Pile it on

Are you a people pleaser?  I am.  I take on more projects than I can handle just to get the approval of the person asking.  Ahhh!  It can often lead me to feeling overwhelmed and wanting to eat everything in the kitchen.  These last few weeks I have taken on a lot including two quilts that needed to be done, one for a raffle, the other a baby shower (shown below).  Come Friday I was overwhelmed and getting the quilts finished while trying to clean my house, I was pulling my hair out.  I wanted comfort food! As I mentioned before it is all in my head and last week I fought of the desire to eat comfort food.  I will be honest, I did cheat a little on my clean eating while out of town this weekend.  Not too much and I didn't let it discourage me.  If you slip up and eat something that isn't a part of your "plan" don't beat yourself up!  Move on.  There is nothing you can do to change that moment of weakness but you can continue on your journey and soon you won't give into to those cravings.

While out of town I spent some time with my sister in law.  She is in the same boat as me, trying to lose weight while fighting anxiety and depression.  I am proud of her!  She has lost a lot of weight already and I know that she can reach her goals.  I can't wait to see what she can do!

This weekend we tried the overnight refrigerator oatmeal.  I made double portions of a cocoa banana oatmeal and we brought it with us.  It uses cocoa powder so it did have a little bit of bitterness but was great when the banana was added.  I personally liked it cooked but my husband ate it cold.  The great thing about this breakfast is that it is healthy, clean, and quick.  Make it the night before, throw it in the fridge and grab it on the way out the door.  No more excuse not to eat breakfast!  I will include a link to the recipe below.

Tomorrow night we will be having roasted whole chicken.  My husband hates the smell of cooking chicken unless it is roasting.  I found a quick and easy way to do it.  In the crockpot!  Take foil and tear it into strips.  Ball up the strips, you want to have 4-6 small balls.  They should take up most of the bottom of the crockpot.  Place the whole chicken on the foil, season, and cook on low for 7 hrs or high for 4 hrs.  The chicken will be moist and roasted just like what you would find in the grocery store!




Overnight oatmeal!
http://www.theyummylife.com/Refrigerator_Oatmeal

One of the quilts that kept my hands busy and not putting food in my mouth!