that “next” time, (should there be a next time), I will not bake the liver after frying it. That way, it’ll keep its crispness.
Or so the theory goes.
Hey, at $2.89/lb, liver is an economical and extremely healthy choice. I do think I’ll keep experimenting.
And hey, did you notice? Oranges are back in season!
Being every bit a mother, I finished off those oranges after he’d sucked out the juice.
(TMI? Forgive me.)
Lastly, you may have also noted from my weekly menu that I am not (currently) following the Whole30 plan. Au contraire! Au EXTREME contraire. Meanwhile, my paunch remains stubbornly in place as I try to decide which food philosophy to follow.
Unfortunately, there are thousands of food philosophies. Eat meat and no grain; eat grain and no meat; eat low-fat dairy; eat full-fat dairy; eat no dairy whatsoever; have a glass of red wine with every meal. (Now that last one sounds the most appealing.)
How about this? Eat less and exercise more.
Yeah, I agree. That one’s WAY too hard.
It’s true that personally, I do better with limits. It’s an all-or-nothing thing, and I really do hate that about my temperament. That’s why the Made to Crave book hit home; I know that I can only overcome my issues with God. I’m told that it’s the same way with Light Weigh, and think that should the scheduling stars align in my favor, I’ll join a Light Weigh group if offered the chance.
Meanwhile I’ll continue to discern and pray. God is good, all the time…and all the time, God is good.
(Name that movie! Jamie, I know you can.)
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Yes, the week is halfway over. Yes, the days are rushing past.
I love liver, especially as pate, although I have to say it ceases to be a healthy option when you fry it with bacon drippings, lol! 😉
I know, I know… : )
I'm going to throw Trim Healthy Mama in there for you to consider. We've been following it for about 2 months and I can see a difference. It is a bit overwhelming (aren't they all??) at first but soon becomes second nature. It just makes a lot of sense and it works. Good luck!
I've seen the book. Some of those recipes look great!
I'm in on lightweigh if you can find 6 or 7 others to do it? Who can we ask? I'm just coming off a bunch of meds that pack on the weight and I need a push…serious push.
Cathie, I'll be in touch! Start praying that we can get a group started, if that be God's will.
Ha!!! God's NOT Dead!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love you Maggie!
I agree, I'm in a slump because of, well, all the choices for what to do as far as the diet goes…I've talked Tom into signing up for Weight Watchers online…I'll just use his calculator for my stuff and we'll do it together…we just need to pick a start date. I thought it was going to be Monday, then Tuesday and now he has not mentioned it all since then.
Every time I get oranges they are woody and dry…I'll go on your word and get some at Sam's tomorrow…
After eating or cooking LIVER….I think I'd become a vegetarian. Seriously.
Just the thought makes my nose wrinkle and my mouth grimace. I'm doing it now.
I do like Pate…some restaurant had it when I was a kid, it was a supper club in the small town of Princeton, MN and they would serve it with crunchy bread….that was good, not sure I fully understood it was actually liver though. Good for that iron though!!
I don't know, at $2.89/lb…beans are cheaper…just sayin'
If you want to do Weight Watchers together…I'm game.
We ate a lot of paté in France–it was fabulous. Fois gras, too, on Christmas Eve.
Let me pray about doing Weight Watchers. Cathie (above) wants to do Light Weigh, so I need to talk to John and see what he thinks.
Love you, Jamie!
Of course, I'd be on it much longer than you.
chicken livers are the best!
I remember soaking liver in milk and never baking it just fry pan with butter. We stopped eating liver years ago, it's gout friendly, so if your big toe hurts or any joint after red wine and liver check for gout:)
Gout? Seriously? Like in the Charles Dickens' novels?
I just can't win. ; P
Growing up on a farm we ate liver regularly and thought nothing of it because my Mom new just how to cook it – crispy with lots of onions. It is a bit of a acquired taste however. My in-laws gifted us with a whole processed pork for an early Christmas gift so I have a few packages in the freezer. I guess my kids will be acquiring a taste. 🙂
I really wish that I could just stop thinking about food. You know, what to eat or what not to eat. I read somewhere what the diet was in St. Therese's convent (mostly boiled eggs and vegies if I remember right.) I debated for about two seconds on just serving that up to my crew every night. My hubby nixed that plan.
Betsy, Hon, I hear ya! I hate this constant back & forth over food. It's just food, for heaven's sake!
Thanks for the smile this morning. : )
Eat less, move more. That is the solution. So hard to do but I think that is it if you want a lifelong solution.Glad to see you posting more frequently! Laura
I've been using the app My Fitness Pal, which I have found to be pretty much like Weight Watchers, but free ( I love free). Since I'm still nursing my 18 month old, it was sort of hard to eat enough on Weight Watchers, or over eat. So, on MFP, I can add in an extra 200 calories a day. Also, since I'm busy, it's been easier to use because there are so many foods listed in their database. And I can track my sugar and sodium content for the day, which for myself, seem to be my biggest weight loss hurdles (I lose well when those two things are both under my total for the day). You can add your exercise also, and tailor it for how fast you want to lose (1 pound a week is where I stay). It is basically eat less, move more. Which is hard. So, if there is something I know I want to eat (or drink), I know that I've going to have to exercise that day to either cancel out the added calories, or just not have such a huge overage on my calories that day. My husband and I have Chinese food every Friday night. It's our date night. And I have a glass of wine. I've started tracking that (it used to be my "cheat" meal, but that's a dicey mentality for me to stop being aware of how I'm eating, and slide into old habits), and so I make sure I run that day. I used to wish I could eat whatever I wanted when I wanted, and not have to worry about it. But now, I'm glad I'm so aware of what I eat, how much, because it's helped me focus in own basically bad habits. Every day isn't perfect, but that's life. I really understand where you're coming from. It can be such a struggle.
I, too, have done just about everything, including Light Weigh, WW, etc. What I liked about Light Weigh is that it works more on the spiritual, but WW is more focused on the food, with some insight as to why we eat. I know that if I eat sugar and too many carbs, I am physically ill, so need to watch that too. I feel guilty for having food issues, but know that I am not alone. Linda L.
I, too, work on ditching my all-or-nothing attitude.
Offering each day and sacrifices for a cause/intentions has helped me persevere. I cannot do this on my own. Offering up each sacrifice for a specific cause helps me to keep the focus on Him and help others.
It has also helped me to put the focus on the journey (spiritual and physical fitness) not the end result (weight loss). Take it one week at a time. One day at a time if needed. Focus on weekly goals so that you do not become discouraged.
It may also help to ease into a new way of eating vs. going cold turkey. No sugar one week. No grain another week….continue until you have refined your diet to best nourish your body.
I pray for all mothers (including myself) struggling to live a healthier lifestyle. May the Good Lord provide them (us) with the direction and grace needed to persevere.