So I wanted to give you a little more background of all that is involved for me to cook. haha. The main thing to overcome is the kitchen. Our tiny, bright yellow and pale green kitchen. Our kitchen that makes it crowded for two people to be in it. Our kitchen that if you open the fridge door you're either stuck in or out of the kitchen. Here take a look. P.S. this is the cleanest it will ever be!
the fridge door
Oven, you and I will get along, i promise!
the lovely table that all these recipes will be consumed at!
The other "thing" to overcome here is my belly. Yes, my good old stomach and digestive system that seems to want to attack me at any moment. So other than having successful cooking experiences my other goal is to make meals that have no wheat, no dairy (or as little as possible), no fried stuff, little to no sugar and . . . I'm sure there's one more thing but I can't remember. :) Or maybe I don't want to remember. Oh with lots of veggies. The fluffy green things my mom made me eat as a kid that I'm now supposed to eat and enjoy because I'm an adult. (I always liked my dad's version of mixed veggies . . . regular M&M's.)
I'm trying to do what's called "clean eating." I got this cooking book for Christmas one year called the Clean Eating Diet Cookbook, or something like that. I really like it and now have the magazine subscriptions. The goal is to focus on good protein, healthy carbs, and good fats. Most of the recipes I am going to try will be from this idea of clean eating. This link does a much better job at explaining it. Clean Eating. It's nice because it fits really well with a lot of the limitations I have with food and it's really healthy! Two things that are very nice.
One last thing. Starting Monday, my friend Kate and I will become workout war partners. We're going to start a pretty tough regiment made by ourselves. I'm sure it will make it's way to this blog. So, just as an fyi :) Oh and we're doing it via workout videos. Yes I did say the humiliating workout videos. It's called Slim in 6. Link. The goal is to get slim in six weeks. Will it happen, we shall see.
So there you are, the background.
Do you not want no wheat because you are allergic to it or is it in a diet you are on? There are a lot of cook books for wheat-free and allergy-free. Google or look on Amazon. Also I work out to videos....try Jillian Michaels talk about a butt kicking workout. Her stuff is amazing! I also run! I'm training for my first 5k in May! Good luck to you and your workout buddy! I absolutely LOVE to cook so if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
ReplyDeleteChrista Horst
Hi Christa!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think I'm allergic to wheat, not officially but my stomach gets pretty upset and i get this weird skin reaction on my neck. So I'm trying to eliminate it. Funny you mention Jillian Michaels and running...I am planning on running a 1/2 marathon January 2011 in Phoenix AZ. So I'm starting to run for that. I've been reading your updates on facebook and it's been really encouraging to see the progress you've made!! Congrats! I have some pretty big goals i want to accomplish health/weight wise and I'm hoping this will all help. It's nice to talk to you.