Today is Friday-#1 positive of the moment! I am finding so many people around me that are looking to eat better and take care of themselves; it is truly uplifting and exciting! As I continue to use Myfitnesspal.com I feel myself getting healthier, whether that’s true or not who knows but at least I am conscious of the calories I have been consuming. The next step is to get back to exercising-because as we all know that is not always easy to keep up. So I’m writing today because I felt like jotting down my thoughts on current situations not because I have any profound information J I received a recipe today in my email from Kathy Freston, she’s lovely and an inspiration to all the wanna be healthy eaters out there. She is all about leaning into a healthy lifestyle so if you don’t think going anywhere near plant based is for you she talks about how to do it, one step at a time. The recipe she sent is below; I am determined to make this in the next few weeks as it sounds AMAZING. Let me know if anyone makes it and what they think!

French Toast with Fruit Compote   

Makes 4 servings

For the French Toast:

1 cup soy milk

2 Tbsp. whole wheat flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. vanilla

2 Tbsp. vegan butter

8 slices of whole grain bread

Veggie sausage

Maple syrup to taste

·  Whisk together the soy milk, flour, cinnamon, and vanilla.

·  Dip the bread into the soy milk mixture and soak for a few seconds until some of the liquid is absorbed but not mushy.

·  Melt the butter over medium-low heat in a skillet. Cook the bread until golden on both sides. Serve with the compote and a side of veggie sausage.

For the Compote:

2 cups strawberries, sliced

1 cup raspberries

1 cup blueberries

2 Tbsp. orange juice or 2 Tbsp agave nectar (optional)

·  Cook the berries in juice over medium-low heat until soft and warm. Season with agave to taste.

Food!

My my my isn’t food just the most complicated thing out there? Besides love, war and you know other assorted things, but really how much does food rule your world? I think about it all the time, I think about what I’m going to eat, what I’m eating, what I should eat, what I shouldn’t eat, why can’t I eat that and all three pounds of it? Over and over throughout the day food circles my mind and takes over any rational thought. I am one of those people that can rationalize any food at any time of day, if I want it, it’s ‘oh I need that, I’ve had a rough week’ or really just a few won’t matter’ or ‘whatever I just WANT it’. This makes keeping my weight in check a very very very difficult thing to do. It does not help that I am often around those that do not eat small portions and therefore I think, ‘well if they can eat it, why can’t I?’ and the answer to that is, I care too much about what goes into my body to be overly cruel to it. I have a love hate relationship with my body as most of us do. I love it for all that it does everyday, all of the breaths I am able to take, all of the different movements I can do, it is a truly magnificent machine. But there are times I don’t understand it, why on earth can’t it behave itself and not gain weight or help me out a little with loosing weight.  But overall like any machine it needs the right fuel and sometimes the mind and the body just don’t agree on what I should be eating! So I started a different approach, an online approach, http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ , it is so helpful! I used to write down my calories before but this is awesome because you can have friends on it, you can log your calories, your workouts and it gives you goals, it’s great. So hopefully with the help of this online program I can get my eating and life back in control!